Hanhou

The disaster relief team arrived in Jinan and announced the emperor's edict.

Zheng Shi and Ji An were ordered to take charge of various tasks such as helping the people and controlling floods.Zhao Jia and Han Yan assisted from the side. Every day, they rescued the victims and allocated food and medicinal materials. They were so busy that they seldom stopped to catch their breath.

Fortunately, the heavy rain finally came to an end, the floods abated slightly, and the servants conscripted from various counties arrived one after another.According to Chang'an's decree, when the embankment is completed, these laborers will get a sum of money and be exempted from two years of labor.

Because Zhao Jia and Han Yan went all the way to Jinan, the tyrants of each family tasted the taste, and they didn't dare to take chances, let alone openly disobey orders.Some did not wait for people from the official temple to come, but they brought corn from other counties and cities, and sent them to the disaster-stricken counties and counties by trucks.

After the flood receded a little, there were three rich and powerful merchants who raised money, silk and food, allocated households, children and servants, and helped the victims build houses, earning a good reputation.

In view of the fact that they woke up in time and performed fairly well, Zhao Jia decided to turn a blind eye and close one eye, temporarily retracting the long saber, and treating it lightly.If the crime does not result in death, pay money and food to cover the crime, and the matter will be exposed.

However, if they are released, they still have to be reminded.

Ever since, Zhao Jia and Han Yan had a discussion, one sang the red face and the other the bad face, and explained the "reason" to these tycoons and merchants who had escaped by luck.

It is too unrealistic not to require them to be good from now on.

But you must have a bottom line in your actions, know what is wrong, and what money cannot be made.If they dare to cross this boundary, what awaits them will no longer be leniency, but a cold blade. Tian Man is a lesson from the past.

Under the auspices of the two eunuchs, the disaster relief work was carried out in an orderly manner.As the houses were built one after another, food was distributed in batches, and the victims began to return home. The process can be called smooth.

In contrast, water control has encountered difficulties and has remained stagnant.

Both Zhao Jia and Han Yan didn't know anything about it, and they couldn't come up with any good suggestions, and neither did Mo Zhe.

On the other hand, Fang Jijia has a bigger skill tree, which is impressive.He even recommended several hermits, and asked Zhao Jia to play Chang'an, saying that his proficiency in hydrology would be of great benefit in controlling floods and rebuilding dams.

As for whether the recommendees are happy, and whether they will pick up a knife and chop them over, Fang Jijia said that for the sake of the country and the people, they will bear it!Besides, everyone came all the way from the pre-Qin period, who doesn't know who?

They may be worse than mouth guns, but in terms of hands-on ability, they have never been afraid!

Zhao Jia didn't dare to be arbitrary, after discussing with Han Yan and the two eunuchs, he wrote the memorial and sent someone to Chang'an quickly.Liu Che couldn't help being overjoyed when he received the invitation to play, and immediately dispatched people to search for the great sages, so as to "catch them all at once".

At the same time, disaster relief work has also entered a new stage.

The food and medicinal materials issued by the imperial court are almost exhausted, and the food distributed to the victims is all raised by local tycoons and wealthy businessmen.Zhao Jia did not treat them badly, and together with Han Yan wrote a book and printed it, reporting the situation to the emperor truthfully.Zheng Shi and Ji An were also mentioned in the memorial.

Liu Che made a decree to praise these tycoons who contributed money, food and people.The latter burst into tears of gratitude and flushed with excitement.

Not exaggerating.

Before that, their attitude was "pay money to avoid death" and keep the family blood.After all, Zhao Jia and Han Yan had killed too many people, and they came to Jinan on a bloody road.No matter how good-looking they are and how kind-hearted their attitude is, they still look fierce and evil in their eyes.

The imperial decree was issued, not only did they not have to die, but they were also rewarded!

It's like one sky and one earth, the mood changes so fast, it's hard not to get excited.

If it wasn't for worrying about showing too much, and making the two killing gods mistaken for Pengci, several older Patriarchs wanted to perform a show of excitement and fainted to show respect and thank God.

As the hermits were found, they were "invited" out of the mountains and sent to Jinan one by one, and the process of flood control and dike repair was finally put on track.

This time, there was no need for an order from the imperial court at all, and powerful and wealthy businessmen from all counties lined up outside the official temple holding money and silk.In addition to gaining a good reputation and gaining a good impression, Zhao Jia ordered people to reveal the news, the North-South trade route!

