"It's okay, there are quite a lot of people." The old man replied, this cake is really fragrant, or put oil, and make cakes at home on weekdays, but I am reluctant to put oil, and the oil is fragrant.

"If there are more people, then I can rest assured, I am not afraid that the goods brought will not be sold." Cao Shenle said.

"By the way, there's an earthquake on your side, isn't it serious?"

"It's okay on our side, I heard that hundreds of people died in the next county." The old man ate the cake for a moment, and then sighed.

"So many people?" Cao Shen was also stunned for a moment, according to the information given by His Majesty, there were only more than 100 Qianshou who died in the disaster this time, and there were quite a few injured.

"I've heard from people too, why are you asking so much?" The old man was a little vigilant in his heart, and looked Cao Shen up and down, although this person was dressed as a businessman, but this temperament was somewhat similar to those officials.

Could it be that he was pretending to be an official? Thinking of this, the old man became more vigilant.

"That's it, okay, I'll go over and see when the time comes, I've made some money in the past two years, and I don't know if I need to donate some money over there." Cao Shen looked righteous.

"Donate money, my house also cracked during the earthquake, and the roof needs to be rebuilt, why don't you donate some money to my family." Hearing that Cao Shen was willing to donate money, the old man couldn't care about anything else.

If he donates money, most of this money will go to the government, and it will definitely give priority to those who have been seriously affected by the disaster, and the court will not care about his family's situation.

The corners of Cao Shen's mouth twitched, this old man looked at the spirit, the situation at home should not be bad.

"Donating money is naturally donated to the people who need it most, and the situation at home should not be serious, and the court should give some compensation at that time." Cao Shen chuckled.

"If you don't want to, forget it." The old man pouted, if he was asked to donate the money to others, he would not be willing.

After resting here for a while, Cao Shen set off with the guards pretending to be a caravan and headed towards Lintao.

Xiao He, on the other side, entered Longxi County, arrived at the county guard's mansion, and was warmly welcomed by the county guard.

"Lord Xiao is finally here, and now that Lord Xiao is here, Xia Guan has a little bottom in his heart." The county guard Qiu Zehong hurriedly complimented.

"Lord Qiu laughed, Lord Qiu has governed Longxi County in an orderly manner, Your Majesty has great praise for Lord Qiu, and Gao Sheng is just around the corner." Xiao Hele responded, as for what His Majesty said, Qiu Zehong's ability is okay, and he is extremely talented in the drill camp.

Zhao Qingrui had a careful understanding of the county guards and county captains all over Daqin, and he also knew what kind of people they were.

Fortunately, Qiu Zehong had a bottom line and did not mess around, so Zhao Qingrui was able to tolerate him continuing to sit in the position of the county guard.

There is still a shortage of officials in Daqin, as long as they are capable people, as long as there are no big problems with their conduct, Zhao Qingrui can be appointed.

"I didn't expect Your Majesty to value the minister so much, and the minister is ashamed of the emperor's grace." Qiu Zehong's face was moved, but he was slandering in his heart, does His Majesty really value him? It looks like he's going to have to perform better so he can be promoted in the next selection.

"It was the lower officials who did not govern Longxi County well, which caused the earthquake in Longxi County." Qiu Zehong said guiltily.

"Lord Qiu doesn't have to blame himself, this is a natural disaster, no one can predict it, it's not Lord Qiu's fault." Xiao He hurriedly was safe.

Over the years, Xiao He has been in the officialdom a lot.

The two chatted for a while, and then Qiu Zehong asked about another messenger, and in the document sent by the court, there were two messengers.

"Lord Cao, he fell and twisted his waist halfway before, and now he is still recuperating from his injuries, and he will come over in a few days when he gets better." Xiao He said the reason for discussing with Cao Shen, and there was worry on his face.

"What? Lord Cao is injured? Is it serious? There are many powerful doctors in Xiaguan, Longxi County, so Xiaguan sent someone to see Lord Cao. Qiu Zehong was shocked, and his face was extremely worried.

"Lord Qiu doesn't need to panic, the problem is not big, I have already let the doctor see it, and it will be fine after a few days of recuperation, anyway, the situation here is not serious, and this official can solve it alone." Xiao He said calmly.

"What Lord Xiao said is that Lord Xiao is self-denying and seeking benefits for the people, and with Lord Xiao here, everything is nothing." Qiu Zehong, who was appeased, immediately patted his ass.

