They had just finished dinner when they saw Hu Maoxi and Yin Liuxuan entering the palace in a hurry.
Seeing the two anxious people arriving at Deyangxin Palace and holding a bunch of papers in their hands, Chu Nanzhi suddenly felt dizzy.
"Your Majesty, Yongzhou and Ningzhou in the northeast have experienced a severe snowstorm that only occurs once in a century. The snowstorms have not stopped for months, and tens of thousands of houses have been crushed. Several granaries in Yongzhou have also been annihilated by snow. It is immeasurable that the people will starve to death and freeze to death.
, the governors of the two places sent reports one after another, asking for your Majesty's relief."
As soon as Hu Maoxi finished speaking, Yin Liuxuan also presented the fold in his hand and said with a frown: "Many rivers in Ningzhou are blocked. The grain in many government granaries below the rivers has been soaked by snow and silt. The spring seeds prepared have also sprouted.
It is difficult to reuse it. At present, Ningzhou counties are in short supply of materials, and people’s homes are empty. People in many places have migrated south and west to flee.”
Looking at the memorials handed to Lin Jinxiao, Chu Nanzhi not only felt distressed, but also began to deeply understand why he had been so upset these days because of the affairs of the Ji family and various powerful forces.
It had only been a few months since he ascended the throne in Lingqian, but there had already been several major disasters coming from the north to the capital after winter began, and the money in the treasury was stretched thin.
Although Lin Jinxiao was a little exhausted mentally and physically, he didn't want to let Chu Nanzhi suffer from all these troubles. He put down the book in his hand and said to her with a warm smile: "You and the little treasures go back to the palace first. I will go there after I finish handling the official business."
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Chu Nanzhi responded softly, and just as he moved forward, he saw Tang Weiming walking in with a smile on his face.
Seeing the happy expression on the little eunuch's face, Chu Nanzhi couldn't help but gestured to him and frowned.
In Yongzhou and Ningzhou, even the government granaries were in trouble. It was hard for the common people to imagine that the emperor was so worried that he could still be so happy.
But Tang Weiming still came over happily and said: "Queen, Mr. Nie and Grand Duke Zhao of Luyan Port have come to the palace to see you."
When he heard that Nie Huaian and Mrs. Zhao had arrived in Jinling City, Chu Nanzhi was also happy and said quickly: "Welcome the two elders in quickly."
Not long after, I saw two old men slowly entering the Nourishing Heart Hall.
The quadruplets had not seen these two grandfathers for a long time. For a while, they forgot about returning to the palace and were busy making out with Nie Huaian and Zhao Guangyuan.
Lin Jinxiao was grateful for Zhao Guangyuan's kindness in building the state capital and implementing the New Deal when he was in Luyan Port, so he quickly put aside his official duties, leaving Chu Nanzhi to order people to serve tea to the two elders.
Zhao Guangyuan also heard at Luyan Port that disasters had occurred frequently in the north recently, and that the new emperor's implementation of the New Deal and the aristocratic families were causing quarrels, so he went straight to the point and expressed his intention: "I was deeply saddened to learn that the northern lands were suffering from great disasters, so I specially raised funds to
Four and a half million taels of silver are here to help your majesty meet his urgent needs."
"Four million and a half million taels?"
Everyone was surprised and delighted to hear such a large number.
"The old lady is so generous."
Hu Maoxi's brows trembled when he heard that, and he suddenly became happy: "With the old lady's generous help, it can indeed help His Majesty solve his current urgent need."
But Chu Nanzhi started to murmur in her heart.
The old man only donated one million taels of silver in Luyan Port to help Lin Jinxiao build the state capital, and even rented the fields to the local people free of charge. Now that he has given out so much money, I am afraid that he has even given away his family's capital.
Got it.
She worriedly advised: "Although the imperial court is in trouble now, it can always think of ways to remedy it. But the old lady should be living a good life and still worrying about state affairs with His Majesty."
The implication is that I hope he can at least save some money for retirement.
Zhao Guangyuan waved his hands disapprovingly: "They are just external things. Now that His Majesty has ascended the throne, he is diligent and caring for the people. He is always thinking about letting the people live a healthy life. He has won the support of everyone. With His Majesty's good governance and care, the old man will always be hungry.