Don't look at Zhao Jia's murder that made them terrified, everyone admired the process of this man's fortune.Even if you didn't know it before, you can know a lot about it after inquiring about it in private and word of mouth.

The Lady of Sha Lingwei in Yunzhong has long been famous, and all the caravans that have traveled north have heard of it.Wei Qing'e and Zhao Jia went out of Shaling together, feeling like sisters and brothers.She was able to create this family business, apart from her own ability, she had a lot to do with Zhao Jia.

There are successful examples in the front, thinking that I can get on the border trade ship, all the companies are gearing up and are very excited.

Compared with enclosing land and hoarding it, it is obviously more reassuring to get money from formal channels.

The most important thing is that in addition to the Western Regions trade route, there is also the land of Baiyue.As long as you are willing to take risks and open up business routes, future generations will not be confused, and at least five generations can count money at home.

Seeing everyone's reactions, Han Yan couldn't hold back her curiosity, and asked Zhao Jia, "Ado, have you already thought about it?"

"How come?" Zhao Jia shook his head and laughed.

He is not a god, how can he be thoughtful in everything.

The reason for today's situation can only be said that things happened by chance, and they happened to be on the right track.He just had a flash of inspiration and followed the trend.Unexpectedly, the effect was better than expected.

The powerful can't kill them all.

Kill a batch, and soon there will be another batch.If you want to solve it at the root, you must change the entire social structure, which is undoubtedly a fantasy.

Since it cannot be fundamentally changed, we have to find another way and try to guide it.

"Wang and Sun also saw that the Yellow River migrated and flooded sixteen counties. Most of the people were homeless and had no food to eat. It's already autumn, and this year's grain harvest will definitely be exhausted. It is not known what will happen next year. The county treasury has enough money and food. We are exhausted, and now we have to build dams, even with Chang'an supporting us, there is still a big gap in manpower and food."

Han Yan nodded.

He had seen Zhao Jia's logistics ability, and even Zhao Jia felt that it was difficult, and the situation might be more serious than expected.

"So, Hodor wants to bring these people in?"

"Yes." Zhao Jia nodded and said, "If you want to take it, you must give it first. There is no cornucopia in the world, so why not build it?"

"What if you turn your face after gaining a profit?"

"Flip?" Zhao Jia rolled his eyes with a smile, and said slowly, "Don't talk about Chang'an, just Jinan Shou and Donghai Shou will let them know the consequences."

Hearing this, Han Yan also smiled, and said, "Ado is right, I didn't expect it."

At that time, Zheng, who had thrown away his humble personality, was no less than Zhidu Ningcheng, and he was infinitely moving closer to the cruel officials.Ji An is relatively "reasonable", and will not ransack his family if he disagrees with him, but he is also not easy to mess with.Not to mention the Dongjun prefect who lost his parents and children for disaster relief, whoever dares to break the rules in this matter will definitely end up with the whole family huddling together and losing their heads.

The combination of several local bigwigs has extraordinary means and strength.

These powerful merchants are right under their noses, and they turn their faces and deny others after they want to make a profit, and even make some troubles. They are really tired of work.

"Your Majesty has delivered an order, this matter is over, and you and I are ordered to return to Beijing early." Zhao Jia put down the bamboo slips, and changed the topic, "Based on the current situation, we will be able to leave in half a month."

"Ban Yue." Han Yan pondered for a moment, and said, "The order is so urgent, I'm afraid something happened to the grassland."

"When we set off from Chang'an, the north was not stable. Calculating the time, if the Xiongnu really planned to take action, it would definitely be within two months." Zhao Jia said.

According to the strategy formulated by the Bank of China, the Huns plundered before and after the autumn harvest.Later, the frontier fortress entered the cold winter, and it was snowing heavily. It was not easy to return safely.

Previously, the Han army ventured to attack the grassland in winter in order to destroy the troops of King Baiyang and King Loufan, take back the Hetao area with rich water and grass, set up counties and resettle people, and further weaken the strength of the Xiongnu headquarters.

Not so with the Huns.

Hu Qi went south mainly for looting. If they could not grab enough food, cattle and sheep, instead of losing troops and generals due to the cold weather, all ministries would feel resentment towards the royal court.After the Battle of Mayi, Shanyu and the four corners of the royal court, whose prestige has declined, are by no means a good thing.

"If the Huns want to come, the imperial court must send out a large army."

