The fierce peasant woman is busy farming

After preparing the gifts, Zhao Shouzhong, who had saved up for a month, gave them to Yang Mo.

Although Yang Mo didn't pay much attention to him, he could still talk for a long time.

Every time other people saw that scene, they found it funny.

Zhao Shouzhong seems like a chattering old woman, but also like a curious baby.

He kept asking Yang Mo questions and told him everything that had happened at home during this period, no matter how big or small.

Before they left, they met Cui Da.

He came to the store to tell Zhou Yue that Master Cui had come to the county to take up the post.

Zhou Yue asked curiously, "Isn't it rumored that Lord Cui is going to be the governor of Yizhou?"

"Yes, he is the prefect, but my master does not want to go to Yizhou to work, so he informed the emperor and the Ministry of Personnel, and they agreed that he could come to Yi County to sit in court."

"Oh..." Zhou Yue didn't understand and was very confused.

Can I choose the office location myself?

"Another question, where is the magistrate of Yi County? Has the court sent someone?"

"No, the sage said that since Prime Minister Cui likes Yi County, he should concurrently serve as the magistrate of Yi County."

Oh, I didn’t expect the appointment and dismissal of court officials to be so sloppy and frivolous?

Cui Da continued: "My master said that he likes Yi County and has disciples studying in Yi County School, so he really wants to work here.

Besides, the master is only a prefect in a temporary position. In fact, most of the things are still done by the Tongzhi and Tongpan in the prefecture. The master only looks at the major matters and signs them. "

Well, I only knew that the court had mascots, but I didn’t expect that local officials also had mascots.

But being the prefect of Yizhou is not an easy job.

Because it is in Yizhou, more than a month has passed since the New Year, and there has not been a single snowflake or a drop of rain.

This place is prone to drought. It's spring, when water is needed, but there is no rain. It's really scary.

Natural disasters are often accompanied by man-made disasters. It is rumored that bandits have begun to loot in the mountains.

There was a shortage of food in the spring, and the drought was mostly followed by locust plagues, which made the people very panicked.

It was in this context that Master Cui came to Yi County to take office.

Even though he is a mascot, he still has to take the blame if something goes wrong.

His political enemies in Beijing were all waiting to see him make a fool of himself.

It was this appointment that was the result of someone’s behind-the-scenes manipulation, who gave the saint various explicit and implicit hints to get him here.

They said that this place was close to the capital, and if the emperor missed Prime Minister Cui, he could recall him immediately.

It is said that Prime Minister Cui has been hiding in the mountains of Yi County, and it seems that he has some feelings for this place.

They said that Prime Minister Cui might have a lover in Yi County, so he left his wife and children at home to come here and live a carefree life.

The more they talked, the more outrageous it became. After talking so much, the emperor finally believed their nonsense and turned a deaf ear to Prime Minister Cui's vow to observe mourning for his deceased wife.

In the end, Cui Renjie was sent to Yizhou to serve as the prefect.

Of course, Prime Minister Cui's visit to Yi County further confirmed that he had some ties to Yi County.

The emperor was very satisfied and relieved that he had listened to those people and found a good place for Mr. Cui that everyone was satisfied with.

Little did they know that those people just wanted Cui Renjie to come here and take the blame.

There were signs of a disaster in Yizhou long ago.

Those who are interested, through careful observation and analysis of reports from various places, are well aware of the major events that are about to happen here.

But what they didn't know was that Cui Renjie was not only a scholar, but also a prime minister with great prestige and a reformist who was keen on reform.

He was also a capable official. He started out as a small county inspector, and worked his way up through the ranks including judge, county magistrate, county magistrate, prefect, prefect, town governor, imperial edict editor, secretary of the Secretariat, Hanlin scholar, vice-chancellor, deputy privy councilor, and censor... and gradually rose to the position of chief minister.

The number of official positions he held is comparable to a detailed list of official positions in the Dahui Dynasty.

From childhood to adulthood, from literature to martial arts, he has done it all.

Because the Dahui Dynasty ruled the country with civil power, the status of civil officials was higher than that of military officials.

