People in the Ming Dynasty are lawless

Chapter 91: The old man is trying to shirk responsibility; the smart man is secretly plotting! 【Please order first】

Now it seems that they are still interested in the courses they teach. They are not in danger yet, but it depends on what happens next.

At the same time, he had another thought in his mind.

Since Zhu Youwei is Zhu Biao's daughter, if Zhu Biao really becomes the emperor, she may be a princess, and if she marries a princess, she may not be happy.

The Ming Dynasty stipulated that princesses and consorts could not live together, and if they wanted to have sex, they had to obtain the consent of some old palace ladies.

In an era when feudal society emphasized etiquette, if a princess frequently summoned her husband-in-law, she might be said to like to do that kind of thing. Therefore, a thin-skinned princess would find it difficult to meet her husband-in-law only a few times throughout the year.

In fact, being a prince consort sounds noble, but it is no different from being a widow.

You can't be an official, you can't take concubines, and you and your wife can't see each other often.

After having such an idea, Chen Han's feelings for Zhu Youwei became complicated for some reason.

Zhu Yuanzhang and the others went up the mountain today. Zhu Youwei said they were going down the mountain to purchase ingredients. He and the old village chief told Chen Han in front of Chen Han that they were going down the mountain, and then left in a hurry.

After returning to the palace, Zhu Biao immediately sorted out the notes copied by Ling Han. After analyzing them one by one, he felt that the reason why the Ming Dynasty's business could not develop was just as Chen Han said.

Without goods that can be circulated, if you want to be active, you must let buyers and sellers flow.

In the early Ming Dynasty, there were too many restrictions on traders. In addition to the express regulations that traders were not allowed to wear silk and their children were not allowed to take the imperial examination.

Zhu Yuanzhang also ordered many times that traders were not allowed to leave their hometown to do business in other places.

After all, the types and quantities of local products are limited, and many items cannot be circulated, so there are fewer things on the market that people want to buy and sell.

Thinking of this, Zhu Biao immediately went to discuss with his father.

But when he arrived at his father's study, he found that Zhu Yuanzhang was worried about another thing at this time.

It turned out that the cabinet had dealt with a difficult matter.

In Lishui County of Yingtian Prefecture and several surrounding counties, the weather was unpredictable, with heavy snowfalls, which destroyed countless people's houses. The people were seriously affected and the situation was very urgent.

The number of victims reached 6 or [-]. A disaster of this scale could not be concealed at all, so Ying Tianfu reported it quickly.

Although this is only a regional snow disaster, it is fatal to the people who rely on agriculture.

How to comfort and provide disaster relief is a big deal.

Zhu Yuanzhang basically allocated last year's autumn grain from Okura in the capital to the important towns of Jiubian, and the rest was not enough for the victims to eat and drink.

The only solution available was to urgently mobilize food from neighboring provinces for disaster relief.

What Zhu Biao meant was whether he could try what Chen Han said about opening up the business circulation link.

Zhu Biao even thought that he could use this disaster relief to try to reduce the restrictions on traders and allow traders to participate, but how to operate this, the father and son were in trouble.

Early the next morning, Zhu Yuanzhang summoned the Minister of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works and his left and right ministers to discuss the matter.

"What do you think about the emergency?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

Zhao Mian, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, saw that the emperor and the prince were looking at him, and said bravely: "Back to Your Majesty and Your Highness, according to the practice of previous years, disaster relief will be notified by the local government, and the imperial court will allocate food for disaster relief as appropriate, depending on the size of the disaster!"

Zhu Biao asked from the side: "Don't Zhao Shangshu know that the disaster is like a fire? Where can I get food from the surrounding areas?"

"This..." Zhao Mian was speechless for a moment.

In fact, he didn't really want to take this job. In fact, this disaster was a hot potato.

Today is the first month of the 24th year of Hongwu, and the Lantern Festival has just passed. It was supposed to be the time when spring returned to the earth and everything was renewed.

His Majesty the Emperor personally led hundreds of civil and military officials to farm in the Agriculture Hall to encourage spring plowing; they also went to the altar of sacrifice to pray for good omens in the year.

But at this juncture, there was such a big snow disaster, and everyone knew who would take the next step and must do a good job.

After all, the whole year begins with spring. If things are messed up at the beginning of the year, people generally think that this will not be a good sign, and it is likely that the crime will be added to the crime.

Zhao Mian, an old cunning man, knew better that he had no good solution, so he tried his best to shirk the blame.

