It is true that Wendeng County is outstanding, it is true that it was impeached by Shandong officials, and it is true that other coastal counties have not opened the sea ban.

However, this does not mean that officials in various localities are unable to provide disaster relief, and from the beginning of spring to the end of autumn and October, there are basically no people who starve to death in Shandong.

Why? Naturally, the eight immortals crossed the sea to show their magical powers, but in general, it was because of the experience accumulated after the tragic lesson of the previous year, actively building water conservancy, reclaiming wasteland, planting fruit trees, grazing and raising fish, making up hundreds of households, respecting the elders, taking the lead in defending each other, educating large households to contribute grain and efforts, accumulating grain to encourage businessmen to come and go, and so on

In the face of hungry people, it is necessary to open a porridge factory, and the food is limited, although a bowl of crystal clear rice porridge a day cannot fill the stomach at all, but it cannot starve to death.

Guo Yu was generous, and was able to let the hungry people buy back food at a high price, but the result was that there was no food to eat after three days, and thousands of people blocked in front of the yamen and waited with anticipation on their faces for their parents to continue to give alms.

Guo Yu didn't take it seriously at first, scolding the hungry people for not knowing what to do, but the crowd outside was excited and loud, and hurriedly ordered the history of the canon to go to collect donations again, and instructed the officials to open a porridge shed.

It's a sigh to promote Mien, fight Mi Qiu, the hungry people who have eaten a full meal for three days no longer want to be hung by the government with a bowl of soup, obviously there is money and food in the city, why do we people starve half to death?

Just as the angry hungry people were knocking down and trampling on the porridge shed, they heard the shouts of oops, oops, oops, oops

Guo Yu's face turned pale, and he scolded angrily: "There are people who mix poison in food, and someone who comes to arrest all the big families in the city to their own officials, and Lao Tzu can't spare them before he loses his office." ”

The cats who came came walked out with their waists on their waists, and saw people everywhere sitting on the ground holding their stomachs and moaning in pain, and suddenly understood everything.

He sighed: "My lord, I have been living on a mouthful of rice porridge for more than half a year, and I have been hungry for too long and can't stand the sudden fullness. They eat bread made of grain, and when they drink water, their stomachs swell, and the more they eat, the faster they die. ”

Guo Yu was only dumbfounded, where did he understand this? It is also strange that the classics and others had a sullen stomach that day, and when they came back, they handed over the money they had raised and went home.

Guo Yu, whose face was like ashes, secretly screamed that it was over, and he had only been in office for a few days and had made such a big mistake? People are dying right in front of their eyes, and they can't even push all the bad debts of officialdom to their predecessors.

When Zuihou counted the number of dead, it was as high as 264, thanks to the lack of enthusiasm from the big households. Most of the thousands of hungry people in the city knew how to hide some money and food in case of emergency, and those who died were stunned young and strong who only cared about eating and drinking enough in front of them.

If the hungry people did not starve to death in large numbers, it would be difficult to ensure that the next moment they would be dragged into the homes of the rich people in the city and looted on a large scale, even if a man or a squire died, it would have a greater impact than the death of more than 200 poor people.

Guo Yu repaired a letter overnight, asking the family to dredge up the matter, but unfortunately, Xu Hao's performance was neglected to the Qianqing Palace.

Fortunately, Zhu Yuanzhang is the one who understands hunger the most. And Xu Hao's writing is very fair, that is, he tells the facts.

As a nobleman, Guo Yu doesn't know the suffering of the people, and he does bad things with good intentions and will not die for crimes, and then there are too many officials who have lost their heads this year. This is the first tragic incident in Shandong, and the emperor does not need to make an example of chickens and monkeys.

As a result, Guo Yu was removed from his post by the Ministry of Officials and returned to Beijing for investigation and handling, which can be regarded as saving a small life, and he wants to be so beautiful when he comes. And when he left, he was disgraced, and this short trip to Shandong completely became a laughing stock in officialdom.

Yang Shiqi was promoted three levels in a row, and was directly promoted from the magistrate of the seventh grade to the governor of the fifth grade. The officials ordered him to rush to Dengzhou City to deal with the aftermath.

