Gu Qian summoned all the officials in the yamen, "Now both the victims and the disaster have spread to Yunzhou, and the situation is quite grim. As a precautionary measure, I plan to find some able-bodied men among the victims to dig ditches and repair canals in Yunju. But it is not possible to work without eating, I wonder if you can have surplus food at home to tide over the difficulties? ”

The hundreds of people present all looked at each other, staring at each other, and not a single one came out to squeak.

Everyone sweeps the snow in front of the door, and does not care about the frost on the tiles of others.

This was already expected by Gu Qian, and he got up and said unhurriedly: "If you all have difficulties in your family, I will not be difficult." Then let's discuss the following matter. ”

Hearing Gu Qian say this, the people who were originally silent began to talk to each other again.

Gu Qian continued: "It's been some time since I came to office, and let's not talk about the celebration of the crown in the yamen and the bribery of the government. Just by not acting and taking responsibility, there are not a few people who are lazy and lazy. Now, in order to save money, do you think I should go back to the source and take care of it? ”

As soon as the words fell, the crowd began to boil again.

Zhu Miao hurriedly said: "My lord, the three classes and six rooms in the yamen are all appointed in strict accordance with the imperial court establishment, and they are not exceeded. ”

Gu Qian had expected it, so he naturally prepared a countermeasure, "Lord Zhu, on the surface, it is indeed within the prescribed number of people, but unfortunately it is not what it used to be. ”

Zhu Miao said: "My lord, what does this mean? ”

"As far as I know, Yunzhou has carved out several townships and towns to neighboring counties in recent years, and the population of Yunzhou has also flowed out a lot during the rebellion against Qin, and now the land and population of Yunzhou are not as good as before. Therefore, according to the actual situation, the current staffing ratio is much more than the actual demand. ”

The hearts of the people present trembled after hearing this, they never expected that Xinzhi County had already felt the situation in Yunzhou in just over a month.

If Gu Qian really wanted to reduce the personnel for this reason, I am afraid that the imperial court would not have any objections, and everyone suddenly became panicked.

Gu Qian continued to strike while the iron was hot, "Rest assured, this is the time to employ people, and I naturally have thought of a way forward for everyone." Since the victims of the disaster cannot serve as laborers, there is only one hard work for you now. ”

"Alas, I'm an old bone, even if I want to do it, I'm afraid I have more than enough heart and not enough strength. My lord, I can produce some food. ”

"My lord, I suddenly remembered that there is still some old food in my old house, which can be taken out first to alleviate this urgent need."

"Okay, Lord Lin, you register first, and when the time comes, I must record the names of these people on the merit tablet."

As long as there is someone who takes the lead, the rest of the things will be much easier. Everyone began to rush to donate food again, Zhu Miao's face suddenly turned pale, and Lin Zhaowen smiled disdainfully when he saw it.

In just two days, the grain delivered to the county government has already reached hundreds of stones.

Xinghua looked at the steady stream of food sent in, and was overjoyed in his heart, "Gu Qian, you are really amazing!" It was possible to raise so much food in such a short period of time. ”

Gu Qian was not as happy as Xinghua, "These grains are not squeezed from the common people, and the small officials in the yamen are just the tip of the iceberg, I am afraid that those who live in the temple are even more outrageous." ”

Then he glanced at Xinghua, "I think you are the only one in the entire Yunzhou who dares to call me by my name like this." ”

"Then what do you want me to call you, Lord Gu or Master Gu?"

"When you were a child, you always called me Brother Gu Qian."

Xinghua thought for a while and said, "Don't fool me, I'm the emperor's grandson, how can I call you brother?" ”

Gu Qian didn't expect Xinghua to say this, but since he didn't remember it, he didn't want to mention too many things for Xinghua to know, lest he would think of those things when he did. So he smiled and said, "I don't think you're stupid, but I'm not fooling you." ”

"Don't you just want to take advantage of me, anyway, you're older than me, what's the point of calling your brother?"

