I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 165
In the temporary resettlement center on Chengshou Street in Qingqingfang, Li Tianzheng was sitting in the courtyard, quietly listening to Bai Qiliang, the commander of Dongcheng Army and Horse Division, report on the resettlement of the people.

Hearing that all the injured people have been sent to the hospital, and the money to compensate the families of the dead people has also been distributed, Li Tian nodded in relief, got up and said:

"How is the construction of the people's mourning hall, I want to see."

The sacred will cannot be violated, Bai Qiliang immediately arranged for his subordinate Marquis Wu to clear the streets, and by the way, notified the head of the Ministry of Industry who built the mourning hall to pick him up.

The new people's mourning hall is located at the west entrance of Chengshou Street. Because Li Tian personally confessed, Wuzhong even sent a sixth-rank chief to handle the matter.

The official of the sixth rank may not sound very big, but it also depends on where he is. He works in the six departments and three divisions. It is not allowed that a small chief may be in charge of the affairs of several provinces in the world.

Bai Qiliang led the way, accompanied by Zheng He, and Li Tian led the queen and his party to the west entrance of Chengshou Street not long after.

Although it only took two days to build the people's mourning hall, with the full support of the Ministry of Industry, it has already taken shape.

The gate is made of fine-grained birch, brushed with fire-resistant tung oil, giving it a heavy feeling.

On the door, hangs a special ebony plaque specially made by the Miscellaneous Manufacturing Bureau of the Ministry of Industry, on which are written the four simple characters of the people's mourning hall.

From the outside to the inside, stepping on the half-foot-high threshold, the sight is suddenly empty.

Begonia wood beams and columns stand quietly, incense tables and candle holders are all available, and the ground is even more tightly laid with blue bricks and stones.

Looking forward, first there is a screen of crimes engraved with Mingjiao, and after bypassing, you can see 35 spiritual plaques of the victims of the dead, placed on layers of spiritual cases.

The spirit card can't speak, but Li Tian knows in his heart that these are the 35 innocent people who died because of him.

Pursing his lips tightly, Li Tian did not move away from the left and right, and personally took three incense sticks from the incense table on the side, and bowed three times in a row facing the spiritual table.

"The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, but you have suffered an innocent disaster because of me. Don't worry, I will help you take care of your wives and children."

Li Tian muttered to himself, and then Zheng He and the others hurriedly followed suit, their faces either true or false, with a bit of sadness on their faces.

Putting the three sticks of incense firmly on the incense table, Li Tianchang sighed, turned around and pointed to the shadow wall, looked at the director of the Ministry of Industry and said:
"Think of a way, move this screen wall outside for me, so that passers-by can see it."

"The minister obeys the order."

At a serious moment, the principal did not dare to make random remarks, and hurriedly bowed his hands to answer.

Nodding his head, Li Tian squeezed out a smiling face, patted the shoulder of the principal in front of him as a sign of encouragement, then waved his sleeves, turned and walked out.

Chengshou Street is located in a superior location, with well-developed commerce and trade, and there are pedestrians coming and going from all walks of life.Among the innocent people who died that day, there were also people living in other places.

However, since Chengshou Street is further west, where the Imperial City is located, most of the people who died that day and suffered such misfortune were still from Qingfang.

No need to ask Bai Qiliang anymore, Li Tian saw a house with a white door on the front in a blink of an eye, pushed the door slowly and entered, stood behind the door bolt, and called softly twice.

Not long after, an old woman with shambling legs came out with a stick.

Looking at the old woman's messy white hair and red and swollen old eyes, Li Tian's heart twitched slightly. It seems that this family is sending the white-haired people to the black-haired people.

"Grandma, I'm from the imperial court's resettlement office. Have you received the compensation for your family's money?"

In recent days, officials from the imperial court have always come to the door, and the old woman has already seen the strangeness, beckoning Li Tian to drink his saliva before leaving, lowering her head sadly and saying:

"Received, received."

Seeing that the old woman forced himself to drink water with grief, Li Tian couldn't help but secretly sighed, and stopped asking questions in a difficult way, winking at Bai Qiliang who rushed up, and then turned and walked out the gate.

Zheng He handled the resettlement of the people very carefully, and he kept everyone in mind. Seeing Li Tian sighing secretly, he hurriedly cupped his hands and said:
"Your Majesty, this family is named Yu. There are seven people in the family. The old woman's husband and a son were killed by Mingjiao on that day. Fortunately, there are still males in the family."

In ancient times, men were the pillars of the family. If the pillars fell, the women in the family would be bullied, and in a short time, the family would fall into poverty.

Hearing what Zheng He said, Li Tian nodded his head lightly, and did not make a sound, only thinking in his heart, how to heal the pain in the hearts of these common people.

Zheng He seemed to know what Li Tian was thinking, pursed his lips, and took the initiative to say:

"Your Majesty, for the families of the dead, the imperial court has exempted them from taxation and hard labor for five years, and compensated them with at least 50 taels of silver. Although it cannot bring the dead back to life, it is enough."

Li Tian knew what Zheng He was worried about. It was nothing more than the innocence of everyone and the crime of conceiving Bi.If the compensation is too much, those common people will inevitably be spied on by treacherous people, not to mention being extravagant.

But when he thought of the night of the reunion of thousands of families, these people were still observing their filial piety in the mourning hall, Li Tian felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.

"Uncle Bao, let me pass on my will. If there are Mongolian children in the families of these victims, they can go to the county school for free. If there are old people, let the nursing home visit twice a month. Remember to write this matter in the nursing home. When the time comes, I will have to personally review the performance appraisal of the court."

"Our family remembers."

"Also, on the Mid-Autumn Festival, you sent someone to send them some mooncakes and gadgets from the palace."

Sighing at the emperor's considerate arrangements, Zheng He's admiration for Li Tian increased by three points, and he said sincerely:

"Your Majesty is as careful as a hair, and the people of Huai En are really my great blessing."

Hearing this, Li Tian smiled noncommittally twice, regained his energy, and continued to lead the queen to the next house.

An hour passed quietly, leading the queen, and patiently, Li Tian and the two walked through the homes of the dead people.

as big as World, nothing is nonexistent.

Some glared at the court, some were grateful to the court, and even a family celebrated at home for getting silver.There are all kinds of living beings, which can be seen in general.

After meeting the family members of all the victims, Li Tian also had a deeper understanding of the recent busy affairs of the resettlement center, especially Bai Qiliang, which really surprised him.

After this matter is over, the court will definitely take Bai Qiliang's official hat, but in this case, Bai Qiliang is still calm and dedicated to helping Zheng He manage affairs.

Secretly keeping Bai Qiliang's name in his heart, Li Tian turned to look at Queen Zhang and said:

"Ling'er, we finally went out of the palace, why not go back later today."

"The status of a concubine is entirely up to the husband."

Hearing that the emperor was about to run away again, Jiang Bao didn't dare to persuade him, so he could only ask anxiously:

"Where are the young master and his wife going, this old slave will go and inform Dongchang to find out the whistle."

(End of this chapter)