Volume I, Chapter 109
() Because Nie Wang Ye was not in the court on a business trip at this time, Nie Linyu wore the court clothes of the county lord to thank him.
Before she could leave, an urgent report came, it turned out that this time the snow fell very early, several northern state capitals were seriously affected, the capital was better, and the following state and county had begun to have refugees.
The emperor naturally asked the ministers on the spot.
The ministers were gossiping, and it sounded like everyone was busy coming up with ideas, but in fact they were all old routines, which were nothing more than asking local officials to open warehouses and release grain to help the victims, and then the imperial court allocated special funds to send special personnel to distribute them.
Nie Linyu suddenly remembered something.
In the previous life, there was indeed a heavy snowstorm, but it happened many years later, when the war between the north and the south was stalemate, and the silver in the treasury was spent like flowing water, and there was no extra silver to help the victims.
At that time, Du Xinlei was already the prime minister, and he was so anxious that he didn't care about his four-month pregnancy, and he really came up with three ways to tell Du Xinlei, and he took it as his own plan to offer to the emperor.
Sure enough, the dragon face is happy.
But only four months later, it was his brother Nie Chenlin who was framed and escorted back to Beijing, and he went to Du Xinlei to intercede, but he ignored it, and later, it was Lin Qingyan who instructed his mother-in-law to press his stomach down on the ground and drag him back to the courtyard, and gave birth to a stillborn baby that night.
Nie Linyu tried his best to calm his mood, no longer thinking about those old things, took a deep breath and knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, the courtiers have a plan to help the emperor raise silver taels." β
Although the treasury is full now, Nie Linyu knows the emperor's mind very well, and it is best to spend a little less, and it is naturally best not to spend it.
"Oh? Let's hear it. β
The emperor actually didn't believe that Nie Linyu could have any good plans, but he had just expressed his love for Nie Linyu and wanted to marry her, so it was not good to slap himself in the face at this time, so he made a look of interest.
Nie Linyu knelt on the ground, looking at his nose and nose, "Your Majesty, since it is a snow disaster, the people will inevitably be displaced, and they will die of cold and starvation after a long time, so the top priority is to have enough food and cold clothing to ensure their lives." β
The ministers originally thought that this Nanyang county lord would have some shocking opinions,
But it turns out that it's still a clichΓ©, who of them won't say these words?
However, some people admire Nie Linyu, because their own daughters and granddaughters may not have such insight.
The emperor was a little unimpressed, but he still said kindly: "You are right, that's why you want to help the victims."
Nie Linyu kowtowed, "Yes, the courtiers are bold, I want to ask the emperor, are there old things in the palace that are not useful?" β
This made the emperor not understand, there are the most old things in the palace, especially the ladies, the jewelry of the season is good to say, take it to dissolve and re-inlay it, the clothes are useless, except for a few pieces of appreciation, the rest is just a pile of mold, as well as porcelain and other things, and there are countless in the warehouse.
"What are you asking for?"
"Enlighten the emperor, the royal thing, in the folk has the supreme mystery and charm, everyone is eager to have one, if the emperor can take out the old things that can not be used to sell for money, I believe that it will inevitably rush to it, and it is used for disaster relief, the people can get a royal article, and the second can contribute to the rescue of their compatriots, will be enthusiastic."
When the ministers heard this, their mouths opened wide.
Wonderful, this strategy is so wonderful, why can't they think of it, who doesn't want things in the palace, whether it's good or not, the key is to have face.
Not to mention the common people, they all want to have one.
Some people even felt that if the emperor adopted this strategy, it would not be the turn of the commoners, the officials of all sizes in the court, and the local officials from other places who heard the letter and rushed to buy them, they would be able to buy things out.
The emperor was also very happy to hear it, he had already had the heart to deal with those old things in the palace, but he didn't know how to deal with it, he didn't think about selling money, but he was the emperor himself, how could he take things out and sell them.
The eunuch who watched the treasury was cheap, and when he had nothing to do, he stole two pieces to sell.
It's just that even if the emperor knows, he can't pursue it, so many old things have been saved from all dynasties, what is there, how many people can't count, even if he knows that the eunuchs are selling things, who will admit it?
But now it's fine, it's not that I love money and want to sell things, but I care for my people, and I even take out my own royal things to sell them in order to help the people in disaster
, this is what Mingjun did.
"Good, good, good." The emperor said three good words in a row, and then praised: "I didn't expect you to have such an opinion, Tingzhang is really a good goddaughter." β
However, there are still some old ministers who are not convinced, "The things used by the emperor are not cabbage, they are pulled out one by one, and the emperor and the mother have used them, how can they easily go to the people?" It's just a matter of selling a few things, and now there are more than a dozen affected state capitals, which is tantamount to a drop in the bucket for disaster relief. β
Nie Lin was unhurried, "What the boss said is, so the courtiers have a second plan." β
The Emperor was even more interested at this time, "Say it quickly. β
"The second article is donation, I have developed commerce, and those rich businessmen are very rich, if they are willing to donate, let alone a dozen state capitals, why not more?"
When the ministers heard this, they couldn't help but be a little disapproving.
Donating money is a trivial matter, such a catastrophe, everyone is willing to donate a little to show love, but how much can it be? In previous years, it was not that there was no donation, but it was just a lively picture.
Listening to Nie Linyu's words, it means that the rich businessmen will donate their family foundations, who is willing?
Many ministers were very dissatisfied with a woman's eloquent conversation in the court, and they couldn't help but hope that someone would stand up and suppress her momentum, but at the same time, no one wanted to come out of the way.
The adult princes were also in the court, learning government affairs, and after listening to Nie Lin's words, they couldn't help whispering.
After a while, the Seventh Prince, Prince Bao Yuan Zixi stood up, bowed down to the emperor sitting on the throne and said, "Father, the son has a few words I want to ask the county lord of Nanyang. β
"Oh? You ask. β
Nie Linyu didn't expect to be reborn in this life, and he would see Yuan Zixi in this situation, the winner of the battle for the succession in the previous life.
Yuan Zixi's face is elegant and quiet, he has never talked much, and he doesn't like to be in the limelight, compared to Yuan Zimu, the prince of the Nine Emperor Princes, who has always liked to talk and express his opinions in the court, he is undoubtedly much inferior.
So when they saw him stand up, the ministers were surprised.
Lin Zhiyang, the father of the imperial concubine, looked at Meng Ziqing, the father of Concubine Meng Xian, and then turned away.