There is a big problem with my harem [Qing Chuan]

Kangxi's hunch was right!

As time went on, the good news in the capital was gradually overshadowed by a series of bad news in the outskirts of the capital and even further afield.

Kangxi held the booklet, his face was livid, and his hands trembled uncontrollably.

Such a big snow disaster not only threatens the lives of the people's houses, but also affects the next season's grain.What's more, disaster victims in remote towns in the suburbs will inevitably flock to the capital in order to survive.

With more and more refugees in the capital, one can imagine how chaotic the capital will be!

The emperor's complexion was not good-looking, and all the courtiers were also trembling.The great scholars of Baohe Palace and the six ministers did not leave Dongnuange a step, and their food, lodging and sleeping were all in the palace.On the outside, everything from the servant to the head of the six departments was dispatched to various places for management.

Some of these foreign ministers saw money, some saw political achievements, and some saw disasters.

Kangxi had been prepared for a long time. Although the heavy snow was not what he thought, he couldn't miss this opportunity.He sent out all the people except the hidden guards who were placed beside the concubines, and strictly paid close attention to the actions of the ministers during the snow disaster.

There are no ministers behind those merchants who raised prices wildly without permission... There is no shadow of the clan... Where do they have such courage?

Kangxi's thin lips turned up slightly, and he sneered meaningfully.Many ministers below had a cold war and subconsciously focused all their attention on the memorial in front of them, concentrating on handling government affairs.

"Your Majesty, due to the snowstorm, not only is there a shortage of food near the capital, but Baoding Prefecture in Zhili Province is in a mess! Many grain merchants have a lot of grain in their hands, but they are only willing to sell a very small amount every day, and the price has doubled. Even if people from the yamen come to persuade them, they are unwilling to take it out, ordinary people can’t afford it, I’m afraid if this continues, the number of people who starve to death is probably better than freezing to death!” Ma Qi looked at Zhili Province The urgently sent memorial made me sweat profusely.

The distance between Zhili Province and the capital city, once something happens, it will definitely affect the capital city!

Kangxi took the memorial presented by Ma Qi and only glanced at it, before throwing it on the table angrily.

"Your Majesty! These people are simply lawless and must be severely punished!" Wu Dali, Minister of the Ministry of Justice, gritted his teeth in hatred, and unconsciously clenched his hands into fists.

"Your Majesty! This is not the time to entangle with these merchants. I believe that we should urgently send someone to escort Shanxi Coal to Zhili to relieve the urgent need. Secondly..." Mingzhu stood up, took a deep breath and said word by word, "Open Store food in the warehouse!"

"Open the warehouse to release the grain?"

"Master Mingzhu! This is too much..."

All the ministers looked at each other in blank dismay. The emperor had already ordered the generals to take out the food and grass in the general camp for emergency treatment, but wouldn't it be the use of the state treasury's food reserves to open the warehouse? If later...

"Your Majesty, although the war has ceased, Taiwan's Zheng Jing still exists, how can this reserve be opened easily!" The Minister of the Ministry of War shook his head again and again.

"My lord Sai Sehei, this statement is wrong!" Mingzhu bluntly objected, "If the people are killed or injured, and the imperial court does not open the warehouse to release grain, wouldn't it be a big disappointment? Besides, if the people don't have enough to eat and wear, I'm afraid it will force the people to do something for them. Kou Tu will increase future troubles!"

"This……"

"Urgently order Minister Hilgen to rush to Zhili to lead officers and soldiers to open warehouses and release grain, and send a fixed amount to Zhili to distribute to the people. Anyone who loots has the right to kill on the spot! Order Zhili Governor Jin Shide to go to Baoding Mansion to take the food I will take down all disloyal and greedy profiteers!"

"Your Majesty! If you're going to jail because the merchant raised the price, I'm afraid someone will play tricks on it, causing the good merchant to be accidentally injured!" Lin Ruhai said, standing up.

"...Master Lin is right! Your Majesty." Mingzhu hesitated for a moment, then smiled wryly and clasped her hands in a respectful voice, "If there is trouble at this moment, I'm afraid that the officials below will fish in troubled waters, but they will torment some good people."

