Rebirth of the pastoral hot wife

Chapter 415 424: Big Event (Part [-])

After Dongfang Yi brought up the issue of the nursing home that day, and after the emperor expressed his interest and said that he would take care of this matter, the courtiers also enthusiastically participated in the court discussion.

After a heated discussion, finally, the emperor made a final decision on this matter, and decided to invite one of the princes to supervise this matter.

In fact, Dongfang Yi had already told Tiaoyi about this in secret, and Tiaoyi nodded, Dongfang Yi recommended it, and the emperor agreed.

The special seal selects the first son as an imperial envoy, and fully supervises and urges this matter, and the six departments fully cooperate.

After this incident started, the emperor took the lead in donating 5000 taels, then Dongfang Yi donated 1000 taels, and Heyi donated 1000 taels.

After picking one up to accept the decree, he also donated 1000 taels, Jiang Luo also donated 1000 taels, and other courtiers also donated silver taels.

When he started looking for a place in the capital as the new site of the orphanage, he had already collected 8000 taels of silver in his hands.

As for who the money came from, he arranged for someone to record it in detail, and he planned to record it after the merit hall was built.

Afterwards, about some details about the orphanage, I also specially came to ask Jiang Luo for advice.

In short, when Jiang Luo's shop opened, Picking One was also in full swing.　
Dongfang Yi started working on Chaoli again on the second day of Xianglou's opening. He wanted to help arrange the affairs of Chaoli before returning to Nanjiang. After all, it was already mid-October. When they left , it may be until November.

The next time he returns to Beijing, I'm afraid it will be the first month of the new year.

On October [-]th, the Ministry of Households reported, and many places in the local area reported that the farmers’ harvests were not good this year due to the drought. Fortunately, there were no insects and ants, but the grain harvests were not as good as in previous years. Reduced by more than half.

The Ministry of Households asked the emperor whether this year's tax collection should be based on previous years, or should it be adjusted?
If it is still collected according to previous years, then those people who only rely on farming will probably starve themselves next year. This will easily cause unrest among the people and social unrest.

The emperor thought of the consequences of this incident, and Dongfang Yi thought of it too.

The two looked at each other, and basically knew the answer in each other's hearts.

The emperor asked the court to discuss this matter.

Basically, some of the courtiers support the halving of taxes and food, some support it as usual, and some support it to be completely exempted.

In short, there is nothing to say.

Finally, Nangong He asked Dongfang Yi.

Dongfang Yi thought for a while, and said: "During my stay in Nanjiang, I saw the situation in the fields of the people with my own eyes. Indeed, because the weather was dry and it didn't rain much, some crops in the fields died of drought due to lack of rain when they were seedlings. Yes. What led people to replant later was some corn, sorghum, wheat, carrots, etc. that are suitable for arid climates. In my opinion, these grains are enough for the common people to have enough food and clothing for the coming year.”

"Then according to the prime minister's opinion, the tax is to be exempted?" Nangong He asked lightly.

"Yes, I think that halving or reducing taxes and grains for one year will not have too much impact on the imperial court, but it will be an earth-shaking change for the common people." Dongfang Yi finished speaking softly, bowed, Waiting for the emperor to decide.

"What do the Aiqings mean?" Nangong He glanced at the several ministers indifferently.

Several ministers hurriedly bowed and saluted, and said together: "I think..."

Just as he was about to say something, Nangonghe waved his hand, "Okay, I understand what you mean, and you also think what the prime minister said makes sense, don't you?"

Nangonghe suddenly found out that those ministers had different opinions from Dongfang Yi, so he didn't want them to speak out.

Several ministers were taken aback for a moment, looked at each other, and then nodded together, "Yes, I will second the Prime Minister's opinion."

Nangong He nodded, "Very well, since the lovers believe that tax-free food is beneficial to the people's aspirations and is conducive to the people's living in peace, then the tax-free food for several years will be exempted. No one can use various excuses to reach out to the people Harvest food, offenders, beheaded!"

"The emperor is wise!" Dongfang Yi took the lead and kowtowed to the emperor, praising his generosity and wisdom.

Then dozens of courtiers of the Manchu Dynasty knelt down and kowtowed at the same time, praising the emperor for his wisdom.

After retiring from the imperial court, Nangong He drew up an imperial edict to the Minister of the Household Department, ordering him to send an order to the whole country.

In the afternoon, dozens of fast horses galloped out from Hubu and rushed to all parts of the country to issue the emperor's order.

For a time, all the people in the whole country praised the goodness of the emperor and the court, and the common people were moved to kowtow to the direction of the northern capital.

There is no need to collect taxes and food, and the people will have food for the next year, and the treasury granary does not need to be opened to release grain. This is a win-win situation.

