Poor family mother and son

Hu Hengqiu read the letter to the emperor. In this letter, Chu clearly explained the prediction of the disaster situation by the local farmers.

It also described the measures taken by local farmers, mainly to cultivate the "enemy" of locusts, and also described that the drought was not conducive to drowning eggs by irrigation.

Also, if Chu Qing asks for instructions, can he suggest that localities organize manpower, dig ditches to divert water, facilitate farmers to irrigate their fields, organize breeding "experts" to preach good methods of breeding, and mobilize the enthusiasm of the people, etc.

At last……

"This is clear, learned to sue? There is progress!" The emperor gave such a comment when he heard the end.

Reminiscent of the secret report brought by Buqun, about those few articles——

The local officials ordered the people to breed in the name of Chu Qing, and the number was clearly ordered, and the people resented;
Local officials want to be clear that cotton will be allowed to grow in their designated territories;
Because Chu Qing was afraid of exceeding the scope of power, he was timid about the disaster warnings of officials from all over the country.

When the emperor spoke, there was a sarcastic smile on the corner of his mouth.

Hu Hengqiu couldn't figure out whether the emperor's smile was mocking Chu Qing's "proud" complaint, or mocking the half-covered greed of those officials.

Yes, Chu Qing thought that he was self-taught, and gave Gaozhifu of Yibin Prefecture a very "green tea" injection, but in front of people like the emperor and Hu Hengqiu who had more eyes than pores, they just plainly complained.

Hu Hengqiu was hesitant to say "good words" for Chu Qing in front of the emperor, but the emperor said: "It's too much to force a peasant woman to scheming with others!"

"Hey, Your Majesty is wise!" Hu Hengqiu was relieved.

Such an obedient subordinate is hard to find, much easier than that kid Bai Hua, don't scare him away, Your Majesty!
In the hearts of the emperor and Hu Hengqiu, they really didn't despise Chu Qing, they just expressed that Chu Qing came from a humble background.To be precise, they do not despise women.

The higher one stands, the more one understands that women's brains and ambitions are not inferior to men's, so they will suppress women's status even more, put virtue and talent in opposition to the female group, and deliberately take out of context "a woman without talent is virtue".

Just like taking out of context "a gentleman stays away from the kitchen" and "only a woman and a villain are hard to raise", it is an annotation for self-interest.

As the saying goes, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, but there is no distinction between male and female tigers.

In the imperial palace alone, the woman's brains and ambitions are even more vividly displayed.

Women in the palace form cliques, "control the population", and deceive superiors and inferiors. Whether for themselves or for the family, the competition for interests is reflected in all levels, and finally aggregated to the emperor's pillow.

Only people who lack educational resources, because they have been "brainwashed" by the ruling class, coupled with the hardships of survival and lack of opportunities for education, will really look down on and derogate women.

"Let's put these things aside for now, the locust plague is what matters right now." The emperor said, pointing to the letter paper in Hu Hengqiu's hand.

Hu Hengqiu simply spread the letter paper in front of the emperor, pointed to the first half of the content and said: "Your Majesty, look, Chu Qing visited the local farmers and said that by inserting his hand into the soil a palm deep, he can dig out locust eggs."

The emperor nodded: "In the last letter, she stated her prediction, and immediately sent a second letter, stating the old farmer's prediction, which shows her good intentions."

Hu Hengqiu said nothing, just humming in his heart: Humph, Your Majesty, this is to read the letter as if it were your face, otherwise the "scaring words" in the second letter will have to come out of my mouth!
"Raising chickens and ducks is for the country and for the family!" The emperor said with emotion: "However, can the common people afford to raise so many chickens and ducks?"

Hu Hengqiu reported: "There was a lot of complaints, saying that Mr. Cotton 'doesn't know how expensive firewood and rice are if he is not in charge of the family'. There is not much food in the family, and there is not enough food for the people. The price of food is so high, and you have to feed chickens and ducks."

Hearing that the price of food was high, the emperor looked at Hu Hengqiu, hoping that he could make it clear.

Years ago, the price of rice was 130 Wen per catty. Even if it rises after the festival, it should be around [-] Wen per catty, that is to say, [-] Wen per bucket of rice.

It is said that this price is relatively normal, at least the price of rice in Kyoto is not even 150 ren.

Hu Hengqiu submitted another secret report, saying: "This is an urgent letter from Deputy Wang Qianhu of the Yibin Mansion Council, which said..."

