After Jia Ke read these memorials carefully, he immediately took out an official document from the side and wrote on it: 1 million dans of grain were purchased from the south of the Yangtze River and shipped to the capital for future use. The Ministry of Household Affairs allocated 800,000 taels of silver.
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After Jia Ke finished writing, he immediately counted his name at the back. Then he said to several other military ministers: "Sir, I just read the memorial from Shaanxi. It has not rained in Shaanxi for three months. It seems that this year's bankers will
The harvest cannot be harvested. Therefore, we must prepare to provide disaster relief to Shaanxi during the autumn harvest. Otherwise, millions of victims will cause trouble and the world will be in turmoil."
Old Hanlin Mengming was a warm-hearted person. When he heard what Jia Ke said, he immediately stood up from his seat, came to Jia Ke's side, took the memorials on Jia Ke's desk and looked at them.
This seems to be what Jia Ke said. Although the old Hanlin Meng Ming didn't understand crop work, he also knew that if it didn't rain during spring planting, relying solely on the people's shoulders and handbags would probably be a drop in the bucket. It seems that Shaanxi is destined to be the best this year.
There is going to be a catastrophe.
After reading several memorials, the old Hanlin Mengming picked up the official document written by Jia Ke and read it carefully. Without saying anything, he took Jia Ke's pen and added his name at the end.
Then he took this official document and walked towards the other military ministers.
"Let's all take a look at it. After reading it, sign at the back. It's better for us to prepare now than to numb it later." Meng Ming, the old Hanlin, said while handing the official document to Liu Yu, the Minister of Civil Affairs.
Because Meng Ming knew that Liu Yu, the Minister of Civil Affairs, was a close confidant of the emperor and the emperor's representative in the Military Aircraft Department. As long as he signed, the other two ministers would definitely sign with him.
Liu Yu, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, read the document carefully and found it difficult to make a decision. Although he knew that it was a foolproof strategy for Jia Ke to raise food and grass now, this year because the imperial court was short of 3 million taels of silver, the amount of silver used everywhere
They were all very nervous.
Although most of the 3 million silver was digested by the Governor of Hedao and Xuanfu Town and Liaodong Town, everything was not all right.
The emperor still tried his best to reduce the amount of silver from various places and collected more than 1.5 million taels to prepare for emergencies. However, this amount of silver could never be used except as a last resort.
Liu Yu, the Minister of Personnel, said helplessly: "Mr. Jia, even if you issue the documents, the Ministry of Revenue may not have money to buy you food. You know the situation this year, where will the remaining money come from?"
Jia Ke thought for a while and realized that this was indeed the case. Although the imperial court was only short of three million taels of silver, it affected the whole body. Therefore, various expenses of the imperial court were greatly reduced this year.
Jia Ke thought about it carefully, then came back to his senses and said to Liu Yu: "No matter what, we must raise money and buy grain from Jiangnan. Once something goes wrong, these grains will be life-saving. If we can tide over the difficulties, these grains will
You can also sell it and return the money to the Ministry of Accounts."
After listening to what Jia Ke said, Tian Ye, the censor of the left governor, nodded and said, "What Mr. Jia said is good. After all, it is necessary to be prepared. Once a drought occurs, if you cannot raise silver, then the place will be in chaos."
Liu Yu was a little embarrassed after listening to what they said. What Jia Ke and Tian Ye said was right. The most important thing at this time was the stability of the dynasty, but the current amount of silver in the court was indeed insufficient. The emperor had talked with them several times this year and asked each of them to
All departments must save money to prevent unexpected events. How did he tell the emperor?
Lei Ying, the Minister of War, sat there and listened to them for a long time, and already understood the cause and effect. He heard that Jia Ke wanted to raise food for disaster relief, and he still agreed with Jia Ke's method this time.
"Master Liu, I think Master Jia is right, we must raise some money no matter what."
Jia Ke was very angry when he saw Liu Yu's hesitation. Liu Yu had always been the emperor's pawn, and often opposed him when he arrived at the military aircraft. This time, he wanted to quell the trouble for the country and the people, but he was obstructed for no reason.
This time, no matter what, I want to show my authority as the foreman of the Military Aircraft Department.
"What else does Mr. Liu have to consider? If Mr. Liu is undecided, then I, the foreman of the Military Aircraft Department, will make the decision. Regardless of whether Mr. Liu signs his name or not, I have the right to issue a document to the Ministry of Household Affairs. If the Ministry of Household Affairs implements my decision
It’s just an order, if you don’t follow it I will take their heads.”
Liu Yu was shocked when he heard what Jia Ke said. Why is Jia Ke so domineering now? He no longer has the courtesy of a minister, and he doesn't even say that he will take someone's head if he reports to the emperor. Now Jia Ke
Ke is becoming more and more like a powerful minister with power over the entire government, while the emperor is becoming more and more like a puppet who is supported on the throne.
Liu Yu felt that he had to mediate at this time, otherwise if he really let Jia Ke do this, the emperor's authority would suffer a huge blow.
"Master Jia, please be patient. I'm not saying I disagree. If Master Jia wants to send a document to the Ministry of Revenue, just sign it. I'm just worried that the Ministry of Revenue won't be able to raise so much silver."
