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On this day, the Qi Dynasty held a meeting. Due to drought in many places, the courtiers discussed how to provide disaster relief, and the meeting did not end for a long time.

How to allocate disaster relief funds, how much to allocate, who will pay, how to transport food, where the granary will transport it from, who will be in charge, how many troops will be sent from various military camps to assist, and what means will be used to prevent refugee riots...

And so on, making a big fuss in the court.

The prince's party and the King of Qin's party were fighting to get more places for relief officials and get more benefits for each other, and they were red-faced.

Jiang Xiang remained silent, lowering his hands and eyebrows. When the quarrel got louder, he would secretly look up at Emperor Zhizheng on the throne.

Three years later, Emperor Zhizheng seemed to have lost his energy, and his eyesight was not as sharp as it was many years ago. At this time, he was sitting in the main hall, his eyes half-closed and half-opened, and the people in the hall were noisy and motionless.

Jiang Xiang's light drooped again. Didn't make any suggestions.

"Father, the prince proposed to allocate silver from the treasury to the disaster area to purchase grain nearby to provide relief to the victims, but I do not agree."

Seeing that the emperor was silent, King Qin glanced at the throne.

Feeling inspired, he continued: "The area along the prefecture was hit the hardest, with a large number of people moving south. If the official banknotes were transported all the way, and if they were robbed by the refugees and bandits, not only would the official banknotes be lost, but they would also be unable to buy food, and they would not be able to rescue them in time. , will lead to the victims not having enough to eat, and will also question the government’s determination to provide disaster relief.”

Who knows whether the disaster relief funds are missing or have not been deployed. The victims only want to see the real thing.

"I second the proposal." Half of the ministers agreed with what King Qin said.

If the disaster relief money is taken away on the road, all the hard work will be in vain. Not only will the victims not receive relief, but the government's ability to provide disaster relief will also be questioned.

The prince made many suggestions, but they were all rejected by the King of Qin, and his heart soared.

"The Ministry of Household Affairs allocates official funds to the disaster areas for disaster relief, which is just following the old practice in previous years. And officers and soldiers will be sent to protect them along the way. The King of Qin is overly worried."

"The prince said that my brother is worrying too much? The refugees in Yanzhou, the area where the love disaster has been hardest hit, have caused many riots, and tens of thousands of people have gathered around Lizhou. Previously, Cang County below Lizhou was taken over by the refugees. The prince also said that I Are you worrying too much?"

The prince gritted his teeth and secretly resented, "Does King Qin think that our Qi army is just paper?"

"I didn't say this, but it is a fact that the military camps near Lizhou were not in a good position to protect the people, and the county government office in Cangxian County was taken over by the refugees."

The prince sarcastically said, "The magistrate of Cang County seems to be named Lan."

The mother of King Qin was Concubine De, whose surname was Lan. The magistrate of Cangxian County was a member of the Defei clan. He obtained the post of magistrate of Cangxian County under Lizhou through the hands of the King of Qin.

Previously, Cang County was not severely affected by the disaster. The victims from the area along the prefecture fled to Cang County. The Lan County magistrate failed to provide rescue services. He ordered people to close the city gate tightly and not allow the victims to enter. He also did not provide porridge or take any measures to comfort the people. They were still singing and dancing around, until the victims became emotional and caused riots.

The refugees finally broke through the city gate, resulting in numerous casualties. The magistrate of Cang County did not lead anyone to resist, nor sent troops to the surrounding barracks to ask for help. He actually escaped with his family.

When the officials of the prince's line saw that the prince mentioned the matter of Cang County, several officials impeached the magistrate of Cang County and other officials in Lizhou.

When the King of Chu saw that the prince and his family mentioned this matter again, he gritted his teeth with hatred.

It turned out that this matter had been discussed a few days ago, and the DPRK and the Central Government also discussed the punishment of Lan County Magistrate, Lizhou Prefecture, Zhizhou Tongzhi and others. Military camps near Cangxian County had also rushed to Cangxian County to drive away the refugees.

Unexpectedly, the issue of disaster relief was brought up today. In order to make amends, his brother gave up many interests and tried his best to propose some beneficial measures for disaster relief. Unexpectedly, the prince mentioned the matter again.