Shiluo Village, before leaving, Yang Shiqi was like a dream, and said with emotion: "Shiqi can have today thanks to Mr. Shiqi, I am really reluctant to leave." ”

Xu Hao said with a smile: "I originally wanted to keep you by my side, who knows that the saint's eyes are like a torch, I once said that Shiqi has great talents, even if there is no recommendation from me, sooner or later it will soar into the sky." ”

Yang Shiqi gave a deep bow excitedly, and said: "Shiqi has benefited a lot from getting along with Mr. for a period of time, and he should treat Mr. as a student in this life." ”

Xu Hao hurriedly said: "I can't beat you in terms of talent, don't be so ashamed." ”

Seeing off the reluctant Yang Shiqi, Xu Hao sat listlessly in the courtyard, frowning.

Seeing this, Mu Ningxue said softly: "Reluctance Lord Yang? ”

"It's not." Xu Hao said worriedly: "Last night, I received a message from the Yan Wangfu Kuaima that Master Daoyan, whom my uncle respected very much, was missing. ”

Mu Ningxue frowned and said, "Master Daoyan? But the one who was once known as the Beijing Division? Later, he was recommended by the saint to King Yan. I think the master is a master in the world, maybe he will appear in a few days. ”

"That's him, I hope so."

Xu Hao couldn't tell the secret of Monk Daoyan, but fortunately, he just disappeared, otherwise wouldn't history have changed?

The letter from King Yan was vague, but fortunately he did not suspect Xu Hao, after all, Xu Hao did not know that Monk Yan arrived in the capital at that time, and went to visit various places to preside, this is the core secret of King Yan's mansion, and no one knows his whereabouts except Zhu Di.

If Yao Guangxiao really had an accident, Xu Hao could imagine that this would be too big a blow to Zhu Di, Yao Guangxiao was the first god stick to advocate Zhu Di's destiny, wouldn't his death mean that his mana was not high and the prediction was inaccurate? Yao Guangxiao himself is extraordinary, intelligent, and cautious, and is an indispensable military adviser to Zhu Di's side.

The problem now is that Zhu Di desperately wants Xu Hao to rush to Beiping to replace the vacancy left by Yao Guangxiao, and it seems that Zhu Di has confirmed that he is dead, because even the ten guards disappeared without a trace.

Zhu Yuanzhang also asked Xu Hao to return to the capital as soon as possible, this year's world is in a great drought, and the people around the capital are suffering from hunger everywhere, Shandong can at least support itself, and the rich Jiangnan has been heavily taxed for a long time, and the people are overburdened and miserable.

Geng Bingwen had just wiped out the White Lotus Sect bandits, and hurriedly led his troops south to the south of the Yangtze River, for fear that the displaced people would hit Jinling, so he decisively adopted a containment strategy, so that the transportation could not pass through the Jingshi and the food was not enough to eat, and all parts of the world still sent like snowflakes to ask for relief from the imperial court.

Xu Hao sighed: "It's so difficult to be an emperor!" Being an official is enough to worry about and laborious, and it has not been easy for Bixia over the years. ”

Mu Ningxue sat down next to her husband who was not in the round house. Stretching out her hand to hold the man's arm, she was dressed as a girl as usual, and her long hair was not coiled up, just because Xu Hao liked to see her beautiful and vulgar girlish appearance.

Although they didn't sleep together, they couldn't talk about it all the time, and Mu Ningxue was somewhat used to being intimate with her husband.

"And what do you do?" Mu Ningxue looked forward to it, any wife wants her husband to be omnipotent.

Xu Hao shook his head and said: "The imperial court has its own way to solve it, you and I don't need to worry, I have a good plan, but at this time, the whip is beyond reach." ”

"Tell me about it." Seeing that there was no one left and right, Mu Ningxue leaned her head on the man's shoulder.

Xu Hao felt the warm fragrance of nephrite. Immediately perked up and said: "As the saying goes, Huguang is familiar with the world, and last year it was precisely Hunan and Hubei that had a bad locust plague and a drought, and the farmland was not harvested, and Jiangnan was also greatly affected, and the grain was reduced by 30%, so the world is facing the dilemma of having no food to eat." Last year, I proposed to send ships to South Vietnam and other countries to buy grain, and exchange silk, tea, and porcelain for rice, without the need to export a large amount of gold and silver. It only takes a boat to return with a percentage of spices to cover the cost of the trip.