Jia Ke thought about it for a moment, and he knew what the virtues of the people in the Ministry of Revenue were like. Under normal circumstances, the finances were sufficient, and the amount of money they allocated was 8, which was good. Now let them create 80 out of nothing.
Ten thousand taels of silver is really a embarrassment to them.
So he asked all the military planes present: "How much grain is left in the grain storage channels in various places? These grains should be transported to Shaanxi to prepare for emergencies."
Liu Yu, the Minister of Civil Affairs, thought that this was a way to transport the grain stored in various places for many years to Shaanxi to prepare for emergencies. Shaanxi really had no harvest this year, so as to provide local disaster relief and prevent refugees from wandering around.
Create unstable factors.
Just when Liu Yu was about to agree, Tian Ye, the censor of Zuodu next to him, broke Jia Ke's fantasy, "Master Jia, Master Liu, if you are counting on food from the grain reserve, I think it is more realistic to prepare money first."
Liu Yu immediately stood up in shock and said, "Is there something wrong with the grain storage channel?"
If this is the case, it would be a shocking case. Especially now that food is needed, if there is no food shipped to Shaanxi by then, the victims may start revolting.
Tian Ye, the censor of Zuodu, knocked on the table with his hand and said with a gloomy face: "Although I don't know the specific situation, my censor has long been aware of something wrong with the grain storage route. It's just that he can't report it to the current emperor without concrete evidence.
Just participating."
After hearing what he said, Liu Yu sat down on the chair and didn't know what to do. He was now glad that Jia Ke had just paid attention to these memorials, which gave the court some room for buffering. Otherwise, in August and September,
Droughts were suddenly reported in various places, resulting in no grain harvest. When the government has neither money nor grain, there will really be big trouble.
Jia Ke is also a little at a loss now. He did not expect that less than a hundred years after the founding of the country, the government of the world could be corrupted to such an extent. If it is true as Tian Ye said, then this year will be the year when conflicts in the imperial court will erupt intensively.
The source of all this was the lack of those three million taels of silver. Jia Ke thought that the emperor might not have thought that his move would be the gravedigger of his dynasty.
So the five ministers of the Military Aircraft Department were silent in the Military Aircraft Department at this time. They each had their own thoughts. Except for Jia Ke, several others were already a little frightened by the current situation.
They have seen in history books that once a famine occurs in a local area and the court fails to provide timely rescue, the victims will definitely rise up. In the end, the court will have to work hard to clean up the mess. In many cases, a prosperous
Dynasties will be overthrown.
Jia Ke has now taken the initiative and just wants to survive the change of dynasty smoothly, and does not want local unrest. Therefore, Jia Ke must come up with a way to solve the current predicament.
Jia Ke stood up from his seat and walked back and forth in the room of the military aircraft office. He thought about how various dynasties on earth solved these difficulties.
But Jia Ke is indeed not a genius, and has he ever gone to college? Where can he know the rules and regulations of various dynasties? All he knows is what he learned online. Most of the information on the Internet is vague.
, even if there are detailed methods, it is impossible for him to remember them all.
Jia Ke thought about it and only thought of one person, that is Emperor Yongzheng. When Emperor Yongzheng first ascended the throne, the treasury was already empty enough to run a horse.
But when he died, he left countless wealth to Emperor Qianlong. And the most famous title of Emperor Yongzheng is - Emperor of Chaos.
Jia Ke had an idea as soon as he thought of ransacking their homes. Aren't these people in the grain storage road buying and selling the grain in the grain warehouse? I think these people's families are very wealthy. As long as all these people's homes are ransacked, I think they can collect enough money for disaster relief.
It's just a drop in the bucket.
After Jia Ke thought of the solution, he immediately felt relieved. He once again regained his majesty as the head minister of the Military Aircraft Department, and sat down slowly on the seat in the middle of his seat again.
Several other military and aircraft ministers are also talented people. One look at Jia Kete's attitude and it is clear that he already has a solution.
Tian Ye couldn't wait to ask: "I see Master Jia is confident now. Could it be that he already has a plan?"
"How can I be so successful? I just thought of an emergency solution, which can only help us temporarily overcome this year's difficulties." Jia Ke picked up the tea on the table and began to taste the tea slowly.
When Liu Yu heard that Jia Ke had a solution, he immediately stood up, came to Jia Ke's side, cupped his hands and said, "Please give me some advice as soon as possible, Mr. Jia."
Jia Ke put down the tea bowl lightly and said with a smile: "The solution still lies in the grain storage road. This time we must let the grain storage road take out the grain no matter what."
Tian Ye was very disappointed when he heard this, "Master Jia, didn't you just say that? This grain storage road may not be able to produce much grain."
"They can't come up with food, but their families have money, so we'll use the military aircraft department to send an official document to the grain storage channel, and then we'll just have to pay them back. If they can't come up with food, we'll raid their homes.
Use their belongings to buy food for disaster relief." Jia Ke had a smile on his face, but a cold light in his eyes.
Several ministers at the Military Aircraft Department shuddered after hearing Jia Ke's idea. If Jia Ke did this, I'm afraid how many people would be killed.