These years of being the queen mother!

Because Zhu Youxiao's life was supposed to be in August of the eighth year of the Apocalypse, he died of bloating after taking a "fairy medicine" presented by Shangshu Huo Weihua. Under treatment, he recovered slowly.

And just when Zhu Youxiao was able to get out of bed and move around freely, the capital suddenly fell a torrential rain. In a short period of time, the capital became an island in the city. People rowing in the streets.

In such a disaster situation, the officials of the Ministry of Industry will naturally arrange manpower to clear the sewers that may be blocked. In this way, with the overtime work of the employees of the Ministry of Industry, the problem of stagnant water in the capital's important areas has been greatly alleviated. When the soldiers and civilians in the army breathed a sigh of relief, Jiangbei, Shandong and other places published emergency papers, reporting severe drought and locust plagues in the two places! !

When he received this frustrating and painful news, Zhu Youjiao was staying in the completely rebuilt Yikun Palace, and was talking about the beautiful scenery of Xiyuan with Yang Lingyue, mother and son.Upon hearing this, Zhu Youxiao immediately slapped a piece of the glass mirror Da Xia Shi's father-in-law bought from the French, turned his head and ignored Yang Lingyue, who was throbbing with distress, and said to himself nervously: " Should I really follow the advice of the officials, issue an imperial edict for my crime, and come to amnesty for the world?"

Yang Lingyue rolled her eyes, but she didn't answer the question, but pointed to the point: "It seems that there is not much money in the treasury, so how should we relieve the disaster this time?"

Zhu Youxiao blinked blankly, and said cutely: "What do you think of Wei Aiqing?"

"..."

Wei Zhongxian, who reported the news to Zhu Youxiao, said silently that the people are living in dire straits, and there are crises inside and outside the court.Now the national treasury is unable to make ends meet, and there is no way to get any extra money out.Even if he is good at finding money, he can't stand the toss of disasters that come from time to time!Wei Zhongxian sighed secretly, and had to think hard.

Just when Wei Zhongxian was thinking of a way, Yang Lingyue, who knew it was not easy for him, spoke up.I just heard her say this: "Chen Qie remembers that this year the palace planted yams (potatoes), and they harvested a lot, why not take them all out, add the sweet potatoes grown in Chen Qie's private farm, and The food stored in the cellar was sent to Jiangbei and Shandong together. If you want to add edible wild vegetables, it is enough to eat alive. You must know that when the concubine brought his younger brother to live alone, they relied on picking wild vegetables to make up their living. full stomach."

Speaking of this, Yang Lingyue remembered that sweet potato leaves are also edible, so she made this point out again.So under the work of Ye Xianggao, who once again served as the chief assistant, a large number of miscellaneous grains such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, and even salted and dried sweet potato leaves from Huangzhuang came out of the capital continuously, and were transported to Jiangbei along the wide official roads. Two places in Shandong.

Not to mention how the officials in Jiangbei and Shandong helped the disaster, and whether they had filled their pockets, but after the food produced by Zhu Youxiao's Huangzhuang and Yang Lingyue's farms over the years were all wiped out, Fearing another such disaster, Yang Lingyue hastily suggested to Zhu Youxiao:

"Let's take advantage of the sufficient rainfall in our land, or we can plant drought-resistant and high-yielding crops on a large scale. Whether it is the yams, sweet potatoes, and corn brought by those red-haired fans, it is still what we Ming people are used to. The beans that have been harvested can be planted. And not only let the tenants of Huangzhuang plant it, but also let the common people plant it on a large scale, otherwise if this happens again, they will be caught blind."

Yang Lingyue did not forget that this small farm in the Little Glacier period had urine characteristics, whether it was flooded or drought, anyway, as far as she knew, under its toss, Ming's agriculture was not easy, even the common people who depended on farming for a living occasionally Luck planted the right crops, but was exploited by those merchants and wealthy households to the point that they didn't even have enough food!

Yang Lingyue thinks she is not a good person, but she can't see that the people of Ming Dynasty are still struggling with food and clothing.Thinking of the ever-growing industry and commerce, and the shrinking agriculture due to the arrival of the Little Ice Age, Yang Lingyue once again affirmed Wei Zhongxian's suggestion.Damn the industrial tax must be raised, those officials who are inextricably linked with merchants, merchants and wealthy households are making nonsense, once Zhu Youxiao burps and she is officially in power, she will let them all go home Eat their own.Anyway, the Ming Dynasty had a lot of people, and with a population of tens of millions, she didn't believe that there were no talents who could truly serve the country and the people.

Just when Yang Lingyue was thinking about how to blame this group of dogs who would not cry without seeing the coffin, Zhu Youxiao, who had studied what Yang Lingyue said over and over again, spoke. "Ah Yue, there is some truth in what you said, but I'm afraid that this tax has to be redefined."

