Such a vulnerable group is the cornerstone of a dynasty. Taxation, military service, etc. are all supported by this group.
This group is so important, yet so fragile. Since officials eat the food they grow and take the taxes they pay, they naturally have the obligation to protect them.
The people can be without officials, but if the officials are without the people, are they still officials?
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In short, based on Sheng Hong's consistent emphasis on the idea that only the prosperity of the people can lead to national security, he explained to these common people the principle that the people and officials complement each other.
So far, his simple principles have convinced the public, and the scumbags have not raised any objections——
Of course, it is also possible that these people have objections but are unwilling to conflict with him, so they are too lazy to refute him.
After all, he is now in the Hanlin Academy and looks more promising than Du Guqin, and these common people are not even officials, so how can they dare to refute him.
He didn't know how much these people had listened, but as long as one of them listened, it would not be considered a useless effort.
Shaking the big cattail leaf fan in his hand, he opened the commentary on "Spring and Autumn" written by a great scholar from the previous dynasty that he had not finished reading yesterday, and prepared to continue reading.
Spent the morning reading.
At noon, the food in Hanlin Academy was still tasteless, and the hot weather made it even more unappetizing.
But this does not include Li Qiao.
After finishing his share of the meal, he did not take a lunch break but continued reading.
Sheng Hong asked him to read more books, so he should read more books. His time for serious study was too short. At this time, only by putting in more efforts could he be worthy of the official position of bachelor.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, get off work.
It might be almost dark at this point in winter, but in summer, the power of the sun at this time is second only to noon. Tao Zhu placed two ice basins in the oxcart, but the temperature in the oxcart was still scalding.
Tao Zhu was still interested in picking him up from get off work and had to come over on a hot day. Li Qiao looked at the fine beads of sweat on his forehead and said helplessly: "Let's stay at home with the two kids tomorrow. In this weather, just moving around will make you happy." Sweating all over.”
"We have business today."
Tao Zhu smiled and asked him to get on the bullock cart: "I have taken a fancy to a house. Let's go and check it out together."
Li Qiao had said that he wanted to buy a house last winter, but he had never seen a suitable one. After Tao Zhu was born in confinement, he took over the job.
The house he took a fancy to today was a bit far away from his current home, separated by several alleys, but it was quite suitable for renovation.
Tao Zhu was a little undecided, so he pulled Li Qiao over to watch together.
This house has a small side yard, which can be transformed into what Li Qiao said is a greenhouse without affecting the entire house.
After Li Qiao saw this house, he was also moved. Moreover, this house was quite big, and it was for four people. In the future, there would be more and more people in the family, and now the house for three people could no longer fit in.
"Buy it first, and when my second uncle Chunsheng and the others come, they will have a place to live."
Anyway, there is no shortage of money. Regardless of whether he can live in it during the winter, he will buy it first.
After hearing what he said, Tao Zhu couldn't help but smile: "Okay."
A few days after his confinement, Baiyou and Li Dazhong followed the Han family's caravan back to Pingcheng. Calculating the time, if there is no accident, Li Gu, Li Chunsheng and others will be able to arrive at the end of next month or the beginning of the next month. Shengjing.
The current house cannot accommodate so many people, so a new house must be bought.
When the couple returned home, they heard Li Xiaorui's giggles before entering the yard, which was also mixed with the sounds of Li Xia and Zhou Yun coaxing the two little ones.
Of course, there is also the sound of small wheels grinding on the bluestone.
Needless to say, Li Xiaorui is riding a scooter again.
After Li Qiao’s hard, difficult and step-by-step “thinking”, the children’s scooter was finally launched five days ago.
Li Xiaorui liked it so much that after mastering the skills of using it, he couldn't bear to let it go. He had to hold it while sleeping at night.
Li Qiao opened the courtyard door, and sure enough, Li Xiaorui was skating on a scooter. His small body was very flexible. He stepped on the scooter with one foot and stepped on the ground with one foot, spinning around the yard, facing the two little boys as he turned. Shouting: "Uncle Big, Uncle Little, look at me, look at me!"
Li Qiao: "..."
He twitched the corners of his mouth.
Then he glanced at Tao Zhu next to him with a guilty look. Well, calling him "big cub" or "second cub" is not nice enough.
Normally it would be okay for him to shout, but when Li Xiaorui shouted like this, it sounded weird.
Tao Zhu was already used to Li Xiaorui's name. He had no choice but to let the two brats have higher seniority.
He looked towards the corridor.
Li Xia and Zhou Yun were each holding a little baby and were sitting on the porch watching Li Xiaorui play on his scooter.
The two cubs were so focused that they didn't even notice their biological father and father at the door of the yard.
"Hey, Zai Zai!"
Tao Zhu immediately called out, hoping to attract the attention of the two bastards.
He had been out for almost two hours, and he was already thinking about these two brats.
The familiar voice attracted the attention of two chubby friends, Li Changfeng and Li Yunfan. When they saw their father walking towards them, the two cubs grinned and smiled at Tao Zhu. He stretched out his chubby hands like lotus root joints.
Tao Zhu smiled brightly when he saw it. When he passed by Li Xiaorui, he touched his little head, and then walked quickly towards the two cubs.
