After five years of teaching support, Daming became an empire on which the sun never sets.

Chapter 94

The officials, gentlemen and scholars present were also shocked: Could it be that the emperor wants to move the Duke Yan?
"Okay, let's all leave." Hu Weiyong only said one sentence, then stopped, and left the Holy Temple with the crowd.He still had a kind expression on his face, showing great respect for Duke Yan Sheng.

That night.

The carriages loaded with gold and silver drove into the Li Garden.

Hu Weiyong was very satisfied with the performance of his awareness of current affairs. He crossed Erlang's legs and drank Gaiwan tea leisurely.

……

"These gangsters are really hateful!" At this time, Zeng Huai, a member of the Zhongshu Provincial Department, walked in from the outside, and was furious as soon as he entered the door.There were muddy footprints everywhere on the court clothes, and it was torn with several large holes. There was still a wound on the head, and blood was seeping from the white cloth.One arm was broken and hung on his chest, looking extremely embarrassed.

"Who do you say is hateful? Make people?" Hu Weiyong said, "Didn't you go and punish those officials and gentry? What's the matter with the people? Aren't you honest and upright in doing things for the victims? It should be the gentry who hate you."

"The wounds on my body were all beaten by the disaster victims." Zeng Huai said, "The gentry and officials who were caught by me were very honest. After being dealt with by me, all of them increased their rations for the disaster."

"You are so effective and effective, the victims should thank you." Hu Weiyong said.

"My subordinates haven't figured this out yet." Zeng Huai frowned, "I have sought substantive benefits for them, so that they can eat every meal, so why are they beaten?"

"They didn't beat you to death, you're lucky. There are thousands of victims and no household registration. If you are beaten to death, you will die in vain. And after you die, not only will you have no reputation as a clean official, but you will also be accused of being greedy. For thousands of years, children and grandchildren will not be allowed to enter the dynasty as officials." Hu Weiyong said lightly, "Besides, you are still alive, and you have to thank this official."

"I have to thank you?" Zeng Huai was very disdainful. "As soon as you came to the ground in Shandong, you mingled with the gentry and officials, and you never even went to the disaster relief scene. You and them are on the same level. Why should I thank you?"

"It's fine if you don't thank you, anyway, you literati, you are not the same as this official." Hu Weiyong said, "Teach you to be good, if you really want the victims to really eat it, mix sand in the porridge. ."

"The disaster victims are already very miserable, and you still want to harm them?" Zeng Huai said angrily, "Xiaguan suggested that adults might as well go outside and have a look. Those victims are all separated from their wives and children, their faces are yellow and skinny, and they can't even walk when they are hungry. You move, people are starving to death everywhere, how dare you do such a thing?" The more he spoke, the more furious he became, and he almost slapped the table.

"Only if the porridge is mixed with sand, those rich people will not eat it. Don't you understand such a simple truth?" Hu Weiyong said.

"Xiaguan doesn't understand!" Zeng Huai said, "Why give them something that is hard to swallow when they can be given normal porridge? I don't believe it, there is no justice in this world."

"Whatever you want." Hu Weiyong said, changing the subject, "Did you see those carriage boxes outside?"

"I see." Zeng Huai's anger still lingered, and he said coldly, "What's inside?"

"It's all the gold and silver treasures they sent to me, a total of 500 million taels." Hu Weiyong said.

"How dare you be greedy for ink! And you are greedy for as much as 500 million taels of ink?" Zeng Huai's expression froze, he suddenly stood up, cupped his fists and raised his hands, "After I return to the court, I will definitely give you a copy of it from Your Majesty."

"Don't be so impulsive, how can you look like a court official?" Hu Weiyong waved his hand and motioned him to sit down, "If this official really wants to be greedy, do you still have a chance to know?"

"Even, you don't even have a chance to go back alive."

"To tell you the truth, this money will be handed over to the state treasury in the future. After the household has this money, it will be able to encourage farming, build water conservancy, and let more people have food and clothing." Hu Weiyong said, "This official is full of money. You can earn so much money for the court without leaving your home, but you were almost beaten to death, and you haven't received any results yet."

"Why doesn't it work?" Zeng Huai was dissatisfied. "There are at least three porridge factories, which can already feed the victims."

"Of course they have to perfunctory in front of you. When you leave the porridge factory, it will be different. The victims will only be worse than before. Can you stay there every day? There are so many porridge factories, you are cloned. Have a technique?"

"This official can make hundreds of thousands of people well-fed and clothed. And you, an honest official, not only hurt the people, but you were almost killed yourself. Do you say that you are good to the people or this official is good to the people? "

Zeng Huai was speechless for a while.

After that, Zeng Huai really followed Hu Weiyong's instructions and mixed the porridge with sand. Although the victims complained, at least they could really eat the most.

However, new problems emerged.

After the victims had enough food and strength, they became refugees, causing troubles everywhere, and even robbery and theft occurred in the city.Because of the large number of people, the local government was powerless.

Zeng Huai told Hu Weiyong about it again.

Hu Weiyong frowned when he heard the words: It was said that the victims could not be fed too much.In disaster relief throughout the ages, the victims have never been so strong.In the past, disaster relief was basically a pretense, as long as they didn't starve to death too much.

But now they can eat enough, and cause some things for no reason.

I secretly regret that I should not teach Zeng Huai that method.

But now that the incident has happened, he doesn't know how to deal with it properly, so he has to write a memorial and present it to the emperor as soon as possible.In fact, he also has a way, but it is not necessary to keep it.

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Fengtian Temple.

Zhu Yuanzhang's face was very ugly. Yesterday he received two memorials that bothered him.

First, Hu Weiyong came to report, saying that the victims could not be resettled after they were full, and there were incidents of beating, smashing and looting.When the officials stopped cooking porridge, they gathered to make trouble, and wanted to be repatriated to their hometown, which was flooded again.

Second, Mu Ying's memorial said that the extermination of the bandits was not smooth.As soon as Mu Ying arrived in the southwest, the troops were broken into pieces and entered into various states and counties to clean up. However, the number of bandits was too large, and the personnel were scattered, almost a dozen or [-] on every mountain.They hid in the mountains when they heard that the officers were coming. After the officers left, they immediately went down the mountain to burn, kill and loot.

Bandits are extremely rampant, killing the whole family at every turn, and some even directly attack the local prefectures and counties.

After the official army dispersed, the number was insufficient, and they were unfamiliar with the mountain roads, resulting in futile efforts.If we concentrate our forces on one by one, then there will be thousands of bandits in several provinces in the southwest.

(End of this chapter)