Daxia Wensheng
Chapter 59 Half-holy town demon, the flood is getting worse
Chapter 59 Half-holy town demon, the flood is getting worse
Daxia Palace.
Inside the hall.
Hundreds of civil and military officials gathered, each with a more dignified expression.
The worst happened.
The main waterways in Jiangning County were all destroyed. Except for the grain and grass sent in the previous warning, it was difficult to transport the rest of the grain and grass into the country.
All the plans conceived by the court before were all in vain.
The main road was destroyed, and it was impossible for the army to transport food and grass.
In the main hall, Emperor Yongsheng was silent.
The hall was so quiet that a needle could be heard falling.
At this moment, Emperor Yongsheng's voice sounded.
"Jiangning County Lord's Road has been destroyed, can you have a good plan?"
He made a sound and asked the ministers.
However, the officials were silent, and it was almost impossible for them to come up with a perfect plan all of a sudden.
But after a while, the Minister of the Ministry of War still stood up.
"His Majesty."
"I believe that the destruction of the main road of Jiangning County is really strange, and we need to investigate it thoroughly."
He opened his mouth and told the story.
Just after the words fell, Emperor Yongsheng shook his head.
"I don't care about that right now."
"I want to know now how to transport the grain and grass to Jiangning County."
Someone is making trouble behind the scenes, how could Emperor Yongsheng not know this?But what can I do if I know?
Things have already happened, now is to reduce the impact and solve the troubles, instead of entangled here who is behind the troubles.
Hearing this, Minister of the Ministry of War retreated tactfully.
He has no problem fighting a war, and he can't think of it for the time being if he asks himself to think about the people's livelihood.
The hall was quiet for a while.
Soon, Hu Yong, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, spoke.
"His Majesty."
"The main road has been destroyed, and the army cannot transport food. I suggest launching the Great Xia Flying Boat to transport food and grass."
Hu Yong spoke up and proposed this plan.
But when the voice sounded, Hubu Shangshu He Yan immediately stopped it.
"No."
"The flying boat is a national weapon of our Great Xia. Every time it is activated, a large amount of spiritual crystals is required. It is unreasonable to use heavy weapons from the dynasty to transport grain. The cost of transporting tens of thousands of grains is more than [-]."
"Furthermore, if this thing is used and transported to Jiangning County, not to mention the place where it is parked, if there are thieves destroying the dragon boat."
"Didn't it cause a catastrophe?"
He Yan spoke.
He directly vetoed it.
There are two reasons. One is that the transportation cost is too high, so people have to transport the grain. One hundred tans of grain can be delivered to ten tans. Considering the steep terrain of Jiangning County and the impact of floods, it is no problem to deliver five tans.
But if the big summer dragon boat is used to transport, it will be ten times the loss, and there are many other factors.
The dragon boat is the national weapon of the Great Xia Dynasty, and only the dynasty can create a dragon boat.
A dragon boat can carry 2 people and travel thousands of miles a day.
The Great Xia Dynasty had only thirteen dragon boats, and at critical moments, these thirteen dragon boats could dispatch 26 cavalry to fight, pushing everything horizontally.
It is the most important weapon of the country.
Building a dragon boat is an astronomical figure, and the operation of the dragon boat requires extremely precious spirit crystals. This thing is not currency, but a rare mineral, which can only be excavated underground, which is extremely rare.
To put it bluntly, this thing is used once less.
Therefore, the cost of using dragon boats for disaster relief is too high, and there is also worry that someone will damage the dragon boats.
Hubu Shangshu's remarks are not wrong.
It just sounds uncomfortable.
"He Shangshu, according to your meaning, do you mean that money is more expensive than people?"
"Using dragon boats consumes a lot of money, I can understand, but don't the people of Jiangning County just ignore it?"
A new voice sounded.
Is a Confucian official.
There are three kinds of officials in the Great Xia Dynasty, one is civil officials, which are the six departments, etc., one is the censor, who is specially recommended, and the other is Confucian officials.
Confucian ministers do not have any power, but they can go to Datian to listen, and they can express their opinions if the minister's words are not good.
If the minister has a problem, they can also express their opinions.
Even if the emperor has a problem, they can speak out.
But the minister or the emperor had to do something before they could say that Confucian officials were not in charge of their private life.
It was impeachment by the censor.
It is equivalent to dividing the power of the censor. The main reason is that the censor is sometimes afraid of offending people.
There are no outspoken censors, but they often end badly. After all, you impeach this and that every day, and one day you impeach the emperor, then you can basically go home.
Once you come back, will others choose to take revenge on you?The answer is obvious.
Confucian ministers are different. They are scholars, and they are full of peaches and plums. Sometimes even if they say something wrong, or offend someone to death, they will be dismissed from office and go home to continue teaching.
Dare to move these people?The literati Qingliu will not count the eighteen generations of your ancestors as your winner.
Listen to what Confucian officials say.
He Yan's expression remained unchanged.
"People are naturally important."
"But what the Minister of the Ministry of Officials said is unrealistic."
He Yan opened his mouth, still firm in his own mind.
Why?
Because he is the Minister of the Ministry of Households, the treasury is in his hands, he knows how much money he has, what money should be spent and what money should not be spent, he also knows in his heart.
Relief of disasters and people is a major event, and there is nothing to say about it. There is no shortage of funds allocated before.
But now it is necessary to spend more than ten times the price for disaster relief, can the national treasury bear it?
In the future, if something happens, what should I do if I don’t have money?
At that time, let me ask, why is there no money in the treasury?Where did you go?
If you are not at home, you do not know that diesel, rice, oil, and salt are expensive.
Anyway he disagreed.
"All right."
At this time, Emperor Yongsheng spoke, and he stopped the quarrel.
As an emperor, he also understood the difficulties of the household department.
But the current situation is very simple. Either you can make up your own mind, or you can only think of a way to find a solution that everyone agrees with.
"What's Zhou Aiqing's opinion?"
Emperor Yongsheng threw the problem to the prime minister.
And the latter walked out slowly.
"His Majesty."
"I believe that what the Minister of the Ministry of Officials said is correct."
"Dragon boats can be mobilized to transport food."
"However, what Shangshu Hubu said is not wrong."
"The cost is too high for the national treasury to bear, but we can neutralize one or two and send three dragon boats to Jiangning County, which can reduce some of the pressure."
"The second is to tell the people of Jiangning that the imperial court will never sit idly by and stabilize the people's hearts."
"The third time is to buy time for the court and come up with a better way."
"As for the generals sent by the imperial court, some of them can be separated to walk along the trails and send some food and grass if they can. At least the people can see hope."
"Most of the soldiers speeded up and repaired the main road."
"At the same time, His Majesty can also draw up an order to let all traders in Jiangning County sell rice at a low price, and the court will be responsible for the difference in price."
"And if those who donate generously during the flood, then the Ministry of Rites will customize a plaque to reward them vigorously, killing three birds with one stone."
"I wonder if His Majesty thinks it is okay?"
Zhou Shan spoke.
His thinking was very clear, the dragon boats had to be dispatched, but there was no need to dispatch too many, three boats were enough, and the purpose of dispatching this was to stabilize the hearts of the people.
Let the soldiers take the trail to transport, although there is not much, but there is a steady stream of food coming in, which can stabilize the people's hearts.
As for the final vendor reward, it is also a means.
It has to be said that the prime minister is the prime minister.
All civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty nodded and agreed with this statement. Of course, if you have to say it, this is not the best way.
But right now there is no other better suggestion.
"Your Majesty, I agree with what Prime Minister Zhou said."
"Your Majesty, I also agree with what Prime Minister Zhou said."
"Your Majesty, the ministers and others agree with what Zhou Xiang said."
All of a sudden, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty spoke one after another, thinking that this method is good.
And Emperor Yongsheng also agreed after a little thought.
"it is good."
"It's enough for Zhou Aiqing to draw up an order."
"However, we must always pay attention to Jiangning County. If there is another accident, all dragon boats are ready for emergency."
"No matter how much money is spent, it is impossible for me to disregard the safety of the people, and when necessary, enter the stage of national war in an all-round way, block everything, prevent terrorism and chaos, and focus on disaster relief."
on the main hall.
Although Emperor Yongsheng agreed with this idea.
But he also has his own ideas.
As long as there is another accident, the safety of the people in Jiangning County must be stabilized at all costs, whether it is money or manpower, at worst, it will directly enter a state of war, and it is absolutely impossible to make sacrifices in vain.
Let me say this.
All the civil and military expressions of the Manchu Dynasty changed.
Because this is a signal that the emperor must provide disaster relief, no matter whether there is a conspiracy behind this matter or not, disaster relief is the first priority.
Even if the national treasury is exhausted, we must provide disaster relief and save the people.
And the subconscious meaning is that if this matter is indeed a natural disaster, then there is no way to do it, and you will consider yourself unlucky.
