Chapter 40: Chen Ping for Xiao He
"We have an important thing to say when we come back this time!" Bai Yunzi said straight to the point.
"Sir, please tell me!" Bai Yifei said, "He is the highest official in Yingchuan, Nanyang, and Cao Shen is also under his jurisdiction.
"A severe drought will sweep across the seven countries for a long time, and the specific duration cannot be calculated yet!" Bai Yunzi thought for a while and said.
"The continuous drought that swept across the seven countries!" Bai Yifei stood up directly. They had experienced droughts, especially the Nanyang drought caused tens of thousands of people to be displaced, so no one could calm down in the face of such natural disasters.
"No wonder the National Master asked us to build water conservancy!" Cao Shen then realized that since the Qin State conquered South Korea, they have been recruiting civilians to build water conservancy, which is not in history.
After occupying a country, they would give their people a rest for several years. But Wu Chenzi ignored the demands of them to recruit people to build water conservancy. If it weren't for labor-for-relief, they would think that South Korea would sooner or later rebel.
"That's not enough! The drought will inevitably bring about locust plague!" Bai Yunzi continued.
"What sir said is true?" Bai Yifei frowned. With his reputation in Nanyang, it is still possible to recruit civilians and build water conservancy, but he cannot guarantee that Yingchuan and Dongjun.
"We have traveled all over Dongjun, Nanyang and Yingchuan during this period. We have confirmed that the water levels in various places are falling, but there is little rain. In addition, our night star constellation has confirmed that this drought is rare in a century." Bai Yunzi said.
When Wu Chenzi asked them to study water trucks and drainage, he was careful. After observation during this period, he found that things were even more serious than Wu Chenzi expected.
"Sir, please tell us what to do!" Bai Yifei bowed and asked, and all the officials of the entire office also bowed and asked.
"This is the water truck and water drainage researched by the Gongshu family. It is effective in treating droughts. We need you to arrange everything before spring plowing!" Bai Yunzi said, signaling Gongshu Qiu to take out the drawings of the water truck and water drainage.
"The agricultural officers of the Ministry of Education will leave the list and immediately convene people to study. They must study it clearly within three days, and then they can all go to the village to build water trucks and drainage!" Cao Shen said in a solemn voice.
"No!" An official immediately left the line, and then left the hall with Gongshuqiu to his office.
"This is not enough!" Bai Yunzi said. The water drainage truck can only ensure that some places are not short of water, but most places will encounter the most terrifying locust plague.
"Sir, please tell me!" Bai Yifei continued.
"This is the result of our years, the specific design drawings for water conservancy construction in various places, and the simple plan for drought conditions!" Bai Yunzi continued.
"Get out of the way!" Bai Yifei pushed away the officials and freezes an ice table with one sword, asking Bai Yunzi and others to put various design drawings and drafts on it.
"It's not enough!" Cao Shen frowned after reading all the design drawings and brief drafts.
"The only thing we can do is this, and you need to improve the rest." Bai Yunzi said to Cao Shen and Bai Yifei.
"Come, please go down and rest!" Bai Yifei also saw the fatigue of Bai Yunzi and others. It was obvious that Bai Yunzi and others hurried back and formulated this simple governance plan at night, so he ordered someone to take Bai Yunzi and others to rest first.
"I'm working hard!" Bai Yunzi nodded and took everyone down to wash and rest.
"What should I do?" Cao Shen looked at Bai Yifei and asked. After all, he was still a young man. He was not prepared for such things, not to mention that all the officials below were young men and Confucian disciples who had just started their studies.
"Don't panic first!" Bai Yifei was not calm either, but after all, he had experienced strong storms. If he paniced, it would be even more difficult.
"Shit the black tornado, hurry up to Xianyang and ask your boss to give people money and food!" Bai Yifei said.
This matter was not something that Yingchuan, Nanyang and Dongjun, and the three counties of Dongjun were able to solve by themselves, so they could only ask Xianyang to find a way to give money and food. But it was difficult for him to speak out. It would be better for Cao Shen to find Chen Ping, and Chen Ping to find Lu Buwei.
"Can Lu Xiang solve it?" Cao Shen said with a lordless heart.
"If the Crown Prince Fusu wants to inherit the position of King Qin, he must be recognized by the people of the three counties since childhood! Therefore, when you wrote a letter, you asked the Crown Prince Fusu to serve as the chief official of this disaster relief and to serve the king to provide relief to the people." Bai Yifei said.
He stayed in Xianyang for a while and didn't know anything. Lu Buwei and Ying Zheng's family had a very delicate relationship. If Lu Buwei asked him to pay the money and food himself, Lu Buwei would definitely not do it. However, if Lu Buwei brought Fusu out, then Lu Buwei would take Fusu out all his money and do the best.
