Wanli 1592

Chapter 1327 Fang Congzhe Arrives in Nanjing

Fang Congzhe heaved a sigh of relief that Xiao Ruxun didn't ask him to control the pest plague in the entire south of the Yangtze River.

Based on the current preliminary understanding of the situation, Fang Congzhe realized that it would be unrealistic for Xiao Ruxun to control the big belly disease in the whole of Jiangnan within five years, and he didn't know how many people and how much money would be needed to do it.

But if it is only the three southeastern provinces, then there is still a way to do it.

Xiao Ruxun also decided to take it step by step after very careful thinking, not to mention this kind of disease, even if Daqin emptied the treasury, it would not be able to control the disease within five years, but he tried his best to protect the national wealth. Fu Zhongdi and Xiao Ruxun's largest base in the three southeastern provinces can still do it.

Stabilizing Guanzhong, stabilizing the three southeastern provinces, and controlling the plague of locusts and insects within a manageable range, for Xiao Ruxun, can basically guarantee tax revenue and the logistics base for the Northern Expedition. It took decades to deal with the biggest disaster in the country, and finally, leave hope.

Besides, Xiao Ruxun didn't dare to say that he would be able to accomplish something and achieve some great goal, even if he was the emperor, there were things he couldn't do.

So Fang Congzhe felt a little relieved, a little lucky, and a little happy.

He became an official again, became an official of the Great Qin Empire, and held the power of an imperial envoy.

His Majesty the Emperor seems to be so resolute in handling affairs, employing people without suspicion, and now His Majesty the Emperor believes that he will act in accordance with the regulations and requirements, so he directly gave him the power and promise.

When leaving, Xiao Ruxun personally sent Fang Congzhe out of his study.

"The people in the south of the Yangtze River have been suffering from insect plagues for a long time. I can't relieve them in one go. I feel very sorry, so I hope you can do your best to relieve the pain of the people and control the insect plague. Don't let me down."

Fang Congzhe knelt on the ground to express his determination to Xiao Ruxun.

"If the plague of insects cannot be controlled for His Majesty, I will not go home."

Xiao Ruxun helped Fang Congzhe up, patted him on the shoulder, and encouraged him to do his job well.

When Fang Congzhe returned home, he told his family about the incident, and the family was mixed.

The joy is that the family has since been included in the system, and they don't have to worry about being persecuted and liquidated by the Xiao Qin government all day long, and they don't have to worry about the family becoming ordinary people without money in the future.

The worry is that Fang Congzhe is very worried about whether Fang Congzhe can complete what the emperor asked him to do when he went to Jiangnan. This insect plague sounds terrible, and I don't know if Fang Congzhe himself is in danger.

"There must be danger. The reason why this matter was taken seriously by the court is that a county magistrate contracted an illness and resigned. This disease has infected tens of 10 people in Southern Zhili. It is estimated that in the entire Jiangnan, the number of infected patients will exceed one million. .”

When Fang Congzhe said this, Mrs. Fang was very frightened.

"Master, why don't we go? There is no pest infestation in the north, and our family can eat and drink without worrying about food, farming and studying. Isn't it a good life? Let's not get involved in this muddy water, shall we? Don’t get nothing by then, just leave yourself there!”

Fang Congzhe shook his head silently.

"If my skills can't be used in national affairs, what use have I spent so many years to learn? I am afraid of trouble, but now it is the emperor who supports me. With the emperor's support, what am I afraid of? This is also a good thing that benefits the country and the people. If I do it, I will definitely leave a mark in the history books.

Besides, even if I don't think about myself, I still have to think about you and the children, and always give them a little bit of advancement, but Daqin's treatment of officials is much higher than that of previous dynasties, my The salary is enough for you to have enough food and clothing, and the emperor even arranged for a new official residence. "

Saying this, Fang Congzhe began to educate his two sons again.

"When the father is away, you must study hard, don't forget to plow the fields, and serve your mother. You are no longer children. When the father returns, I will crown you personally."

"Yes."

The two sons are very respectful.

"When I'm away, if there is an urgent matter at home, go to Mr. Ye Xianggao. He recommended me to be an official. If you have anything to do, go to him. He will definitely not ignore it. However, you must not act in violation of laws and regulations. As for the matter, the laws of the Great Qin Dynasty are strict, and it is definitely not the previous dynasty."

Fang Congzhe was relieved after giving such instructions to his family.

Three days later, Fang Congzhe packed his luggage, left Shuntian Mansion, and went south from the Grand Canal to Nanjing. After half a month, the court came to pick up Fang's family and live in the official residence in the capital.

However, according to Fang Congzhe's request, people were also kept in the original house, and the two sons took turns living in the old house to take care of the family's [-] mu of land.

Fang Congzhe went south to Nanjing by boat from the capital, and arrived in Nanjing within five days. After arriving in Nanjing, Du Kangyong, the acting governor of Nanzhili, and Liu Chuanhai, the head of the Natural Disaster Response Strategy Department in the south, came to pick him up in person, and introduced Fang Congzhe into the In Nanjing city.

"Your Majesty is very concerned about the insect disaster. Before the old man went south, His Majesty personally summoned him to ask about countermeasures. The old man thought that this matter is not trivial. I don't know what the current situation is?"

Fang Congzhe didn't eat their welcome banquet, and directly dragged the two of them to his official office to inquire about this matter.

Du Kangyong and Liu Chuanhai saw that Fang Congzhe was a person who wanted to do things when he came, so they were unambiguous and explained the matter again.

"46?"

Fang Congzhe frowned: "This is the number of infected patients in Nanzhili?"

Du Kangyong nodded: "This is the number of people we know so far. Most areas in Nanzhili have been investigated. Even if there is a deviation, it will not exceed 50, and it will be less than 40. The number of people is shocking. It’s hard to imagine, so even with His Majesty’s full support, it’s really complicated to get things done.”

Fang Congzhe frowned, thought for a while, and then slowly said: "Before the old man came, His Majesty once said that the old man was asked to control the pests in Nanzhili, Zhejiang and Fujian within five years. This is the reason why the old man went south." All missions."

"What about other things? What about Huguang, Jiangxi, and Sichuan?"

Liu Chuanhai hurriedly asked.

Fang Congzhe shook his head: "Your Majesty is powerless, the imperial court's finances already have to support too many things, and if you want to deal with such a wide area, it will not take decades to do it. In the southeast It is the correct approach to carry out the three provinces where the wealth is important first, and to accumulate experience."

"The patients in other areas, let them die?"

"Your Majesty is also very embarrassed."

Fang Congzhe said: "This is a helpless thing. The two evils are the lesser. With the current situation of our Great Qin, even if the treasury is emptied, all the patients cannot be saved. The old man thinks that His Majesty's approach is right, and there are all kinds of ways to do it." Helpless."

Liu Chuanhai was silent.

(End of this chapter)