Chapter fifty-eight: Half-holy town demon, the flood is getting worse
Bactrian Palace.
Within the main hall.
Hundreds of civil and military officials gathered together, each looking more solemn than the last.
The worst thing happened.
All the main waterways in Jiangning County were destroyed. Except for the grain and grass sent in the previous warning, it was difficult to transport the rest of the grain and grass inside.
All the plans previously conceived by the imperial court came to nothing.
The main road was destroyed, making it impossible for the army to transport food and grass.
In the main hall, Emperor Yongsheng looked silent.
The hall was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
At this moment, Emperor Yongsheng's voice sounded.
"The main road of Jiangning County has been destroyed. Do you have any good suggestions?"
He spoke out and asked the ministers.
However, the silence of the officials made it almost impossible for them to come up with a perfect plan for a while.
But after a while, the Minister of War still stood up.
"His Majesty."
"I believe that the destruction of Jiangning County's main road is really strange and needs to be investigated thoroughly."
He opened his mouth and told the story.
After the words fell, Emperor Yongsheng shook his head.
"I don't care about this right now."
"I want to know now how to transport grain and grass to Jiangning County."
Someone is doing things behind his back. How could Emperor Yongsheng not know about this? But what can he do if he knows?
Things have happened, and now we need to reduce the impact and solve the trouble, instead of worrying about who is behind it.
Hearing this, the Minister of the Ministry of War stepped back very wisely.
He has no problem with fighting, but if he is asked to think about people's livelihood, he can't think of anything for the time being.
The hall was quiet for a while.
Soon, Hu Yong, the Minister of Civil Affairs, spoke.
"His Majesty."
"The main road has been destroyed and the army cannot transport food. I suggest that the Daxia flying boats be launched to transport food and grass."
Hu Yong spoke up and proposed this plan.
As soon as the sound was heard, He Yan, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, immediately stopped it.
"No."
"The flying boat is our national weapon of Great Xia. Each time it is used, a large amount of spiritual crystals are required. It is unreasonable to use the heavy weapons of the dynasty to transport food. To transport ten thousand loads of food, the cost is more than one hundred thousand."
"Furthermore, this thing was used and transported to Jiangning County. Let's not talk about where to park it. If there are thieves who destroy the dragon boat."
"Wouldn't it cause a huge disaster?"
He Yan opened his mouth.
He rejected it directly.
There are two reasons. One is that the transportation cost is too high. If someone has to transport grain, one hundred tons of grain can be delivered to ten tons. Considering the steep terrain of Jiangning County and the impact of floods, it is no problem to deliver five tons.
But if you use Daxia dragon boats for transportation, 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. Only the dynasty can build dragon boats.
A dragon boat can carry 20,000 people and travel thousands of miles a day.
The Great Xia Dynasty only had thirteen dragon boats. At critical moments, these thirteen dragon boats could dispatch 260,000 cavalry to fight and overwhelm everything.
It is an important weapon of the country.
Building a dragon boat is an astronomical cost, and running the dragon boat requires extremely precious spiritual crystals. This thing is not currency, but a rare mineral that can only be mined underground, making it extremely rare.
To put it bluntly, use this thing once and less once.
Therefore, the cost of using dragon boats to provide disaster relief is too high, and we are worried that someone will damage the dragon boats.
The remarks made by the Minister of the Ministry of Finance are indeed correct.
It just sounds uncomfortable.
"He Shangshu, according to your meaning, do you mean that money is more valuable than people?"
"Using dragon boats consumes a lot of money. I can understand it, but do the people of Jiangning County just ignore it?"
A new voice sounded.
He is a Confucian official.
There were three types of officials in the Daxia Dynasty: one was the civil servants, namely the Six Ministries, etc., one was the censor, who was specially recommended, and the other was the Confucian officials.
Confucian ministers do not have any power, but they can go to heaven to listen. If the minister's words are not acceptable, they can express their own opinions.
If the minister has a problem, they can express their opinions.
Even if the emperor has a problem, they can speak out.
But the minister or the emperor must do something before they can say that it is not the turn of the Confucian ministers to take care of private life.
It was the censor's impeachment.
This is equivalent to dividing the power of the censor. The main reason is that the censor is sometimes afraid of offending others.
There are some 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 retaliate against you? The answer is obvious.
