[Red Chamber] The imperial examination life of the great master

"What? How many taels?"

Tu Yuan looked at Qi Liqun in disbelief, "Could it be that the Qi Qing family made a mistake?"

Qi Liqun was sweating profusely, and he lowered his head, "It's true, I have calculated it many times, and this amount is the only money left in the treasury that can be used."

Everyone understood what he meant.

Taishan Fengchan is expensive, and it is bound to cost a lot of money, but this money is not necessary. Da'an is now in a precarious situation, and the people's hearts are in turmoil. They urgently need Taishan Fengchan to stabilize people's hearts.

Tu Yuan frowned, but at this time the national treasury was empty and the locust plague had not been resolved yet.

He braced his chin and said in a calm tone, "There is no rush for this matter. The most important thing now is to solve the locust plague."

Everyone looked solemn.

The plague of locusts is indeed the most urgent matter now.

The beginning of September was originally the season for farmers to have a good harvest and the people to cheer and joy, but for some reason, many more locusts appeared overnight from the southwest area. Those locusts crossed the border, leaving no soil and trees, and even the seeds that had just been planted were eaten by the locusts. .

From the southwest area, the locusts gradually eroded the land of Da'an.

Before midnight, locusts were found even on the outskirts of the capital.

The poison of locusts is more poisonous than cruel officials.

In less than one month, all the grain in the farmers' fields was eaten up, but this month it was time to pay taxes, and the farmers couldn't afford to hand in the grain, and some were forced to sell their children and daughters. This was used to cope with corvee labor, and some left their hometowns with their families and went all the way to Beijing along the official road, hoping to get some food in the city to support their families.

When there are more refugees, the law and order will be poor.

When the law and order is poor, the common people will live in dire straits.

Moreover, there are those profiteers who take advantage of this opportunity to sit on the ground and raise the price. Originally, a bucket of rice was only [-] yuan, but now they are sold at a high price of three yuan.Now many sheds have been built outside the capital, and those kind-hearted people are dedicated to serving porridge outside.

But dripping water can't put out a fire. If things go on like this, even if the problem is not big now, sooner or later a big problem will erupt.

"Your Majesty, the most urgent task now is to solve the source of the locusts. As long as the locusts are solved, the remaining problems will not be a problem." Jia She said.

Tu Yuan nodded, everyone knows this, but locusts are not so easy to deal with.

The common people are ignorant and regard the locusts as a disaster from heaven. How dare they deal with them, they are afraid that if they deal with the locusts, they will offend God. Therefore, even if the imperial court issued an order to let the local governments and counties lead the people to catch the locusts, it is a stern obedience.

Jia She also knew this.

He also thought of a way to deal with it.

Jia She cleared his throat, "Your Majesty, I have a method that is quite absurd, but I think this method may be able to solve the locust plague."

As soon as he said this, everyone immediately looked at him.

There is no other reason. The locust plague has caused headaches for the emperors of all dynasties for thousands of years. When the plague of locusts happened, those people would also say that it was a disaster from heaven, which meant that the king was at fault.Therefore, when encountering this kind of thing, most of the time the king issued an imperial edict to punish himself, and then waited for the locusts to go away. There was no other way other than that.

When Jia Amnesty said this, everyone couldn't help being surprised.

Tu Yuan was also taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect Jia She to say such a thing, he liked Jia She more than others, after all, Jia Daishan and his son belonged to his faction from the beginning, and Jia She He also made a lot of contributions before, otherwise he would not have promoted Jia She as Minister of the Ministry of Industry, so it was rare for him to speak for Jia She: "It is a good thing for Jia Qing's family to worry about state affairs, but this should not be messed up. explain."

Zhang Heng glanced at Jia She, seeing that his face was calm and seemed to be sure, so he let him go.

Jia Amnesty was really sure. He had come to see the price of rice in the capital rising day by day, and he felt a little uneasy in his heart, so thinking about the locust plague day and night really made him come up with a solution that was not a solution.

"I don't dare to talk nonsense. I came up with an idea last night. Although it's absurd, but when I think about it carefully, it seems to be feasible." Jia She said seriously.

"That's really the case, just tell me and listen." When Tu Yuan heard this, he couldn't help being moved, and hurriedly urged.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Jia She said, "This locust plague is a 'disaster from heaven'. This is nonsense, but the people are so stupid that they believe in it and block it everywhere. Therefore, I thought, Simply follow the plan, and you can solve the problem of locusts."

"How to follow the plan?" Zhang Heng felt as if he understood something.

"Cough." Jia She coughed, "I heard that locusts are delicious, and fried is even better."

In the imperial study room, everyone instantly understood Jia She's intention.

Eating locusts, this is really beyond everyone's expectations.

All of a sudden, there was something wrong with the way everyone looked at Jia She.

After all, for thousands of years, no one has ever thought that locusts can be eaten.

Rao Zhang Heng guessed it in advance, and when he really heard it, he was a little dazed.

He looked at Jia She with complicated eyes, Rongguo Mansion was so poor that Enhou ate locusts.

"This is what Weichen heard about, and Weichen has never eaten it." Seeing that there was something wrong with the eyes of everyone, Jia Amnesty quickly explained.

"I and all the adults understand." Tu Yuan thoughtfully and thoughtfully did not expose Jia She's lie.

Speaking of it, I really didn't expect that no one is perfect, and Mr. Jia even eats locusts.

Jia Amnesty: "..."

Your eyes clearly think that I have eaten.