Chapter 136: Throwing Ten Thousand Dollars

The blizzard, which has ravaged most of the winter, has magically stopped.

After the snow stopped, the first priority of the imperial court was disaster relief.

Because some people with good intentions linked the snow disaster with Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty's measures to cut the feudal domain, the disaster relief had special political significance.

Emperor Jing of Han was determined to do his best.

Neishi Douying is a parent official in Chang'an, with a heavy responsibility, and rushed to the front line in this disaster relief.

Since the disaster, he has passed through the door of his house nine times without entering, eating, living and hiding in the government office, and the whole person is a lot haggard.

Above the court discussion, Dou Ying's expression was haggard, and the dark circles under his eyes were very serious, just like a disaster victim.

He reported the disaster to Emperor Jing of Han in detail.

The whole of Chang'an is a disaster area, with hundreds of thousands of people affected, tens of thousands of houses collapsed, and countless people dying of hunger and cold every day.

It's a mess, so to speak, and it's very difficult to get around.

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After hearing this, Emperor Han Jing's face was gloomy.

He knew that in the eyes of the disaster, he would never have imagined that it would be so serious.

He sighed and let the ministers express their opinions.

Prime Minister Tao Qing spoke first, and his suggestions were nothing more than appropriations, rations, and soup kitchens.

Decent way.

Zongzheng Liu De thought that it would be difficult to feed such a large number of victims after pouring out the millet from Taicang, so he suggested that grain should be transported from Kanto as soon as possible.

However, at this time, the weather is cold and the canal is not smooth, but I am afraid that the distant water will not quench the thirst.

Doctor Yu Shi Chao cuoly suggested borrowing grain from the wealthy merchants and magnates in Guanzhong, and they had a lot of stock in their hands, which was enough to solve their urgent needs.

It is better to force them than to make the people rebel.

His suggestion was approved by Emperor Jing of Han, and Lieutenant Zhi Du was given full responsibility for the matter.

With Zhidu's actions and style, I believe that he can complete this task very well.

After all, it is much better to be forced to donate food than to have your home raided.

As for whether the grain will be returned or not after it has been borrowed, it will be discussed again.

Shaofu suggested that work for relief should be used to let Chang'an's Gonggong and Treasury step up the recruitment of a group of strong craftsmen.

This suggestion has been recognized and praised by everyone.

At this time, the wages were very cheap and profitable for the imperial court; At the same time, if a craftsman has an income, the whole family can have food, which is also good for the people.

In addition, in view of the severity of the disaster, the plan to divide the internal history that had been proposed by the DPRK and China for a long time has also been recalled.

The inner history is the county of Gyeonggi.

After decades of development, the population of internal history has grown, and the complexity of governance has long reached a very terrifying level.

Some ministers in the DPRK have long proposed to divide the internal history into three parts according to the geographical scope of the former Three Qins in order to facilitate governance.

Unfortunately, it was not implemented.

This time, Emperor Jing of Han took advantage of the opportunity of disaster relief and adopted the suggestion of sub-county.

However, he only divided the internal history into two parts, left and right.

Dou Ying, the original internal history, served as the prefect of the left internal history, and appointed Zhang Ou as the prefect of the right internal history.

In this way, Dou Ying's burden can also be reduced a lot.

Zhang Ou was a confidant of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty and began to follow Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty from the time of the crown prince.

He was upright, shrewd and capable, and had a good official reputation and was very well loved.

At this moment, he was ordered to serve as the captain of the firefighting team, and after taking on this drudgery, all the officials admired him very much.

At the end of the court meeting, Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty issued an edict, which is equivalent to the resolution of the meeting of later generations.

In the edict, he told all officials to conscientiously study the spirit of the meeting, resolutely grasp the implementation of the situation, and call on the subjects of the world to help each other and tide over the difficulties together.

No matter how difficult it is to prosper the country, all the hardships cannot defeat the heroic Han people.

Then, Dahan's bureaucratic machine began to spin wildly, throwing itself into disaster relief work.

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When Emperor Han Jing and others were busy in front, everyone in the harem was not idle.

Empress Dowager Dou personally convened all the concubines and planned to carry out a "disaster fundraising" activity.

Empress Dowager Dou was born in poverty, has a deep understanding of the people's suffering, and is still very sympathetic to the grassroots people.

After Liu Rong heard about this, he immediately went to find his mother, Concubine Li.

He clearly understands that this is no ordinary charity event.

Whoever is able to perform well in this event will greatly increase the status in the old lady's mind.

It is very beneficial for the future dispute between the establishment and the reserve.

"How much you have, how much you donate." Liu Rong said to Concubine Li.

Concubine Li looked at Liu Rong in disbelief,

"Rong'er, the old lady is crazy, and you are also crazy."

"Your Majesty has ordered the opening of Taicang's grain relief, isn't that enough?"

"Isn't it unseemly for us to donate our belongings to help those untouchables?"

Liu Rong's face was helpless, feeling that these upper-level rulers all thought so.

All their wealth comes from the people, and now it is so difficult for them to give some feedback to the people.

No matter how Liu Rong persuaded her, Concubine Li refused to let go, and was only willing to donate 100 gold in her property.

Of course, that's a lot.

But if I want to be better than Liu Rong's hope, it is still a lot worse.

Liu Rong plans to gamble, how can a mere 100 gold be enough?

But he knew Concubine Li's temper and knew that it would be difficult for him to persuade her to come up with more money.

Helpless, he could only think of a compromise.

After returning to the first hall, Liu Rong rummaged through the cabinets, poured out all the family property, scraped together 10,000 gold, and then sent someone to Changxin Palace in the name of Concubine Li and Liu Rong.

The Western Han Dynasty is known for its abundance of gold, so Liu Rong, a prince who has never been divided, can come up with 10,000 gold.

After the Western Han Dynasty, the amount of gold decreased dramatically, and it became a famous unsolved mystery in history.

Watching the gold move out of his palace, Liu Rong smiled.

He came from later generations, received a lot of humanistic education, had a natural affinity for the people, and did not want to watch many victims die of cold and starvation.

Of course, his purpose was anything but simple.

He had tried everything he could to please the Empress Dowager Dou before, but he always felt a little bit worse.

Now, he has spent a lot of money, if he can successfully win over the Empress Dowager Dou, it will be too cost-effective.

Money is just a string of numbers. It's nothing compared to power.

Liu Rong hopes to gamble on the pinnacle of power through such a big gamble.

After all, even Emperor Jing of Han had to listen to Empress Dowager Dou's words.

If you can get the support of the Empress Dowager Dou, the position of the crown prince is not easy to capture.

It's worth the money.

Liu Rong lay on the couch and laughed.

He looked at Wei Zifu beside him and said jokingly: "Zifu, I'm a poor bastard now, what should I do?" ”

Wei Zifu looked at Liu Rong in front of him, his eyes full of admiration and tenderness.

She could never have imagined that a prince would empty his palace to help the poor.

What kind of spirit is this!

Gu Zhi Yao Shun is nothing more than that!

Could it be that His Highness Rong is the reincarnation of a saint?

Wei Zifu's face was full of adoration.