Not hungry."
Nie Huaian also presented the account book in his hand to Lin Jinxiao, and echoed with a smile: "The old lady is very righteous and can be regarded as the most righteous businessman in our empire. A few days ago, the news that you raised money for disaster relief for the imperial court spread throughout the south of the Yangtze River. Before leaving,
At present, many wealthy businessmen from the south of the Yangtze River and people who benefited from the New Deal this year have donated money, food and clothing. In addition to the money and food raised by the old man and the Shen family, the total is 500,000 taels. I have been asked to bring them into the capital to help the victims in the north.
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Then he took out another booklet from his arms and continued: "Here is the 230,000 taels of disaster relief funds raised by Mr. Gu of Langzhou. When the old man came, he saw Mr. Gu leading his clan members to set up porridge shacks in various places to provide relief.
The victims who came south from Ningzhou show that His Majesty's new policy is deeply supported. Although the disaster in the north is serious now, Your Majesty should not worry too much. As long as everyone works together, we can tide over the difficulties."
Looking at the account books of the money and food collected from donations in his hand, and thinking about his uncles, Lin Jinxiao felt filled with emotion for a while.
Some people help with all their money, while some people take the salary and food from the court and are still plotting against the court. The lion wants to use the money to relieve the disaster.
In contrast, he felt even more chilled by the noble families in the Land of Green He.
I just hope that the Queen will not find out too many things that will make him angry when she goes to Tanzhou this time.
"I will bear in mind the generosity of the old lady and the enlightened gentry in the south of the Yangtze River. My mentor will definitely repay everyone's kindness for me."
Looking at the gray-haired Zhao Guangyuan, Lin Jinxiao couldn't help but feel distressed at this moment: "The old lady came from afar and was tired of traveling and traveling. I will stay in Beijing for a few days this time."
After saying that, he handed all the account books to Hu Maoxi and Yin Liuxuan, and first warned: "In half a month's time it will be the New Year's Day. The disaster in Yong and Ning states cannot be delayed. You should go quickly and send Peng Pai and Zhu You'an to the palace to discuss the total.
A disaster relief plan was drawn up overnight. Peng Pai and Zhu Youan were very effective in presiding over the disaster relief work in Binh Ninh Prefecture last year. This time, they were asked to rush to the two states to supervise the disaster relief."
"yes."
Hu Maoxi and Yin Liuxuan responded.
Thinking of Ji Huaizhang's request for disaster relief funds a few days ago, Yin Liuxuan asked with some embarrassment: "Your Majesty, can the 4 million taels of disaster relief funds requested by the governor of Tanzhou be paid together?"
Although Zhao Taigong and the enlightened gentry of Jiangnan raised this amount of money, it would not be enough to help the victims of the three states at the same time even if they emptied the national treasury.
Knowing that the land of Qinghe was also affected by the disaster, Zhao Guangyuan suddenly looked stunned: "The three states of Qinghe are where the dragon vein of our dynasty is located. The old caravan has also had contacts with many wealthy businessmen in the three states in the past two years, and I have not heard of any
No matter what natural disaster happens, Tanzhou is a place with outstanding people. I heard that the harvest in the past two years has been quite good. Even though the land of green crops has been affected by some wars this year, Tanzhou can still be peaceful. In terms of wealth, it can be regarded as one of the three states.
How come you, the leader, have been reduced to relying on the imperial court for financial aid?"
"I'm afraid it's not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster."
Nie Huaian shook his head with disdain.
He knows the noble families in Qinghe very well. He enjoys the preferential treatment policy of the imperial court and arbitrarily seizes the people's land by refusing to accept silk or grain. Now even his ancestor's nephew is involved. How can the rest of them be better?
go.
As the saying goes, family scandals should not be publicized. Before reaching a conclusion, Lin Jinxiao did not want to mention the affairs of his relatives at this time. He deliberately changed the topic and talked about some shortcomings of the family. After that, he had his elders escorted out of the palace and ordered Chu
Nan Zhi led the quadruplets back to Rongde Palace first, while he stayed to discuss with his ministers the detailed arrangements for disaster relief in Yongzhou and Ningzhou.