Confucian ministers are different. They are scholars, and they have a lot of talents all over the world. Sometimes even if they say something wrong or offend someone to death, they can just dismiss their official posts and go home to continue teaching.
Dare to touch these people? You will win if you don't fight your ancestors for eighteen generations.
Listen to what the Confucian officials say.
How can one say that his face does not change his color?
"The people are naturally important."
"But what the Minister of Civil Affairs said is unrealistic."
He Yan spoke, still firm in his thoughts.
Why?
Because he is the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, the treasury is in his hands, and he knows how much money there is, and he also knows in his heart what money should be spent and what should not be spent.
Disaster relief and rescuing people is a major matter. There is nothing to say about this. Not a penny of the previous allocations have been missing.
But now it costs more than ten times to provide disaster relief. Can the national treasury bear the burden?
What should you do if you encounter trouble in the future and have no money?
At that time, let me ask, why is there no money in the national treasury? Where has it gone?
If you don’t become a householder, you don’t know that firewood, rice, oil and salt are expensive.
Anyway, he didn't agree.
"alright."
At this time, Emperor Yongsheng spoke and stopped the situation from quarreling.
As an emperor, he also understands the difficulties faced by Hubu.
But the current situation is very simple. You can either make your own decision, or you can only think of ways to find a solution that everyone agrees with.
"What's Zhou Aiqing's opinion?"
Emperor Yongsheng threw the problem to the prime minister.
The latter slowly walked out.
"His Majesty."
"I believe that what the Minister of Civil Affairs said is correct."
"Dragon boats can be mobilized to transport food."
"However, what the Minister of the Ministry of Finance said is correct."
"The cost is too great 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."
"Secondly, it also tells the people of Jiangning that the imperial court will never sit idly by and stabilize people's hearts."
"The third visit is also to buy time for the court to come up with a better solution."
"As for the generals sent by the imperial court, some of them can be separated and walk along the trails to send some food and grass if they can. At least it can give the people hope."
"Most of the soldiers speed up and repair the main road."
"At the same time, His Majesty can also formulate a decree to allow all vendors in Jiangning County to sell rice at a low price, and the court will be responsible for the difference in price."
"And if anyone donates generously during the flood, the Ministry of Rites will customize a plaque and praise them vigorously, killing three birds with one stone."
"I wonder if your Majesty thinks this is okay?"
Zhou Shan spoke.
His thinking was very clear. Dragon boats must be dispatched, but there is no need to dispatch too many. Three ships are enough. The purpose of dispatching this is to stabilize people's hearts.
Let the soldiers take small roads to transport food. Although it is not much, there will be a steady flow of food coming in, which will further stabilize the people's morale.
As for the final vendor praise, it is also a means.
It has to be said that the prime minister is the prime minister.
All the civil and military officials in the court nodded and agreed with this statement. Of course, if you have to say it, this is not the best way.
But there is no other better suggestion at the moment.
"Your Majesty, I agree with what Prime Minister Zhou said."
"Your Majesty, I also agree with what Prime Minister Zhou said."
"Your Majesty, I all agree with what Prime Minister Zhou said."
All of a sudden, all the civil and military officials in the court spoke out and thought this method was good.
Emperor Yongsheng also agreed after pondering for a while.
"good."
"Zhou Aiqing can just draft the decree."
"However, we still need to pay attention to Jiangning County at all times. If something unexpected happens again, all dragon boats will be prepared for emergencies."
"No matter how much money is spent, I cannot ignore the safety of the people. When necessary, I will fully enter the national war stage, block everything, prevent terrorism and chaos, and focus on disaster relief."
In the main hall.
Although Emperor Yongsheng agreed with this idea.
But he also has his own ideas.
As long as any changes occur again, the safety of the people of Jiangning County must be kept at all costs, whether it is money or manpower, or at worst, it will directly enter a state of war, and the sacrifice will never be in vain.
Say this.
The expressions of the civil and military officials throughout the dynasty changed.
Because this is a signal, the emperor must provide disaster relief. Regardless of whether there is a conspiracy behind this incident, disaster relief must be given top priority.
Even if the national treasury is drained, we must provide disaster relief and save the people.
The underlying meaning is that if this matter is indeed a natural disaster, then there is nothing you can do and you will consider yourself unlucky.
But if there is something dirty behind this matter, everyone involved will be dead.