The king of Chu was so angry that he wanted to argue with the prince, but the king of Qin stopped him.

King Qin glanced at the prince lightly, and raised his hand to the Zhizheng Emperor: "Father, Magistrate Lan has indeed followed the path of his son, and got the post of magistrate of Cang County. I know that I have neglected my duty, and I am willing to punish myself half the time." Annual salary, and donated two hundred thousand taels of silver to comfort the victims."

Emperor Zhizheng raised his eyes lightly, glanced at the few sons below, and then his eyes fell on King Qin, "What good plan does King Qin have?" "Your Majesty, please transfer money from the treasury and transport it all the way to the disaster area. Firstly, the journey is long, and secondly, there is fear If there is another accident on the road, it is better to ask the emperor to issue an edict and order the counties and governments in the disaster area to raise disaster funds on their own, and the county yamen will advance the money first, and borrow money or grain from the big families in the city, and wait until the situation is stable before proceeding. Return it and be commended by the imperial edict."

Jiang Xiang couldn't help but look up in the direction of King Qin, but he didn't expect King Qin to make such an excellent suggestion.

When all the ministers heard what King Qin said, they also whispered to each other and talked about it.

"Father, I am also willing to follow my brother and donate one hundred thousand taels to cover the disaster."

"I would like to donate five thousand taels." "I would like to donate ten thousand taels."

"I donate three thousand taels."

……

The prince and his family looked at each other and pledged their donations one after another.

Emperor Zheng was overjoyed and said, "Okay, okay, I will remember the merits of all the ministers. This matter will be handled as the King of Qin said. This time the disaster relief will also be in charge of the King of Qin. The Ministry of Household and Military Affairs and other ministers must cooperate with the King of Qin." Do your best to calm and care for the people."

"Yes. Your Majesty is wise."

When the prince saw it, his back molars were cracked.

He could have taken advantage of the magistrate of Cang County to bite the King of Qin hard, and the disaster relief work could have been handed over to his subordinates, and all the credit would be his. However, instead of pursuing the King of Qin's fault, his father instead Full power was left to the King of Qin to take charge.

The prince glanced at the throne without meaning, then lowered his head.

King Chu glanced at the prince provocatively, snorted lowly, and looked away when Brother Qin looked at him.

On the other side, Zhao Guangyuan was stunned after receiving the news.

"Is the disaster in Yanzhou so severe? Nine out of ten houses are empty?"

Zhao Guangyuan didn't take it too seriously when he heard about the disaster in Yanzhou. After all, the disaster in the surrounding prefectures of Yanzhou was not serious. As long as he borrowed food from neighboring prefectures, he could get through this difficulty.

Will the victims in Yanzhou still be forced to leave their homes and flee?

"Lizhou is also a grain-producing area, and Cang County has several large rivers. It is a major grain-producing county every year, and there is no shortage of grain reserves. Moreover, there are military camps near Cang County, so why did the refugees attack the county government?" There were also casualties. countless!

Zhao Guangyuan hit the desk hard with his fist. The books on the desk jumped up, then fell back to the desk, returning to calm.

"Your Majesty, the prefect of Yanzhou is from the crown prince, and Lizhou is from the King of Qin."

Yanzhou was hit by a disaster, and the victims asked Lizhou for help. Counties in Lizhou closed their city gates and refused to accept the victims, leading to riots by the refugees.

I don’t know if anyone among them had instructions. Anyway, disaster relief in Yanzhou was not going well, and all the officials were wiped out from top to bottom. Although Lizhou did nothing, it was almost wiped out, and the magistrate of Cangxian County was beheaded in public display, but it seemed that King Qin had not suffered much loss.

Didn’t it fall on King Qin to take charge of disaster relief this time?

All the money and food of the household department are subject to the dispatch of the King of Qin, and even the Ministry of War is subject to the orders of the King of Qin.

Tsk tsk.

Zhao Guangyuan frowned tightly. The prince and the king of Qin factions ignored tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands of victims for the sake of internal fighting? Are you using the lives of Daqi people as a stepping stone?

Zhao Guangyuan felt a burning fire in his chest, damn it, damn it!

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