It can be said that as long as it survives the most difficult period of winter and spring, Qingzhou's entire basic market will stabilize. With the help of the government, the people returned to their villages and reclaimed the land in preparation for next year's spring plowing.
Of course, a drought starved countless people to death, and also made the gentry a lot of money. Although a lot of it was cut off by Qi King Li Nian, their biggest gain was the land that was ownerless everywhere.
Most of these lands went into the pockets of the gentry, while a few were distributed by the government to the common people.
If it doesn't rain again, the imperial court will see no hope and will not invest any more money and food to help with post-disaster reconstruction. At that time, they will directly move the people of Qingzhou and distribute them to other areas.
In fact, the scheduling ability of the Great Zhou court was considered to be the best among all dynasties. Although there were corrupt officials, the overall situation was still good.
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Imperial City, Yangxin Hall.
The old emperor was leaning on the dragon couch, closing his eyes and concentrating. Cao Yuchen on the side was reading a memorial slowly, and his peaceful voice echoed in the hall, unhurried and very comfortable.
The old emperor's health is now much better than before. Although he still looks old, his face is covered with age spots, and his skin has become loose and full of wrinkles, his spirit is much better.
Of course, all this is also due to the pills he took continuously during his illness.
After listening to the memorial, he slowly opened his eyes, with an inexplicable look flashing in his eyes, "The second brother went to Qingzhou this time to do a lot of practical things, but he was a little reckless and his methods were too rough."
"Just follow what is written in the booklet and reward based on merit."
"Yes!" Cao Yuchen nodded slightly, then put down the memorial and prepared to read the next memorial.
At this moment, the old emperor seemed to remember something and asked again, "By the way, how is the Imperial Master? Haven't you returned to the capital?"
"Your Majesty, the Imperial Preceptor went into seclusion after praying for rain and has not returned to Beijing yet." At this point, he paused and continued, "In order to pray for rain, the Imperial Preceptor went to the East China Sea to pray for rain. Thousands of miles of sea have evaporated, and the East China Sea Dragon Clan has submitted a document to the Xuanjing Division, asking the court to compensate the Shui Clan for their losses, how should we respond?"
The old emperor narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Huh, it's just a group of loaches. What's wrong with borrowing some water? Don't worry about them, they can't even get to the shore anyway." His words were full of disdain.
More than forty years ago, the Great Zhou Dynasty swept through the world of immortals and almost wiped out all the Dragon Clan in the East China Sea. He even forced them to sign a city-wide alliance, prohibiting them from ever setting foot inland.
Therefore, the old emperor paid no attention to their protests.
"My slave understands."
"This time the drought in Qingzhou was relieved, the national division was indispensable, and you will be rewarded for it. In addition..." Emperor Shenwu hesitated for a moment, and then continued, "Chen Faxuan is dead, and the Xuanjing Division is leaderless, just like a The beach is scattered, and when the imperial master returns to the capital, let him take on the role of Deputy Mirror Master of Xuanjing Division first."
Suddenly, Cao Yuchen felt a turmoil in his heart. Although he was the deputy of the Xuanjing Division, he knew that sooner or later, the position of the mirror commander would belong to the national master.
Because, although there is no shortage of Yuanying Zhenren in Xuanjing Division, in terms of combat effectiveness, none of them can compare with the Imperial Master. After all, even the direct disciples of the Kunlun Taoist Sect were defeated by the Imperial Master.
If he takes the position of the Mirror Master of the Xuanjing Division, it will be enough to intimidate Xiao Xiao in the capital and gather the power of the Xuanjing Division.
Now most of the elites of the Xuanjing Division are in the northwest looking for clues to Chen Faxuan's death. There is a vacancy in the capital's defense, and the Imperial Master can just fill it.
In just an instant, Cao Yuchen regained his composure and responded. He raised his head with a flattering smile on his face, "You obey, I will make arrangements now. When the Imperial Master returns to the capital, I will make up for it immediately."
At this time, the old emperor showed a look of exhaustion on his face, yawned, and waved his hand, "You can go down first."
"I excuse you, my servant." Cao Yuchen bowed and slowly retreated.
After Cao Yuchen left, the old emperor got up from the dragon bed, took a pill from the secret guard of Xuanjing Division, and drank it directly. Immediately, the effect was immediate, the tired look disappeared, and his face became rosy. stand up.
However, after he took the ammunition, a wisp of black energy loomed deep in his spiritual platform.
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Qingzhou.
After saying goodbye to Su Ming, Qi King Li Nian prepared to leave Qingzhou.
On the day he left, all the officials in Qingzhou gathered to watch him leave. After he left, the officials in Qingzhou were overjoyed and heaved a sigh of relief and finally left.
On the day King Qi left, many people secretly left Qingzhou, but their departure did not disturb anyone, as if they had never existed, just like lonely ghosts.
Su Ming's existence was like a sea-fixing needle, suppressing the Qingzhou Immortal Cultivation Circle from taking the lead. Since he came to Qingzhou, the major sects and Cultivation Cultivation Families here have opened their formations early and no longer accept outsiders.
Even after the drought in Qingzhou was lifted, they remained like this.
It is worth mentioning that the rainfall in Qingzhou has finally returned to normal. Before the water stored in the golden bowl was used up, rainfall began to fall in some parts of Qingzhou. Although it was not much, it also indicated that the disaster had been completely overcome.
At this moment, the imperial court's order came again.
It's nothing more than carrots and sticks. Some people lost their posts, some were promoted, and some left. Ning'an City County Sheriff Tang Mingzhao was also transferred elsewhere. Basically, county guards like him were transferred, and there were a few. Dismissed and investigated.
This transfer order caused a commotion in Qingzhou's officialdom. The reason was that the report from the King of Qi and the report from Qingzhou officials were submitted to the cabinet together.
The two completely different memorials made the chief assistant Zhang Daozhi furious. In order to verify the authenticity, Zhang Daozhi asked Emperor Shenwu to mobilize information from the Xuanjing Division.
Sure enough, when the three parties gathered together, it was clear who lied.
If it were normal, most officials in Qingzhou would probably be beheaded, because in the past two years, as the old emperor became ill and became increasingly moody, all corrupt officials would not end well.
It's a pity that His Highness the King of Qi's methods were too rough, and he offended not only the Qingzhou officials, but also the gentry.
The imperial court could move officials, but not the gentry. After all, Qingzhou still needed their help in governance. After all, since ancient times, imperial power had not been sent to the countryside, and high-level governance was often carried out through power subcontracting and progressed layer by layer.
The grassroots rule requires the help of the gentry to maintain it. Moreover, the gentry from all over the country also contributed to this disaster relief. Therefore, the cabinet turned a blind eye and did not deal with them.
However, officials in Qingzhou can be exempted from death penalty but cannot escape from living crime, which is why the current official turmoil has occurred.