"Define what." Yang Lingyue rolled her eyes and said mercilessly: "Even if the tax ratio is redefined, and the agricultural tax is re-raised, according to the current state of the treasury's current situation, it is estimated that this money will not be able to make up for the financial deficit. Instead of this, it is better to make the original tax rate higher than the tax rate, or lower it. In this way, it can be regarded as hiding wealth from the people. The people have surplus food in their hands, and they can resist a catastrophe for a longer period of time without worrying about it. Keep an eye on when the imperial court will provide disaster relief."

"Heretics, if your words are heard by the officials, you will not be able to please them." In fact, Zhu Youxiao was also considered complacent by Yang Lingyue's words, and he also wanted to reduce the agricultural tax, but he kept clamoring for an increase. The indecision in Zhu Youxiao's bones was clearly displayed at this moment.

"Forget it, let's keep the tax as it is. As for the new crops, let's plant them on a large scale in the Huangzhuang under my name and the farm under your name, Ah Yue."

"Okay, I will do this later when I ask Dongguo to notify Xia Shi. But the crop, it's better to only plant sweet potatoes." Potatoes are usually planted in October, and they can be planted now, but it is estimated that The hourly yield is not very high, but sweet potatoes, not to mention the high yield, don't really pick the time period.Yang Lingyue thought, if the seeds are planted now, they will almost mature in autumn, just in time to catch up with the possible disasters in autumn, so that they can be used for disaster relief.

But won’t it be enough for Huangzhuang and the farms under her name to plant? You must know that this time, the food for disaster relief in Jiangbei and Shandong can be guaranteed, but not only the food that Tianqi has hoarded in the past six and a half years, but also All kinds of miscellaneous things, such as yam and kudzu root bought from the merchant.

What should we do like this! ! !

After Zhu Youxiao left Yikun Palace, Yang Lingyue asked Chunlai and Qiuqu to take the three children to the Royal Garden to catch butterflies and play, while she discussed with Dongguo what to do.

Dong Guo was born in a poor family, knowing how difficult it is for the common people at this time, so he frowned and thought of a solution together.Thinking about it, Dongguo suddenly had a flash of inspiration and asked Yang Lingyue excitedly.

"Ma'am, I remember that the merchant ships shipped to Naohala earned a lot of money this year,"

"That's Europa Continent, there are quite a lot of Europa." Yang Lingyue replied with a smile: "It should be half of the tax money collected this year."

Speaking of this, Yang Lingyue also thought of an idea, and she couldn't help but continued with a smile: "You ask Mr. Xia Shi to send someone to talk to the people who have fields near the farm, and say that if they plant red-haired fanzi this year. As for the crops, I will charge according to the market price, as much as I can get!"

"By the way, what's the progress of the windmill that the people from the Ministry of Industry developed can draw water for irrigation in large areas?"

Dongguo frowned and said, "There is no progress. It is obvious that Long Live God made the model so lightly at the beginning. If so many officials from the Ministry of Industry studied together, they said that it was too difficult to make it. It is said that at that time When Bu Shangshu said this, Eunuch Wei's expression changed on the spot, and he called them a bunch of trash."

Isn't it a bunch of trash?

Yang Lingyue sneered, and turned to Dongguo and said, "Take time to tell Eunuch Wei that if they can't make the waterwheel that Long Live God asked for after comparing the models made by Long Live God, then this year they will all go digging for me. Go to the well. When will the [-] deep wells be dug in Beijing and Tianjin, when will you return to the capital, and the officer will return to his original post. And there must be well water in this well. If you dare to cheat me with a dry well For every dry well, ten dry wells will be dug." Even if she dares to be lazy in such a thing that benefits the people, the old lady can't beat this group of bastards to death.

This punishment is unique enough, and it will definitely make those officials and old men suffer a lot.

Dong Guo lowered her head and chuckled a few times, then said crisply: "Don't worry, this servant will definitely explain your mother's meaning clearly to Mr. Wei."

Yang Lingyue nodded slightly, and watched Dongguo without saying a word. After she took her orders and left the palace gate, she stayed in Yikun Palace for a while, then changed into a brightly colored skirt and went to the imperial garden son walk.

At this time, Zhu Shuxi was chasing butterflies all over the garden.After seeing Yang Lingyue's arrival, she only sweetly called her concubine mother, and then was attracted by the butterflies flying around again.As for the twins, Zhu Shu'an is quiet, and Zhu Cilin is also not fond of making trouble. They followed Qiu to stay in the pavilion and eat cakes, and they enjoyed themselves.

Yang Lingyue first stood on the aisle for a while, and realized that Chunlai had taken good care of Zhu Shuxie, and she was a little tired, so she went to the pavilion where the twins were staying.

The author has something to say: I had a minor operation this morning, so I will update o(╥﹏╥)o