But if there are some unclean things behind this incident, all the people involved will fall to the ground.
"Long live, long live, my emperor."
The next moment, an incomparably loud voice sounded.
Everyone bowed deeply.
And Emperor Yongsheng also got up and left, retreating back to the palace.
On the way back to the palace, Liu Yan who was at the side spoke.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Wen Jing is already waiting in the Hall of Mental Cultivation."
Liu Yan spoke up and told Emperor Yongsheng.
"it is good."
Emperor Yongsheng replied with one word, and then quickened his pace.
After a while, he came to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
"Mr. Wen Jing."
Stepping into the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Emperor Yongsheng spoke directly, and his tone was very gentle towards this quasi-half saint.
"Chen Su Wenjing, I have seen Your Majesty."
Seeing Emperor Yongsheng, Su Wenjing bowed calmly.
"You are welcome, sir."
"I'm looking for Mr. today because I have something important to discuss."
Emperor Yongsheng didn't make any detours, he spoke directly, and at the same time gave Liu Yan a look.
The latter realized immediately and asked the two eunuchs to close the gate, leaving only Emperor Yongsheng and Su Wenjing behind.
"Is it about Jiangning County?"
Su Wenjing was also very direct and asked about the latter.
"kindness."
Emperor Yongsheng nodded, and then spoke directly.
"All the main roads in Jiangning County were destroyed. The spies came to report that this monster is a black flood dragon with great supernatural powers, and it comes and goes without a trace. I have already sent ten strong martial kings, plus three great Confucians, and they are unable to suppress this monster. .”
"However, this monster was obviously bewitched by people and destroyed the main road, but did not destroy other trails."
"There must be someone in the dark who wants to cause civil strife in my Great Xia. I am not worried about other things now, but I am afraid that even these trails will be destroyed."
"So I invite you here today, because I hope that you will go to Jiangning County to suppress the monsters, so that the situation will not get serious again."
He opened his mouth and told the actual situation.
"I understand."
"The minister will deal with this matter, but the monster is easy to suppress, but the minister thinks that the people's hearts are not easy to appease."
Su Wen nodded.
He has a way to subdue the monster, but he doesn't think that suppressing the monster will solve the disaster.
Hearing this, Emperor Yongsheng also sighed deeply.
"I have decided to send another [-] troops to the disaster relief, mobilize all the dragon boats, and transport food for disaster relief."
Emperor Yongsheng spoke, this was his trump card.
But as soon as he finished speaking, Su Wenjing shook his head.
"His Majesty."
"The flood in Jiangning County is obviously very reasonable. There must be someone behind it. If His Majesty sends another [-] troops, plus all the dragon boats, I'm afraid it will hit the enemy's hands, and there is a high possibility that something serious will happen."
Su Wenjing reminded.
He believes that this flood is not as simple as it appears on the surface. It is very likely that someone is causing trouble behind the scenes. Since someone is causing trouble, it is also possible to calculate what the court will do.
If you really do it according to the other party's mind, you may pay a huge price.
"I understand."
"But if you don't take the initiative to attack, every hour, countless people in Jiangning County will die innocently."
"I will never allow the talk of starvation to death during the Yongsheng period."
"Furthermore, the Xuandeng Division has already signed up. There are already rice merchants in Jiangning County who have raised the price of grain. They want to take advantage of this to make money. I will send [-] troops to Jiangning County. At the critical moment, if there is no way out, I will kill the merchants and release the grain."
Emperor Yongsheng spoke, his words were ruthless.
He had prepared for the worst.
But as soon as these words came out, Su Wenjing spoke immediately.
"His Majesty."
"Killing the merchants and releasing the food will cause even more trouble. In Jiangning County, the merchants have connections with various aristocratic families."
"If you really want to kill merchants and release food, these aristocratic families will never give up. The Jianwen Party is still active among the people, and in the past ten years, there have been several groups of people among the people who have formed their own sects to confuse the hearts of the people. His Majesty's move may be even more in his heart .”
Su Wenjing immediately stopped Emperor Yongsheng's thoughts.
Kill merchants and release food.
It's nice to say, and it's good to do.
But to do anything, you must consider the consequences. In fact, what are the sayings?
It's not that Emperor Yongsheng's position is not correct, what he values most is reputation, and what he cares most about is reputation. This is his only weakness, but it has become the attack point of the dark people.
After all, an operation on a businessman is an operation on a family, and an operation on this group of aristocrats, the impact would be extremely terrifying.
At that time, the troubles in Jiangning County will be resolved, but other conflicts that may arise will definitely not be simpler than floods.
"I understand what you said, sir."
"But things have come to this, I can only do this."
"It's a big deal, and it will be completely wiped out."
"Not a single one."
Emperor Yongsheng spoke slowly, his tone was not fierce, but the calmness in his eyes exuded an incomparable domineering aura.
At this moment, Su Wenjing was silent.
Yes.
The emperor in front of him is not a good person. How can the emperor on the horse be influenced by others?
If it were someone with a gentle personality, they might not dare to burn everything together, but this emperor is different.
He climbed up from the mountain of corpses.
For 12 years, many people inexplicably ignored the emperor's ferocity.
But Su Wenjing still sighed.
If this method is successful, it will be fine, and it can solve the disaster of the family in one fell swoop, but there have been countless emperors in the past dynasties who wanted to eradicate the family, but no one could succeed.
Even Taizu, who was born in commoner clothes, did not solve this scourge.
What's more, the emperor in front of him?
"The disaster in Jiangning County is caused by the food."
"The disaster of the monster, I have the confidence to completely suppress it within three days."
"As for the matter of food and grass, I will go back and think carefully this time, wishing to stop the Great Xia chaos."
Su Wenjing spoke.
He is not worried about monsters, but about food and grass.
In fact, it can solve the food problem, and it can indeed solve the flood disaster perfectly.
The suppression of the monster means that it will not continue to stir up trouble, the river is stable, and the worst is rebuilding the homeland.
As long as the common people have enough to eat, the imperial court allocates funds, and the whole country donates, with the unity of the people, Jiangning County will be prosperous again in less than three years.
But if the food problem cannot be solved.
The people had no place to live, no food in their stomachs, aroused civil uprisings, and at that time, rumors spread everywhere, and some thieves would inevitably come out and point all their fingers at the Great Xia Emperor.
At that time, the fortune of the country will be damaged, and the hearts of the people will change. As for the people in other places, they will inevitably be affected by it.
Therefore, food is the most important thing.
"it is good."
"Mr. Lao is here."
"If you can solve these troubles for me, I am willing to repair the holy statue for you, and use the power of the whole country to help you become holy."
Emperor Yongsheng spoke sincerely.
However, this statement has two meanings.
To repair the holy image, the power of the whole country, to help it be sanctified, sanctified in the Great Xia, means that both are bound, and it can solve this major event, which can be said to be a double win.
"Your Majesty speaks seriously."
"Confucians should worry about the common people in the world."
Su Wenjing didn't show too much excitement. Compared with repairing the icon, he hoped to solve this matter more.
Because if it is not done well, it will really starve for thousands of miles, and there will be countless casualties.
soon.
Su Wenjing left.
And looked at Su Wenjing who was leaving.
The gentle face of Emperor Yongsheng returned to calm again.
"Liu Yan."
A quarter of an hour later, he spoke.
"The servant is here."
Liu Yan immediately walked up, bowing his head.
"Have you ever found out the rice merchant's granary in Jiangning County?"
Emperor Yongsheng asked.
"Return to Your Majesty, and roughly find out, if all the rice merchants' granaries are open, it will be enough for half of the people in Jiangning County to support them for three months."
The latter replied and informed the other party.
"it is good."
"It's business as usual."
"Tell Ye Yihou that at the critical moment, when the golden order arrives, kill the merchants and release the food."
Emperor Yongsheng spoke.
The voice was ruthless.
He had prepared for the worst.
Really urgent.
Then kill all those who hoard food and sell it at a high price.
Under the disaster, if anyone dares to act recklessly, he doesn't care about his reputation or not.
Willing to give up.
If you don't give up, how can you gain?
The courage of the emperor is here, and hesitation is the biggest failure.
Even if it really caused more trouble, it was better than sitting still and waiting for death.
"The slaves obey the order."
Liu Yan made a sound.
"and also."
"I urge Secretary Xuandeng to thoroughly investigate who is behind it. If you can't find out within three months, Secretary Xuandeng will not be necessary."
Emperor Yongsheng continued to speak.
Issue another decree.
Afterwards, he returned to the jade case.
His expression was extremely heavy.
At this moment, he was looking forward to it, looking forward to a capable minister who could stand up and solve the problem of food and grass.
It doesn't need to be too much trouble.
It can be delayed by the court for three months.
No.
Even a month will do.
Don't even talk about eating rice, it's acceptable to eat anything.
He was afraid that he would not have anything to eat.
After all, people with a heart can't help but play tricks in secret.
