Chapter 177 Offering Advice
It seems that Lin Yuanqiu recognized this as the third prince because of the previous Qionglin Banquet.
At that time, the eldest prince, the second prince, and the third prince came over to sit for a while when the banquet started.
It stands to reason that more than two years have passed since the Qionglin Banquet. People like this who have only met once should have forgotten it long ago.
The reason why Lin Yuanqiu was so impressed by the third prince was because among the princes that day, the eldest prince and the second prince both had big smiles and looked like the big brothers next door.
Only this person, fully clothed and sitting in danger, with a serious look on his face, made Lin Yuanqiu couldn't help but take a few more glances, and remembered it in his heart.
Just like now, after Lin Yuanqiu saluted him, the third prince just nodded slightly without any smile on his face.
Lin Yuanqiu didn't think much about it. In his previous life, he ran a company and came into contact with a lot of people. He saw everyone.
Lin Yuanqiu said that if he really wanted to deal with someone, this kind of unsmiling person would be more reassuring. It's not like he has never seen those people who look kind on their faces but stab you behind your back.
Therefore, to understand a person, you really can’t just look at the surface.
When the princes reach adulthood, they are often sent out to help handle affairs.
In the words of Emperor Jing Kang, it is difficult to see the true meaning by sitting down and discussing the truth. Only by going out and practicing more can you broaden your horizons.
Entering June, rainy weather begins again in the south. If there is too much rain, floods will inevitably occur. This time, Shiqing County and Changshan County in Luzhou Prefecture were the most severely affected by waterlogging. Although not many houses collapsed, the rice that was heading into the ear was soaked by the rain for several days. Although the high water has receded now, this season's grain harvest will definitely be lost.
The third prince just came back from Luzhou Mansion yesterday. This time he not only went to inspect the dam that had been washed away by the flood. He also worked with the prefect of Luzhou to help local people seize the time to replant rice, so that they would not lose the harvest throughout the year.
However, the Third Prince also knew that although the grain seeds had been re-sown, it might not be until November when the grain in the fields could be harvested. And for rice with the wrong climate, the harvest will definitely not be much better.
Therefore, it is certain that the imperial court will send relief food to Shiqing County and Changshan County due to this flood.
Therefore, when the third prince came today, in addition to explaining the affairs of the Luzhou Mansion to his Majesty, he also wanted to talk about relief matters.
However, when he saw officials from the Hanlin Academy approaching, the third prince knew that it was his father who had summoned him to the palace to lecture on classics and history, so he was ready to leave after he had only finished speaking half of the words.
In fact, Lin Yuanqiu was a little confused at this moment.
Logically speaking, when the Third Prince and His Majesty were discussing matters in the imperial study, shouldn't he have been allowed to wait outside the door? Why did he let himself in like this?
Lin Yuanqiu naturally didn't know that Emperor Jingkang called him in just because he thought of the resettlement method for the refugees given by Lin Xiuzhuan earlier. So when he heard the third prince saying that many farmers were not active in replanting food, Emperor Jingkang I just wanted to hear if Lin Xiuzhan had any better ideas.
It turns out that some farmers did not take the grain replanting after the water receded this time seriously.
Except for a small number of people who feel that their work must have been in vain, most of them are directly waiting at home for food relief.
If the local magistrate hadn't asked the police officers to go to each village and place notices saying that if any family left their fields empty, they would be severely punished, I'm afraid there would still be many fields left vacant right now.
In fact, this situation has always existed. When many farmers are hit by a disaster, the first thing they think of is not how to remedy the situation, but they only focus on waiting for relief from the court.
Emperor Jingkang said that it was not that he was reluctant to part with the relief food, but that the people's mentality was really unacceptable.
Now that the situation is good this year, the people don't think so, but if there is drought and flood in the 21st year of Jingsheng, the scene of starvation and death may happen again.
Emperor Jingkang was already seventeen at that time, so he naturally remembered this incident clearly.
Now that I think about it, the droughts and floods that year were not serious except for the widespread damage. The main reason why people were hungry later was that farmers relied too much on disaster relief food.
Emperor Jingkang thought that if after the flood, all the land that was not severely affected could be replanted with food in time, even if other easy-to-live short-term crops were planted, it would not be the case that when the drought came later, every household would not have anything to satisfy their hunger. , and all pointed at the imperial court.
