Chapter 622 Emperor Chongping: People say that once I was bitten by a snake, it would last ten years
Jinyang Princess Mansion
As we enter the fifth month of the lunar calendar, the sun is shining brightly and the heat is gradually rising. The weather is getting hotter and hotter. From time to time, the chirping of cicadas can be heard on the plane trees in the garden of the princess's residence.
In the attic, on the second floor, Jia Heng and Princess Jinyang were playing chess across a chessboard, with ice cubes placed in all directions to cool down the heat.
The eldest princess of Jinyang wore a long vermilion dress. Under her curved eyebrows, her beautiful eyes were shining with more and more charm. She put down a chess piece and asked softly: "Ziyu, how are you sure that Song County has gold?"
mine?"
But a few days ago, Jia Heng sent people from the Jinyi Mansion and the Ministry of Internal Affairs to Song County to survey the gold mine. This was a mineral and snow area with rich reserves in the previous life. According to news reports in the previous life, the reserve reached 30 tons.
Jia Heng stared at the beauty opposite, chuckled, and said warmly: "I said I found a treasure map, do you believe it?"
The distribution areas of domestic mineral resources are recorded in middle school geography books. The middle school age should be the pinnacle of a person's knowledge. He knows astronomy at the top and geography at the bottom.
"My letter." The eldest princess of Jinyang said with her beautiful eyes shining like water under her beautiful eyebrows, and she looked quietly at the young man opposite.
Jia Heng: "."
"From now on, I will believe whatever you say." Princess Jinyang said softly with soft eyes.
This period of time was the most enjoyable time for her. She didn't have to worry about anything. She accompanied him to visit the spring scenery every day and listened to his stories in the evening.
Jia Heng nodded and suppressed the chaotic thoughts in his heart.
He doesn't seem to have deceived Jinyang, so hiding it doesn't count as cheating.
He picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
"I wrote a memorial to the capital the day before yesterday, and I think I should be arriving in the capital by now." Princess Jinyang chuckled and said, "I guess the emperor is still confused. I just allocated one million taels to you, and you turned around and sent it again.
A big gold mine."
Jia Heng said: "This gold mine cannot be mined at once, but fortunately, the water flows slowly, and it can be mined for ten or twenty years, and nothing will happen."
Gold mines need to be smelted, and the cost is too high. Even if gold mines are found, they cannot be used, but this gold mine in Song County is relatively easy to mine.
"However, although gold is good, it cannot be eaten or drunk. It is of little significance to ordinary people. It is not as good as sweet potatoes. I did not expect that sweet potatoes have been cultivated in the local area for more than ten years. The local government was not aware of it and did not report it to the court.
"Report."
Just the day before yesterday, Jinyi Mansion in Fujian reported through flying pigeons that they finally found the sweet potatoes assigned by Jinyi Mansion. At this moment, they are heading to Henan with the relevant farmers and several carts of sweet potato cubes for transplanting.
In fact, sweet potatoes were introduced to Yunnan, Fujian, Guangdong and other provinces during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty in Jia Heng’s previous life.
"Are those sweet potatoes really so productive?" Princess Jinyang asked again.
"An acre of tens of stones can be worth ten times the amount of rice. If it is widely planted, the number of people who can survive will be very high. Especially now that the north is in a drought, it will be even more difficult for the court this year. The extravagant wealth will only be able to save for a while."
Jia Heng said.
Once sweet potatoes are found and planted on a large scale, the problem of livelihood difficulties will at least be initially solved and famine can be curbed.
It will probably not be a problem to create a "Sweet Potato Boom" in the future, and if the people's food problem is temporarily solved, then the chance of internal chaos in Chen Han that will sweep the entire territory will be greatly reduced.
In the late Ming Dynasty in my previous life, it was not that there were no sweet potatoes, but that they were not promoted, and they ended up making wedding clothes for the Manchus.
The eldest princess of Jinyang said in surprise: "I don't know which book you read it from, but when he comes over with sweet potatoes, I will eat one to see if it is as sweet as you said."
