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This day was the day of the imperial court meeting every ten years, and Feng Yunshan came to the court early, only to find that he was actually the last to arrive. couldn't help but smile and said, "Zhong Aiqing is so early, didn't he get up before dawn?" In the future, I must not do this, I now stipulate that in the future, I can only go to court in the middle of the morning, that is, at eight o'clock in the morning. Don't be late or too early. ”

Nowadays, the Chinese Empire has implemented standards, but Feng Yunshan has been accustomed to this ancient hour since he crossed over, so he also uses the hour to measure the time from time to time, and as soon as he said it, he woke up and immediately changed his words, stipulating that he would go to court on time at eight o'clock in the morning.

Since the implementation of the Ten Dynasty, the court officials have been courting early every time, and each time it is earlier than the other, Feng Yunshan is not good for so many court officials to wait, so he also opened the court earlier, who would have thought that as soon as he was early, those officials would be even earlier next time. In this way, every ten years rushed forward a quarter of an hour earlier, and after a few months, it was three hours earlier than the original 8 o'clock in the morning, and the court started before 5 o'clock in the morning. Feng Yunshan issued an order again, stipulating that he could not go to court too early.

"Zhong Aiqing, do you have a state affair to play today?" Feng Yunshan set the time for going to the court, and it was the beginning of the dynasty, and he talked about the opening remarks.

"Your Majesty, Weichen has something to do!" Liu Changyou took the lead and said: "Last year, the wind and rain in the six southern provinces were smooth, coupled with the use of phosphate fertilizer and the cooperation and mutual assistance of various towns and villages, the people planted double-cropping rice, and the grain harvested a bumper harvest. ”

"Thanks to Your Majesty's blessings, the new emperor has a new atmosphere, and the people live in peace and happiness." Liu Changyou first praised it, then changed his words, coughed and said: "But I didn't expect that too much rice caused the price of rice to fall, and rice hurt farmers!" Although the Ministry of Agriculture promptly organized the transportation of grain from the six old provinces to the grain-deficient areas in the north, it was inefficient and did not transport much in the past few months. Moreover, only some prefectures in the north, such as Zhili, Shandong, Henan, and Shanxi, are short of grain, but the shortage is not large. In addition, the grain that was transferred through the non-governmental sector in the early stage and the grain used in preparation for the diversion of the Yellow River and the floods in Shandong last year has basically met the needs. Therefore, the grain was not easily transported to the north, but it could not be sold at a price, and it only increased the loss. I didn't expect this food to be too much, and it was also difficult to do! Weichen is worried that if the price of this grain is still so low, this year's spring ploughing, the people will lack the interest in growing grain. ”

"There is so much surplus of food?" Feng Yunshan was taken aback. He was clear about last year's bumper grain harvest. Just as Liu Changyou said, because the six southern provinces that were first occupied by the captive army carried out large-scale land redistribution, many landless and landless people were allocated fields, at least they could rent and plant public or low-rent fields, and their enthusiasm increased greatly.

But he didn't expect that so much grain would be added, and the people couldn't eat it all, and it also caused the price of grain to plummet, which hurt the peasants a little.

"Your Majesty, after going to the folk investigation of Jiangning Township outside the Shengjing City, Weichen found that there is this phenomenon: although there is a lot of food at home, many people are still used to two meals a day, each meal is rice porridge and wild vegetables and other filling stomachs, but the rice is more than before, and each meal is two more bowls. The daily food consumption is not much, and most of the food at home has been accumulated. Moreover, in addition to renting grain such as public leased fields, the rest of the grain taxes on private fields were paid in holy coins, causing many people to sell grain in exchange for holy coins to deliver. However, many of the original big grain merchants in the market were eradicated and confiscated as big gentry in the era of the Holy Army, resulting in no grain merchants doing grain business in the entire six southern provinces, and the government did not buy grain. As a result, the grain is always sold among the villagers in various towns and villages, how can it be sold? Liu Changyou reported.