It's a pity that none of the civil and military men in the Manchu Dynasty could come up with a good plan, so he had to prepare a backhand.
And at the same time.
It's almost noon.
Daxia Academy.
In Wang Fugui's room.
Gu Jinnian's voice could not help but slowly sounded.
"You mean to say."
"The amount of grain in the rice merchants' farms in Jiangning County is enough to feed half of the people for three months?"
inside the room.
Gu Jinnian was a little surprised.
It's lunch break now, and he came to Wang Fugui with some matters, about the rice merchants in Jiangning County.
Others don't know about this kind of thing, but Wang Fugui definitely knows.
The Wang family in Suzhou has a wide range of businesses, and they also do rice business, so they naturally know more.
"That's for sure."
"Jiangning County itself is a land of fish and rice. This is a conservative estimate, and it is all high-quality rice. If some old rice is taken out, let alone half of the people, even if all the people in Jiangning County gather together, they can eat a lot of food. Three months."
"Besides, there are still two months before the autumn harvest, and there is a flood in Jiangning County, but after two months of farming rice, we can save a little and start harvesting directly. It will not be a big problem to continue for another half a year."
"However, Brother Gu, I completely believe what you said a few days ago."
"Businessmen seek profit. This time, the rice merchants in Jiangning County will definitely take the opportunity to make a fortune and increase the price of rice. It is estimated that several rice merchants have joined forces long ago. If there is no accident, these rice merchants will stop supplying rice today or tomorrow."
"They are mercenary, they see the needles, as soon as the news that the main grain transportation road is destroyed, they will stop the rice immediately, and wait for three to five days, when there are more refugees, they will put pressure on the government. In order to solve the trouble, the government can only acquiesce to these rice merchants Selling at a high price."
"This method is very common, and all the big merchants have connections behind them. They are not afraid of the court at all. If there is a big trouble, throw a few out to take the blame, and if they die, they will be distributed to the frontier. At worst, they will chop off a few heads."
"But the real money went into the pockets of these profiteers."
Wang Fugui is worthy of being a merchant, and his insights can be described as eloquent.
But is it really okay to scold yourself like this?
"understood."
After hearing the news, Gu Jinnian felt a little heavy in his heart.
He thought that Jiangning County was extremely rich in food and could last for a year or a half.
But I didn't expect to last only half a year.
Counting Chen Mi at most half a year, as for the autumn harvest, Gu Jinnian didn't think much about it, not to mention the local conditions, even if the autumn harvest was really possible, the whole process would take a lot of time and it was easy to make mistakes.
"It's still too simple to think."
Gu Jinnian couldn't help but sighed.
He originally planned to plan to calm down the disaster of the flood in Jiangning County.
Now it seems that we still have to rely on the power of the court.
Just relying on tricks can only delay the time, but cannot fundamentally solve the trouble.
Also at this time.
Wang Fugui's voice sounded again.
"Brother Gu."
"Tomorrow you will be the wife, have you thought about what to say?"
Wang Fugui opened his mouth and asked Gu Jinnian.
"Think about it."
Gu Jinnian nodded.
"What is it?"
Wang Fugui immediately opened his mouth to ask, acting very urgent.
"I'll find out tomorrow."
Gu Jinnian did not inform.
As Su Wenjing was the shopkeeper, it was impossible for him to go to class honestly.
Teach people to read?
Purely unnecessary.
First, teach advanced things, can they understand?
Let’s talk about the unity of knowledge and action, I guess I have to ask myself, Master Gu, what is the unity of knowledge and action?
If you teach some ordinary things, people will still think that's it?That's it?
Two, controversy, no matter what you teach, good or bad, there will be controversy.
Why?Because there is no reputation.
The Eternal Article has indeed brought me fame, but my age has also become a flaw. If I am 70 or [-] years old and write an Eternal Article, what I say is what I say, and no one dares to refute it.
But at such a young age, some people admire me for writing an eternal article, but it's just admiration, but what is the attitude of most of my peers?
That is to deny it.
Yes, just deny it.
Will do everything possible to find loopholes, for example, did you ask someone to write this article?Or it could be said that your article is accidental and not your real strength.
To be more extreme, let me just say, I didn’t see the vision, and I don’t recognize it.
There are definitely not many such people.
In the final analysis, it can be used wherever there are people.
It's hard to get others to recognize your excellence.
It is easy to want others to pity you.
That's how the world is, they can pity a poor man, and they don't even care that the poor man was lazy, gambled and stole when he was young.
But they are absolutely unwilling to admit that a person is excellent, especially a peer, even a little younger than themselves.
Asking them to admit it is no less than killing them.
Therefore, it is impossible for Gu Jinnian to teach them to read.
Tomorrow will pass, just a word.
"Open the plain text Chapter 3, review each of them, and write an article of no less than [-] words after returning home."
Dismissal.
"Brother Gu, that's more than that when we go to the church tomorrow, you have to prepare well for your lessons."
Wang Fugui kindly reminded me.
It was just this sentence that made Gu Jinnian keenly aware of something.
"What do you mean, Brother Wang?"
Gu Jinnian asked curiously.
"It's nothing."
"Brother Gu, your writing has been written for thousands of years. Some people admire it and some don't believe it. The news has already spread that you will be the master in the church tomorrow."
"If there is no accident, it is estimated that the students from the other two churches will come to our church to see how you teach."
"It is said that students from the previous class will come, and some Confucian students from other academies in Kyoto will also come, just to see how you teach people."
Wang Fugui opened his mouth and told Gu Jinnian about it.
"all come?"
Gu Jinnian frowned slightly.
"Well, I guess they all came prepared, so brother Gu must be careful when he lectures tomorrow. Don't let them catch you. There are a group of people who are very hostile to you, and they are waiting for you to make mistakes."
Wang Fugui was thoughtful, and he roughly guessed something, so he kindly reminded Gu Jinnian of this.
"understood."
Gu Jinnian nodded.
Sure enough, what to say.
"Then you have to think about it carefully."
Gu Jinnian thought to himself.
If he came here to study or to have a look, Gu Jinnian had nothing to say, but from what Wang Fugui said, it is estimated that many people came here just to find trouble.
Wang Fugui likes to be more tactful when speaking, and he feels that there are some problems, and there are probably a lot of gossip outside.
Gotta get ready.
"Okay, Brother Yu, go out for a walk, wait for me to come back and tell you something."
After getting the information, Gu Jinnian got up and left, not planning to stay any longer.
"Okay, Brother Gu, go slowly."
Wang Fugui shouted.
in this way.
Gu Jinnian walked out of the residence without any purpose, just to walk around alone and relax.
Just walking, a familiar figure appeared.
It was Jiang Yezhou.
It's just that Jiang Yezhou not far away has yellow mud on his trousers and some weeds on his body, which makes Gu Jinnian curious.
"Brother Jiang."
Gu Jinnian shouted.
Jiang Yezhou, who was walking towards his residence, couldn't help but raise his head.
He looked at Gu Jinnian.
"Brother Gu."
Hearing Gu Jinnian's voice, Jiang Yezhou couldn't help being slightly surprised, then put on a gentle smile and walked slowly.
"Brother Jiang, where did he go? Why is he covered in mud?"
Gu Jinnian spoke, a little curiously.
"There are fertile fields at the foot of the mountain, and the people have a good harvest and transplant rice seedlings. When I have nothing to do, I help them to have a good harvest together."
"Brother Gu laughed at it for making it so dirty."
Jiang Yezhou smiled slightly and explained the reason.
"Brother Jiang is indeed a man of temperament."
Gu Jinnian really didn't know how to answer, the dignified Ye Yihou's son never thought of planting seedlings and farming.
Gu Jinnian can understand this matter, he is a man of temperament, but in the circle of rich and powerful, this is an outlier.
"Brother Gu made a joke."
"It's also free."
"Brother Gu, Brother Yu is looking forward to the lecture tomorrow."
"Those who can write articles through the ages will benefit from tomorrow's lessons for life."
Jiang Yezhou smiled.
"Want to know what to say tomorrow?"
Hearing the other party's praise, Gu Jinnian smiled slightly.
"think."
Jiang Yezhou nodded.
He did look forward to it. Unlike others, he admired Gu Jinnian's works through the ages, especially the poem Ten Years of Grinding a Sword, which touched his heart.
"Then keep thinking."
Gu Jinnian smiled and patted Jiang Yezhou on the shoulder.
For a moment, the latter was taken aback.
Then he smiled wryly.
"Brother Gu is really funny."
Gu Jinnian was also a little surprised to see that the other party had no resentment, but he still had a good impression of Jiang Yezhou and Gu Jinnian.
Just at this moment, a voice sounded.
"The two sons give way, be careful."
sounded.
Soon several carriages appeared, and above the carriages were large wooden barrels, giving off a greasy smell as a whole.
Leading the way were two big men, looking hurried.
