Sheng Hong could no longer stay in the palace and moved to Dingchun Garden.
All civil and military officials returned to the old days of going to court every three days. Moreover, if there was no important matter to attend, they could not go to Dingchun Garden for many days and just go to their respective yamen on time every day.
Even Li Qiao and Sheng Hong could no longer push him hard. Sheng Hong asked him to go to Dingchun Garden every two days instead of reporting every day.
The only major event recently is the typhoon in Zhehai Province. Although this event is heartbreaking, it is easy to arrange.
The governor of Zhehai Province and the prefects and magistrates of the disaster-stricken prefectures and counties all actively provided disaster relief to prevent Sheng Hong from being demoted from his official position.
On the court's side, in addition to the five million kilograms of grain donated by Li Qiao, Sheng Hong also transferred grain from the neighboring Jiangshu and Dongguang provinces, and other relief materials such as keel waterwheels, seeds, building materials, etc. Everything has been arranged.
Sheng Hong raised funds for all those who could - after tasting the sweetness of raising 1.5 million taels for the Yun Province earthquake and farmland last time, he fell deeply in love with this fundraising activity.
Thinking about it, even though the surname of this prosperous country is Sheng, if there are no soldiers guarding the border and without him as the emperor, how can there be a stable life for hundreds of officials, nobles and wealthy businessmen?
It has always been the prosperity of the people and the suffering of the people, but the officials, nobles and wealthy businessmen have always been enjoying happiness. In order to enjoy the happiness for a long time, then spend some money.
However, he did not force people to donate money or materials. This matter was about voluntariness.
If he didn't force it, everyone would donate less. The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty donated a hundred taels, while the few donated only a few taels. Together with the people, they finally collected a hundred thousand taels of silver and a million catties of grain.
This little money and food were far from enough for disaster relief, so he allocated more money from the treasury.
Therefore, the typhoon issue in Zhehai Province has been resolved.
As for drought, just irrigate crops step by step. This is how farmers have lived for thousands of years.
Therefore, there are really no major events in the DPRK recently, so Li Qiao can take a rest.
Of course, this break is not just a holiday.
You still have to go to work when you have to go to the household department.
The weather is dry, and as Li Qiao is the head of the Household Department, the attendance law restricts him to nothing but drawing a knot every morning.
He doesn't have to stay in the household department all day long.
The weather was dry, so he rode his horse around outside the city every day to watch farmers irrigate their fields.
The large and small rivers, ditches and ponds outside Shengjing City are used by farmers every day, and the water level has dropped a lot.
He quietly threw palm-sized water balloons inside.
Although the water polo is small, each water polo is one-twentieth of the West Lake.
After his power reaches level eight, he can compress more water. In the past year, he has stored many such water balls.
However, he threw few water balloons and the water level did not rise significantly, so it did not arouse any suspicion.
Even if some thoughtful people find it strange, they will only think of God's miracles.
Dasheng did not have the habit of building reservoirs, and there was no reservoir to control the water volume in these ditches and ponds. Apart from miracles, people could not think of a second possibility.
Generally speaking, the Shengjing area has no worries about irrigation, but some areas in Jibei Province have experienced a reduction in wheat production due to a drought that has lasted for half a year.
Now is the time when autumn grains are growing vigorously. If there is a lack of irrigation, the autumn grain production will also be reduced.
On this day, Li Qiao finished processing the papers in Dingchun Garden, and it happened to be noon.
The weather was hot, and it was hard to rush back at this time. Sheng Hong asked him to have lunch with him. During the chat, he mentioned his concerns about the autumn grain. Sheng Hong couldn't help but clicked his tongue: "You should be the grain inspector."
Li Aiqing cared more about food than the emperor himself.
"Um... Weichen is willing to take over the post of Grain Supervisor. It just so happens that Weichen wants to see with his own eyes the four big rivers dug by craftsmen. How about Weichen take a few days off to go to Jibei Province to have a look?"
Li Qiao looked at Sheng Hong with a pure and kind expression, with a bit of anxiety in his tone.
It was his first time asking for leave, so Sheng Hong wouldn't reject it, right?
He doesn't ask for much, just give him a week.
He can ride a fast horse to see one of the big rivers dug by his family. As for whether there will be a severe drought in the province where the big river is located, he can only leave it to fate.
As a minister, he really couldn't find any more reasons to go to Jibei Province. He could only do this because of the severe drought.
Li Qiao's words came out of the blue, and Sheng Hong couldn't help but put down his chopsticks: "Do you want to go to Jibei Province?"
"Weichen wants to see the four big rivers. So much money has been scattered, and Weichen wants to see the real objects. Although people from the Royal Logistics were sent to check before, Weichen still wants to see it with his own eyes."
Li Qiao continued to explain with the pure kindness on his face.
"That's it..."
Sheng Hong suddenly thought of his previous expectations for the Grand Canal. He thought for a moment and nodded: "You have indeed worked hard in the past few years. If so, I will give you a month's leave. You can go Let's go to Jibei Province. You don't need to hold the post of Grain Controller concurrently. You are not missing one."
"Um?"
Li Qiao's eyes widened instantly, a month?
Sheng Hong was amused by his expression: "One month is less than that. Other officials took leave early during the Chinese New Year, but you stayed with me until the 26th or 7th day of the twelfth lunar month. Now I will let you take a month off. In fact, it’s still my fault.”
"But it's hard work for those who can, and you can only rest for a month."
