Poor family mother and son

The emperor waved his hand: "Go and do your work."

Taishiling and Taishicheng bowed and resigned.

Liu Ju followed suit, ready to run away, thinking: "I can't see me, I can't see me!"

"Reserve," the emperor called Liu Ju, Minister of Household Affairs, "you stay here."

Oh, see me!

Liu Ju said helplessly, "Your Majesty."

Emperor Qingde asked: "Storage, what do you think of this sentence: 'The country does not care about livestock accumulation, and is not prepared for the loss of people and people. There are three causes of fierce hunger. They are called water, called drought, and called locusts.'"

Liu Ju bowed: "The emperor loves the lives of the people, understands the privacy of the people, and is prepared for danger in times of peace. The great fortune of the country and the blessing of the people!"

"Hmm!" The emperor let out a dissatisfied voice from his nose.

How did they all have been trained by Eunuch Li?Hu Hengqiu is like this, and now this old Liu Ju is also doing this.

Eunuch Li was watching the words and expressions at the door, ready to serve the emperor at any time, and curled his lips when he heard Liu Ju's words: This one was also infected by Hu Hengqiu?
(He does not admit that he has been a "pre-job training" instructor.)
Liu Ju took a look, oh, you don't accept flattery now?That line, let's talk in human terms: "Your Majesty, you are not ready to wait for the fierce hunger, that's right, but you don't have to worry too much, Your Majesty;

Last year, despite the floods in the south, the grain production decreased, but compared with the previous year, the actual harvest was relatively stable, at least similar to that of three years ago;
What's more, in the past few years, the income of rice and wheat in the north has increased, and the emperor's decree on the retirement of some soldiers in the army has also been implemented very well. The labor force in various places has been replenished, and the warehouses in various places are relatively full;
Even if the drought is more serious this year, there will not be too many hidden dangers. "

Having said so much, the central idea is just one sentence: "The drought is not serious, so there is no need to allocate funds."

It's not an exaggeration for Liu Ju to say so.

In the five to six years since the end of the Civil War, the overall economy has improved as the country has gradually stabilized.

Especially in the past three years, the phenomenon of "hungry wild animals" before the war has been changed, and the weather has basically been smooth. According to the exaggerated words of those officials, it is "a good year and a good year", and there is a trend of increasing production and income in agriculture.

Therefore, so far, the storage warehouses of the state capitals in various places are considered to be full. Looking at the history of Daxuan, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is "real warehouse".

Coupled with the fact that cotton is being grown everywhere, "sufficiency in food and clothing" is just around the corner.

It has been nearly 11 years since the emperor ascended the throne. Even if there are droughts and floods, the scale is not large. This is one of the reasons why the country is relatively stable after the emperor ascended the throne.

Of course, the national war cannot be regarded as the cause of the emperor, it can only be said to be "a problem left over from history".

However, what the emperor was afraid of was also the question of whether God would give face or not.

God has given me face for 11 years, what if this year, as Chu Qing wrote in his diary, he turns his face?How can there be good weather every year?
And it's not impossible.

Emperor Qingde remembered that before he became the crown prince, there was a big locust plague, and the scope of that disaster was extremely large, covering the entire northern part of Daxuan Kingdom.

As a result, the imperial court quarreled all day long, and the country was in turmoil. His father even issued the "Edict of Guilt", and when he read "One person is guilty of all parties", his father even choked up.

That's not the real introspection and self-punishment of the father, but the humiliation from the heart!
The emperor of worms is superior to the emperor of humans, who is the emperor!

Those who despise the royal power cut the weeds and eradicate the roots, but who can eradicate the locusts? !

Reading through the ancient books, we can know that locusts probably existed longer than humans, and the emperors of all dynasties have not been able to exterminate them.

It can only be called luck that there have been no major disasters in the 11 years since he took the throne.

Who knows how long the luck will last.

"Reserve, you also said that you should be prepared for danger in times of peace," the emperor said, "Floods and droughts alternate, and locust plagues are easy to occur, so you should plan early."

Liu Ju said nothing.

His analysis of agricultural affairs is limited to paper. The so-called "management of money and valleys" means that all he sees are data: national land types, farmland management, harvests in various regions, agricultural tax setting, and so on.

It's not like Chu Qing who can walk and see in the fields and have intuitive cognition.

He doesn't know much about some farming proverbs that have been circulated among the people, and he hasn't studied them in depth.

He believes that such things as agricultural proverbs have a great regional character.

As far as he knows, different soils, different water quality, and differences in climate make these so-called "farming proverbs" only limited to some areas. He believes that there should be local sayings in different places.

For example, regarding the Dragon Boat Festival, he has heard different versions of agricultural proverbs: "When there is rain on the Dragon Boat Festival, it is a good year, and so is the awn seed that smells thunder and beauty"; and "Money can't buy drought on May [-]th."

Contradictory agricultural proverbs like this have been quoted in memorials submitted by various places, which are really not enough for reference and cannot be covered in one word.

Seeing that Liu Ju was silent, the emperor also knew that it was not easy to get the money out of this "Old Liu".

Of course, this is also the reason why he values ​​Liu Ju.

This person can handle money, and he is not greedy. His name is okay, the name is "Ju", and the character is "Yuzhu". Look, it's a proper money bag!

However, the emperor felt that he was a little impulsive today. After all, there was no major disaster report, let alone a locust plague. It is too early to say these words at this time.

He just paid more attention to some of Chu Qing's opinions.

The emperor was also very strange, he found that he was easily led by the nose by some "secret music".

He can calmly classify matters in the memorial, and prioritize them calmly, but when it comes to "secret reports" and "secret memorials", he will "see the wind as rain".

"You prepare 30 taels first, and don't use it for other purposes for at least a month." The emperor ordered.

"No! Only 5000 taels!" Liu Ju replied without raising his eyes.

This is the emperor. If it were someone else, he wouldn't say the money!
"30 taels!" said the emperor, his tone was emotionless and extremely flat.

"I obey the order!" Liu Ju saluted.

Seeing Liu Ju's resignation, the emperor sniffed his nose: "Hmph!"

Liu Ju and Chu Qing have one thing in common - say they can't do it if they can't do it.

Faced with the emperor's wishes, the other courtiers promised to do it even if it was difficult, but these two people would not.

However, there is also one biggest difference between them, that is, Liu Ju is more cunning. He also says that he can't do things he can do, and knows how to leave room for himself.

Thinking of Chu Qing, and thinking of how he was when he was talking about the purchase price of cotton, the emperor laughed a little. This woman doesn't mind showing the face of a "profiteer" and takes it for granted.

But it turns out that she is not "rape", but just talking about it.

Then this time, why didn't she report such a bad prediction?
Oh, that's right, her "Cotton Secretary Wailang" is a position created by me alone, just like her "Ministry Counselor", she is limited to cotton planting and has no other rights.

Even if she wanted to report it, with whom?

Thinking of this, the emperor thought again, should he give Chu Qing more authority?However, she is a girl, and she really gave the administrative power. I am afraid that there will be troubles in the court?
The emperor's fingers unconsciously tapped on the table, making a slight sound.

Eunuch Li felt sleepy in this gentle rhythm.

"Boom!" The emperor's finger suddenly knocked loudly, and Eunuch Li stood up straight in shock. Emma almost fell asleep!

"Your Majesty...?" Eunuch Li said tentatively, "Take care of the dragon body!"

Caring about leadership must be a compulsory course for every life secretary.

The emperor didn't seem to hear it.

He just figured out why Chu Qing's "Cotton Affairs Diary" appeared in front of him!