Migrated people from Jiangnan and Fujian to cross the sea to the opposite island of Taiwan to reclaim the famine, and migrated to Guangdong people to Qiongzhou Island, where the climate is even hotter than that in Jiangnan, and three crops of rice can be planted in a year. The local area is rich in natural resources, and some of them are able to raise their own taxes to build city houses, of course, they also need the support of the imperial court, and they will not see results in a few decades, but people must have a long-term vision. After all, it can alleviate the plight of dense people in the south.

Migrated northwestern and Shandong refugees to Liaodong, Hebei, to alleviate Huguang taxes and calm people's grievances. It's a pity that Bixia insists on seeing it and is not allowed to trade with overseas countries. I think that it is not easy to manage the island alone, and it is not easy for the people to survive everywhere, but if you don't have my suggestion, in fact, as long as you pay attention to hygiene and drink boiled water, the ends of the earth can be a blessed land to live and work in peace and contentment instead of a Jedi, otherwise wouldn't the Nanyang countries be a desperate place where no one lives? I also rejected my proposal to send a ship to an unknown continent in search of new food crops, alas! ”

Mu Ningxue said with an understanding: "No wonder you will come to Wendeng County to prepare for the water division, the saint will definitely be able to guess your thoughts, so he sent someone to restrain you." ”

Xu Hao hugged his wife and chuckled: "Bixia knew my intentions, and on the surface, he sent Guo Yu and Xiao Wei over, how could he really balance me?" Bixia still hopes that I can surprise him. It's a pity that the time is too short and the preparation is insufficient, and I am worried that Mu Hui and them are too impulsive, so I have not said anything about it. ”

Mu Ningxue said worriedly: "The vast sea is unfathomable, what if the third brother is he?" He's not married yet. ”

"Yes! Expeditions must have the courage to die and survive, and must be well prepared in all aspects, although my Ming sailing jishu is ahead of shijie, but there is still a lack of Arab jishu, spinnaker three-masted sailing ship stern rudder and so on. In addition, I had to find a way to invent a sextant and a compass, and to teach the crew how to draw charts and logbooks, which I am not worried about, because I Han Chinese have a compass and astronomers and can discern the course. ”

Mu Ningxue looked at her husband and talked eloquently, and said adoringly: "I have been studying for many years in vain, and my real talent and learning are far inferior to you, how did you learn these profound miscellaneous studies?" ”

"I'll tell you later." Xu Hao said proudly: "The way of learning from things is the foundation of a country's prosperity and strength, what do you want us to eat and wear, which one does not involve miscellaneous studies?" It is not bad to write poems in Bagu articles, but it is not of much benefit to the construction of a country, but it is a sign of a nation's culture and civilization, and it is also indispensable ideologically. ”

Mu Ningxue sighed: "The ancients lived to learn all the time, and the slave family was married to a husband, and he could ask for advice and learn all his life." ”

Xu Hao suddenly said with a strange expression: "In the past, Hongye liked to ask me about these miscellaneous studies, it seems that the girl has not been pestering me recently, but is pestering your brother, will the two of them look at the mung bean and meet the eyes?" ”

Mu Ningxue couldn't help but smile and said cautiously: "How can you say that, sister?" What if someone has a concubine? What should Zhu Gaoxu do over there? ”

Xu Hao said with a smile: "Naturally, it all follows my sister's wishes, if she likes Mu Hui, Lao Tzu will tie Mu Hui up and force him to worship heaven and earth." ”

Mu Ningxue suddenly shook her head speechlessly, and couldn't help but say with a slight jealousy: "I'm afraid that in your heart, I'm definitely not as good as the red leaves, right?" ”

"Of course." Xu Hao turned his head to daxiao, stared at Ning Xue's dissatisfied, and lowered his head to kiss deeply.

It took a long time to separate, Ning Xue was already blushing and ashamed, Xu Hao smiled and said: "The red leaves in the family are the first, you are the second, and I will accompany the last." If you both fall into the river at the same time, well, neither of you will be saved, just change the sister and daughter-in-law, haha! ”

Mu Ningxue, whose cheeks were red, said angrily: "I know that you have no conscience." Next summer, I'll definitely learn how to swim with Momiji. Hum! Better do it than wish it done. ”

Xu Hao's eyes lit up and said: "It's a pity that I came late this year, and I can't play in the water together, it's a pity." ”

Mu Ningxue's beautiful eyes flowed, glanced at the man, and said leisurely: "Do you want to play in the water?" Or do you want to admire Zhiqing's body? (To be continued......)