The price of grain in the whole country fell at a rate that everyone could clearly feel, first Luoyang, and then the counties around Luoyang, and soon, all the disaster areas because of the rapid arrival of relief grain, and Zhao Hanzhang's newly opened grain shop took the lead, and the price of grain quickly dropped to 18 to 25 Wen.

This price is acceptable to the vast majority of the people.

Aided by cash-for-work, there was no chaos in the Northland because of food.

After counting the damage caused by Ming Pre, Zu Ti and others, they found that some people died in the flood this time, but no one died of hunger.

Not to mention that Zhao Hanzhang in Luoyang didn't believe it, even Ming Yu and Zu Ti, who were fighting disasters on the front line, didn't believe it very much, and took the death register to go to the countryside to investigate in person, for fear that some officials would deliberately falsify for their merits.

And behold, there were those who died in the flood, and those who died of sickness, and those who did not die of hunger.

Not to mention in floods, this phenomenon is rare even in normal times.

In this era, a large number of people die of hunger and cold every year.

Ming asked a man who had a large number of poor peasant households, "How did they survive?" ”

Li Zheng said: "In the first month, someone suddenly came from the county, saying that the general asked a half-immortal to calculate it, and there will be a solar eclipse in February, so we don't have to panic." ”

"Isn't it a big deal that the sun has been eaten, ah? The big guys all said that this year's harvest was not good, and the crops could not grow without the sun, so everyone began to cut down on food and clothing during the New Year's Festival, wanting to keep more food. ”

"Sure enough, half of the sun on the first day of February was eaten by the tengu, and after we drove it away, people from the county came again, saying that this solar eclipse indicated a natural disaster, and the general calculated that it was a flood, so that the big guy could store more grain and not plant wheat for the time being." The weather in this area is cold, and the spring wheat that is used to planting is fortunately not planted, otherwise such a heavy rain will be completely destroyed.

"Everyone listened, and they all took out the family's money to buy all the grain while the price of grain did not rise too much, and if there were wild vegetables in the field, they picked them back to dry, or pickled them, and after the rain fell badly, everyone only ate one meal a day, and they didn't die of hunger, so they all survived, and now there is disaster relief food, and there is work for relief, and everyone doesn't have to die."

Ming Yu choked up and asked, "Is it uncomfortable to eat so little after only one meal?" ”

Li Zheng's face was also sallow, and he laughed when he heard the words, and said very satisfied: "It's not uncomfortable, everyone often lives like this, and no one starves to death this year, which is much better than fighting in previous years." ”

Ming pre: "You have made so many preparations, do you believe whatever the county says?" ”

Li Zheng said curiously: "Naturally, I believe it, but my parents were personally sent by the general, how could they lie to us?" ”

Ming Pre was complicated in his heart, in Luoyang, I believe that the people of the imperial court only account for seventy percent at most, is it because the people of Luoyang are not as knowledgeable as these people in the poor countryside?

No, they are more knowledgeable, and it is precisely because they are knowledgeable that they are more opinionated.

Therefore, it is not completely unreasonable for Xiahouren and Tao Wu to preach the policy of fooling the people.

Ming pre rubbed his forehead, feeling that he was also demonic, is this the time to think about this?

"Now that the rain has stopped, and we have received relief food, let's level the land and plant some sorghum and soybeans."

Li Zheng said with a look of embarrassment: "Ming Zhongshu, it's June at this time, and you will have to pay taxes in three months, you have also seen that in addition to some sorghum and millet in the field, there is really no grain that can be paid, can you tell the general that sorghum and millet will be harvested this year?" ”

The tax rents collected by the imperial court were basically wheat, rice, and millet, and no one collected sorghum.

But this year, most of the land is indeed planted with sorghum, and it is also divided into two stubbles, Ming Pre pondered for a while and said: "I will talk to the general, you can farm with peace of mind first." ”

With Zhao Hanzhang's character, most of the severely affected areas will be exempt from taxes, and other disaster areas will also reduce some taxes.

When the time comes, it will be mentioned again.

The grain bought by Zhao Hanzhang was basically spread in the north, and so was the treasury, but this time the flood caused heavy losses in the Jiangnan and Jiangdong areas.

They are all the treasury of the Great Jin Dynasty, and the people of the Great Jin Dynasty can't be too favoritistic, so Zhao Hanzhang allocated a sum of relief grain from the treasury and sent it to Jiangnan.

She also sent a personal army to the south, collected the money from the various grain stores she opened along the way, and transported it directly to the south of the Yangtze River to buy grain on the spot and stabilize prices on the spot.

It is equivalent to that she buys grain at a high price and sells it at a low price, and she will lose half of her money as soon as she enters and exits.

For this reason, she specially consulted Gu Rong, He Xun and others and asked them to help with disaster relief.