"Long live my emperor, long live me."
The next moment, an extremely loud voice sounded.
Everyone bowed deeply.
Emperor Yongsheng also stood up and left, retreating back to the palace.
On the way back to the palace, Liu Yan beside him spoke.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Wenjing is already waiting at the Yangxin Hall."
Liu Yan spoke up and informed Emperor Yongsheng.
"good."
Emperor Yongsheng replied with one word, and then quickened his pace.
After a while, they arrived at the Yangxin Hall.
"Mr. Wenjing."
Stepping into the Yangxin Hall, Emperor Yongsheng spoke directly, and his tone was very gentle to this quasi-half-saint.
"Your Majesty, Su Wenjing, has met with you."
Seeing Emperor Yongsheng, Su Wenjing calmly bowed.
"You're welcome, sir."
"I'm here to talk to you sir today about something important."
Emperor Yongsheng did not beat around the bush and spoke directly, while giving Liu Yan a look.
The latter immediately understood and asked the two eunuchs to close the door, leaving only Emperor Yongsheng and Su Wenjing.
"Is it about Jiangning County?"
Su Wenjing was also very direct and asked the latter.
"kindness."
Emperor Yongsheng nodded, and then spoke directly.
"All the main roads in Jiangning County have been destroyed. The spies came to report that this monster is a black dragon. It has great magical powers and comes and goes without a trace. I have sent ten strong Martial Kings, plus three great scholars, but they are unable to suppress this monster.
."
"However, this monster was obviously bewitched by others and destroyed the main road, but it did not destroy other small roads."
"There must be someone secretly trying to cause civil strife in my country. I don't worry about anything else right now. I'm just afraid that these trails will be destroyed."
"So I invited you here today because I hope you will go to Jiangning County to suppress the monsters and prevent the situation from getting serious again."
He opened his mouth and told the actual situation.
"I understand."
"I will deal with this matter, but monsters are easy to control, but I think it is difficult to appease the people."
Su Wen nodded.
He had a way to subdue the monster, but he didn't think that suppressing the monster would solve the problem.
After hearing this, Emperor Yongsheng also sighed deeply.
"I have decided to send another 100,000 troops to provide disaster relief, and use all dragon boats to transport food and provide 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 your Majesty sends another 100,000 troops and all the dragon boats, I am afraid that it will play into the hands of the enemy and something big will happen."
Su Wenjing reminded.
He believed that this flood disaster was not as simple as it appeared. It was very likely that someone was behind the scenes. Since someone was causing trouble, it was certain what the court would do.
If you really do what the other person wants, you may pay a huge price.
"I understand."
"But if we don't take the initiative to attack, countless people in Jiangning County will die innocently every hour."
"I will never allow people to starve to death during the Yongsheng years."
"Moreover, the Xuan Deng Division has already taken advantage of the situation. There are 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 an army of 100,000 to Jiangning County. At the critical moment, if there is no way out, we will kill the merchants and release the grain."
Emperor Yongsheng spoke, and his words were ruthless.
He had already prepared for the worst.
But as soon as these words came out, Su Wenjing immediately spoke.
"His Majesty."
"Killing merchants to release grain will cause greater trouble. In Jiangning County, merchants have connections with various aristocratic families."
"If they really kill businessmen to free up grain, 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 forces among the people, forming their own sects and deceiving the people. I am afraid that His Majesty's actions will be more to his liking.
."
Su Wenjing immediately stopped Emperor Yongsheng from having such thoughts.
Kill merchants to release food.
It's fun to say and good to do.
But when you do anything, you must consider the consequences. What are the consequences?
It's not that Emperor Yongsheng's position was unfair. What he values most and cares about most is reputation. This is his only weakness, but it has become an attack point for people in the dark.
After all, if you attack a businessman, you will attack a family, and if you attack this family, the impact will be extremely terrifying.
By then the trouble in Jiangning County will be resolved, but the other conflicts it will cause will definitely not be as simple as the flood.
"I understand everything you said."
"But things have come to this, I can only do this."
"The worst case scenario is to eliminate it completely."
"Leave no one behind."
Emperor Yongsheng spoke slowly, his tone was not fierce, but the calmness in his eyes exuded unparalleled domineering power.
At this moment, Su Wenjing fell silent.
yes.