Li Aiqing can do the work of seven people by himself, so he can't live without Li Aiqing.
"...Thank you, Your Majesty! However, it is my honor to be able to share your worries with Your Majesty. During the period when I am away, please do not overwork yourself. Your dragon body is important."
After listening to Sheng Hong's explanation, Li Qiao was moved and started to care about Sheng Hong's body.
"Don't worry, Li Aiqing. I cherish my life very much. You are also concerned about the affairs of the court. It's rare to take a month off and have fun."
"However, regardless of whether you encounter anything new, please report to me that you are safe every three days. Bring more manpower."
Sheng Hong warned.
Although there are currently very few robbers in Dasheng, we should be afraid of just in case if we are not afraid of ten thousand.
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. Wei Chen will definitely bring his husband and children with him when he goes out this time. Wei Chen will definitely hire more bodyguards."
Hearing Li Qiao's words, Sheng Hong felt relieved. If he brought his husband and children with him, Li Aiqing would never be reckless.
After lunch, Li Qiao returned to the city from Dingchun Garden. He first went to Hubu for a walk, and after getting off work, he rode his horse back home.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, the martial arts class for the three little guys was not over yet.
After getting acquainted with Sheng Shiyu, the three little guys changed the location of the martial arts class to the gate of Li's house. In this way, there was only a wall between them and Sheng Shiyu, and they could communicate by shouting.
If the roaring is not enough, you can also put a ladder on the wall and climb up the wall to communicate.
When Li Qiao came back, the three little guys were practicing boxing with the boxer. They stood on horseback and made a "ho" sound from their small mouths as they pumped their fists. They looked very energetic.
Li Qiao got off his horse, stood nearby and watched for a few minutes, and then entered the house.
Tao Zhu was playing with his children in Xikua Yard with Liu Geer, Zheng Qianqian, Li Xia and Fan Yuanyuan.
In April, both Fan Yuanyuan and Li Yu'an gave birth smoothly. Fan Yuanyuan gave birth to a little girl. Together with Li Xia's second son Zhao Cong, Zheng Qianqian's twins Li Huiming and Li Erbaoju, a group of people were waiting for them. Under the persimmon trees, some played on the swings and others lay in hammocks.
Zhao Cong and Li Huiming are already over two years old. The three little guys are interested in walking at this time. They don't mind the hot weather. They push the walker with their little claws and walk around under the persimmon tree.
When Li Qiao entered the courtyard and saw this scene, the words "population and prosperity" suddenly flashed in his mind.
very nice.
In his previous life, he was a loner, and when he first traveled through time in this life, he was the only one with Tao Zhu. Twelve years later, there were nine children in the family!
big family!
He walked over with a smile on his face without announcing the big news of getting a holiday. In the evening, Li Liang, Wang Guihua, Li Shu, Li Dashan and others all came back, and then he informed everyone of the great news.
The news came suddenly, and everyone was stunned when they heard it.
But after being stunned, I became happy and couldn't stop marveling.
They have seen Li Qiao's hard work in the past few years, and it's finally time to take a breather.
When they heard that he was going to Jibei Province to inspect his four rivers and fields, the three little guys, Li Xiaorui, Li Changfeng, and Li Yunfan, immediately became excited and surrounded him, shouting that they should go too.
One month is so long! They couldn’t bear to leave their father, father, uncle/uncle, uncle, uncle!
And since they have grown up, they have not left Shengjing yet.
"On such a hot day, the carriage is as hot as a steamer under the sun. You will definitely not be able to bear it."
Tao Zhu wanted them to stop thinking. Li Qiao was there to do business, not for fun.
"We can use saltpeter to make ice to cool down, or we can put branches and leaves on the top of the carriage to provide shade. We can bear it!"
Li Xiaorui put his hands on his hips and retorted abruptly.
"That's right, bring saltpeter and you won't have to worry about the heat along the way." Li Changfeng also nodded his head heavily.
Tao Zhu: "..."
Li Qiao was so happy that he raised his finger and flicked their foreheads: "Okay, okay, you can go if you want, but don't complain then. If you complain, I won't take you with me when I go out again."
"Hurrah!"
"I won't complain!"
"Thank you, daddy!"
The three little guys were overjoyed, jumping, jumping and screaming, their little faces flushed with excitement, they were finally leaving Shengjing!
Tao Zhu listened to their laughter and looked at Li Qiao helplessly. How could he do business with three little guys here?
However, if he really had to be separated from the three little guys for a month, he would not be able to bear it.
That's all, just take the three little burdens with you.
There were many children at home, and they were also busy with things in the shop. In the end, only Li Liang set off with the couple.
The next day, when Li Qiao and Tao Zhu were packing their luggage, the three little guys ran to the eldest prince's mansion to say goodbye to their little grandson. They were going out for a month. Of course, they had to tell good friends about such a big event.
After hearing what they said, Sheng Shiyu was so envious that he almost approached his father and wanted to ask for leave.
However, he clenched his little hands and resisted the urge.
For a month, his father would never allow it.
He could only force a smile and tell his three younger brothers that if there was anything interesting along the way, they must tell him after returning to Beijing.
"Don't worry! We will write a diary to record what we see along the way. When we return to Beijing, I will show you my diary!"
Li Yunfan patted his heart with his little hand and assured with a smile.
When his brother Ershan went to Beihu Province to get married, he wrote a diary specifically.
