Li Er glanced at the other party and asked calmly: "What is the name of the Qing family?"
The censor kowtowed and said: "I... I am supervising the censor Liu Xiu, and I work diligently..."
"alright!"
Li Er raised his hand and interrupted Liu Xiu: "Liu Xiu, now Hu County has launched three major policies, building roads, farming, and raising pigs. I heard that there is a shortage of manpower, so go and raise pigs! Set off immediately. If you can't raise them well,
, I will never forgive him! Someone, take him down."
Raising pigs?
Liu Xiu's face turned green.
Officials who had always been good friends with Liu Xiu all begged for mercy.
"Your Majesty, have mercy. Liu Yushi has supervisory duties, and what he said is correct..."
"Although Liu Yushi made mistakes, he will not be sent to raise pigs!"
"Your Majesty, please think twice..."
At this time, Li Er was heard roaring: "That's enough. If anyone asks for mercy again, let's go to Hu County to raise pigs together!"
Now, no one dared to speak.
"Your Majesty, please spare my life!"
"I know I was wrong..."
"I know I was wrong..."
Liu Xiu cried and was dragged away.
Afterwards, Li Er looked around and asked: "My dear friends, what do you think of the three major policies implemented by Hu County that I just mentioned?"
Gao Shilian stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I think this is inappropriate!"
"oh?"
Gao Shilian said slowly: "I think these three major policies are nothing more than sensationalism. The first is pig raising... I have never heard of such strange policies since ancient times. Politicians need to educate and settle the people, and
Pork has not been on the table since ancient times. It is a tasteless thing. Du He allowed the people to raise pigs with such great fanfare. It is really a waste of people and money, and there will be no good results in the end... Second, farming, farming is of course a good thing.
However, I heard that Du He was farming in Hu County and was growing vegetables instead of grains, and there were some things that were not known to outsiders. He wanted to engage in refined management. It was really sensational and probably nonsense... Thirdly,
Building roads is also a good thing. People's Avenue has now become the iconic road in Chang'an. But now Du He wants to build a highway to connect Hu County and Chang'an. Hu County is more than thirty miles away from Chang'an.
A road like the People's Avenue does not cost less than a million yuan, but such a big fight is of no use. In the end, it will only arouse public anger!"
"I second the proposal!"
"What Mr. Gao said makes sense!"
Many people agreed.
Li Er pondered for a long time and said: "What Gao Qing said is true, but it is such a simple truth, why does Du He still do these three things?"
"This...I don't know."
Li Er then asked: "Do you remember last year's cold spring and a large number of refugees entering Chang'an? How did Du He deal with it?"
Someone replied: "Work-for-relief will solve the problem of refugees."
"Yes," Li Er nodded, "Dear gentlemen, now there are more than 30,000 people in Hu County who are homeless and displaced. If they are not properly solved, changes will happen sooner or later. Du He has implemented three major policies, called road construction.
, farming and raising pigs is actually a form of work-for-relief!”
Everyone was stunned.
That seems to be the truth!
At this time, I heard Li Er say: "Don't doubt those who are suspicious, but don't doubt those who are employed. If anyone criticizes these three major policies again, don't blame me for being rude. Du He went to Hu County alone to benefit the people, and I can't let him.
He was heartbroken."
Gao Shilian pursed his lips and thought to himself, Du He is not alone. He has also borrowed more than a hundred people from the Six Departments.
But when he thought of Liu Xiu's fate, he didn't dare to speak.
…
evening.
Ma Zhou brought Lao Fu, Lu Yuan and others to report.
Ma Zhou said excitedly: "County Lord, recently, the Ministry of Interior has found out that there are more than 23,000 homeless people in the county town of Hu County, of which more than 15,000 are laborers. Today, there are more than 23,000 homeless people.
Tang Construction Company has recruited 10,000 people, and the Magic Farm has recruited more than 5,000 people. These displaced people can finally be resettled."
Today, Ma Zhou is not only the secretary-general of the Secretariat, but also heads the Ministry of Interior.
The imperial edict ordered that Ma Zhou should never be an official, but the Ministry of Internal Affairs was completely created by Du He and was not considered an official at all. Even if those censors who like to catch wind and shadows come, they may not dare to make trouble.
The work of counting the number of people started from Duhe to Hu County. It is actually simple, that is, counting them clearly when giving porridge.
Du He frowned: "Didn't Dali Temple say that there are more than 30,000 homeless people in Hu County? Why did we only find more than 23,000? There is such a big difference?"
Ma Zhou said with a smile: "The population of Dali Temple has not been verified. Then, some people left Hu County. It is 23,000. This is a careful calculation by the Ministry of Interior. It is not wrong!"
Du He nodded: "There are always women and children left, and they must be properly accommodated. If there are people at home who work, there is no need to take care of them. If there are widows and widowers who have no one at home, let the Ministry of the Interior arrange them. Lao Ma, you go and make a plan."
Please give me the charter as soon as possible!"
"The county government cares about the people, which is a blessing to the people!" Ma Zhou admired him very much.
Then, Ma Zhou asked: "Lu Shengxiao, this road construction is a big deal, and we can't delay it for a moment. You should make the planned drawings and plans as soon as possible."
"Yes, Master!"
Lu Yuan's face was unwavering.
This original gambler, following Du He for a year, was exposed to wind and sun, his skin became dark, and his eyes became determined.
The old man leaned over and said: "Master, there is me, and I... Magic Farm, I finally have something to do. I thought the master had forgotten me. Master, I am the best at farming.
However, you can rest assured if you leave it to me. As for raising pigs, I don’t know how, so I’d better leave it to that big fool Wei Shuyu..."
The old man really dislikes raising pigs.
Good men don’t raise pigs!
Du He was speechless: "Old Fu, you are a little distracted!"
"What? It's nothing, young master. I've been eating well, sleeping well, and feeling strong recently!" Old Fu quickly patted his chest.
Du He: "..."
Du He said: "Tuntian is also a big deal, so you can't ignore it. There are five thousand people following you now. If you don't do it well, I will break your three legs!"
"Ah!" The old man was frightened, "Master, a person only has two legs... Ah, master, don't do it!"
He suddenly woke up and his face changed with fear.
The old man suddenly became excited and said: "Young Master, I will farm the fields well and not embarrass you!"
Du He frowned: "Nowadays, everyone talks about it, but Brother Wei is honest, but he hasn't recruited anyone. Alas, I'm worried!"
Du He did not expect that the people in Hu County were so utilitarian that no one was willing to raise pigs.
And Wei Shuyu was actually a polished commander!
While talking, Zhang Jian hurriedly walked in from outside: "Young Master, there is someone sent from the palace. It is said that he is the supervisory censor Liu Xiu."