Su Tang hurried up to meet him and saw that Xie Boting's head was covered in sweat. She wiped the sweat for him and forced herself to go back to the house before asking him, "What did your father ask you to do? You can't see anyone all day long."
Xie Boting served tea and said, "The emperor has entrusted me with the task of building temporary accommodation for the refugees."
There are thousands of refugees, and the number is still increasing. They have no money and no roof to cover their heads. If they are allowed to stay in the city, there may be some trouble. They can only build residences outside the city and give porridge outside the city.
, leading the refugees out of the city will be good for both the people in the city and the refugees outside the city.
This matter is very important. Su Tang nodded and said, "How long will it take to practice?"
"Try to finish it within five days," Xie Boting said.
"It's so hot that many refugees have suffered from heatstroke."
Su Tang said, "I have prepared a lot of pills to treat heatstroke today. You can take them to the city gate tomorrow and distribute them to the refugees suffering from heatstroke."
After saying that, he told Ban Xia, "Let the big kitchen change the porridge to mung bean soup from tomorrow, and cook more and send it out."
Banxia agreed and went to send a message to the big kitchen.
Xie Boting went to take a bath, changed into a clean brocade robe, and came back to have dinner with Su Tang.
In the next two days, Xie Boting went out early and came back late, while Su Tang was busy preparing pills. There were many elderly and children suffering from heat stroke, so it was necessary to prepare some to be prepared.
Besides, when it comes to giving porridge outside the city, Yunjia, the wife of Prince Chengan, took the lead, and many ladies from aristocratic families followed suit. For the time being, the refugees did not have to worry about food.
However, this only solves the problem of food and accommodation for the refugees who fled to Beijing. In terms of the drought in the southwest, this is just the tip of the iceberg. If the problem of refugees in the southwest cannot be solved, there will be a steady stream of refugees coming to Beijing to seek life.
The drought in the southwest is more severe than in the past few years. The emperor wants to allocate food for disaster relief, but the imperial treasury has always been empty... It's not that this disaster relief fund cannot be provided, but the treasury cannot be empty to that extent.
There had to be a bottom line, and many ministers suggested that the emperor postpone the construction of the iron cavalry.
After all, there is no war at the border, and building iron cavalry is a huge burden, both in terms of formation and support. The national treasury has money, so it can just afford one or two iron cavalry, but the court is not that rich yet, and the money has to be spent
On the blade.
Those who opposed the establishment of the Iron Cavalry were either civil servants or generals who were jealous of the Iron Cavalry. Even Song Guogong, who had the right to form thousands of Iron Cavalry, did not forget to suppress the one in the hands of the old prince Xin. Song Guogong joined the party.
The emperor said, "If the imperial court really cannot afford two thousand-man cavalry, then we will reduce one."
Of course, the emperor is more loyal to the old prince. If he wants to reduce the iron cavalry in the hands of Song Guogong, Song Guogong will definitely not agree.
Old Prince Xin looked at Song Guogong and said, "The price of the iron cavalry I have has been negotiated with the Lu family. A war horse is fifty taels. Where is Song Guogong's iron cavalry?"
A war horse costs at least sixty or seventy taels, and this price stunned the generals.
Some generals questioned, "Fifty taels? How is this possible?"
The old prince Xin said, "Can this be a lie?"
The money for the iron cavalry would come from the treasury, and he said this in public. If the treasury didn't give the money, then he believed that the old prince would have to make up for it himself.
Song Guogong and the Li family also agreed on the price, seventy taels. If he can't win on price, then he will shoot himself in the foot. Song Guogong said, "Fifty taels? Then the old prince Xin bought it too expensive.
The price I negotiated with the Li family is forty-eight taels."
Old Prince Xin frowned.
The emperor was sitting on the dragon throne and was in a dilemma. He thought that the old prince Xin could beat Song Guogong in terms of price, but he didn't expect that Song Guogong negotiated a lower price, which made it difficult for him. This chapter has been completed!