"Uncle!"
Li Xiaorui stopped in front of Li Qiao: "Look at me!"
He can now cross one leg while sliding, which is amazing.
"Xiao Rui is so smart." Seeing Li Xiao Rui's display, Li Qiao was so happy that he couldn't help but hold him in his arms and knead him twice, making him laugh continuously.
Li Dashan looked hot and ran over: "Ruirui, dad is here to play with you."
"Okay!" Li Xiaorui responded loudly.
At this time, Tao Zhu took Li Changfeng's little fat friend from Li Xia's arms. Li Xia stood up and stretched: "Uncle Zhu, then I will go to the kitchen to help Brother Qian."
"Go ahead." Tao Zhu smiled and warned him: "Just do whatever you want to eat. You are too thin now. Eat fatter and you will look better in your wedding dress."
Hearing this, Li Xia laughed twice and ran into the kitchen.
At this time, Li Qiao also came over. Zhou Yun handed Li Yunfan's little fat friend to him. He smiled and said a few words to Zhou Yun, and then Zhou Yun went home.
Li Qiao pinched the round face of the fat little friend in her arms and said with a smile: "Call daddy."
Li Yunfan's little fat friend opened his mouth, but he just said a simple "Yeah".
Li Qiaoquan thought he was calling daddy, smiled and pinched his chubby little face: "How good!"
Li Yunfan, a chubby friend, looked at his biological father's smiling face, waving his little arms and laughing too, but within two seconds of smiling, his attention was drawn away by Li Xiaorui, who was giggling.
His little head looked at Li Xiaorui, who was running around the yard, his round eyes unblinking, looking intently.
"Zai Zai, do you also want to ride a scooter? I will let you play with it when you are older~" Li Qiao poked his little face.
After the chubby friend Li Changfeng in Tao Zhu's arms had a parent-child interaction with Tao Zhu, his attention was also attracted by Li Xiaorui.
Tao Zhu was so cute by his serious appearance that she couldn't help but kiss him twice on the face.
After the kiss, he looked at Li Qiao: "Li Qiao, can you make a little car that I can play with? I'll take them both to play with it."
Li Qiao: "?"
He opened his eyes wide: "You want to play too?"
"think!"
Tao Zhu nodded without hesitation.
Li Xiaorui's happiness was so contagious that he wanted to play...
Li Qiao: "...arrangements."
If Brother Zhu wants to play, he must make arrangements.
Glancing at Li Dashan who was following Li Xiaorui behind Le Dian Dian, Li Qiao said: "Make a few more, adults, anyone who wants to can play."
"Okay." Tao Zhu smiled and nodded, and that was exactly what he meant.
Zhuang Wen had to go to Zhuang Wen for this job, so that people from the Ministry of Works could take action. Li Qiao was now ordered to figure out these little things. He only needed to provide ideas, and the craftsmen from the Ministry of Works would do the specific operations.
When this batch of adult scooters was made, it rained.
The heavy rain was crackling, accompanied by lightning and thunder, which swept away the high temperature in one fell swoop and sprinkled a coolness on the world.
After the heavy rain, there was light rain for a few days. This weather was so comfortable. Not only was it comfortable to work during the day, but it was also comfortable to sleep at night.
When sleeping at night, Tao Zhu would wake up from the heat even if there were several ice basins in the room.
Just sleep in the yard, because I'm afraid it will be too cold for the two little guys.
Now that the weather is finally cool, Tao Zhu can get a good night's sleep.
Moreover, it had been two months since he was born, and his body had completely recovered. Without him having to say anything, Li Qiao started to play with him with cream.
Li Qiao wanted to play with the cream as soon as it was made. After enduring it for so long, she finally got to practice it.
Rarely, Tao Zhu finally felt shy again. Li Qiao had as many ideas for making stuffed rice with soy sauce as he did for dim sum!
However, Li Qiao knows so many things, and he is the happy one.
hey-hey.
When Li Qiao and Tao Zhu finally returned to their former shamelessness, the news that the southern flood spread to four prefectures and affected millions of people finally reached the capital.
The good weather in Shengjing in the past few days was actually affected by the heavy rain in the south. It rained heavily and continuously in Shengjing, not to mention the four southern prefectures at the center of the heavy rain.
Millions of people were affected and millions of acres of crops were flooded. The losses were too great.
Sheng Hong was furious and immediately sent people to the four prefectures to investigate the specific situation. However, investigating the actual situation was only the first step. The next most important thing was disaster relief.
No matter what the situation is on the ground, disaster relief is needed now.
So many people have lost their homes and crops. If they are not comforted well, the trouble will be big. At the least, the refugees run around and affect public security in many places; at the worst, the refugees unite to rebel.
But who will be sent to these four prefectures to take charge of the specific disaster relief work?
Sheng Hong was a little undecided.
Because in the court, the third prince and the fifth prince all took the initiative to ask for help, hoping to take over this job.
At present, the conflict between the two princes has been put on the table. They both have their eyes on the position of prince, but there is no big event this year. Although the two of them compete fiercely, they can't widen the gap.
