Su Chen was quite speechless, but he didn't say much.
However, there is no rush on this matter.
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City of Gods.
Tai Chi Palace!
Zhou Mi sat there quietly, carefully reading a memorial that described the disaster on the other side of the river very seriously.
In the beginning, it was just an ordinary drought.
For several months, there was not a drop of rain. Although the people were aware that something was wrong, no one took this matter to heart. And, winter is about to begin!
There is water in the river!
Besides, there is still quite a lot of water.
The local government also organized people to collect water.
However, the drought ended later than expected.
…
Zhou Mi looked at it quietly, but the simple words outlined an extremely terrifying reality. The red land was thousands of miles away, and although there were still rivers, the crops in the fields were all dead. Even if you go to the river to get water for watering, it will have no effect and it will be too late.
As the fields yield less, the food that people rely on for survival is naturally not enough.
And Fuyinzhuang Youxing in Hejian took advantage of this opportunity to collect a wave of agricultural taxes!
This wave of agricultural taxes are collected somewhat inexplicably.
It was not handed over to the court, nor was it used to enrich one's own pockets, but was stored in the treasury of the Yamen.
Zhou Mi saw this.
She frowned deeply. She could relatively trust Zhuang Youxing's character. Otherwise, she would not have let him become the governor of Hejian.
However, this agricultural tax is a bit excessive.
It is equivalent to plucking the last grain of rice out of the people's mouths.
Later, although there was also disaster relief.
But the disaster relief process was actually not very smooth. A large number of people began to emigrate...
Has gradually converted into refugees.
Countless people began to become homeless.
And Zhuang Youxing began to open the treasury again and took out the food and grass to provide disaster relief!
In this matter, Zhuang Youxing could be said to have killed hope with his own hands. People who could not see hope chose to flee. If he could report the situation earlier, the court could respond earlier!
He would not take the last straw out of the mouth of the boss.
Then, the loss in this matter can be reduced.
As long as there is still hope for survival, ordinary people are unwilling to become refugees.
It was Zhuang Youxing who extinguished this last ray of hope.
What's even stranger is that Zhuang Youxing seemed to have closed some other passages intentionally or unintentionally, as if he wanted the people in Hejian to flee near the divine capital!
"What the hell is this Zhuang Youxing doing?"
Zhou Mi's brows frowned deeply, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.
Strictly speaking, Zhuang Youxing did not commit corruption or bend the law. Although he collected a field tax at an inappropriate time, he did not put these things into his pocket.
He seemed to be plotting something, step by step, to expand the disaster in Hejian.
The most important thing is, why does he let these refugees come to the capital of God? Logically speaking, Shendu is rich, but the officials near Shendu are not so easy to explain. Once they find refugees, they will definitely drive them away as soon as possible.
People fleeing famine are the most difficult to enter the divine capital.
If you go to other places, your chances of survival may be higher.
Immediately afterwards, Zhou Mi took out another memorial, which launched a more in-depth investigation into Zhuang Youxing.
However, I found that Zhuang Youxing's circle was very simple, so simple that it was even a bit monotonous.
Zhuang Youxing never married, nor did he have any children. He even had few friends, or colleagues with whom he could talk.
This man was taciturn, especially after going to Hejian, he became even more silent.
Many officials below wanted to please Zhuang Youxing, but Zhuang Youxing ignored them at all.
Therefore, there will be no corruption problems in this Zhuang Youxing.
"wrong!"
At this time, Zhou Mi took a deep breath and looked at everything in front of him quietly. After a long time, he took a long breath, and then continued: "Something is wrong!"
"Zhuang Youxing has anticipated this from the beginning..."
After all, Zhou Mi has sat on the throne for so many years.
Many things are already known.
Zhuang Youxing seems to have something he wants to do. He has no wife and no heirs.
That means that Zhuang Youxing doesn't have any weaknesses, and he can do whatever he wants to do without restraint.
In fact, he rarely communicates with his colleagues.
Zhou Mi vaguely felt that everything Zhuang Youxing did was a careful plan.
In other words, Zhuang Youxing never thought of paying attention to these droughts from the beginning.
The situation of a normal drought was controlled by him on the basis that it was about to collapse and people's hearts were scattered, but in fact the casualties were not many.
"What exactly does this person want to do?"
After realizing this, Zhou Mi looked at it seriously again.
He wanted to find some clues from it. What did Zhuang Youxing want to do? What's his purpose?
However, Zhou Mi did not find any useful clues in this memorial.
"snort!"
Zhou Mi snorted coldly and suddenly slapped the memorial on the dragon case. There was a bit of ridicule in his eyes. After a slight pause, he said, "What do you all think of me?"
"Zhuang Youxing!"
"I just want to see what you are doing!"
While speaking, Zhou Mi said to the maid beside him: "Go to Green Garden and call Di Qing for me!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
When the maid heard this, she nodded hurriedly, with a bit of solemnity in her eyes.
Di Qingnai is a close minister of Zhou Mi and a person with outstanding abilities. He has helped Zhou Mi do a lot of things over the years.
It can be said that if it were not for Di Qing, Zhou Mi's throne might not be so stable.
Nearly half an hour passed!
Di Qing stood in front of Zhou Mi.
Zhou Mi looked indifferent and gently handed the two memorials to Di Qing, and then said calmly: "Come and take a look."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Di Qing knew in his heart that something important must have happened. Otherwise, Zhou Mi would not have called him to the palace in such a hurry.
But, after reading these two memorials.
Di Qing's brows furrowed deeply.
After pondering for a moment, he continued: "Your Majesty, this Zhuang Youxing may have a big problem!"
"But his circle should be relatively clean!" Zhou Mi's voice was very soft.
"It's too clean. If the water is clear, there will be no fish!" Di Qing added.
