Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Chapter 338: Your Majesty, please open a warehouse to provide disaster relief

"What Guo Changshi is scolding is that I and others have lived such a long life in vain and almost made a big mistake!"

“In the past, when big things happened in the village, I had to rely on the help of the folks from neighboring villages!

In fact, several villages often intermarried with each other, but today they turned against each other and fought over some river water. It was really inappropriate! "

"We old guys are really confused. Thank you Guo Changshi for scolding us to wake us up..."

All the old men quickly admitted their mistakes with sincerity.

"You are all elders and village chiefs of each village. It would be great if you can wake up!"

Guo An also showed a hint of joy in his eyes.

"You are neighbors, and you have always taken care of each other in the past. How can a mere drought cause you to fight like this?
Moreover, you are not short of food at home now, and you still have extra money.

In addition, His Highness King Yan has ordered people to go to the south to purchase grain.

Even if there is really no harvest this year, you don't need to worry, His Highness King Yan will definitely have food to sell to you.

Moreover, food prices will not increase.

Even if your families don’t have any spare money, Prince Yan’s Mansion will still have many workshops and fortifications for you to work on and use food as wages!
Please feel at ease..."

"Your Highness is kind, thank you Guo Changshi!"

All the villagers and elders were overjoyed.

Guo An said again: "Also, as you all know, His Royal Highness King Yan has almost conquered Goryeo. As for the Japanese country, it is almost over!

At that time, in order to control and govern Goryeo, His Highness King Yan will definitely need many trustworthy people.

As the common people of Beiping Prefecture and the people under the rule of His Highness King Yan, you are naturally the most trusted people by His Highness King Yan.

Therefore, you should unite with each other and work together for His Highness King Yan! "

"Don't worry, Guo Changshi, I will definitely supervise those bastards when I get back!"

All the village elders and village chiefs suddenly blushed and were extremely excited, as if their children would be able to serve as officials in Korea and Japan tomorrow.

"Great!"

Guo An nodded slightly, and then said: "However, we are not here specifically to dissuade you today.

Under drought, nothing survives.

The water in those rivers is getting less and less every day.

However, as long as those rivers can still flow for one day, they should be watered if there is enough water for people and animals. "

"However, since there are so many villages, you need to stagger the time and water one village per day, and you are not allowed to water too much, just enough for the crops to survive!"

"Yes, Guo Changshi!"

A group of village elders and village chiefs responded again.

Afterwards, Guo An sat aside and watched the village elders discuss.

It was obviously not the first time that these village chiefs sat together to discuss, and quickly agreed on the order of how to water their villages, and even the amount of water for each family was also stipulated.

Guo An looked at it and found that it was still reasonable. He nodded with great satisfaction.

Then, he threatened the village elders: "In the future, you will not allow any more group fights.

If we hear about any other village that is extremely domineering, or that does not care about the life and death of other villages and water water wantonly, the people in these villages will be arrested and locked up for ten days and a half, and all your farm work will be stopped. Wrong! "

"Guo Changshi, don't worry, I will never be impulsive again!"

All the village elders were shocked and quickly assured.

Then, after Guo An gave instructions again for a while, he started to set off towards Beiping City.

By the time we returned to Beiping City, it was getting dark.

Guo An immediately left his duty and went home.

Day two.

Guo An continued to the next county.

He was still accompanied by the local magistrate, and the familiar group fighting, scolding, and reasoning were still familiar.

Then, call the village elders, village chiefs, and armor chiefs from all the villages upstream and downstream, and give them a centralized reprimand. They can be gentle, reasonable, and threatening, and then draw a big pie.

Finally, all the village elders and village chiefs who were clear-hearted walked down the steps with faces full of joy.

As for the ones that are too muddy, they are directly arrested and locked up for three or four days.

After killing the chicken to scare the monkey, these people have become honest.

despite this.

Guo An still worked hard for half a month before he visited all the prefectures and counties.

At this time, the drought has become serious again, and the water in some rivers can already be seen at the bottom of the river.

There are even some small rivers that have dried up, exposing the mud at the bottom of the river.

As for the crops in those fields, even if they were irrigated with the river water before, they would still be ten to six or seven.

The grain harvested by the people was not enough to feed them for a year, let alone support their families!

The entire Beiping Mansion was filled with mourning.

……

In the Yan Palace, Guo An frowned and found Zhu Di.

"Your Highness, there is a severe drought in our Beiping Mansion. I wonder if the chief envoy and the inspector can report to the imperial court and request the imperial court to allocate food for disaster relief?

Why has the autumn harvest already passed and the imperial court has not distributed relief grains yet? "

"Ok?"

Zhu Di's eyes lit up, "What do you mean by Guo Qing, my Beiping Mansion also needs disaster relief food under such circumstances?"

"Your Highness, there is a severe drought in our Beiping Mansion. The land is thousands of miles away and the people have no food to eat!"

Guo An shouted directly, "Under such circumstances, our Beiping Prefecture naturally needs disaster relief food. Your Highness should even report to the court to reduce taxes and corvee for the people of Beiping Prefecture!"

Zhu Fu's eyes widened, and then he slowly lowered his head.

"What Guo Qing said makes sense! Regarding taxes and corvee, the court has already exempted and exempted the people of Beiping Prefecture."

Zhu Di nodded slightly, "However, those officials in the Chief Envoy's Department and the Inspection's Envoy's Department are really thieves. They did not ask the court for relief food in such a big disaster. Even those granaries should be opened when necessary to provide relief to the people." Disaster relief!" "Your Highness is wise!"

Guo An cupped his hands and said.

In the early Ming Dynasty, Lao Zhu had always adhered to the strategy of Guangji grain, and established Guangji warehouses, reserve warehouses, and charity warehouses in various prefectures and counties in the Ming Dynasty.

