Chapter 948: Verbal confrontation, Wang Hu arrives
Chapter 948: Verbal confrontation, Wang Hu arrives
"But there is such a thing!"
Shen Tang smiled lightly.
"Have you read their reports and account books? Are there any problems?"
"good!"
"Your Excellency is so serious about the disaster, I admire you! However, if you conclude that there is something wrong just in the account books, I am afraid it will cause panic in other states and counties! Your Majesty has been in charge of the local area for many years, and he knows a thing or two about local affairs. ! This account book is usually handled by scribes and others. Although the authority of a landowner is great, he is busy with affairs, and there are indeed some lax oversights!"
"To judge right from wrong based on performance, not only will some people be dissatisfied, but your reputation will also be damaged!"
Guan Mingzhe said with sigh.
"oh?"
Shen Tang smiled half-heartedly, "So, I should go to these places to investigate in detail?
This is quite simple.
However, some people may indeed be able to get away with it by then, but I'm afraid other innocent people will also be involved.
Master Guan, what do you think!"
Shen Tangrao's thoughtful gaze made Guan Mingzhe's heart skip a beat. It was true that these people were his confidants, but it was precisely because of this that they had close contact with him on weekdays. If there was really any clue left behind, he would accidentally fall into the trap. In Shen Tang's hands, it was like shooting himself in the foot.
"You should be considerate, sir!"
Guan Mingzhe sighed and said, "It is a blessing for the people to have adults patrolling Kuizhou Road! The promotion to a lower official position can also be made easier.
Speaking of which, I really want to thank you! At the beginning of the disaster, the local officials in various places failed to provide treatment! I am not afraid of adults’ jokes. I broke my leg when I ran away, but it did not help the disaster much! However, since I was appointed as an imperial envoy, under your jurisdiction Under the prestige, the situation immediately improved rapidly."
"The hundreds of thousands of disaster victims on Kuizhou Road should all be grateful to you! Especially in recent days, even the official duties have become much easier!"
Seeing Guan Mingzhe change his mind, Shen Tang was bright-eyed, but he did not continue to pursue the case. He took down certain people. Firstly, some people were guilty of serious crimes. Secondly, it was to teach Guan Mingzhe and Sun Letian a lesson. .
Furthermore, although it is not appropriate to attack Guan Mingzhe and Sun Letian directly now, gradually reducing their wings can be regarded as taking advantage of the trend! It will make these two people uncomfortable but they will not jump over the wall in a hurry.
Once all the wings are really eradicated, it will be much easier to capture them both!
"You and I are all serving the imperial court, and we should fulfill our duties!"
Shen Tang solemnly said...
"Master Shen! The dinner is ready!"
A maid came in and said.
Guan Mingzhe stood up immediately, "In this way, I won't bother you anymore. When you have some free time, I will host a banquet for you..."
Afterwards, Guan Mingzhe said goodbye and left, while Shen Tang headed towards the back hall.
"Brother Shen, why did you come back just now?
Is there so much official business to do?"
Seeing Shen Tang's figure, Zhao Ling's eyes lit up as he was leaning on his arms on the table in a daze, "Qingqiu, go get some hot water and let Brother Shen freshen up!"
The maid who had been waiting brought in warm water, washed her hands and face, took the towel handed over by Zhao Ling and wiped them clean, and then the two of them sat side by side at the table and started eating.
Scenes like this are no longer unfamiliar to Qingqiu, so he just acts as his tool and doesn't say much.
Time flies, and three or four days have passed! There are twenty or thirty officials captured by Shen Tang! The rest of the people also accepted their fate, desperately filling the void while praying for the next one to be captured. The person who takes it is not you.
Regarding the disaster on Kuizhou Road, although Shen Tang has been in Kuizhou City, there are secret reports from Anye Pavilion and files submitted from various places, so Shen Tang still has a relatively complete understanding of the disaster on Kuizhou Road.
For more than a month, both the imperial court and the Shaosheng family gathered huge forces to transport money and grains and rice! Especially the two caravans, in addition to transporting large quantities of grains and rice from the south of the Yangtze River, even a lot of grains were transported from Jiangnan. Dali, Tubo, Daxia, Jin and other places transported them here.
It has to be said that the Shaosheng and Sheng provincial teams are indeed very powerful.
With a large amount of grain and rice delivered, the food problem was initially solved and the people settled down as much as possible.
The two biggest remaining problems now are how to let these people survive this winter, and the other is how to give people the confidence to persevere in areas where production cannot be resumed.
The cold winter is extremely difficult for ordinary people. Rich families can use quilts and furs, or even install earth dragons in their homes to keep warm.
But these things are undoubtedly a luxury for the common people! Generally speaking, collecting some straw in autumn, as well as catkins, poplar catkins and other things accumulated on weekdays are the most commonly used heating things by the people. However, these things are not resistant to water and most of them are soaked in water. And cannot be used.
What is more convenient is to make a fire! But a small amount of firewood does not matter. There are so many barren mountains now, so just pick up some.
However, it is impossible to cut down a large amount of firewood.
Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty clearly stipulated that those who cut down trees for firewood that exceed 120 feet will be punished with death and their accomplices will be exiled to the frontier! Therefore, it is not easy for the people to get enough firewood!
As for the second point, it also gives Shen Tang a headache! If he wants to survive the winter and spring, he needs the court to continuously provide food, grass and money. This is undoubtedly a heavy burden for the court! In the past two years, most of them have The Song Dynasty has never stopped. If the tens of millions of people in the northwest five roads rely on the imperial court to support them, it will only be a matter of time before the imperial court is brought down.
As for the second question, Shen Tang has some ideas in his mind, but he can't make a decision yet.
Because using this method will definitely cause an uproar in both the government and the public.
However, fortunately, there is still some time to move around, so Shen Tang is not in a hurry. Now, the first problem that needs to be solved urgently is the winter.
However, Shen Tang thought about it for several days and still had no good solution...
At sunset, several fast horses entered Kuizhou City! The soldiers guarding the city came forward, only looked at their badges, and hurriedly let them go.
Then, this group of people came directly to Shen Tang's mansion.
"Sir, someone from the Imperial City Department wants to see you!"
Shen Chou's voice came from outside the door! Zhao Ling, who was having a meal, frowned slightly and secretly condemned the bad guy for disturbing the meal between himself and Brother Shen...
"Princess, please eat first. Shen Tang will go and come back soon!"
Shen Tang stood up and said.
Shen Tang walked out of the room, and Zhao Ling also put down the bowl and chopsticks, "Go, heat these things up, and eat them when Brother Shen comes back..."
All the way to the front yard and into the hall, Shen Tang was slightly surprised to see this person.
"Master Wang?
Why are you here in person?"
"Your Majesty, Wang Hu, pays homage to the Imperial Envoy!"
This man is none other than Wang Hu, Sitiju of the Imperial City, who came all the way from Lin'an!