Zhao Mian resisted, but Cheng Buque, the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue, was a tough guy and stood up immediately: "Your Majesty, for the current plan, we can transport grain from Suzhou and Wujiang warehouses for disaster relief. Yingtian Mansion will supply cotton clothes to the health center this year." For disaster relief, neighboring counties mobilized wealthy households to donate food and materials to alleviate the disaster.”

Peng Zhijing, the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue, said with concern: "But last year, Wujiang Okura provided Songjiang with a year's worth of military rations to prepare the Japanese army. It took more than half a month to raise the food in a short period of time. If we just wait for the relief food from Suzhou, it may not be an option. "

Cheng Bequ was in trouble for a while.

Peng Zhijing understands the meaning of his own department very well. Jumping out to take over this hot potato at this time will not bring good results. If you do well, you should be dismissed. If you don't do well, you will be dismissed from office.

Seeing that the Ministry of Finance has no better solution, the Ministry of Industry has no obligation to pick up this hot potato.

Everyone is silent, which means that the local government has to do it, or the court appoints a person in charge of disaster relief.

How could Zhu Yuanzhang fail to see the secret behind this? According to his past temper, he should appoint someone to take charge at this time.

But for some reason, he felt in his heart that Chen Han might have a way, and just punishing these people wouldn't make much sense.

So when the Ministry of Works and the Minister of Households were trembling, they waved them out.

The Ministers of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Revenue left with their subordinates, and each other breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, I didn't wait for someone to take the blame, so I escaped.

After Zhu Biao got this difficult problem, he discussed it with Zhu Yuanzhang for a long time in the study room of Qianqing Palace, but did not come up with a solution.

We can only come out first and prepare to convene the ministers for discussion tomorrow.

After returning home, he found that his daughter was waiting in his bedroom.

After asking, I found out that it was Zhu Youwei who had already prepared all the things to be taken to the mountain from the palace, ready to say goodbye to herself, and then follow the convoy back to the mountain early in the morning.

Seeing her father frowning, Zhu Youwei asked casually: "Dad, what's wrong with you?"

Zhu Biao glanced at Zhu Youwei and pondered for a moment, thinking of something, so he told Zhu Youwei about the disaster situation in Lishui County and surrounding counties and Zhu Yuanzhang's idea of ​​getting traders involved.

After Zhu Youwei listened, of course she didn't have any countermeasures, but after thinking about it, she suddenly noticed, blinked, and said tentatively: "Dad, why don't you ask Chen Han to see how future generations will let these traders How about getting involved and opening this gap?

Since it was Chen Han who came up with the idea, Chen Han might be able to come up with another idea to solve this problem. "

Zhu Biao actually thought so in his heart. He deliberately passed the message to Zhu Youwei.

But speaking openly made her daughter look down on her, so she pretended to be difficult: "I'm afraid Chen Han is good at long speeches and bad at practical matters!" Zhu Youwei was immediately unconvinced: "Dad, don't underestimate others. You didn't even ask, what's wrong with you?" I know Chen Han has no ability, Dad, the more you say this, the more I will help you ask Chen Han, if I don’t tell you anymore, I will go up the mountain immediately."

After saying that, he jumped out proudly.

Watching his daughter leave, Zhu Biao smiled proudly, "Little girl, you're still a bit tender!"

All Zhu Youwei wants to do is find various opportunities for Chen Han to make contributions. In this case, even if Chen Han says something to offend Grandpa Huang later, considering that Chen Han has made so many contributions, he will not be angry. capital.

But how did she know that this was what her father deliberately provoked her to do.

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Early in the morning, at dawn, Zhu Youwei followed the convoy in the palace that was specially used to transport supplies to Yashan Village, returned to the mountain, and told Ling Han about the situation at the bottom of the mountain.

When Ling Han heard what was going on, he immediately paid attention to it.

What they didn't know was that while they were conspiring in the kitchen, Chen Han actually overheard these words.

Chen Han knew Zhu Youwei was coming down the mountain the first day. He wanted to hear whether Zhu Youwei had brought any news from the mountain, so he put his cell phone to record.

Unexpectedly, she heard Zhu Youwei telling Ling Han that the victims down the mountain had been hit by the snowstorm and that the relief food could not be delivered in a short time.

It is necessary to think of a method as soon as possible that can not only solve the problem for the people, but also involve the traders and boost the business situation.

Chen Han took his phone back, listened to their conversation, and sat in the room to think about it.