"Don't talk about these fictitious things, the disaster situation here, this official wants to know more about it, I wonder if Lord Qiu has prepared the file?" Xiao He looked at Qiu Zehong.

"It's been prepared for a long time, Lord Xiao is tired of traveling and driving, don't you take a break and watch these things again?" Qiu Zehong said with concern.

"No need, as the so-called food of the king bears the worries of the king, Your Majesty cares about the affairs here, I, as a courtier, did not come to enjoy it, and I am not tired." Xiao He waved his hand.

Seeing that Xiao He insisted, Qiu Zehong still took the dossier.

Xiao He took it and looked at it carefully, his face was calm, and the situation of the disaster and the allocation of grain were recorded in detail.

As for how much of this whitewashes are too peaceful, it is not yet clear.

The earthquake on the ninth day of July killed 183 people, the number of people injured in various counties, the collapse of houses, the damage to roads, landslides, and damage to river embankments.

This data is still very valuable for reference.

"Tomorrow, the Japanese officials are going to visit the severely affected areas and check the situation of material dispatch by the way. Xiao He finished reading the dossier, and then raised his eyes to look at Qiu Zehong.

"It's not inconvenient, Lord Xiao can check it at will." Qiu Zehong said seriously, not afraid of Xiao He's appearance at all.

Xiao He glanced at Qiu Zehong, and didn't say more, but proposed to eat and rest, and he was tired after two or three days of traveling.

Sitting alone in the guest room and looking at the file, Xiao He went through these things, and asked people to send the file of the situation in Longxi County, and understood the entire county, and compared all the data in his mind, and found no problems for the time being.

On the second day, Xiao He and Qiu Zehong went to visit and express condolences on the surface, and also brought the compensation given by the imperial court, striving to let those who were seriously affected recover as soon as possible.

The Qin sent by the court to visit and personally visit and send the compensation given by the imperial court, which made many Guizhou capitals very moved, and sure enough, His Majesty has always remembered them.

Xiao He not only sent things, but also asked about the life of the head of Qian, and asked about the governance of local officials.

Xiao He asked very carefully, and the officials who came with him to visit were a little nervous, these people were all officials in these places.

If Lord Xiao finds out that he has done something bad, and leaves a lot of impressions in Lord Xiao's heart, and reflects those things again, then their official career will come to an end.

After a day of visiting, Xiao He also knew what good things he had done to the officials here, and which local merchants and local snakes had a good relationship with.

Especially those officials, the relationship with some local snakes here is complicated, which makes Xiao He a little surprised.

Fortunately, for the time being, I haven't heard of those people doing anything to break the law and discipline and exploit Qiantou.

At this time, Xiao He especially understood why the imperial court wanted to change the assessment and position change of officials to once every three years, if it continued according to the current situation, it would be easy for the local government to form a situation of bribery and collusion between officials and businessmen.

His Majesty had the foresight to take precautions against these situations.

On the other side, Cao Shen secretly visited, and as he negotiated more with those merchants, he knew more about some of the situations here.

In particular, which officials can be given some benefits, what conveniences can be obtained, and which officials like what they like, these people have studied it thoroughly.

After getting these things, Cao Shen's face was very bad, how did these officials do it? These businessmen know so well that they can easily be pinched.

I don't know how much convenience these merchants and landlords have gained by relying on these things.

And the situation of the disaster, the number of injured people, is more than the data of the recital sent by Chu Zehong.

It seems that there are a lot of cats in this.

Cao Shen clenched the report in his hand, and during this time, because of the disaster, the price of medicine in the entire Longxi County has risen a lot.

In addition to medicine, the price of building materials has also increased a lot.

These people are difficult to make a fortune, which makes Cao Shen's face very ugly.

The investigation was almost over, and Cao Shen went to meet Xiao He.

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After receiving the recital sent by Xiao He and them, Zhao Qingrui read it calmly, and these circumstances were expected.

The only thing that displeased Zhao Qingrui was that they actually lied about the number of people affected by the disaster, and underreported a lot, what do they want to do? Whitewash the peace? To make it easier to climb up?

For the requirements of officials, she has always emphasized that the people are important, and before they take office, the court will also let them perform some oath-taking ceremonies, so that they can remember that they have a heavy responsibility and cannot be corrupt and bend the law.