This is bad water.
Gu Jinnian stepped back and let the carriage go forward.
At the same time, he couldn't help frowning.
"It takes four carriages to transport this rotten water. Are there so many people in Daxia Academy?"
He opened his mouth and couldn't help complaining.
"It's true that there are not many people, but they can't stand to waste. Those who can enter the Great Xia Academy are all powerful families, and eating two bites of a plate of food is the best. My brother Yu suggested to the great scholars in the academy to pack these meals and send them down the mountain. The people eat it."
"I was just lectured by the great Confucianism, so I stopped thinking about it."
Jiang Yezhou smiled wryly.
"What did I teach you?"
Gu Jinnian was a little curious.
"It is a pity to waste food, but if it is transported down the mountain, if there is any problem with the food, who will be responsible? Moreover, these dishes are all top-grade. At the beginning, donating food will win the hearts of the people, but if one day you don't donate it, you will be in danger." cause trouble."
"The grace of raising rice, the revenge of fighting rice."
Jiang Yezhou made a sound.
Gu Jinnian nodded. What the great Confucianist said is correct. It is good to have a good heart, but one must also consider the consequences.
"Brother Gu, Brother Yu, go back and clean up first, I hope Brother Gu will forgive me."
"Okay, Brother Jiang, go slowly."
Gu Jinnian beckoned and walked down the mountain without thinking too much.
Walked for an hour.
Sure enough, Gu Jinnian saw many people harvesting wheat.
There are fertile fields in the Daxia Academy, and these were opened up by the headmaster of the previous generation, in order to make a living for some people nearby.
It can also be regarded as good deeds.
After all, Daxia Academy is too big, some places are pure waste, and the dean of the previous generation is not a pedantic person.
Now there are hundreds of acres of fertile land. At first glance, it is yellow and yellow, which is inexplicably pleasing to the eye.
"Speed up, finish cutting earlier and go home earlier."
At this moment, an old man shouted loudly towards dozens of strong men in the field.
Gu Jinnian looked away.
Then a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.
This surprise is not because of the old man.
It was because a sign was erected next to the old man.
"Hiring."
"Fifty Wen a day."
Seeing this brand, a plan instantly appeared in Gu Jinnian's mind.
"Old man."
"Are you still hiring here?"
The next moment, Gu Jinnian walked towards the old man with joy in his eyes.
"Master Zhao, what is this?"
The old man replied subconsciously, but after seeing Gu Jinnian, his voice suddenly lowered, and his eyes were full of doubts.
"Old man, I don't mean anything else. I know a lot of strong men who can come to harvest the wheat fields."
"However, the work efficiency will not be too high. You can accept [-] Wen a day, and you don't need to pay for the meal. Do you think it is appropriate?"
When Gu Jinnian opened his mouth, he didn't speak very clearly, so he was vague.
When the old man heard this, he nodded immediately.
"Okay, no problem, as long as you don't be too lazy and don't damage the crops, it's fine."
The old man directly agreed.
Fifty coins a day is not much in itself, and now it has been reduced to thirty coins, and there is no need to pay for food. This is simply a waste of money.
"Okay, I'll bring people over at Maoshi tomorrow. If you want to pay me the money, just give it to me. By the way, how many people do you need here?"
Gu Jinnian spoke.
He was still thinking about how to teach the class, but now the theme is coming?
Remember bittersweet.
In line with the main theme, you can also make a fortune, safe.
"As many as you want."
The old man smiled.
If one hundred acres of fertile land were to be harvested, at least forty or fifty strong men would be needed to harvest it in less than half a month.
Now is the harvest season of late rice. If you harvest it early, you can sell it earlier. It is mainly a matter of Jiangning County. Now everyone knows that the flood is coming and there is a shortage of food.
Although Daxia Capital is not a coastal area, it is not far from the sea, separated by a county.
The nearby coastal counties were a little panicked, they were hoarding grain, which made the price of grain easy to sell. Naturally, they hoped to finish the harvest as soon as possible, and make money quickly while the market price increased.
"Row."
"See you tomorrow."
Gu Jinnian smiled.
Then leave.
The old man was a little puzzled, but he didn't say anything in the end.
"Three thousand wen for one hundred people, six thousand wen for 200 people, nine thousand wen for three hundred people."
"After one trip, 100 taels can still be earned."
"My little brain is so damn smart."
Gu Jinnian was in a rather happy mood.
But at this moment.
Daxia Academy was instantly darkened.
Then a beam of soaring light shot out from Daxia Academy and flew towards Jiangning County.
"I am Su Wenjing, and I am ordered to kill demons today."
The loud sound exploded.
Spread throughout the Great Xia Dynasty.
This is the prestige of a quasi-half saint.
Attract celestial phenomena.
The fortune of the country and the blessing of destiny shocked the world.
The holy light soared into the sky.
The speed was unbelievably fast, and after three breaths, they came to Jiangning County.
At this moment, Haoran's righteousness turned into a divine sword, and he slashed towards the river.
"Roar."
A terrifying howl sounded.
In an instant, Blood River appeared.
A thousand-foot-long black dragon rolled in the river, setting off hundreds of feet of waves and destroying farmland and houses.
In the end, he fell into the river and did not know his life or death.
And Jiangning County has completely restored tranquility.
The wind and rain stopped.
The river gradually recedes.
However, Jiangning County is already devastated, and there are no people near the river.
As early as a few days ago, they started to flee.
Jiangning County.
As the black clouds dissipate.
The sheriff Zhang Yang did not show a trace of joy, instead he was dignified.
Because the disaster of the monster was solved.
The next refugees were what frightened him the most.
"Master Sheriff."
"The spies came to report that there are countless refugees around Fucheng. Just today, another 40 refugees flocked outside the city."
"Furthermore, Mr. Liu checked that the granary in the mansion can only last for a month at most. If there are more refugees, it will be troublesome."
"Master Liu hopes that the fortified line will stop the refugees from moving forward, guide the refugees to other cities, and reduce the pressure on our government."
A figure appeared, it was a civil servant, he lowered his head and told the prefect Zhang Yang about it.
"Do not set up a defensive line."
"Four more disaster relief sites will be set up, but one meal will be reduced."
"Wait until the imperial court brings food, and then resume two meals."
Zhang Yang made a sound.
After a while, he took a deep breath, looked at the latter and said.
"What did the rice shops in the city say?"
he asked.
"Returning to your lord, the four major rice companies all said that there is no rice to sell, and they are powerless, and they still hope to buy some grain from your lord to fight the disaster."
The latter spoke out.
Zhang Yang's face instantly became extremely ugly.
"This group of damned fellows are nothing."
"It's nothing more than wanting to take this opportunity to force the official to indulge in food prices."
"tell them."
"Whoever sells rice at a high price will be killed tomorrow."
Zhang Yang suppressed his voice, with anger in his eyes.
"Yes."
The latter bowed his head and agreed.
But immediately, a middle-aged man walked in and spoke slowly.
"grown ups."
"No."
This is Zhang Yang's staff.
"My lord, there is not much government food left, and the people in the city are panicking."
"These profiteers are waiting for the granary to run out. It would not be a bad thing for them to crack down on grain prices now."
"Money and silver are things outside the body after all. Right now, these rice merchants must sell grain to share the pressure from the government."
"During this period, reduce all disaster relief expenses and wait for the court's food and rice to arrive, and the pressure will naturally gradually decrease."
"My lord, please don't be too impulsive."
The middle-aged man spoke.
After analyzing the pros and cons, Zhang Yang looked livid.
"Then, let these rice merchants do evil like this?"
"Do you know how much a stone of rice is sold privately in Jiangning Mansion?"
"30 taels of silver and one stone."
"It's five times higher than before."
"If you don't care, within ten days, the price of rice will at least double."
Zhang Yang looked livid.
Thirty taels are equal to three thousand Wenqian. Although Jiangning County can be regarded as a rich place, the monthly income of the people is only about 30 taels.
And a stone of rice is 120 catties, a family of five, save some food, and last for two months at most.
This is still prohibited.
If there is no government suppression, it is possible to sell 60 taels.
Who can afford this?
"grown ups."
"Just now, my subordinates quietly left the mansion. There are a large number of refugees coming within two hundred miles nearby, and many refugees are already eating tree bark."
"My subordinates predict that within three days at most, the number of refugees in Jiangning Prefecture may increase by more than ten times."
"When the refugees gather, the subordinates are afraid that the government will store food, and they may not be able to hold on for three days."
"At that time, if there is a civil uprising, your lord will inevitably be impeached by the Confucian officials in the court."
"Furthermore, this silver tael is a dead thing after all."
The latter spoke.
Say a message.
For a moment, Zhang Yang was silent.
About half a stick of incense time.
A feeble voice sounded.
"Let them sell it."
"It's just that the price can't go up any more."
"Twelve taels and one stone is my bottom line."
