The official road of the farmer

Ye Junshu spent two days busy, handling his own work well.

I haven't been in Beijing for three months, and I haven't had a business trip. There are a lot of chores, big and small, and it still takes time to deal with them.

What's more, there was a flood in Daxia, and the water transportation in some areas was affected, which made people very busy. Even if Ye Junshu finished his work, he was still busy.

Although he is worried about floods, his level has not yet reached the level of the upper court, and many things can only be revealed from Wu Shangshu or Li Yu.

The opinions they deliberated in the meeting hall were sorted out and conveyed by Wu Shangshu to Emperor Tai'an. Seeing Wu Shangshu's mood, it seemed to be very good, and it was obviously adopted, and preparations for implementation began.

Since Li Yu took the children into the palace yesterday, it didn't take long to hear that the empress was worried about the suffering people, and tried her best to call on the concubines in the harem and the family members of the family to donate.

Not to mention, the wives of the officials are very active in this matter in order to impress the higher-ups.

However, in two days, the sum of the donations before and after is not a small number.

And in order to better help the suffering people, they donated not only silver, but also food and cloth.

Basically, every aristocratic and official family has a private villa to produce food and vegetables, and it is still possible to donate a hundred to dozens of tan.

Ye Jun's calligrapher also published a lot.

Although his own family background is poor, Li Yu also gave a large part of the private villa under his own name.

The amount of donation is also very particular, basically according to the status, gradually decreasing.

Queen Li is the one who donated the most money.

At the same time, wealthy businessmen in the capital are also actively contributing.

Driven by the atmosphere, the whole capital is united as one, and even the people in the capital are doing their best to donate money and food to the best of their ability.

The effect is extremely gratifying.

In the end, just the donations received far exceeded the supplies that the imperial court negotiated to transport to Huaihe.

It can be seen that most people in Daxia are living a very good life.

After all, this is a peaceful and prosperous age. Even if the treasury is in short supply, the lives of ordinary people will not be affected. This is due to the fact that there is an enlightened king.

It's just that when there are natural and man-made disasters, life will not be easy.

But if they unite as one, there will be no difficulties that cannot be overcome. For example, the donated materials they have received are far enough to overcome this difficulty.

How did Ye Junshu know?

Naturally, all the donations are finally shipped to the household department, and the people in the household department receive statistics.

In just a few days, a steady stream of materials were transported to the household department, filling several warehouses.

Everyone in the household department was so busy that they had to deal with food and lodging in the household department for several days in a row.

But even though it was hard work, everyone was delighted to see the full supplies.

They don't exploit the common people, and the court doesn't need to pay a lot of money to solve the problem of material shortage. This is all thanks to their household department.

In the future, they will be rewarded for their merits and deeds, and their household department will be the first.

Ye Junshu, who came up with this idea from the Hubu, was even more amiable.

Some people even think that there can be more visits, so that the treasury, which has been in deficit for years, can be filled a little bit.

When Ye Junshu heard someone say it half-seriously and half-jokingly, he quickly dismissed those people's thoughts.

This method can be used in special cases, but it cannot be used frequently.

Come a few more times, for these people, it means exploitation instead of taking the initiative to do good deeds.

If nothing else, let's take Ye Junshu as an example.

Ye Junshu's family was not rich in the first place, and the Ye family still raised a group of people who needed food and a monthly salary.

Ye Junshu's salary can't support a large family at all, so he can donate not much under his own name. Occasionally, he can donate a few hundred taels once or twice, but it will definitely not work in the long run. They can't support their families.

And under Li Yu's name, although he has many shops in Zhuangzi, he has more people to support. If you only look at the pure profit, Li Yu can't use much. In fact, the military supplies provided by the court can barely guarantee the soldiers and generals. For basic living, Li Yu's silver...or in other words, there is also the Li family's silver, a large part of which is used to support the mighty army.

It's not counted as re-support. Their main supply of silver is the comfort money for the soldiers.

For those soldiers who died on the battlefield in the past few years, as well as those who were retired due to military affairs, the Li family will give another sum of money to ensure that the soldiers who were killed or injured in defending the territory of Great Xia will have no worries for the rest of their lives or their families.

