Tang Shiyan really couldn't refuse, so he could only temporarily agree to the invitation of the political envoy Pan. However, according to Ye Xingyuan's instructions, under the pretext that he was not familiar with the situation in the province, he first asked for a lot of official documents and files to come back to study. Find out the situation first, and then decide where he can mix.

Fan Tai was probably really anxious, and in a few days, Master Jin sent many copies of the documents, and Master Tang studied them hard, begging Ye Xingyuan to help him refer to them together.

Ye Xingyuan is not unhappy, after the completion of the imperial examination, he will be an official, and it will be impossible not to get in touch with practice at that time, and now it should be regarded as an internship in advance.

But if you don't look at it, you will feel shocked when you look at it. Originally, I thought that in today's peaceful and prosperous times, there should be singing and dancing everywhere, but from the perspective of the political envoys, at least in this province and nearby provinces, it seems that there are holes everywhere, and the east wall is almost demolished to make up the west wall.

From this, Ye Xingyuan knew that today's form was severe. It can be said that there are many problems, which are enough to make the most diligent officials have a big head.

However, most of the crises are lurking in the shadows and have not erupted, and if you only plan to mess around, it seems that mediocre officials can get by. But in the eyes of the wise, this is the most dangerous time.

The famine continues, the finances are tight, the displaced people are everywhere, the bandits are roaring, there are demon clans ready to move, and there are barbarian wolf ambitions outside. Although there has never been a situation out of control until now, this messy situation has a feeling of not knowing where to start.

Ye Xingyuan keenly discovered that the fundamental reason for all this was the reduction of the vitality of heaven and earth. Nowhere is this more evident than in the change in rainfall volume.

Judging from the newspapers of the past years, the total amount of rain in the past ten years has continued to decline, and the grain output of Dinghu Province, which is one of the granaries of the world, has also declined year by year, and has reached a dangerous red line.

In the past, Dinghu Province sent a large amount of grain to the outside world, but now it has to consider the problem of self-sufficiency, and the grain sent to the outside is less than half of the peak, while the situation of the rest of the provinces is self-evident.

It is precisely because of the decrease in the total amount of vitality of heaven and earth, even though scholars have the ability to call for wind and rain and pray for disaster avoidance, but it is also difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and disasters and famines occur frequently in various places. The lives of the common people are naturally watery and hot.

If you can't survive, you will leave your hometown and become a bandit, and it is precisely because of the internal worries of the Central Plains that there will be restless careerists who will start to act. The behavior of the monster Zhou Zhi County is a typical example.

If the problem of Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi can be solved, then the outline will be clear, and the series of problems that follow will naturally be solved. It's a pity that this heavenly opportunity is turning, and the way of change, even Wen Sheng can only say the words "fear the destiny of heaven". Ye Xingyuan had absolutely no way to interfere.

The most worrying question now is whether the trend of declining Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi will continue. The changes in the vitality of this heaven and earth have their own fixed number, and one jiazi is a change, from rising to falling, which is ordinary, but in recent years, it has inevitably dropped too much.

You must know that when the dynasty changes and the troubled times arise, it often starts with the changes in the vitality of heaven and earth. However, this dynasty has only enjoyed the country for more than 300 years, and now everyone is flourishing. I have not heard of any faint words and deeds of the current emperor, and it is said that there will be no signs of the end times.

"If I hadn't arrived in the provincial capital and saw so many opportunities by chance, I wouldn't have known that the situation had reached such a point. Tang Shiyan sighed towards Ye Xingyuan, "Now that I think about it, I am drunk and dreaming of death in Hanjiang Mansion, but it is like a dream in the furnace, which is very ashamed." ”

Hanjiang Mansion is relatively wealthy, and although Tang Shiyan usually has no money, his calligraphy and paintings are also worth a few articles. is a showman again, and he has never really worried about his livelihood. And he has never been an official, just eats and drinks and has fun, how can he know the depression in the outside world?

"No wonder after entering the provincial capital. And there were many more beggars in the streets and alleys. Ye Xingyuan also sighed, and now he knows that these people are all fleeing from other places. In fact, there were only sporadic people who entered the provincial capital to beg, and a large number of people were blocked from the border of Dinghu Province.

A feeling of compassion surged out of Ye Xingyuan's chest again, he couldn't force himself to be blind, in this situation. It is inevitable that there will be some ambition to save the world and help the people.

However, in this world where the biggest rule is the heavenly machine, there are really not many ways he can come up with, maybe he can only be a tinkerer who mends the seams.

No, we have to hurry up and curb this feeling! Ye Xingyuan suddenly came to his senses, although the Mandate of Heaven was now carried by the sword spirit in his sea of knowledge, the Mandate of Heaven Trap seemed to have an impact on him, otherwise why did he suddenly have such lofty feelings again?

Looking at the current situation, there should still be a few decades of peace, and you don't have to think too much, lest you step into the pit of destiny again. Now try to stay out of the matter, wait for the success of the imperial examination, get the official position and then seek his own government.

Ye Xingyuan first thought about Tang Shiyan and discussed: "What the Fan Tai is most worried about now should be the problem of the entry of displaced people. In today's plan, we can only start with the tranquility of Baoding Lake Province, and no matter what, we have to keep the Jingchu displaced people out of the province. Once there is a large influx of displaced people, it will be difficult to deal with. ”

This idea is a bit cruel, but it is very objective, the Jingchu displaced people are Jingchu's problem, if they pour into Dinghu Province, then they will be unlucky with Dinghu. With the current situation in the province, there is no spare financial resources to accept these displaced people.

"Then I'm going to make a statement to the clan like this, wouldn't it be too harsh?" Tang Shiyan hesitated, but he really couldn't come up with any better way.

