For now, the court halls in the capital are filled with two depressing atmospheres: one large and one small.
The big one is the cloud of locust plague, the small one is the invasion of fusang.
Maybe someone has said, why is the terrible war ranked second to ant-like insects?
This point of view is based on true knowledge and insights, and is not just nonsense.
Great Confucians all believe that the result of foreign invasion is nothing more than the plundering of some resources, but if all agricultural harvests are lost, it will directly shake the foundation of the country.
Which of the two is more important is completely clear at a glance.
Of course, the imperial navy must also work hard to block the invading Fuso Army along the coast. If they successfully land and invade the hinterland, it will not be as simple as the resources being plundered.
The first priority right now is to provide disaster relief and help the people. Only by doing a good job of internal security can we better deal with external affairs.
At the mention of disaster relief, the Minister of Hubu could not help but frown.
Now we don’t have enough food, and we don’t have much money. How do you think this family should be run?
If all the wartime grain reserves had not been allocated to Mobei, we would not be facing such embarrassment now.
Otherwise, go find Qi Jing and get some back?
Just kidding, this is the emperor's order, Jun Wu is joking, how can he say this?
Now it seems that we can only think of other solutions.
However, at this critical moment, the two fools Qi Yu stood up openly. It was really a desperate situation with no way out, but a bright future and a bright future!
At this time, Shangshu Hube was indeed very happy, but he did not dare to show it.
He looked like he was almost suffering from high blood pressure.
oh?
Why do you have to endure it?
Nothing else, mainly because the Sacred Heart is displeased.
In order to avoid the recurrence of the incident like Gong Yang Yucheng being accused of being an idiot, Lao Shangshu carefully observed the situation and carefully considered it, but when he saw that the momentum was not right, he chose to shut up immediately.
So, why was the emperor unhappy?
It’s not just because of the ‘Edict of Sin’ caused by this locust plague.
The so-called sinner's edict refers to the self-examination or self-recrimination document publicly announced by the emperor when there are problems in the court, the country suffers natural disasters, and the political power is in crisis.
In layman's terms, the emperor, who is the most powerful emperor, has to make a written self-examination to the people all over the world. This is what the edict says: I suffered this disaster because of my lack of morality. I will always think about the locust fault and I will blame this person.
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From this, it is not difficult to see that this method of self-examination is an act of self-destruction, which is undoubtedly a psychological nuclear bomb-level blow to Konami, who cherishes feathers extremely much.
This metaphor is indeed not an exaggeration.
As far as the emperor himself is concerned, the good reputation of flawless jade has become his first political pursuit at the moment, and he spares no effort to achieve this goal.
If you don’t have a good reputation, how can you be enshrined in Mount Tai? If you are not enshrined in Mount Tai, how can you compare with the ancient wise kings of Qin Emperor and Han Wu?
It's great now, but you have to issue an edict to embarrass me. Do you think this is evil or disgusting?
Literally speaking, you claim to have lost your moral integrity, how can you still have the nerve to talk about Zen?
Even if we say it again, it will take at least two or three years. If this wave of public opinion continues, the negative impact will always exist.
Forcibly enshrine Zen?
Absolutely not!
Doing that will not only be criticized by the world's literati, but will also be recorded in the annals of history by stern historians, and ultimately become the laughing stock of future generations.
You should never do something like this.
Seeing that the emperor was depressed and entangled, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue quickly comforted him and said: "Your Majesty, the reason why Mingjun is called Ming is not only because of their outstanding political achievements, but also because of their ability to consciously self-examine.
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The emperor was startled when he heard this and asked: "How do you say this?"
The old minister said: "For example, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che, he is the most recognized moral emperor in Chinese history. However, an outstanding emperor like him also once made the "Luntai Edict" to demean himself. Tang Dynasty
Not to mention Li Shimin. According to the records of "The Complete Works of Taizong", Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty issued a total of twenty-eight edicts to sin against oneself. It can be seen that the true wise king does not lie in whether he sins against himself or not, but in whether he is aware of it.
Examine yourself to see if you know your mistakes and can correct them."
What?
Li Er issued twenty-eight edicts on sin?
Haha, it seems to be true!
If we compare like this, I seem to be slightly better than him.
After this enlightenment, the emperor became happy again.
Seeing that Emperor Sheng's face turned gloomy, the Minister of Household Affairs quickly took the opportunity to talk about disaster relief. However, after talking about it, he could not avoid a core topic in the end.
That is, how much food will Nanyang Qiyu produce?
There is currently no answer to this question.
Not to mention them, even Qi Yu himself couldn't predict it.
At present, the raging locust plague is still in the stage of development and growth. Only when it reaches its peak and turns from prosperity to decline can a relatively correct assessment be made.
The reason is not complicated. The more people affected by the disaster, the more food will be produced, and vice versa.
The "little" here means that relatively speaking, judging from the current disaster damage assessment, it has reached a shocking level.
The amount of relief food corresponding to the loss has also evolved into an astronomical figure.
Yu Hai turned the abacus in his hand and made calculations in his mind, and finally came to this conclusion.
"What? You actually need so much food?"
"Sir, this is already a very conservative calculation..."
Hearing this, Qi Yu couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
After being surprised, he couldn't help but sigh.
While sighing, he suddenly felt that he had done a lot of right things to prepare for a rainy day after taking office in Qiongzhou.
One of the most correct things is that he spared no expense in bringing back high-yield grains from South America. Otherwise, there would most likely be a tragic scene of people starving to death.
In addition, it did two things right.
The first thing is that he spared no effort to promote the new grain on a large scale, and finally, he was able to stock up his warehouse with grain within a few years.
The second thing is that I did not waste the stored food, but actually prepared it for emergencies.
When Liu Jincheng reported on his work, he also shouted that he wanted to sell some grain to improve Luzon's finances, and later criticized himself harshly. Looking at it now, it is fortunate that he did not agree to him at the time, otherwise, he would probably regret it now.
When I was really feeling sad, I suddenly heard that a government official came to report.
"Lord Qi, an edict from the Emperor has arrived!"
"Oh? Where is this edict now?"
The yamen servant hurriedly replied: "The envoy is currently resting in the post, waiting for your summons."
Qi Yu asked again: "Then, what kind of messenger is he?"
The officer said: "The person who came here claims to be an internal guard."
Inside guard?
How did these people come to do the work of preaching?
Qi Yu and Yu Hai looked at each other after hearing this, and then walked towards the lobby one after another.