In the 18th year of Yuankang, this spring was quite friendly to the people. People from all over the world who were preparing to work hard for a year were waiting for the start of spring plowing. At least Sima Ji, who had just set off, did not hear any natural disasters coming out to rage again. At most, it was drought and flooding in a county. However, it has not been smooth sailing in three years. There are so many people in the world. When he returned to Jicheng for the first time, General Lijie Zhou Quan falsely claimed that he had received a proclamation to fight against the bandits and proclaimed himself General of the East to support the country and fight against the bandits of Yan. The Order of Luoyang led his troops to kill Zhou Quan. In less than ten days, the tyrants of Yan were terrified to be on the spot.

However, the funny thing is that the speed of news spread in this era is relatively limited. Some people heard that Zhou Quan raised an army and thought it was an opportunity to show their skills. As soon as they responded to the proclamation of the attack, they heard that Zhou Quan was defeated and died, and were directly destroyed by the nearby county magistrates. Overall, several geniuses who were ignorant of life and death did not pose a threat to the Yan thief in their eyes.

For three years, Sima Ji was like a migratory bird. He returned to Jicheng in summer and started to go to Luoyang when the climate turned cold. Logically speaking, he should be staying in Jicheng at this time, rather than going to the capital, but he still went on the road.

Although Sima Ying and Sima Xu were living their lives in the nest of King Yan in Jicheng, and Sima Ji would come to visit the mansion at the time, he did not dare to really learn from Sima Ying. He was in Yecheng to control Luoyang's operations, so he would stay in the capital for another half a year. When he returned to Jicheng, he would urge the expansion of the navy and the expansion of papermaking workshops.

In fact, Sima Ji was also very interested in papermaking. After all, this thing was too polluted. He, an environmentalist, almost circled all the famous mountains and rivers in the Jin Dynasty with the mountain sealing order. When he saw a river turning into a stinky ditch, he felt like he was still so good, then there would be a ghost.

Let me put it this way, from the Central Plains to Jiangnan, places like Qinling Mountains, Wuyi Mountains, and Dabie Mountains are all enclosed by the King of Yan’s mountain sealing order. All the people in them are migrated to the plains, and the vacant land is given to the reorganized Dajin army. Of course, this process is very unsuccessful. The Central Plains are better, and there are many barbarians in Jiangnan that are difficult to deal with. So Sima Ji in Jiangnan only enclosed Wuyi Mountains and temporarily gave up the idea of ​​continuing.

The mountain closure order was mainly carried out for mountains with very important strategic positions, and there was no need to be specially enclosed in the hinterland. For example, the Qinling Mountains south of Luoyang, Wuyi Mountain near the sea, and Yinshan Mountains in Hetao, were all handed over to the established garrison troops. All the output of these mountains was used to pay the Great Jin army except to the court, which was actually the model of production and construction of the army.

Therefore, after moving many people from the mountainous areas out, the Jin army was suppressing bandits for a long time. After all, after the mountain closure order was issued, the mountains were the military, and they could not share the accounts with the bandits inside. The Jin army reorganized by the King of Yan had not yet fallen to this level, so we must decide whether it was a violent group or a legal violent group.

In order to prevent the army from retaliating against Shangao Emperor, Sima Ji planted any troops in Jinwei and Wuwei. Jinwei was in secret, Wuwei was in bright, Jinwei secretly collected news, Wuwei showed up in public, Wuwei members needed nothing, only one thing needed, and they were infinitely loyal to our great Jin.

After that, Sima Ji added the presence of the Dongchang and stuffed some internal officials who appeared for various reasons. The Dongchang of the Ming Dynasty was copied directly, and then the secret folding system of the Qing Dynasty was added. The memorial was written on folded white paper, and the special leather box was added. There were two keys for the leather box, one was handed over to the memorial officials, and the two were kept by Sima Ji, and no one could open it. The officials sent their confidants to the capital, so they should not disturb the post station. They could go directly to the Yanwang Mansion. Officials above the prefect can submit secret folds.