According to Liu Che's personality, if the Huns didn't come, he would send troops to fight there.When the Xiongnu went south, it would be strange if they didn't take a head-on blow.

"From here to Chang'an, it will take more than ten days to travel quickly." Han Yan frowned.

"Order the soldiers to change to horses, and Wang Sun and I will go first. Leave the cart, and the entourage will go slowly." Zhao Jia suggested.

"It can only be so."

The two agreed on a plan, and in the next period, they would gradually hand over to Guansi and concentrate on preparing for the return journey.

At the same time, several horses galloped into Chang'an, bringing news that the Xiongnu had assembled an army of [-] and were marching southward.

Liu Che had been prepared for a long time. On the day when the military report was delivered, he ordered the frontier counties to mobilize troops and defend closely without any slack.Including the newly established Shuofang County, all are ready to fight.

Wei Yue, Li Danghu and Cao Shi received the order to lead their troops north five days later to fight against the enemy with the frontier army.

"Can Ah Duo and Wang Sun come back?" After returning from the palace, Li Danghu took off his sword, thinking of Zhao Jia and Han Yan who were still in Jinan, and said regretfully, "If Ah Duo was here, the army rations would have been settled long ago, so it would take five days .”

"Before the emperor issued an order to call them back, it probably won't take long for them to come back." Cao Shi picked up the clay pot, poured himself a cup of warm water, and drank it with his head raised.

Wei Yue didn't speak, and spread out a map, his eyes moved between Yunzhong, Dingxiang and Yanmen, and then extended to Longcheng, with a thoughtful expression.

In Changle Palace, the Queen Mother drank the decoction and coughed violently again.

As the Empress Dowager's illness worsened, Empress Chen came to take care of her illness in person, and Liu Che also visited after the next court.

In the previous farce, the rift between mother and child deepened.However, due to the serious illness of the Queen Mother and the deliberate show of weakness, Liu Che's childhood was often mentioned during the illness, and the stiff relationship eased slightly.

After all, they are the biological mother and child. Unless the Queen Mother does something irreversible, Liu Che will give her the honor and respect she deserves.As for the Tian family, Tian Man has been exterminated, and there is no direct evidence to prove that Tian Fu was involved. Liu Che was impatient to see him, so he directly found a fault, dismissed officials, and continued to fight to the end.

As soon as he walked to the front of the hall, he heard coughing from inside the hall, and Liu Che couldn't help but quicken his pace.

After entering the hall, seeing the Queen Mother lying on the side of the couch, coughing out of breath, and Chen Jiao being sprinkled half of her body with decoction, Liu Che couldn't help but frowned, but didn't say anything, and stepped forward to help the Queen Mother instead of Chen Jiao .

"Your Majesty is coming? It's just right. The queen must be tired after guarding for half a day, and it's time to go back and rest." Wang Zhi held Liu Che's arm and said.

Literally understood, this statement is nothing.But speaking from the mouth of the Queen Mother, and in front of Liu Che, it is inevitable that people will think deeply.

When Empress Dowager Dou was seriously ill, Chen Jiao never complained that she was tired, she stayed by the bed day and night, she couldn't bear it, so she only rested for an hour or two.Now it's the Queen Mother, tired after half a day?

Chen Jiao didn't argue, and she didn't show aggrieved look.

At this moment, everything she does is wrong.

There was a gloomy look in Liu Che's eyes, and his slightly softened heart hardened again. He let go of the hand supporting the Queen Mother, and said to Chen Jiao: "The Queen is indeed a bit haggard, don't be too tired."

"promise."

Chen Jiao got up and saluted, and left Changle Palace.

With the words of the Son of Heaven, no matter whether the Queen Mother wants to imply that Chen Jiao is unfilial, or wants to take the opportunity to give her part of the palace power, there is no possibility at all.

When the gate of the palace was closed, Wang Zhi didn't say anything about Chen Jiao, but lowered his posture, trying to further soften Liu Che's attitude.

Liu Che already had a guess in his heart, but he didn't show it on the surface, and didn't give Wang Zhi a chance to continue, so he said, "Mother, let's rest."

Watching Liu Che leave, Wang Zhi lay on the couch and told himself not to be in a hurry, not to be in a hurry.

She ran against Chen Jiao just now, and she did it on purpose, so as not to change too quickly and make people suspicious.She must plan slowly, without any mistakes, and if she is not careful, she will lose everything.

"Don't rush, don't rush..."

She has been waiting for decades, and this is not too late.