As soon as Zhou Jing finished speaking, he immediately regretted it and quickly shut his mouth. The scene was very embarrassing for a time!
It is really not the behavior of a gentleman to call others a prodigal in front of others.
"Pfft!" Zhu Houzhao in the corner couldn't help laughing.
"Master Zhou, be careful what you say!"
Liu Jian also scolded Zhou Jing in a low voice with a pulled face!
Chen Ziyu touched his nose in embarrassment, and before Zhou Jing could speak, he said with a smile: "Duke Zhou also said it unintentionally, it doesn't get in the way!"
At this time, there is no displeasure on his face!
Just kidding, it’s something so innocuous, just say it and there’s nothing to be angry about.
Moreover, you are facing a boss from the household department. If you give him a step down and let him accept his feelings, it will be much easier to do things in the future!
After all, whether it is a cod liver oil workshop or greenhouse vegetables, if you want to promote it on a large scale in the future, I am afraid you will have to deal with the Ministry of Revenue.
Zhou Jing naturally didn't know Chen Ziyu's little plan. Seeing that he was smiling and not angry, he immediately cast a grateful look at him.
"I mistakenly believed what others said, and now I have offended Mr. Chen. It is really unbecoming of a gentleman! I am ashamed!"
"Duke Zhou's words are serious!" After Chen Ziyu cupped his hands towards Zhou Jinggong, he thought for a moment and then looked at Emperor Hongzhi. He changed the subject and said, "I wonder why your Majesty summoned the minister?"
Emperor Hongzhi looked at Chen Ziyu's style and nodded in praise. Being able to treat other people's unintentional mistakes so lightly shows his magnanimity!
Seeing Chen Ziyu's question, Emperor Hongzhi slowly said:
"Ziyu doesn't know anything. The weather has been extremely cold recently, and the snow has been falling for more than half a month. Refugees are everywhere near the capital. According to the news from Jin Yiwei, there are nearly 3,000 refugees gathered outside the capital!"
Having said this, Emperor Hongzhi paused and then continued: "This is just the capital city. If we look at other places, we don't know how many people are displaced, suffering from cold and hunger!"
As he spoke, Emperor Hongzhi's eyes turned red.
Liu Jian, Zhang Sheng, Zhou Jing and others even lamented.
Chen Ziyu finally understood why all the ministers were so sad. It turned out to be because of the refugee issue.
However, three thousand refugees are indeed not a minority. These are only those that can be counted. There are still many uncounted people.
If the court leaves these refugees alone, it will be equivalent to pushing these people into the abyss.
Once that time comes, if it is guided by someone with intentions, such as the White Lotus Sect, it will not only be a problem of refugees, but also all kinds of riots!
its not right!
Only then did Chen Ziyu react!
What does the refugee issue have to do with you?
I am just a prince-in-law, not the chief minister of the cabinet!
Looking at Emperor Hongzhi's attitude, he seemed to want to come up with an idea to solve the refugee problem.
Sure enough, just when Chen Ziyu's thoughts were flying, Emperor Hongzhi's voice sounded again.
"Ziyu, I remember you talked about the cod liver oil workshop that day. I wonder if you can arrange for some refugees?"
At this moment, Chen Ziyu wanted to slap himself in the face. He insisted on pretending to be cool, but now he lost it!
A small cod liver oil workshop is too large to accommodate a hundred people, let alone three thousand!
Besides, cod liver oil workshops are almost always conducted in secret. Once the refugees are placed there, it is equivalent to telling the world!
After thinking of this, Chen Ziyu smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, the cod liver oil workshop is too small to accommodate so many refugees!"
It seemed that Emperor Hongzhi had already expected that Chen Ziyu would say this, and couldn't help but sigh: "Don't Ziyu have a better way? What if we build a few other workshops?"
It seems that Chen Ziyu's various methods of turning corruption into magic made Emperor Hongzhi habitually think that Chen Ziyu also had a good way to resettle the refugees this time.
Seeing Emperor Hongzhi looking at him so expectantly, Chen Ziyu seemed to feel more pressure!
However, Emperor Hongzhi's words awakened Chen Ziyu.
Since the cod liver oil workshop cannot accommodate many people, then build another workshop!
Like a soap workshop!
Perfume workshop!
Chen Ziyu had already considered these things, and they were not difficult to make. The raw material for soap was animal fat, and the raw material for perfume was just some flower petals.
Moreover, the refugees only need food and shelter, and even if they are not paid, others will rush to do it!
Now that the emperor has spoken, it is really a rare good opportunity!
However, Chen Ziyu didn't intend to give out a solution so readily. If he came up with an idea too simply, wouldn't he be troubled by bothering himself all the time?
What's more, the more properly I handle the matters assigned by Emperor Hongzhi, the more it appears that the ministers in the court are idiots!
What if the time comes to wear small shoes for myself behind my back? It won’t be worth the loss!
For Chen Ziyu at the moment, the purpose is to make Emperor Hongzhi and the ministers feel that the reason why he established these workshops is entirely to attract refugees.
As for making money, that’s just incidental!
What you are talking about is Chen Ziyu's current thoughts!
Seeing Chen Ziyu with his head down and frowning, thinking hard, Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up. In his impression, if Chen Ziyu looked like this, there was a high probability that he had an idea.
Emperor Hongzhi also looked at Chen Ziyu with hope, fearing that he would say nothing.
After a long time, Chen Ziyu raised his eyes and glanced at everyone. Finally, his eyes returned to Emperor Hongzhi and said seriously:
"Your Majesty, I have thought of several ways, but this matter still needs to be verified. If there is no problem, some refugees can be resettled!"
"How long does it take to verify!" Emperor Hongzhi quickly asked!
"Three... two days!"
Chen Ziyu originally wanted to say three days, but he was afraid that the refugees wouldn't be able to wait that long, so he changed it to two days!
"I will give you three days. In addition, I will grant all the assistance you need!"
Emperor Hongzhi stood up, panted heavily, and promised excitedly!
"The resettlement of the refugees within these three days will be left to Shuntian Prefecture. The refugees must be properly arranged. The Ministry of Household Affairs will allocate some money and food to assist Shuntian Prefecture!"
As long as the problem of refugees can be solved, everything else is easy!
When Liu Jian and others saw that Chen Ziyu had taken over the matter, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
I saw Liu Jian coughing slightly and cupping his hands towards Emperor Hongzhi and saying: "Your Majesty, I will also send a note to assist in the resettlement of the refugees. In addition, if Chen Duwei needs help, I will do my best!"
"Then thank you for your hard work, dear friends!"
Seeing that the matter had been resolved, Emperor Hongzhi seemed to be in a much better mood.
Then he looked at Prince Zhu Houzhao, who was sitting on pins and needles and kept winking at Chen Ziyu, and immediately said: "Prince, Ziyu, you two go down first, I have other things to discuss with you dear ladies!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Chen Ziyu bowed respectfully to Emperor Hongzhi without changing his expression!
Zhu Houzhao felt as if he had been pardoned, and said happily: "This is the father, my son, please leave now!"
After that, he directly grabbed Chen Ziyu's sleeves and pulled him out!