"..." Kangxi thought for a while and then said, "In my opinion, for those who donated more than a certain amount of food, the imperial court will erect a monument for them after the disaster. If they exceed a certain amount, their children will be allowed to participate in the imperial examination."

All the ministers present gasped.

If there is no such thing as the former, ordinary people may have the idea of ​​donating because of this inscription, but the latter...

The ministers present swallowed nervously subconsciously.

"Your majesty... this business registration..." Chang Ding, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, hesitated, and couldn't help but whisper, "Is this not in harmony with etiquette?"

Emphasizing agriculture and suppressing business has been a tradition of Confucianism for thousands of years. If this opening is made easily, I am afraid that it will not be able to stop Youyou's mouth afterwards.

"I think Mr. Chang is thinking too much!" Lin Ruhai's eyes lit up, "Although there may indeed be some scholars protesting afterwards, this is an act of benefiting the people by the merchants during the natural disaster. I am afraid that the scholars will be despised by the common people if they question it at will... ...I think this method is feasible!"

"Your Majesty! This servant seconded the proposal!" Mingzhu also stood up at this moment, "I have seen with my own eyes many talented people who are not inferior to Jinshi, but they cannot be officials because of their birth, and many of them can only work as aides. But if you speak directly It is too much to donate a certain amount so that all the children of this merchant family can participate in the imperial examination.

The slave thinks it's better to give a rule according to the amount of donations, from high to low.Not only can it be used for this snow disaster, but it can also be used for other natural and man-made disasters in the future!

In this way, in case of natural and man-made disasters later, these merchants are more eager to donate than the imperial court! "

"My minister agrees!"

"Slaves second!"

The rest of the officials also nodded at this moment.

"Then, the specific amount needs to be discussed by you Aiqing, and a charter should be drawn up." Kangxi nodded - he had planned this idea a long time ago, but he just wanted to change it a little bit later.Now that there is a snow disaster, he is still willing to directly take out this sweetness for merchants who are willing to contribute money and effort.

And those unscrupulous businessmen who want to make a fortune by taking advantage of the snow disaster, they can't help but regret it after they know it!

After working for a while, it was finally time for a lunch break. The Imperial Dining Room was already prepared to serve carefully prepared lunches to the ministers.In order to prevent the ministers from being disrespectful, these dim sums are all made of glutinous rice, which will not lose dross and can quickly fill the stomach.

After eating these things for several days in a row, the older ministers felt a little uncomfortable in their stomachs, so they bit the bullet and took two bites before putting it down.

"I'll go back to Xinuan Pavilion to rest first, Liang Jiugong, pass on some pastries to the imperial dining room for all my lovers, and have a hearty meal." Kangxi noticed this scene, he got up thoughtfully and went straight out of Dongnuang Pavilion, and decided to go back to Xinuan Pavilion. Dine in the warm pavilion.

Seeing the emperor entered the Xinuang Pavilion, the little eunuch who was a step behind walked along the wall to Liang Jiugong, leaned over and whispered: "Eunuch Liang, Master Yi, please see me!"

Liang Jiugong was taken aback for a moment, subconsciously raised his face to look not far away, and suddenly widened his eyes in surprise: Wearing a solid-color sable fur cloak, the person standing under the shade of the tree with two palace servants was not Yi Concubine who?

"Slave pays respects to Concubine Yi!" Liang Jiugong quickly walked up to Concubine Yi and saluted Concubine Yi respectfully.

"Eunuch Liang is exempt."

"Master Yi, why are you here?" Liang Jiugong said with a shy smile, "Long Live Lord is in a bad mood today, you should go back!"

Concubine Yi glanced at Liang Jiugong: "Eunuch Liang, you also know how I behave in the world. If there is nothing wrong, I would naturally not want to come to the emperor at this time. Now I have something important to ask the emperor. If there is a delay, it will be too late." Big things, Eunuch Liang, you have to think about it clearly!"

"Then invite the servant to go in and report to the emperor, you wait here for a while." Liang Jiugong was doubtful, but Yibi's previous image still made him grit his teeth and reply in a respectful voice.

"Then I will wait for the good news." Yipin nodded.

