Chapter 492: Severe drought in two provinces, Jia Zheng’s invitation
"Not interested!"
Zheng Shiquan was about to answer the call, but was uncomfortably blocked.
He never expected that the other party would give him such an answer. After all, he had already laid the groundwork before.
If this was a normal person, how could he say he was not interested? He should at least listen.
"Master Hou, don't you want to hear what the business is?"
After a moment of silence, Zheng Shiquan asked again without giving up.
Jia Qi glanced at the prince and said, "You are not qualified to discuss business with me!"
When Zheng Shiquan heard this, his face immediately turned red. Even in the capital, the princes did not dare to neglect him like this. Behind him was a hereditary prince with an army of half a million men.
"The Emperor has arrived, and all the ministers will come to court early!"
At this moment, Dai Quan's duck voice sounded, and Jia Qi stopped caring about Zheng Shiquan's face and took a step towards Fengtian Hall.
The prince of the feudal lord was left with an ashen face.
"Concubine, there is no shortage of ideas!
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At the end of the team, some inaudible words echoed around Zheng Shiquan. Looking at the young man in scarlet robe, he could not hide the trace of anger in his eyes.
Above the court, as in the past, first the cabinet reported on its work, and then officials from the six ministries selected the more important matters received yesterday and reported them to Emperor Kangxi of the Ming Dynasty.
Then the Ming and Kang emperors' coalition cabinet would finalize the corresponding solution and select the designated personnel.
Not many of the affairs involved military affairs, and Jia Qi didn't talk to them. One of the more important things was the severe drought in Shandong and Henan.
The imperial court has allocated funds for the earthquake disaster, but according to reports from officials in the Ministry of Household Affairs, the effect does not seem to be very good.
Crops in both places have been harvested at almost no point, and water shortages are very serious. Many victims are fleeing north and south in groups.
This was a natural disaster that was beyond human control, so the court did not come up with a better plan and did not force the local people to stay. Doing so would only force the people to rebel.
Hearing this, Jia Qi couldn't help but feel sad. If you want to have a good harvest when farming and growing grains, you need the right time and place. Even a thousand years later, it will largely depend on the weather.
Although the construction of water conservancy projects can alleviate the problem for a while, it is sometimes beyond our reach. The land and fields are so huge, and a river plus its tributaries can only cover a limited area. There are still many places that cannot be used at all, or are not needed. This is all
A very realistic thing does not mean that as long as water conservancy is built and ditches are built, things can be solved once and for all.
Things are always easier said than done.
If we want to solve this problem at its root, it is not enough to allocate funds for earthquake disasters and water conservancy projects.
It is necessary to strengthen the construction of the market and make emergency plans in advance. It is said that people must worry about the near future. In this aspect, Dakang has some shortcomings. When it comes to grain depots, they must be built everywhere, not just a few.
One, make sure you have food in your hands and don’t panic in your heart.
Only when you encounter something like this again will you be able to handle it with ease.
However, such a matter was very involved, and with the current situation of the imperial court, there was no spare energy to do it, so Jia Chu didn't say much.
It seems that the court has not changed beyond recognition because of Jia Qi's return. It seems that it is still the same as before. What should we do or what should we do?
And Jia Qi also discovered a strange thing. Several princes of Emperor Mingkang were very active in the court, and Emperor Mingkang turned a blind eye to this.
Sometimes, he would also play a few sentences on demand. Judging from this situation, it seemed that he had begun to intend to cultivate future generations of kings, but Jia Qi thought that it might be a bit too early.
You must know that Emperor Mingkang was only about forty years old at this time. Although he was not as strong as when he was thirty, it was still a good time, and he had little involvement in the harem.
Jia Qi didn't feel surprised that this person could live to the age of seventy.
In fact, if it is a normal situation, the crown prince is generally the legitimate son of the middle palace. However, for Emperor Kang of the Ming Dynasty, the situation was quite special. His wife who was originally married to him died early before giving birth to the prince, and later the middle palace.
The empress of the palace, Fan Zhixuan, had an heir, so according to the tradition left by the ancestors, the position of the prince was vacant.
Therefore, the princes of Emperor Mingkang are all likely to inherit the throne. If the eldest prince dies, Tufan, the second prince, the third prince, and the fourth prince are old enough, but it seems that there are not many people supporting them.
What about the prince? There are many people who support him, but he is still young, about the same age as Jia Baoyu. He has not experienced many things and lacks experience.
Just now, the fifth prince could not be seen in the Fengtian Palace.
I just don’t know what Fan Yun, that old guy, and those people in the Wuxun lineage think?
Instead of supporting several princes who had grown up and started to participate in politics, they secretly supported a little guy.
However, these things just flashed through Jia Qi's mind and did not cause much trouble. He didn't care who would inherit the throne. As long as he was a wise leader, he had no objection. If that person was a capable person, he didn't care.
, or maybe he is a fatuous lord, thinking that he will change his mind when the time comes and change his ways!
However, he never revealed this to anyone, and even said that Cai Luan and the others only knew the position of his heart and did not know his other plans.
Time flew by, and soon the morning court came to an end. This time, Emperor Mingkang did not leave Jia Chu alone, but called the cabinet ministers to the imperial study.
The drought matter discussed today was too involved. He thought that Emperor Mingkang was obviously worried. After all, these two identities were not far from the capital. If they all rushed into the capital, there would probably be problems near the capital.
On the way to the next court, Jia Qi met an acquaintance, an acquaintance that surprised him somewhat. This person had never been waiting for him here before. This person was none other than Jia Zheng, the second master of the Rongguo Duke's mansion.
Judging from the other party's appearance, it seemed that he was waiting for him specially.
In this regard, Jia Qi did not avoid seeing him. He walked over and greeted the other party.
In the Duke's mansion, this one is probably the only good person. Compared with Jia She and Jia Zhen, although this one is a bit pretentious and often said to be prude, he is still higher than those two people.
Come out a lot.
And he had also received a lot of favors from the other party back then, and he still kept these in mind.
"Master Zheng~"
After looking around and seeing many people, Jia Qi also chose a more appropriate title.
When Jia Zheng heard this, he was greatly comforted.
"Brother Xing!"
Jia Chu didn't say much and went straight to the point. After all, this was not the place to talk.
"Is something wrong?"
Jia Zheng thought for a while and said bluntly: "The Hou Mansion has been very helpful in your affairs. The Mansion said it would like to thank you and set up a banquet. As well as the garden, it has just been completed and there are still many details that have not yet been completed."
Perfect, the old lady is thinking about completing the garden. Brother Xin, you have done a lot of work and have a lot of experience. I would like to invite you to give me some advice, so as not to embarrass the queen."
After hearing this, Jia Qi thought about it and did not refuse. With his relationship with Yuan Chun, he could go to the garden. To be honest, he was still somewhat interested in that garden.
After all, in another story, this courtyard is the most colorful.
"Master Zheng, please go away. I'll go back to my house to clean up, and then I'll pay you a visit!"