System, help me become the empress

Chapter 181

Shangjing soon returned to its former prosperity, and the temperature gradually warmed up. People who had been cooped up at home for more than two months came out of their homes one after another, bowing to their neighbors and friends to congratulate them on the new year.

This was Xu Youxi's first morning court since the 'snow disaster', and the faces of the court officials were somewhat happy.

According to the usual practice, Xu Youxi didn't talk too much nonsense, and first talked about rewards for meritorious deeds, and then talked about other things.The one who made the most contribution to the fight against the snowstorm this time must be the Imperial Guards, who gave military merits to all soldiers and gave generous bonuses and compensatory leave; other departments and so on.

Next, only to the second step.

Xu Youxi began to ask people to report the scope and severity of the snow disaster, as well as the number of casualties caused by the snow disaster in nearby cities and counties.

"This snowstorm has affected the entire north of Dagan, and people in more than 130 cities and counties have been affected. Dear dear friends, you have seen the situation collected by Jinyiwei from various places. What do you think is the best way to fight the disaster? "

"Naturally, Shangjing did a good job." The official who took the initiative to speak, analyzed in detail how Shangjing dealt with the snow disaster from various aspects, with good reasons. "In addition to Shangjing, the next ones are Pingshun Prefecture and Taiyuan City..."

"En." Xu Youxi nodded, "In some cities and counties, no innocent people died because of the snow disaster, but in some places, hundreds of people died, thousands of people disappeared, and when the remaining survivors were rescued They are all dying. Why did this happen?"

The court officials knew that Xu Youxi was referring to Dongning, a border county far away from Shangjing, which was also the place most affected by the snow disaster. It is said that when the imperial guards arrived there with relief supplies, the entire county was completely completed. A dead end.

Before the snow disaster was over, this incident had already caused a lot of trouble.

The Dongning county magistrate and his family saved their lives by relying on the grain in the relief granary. The local people either starved to death or froze to death. However, after the snow disaster, the county magistrate never opened a relief granary.

When Jin Yiwei, who was investigating the case, came to ask him why he didn't open a disaster relief granary to help the people, the county magistrate was plausible: "The imperial court didn't even order it. How could I, a small official, dare to take the idea of ​​a disaster relief granary lightly."

"Can't you see there's a snow storm?"

The county magistrate sneered: "Snow disaster? The snow will stop sooner or later. Which year does it not snow in winter? What kind of natural disaster is this?"

"Since you don't think it's a snow disaster, why does your family still eat food from the disaster relief granary!"

The county magistrate of Dongning didn't change his face: "I am also an official of the imperial court, and I have a salary. I borrow food for emergency, and I will definitely pay back in the future, but those poor people can't even support themselves. Do you still expect them to pay back the food in the future?"

The county magistrate's shameless remarks were recorded in detail in "Qian Bao", and soon, the county magistrate of Dongning became notorious throughout Dagan.

The people of Dongning starved to death and froze to death. Most of the men who wanted to go up the mountain to pick some wild fruit bark to satisfy their hunger were buried in the stomachs of wolves, and the mothers fed their children with flesh and blood; even on the day the guards arrived, there were hungry wolves running down the mountain. Surrounding the village and preparing to eat people...

After the snowstorm, the people in Dongning died, but there was still a lot of food left in Dongning's disaster relief granary, which is so ironic.

The county magistrate of Dongning was brought to Dali Temple for trial. Undoubtedly, Qiuhou was executed and his wife and children were exiled. Because of his involvement, his relatives were banned from taking the imperial examination for five generations.The guards in the dungeon refused to feed the county magistrate, and they were afraid that he would starve to death early, so several people grabbed him and poured slops.Everyone is well aware of this, but who is willing to stand up and uphold justice for him?

Except for the county magistrate of Dongning himself, Xu Youxi demoted all the officials in the court and related to the county magistrate's transfer. Yu Tan, Minister of the Ministry of official affairs, was fined for three consecutive years and his salary was halved for this matter.

It also established rules for the Ministry of Officials, as long as those who are not capable enough, even if they are born as champions, they will still not be given official positions.Otherwise, those who cause great disasters due to unkind officials will also need to be held accountable by the relevant officials of the Ministry of Officials.

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In the court hall, following Xu Youxi's questions, the court officials expressed their opinions one by one, and most of them had the same meaning after integration.

After the snow disaster, it can be clearly seen that the richer the place, the less the people are affected by the snow disaster; the poorer the area, the situation is mostly very bad.

Xu Youxi sorted out the speeches of the court officials, and concluded: "The court wants to establish a complete emergency response mechanism for natural disasters. Bao Changnian is your responsibility. The natural disasters in Dagan are divided into several categories. Once a large-scale natural disaster breaks out, according to the natural disaster There must be clear regulations on how the court responds, how the local parents and officials respond."

