The edict that ten outstanding students were selected from the prisoners who were selected to supervise disaster relief matters in various disaster areas to be awarded the title of seventh rank official position was immediately caused a huge response after it was published in the Beijing News.

The students were naturally excited. Zhenwu issued this edict to show that the experiences and experiences in the disaster areas they recorded every day were indeed able to reach the heavens, and they also attracted enough attention from the court. They were all excited and were more concerned about the supervision of disaster relief matters in their locations. They also paid great attention to other aspects and conducted systematic observations and records. They all tried to compete for the ten places to be given to the seventh-rank official positions.

As a result, local officials in various provinces, prefectures, prefectures and counties that were affected by the disaster could not help but complain. Not only did they have to personally handle all disaster relief matters, but they also had to take time to take care of other things. Those who have bad official reputations, those who have unjust cases, those who have been in trouble, those who have been in trouble and those who have been ruined by the school, those who have been ruined by the school, those who have been ruined by the school, those who have been dilapidated in the school, all of them have quickly thought about ways to deal with the aftermath, and some even paid money. They naturally distinguished clearly, which is more important, black hats or silver.

These projects have greatly promoted labor-for-relief in various places. This disaster relief was full of money and food, and officials at all levels did not dare to deduct it from the situation. A group of slick officials were also people who were too stupid to commit crimes against the wind. At most, they would use their power to play tricks. Whether it was to donate porridge, medicine, clothes, or money, they were strictly in accordance with the standards, and they did not dare to be ambiguous. No one was willing to lose his job for this little profit.

In this way, more than 80% of the money and grain of relief fell into the hands of the victims, which was more than twice as much as before. The most happy ones were the victims. Not only were the reliefs in place, but there were sufficient food. There were also many opportunities for work. In addition, the publicity of the "Four Great Hengs" to provide interest-free loans, the people in all disaster areas were quite stable, and people who did not flee the famine in advance were basically gathered in towns within the territory.

The northern provinces have suffered many famines, and the court has also given many reliefs. However, this is the first time that the people have experienced such affordable disaster relief. They can make a living during disasters, have work to do, and have interest-free loans after the disaster. They are so thoughtful and considerate that the people are naturally grateful and praise the new king Zhenwu.

March 23, Tianjin, Sanchakou.

Sanchakou Wharf is a canal transport and salt transport hub, and it is also a place where merchants gather and are mixed in the five directions. The people and merchants all live along the river. A commercial port centered on the port terminal has been formed. After the port is thawed, there are hundreds of ships entering and leaving every day, which is the most prosperous place in Tianjin.

This year, due to the spring drought in the northern provinces, all ships to the north were shipped to transport rice and grain for disaster relief. However, there were exceptions. Two large, six small and eight lucky ships with green-bottomed golden dragon flags slowly approached the dock. The fleet was particularly eye-catching along the way, and the people who were making a living on the dock were slightly surprised. This season was the peak season for sea trade. This lucky ship suitable for sailing far sea was the golden season for voyages to Southeast Asia. Why did he come to Tianjin?

The golden dragon flag planted on the ship is particularly familiar with those who seek life on the sea and on the dock. It is a flag issued by the Royal Navy of the Qing Dynasty to verify the identity. If the ships sailing on the sea of ​​the Qing Dynasty do not plant the golden dragon flag, they will be sunk by the navy as pirate ships when they go to sea.

When the eight ships leaned on the dock, got off the ship several hairstyles, and their clothes were different from those of the Qing Dynasty and their words, the sailors on the dock realized that these six ships were envoys from the vassal states that came to pay tribute. This was not the amount of their jobs, and everyone scattered. At this time, the dock was extremely busy, and they had no time and energy to watch the excitement. Those who were knowledgeable knew that it was the envoys from the Ryukyu vassal state.

The eight ships that came were not from Ryukyu, but belonged to Ryukyu and Japan. The envoy of Ryukyu was Cheng Kezheng, and the envoy of Japanese was also an acquaintance. The Edo Shogunate assisted the young lord minister, Kinomi Nai. The purpose of the two vassal states was the same. Come and submit a letter to ask for a title.

Japan was a newly surrendered vassal state, so it was naturally to condemn the envoys to come to Beijing to request the title of the King of the Japanese and Generals. However, Ryukyu was the king of King Shang Jing who succeeded to the throne and did not ask for the title. In the battle of Edo, Ryukyu had no contribution and worked hard. He even saw the strength of the Qing navy and specially condemned the envoys to come and request the title, one was to show his grandeur, and the other was to order warships and get some benefits at will.

Kanmi Akai was not in a hurry to get off the boat, but stood at the bow of the boat and looked at the prosperity of Tianjin. He was shocked by the airtight ships that stopped along the two sides of the river. The prosperous scene in front of him was beyond his imagination and was a little better than the scene described by the information he received. He couldn't help but have the idea of ​​mutual trade with the Qing Dynasty. Japan is now in seclusion. If you want to break this situation, it is the most ideal for the Qing Dynasty to propose mutual trade. But is the Qing Dynasty willing?

When he saw that the ships anchored at the dock were unloading rice, Kan Ai couldn't help but frown. Could it be that the northern Qing Dynasty encountered a famine? This was not good news. He hurriedly ordered: "Super the people to go to the dock to find out if there was a famine in the north of Qing Dynasty? By the way, he found out the price of rice and their gold and silver exchange ratio."

