Chapter 237 Errands (1)
“The Lushe people came so early in the morning. Do you have something important to report?”
Jiang Shaohua is wearing a red and white military uniform. What are the numbers on his forehead? The scattered beads of sweat are like dewy flower buds, so beautiful. At this time, he asked me warmly and his eyes were smiling.
Lu Cong responded with a yes and presented the statement he had written out after staying up all night: "I have come to see the princess. I do have an important matter."
"Master Cui Growing new food in the farm and promoting it in Nanyang County are the top priorities.”
"Master Cui wants to stay in the farm and continue to select and raise seedlings. He has no time to go to the fourteen counties to teach the people one by one. Mr. Geng. I think that all counties should send people to the farm to learn how to grow new grains."
"Each county selects five to ten experienced farmers who are good at farming to work in the fields. Zhuang, if you study for a month or two, you will be able to catch up with the second crop of farming."
"I have no other talents, so I would like to recommend myself to take this job. This is the statement written by me. The princess takes a look. "
Promoting new grains is indeed the top priority right now.
This is easy to say, but very tedious to do. As Lu Cong said, Cui Du has no skills and cannot go to various counties. Then all counties would have to send people to the farm to learn how to grow new crops.
How many people should be sent to a county? How to manage it after arriving? How to accommodate one or two hundred people? Someone has to make arrangements for food, drink, and toilet every day. What do you need to learn to be qualified? Should a standard be established as the target and basis for assessment? Should students be rewarded for doing well in order to motivate everyone to learn? Also, should we record down the methods of growing new grains, etc.?
In short, this is by no means an easy task. It can even be said that it is trivial and cumbersome, and hard to please.
Jiang Shaohua looked at Lu Cong intently, reached out to take the note, and browsed it quickly.
There are three pages in total. The handwriting is neat and elegant, smooth and beautiful. Just by looking at this good calligraphy, you can tell that Lu Cong's great talent was not obtained by luck.
Looking more closely at the content, Lu Cong obviously put a lot of thought into it. There are dozens of items listed on the three pages, from how to select farmers to study, to the regulations that must be followed after entering the farm, to various arrangements for food, clothing, housing, transportation and study, everything is written clearly and carefully.
As expected of a person who has served as a county guard and managed a government office, he is full of vision and ability.
Jiang Shaohua laughed: "It must have taken Lu Sheren a lot of time to write this statement!"
Lu Cong responded calmly: "To be honest with the princess, this is I stayed up all night to write the note. In fact, I started writing it from the moment I entered the farm and saw the corn. , I’m thinking about this matter.”
“If you eat the emperor’s salary and share the emperor’s worries, you should work hard to do your job.”
“I beg the princess to give it to you. An opportunity. I will do my best to do this well.”
After Lu Cong finished speaking, he bowed deeply.
Jiang Shaohua did not agree immediately, and only said: "The princess will summon the officials to discuss the matter later. This matter must be discussed with the officials."
Lu Cong responded respectfully.
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Half an hour later.
In the study of King Nanyang, all the subordinate officials raised their hands in greeting: "I respectfully welcome the princess."
Jiang Shaohua said with a smile: "Without courtesy, please sit down!"
All subordinate officials They sat down one by one according to their official positions. Lu Cong was the last person to sacrifice himself, so he took the last position.
Chen Zhuo opened his mouth first and reported all the major events in the palace in the past six months.
Actually, these things are usually written in letters. However, the princess was away for half a year and it was rare to return to the mansion to discuss matters today. Even Chen Changshi was a little excited and his voice was much louder than usual.
Next, Feng Changshi reported: "...Princess Princess, this year's taxes from each county have been collected and handed over to the palace. I led everyone in the household to calculate the taxes and have them all recorded in the register." After that, Feng Changshi presented the tax book to the princess.
Jiang Shaohua flipped through the brochure, with a smile on his lips at first. When he saw the back, he suppressed his smile and sighed softly: "We cannot make ends meet. Nanyang County needs to collect grain and raise troops. , to honor the Queen Mother, and to maintain contact with the capital, everything costs money. "
Feng Changshi also sighed: "I know the princess's difficulties. Over the past year or so, the palace has spent money like water. If this continues, I will have three heads and six arms. Not coming. "
Jiang Shaohua looked at Feng Changshi with white hair on his temples, feeling a little guilty.
In the huge Nanyang Prince's Mansion, all expenditures had to go through Feng Changshi's hands. It can be said that Feng Changshi is the chief steward of Nanyang Palace.
Jiang Shaohua coaxed Feng Changshi softly: "Feng Changshi has been busy for this period and has a few days off."
Feng Changshi was coaxed by the princess into a happy mood and a little reserved. He smiled and said: "Daily affairs in the palace There are many things going on, and the house will not be idle for a day, so how can I ask for leave? "
"I said this because I hope that the principal of the county will be more restrained in spending money."
Jiang Shaohua responded with all his heart.
Yang Wenjian opened his mouth energetically and reported to the princess about the execution room affairs.
This time when the princess went on a tour, she only slipped him away once and handled two cases of widow remarriage. Taking the blame is something that becomes familiar once and twice, and becomes trivial after the third time.
Yang Wenjing was willing to do his job honestly. Jiang Shaohua found him more pleasing to the eye, and smiled and praised the torture room.
Yang Chengxuan looked happy and cheerful.
Master Wen, who had passed his sixtieth birthday, opened his mouth to report in high spirits. Master Wen knew the warehouses of Nanyang County and the grain storage situation of the fourteen counties very well.
The workshop that Shen Gongzheng is in charge of is still the busiest. Hundreds and thousands of new shaft plows have been made, and recently they have been busy making weapons and armor.
After discussing this for a long time, it was finally the turn of the three people.
Chen Jinyu opened his mouth and said: "Next, promoting new grains is the top priority. I volunteered to take this job."
This is not the time to be humble.
Ma Yaozong immediately answered the question: "I have been traveling since I was young, and I have some experience in handling general affairs. I beg the princess to leave this errand to me."
Lu Cong said nothing.
Jiang Shaohua glanced at it and smiled slightly: "The Chen family and the horse family were a step late. Early this morning, the Lu family people came to ask for help. They stayed up all night and even wrote down the specific clauses. ”
Then He smiled and said to Chen Changshi and Feng Changshi: "The article is here. Please take a look at it first to see if it is feasible."
Chen Jinyu: "..."
Ma Yaozong: "..."
This cunning old thing!
The two young Sheren watched helplessly as the note written by Lu Sheren was widely praised by everyone. The task naturally fell to Lu Cong.
After the discussion, all the officials left one by one. Lu Congxin got an errand and walked away as if there was wind at his feet.
Ma Yaozong was very sensible and quietly withdrew.
Chen Jinyu had a pretty face, huffing and puffing like a frog.
Jiang Shaohua smiled and joked: "What's wrong with Chen Sheren? You can even have a bottle of oil hanging from your mouth."