Therefore, many military officer positions are held by civilian officials.

It can be said that Cui Xiang worked his way up from the bottom step by step.

Although he came from a high-class family, when he was an official in the local area, he went deep into the people and saw too many human sufferings.

He was full of sympathy for the grassroots people, and therefore used his intelligence and talents to do many practical things for the local area.

He has always had a good reputation as an official, and even his political enemies could not find any fault with him.

It is precisely because of this that they can only start with those unclear yellow rumors to slander and attack him.

It was ten days later when Zhou Yue returned from Beijing.

During these ten days, Cui Zhizhou did several major things.

First, apply to the imperial court to allocate grain and funds to Yizhou so that relief can be provided immediately in case of famine.

Second, I request His Majesty to exempt Yizhou from half of its taxes this year.

If the drought continues to be severe and a locust plague occurs again, please exempt Yizhou from taxes for one year.

Third, there are some people who are ready to make moves and attempt to incite the people who are ignorant of the truth to become bandits and rob the merchants. We use thundering means and send troops to suppress them.

At the same time, a large reward was offered to encourage villagers to catch thieves on their own initiative.

The sage regretted his decision after he issued the imperial decree to appoint Prime Minister Cui as the prefect of Yizhou.

It would be fine for a prime minister to become a small prefect, but he was made to go to such a poor place at his age.

Hearing that there was a disaster there this year, he felt even more uneasy.

But when he saw the note written by Cui Renjie, he suddenly felt relieved.

After all, experience brings wisdom. Cui Xiang's three measures were quick, accurate, and hit the nail on the head.

The guilty emperor was wondering how to make up for his previous mistakes. When he saw this note, he immediately wrote: "Yes."

The servants who served the emperor with pens and ink had never seen the emperor review memorials so quickly.

These three measures soon produced results.

Although the drought in Yizhou is still continuing, the people's sentiment has stabilized.

The imperial court’s granaries were filled with grain, so there was no need to worry about running out of food.

You don’t have to pay taxes this year, or you only have to pay half.

You don't have to worry about someone suddenly jumping out and robbing you when you walk on the street.

Life still has to go on.

Ordinary people are like this. As long as I can have something to eat and I am not beaten to death, I will live.

They are easily contented.

Zhou Yue brought Qing Mo to Beijing this time and gained a lot.

When she arrived in Beijing, she sent Qingmo to various restaurants for meals.

She met with Princess Ning in a small teahouse.

Prince Ning also dressed up and followed Princess Ning out of the palace.

His Majesty is wise and enlightened. In the first few years, he was very strict in supervising my brothers.

Later, seeing that they were all eating and drinking at home and busy having children, I relaxed my supervision of them.

Although the ban on them leaving the house was not lifted on the surface, in most cases, they were allowed to disguise themselves and go out of the house for fun, and the government turned a blind eye.

As long as you don't leave the city, it's fine.

This time, Princess Ning went out with a middle-aged male servant.

She was allowed to go out to inspect her shop and buy things she liked, but she was not allowed to leave the capital.

Their children can leave Beijing, but they cannot go too far.

No contact with local officials.

Negotiation is easy between women as long as their goals are the same.

Moreover, when Zhou Yue saw Princess Ning, she looked like a kind-hearted elder sister next door. He felt very friendly when he first met her.

Princess Ning looked at Zhou Yue like an older sister who was a few years older than her.

So they called each other sister and talked about their own things.

After chatting in the teahouse, Princess Ning took Zhou Yue to see several shops she owned.

Finally, a three-story building was chosen, located in the bustling city center.

Because it is so large and the rent is so expensive, the tenants of restaurants here have changed several times within a few years.

They didn't make any money and lost a lot of money.

Zhou Yue fell in love with this place at first sight and decided to make a major renovation of it.

When she was sitting in the Ning Wang Mansion and told the Ning Wangfei about the transformation plan, the Ning Wang, who had been silent all the time, suddenly interrupted and asked: "Are you going to open a restaurant or a brothel?"