"Submit a memorial to the imperial court, and deliver the food as soon as possible."
sounded.
Show helplessness.
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Daxia Palace.
Inside the hall.
Hundreds of civil and military officials gathered, each with a more dignified expression.
The worst happened.
The main waterways in Jiangning County were all destroyed. Except for the grain and grass sent in the previous warning, it was difficult to transport the rest of the grain and grass into the country.
All the plans conceived by the court before were all in vain.
The main road was destroyed, and it was impossible for the army to transport food and grass.
In the main hall, Emperor Yongsheng was silent.
The hall was so quiet that a needle could be heard falling.
At this moment, Emperor Yongsheng's voice sounded.
"Jiangning County Lord's Road has been destroyed, can you have a good plan?"
He made a sound and asked the ministers.
However, the officials were silent, and it was almost impossible for them to come up with a perfect plan all of a sudden.
But after a while, the Minister of the Ministry of War still stood up.
"His Majesty."
"I believe that the destruction of the main road of Jiangning County is really strange, and we need to investigate it thoroughly."
He opened his mouth and told the story.
Just after the words fell, Emperor Yongsheng shook his head.
"I don't care about that right now."
"I want to know now how to transport the grain and grass to Jiangning County."
Someone is making trouble behind the scenes, how could Emperor Yongsheng not know this?But what can I do if I know?
Things have already happened, now is to reduce the impact and solve the troubles, instead of entangled here who is behind the troubles.
Hearing this, Minister of the Ministry of War retreated tactfully.
He has no problem fighting a war, and he can't think of it for the time being if he asks himself to think about the people's livelihood.
The hall was quiet for a while.
Soon, Hu Yong, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, spoke.
"His Majesty."
"The main road has been destroyed, and the army cannot transport food. I suggest launching the Great Xia Flying Boat to transport food and grass."
Hu Yong spoke up and proposed this plan.
But when the voice sounded, Hubu Shangshu He Yan immediately stopped it.
"No."
"The flying boat is a national weapon of our Great Xia. Every time it is activated, a large amount of spiritual crystals is required. It is unreasonable to use heavy weapons from the dynasty to transport grain. The cost of transporting tens of thousands of grains is more than [-]."
"Furthermore, if this thing is used and transported to Jiangning County, not to mention the place where it is parked, if there are thieves destroying the dragon boat."
"Didn't it cause a catastrophe?"
He Yan spoke.
He directly vetoed it.
There are two reasons. One is that the transportation cost is too high, so people have to transport the grain. One hundred tans of grain can be delivered to ten tans. Considering the steep terrain of Jiangning County and the impact of floods, it is no problem to deliver five tans.
But if the big summer dragon boat is used to transport, it will be ten times the loss, and there are many other factors.
The dragon boat is the national weapon of the Great Xia Dynasty, and only the dynasty can create a dragon boat.
A dragon boat can carry 2 people and travel thousands of miles a day.
The Great Xia Dynasty had only thirteen dragon boats, and at critical moments, these thirteen dragon boats could dispatch 26 cavalry to fight, pushing everything horizontally.
It is the most important weapon of the country.
Building a dragon boat is an astronomical figure, and the operation of the dragon boat requires extremely precious spirit crystals. This thing is not currency, but a rare mineral, which can only be excavated underground, which is extremely rare.
To put it bluntly, this thing is used once less.
Therefore, the cost of using dragon boats for disaster relief is too high, and there is also worry that someone will damage the dragon boats.
Hubu Shangshu's remarks are not wrong.
It just sounds uncomfortable.
"He Shangshu, according to your meaning, do you mean that money is more expensive than people?"
"Using dragon boats consumes a lot of money, I can understand, but don't the people of Jiangning County just ignore it?"
A new voice sounded.
Is a Confucian official.
There are three kinds of officials in the Great Xia Dynasty, one is civil officials, which are the six departments, etc., one is the censor, who is specially recommended, and the other is Confucian officials.
Confucian ministers do not have any power, but they can go to Datian to listen, and they can express their opinions if the minister's words are not good.
If the minister has a problem, they can also express their opinions.
Even if the emperor has a problem, they can speak out.
But the minister or the emperor had to do something before they could say that Confucian officials were not in charge of their private life.
It was impeachment by the censor.
It is equivalent to dividing the power of the censor. The main reason is that the censor is sometimes afraid of offending people.
There are no outspoken censors, but they often end badly. After all, you impeach this and that every day, and one day you impeach the emperor, then you can basically go home.
Once you come back, will others choose to take revenge on you?The answer is obvious.
Confucian ministers are different. They are scholars, and they are full of peaches and plums. Sometimes even if they say something wrong, or offend someone to death, they will be dismissed from office and go home to continue teaching.
Dare to move these people?The literati Qingliu will not count the eighteen generations of your ancestors as your winner.
Listen to what Confucian officials say.
He Yan's expression remained unchanged.
"People are naturally important."
"But what the Minister of the Ministry of Officials said is unrealistic."
He Yan opened his mouth, still firm in his own mind.
Why?
Because he is the Minister of the Ministry of Households, the treasury is in his hands, he knows how much money he has, what money should be spent and what money should not be spent, he also knows in his heart.
Relief of disasters and people is a major event, and there is nothing to say about it. There is no shortage of funds allocated before.
But now it is necessary to spend more than ten times the price for disaster relief, can the national treasury bear it?
In the future, if something happens, what should I do if I don’t have money?
At that time, let me ask, why is there no money in the treasury?Where did you go?
If you are not at home, you do not know that diesel, rice, oil, and salt are expensive.
Anyway he disagreed.
"All right."
At this time, Emperor Yongsheng spoke, and he stopped the quarrel.
As an emperor, he also understood the difficulties of the household department.
But the current situation is very simple. Either you can make up your own mind, or you can only think of a way to find a solution that everyone agrees with.
"What's Zhou Aiqing's opinion?"
Emperor Yongsheng threw the problem to the prime minister.
And the latter walked out slowly.
"His Majesty."
"I believe that what the Minister of the Ministry of Officials said is correct."
"Dragon boats can be mobilized to transport food."
"However, what Shangshu Hubu said is not wrong."
"The cost is too high for the national treasury to bear, but we can neutralize one or two and send three dragon boats to Jiangning County, which can reduce some of the pressure."
"The second is to tell the people of Jiangning that the imperial court will never sit idly by and stabilize the people's hearts."
"The third time is to buy time for the court and come up with a better way."
"As for the generals sent by the imperial court, some of them can be separated to walk along the trails and send some food and grass if they can. At least the people can see hope."
"Most of the soldiers speeded up and repaired the main road."
"At the same time, His Majesty can also draw up an order to let all traders in Jiangning County sell rice at a low price, and the court will be responsible for the difference in price."
"And if those who donate generously during the flood, then the Ministry of Rites will customize a plaque to reward them vigorously, killing three birds with one stone."
"I wonder if His Majesty thinks it is okay?"
Zhou Shan spoke.
His thinking was very clear, the dragon boats had to be dispatched, but there was no need to dispatch too many, three boats were enough, and the purpose of dispatching this was to stabilize the hearts of the people.
Let the soldiers take the trail to transport, although there is not much, but there is a steady stream of food coming in, which can stabilize the people's hearts.
As for the final vendor reward, it is also a means.
It has to be said that the prime minister is the prime minister.
All civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty nodded and agreed with this statement. Of course, if you have to say it, this is not the best way.
But right now there is no other better suggestion.
"Your Majesty, I agree with what Prime Minister Zhou said."
"Your Majesty, I also agree with what Prime Minister Zhou said."
"Your Majesty, the ministers and others agree with what Zhou Xiang said."
All of a sudden, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty spoke one after another, thinking that this method is good.
And Emperor Yongsheng also agreed after a little thought.
"it is good."
"It's enough for Zhou Aiqing to draw up an order."
"However, we must always pay attention to Jiangning County. If there is another accident, all dragon boats are ready for emergency."
"No matter how much money is spent, it is impossible for me to disregard the safety of the people, and when necessary, enter the stage of national war in an all-round way, block everything, prevent terrorism and chaos, and focus on disaster relief."
on the main hall.
Although Emperor Yongsheng agreed with this idea.
But he also has his own ideas.
As long as there is another accident, the safety of the people in Jiangning County must be stabilized at all costs, whether it is money or manpower, at worst, it will directly enter a state of war, and it is absolutely impossible to make sacrifices in vain.
Let me say this.
All the civil and military expressions of the Manchu Dynasty changed.
Because this is a signal that the emperor must provide disaster relief, no matter whether there is a conspiracy behind this matter or not, disaster relief is the first priority.
Even if the national treasury is exhausted, we must provide disaster relief and save the people.
And the subconscious meaning is that if this matter is indeed a natural disaster, then there is no way to do it, and you will consider yourself unlucky.
But if there are some unclean things behind this incident, all the people involved will fall to the ground.