"But the prince Fusu is only three years old!" Cao Shen looked at Bai Yifei and said, "Will the king agree that the prince Fusu, who is only three years old, will he leave the palace?"
"Born in the imperial family, this is his destiny!" Bai Yifei said.
In fact, Bai Yifei also had his own plans. Although the King of Qin did not dislike his identity as a rebel general, he also made him the inner historian of one of the nine ministers, serving as the highest commander of the three counties of Dongjun, Nanyang and Yingchuan, he had to consider the future. After all, when he entered Qin, Ying Zheng's team was already sound.
"No!" Cao Shen nodded. He was not a fool either. Bai Yifei was obviously supporting Fusu. He established prestige for Fusu when Fusu was only three years old.
The fast horse Hongyan went straight to Xianyang and handed it to Chen Ping. Chen Ping was frightened when he looked at the black tortoise scroll in his hand. He didn't care about etiquette and ran out of the Charity Hall and headed straight to Lu Buwei's mansion.
"Why is Chen Xiang so panicked?" Lu Buwei was recuperating at home, thinking about how to take Fusu out of the palace.
"Please look at the Prime Minister!" Chen Ping hurriedly handed the black torch scroll to Lu Buwei.
"Black Tornado!" Lu Buwei was also surprised. He wanted to use the Black Tornado. He hurriedly ordered someone to open it.
"The prince serves as an envoy to provide disaster relief!" Lu Buwei's focus was not on this disaster, but on watching Cao Shen and Bai Yifei's joint letter asking the prince to leave the palace to provide disaster relief.
"My Prime Minister, this is a drought that swept across the seven countries!" Chen Ping looked at Lu Buwei and reminded him.
"What a panic? Isn't it just a drought? Look, you're scared. Come to the palace to see the king!" Lu Buwei said lightly. Isn't it just money? He can take his grandson out of the palace to raise him for two or three years. This is impossible to exchange for no amount of money. At worst, he can sell his fiefdom of the Prime Minister's Mansion!
Chen Ping looked at Lu Buwei with a calm face, a little surprised, and was also more impressed. No wonder Lu Buwei could make the Shining Six Kingdoms silent as soon as he came out of the mountain. Just this calmness could make him learn for many years.
"What? You have to go out of the palace to provide relief to me! No, absolutely not!" Ying Zheng looked at the proposal of Lu Buwei, Cao Shen and Bai Yifei and directly rejected it.
"I, Ying, have no one anymore. Now even the prince who is less than three years old is going to pull him out. Please be a person!" Ying Zheng said furiously, "It's okay to play with me, even my son who is still wearing open-crotch pants must pull him out. Can you be a person?"
"I will take the prince with me and take care of the prince himself throughout the whole process. The king can rest assured!" Lu Buwei said.
"Just go to this matter by yourself. The prince is young, so it is absolutely impossible!" Ying Zheng shook his head. Xiao Fusu hasn't even had enough fun yet, so how could someone take him out? And it's probably only several years to go out.
"If the king dares to let me go out by myself, I will dare to stand on my own!" Lu Buwei said lightly.
"..." Ying Zheng and Chen Ping looked at Lu Buwei. We all know that you want to take Fusu with you, but you dare to say something like independence. How much do you think of Fusu?
"Cough~" Chen Ping coughed and relieved his embarrassment: "Do you still remember what Master said about the prince's reign? The Inner Shishi and the magistrate of Cao County will write a letter to ask the prince to leave the palace to serve the king. I'm afraid there is a master's intention in it."
Lu Buwei looked at Chen Ping and nodded with satisfaction. How could he forget that the national master is the king's weakness? He asked the prince to leave the palace in the name of the national master, and he would consider it no matter how reluctant the king would.
Ying Zheng was silent for a moment when he heard Chen Ping's words, then looked at Lu Buwei, then looked at Gai Nie behind him, and finally said: "The prince can leave the palace. The prime minister must protect the safety of the prince. Mr. Gai Nie asked you to go there and protect the safety of Fusu!"
"Don't worry, as long as I breathe, I will never allow anyone to touch Prince Fusu at all!" Lu Buwei said happily, and a chrysanthemum appeared on his face.
"No!" Gai Nie also nodded. He couldn't understand Ying Zheng's current cultivation level, so it was actually the same if he had protection.
"Then please ask the Prime Minister to formulate the disaster relief requirements, and then hand it over to the court meeting for discussion!" Ying Zheng rubbed his eyebrows and said, "I really want to kill these people and torture him." It's okay if I torture him, but now my son, who has not even grown enough, has arranged it."
"Disaster relief is a major event for the country. I am willing to give all my strength!" Lu Buwei said with a smile.
