Chapter 303: Using a video to kill chickens and scare monkeys
Miss Miao has a village with hundreds of acres of fertile land under her name, which was a dowry left to her by her mother.
When she was sixteen years old, she suddenly posted a notice and leased the village under her name to the people nearby who could not survive at 10%.
Miss Miao also stipulated that only the truly poor people can rent, and it cannot be transferred. The maximum number of acres per family is twenty acres, and the rent is rotated every three years.
This move made many poor people who were overwhelmed by high land rent excited and yearned for it. Some people even directly said that Miss Miao was "the reincarnation of Guanyin Bodhisattva".
Through Ms. Miao's farm, they got a chance to breathe and recover. They had enough to eat, could pay old debts, and save some surplus food.
Even if there is no chance to continue to rent Miss Miao's village in three years and needs to go out to rent other people's fields, he can still live a relatively relaxed life for a few years because of the food he has accumulated and saved in the past.
Because of this, Miss Miao's reputation is getting better and better, and she has gradually become a great benefactor and good person in the eyes of the people, and the people have gradually started to respect her.
A few years ago, Fu Chenan wanted to visit the dean of Hongwen Academy. After all, he was retiring soon and could come to Yingchun Academy to be the dean.
Seamless connection!
It happened that half a month before this, news came out that Dean Miao of Hongwen Academy fell ill.
Dean Miao, who was lingering on the sickbed, saw no one, and the prince could not force him to visit.
The New Year is over, and Fu Chenan is still planning when to visit Dean Miao again. Miao Wangyue took the initiative to say hello today and seemed to be eyeing Xiao Yingchun?
No matter what the purpose is, he will always seize this opportunity.
Speaking of this, Fu Chenan seemed to be afraid that Xiao Yingchun would be suspicious, so he took the initiative to clarify: "Yingying, believe me, I have no thoughts about this Miss Miao. I only have you in my heart."
Xiao Yingchun suppressed a smile and nodded: "I believe you."
Since things are like this, Xiao Yingchun is naturally willing to cooperate.
The matter was settled, as the candles were extinguished and the lanterns began to return to darkness, the two of them were escorted back to the East Palace and to Wolong Villa.
One bed, two people, each wrapped in a quilt. Under the quilt, Fu Chenan insisted on holding Xiao Yingchun's hand to fall asleep.
When he got up early the next day, Xiao Yingchun always got into Fu Chenan's quilt, nestled safely in his arms, and hung his arms and legs on him like a doll.
Xiao Yingchun felt embarrassed at first, but after more times, she became calmer.
We already have children, what’s the matter with a hug?
It's just that Fu Chen'an has suffered. He has to endure the suffering every day and provide a warm embrace to his little lady, but he can't even do the slightest thing... tsk tsk tsk!
With the sweet burden, Fu Chenan closed his eyes.
On the 16th of the year, the imperial court held its first great meeting after the new year. Hundreds of officials attended the court and all the shops opened for business!
After a half-month break during the New Year, the capital has resumed its bustle with traffic.
As soon as he went to court, Cui Chaoyong, the Minister of Household Affairs, was the first to report.
After the "Tiger Hunt" operation last year, the imperial court seized gold and silver jewelry, houses and fertile land. In addition to supporting the military expenditures of the armies and the daily expenses of the imperial court, it also built nearly a hundred water conservancy projects such as large and small reservoirs for the people. ...
Millions of people have benefited from the work to repair reservoirs and canals. With the rice, grain and cotton cloth they received, most of them were able to survive the winter safely.
Compared with tens of thousands of people who died of cold and starvation in various places last year, data reported in newspapers from various places this year show that only more than a hundred people died of cold and starvation.
The shops jointly opened by the Ministry of Revenue, the prefectures and Miss Xiao have benefited greatly. The data reported by various places and the recovered silver taels show that last year the net profit of each shop attributable to the imperial court was more than 5 million taels...