After the servant bowed and retreated, Kanmi Akai looked at the busy dock, but sighed secretly. The reason why he personally led the team to the Qing Dynasty this time was that he was familiar with the rituals and was familiar with the etiquette of Zhu Zi, and the other was that the huge war reparations caused the Edo shogunate to have an extremely serious financial crisis. The great vassals in various places were ready to move, which had endangered the rule of the shogunate. This time, he came for help. In the worst case, he wanted to ease the war reparations.

If the Qing Dynasty really encountered a famine and proposed to suspend the war reparations at this time, the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty would not agree, so he could only seek help. Supporting muskets and cannons is extremely unlikely, and it is possible to send troops, but he is worried that it is easy to invite gods to send gods. He is weighing the trade-offs, and the warriors who were looking for the news have rushed back and reported to the report: "Sir, there is indeed a severe spring drought in several northern provinces of the Qing Dynasty. Today, the rice price in Tianjin is one or four cents of silver and one stone, and the gold and silver exchange is around one to one and one sixteen."

In the year of famine, the price of rice is only one or four cents of silver per stone? Kanmi Ai was a little stunned. This price is even lower than when Kangxi was reigning. This Zhenwu was indeed a talented man in governing the country. It seems that the road to using grain to pay for silver is not only unlimited. Thinking of this, he sighed inwardly. The Qing Dynasty not only has a vast territory but also has abundant resources. Even if it encounters a famine, it can still handle the north and south. The price is really too low. In the year of famine, the grain price is several times cheaper than Japan. Unfortunately, the Qing Dynasty strictly prohibits grain trade from overseas. Otherwise, if the two countries trade, just a piece of grain trade, the shogunate can completely stabilize the situation.

Shi Shilun, the governor of Zhili, soon heard the news that the envoys of Ryukyu and Japan's two vassal states arrived in Tianjin. He is now busy all day long and has no intention of receiving the envoys. He just ordered people to place the envoys to the post station according to the rules and sent troops to the security of the envoys. After finishing his work, he wrote a memorial to Zhenwu to report the matter and condemn the people and send them to the capital.

The old Jiu Yinzhen, who was staying in the purple bamboo forest, was so happy that he heard the news that the Japanese envoys arrived, and the twenty Japanese princesses who were married, Ji and others should have arrived. The old Fourteenth agreed to give him two. I wonder which Japanese woman or Datong woman would be better, Yang or Chunlan Qiuju, each of them was good at winning the game?

Soon, his mind changed. Japan paid tribute, condemned the envoy and asked for a ban, and sent a princess to marry him. This was a major event for the court. What was even more rare was all the contributions of the Fourteenth. The capital must celebrate the great celebration. Will the Fourteenth brothers be rewarded by this?

It is the end of March now, and it has been drought for two months. Maybe it may rain in the near future. That is more than these two things. I heard that the Beiyang Fleet will arrive in Tianjin at the end of March, which is even more of a happy event. No, I have to arrange the matter at hand as soon as possible. The Fourteenth Old can call back to Beijing at any time.

Capital.

In the Ganqing Palace, Zhenwu finished reviewing the memorials and took a sip of tea. It was only the end of March that it was a little hot. He turned his head and looked at the sunlight outside the window, got up and stretched his body in the hall, then walked out of the hall and looked up at the blue blue sky, but his brows frowned unconsciously.

When the eunuchs guarding outside the hall saw him coming out, they had long been kneeling on the ground silently, and they did not dare to vent their breath. Bao Fuquan, who was following him, saw Zhenwu looking up at the sky, knew that he was worried about drought, and did not dare to speak randomly, and stood carefully with him.

Zhenwu stood on the steps outside the hall for a while before saying, "Go to the Xuanqintian Supervisor Ji Lian, the Weishi Lingtai Man Zhang Xianwang and the two of them met." After that, he turned around and entered the hall and slowly paced inside the hall.

Judging from the memorials, secrets and diaries of officials from Funing'an, Gamintu, Laidu, Kuixu and others, as well as officials from several northern provinces, the relief matters in each disaster area are handled in an orderly manner, and the people's hearts are quite stable. But when will it rain fall on this day?

Thinking of this, Zhenwu felt a little anxious. Although the current situation is still good, it was all made of large sums of money and the daily consumption of money and food in the disaster area was quite astonishing. If it didn't rain for another ten days and half a month, the collected silver would have bottomed out.

This disaster relief fundraising, due to the temptation of Beijing News advertisements and the large-scale donation of salt merchants, the amount of money raised was really large, up to 12 million taels, which was the highest amount of money raised in the Qing Dynasty. However, the more than 2 million taels of silver was lost by salt merchants everywhere. In addition, the two million donations were donated by the people, only more than 3 million were actually lost by the people.

The reason why the salt merchants were willing to bleed was that the country had been peaceful for more than 20 years. They had accumulated enough money. It was also possible that the news of their desire to innovate the salt administration was spread. The salt merchants were eager to show their loyalty. This time he really saw the salt merchants' financial resources. He also planned to carefully consider the reform of the salt administration. These salt merchants were equal to the royal small treasury, and it was no wonder that Kangxi turned a blind eye to the disadvantages of the salt administration. {Piaotian Wenxue www.piaotian.net Thank you to all book friends for your support, your support is our greatest motivation}
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