Red Mansion Jia Lan: Do you want to run away tonight to visit your relatives? Chapter 96 Rongxi Hall hears the good news and Yangxin Hall discusses disaster relief
Chapter 96 Rongxi Hall hears the good news and Yangxin Hall discusses disaster relief
After chatting for a while, Jia Mu squinted at the sky outside the house and asked doubtfully: "Counting the time, the results should have been released long ago. Why is there no news yet?"
Sister Feng said with a smile: "Old lady, don't worry, it's only a short distance from the house to Dongcheng. Maybe there are many people joining in the fun on the road, so we were delayed."
Mother Jia nodded, touched her heart and smiled at everyone: "Speaking of which, I am not shy. After living for such a long time, this is the first time that I have accompanied the juniors in the government to release the results for the provincial examination. I feel very nervous."
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Sister Feng: "Doesn't this prove that thanks to the blessing of our ancestors, not only are the sisters all tall and graceful, but also Brother Lan is so promising. Not only is he good in knowledge, but he also looks more and more handsome day by day. He is absolutely
The old lady’s biological great-grandson!”
Everyone agreed after hearing this. Even Yingchun, who never talked much in the past, smiled and said a few words to Jia Lan, including thanking him.
In the past, she was a little afraid of contact with Jia Lan because she was introverted and noticed that Jia Lan was very different from before.
It wasn't until three months ago that Yingchun inexplicably took on the task of managing the Grand View Garden. Later, Sister Feng called Sanchun to meet and talk things over, and Yingchun didn't know it was Jia Lan's suggestion.
I just relied on Li Wan and Ping'er to give me a few battles, Yingchun, Tanchun and Baochai to suppress the thoughts of the servants in the Grand View Garden, manage the garden in a practical way, and learned many things that I had never thought of before.
Stuff.
Yingchun, who has always been invisible in the house like Li Wan, this time really felt Jialan's kindness towards him.
Although she is still a little unfamiliar with Jialan, she feels more natural getting along with him.
Jia Lan was very happy to feel Yingchun's closeness to him.
"Hey, our 'Er Wood' actually speaks so eloquently?" Sister Feng joked, then looked at Jia Mu with a smile: "It seems that it is right to let a few girls help the housekeeper!"
Mother Jia looked at the three springs, which were obviously more generous and calm, especially the Yingchun. She smiled and nodded, and said with a sigh on her face: "When I was in the historian's family, my eldest brother also helped me take care of the chores in the house. I studied for several years.
I just married into the Jia family.
Decades have passed in the blink of an eye, and the children and grandchildren have grown up, and even the great-grandchildren have passed the examination!"
She looked at Yingchun: "Girls should really learn some housekeeping skills."
Then he looked at Sister Feng and Li Wan: "Old lady, I have also heard that this year the government's income and expenditure have been much less than in previous years, and the income has been much more. However, the old lady's food is not worse than before, and it is also a loss for you two."
Anyone who can work together will be my good wife!"
"Hit!"
Suddenly there was a sound outside the door.
Everyone turned their eyes, but saw Ban'er running in panting: "Lan Ge'er has been hit!"
Although Jia Lan was confident, he was still a little excited when he heard it. He ran out and held Baner, "Am I hit?"
"Don't rush me, hurry up and give me a cup of tea!" Li Wan, who was standing by, saw Ban'er's face dripping with sweat and ordered him quickly.
Ban'er thanked him, drank it in one gulp, then took it easy, then knelt down and said: "Lan Ge'er has learned about Yuan. The parents and officials of Daxing County are waiting outside the door! Please come out and see me!"
Jia Mu was so happy that she repeatedly ordered: "What are you waiting for? Open the middle door and everyone can go out!"
Everyone followed Jia Mu out. Jia Lan took a long breath, relaxed and leaned against the corridor. Suddenly he raised his head with something in mind.
But above the large red gold Kowloon green plaque in front of the Hall of Rongxi, I saw a few magpies sitting there, not afraid of people, and chirping.
Beside her, Lin Daiyu stood gracefully, looking at herself with a smile in her eyes.