Prefectural governments in various places use this money to renovate Salesian bureaus, strengthen city walls, renovate grain depots, recruit and train soldiers...
Because of this money, even if the people's taxes are reduced With so much money, various state governments can spend their money with ease.
When the Ministry of Revenue reported the data to the emperor in person, all the officials in the court also showed excitement.
The most difficult year for the imperial court is finally over!
Officials from various ministries began to quarrel: Since the court has money, can they ask for more money?
Before they could speak, the Minister of Punishment came out, holding a strange rectangular silver-gray board in his hand: "Your Majesty, this is the current situation of the sinners who were exiled last year..."
< br>Emperor Tianwu pointed at Lu Daban: "Lu Shangfu, show it to everyone."
Lu Daban stepped forward, took the tablet computer familiarly, and clicked on a video on the desktop.
A shout suddenly came from inside: "Everyone line up! Be neat!"
All the officials were so frightened that they subconsciously straightened their spines and assumed the most serious posture.
But then they discovered: the sound came from the tablet. Lu Daban's voice was gentle: "Don't be afraid, gentlemen. This is the current situation of the exiled families. The imperial guards specially photographed them back from the exile."
"This man I’m not yelling at you adults, I’m yelling at these exiled sinners...”
“My lords, please look!”
I saw a group of people with gray heads and ragged clothes suddenly appeared in the board.
The one in the lead and in the center has vaguely familiar facial features. The people standing next to and behind him are of different heights, men, women, old and young.
Who is this?
Some people are still curious, the one in the middle of the tablet spoke.
"Former colleagues, criminal Lin Hongchang has arrived at the place of exile and is currently building a house with his family..."
"It's Prime Minister Lin!" someone exclaimed.
"God..."
"How did he become like this?"
No one answered this question, everyone knew why he became like this.
Being exiled to a desolate land and cultivating wasteland, what else could it be like?
The camera first took a close-up view of him, which made the ravines and haggardness on his face clearer and clearer.
Chapped lips, frostbite on the face, deep wrinkles... all make people's hearts skip a beat.
After Lin Xiang said something, the camera turned and passed in front of these people, and the thatched house being built behind appeared in front of the officials.
What also catches the eye is the remaining ice and snow next to the thatched house...
In such cold weather, how cold it must be to live in such a thatched house without a door... !
Some people shivered on the spot and took a breath of cold air.
After Lin Xiang talked about his situation, the camera pulled back, and it was still Lin Xiang who was talking.
"The guilty people don't hide it from everyone. This time I am telling you this from thousands of miles away, so that everyone can get a black-faced steamed bun..."
As he spoke, Lin Xiang's hand He raised it up, holding a black-faced steamed bun in his dark, rough, cracked hand.
He took a bite without hesitation and chewed it deliciously.
When the people around him and behind him saw him eating, they also picked up the black-faced buns and started eating them.
The blue veins on his face and the devouring scene made all the officials in the Jinluan Palace swallow their saliva involuntarily.
This kind of black-noodle steamed bun is only eaten by the lowest servants in their family.
Even the more respectable servants will not eat this food.
Prime Minister Lin, who was the most powerful person in the court and looked up to by everyone, was reduced to such a situation just during the Chinese New Year!
This is too miserable...
After eating a whole black-faced steamed bun, Lin Xiang chewed another mouthful of snow before speaking again.
"I hope that all my former colleagues will serve the country loyally and never make mistakes or follow in my footsteps..."
The video ends here, but there is silence in the Jinluan Palace, and the needle drops. Audible.
Some people were wiping sweat, some were shaking slightly, and some were quietly clenching their fists.
They were obviously lost in thought and fear.
Fu Chenan and Fu Zhonghai looked at each other, with the corners of their mouths slightly raised, revealing a knowing smile.
This method of "killing chickens to scare monkeys" mentioned by Miss Xiao seems to have a very good deterrent effect!
(End of this chapter)