After thinking for a long time, I finally had an idea.

Of course, this is not something he could come up with, but there are many classic cases in this regard in later generations.

For example, one of the provisions of Roosevelt's New Deal was to provide relief for work, which was actually very easy to solve.

Work-for-relief means building infrastructure in the name of the country, gathering disaster victims or unemployed people who are idle in society to work, and then paying them wages.

On the one hand, it is to improve the country's infrastructure construction, and on the other hand, it is also to allow the unemployed to have jobs and food to eat.

Isn't this similar to the current situation of disaster victims?
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, father and son, were indeed inspired after listening to their own courses yesterday on how to get more traders to participate in the country's infrastructure construction.

They just don't know what kind of tools to use to connect buyers, sellers, victims, and business circulation.

The work-for-relief program is like the thread that connects these things.

With this plan in mind, he quietly waited for Ling Han to come find him.

After Chen Han came to Yashan Village, although he said he was a supporting teacher, he directly said that he would have classes once every three days.

Ling Han and the others didn't know that later generations would have several classes a day, so they thought Chen Han was right and didn't even doubt it.

Because they always believe that Chen Han has not seen through everything in front of him, so they are deceiving each other.

Chen Hanxiao was pretending to be preparing lessons in the room. According to the time, it was around ten o'clock in the morning. Ling Han actually knocked on the door and came in.

"Teacher Xiao Chen, how are you doing lately?"

Chen Han put down what he was holding: "It's not bad, I communicate well with the children.

The classes I taught were of interest to the children, which justified the purpose for which I was sent here.

What, village chief, do you have anything to do with me? "

The old village chief smiled, then walked to the bench, patted the bench, and sat down: "There's nothing to do. I just finished the trivial things in the village and got bored. I want to talk to you. Let’s chat.”

oh!Chen Han also refused to expose it.

He walked to the table, picked up the quaint teapot on the table, and poured a glass of warm water for the old village chief: "It's okay, village chief, if you feel bored, you can come here to find me. I'm quite bored too. of.

In addition to preparing lessons every day, I just think about how to teach the children well.

Having a wise man like you who comes to chat with me every day can relieve my fatigue. "

This was what Ling Han wanted, so he sat down and rambled about a lot about the history of the Ming Dynasty. It took about five or six minutes before he got to the point.

He said: "Teacher Xiao Chen has something that is quite troublesome. It is not the history of the Ming Dynasty. This matter is about our village.

You come from outside and are full of knowledge. You should know how to solve this problem. "

Chen Han smiled and said: "Although I am not a village cadre, if you really have something, you can discuss it with me, just say it."

Ling Hanyi smiled and said: "That's right, there was a landslide in the village some time ago, and rocks rolled down the hillside. We had to deal with it.

In the past, the village would directly ask the strong men in the village to remove the stones and reinforce the landslide on the mountain.

But recently they just can’t call for help. They claim that their efforts are in vain, but the village has no money. What do you think we should do?
There are also several villages nearby, and they also have the same problem. "

Chen Han wanted to laugh when he thought about it. If it was in the future, wouldn't it be just giving people wages directly and letting them work, but why is it so troublesome when they get here?

Perhaps it's because they are so accustomed to letting people work for free that they simply don't think it's appropriate to pay them.

But he could only pretend to be stupid, so he asked: "Are there any traders around? Especially those selling grain."

Ling Han nodded immediately: "Yes, there are several."

Chen Han asked: "In normal times, would these families be willing to distribute food to the villagers in the village who have no food to eat during times of famine?"

Ling Han shook his head: "How can they be willing? They just want to sell grain at a high price during the famine years."

Chen Han was right when he thought about it. Many people used to make fortunes from disasters like this, even now.

So Chen Han knew something in his heart and immediately said: "I have a few methods that can be used here. Several villages have been affected by the disaster, right?"

"Yes, yes, not only is the village road in our village blocked by the highway, but now the villagers can only take the mountain paths, and people often fall and get injured." Ling Han found an excuse.

"Oh!" Chen Han saw Ling Han trying so hard to find an excuse, so he said: "That's easy. There is no money in the village now, right?"

"Where is the money? The villagers in the village just go up the mountain to collect medicine, and then go down the mountain to exchange for some food and drink. Where can I get any spare money?" Ling Han said.

Chen Han said: "That's easy. There is a country leader who directly used a trick called work-for-relief!"

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(End of this chapter)