It seems that many people take the words of the oath at this ceremony as, and they have to beat it up.

"Herald Minister's Book." Zhao Qingrui is ready to straighten out the officialdom, and is also ready to beat it often in the future, so as not to let some people float.

Feng Qujian came over, Zhao Qingrui told him about his decision, although the workload was increased, but this was also for the clarity of the officialdom, Feng Qujian had no opinion, and took the job directly.

After knowing the specific disaster situation in Longxi County, Zhao Qingrui began to focus on the situation in Shu County.

The discovery of the iron ore is a big deal, and there is no news from Feng Zheng at present, and I don't know how it has been investigated.

At present, the iron ore of the imperial court is in great demand, the Ministry of Industry needs a lot, and the army also has a lot of demand for weapons and armor, and there is also a shortage of supply at present.

If there is enough iron ore, Zhao Qingrui even wants to completely popularize iron and steel utensils, and Qianshou can use them with confidence.

If she holds her face, she has been in power for several years, plus the days when her father was in power, she has not developed to the basic standard of her rebellion for so many years.

It is really difficult to make Great Qin develop thoroughly.

"Your Majesty, someone from the Ministry of Industry has come, they have improved the bird gun again, and the effect is now more stable, Your Majesty wants to watch the test?" Shang Lian came over and asked.

"Let's take a look." Zhao Qingrui immediately said that he was very concerned about the upgrading of weapons.

When Zhao Qingrui came over, the test site was already ready.

His Majesty was there in person, and the craftsmen of the Ministry of Works were very excited.

"Your Majesty, you stand on this side, so that even if you explode, you won't be able to hurt this side." Gong Yu said with a smile.

"Speaking of blowing up, it seems that you are a little less confident in the bird's gun improved by the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry." Zhao Qingrui looked at Gong Yu with a smile.

"This is also something that can't be helped, we have already thought of a lot of ways, and we have also reduced the probability of exploding to a minimum." Gong Yu said helplessly.

Three teams were arranged to go up to test, and the bird guns were aimed at the bull's-eye to shoot, and the first team of people all hit the bull's-eye, and the bird guns did not explode.

Immediately the men of the second team stepped forward, and there was no one to explode.

Zhao Qingrui's eyes lit up, it seems that they have also put a lot of effort into the public loss Yu, before she looked at the report sent by the public loss Yu, the probability of blowing up the chamber is two or three out of ten, this probability is still a little high in Zhao Qingrui's opinion.

There are 100 people in the two teams combined, and there are no explosions yet, which is a good progress.

It seems that the manufacturing technology has indeed improved a lot, and we have to reward the craftsmen who have made meritorious contributions.

Soon it was the turn of the third team, and Zhao Qingrui had extremely high expectations.

If this team does not have a bomb, it can make more and send it to Lingnan, and then use it to conquer the Mauryan Dynasty.

"Boom!!"

This time there was an accident, and the third soldier on the right exploded when he shot with a bird's gun, and a scream came, and his hand became black.

There was already a doctor waiting on the side, and he immediately came to treat him.

"How's it going?" Zhao Qingrui said with concern.

"Your Majesty, it's not serious, it's just a skin injury, you can get better in a few days." After the healer examined the soldier, he breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly reported.

"It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, you reward ten gold as compensation." Zhao Qingrui nodded, and then said to the soldier.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Majesty." The soldier was overjoyed, ignoring the pain in his hands, and quickly knelt down to thank him.

"Get up, and send him back to rest." Zhao Qingrui said lightly.

Zhao Qingrui set her eyes on this batch of birds, "How many times has this kind of test been carried out, and what is the probability of exploding?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, it has been tested more than fifty times, and the probability of exploding the chamber is maintained at about one or two percent." Gong Yu said meticulously.

"The odds have been reduced a lot, and that's good, you're doing a great job." Zhao Qingrui praised.

"Your Majesty, the current bird gun can be vigorously manufactured and promoted to the army?" Gong Yu asked.

"Don't be in a hurry, make a batch and send it to Lingnan and hand it over to Wang Li, and then continue to improve, I hope that one day, all the bird guns will not explode, and the soldiers can use them at will." Zhao Qingrui said solemnly, if it is blown up, one will lose a small life if he is not careful.

Daqin's current population is still too small, so he can't toss around.