"Alas, it is my fault that the people have saved so far!" Feng Yunshan sighed: "Wang Aiqing of the Ministry of General Affairs, publicize and mobilize the people to develop the habit of three meals a day, increase their physical strength and facilitate their work, and you will be responsible." ”

After instructing Wang Minyun, Feng Yunshan said to Zeng Guanlan, vice premier of the cabinet: "Zeng Aiqing, you are the vice premier of the cabinet, so you will lead the ministries and provinces to formulate a charter, and the imperial court will come forward, and who will implement it, whether it is Nanyang Company, state capitals at all levels, or even towns and towns, you study well, what I want is a result: the price of grain should not be too expensive, but it should not be too cheap, and it is necessary to stimulate the interest of the people in growing grain." As for the transportation of grain, how many ships have been dispatched by the Liangguang Ocean Shipping Company and the Southern Water Transport Company to transport grain? If the transfer is not moved, the general managers of both companies will punish me. If that's not enough, send a water master to help! ”

It can be seen that Feng Yunshan is a little annoyed with Zeng Guanlan. Because he is his confidant, he has no scruples about speaking, and he will say whatever he thinks of.

Zeng Guanlan's face turned red, and he hurriedly knelt down and agreed: "Your Majesty, rest assured, Weichen will definitely handle it properly." ”

Liu Changyou saw that the problem had been solved, and he didn't say anything more.

At this time, Wu Chongyao, vice minister of the Ministry of Commerce, came out and said: "Your Majesty, the king of Vietnam, a former Qing vassal state, sent an envoy to Phan Thanh Kyen to Shengjing to ask for an audience with Your Majesty. Weichen guessed that he should want to submit his credentials and call him a tribute. By the way, ask for the protection of the imperial court. ”

"Oh, is it Liu Changqing or Zhu Hongying, they invaded Vietnam, so they have to ask the court for help?" Feng Yunshan said with a smile: "So, the time has come to restore Annan, the homeland of the former Ming Dynasty?" Announce his audience. ”

Feng Yunshan has always paid attention to Vietnam, and even when Liu Changqing fled into northern Vietnam, Luo Qiongshu and they wanted to lead the army into Vietnam and ask him for instructions, he thought that one day, keeping Liu Changqing to develop slowly, was to one day, he could send troops into Vietnam. He didn't know that the king of Vietnam would send an envoy to ask for help, but when Liu Changqing harassed Guangxi, he could use this as an excuse to enter Vietnam and arrest Liu Changqing. Now that the king of Vietnam has sent an envoy to the court, it will be easier to do so.

Although he was born in a village in Bien Hoa Province, Vietnam, he is a native of Vietnam, but his paternal line has always been of Han Chinese blood, and his grandfather was originally a native of Haicheng County, Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian.

More than ten years ago, he had made an envoy to Beijing to meet the Daoguang Emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, so this time the Vietnamese king asked him to send an envoy again. Pan Thanh Jian is a high-ranking and powerful person, and he is also a "Ming Xiang person" in Vietnam, and he has won the trust of the Vietnamese king Emperor Duc, and he served as a waiter in the Ministry of Rites a few years ago.

This time he came to pay tribute, he was very confident that he could successfully complete the task, so he was not too worried.

"The special envoy of Vietnam of the foreign vassal state, Pan Qingjian, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, pays a visit to His Majesty the Emperor of the Chinese Empire, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" Pan Thanh Kyen meticulously finished the big ceremony of kneeling three times and bowing nine times, and after shouting long live, he held the national letter in his hand high above his head, and continued: "The minister of Vietnam, King Nguyen Phuc Dinh, has written a letter, begging His Majesty to include Vietnam as a vassal state in order to seek refuge!" May the generations be called ministers and pay tribute, and never betray. ”

Liu Shengbang took the credentials and handed them to Feng Yunshan.

Feng Yunshan just swept his eyes slightly, then threw them aside, and shouted: "You and the little landlord of Guangnan dare to call himself Vietnam? Ruan, the lord of Ruan, was originally divided in Guangnan, and served the Ming Dynasty of China, but betrayed the Ming Dynasty after the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, and served the Manchu Qing of a foreign race, which was disloyal. Moreover, he was originally a warlord in Quang Nam, encroaching on Annam step by step, bullying the people of Annam, China, and I also inquired that your lord Ruan Clan dared to call himself Emperor Duc, he was really arrogant and arrogant, and he didn't know whether he was alive or dead! ”

Pan Qingjian under the court was stunned!