Chapter 903: The king and his subjects are in harmony

Rehe, Puren Temple, Ciyun Puyin Temple.

The sixteenth prince held three incense sticks and worshiped him in front of the Buddha statue of Tathagata. His expression was a bit solemn, but he was indescribable piety.

Cao Yong came with him, and was surprised to see this. Then he thought of the little princess who had just recovered from a serious illness, and he knew that the sixteenth prince looked kind.

Thinking of the news he received two days ago, Hongshu was already on the way back to Beijing from Xining. Cao Yongfo was moved and silently lit three incense sticks and prayed for the Seventh Prince.

Kangxi had already agreed to the memorial for the 14th Prince to return to Beijing. He had heard that the seventh Prince was getting better, but he wanted to ask Hongshu to delay returning to Beijing and set off with the 14th Prince.

When I saw Cao Yong, when Cao Yong talked about the Seventh Prince's injury, he changed his mind and didn't have much trouble.

After raising the incense, the sixteenth prince sighed and came out of the Buddhist temple with Cao Yong.

The great lama who was stationed in the temple held Buddhist beads and followed him solemnly. The Sixteenth Prince had already asked Zhao Feng to offer 300 taels of silver and lit ten lotus lanterns in the name of him and the Sixteenth Prince.

It was already noon when the two returned to the summer resort.

The sixteenth prince invited Cao Yong to his residence and used food.

Most of the officials who came with him worked at the six ministries outside the palace. Cao Yong was taken away by the sixteenth prince in the morning, so he naturally had to go back to work as a service in the afternoon.

Because Kangxi was in poor health in recent years, officials who came with their entourage did not have to listen to the emperor every day.

Unless the emperor summoned him, Cao Yong would only need to schedule his shift every six days and report to the Ministry of Revenue for a note that he needed a sage. He would have a leisurely life.

Unexpectedly, the air pressure on the Ministry of Revenue was very low, and the pens and posts that sent documents were lighter.

Cao Yong looked at something wrong, looked at Jiang Jian, and saw him reaching out his hand, and his four fingers shook.

Seeing this, Cao Yong frowned slightly.

No matter what, Cao Yong is no longer in the Office of the Internal Affairs Office. The Sixteenth Prince is looking for him, but others can't control him, but the Fourth Prince is the direct boss.

If the Fourth Prince is in a bad mood and takes advantage of the situation, Cao Yong will really ignore it.

Thinking of this, Cao Yong strode his forehead. He heard that the emperor was going to send a few princes and princes back to Beijing at the end of June, so he quickly sent the fourth prince back to avoid the black-faced master being air-conditioned in the yamen every day.

It is a blessing or not a disaster, it is a disaster that cannot be avoided.

Cao Yong was looking at the latest court newspaper, and a letter came to pass the message, and the Fourth Prince told Cao Yong to pass it.

Recently, the Ministry of Revenue is most concerned about the relief matters in northern provinces. Cao Yong thought about it. The fourth prince was looking for himself, and it was probably because of this that he brought two related documents he had written earlier.

As expected, the fourth prince had a cold face and looked in a bad mood, but he didn't say anything. He asked Cao Yong straight to the point about disaster relief.

Cao Yong raised his eyebrows with both hands. Seeing that he was ready, the fourth prince raised his eyebrows and was quite surprised.

After seeing Tiao Chen, he couldn't help but feel moved.

Cao Yong listed only three items in the article: one is relief, the second is epidemic prevention, and the third is replenishment.

This relief was not about using official warehouses in previous years, or relying on grain from the south, but about "buying grain" on the spot and "raising grain".

It is said to be "buy" and "raised", but there is some meaning of levying. That is, according to the number of land in the name of local gentry, buy grain from them at a fair price, or "raised grain" for the fame of their children.

When Cao Yong was in Jiangning, he knew that local gentry loved to store grain.

When a flood occurred in Jiangning City in the early years, Cao Yin also mediated, causing the Jiangning Prefect's Office to "borrow" food from Wei Xin's family to provide relief to the victims.

The Cao family's several farms in Haidian, Changping, all have granaries to store grain in order to prevent famines.

If we follow the common sense of the court, we will transfer grain from the local official warehouse to provide relief, and we will not know how many days it will take to starve to death.

Local granaries cannot be said to be empty in nine out of ten, and there are also tricks everywhere. If you lead the grain to the grain transportation and the southern yamen, you will not talk about the long cycle. There are many people waiting to take advantage of the food. If you really allocate grain and provide relief, half of the food that can be left to the hungry people is lucky.

Cao Yong proposed that "buying grain" and "raising grain" were not the first. In previous years, this buying and raising funds were always adhered to the principle of voluntaryism, and the official service did not forcefully implement it.

The word "for wealth and unkindness" is often well displayed at this time. A few of the gentry who have food at home are willing to donate their food, mostly selling it at a high price.

Now, Cao Yong's letter of Chen Zhong has designated these two articles as "disbursement", which has eliminated the fact that the gentry relied on grain storage to raise local grain prices. Instead, it also made up for the shortage of grain in the official warehouse and the shortage of grain transportation for a long time.

Looking further down, this epidemic prevention item is like the one above, and it is not unusual for the first time.

After all, everyone knows that "there is a major epidemic after the disaster", but in the past, epidemic prevention was mostly blocked wherever the outbreak occurred, and then people were allowed to treat it; Cao Yong's lecture was mainly about "prevention".

All prefectures and prefectures have prepared a large amount of quicklime to provide relief sites where hungry people gather in various places, and are ready for epidemic prevention.

The third way to replenish the farming process is to prepare for this winter and next spring.

After all, in the northern solar term, even if spring and summer are dry, there will be a rainy season for one or two months when autumn comes. Don’t underestimate the rainfall in this month or two months. If the time is right, you can plant a crop of autumn potatoes.

