Xie Anran, the commander of Danyang County, and Dong Xianliang, the commander of Moling County, did not have the heart to stay in Danyang County much after talking to Li Kangnian about purchasing a large number of waterwheels.

The drought situation in the entire Danyang County is serious, and they have to rush back to arrange the affairs of drought relief and relief.

They left Danyang County.

Xie Anran immediately urgently reported to the Prime Minister's Office, saying that there was a drought in the entire county of Danyang County, and asked the imperial court to allocate a large amount of silver taels to build a large number of water wheels and pump river water to support drought relief efforts.

He didn't mention the fact that there was no drought in Danyang County.

The Prime Minister's Mansion and the Imperial Historical Observatory don't like Xiao Duhou, and the more he talks, the easier it is to have problems.

The Prime Minister's Mansion has a lot of opportunities to deal with all kinds of urgent affairs in the hundreds of counties of the entire Great Chu Dynasty, and as long as he does not report it, it will be difficult to grasp the subtle information in the county.

Dong Xianliang's report was also very simple, and he didn't say too many details, just saying that Moling County was in urgent need of silver taels to purchase waterwheels, and he didn't even say that these waterwheels were made in Danyang County.

Dong Xianliang knew very well that when the teacher started this national county and county examination in advance, he was deliberately calculating the little faint marquis and wanted to suppress the political achievements of the little faint marquis.

He felt a little guilty about Xiao Duhou in his heart.

I am not very happy to use such shady means to suppress political opponents.

Dong Xianliang was even more faintly worried that if this matter was mentioned, I am afraid that the Prime Minister's Mansion might not allocate this silver tael to purchase a waterwheel - this is tantamount to a "capital enemy" and send silver to Xiao Duhou.

The mentor Kong Hanyou would rather think of other ways, and he categorically would not agree to purchase a waterwheel and send this large amount of silver to Xiao Duhou.

This will certainly delay the drought... After dragging on for half a month, the paddy fields could not be watered, the grains were shriveled and not full, the yield was greatly reduced, and everything was cold.

Dong Xianliang could only remain silent, firstly, to make up for his guilt, and secondly, to purchase waterwheels as soon as possible to relieve the drought in Moling County.

The two drought reports from Xie Anran's county guard and Dong Xianliang's county order were sent to the prime minister's mansion almost at the same time.

Prime Minister's Office.

Kong Hanyou read the two reports and couldn't help shaking his head and sighing.

He wanted to take advantage of the national county and county examinations to make outstanding political achievements for Dong Xianliang and Chao Fangzheng, and overwhelm Xiao Duhou in one fell swoop.

I didn't expect a drought in Danyang County and a major crisis.

However, the so-called crisis.

Bring the opportunity in danger.

The drought in the whole county is serious, and Danyang County, which is a small dusk, must also be seriously affected.

This is a good opportunity to step on the little dusk.

The worse Xiao Duhou's performance in this national county and county examination, the more difficult it will be to turn over.

If you want to be promoted, it is as difficult as climbing to the sky.

"Immediately allocate 100,000 taels of silver from the treasury to the Danyang County Government, and the County Government will allocate it to the counties of Danyang County Government to fight the disaster as appropriate."

Kong Hanyou instructed the little official.

"Prime Minister, why is this silver allocated to the Danyang County Government and not directly to Moling County?

Danyang is Xie Anran in charge, and he has a deep relationship with Xiao Duhou... Can this silver be distributed to Moling County and Wuhu County? Will Xie Taishou take it and give disaster relief to Danyang County? ”

The little official was surprised.

The Prime Minister's Office directly allocated money to the county for disaster relief, which was the fastest way.

There is an extra link of county guarding in the middle, and the county government will definitely take a sum of money from it, and in the end, it will not be much in the hands of Dong Xianliang.

"Xie Anran has been applying to the Prime Minister's Mansion for money allocation and repair of the armory, but the prime minister has not approved it.

With this amount of money, he knows what to do, and he will definitely focus on taking care of Dong Xianliang and Chao Fangzheng.

Send someone to remind him and ask him to give Dong and Chao 15,000 taels of silver each for disaster relief, and at the same time don't help Danyang County... At most, give a thousand taels of silver to pass away.

If Xie Anran is not sensible, he will want to allocate money next time, but it will be difficult. ”

Kong Hanyou said lightly.

If he directly allocates money to Moling County, it is inevitable that some people will scold him for faking public and private interests. favors Dong Xianliang, but excludes Xiao Duhou.

However, he gave the silver to the Danyang County Guard.

Let Danyang County guard redistribute the silver, even if the distribution is unfair, it is the county government's business, and there is no way to blame him.

The Prime Minister's Mansion allocated two pieces of silver to the Danyang County Government for disaster relief, and Xie Anran would have to count on the Prime Minister's Mansion to allocate silver in the future, and he would never dare to offend the Prime Minister's Mansion.

In the officialdom, there is no one to help him, there is no official to protect him, it is difficult to move an inch, and I don't know who did it if I was trapped.

He holds the position of prime minister, and can greatly mobilize the resources of the entire Great Chu, promote the backbone of Confucianism, eradicate political enemies, and realize his dream of respecting Confucianism.

"Yes, Lord Minister, my subordinates will do it immediately!"

The little official hurriedly said.

...

