As winter turns to spring, a year's plan begins with spring, when all things are revived and everything is waiting to be revitalized. The relatively young dynasty of the Song Dynasty finally ushered in the personal rule of its fourth emperor, Zhao Zhen.
At the beginning of the new year, everything is renewed.
Although there was no big deal at the end of this year because of Liu E's death, both the courtiers and the people were happy because the officials they were looking forward to finally began to take charge.
With the burial of Liu E, Zhao Zhen successfully took over the supreme power of the Song Dynasty. Every day, he was promoted to the Zizheng Palace to manage politics. This process did not feel abrupt at all. The emperor and his ministers communicated and criticized each other as if it were a matter of course.
Silky.
The courtiers report state affairs every day, and Zhao Zhenxin handles them at his fingertips. Over the years, he has long been accustomed to how Liu E handles political affairs. When Liu E came to court, he did not do all the big and small things behind the bead curtain, but also gave them to him.
Opportunities for practice.
Otherwise, the courtiers would not agree, and this would not be censoring the country but stealing power.
The political affairs in the court were handled so easily and quickly, and the imperial approval given by Zhao Zhen was so secure. The civil and military officials in the court were greatly pleased. While showing admiration on their faces, they also breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, Zhao Zhen has just taken charge of the government, so it is inevitable that he will not have enough control over the power in his hands. He will use too much force on small things and not enough on big things, which will lead to unnecessary troubles.
The current government affairs are the best proof of Zhao Zhen's ability.
But just when the courtiers were relieved, a soldier in public service uniform stumbled into the Zizheng Palace with the support of a chamberlain. The civil and military officials in the court looked at him in surprise.
The courtiers were not surprised by the appearance of the troops, but by the disaster on Shandong Road.
Any official who has been in the court for a period of time knows that the clothes on the servants represent where they came from. Although they have no feathers on their bodies, they have a big red apron wrapped around them. Such a uniform
It can only be a quick warning of disaster.
"Your Majesty, after the beginning of spring, there was a severe drought in Qingzhou, and there was a locust plague. Now there is no harvest, and the spring seedlings have been eaten up by locusts. The governor of the state, Fan Xi, ordered the officials to put grain in the warehouse, but it was a drop in the bucket. The people were panicked and were planning to flee to other states.
Mansion…”
For a time, the whole country was in an uproar. The most feared thing in spring was not drought but locust plague. Drought could be solved by all means, but once the locust plague gnawed the spring seedlings, it would directly affect the summer harvest.
More importantly, Shandong Road is a major grain grower. A lot of food in the Song Dynasty depends on Shandong Road. The drought in Qingzhou is not terrible. What is terrible is that the locust plague has spread to other state capitals, which will have a great impact on the entire Shandong Road.
Make an impact!
Even if the emergence of potatoes and sweet potatoes enhanced the Song Dynasty's ability to fight against natural disasters, it could not completely eliminate the impact. Wheat, millet, beans, rice, and millet were still the main foods grown in the Song Dynasty.
After all, people have become accustomed to the taste and planting methods of these foods, and potatoes and sweet potatoes have also begun to be planted in the land as auxiliary crops.
The current drought will not really starve too many people to death, because the imperial court has official fields in various places responsible for growing potatoes and sweet potatoes and storing them.
The only purpose of these fields is to grow potatoes and sweet potatoes. After harvesting, they are stored in the sun and dehydrated. Although the taste is not good, they are definitely edible. In the end, people will still starve to death.
The biggest loss right now is economic loss. The spring seedlings that have been planted in the land are destroyed, and this will inevitably affect the summer tax. If the locust plague cannot be controlled, the summer tax of the entire Hedong Road will be affected. This is the most important thing.
The most important thing.
"It was passed that Fan Xi had the authority to cull the locusts, and the nearby state government sent grain to Qingzhou to stabilize the people. He also ordered them to rectify the people's culling of the locusts. They must not disperse the people, let alone slack off and shirk the blame. The people assisted the government in culling the locusts, and the court also
There is a subsidy!”
Zhao Zhen knew that compared to the failure of the fields to harvest, the most terrifying thing was that the victims were fleeing in all directions. This would not only cause management chaos, but also do not have any effect on the prevention and control of locusts.
The people are left on their own land. Even if the spring seedlings are destroyed by locusts, they can still get back some agricultural work after the locust plague. At least the local people will not have any harvest after leaving their hometown.
It may seem that the imperial court may have spent a lot of money, but this will save far more money than if the people of Qingzhou became disaster victims.
