Quick Wear: Cannon Fodder

The officials below are not stupid either. When the gods above fight, the little devils below suffer. Before the Grand Tutor and the Prime Minister completely withdraw and hand over power, no one wants to take the risk of surrendering to the emperor.

When the bosses above go on strike, the little devils below treat it as a holiday. If they are able to do the work within their authority and responsibilities, they will do it. If they can't do it, they will put it off. Many things will be put off for a long time and then never be resolved. Things outside of their authority and responsibilities are directly pushed to others. There are few stupid people who can be officials in Beijing. They may not be good at doing the work, but they are definitely good at passing the buck.

However, the emperor was unaware of the thoughts of his officials. He only wanted to show his abilities after taking power. In the past, it was the Grand Tutor and the Prime Minister who restricted his performance. He would definitely be a good emperor.

As a result, he felt dizzy after reviewing memorials on the first day. Why were there so many memorials? Everything had to be reported. The officials below had to write a long memorial for even the smallest matter. If the weather changed or auspicious signs appeared somewhere, they even had to write a memorial to ask about the emperor's health.

He couldn't stand it on the first day, but he was not willing to cancel the imperial edict. How could he give up the power he had finally regained to someone else? Forget it, when it comes to this kind of memorial, just throw it aside.

There were still many memorials on serious matters, but the key was that they were long and long, and it was a waste of time to read them, and it was even more difficult to deal with them properly. The emperor did not know how to deal with many things, and he called the officials of the six ministries to ask questions, but they pushed each other, and in the end he could not give an answer and he did not know if it would work.

The emperor was so angry that he didn't know who to turn to. The six ministers tried their best to deal with the situation, but many things cannot be solved with just one sentence. The general direction given by the superiors must be well implemented by the subordinates. If it is not well implemented, it will only cause chaos.

These things that can wait are fine and can be dealt with slowly, but sudden natural disasters will not give the emperor time to deal with them slowly.

The flood in the Jiangnan area is a sign of poverty. Jiangnan is a land of fish and rice, and the granary of the world. If one province is affected by a disaster, the whole world will be affected. Not only the earthquake, but also the impact of rising grain prices must be considered. If you are not careful, the whole world will be shaken.

The emperor also knew that he needed to provide disaster relief, but the Ministry of Revenue didn't have much money, so what could he use to provide relief? And who would be in charge? Who could guarantee that the person in charge wouldn't make a fortune from it? The history books of all dynasties wrote that the Minister of Revenue couldn't guarantee that there would be no trouble if he presided over the Zhenpo. He certainly wouldn't make money directly, but he wondered if his relatives and in-laws would take this opportunity to make a fortune from the disaster.

He wanted to be incorruptible, but when his relatives wanted to do business and make money, he could still stop them from agreeing. When his subordinates saw that he was trying to stop them, they would only misunderstand that he supported them and would not dare to stop them. This was not corruption, but it was worse than corruption.

The Minister of Revenue did not want to get into trouble without eating the mutton, so he decisively said that no one had recommended anyone, and as long as he did not recommend anyone, it would not be his fault if something went wrong. Disaster relief is difficult in itself, and without any ability, it is easy to turn the situation into a situation where officials force the victims to rebel. If you can't handle corruption well, you can't handle it well if you don't have corruption, so it's better to give such a good opportunity to others.

The others were not stupid either, no one would take on this difficult task, but some people took the initiative to step forward, but such people were not only looked down upon by the ministers, but also despised by the emperor. He was just inexperienced, not stupid. An idle member of the royal family, a prince who only knew how to drink and fight, wanted to go to disaster relief, which was clearly an idea to get disaster relief funds.

If he really wanted to embezzle and return to Beijing, even the emperor would not be able to kill people, as there were other royal relatives watching. If he dared to kill someone, I'm afraid a bunch of relatives would come to make trouble.

The prince felt a little regretful that he didn't have the chance to leave the capital, but he didn't take it to heart. He was just trying his best.

Natural disasters do not wait for anyone. The emperor was so anxious that his mouth was covered with bubbles, but the officials in the court still had no good solution. This kind of thing happened many times in all dynasties, and the predecessors could not think of a good solution. What can they do? They can only follow past experience.

The emperor could not think of a better way, so he could only acquiesce to the minister's suggestion and follow the method of the previous dynasty. The selection of candidates was also easy to deal with. Since no one was willing to go, he would arrange for someone from the Liu family to go. It just so happened that the Liu family had not found a suitable position since they were dismissed from office.

He was giving the Liu family a chance, and Queen Liu was grateful in her heart, but the Liu family was not happy at all. If they were willing to work hard, why would they work so hard to send their daughter to the palace? The hard work that all officials were unwilling to do was pushed to them. If they did a good job, they would not be rewarded, and if they did not do a good job, they would be punished. Forget about making money, it would be good enough to save their lives.

The head of the Liu family had no choice. This was the first major event after the emperor took power. He had to go in front of the orders of the civil and military officials. Fortunately, he was not stupid. He was responsible for it. He also selected a lot of assistants, all of whom were from several major families. He couldn't run away, and the others couldn't run away either. They had to follow him.

The head of the Liu family had a good idea, but he didn't expect that the children of the noble families were more shrewd than each other. They couldn't do the right thing, but they were the first to run for their lives. On the way, some people caught a cold, some broke their legs, and some were poisoned by eating wild mushrooms. In short, everyone had their own accidents.

After feeling their pulses, the imperial physicians of the Imperial Hospital and the famous local doctors gave their opinions that they must rest on the spot. Continuing on the journey would only aggravate the condition, and in serious cases, their lives might be lost. What to do? The emperor's order could not be disobeyed. The disaster relief team could not stop and wait for them, but a few people who were unwell could not follow the team to the south of the Yangtze River.

As a result, when the head of the Liu family led his people to Jiangnan, except for the imperial doctors, guards and servants who accompanied him, several of his deputies disappeared along the way. There were quite a few petty officials, but what was the use of these people? Apart from being able to work, they were too insignificant to take the blame.

In addition to praying to God for help, the head of the Liu family wrote a letter to Empress Liu, asking her to persuade the emperor. No matter how well he did, he took on the difficult task at the critical moment, and the emperor could not let him down.

Queen Liu did not understand state affairs, so she did not take the letter seriously. What could be wrong with disaster relief? If it was not done well, it would be the fault of local officials. Her father was just an imperial envoy who delivered silver, so what could be wrong with that?

Facts have proven that the head of the Liu family is not capable, but he still knows himself. He took the silver and went to the south of the Yangtze River, but before he even entered the city, he saw the fertile fields washed by the flood outside the city and the victims surrounded by the city wall, and knew that things were not going to go well.

With the help of several hundred soldiers, they managed to enter the city, but if the victims outside the city were not properly settled, the people in the city would not be able to sleep well at night. The local governor also knew this, and although he did not allow the victims to enter the city, he had arranged for people to distribute porridge outside the city.

It was called porridge, but it was actually watery. On the one hand, there were too many victims and not enough food. On the other hand, they were afraid to let the victims eat too much, for fear that they would cause trouble if they were full.

Now that the imperial envoy has arrived, and he is the queen's father, he can finally breathe a sigh of relief.