After Kong Hanyou arranged the disaster relief funds, he entered the palace again to face the saint and tell the matter, "Your Majesty, there is a drought in Danyang County. Lao Chen has allocated 100,000 taels of silver from the treasury to Danyang County for drought relief efforts. ”

"There is a big drought in Danyang County!? I heard that Huiji County under the rule of King Wu is also in a great drought, and it has been dry for almost two months, and it is burning in a hurry. This drought is afraid that it will be all over the counties and counties in the south of the Yangtze River! ”

Emperor Xiang Yanran listened to the report, couldn't help frowning, and sighed.

"Your Majesty, growing grain depends on the sky to eat, and it doesn't rain, which is also something that can't be helped.

The drought is not particularly serious, and it will reduce the spring grain output slightly, but it will not be a complete harvest.

If in another month or two, there is no rain during summer ploughing, which will affect the sowing of summer seedlings in the second half of the year, it will be a real big deal.

I can only hope that it will rain sooner. ”

Kong Hanyou said helplessly.

"In two months, it should be able to rain. There are many things in the imperial court, drought and disaster relief, and there are places where money is used everywhere. Prime Minister, is there a way to get some silver? ”

Xiang Yanran asked.

"It's... It is also necessary to brainstorm in the morning. ”

Kong Hanyou smiled bitterly.

Of course, there is a way to get silver.

Xiao Duhou's "Policy of Banning Copper Coins" brought back a large amount of silver, which nearly doubled the income of the Great Chu treasury.

Find a few more similar methods, and you can add a lot.

But this is an offense!

The princes and magnates of the entire Great Chu Dynasty, especially the princes and kings, hated Xiao Duhou to the bone, so they almost grabbed him and took him to the skin and cramps, and cut him with a thousand knives.

I have to let others mention it.

His own position was not easy to come by, and he must not risk his life and be attacked by princes and magnates.

The emperor knew that Kong Hanyou didn't want to do this offending thing, so he didn't ask any further, and said, "That's right." Kong Qing, you reported the day before yesterday that you saw that the national county and county examinations were held in the first half of the year, why is this? ”

"The imperial court is undergoing a lot of new policy reforms, and the second half of the year will definitely be heavy. The minister thought that the national county and county examinations would be completed earlier, and a group of capable ministers would be selected to put pen to paper, which would be conducive to promoting the new policy. ”

Kong Hanyou bowed and said.

"Oh~!"

Xiang Yanran's eyes moved slightly.

It's rare!

The prime minister actually took the initiative to propose the reform of the New Deal.

The selection of a group of capable ministers is also an urgent need for the imperial court to promote the new policy.

Those mediocre county magistrates who are mediocre, have no political achievements, and have no political achievements should also get out of the way early, so that the twenty new science and technology scholars in this imperial examination can go to the top.

"Okay, then the Prime Minister's Mansion will hurry up and handle this matter! I'm waiting to see the results of the national county exam. ”

"Yes, the minister is retiring!"

Kong Hanyou left the palace.

...

Pingwangfu.

Yu Garden.

Chu Tianxiu received a letter of merit from Li Kangnian with joy, and actually made a big business, and negotiated a waterwheel business worth tens of thousands of taels of silver with Xie Anran, the Taishou of Danyang County.

A big sale of water wheels?

This made Chu Tianxiu a little surprised.

He designed and made this waterwheel casually before, just to solve the problem of lack of manpower for farmers in Danyang County.

By the way, I am also on the precaution.

After all, in ancient times, farming was all about watching the sky and eating, and ensuring the water source for irrigation was an important thing.

A better way to do this than a watermill would be to build reservoirs and dams to hoard large amounts of water.

It's just that the construction of a dam is too big and dangerous, and the dam will collapse if you are not careful, and only the imperial court will do this big project.

He can't build a dam, so he is currently doing some work like building giant waterwheels, which have enough technology and low cost.

Unexpectedly, in a drought, Danyang County received an order for a giant waterwheel worth tens of thousands of taels of silver. Enough for the blacksmiths and carpenters of the county to be busy for several days.

Chu Tianxiu replied with a letter, asking Li Kangnian to hurry up and supervise the construction of a large number of water wheels.

It can not only be sold to the counties of Danyang County, but also to the surrounding Wu County, Huiji County and other places.

The giant waterwheel has high technology and high profits, and the cost price of one or two hundred taels of silver can be sold for one thousand taels of silver, and of course it can be produced in large quantities.

2,000 years ago, because of the extreme lack of water conservancy, drought was very common, and every county would have a drought every three to five times.

...

In a flash, half a month passed.

The Prime Minister's Office finally officially announced the official start of the quadrennial national county and county examinations, and paid close attention to collecting grain, collecting money and putting it into the treasury, and reporting the political achievements in the first half of the year.

The deadline is 15 days.

After 15 days, the money and grain collected from the treasury will not be included in the political achievements of the first half of the year, nor will they be included in the current county and county political performance examination.

Chu Tianxiu didn't pay much attention to this announcement from the Prime Minister's Mansion.

"Count me?"

Chu Tianxiu was quite disdainful.

Xie Anran sent a letter and vaguely mentioned to him about the county exam.... Of course, it is the same whether it is mentioned or not.

Is he a little faint marquis who depends on the sky to eat?

Don't say fifteen days.

Even if he is only given three days, look at this county of the Great Chu Dynasty, who dares to compare his political achievements.

Chu Tianxiu sent someone to Danyang County, and asked the county Cheng Li Dangnian to collect grain and collect taxes into the warehouse.