Jia Heng chuckled and said, "You can't eat it. Those are seeds. If you want to eat the seeds." As he said this, he felt a little dirty and couldn't say much.
He felt that he must have drank too much recently, and there were three different flavors.
The eldest princess of Jinyang listened, her jade face slightly startled, her beautiful eyes flowing, she glanced at the young man opposite her with a half-smile, and she suddenly felt enlightened.
After all, as we get along more and more, she knows what the young man across from her wants to say just now. He has been sowing seeds in her these days.
The beauty chuckled and whispered: "It is better to plant the seeds and blossom and bear fruit."
It’s better, it’s not good to eat it all the time.”
Jia Heng: ""
He quickly picked up the tea cup and thought to himself, you are not always like that, talking about beauty. Just as the two of them were talking.
At this moment, I heard footsteps coming from the attic stairs, and he said with a smile: "Brother Heng."
A girl wearing a gold-red background, a pink-purple gold-embroidered peony collared coat, and a pink-purple skirt walked around the screen and came quickly, with a smile on her red, apple-shaped face.
It is Xiangyun.
Jia Heng put down the teacup in his hand, looked at Xiangyun, and asked, "Sister Yun, why didn't you go play with your third sister?"
Xiangyun smiled sweetly and said, "Sister Three and Sister Xianning are learning archery at the primary school. I'm tired now, so I want to go play with Brother Heng. Unfortunately, Brother Heng is busy with official duties every day."
As the girl spoke, her expression and tone were quite coquettish.
Jia Heng said: "I have been very busy recently. I will take a break during the Dragon Boat Festival in a few days and take you to go shopping." The eldest princess of Jinyang turned to Xiangyun and smiled: "I heard Xianning say
, you are quite talented in archery, you can even draw a small five-bow bow."
Jia Heng smiled and said: "Sister Yun is also from the Wu Xun family. She has a talent for learning these things, and she looks stronger."
Xiangyun, who has the shape of a beetle and a crane, is probably the strongest among the younger sisters in the Jia family. She has red cheeks and abundant energy and blood. Of course, this is also related to her lively temperament and her love of sports.
Xiang Yun smiled and said, "Brother Heng, are you trying to say that I'm fat again?" After spending time with Jia Heng, Xiang Yun became more innocent and innocent.
The eldest princess of Jinyang pulled Xiangyun and sat down, looking at the charming and innocent girl with a bright smile.
At this moment, Lianxue and Yuanchun led several female officials and carried red lacquered wooden plates to the second floor. There were several melons, grapes and other fruits on them. Lianxue smiled and said: "
This is the watermelon that just came out. Your Highness and Uncle Yongning can try it."
Looking at the watermelon on the red soil, Xiangyun said in surprise: "Watermelon?"
The eldest princess of Jinyang smiled and said, "I feel a little thirsty just now. Let's eat a piece of melon to quench my thirst. Then I'll ask someone to call Tanchun and Xianning to come over."
Lianxue smiled and was about to order someone to call her. Yuan Chun hurriedly said, "Your Highness, I'll just go."
Jia Heng looked at Yuan Chun and said, "Sister, sit here. It's very hot outside right now. Sit down and eat a piece of watermelon to cool down."
Yuanchun has a plump figure, is slightly chubby, and is relatively afraid of heat. At this moment, sweat can be seen on Ming Ming's forehead, and the hair under the temples is sticking to the temples with sweat, and his plump, white face is even more visible.
She was lightly flushed, and beads of sweat could be seen on her neck, which was like snow.
The eldest princess of Jinyang also smiled and said: "Just call people. They two are very playful. It's such a hot day and they have to shoot arrows."
Yuanchun responded and then sat down on the embroidered pillar beside him.
Jia Heng handed over a handkerchief and said warmly: "Sister, wipe the sweat on your face and neck first." "Yes." Yuan Chun said with a sweet smile.
Brother Heng felt sorry for her.