Xinghua has two senior brothers in Hopeless Peak, and there is also a brother Jiang Chen in Black Tiger Village. Except for Jiang Xi, he has been the youngest of these people since he was a child, so he has nothing to worry about, anyway, he won't lose a piece of meat if he calls his brother.

After Gu Qian received the food, the victims outside the city set the rules, if they wanted to eat, they had to work, and he didn't want to waste so much labor in vain.

The able-bodied men went to dig ditches, while the old and weak women and children stayed behind to do some logistical work.

Originally, the people of Yunzhou were worried that these victims would come to eat and drink for nothing and complained in their hearts, which not only dispelled their concerns, but also allowed them to join the team of this project spontaneously. For a while, it was in full swing, and everyone was doing a good job.

Gu Qian personally commanded the battle, and sometimes ate and drank with the people, which made everyone look up to him.

Looking at the initial results of the project, Lin Zhaowen said with emotion on the side: "My lord is wise, once these projects are completed, it can be said that the merit is in the present and the benefits are in the future." ”

"Lord Lin smiled, I just don't want to waste this manpower. If this project can be built well, it will be the work of the people. ”

The palace of Daqi is located in the east of the capital, with five steps on the first floor and ten steps on the first floor of the palace; The corridor waist is back, and the eaves teeth are pecked high; Each hugs the terrain and fights with each other.

There is a big hall in the palace that sits in the north and faces south, and the top of the red vermilion lacquer gate hangs a black golden silk nanmu plaque, and the dragon flies and the phoenix dances on it and inscribes three big characters 'Taiji Palace'.

The main hall is composed of 360 nanmu as the main body, the golden glazed tile is paved with the roof, the two sides are towering dragon golden laurel trees, and the white marble balustrade pedestal base is delicately carved.

The dragon chair in the middle of the hall is really sitting long live today, Xue Shao.

Although the crown prince has not yet been established, the civil and military officials also know in their hearts that the prince is among the two kings of Huai and Wu.

Xue Ze, the king of Huai, was the eldest son of the emperor, who was generous and generous, and treated people with humility and courtesy.

Wu Wang Xue Yan is the emperor's son-in-law, who is clever and intelligent, and does things vigorously.

Xue Shao knew that some ministers had already secretly chosen their own sides, and although the two sides did not reach the point of tension, they were also divided and contended.

Xue Shao turned a blind eye to this, but did not interfere, but gave them power to deal with political affairs.

At this time, King Huai held an elephant wat in his hand and said: "Father, in the past few months, there has been a great drought in the western counties, and the people have been displaced and homeless, and they are mourning everywhere. The son pleaded with his father and the emperor to issue a decree to allocate grain for disaster relief. ”

Xue Shao said: "Why have I never heard this matter mentioned by the Ministry of Households? ”

Han Tai, the head of the household department, replied: "Your Majesty, Weichen has indeed received documents from some places. However, in the opinion of Wei Chen, this must be a small fuss on their part, and they want to use this as an excuse to get His Majesty to reduce their taxes, so Wei Chen did not tell His Majesty. ”

Xue Shao nodded, expressing his approval of his approach.

It has only been a few decades since the founding of the Qi Kingdom, and the central government's ability to control remote areas is insufficient.

When King Huai heard this, he immediately retorted: "Lord Han, this is not true. You didn't send someone to investigate, how can you make such a rash judgment without evidence. ”

Han Tai said: "His Royal Highness King Huai, you said that Han has no evidence, so do you mean that you have evidence?" ”

King Huai waved his hands to Xue Shao, "Father, at first, when the retainers heard this, they thought it was a place where there was no disease and moaned, until I saw the man's recital, and I didn't believe in the seriousness of this matter. ”

Xue Shao knew that Xue Ze had always been steady and would not believe the words of others, so he suddenly became curious, "Whose recital?" ”

"Gu Qian!"

