Sword of the Red Chamber from Heaven

"Your Majesty, there is news from Lord Hou!!"

In Yongshou Palace, Dai Quan walked over with a happy face, taking small steps and trotting.

Hearing that it was Dai Quan, Ming Kangdi waved his hand.

He said: "Aifei, you should go first!"

When Concubine Shu heard Ming Kangdi's words, she obediently stood up from Ming Kangdi's side, and took the beauty hammer along the way.

"I have seen the imperial concubine~"

After Dai Quan came to Yongshou Palace, he didn't dare to be careless at all. In the harem, his master gave this empress a high look, and even said that she was the only one who came to the harem of Emperor Mingkang on weekdays.

This kind of favor is unique to this harem, but for these things in the palace, except for the royal family, not many people know about them, and even if those outsiders know, no one dares to speak nonsense, so For a long time, Emperor Mingkang's harem was in a state of calm.

"Meet Eunuch Dai~"

"Oh, my lady, isn't this a broken slave~"

Seeing Concubine Shu greeted him, Dai Quan didn't dare to accept it, so he quickly avoided and saluted Concubine Shu.

"The emperor is inside! Father-in-law, I have something to do~"

When Dai Quan heard this, he quickly thanked him again, and walked in quickly without further delay.

"Your Majesty, the news from the Champion Marquis is that he has finally found that fetish after going through untold hardships. If there are no accidents, he will be able to return in a month~~"

Speaking of which, Dai Quan handed over the secret folder in his hand.

Emperor Mingkang sat up suddenly when he heard the words, took the secret book that Dai Quan handed over, and quickly browsed through it.

Not long after, his eyes suddenly lit up, and the joy on his face could not be concealed even if he wanted to.

"Okay~~Great~~"

Emperor Mingkang said two good words one after another. The issue of food has become a key situation that Dakang must completely solve.

Since the beginning of spring, two counties in Shandong and Shanxi have experienced severe drought one after another, and many refugees with their families have approached the capital.

At this time, he already had a burning feeling that the ill-gotten gains brought back by Lin Ruhai's return, to plug this hole, are now running out.

Even before he used blitzkrieg to destroy the real money he got from Turpan, it might not last long.

Once these things are exhausted, there will be a big problem waiting for the court.

The Ministry of Households has started to get tense frequently during this period. In order to overcome this difficulty, he even had to turn over some old accounts, just like the borrowing problems of the four kings and eight princes on the court side, but the effect is a drop in the bucket, because this The family background of several families is not very good.

It is even said that because of the immaturity of their offspring and in order to maintain the so-called face of their own family, the house has almost become empty.

Now only Zhen Guogong, Li Guogong, and the Ma family and Chen family still have enough energy, and the others are already unable to make ends meet.

But even if there is spare energy, no one intends to pay this sum of money.

For this reason, Emperor Mingkang became more and more dissatisfied with this family in the past two days.

He now collects the money he borrowed, not for his own enjoyment, but to cope with the difficulties in front of him. Although the sheds and porridge shops set up outside the city do not cost much money for a bucket of porridge, they cannot support the crowds. The daily cost is extremely terrifying, like flowing water.

At present, the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry have jointly made a plan and proposed a countermeasure, using work for relief. Those who are physically fit can use labor to exchange two more bowls of porridge. On the one hand, it relieves the pressure on the court in disaster relief. On the one hand, it also allows most people to have work, so that they don't have to be busy outside the city.

"I read in the secret book that this crop called corn can be grown twice a year, or even three times a year in the south, and the yield per mu is astonishing. If Jia Jun, this stinky boy, is not lying, our Dakang is now in a difficult situation. After all, the game has finally opened up a little bit of the situation!"

Hearing Emperor Mingkang's words, Dai Quan only followed suit.

"Isn't it~ Master Hou can always step forward in critical moments!"

"I want the old slave to say that this is all thanks to the emperor, who knows people with your eyes! If it weren't for the emperor's eyes like torches, he singled out this genius, Lord Hou, who not only pacified the northern border, but also brought back auspiciousness for our Dakang. , to solve the current predicament~"

Hearing Dai Quan's flattery, Emperor Mingkang chuckled, but this time he was not angry. He heard this a lot, and he didn't feel so much.

But when he thought of the current predicament, he frowned again unconsciously.

It will take one month for Jia Gong to return to Beijing, and it will take three or four months at the earliest for a season of crops to mature. During this period, the pressure on the court is still very high.

According to the report from Qin Tianjian, it is likely that it will not rain in the next two months. In this case, it is impossible for those people outside the city to leave.

In this way, the capital not only has to deal with the predicament of Dakang as a whole, but also the current difficulties in the vicinity of the capital, which is not an easy task.

In other words, he had to find a way to get some money.

After thinking about it, the simplest and most direct thing is the debts owed by the four kings and eight princes. If these people pay back those things, it is still possible for the court to survive this period of time.

But how to speak about this matter, he has not yet made up his mind, and no one mentioned it in the court proceedings before.

"Dai Quan, send someone to ask if Jia Gong's return time can be shortened~"

"Also let the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs contact those companies. Since these people don't take the initiative, then I won't be polite to them~"

"What did you say??"

Rongguo Duke's Mansion, when Jia Mu heard the news Jia She got from Taihe Palace, her old face suddenly turned red and white.

Originally, the palace had already agreed that the noble concubine was granted family visits, and the courtyard was almost half built. Now, I suddenly heard a word from the Taihe Palace, saying that the Jia family borrowed a large sum of money during the Taikang period. If the money is returned within the specified time, the concubine's family visit will be postponed, or directly cancelled.

All of a sudden, Jia's mother was dizzy.

Naturally, she would not let this kind of thing happen. The concubine visiting relatives is not a trivial matter, it represents the glory of their Jia family.

No, it should be the glory of their Rongguo government.In her case, no deviation is allowed.

"How much does our family still owe??"

"East Mansion 36 taels, West Mansion 38 taels~~"

Listening to the two numbers that Jia She said, Mother Jia couldn't help but froze on the spot. ?

"Boss, how much did you say?"