As Beiping Prefecture is a strategic location, and Beiping Prefecture has been developing in recent years, there are naturally more granaries.

It can be said that even during this drought, the people in those prefectures and counties could not collect a single grain of food from their homes, and the people in Beiping Prefecture would not starve to death if they occupied these granaries.

Now, the most important thing is how to get the most stingy landowner in the capital to open a few granaries to provide food for the people of Beiping Prefecture!
On the side, Zhu Fu couldn't stand, sighed slightly, and said: "Your Majesty, now the entire Ming Dynasty knows that our Beiping Mansion is prosperous, people have food in their homes, and many people have built big brick houses.

The chief envoy and several superior officials in charge of the inspection asked the court to allow the people of Beiping Prefecture to be exempted from grain taxes and corvee this year on the grounds that the drought was severe and there was no grain harvest.

If His Highness plays the memorial again, I'm afraid the court will think that His Highness is complaining about poverty and wants to take advantage of the court! "

Zhu Di looked dissatisfied and said: "We are just asking for disaster relief food normally, how can we take advantage of the court?"

Guo An also said very confidently: "Exactly, my Beiping Mansion suffered from drought, and the people had no income. According to the consistent policy of the court, this year's tax and corvee should be exempted.

Moreover, a large charity warehouse was opened to provide disaster relief and treat the people.

We, the people of Beiping Prefecture, are all citizens of the Ming Dynasty, so we should enjoy the same policies! "

As he said that, Guo An raised his hands towards Zhu Di with a serious face and said: "Your Highness, in order to prevent treacherous ministers from making slanderous remarks to Your Majesty, preventing the imperial court from distributing disaster relief grains, and harming the people of Beiping Prefecture, I ask Your Highness to send me to Beiping Prefecture." All the tragedies that happened will be reported to His Majesty!"

Zhu Di nodded heavily, "Don't worry Guo Qing, we have experience in this matter!"

"It is the blessing of the people of Beiping Mansion to have His Royal Highness King Yan!"

Guo An complimented.

Zhu Di stroked his beard and chuckled.

Seeing this scene, Zhu Fu's eyelids twitched, but he didn't continue to speak to stop him.

There is so much food in the granary of Beiping Mansion. If it can really provide some disaster relief to the people, it would be a great merit.

……

Three days later.

Zhu Di's memorial was sent to the capital, in front of Lao Zhu's desk.

"Humph!"

After reading Zhu Di's memorial, Zhu Yuanzhang just snorted with disdain.

"Grandpa Huang, what happened in Beiping Mansion?"

On the side, Zhu Yunwen asked quickly.

"Your fourth uncle, that bastard, actually followed the example of those officials in Beiping Mansion, and came to cry to us for being poor!"

As Zhu Yuanzhang spoke, he handed the memorial in his hand to Zhu Yunwen.

"Look carefully, don't be fooled by these nonsense written by your fourth uncle in the future.

The people in Beiping Mansion are indeed suffering from drought, but the people in Beiping Mansion are so hungry that they are digging grass roots, chewing tree bark, and selling their children and daughters...

In fact, if there is no more relief food, more than half of these people will starve to death in winter. How is this possible?

You bastards are eyeing the grain we have in Guangji Warehouse in Beiping Prefecture, so they're here to give us a sneak peek!
How could we not know how rich Prince Yan’s mansion is? "

Zhu Yunwen said with a sad look on his face: "Grandpa Huang, the people make a living relying on the food grown in the fields.

Now, under the drought, the people in Beiping Prefecture have no crops in their fields, no food in their homes, and they must go hungry in winter!
Moreover, there are still many Mongolians to support in Beiping Mansion.

The grandson actually thinks that the fourth uncle is right, it is time to distribute some relief food to the people affected by the disaster in Beiping Prefecture! "

Zhu Yuanzhang was startled, and then nodded with great satisfaction.

"Since our eldest grandson has spoken, I will allow you to distribute some disaster relief food to the people of Beiping Prefecture.

However, we have to use work for relief, build county schools, lay cement roads, or dig ditches..."

"Grandpa Huang is wise!"

……

The court at this meeting is completely Zhu Yuanzhang's speech.

Soon, the edict was issued.

Beiping Prefecture was allowed to open three warehouses with 20 shi of grain.

Hearing this, all the officials in Beiping Mansion were filled with joy.

The chief envoy and inspector of Peking also approached the King of Yan, Zhu Di, in a timely manner.

Two days later, Prince Yan's Mansion took the lead in launching a large-scale work-for-relief program.

Repair streets in various prefectures and counties; repair county schools and state schools; lay cement roads; build social schools...

In Beiping Mansion, a large-scale project immediately began.

However, in more than two months, three granaries and 20 stones of grain were distributed directly.

Zhu Di played again.

However, this time Zhu Yuanzhang did not allow it, and even scolded Zhu Di severely.

In desperation, the food could only be provided by Prince Yan's Mansion.

Moreover, the money that Prince Yan's Mansion should hand over to Lao Zhu must also be handed over in full.

After hearing this, the King of Qin and the King of Jin, who were not affected by the disaster, wanted to take advantage of the situation and wanted to use food to ask Zhu Di for a quota on the Koryo caravan ship.

Still, Zhu Di refused without mercy.

then.

King Zhu Fang of Qin and King Zhu Fan of Jin were furious and directly ordered that merchants from Shaanxi and Shanxi were not allowed to cooperate with the caravan of Prince Yan.

listen to this.

Zhu Di, Guo An and others all smiled disdainfully.

Businessmen pursuing profit, is it something you can ban if you want?
……

(End of this chapter)