The heroine Jiangshan

Chapter 7 Prince Jing's Efforts

After lunch that day, Prince Jing went into the inner study.He didn't come out for more than a whole day, and he also called two staff members from the mansion, and even the food was brought in.Come to think of it, I'm thinking about how to write a book about disaster relief, right?
Yun Ruochen didn't expect Prince Jing to be quite interested in government affairs, it seems that his father is not completely devoid of thoughts about the throne.Hmm, it's good if you have pursuit, otherwise you will really lose at the starting line!

Senior scholar Gu Yuan visited again, and this time Yun Ruochen deliberately "ran into" him once in the front yard.

When seeing this old gentleman, Yun Ruochen couldn't help nodding secretly, it's really extraordinary to be able to be an old man.Gu Ge's old man has a full sky, a horny forehead, and big eyes. He is a typical high-ranking official with rich salary and good fortune.But when she noticed Gu Gelao's thick one-line eyebrows, she frowned subconsciously.

A man with a monogram eyebrow has a straightforward personality and strong willpower, but he is often not smooth enough in dealing with things and easily offends others.Yun Ruochen had asked Nie Shen before, that Mr. Gu Ge was not very popular in the court. Although he was a cabinet minister, he had no followers in the court. He was a "lone minister" with ability but no influence.

Alas, my father's luck is really not very good, and the only important official he can rely on is as unpopular as him. Is this the legendary thing that birds of a feather flock together?
Gu Yuan didn't have any feelings for the little princess, he just saluted according to the rules and followed the servants who informed him into King Jing's outer study.He didn't expect that the little princess would actually follow behind him, running outside the study to "eavesdrop" on his conversation with the prince.

Yun Ruochen didn't have any restrictions in the villa, except for Yinqiao, a maid who was always by her side, no one cared about her actions.This time she just found an excuse to push Yinqiao away, and used some evasion methods to quietly come to the corridor outside the outer study.

Warlocks who are proficient in spells are also proficient in using formations and escapes.Although Yun Ruochen didn't have any vitality in his body, it was not a problem to use a simple escape method.

What she used was the "wood and stone stealth" method, even though she was standing in the bushes beside the corridor, the servants who came and went occasionally would not be aware of her existence at all.For warlocks, this is the most basic homework.

At this time, she heard Mr. Gu Yuan's vicissitudes old voice.This old man is not tall, but his voice is very loud.

"My lord, if you don't write a letter, there will be more people who agree with you!"

"Ah..." Prince Jing still said in his usual soft tone, "Master Gu, what can I do alone? I'm afraid that so many people will respond to what Wang Di did..."

"Those silverfish!"

Gu Ge's voice was sonorous and forceful, and he criticized mercilessly: "It is the people all over the world who are suffering from taxation in advance, but so many people clap their hands and applaud, saying that the people should take care of the overall situation... the overall situation! The so-called 'big situation' is just them It’s just a whitewash to let the common people sacrifice in order to preserve their own glory and wealth!”

Huh?
Gu Ge is always an old angry youth...

Yun Ruochen couldn't help but smile wryly, this old gentleman is too...too real.He doesn't look like an official at all.At such an advanced age, it is rare that the edges and corners have not been smoothed by the ups and downs in the officialdom.

"Is Master Gu's words too serious?" Prince Jing seemed to be very used to Gu Yuan's tone. He had been studying with Gu Yuan since he was 17 years old.It's a pity that Gu Yuan's fiery temper didn't affect Prince Jing at all.

"The old minister's words are too light!"

Gu Yuanyu was not surprised and kept dying, and he said incessantly: "The content of what they wrote and proposed is just one point in general. Collect money, buy food, and feed the victims for a few days. If they can't feed enough, let the victims Forget it if you starve to death. On the surface, it seems that you are trying your best to rescue the disaster, but this kind of rescue only treats the symptoms and not the root cause!"

"They always think that giving the victims two meals of porridge a day is considered disaster relief. But few people think about how long this can last? When there is no food for the victims, will the victims become refugees, or even Bandits, besieging the capital? Even if it didn’t turn out to be like this, the disaster victims would starve to death and die of illness in groups near the capital on a hot day, which would form a terrible plague!”

"This……"

Prince Jing smiled wryly, Gu Yuan seemed to say that he was tired, and for a while there was only the sound of drinking tea and flipping through books.

After a while, King Jing said: "Master Gu, there is a book for Gu, please take a look for Gu."

