The official road of the farmer

When Ye Junshu and his party returned to Beijing this time, the journey was relatively leisurely due to several days of buffering.

He was still thinking about how to get Li Yu Shaoqi to order a horse, but the children had already solved this trouble for him.

The children hadn't seen Li Yu for several days, and now they were sticking to Li Yu from time to time, and even acted like a baby and asked Li Yu to accompany them in the carriage.

Li Yu still feels guilty towards the children at this time!Nature is omnipotent and responsive.

In fact, the twins' idea was to 'take revenge' on Ye Junshu, put Li Yu in the carriage, and isolate the two from seeing each other!

Let them play alone without them!snort!

This behavior is very naive, but it is exactly what Ye Junshu wanted.

So every time Li Yu looked over for help secretly, Ye Junshu was pretending to look at the scenery, pretending not to see it.

Li Yu: "..."

But this is just a small episode along the way.

When the children stopped clinging to Li Yu, they insisted on taking the carriage, but within two days Li Yu still consciously sat in the carriage.

Even Ye Junshu got into the carriage.

And since it rained for the first time, it has been either continuous drizzle or torrential rain for more than ten days.Their speed slowed down a lot, and sometimes the rain was so heavy that they had to stop to take shelter from the rain.

Fortunately, Ye Junshu left early, otherwise he might not be able to return on time.

But because of this, Ye Junshu's original plan to go to Yongzhou by detour also ran aground.

There has been a lot of rain this year, and it has been concentrated together.

The weather seemed to be a little weird, and they basically went where they went.

Ye Junshu was also worried about whether there would be floods.

After thinking about it, Ye Junshu felt that he should be more optimistic. They had been moving all the time. Perhaps the trend of the rain this year was in line with their direction of travel, which made it seem like it had been raining for so long.

Ye Junshu looked up at the gloomy sky. It will rain again soon.

When Ye Junshu and the others returned to Shangjing, it was wet everywhere. Obviously, it had been raining in Shangjing for several days.

But finally got home.

As soon as the children returned to the mansion, their sluggish little expressions suddenly became brighter, and they ran around the corridor happily on their short legs.

In the past, when they were traveling on a sunny day, they could come out to get some fresh air when they were bored in the carriage, but because of the rain, they could only stay in the carriage all day long, which was really boring.

When Ye Junshu and Li Yu returned home, they didn't have time to rest. The first thing they did was to find out what happened during their absence in the capital.

During these three months away from the capital, Ye Junshu didn't want to spoil his mood by the disturbance of the court, so he basically didn't pay attention to it.

But now that he's back in the capital, that wild heart will naturally come back.

Even if they leave, every move in the capital will still be discerning, so that they won't be caught blind when they come back.

It's just that Li Yu has already ordered that if it's not something urgent or important, you don't need to write to him, and everything will be discussed when they come back.

Before they left Beijing, the imperial court was agitating for the title of king.

At this point in time, Li Changchuan decisively left Beijing, stayed away from the center of power, and did not participate in it. He also won an important job, which made Emperor Tai'an even more confidant to him.

Ye Junshu and Li Yu happened to avoid it by going back to their hometown.

Now that they have come back, although everything is not settled, there is already a tendency to win or lose. Seeing that Emperor Tai'an was about to compromise and order to be crowned king, just as the rain was causing disasters, it gave Emperor Tai'an a good excuse, and things changed in the blink of an eye The trend of losing to winning.

But even Emperor Tai'an, who was in the highest position, sometimes couldn't help himself, and often had to compromise.

Ye Junshu's ominous premonition came true.

The dam mouth of the upper reaches of the Huaihe River burst, causing floods. The homes of people on both sides of the river were washed away, food and property were basically wiped out, and people were displaced.

Such a serious disaster occurred in Daxia, if it is not handled well, there will be troubles later.

During this period of time, the imperial court was in a hurry to control the flood and appease the people. If the officials at this juncture were still holding on to the matter of whether to seal the king, wouldn't that be a target for Emperor Tai'an to shoot?

It's okay to make trouble when there is nothing serious, but officials are not stupid at this juncture.

For this reason, the eldest prince's face was clouded for several days.

On the surface, they are worried about the suffering people, but in fact, only they themselves know.

The eldest prince was originally full of ambition, although he didn't show up, he also stated in front of Emperor Tai'an that everything was up to his father, and he didn't express his eagerness to become prince.

But there is a lot of effort behind it.

Seeing that the fruits of victory are about to be plucked, who knows that success is on the verge of failure.

How can it make them feel better?

Originally, the eldest prince's idea was for Emperor Tai'an to appoint him as the crown prince, but Ming Xiang and the others felt that it was not the time yet, so they were not in a hurry.

The position of prince cannot be sought, but the position of prince can be fought for.

It's a pity that he didn't even get the throne.

Ye Junshu just came back, and there are many major and minor events in the capital.

Although the matter of becoming a king has been temporarily suppressed, it will be brought up again sooner or later.