Bao Changnian bowed slightly: "I obey the order."

"After the charter is formulated, all officials will study and organize local disaster drills. Miao Wenzheng, you are in charge of arranging people from the Metropolitan Procuratorate to visit the local area to check the implementation of this matter."

"The minister complies with the order." Miao Wenzheng, the left governor and censor, stood up.

"In this snow disaster, Dagan received a lot of material assistance from foreign countries, such as food, clothes, dried meat, etc. This encounter is also a touchstone for the relationship between the two countries. It is said that the icing on the cake is never as good as giving charcoal in the snow, giving help The people in the country have written it down, and I, who ignored it and recruited soldiers, know it well, and my lovers don’t have to repeat this matter. No one is a fool, and I am not. Wait a few years to see, and let the facts speak .”

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"The last thing, and the most important thing, is how to carry out the post-disaster reconstruction work."

"The six ministers are responsible for selecting a total of 60 people from their respective departments, and a total of 40 people from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Dali Temple and other departments. Yu Tan, you can find local officials who have outstanding performance in the past two years and report about 50 people to come up. A temporary team of about 150 people with both ability and morality will be drawn nearby to take charge of the reconstruction work after the snow disaster.”

"Yao Shaofu, you are responsible for coordinating the list of officials. The list of students who were trained by the imperial court last year to go to the countryside and counties is also handed in. I will arrange these students to go to the countryside and counties for practice in the near future so that they can prepare in advance." Xu Youxi tried his best. He is making arrangements, "There is also the Ministry of Rites. Due to the snowstorm, the imperial examination has been postponed several times. The progress will be accelerated next time. The imperial examination will be arranged before the Dragon Boat Festival."

"Do you have anything else to play, ladies?"

Du Zhiyi from the household department stood up: "Your Majesty, I have something to say. Since the north has been greatly affected by the snowstorm, can the tax for the first half of the year be reduced or exempted?"

If it wasn't for Du Zhiyi's reminder, Xu Youxi almost forgot about it: "In the disaster-stricken areas, the tax in the first half of the year will be exempted, and in the second half of the year, the tax will be halved; in the severely affected areas, the annual tax will be reduced or exempted. At the same time, I will allocate funds from the national treasury for post-disaster reconstruction. Work."

With Xu Youxi's calculations like this, the treasury, which had managed to save a little money last year, was empty again, and she had to find a way to get money and money.

When the morning was over, Xu Youxi hadn't gone far, Meng Zhiqian took Teng Xuesheng, and the two hurried over to find her.

"Meng Shangshu, what happened?"

"Your Majesty, the Yunnan border has been...not peaceful recently."

"Well, I know."

In fact, since the incident with the King of Shu, Dagan has turned against Ming Mi Kingdom, cut off all business contacts, and even strengthened the garrison on the border of Yunnan.But Mingya's current ruler is an ambitious person, not only doesn't know how to be soft, but also provokes repeatedly.

This time, Xu Youxi received the battle report in the middle of the first month, but everyone was busy with the snow disaster at that time, and Xu Youxi did not publicize the matter to the outside world, but temporarily dispatched nearby troops to help.

After several border fights, the Ming Mi Kingdom did not get any benefits, and this was because the firearms soldiers from the Shenji Battalion did not make a move.

For this reason, the Ming Mi Kingdom became more and more rampant, and felt that the strength of Daqian was nothing more than that, and began to unite with several other countries to fight the idea of ​​Dagan.

Until Dagan announced the end of the snow disaster, Ming Miguo, who had been eager to try, instantly became dumb and dared not speak out.

"Your Majesty, the Shenji Battalion is always preparing for battle."

Teng Xuesheng cupped his fists to express his determination.

"No need, the Shenji Battalion is overkill to deal with them, I have other arrangements."

Seeing Xu Youxi's confident appearance, both of them felt relieved for a while.

"Go back all."

After Xu Youxi finished speaking, she returned to the Imperial Study Room.

Yu Xuejing, who came with the information, waited for a while, Xu Youxi went to the seat and just sat down, and asked: "Has the vaccinia vaccine been planted in the Yunnan army?"

"Yes, the army has been vaccinated. No one has any adverse reactions, and now the local people have begun to be vaccinated."

"Ah."

"Your Majesty, you really don't plan to send troops to Mingmi Kingdom? And according to the information we collected, the assassination that Xu Xiaoxiao encountered before was most likely instigated by Mingmi Kingdom. It's the first time they have caused trouble!"

