Chapter 126: Ling Xun

Xu Qing walked to the door of the province, knocked on the door and entered, and swept all the people in the hall, but the left and right Shangshu servants shot Pei Lin and Xiao Yu, and the two servants under the door were Gao Shilian and Chen Shuda, and the Chinese book Ling Du Ruhui. Fang Xuanling. Feng Deyi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Tang Jian, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Wu Shiyan of the Ministry of Works, and several other scholars, as well as the eunuchs of the ceremonies, the servants of the various ministries, and the imperial historians of the Yushitai were all sitting in the lobby of the province under the door. The left and right scholars and servants and the servants under the door sat on both sides, and the other officials sat together below.

Xu Qing pushed the door in, and the officials also looked at it, looking at their eyes, probably thinking that there was an urgent report. Generally speaking, the memoranda from all over the country is sent to the six departments first, and the six squires organize the left and right ministers to review them, dispose of trivial matters, and give the books that need to use their brains. And the six books of Shangshu selected some of them and approved them. Of course, what he chooses must be small things, and the bigger things will be reviewed by Chen and the province. The province of Menxia deliberated, and on the second day, he summoned all the officials and put the matter to Zhu Shangshu to discuss together, sometimes the emperor would come in person, and sometimes he would send a celebrant and eunuch to listen. After the results of the review, the Chinese book province was asked to write and draft the purpose. This purpose is not drafted by the Zhongshu Order, but by the Zhongshu Provincial Bachelor's Decree. It is equivalent to the general solicitation of essays, and the Zhongshu Province picks out the ones that the emperor is probably willing to choose and send them to meet the emperor. At this time, there is one more thing in the Zhongshu Province, that is, there are many polite words in the song, often more than the things to be said, and the Zhongshu Order deletes these nonsense words and marks the important things.

The matters discussed this afternoon include the Lingxun and the Spring Festival. As soon as the discussion began, Xu Qing came in.

Pei Lin coughed and said, "Lord Xu is here for the first time, he must have taken the wrong way, sit down, right?" Pei Lin took the initiative to embarrass Xu Qing, and the other officials began to look at Xu Qing, while the people on the side of Yushitai closed their eyes and recuperated. The last time Yushi attacked Xu Qing, he was directly deposed by Li Yuan, and now, Yushitai has become an honest person.

Xu Qing hugged and apologized: "Ladies and gentlemen, the kid is one step late, please Haihan." ”

The senior waiter was expressionless, picked up a book and said, "Master Xu, sit down, let's talk about it, this Ling Xun is imminent, what should I do?" ”

At this time, a green-robed official said: "Lord Gao, the lower official is Xu Guo, the supervisor of the Huangqu River, for a few days, the Yellow River has not been frozen, but the ice is thin, if you don't prepare, there will be a flood." ”

The Yellow River has nine meanders, the dimension is high and low, and if the upstream of the low dimension is thawed first, it will lead to the blockage of the downstream of the high dimension, so that there is a possibility of bursting the embankment and causing a catastrophe. At this time, all the officials said that they were all using methods, such as manually digging the ice on the surface of the river downstream. This law can be established at any time, but the money and food spent by the imperial court every year for this are also huge, so at this time, Hubu Shangshu looked at the person behind him, and it turned out to be the Datong Thorn Shi who came to Lian Xue. Datong is located in the lower reaches of high latitudes.

At this time, he said: "Last year, the Turks invaded, and under the rule of the lower officials, they also invaded early, and the people were poor and tired. And this method of ice chisel. Tens of thousands of people have to be mobilized, and in the current situation, it is really difficult to perpetuate, so I beg Dazai to find another way. At this time, Xu Qing discovered that in addition to the six Chang Bo in the hall, there were also assassins from all over the country who had just arrived.

Datong's words won the approval of several officials behind him.

If you don't dig the ice, there will be a risk of flooding, but if you dig the ice, the government can't come up with the money, so you will force the people to go to hard labor, and it will provoke a civil uprising. Datong is a place adjacent to the border, and if there is a civil uprising, it is the way to die, so a few assassins came thousands of miles away, just to ask the center to give a good prescription. In other words, it is to let the court allocate money.

Now that the Tang Dynasty has been decided, there are border troubles, where can I get a lot of money? What did the people in the household department say that they would not add an extra penny to the usual river work money. The discussion came and went, and the provincial hall under the door was noisy, but Xu Qing lowered his head and closed his eyes and recuperated. At this time, Pei Lin also saw Xu Qingman's indifferent appearance, and signaled to Chen Shuda, the province of Menxia. Chen Shuda immediately spoke up, stopped everyone's noise, and then said: "Everyone, when Xu Qing was in Cangzhou, he had great political achievements, so it is better to listen to him." ”

The official next to him stabbed Xu Qing, and Xu Qing woke up suddenly: "Huh? Ahhh ”

"Hey, Lord Xu, Dazai, please tell me how to deal with this Lingxun,"

Xu Qing was stunned for a moment and said: "Why are you still talking about Ling Xun, isn't it just according to the law of previous years?" ”

An official reminded again: "This year is different, the Turks have come to disturb it soon, and the people have no money or food, and they are unwilling to work. ”

Xu Qing shouted: "It's not been a year or two since the Turkic invasion, and the usual invasion, why don't you cry poor?" It's just money, the government has no money, don't those big families have money? Isn't it the end of borrowing money? ”

The officials also knew that the family was rich, and when the Turks invaded, they could hide in the walled buildings built by themselves in the mountains, and they were protected by the Ding people, so they were immune to most of the soldiers. But at this time, the province was in an uproar, and there were many discussions, Lord Xu didn't wake up today. Isn't it a joke that the government can borrow money from the people?

Pei Lin coughed a few times again, and then said, "Lord Xu, it's better to talk about your method." ”

Xu Qing stood up at this time and said: "The family has money and food, but the government has no money and no food, isn't it natural for those who have no money to ask those who have money to borrow?" Is it still impossible to wait for death for the sake of face? Don't worry, the grain of the family is only rotten in your hands, and the government borrows old rice from it, and promises to return the new rice after the autumn harvest, and you can promise money. ”

The officials present listened to this and pondered, and at this time, Xu Qing continued: "The imperial court has allocated 100,000 taels, and if it is all used for river work, it will only be 100,000 taels. If it is used as profit, how much money can it have? There can be millions! If you can borrow this money and then pay it to the people in exchange for work, the people will naturally be willing to dig ice to dredge the river. ”

"Millions of giants, the river is not enough? The rest of the money can also be used to repair the city walls, train soldiers, and even store it as a reserve warehouse. If the Turks invade, they can leave a little food to survive the war. The rest of the money can also be loaned to the peasants as seed money, and the autumn harvest will be used as a branch of the government. ”

"In this way, the people have survived the difficulties, the government has the money to build roads and city walls to support soldiers, and the family has also benefited, although it is meager, but the number is huge, everyone is happy." Xu Qing said as he paced, and the officials in the hall turned their eyes with him, only to hear Xu Qing say again: "Ladies and gentlemen, the boy's words are just a proposal, if it is not right, please Haihan." ”

At this time, with a cold snort, someone said in a deep voice: "Of course it's not right, how can the government compete with the people for profit!?" ”