The emperor in front of him is not a good person. How can the emperor be influenced by others?
If it were someone with a gentle personality, he might not dare to die together, but this emperor was different.
He climbed up from the mountain of corpses and bones.
Twelve years have also made many people inexplicably ignore the emperor's ferocity.
But Su Wenjing still sighed.
If this approach is successful, it will be fine, and it can solve the family's disaster in one fell swoop. However, countless emperors in the past dynasties have wanted to eradicate the family, but no one has been able to succeed.
Not even Taizu, who was born in civilian clothes, could solve this problem.
What's more, the emperor in front of me?
"The cause of Jiangning County's disaster lies in food."
"I am confident that the evil monster will be completely suppressed within three days."
"As for the matter of food and grass, I will think about it carefully when I go back this time, hoping to put an end to the chaos in Daxia."
Su Wenjing spoke.
He was not worried about monsters, but about food and grass.
It can actually solve the food problem and it can indeed perfectly solve the flood disaster.
The suppression of monsters means that they will no longer cause trouble, the rivers will be stable, and the worst possible outcome will be rebuilding their homes.
As long as the people can have enough to eat, the imperial court allocates funds, and the whole country donates, and with the unity of all people, Jiangning County will be prosperous and prosperous again in just three years.
But if the food problem cannot be solved.
The people had no land to live in and no food in their bellies, which triggered civil unrest. At that time, rumors spread everywhere, and some traitors would inevitably come out and point all their fingers at the Emperor of Great Xia.
When the national destiny is damaged and people's sentiments change, people in other places will inevitably be affected.
Therefore, food is a top priority.
"good."
"Thank you sir."
"If you, sir, can solve this problem for me, I am willing to repair the statue for you and use the whole country to help you become a saint."
Emperor Yongsheng said in a sincere tone.
However, this statement contains two meanings.
Repairing the holy statue, using the whole country's efforts to help it become a saint, and becoming a saint in Daxia means that both parties are tied together, and it can solve this important matter. It can be said that it is a double win with one stone.
"Your Majesty's words are serious."
"Confucian scholars should worry about the common people in the world."
Su Wenjing did not appear too excited. Rather than repairing the holy statue, he wanted to resolve this matter more.
Because if we don't do it right, we will really starve to death for thousands of miles, and there will be countless casualties.
soon.
Su Wenjing left.
And looking at Su Wenjing leaving.
The gentle face of Emperor Yongsheng regained his composure once again.
"Liu Yan."
A quarter of an hour later, he spoke.
"My slave is here."
Liu Yan immediately walked up and lowered his head.
"Have you ever explored the rice merchant's granary in Jiangning County?"
Emperor Yongsheng asked.
"Go back to Your Majesty and make a rough investigation. If all the rice merchants' granaries are opened, it will be enough to support half of the people in Jiangning County for three months."
The latter answers and informs the other party.
"good."
"It's all business as usual."
"Tell Ye Yihou that at the critical moment, as soon as my golden order arrives, I will kill the merchants and release the grain."
Emperor Yongsheng spoke.
The voice was cold and ruthless.
He had already prepared for the worst.
It's really urgent.
Then kill all those who hoard food and sell it at high prices.
In a disaster situation, if anyone dares to act recklessly, he doesn't care about his reputation.
willing to give up.
If you don't give up, how can you gain anything?
This is where the emperor's courage lies, and hesitation is the biggest failure.
Even if it does cause bigger trouble, it is still better than just sitting around and waiting to die.
"This slave obeys your order."
Liu Yan spoke up.
"besides."
"Urge the Xuan Deng Division to thoroughly investigate for me who is behind this. If we can't find out within three months, there will be no need for the Xuan Deng Division."
Emperor Yongsheng continued to speak.
Issue another decree.
Then, he returned to Jade Case.
His expression was extremely heavy.
At this moment, he was looking forward to it, hoping that a capable minister would step forward and solve the food and grass problem.
No need to be too troublesome.
It only takes three months for the court to delay.
No.
Even a month will do.
Not to mention eating rice, you can accept anything to eat.
He was just afraid that he wouldn't have anything to eat.
After all, I can't stop someone with a bad intention from doing something secretly.
It's a pity that no one in the civil and military dynasties can come up with a good strategy, forcing himself to prepare a back-up plan.
And at the same time.
It's almost noon.