Xue Shao said: "If you don't say it, I almost forgot about him, but he asked me to leave Beijing at the beginning." ”

When Gu Zhiyuan heard this, his face suddenly turned pale.

Fan Lun, the secretary of the ministry, immediately said: "Your Majesty, Gu Qian is the son of the Houfu of Zhenguo, and his character is trustworthy. ”

Han Tai hurriedly said: "Who knows if he is because the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, and he has been polluted by people when he arrives there, Weichen feels that he has to make a careful adjustment." ”

Fan Lun said: "Lord Han, what do you mean by this?" Even if you can't trust Gu Qian's character, can't you trust Gu Houye? ”

Han Tai glanced at Gu Zhiyuan, although he stood there and didn't speak, his face was already very ugly.

Jiang Quan, the Shangshu of the Criminal Department, got up and said: "Your Majesty, this Gu Qian is indeed quite capable, some time ago, Wei Chen received a file and he cracked a murder case in Yunzhou, his thinking was clear, and the punishment was measured, but he couldn't find a problem." If he hadn't been cornered this time, he would never have opened this mouth to the imperial court. ”

Wu Wang Xue Yan said with a smile: "As the saying goes, the tiger father has no dog, Gu Hou Ye is invincible on the battlefield, and Gu Qian naturally can't go there." However, your lords really wronged Lord Han just now, who of us who dares to doubt Gu Houye's character, as for Gu Qian's character, everyone must be trustworthy. It was Lord Han who couldn't express it clearly, what he meant was that the matter was big, and he needed to be cautious. ”

Xue Yan remembered that the queen had explained to herself, and she must bring Gu Zhiyuan, who had not yet been involved in party disputes, over. His words just now made a round for Han Tai in his camp, and he also put gold on Gu Zhiyuan's face, the best of both worlds.

Xue Ze saw through it at a glance and said with a smile: "Brother Yan, you are not the roundworm in Lord Han's stomach, how can you know what he is thinking?" ”

Han Tai wiped the sweat from his forehead, "That's right, that's right, that's what Xia Guan meant." ”

Xue Shao was also accustomed to it, so he didn't pay much attention to it, glanced at Xue Yan and said, "Yan'er, how do you decide this matter if you see it?" ”

Xue Yan said: "Since it is an excerpt handed over by Gu Qian, there is no doubt about it. The most pressing task at the moment is to calculate where and how much silver taels or grain needs to be allocated according to the disaster situation, and allocate them in several times. ”

Xue Shao nodded.

Xue Ze said: "Father, these sons have verified it clearly, and recently drafted a draft, and asked my father to look at it." ”

Xue Shao looked at the plan presented by King Huai, "Ze'er, you are still thoughtful." I think this plan is very good, so I'll leave this matter to you. ”

"Sons obey orders!"

Originally, Xue Shao intended to hand over the matter to Xue Yan, but he didn't expect to be robbed by Xue Ze, and Xue Yan grinded his teeth with hatred on the side.

After retreating from the DPRK, Han Tai hurriedly caught up with Gu Zhiyuan, "Master Gu, please stay!" ”

Gu Zhiyuan stopped when he heard the voice, "I don't know what Master Han has to teach you?" ”

Han Tai was suddenly a little embarrassed, "Gu Hou Ye, you really hurt the officials when you say this, just before the officials in His Royal Highness were speechless for a while, if you say something that makes Hou Ye unhappy, you must not forget to go in your heart." ”

"What did Lord Han say just now, how come Gu only remembered that His Majesty was discussing disaster relief with the two Highnesses?"

Han Tai was relieved, "Master Hou, you have a lot of them, and you don't care about the officials." ”

"If Lord Han doesn't have anything else to do, Gu will take the first step."

Gu Qian knew that the reason why Gu Xun was able to be elected as the head of the forbidden army some time ago was because of the queen's credit, and Han Tai was a member of the queen's party, so he would not deliberately embarrass him.