So actually they don’t have much money to use. This time the donation is from the general public. It’s inconvenient for Li Yu to donate all the money that can be used. After all, if you give too much, people with higher status than yourself don’t give so much. , Isn't this slapping someone in the face?

Li Yu still knows this about how to behave in the world, so he didn't act rashly.

Emperor Tai'an was also surprised when the counted materials were reported, but Emperor Tai'an also said that this time all donated materials will be transported to the Huaihe area.

Among them, Wang Decai, a rich businessman in Daxia, donated the most, with a total of [-] shi of grain. He is the largest grain merchant in Daxia, and there are many grain shops in various places under his name.

Wang Decai is able to become the leading wealthy businessman in the country, and he is also an extremely smart person.

Now some parts of Daxia are affected by disasters, the people are displaced, and the imperial court can't provide relief food, maybe one day they will be attacked by merchants like them, especially him, a grain merchant, who bears the brunt.

For this reason, he was still in fear for many days. Even if the price of food across the country rose, he ordered not to increase too much, and suppressed the rising trend that was about to fly.

Fortunately, the current emperor is not a cruel person, nor is he fond of copying houses, otherwise, whenever the higher-ups run short of money, they would copy the homes of corrupt officials or wealthy businessmen, and copy a few more to solve their own problems.

In this era, human rights are not valued.

Wang Decai had some relationship with a certain official, so he couldn't sleep for a few days when he found out about it. He was afraid that the officers and soldiers would break in one day and arrest them for some crimes.

If the loss of money is minor, I am afraid that the whole family will lose their lives someday.

Later, when he heard that the harem concubines and officials' wives had donated money to the disaster-stricken areas, Wang Decai had an idea. He called on his close business partners and actively contacted the officials he knew well to show that they wanted to donate as well.

Originally, the imperial court had this idea, but before it could be revealed, these businessmen offered to donate so wisely, and the two hit it off.

In order to save money and eliminate disasters, Wang Decai also spent his life and donated all the food he could mobilize.

For this reason, he was heartbroken for many days. Later, he heard some rumors from a well-connected official that the higher-ups would reward those who contributed the most. Although they didn't say what it was, there were benefits after all!

In an instant, Wang Decai's waist was no longer sore, his legs were no longer painful, and his whole body was relaxed. He couldn't wait to know what rewards he would give.

He has donated so much, so he must be among the best. Seeing other businessmen laughing at him in private, it is enough to donate a little. Why be so sincere?

Wang Decai felt that even if His Majesty had to call and praise him by name, it would be worth it!

The matter of materials is settled, and the next thing is another matter.

Who will be responsible for delivering the supplies?

Generally speaking, once there is a huge natural disaster, the official disaster relief materials are allocated by the Ministry of Households, transported by the army, and the imperial court additionally appoints officials to act as supervisors.

The Ministry of Households may or may not send people out, but this batch of supplies is rather special, as it was donated by the people, and the Ministry of Households attaches great importance to it, and cannot live up to the expectations of the subjects of Daxia.

They don't want the hard-earned money to end up in the hands of corrupt officials, so the household department has decided that they will also send people to supervise the supplies.

In the court, the ministers were also arguing over the candidates.

In fact, this matter is not a big deal, but every time before solving the problem, the ministers have to make a noise, as if this can show how much effort they have put in.

As soon as this matter was brought up, except for some generals who took the initiative to invite Yingying, the civil servants all shirked each other.

Their civil servants can't lift their hands on their shoulders, and the Huaihe River is flooded and has not yet receded. If there is a danger, they can't even save themselves.

They are basically old people, and they don't have the drive to fight for their lives.

For young people, no one is qualified to stand up.

The children of my own family are in pain, and there are many opportunities for promotion, not just this one.

Even if they didn't see it with their own eyes, they can imagine how dangerous the flooded area is. They don't want their children to take risks, but there are children from other families!

There are so many disciples under his name, there are always a few who want to seize any opportunity to get ahead.