Daxia Academy.
In Wang Fugui's room.
Gu Jinnian's voice could not help but sound slowly.
"You mean."
"Can the rice merchants in Jiangning County have enough grain to feed half of the people for three months?"
Inside the room.
Gu Jinnian was a little surprised.
It was lunch break now, and he came to see Wang Fugui about something about the rice merchants in Jiangning County.
Others don't know this kind of thing, but Wang Fugui must know it.
The Wang family in Suzhou has a wide range of businesses and also sells rice, so naturally they know more.
"That's for sure."
"Jianning County itself is a land of fish and rice. This is still a conservative estimate, and it is all high-quality rice. If we take out some old rice, not to mention half of the people, even if all the people in Jiangning County gather together, they can eat it.
Three months.”
"Besides, there are still two months until the autumn harvest, and floods have occurred in Jiangning County. But if we survive the two months by harvesting rice and save a little bit, we can start harvesting directly. It won't 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 are looking for profits. This time Jiangning County rice merchants will definitely take the opportunity to make a fortune and raise the price of rice. Several rice merchants may even have joined forces. If nothing happens, these rice merchants will stop supplying rice today or tomorrow."
"They are only interested in profit and exploit every opportunity. As soon as there is news that the main road transporting grain has been destroyed, they will stop 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 problem, the government will have to acquiesce to these rice merchants.
Sold at a high price.”
"This method is very common, and all the big businessmen have connections behind them, and they are not afraid of the court at all. If it really makes a big fuss, throw a few out to take the blame, and send them to the frontiers to support them to death, or at worst, 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 said to be crystal clear.
But is it really okay to scold yourself like this?
"Understood."
After learning the news, Gu Jinnian felt a little heavy.
He originally thought that Jiangning County was extremely rich in food and could last for a year and a half.
Unexpectedly, I could only last for half a year.
Counting the old rice, it can take up to half a year. As for the autumn harvest, Gu Jinnian didn't think much about it. Let's not talk about the local conditions. Even if the autumn harvest can be achieved, the overall process will take a lot of time and it is easy to make mistakes.
"I still think it's too simple."
Gu Jinnian couldn't help but sigh.
His original plan was to quell the flood in Jiangning County.
Now it seems that we still need to rely on the power of the imperial court.
Merely relying on tactics can only delay time but cannot fundamentally solve the problem.
It was at this time.
Wang Fugui's voice sounded again.
"Brother Gu."
"You will be the master tomorrow. Have you thought about what to say?"
Wang Fugui opened his mouth and asked Gu Jinnian.
"I've thought about it."
Gu Jinnian nodded.
"What is it?"
Wang Fugui immediately asked, acting very urgently.
"We'll know tomorrow."
Gu Jinnian did not inform.
Su Wenjing is the boss, so it's impossible for him to go to class honestly.
Teach people to read?
Simply unnecessary.
First, if you teach advanced things, can they understand it?
Let’s talk about the unity of knowledge and action. I guess I have to ask myself, Master Gu, is it the unity of knowledge and action?
If you teach some ordinary things, people will think that this is it? That’s it?
Secondly, controversy. No matter what you teach, good or bad, it will cause controversy.
Why? Because there is no reputation.
The Eternal Article has indeed brought me fame, but age has also become a flaw. If I were sixty or seventy years old and wrote an Eternal Article, it would be what I said, and no one would dare to refute it.
But for being so young and writing an eternal article, some people admire me, but that's just admiration. But what is the attitude of most of my peers?
That is denial.
Yes, I just don’t recognize it.
You will try your best to find loopholes. For example, did you find someone to write this article? Or maybe your article was created accidentally and is not your real strength.
To be even more extreme, let me say it directly: I didn’t see the vision, and I don’t recognize it.
There are definitely many such people.
In the final analysis, this sentence is applicable to any place where there are people.
It's difficult to get others to recognize your excellence.
It's easy to want others to pity you.
The world is like this, they can pity a poor person, and they don't even care that the poor person was lazy, gambled and stole money when he was young.
But they are absolutely unwilling to admit that a person is excellent, especially a peer, or even one who is younger than themselves.
To ask them to admit it is no less than killing them.
Therefore, it is impossible for Gu Jinnian to teach them to read.
Tomorrow is over, just one sentence.
