God-level Consort of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1254

Wang Gui and Chen Shuda looked at each other, and then began to sigh again.

But Changsun Wuji shook his head: "My lord, Mr. Chen, I'm not too worried about this matter!"

"Huh?" Wang Gui was taken aback for a moment, "Could it be that Master Changsun believes that Du He will not make meritorious service in disaster relief?"

Changsun Wuji laughed and said, "My lords, what you said just now is actually superfluous... Let me ask you, what is the most important thing in disaster relief? Why was no one willing to be the chief officer of disaster relief?"

Chen Shuda smiled and said: "Of course it's because of money... The Ministry of Civil Affairs has already calculated that the rescue of Chang'an City will cost at least 200 million guan, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs can only provide 30 guan. You can't get out even if you go in, otherwise, how could you fall on Du He's head!"

Changsun Wuji said confidently: "That's right, the most important thing for disaster relief is money. Although Dai Zhou has already given Du He 50 guan, what can 50 guan solve? A lot of money, and now, they are starting to buy construction materials for the entire city of Chang'an. I am afraid that the 50 guan is not enough. You two adults, wait, in a few days, Du He must be stupid... Money, every penny is hard-won, and every time you spend it, you have to think about it carefully, but Du He is lucky, spending money like water, and it took only half a month to spend 50 pennies... At that time, he Empty hands, what do you use to rescue disasters?"

The three looked at each other and smiled.

……

The Guancheng Brigade forcibly confiscated the building materials of Chang'an City, and the public's grievances were indeed boiling.

Originally, Qin Huaiyu was worried that there would be trouble.

But after a few days, the flag died down.

One of the big reasons is that the imperial court ordered Bai Fengqiu, a doctor in the Ministry of Rites, to be the governor of Guazhou. Although the official position remains the same, this is an obvious relegation.

The instigator, Bai Fengqiu, was demoted, and the anger of the people naturally diminished, and the whole city no longer chased and killed Bai Fengqiu.

However, the Guancheng brigade did not relax at all.

All construction materials to be transported into Chang'an City were requisitioned.

After coming and going, all the money that the Ministry of Civil Affairs gave to the Chang'an Disaster Relief Temporary Command Center was spent.

50 guan, in less than [-] days, it was completely spent.

Dai Jinyun said: "Teacher, there is no penny in the money warehouse... If there is no more money before tomorrow's dark, let alone the wages of the workers, and the money for the forced construction materials, it will be worthless." I can't give it anymore... What I'm most worried about is the money for those building materials. Originally, the big households were very opposed to the expropriation of building materials. If they don't give them money, they won't rebel!"

Du He asked Dai Jinyun to sit down, and said: "Jin Yun, I have treated you well as a teacher, but now I need you, so go find your uncle and ask Master Dai to allocate another 20 or [-] guan for us. It's urgent, what do you think?"

Dai Jinyun's eyes lit up, "Teacher, I'm going to Dai's mansion right now."

Before dark, Dai Jinyun came back again.

As soon as he entered, he sat down, took a sip of water, and said, "Teacher, I'm going to find my uncle."

"What was the result?" Du He asked.

Dai Jinyun shook his head, "Uncle kicked me out!"

Du He said with a smile: "It seems that your uncle is still brooding over the fact that you don't have any money to rebuild the Dai Mansion!"

Dai Jinyun smiled bitterly and said: "Actually, my uncle is not that kind of person. It's just that the Hou Mansion was rebuilt. Hou Yi took 20 guan, and Lord Hou Junji would show off to my uncle every day. People are afraid of being compared with others, so my uncle Seeing me now feels like punching me..."

Du He stood up and patted Dai Jinyun on the shoulder, "Don't worry, when the time comes, my teacher will definitely help you!"

After saying that, Du He walked out.

Dai Jinyun hurriedly asked: "Oh, teacher, the matter of the disaster relief money has not been resolved yet."

Du He didn't turn his head back: "Tomorrow morning, I will enter the palace and ask my father for money!"

Dai Jinyun looked puzzled: "I heard that the treasury is almost empty now, even if the teacher finds His Majesty, he won't be able to pay for it!"

……

The next day.

Towards the end of the morning.

Ximen Qing ran in with small steps, and said, "Your Majesty, Du He, the Sihu of the Jingzhao Mansion who joined the army and the chief disaster relief officer of Chang'an City, is asking to see you."

"Du He is here? It seems that there must be something important. Let him come in quickly!" Li Er said hastily.

Changsun Wuji, Wang Gui, and Chen Shuda looked at each other, and finally the latter two looked at Changsun Wuji with admiration.

Du He is here now, he must be asking for money.

Everything was as Master Changsun expected.

Du He came to the Tai Chi Hall and greeted Li Er: "My son, I have seen my father."

Li Er looked at Du He, and said happily: "He'er, I haven't seen you for a long time, you are dark and thin, haha..."

Suho pouted.

Dark and thin, father actually smiled so happily?

Then I heard Li Er say: "He'er, you came to see me, what's the matter?"

Du He bowed and said: "Father, my son... the disaster relief has indeed encountered difficulties, it has stagnated, and it is almost impossible to proceed."

unable to proceed...

Li Er looked solemn.

The faces of the ministers changed one after another.

But I heard Du He say: "Father, the disaster relief has come to a critical moment, but the money has been cut off... The 50 yuan allocated by the Ministry of Civil Affairs before has no money left, and a large sum of money is urgently needed for disaster relief."

"How much money is left?" Li Er asked.

Du He said: "I have asked someone to redo the disaster relief plan. According to the most economical method, the disaster relief in Chang'an City needs at least 150 million guan, and there is still a gap of 100 million guan. I begged my father to allocate another sum of money to the temporary command center for the sake of the people affected by the disaster in Chang'an City. I knew that the treasury was in trouble, so I asked my father to allocate 50 guan, and the remaining 50 guan can be used today. Year-old taxes will be allocated after entering the treasury."

Li Er looked at Dai Zhou, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

Dai Zhou got excited, stood up hastily, and said loudly, "Your Majesty, there are only more than 30 yuan left in the national treasury, which is barely enough for the imperial court to spend..."

The implication is that the money is not enough for 50 guan.

If all the money is given to Du He, then everyone will eat dirt for the remaining few months.

Li Er's face showed embarrassment.

Looking at Du He, Li Er thought for a while and asked: "He'er, I remember that Hu County was also short of money back then, and the county government of Hu County borrowed money from Wudi Bank. For this disaster relief, can the imperial court borrow money from Wudi Bank? What do you think about returning the money to the Invincible Bank after the taxes are put into the treasury?"

Du He nodded: "This is a good..."

Before the word "method" could be uttered, a voice nearby shouted: "Your Majesty, absolutely not!"

Everyone turned their heads to see that it was the elder Sikong Sun Wuji who was speaking.

Changsun Wuji glanced at Du He, then slowly raised his head to look at Li Er.

……

(End of this chapter)