Two more days passed, and the news of the overwhelming elimination of locusts in the Red Marquis Kingdom spread among the surrounding counties.

Early one morning, Liu Zhang came to the school, and he had already written a reply to Chen Yun.

The guards of the Honghou Mansion sent the reply letter to Chen Yun today, so that he could have a good rest.

Everyone looked at Liu Zhang in unison, presumably he also knew what happened in the Red Marquis Kingdom a few days ago.

Tomorrow is the day to learn from various schools, and I don't know if it will affect his best performance.

"I'm sure you've heard about it, there was a locust plague in the Red Marquis Kingdom two days ago. I heard that the locusts covered the sky and the sun, and they all ate up the crops in several nearby counties. ”

Yao Zhen told Liu Zhang the news, and they, the children of rich and noble families, got the news quickly.

Although they had not seen the overwhelming locusts with their own eyes, it must have been very spectacular.

"My wife sent me a letter, and I already know it. Fortunately, the people of the Red Marquis Kingdom worked together to eliminate the locusts. ”

Several counties around Honghou suffered the heaviest losses, and those people could only grow some buckwheat with a short growth cycle.

I hope that there will be food for the autumn harvest, but the buckwheat yield is too low.

Presumably they will complain about the Red Marquis, why can the Red Marquis easily solve the problem every time.

For example, this locust plague will be very unbalanced in their hearts.

"The epidemic spread in late February and early March in the Red Marquis Kingdom, which quickly brought the epidemic under control and recently eradicated the locust plague."

Xie Tao felt that the people of the surrounding counties would complain this time, why did the Red Marquis Kingdom receive special care.

They also worship the gods year after year, and they are the ones who suffer.

Are they not sincere enough? They just have an imbalance in their hearts.

"This is God's blessing, as for why not help other counties? I don't know, the locust plague has nothing to do with me. ”

Liu Zhang knew very well that he couldn't be too high-profile at this time, otherwise he would be envied, jealous and hated.

Dong Jian came to the school hall and saw that everyone was also talking about what happened two days ago in the Red Marquis Kingdom

Some people in the surrounding counties of Honghou Country have complaints, and he is also very worried.

It reminded him of the unevenness of not suffering from widowhood, and the things that Honghou Guo encountered this year were similar to those in other places.

It is effective every time, and the situation is worse elsewhere.

"Good morning, sir!"

Everyone greeted Dong Jian, and Dong Jian nodded in response.

"You go back to your place first, and today we will talk about the Red Marquis Kingdom and the surrounding counties."

Let them learn how to govern the place, and in the future the emperor will ask them questions about this.

"This time, the Red Marquis has solved the locust plague, and other places have been destroyed by the locust plague, what do you think?"

Dong Jian asked everyone this question and asked them to share their opinions.

Everyone was silent, they wanted to hear Liu Zhang's opinion on this matter.

After a while, Dong Jian saw that everyone was speechless.

"Liu Zhang, tell me about it."

Dong Jian named him, as a Honghou, he knew more about the situation of the Honghou Kingdom.

"Sir, I use a famous saying from Sage Kong: Don't suffer from few, but suffer from unevenness."

This phrase means not worrying about poverty, but about wealth inequality.

In Liu Zhang's view, there is a big difference in the treatment between Honghou and the surrounding counties.

They feel very unbalanced, and they hold grudges.

They may not resent the Red Marquis Kingdom, but resentful that the Celestials do not help them.

"The locust plague in the Red Marquis was eliminated, and the crops in the other counties were eaten. They wondered, why didn't they get such care? ”

At that time, Liu Zhang didn't think so much, and first solved the locust plague in the Red Marquis Kingdom.

This kind of thing can be big or small, depending on the impact of public opinion

The people of the Han Dynasty believed in ghosts and gods very much, and during the spring festival, they worshiped them devoutly.

Encountered the same thing, but with different results.

If this matter is not handled well, it will affect local law and order.

Therefore, the students present did not dare to speak first, they wanted Liu Zhang to speak first.

After all, the locust plague ended in the Red Marquis Country, and he had the most right to speak.

"This requires the reassurance of the magistrate, I will explain it beforehand. The credit for the elimination of the locust plague in the Red Marquis Country has nothing to do with me. ”

He didn't feel too proud, but was worried about the impact of this incident on the Red Marquis Kingdom and him personally.