The eldest princess of Jinyang picked up the watermelon and bit into a piece, saying, "Summer is here as soon as you say it, but there hasn't been any rain in the past few days."
Jia Heng said: "The weather in June can change at any time. I have reported from Kaifeng that the river embankment section has not been completely completed."
As June entered, the temperature rose and the drought intensified. He gradually heard some rumors in Duo Henan Prefecture. Especially yesterday, Henan Prefecture Yin Meng Jinwen tactfully suggested that it was about building river embankments and preparing for summer floods.
Slow down and let the people take a rest. After all, the heat is hot and river workers gather together, which can easily cause trouble.
Princess Jinyang said: "I am worried that if it rains again, there will be gossip in the capital. Even though you are in Henan now, tens of thousands of troops from the capital camp are also in Henan, and there are many eyes from the government and the public.
Pay attention here."
After Jia Heng led the Beijing camp to quell the chaos in Henan, he did not return to Beijing for a long time. Instead, he worked as a contractor in Henan and built river embankments. It was easier to say that the time was short, but now as time goes by, he is thinking about
Hurry up and return to Beijing, otherwise everyone will be worried.
Jia Heng said: "This morning, the report came from Kaifeng, saying that the river
The embankment construction will be completed by the end of this month. I will go take a look in two days. As for some noise, there is no need to pay attention to it."
He was the commander-in-chief of the Beijing camp, so he couldn't stay in Luoyang for too long. Most of the time, he ran in both directions.
"Well, I just reported about the mineral deposits and sweet potatoes not long ago. It's hard to tell in Beijing. You are wasting people and money in Henan." The eldest princess of Jinyang didn't say anything else, then picked up the watermelon and looked at Zheng, who was eating it happily.
Xiangyun, whose mouth was splashing with melon juice, smiled and joked: "Girl Yun, why don't you wait for your third sister and the others?"
These girls are more delicate and naive than her Chanyue family, and they are less scheming than the women in the palace. I don't know how the Jia family raises them.
Xiangyun smiled and said, "I'm a little thirsty now."
While they were talking, Tanchun, Princess Xianning, and Li Chanyue also went up to the second floor of the attic. Tanchun looked at Xiangyun and said with a smile, "Okay, Sister Yun is eating alone here and doesn't call me."
Jia Heng had just washed his hands and wiped them with a towel. When he heard this, he suddenly thought of an emoticon from his previous life.
You don’t call me at the bank party, right?
His eyes paused for a moment, then he quickly picked up the watermelon and ate a piece. He felt that the juice of the melon was flowing freely, and it was extremely sweet. He thought to himself that drinking too much of something could easily damage the mind.
It is noon in the sacred city of Jing, the sun is shining brightly, and the weather is hot. Palace garden, Daming Palace, and study room in the side hall
There were ice mirrors placed around the side hall, using ice cubes taken out of the ice cellar to slowly cool down the heat in the hall. After writing the book, Emperor Chongping put on a light dragon robe, sat upright, and looked down at the items delivered from the provinces.
memorial.
As time passed, the aftermath of the Central Plains Rebellion completely dissipated, and the Han Dynasty court also entered into handling various affairs. There were always various major affairs in the court waiting for Emperor Chongping to deal with, so naturally it was not easy to remain idle and recuperate the dragon body.
Emperor Chongping picked up a memorial and read it. His face was livid, and he frowned and asked, "Dai Quan, didn't I ask you to collect all the memorials to impeach Jia Ziyu and not deliver them?"
Dai Quan, who was making tea at the side, changed his expression slightly when he heard this, and quickly replied: "Your Majesty, this is a memorial sent by the local government. The cabinet elders Yang Ge, Han Ge, and Zhao Ge are over there to approve it.
However, I must let His Majesty take a look at it. I saw that Uncle Yongning was not mentioned on it, so that’s why.”