One more thing, the Fourth Highness Xia Houjue and Deng Hongyuan had left Beijing a few days ago, but unfortunately, the place where they took office was the county town near the Huaihe River. They were affected by the flood and came back in disgrace. They came back earlier than Ye Junshu and the others. one day.

Deng Hongyuan was transferred to the past as a county guard, and now he runs back whenever something happens, ignoring the suffering people. Although the reason is the order of His Royal Highness, even if the court does not pursue his actions, this official is a top-notch official.

Wu Shamao may still be able to keep it, but in the future, it will only be a idle job.

Ye Junshu was a little surprised.

Although Deng Hongyuan and Ye Junshu didn't deal with each other, coupled with their opposing positions, their friendship was almost gone.

But they have dealt with each other.

Although Deng Hongyuan is arrogant in nature and wants to get ahead, he still has a little sincerity towards the common people.

He really didn't expect that Deng Hongyuan would do something to abandon the common people.

As long as people are not too stupid, if they behave well in the disaster, the chance of promotion is right in front of them.

He thought that with Deng Hongyuan's idea of ​​getting ahead, he would not waste this opportunity in vain.

Unexpectedly, he came back.

Ye Junshu thought of Xia Houjue after a little thought.

Afterwards, he felt that with him there, it was not a surprise that Deng Hongyuan finally came back.

In addition to these two major events, the other is the disaster.

Ye Junshu was more concerned about this.

If the court dealt with it one day late, more people would suffer, so he was naturally worried.

Li Yu said: "The imperial court will take action soon, and the people of Huaizhou will be fine."

"I know."

Ye Junshu naturally knew that the imperial court attached great importance to it, and Emperor Tai'an could be regarded as a wise emperor. Although he was somewhat suspicious of his subordinates, this was a common problem of superiors.

From Ye Junshu's point of view, Emperor Tai'an is already very good. Don't you see those kings who are more suspicious, facing the ministers with great achievements, they are basically cunning rabbits to death, lackeys to cook, and birds to hide.

Of course, it is also possible that the Li family's own fate was not very good, which instead made Emperor Tai'an feel guilty.

But Emperor Tai'an was indeed a qualified king.

Emperor Tai'an naturally attached great importance to the flood, but it took a long time for the news to come and go. In addition, the court allocated manpower and material resources, which also took a certain amount of time.

Ye Junshu originally thought about taking one more day to deal with the government affairs before going on business, but now that such a big event happened, the household department must be very busy.

So Ye Junshu canceled his leave and went to work the next day.

Disaster relief requires food and money. Where will the money come from?Naturally, the treasury.

The household department is in charge of the transfer of the treasury.

Ye Junshu worked as a Duzhi Langzhong for a period of time, and he knew the treasury of the imperial court like the palm of his hand.

If the imperial court wants to take out this batch of silver grain, it will almost empty the treasury.

Daxia looks rich, but the treasury has not been filled.

The taxes received every year are getting less and less every year, and there are any excuses for the reason.

Due to various reasons, most of them turn a blind eye and close their eyes. It is difficult for the court to pursue it, so their household department naturally has nothing to do.

However, the imperial court has more and more expenditures, military funds for various frontier fortresses, and tax exemption for poverty-stricken areas.

What happened in Jinjiang in the cold winter of the previous year...

Every expenditure is a huge number.

It will be a matter of time before we can make ends meet and the national treasury will be empty.

That's why Emperor Tai'an supported their overseas trade, and even got involved.

If the new business tax law is enforced, it will definitely cause turmoil in the country. Emperor Tai'an is not happy to see Daxia come to such a situation, so he can only seek other methods.

Ye Junshu provided a new way of thinking.

Since Da Xia's tax laws are temporarily immovable, if he wants to fill the national treasury, he will look overseas.

Emperor Tai'an didn't believe it with all his eggs in one basket.

The deed gift that Ye Junshu gave when the contract was concluded made Tai'an Emperor see that there were indeed great profits to be obtained overseas, and the future that Ye Junshu described for Tai'an Emperor made Tai'an Emperor make up his mind.

It's just that the distant water can't save the near fire at this time, and now they are facing the embarrassing situation of empty treasury.

If the household department really wants to take it, it can still barely get the money.

Only in this way, the treasury is really empty.

For such a huge dynasty, if the treasury is empty, it will really make people sleepless.

No matter when and where, only when the treasury has money and food will it have confidence.

Otherwise, if there is a war, they will not be able to provide military funds, or if another disaster occurs, they will have no money to solve it.

When Ye Junshu came back to work, he saw that the top and bottom officials of the household department were worried, their hair had turned gray several times, and they were in a mess.

As soon as Ye Junshu returned to his office, a subordinate rushed over, "Ye Langzhong, you are back! Shang Shu notified you to go to a meeting!"

As soon as Ye Junshu sat down, he stood up immediately, "I'll be right there."