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    "Your Majesty, according to local reports, Shaanxi and Henan have experienced a severe drought this year, and some prefectures and counties may lose more than 50% of their autumn harvests.

    "Let's do our best to help."

    Last year, the whole country was in good weather, and this year God started to make trouble again.

    In the north where there have been no major disasters for several years, the drought in Shaanxi and Henan provinces has lasted for half a year this year, and there was not much snow even last winter.  At the same time, the Yangtze River, Ganjiang River, and Huaihe River basins experienced heavy rains again after July, and the water levels of rivers and lakes in various places continued to rise.  .

    Fortunately, after several years of immigration and reclamation, the Changping warehouses in various states and counties in Henan are more or less stocked with grain.  Moreover, farmers in Henan have only started to pay the land tax in full this year, and every household actually has food in storage.

    Even if there is a shortage of food in Shaanxi and Henan provinces, it is not necessary to transfer all the food from the south, but directly use the Changping warehouse in Henan, and the effect of Zhao Han's recuperation is immediately highlighted.

    While the central government ordered food adjustments for disaster relief, the inspectors of the clean government were also dispatched.

    Whenever there is a big move involving money and food, the Metropolitan Procuratorate will send inspectors to supervise it either explicitly or covertly.

    Xiaohong is a woman, so it is inconvenient to visit secretly, she is in the open this time.

    Going up the Grand Canal, the flood has just receded, and the people on both sides are rushing to harvest rice.  Most of the rice is soaked in water, and if soaked for two more days, it will all rot.

    "Look at Huang Xiantai, there are peasant associations and peasant and soldier flags there!"

    The speaker, named Zhan Wenfeng, is a female inspector of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Zhan Wenfeng was booked by Xiaohong before she graduated from Jinling University, and she entered the Metropolitan Procuratorate immediately after finishing her studies.  Of course, that was before the resumption of the imperial examination, and now you must take the imperial examination first.

    Standing on the deck of the official ship, Xiao Hong looked up and saw the flag flying on the shore.

    Xiaohong sighed: "It seems that the matter is urgent, and the local magistrate has to use the peasant association and peasant soldiers. Nowadays, except for building bridges and paving roads, these two flags are rarely seen."

    ?The farmland on both sides of the bank that has been flooded must be harvested in a hurry, and a lot of manpower must be dispatched.

    At this time, the government can mobilize the masses and make overall arrangements without favoritism.  Which paddy field needs to be harvested first, which farmland can be abandoned directly, and which farmland needs to be mobilized. Only with a plan can efficiency be improved.

    Of course, the farmers who received the help had to express it afterwards.  For example, one person from each household will be responsible for repairing and maintaining roads in villages and towns this year.

    Such an efficient grassroots mobilization ability can be maintained for at least several decades.  As for a few decades later, these two generations will die out, and then they will definitely gradually weaken, and finally the government will not be able to effectively mobilize the people. This process may take thirty or fifty years, or it may take a hundred years.

    If it can be maintained for a hundred years, Zhao Han will be satisfied enough. Zhan Wenfeng lay on the railing, quietly watching the bank harvest the soaked rice.  She remembered that she used to do farm work at home,

    ? During the busy farming season, the primary school in the village will be closed for a few days, so that the students can go home to help.

    Jinling University has more than one female student. The reason why Zhan Wenfeng was selected by Xiaohong is because she came from a poor background and has a relatively quiet personality.

    "Huang Xiantai, why are there no female Jinshi in this year's imperial examination?" Zhan Wenfeng asked suddenly.

    Xiaohong smiled helplessly: "It is inconvenient for women to be officials after all. Female students in universities in various provinces get engaged or get married before they graduate. Once they graduate, they immediately go home to find husbands and teach their children. Which husband's family is willing to let them go to Beijing to rush for the exam?

    The few aspiring ones either went to the official examination early, or went to the Hanlin Academy and Qintian Academy as graduate students.

    In this year's examination, not to mention a female Jinshi, there were not even women who participated in the imperial examination.  "

    Zhan Wenfeng said: "If I didn't enter the Metropolitan Procuratorate, I would definitely take the exam this year."

    Xiaohong smiled and said: "Then I really shouldn't have picked you, maybe I will be the first female Jinshi in this dynasty."

    Today, Xiaohong's official position is the Imperial Envoy of Zuoqian Capital, the fourth rank, which can be understood as a department-level official.  The level is the same as when she was the magistrate, but now she belongs to the real power Beijing official, which is infinitely close to the deputy ministerial level.

    ?As for Zhan Wenfeng, he was a ninth-rank minion in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and because of his gender, he was able to run around with Xiaohong.

    Zhan Wenfeng joked: "Maybe I can really pass the exam."

    Two women, chatting on deck.

    There are also some male inspectors playing mahjong in the cabin.  You can't gamble, this is the principle. What they are betting at the moment is that if they need to disguise themselves when they get to the place, those who win can be the master, and those who lose can only be errands.

    All the way by boat and car, finally arrived at the border of Henan.

    &nb?Go to the village to collect grain at a high price.  "

    Liu Chuanzong said: "Go and have a look."

    The three of them came to the noisy place, only to hear the village chief say: "Aren't you confused? There won't be a few grains of grain harvested this year, and every household is saving food, so how can I sell you any grain? Hurry up, don't come here."  Amuse us."

    The person in the lead is a buddy from the grain merchant's family. He has tried the soft one. These farmers will not sell grain.  There is no other way, so I simply came forward and threatened: "My second master is doing canon history in Hui County. My third master is the head of the Rites Department in this county. My fifth young master is an experienced person in Datong Bank in this county. If you don't  Selling grain, you will have a better time next year! Know what rites are for? They are in charge of the school! You have offended my family, and your children and grandchildren will not be able to graduate from elementary school!"

    A captain of peasants and soldiers rushed forward: "I moved here from Jiangxi. In the eighth year of Chongzhen, I fought with His Majesty. If I hadn't been disabled and retired from the army, I would at least be a regiment leader now! This Ming Dynasty has been wiped out by us, and we still have to fight!"  Afraid that you are the head of the etiquette department? If you dare to play tricks again, I will beat you up before reporting to the official!"

    "Call!"

    The captain of the peasants and soldiers blew the bamboo whistle, and the peasants in the village came forward one after another. They came to buy grain with a copy of the mess in their hands. They were so scared that they ran away immediately, for fear that they would be beaten to death if they stayed.

    "Ha ha ha ha!"

    The villagers laughed.

    The three of Liu Chuanzong stayed in the village that night and wanted to inquire about the news, but they couldn't find any inside information.

    Continuing to walk forward, I found that several nearby villages had grain merchants sending people to buy grain.  And, it's all overpriced,

    There are indeed farmers who have a lot of grain and sell some of their grain in greed for the high price.

    Another evening, Liu Chuanzong convened a meeting: "I'm afraid there is something wrong with the Changping warehouse of the Datong Bank in this county. Naturally, there is nothing wrong in a good year, but it will be revealed in a bad year. These officials and businessmen are so frightened that they rush to buy grain at a high price to make up for it."

    "It must be so!" Wei Gan said with a nod.

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