When this matter spread to Nanming and Liguo, Minghaiqing and Nangongli had deep eyes. Nangonghe really had skills. It seemed that Dongfang Yi, the prime minister, really had a golden brain.

They didn't expect that there were better things waiting for the farmers in Beiyou.

After the tax and grain issue was resolved, Dongfang Yi proposed in the early morning of the second day that the people should make preparations for drought and waterlogging during the slack season.

Anyone with experience knows that if there is a drought this year, there may be floods next year.

Regarding how to do it, Dongfang Yi proposed to open canals to divert water, and lead the water from the river to the fields of the people, so as to turn the dry land into water.

As for the places where the ground is higher than the river, water can be pumped up by waterwheel.

In order to save water, Dongfang Yi suggested that the large canal should be paved with stone slabs.

His suggestion was strongly opposed by the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Rites. The reason was nothing more than cost and trouble.

But since Dongfang Yi dared to bring it up in the early court, he had discussed it with the emperor in private, so speaking out was actually just to inform everyone!
The objections of the three ministries were invalid, and the emperor was angry, so he sent me to investigate and work in the fields. This matter must be completed before the field is planted in the spring of next year, otherwise all the ministers of the three ministries will have to move their heads.

Under the emperor's iron fist, this matter was carried out quickly.The blueprint of the waterwheel was given to Dongfang Yi by Jiang Luohua, and Dongfang Yi had also given it to Nangonghe.

Nangonghe gave Heyi the drawings and asked him to take people to secretly supervise the manufacture of waterwheels, and send them to wherever they are needed.

The Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households are in charge of opening channels, and the people from the Ministry of Rites are responsible for mobilizing the people.After everyone harvested the autumn, the whole country mobilized to dig ditches, find stone slabs, and lay canals. For a while, this winter in Beiyou Country was more lively than summer.

Because it is doing good things for the people themselves, the people are very active, have no wages, no one to take care of the food, and are very willing to dig ditches and lay stone slabs, because they know that this is for the emperor to save them from drought and drought next year. The bitterness of floods does not affect the harvest of crops.

After all the arrangements were made, Dongfang Yi and Nangonghe were sitting and drinking tea in the imperial study.

"Tomorrow will be the first day of November, are you going back to Nanjiang for the third day?" Nangong He asked.

"Well, the two major events have been arranged. In the next two months, the emperor only needs to keep an eye on the three ministers. If you want to have a better effect, you can let the other three, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Officials Come and supervise them. I believe they will be very active." Dongfang Yi said lightly.

The six ministers were his subordinates in name, but those six people, all of them were about the same age as his father, and they were basically obedient to him.

But Dongfang Yi is not afraid, the emperor and the boss are always afraid, and he, as long as he has a good relationship with the emperor, those old men don't care about him, let the emperor put pressure on them.

After listening to Dongfang Yi's words, Nangong He nodded, and the corners of his mouth twitched, "Well, this is not bad. After you leave, I will do this."

Dongfang Yi smiled and played two games of chess with him.

As everyone knows, while they were playing chess, a message about Dongfang Yi suddenly spread throughout the capital: Dongfang Yi, the owner of Qingshui Villa in Nanjiang, is the prime minister of the capital, Dongfang Yi.If anyone doesn't believe it, they can go to Qingshui Villa in Nanjiang to verify it. The prime minister's parents, Xuan Wang and his wife are still living there.

At the same time, some rumors about Dongfang Yi and the Dongfang family were spread in the Nanjiang area, shocking everyone.

The owner of Qingshui Villa, Dongfang Yi, is not only the talented man in the court, Dongfang Yi, but the Dongfang family is also a descendant of the royal family of Dongze Kingdom that was wiped out by Beiyou Kingdom hundreds of years ago.

All of a sudden, people have different thoughts, so this Dongfang Yi is doing business to make money, and is also holding power in the court. Does he want to avenge his ancestors? Does he want to revive Dongze Kingdom and become emperor?

All of a sudden, this rumor quickly spread throughout Nanjiang, and slowly developed towards Zhongjiang, and then to Beijiang. It is conceivable that it will spread to the capital in a few days.

　Today's Qixi Festival, I wish lovers all over the world to be married, and I wish the Cowherd and Weaver Girl will be reunited in a few years!Ha ha!

　　At [-]:[-] noon, the new book and this book will be given collection red envelopes at the same time. Babies who have collected this book, you can come and get it!

　　"Rebirth of the Pastoral Hot Wife" and "The Beautiful Husband and Fierce Wife in the Pastoral Space" are the red envelopes for collection of these two books, huh!
　　
　
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