Emperor Chongping said: "Although this memorial to the river fortifications does not mention Jia Ziyu word by word, every sentence points to Ziyu. The people are suffering from the river work corvee and have no time to farm. As a result, complaints continue to circulate for a long time. I am afraid that some people will
Changes happen one after another. It’s really a case of grievances and civil unrest happening one after another and alarmist talk!”
Dai Quan's expression changed drastically, and he knelt down on the ground with a bang, saying: "Your Majesty, I will have the memorials related to the river work sealed."
Emperor Chongping's eyes darkened a bit, and he waved his hands and said, "No need, local officials are sending out corvees extensively and assigning them excessively. Ziyu mentioned this in a secret memorial earlier."
After Jia Heng finished "Chen He Shi Shu", he also used Chen to report on the Henan river embankments, describing how Henan used military and civilian forces to control rivers, and at the same time employed poor people with rice grains. In it, he vaguely mentioned a concern that local officials might
Taking the opportunity to levy corvee labor, we hope that officials from the Ministry of Industry and Governors of the imperial court will review, approve and verify the water conservancy projects reported by local governments. If it is true that there is no need to build water conservancy projects, they should not blindly torment the people.
This is the experience of countless lessons learned. There are always some officials who are good at opportunism, turning good things into bad things, using the imperial court to build water conservancy projects, and arbitrarily apportioning money. After such a long time, some prefectures and counties in the northern provinces have indeed changed.
taste.
The imperial court wants to build rivers to combat drought and prepare for summer floods, right?
Then I will allocate corvees. The river in the east of the county needs to be dredged, and then we will go to repair the river. No, right? Then bring the money, and the government will hire people to do it.
Then the government did not provide food and drink for the people who went there. If this continued, several small-scale civil commotions broke out. Naturally, local officials noticed it and went to the court to propose a strike for river fortifications.
This matter really happened, and the three ministers in the cabinet also wanted to dissuade him. They even felt that Emperor Chongping had overreacted to Jia Heng's proposal when he passed through Henan. They said it harshly, "Listen."
The wind is the rain!"
In view of the fact that Jia Heng was favored by Emperor Chongping, the court did not impeach Jia Heng so much as to discuss "The River Strike Works".
This is actually a manifestation of Jia Heng's political status after being promoted to the title of Yong Ningbo and becoming the governor of one side. Instead of facing the attack directly, he began to take detours.
Negate your policy, and then deny yourself, because only the correct ones have authority, and the prestige is greatly reduced if they are wrong.
Emperor Chongping pondered for a moment and called out: "Let someone call Xu Lu, the censor of Zuodu, to come into the palace to meet the saint." Dai Quan responded quickly and ordered the inner prison to go.
"Your Majesty, the empress is here." At this moment, a small eunuch came in and bowed.
Empress Song, surrounded by female officials and nuns, entered the palace. It was summer. This beautiful woman with gorgeous appearance and white complexion, known as the "Snow Beauty", had already put on a relatively light gauze skirt, showing off her beauty.
Under the neck, a large area of snow-white skin was slightly sweaty due to the hot weather, so that the gauze clothes inside were covered. Naturally, Xuezi, who was like a full moon, did not tie up a bra, so that the graceful and graceful walking was quite rough.
Empress Song had a look of concern on her unreasonably gorgeous face, and her voice was soft and soft as she said, "Your Majesty, it's already noon, it's time for lunch."
After Emperor Chongping gradually recovered from his illness, he was immersed in official duties as usual, often forgetting to eat and sleep, and staying up all night, which made Empress Song extremely worried. In the past few days, she frequently came to look for Emperor Chongping to return to the harem to have dinner and sleep peacefully.
"Zitong, are you here?" Emperor Chongping put down the memorial in his hand, stood up, left the desk, and ordered the eunuch to prepare the embroidery. He looked at Empress Song and asked, "Are they still asking for mercy from the Empress Dowager?"
As the Wei and Zheng dynasties were escorted to Beijing by the King of Chu, the relatives of the Wei and Zheng dynasties, several princesses, and concubines also followed the Wei and Zheng dynasties to Beijing. After arriving in Shenjing the day before yesterday, they entered the palace.