"Open the third chapter of the plain text, review it individually, and write an article of no less than 800 words when you get home."
get out of class is over.
"Brother Gu, we won't have more than this number of people going to the church tomorrow. You have to prepare your lessons well."
Wang Fugui kindly reminded me.
But these words made Gu Jinnian keenly aware of something.
"Brother Wang, what do you mean?"
Gu Jinnian asked curiously.
"It's nothing."
"Brother Gu, your article has been passed down through the ages. Some people praise it and some don't believe it. I will go to the church tomorrow and you will be my master. The news has spread."
"If nothing else happens, students from the other two classes will probably come to the church to see how you teach."
"It is said that students from the previous class will come here, and some Confucian students from other academies in Kyoto will also come here, just to see how you teach others."
Wang Fugui spoke up and told Gu Jinnian about this.
"all come?"
Gu Jinnian frowned slightly.
"Well, I guess they are all prepared, so I will give you a lecture tomorrow. Brother Gu, please be careful what you say, and don't let them catch you. There is a group of people who are very hostile to you and are just waiting for you to make mistakes."
Wang Fugui was very thoughtful and he had some rough guesses, so he kindly reminded Gu Jinnian of this.
"Understood."
Gu Jinnian nodded.
As expected, what you said came from what you said.
"Then we need to think about it carefully."
Gu Jinnian thought to himself.
If they came here to study or 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 cause trouble.
Wang Fugui likes to speak tactfully, but he feels that there are some problems. There is probably a lot of gossip outside.
You have to prepare well.
"Okay, brother Yu, go out for a walk. If you have anything to do, wait until I come back to tell you."
After getting the information, Gu Jinnian stood up and left, not planning to stay any longer.
"Okay, Brother Gu, walk slowly."
Wang Fugui shouted.
in this way.
Gu Jinnian walked out of his residence without any purpose. He just wanted to walk alone and relax.
Just as I was walking, a familiar figure appeared.
It's Jiang Yezhou.
However, Jiang Yezhou not far away had his trousers covered with yellow mud and some weeds on his body, which made Gu Jinnian curious.
"Brother Jiang."
Gu Jinnian shouted.
Jiang Yezhou, who was walking towards his residence, couldn't help but raise his head.
Look at Gu Jinnian.
"Brother Gu."
Hearing Gu Jinnian's voice, Jiang Yezhou couldn't help but be slightly surprised, then put on a gentle smile and walked slowly over.
"Brother Jiang, where have you gone? Why are you covered in mud?"
Gu Jinnian spoke, somewhat 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 harvest together."
"That's why Brother Gu laughed at how dirty it was."
Jiang Yezhou smiled slightly and told the reason.
"Brother Jiang is indeed a sweetheart."
Gu Jinnian really didn't know how to answer. The dignified son of Ye Yihou had never thought of planting rice and farming.
Gu Jinnian can understand this. He is a man of good temperament, but in the circle of powerful people, he is an outlier.
"Brother Gu, it's a joke."
"I have nothing to do."
"Brother Gu, I will teach you tomorrow. Brother Yu is looking forward to it."
"Those who can write articles for the ages will benefit from tomorrow's lessons for life."
Jiang Yezhou smiled and said.
"Want to know what we're going to talk about tomorrow?"
Listening to the other party's compliments, Gu Jinnian smiled slightly.
"think."
Jiang Yezhou nodded.
He really expected that unlike others, he admired Gu Jinnian's eternal works, especially the song "Ten Years to Sharpen a Sword," which spoke to his heart.
"Then keep thinking."
Gu Jinnian smiled and patted Jiang Yezhou on the shoulder.
For a moment, the latter was stunned.
Then he smiled bitterly.
"Brother Gu is really funny."
Seeing that the other party had no resentment, Gu Jinnian was a little surprised, but he still had a good impression of Jiang Yezhou and Gu Jinnian.
Just at this moment, a voice sounded.
"You two gentlemen, give way and be careful."
The voice sounded.
Soon several carriages appeared. On top of the carriages were large wooden barrels, which gave off a greasy smell.
The leaders were two big men, looking anxious.
This is bad water.
Gu Jinnian stepped back and let the carriage move forward.
At the same time, he couldn't help but frown.
"Just transporting this sour water requires four carriages. Are there so many people in Daxia Academy?"
He opened his mouth and couldn't help but complain.
