When Hunjun begins to make elixirs

Chapter 65 I have changed

The soil in the north cracked and war started again. Hu Minde and his family only realized what purgatory on earth was during their escape.

The emperor issued an edict to label them as traitors, and attached five thousand charges, including his own dog biting people.Although the local government stood by and did not arrest anyone, they did not accept or help them. They were afraid that someone would attack them for colluding with the rebels, so they just pretended not to see them.

The real suffering is not only the hardships on the road, but also the horrific sights seen along the way. White bones are exposed in the wild, but those bones are scattered. If you look carefully, they are all covered with tooth marks.Skeleton-shaped hungry people lay helplessly on the side of the road, staring at the tender-skinned young men of the Hu family with bulging hungry green eyes.Make them terrified.

Hu Die, the youngest daughter of Jiangdu Governor Hu Minren, hid behind her sister Hu Huazhi, trembling. The eyes of these people were not full of yearning or possessiveness like those of the young masters in the capital, but only endless hunger.

At this moment, she inexplicably thought of Hu Yuelian who married into the palace, and tried her best to guess that Hu Yuelian must have been miserable!Giving poisonous wine and white silk or being thrown into the cold palace, there must be one thing!
The waiter lifted up Jiao's weakness, and it was Xincheng Enzeshi.

Li Shun stayed at Xianqing Palace last night and comforted the sad Hu Yuelian.Then, he got up early and went to the study room to handle government affairs. Looking at the mountain-like memorials, Li Shun was both sad and happy.Most of the memorials were meaningless, just like in the circle of friends. He commented "I understand" and threw them aside.

Regarding national affairs and cabinet drafting, some suggestions that are good will be approved immediately, while some doubtful ones will be shelved until they are discussed in the morning before making a decision.The disaster has become so serious that even the landlords have almost no food left. In some places, large-scale uprisings have broken out.Although it has been suppressed for the time being, if no way is found to relieve the victims, it will get out of control sooner or later.

If we continue to directly allocate disaster relief funds as before, we will definitely become corrupt and repeat the same mistakes.There is not much money left in the court, and taxes in the south cannot be collected for a while. Moreover, land annexation there is also serious, and taxes are decreasing year by year.

Fortunately, Hu Minde ran away in a hurry and did not have time to take away much of his family's property. The accumulation of three generations has benefited Li Shun. In addition, the arrested members of his heinous gangs also have considerable wealth. Except for some houses and properties that have not yet been sold. In addition, more than four million taels were recorded in one go, which also solved an urgent need.

All cabinet ministers have arrived, and the morning court officially begins.

Li Shun brought the disaster relief matters to the forefront: "I want to earmark a special fund to set up a General Administration of Disaster Relief, and let the officials of the General Administration personally purchase food and distribute it to the disaster areas. How about it?"

Hua Jingrong was the first to go out. He finally stopped looking sleepy: "Your Majesty, this move obviously means that you no longer trust local officials. They will inevitably have opinions. Disaster relief involves many things, such as household registration and civil administration. Wait, their assistance is indispensable. As the saying goes: 'A strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake.' If they use a few tricks behind the scenes, good things will turn into bad things."

"Furthermore, when someone goes to buy grain, the transportation must go through places, right? Let's not talk about checkpoints on the road, but let's talk about bandits coming to rob along the way. Doesn't it also require local protection? If they come and shout to catch the thief, and the officers and soldiers pretend to be bandits, how should we respond? If the emperor sends a large army to escort us, it will inevitably arouse the fear of local nobles."

Li Shun's first idea was poured cold water on him.But he wasn't angry, it was all the truth.

He said: "I am very relieved that Hua Aiqing is old enough to seek the country. However, I have already made up my mind, so why should I be afraid of those silverfish. I don't hide my intentions! I have moved Hu Minde, and the next step is to deal with the noble issue. I I know that among all the ministers, there are inevitably those who are involved with him, either by marriage, friends, or from the same clan."

