Zhang Heng looked at the other scholars with a depressed face, as if the sky had fallen, and he couldn't help shaking his head, thinking that the psychological quality of these scholars was not good! I panicked when I encountered something, and it seems that I still need to temper it.

Zhao Gou glanced at everyone and saw that most of them were already in a mess, and only a few were still calm.

Then he opened his mouth: "Recently, the local newspaper has reported that there has been a flood, which has flooded many fertile fields, and the people have been displaced. ”

As soon as the words fell, one of them immediately stood up, saluted, and said, "Your Majesty, the students think that they can go all out to relieve the disaster and settle the people with the officials of the state government, in case of accidents. ”

Zhao Gou smiled slightly, looked at him and said: "The local finances are not abundant, it is impossible to settle so many displaced people, and now the imperial court's finances are also stretched, and it is impossible to give too much funding." ”

"This..."

The man didn't know how to answer at this time, and he couldn't say a word.

"Your Majesty, the students think that it is okay to arrange for those displaced people to work in the gentry manors of various prefectures, so that they can have a bite to eat, as long as Your Majesty decrees, no one dares to disobey."

Su Hao also talked confidently.

"This is not a trivial matter, it will cause all kinds of problems, and at worst, it will shake the country's foundation."

Zhao Gou threw out these words in a deep voice.

Su Hao saluted and continued: "Your Majesty, as long as the local officials handle it properly and do things with dedication, there will be no problems. ”

Zhao thought for a moment and said, "I will think about this matter carefully, are there any other good ideas?" ”

Everyone in the main hall also lowered their heads, and they could only think of these few solutions to this problem.

When Zhao Gou saw this scene, his face was also very ugly, so he looked at Zhang Heng and saw him standing on the main hall with his eyes closed, as if he was about to fall asleep.

Then he looked at Zhang Heng and said, "Zhang Heng, do you have any ideas?" ”

Zhang Heng originally wanted to wait for them to finish speaking before speaking, but now when he heard His Majesty calling him, he quickly opened his eyes and said, "Your Majesty, the root of this problem lies in how to settle these displaced people, which involves two issues, money, food and accommodation. ”

Zhao Gou nodded and said: "That's true, so many people, the daily consumption is amazing, not to mention the place to live, if you arrange for them to live in the city, it will definitely cause a riot, if you have an idea, say it quickly." ”

Zhang Heng did not answer directly, but asked rhetorically: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty ordered a nationwide search for coal mines before, but I don't know what the results are?" ”

"It's been very fruitful, and we've found a lot of coal mines, which can be mined at any time."

Zhao Gou was also very curious about why he suddenly asked this question.

"Your Majesty, there are a large number of homeless people now, and you can arrange for them to work in the coal mines, which can help them settle down and solve the problem of manpower in the coal mines."

Zhang Heng threw out these words.

Zhao Gou nodded and said, "This is a very good idea, it can settle some of the people, but what about the rest of the people?" ”

Zhang Heng continued: "The rest of the people can let the state governments be responsible for guiding, allowing them to open up wasteland, repair bridges and houses, dig canals and ditches, and just be able to eat for the people." ”

Zhao Gou pondered for a while and said: "The idea is good, the problem of settling the people has been solved, but the problem of money and food has not been solved. ”

"Your Majesty, we can hold a nationwide fundraiser for the disaster victims, as the saying goes, when one side is in trouble, all sides will support, and at the same time, Your Majesty can give rewards to those who donate a huge amount."

Zhang Heng continued to talk eloquently.

"It's okay to commend the merchants, but if you reward the merchants, I'm afraid it will cause opposition from the courtiers."

Zhao Gou also immediately thought of the problems that this question would cause.

"Your Majesty, whoever opposes it will be responsible for solving the problem of money and food, and their opposition will not do the people any good."

Zhang Heng is also very confident.

Hearing this, Zhao Gou laughed out loud and said: "This idea is indeed good, this problem is like this for the time being, the next problem, in recent years, the weather has been dry for longer and longer, and the harvest is getting worse and worse, let's talk about what can be done to solve this problem." ”

Immediately afterwards, Su Hao immediately stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the weather is dry, beyond the reach of manpower, only by expanding the scale of planting, can we reduce the losses caused by drought, just take advantage of the large number of people this time, open up the wasteland to expand the scale of planting." ”

Immediately, another person also hurriedly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the students think that the drought is due to the lack of worship to the gods, and they should build temples in various places to worship the gods. ”

Zhao Gou glanced at Zhang Heng and said, "What do you think of these two ideas?" ”

"Your Majesty, it is feasible to open up the wasteland and expand the scale of planting, but it is not the best policy, building a temple consumes money and energy, and it is not appropriate to make such a move."

Zhang Heng originally wanted to directly say not to believe in any ghosts and gods, but thinking that this was a feudal society, he was afraid that he would be drowned by saliva if he said this.

"Listen to your tone, you should have the best idea, right?"

Zhao Gou was looking forward to what good ideas he could come up with.

Zhang Heng saluted and said: "Your Majesty, the grass people know several kinds of crops, which are cold and drought tolerant, and the yield is very high, if they can be found, then the people of the Great Song Dynasty will not be hungry again in the future." ”

As soon as he heard this, Zhao Gou also asked, "Is there really such a crop?" ”

Zhang Heng nodded and said, "Your Majesty, there really is, as long as you can find it." ”

"Good, good, good."

Zhao Gou couldn't help but be overjoyed, and shouted three times in a row.

Then he also said to everyone: "Ladies and gentlemen, you have solved the most important problems of the imperial court in this examination, and I am very happy to hold a banquet for you tonight." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty"

The crowd saluted.

Zhao Gou looked at everyone and said: "In this system examination, I announce that the first name is Zhang Heng, who will serve as the head of the household department, and Shen Hao, give you the position of the head of the household department." ”

"Your Majesty"

Zhang Heng and Shen Hao saluted and thanked each other.

However, Shen Hao's eyes were full of indignation, the Hubu Shilang was a third-grade official, while the Hubu Lang was just a small sixth-grade official, the difference was so big, it was like cloud mud.

At this time, Zhao Gou stood up and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, I will let you take you to the Imperial Garden, and set up a banquet to entertain you in the evening. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty"

The crowd also bowed down and saluted.

After Zhao Gou left, many people also came up to congratulate Zhang Heng.

"Hello Zhang Shilang, you can take care of it in the future."

"Tomorrow we will hold a banquet in the Chunfeng Building to entertain Zhang Shilang, and I hope Zhang Shilang will come in front of him."

"Zhang Shilang, our family doesn't want to be away from where you live, we are still neighbors."

"Lord Squiro, we once sold paintings on the street together, I wonder if you remember."