I am the carpenter king

After arranging the porridge shed, Guan Yingzhen arranged for people to hire Langzhong, buy some materials for building houses, and build a temporary residence for the victims.Although he was extremely busy, Guan Yingzhen still found time to write a memorial to Emperor Tianqi, hoping that Emperor Tianqi could send someone over.

Although he was confident in his ability, Guan Yingzhen knew that if he tried his best to organize disaster relief, there would be absolutely no problem.But now there are turbulent conditions and corrupt officials and profiteers making troubles down there, and it is too busy to deal with them by myself.

"My lord, the governor of Nanzhili, Wuyang, please see me!" When Guan Yingzhen was writing the memorial, the old servant who came with him came in, bowed respectfully to Guan Yingzhen, and said.

Guan Yingzhen also didn't like the governor who came belatedly. The governor Wu was not in Yangzhou when such a large-scale earthquake occurred in the place he governed.Guan Yingzhen didn't go to Nanjing, but came directly to Yangzhou, but he didn't see the Governor Wu here.He didn't like Zhang Qian very much, and he also hated Ying Zhen, the military governor.

But Guan Yingzhen knew that he still wanted to see this person, so he nodded and said, "Please come in, Mr. Wu!"

Not long after, an official in his 50s was brought in, with a kind smile on his face, he saluted and said: "The next official, Governor of Nanzhili, Wuyang, has seen the imperial envoy, Mr. Guan Ge!"

Nodding his head, he said expressionlessly, "Sit!" When Wu Yang sat down, Guan Yingzhen asked directly, "I don't know what business Mr. Wu is here for?"

With Guan Yingzhen's words, Wu Yang's face turned red immediately, and he was blocked by these words in his own territory. The grief and indignation in Wu Yang's heart can be imagined.If it was said that he came to Yangzhou to organize disaster relief, he seemed to have come too late.But Wuyang is not easy to get along with, so I thought about it.Said: "Mr. Huige, as the governor of Nanzhili, the next official is the governor of Nanzhili. It is impossible for manpower to change the occurrence of such a large natural disaster. However, in order to prevent the people from being displaced, they arranged starvation everywhere, and the next official thought of a way all day long. Nanjing is borrowing money and food from rich households. This is a bit late!"

Seeing Wu Yang with a troubled face, Guan Yingzhen nodded with a smile, but he was sneering in his heart, come with me.After pondering for a while, Guan Yingzhen asked: "Master Wu is really loyal to the country and loves the people. I wonder how much food Mr. Wu brought this time? Tens of thousands of victims are waiting to eat!"

This time Wu Yang's expression changed, but he was also brought over again, and said: "Return to your lord. The lower officials brought ten boats and [-] dans of grain."

"Twenty thousand dans!" Guan Yingzhen looked at Wu Yang mockingly, and teased, "Then I wonder how much of the [-] dans of grain came on loan from Master Wu?"

It's over!Wu Yang suddenly felt that he had lifted a rock and shot himself in the foot, his face was constantly changing, and his forehead was already covered with sweat.Under Guan Yingzhen's gaze, he wished he could find a crack in the ground and sneak in.How come I listened to those people's ideas and only brought [-] dans of grain. Is there anything more stupid than this!

Although [-] dans of grain is a lot.But where is Nanzhili? It was the southern capital of the Ming Dynasty!It is said that this is the richest place in the Ming Dynasty.I'm afraid no one will object, even Beijing has no way to compare with this place.Now I, the governor of Nanzhili, actually only waited for [-] dans of grain, and then said it was borrowed, so what about the money and grain in the treasury?

Seeing that Wu Yang did not speak, Guan Yingzhen said with a smile: "When I first arrived in Yangzhou, the magistrate of Yangzhou had already reported to this pavilion. The treasury of Yangzhou was empty, and there was not much money and food available. This made me The official is very curious. Yangzhou is an important town in the south of the Yangtze River. More than half of the salt merchants are concentrated here, and there are many fertile fields around it. of."

Wu Yang's cold sweat dripped down, scolded Zhang Qian all over his heart, and quickly said: "My lord, the government treasury in Nanzhili has food, and I'm going to borrow more, but I just want to borrow more. After arranging all the things in Nanjing, Xiaguan hurried over with his people. The food in the future will be loaded in Nanjing, and I believe it will arrive soon!"

Now Wuyang dare not say that there is no food in the treasury. This crime alone is enough to ransack his family and exterminate his family.

Smiling and nodding, Guan Yingzhen seemed very satisfied with Wu Yang's answer, and asked with a smile, "Then how much food Master Wu can raise? When will it arrive?"

"Returning to my lord, the treasury of Nanzhili can take out 30 dans of grain, and there is no other way. I believe that it can be shipped within ten days, which can ensure that the people will have no worries about the spring plowing. But after the spring plowing, it is still green and yellow. It will take at least a few months until the harvest, and I'm afraid we still need 60 dans of grain!" Although Wu Yang's face was very calm, he was scolded already in his heart, and he must give those people a good lesson when he returns this time. 30 dans of grain!It's all money, and it's all in vain. He is also very dissatisfied with Guan Yingzhen Wuyang.