"Please tell me something. I don't care how domineering they are in normal times. When it comes to disaster relief and disaster relief, human life is at stake. I will send a large army to buy food and protect it. If there are bandits along the way, they will be wiped out immediately! How many bandits can there be?" If it's tens or hundreds, or even thousands, if it's tens of thousands, then it's not a bandit, but a rebel! For the rebels, I can only subdue them with military force! We will fight until death!"

"Of course, if they are willing to send troops to protect food, I will not allow it, but I will not cover the military expenses. I can only give them a little more when the food is distributed in the end."

Zhou Qing and others understood that this was meant for them.Hua Jingrong thought carefully about Li Shun's last sentence and understood its meaning. He asked, "What is the emperor's specific disaster relief process?"

Li Shun secretly said to the old fox: "Distribute relief food according to the disaster situation reported by various places last month. We will start from the prefectures and counties in several provinces near Gyeonggi and move outward. The more efforts we make, the more food we will get. Otherwise, I will just Disbursed according to the basic disaster relief share.”

"As for the local officials who refuse to help? Are they stumbling behind their backs? A group of corrupt officials will be severely punished! If the county magistrate is not good enough, abolish the county magistrate. If the prefect is not good enough, replace the prefect! Candidates are directly selected from the General Administration of Disaster Relief!" He can't cure the honorable nobles. , still can’t cure you group of civil servants?The world lacks everything except people who want to be officials.

Hua Jingrong said: "Since the Sacred Heart has been determined, all I can do is carry out the decree."

Throughout the morning, Zhou Qing and others remained silent, feeling both scared and angry.Li Shun doesn't like them. If you don't want to say anything, don't say it. If they don't make any achievements, they will be dismissed directly!

Finally, Li Shun issued a strange decree, which had nothing to do with government affairs. He called Wu Qiandi, the deputy supervisor of the Shenji Manufacturing Office: "I will allocate 20 taels to the Manufacturing Office, and you can set up a company similar to the Chamber of Commerce, For those magicians who are willing to join a magician association like the Academy, I will allocate funds from the palace treasury every year to support their research."

"Aren't there nine levels of warlocks? At each level, people are asked to design a set of clothing for the warlocks who join. The cultivating community considers them to have extraordinary skills, and the imperial court gives them status."

Wu Qiandi took the order and left.

After the morning session, Li Shun continued to review the memorial. With the blessing of his extraordinary eyesight, he was very efficient. By noon, he had finished reviewing nine out of ten memorials. He couldn't help but sigh: "The sound of clothes was missing at the third watch, and I was late for the Meridian Gate meeting. When did I arrive?" Return to the joy of kings and sleep until all the flowers bloom."

"I have changed. I am not as happy as before. Hu Minde, I feel a little sorry for you."

On the ancient road in the barren mountains, the former Prime Minister Hu Minde sneezed, and the grains and weeds he had just bought in his hand fell to the ground. It was not that he had no money, but that he had money and no place to buy anything. There was a shop that sold meat. When I asked if it was rice meat, I almost vomited.

On the official road, the pursuers from the capital never stopped.Hu Minyi used his magic to repel several groups, but later they learned the lesson and did not go forward to arrest people. They only followed from a distance. Occasionally, they would go forward and shoot a few waves of arrows, and then run away after releasing them, causing them to fall asleep. not good.

He sent people to seek help from nobles along the way. What do you think they said?The emperor said that whoever dares to accept the traitor is going against him, and one hundred thousand forbidden troops will arrive at dawn and at night!When Hu Minde heard this, he was so angry that he used to call others the prime minister when something happened, but now they are turning traitors?He was forced to leave the official road and walk into the mountains.

If he had known this was the case, he would rather fight with Li Shun!Even death is heroic!
"Master, something bad happened. The young lady ran away with the groom!"

When Hu Minde heard the unfortunate news, his eyes went black, he vomited three liters of blood, and passed out.

(End of this chapter)