The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were quite surprised by Zhao Zhen's series of measures. They really didn't expect that the young official was so thoughtful. He not only considered the impact of the drought and locust disaster on Qingzhou, but also had a long-term effect on stabilizing the people.
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After a series of measures, the people of Qingzhou will probably not lose much. The victims will still have food at home before they leave their hometown. As long as the relief food from other state capitals can arrive on time, the people will not panic.
In addition, the imperial court allocates funds to reward the people for culling locusts, and the people will not leave their state capitals. In this way, not only will the victims disappear, but even the autumn tax will not be affected.
Before Zhao Zhen finished speaking, he quietly glanced at Ye An, who was still dozing. Zhao Zhen cleared his throat and said: "Since it was a natural disaster, the imperial court naturally wanted to exempt Qingzhou from summer taxes. Zhongshu Province
It should be written that the Qingzhou Tax Supervisor exempts the Qingzhou summer tax to appease the people, and the Third Division removes the Qingzhou summer tax to prevent officials from collecting it by mistake."
Lu Yijian, who had not yet resigned as prime minister, immediately stepped forward: "I obey the decree!"
To deal with the disaster in Qingzhou simply and quickly, Zhao Zhen issued an edict and announced that the Empress Dowager would be given the posthumous title of "Zhuang Xian Mingsu". In the old system, there were two posthumous characters, but because Liu E came to the court to call the posthumous title, the specifications were different and four characters were added.
But the edict ended only when Chen Tong read out Zhao Zhen's edict to honor Concubine Li Chen as the Queen Mother, with the posthumous title "Zhuang Yi".
Pang Ji, the imperial censor in the palace, came out and said: "I will report to the officials and burn them with hanging curtains and rituals. Your Majesty is personally involved in everything, and you should distinguish between evil and good, and promote those who are close to you. You are willing to accept public opinions and do not order others to do anything."
Governing.”
The first half was naturally intended to allow Zhao Zhen to establish his imperial authority after his pro-government, while the second half was to advise Zhao Zhen to be cautious in employing people, but everyone could hear his dissatisfaction with Lu Yijian.
Who was in the ruling position in the Song Dynasty? If not him, Lu Yijian, who else was the prime minister!
Just when everyone was looking at Lu Yijian, Qian Weiyan, who had just returned to the capital to report on his duties, came out and said: "In the official family, since Xia and Shang Dynasty, father Zhao and son Mu are all qualified to sit. Each family has an emperor and a queen, and the etiquette is
This is the correct etiquette. There is no such thing as the same day and the same time in the previous generation."
Following Qian Weiyan's words, the whole court was astonished. When did Qian Weiyan dare to contradict the official family like this? Who didn't know that the official family was guilty of his biological mother Li Chenfei and was trying his best to make up for it...
Only Ye An suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Qian Weiyan, who was speaking righteously, and King Jing Zhao Yuanyan, who was still there. He didn't expect that these two people were also connected!
The clan and relatives are connected, which is bad news, but it also makes them dig their own graves deeper.
Sure enough, just as Ye An guessed, Zhao Zhen on the throne did not immediately run away, but looked at Qian Weiyan with deep meaning. At this time, Xia Song, who was a member of the Ministry of Etiquette, stepped forward and said: "Let's start.
In the official family, Empress Dowager Zhuang Mu worships the middle pot, which is different from Yidian's virtue. There is nothing wrong with the Zhenzhen ancestral temple's self-association with one emperor and one empress!"
"The Empress Dowager Zhuang Xian assisted in the administration for ten years. She was a nurturing saint. Demo and Demo merged with each other. She retreated to the Hou Temple without getting tired of the public. She was the mother of Hou Ji and dedicated a temple to offer sacrifices. It is called Zhen Palace. It is suitable to be outside the Ancestral Temple.
Don’t build a new temple to honor the God of the Second Empress. They live in the same temple but have different rooms. They are recommended and enjoyed every year, using the rituals of the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Don’t build a temple name and make it your own music to worship the world and enjoy it!”
Xia Song's proposal was immediately approved by the courtiers. After all, Liu E was the queen mother who raised Zhao Zhen for more than 20 years, and she also had the important task of supervising the country. How could the calm and stable government of the official family not be attributed to the queen mother?
The empress dowager should be given the honor both emotionally and rationally, and naturally she cannot lag behind Concubine Li Chen. Since the two empress dowagers are both equal, wouldn't it be a reflection of the official's benevolence to build a Zhenzong temple together?!
To the courtiers, Zhao Zhen had already ascended the throne, so treating Liu E harshly again would be unjustifiable, and it could also show the benevolence of an official, so why not?!