Before the Cui family left Beijing, King Ke was recuperating in the palace due to the fire in Qingyuan Pavilion. He did not appear in public for more than half a year. Unexpectedly, as soon as he appeared, he became the director of Baishan Hall.
This loud thunder probably knocked many people unconscious.
Regarding the topic related to King Ke, Ye Zhenzhen did not want to talk more, lest someone upset the jealousy, and asked another more important matter: "Has the people's hunger and fullness problem been solved?"
As mentioned before, the people have just recovered from the flood. Although they have received relief from the government, they can barely survive. Most of them are in a state of famine. In such a state, it is difficult to have the strength to survive until the autumn harvest.
This is the most embarrassing time when there is no contact.
Cui Weizhen has already come up with a countermeasure: "I plan to open the granary to the people to borrow grain, and then let them pay for it with new grain when the people harvest in the coming autumn."
Every prefecture and county has granaries to store grain. These are necessary wartime reserves and will not be used easily. However, these grains must be replaced every few years to prevent the grain from becoming old and unusable.
Such strategic grain reserves have been used in later generations and are historical wisdom that has been passed down for thousands of years.
It has to be said that Cui Weizhen's thinking is still very advanced, and few people would think of using this method of borrowing grain - I had heard that the magistrate of Yu County had opened the granary to the people to lend grain, which should be due to his influence.
Ye Zhenzhen vaguely remembered that one of Wang Anshi's attempts at reform was the Green Crop Law, which allowed people to borrow grain from the government when they were in decline. This method was very good, but some people borrowed grain and were unable to repay it, and in the end, lives were lost.
This became one of the arguments used by the old party to criticize him.
Cui Weizhen cannot make the same mistake again.
After listening to her words, Cui Weizhen thought thoughtfully: "This is indeed a problem. I will petition your Majesty to reduce or reduce taxes this year. After the autumn harvest, we will use work as relief. The people will have surplus food and money, and they will be able to repay the rented corn."
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Work-for-relief is also a very advanced method, but... "Does the government have money to do projects?"
"I've been visiting the countryside these days and found that the water conservancy and irrigation in the counties and villages are very poor. People often fight for water sources. In some places, there are poor mountains and poor water, and the roads are blocked. It takes a long detour to get out of the village... These are all
This is a problem that the people urgently need to solve. Even if they don't have money, they still have to squeeze out money."
As he spoke, he paused and looked at her with a smile: "Besides, Zhen'er, aren't you the best at this matter of money?"
"Okay, you actually came up with my idea."
Ye Zhenzhen gave him a fake look, but thinking that she could help him, she felt sweet in her heart: "Don't worry, I can help you find a way to raise money when the time comes. I'm good at this."
Speaking of fundraising, she remembered the fund-raising party that Jin Yingxuan told her: "The Jin family will hold a fundraising banquet in a few days to raise money from the women and girls of the state capital to support the people. I have promised to attend.
Already."
For public purposes, Cui Weizhen is quite satisfied that someone is willing to reduce the burden on the government; for private matters, he is a little unhappy: "The Jin family wants to use you to show off."
When Mrs. Ning Guo's sign is revealed, ladies and ladies from Mingzhou Prefecture will flock to her. This kind of appeal is something they cannot achieve, and the donations raised in the end will definitely be huge.
As the organizers, the Jin family, especially the girl from the Jin family who put forward the idea, received the most praise.
Cui Weizhen was very unhappy that his wife was being used as a ladder for advancement.
Cui Weizhen was unhappy, but Ye Zhenzhen was amused. She rubbed his face with her hands and said with a smile: "Suffering is a blessing. Someone is willing to take over this matter. In the end, the beneficiaries are the people. I am just borrowing my reputation.
, what’s there to be depressed about? Is there anything in this world where you can take advantage of everything?”
It doesn't work to let the horse run without letting it eat grass. It's the best thing for the other party to ask for a name. It's just that everyone gets what they need and doesn't owe each other anything.
Cui Weizhen also understands this truth, but he is not happy because he is defending his shortcomings.
Ye Zhenzhen just thought he was cute and her smile never stopped.
In order to make him happy, Ye Zhenzhen went to the kitchen and made him a bowl of double-skinned fruit milk. The milk and almonds were mixed together and boiled to remove the fishy smell, then poured into her favorite jade cup and left to cool.
Then it was time to beat the egg whites, but this task required arm strength. Ye Zhenzhen was originally a strong farm girl. After several years of corruption in the landlord class life, she lost strength after beating egg whites for a while, and finally learned how to cook.
Mrs. Wu took over the job and helped her beat out the egg whites.
The egg white tastes better after being sifted. Ye Zhenzhen did not rely on others and carefully sifted it several times. The rest of the work was meticulous work. Ye Zhenzhen completed the remaining steps seriously and patiently. Double Skin Milk
Finally it was done.
Put the double-skinned milk into different jade cups, and then garnish it with different fruits according to everyone's preference. By this time, Ye Zhenzhen was already sweating profusely from exhaustion.
There is a sense of accomplishment in making it by hand, but I have to say that it is too tiring. Especially in June and July, it is too uncomfortable to go to the kitchen. After finishing it, the whole body is sweating and the smell is not very good.
Smells good.
The double-skinned milk was even more delicious after being chilled. Ye Zhenzhen asked someone to put it in the well to chill it. She went back and took a shower. When she came out, it was almost ready.
Cui Weizhen was doing homework with the children in the main courtyard. When he saw Ye Zhenzhen coming over with a food box, he raised his eyebrows: "Is this what you prepared?"
"Yes, this is called double-skinned milk. It tastes very good. Try it."
When Cui Zhiduan heard that there was something delicious, he immediately walked over from his sister, staring at the food box with his big bright eyes blinking. Even Cui Zhiming was no exception, his eyes were full of expectation——
My aunt makes the best food!
Ye Zhenzhen smiled softly, opened the food box, and took out the double-skinned milk in the jade cup one by one: "Mother's taste is light, so use this cup of sugar and banana double-skinned milk. Zhi Ming uses this cup."
Weizhen and Zhiduan both like the star fruit bowls to be sweeter. They have a lot of sugar and the peaches are the ripest. Just pick one."
The rest of the pomegranate bowl is hers.
Aunt Cui was the first to start. The soft and tender texture was very suitable for her taste. She couldn't help but admire that Cui Zhiduan and Cui Zhiming were more direct. Their mouths were not empty, and their eyes were narrowed in happiness.
Of course, Ye Zhenzhen was more concerned about Cui Weizhen, after all, this sweet was mainly to please him.
So she asked secretly: "Is it delicious? If you like it, I will make it for you tomorrow."
Cui Weizhen fed her a piece of peach: "I like it, but just let the cook do it. You don't have to work hard yourself."
Ye Zhenzhen nodded, feeling as sweet as a peach in her mouth.