"Prosperity, the people suffer; death, the people suffer."
"Sir, what are you talking about?"
Elder Weng turned his head and saw that it was Madam, he said, "It's nothing, it's just a feeling. Madam, is this?"
"Tianhan, I asked someone to boil mutton soup and bring it to you."
"Mrs. Xie."
Weng Lao went to the table and sat down, and took the mutton soup brought by his wife himself. I don't know how many years, this is the first time Weng Lao can sit down and drink a bowl of hot mutton soup in such a heavy snow day. Mrs. Weng looked at her husband's darkening hair at the temples, and she couldn't hide her joy on her face.
The emperor rewarded Weng Lao with fairy water, and Weng Lao also drank it with his wife. Mrs. Weng didn't know how many years she had prolonged her life, but she could definitely see the prosperous age coming.
There was a cold wind blowing in, Mrs. Weng got up and went to the window, lowered the window, then turned around and sighed: "I don't know when the snow will stop." It is not known how many people will die in the capital.
Old Weng put down the bowl, but said: "Auspicious snow heralds a good year, this year should be a bumper harvest year. Madam, this soup tastes good, let's have another bowl."
"good."
Husband likes to drink, Mrs. Weng immediately asked the maid to go to the kitchen to fill another bowl. Looking at his wife's smooth face, Mr. Weng didn't have too much worry in his heart. This year's snow is indeed heavy, but the victims who died of freezing and starvation this year will definitely be the fewest year since the founding of the Yan Kingdom.
Prosperity, the people are suffering, but he believes that with the emperor and that person, Dayan's country will become more and more prosperous, and the life of the people will be better and better.
For the people at the bottom of the Yan Kingdom, natural disasters mean hardship and even death. But this year, although there are still people who freeze to death or are crushed to death by houses crushed by snow, they are negligible compared to those who survived. The heavy snow crushed their houses, but they could eat hot porridge, have clothes to wear and blankets in the relief shelter. The person who helped them said that after the snowstorm passed, the imperial court would give them a place to live and give them money to resume farming. The people affected by the disaster felt that they were dreaming, but—every day passed, more and more people arrived at the relief center, but no one snatched food, and no one took advantage of this to make things difficult for them. They seemed to really see hope.
In the Disaster Relief Department, Murong Shizi is busy arranging the next task for the various officials and people under him. Since the snow disaster, Prince Murong has only returned home twice, one time was when he had a break in the middle, that is, the auction time; the other time was the day his father got married. At this time, Murong Shizi could no longer see the obesity he had in the past, he had lost a few circles, and his skin was much darker. If he saw him now, if he didn't know him well, no one would recognize him as Murong Shizi.
Prince Murong is very busy and tired, but he is fulfilled like never before. From the snow disaster, Marquis Zhongyong took the lead in donating money to the Empress’s Relief Fund, and after that, Shao Yun’an initiated a disaster relief charity performance. The prostitutes all joined the charity performance to raise funds for the snow disaster. After that, everything from silver taels to bedding, even old clothes that other people don't wear can be donated. Murong Shizi is the general person in charge of the disaster relief this time. According to the disaster relief outline given to him by Shao Yunan, he then adjusted it according to the actual situation. This time the disaster was severe, but the intensity of the disaster relief was unprecedented.
With the full support of Mrs. Zhongyonghou and the strong backing of the emperor and queen, Prince Murong has shown sufficient ability and courage in this disaster relief, but this is not what makes Prince Murong proud. What he is proud of is that, He can do something like this for this country.
On the streets of the capital, the snow that had just been cleared was covered by heavy snow again, but there were no displaced victims on the streets. The houses in the slums were almost completely crushed. Officers and soldiers belonging to the Relief Department were clearing up construction waste in the snow, and many people who used to live here were waiting to pull out something usable from the ruins of their own homes. According to the plan of Shao Yun'an and the Queen, after the beginning of spring, the Relief Foundation will allocate a sum of money, and the national treasury will disburse another sum of money to build a group of resettlement houses for the victims. It doesn't need to be large, but it needs to have a certain ability to resist disasters. The drawings of the resettlement houses have been stamped by the emperor and sent to the Ministry of Industry.
This kind of disaster relief method is unprecedented, and it is not without officials who have stood up to oppose it. But when those who opposed the question saw that the disaster victims are in order now, there is no homelessness, there is no need to change children to eat, and there are no street children full of street children, they gradually shut up.
In Jingyou Palace, Jiang Kangchen is reporting the disaster relief to the Empress himself.
"Chitose, after the snow disaster, the common people are very grateful to the 'relief fund', and they all say that you are a living Bodhisattva who came down to earth to save suffering and disaster."
The queen smiled lightly: "The living Bodhisattva is not the king."
Jiang Kangchen considered and said again: "The people also know that Zhongyonghou and Wang Shaozhengjun are great benevolent people. But many people have erected your image, and burn incense and pray for you every day. Zhongyonghou and Wang Shaozhengjun also have them."
It's not that the queen doesn't mind her reputation being associated with others, but said with general feeling: "If Yun'an hadn't suggested setting up a 'relief fund', if he and Zhongyonghou hadn't taken the lead in donating money and materials, this year's event The snowstorm will kill many people and leave their homes, and the emperor will not survive this year in peace."
Jiang Kangchen: "Wang Shao Zhengjun is the emperor's lucky star, and also your lucky star, Qiantui."
"That's true."
