Chapter 397: The Worries of the Great Pick
Zuo Liangzhe didn't stay at the Shen family for long, he just ate the banquet in a hurry and left. Of course, when I left, I didn't talk about getting married.
After Zuo Liangzhe left, Shen Huashan thought about it and was still not at ease, so he quickly sent a letter to Shen Zejing of Xining Dao, saying that it was Shen Wan's family affairs, and if everything went well in the letter, then according to the earlier plan, the family affairs of Shen Wan and Peng Jin would be decided.
Not to mention how quickly Shen Zejing completed the exchange of Geng posts between the two families after receiving the letter, let's just say that Jingzhao is here, the scorching heat of June has passed quickly, and the people who went out to escape the summer in Jingzhao have returned one after another.
Before they could fully recover, a big event spread all over Jingzhao, to be precise, this big event would spread all over the Great Yong Seven Avenues. This matter has almost all the enthusiasm of the people of Jingzhao, and everyone is talking about it. Some are excited, some are depressed, some are sad, and some are happy.
Since Emperor Changtai collapsed, there has not been a single thing that can make the entire Jingzhao move. In particular, the wives and families of Jingzhao officials are even more enthusiastic about this matter. No matter how big or small the banquet is, they are talking about this matter, for fear of missing any rumors.
This thing is the Royal Pick! This is a grand event in Jingzhao, and it is also an important matter in the eyes of the official's wife.
This is after Emperor Jingxing ascended the throne, Chapter 395, all of which cost money.
The thought of the money that was about to be spent made the household officials feel extremely painful.
After the decree of the Great Election was issued, the complexion of the household officials did not look better. From the head of the household department to the heads of the subordinate departments, they all have a stinky face.
The face of the head of the household department Shangshu Jiang Chenghai is particularly ugly, the usual smirk has directly turned into a gloomy pursed lips, and the suppressed irritability around his body can be felt even by the most eyeless officials in the court.
Seeing his expression, all the court officials stayed away from him, for fear that he would break out if he couldn't help it, and suffer from the disaster of the pond fish.
Jiang Chenghai didn't have time to pay attention to the avoidance of these court officials, he was just thinking, how much money would it cost to buy this time, so what should be done about the drought in Hanoi Province? As soon as he returned to Kyung Zhao from Hanoi Province, he received the bad news of Da Cai Xuan, and he couldn't mention it in any way.
The house leak happened to rain overnight, and this is the current situation of the household.
Earlier, Qian Tongshi, the observer of Hanoi Province, sent a document to Jiang Chenghai, and the road is in the Henan area of Hanoi Province, and there has been no rain for several months; The crops in Henan are extremely badly damaged, and many of them are already scorched, and it seems that the drought in Henan will definitely occur.
Qian Tongshi and Jiang Chenghai have a very close personal relationship, and the two have had perfect cooperation in mutual market disputes. In addition to the documents, Qian Tongshi also sent a private message to Jiang Chenghai.
In the private message, Qian Tongshi's worries were fully revealed, and he asked Jiang Chenghai to prepare disaster relief materials in advance, and of course, more importantly, to prepare sufficient money.
When these documents came, it was still May, and Qian Tongshi estimated that the drought in Hanoi Province must be very serious this time, not only in Henan, but also in Ezhou.
After receiving the private message, Jiang Chenghai Bian set off for Hanoi Road. The first was to see the drought situation on the spot so that there was a concrete financial estimate, and the second was to avoid the prisoner sacrifice held on the first day of the sixth month of the sixth month of Jingzhao.
He went to Hanoi to take a look, only to find that the situation in Henan was even more serious than what Qian Tongshi described. Over the years, Hanoi Province has encountered many major natural disasters. In the 36th year of Changtai, a major flood occurred in Hanoi Road, which washed away the Taiqian River of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, causing tens of thousands of people to die.
Hanoi Province, which was hit hard by floods, has only recovered in the past year or two, but it did not expect that it is now facing a major drought. When Jiang Chenghai looked at the scorching sun and saw the patches of scorched yellow crops, his eyes couldn't help but moisten: Heaven and earth are not benevolent, and all things are used as dogs, and the people of Hanoi Dao are really bitter.
After that, he successively inspected the areas of Ezhou and Jinzhou, and found that the situation was similar to that in Henan, there was no rain and no water, and the crops could not stand it and were scorched. It can be seen that when the autumn harvest comes, these charred crops must not be harvested. The people don't even have to eat, and there will definitely be a large number of displaced people and disaster victims in Hanoi Province......