He appealed to the Supreme Emperor and Empress Dowager Feng for mercy.
I don’t know who gave the Wei and Zheng dynasties the idea to tie the palace gates with ropes, and then the day before yesterday, Empress Dowager Feng personally came out to receive the female relatives.
The mention of this matter made Emperor Chongping very angry, and he even felt a little bored with the King of Chu these days. How could he allow these relatives of the Wei and Zheng dynasties to enter the capital without stopping them from leaving Shenjing?
In fact, the king of Chu also suffered hardships. Originally, it was said that the two vassal princes needed to be taken care of when they came to the capital, so they saved face, but what happened when they came to the capital was like this.
Empress Song said softly: "The Queen Mother has met with several people in the past two days and said some words of comfort. After thinking about it, she whispered: "His father is behind closed doors in Chonghua Palace."
Seeing that Emperor Chongping looked unhappy, he said softly: "Your Majesty, there has been a lot of commotion in Beijing recently."
As the two vassals were taken to the Zongren Mansion for interrogation, the entire Shenjing City was shrouded in ups and downs. Civil and military ministers were all paying attention to the results of the two vassals. Naturally, the civil officials had no objections, but there was always some noise.
Emperor Chongping muttered: "I have been thinking about how to deal with this for the past two days, and I am also in a dilemma."
He was naturally inclined to remove the titles of the two vassals, but King Zhongshun had just been expelled not long ago, and two clan kings were expelled at once. In the eyes of the world, he was suspected of being mean and jealous of the Tian family.
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While the emperor and empress were discussing the two vassals of Zheng and Wei, an eunuch was lingering outside the palace, seemingly hesitant to go in. Dai Quan hurried over, listened to his whisper, and his face lit up.
He walked quickly into the palace, raised a wooden box containing memorials high above his head, and said: "Your Majesty, this is the memorial of Bo Yongning in Henan."
Emperor Chongping looked startled for a moment, then he felt overjoyed and said, "Bring it quickly."
That is, more than half a month ago, Jia Heng sent a memorial to river management, and then another memorial, and then no more memorials were delivered.
The Empress of Song Dynasty smiled brightly and asked softly: "Is there a letter from Xianning?"
Dai Quan stepped forward, handed over the memorial, and said with a smile: "I only have the memorial from Yong Ningbo to report back to the empress."
"Oh." Empress Song frowned, and there was a look of disappointment on her jade face, which was as crystal clear as snow.
For some reason, Xianning hasn't been sending letters to Beijing recently for some reason. If it weren't for the previous letters from the fourth brother, I would have thought something happened in Henan.
Son.
How did this beauty know that Princess Xianning was immersed in Jia Heng's play at the moment and could not remember to write another letter to Beijing.
Dai Quan quickly came forward, helped open the wooden box, and said, "Your Majesty, there are two envelopes."
Because Jia Heng was the Minister of Military and Aircraft and the Commander-in-Chief of Jinyi, the current memorial has a somewhat "secret" meaning.
Emperor Chongping nodded and didn't take it seriously. After all, he had seen all six memorials in a row.
He picked up one of the memorials and read it quickly. As he read it word by word, his brows gradually relaxed, his eyes were deep and his face was excited.
I saw that the memorial roughly reported the mineral resources, mainly gold mines, followed by coal mines, and proposed that coal can be used for heating and cooking, so as to reduce the people's dependence on wood for heating and cooking, thereby consolidating water and soil, and benefiting the people.
long.
What particularly attracted Emperor Chongping's attention was that the gold mine was initially evaluated by craftsmen from the Guangshu Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and found to be rich in reserves, perhaps containing one million taels of gold.
Because later generations mostly used 10-liang scales, one pound remained the same, and one tael became more. However, the Han system still used sixteen-liang scales, so the thirty tons of gold mine in later generations was nearly one million taels.
Of course, mineral deposits cannot be smelted at once and require mining for several years.