"Long live, long live, my emperor."
The next moment, an incomparably loud voice sounded.
Everyone bowed deeply.
And Emperor Yongsheng also got up and left, retreating back to the palace.
On the way back to the palace, Liu Yan who was at the side spoke.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Wen Jing is already waiting in the Hall of Mental Cultivation."
Liu Yan spoke up and told Emperor Yongsheng.
"it is good."
Emperor Yongsheng replied with one word, and then quickened his pace.
After a while, he came to the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
"Mr. Wen Jing."
Stepping into the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Emperor Yongsheng spoke directly, and his tone was very gentle towards this quasi-half saint.
"Chen Su Wenjing, I have seen Your Majesty."
Seeing Emperor Yongsheng, Su Wenjing bowed calmly.
"You are welcome, sir."
"I'm looking for Mr. today because I have something important to discuss."
Emperor Yongsheng didn't make any detours, he spoke directly, and at the same time gave Liu Yan a look.
The latter realized immediately and asked the two eunuchs to close the gate, leaving only Emperor Yongsheng and Su Wenjing behind.
"Is it about Jiangning County?"
Su Wenjing was also very direct and asked about the latter.
"kindness."
Emperor Yongsheng nodded, and then spoke directly.
"All the main roads in Jiangning County were destroyed. The spies came to report that this monster is a black flood dragon with great supernatural powers, and it comes and goes without a trace. I have already sent ten strong martial kings, plus three great Confucians, and they are unable to suppress this monster. .”
"However, this monster was obviously bewitched by people and destroyed the main road, but did not destroy other trails."
"There must be someone in the dark who wants to cause civil strife in my Great Xia. I am not worried about other things now, but I am afraid that even these trails will be destroyed."
"So I invite you here today, because I hope that you will go to Jiangning County to suppress the monsters, so that the situation will not get serious again."
He opened his mouth and told the actual situation.
"I understand."
"The minister will deal with this matter, but the monster is easy to suppress, but the minister thinks that the people's hearts are not easy to appease."
Su Wen nodded.
He has a way to subdue the monster, but he doesn't think that suppressing the monster will solve the disaster.
Hearing this, Emperor Yongsheng also sighed deeply.
"I have decided to send another [-] troops to the disaster relief, mobilize all the dragon boats, and transport food for disaster relief."
Emperor Yongsheng spoke, this was his trump card.
But as soon as he finished speaking, Su Wenjing shook his head.
"His Majesty."
"The flood in Jiangning County is obviously very reasonable. There must be someone behind it. If His Majesty sends another [-] troops, plus all the dragon boats, I'm afraid it will hit the enemy's hands, and there is a high possibility that something serious will happen."
Su Wenjing reminded.
He believes that this flood is not as simple as it appears on the surface. It is very likely that someone is causing trouble behind the scenes. Since someone is causing trouble, it is also possible to calculate what the court will do.
If you really do it according to the other party's mind, you may pay a huge price.
"I understand."
"But if you don't take the initiative to attack, every hour, countless people in Jiangning County will die innocently."
"I will never allow the talk of starvation to death during the Yongsheng period."
"Furthermore, the Xuandeng Division has already signed up. There are already rice merchants in Jiangning County who have raised the price of grain. They want to take advantage of this to make money. I will send [-] troops to Jiangning County. At the critical moment, if there is no way out, I will kill the merchants and release the grain."
Emperor Yongsheng spoke, his words were ruthless.
He had prepared for the worst.
But as soon as these words came out, Su Wenjing spoke immediately.
"His Majesty."
"Killing the merchants and releasing the food will cause even more trouble. In Jiangning County, the merchants have connections with various aristocratic families."
"If you really want to kill merchants and release food, these aristocratic families will never give up. The Jianwen Party is still active among the people, and in the past ten years, there have been several groups of people among the people who have formed their own sects to confuse the hearts of the people. His Majesty's move may be even more in his heart .”
Su Wenjing immediately stopped Emperor Yongsheng's thoughts.
Kill merchants and release food.
It's nice to say, and it's good to do.
But to do anything, you must consider the consequences. In fact, what are the sayings?
It's not that Emperor Yongsheng's position is not correct, what he values most is reputation, and what he cares most about is reputation. This is his only weakness, but it has become the attack point of the dark people.
After all, an operation on a businessman is an operation on a family, and an operation on this group of aristocrats, the impact would be extremely terrifying.
At that time, the troubles in Jiangning County will be resolved, but other conflicts that may arise will definitely not be simpler than floods.
"I understand what you said, sir."
"But things have come to this, I can only do this."
"It's a big deal, and it will be completely wiped out."
"Not a single one."
Emperor Yongsheng spoke slowly, his tone was not fierce, but the calmness in his eyes exuded an incomparable domineering aura.
At this moment, Su Wenjing was silent.
Yes.
The emperor in front of him is not a good person. How can the emperor on the horse be influenced by others?
If it were someone with a gentle personality, they might not dare to burn everything together, but this emperor is different.
He climbed up from the mountain of corpses.
For 12 years, many people inexplicably ignored the emperor's ferocity.
But Su Wenjing still sighed.
If this method is successful, it will be fine, and it can solve the disaster of the family in one fell swoop, but there have been countless emperors in the past dynasties who wanted to eradicate the family, but no one could succeed.
Even Taizu, who was born in commoner clothes, did not solve this scourge.
What's more, the emperor in front of him?
"The disaster in Jiangning County is caused by the food."
"The disaster of the monster, I have the confidence to completely suppress it within three days."
"As for the matter of food and grass, I will go back and think carefully this time, wishing to stop the Great Xia chaos."
Su Wenjing spoke.
He is not worried about monsters, but about food and grass.
In fact, it can solve the food problem, and it can indeed solve the flood disaster perfectly.
The suppression of the monster means that it will not continue to stir up trouble, the river is stable, and the worst is rebuilding the homeland.
As long as the common people have enough to eat, the imperial court allocates funds, and the whole country donates, with the unity of the people, Jiangning County will be prosperous again in less than three years.
But if the food problem cannot be solved.
The people had no place to live, no food in their stomachs, aroused civil uprisings, and at that time, rumors spread everywhere, and some thieves would inevitably come out and point all their fingers at the Great Xia Emperor.
At that time, the fortune of the country will be damaged, and the hearts of the people will change. As for the people in other places, they will inevitably be affected by it.
Therefore, food is the most important thing.
"it is good."
"Mr. Lao is here."
"If you can solve these troubles for me, I am willing to repair the holy statue for you, and use the power of the whole country to help you become holy."
Emperor Yongsheng spoke sincerely.
However, this statement has two meanings.
To repair the holy image, the power of the whole country, to help it be sanctified, sanctified in the Great Xia, means that both are bound, and it can solve this major event, which can be said to be a double win.
"Your Majesty speaks seriously."
"Confucians should worry about the common people in the world."
Su Wenjing didn't show too much excitement. Compared with repairing the icon, he hoped to solve this matter more.
Because if it is not done well, it will really starve for thousands of miles, and there will be countless casualties.
soon.
Su Wenjing left.
And looked at Su Wenjing who was leaving.
The gentle face of Emperor Yongsheng returned to calm again.
"Liu Yan."
A quarter of an hour later, he spoke.
"The servant is here."
Liu Yan immediately walked up, bowing his head.
"Have you ever found out the rice merchant's granary in Jiangning County?"
Emperor Yongsheng asked.
"Return to Your Majesty, and roughly find out, if all the rice merchants' granaries are open, it will be enough for half of the people in Jiangning County to support them for three months."
The latter replied and informed the other party.
"it is good."
"It's business as usual."
"Tell Ye Yihou that at the critical moment, when the golden order arrives, kill the merchants and release the food."
Emperor Yongsheng spoke.
The voice was ruthless.
He had prepared for the worst.
Really urgent.
Then kill all those who hoard food and sell it at a high price.
Under the disaster, if anyone dares to act recklessly, he doesn't care about his reputation or not.
Willing to give up.
If you don't give up, how can you gain?
The courage of the emperor is here, and hesitation is the biggest failure.
Even if it really caused more trouble, it was better than sitting still and waiting for death.
"The slaves obey the order."
Liu Yan made a sound.
"and also."
"I urge Secretary Xuandeng to thoroughly investigate who is behind it. If you can't find out within three months, Secretary Xuandeng will not be necessary."
Emperor Yongsheng continued to speak.
Issue another decree.
Afterwards, he returned to the jade case.
His expression was extremely heavy.
At this moment, he was looking forward to it, looking forward to a capable minister who could stand up and solve the problem of food and grass.
It doesn't need to be too much trouble.
It can be delayed by the court for three months.
No.
Even a month will do.
Don't even talk about eating rice, it's acceptable to eat anything.
He was afraid that he would not have anything to eat.
After all, people with a heart can't help but play tricks in secret.
