But these are not what Zuo Maodi cares about. As soon as he heard that Emperor Chongzhen said he was rich, he immediately said: "Your Majesty, we should immediately allocate disaster relief funds to save the people from the fire and water!"
Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen also had a headache.
Yes, I have some money on hand, but this money is planned to be used to strengthen the army.
Even this may not be enough!
However, we cannot ignore the life and death of ordinary people!
But the key point is that the money for disaster relief is simply a bottomless pit at present. Let alone one million taels, even two million taels is not enough to fill it!
Disaster relief is needed along the canal, what about the Central Plains, what about Qin...
Almost all over the country, there is no need for disaster relief!
War disasters, droughts, floods, wind disasters, locust plagues, epidemics...
Thinking of these, Emperor Chongzhen's forehead hurt!
It was as if someone was constantly chanting in his mind:
Disaster disaster disaster...
Money, money……
Grain, grain, grain...
If he could shout for help, Emperor Chongzhen would probably shout for help now!
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
Zuo Maodi saw that Emperor Chongzhen was silent, so he shouted, one sound louder than the other.
After being called back to his senses by him, Emperor Chongzhen asked a little helplessly: "I am using this money to strengthen the army! You should also know that if the imperial officers and soldiers are not strong, what will happen if the thieves are in chaos? Build captives and invade.
what to do?"
Zuo Maodi felt a little helpless after hearing this. He knew that what Emperor Chongzhen said made sense.
However, even though he thought so, the tragedy of Yi Zi eating each other and the village being cut off appeared before his eyes.
It is impossible to ignore all this!
So, he reported to Emperor Chongzhen again: "Your Majesty, the people are suffering. If we don't save them, the people in the court will lose their hearts and the number of rebels will increase. I beg your Majesty to save those people!"
After speaking, the tone was so heavy that the atmosphere in the entire hall became very depressing.
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen knew that what he said was not unreasonable. He sighed and said, "I understand. Let's wait for a few days. I will seize the time to ransack some homes and collect some money."
"..." Zuo Mao was dumbfounded when he heard it for the first time.
I never expected that the emperor would give such an answer!
However, he quickly came to his senses and hurriedly admonished: "Your Majesty, it is a serious crime to confiscate a house. If it is because of lack of money, regardless of the size of the crime, it will not be able to convince the public!"
Although the king wants the minister to die, the minister has to die. What's wrong with taking a little money from you?
But in the end, this is just talk. No one can really take this seriously. They are just words that cannot be resisted.
After hearing Zuo Maodi's words, Emperor Chongzhen just said lightly: "I know what I know, so you don't need to worry!"
He already has a candidate in mind, and his crime is all about confiscating the family and exterminating the clan.
But after Zuo Maodi heard this, he thought that the emperor was just perfunctory with him, and he couldn't help but feel worried.
Although he is the king's father, if the officials reacted against him and caused a big commotion, it would probably not end well if he turned around.
Emperor Chongzhen looked at his expression and looked very worried, but he misunderstood that he was worried about the victims. After thinking about it for a while, he said to him: "Well, the relief work is actually urgent. You know the local situation, and
Think about it first, how to provide disaster relief?"
Having said this, he added: "I am worried that local officials will pluck their feathers. I will give money, but it will eventually fall into the hands of corrupt officials, and the people will not get disaster relief money. This is not what I want!"
After hearing this, Zuo Maodi was still a little pleased. He quickly accepted the order and then withdrew, thinking about what the emperor had told him.
Watching him leave and thinking about what he just said, Emperor Chongzhen was also worried.
When he was feeling hungry, he wanted to talk to someone. Naturally, he thought of his friends.
So, he took out his mobile phone and contacted his friends in the other world.
This time, Liu Weichao's call was almost instantaneous. As soon as the call was made, the call was connected.
When Emperor Chongzhen saw this, he couldn't help but immediately thought that it was really good to set up the sound on his mobile phone, and he could be contacted immediately.
Thinking like this, when he was about to speak, he heard Liu Weichao whisper to him: "Wait a moment!"
Then, Emperor Chongzhen saw Liu Weichao seeming to be walking through the video on his mobile phone.
Seeing this scene, he felt a little strange.
What's going on with Liu Weichao? Why doesn't he have direct video communication? Who is he hiding from? Is he hiding from his friend who shares the same apartment?
While Emperor Chongzhen was thinking about it, Liu Weichao seemed to have found a place, stopped, and started video chatting with Emperor Chongzhen: "I was in the library just now. Everyone was reading, so it's not convenient to answer the phone!"
"Library?" Emperor Chongzhen was a little confused when he heard that he was not in his own room, but somewhere else.
When Liu Weichao saw it, he smiled and explained to him: "It is a place that collects many books. It is open to everyone for free and can be read. I encountered a problem when developing the software, so I came to the library to look up information."
His principle is that if you can solve it by yourself, you should solve it by yourself. If you really can't solve it, go to the forum and ask. In the programmer gathering area, there will always be someone who can answer it.
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen realized that he was overthinking.
Of course, these things are just trivial matters to him.
He immediately put it behind him and told Liu Weichao about his own affairs: "In the past few days, with your help, I have selected loyal ministers and brave generals, opened a glass factory, improved steel smelting, and rectified the government. I feel that it has been quite effective.
A lot of progress has been made. But I didn't expect that Zuo Maodi came to Beijing today and hit me again!"
He could only speak like this to Liu Weichao in another world. Even to Queen Zhou or Tian Guifei, it would be impossible for him to speak like this.
When Liu Weichao heard this, he could tell that Emperor Chongzhen seemed a little frustrated, so he quickly asked with concern: "What is the specific situation?"
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen explained what Zuo Maodi told him, and then added to Liu Weichao: "In addition to the vaccination of cowpox, the decree I issued includes rectifying the administration of officials and promoting the clearing of villages and remuneration.
The serious army must not disturb the people, and the food supply policy, I am afraid it will have no effect even if it leaves the capital!"
At this point, he said with no concealment of his frustration: "This is really the end of the dynasty! I really failed as emperor. I am ashamed of my brother and my ancestors!"
After hearing this, Liu Weichao did not speak immediately, but asked Emperor Chongzhen to vent the negative emotions in his heart first, and then said to him with a smile: "You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. You have to manage such a big man who is already terminally ill."
How could a country turn around in just a few days?"