Deputy Wang Qianhu of Yibin Mansion Council Office is also bold and careful, seeing that Chu Qing has the ability to talk directly to the boss of the secret investigation department, he simply stood in line with Chu Qing.

Chu Qing handed over the letter to him, and he also typed an encrypted and urgent report, and together with Chu Qing's letter, it was delivered to Hu Hengqiu.

Hehe, take a gamble.

Hu Hengqiu pointed to one of the pages and read: "Chu Qing did not order the people to breed, but suggested breeding;

However, the order issued by the government office is rather vague, saying that the cotton officer Wai Lang ordered each household to raise fifty chickens and ducks, which aroused complaints from the people, and..."

Hu Hengqiu looked at the emperor's expression, and said cautiously: "In recent days, an organization named 'Yibin Mansion Chamber of Commerce' has emerged to control the grain prices in the entire prefecture, leaving only one grain store to supply a limited amount of cheap grain every day;

However, this cheap supply of grain has also risen, and it has risen to 250 ren per bucket of rice. The daily supply is no more than a hundred buckets, and it is old grain from Yi Bin's storage.

This practice of panic buying in limited quantities has already caused panic among the people, and they complained about the breeding of chickens and ducks. "

The so-called parity in Yibin Mansion is nearly double that of Kyoto!
"Even if the locust plague does not happen, if the drought does not end, the price of food in Kyoto will rise." The emperor said.

Hu Hengqiu shut up.

The emperor's mind is not on Gaozhifu now, but on the price of food, or else, what chair to sit on and think about!
Hu Hengqiu was interested in helping Chu Qing get out of trouble.

Since she arrived in Yibin Mansion at the beginning of the year, she has been suppressing bandits and planting cotton. She should have finished work and changed places a month ago, but she was stumbled by local officials.

But now the emperor is preoccupied with the coming disaster, so he won't answer his words!
Clearly, you always have a way anyway, no one can starve you to death, so you can stay there with peace of mind.

Hu Hengqiu is also considered a good person. Anyway, he knows that fighting for Chu Qing is not very strong, but he has an attitude, which is not bad.

Some people don't think so. They are ready to show their strength because their "sincere attitude" has not won the interests of their daughter.

Here's the thing --

The mansion of Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry.

Zheng Chunqiu could barely drink the tea.

During this time, Mrs. Zheng went to Baijiaxing three times, but was stuck back by Baijiaxing's "polite nail".

This time, he had to use Zheng Chunqiu's "occasionally feeling the wind and cold" as an excuse to let Zheng Xiaorou go home to "serve the illness".

The purpose is to let Zheng Xiaorou bring Bai Jiaxing back to the Zheng family, and Zheng Chunqiu wants to talk to him about Zheng Xiaoxian's marriage in person.

How do you know, Baijiaxing has only one attitude: "One couple for one lifetime!"

Who are you lying to!
Which man doesn't want to be hugged left and right, and slept together?
What kind of love are you pretending to be?You, a lower Liba person who has no father, no mother and no education, is also worthy!

Zheng Chunqiu suppressed the anger that was about to erupt, and said in a slow voice as much as possible: "My son-in-law, your mother and I are very pleased that you are devoted to Xiaorou;
However, a man should focus on building a career. Since you want to concentrate on building a career, Xiao Rou may not be able to take care of you by herself;

Xian'er has been smart since she was a child, and she is also quite talented, so she can help you better;
While I am still in the position of Shangshu, I can somehow find you an errand, one wife and one concubine are not against the rules, and you have to work hard to make progress..."

Look, talking to himself, he is going to be the master and concubine for Bai Jiaxing.

This is a good deal, one wife and one concubine, corresponding to the treatment only available to seventh-rank or eighth-rank official positions.

When Zheng Chunqiu said this, he must be an official. If he wanted his daughter to live well, he must not be at the eighth rank, but at least the seventh rank.

Zheng Xiaorou listened beside her, her cheeks were numb from biting.

She was both angry and afraid.

What is angry is the crooked thoughts of the father and stepmother, and what is afraid is that the husband cannot resist the temptation.

No matter how well Bai Jiaxing did under Chu Qing, Chu Qing might not get him an official position, but his father could!

My step-sister is also a thoughtful person. If her husband agrees to his father's request, won't she follow her mother's old path?

On the other side of the screen, Zheng Xiaoxian held the veil tightly, and kept saying in her heart: "Hurry up and agree! My father has already promised to find an official position for you, what else do you want?!"