Huh, Zhezi?Yun Ruochen suddenly became curious, is it the disaster relief book that the father shut in the study?She really wanted to know what was written on it.

"Okay, my lord, well written!"

Not long after, Gu Yuan's high praise came from the room.

Hey?This was Daideyun Ruochen's expectation.She thought that her single stupid prince and father were stupid and couldn't write any decent suggestions.To be praised by Gu Ge boss.With that old man's temper, he shouldn't deliberately flatter others, right?

But after Gu Yuan complimented them, the voices of the two of them became lower and lower, sometimes interspersed with Prince Jing's sigh.Yun Ruochen judged that Prince Jing's suggestion might suit Gu Yuan's taste, but it must be very difficult to pass it at the court, right?

Later that day, Yun Ruochen found an opening and sneaked into the outer study, looking for the notebook written by Prince Jing.

The paperwork in the study outside was neatly arranged, and Yun Ruochen found what he wanted to see without much effort.

After she read through the brochure hastily, her attitude toward Prince Jing changed a lot.

The first suggestion in Prince Jing's notes is "evacuation".

He believed that the disaster victims should not be allowed to gather outside the capital, which would easily cause a large area of ​​disease infection, and would not be conducive to timely emergency rescue.Therefore, King Jing suggested that the 31 prefectures and counties under the capital should be called into action, and the disaster victims who had gathered in the capital should be dispersed, and each prefecture and county should share a part, so that the pressure of disaster relief would not be so great.

This suggestion made Yun Ruochen feel refreshed, and immediately felt that his father's IQ and vision were not as bad as he had imagined.It seems that King Jing is cowardly and cowardly, and his brain may not be bad, but he is not as scheming as King Cheng.

But then she also thought about how difficult and how much work it would be to implement this suggestion!
No wonder others don't mention this kind of suggestion, this is a big project that requires the labor of thousands of subordinate officials in the whole capital!
Moreover, the reason why the imperial court wanted to gather the victims together was because they were afraid that they would disperse and form refugees. At that time, bandits, thieves, and water robbers would emerge in endlessly.More importantly, the refugees who left the land no longer paid taxes and were not bound by the government, which was unbearable for the court no matter how they looked at it.

However, Prince Jing added later that the victims could be divided into hundreds of Wujia according to their origins and clans, and all the victims should be registered in the register before being evacuated. cause misfortune.

And then, the autumn harvest is approaching, and at that time, these victims can be organized to do part-time work in the following counties to help harvest, and use their labor to offset the disaster relief food, killing two birds with one stone.

Well, my father is quite smart, she really underestimated him!

Yun Ruochen was a history student, and since he was a child he traveled around with his master and learned about the world, so he has his own views on analyzing these situations.In her opinion, Prince Jing's proposal is more pragmatic, more detailed, and higher-level than Cheng's proposal.

However, it is not easy to implement it.

Jing Wangkong has the name of a prince, but he has almost no right to speak in the court.If such a "generous" plan is thrown out, she can guarantee that all officials will be blown up immediately.

Who doesn't want to take shortcuts, who wants to do hard work?In the current court, there may be people of insight, but according to Yun Ruochen's guess, there must be more people who just want to get promoted and get rich.

On one side is the easy and simple "advanced tax collection" and on the other is the tiring and complicated "evacuation of victims". She can imagine which side they will choose without seeing it with her own eyes.

It is impossible for Gu Yuan and King Jing not to have thought of these consequences.But according to Yun Ruochen's calculations based on the two's personalities and behavioral styles, that old angry youth in Gu Yuan would definitely be happy to present this proposal that would benefit the common people, and Prince Jing can't agree with Prince Cheng, so it would be his fault. Does King Cheng's Yahui follow King Cheng's ass?He will make this plan, the original intention is to attract the attention of the old emperor, right?Even if it can't be implemented... as long as there is controversy, the old emperor will always know that his son is not inactive for the government.

"Well, if that's the case, let me help you, father."

After putting the booklet back to its original place, when Yun Ruochen left the outer study, there was a slight smile on his lips.

The day after King Jing presented the disaster relief papers to the cabinet, Ye Shenyan was called to Yun Ruochen.

"Speak carefully, do something for me."

Yun Ruochen looked at Ye Shenyan with a smile, but for some reason, her smile made Ye Shenyan feel guilty.

Why is this pretty little princess smiling so...cunningly?

(End of this chapter)