It's a pity that none of the civil and military men in the Manchu Dynasty could come up with a good plan, so he had to prepare a backhand.
And at the same time.
It's almost noon.
Daxia Academy.
In Wang Fugui's room.
Gu Jinnian's voice could not help but slowly sounded.
"You mean to say."
"The amount of grain in the rice merchants' farms in Jiangning County is enough to feed half of the people for three months?"
inside the room.
Gu Jinnian was a little surprised.
It's lunch break now, and he came to Wang Fugui with some matters, about the rice merchants in Jiangning County.
Others don't know about this kind of thing, but Wang Fugui definitely knows.
The Wang family in Suzhou has a wide range of businesses, and they also do rice business, so they naturally know more.
"That's for sure."
"Jiangning County itself is a land of fish and rice. This is a conservative estimate, and it is all high-quality rice. If some old rice is taken out, let alone half of the people, even if all the people in Jiangning County gather together, they can eat a lot of food. Three months."
"Besides, there are still two months before the autumn harvest, and there is a flood in Jiangning County, but after two months of farming rice, we can save a little and start harvesting directly. It will not be a big problem to continue for another half a year."
"However, Brother Gu, I completely believe what you said a few days ago."
"Businessmen seek profit. This time, the rice merchants in Jiangning County will definitely take the opportunity to make a fortune and increase the price of rice. It is estimated that several rice merchants have joined forces long ago. If there is no accident, these rice merchants will stop supplying rice today or tomorrow."
"They are mercenary, they see the needles, as soon as the news that the main grain transportation road is destroyed, they will stop the rice immediately, and wait for three to five days, when there are more refugees, they will put pressure on the government. In order to solve the trouble, the government can only acquiesce to these rice merchants Selling at a high price."
"This method is very common, and all the big merchants have connections behind them. They are not afraid of the court at all. If there is a big trouble, throw a few out to take the blame, and if they die, they will be distributed to the frontier. At worst, they will chop off a few heads."
"But the real money went into the pockets of these profiteers."
Wang Fugui is worthy of being a merchant, and his insights can be described as eloquent.
But is it really okay to scold yourself like this?
"understood."
After hearing the news, Gu Jinnian felt a little heavy in his heart.
He thought that Jiangning County was extremely rich in food and could last for a year or a half.
But I didn't expect to last only half a year.
Counting Chen Mi at most half a year, as for the autumn harvest, Gu Jinnian didn't think much about it, not to mention the local conditions, even if the autumn harvest was really possible, the whole process would take a lot of time and it was easy to make mistakes.
"It's still too simple to think."
Gu Jinnian couldn't help but sighed.
He originally planned to plan to calm down the disaster of the flood in Jiangning County.
Now it seems that we still have to rely on the power of the court.
Just relying on tricks can only delay the time, but cannot fundamentally solve the trouble.
Also at this time.
Wang Fugui's voice sounded again.
"Brother Gu."
"Tomorrow you will be the wife, have you thought about what to say?"
Wang Fugui opened his mouth and asked Gu Jinnian.
"Think about it."
Gu Jinnian nodded.
"What is it?"
Wang Fugui immediately opened his mouth to ask, acting very urgent.
"I'll find out tomorrow."
Gu Jinnian did not inform.
As Su Wenjing was the shopkeeper, it was impossible for him to go to class honestly.
Teach people to read?
Purely unnecessary.
First, teach advanced things, can they understand?
Let’s talk about the unity of knowledge and action, I guess I have to ask myself, Master Gu, what is the unity of knowledge and action?
If you teach some ordinary things, people will still think that's it?That's it?
Two, controversy, no matter what you teach, good or bad, there will be controversy.
Why?Because there is no reputation.
The Eternal Article has indeed brought me fame, but my age has also become a flaw. If I am 70 or [-] years old and write an Eternal Article, what I say is what I say, and no one dares to refute it.
But at such a young age, some people admire me for writing an eternal article, but it's just admiration, but what is the attitude of most of my peers?
That is to deny it.
Yes, just deny it.
Will do everything possible to find loopholes, for example, did you ask someone to write this article?Or it could be said that your article is accidental and not your real strength.
To be more extreme, let me just say, I didn’t see the vision, and I don’t recognize it.
There are definitely not many such people.
In the final analysis, it can be used wherever there are people.
It's hard to get others to recognize your excellence.
It is easy to want others to pity you.
That's how the world is, they can pity a poor man, and they don't even care that the poor man was lazy, gambled and stole when he was young.
But they are absolutely unwilling to admit that a person is excellent, especially a peer, even a little younger than themselves.
Asking them to admit it is no less than killing them.
Therefore, it is impossible for Gu Jinnian to teach them to read.
Tomorrow will pass, just a word.
"Open the plain text Chapter 3, review each of them, and write an article of no less than [-] words after returning home."
Dismissal.
"Brother Gu, that's more than that when we go to the church tomorrow, you have to prepare well for your lessons."
Wang Fugui kindly reminded me.
It was just this sentence that made Gu Jinnian keenly aware of something.
"What do you mean, Brother Wang?"
Gu Jinnian asked curiously.
"It's nothing."
"Brother Gu, your writing has been written for thousands of years. Some people admire it and some don't believe it. The news has already spread that you will be the master in the church tomorrow."
"If there is no accident, it is estimated that the students from the other two churches will come to our church to see how you teach."
"It is said that students from the previous class will come, and some Confucian students from other academies in Kyoto will also come, just to see how you teach people."
Wang Fugui opened his mouth and told Gu Jinnian about it.
"all come?"
Gu Jinnian frowned slightly.
"Well, I guess they all came prepared, so brother Gu must be careful when he lectures tomorrow. Don't let them catch you. There are a group of people who are very hostile to you, and they are waiting for you to make mistakes."
Wang Fugui was thoughtful, and he roughly guessed something, so he kindly reminded Gu Jinnian of this.
"understood."
Gu Jinnian nodded.
Sure enough, what to say.
"Then you have to think about it carefully."
Gu Jinnian thought to himself.
If he came here to study or to have a look, Gu Jinnian had nothing to say, but from what Wang Fugui said, it is estimated that many people came here just to find trouble.
Wang Fugui likes to be more tactful when speaking, and he feels that there are some problems, and there are probably a lot of gossip outside.
Gotta get ready.
"Okay, Brother Yu, go out for a walk, wait for me to come back and tell you something."
After getting the information, Gu Jinnian got up and left, not planning to stay any longer.
"Okay, Brother Gu, go slowly."
Wang Fugui shouted.
in this way.
Gu Jinnian walked out of the residence without any purpose, just to walk around alone and relax.
Just walking, a familiar figure appeared.
It was Jiang Yezhou.
It's just that Jiang Yezhou not far away has yellow mud on his trousers and some weeds on his body, which makes Gu Jinnian curious.
"Brother Jiang."
Gu Jinnian shouted.
Jiang Yezhou, who was walking towards his residence, couldn't help but raise his head.
He looked at Gu Jinnian.
"Brother Gu."
Hearing Gu Jinnian's voice, Jiang Yezhou couldn't help being slightly surprised, then put on a gentle smile and walked slowly.
"Brother Jiang, where did he go? Why is he covered in mud?"
Gu Jinnian spoke, a little curiously.
"There are fertile fields at the foot of the mountain, and the people have a good harvest and transplant rice seedlings. When I have nothing to do, I help them to have a good harvest together."
"Brother Gu laughed at it for making it so dirty."
Jiang Yezhou smiled slightly and explained the reason.
"Brother Jiang is indeed a man of temperament."
Gu Jinnian really didn't know how to answer, the dignified Ye Yihou's son never thought of planting seedlings and farming.
Gu Jinnian can understand this matter, he is a man of temperament, but in the circle of rich and powerful, this is an outlier.
"Brother Gu made a joke."
"It's also free."
"Brother Gu, Brother Yu is looking forward to the lecture tomorrow."
"Those who can write articles through the ages will benefit from tomorrow's lessons for life."
Jiang Yezhou smiled.
"Want to know what to say tomorrow?"
Hearing the other party's praise, Gu Jinnian smiled slightly.
"think."
Jiang Yezhou nodded.
He did look forward to it. Unlike others, he admired Gu Jinnian's works through the ages, especially the poem Ten Years of Grinding a Sword, which touched his heart.
"Then keep thinking."
Gu Jinnian smiled and patted Jiang Yezhou on the shoulder.
For a moment, the latter was taken aback.
Then he smiled wryly.
"Brother Gu is really funny."
Gu Jinnian was also a little surprised to see that the other party had no resentment, but he still had a good impression of Jiang Yezhou and Gu Jinnian.
Just at this moment, a voice sounded.
"The two sons give way, be careful."
sounded.
Soon several carriages appeared, and above the carriages were large wooden barrels, giving off a greasy smell as a whole.
Leading the way were two big men, looking hurried.
This is bad water.
Gu Jinnian stepped back and let the carriage go forward.