Jiang Kangchen still has reservations. The merit monument funded by Zhongyonghou's Mansion is now erected high outside the Loyalty Shrine. Now, the incense in Zhongyi Temple can almost catch up with Yulin Temple. Before the snow disaster, it was not the Buddha, but the loyal and brave Marquis who brought hope to the suffering people. Wang Shijing’s name is on the merit tablet, and there are ancestors in the Zhongyi Temple. The people who have no place to offer incense to Zhongyonghou’s husband put their gratitude and hope in front of the Zhongyi Temple and the merit tablet.
Shao Yun'an knew about this, and he was quite moved. What he did was nothing but normal things in his world, but here, he brought hope to countless people. But Shao Yunan who was moved could only stay at home and could not go anywhere. He was going to give birth in at most three months, Wang Shijing was extremely nervous, even Jiang Moxi returned home more often.
Dai Zhanxiao has been living in Zhongyonghou's Mansion, originally he played twice and wanted to rush back to the border. King Keqin was still imprisoned in the prison of Dali Temple. Emperor Yongming sent someone to send a letter to Huhar Kingdom and gave the other party a long list of items. If he wanted to redeem King Keqin, he would first send these items plus five One million taels of silver. Huhar country does not produce silver, five million taels is a lot of money for them. Hu Khan replied to the letter, asking Emperor Yongming to save King Keqin's life. Hu Guo was about to enter winter and could not send people to Yan Guo to deliver the ransom. But everyone knows that this is just a delaying strategy of Hu State. In the next spring, when the land of Hu State thaws, it will be the time for Hu State to attack Yan State. The arrest of King Keqin would give them a more sufficient excuse.
Dai Zhanxiao wanted to rush back to Huxingguan as soon as possible, but Emperor Yongming never let him go, Dai Zhanxiao was puzzled, and after his grandfather took him to the private office of the secret yamen, Dai Zhanxiao was in a trance for many days, After that, I never mentioned the matter of going back to the Tiger Bank.
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the snow disaster has passed, and the people affected by the disaster have also begun to rebuild and resume production after the disaster. This day, the three families of the General's Mansion, the Zhongyonghou Mansion and the Cen Mansion had a lively Lantern Festival together. On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, Dai Zhanxiao led the wing tiger army he brought back to Beijing and escorted a batch of important supplies back to the border. Emperor Yongming allocated a sum of money from the treasury, and the Zhongyonghou Mansion also donated generously. The Yunlong Group joined forces with the Ministry of War and worked overtime to prepare a batch of special supplies, which were brought back to the border by Dai Zhanxiao. After sending the supplies to the border, Dai Zhanxiao had to rush back to the capital, and he hoped that he could come back before his younger brother gave birth.
In Jingyou Palace, Emperor Yongming was extremely satisfied eating the instant noodles that had just been cooked.
"The boiled instant noodles are more delicious than those soaked in water. Well, you must add an egg and sausage. Why didn't Yun'an make such a delicious thing earlier?"
The queen was very helpless: "Your Majesty, you have eaten six cakes of instant noodles today."
"It's cold, I need to put on more fat so that I can have the strength to fight the barbarians."
A certain emperor's tone seemed to be preparing for a personal conquest.
The queen also loves the taste of the instant noodles, but he is still pregnant, so he can't be greedy. The queen supported her waist and slowly stood up with Zhuo Jin's support. There was a strong aroma of instant noodles at the end of her nose, but his heart drifted to the border with the aroma of instant noodles.
When the treasury is filled with more money, and when there are more donations from the 'relief fund', the soldiers of the Yan Kingdom will not only be able to eat instant noodles, but also canned food, sausages, and compressed biscuits...
The queen's eyes fluctuated, and she asked, "Your majesty, should we transfer some people from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry to call for Hou Zhongyong? You can't ask Mrs. Zhongyong to figure out a solution every time."
Emperor Yongming stopped his chopsticks.
"It's easy to talk about the instant noodles, but I heard that Zhongyonghou and Yun'an put a lot of thought into how to dehydrate and preserve the quality of the ingredients. Even brother Xi was called to come up with ideas."
Emperor Yongming's eyes were serious, and he immediately made a decision: "The empress is right, but I was negligent. Why don't the candidates be chosen by the empress? Be careful. After the selection, all will be handed over to Marquis Zhongyong. As for the name of this yamen, let the Yun An decides for himself, what do you think?"
"Excellent."
Wang Shijing, who had finally rested and stayed at home with peace of mind, once again "disaster fell from the sky", was issued a secret decree by Emperor Yongming. After Wang Shijing received the order, Shao Yun'an laughed too much.
Wang Shijing planned to ignore everything in the future and concentrate on waiting for the birth of the child and take care of the child at home. Shao Yunan took the imperial decree and looked at it, and said irresponsibly: "The emperor is thoughtful, so let's just call it the 'Food Research Institute'. We can not only study food for military supplies, but also for civilian use. Hehe, brother Jing , you are the director."
Wang Shijing has a bad face, he doesn't want to be the director, he just wants to be a dad!
In this way, the famous "Food Research Institute" in the future of Yan State was born in the queen's words. The birth of the food research institute has greatly improved the life of the border generals. As the national power of the Yan State gradually increased, the people of the Yan State would no longer be dismayed by the conscription, but rushed to sign up to join the army. Because being a soldier not only eats well, dresses well, and benefits are good, even if you die in battle, the state will take care of your family, and if you are disabled, there are corresponding welfare policies.
——"History of Yan Kingdom New Era" Note:
Emperor Yongming, Emperor Kaiyuan in the flourishing age of Yan Kingdom, loved the people like a son. Every time the Food Research Institute develops a new product, Emperor Yongming always takes the lead and experiments by himself...