The koi wife dressed as the male protagonist of the imperial examination

Chapter 287

Fang Qingqing smiled slightly.

This guy is getting more and more cunning and his words are getting tighter and tighter.

In fact, Emperor Hongwen had already secretly implemented a strategy to deal with this natural disaster, but overall he was still a little worried, because there was always fear that such a disaster would never end if one place was connected to another.

On the one hand, the potato donated by Li Xiuping has benefited the common people in the long run;

For now, it directly gave Emperor Hongwen confidence and made him firmly believe that his decision was correct.

So when potatoes began to be planted in Huangzhuang, the emperor's grain adjustment documents were sent to several major grain-producing provinces.

Afterwards, the grain transported from the warehouses of those provinces arrived in several counties and towns that were hit by the disaster.

As a result, tens of thousands of disaster victims in those places were able to live. Many people burst into tears when the relief food arrived, and the common people knelt and kowtowed one after another.

I thank His Majesty the Emperor for his benevolence, and I also thank the people in other places for their kindness.

All the food used for disaster relief came from the treasury, but the treasury has limited stocks after all, so it can't take out more.

The grain stocks in various places were also limited. Emperor Hongwen had been unable to make up his mind before, because he was worried that even if the grain depots in other major provinces were emptied, the practical problem would not be solved.

The appearance of potatoes made Emperor Hongwen seem to see a savior. If there is such a high-yield food crop, it is equivalent to the same one mu of land that can feed two or three more people in the future.

Moreover, with the accumulation of experience in intensive cultivation, the output may be even higher.

This is not just a matter of food, but is it not God's recognition and reward for his various behaviors of loving the people after he ascended the throne?
Because of the support of such a firm belief, Emperor Hongwen was able to allocate grain from other places in such a generous way.

Anyway, they will have high-yielding crops in the future, and God also gave a good sign, and the lives of the people will not get worse.

If Fang Qingqing knew what Emperor Hongwen was thinking, she would just shake her head. Many people in this era would pay attention to feudal superstition, and she couldn't stop it.

But Li Xiuping, who was going to take the political line in the future, thought more than she did.

Regardless of whether the emperor believes in those strange and chaotic statements, he must show the appearance of believing to the people.

Because the people have faith, they can control it better, especially if the officials influence the emperor in a direction that is beneficial to the emperor, the development of the dynasty will get better and better.

In addition to adjusting grain to support the disaster-stricken areas, Emperor Hongwen also asked people to confirm the local situation, and then asked people to distribute silver subsidies according to the situation of each household affected by the disaster.

It varies from two to forty liang, and at any rate, many families can survive this most difficult time.

When Li Xiuping had another chance to meet with Sheng Sheng, Emperor Hongwen suddenly asked him: "Aiqing, do you think these data are worthwhile?"

After the officials dispatched by the imperial court counted the local disaster losses, how many people would starve to death or be treated, and how much the local finances would be lost.

If the imperial court wants to grant subsidies to those needy households, how much money will it need.

Wait, all these data need to be counted, and then the report will be sent out.

Emperor Hongwen approved the approval, and the Ministry of Household Affairs could truthfully release the money.

When Li Xiuping accompanied him, he would also help Emperor Hongwen read the booklets, and sometimes read the letters from the Ministry of Household Affairs.

He didn't know how to answer His Majesty's question.

This data will definitely not be absolutely true, Li Xiuping knows well that when the water is clear, there will be no fish.

There will definitely be people who will profit from it. Of course, even the money of the victims will be cheated.

From the point of view of conscience and morality, those people are simply inferior to animals.

But Li Xiuping also knew that the real intention of these people was not necessarily the victims of the disaster.

The people who went to the disaster area this time were all trusted ministers selected and dispatched by Emperor Hongwen himself. If Li Xiuping bluntly said that there was a problem with the data at this time, wouldn't he be slapping the emperor and his old man?
But the old man, the emperor, asked questions in person, but he just kept silent, which is not good.

what?
Li Xiuping laughed, he had refuted his mother's words before, saying that His Majesty the Emperor doesn't look old at all.

Why are you learning to say now that the emperor is an old man?

I haven't thought of a suitable answer yet, but suddenly I heard the old man, the emperor——

Damn it, he was really under a bad influence, His Majesty the Emperor is not old at all!

All I heard was His Majesty the Emperor asking: "Your wife sorted out the record books you handed me before, and she discovered that potato, and she specially studied medical books for you?"

Li Xiuping quickly pulled his thoughts out of the strange rumination just now, bowed to the emperor and replied: "Yes, I have been in poor health since I was young, and I just relied on the old doctor in the village to prescribe prescriptions.

Speaking of which, the fact that Chen's wife was able to marry Chen was due to joy, so after he won the first prize and stayed in the capital as an official, he married her again. "

Formal marriage expresses the importance attached to his wife.

This is no secret in the capital, Li Xiuping not only took the initiative to tell his colleagues and friends, but also asked his parents to spread the news intentionally or unintentionally.

Don't underestimate those old people, they know all kinds of friends, and they are often the fastest to pass on news.

He is fine now, but he has been promoted a little, but he is no more than just writing notes and books in the Imperial Academy.

Sooner or later, you will face more people and things, and you will encounter more enemies.

In order to beat an opponent, some people will start from all aspects, and even investigate everything about his family and friends.

Everything about him and Fang Qingqing in the countryside cannot be concealed at all, and it doesn't matter that there is no need to conceal it.

So Li Xiuping's plan is that he will take the initiative to tell these things early in the morning, and he will not be afraid to face the eyes of others.

Li Xiuping said it very honestly: "To be honest, I have read many sage books since I was a child, and I didn't believe in those fortune-telling words.

But at that time, I was already dying of illness, and my parents were in a panic, especially my old mother—"

After hesitating for a while, Li Xiuping found a euphemism: "She is just a country woman who can't read, but her love for my minister comes from the bottom of her heart.

He went to the doctor in a hurry, but he believed a fortune teller's words, saying that the young lady of the Fang family was very suitable for the minister's horoscope and spent eight taels of silver as a bride price to marry him. "

For Emperor Hongwen, such a short story was almost like a joke.

Eight taels of silver is not enough for him to drink a cup of soup, but marrying a daughter-in-law in the countryside is considered a lot of money, so such an in-law's family is very authoritative.

And the woman who got eight taels of silver is like getting life-saving money, which can help the whole family.

The father with a broken leg can continue to see a doctor, and the fourth brother who has no money can marry a wife.

Emperor Hongwen felt sad when he heard it, because he could deeply feel the love of the two mothers.

(End of this chapter)