Jiang Yi is a shrewd person. If you check his resume, you will find that he can do everything Xiao Yuan tells him very well.
Liu Changqing is a selfless and upright person who often offends Yan Zhijian.
These two have always had a common song, but they are both important ministers of the country. You can't stand me, and I can't stand you. When they meet together, they are naturally incompatible.
After the banquet, that night, Liu Changqing asked people to move all the files of Dai Yang to his study.
In response to this, Jiang Yi just smiled and said to the county guard: "As for the inspector, if he wants to see anything, just send it to him."
Just like that, a few more days passed.
Jiang Yi was planning water conservancy issues with the governor of Daiyang in the study. The two of them stood in front of the table. There was a map on the table. Jiang Yi pointed at the map and said: "The drought in Daiyang is related to the backwardness of water storage." It has a lot to do with it. We must take advantage of this time to improve this matter so that every county and township has reservoirs, weirs and ponds that nourish farmland..."
Just as he was saying this, a county official came in, saluted and said, "Master Jiang, the inspector wants to see you."
"Trouble." Jiang Yi frowned, but the other party's inspector had the right to inspect. He had no choice but to say to the county guard: "Think it over again and see if there is anything else we haven't considered."
"Yes." The county guard responded.
Not long after, Jiang Yi came to the study room where Liu Changqing was. After entering, she was not polite at all. She sat down directly next to her servant, poured herself a cup of tea, and said slightly displeased: "I told you, you can do it." I will do my own business, and no one will interfere with each other."
"But Daiyang and the surrounding disaster areas are all your responsibility. If not you, who should I look for?" Liu Changqing said.
"Say it." Jiang Yi glanced at him angrily.
Liu Changqing picked up an official document and said, "After investigation, Mingxi County replaced some of the relief grains with brown rice and bran, mixed them together, and used them as official grains. Does Mr. Jiang know about this?"
"Of course I know." Jiang Yi got straight to the point: "Because this is my order, not only in Mingxi County, but also in all counties and villages under Daiyang's jurisdiction."
"What did you say!?" Liu Changqing was furious when he heard this. He really didn't expect that Jiang Yi would admit it like this. Isn't this man a tactful and sophisticated person who can take advantage of every opportunity?
Jiang Yi ignored his anger, took the lid of the tea cup and took a sip of tea.
Liu Changqing said angrily: "You are blatantly stealing money! You are using your power for personal gain!"
"Really?" Jiang Yi said unhurriedly: "Master Liu, do you know that one pound of snow-white rice can be replaced by more than four pounds of rough food? If you say that I am using power for personal gain, I am not afraid to tell you where it is, most of it." I exchanged all of the 100,000 dan for food relief and replaced it with 430,000 dan of rough food!"
"What..." Liu Changqing was dumbfounded, "You, you want to use this to provide disaster relief..."
"Of course." Jiang Yi didn't shy away from it: "The disaster in Daiyang and surrounding areas is far beyond what one hundred thousand dan of grain can solve."
"Yes, but brown rice and bran are not human rations." Liu Changqing said sadly: "You are treating the victims as beasts."
"What did you say? Beast?" Jiang Yi stared at him and sneered: "Have Master Liu ever eaten bark and weeds? People are very hungry and will eat anything. This is also food!"
"You! You are shameless!" Liu Changqing scolded sternly.
"Shameless? Yes, you Liu Changqing is a loyal minister! Integrity and integrity! I, Jiang Yi, am a traitorous minister! I am a corrupt official, that's enough!"
At this point, Jiang Yi also lost her temper. She stood up suddenly and pointed to the door: "Does Mr. Liu know how many victims there are in Daiyang?"
"When I first came here, what I saw and heard was that it was seven hundred miles in radius, seven hundred miles in total! I couldn't find any food!"
"A bag of millet, a bag as big as a palm, has been replaced by a six-year-old girl! It's almost like a child cannibalizing you! Do you understand?"
He yelled angrily and emotionally. Liu Changqing was shocked. He couldn't help swallowing and stammered: "The relief... the food relief is not enough. You can write to the king and ask for it from the court..."
"Yes, you can have it, but how much is it?" Jiang Yi calmed down, sat back and said, "Mr. Liu, you have a breeze in your sleeves and only read the books of sages, but disasters are connected with human nature. In the world There are not so many perfect things! Saving people is the most important thing!"
"The disaster in Daiyang is the worst, but look, has anyone starved to death? No, not a single person, because they can all have enough to eat now!"
Liu Changqing was shocked again. He paused for a while and then said: "Since the disaster is serious, then officials like us should set an example. Why do we need to eat and drink so much?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Jiang Yi said angrily: "Disaster relief is handled by officials. If they are hungry, can they still do good things? Now I am in charge of the Daiyang disaster area. I don't think so. If there is anything wrong, if Mr. Liu thinks it is wrong, you can write a letter and report it to the king."
"You!" Liu Changqing choked again and sued Xiao Yuan? say what? Are you saying that Jiang Yi and the others have better food than the victims?
Both of them are capable officials, but their philosophies are very different.
Strictly speaking, Liu Changqing only has the power to investigate corruption, so there is nothing he can do about Jiang Yi's words, but he said: "As for the relief money, according to official records, the millions of taels of disaster relief funds have not been used. For relief.”
"The money is all there, and I am also preparing for this matter." Jiang Yi said: "As the Prime Minister said, simple relief cannot solve the actual problem. In the Daiyang area, there are very few water storage weirs and ponds, and there are even more large reservoirs. No, this money can just be used on irrigation projects and building some reservoirs to prepare for future troubles."
"To carry out a project, you need civilian workers. The victims will rush to work. We will provide food and accommodation and pay wages. By the time the reservoir is repaired, the disaster will have been over."
After he finished speaking, Liu Changqing could not refute, but could only say uneasily: "I want to inspect the treasury."
"Whatever." Jiang Yi had an indifferent expression. After taking another sip of tea, she stood up and cupped her hands: "If there's nothing else, I won't disturb you anymore. I'll take my leave."
Looking at his back, Liu Changqing moved the corners of his mouth, wanting to stop him and say something, but he couldn't.
The two of them, a Shaofu Ling, one of the Nine Qings, and a Prime Minister, are both high-ranking officials.
With different political views, the methods of doing things are even more different.
Xiao Yuan made full use of their talents and put great emphasis on them.
It's hard to say whether Jiang Yi is greedy or not. He will never be lenient with certain money that can be taken. For example, some wealthy businessmen ask him to do things and give him large sums of money as gifts. If he can use his power to help others, it will not affect him. He will definitely take the money.
But when it comes to big issues, like disaster relief funds, even if you beat him to death, he won't get a penny.
This is called shrewdness, knowing what can be done and what cannot be done.