"It's not that I won't do anything, it's just that the timing is not right now. Chickenpox broke out in Mingmi country, and the victims are all innocent ordinary people. If we go to fight Mingmi at this time, those ordinary people will have no way out."

Yu Xuejing frowned: "You are concerned about the life and death of Ming Mi people, they may not be grateful to you."

"What do I want them to do with their gratitude? It's not that easy to conquer Mingmi Kingdom, and we have to think about it in the long run."

What does it mean to take down Mingmi Kingdom?
Yu Xue Jing doubted his own ears for a moment, he just hoped that His Majesty would be more ruthless and deter Ming Mi so that they would not continue to cause trouble.

As a result, His Majesty directly cared about his country? !

"I'm busy. The envoy of Great Britain is coming back soon. There is still a big deal over there. When the people of Great Britain bring back new breeds of cattle, sheep and pigs, I have to find a place to raise them, and I have to make some feed. Where? Free to do other things.”

Oh.

So, is raising pigs and cattle more important than fighting Mingya?

Yu Xuejing hesitated to speak, and finally held back.

Forget it, anyway, what His Majesty says is right.

"My lord, if there is a secret report from He Jiangyi in Guangdong, remember to tell me in time." Xu Youxi said, and spread out the map of Dagan, and began to redefine the scope according to the extent of the snow disaster.

Later, according to these newly divided areas on the map, officials will be assigned to complete the post-disaster reconstruction work.

Yu Xuejing reacted immediately: "Your Majesty, don't you still plan to go to Guangdong?"

"At least I have to go again. Xiaoxiao did a good job replacing me before, and the memorials have been approved, and no one in the court has noticed anything wrong."

"This... can't you replace it with someone else?"

"Is there a more suitable substitute than Xiaoxiao?"

"What I mean by this subordinate is, can someone else go to Guangzhou, or arrange for those envoys from Great Britain to go to Shangjing to face the saint?" Yu Xuejing suggested.

"Who dares to call the shots?" Xu Youxi is also very helpless. In order to make more money, she is losing more and more hair now. "Once the reconstruction of the snow disaster starts, the national treasury will be empty. Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau or Guangzhou Shipbuilding Bureau don't want it." A lot of money. Sigh, I have to shoulder the burden of supporting my family at such a young age, is it easy?"

"Then you can't run over there every time the British envoy comes over?"

Yu Xuejing felt a headache when he thought that he would have to face Xu Xiaoxiao again soon.I plan to arrange the follow-up arrangements in advance after I go back tonight, so as to save myself from being exhausted when I get it.

"Don't worry, I won't go there many times."

After sending Yu Xue Jing away, Xu Youxi continued to do the work at hand. As for the Ming Mi Kingdom, she planned to wait. The war was too expensive, and now that it was fought, she really had no money to build a big ship.

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The next afternoon.

Xu Youxi received two rosters from Yao Dacheng, one was the list of officials in charge of post-disaster reconstruction, and the other was the list of students who planned to go to the countryside.

Xu Youxi compared the values ​​of each official in the system to make a reasonable distribution. The prefect Wang of Pingshun Prefecture was also on this list. He was arranged to go to Dongning, where the disaster was the worst.

In some places where the disaster is particularly severe, Xu Youxi often assigns two officials, or one official leads a student who has received education in the countryside.

The problem of 'Dongning' was really too big, Xu Youxi hesitated again and again, in addition to Wang Zhifu, he also assigned Du Nian, the No.1 student in various assessments.The reason why he felt hesitant was mainly because this Du Nian was a young woman in her early twenties, and she was not afraid of her lack of ability, but worried about her safety.

Xu Youxi asked the little eunuch next to him to ask for information about the family background of these students.

After looking through it, Xu Youxi didn't know what to say for a moment. This girl named Du Nian who signed up from an academy in the south turned out to be Du Zhiyi's daughter? !
This girl must have inherited her father's temper, right?

Although Xu Youxi knew that the wife of Du Zhiyi's first childhood sweetheart passed away very early, leaving only a young daughter who was only a few years old.Later, Du Zhiyi continued, and did not have any other children. His wife and young daughter wandered around with Du Zhiyi for many years and suffered a lot, but Du Zhiyi did not bring his own when he was promoted to Beijing. wife and daughter.

However, no one would doubt whether Du Zhiyi forgot his roots and abandoned his wife and daughter for the sake of fame and fortune. After all, he had made countless enemies in Shangjing. It is not a wise move.

Xu Youxi looked at Du Nian's various records, and suddenly became a little curious, and really wanted to see what kind of person this girl was.

　In the blink of an eye, the text is 42w. I estimate that the current update speed can be finished in about half a year, and it must be finished within a million words.

　　
　
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