I farmed and raised cubs in ancient times

Chapter 85

"Officials, the autumn tax has not yet been collected, and the internal treasury is empty. It is really not easy to ask the internal treasury to take out money for disaster relief. I can still make some money from the families of civil and military officials, but it is just an ant. Elephants, drop in the bucket."

"Get to the point." The emperor waved his hand impatiently.

These treacherous villains did not forget to praise themselves first when they said something, but they really dare to put money on their faces.

"Don't worry about the officials. Let me just say that there are Xu and Gun states next to Qingzhou. The rain in these two states is not bad this year, and the harvest is not a problem. You can send the prefects of these two states to cooperate with the people who sent the officials from the DPRK and China. Cooperation in disaster relief. In addition, the situation of Chuzhou and Xuanzhou in the south is different from that of Qingzhou. These two states, especially Xuanzhou, have no major branch river running through them, so there is nothing to do if there is a drought.”

"That's right, Qingzhou is the most serious, followed by Xuanzhou." Someone whispered behind.

"Can you do something?" the emperor asked.

"I can't do anything about it. Everyone knows that grasshoppers are easy to appear after a drought. Once this thing flourishes, it will be even worse for the people." Li Shunqin also encountered locust disasters when he was a child. Everywhere, everything has vitality.

This is the name of the first pest, and the common people hate it.

"Qingzhou will do as Li Qing said. As for Xuanzhou, if there are locusts, an imperial edict will be issued to catch the locusts and send them to the government's Yousi. Each liter will give you five buckets of rice or [-] yuan per liter." The emperor said. road.

This method is used every time, which can not only provide food for the people, but also kill the locusts.

"Yes." Li Shunqin stepped back to his place.

"Who else has a good solution to solve the crisis of Chuzhou and Xuanzhou?" The emperor scanned the audience, and many people lowered their heads.

The emperor almost grinned when he accidentally touched an ulcer on his mouth, but he was a well-trained emperor since he was a child, and it was absolutely impossible for him to do such a detrimental thing in front of all his courtiers.

"Reporting to the official family, I have something to do, which may solve the urgent needs of Chuzhou and Xuanzhou." The speaker was a middle-aged man with a straight body and a long beard hanging around his face.

I saw him walking forward with neat and well-proportioned steps.

"Come here, Xu Qing." Let me hear your coup.

"Returning to the official's house, this method was not thought up by the minister, but was handed over by the county magistrate of Xin'an County, Jiaotong County, Chuzhou. It said that a woman in Xin'an County and her husband's second brother made a water pump together. Utensils that can pump river water and well water into the fields are more useful than waterwheels and overturned carts."

"Oh? There is such a strange thing? Let me tell you, what is this thing like?"

"Officials, this is the bamboo model (model) of the water pump presented together with Zhazi. Please have a look at it."

The servant came forward and took the bamboo fan and presented it to the emperor. The emperor looked left and right, but he didn't see why.

"At first, I thought this thing was just a plaything. It wasn't until I asked the craftsman to make a real thing with the blueprints that I handed over, that I was surprised that I was ignorant."

"Master Xu, this fruit can really transport water to the fields far away from the river bank."

"That's right, it is said in the zhazi that the more subtle and proper it is, the farther the water can be sent, not only river water, but also water from wells and underground rivers."

"Have you brought it?" the emperor asked suddenly.

"This thing needs to be sealed. I have prepared a sealing vat today. Please go to the side hall with me to have a look at the officials and adults." Xu Xiang walked behind the emperor. When he arrived at the side hall, he asked someone to seal the water tank The pole was brought up, and the pumping was demonstrated on the spot.

"Okay, okay, okay!" The emperor clapped his hands first: "Xu Qing, just now you said who presented this thing and who made it?"

"Returning to the official's house was submitted by Li Jintian, the county magistrate of Xin'an County, and the village woman Jiang and her husband's second brother did it."

"Okay, very good, Li Jintian has done a great job this time, write it down in the book, next time there is a vacancy in Beijing, let him be promoted." The emperor recalled Li Jintian.He knew this man, he was born as a Jinshi, and he was released for many years. Everywhere he went, he made outstanding achievements and was deeply loved by the people. He was a rare parent official who loved the people like a son.

In fact, he should have been promoted to an important position in the capital a long time ago, but he just liked this person's ability to be close to the people and let him stay in the place for many years to benefit the people of one side.

"Thank you, officials. In fact, this is also due to Ouyang officials."

"Which official Ouyang?" The emperor frowned suddenly.

"God bless the champion of the new discipline in the third year, Ouyang, a former scholar of the Hanlin Academy, he was the first to discover the water pump, and then recommended it to Li Jintian, and only then did he see it in the hall." It means pleading.

Everyone couldn't tell that this was Xu Xiang pleading for Ouyang.

Suddenly, the atmosphere in the hall became tense.

Without saying a word, the emperor turned and walked up the steps.

Yan Xiliang, a good friend next to Xu Xiang, desperately winked at him.

Ouyang has been demoted for several months, the emperor is still angry, what does this mean?It means that Ouyang has no room to stand up in his life.Even if you are full of talent, so what if you have the ability to govern the country and manage the world?A courtier despised by the emperor is doomed to live in the mud all his life.

At this time, the emperor waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.

"Third Commander, since this water pump has such a wonderful function, let the people of Daning use it. Right now, let Chuzhou and Xuanzhou buy it first, and then promote it after the drought eases. Jiang and his family For my meritorious service, I will reward you with 20 taels of gold, [-] bolts of silk, and [-] bolts of jujube. Li Jintian, magistrate of Xin’an County, will reward you with [-] taels of gold, five bolts of silk and satin, and [-] bolts of jujube.”

"Yes, I would like to follow the official's order." Xu Xiang sighed softly, but the official still refused to forgive Ouyang.

In the past few months, he wanted to say something fair for Ouyang officials in front of the officials countless times.

But all the justice in the world is in the hands of the official family, and if he doesn't let go, it's not easy for Ouyang officials to go back to the east?

Now that Ouyang officials have made such a great contribution, the officials have not expressed it at all.

After the court was over, Yan Xiliang caught up with Xu Xiang.He said: "Mr. Xu, you scared me to death in the court just now. How dare you mention the word Ouyang in front of the officials? Are you going to die?"

Xu Xiang laughed at himself, he wanted to say a thousand words, but he couldn't say a word in the end.

Yan Xining didn't understand, Ouyang was his mentor and also a friend.

He was wronged like this, and he was asked to deal with these monsters and monsters alone in the court.

It would be great if he was here, in the spare time, we meet together in Cuiwei Building, they play the piano and flute together, very happy.

But now he couldn't help himself and was forced to go outside, and he didn't know what kind of life he was living now.

I searched all the maps, but I couldn't find Xin'an County. This Xin'an County is indeed a poor county, and it is not marked on the map.

(End of this chapter)