There was a lot of quarreling in the hall, but there was still no result.

The eldest prince Xiahou Xuandai stood up at this moment, cupped his hands and said: "I want to report to my father, the people in the Huaihe area are in dire straits at this time, their families are separated, and they are homeless... My son hears about it all the time, and can't sleep at night.

My son-in-law invited me to deliver supplies and do my best to deal with the flood and help the people rebuild their families..."

Xiahou Xuandai's eloquent and emotional words made many officials look moved.

The eldest prince really has a kind heart and cares about the common people.

The majestic prince, regardless of his own danger, volunteered to go to the flooded Huai River...

Emperor Tai'an looked at Xiahou Xuandai for a long while, Xiahou Xuandai's eyes did not dodge, but he was upright, his face was full of concern for the people, as if he really worried about the people.

The officials immediately had a good impression of the eldest prince.

Emperor Tai'an said comfortingly: "The emperor has a heart, but the Huaihe area is very dangerous now, and the emperor does not have to go into danger personally..." Emperor Tai'an was proud of his son to share his worries, and as a father, he was worried about his son's safety.

Xiahou Xuandai said sincerely: "I am not afraid of any difficulties and obstacles. It is my responsibility to share my father's worries and do things for the people. I am willing to go to Huaihe to ask my father to help me."

Xiahou Xuandai bowed on his knees, as if he would not get up unless Emperor Tai'an agreed.

Emperor Tai'an looked moved, but he didn't respond in the end.

At this time, Ming Xiang stood up and said: "Your Majesty, it is really a great fortune for the Great Xia that the First Prince has such determination... Now that the flood has not receded and the people are still displaced, the First Prince is here on behalf of the royal family to express His Majesty's concern for the people. I will be even more grateful to His Majesty."

As soon as the Prime Minister expressed his position, other ministers also expressed their opinions one after another.

"Your Majesty, the eldest prince has a kind heart..."

"..."

The eldest prince's attitude was firm, and the courtiers persuaded him. Emperor Tai'an finally agreed to let the eldest prince be responsible for delivering the supplies.

Xiahou Xuandai got his wish and didn't give up. He stood up again and said, "I would like to report to my father, it is said that in the last Jinjiang civil uprising, Hubu Duzhi Ye Langzhong was talented and talented, and he performed extremely brilliantly. With him by his side, This son-in-law is also more confident... This son-in-law implores Father Huang to let Ye Langzhong help deliver the supplies."

As soon as Xiahou Xuandai finished speaking, there was a sudden silence in the court, and many people lowered their heads to hide the strange look in their eyes.

Even the people from the Li family couldn't understand Xiahou Xuandai's purpose for a while.

Logically speaking, although there are certain risks in transporting supplies to the flooded Huaihe area, it is also an opportunity for meritorious service.

In a crisis, there must be an opportunity when there is a crisis. Is it possible that the eldest prince wants to take this opportunity, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, or a place full of floods, which is not good for Ye Junshu?

But if something unexpected happened to Ye Junshu's trip, the Li family would definitely place the blame on the First Prince.

Could the eldest prince be so stupid?

At this time, a courtier came out to salute and said: "Your Majesty, I think that Ye Langzhong is still young after all, and the escorting of supplies is a big matter, and he may not be able to handle it..."

"No." Another courtier retorted, "Although Ye Langzhong is young, his ability is obvious to all. I believe that Ye Langzhong is enough to take on..."

"Ye Langzhong is still inexperienced..."

"This statement is wrong. Ye Langzhong's title on the gold list is less than three years old, and he has become a fifth-rank official. Who in the younger generation can match it?"

"My minister thinks..."

"My minister seconded the proposal."

"..."

The hundreds of officials in the court insisted on their own opinions and argued endlessly.Emperor Tai'an looked at Xiahou Xuandai with deep eyes.

And Xiahou Xuandai's face was calm and his eyes were extremely sincere, as if he sincerely admired Ye Junshu.

Emperor Tai'an did not answer directly, but looked at Wu Jiyun, Minister of the Household Department.

"What does Wu Aiqing think?"