In the palace, inside the Yangxin Hall.
The emperor looked at the group of kneeling ministers below with a gloomy face, his eyes seemed to be filled with gloom.
"The year before last, there was a catastrophic disaster in the Huaihe River, last year there was a catastrophic disaster in the Han River, and this year it's the Yellow River's turn. Millions of refugees are eating everywhere, and even water transportation in Shandong has been affected. But my ministers will only kneel down and kowtow to accuse them.
Lord!
What's the use of talking about this now? If kneeling down and kowtowing a few times can alleviate the disaster, do I still need to find you? Can't I just go to the Ancestral Temple to cry?!"
"I am guilty!" Zhu Sidao, the chief minister of the cabinet, led a group of ministers to kneel down.
The emperor sighed and leaned forward from behind the throne: "Chief Assistant! Teacher! Stop kneeling! Just come up with a charter!"
Zhu Sidao stood up and replied slowly: "Your Majesty, water transportation is a top priority and must not be interrupted. A capable minister must be sent to Shandong to deal with it and restore the canal to normal as soon as possible..."
He listed the countermeasures one by one. After hearing this, Qingfeng's expression eased slightly and he checked them one by one. However, at the end, the words of the Minister of the Ministry of Finance made his face suddenly darken.
"Your Majesty! The national treasury is empty, and even half of the warehouse silver has been consumed. This year's Yellow River disaster has estimated that the summer grain of the provinces in the Central Plains has dropped by 40%. Your Majesty, please allocate silver from the internal treasury to make up for the losses and provide relief to the people!"
"The inner treasury, the inner treasury! It's the inner treasury again!" the emperor scolded: "How much is left in my inner treasury? As the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, don't you know?
Prince Zhongshun on the side also scolded the Minister of Household Affairs for his incompetence.
The Minister of Household Affairs had a grimace on his face and could only kneel down and endure the scolding.
King Zhongshun is in charge of the emperor's internal affairs office. The emperor's palaces are spread all over the country, especially around Shenjing and Liaodong. There are a lot of fields. This year's harvest is good, at least there is no shortage of grain and rice, and the internal affairs office is in charge of several things to make money.
His big business, his income has always been quite stable, but now the summer harvest has dropped sharply, and the grain from the south can no longer be transported. The only one he can rely on is the emperor.
Disaster relief has always been a bottomless pit, but if you don’t provide disaster relief, you will be digging your own grave. How did Qianming perish?
"That's all, allocate 10,000 taels of silver and 100,000 shi of food from the inner treasury, and you can raise the rest."
The Minister of Household Affairs looked sad: "Your Majesty, this..."
It is true that the emperor gave too little. One hundred thousand shi of food seems to be a lot, but it can be divided among the millions of disaster victims. If no one is there, it will be less than 20 kilograms. I have to pray to the officials along the way not to be hacked..." p>
"Isn't that too little? This is already more than half of the food stored in the inner treasury! Do you think it is for me to eat? The Twelve Guards of Shenjing and all the troops in the Beijing camp are drinking from the northwest wind?! In which year can you raise it?
You don’t need to borrow food from the internal treasury to have enough military rations? If you allocate this year’s military rations now, I will turn the entire internal treasury upside down and give it to you!”
After hearing this, Shangshu of the Ministry of Finance's lips trembled and he did not dare to say another word. He just kowtowed and confessed.
The atmosphere in the hall was dull for a while. Qingfeng raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at King Zhongshun. He didn't know whether King Zhongshun kept his head down on purpose or by chance, and did not see the emperor's eyes.
Just when the emperor's face showed displeasure, a minister came out and announced: "Your Majesty, I am willing to donate three months of my salary for disaster relief!"
The emperor said "Huh", and after seeing this person clearly, he couldn't help laughing, and shook his head: "I accept Wang Aiqing's intention, so you don't need to. Who doesn't know that you have a breeze in your sleeves, and your hometown is in Guanzhong, which has been hit by floods this time?"
, I must have sent all your salary back to support your fellow villagers."