Kangxi sat in the middle, he was not in a good mood these two days and naturally his appetite was poor.For dinner, Chenghu and Baocheng followed him to eat a few more bites, and for lunch, Kangxi only asked the imperial dining room to prepare porridge and side dishes to taste a few bites.

After hearing Liang Jiugong's report, Kangxi was really surprised——Yipin has always been very well-behaved, and she kept her own law and order in the harem. At such a time, she would come to the Qing Palace. Kangxi immediately wondered if the fifth elder brother would come out. What happened?

"What happened to Yikun Palace?" Kangxi asked first, then waved his hand to make Liang Jiugong not to speak, "Xuan!"

Concubine Yi breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the news, and hurriedly led her into the Xinuang Pavilion to pay respects to the emperor: "My concubine pays respects to the emperor, the emperor is in peace and prosperity!"

"Slave Guo Luoluo pays respects to the emperor!" The maid who entered the palace behind Yibi knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily.Not to mention Kangxi, even Liang Jiugong stared dumbfounded at the man kneeling on the ground.

This court lady actually agreed with Guo Luoluo!

She was wearing a green-brown court lady's attire, her hair was tied up twice, and she followed Yipin with her head down.Liang Jiugong thought she was a shy new palace maid!

"Concubine Yi, you are so brave!" Kangxi scolded with a gloomy expression, "Guo Luoluo promised to stay in the Zhongcui Palace to reflect, but you actually brought her out? Liang Jiugong! Why don't people take Yi Concubine and Guo Luoluo agreed to take it back!"

"Miss Yipin..."

"Your Majesty!" Yi Pin was in a hurry now, she absolutely couldn't just go back like this!She gritted her teeth, knelt on the ground and shouted, "Guo Luoluo promised to have a high fever in Zhongcui Palace for the past two days, and this concubine got the order of the Empress Dowager to move Guo Luoluo back to Yikun Palace. Luo Luo promised to come and meet the emperor, the matter is even more important, the concubine has no choice but to do it!"

Kangxi was about to reprimand, but remembered Guo Luoluo's identity as the time-traveling woman, his eyes flickered for a moment, he waved his hand to make Liang Jiugong step back and said, "I have to do it, so tell me, what is the reason? "

"Your Majesty," Guo Luoluo, who had been lying on the ground without daring to get up, promised to stand up cautiously and said respectfully, "This snow is so heavy that not only the houses, but also the roads may be seriously damaged. , I made something two years ago, as long as it is poured on the ground or a building, it will be as strong as a stone after it dries, and even water cannot penetrate it!"

Kangxi could hardly hide the surprise and joy in his eyes—could it be cement?

"The servant named it cement!"

Kangxi's astonishment then turned into ecstasy.For him, he only heard the name of cement, but did not know how cement was made.Even though the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry were ordered to study it long ago, the samples they made were far from what Kangxi wanted!He never thought that under his nose, in the capital, the Guo Luoluo family had already made cement and other things a few years ago!

He suppressed the surprise in his heart, for fear that the people present would find out that he was wrong.

This is the first time he has learned about cement!first!It's the first time!

Repeatedly chanting in his heart, finally restraining his ecstasy, Kangxi's face was calm: "How are these things made, and what are their effects?"

Guo Luoluo promised to gradually become calmer, and he replied calmly and clearly: "Return to the emperor, cement is a liquid at first, but after it solidifies, it becomes solid and hard like a stone. It is extremely durable and even waterproof, insect-proof and moisture-proof. Cement can be used for houses, roads, and city walls, and if the embankment is made along the river, it can ensure that it will not collapse when the river floods!"

Unlike Kangxi who asked the question knowingly, the people in the hall were amazed, especially Concubine Yi.She herself was skeptical, and she brought Guo Luoluo to agree to come to look for the emperor with a sliver of hope, and she was even more uneasy about this, for fear that Guo Luoluo's promise to speak big words would annoy the emperor.

"Oh? Do you have a certificate?"

"Back to the emperor, since the concubine Yi entered the palace, Guo Luoluo's mansion has been remodeled, you can send someone to Guo Luoluo's mansion to find out."

"Liang Jiugong!"

"The slave is here!"

"Accept my oral order to order Wu Dali, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, to go to Guo Luoluo's residence to find out, and report back immediately!"

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