Empress Song saw the joy between Emperor Chongping's brows, her bright eyes flashed under her beautiful eyebrows, and with curiosity in her heart, she called out: "Your Majesty."
"Ziyu has just reported that a gold mine worth one million taels of gold has been discovered in Song County, Luoyang. In addition, many coal mines have been discovered in Xin'an County, Luoyang and other places, with rich carbon reserves." The cold and hard look on Emperor Chongping's cheeks had already faded.
Disappeared, his voice gradually trembled due to emotion.
Even if one million taels of gold cannot be mined and smelted at once, at least tens of thousands of taels of gold are delivered to the Ministry of Internal Affairs every year, which is a considerable amount of income, not to mention the coal mines.
"One million taels of gold? This is truly a gift from God to Your Majesty." Empress Song opened her mouth slightly, a look of surprise appeared on Yong Li's face, and said with emotion.
At this moment, Dai Quan was listening on the sidelines, his heart was excited and his face was happy. Sure enough, every time Yong Ningbo delivered a memorial, it was a happy event.
Emperor Chongping looked excited and said softly: "There are not only gold mines, but also coal mines. Many coal mines have been discovered in Song County, Xin'an County and other places. According to Ziyu, the coal can be mined to supply the daily needs of the people of Henan.
Food is the most important thing for the people, firewood, rice, oil, salt, ginger, vinegar, tea, firewood is the first priority, which shows how important it is. In addition, some good anthracite coal can be sold to Huaiyang land in exchange for rice grain, which can supplement the Henan vassal treasury.
"
Coal, also known as coal, is of high quality and low price. It was used to smelt iron in the Western Han Dynasty and was also widely used in the Ming Dynasty.
Nowadays, Chen Hancheng has established mining tax envoys in Shanxi and other places during the Ming Dynasty. This can at least solve the problem of winter heating and daily meals for the people in the Central Plains. Anthracite is more commonly used for winter heating. Every winter in the south, it is extremely cold and wet.
, often requires a large amount of anthracite or even fine charcoal.
Wealthy homes in Shinkyo often use anthracite coal or even charcoal for heating. For example, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has a fire department responsible for selecting charcoal for the royal court.
Anthracite coal does not produce much smoke after burning, and the coal discovered in Yong'an County is high-quality coal. In fact, although coal is cheap, the price of coal often remains high due to government supervision and commercial management.
The government has also established a coal monopoly to grab profits. Obviously, ordinary people cannot use coal to survive the winter and cook.
Jia Heng's proposal is to extensively mine coal. On the one hand, the government will set up a special agency to regulate prices for civilian use, and on the other hand, encourage private coal mining.
Taking Henan as an example, a coal department can be established under the Ministry of Industry, and branches can be set up in coal-producing areas without imposing heavy taxes on coal, allowing it to be used in thousands of households for heating, with small profits but quick turnover.
In fact, in another time and space where Jia Heng lived, during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Shenzong ordered that people be allowed to mine coal on their own for daily needs.
Empress Song smiled and said, "Your Majesty, if you put it this way, the civil affairs in Henan will be greatly relieved?" Actually, she didn't understand it, but it should be a good thing.
It's just that coal mining should be managed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It would have been better if her third brother had entered the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It would have been much better than going to the Ministry of Works now.
The fourth brother Song Xuan came the day before yesterday.
The letter said that after the matter is over, Jia Ziyu will recommend him to know the affairs of Kaifeng Prefecture. Although the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture is not as good as Shenjing, he has been promoted to the fourth rank in one leap. It should not be a problem to be transferred to Jingzhao Prefecture in the future.
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Emperor Chongping nodded, picked up the second memorial, left his seat, and read attentively, frowning.
Facing Queen Song's puzzled gaze, she seemed to be explaining or saying to herself: "In recent years, droughts have continued in Henan and other northern provinces, and harvests have failed year after year. In his memorial, Ziyu mentioned a crop called sweet potato.