"Jiangbei to Zhao Hu led by the rich grain merchants have promised to stabilize the price of grain, but the scope of the disaster is wide, except for Shu and Guangzhou are not affected, the rest of the food prices have risen, for the poor people, at this time every time the price of grain rises, it is to take away a bit of life from them, I know that the three gentlemen in Jiangnan have prestige, so I can only ask for help."

Gu Rong and the three of them glanced at each other and asked, "Mao Hong and Xuan Pei......"

Mao Hong is the word of Wang Dao, and Xuan Pei is the word of Zhou Xi, and the two of them are now in charge of Yangzhou with one article and one martial arts.

"They are already providing disaster relief, but the northern scholars have a solid foundation in Jiangnan, and they can help them to a limited extent, Jiangnan is not only the Jiangnan of the imperial court, but also the Jiangnan of Jiangnan people," Zhao Hanzhang stood up and bowed: "Please also ask the gentlemen to help me." ”

Gu Rong opened his mouth and turned his head to look at He Xun.

Zhao Hanzhang said "help me", not "help the court", once they agreed, it was the same as choosing to stand on her side.

He Xun looked at Zhao Hanzhang carefully, then nodded lightly, and responded, "Okay." ”

Gu Rong looked at him in surprise.

After leaving the General's Mansion, Gu Rong and Ji Zhan kept secretly looking at He Xun.

He Xun was helpless, "If you want to see, you will look at it openly, why bother to sneak it?" I'm not Wei Jue, so I don't have to be so careful. ”

Ji Zhan asked him, "Why did you choose her all at once?" ”

He Xun asked, "Is there a better candidate than her?" ”

Ji Zhan and Gu Rong shook their heads together, not at present, but ......, "Didn't you say you want to take another look?" ”

"Enough," He Xun said: "This year, one hundred and twenty people have been selected for the recruitment examination in Jiangnan, and they will come to Luoyang to take the exam in the autumn. ”

"Over the years, the imperial court has not only rejected our Jiangnan scholars, but also regarded our Jiangnan as a grain depot and money bank, and in addition to paying heavy taxes every year, we also have to pay tribute to a lot of things, pearls, coral, silk...... But every time there is a disaster, the court finds a reason not to give relief, or to give less relief. ”

"This flood, Jiangnan has also suffered a lot, Wang Maohong has not yet written to ask for relief, the treasury is already preparing, I heard that Zhao Hanzhang personally mentioned it, and the officials of the DPRK and China also treat them equally, and they did not shirk because Jiangnan is Jiangnan," He Xun said softly: "Even if she is personally willing to give private property and stabilize grain prices at high prices, it is we who can only do this at most, right?" ”

Gu Rong and Ji Zhan nodded.

"So she has no heart of distinction, what she does for Jiangnan is no worse than any Jiangnan person, looking at the world, who can do it?" Sima was the first to rule out.

Not to mention the little emperor who can't govern now, let's just say that the king of Langya, who is known for his generosity, when he first came to Jiangnan, he still had to rely on the Jiangnan Shi clan, not only for a honeymoon for a while, and then he relied more on the Jiangbei people and suppressed them Jiangnan Shi clan everywhere.

Now, Zhao Hanzhang almost didn't take anything from Jiangnan, so he paid it first, which can be said to be very unusual compared with the actions of the imperial court in the previous decades.

So He Xun made up his mind.

He and Gu Rong Ji Zhan said: "The three of us have an average family background, we have to ask for help from Xuan Pei and others in this matter, the disaster is not waiting for anyone, let's go back and write a letter now." ”

Gu Rong should go down.

Zhou Xi is second, after all, he is a court official, and he is known for his chivalrous spirit, even if they don't mention it, he will also follow to stabilize the price of grain, mainly other families, such as the Lu family, the Jiang family, etc., they are also rich, but they may not be willing to harm their own interests, so they can only persuade, hoping to persuade it.

He Xun underestimated himself too much, as the head of the Four Masters of Jiangnan, he has the name of Confucianism, and his prestige is not under Zhou Xi, who holds military power.

If the scholars in Jiangnan are headed by Zhou Xi because of their prestige, then they are headed by He Xun because of their hope.

Therefore, as soon as He Xun's letter arrived in Jiangnan, the person who received the letter immediately went to persuade his family and said to them: "If Jiangnan people don't save Jiangnan, who else will want to save Jiangnan in the future?" Mr. He has already taken the lead, and we can't wait too far behind. ”

The He family listened to He Xun's words very much, and after receiving the letter, even if they took out a lot of grain to lower the price and sold it out, they were willing to lend their neighbors grain for free to tide over the difficulties.

Then there is Gu Rong's Gu family and the Zhou family, and Ji Zhan's Ji family is not among them, because he is really poor.

Ji Zhan is kind and charitable, and his hobbies are very elegant, music, books, calligraphy and painting.

Each of them is a very expensive project, plus he basically can't produce things for his family, but he has sold his business for hobbies, so he sells and sells, and now some ancestral fields are still left, enough for the family to live.

