Chapter 102: Dong Shulan's troubles
Fu Xiaoguan had just finished finishing the key provisions of the policy, and a porter came to report that Her Royal Highness the Ninth Princess had come down.
Qin Bing had 100,000 whys in the center, but he could only get up and lead everyone out.
Yu Wenyun stood in the front hall, with her hands behind her back and her feet, and when she saw Qin Bingzhong walking, she immediately walked over.
Qin Bingzhong was about to salute, but Yu Wenyun suddenly helped him, "Old Qin, don't be like this, ask Yun to come abruptly, because there is an urgent matter to find Fu Xiaoguan." β
Then Yu Wenyun winked at Fu Xiaoguan and Dong Shulan, and followed Qin Bingzhong into the study again.
"That's the case, your father has already seen it, and he said he wants to use you."
Fu Xiaoguan was overjoyed and said with a smile: "Look, Your Majesty still has some eyesight." β
Yu Wenyun glared at him, thinking that he had broken his heart for him, but he was still talking and laughing here.
"Then did Your Majesty say when you will see me?"
"No, I guess I'll have to wait until the end of the autumn season."
Well, there are still two days left, Fu Xiaoguan put this matter down and chatted with Qin Bingzhong again.
"As far as I know, after the catastrophe on both sides of the Yellow River this year, the price of grain in nearby counties and even prefectures has indeed risen by at least five times. But there is one thing I don't understand, do those victims still have money to buy food? Their homes are gone, and the first thing they have to do after this disaster is to rebuild their homes, and even if they have money in their hands, they will use it for construction, not for food. β
"Listen to me about that. In fact, after the disaster, the victims will flee to the nearest county, they will settle down in the nearest county, you should not underestimate the tenacity and survival ability of the working people, they will build simple houses to live temporarily, the purpose is to wait for the flood to pass and return to the place where they once lived as soon as possible. At this time, they need to buy grain, but at this time, the price of grain has been controlled, and even the grain originally used for disaster relief has flowed into the market at a high price. People's first need is to live, no matter how high the price of food is, they have to eat, so they quickly use up the surplus money in their hands, and at this time they will choose to sell their fields in order to survive. Until the money from the sale of the land is spent again, they will have no choice but to flee. β
"The crux of the problem is the price of grain, the landlord or grain merchant through collusion with the government to withhold the grain for disaster relief, then the disaster victims will not have enough to eat, they can only buy at a high price, until the purchase goes bankrupt, and the landlord or grain merchant will take advantage of this time to buy the land sold by the disaster victims at a low price, this is their ultimate goal! Mind you, it's all about buying land at a low price! However, if the price of food is stable, the victims can use their surplus money to survive the famine, and the fields are still in their hands, they will be able to continue to live on their land. β
"If the imperial court needs to buy the hearts of the people at this time, then build a house for them for free, which will make them grateful for Dade for a lifetime."
"What the common people ask for is not much, there is a tile on the top, and a full stomach under it, which is all they have."
"This will solve the majority of the disaster victims, and if it is more detailed, it can register women, children, old and children, and give them additional favors, and if the state and county officials are able, they can even provide them with some employment opportunities, such as ...... Building embankments, or repairing city walls, etc., and allowing them to exchange their labor for wages, can create a virtuous circle, and naturally solve the problem of displacement of disaster victims. β
Fu Xiaoguan said a little too much at this table, Qin Bingzhong frowned and pondered, and nodded after a long time.
"But in this way, the land can no longer be annexed, and if this good policy is adopted by Your Majesty, you will offend more people."
Of course, Fu Xiaoguan has thought about this, anyway, now that he has offended these people, then he doesn't mind offending a little deeper.
Yu Wenyun entered the venue halfway, but he didn't know the antecedents, but he only heard the consequences, and felt that the strategy was really powerful, no wonder he could enter the eyes of his father.
Dong Shulan is a little worried, officialdom is like a huge net, affecting the whole body, Fu Xiaoguan's policy seems to prevent the landlords from annexing the land, in fact, it moves the interests of those officials, who knows which faction those officials belong to? Who knows which family or which member is standing behind them?
Then Fu Xiaoguan and Qin Bingzhong talked about some other issues, Qin Bingzhong suddenly became enlightened, thinking that his old friend was really not a thing in the pool, if this disaster relief strategy can be implemented, it will be the blessing of the people and the blessing of the community.
It was too late, Fu Xiaoguan and the others said goodbye and left the Qin Mansion.
Yu Wenyun and Dong Shulan rode in the same carriage, and in the car, Yu Wenyun talked apologetically about going to Dong's mansion, Dong Shulan didn't blame Yu Wenyun, after all, Yu Wenyun didn't know that he was grounded.
"I haven't been out since I came back from Linjiang, and my mother has been staring at me very closely, as if I have found something."
"What then?"
"It's okay, but don't think about it, I really can't go out and can't tell you that the little official is coming to Beijing, so I can only sneak out at night."
"Isn't it exciting?"
"Would you like to try it?"
"Why, do you want to ...... I'll sneak out tomorrow night? β
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Dong Shulan walked in from the front door of the Dong Mansion in a bright light.
The light in the front hall was still on, she took a deep breath, was silent for a moment, and walked to the door, where Dong Shangshu and Mrs. Dong were sitting.
She walked in, Dong Shangshu put down the book in his hand, looked at her, and asked, "When did Fu Xiaoguan come to Shangjing?" β
Dong Shulan was taken aback, and Dong Shangshu said again: "He had a conflict with Yan Xiwen in Lantingji, and then went to the Sifang Building with Yan Xiwen and others, this is nothing, but Dad wants to ask you, why did he say to Yan Xiwen that you were her fiancΓ©e?" β
It seems that this matter has been spread, and Dong Shulan has been prepared for this, but she didn't expect it to be so soon.
"My daughter has made a lifelong agreement with Fu Xiaoguan."
Dong Shulan thought that it would take great courage to say this, but at this moment, she found that it was not so difficult, and she was even greatly relieved.
"Ridiculous!"
Dong Kangping slapped the book in his hand on the table, "How can such a big event be caused by you!" I'll tell you right now that it's impossible for you and Fu Xiaoguan! β
Dong Shulan listened calmly, Dong Kangping took a long breath, and his voice lowered, "You are smart, why did you make a fool in this matter?" Fu Xiaoguan's family is a landlord, he was only a showman, he was born without an official position, and now because of his ignorance, he has saved more than 30,000 victims, and the catastrophe is coming, do you know? β
"Tell you this for my father, within a month, the Linjiang Fu family will be gone. So no matter what the reason, you must never marry Fu Xiaoguan! β
"Today, Yan Shidao came to look for me, Yan Xiwen is about to be released as an official, the matter of the two of you must be decided before Yan Xiwen leaves Beijing!"