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Chapter 6 Li Wei
  Yang Zheng complained in his heart. Qiu Yuanshang is narrow-minded and must have a grudge against him.

It's also his fault. He was so frightened by the princess's sudden cruelty that he was uneasy and said the wrong thing.

Yang Zheng had no choice but to stand up and intercede for Qiu Yuanshang: "Qiu Dianshan did not mean to offend the princess. He was confused and said the wrong thing for a moment, but in fact he is loyal and sincere. I beg the princess to forgive him and spare him this time."

Jiang Shaohua looked at Yang Zheng intently and said slowly: "Yang Wenjing has a sharp tongue, and he is right in saying both positive and negative things. It seems that in Yang Wenxing's eyes, this princess is young and ignorant, and it is easy to fool her!"

Yang Zheng: "..."

Song Yuan frowned, his eyes darkened, and he put his right hand on the handle of the knife. He was ready to draw his sword at the princess's command.

Yang Zheng had no choice but to kneel down and apologize.

The corner of Chen Zhuo's mouth twitched slightly, and he looked at Feng Wenming from afar.

In the past year, Lu Xuan secretly wooed the palace officials, and Yang Zheng, Qiu Yuanshang, and Lu Xuan had been flirting with each other.

The princess remained silent, it turned out that she had seen everything before her eyes. Today this is an excuse to attack and establish authority.

The cheerful Master Wen suppressed the smile on his fat face and concentrated on studying the patterns on the jade on the ground.

On the other hand, Shen Mu, who is withdrawn and doesn't like to deal with people, stood up: "Yang Shenhuan and Qiu Yuanshang both made mistakes with their words, and there was no big mistake. Please give me a lighter sentence, Princess."

In terms of official position, Shen Mu only has the eighth rank. Responsible for the manufacturing of barracks construction equipment, which is similar to the responsibilities of the Imperial Ministry of Industry.

Jiang Shaohua was not hypocritical to Yang Zheng and Qiu Yuan, but was particularly polite and courteous to Shen Mu: "Since Shen Gongzheng is begging for mercy, I, the princess, will forgive you this time for your disrespectful words and deception. The next time, it will be Chen Chang It’s useless for Shi Feng and Chang Shi to plead for mercy.”

Yes, now the majesty has spread to them.

The two elders, Chen and Feng, stood up together.

Chief Wen, the only one sitting down, also stood up and lowered his head.

It was unclear whether Yang Zheng and Qiu Yuanshang had any complaints in their hearts. At least at the moment, their faces looked as if they were walking on thin ice. The two thanked each other and stood up.

Jiang Shaohua still sat firmly, looking at the ministers, then turned to Song Yuan and smiled: "Song Tong put down the hilt of the knife first, don't scare them."

Just now, his face was solemn and fierce, but this smile was like a blooming mountain flower.

Song Yuan's expression relaxed, he nodded in agreement, and moved his hand away from the sword again.

"Everyone, please sit down." Jiang Shaohua acted as if nothing had happened, and said in a kind and friendly voice, "I am a young princess, and there are many things I don't understand yet. If there is any incomprehension, you can be considerate. "

This city government method is not "young" at all.

All the subordinate officials silently complained in their hearts, responded respectfully, and took their seats.

Jiang Shaohua said softly: "My grandfather gave me a dream. There will be severe droughts in Daliang next year, and then there will be locust plagues, and people will be displaced everywhere. I must save enough food for the people of Nanyang County for three years."

Everyone was suddenly moved.

Chen Zhuo asked with a shocked look on his face: "Did the prince really have a dream to say this?"

Jiang Shaohua's face was solemn: "How dare I talk nonsense about such things. My grandfather specially entrusted me with a dream and told me to do my best to store food in preparation for famine." In his previous life, the northern counties of Daliang suffered from drought and locust plagues for two consecutive years. People abandoned their homes and fled thousands of miles away from famine. , can be called tragic. Three counties in Nanyang County were hit by disasters, and bandits were roaming around. The people who died in famine and war did not know who they were.

She was kept in a deep palace, and what she saw was a series of cold numbers. She was sad and sad, but she was unable to do anything.

Now that she is back again, she needs to be prepared in advance. To deal with the subsequent years of famine and banditry.

Feng Wenming was in charge of the palace's money and food, and was particularly keen on food storage. He frowned and said: "There are fourteen counties in Nanyang County, three upper counties, four middle counties, and seven lower counties. There are a total of 23,000 people registered in the household register. Four hundred and sixty-five households, totaling 93,698 people.”

"This is the latest number of people registered in the household this year. Including some slaves and hermits who are not registered, the number is at least 100,000."

"It is simply impossible to save enough food for so many people for three years."

As expected of Feng Changshi, he knew the population situation of Nanyang County well.

Jiang Shaohua was not upset when he was denied: "I remember that my grandfather ordered each county to set up Taiping granaries. In times of famine, granaries can be opened to help the people. I don't know how much grain is stored in the granaries."

Master Wen, who was in charge of the warehouse, continued: "Back to the princess, each county has three Taiping granaries. If they are full of food, it should be enough for the people in the county to eat for three months. In years of famine, the food intake is reduced by half, and it is barely enough. It will last for five to six months."

In other words, even if the Taiping Granary is full, it will only last for half a year at most.

In fact, the weather in Nanyang County has been relatively smooth in recent years, and the Taiping Granary has hardly been used. It is necessary to replace the old grain with new grain every year, which is troublesome and expensive, and there is no political achievement, so the county magistrates are not willing to bother.

Taiping Granary can have 30 to 40% of the grain stored, which is considered good.

Jiang Shaohua ordered without hesitation: "Please Chen Changshi to issue an official document to convey the order of this princess to order each county to build additional Taiping granaries. There should be ten Taiping granaries in the upper county, eight in the middle county, and six in the lower county. And we must After the autumn harvest, the granaries are filled up to store enough food for the people for a year."

The food must be eaten one bite at a time, and the matter of storing food must be slowed down. Fortunately, she still had more than half a year, enough time for her to take action.

Nanyang County is the fiefdom of the princess, and in this land, her orders are like imperial edicts.

Chen Zhuo immediately stood up and responded.

However, building a granary is not a trivial matter and requires a lot of effort. It is not easy to fill the granary completely.

Feng Wenming made a mental calculation and frowned: "If you want to build a granary, you have to recruit workers. Now is the time for spring sowing, so we must not delay spring plowing."

Feng Wenming didn’t mean to play devil’s advocate. In fact, he is the most diligent person in the palace. Chen Zhuo handles the official affairs of the court and the official documents of various counties, as well as the affairs involving the account books of money, grain, land, taxes and taxes, all of which are handled by him, a right-hand man. It is common to be busy late at night. Just like a donkey that works tirelessly all year round.

He has a bigger temper and more abilities.

Jiang Shaohua showed special kindness to capable people and said with a smile: "Feng Changshi is right. Spring plowing is the first priority. When the spring plowing is over, we will recruit workers to build granaries."

As for the spring plowing period, the magistrates of each county should not be idle. In addition to supervising spring plowing, they also need to inspect the original granaries and fill them up.

As a court official, with a salary, you should work hard on your job. Let’s all learn from Feng Changshi!
  Feng Wenming's brows softened and his tone was much gentler: "The princess is sympathetic to the people, which is a blessing to the people."

Jiang Shaohua looked at Shen Mu: "Shen Gongzheng, Nanyang County will also build more granaries. I will give you three months to build twenty granaries."

Shen Mu, who was about to fly into the air, didn't know that the gears of fate were turning at this moment, so he opened his mouth to accept the order.

(End of this chapter)