140. Caring about food
Kangxi listened to the guard general Duolong report the results of the overnight investigation, "Emperor, the second princess..., now living in the General Business Association. (eng.com) The Secretary-General Xiao Wang..., accompany her." Duolong spoke carefully when reporting to the emperor, afraid that the disaster would come out of his mouth. However, after careful consideration, he could not erase the fact that the young man and woman were alone in the room. Moreover, this little princess was not the most unbearable situation...
"That...that other princess, there are a few beggars near Fayan Temple... together..." Duolong bit the bullet and did not dare to continue talking. He was looking at it in his heart. Instead of letting him tell the story, it would be better to ask the emperor to go and see with his own eyes. The princess in the streets are begging for a savage.
Duolon thought that the two unconventional behaviors had lost the royal face. Emperor Kangxi leaned on the dragon throne, showing a deep meditation and anger and gloomy expression. In fact, Kangxi was wandering around and experiencing life to be a disciple of the Beggars' Sect. It was really a flaw to think about it. Even if he couldn't marry the emperor and become a concubine, he still had the status of a princess. Why did he go on the streets to wander? However, Kangxi did not mention the intention of taking them back to the palace. Anyway, it was difficult to leave the palace for a walk, and he was willing to choose whatever life he wanted. Then, when he was tired and tired, he was naturally willing to come home, and Fan could not force him.
Kangxi asked Duolong in detail, "...Do those beggars have martial arts skills?...Is there any gang?"
Duolon shook his head repeatedly, thinking that this question is quite strange. Can a group of stinky beggars still play with swords and guns?
Kangxi was very disappointed, "...Where is the stick? Is there any dog-beating stick?"
Duolon was very surprised. He had seen a beggar carrying a stick while chasing a dog, but he had never heard of him being able to practice martial arts. So since the emperor asked about it, he couldn't hide his face and didn't know. Duolon said hesitantly: "The beggars in the capital are mostly refugees who escaped from the earthquake disaster last year."
Kangxi realized as soon as he heard this, that ordinary people were displaced and could not live a life, so they would beg. Kangxi thought for a while and then asked Duolong, "...The government offices in various places have organized the breeding and planting, and are exempted from rent for three years. Why don't you return to your hometown to make a living?"
Duolong was originally a martial artist and the most incompetent person. He was dizzy when Kangxi asked, and his forehead was sweating heavily. Finally, he squeezed out a sentence: "Most of them are old, weak, women and children... There are no strong men at home, and they can't plant them even if they have land."
Kangxi felt that Duolong's answer was very reasonable, so he tried to open up his mind and imagine how to increase employment, arrange beggars to support themselves and make a living? There should be many light physical laborers in the 360-strong industry.
Kangxi thought for a while and wanted to go to work, he would train first. Vocational education was indispensable, but who would be sent to preside over this huge and tedious job? The official who deals with beggars every day... Somehow, Kangxi remembered Li Guangdi. Isn't Old Li working idle job hunting? A comrade who is determined to be a civil servant in the Qing Dynasty, cherishes fame and is willing to show off, just works well.
At this time, Li Guangdi was a guest at Jiao Yurui's mansion, the Minister of War, and the two of them had a very close relationship. Regardless of the right and wrong between Li Guangdi and Chen Menglei's secret name dispute, Li Guangdi's vision of the battle situation is still very judgeable.
Since mid-April, the Qing army in the east and south have been unable to advance. The main forces of Wu Sangui's rebel army, Ma Bao, Hu Guozhu, Xia Guoxiang's troops concentrated their forces to attack Sichuan, attempting to break the joint attack of the three Qing dynasties by defeating them in various ways. On April 19, Huzhou was captured by the Wu army; on May 12, Xuzhou fell; on June 7, Yongzhou fell. The main forces of Wu Ni were in the limelight in Sichuan, and the Qing army was declining in Sichuan.
Li Guangdi pointed to the southeast direction and said, "...If it was in the stalemate stage, it would make sense to accumulate troops to wait for the decisive battle. This is a critical moment, and morale will decline if it does not advance.... It would have been a great opportunity to complete the battle, but it was delayed until now... If someone else led the troops, it would have been..."
Chapter completed!