Thinking of this terrible situation, Jiang Chenghai no longer dared to stay in Hanoi Province, and planned to return to Jingzhao immediately to discuss with the Ministry of Industry Shangshu Fan Zaechang on ways to deal with the drought, and at the same time think about how much money and silver in the treasury could be used for disaster relief.
But I didn't expect that after returning to Jingzhao. received the will of the large-scale selection, and the emperor also appointed him as the chief procurement officer to take charge of this large-scale selection. The household registration approval, registration of the register, and selection of these candidates are all under the responsibility of the household department.
That is to say, the main thing that the household department is busy next is this big selection. There are so many people in the household department, there are so many things that can be done, and they are busy with the big picking, so what about the drought in Hanoi Province?
Jiang Chenghai is not irritable at this moment. I wanted to cry instead.
Sitting across from him was Fan Jae-chang. The face is not good-looking. Qian Tong's letter of letters. It was delivered to Fan Zaichang earlier, which made him worried. The disaster of floods and droughts is the last thing that the officials of the Ministry of Industry want to see, and they are controlling water and fighting drought. The task is arduous and time-consuming, and it can easily affect the lives of tens of thousands of people.
When Jiang Chenghai set off for Hanoi Road, Fan Zaichang asked Huang Yi, a waiter from the Ministry of Works, to go with him. Huang Yi used to control the water in Hanoi Province back then, and he was very familiar with the situation of the dredging of the waterway in Hanoi Province. According to his observations, the water levels of these rivers are already at record lows, and if there is no rain to replenish them, many rivers will dry up.
"Xia Guan went to Si Tiantai. The facial features are righteous in the past month. There was no sign of rain. Lord Si Tianjian went into retreat, and the astronomical hexagram of Si Tiantai was not concluded for a while. It's just that Lord Si Tiancheng Shen said to his subordinates in private: If the two stars of fire and wood are combined, there will be a great drought. Huang Yi's voice was also worried.
Si Tiantai's astronomical and meteorological divination is a source of information that the Ministry of Industry relies on.
"The officials of the Ministry of Industry will formulate measures to fight the disaster as soon as possible. I will also report this matter to the emperor immediately. It's just that Master Jiang, the money of the household department must be prepared enough. The Ministry of Industry must rely on the money of the Ministry of Households to support the disaster. Finally, Fan Zai often said.
Jiang Chenghai nodded, reassuring Fan Zaichang that the officials of the Ministry of Industry should only make every effort to deal with the drought, and with the support of materials and money, the Ministry of Household will definitely follow closely.
After leaving the household office, Jiang Chenghai did not return home, but went to Jingtai Street and went to find Shen Huashan, there was a matter, he wanted to hear Shen Huashan's opinion.
"Is the situation in Hanoi really that serious?" It's still Shen Huashan's study, Shen Huashan asked. As a former secretary of the Ministry of Industry, he knew all too well how deep the damage would be to the people if a drought occurred.
He was more worried that if the drought situation was uncontrolled, the people of Hanoi Province would riot, and it would be difficult to estimate the impact of the situation in Hanoi Province and even the situation in Da Yong.
"Yes. Therefore, I plan to suggest to the emperor that the scale of the large-scale selection be reduced, or the large-scale selection will be postponed until next year. At present, the household department should focus on coping with the drought. This is the reason why Jiang Chenghai came to Shen Huashan.
The will of the Great Harvest has been made, and Jingzhao and the Seven Great Roads of the World are all shaking for this will. He wanted to reduce the scale of the large-scale selection or postpone the large-scale selection, which was to make the emperor change his will. As soon as Chrysostom opens, how can it be easily changed? According to the emperor's temperament, Jiang Chenghai thinks this is a difficult thing, will the emperor agree? Or, is there any way to get the emperor to agree?
"The throne or the concubines, which is more important, presumably the emperor will have a decision in his heart. If you mention this suggestion, the emperor will help you. After thinking about it, Shen Huashan said.
While Jiang Chenghai was speaking, Shen Huashan was thinking about how to prompt the emperor to change his will. Shen Huashan is still sure of this.
The large-scale selection and the great drought happened to collide together, both of which required the household department to pay a lot of money, no wonder Jiang Chenghai was so worried.
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