Qingchuan promotion rules in the backyard

Chapter 526

"Ah? It's coming soon? Why so suddenly?" Mao Tongtong was taken aback.

"Yeah! Everyone is saying that something must have happened again. Maybe there will be a war!" Qingzhu said.

"War again?" Mao Tongtong frowned, didn't it mean that the Kangxi Dynasty was prosperous, and there were so many battles to be fought in the Kangxi Dynasty?
"I'll find out when Lord Baylor comes back today. It's definitely not a good thing." Qingzhu said.

"Yes!" Mao Tongtong sighed.If it's a good thing, there's no need to hurry.

In the main courtyard, Guo Luoluo also received the news.She is discussing with Madam Lei about going to the palace to pay her respects to Concubine Liang tomorrow.Because of the hot weather, she entered the palace twice when Ba Ye just left.Later, she fell into a volt, and she didn't bother to go out, so she never went.

"Something must have happened." Guo Luoluo thought for a while, and said, "Someone send a letter to the front yard to clean Lord Baylor's house again. Change the quilt on my bed, and clean Lord Baylor's house again." Get your clothes out and iron them."

"Yes, servant girl is going now." Shiliu said.

It stands to reason that Ba Ye should rest in the main courtyard tonight.The night before leaving, she rested in Yileyuan, if she didn't rest in the main courtyard when she came back, this Fujin would be too shameless.

These days, after listening to Madam Lei's words, she wrote several letters to Ba Ye one after another.Sometimes it is about the situation in the mansion, sometimes it is about the diet and daily life of the eighth master outside, and sometimes it is a few words about the pain of lovesickness.Although Ba Ye's reply was very short, he replied to every letter, which made Guo Luoluo feel a little comforted.That's why she arranged it this way.

"Master Baylor has already entered the city at this meeting." Guo Luoluo looked at the time, and said again: "Let someone inform Yileyuan and Mrs. Zhang that a table will be set up in the main courtyard tonight for Lord Baylor." Take the wind."

Madam Lei and Fu Rong, who were waiting on the sidelines, were taken aback for a moment, after all, Guo Luoluo had never done such a thing before.

"What? Didn't you hear?" Guo Luoluo asked again without getting a response.

"Your servant knows, let's go now." Furong said.

"By the way, tell the kitchen to prepare more of Lord Baylor's favorite dishes." Guo Luoluo said.

"Yes." Furong replied again, and then went out.

Sister Lei smiled gratifiedly and said, "It's good that Fujin can make such an arrangement. Lord Baylor has been away from Beijing for so long, and he came back in an emergency. I'm afraid he will be very busy in the future, so he won't have much time to go into the backyard. It's good to see you tonight. "

"Yeah, I've thought about everything for him, it just depends on whether he accepts my favor!" Guo Luoluo smiled.

The reason why she put on this table was to ensure that Ba Ye would stay.But there is no need to tell others about this obscure thought.

After Eighth Master and the others entered Beijing, they all entered the palace together with Kangxi.

Fourth Master brought Fifth Master and several cabinet ministers to report the situation of the past two days as soon as possible.

"Huang Ama, there is a more serious matter now." Fourth Master said with a serious expression.

"Say."

"There is a suspected epidemic in the suburbs of Beijing." Si Ye said.

"What?" Kangxi's voice changed immediately.

The epidemic is a very terrible thing at this time.Contagion is very fast, and the possibility of cure is low.Once it spreads, it means that a large number of people will die!

"What is suspected? Has it not been diagnosed yet? Is it too hospital? No one was sent to see it?" Kangxi asked with a serious face.

"Two imperial physicians have been sent there. At present, only five people have symptoms similar to the epidemic and are being treated. I have already isolated these five people. I am still investigating the people who have relieved these five people. In." Fourth master replied.

"This matter must be seized, and it must not spread, especially not spread to the capital!" Kangxi said.

"My son obeys the order." The fourth master said hurriedly.

"The third and seventh have been away for a few days? Is there any news?" Kangxi asked again.

"I have been away for five days, and I only received the first news yesterday. It is said that I met a lot of refugees along the way. They all said that there was a severe drought in Henan, and the crops in the field died. There was not enough food, so we had to Escape." This time it was Fifth Master who answered.

"Does the local government open warehouses for disaster relief?" Kangxi asked.

"The refugees said that the local government didn't receive the imperial court's order, so they dare not open the granary!" Wu Ye said.

"Has there been any memorials for the disaster from Henan?" Kangxi asked again.

Fourth Master shook his head, "Not yet."

"Okay, okay, here's another trick for me! It seems that the black gauze hat on the head is too easy to wear!" Kangxi's face turned blue.

There was silence in the Qianqing Palace, and everyone dared not speak out.

"Huang Ama, my son remembered something." Ba Ye stood up at this moment.

All eyes turned to him.

"What's the matter?" Kangxi held back his breath.

"Huang Ama still remembers that the governor of Henan gave a report last year, saying that he had a bumper harvest. Last year's grain harvest was more than the sum of the previous three years! Huang Ama was very happy at that time, saying that he managed well. The poor households who have been asking for food from the imperial court all year round will be able to pay the imperial court for food." Ba Ye said.

When he said this, everyone present remembered.

It was the autumn harvest last year, and all regions reported their grain harvests to the imperial court.Although the weather was good last year, most areas were hit by disasters the year before last, so the number of reported grains has dropped significantly.Only Huguang, Northeast China and Henan have reported an increase in the amount of grain reported.

But the more harvests reported to the court, the more will be handed over to the court!Anyone who has been a local official knows that when the harvest is reported every year, everyone will more or less conceal the report.In this way, more food can be reserved for emergencies!This is an open secret!After all, when a catastrophe strikes, if the food reserves are not enough, waiting for the capital to transfer will not be able to quench the near thirst.

It must be meaningful for Ba Ye to bring up this incident on purpose at this time.But the people present were all human beings, and they quickly thought of a possibility.

That is, the amount of grain reported by the governor of Henan last year was false!In order to highlight his performance, it is likely that the grain stored in the previous granary was also counted in last year's harvest.In this way, the harvest has increased, but the grain turned in has also increased!After dealing with the imperial court, I am afraid that the local granary will be empty.

The governor probably planned to use the harvest of the past two years to slowly fill it up, but unexpectedly encountered a severe drought and no crops were harvested.So they dare not report to the court to ask for disaster relief, because they have no food to provide disaster relief!
If it was as guessed, Kangxi's commendation order last year would have become a face-slapping order!

"My son is just guessing whether there is such a possibility. We will not know until the third brother and the seventh brother go to the local area to check the situation." Eighth Master said again.

Kangxi was silent for a moment, glanced at all the courtiers present, and said in a cold voice: "Who went to Henan to announce the decree last year?"

　Second more.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)