"There are indeed not many people, but we can't afford to waste it. Those who can enter the Great Xia Academy are all powerful people from aristocratic families. Eating two bites of a plate of food is enough to make a fortune. My foolish brother previously proposed to the great scholar in the academy to pack these meals and send them to the people under the mountain. People eat it.”
"I was just lectured by the great scholar, so I stopped thinking about it."
Jiang Yezhou smiled bitterly.
"What did I teach you?"
Gu Jinnian was slightly curious.
"It is a pity to waste food, but if it is transported to the bottom of the mountain, who will be responsible if there is any problem with the food? Furthermore, these dishes are all top-quality. Giving food at first can win the hearts of the people, but if you don't give it one day, you will Cause trouble."
"The grace of rising rice is the hatred of fighting rice."
Jiang Yezhou spoke out.
Gu Jinnian nodded. What this great scholar said was absolutely right. It is good to have a kind heart, but you must also consider the consequences.
"Brother Gu, silly brother, go back and clean things up first. I hope Brother Gu will forgive you."
"Okay, Brother Jiang, walk slowly."
Gu Jinnian waved and walked directly down the mountain without thinking too much.
Walked for an hour.
Sure enough, Gu Jinnian saw many people cutting wheat.
There are fertile fields in Daxia Academy, which were opened up by the dean of the previous generation in order to make a living for some people nearby.
It can also be regarded as a good deed.
After all, Daxia Academy is too big, and some places are just a waste. The previous generation of deans were not pedantic either.
Nowadays, there are hundreds of acres of fertile farmland. At first glance, it looks yellow, which is inexplicably pleasing to the eye.
"Speed up the speed, finish cutting early and go home early."
At this moment, an old man shouted to dozens of strong men in the field with a loud voice.
Gu Jinnian looked away.
Then a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.
This surprise is not because of the old man.
But it was because there was a sign erected next to the old man.
"Recruiting."
"Fifty coins a day."
Seeing this sign, a plan instantly emerged 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.
"Hi... Young Master, what are you doing?"
The old man subconsciously answered Zhao, but after seeing Gu Jinnian, his voice suddenly became softer and his eyes were full of doubts.
"Old man, I have no other intentions. I know many strong men who can come and harvest the wheat fields."
"But the work efficiency won't be too high. You can accept thirty cash a day, and you don't have to pack meals. You can prepare them yourself. Do you think it's okay?"
When Gu Jinnian spoke, he didn't speak very clearly, just vaguely.
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'll be fine."
The old man agreed directly.
Fifty cents a day is not much in itself, but now it has been reduced to thirty cents, and there is no need to include rice. This is simply a waste of money.
"Okay, I'll bring people over tomorrow at Mao hour. If you want some silver, you can pay me. By the way, how many people do you need here?"
Gu Jinnian spoke.
He was still thinking about how to teach the class before, but now the topic is here, right?
Remember the bitter and think of the sweet.
It is in line with the main theme and can also make a fortune, which is safe.
"As much or as little as you like."
The old man smiled.
To harvest all the 100 acres of fertile land, it would take at least forty or fifty strong men to harvest in less than half a month.
Now is the late rice harvest season. If you cut it early, you can sell it early. This is mainly a matter for Jiangning County. Now everyone knows that floods are coming and food is in short supply.
Although Daxia Kyoto is not a coastal area, it is not far from the sea and is separated by a county.
Several nearby coastal counties are a bit panicked, and they are all stockpiling grain. As a result, the price of grain is easy to sell. Naturally, they hope to finish harvesting as soon as possible and take advantage of the increase in market prices to make money quickly.
"OK."
"See you tomorrow."
Gu Jinnian smiled.
Then leave.
The old man was a little confused, but in the end he didn't say anything.
"Three thousand coins for one hundred people, six thousand coins for two hundred people, and nine thousand coins for three hundred people."
"You can still make a hundred taels in one trip."
"My little head is so damn smart."
Gu Jinnian was in a very happy mood.
But just at this moment.
Daxia Academy suddenly fell into darkness.
Then a beam of light soared into the sky, shooting away from Daxia Academy and speeding towards Jiangning County.
"I am Su Wenjing, and I am ordered to kill the demon today."
A loud sound exploded.
It spread throughout the Daxia Dynasty.
This is the power of a quasi-half-saint.