At the same time, he couldn't help frowning.
"It takes four carriages to transport this rotten water. Are there so many people in Daxia Academy?"
He opened his mouth and couldn't help complaining.
"It's true that there are not many people, but they can't stand to waste. Those who can enter the Great Xia Academy are all powerful families, and eating two bites of a plate of food is the best. My brother Yu suggested to the great scholars in the academy to pack these meals and send them down the mountain. The people eat it."
"I was just lectured by the great Confucianism, so I stopped thinking about it."
Jiang Yezhou smiled wryly.
"What did I teach you?"
Gu Jinnian was a little curious.
"It is a pity to waste food, but if it is transported down the mountain, if there is any problem with the food, who will be responsible? Moreover, these dishes are all top-grade. At the beginning, donating food will win the hearts of the people, but if one day you don't donate it, you will be in danger." cause trouble."
"The grace of raising rice, the revenge of fighting rice."
Jiang Yezhou made a sound.
Gu Jinnian nodded. What the great Confucianist said is correct. It is good to have a good heart, but one must also consider the consequences.
"Brother Gu, Brother Yu, go back and clean up first, I hope Brother Gu will forgive me."
"Okay, Brother Jiang, go slowly."
Gu Jinnian beckoned and walked down the mountain without thinking too much.
Walked for an hour.
Sure enough, Gu Jinnian saw many people harvesting wheat.
There are fertile fields in the Daxia Academy, and these were opened up by the headmaster of the previous generation, in order to make a living for some people nearby.
It can also be regarded as good deeds.
After all, Daxia Academy is too big, some places are pure waste, and the dean of the previous generation is not a pedantic person.
Now there are hundreds of acres of fertile land. At first glance, it is yellow and yellow, which is inexplicably pleasing to the eye.
"Speed up, finish cutting earlier and go home earlier."
At this moment, an old man shouted loudly towards dozens of strong men in the field.
Gu Jinnian looked away.
Then a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.
This surprise is not because of the old man.
It was because a sign was erected next to the old man.
"Hiring."
"Fifty Wen a day."
Seeing this brand, a plan instantly appeared in Gu Jinnian's mind.
"Old man."
"Are you still hiring here?"
The next moment, Gu Jinnian walked towards the old man with joy in his eyes.
"Master Zhao, what is this?"
The old man replied subconsciously, but after seeing Gu Jinnian, his voice suddenly lowered, and his eyes were full of doubts.
"Old man, I don't mean anything else. I know a lot of strong men who can come to harvest the wheat fields."
"However, the work efficiency will not be too high. You can accept [-] Wen a day, and you don't need to pay for the meal. Do you think it is appropriate?"
When Gu Jinnian opened his mouth, he didn't speak very clearly, so he was vague.
When the old man heard this, he nodded immediately.
"Okay, no problem, as long as you don't be too lazy and don't damage the crops, it's fine."
The old man directly agreed.
Fifty coins a day is not much in itself, and now it has been reduced to thirty coins, and there is no need to pay for food. This is simply a waste of money.
"Okay, I'll bring people over at Maoshi tomorrow. If you want to pay me the money, just give it to me. By the way, how many people do you need here?"
Gu Jinnian spoke.
He was still thinking about how to teach the class, but now the theme is coming?
Remember bittersweet.
In line with the main theme, you can also make a fortune, safe.
"As many as you want."
The old man smiled.
If one hundred acres of fertile land were to be harvested, at least forty or fifty strong men would be needed to harvest it in less than half a month.
Now is the harvest season of late rice. If you harvest it early, you can sell it earlier. It is mainly a matter of Jiangning County. Now everyone knows that the flood is coming and there is a shortage of food.
Although Daxia Capital is not a coastal area, it is not far from the sea, separated by a county.
The nearby coastal counties were a little panicked, they were hoarding grain, which made the price of grain easy to sell. Naturally, they hoped to finish the harvest as soon as possible, and make money quickly while the market price increased.
"Row."
"See you tomorrow."
Gu Jinnian smiled.
Then leave.
The old man was a little puzzled, but he didn't say anything in the end.
"Three thousand wen for one hundred people, six thousand wen for 200 people, nine thousand wen for three hundred people."
"After one trip, 100 taels can still be earned."
"My little brain is so damn smart."
Gu Jinnian was in a rather happy mood.
But at this moment.
Daxia Academy was instantly darkened.
Then a beam of soaring light shot out from Daxia Academy and flew towards Jiangning County.
"I am Su Wenjing, and I am ordered to kill demons today."
The loud sound exploded.
Spread throughout the Great Xia Dynasty.
This is the prestige of a quasi-half saint.
Attract celestial phenomena.
The fortune of the country and the blessing of destiny shocked the world.
The holy light soared into the sky.
The speed was unbelievably fast, and after three breaths, they came to Jiangning County.
At this moment, Haoran's righteousness turned into a divine sword, and he slashed towards the river.
"Roar."
A terrifying howl sounded.
In an instant, Blood River appeared.
A thousand-foot-long black dragon rolled in the river, setting off hundreds of feet of waves and destroying farmland and houses.
In the end, he fell into the river and did not know his life or death.
And Jiangning County has completely restored tranquility.
The wind and rain stopped.
The river gradually recedes.
However, Jiangning County is already devastated, and there are no people near the river.
As early as a few days ago, they started to flee.
Jiangning County.
As the black clouds dissipate.
The sheriff Zhang Yang did not show a trace of joy, instead he was dignified.
Because the disaster of the monster was solved.
The next refugees were what frightened him the most.
"Master Sheriff."
"The spies came to report that there are countless refugees around Fucheng. Just today, another 40 refugees flocked outside the city."
"Furthermore, Mr. Liu checked that the granary in the mansion can only last for a month at most. If there are more refugees, it will be troublesome."
"Master Liu hopes that the fortified line will stop the refugees from moving forward, guide the refugees to other cities, and reduce the pressure on our government."
A figure appeared, it was a civil servant, he lowered his head and told the prefect Zhang Yang about it.
"Do not set up a defensive line."
"Four more disaster relief sites will be set up, but one meal will be reduced."
"Wait until the imperial court brings food, and then resume two meals."
Zhang Yang made a sound.
After a while, he took a deep breath, looked at the latter and said.
"What did the rice shops in the city say?"
he asked.
"Returning to your lord, the four major rice companies all said that there is no rice to sell, and they are powerless, and they still hope to buy some grain from your lord to fight the disaster."
The latter spoke out.
Zhang Yang's face instantly became extremely ugly.
"This group of damned fellows are nothing."
"It's nothing more than wanting to take this opportunity to force the official to indulge in food prices."
"tell them."
"Whoever sells rice at a high price will be killed tomorrow."
Zhang Yang suppressed his voice, with anger in his eyes.
"Yes."
The latter bowed his head and agreed.
But immediately, a middle-aged man walked in and spoke slowly.
"grown ups."
"No."
This is Zhang Yang's staff.
"My lord, there is not much government food left, and the people in the city are panicking."
"These profiteers are waiting for the granary to run out. It would not be a bad thing for them to crack down on grain prices now."
"Money and silver are things outside the body after all. Right now, these rice merchants must sell grain to share the pressure from the government."
"During this period, reduce all disaster relief expenses and wait for the court's food and rice to arrive, and the pressure will naturally gradually decrease."
"My lord, please don't be too impulsive."
The middle-aged man spoke.
After analyzing the pros and cons, Zhang Yang looked livid.
"Then, let these rice merchants do evil like this?"
"Do you know how much a stone of rice is sold privately in Jiangning Mansion?"
"30 taels of silver and one stone."
"It's five times higher than before."
"If you don't care, within ten days, the price of rice will at least double."
Zhang Yang looked livid.
Thirty taels are equal to three thousand Wenqian. Although Jiangning County can be regarded as a rich place, the monthly income of the people is only about 30 taels.
And a stone of rice is 120 catties, a family of five, save some food, and last for two months at most.
This is still prohibited.
If there is no government suppression, it is possible to sell 60 taels.
Who can afford this?
"grown ups."
"Just now, my subordinates quietly left the mansion. There are a large number of refugees coming within two hundred miles nearby, and many refugees are already eating tree bark."
"My subordinates predict that within three days at most, the number of refugees in Jiangning Prefecture may increase by more than ten times."
"When the refugees gather, the subordinates are afraid that the government will store food, and they may not be able to hold on for three days."
"At that time, if there is a civil uprising, your lord will inevitably be impeached by the Confucian officials in the court."
"Furthermore, this silver tael is a dead thing after all."
The latter spoke.
Say a message.
For a moment, Zhang Yang was silent.
About half a stick of incense time.
A feeble voice sounded.
"Let them sell it."
"It's just that the price can't go up any more."
"Twelve taels and one stone is my bottom line."
"Submit a memorial to the imperial court, and deliver the food as soon as possible."
sounded.
Show helplessness.
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