Not in the mood to control what Wuyang thinks, Guan Yingzhen feels that the food seems to be about the same, and the people can be sent back to rebuild their homes by distributing the food.As for the relief food in the future, it is enough for the government at all levels to distribute it. Of course, it is necessary to avoid filling private pockets.

After contemplating for a long time, and sorting out a general context of the following things, Guan Yingzhen slowly raised his head.Seeing Wu Yang's face flushed red and his buttocks wriggling like thorns on the chair, he couldn't help frowning and asked, "Master Wu, what's wrong with you?"

"My lord, I'm in a hurry, please forgive me for being rude!" Wu Yang stood up, cupped his hands at Ying Zhen, and ran out quickly.

Seeing Wu Yang's distressed figure, Guan Yingzhen snorted coldly, he was sure that what Zhang Qian said was true, and all of this was caused by Wu Yang.There are many methods of corruption when a catastrophe occurs, but there are several commonly used ones. Directly enriching one's own pockets is the lowest method.

There must be grain in the Nanjing government treasury, official Ying Zhen is sure of this, but there is a lot of knowledge about whether the grain is distributed to the common people or sold to the common people.If officials sell official food to merchants in private, and then the merchants sell it to the people at a high price, the money will flow into their pockets like running water.

Afterwards, as long as you report a little more in relief, they will be eaten by refugees anyway, who can calculate how much!As long as you take out a small amount of food, or go to other places to buy low-priced food, these are good ways to make money.But in this way, those who can't afford food will be in bad luck, and they can only sell their children and daughters.

The official food that was supposed to be used to help the common people has been turned into a tool for corrupt officials and profiteers to make money, and what they earn is blood-stained money!Guan Yingzhen tested Wu Yang just now, also to find out how they did it!Since Wuyang was able to provide 30 dans of food, he had food, but he didn't want to use it to help the people.

30 Dan?He snorted coldly, I really think I'm an idiot, if there are only 30 dans of grain in the treasury of Nanzhili, what will happen to the Ming Dynasty?But Guan Yingzhen will not expose these things, the most important thing is to get the food over first, as for those corrupt officials and profiteers, they will be dealt with sooner or later.

After taking the written memorial, Guan Yingzhen handed it to the old family on the side, and ordered in a low voice: "Let the people from Jinyiwei send it away overnight, and rush to Beijing in eight hundred miles!"

"Yes, master!" The old servant nodded solemnly, took the memorial and walked out quickly.

"Wait a minute, you go and tell that Wuyang that the pavilion is a little tired, let him go back! Also tell him that the batch of grain must be delivered as scheduled, otherwise the pavilion will punish him for being unfavorable! Don't hide anything, Just follow my original words!" After speaking, he flicked his sleeves and strode back.

The old servant smiled wryly and shook his head. It seemed that the master was really angry this time. The master never spoke like this before.Shaking his head, the old servant strode out to find the urgent governor.

At night, the capital was quiet in the water. After a busy day, Emperor Tianqi was lying in the bath, and a few court ladies in minimal clothes were bathing Emperor Tianqi. They put their heads on the platform behind, and Emperor Tianqi groaned comfortably.

Emperor Tianqi still remembered the first time he took a bath like this, he was so excited for a long time, he directly took care of four court ladies.It seems to be a habit, and now I don't feel anything.Emperor Tianqi has always paid attention to controlling his sexual desires in terms of women. You must know that the deaths of many emperors are related to unrestrained sex life.

"Your Majesty, the empress sent someone to pass the message. The empress has prepared lotus seed soup for the emperor, and asked if the emperor would come and eat it?" Wang Chengen walked to Emperor Tianqi and said cautiously.

Waving his hand, Emperor Tianqi said in a deep voice: "I don't know what's going on with Jiangnan's affairs, and there's no news yet. I'm not in the mood to eat now. You tell the queen that I won't be leaving today!"

"Your Majesty, you don't have to worry too much. There are Wei Guogong and officials in the south of the Yangtze River, and there will be no mistakes!" Wang Chengen did not mention the matter of Queen Zhang, but comforted him.

Slowly closing his eyes, Emperor Tianqi said in a deep voice, "What time is it now? You can go to the Secretary of General Administration to see if there is any booklet!"

"Your Majesty, it's already getting late, so we'll see tomorrow! Your Majesty has been exhausted all day, so take care of your dragon body! The entire Ming Dynasty belongs to His Majesty, and Your Majesty is more important than anything else!" Wang Chengen quickly persuaded. Well, it's already this time, and Emperor Tianqi still wants to see the memorial.

"By the way, Wang Chengen, has there been any news from Fujian? How is the communication between the governor of Fujian and the Dutch?" Emperor Tianqi slowly opened his eyes and asked in a deep voice. This can be said to be what Emperor Tianqi is most concerned about. One more thing. (to be continued..)