Not to mention that in the end, even the imperial court would have no food to provide relief.
Therefore, the top priority is to find a way for people to actively remedy disasters, and it must be a way that they are willing to do so. In this case, if there is a widespread famine in the future, the imperial court will not be helpless as the people starve and become homeless.
Li Zhen was very surprised when he heard that his father actually asked Lin Xiuzhan this question.
As a prince, although he did not talk about the details of the affairs in the court, he knew most of them, including the fact that Xueshi Yang and Xueshu were punished by their father to kneel down, while Lin Xiuzhan was rewarded by his father with a study room. thing.
To be honest, after listening to it at the time, Li Zhen's thoughts were similar to those of Yang and Hu. He also felt that Lin Xiuzhan's answer was just a trick.
However, Lin Xiuzuan's cleverness can be seen from such tricks.
However, cleverness does not mean resourcefulness. After all, age matters.
Therefore, the third prince did not think that Lin Xiuzuan was resourceful.
Lin Yuanqiu, on the other hand, was in a state of confusion.
He had promised to give a lecture on Classics and History, but why did he end up coming up with ideas? Fortunately, when he rode over, he was still blindly guessing about today's Classics and History questions.
Also, the idea of making people willing to save themselves was so sudden that he thought, how could he have imagined it?
But when he saw two pairs of very similar single phoenix eyes staring at him, Lin Yuanqiu quickly understood that if he directly said that he didn't know today, he would probably have to kneel at the door.
Lin Yuanqiu didn't waste any more time and quickly started thinking.
By the way, under what circumstances will a person do something willingly?
Lin Yuanqiu gave examples one by one while thinking. Soon he thought about earning money. The reason why people take the initiative to earn money is nothing more than a few reasons. First, they have to earn money to support their families. The second is to make life at home prosperous, so go earn it. Another point is that the family has foreign debts to repay and has to earn.
By the way, foreign debt!
Lin Yuanqiu suddenly felt blessed. The imperial court could change the relief grain distribution to the victims to lending grain. In this way, the victims who had food to return would actively think about remedial measures instead of just waiting.
The most important point is that there is an essential difference between giving out food for relief and borrowing food. Because the former is given for free, the food that the people can receive is pitiful, and it is even more impossible to eat enough.
As for borrowing grain, the government can set an upper limit based on the number of acres of farmland in the borrower's home. As long as it does not exceed this amount, it can be borrowed no matter how much it is. In this way, the victims will make a planned decision on the amount of food they want to borrow based on their family's ability to repay. This amount will definitely ensure that their families will no longer go hungry.
As for the source of the borrowed grain, Lin Yuanqiu felt that the Changpingcang near the state capitals would be sufficient.
Originally, the grain in Changping Granary was used for famine preparation and disaster relief, and the most important point was that Changping Granary was directly under the control of the imperial court. This way, some shady local officials could be avoided, and the food could be borrowed on the pretext of borrowing grain. , doing all kinds of things to harm the victims.
The more Lin Yuanqiu thought about it, the more he felt that his method was very good. In this way, when a famine came, the people would not have to worry about lack of food.
In Lin Yuanqiu's view, who in this world is willing to live a life of wandering and hunger. I thought that after the victims borrowed the food, the next step would be to make good repairs and try to return the food as soon as possible.
As for the imperial court, it will not spend a large amount of food relief to cause the granary to be empty, so that when large-scale disaster relief is really needed, it will not be able to provide food.
However, before using this method, you must distinguish between remediable and irremediable situations. Don't forget that there will be no replanting of food in the fields, and here we are forcing the victims to return the food. Isn't this forcing people into desperation?
Lin Yuanqiu believed that if anything could not be remedied, the court could only distribute relief grains to the victims that did not need to be returned.
After sorting out his own methods, Lin Yuanqiu organized his words, and then said, "Reporting to the Holy Sage, I think that if drought and floods make it impossible to replant the fields for a while, we will still provide relief, but if the floods and droughts can be undone, we can lend some accommodation." , no interest will be collected, and it will be repaid when the harvest is ripe in the coming year. In this way, even if there is an apology, the people will not be short of food, and they will avoid exile."
Borrow food?
Emperor Jingkang was stunned. Every time there was a famine, the court would only think of direct relief. No one had ever thought of lending food to the victims to tide them over.
