Chapter 545: The Three-Five Plan, Qin Hui Resigns
After receiving the message from Ying Yuan, Yu Qian rushed to Yanzhou without stopping.
This was once a severely affected area where the Hu people invaded and wreaked havoc from the south.
However, after the post-war reconstruction work led by Yu Qian and Qin Hui achieved some results.
Yanzhou gradually recovered its vitality.
The imperial court even boasted about Yanzhou's development, encouraging nearby prefectures to learn from it.
As a result, this is what happened.
It is still a critical period for cracking down on organized crime and evil.
One can imagine how miserable Yu Qian felt inside.
After meeting Ying Yuan, he first stated his mistakes at work.
"Your Majesty, during this period of crackdown on organized crime, such egregious situations are still occurring in various towns and prefectures. This is my failure to fulfill my duty, and I hope Your Majesty will punish me."
However, unexpectedly, Ying Yuan did not mean to blame him.
"I understand the situation in Yanzhou. During a period of rapid development, it is inevitable that people's morals will decline."
"As the saying goes, in times of peace, be prepared for danger. Yu Qian said, during the Qin Dynasty, there were many prefectures that developed like Yanzhou."
"From now on, the construction of simple folk customs will be the top priority of the court's work."
These words are a denial of the campaign against organized crime and evil.
Because in essence, this is a political activity involving the entire Qin Dynasty.
It only treats the symptoms and not the root cause.
Yu Qian nodded in agreement and said, "We must continue to vigorously develop education so that the people can read the books of sages and learn about etiquette and moral education."
"Furthermore, I believe that the work of cracking down on gangs and eliminating evil should not be rushed. At present, my main focus is to eliminate the banditry in various places."
"After that, we will spend two to three years to clean up all the bad guys in the various state capitals."
In his mind, the fight against organized crime and evil was related to the survival of the imperial court and must be handled with caution.
To put it bluntly and disrespectfully, it was okay when Ying Yuan was alive. After all, he was the greatest emperor of all time and the faith of countless old Qin people.
But what if one day he is gone?
All the existing situations among the people will erupt like thunder.
Ying Yuan also agreed with Yu Qian's point of view.
"Acting too hastily will only backfire. We need to let the people know that the court is doing this for their benefit."
"No matter what you do in the future, there is no need to be timid. I will be your strong backing."
Politics is a profound subject.
Any policy promulgated by the imperial court will be met with both positive and negative voices among the people.
For example, when it comes to cracking down on gangsters and eliminating evil, many people say that when the water is too clear, there will be no fish.
This means that without some bad phenomena, it will be difficult for society and the country to develop.
However, Ying Yuan, who was in the highest position, turned a deaf ear to such statements and even disdained them.
Because the root cause of those problems is that development has been too fast and people's customs have been unable to keep up, which has led to them.
Ying Yuan also knew that if he did so, it would greatly increase the credibility of the court.
In this way, we are getting further and further away from the so-called national destruction and stupidity.
But, in the final analysis, the destruction of his country was his own business.
What he has to do now concerns the people of the world.
He believed that even as an emperor, he should not be too selfish.
In the long run, for the sake of future generations, some things must be done.
Perhaps even Ying Yuan didn't realize that after being emperor for so long, his state of mind had undergone earth-shaking changes.
Ying Yuan and Yu Qian chatted for the whole night.
Finally, the former finalized a plan,
"Within three years, we will completely eliminate the banditry in all regions, ensuring that there will be no more bandits in the Great Qin."
"Within five years, improve the morals of the people. Everyone, whether they are gang members or ordinary people, must abide by the law."
Later historians named this plan the first "Three-Five Plan" of the Qin Dynasty.
The implementation of the Third Five-Year Plan effectively ensured the progress and development of the entire Qin society.
As dawn approached and Yu Qian was about to leave after breakfast, Ying Yuan asked him seriously:
"Are you afraid of doing something so far-reaching?"
Yu Qian shook his head firmly and said, "Your Majesty, I have no fear."
Just three words are enough to explain Yu Shaobao's thoughts.
Ying Yuan patted his shoulder and said earnestly:
"I know very well in my heart that your loyalty has never been to me, but to the Great Qin Empire."
"I'm worried that, given your personality, placing you in a high position now will sow the seeds of trouble for you in the future."
Yu Qian smiled carefreely and said, "If I were not in a high position, what I could do would be very limited."
Ying Yuan nodded, "As long as I am still in this world, no one can touch you."
"I have built a house in the imperial city. Once it is completed, I will let your family live there."
Generally speaking, the imperial city is inhabited by royal relatives.
Among all the civil and military officials in the court, only a few people such as Cao Cao and Zhu Di enjoyed such rights.
In fact, Ying Yuan had given Yu Qian a house before.
However, Yu Qian did not want it. This time, Ying Yuan forced it on him.
This is also done to protect the safety of the Yu family, young and old.
After all, what Yu Qian is going to do now is very dangerous.
At this moment, Yu Qian had nothing to say. He just knelt on the ground, kowtowed heavily to Ying Yuan, and then left.
After that, Ah Qing continued her journey. She planned to travel across the entire Qin territory and report on the situations within the Qin territory that the emperor could not see.
Report the truth to Ying Yuan.
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