Attract celestial phenomena.
The blessing of national destiny and destiny shocked the world.
The holy light reaches the sky.
The speed was incredibly fast, and after three breaths, they arrived at Jiangning County.
At this moment, Haoran's righteous energy turned into a divine sword and struck towards the river.
"Roar."
A terrifying roar sounded.
In an instant, a river of blood appeared.
A thousand-foot black dragon rolled in the river, causing hundreds of feet of waves to destroy farmland and houses.
Finally, he was submerged in the river, not knowing whether he would live or die.
Jiangning County has also completely returned to peace.
The wind and rain stopped.
The river gradually recedes.
However, Jiangning County was already devastated, and there were no people near the river.
As early as a few days ago, they started to flee.
Jiangning County Government.
As the dark clouds dissipate.
The county governor Zhang Yang did not show any joy, instead he looked solemn.
Because the scourge of monsters has been solved.
The next refugees were what frightened him the most.
"Lord Sheriff."
"The spies came to report that there are countless refugees around the city. Today alone, another 400,000 refugees have arrived outside the city."
"Moreover, Master Liu has checked and found that the granary in the mansion can only last for one month at most. If there are more refugees, it will be troublesome."
"Master Liu hopes to set up a defensive line to block the refugees from moving forward and guide the refugees to other prefectures to reduce the pressure on our government."
A figure appeared, it was a civil servant. He lowered his head and informed the county governor Zhang Yang about this.
"No defensive lines can be established."
"Four more disaster relief sites will be set up, but one meal will be reduced."
"Wait until the food arrives from the court, then resume two meals."
Zhang Yang spoke up.
After a moment, he took a deep breath and looked at the latter.
"What do the rice shops in the city say?"
he asked.
"Returning to your lord, the four rice shops all said they have no rice to sell. They are helpless and... still hope to buy some grain from you to offset the disaster."
The latter spoke out.
Zhang Yang's face instantly became extremely ugly.
"What the hell are these damn guys doing?"
"I just want to take this opportunity to force me to indulge in food prices and ignore them."
"tell them."
"Whoever sells rice at a high price will be killed tomorrow."
Zhang Yang suppressed his voice, his eyes filled with anger.
"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.
"Sir, there is not much official food left, and the people in the city are even more panicked."
"This group of profiteers are just waiting for the grain bins to run out. If we crack down on grain prices now, it would not be a bad thing for them."
"After all, money and silver are external possessions. Now we must let these rice merchants sell grain and share the pressure of the government."
"During this period, we will reduce all disaster relief expenditures and wait for the court's grain and rice to arrive, and the pressure will naturally gradually decrease."
"My lord, please don't act out of anger."
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 today?"
"Thirty taels of silver and one stone."
"It's five times as high as before."
"If we do nothing, the price of rice will at least double again within ten days."
Zhang Yang looked ashen.
Thirty taels equals three thousand coins. Although Jiangning County is considered a prosperous place, the people's monthly income is only about ten taels.
And one stone of rice weighs one hundred and twenty kilograms. For a family of five, if you eat sparingly, you can last for two months at most.
This is still under prohibition.
If there was no government suppression, it would be possible to sell for sixty taels.
Who can afford this?
"grown ups."
"Just now, my subordinates quietly left the house. A large number of refugees have arrived within two hundred miles nearby, and many refugees are already eating tree bark."
"My subordinates estimate that the number of refugees in Jiangning Prefecture may increase more than tenfold within three days at most."
"When the refugees gather, my subordinates may not be able to last even three days if the government has enough food."
"When the time comes, once a civil uprising occurs, your Excellency will inevitably be impeached by the Confucian officials in the court."
"Besides, this piece of silver is a dead thing after all."
The latter spoke.
Tell a message.
For an instant, Zhang Yang fell silent.
It takes about half a stick of incense.
A feeble sound 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."
"I will submit a memorial to the court again and make sure to transport the grain as soon as possible."
The voice sounded.
Totally helpless.
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[The treacherous ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, how do you expect me to be the emperor for eternity]
This is written by a book friend of the previous book Da Wei. At first, he was a negative fan, saying that I was slow to update. Later, he rewarded an alliance leader just to troll me.
Then in order to prove that writing a book is not difficult, I wrote a book myself. Now I am watching his updates every day. He said that it will explode when it is published.
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