If the pressure of public opinion is too great, the imperial court may change his feudal state to another place.

The emperor's greatest fear was that the prestige of the nobility in the local area was increasing, and even threatened the consolidation of imperial power.

Today, Liu Zhang is very popular with the people, which has to worry the imperial court.

"Three days ago, my wife sent a letter. After reading it, I was very worried about the locust plague in the Red Marquis Country. ”

At that time, he was really worried, afraid that pesticides would not be able to solve so many locusts.

After two days, wait for Chen Yun to send a letter again to understand the follow-up situation of Honghou Kingdom.

"You got the news faster than me, and if you resent the Red Marquis because of this matter, I feel very wronged. You say don't you? ”

Ever since he crossed over, happy things have happened too.

I've had bad things happen, and it's not a fun thing to cross.

The slightest carelessness can really kill him, and he is very cautious at all times.

He didn't tell anyone his secrets, he did what he had to do.

"You're right, don't suffer from inequality. The locust plague of the Red Marquis can be eliminated, and it really has nothing to do with you. ”

Dong Jian thinks that Liu Zhang is not so capable, maybe it is the luck of the Red Marquis.

"Sir is right, I heard that there were a lot of birds flying in the sky over the Red Marquis that day. There was also some paper that floated down, which must have been the decree of God. ”

When Tian Lun heard the news of the Red Marquis, he also felt incredulous at that time.

Liu Zhang first expressed his views on the incident, and others later expressed their own opinions.

"So what do you think about this now?"

Dong Jian asked everyone if the advice they said was good.

He would report the suggestion to the Emperor and take it if he could.

The person who makes the suggestion will be rewarded and even appointed to a small office.

They are too young to be rewarded.

"First of all, we must reassure the people not to complain too much, since the dealer has been eaten up by locusts, then we must replant buckwheat in time."

Yao Zhen said his own solution, and complaining will not solve the problem.

So that there will be food to eat in the fall, if they have extra money in their hands.

You can buy cheap food, and you can barely get through this year.

The people who farmed the land did not have any extra money in their hands, and they had to pay taxes in the autumn.

The imperial court would take into account their disaster situation and reduce their taxes accordingly.

"In fact, what people are most worried about is that they will not be able to pay their taxes this fall, and they will have no money left. They couldn't buy much food, and they hoped that the imperial court would take care of them. ”

Of course, Liu Zhang hoped that the imperial court would reduce the pressure on the affected counties by reducing their taxes.

As a result, the financial expenditures of the imperial court and local governments will be affected.

The imperial court will increase military spending next year to deal with the Xiongnu in the north.

The imperial court also had several major projects that required a lot of money, and the imperial court also felt a lot of pressure.

"I think the wealthy merchants and nobles in the surrounding counties donated money and materials to help the people affected by the disaster."

Wang Cheng put forward his own proposal, hoping that the imperial court would reduce it.

It is better to let those wealthy families raise donations, and he thinks Liu Zhang should be an example.

If Dong Jian hadn't been here, they would definitely have looked at Liu Zhang in unison.

"You want me to donate money and food first, and I'm willing to donate. What about you? ”

He couldn't let him donate alone, he also thought about donating some money and food to help those people.

He was also sympathetic to the disaster in the surrounding counties. As for how much to donate?

Then we have to discuss it with Chen Yun and her mother, and then see how much others can donate.

"Since Wang Cheng has made this suggestion, let's raise donations together to help the people affected by the disaster."

Dong Jian also hopes that Liu Zhang will set an example and let others donate more.

Most of the people present come from wealthy families, if this is done.

Those people who have been affected by the disaster will no longer complain, as the saying goes, when one side is in trouble, all sides will support.

Everyone unites and helps each other, so that the Han can prosper.

This can also reduce the pressure on the imperial court, which also has its own difficulties.

"Wang Cheng's suggestion is good, and I ask Mr. to ask the court for credit for him."

Liu Zhang agreed with Wang Cheng's suggestion that he could share the worries and solve problems for the imperial court.

should be rewarded, if Wang Cheng does what he says.

That really admires his noble character, such a person is also worth befriending.

There was applause in the classroom, and Wang Cheng only mentioned it casually.

Of course, he will do his best to help the people who have been affected by the disaster, and among them, Liu Zhang is the richest.

Everyone is also looking forward to how much Liu Zhang can donate, and they are curious about how much wealth Liu Zhang has?