He was introverted and didn't want to come to Luoyang, but Zhao Hanzhang sent people to invite him several times, and He Xun also wrote to him in person, asking him to come to Luoyang to meet Zhao Hanzhang, and Zhou Yu also took the time to come to the door in person.

But what really made Ji Zhan's heart move and set off for Luoyang was the newspaper in the first month of the first month that predicted the eclipse of the sun in early February.

Ji Zhan saw Di Bao that day, packed his luggage on the same day, and set off the next day, he didn't catch the total solar eclipse in Luoyang, and saw the annular solar eclipse in Yuzhou.

After arriving in Luoyang, he mixed with He Xun and others, and was reluctant to go out.

But at this time, he changed his mind, and he said to He Xun Gu Rong: "I'm going to be a leader." ”

He Xun touched his beard and smiled: "I'm going to be a monk too." ”

Gu Rong hesitated for a moment, "Then, I'm also out of office?" ”

He Xun laughed out loud, put his arm on the shoulders of the two of them and said happily: "Together, together, down is a friend, up is a colleague, and finally realized the wish that I made when I was young." ”

Gu Rong and Ji Zhan couldn't help laughing.

Zhao Hanzhang invited people to Luoyang for half a year, and the three of them were finally willing to come out, but she couldn't ask for it.

The positions were all arranged a long time ago, and they only revealed the news, and Zhao Hanzhang immediately asked Ji Yuan to issue a letter of appointment.

Ji Yuan handed her the written appointment letter to seal and asked, "Do you want He Xun to be one of the examiners in the autumn examination of this year's recruitment examination?" ”

Zhao Hanzhang: "Does Mr. also think he is suitable?" ”

Ji Yuan bowed slightly, "In terms of knowledge, Zhao Cheng is on par with him, but in terms of Confucianism and etiquette, no one in the world can beat it, the girl must come to Luoyang, don't you just want to use him as the secretary of the Ministry of Etiquette?" ”

Zhao Hanzhang couldn't help laughing, "Mr. who knows me." But this matter is not in a hurry, after all, he has only just entered the court, we all need to run in with each other, and we will give him this position when the run-in is done. ”

Ji Yuan said: "The local affairs are almost over, Ming Yu and Zu Ti will return to Beijing at the beginning of the month, has the girl ever thought about how Zu Ti will be settled?" ”

Zhao Hanzhang: "I originally wanted to leave him in Luoyang as the secretary of the military department, among the generals, there is only him who has the ability to sit in this position, except for General Beigong." ”

"But I'm also not worried about handing over Jizhou to others."

Ji Yuan said: "Zhao Shen has made great contributions to the southern expedition this time, why don't the girls put him in the local area to experience it?" ”

Zhao Hanzhang shook his head, "He is not suitable, at least, he is not suitable at this time." ”

"Shi Le is like a wolf, he is carrying a group of wolf cubs under his hands, and Zhao Shen can't play him when he goes to Jizhou."

Ji Yuan frowned, "Could it be that Shi Le has a rebellious heart?" ”

"He didn't," Zhao Hanzhang couldn't help but be happy, and said: "Sir, it is inevitable that there will be fights between counties and counties in this state, for population, for land, and for various resources, not to mention between states?" ”

"Beigong is pure and upright, he won't fight these battles, but he can both fight and sue, Shi Le also knows that I like General Beigong more, so I don't dare to provoke him, but for Jizhou, he is not less staring at other people's territory, Zu Ti is the same, the two of them are neighbors, I can rest assured, if it is Zhao Shen, I am afraid that I am worried for three hundred and sixty days a year," Zhao Hanzhang shook his head and said: "No, I am afraid that my life is short." ”

Ji Yuan shouted disapprovingly, "Girl! ”

"Okay, okay, okay, I made a mistake."

Ji Yuan's face looked better, "Zhao Shen can't stay in the capital forever, right?" If you want to use him, you must put it in the local area for some training, otherwise how can you be worthy of the post of secretary of the military department in the future? ”

Zhao Hanzhang nodded, "It's going to be released, but it's not in a hurry at this time, he's still young, what's the hurry?" ”

Hearing this, Ji Yuan looked at her face carefully, and asked faintly: "You have already made a decision, I don't know where you want him to go?" ”

Zhao Hanzhang raised his head and smiled at him, got up and walked to the hanging map, and tapped his finger at the bottom, "What does Mr. Ji think of here?" ”

Ji Yuan looked at the position where her finger pointed, and was speechless for a while, "The girl is amazing, I don't know what Zhao Tingshi will think." ”

Did Zhao Ming know that Zhao Hanzhang wanted to put his son in a wild place like Guangzhou?

Zhao Hanzhang pinched his waist and looked at the map, infinitely satisfied, "I think he is the most suitable for this place." ”

It can not only temper his will, exercise his military and governance skills, but also give him a way to play his hobbies.

See you tomorrow