Chapter 140: Good News from Jiangnan
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"Your Highness, today, the post house in Pyongyang received 33 scholars and literati who came to Andong from all over the Central Plains to seek official positions, and the number of people who came in the previous two months exceeded 300. Because it is applicable, it is enough to alleviate the problem of insufficient officials in the local administration of our Andong Prefecture. ”
The problem of the shortage of officials in Anton was almost solved, and Xue Jun, who had been busy for several months, said to Li Yu in a good mood.
Li Yu said with a smile: "It's still Xue Sanyang, your original idea is good, otherwise how could there be so many scholars and literati who have traveled thousands of miles to Pyongyang." ”
"It's still His Royal Highness's leadership that shocked Anton Xiaoxiao, and they were willing to come only when they were safe. It's just a slight mention, not enough to worry about! Xue Jun waved his hand again and again and said modestly.
"Xue Sanyang is not arrogant, and he can be described as a model official. But I saved 5,000 yuan for the king, hahaha......"
Xue Jun, who was modest with Li Yu's appreciation, turned pale, and immediately sat down and said, "Oh? Your Highness, there are eighty grandmothers in a certain family, and there are younger siblings who need to be supported. This, this...... 5,000 rewards are still rewarded for meritorious officials! ”
Li Yu was slightly surprised and said, "Don't you still have a big brother, Xue Yao, who is also an official in the capital?" What's more, your family is still three brothers, and you are the youngest. ”
"But my father was exiled to Netzhou for six years, and he had to rely on my three brothers to help, and the income was not enough to support the family."
"Hey!" Xue Jun looked up to the sky and sighed, his expression sad, which made Li Yu a little moved.
If it weren't for the fact that after coming back, Li Yu overheard Zhang Wengxi, Xiao Shu and others being judging the girls in Chunxiang Building in Pyongyang City during work hours, reminiscing about the beginning of the New Year's holiday, and Xue Jun took them to spend the Spring Festival in Chunxiang Mansion every holiday, lingering. Li Yu may have been deceived by Xue Jun's sad look.
Li Yu snorted disdainfully in his heart, color blank! I don't know what is going on in your family? The famous family still lacks your little money? Where did your dad collect your money in Wangzhou? All your money is taken to Chunxiang Building to find Mei Jiao Niang, it's almost the same.
Chunxiang Building was opened by Lao Tzu, and Lao Tzu knows best what the consumer price is. Every holiday, I run to Chunxiang Building, and I have already earned the large sum of money I have earned.
It is estimated that I can't take out a few pennies in my sleeve pocket, and when I hear that there is a reward, I am anxious, and I don't even want the face of a literati. What about your modesty just now? Li Yu really wanted to yell at Xue Jun: Where did you read your sage books?
"Since Sanyang has a poor family background and is a filial son, I will reward him with a thousand yuan to supplement the family."
"Isn't it five thousand?" Xue Jun was stunned.
"Slip of the tongue just now!" Li Yu laughed.
Is that okay too? Xue Jun buried his head in disappointment.
Li Yu looked apologetic, sighed and said: "This year, the money of the palace is not enough to spend, and this thousand rewards are also my hard way out of the house. ”
Then Li Yu said that the money of the Duhu Mansion was nervous, and he couldn't wait to turn one penny into two pennies, and he was stunned to say that Xue Jun, who was thinking about five thousand yuan with his fingers, was ashamed, and he didn't mention the money.
Xue Jun sighed secretly in his heart, if there are five thousand, Ben Xun can not only buy Xiao Taohong home, but also buy the other five top cards in Chunxiang Building, take them home and serve himself well, and he doesn't have to run to Chunxiang Building all day to throw money.
Xue Jun's expectations just now were dashed, and his face was disappointed.
Li Yu is unhappy in his heart, and there are a lot of thousands! It is enough for the needs of ordinary people for a lifetime, and the court will reward you with only 1,300 yuan and the loose officials of the Taizhong doctor.
"Ahem!" Li Yu said with a serious face: "Since there are as many as 300 scholars and literati who come to Pyongyang, you can have a good discussion with Dapu (the character of Li Yuanyuan in the long history), and come up with an examination charter and examination questions as soon as possible, as a test of the actual ability of the scholars and literati who come to seek officials, and use them as the standard for appointing officials." ”
"No." Xue Jun was a little disappointed when he was obsessed with the five thousand yuan money.
"By the way, now that it's March, we must quickly arrange for the people to carry out spring ploughing, and they are the victims who have been transported. We will try our best to open up all the abandoned land and plant grain, so that after the harvest in July and August, the Metropolitan Government will not have to go to buy grain, so as to reduce the financial burden. Li Yu instructed.
"On the matter of spring ploughing, a certain person also discussed with Dapu and others. Due to the perennial war in Anton, many people fled, resulting in a large number of barren fields. If all the abandoned fields are reclaimed, there will be many people who need them, and I am afraid it will depend on the transportation of the victims of the Andong Pioneer Group. When it came to business, Xue Jun put the matter of money behind him, and seriously told Li Yu about the difficulties faced by Anton in spring ploughing and reclaiming wasteland.
To put it bluntly, Anton is short of people now.
The transportation volume of the victims is definitely not much now, and Jiaolong Hainan Airlines currently has about 200 sea ships. If the victims of the disaster cannot rush to Andong in March to April to catch up with the spring ploughing, then they will have to be fed by the Duhufu from now to next year's harvest.
This matter is really urgent, Li Yu has to wait for the good news from Jiangnan.
A few years ago, Jiaolong Hainan Airlines added 10 huge ships with a load of 1,000 tons and 40 medium-sized seagoing ships, recruited a crew of 1,000 people, and more than 300 shipwrights with rich experience, and were on the sea route north to Andong.
This is because of the high salary given by Li Yu, these guys are willing to come. After the arrival of this group of boatmen, it will be able to increase the shipping capacity of Jiaolong by one-fifth, which can be regarded as a good news this year.