The businesswoman flirting with her husband: Prince Tsundere, don't get angry!

Chapter 129 In Your Opinion
Xiao Qier nodded affirmatively: "En."

Xiao Yichen was really surprised. Although Xiao Qi'er's performance was not bad on weekdays, it was just not bad, and he didn't show the potential of a child prodigy.The papers I showed him now were all handed over by the ministers, because they were handed over to the emperor, so everyone tried to show off their literary talents. He also doesn't know how to use everyday spoken language, so it is really incredible for a six-year-old child to be able to recognize all these characters.

"Read it." Xiao Yichen said.

Xiao Qi'er heard the words with a solemn expression, with a neat little face.

"...The plague of locusts in Gyeongju has been around for more than three months, but no relief funds have been seen...I heard that there were many thieves and robbers along the way...The emperor is kind to the people, and I hope that the states will send troops to escort them...I kowtow on behalf of the people of Gyeongju..."

Xiao Qi'er finished reading eloquently, and finally said: "The prefect of Qingzhou, Xu Wencheng."

Xiao Yichen was full of surprise, but even more pleased.

He smiled and asked, "Since you recognize them all, maybe you understand?"

Xiao Qi'er frowned, read the memorial carefully again, bowed and said: "Return to father, my son is dull, I can only understand some, but not all."

Xiao Yichen smiled and asked, "What can you understand? Say as much as you know."

Xiao Qier pursed his lips, and said slowly: "Master Xu, the magistrate of Qingzhou, wrote a letter saying that there was a locust plague in Qingzhou. The crops were eaten by locusts, and the people had no food to eat, let alone sell. So the people are hungry. They have a full stomach and no money. Some people flee Gyeongju to other places to eat enough, causing... um... It seems that the adults in other states don't want them to come here; some people become robbers because they want to eat , against the government, Mr. Xu said that the disaster relief funds from the imperial court have never arrived. I heard that there were too many robbers along the way and they took away the disaster relief funds. Therefore, I hope that the emperor will order all the states and counties along the way to send troops to escort the disaster relief funds. ...It's probably like this, if there is something wrong, I hope my father will forgive me."

"Hahaha...!" Xiao Yichen laughed heartily, looking at Xiao Qi'er with a gratified look in his eyes.

"You're right, you're right, he's my son! Haha!"

Xiao Yichen raised his eyebrows again, and asked with a smile, "Then in your opinion, what should we do?"

Xiao Qi'er bowed and saluted: "I dare not speak nonsense about important national affairs."

Xiao Yichen patted his head, and said kindly: "It's okay, what you say here is not a lie."

"Thank you, Father."

Xiao Qi'er said: "I think Master Xu is right. Since the people in Qingzhou can't eat enough, the imperial court should give them disaster relief funds. Since there are many robbers along the way, let the adults of the states and counties along the way send troops to assist them. It's also reasonable."

Xiao Yichen looked at him with a smile, his eyes full of encouragement, and after quietly listening to him finish, he said slowly: "You are right, but you are still too young to handle things carefully enough."

"I have heard about the locust plague in Gyeongju for a long time, and I have indeed distributed relief funds, but the disaster situation has not been alleviated now, and the reason is not that simple."

"The disaster relief funds are handed over to the Ministry of Households. The Ministry of Finance takes out the approved disaster relief funds from the national treasury, and then the Ministry of War sends people to Gyeongju. The magistrate of Gyeongju distributes them to the following counties, towns, etc., and finally reaches the victims. There are a lot of people who have passed through the disaster relief funds along the way. It is common for high officials to be more greedy and small officials to be less greedy. Therefore, there may be very little relief funds left in the hands of the victims, or even not reach them. In the hands of the victims, if this kind of inside story is really the case, and not the actions of the robbers along the way, then it will be useless for the imperial court to allocate disaster relief funds.”

(End of this chapter)