But after thinking about it carefully, Emperor Jing Kang felt that this method was very wonderful.
Because only in this way, the victims will feel at ease and actively work in the fields, and pay back the borrowed grain when the harvest is harvested.
Also, as Lin Xiuzhuan said, this method can avoid exile.
You must know that whenever a disaster occurs, the biggest headache for Emperor Jingkang is the gathering of refugees, which not only affects the stability of society, but also threatens the court. If the control is not good, it is very possible to subvert the political power.
This time, the problem is fundamentally solved.
Thinking of this, Emperor Jing Kang couldn't help but nod and praise, "This is a great idea!"
Emperor Jingkang had made up his mind that if he could lend food leniently, the victims would only need to return 70% of the borrowed food, and the remaining 30% should be regarded as relief from the court to the victims.
The third prince also had the same idea as Emperor Jingkang. After all, this was a loan of food for disaster relief, so the court couldn't bear to take out even a cent.
What's more, if all the victims are returned, then the coming year will definitely not be any easier.
Thinking of his own indifference just now, the third prince couldn't help but look at Lin Xiuzuan. He was gentle and elegant. Although he was young, his ideas were mature and he directly solved many problems in disaster relief.
Sure enough, my father's vision was never wrong.
If a minister performs well, the emperor will naturally encourage him.
When he heard that the emperor asked Eunuch Wu to go to the warehouse to get a study room, Lin Yuanqiu couldn't help but mutter in his heart. The emperor must have prepared a lot of study rooms in the warehouse. No, he already got a second set.
And the first set is still on the incense table at home.
Lin Yuanqiu kowtowed and thanked him. When he got up and was about to leave the imperial study, he heard the Holy Master ask, "Yesterday the Ministry of Official Affairs sent something to the outside world. Please come over. I saw that there was also the name Lin Xiuzan on it. I don't know why Lin Xiuzan had such an idea." ?”
Why, of course I want to avoid the dangerous period when your son is trying to seize the throne.
Lin Yuanqiu bowed and said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles. I believe that officials should do the same. Go out more to the people and get closer to the local people, so that you can better ask for the needs of the people."
After hearing this, Emperor Jingkang couldn't help but nodded. The smile on his face was kind and kind that Lin Yuanqiu had never seen before.
The third prince, who had a serious look on his face, also raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
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When the red persimmons in Zhuangzi were hanging on the branches, Wang Wenchang's letter finally arrived.
As for why the word "finally" was used, it was because everyone in the Lin family was looking forward to his good news.
Lin Yuanqiu had a good premonition when he saw the words "Uncle and Brother" written on the envelope like flowing water.
After taking it apart, it was found that, sure enough, Wang Wenchang had won the Guipang in this provincial examination, ranking 32nd.
Knowing that their young son-in-law had won the election, Lin Sanzhu and Feng were overjoyed. Now, their family Chuncao was also elected as a lady.
As for Mrs. Wu, she couldn't help but look at her third son again and again. The third son was naughty when he was a child, but he grew up to be lazy. She thought that this bad thing would definitely have a happy life in the future, but she didn't expect that now the third son is the best. fate.
Isn't that a good fortune? The father of the number one scholar and the father-in-law of two sons-in-law. Wu rolled her head and thought carefully about it. On the day she gave birth to her third child, there must have been auspicious clouds floating in the sky, right?
Seeing his mother staring at him, Lin Sanzhu, who was busy peeling the persimmon skin, couldn't hold it back, "Mom, my son just ate one piece, you can't be so stingy."
Now it's not like the family is selling persimmon cakes for money, so he won't get beaten if he eats a few.
Wu was about to roll her eyes at the evil thing, but she saw her grandchildren, each holding a persimmon in their hands, and started stuffing it into their mouths.
Oops, Mrs. Wu hurriedly got up and hurriedly stopped her. She just finished eating. Now she is eating again, so don’t burst her stomach.
This year is the peak fruiting period of the persimmon trees. In order to successfully turn the mountains of persimmon fruits into persimmon cakes, the Lin family started busy as early as when the fruits turned red.
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Chapter 178 Sold out
Originally, Mrs. Wu had no intention of letting her mothers-in-law participate in making persimmon cakes as before.
After all, this is a big source of income for the family. If someone tells someone about his method, how much money will he earn in the future?
Lin Sanzhu disagreed with my mother's idea.