Wheat is more resistant to drought, with a yield of more than ten shi per acre. It is said that it has been planted in Fujian and Guangdong, and is currently being introduced and planted in Henan. A crop can be harvested in July, which can make up for the difficulty of poor harvests due to drought. Please give me some advice.
, planting can be promoted in the northern provinces affected by the disaster this year."
The drought in Henan, or the entire northern land of Chen and Han, has not been alleviated, and production has been severely reduced. The introduction of sweet potatoes will naturally solve the rice and grain difficulties in Henan.
Empress Song asked: "Sweet potato?"
"It was originally a crop from Nanyang countries. It has been grown in remote mountainous areas and riverbanks in Fujian and Guangdong over the years. It is said that the taste is quite sweet. Compared with rice, the yield per mu is as high as ten dan." Emperor Chongping frowned, feeling a little worried.
Not sure.
If it hadn't been for Jia Heng's suggestion, this emperor, who knew farming well, would have thought it was just lies. How many tens of dan per mu could he produce?
Isn't that a bit exaggerated?
But since this is a memorial written by Jia Heng, I have some expectations in my heart.
If the yield per acre really is tens of dan, then even if there is a drought in the north, there will be no famine, and the chaos like the one in Henan will not happen again.
Empress Song smiled and said softly: "Since what Zi Yu said, it should be conclusive. Besides, the yield per mu is the easiest thing to verify."
Emperor Chongping nodded and said: "What Zitong said is true, so these sweet potatoes should also be promoted quickly. When there is movement in Ziyuna Henan, they will be promoted to transplanted in the northern provinces. However, now I am promoting the sweet potatoes with one sparse
, I’m afraid that the undercurrent will surge again between the government and the opposition, and the sky will be full of boiling water.”
The thoughts of some people in the court. He has also heard reports from the inner guards these days, saying that he obeyed Zi Yu's words and that was all for military matters. No one had any objections, but for other things
Empress Song's beautiful eyes narrowed, with a thoughtful look on her face, and she said, "Your Majesty, what do you mean?" She knew in her heart that His Majesty was upset, so she just talked casually and found someone to listen to her. She just wanted to listen.
Already.
Emperor Chongping put down the memorial and said in a low voice: "Recently, the imperial censor has mentioned that the northern provinces have been self-reliant and have spread corvee labor, which has taxed the people and ruined their wealth. The people are even more miserable. Now that we have entered May, there is no sign of rain, and there is no sign of rain in the court.
received some criticism."
Empress Song said softly: "It should be a good thing to build water conservancy projects to prepare for the summer floods?"
"A good thing can also turn into a bad thing. Summer has just begun and there are no heavy rains, so some people are starting to feel restless. At first, Ziyu never said for sure that there would be rain this summer, but he was just preparing for a rainy day. Now some people are trying to use this
To criticize, outsiders say that once I was bitten by a snake, I have been afraid of well ropes for ten years, and I have been tossing and turning when the wind comes to me." When Emperor Chongping said the last word, his face was worried and his eyes were cold.
Whether it was some remarks from Beijing or Jiangnan, the emperor had already collected them through various channels, but suppressed them and did not publish them.
However, there is a hint of anxiety hidden deep in my heart, and I am looking forward to heavy rains turning into floods.
Without him, the chaos in Henan was so humiliating at first. As time passed, Emperor Chongping occasionally thought about it late at night and felt uncomfortable. Deep down in his heart, he secretly wanted to regain his reputation.
I tried my best to fight against everyone's opinions, but everyone was drunk and I was alone awake.
Empress Song said softly: "Your Majesty, it's getting late, so why not go have a meal first."
Emperor Chongping nodded and said solemnly: "Let's have lunch first, and we will summon several ministers in the cabinet later. This year's summer tax has already begun."
Previously, the Ministry of Household Affairs heard that the Ministry of Internal Affairs had allocated one million taels of silver to Henan, and asked Emperor Chongping to transfer the money from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to the Ministry of Household Affairs to alleviate the plight of the people in the northern provinces.