"Okay!" Ying Zheng nodded. It would be better if the treasury could be reduced. After all, the army also needs the treasury expenditure outside. Now we need to prevent droughts. If possible, save as much as possible.
But Ying Zheng never expected that Lu Buwei was really supportive of his family and took the lead in donating money.
"How much has the Prime Minister donated?" Ying Zheng looked at Da Changqiu and asked.
"Three hundred and sixty million, the Prime Minister even sold all his fiefdoms." Da Changqiu said.
"???" Ying Zheng was stunned. What was Lu Buwei crazy? He even sold his most fertile fiefdom in Luoyang. Do you even want the coffin book?
"Where are other adults?" Ying Zheng asked.
"My dear lords and officials, under the leadership of the prime minister, donated more than one billion yuan in total, which is enough to deal with the disaster. The treasury does not require any expenditure!" Da Changqiu continued.
"..." Ying Zheng was stunned again. Lu Buwei came out to nearly 400 million, and the others combined exceeded one billion. With this money, he could launch another battle like the Battle of Changping.
"Master Prime Minister is playing to death!" Chen Ping said to Li Si.
"Who said no!" Li Si looked at Chen Ping with a wry smile. They were both upstarts in Xianyang, but the reason why upstarts are upstarts is because they are too new and don't have time to save money.
But Lu Buwei donated so much, so they could only keep up. Then, they found that they had changed from a new noble to a new ghost and a new poor ghost. Chen Ping even sold the mansion rewarded by the king and moved to the Recruitment Hall to eat and live with the scholars, in the name of experiencing the life of the scholars.
Li Si also sold his property and moved into the Tingwei Mansion. The chief officials were like this, and almost all the officials below followed suit. Therefore, almost all the Qin officials this year became poor.
"I think we can actually build an official to all officials at all levels, provide the same accommodation for all officials, and deduct the expenses from the rank ratio!" Chen Ping said.
"Are you poisonous?" Li Si looked at Chen Ping. We all drank plain water and lived a life. What else do you want!
"I think it's OK. This will prohibit officials from bribery!" Han Fei thought for a while and said, Chen Ping was going to steal all the work of their Tingwei Mansion.
Li Si looked at Han Fei and nodded. It was indeed possible, so he spoke, "Then the junior brother, let's go and do it!"
"How can you do this? This is clearly what I thought of!" Chen Ping was stunned. Why did he say something to these two people? Now that I'm fine, the credit I got is gone.
"Chen Ping receives the order!" Suddenly, the special envoy of Jin Lingjian broke in, holding the Jin Lingjian, and looking at Chen Ping.
"The emperor Chen Ping has seen the king for thousands of years!" Chen Ping was shocked and hurriedly stood up from the desk, ran to the Jin Lingjian Special Envoy and knelt down and saluted. Han Fei and Li Si were also following him.
"???Why are you?" Chen Ping was stunned at the special envoy of Jin Lingjian. How could it be Xiao He? Shouldn't Xiao He live a tired and tiring life in Zhao State now?
"The National Master thinks I'm too useless, so I'll ask me to go back to Xianyang and replace you!" Xiao He said with a meaningful smile.
He didn't go to Queyucheng, but received news on the way to go to Maling City. Then he also met Wu Chenzi. After that, Wu Chenzi disliked him in various ways, saying that he was a good player in internal affairs, but doing work behind enemy lines was just garbage. Then he drove him back to Xianyang and replaced Chen Ping, so he rushed to Xianyang with a rush.
"You're going to eat this now?" Xiao He looked at the turbid wine and bitter vegetable dumplings on the shore. Did he have hallucinations? With the official ranks of Chen Ping, Li Si and Han Fei, not to mention the Nine Ding Cooking, every meal of fine wine and meat should not be difficult.
"Congratulations on your return, it's time to come. This will be your standard working meal in the future!" Chen Ping said angrily and threw a bitter vegetable dumpling into his mouth.
He almost forgot that the disaster relief fund entourage was him, so Xiao He came back, and this matter was Xiao He. Li Si and Han Fei definitely had private goods to have a small meal on their own, but in this position, Xiao He could only serve turbid wine with bitter vegetable dumplings every day.
"Are you serious?" Xiao He looked at Li Si and Han Fei and asked in disbelief. Now the officials of the Nine Ministers of Qin are so poor?
"Yeah!" Li Si and Han Fei nodded. Fortunately, they had side jobs and could hide in places where no one found them and secretly add food, otherwise they would go crazy if they were bitter vegetables and wine every day.
"Or I'd better go back to Zhao State!" Xiao He now thinks that Zhao State is true love, at least he can follow Wu Chenzi, so he doesn't have to worry about food and clothing.
Chapter completed!