Why did Sima Ji have two keys to open the same lock? This is so simple and excessive. Who made Yan Wang’s Mansion have two? The Yan Wang is sometimes in the capital and sometimes in Jicheng. In Sima Ji’s view, the secret payment system is even more effective than the Dongchang, because this method hits people’s weaknesses.

The Qing Dynasty adopted a secret copy system, allowing and encouraging central and local officials of the fourth rank to be allowed and encouraged to report secretly within a province, governors, governors, supervisors, and Taoist magistrates alone. So who has the courage to do unjust things behind the emperor's back? The secret copy system has made colleagues become self-involved. Everyone has the possibility of making small reports, so they naturally cannot be guarded against, so they had to be honest.

There are many officials of the same level who can submit secret memorials and secretly achieve timely submissions. It is equivalent to secretly opening up the road of advice, and the ministers can speak out for advice and keep the ministers in check.

Who knows the benefits of this thing? Now all officials from all over the Jin Dynasty know the existence of the Dongchang and Jinwei, but in fact Sima Ji thinks that these two institutions are just used to openly raise hatred, which makes the secret system not so hateful. In fact, the latter is even more effective than the former.

"If this thing appeared in the Tang Dynasty, An Lushan probably wouldn't dare to rebel." Sima Ji recalled the first time he received a secret letter from Zhou Quan to fight against the Yan thief, and he felt a little worried about laughing.

When the fleet reached Luoshui, Sima Ji went ashore under the waiting Longque Camp to enter the capital. At this time, some vassal kings of the Yan Palace were already waiting for him to arrive.

"Why are you back, King Yan?" As soon as King Liang Sima Xi saw Sima Ji's arrival, he asked anxiously.

"I am looking at the quality of the navy fleet and the progress of the papermaking workshop. King Liang also knows that before the war, I will usually make all preparations, which is different from those of Sima Yong." Sima Ji said calmly, "Of course, the main reason is that my wife and concubines are very longing for, and it is the most difficult to get the kindness of the beauty. If a child is born in Jicheng, I must comfort you and treat you equally. Otherwise, who will inherit the throne after Funan Kingdom."

Regarding the annexation of the Funan Kingdom, Sima Ji specifically asked the emperor to issue an imperial edict as a witness and signed a treaty with Liu Ye. The main content was that Liu Ye's descendants would always be the King of Funan, although this original intention was the retreat that Sima Ji left for him.

"It is certainly good to have a son of the King of Yan, but a son of the central palace was born in the palace a few days ago. What should I do?" King of Liang Sima Xi said this and lowered his voice, "I'm afraid that some court officials have two hearts. Today's crown prince is tomorrow's emperor. What do you think of the King of Yan?"

I stood and looked at it. Sima Ji said without changing his expression, "What's the scary thing about a man? I've been scared by this only a few days ago?" Looking at Sima Xi with a worried face, he said again, "I'll take a break first, and then enter the palace to take a look."

Can he still be afraid of his son? Besides, if a court official has a lot of worries in his heart, he will probably receive a secret memorial immediately. He did not forget to instruct King Liang Sima Xi, "By the way, the training level of the Great Jin Navy will be given to the King of Xiangyang to this king. The Youzhou Navy is ready, I don't know how the Jiangnan Navy is doing."

"Since the King of Yan has returned, I will ask immediately." The royal family members are becoming more and more concerned about the matter of the Southern Expedition. The reason is that Liu Ye. On the day when Sima Ji and Liu Ye were married, all the vassal kings were shocked by the dowry at that time. After the Funan Kingdom was incorporated into the Great Jin Dynasty, the food handed over every year was even more enviable, and they deserved to be the queen who supplied the army of Youzhou alone.

Sima Ji said it a hundred times, but it was not as convincing as Liu Ye’s dowry or the food handed over by Fu Nan. He had to enter the palace, but he was not in a hurry. He called many of the confidants who stayed in the capital and asked about the progress. He could only enter the palace with a clear understanding.
Chapter completed!