Potatoes and sweet potatoes are both unscrupulous and promising crops.

Even if there is insufficient rainfall this autumn and the yield is insufficient, the yield per mu is considerable than ordinary grain. If the people plant two acres of grain, they will solve the problem of wintering.

This is not long and has no gorgeous words, but it is a real saying that benefits the country and the people.

"Okay!" After reading the scriptures, the fourth prince looked at Cao Yong with a little hot look: "The emperor did not misunderstand that Cao Yong was indeed a capable minister in governing the country!"

He has been in charge of the Ministry of Revenue for more than ten years, and he is not unfamiliar with disaster relief, so he naturally knows the local disadvantages.

Cao Yong did not have any complaints about the local officialdom, but if he had not been aware of the shortcomings of the officialdom, he would not have thought so thoroughly and focused on the livelihood of the people everywhere.

When Cao Yong was stared at by the fourth prince, a big man, no matter how thick-skinned Cao Yong was, he could not resist. He quickly lowered his head and said, "I am ashamed of me. I am just doing my job and fulfilling my responsibilities. I will not be praised by the prince."

"What a 'fulfilment of responsibility'. If all my Qing officials could remember these four words, they would not have been rampant. People's livelihood would be difficult!" Seeing that Cao Yong was not arrogant or impatient, the fourth prince couldn't help but praise him a few more words.

Regarding Cao Yong's twenty-seventh or eighth place as the second-rank minister, the Ministry of Revenue is actually in short supply, and there are many complaints about the powerful people in the capital.

Even the fourth prince knew that Cao Yong was capable, he did not think it was a good thing for him to be in the position at a young age. He felt that Kangxi had given the special grace to the Cao family.

The Fourth Prince felt that Cao Yong was a good seedling and could be cultivated with care, but fortunately, it would be bad if he lost his frivolity after entering.

Today's mature and polite statement is truly what makes the Fourth Prince recognize Cao Yong's ability.

Cao Yong breathed a sigh of relief. This seal was prepared by him after checking the relief records of the Ministry of Revenue over the years.

Because for him, when dealing with national affairs, there are still redundant theory and practicality, and there are many "talking about military affairs on paper", he still feels a little nervous.

The greater the power in hand, the greater the responsibility, just like this disaster relief. If the court's policies are inappropriate, maybe tens of thousands more will die, which will be hundreds of thousands of people.

Even if Cao Yong is a cold-hearted person, he dare not regard his career as a pass game and face it easily.

This pragmatism is exactly what the Fourth Prince enjoys.

The fourth prince got married and looked at Cao Yong. The more he looked at him, the more he liked him.

Compared with Cao Yong's plain and informative note, the two ministers of the Ministry of Revenue follow the usual rules seem empty and meaningless.

Today is not the day when the Ministry of Revenue’s Royal Front takes turns. The Fourth Prince couldn’t wait and said, “I will hand over the sign now!”

He told Cao Yong casually, not to discuss it with each other, so before he finished speaking, he was already in a hurry and went far away.

It is rare to see him so excited. Cao Yong turned around and looked at the back of the Fourth Prince and sighed in secret that the Fourth Prince could inherit the throne. It is not a reason why the Fourth Prince could inherit the throne.

If someone else had seen Cao Yong's statement, he would have to say "uncompliance with the rules", and then, according to previous years' examples, he would have rejected all the points mentioned by Cao Yong.

For example, for example, the gentry slaughter will damage the face of the court and offend the scholar class; use quicklime to prevent the epidemic at the gathering sites of victims, which will cause turmoil among the people and cause sudden troubles; for replenishment, the climate and regions of the provinces are different, and the local officials are limited, etc.

Anyway, in the eyes of those officials, each one can be rejected with reason.

In their eyes, they would not think about the livelihood of the people, but the face of the court, the officials' wealth and beauty.

Only when the Fourth Prince knows that people's livelihood is difficult and "focusing on the people over officials" will he feel that Cao Yong's "pure theory" statement is a good strategy for governing the country.

Cao Yong was also a little happy that the Fourth Prince recognized him.

Whether it is the previous life or this life, the overall growth environment is still mainly "Confucianism". The four words "for the country and the people" can also bring some personal excitement for an adult man.

Compared with Kangxi, who was very fond of merit, greedy for fame, and indulged corrupt officials to rampantly, working with the Fourth Prince can indeed satisfy Cao Yong's sense of accomplishment.

Until the government office fell, the Fourth Prince did not turn back, and Cao Yong felt a little excited.

He did not want to make contributions during the disaster year in the north, but thought about his hard work. If he really wanted to be promoted, he would not be confused about his busy work these days.

Thinking that not only the Fourth Prince would grow into a pragmatic emperor, but the Thirteenth Prince would also be a capable "wise king", Li Wei and others would become famous officials for eternal eternal times, and Cao Yong would be active with these people on the political stage of the Kangxi and Qianlong period, working hard for the stability of this country and the livelihood of the people, this made him look forward to his future career.

The Cao family is not there, which is sad because of half of the Red Mansion. How far can Cao Yong take his family?

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Rehe, Yongwang Mansion Garden.

The Fourth Concubine looked at the gift list written by Niu Hulu, shook her head and said, "It's still too light. Although the eldest princess only named the Xiangjun, she is the eldest daughter of the Thirteenth Master after all, so the courtesy should be more heavy."

Because the concubine Nian of the prince's mansion was pregnant and was waiting for childbirth in the capital, this time the fourth concubine brought the concubine Niuhulu and the fourth prince to serve in Rehe.

As early as in the royal palace, the fourth concubines asked the concubine Li family to share the housework with the concubine Niu Hulu family because of their poor health.
Chapter completed!