Ye Xingyuan nodded, "So far, it can only be like this." As long as the officials in the province are united and strictly guarded, they will be able to tide over this crisis smoothly, but they are afraid that they will not be able to fulfill their wishes. ”

Before he finished speaking, he saw Master Jin walk in quickly, grabbed Tang Shiyan, and shouted at the same time, "Mr. Tang, quickly follow me to the Yamen of the Domain, and discuss the plan together." ”

Tang Shiyan was taken two steps and said in surprise: "What's the matter so urgent? Could it be that the displaced people have entered Dinghu Province?" He couldn't help but glance at Ye Xingyuan again, his crow's mouth turned out to be true?

Master Jin was in awe, "Mr. Tang is really clever, this can be expected." Come with me, at this time, the domain is in a hurry, if you have a good plan, just offer it, you must not hide it!"

Did the displaced people really enter Dinghu Province? Tang Shiyan was dumbfounded, and when he woke up to Master Jin's intention, he was about to sneak to Ye Xingyuan for advice, but Master Jin couldn't wait.

I saw Master Jin dragging Tang Shiyan and walking out, Ye Xingyuan didn't have time to stop him, he could only sigh secretly and continue to think about the problem of being homeless.

If the officialdom of Dinghu Province can work together and defend their own territory, at least they can prevent most of the Jingchu refugees from entering the country. Although this is not the solution to the problem, at least it will keep Dinghu Province out of the situation and will not suffer from the displaced people for the time being.

But how can the officialdom of Dinghu Province be monolithic? Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and officialdom is the biggest place where murder is carried out without blood.

At such a critical moment, the governor of this province returned to Beijing to report on his work, but deliberately delayed his return; according to the inspection envoy, the lord of Zhentai and the political envoy of the princely domain, it seemed that there was no harmony, and the officials of all sides were even more divided into their own masters.

This time, the displaced people entered Dinghu Province, and if the political envoy Pan could not solve it beautifully, he was afraid that he would have to carry this black pot no matter what. Ye Xingyuan suspected that someone was likely to dig a pit for him.

There are only a few people who have the courage to dig a hole for the political envoy, I am afraid that there are not many, and they should have thought of this a long time ago! Ye Xingyuan patted his head, in fact, thinking slowly, he could also get the correct answer, but after all, he had not been on the front line of officialdom, so his reaction was inevitably sluggish.

In this way, the political envoy Pan will definitely grasp everything that looks like a life-saving straw. Tang Shiyan, a great sage who was looked at three times, was naturally expected to come up with an idea.

While Ye Xingyuan was thinking wildly, Tang Shiyan had already arrived at the Yamen of the Domain, and when he saw a few big characters in the political envoy, his legs and stomach began to tremble. Master Jin came in a hurry today, and he didn't have time to ask Ye Xingyuan for advice at all, and his stomach was completely empty.

This time is a real test, and I, an imposter sage, am afraid that I won't be able to fool me anymore, so Tang Shiyan pondered again, how to use a delaying strategy,

"I suddenly felt a little anxious, so let's go first. Master Jin will go first to inform the adults, and I will go back when I go. Tang Shiyan stood still and refused to move, wanting to borrow urine to escape people.

Master Jin didn't allow Master Tang to leave, but Master Tang still wanted to shirk and pretend to be low-key, so he held on to it, and persuaded him bitterly: "Why should Brother Tang Xian be like this?

This time is certainly a chaotic and complicated situation, but only according to the talent of the virtuous brother can turn the tide, and this kind of opportunity is difficult for you to find in a hundred years!

If Brother Tang Xian can solve the urgent needs of the current affairs and get the sincere gratitude of the owner, even if he fails to do well in the imperial examination in the future, it is not without a way to get ahead, and please do his best and don't shirk it anymore. ”

As long as such a major matter can be solved, the feudal clan will be grateful, and those who can solve this matter will also be appreciated and promoted, which is a road to green clouds.

Tang Shiyan couldn't say it, and he wanted to admit that he was not capable, so how could he say it? But after listening to Master Jin's words, he suddenly seemed to understand something, and his whole person relaxed, and he laughed and said, "What Brother Jin said is very true, I think it's wrong." ”

Later, Tang Shiyan followed Master Jin all the way into the back office, but saw Pan sitting in the middle of the platform, and all the guests were sad, and no one spoke, so it can be seen that they are helpless.

Seeing that Tang Shiyan was coming, Pan Fantai said with a smile: "Mr. Tang is finally here! Today's difficult situation, we are at a loss, and I am about to ask Mr. to teach me!"

The displaced people have crossed the river and arrived at the border of Dinghu Province, and these hundreds of thousands of hungry people have gone all the way down, are they not like locusts crossing the border, and not a single grass grows? Pan Fantai was so anxious that a boil appeared on his nose, and the white hair on his sideburns was even more distinct.

Master Tang replied with a strong spirit: "Lord Fantai, please forgive the students for saying bluntly, although I know a little bit about the way of economics, but it is only scratching the surface, and these knowledge are all taught by a great talent who has passed through the heavens and latitudes. In today's situation, students can't do anything, but if you invite my teacher to write articles, there will be a solution with his strategy!"

At this time, Tang Shiyan finally couldn't help but tell the truth! That's right, he just wanted to sell Ye Xingyuan, who was pretending to be low-key.

It's not that Tang Shiyan wants to betray Ye Xingyuan, it's really because of two reasons. First, he couldn't hold it anymore, and he really couldn't answer the practice with the domain; second, this was also a great opportunity for Ye Xingyuan himself, and the advantages outweighed the disadvantages. (To be continued.) )