Chapter 1555： intelligence

When Zhou Shuren came out of the palace, he walked with a refreshing feeling. The materials he wanted to exchange were all precious and precious, and they were all things that were prohibited from sea trade transactions. They were not stupid. Willingness to sell important resources.

In the Ministry of Rites, Zhou Shuren motioned Jinyan to go in and find Changyi. Changyi was very busy. When he came out, he trotted all the way. He quickly got into the carriage and asked, "Dad, what do you want to ask your son?"

Zhou Shuren motioned for his son to turn his ears to come over, and said in a low voice, "The emperor has drawn up a formula for the exchange of food. You have an idea first. By the way, chat with the envoys of various countries to find out the bottom."

Changyi wanted to inquire about the news, he knew it well, and the political achievements came, "My son must do it well."

"Well, it's okay, you go to work, I'm going back too."

Changyi is indeed very busy, and now he is still receiving envoys, "Okay."

After getting off the carriage, I told the driver to slow down and be careful on the slippery road in cold weather.

When the Zhou family and Zhulan returned to the house, the Li family hurriedly greeted them, "Mother, the New Year's gift from the in-laws in my hometown has been delivered ahead of time."

Zhulan heard the hesitation in Li's tone, "What's wrong?"

Li said: "Master Dong passed away and the Dong family split up. The New Year gifts from the Dong family's several rooms are too expensive, like a competition, far exceeding the gift list set by our house."

Zhulan was speechless. The first anniversary of Mr. Dong's death has not passed. "There are more people who are elected and sent back."

"The face of the third sibling?"

"This time I gave the Dong family face. In the future, it will only be more advanced. Send it back directly to avoid future troubles. Hey, your third brother and the others can't take care of their hometown in Qizhou. You can help decide."

Li's shoulders sank, and the mother-in-law handed over all the affairs of the house to her, and her burden sank, "Daughter-in-law will handle it well."

"Well, I believe you."

Seeing that her mother-in-law was tired, Mrs. Li didn't say anything more. She helped her to go back. She didn't leave the main courtyard until her mother-in-law changed clothes and rested.

Li looked up at the sky, thinking about the unread account books, the sky was no longer blue, "Let's go, and the general account book purchased this year needs to be checked."

The old woman said diligently, "Be careful of your steps."

The servants in this mansion meet the wind the most. The Zhou family gets along well with several rooms, but in the servants’ hearts, the big room is the future master. Li’s prestige again, the servant’s flattery is inevitable, fortunately The Zhou family was fair and strict, but there was no trouble.

In the evening, Zhou Shuren came back to talk about the exchanged materials, and Zhulan whispered, "Actually, I have always had an idea."

Zhou Shuren, "Huh?"

"The northeastern border is not a gathering of people from the two countries, and it is still increasing. Even if the two countries are not in the mood, these people will sooner or later."

"The emperor will not allow the people of the two countries to enter."

Zhulan tapped the tea with her finger and drew on the table, "How about digging ditches at the border? Or building a city wall."

"Building a city wall is difficult."

"Then dig ditches, which will be the border defense line in the future."

The labor force is used and the labor force is consumed. The foreign people on the border have no energy to make trouble, and the court needs to pay for the mixed cakes that will not starve to death.

Zhulan added: "A person can do anything when he is very hungry."

"I can't mention this, and I can't let Chuan mention it."

"Then who do you want to bring it up?"

Zhou Shuren also dipped his finger in water and wrote the word Liang on the table, "Since he has been stationed in the Northeast, he is the most suitable."

Zhulan gave a thumbs up, "Good candidate."

Zhou Shuren needs to plan carefully. He can't see King Liang shrinking in the palace, so he can't get around Rong Chuan, squinting his eyes, he wants to sum up.

A few days later in Qizhou, Chang Lian listened to the report, looked at the first three villages on the list, and signaled the yamen to go down, "Lord, what do you think?"

The prefect, "Send someone to check it secretly. This official doesn't want any fraudulent things."

Chang Lian doesn't think it's fake, but he just sighs in his heart that according to the disaster relief methods of the imperial court, there is a big gap between villages and villages. Villages with clan as a whole are the most efficient, and they can help other villages. This is the advantage of clan.

And villages with mixed surnames can't compare even with a single heart, and they still can't make the list.

Chang Lian went to the countryside to visit, and thought for a moment: "Sir, do you think it's better to rank the villages with clan as a whole and the villages with miscellaneous surnames separately?"

The prefect reacted and was very emotional. The first few villages will be rewarded with disaster relief materials. Some villages are in urgent need, while some clan villages are not urgent. "Okay, divided into two lists."

Chang Lian smiled, "The prefect is a good official for the people, and the people all praise you."

The prefect had a smile on his face, "I only hope that Qizhou will be able to enjoy good weather in the future, and the people can live and work in peace and contentment. As for some of my false names, it doesn't matter."

Chang Lian said in his heart that it would be more convincing if the corners of his mouth were not upturned.

Chang Lian came out of the mansion and walked back to the entrance of the mansion. Before he got off the carriage, he smelled the soup and medicine. When he got off the carriage, he saw that there were many people lining up with bowls and walking to the lady, "You have worked hard for the past few days. already."

Mr. Dong, "It's not hard."

Chang Lian asked, "How many medicinal materials are there?"

"Not much. These days, decoctions to enhance physical fitness are being cooked every day, and the herbs at home will be empty."

Chang Lian, "It's okay if it's gone."

Mr. Dong followed Xianggong into the house, "The prefect's family has no medicinal materials, and now they are making **** soup."

"It's not easy for the prefect."

Mr. Dong was a little angry, "Our family didn't donate much medicinal materials in order not to pass over the prefect, and the lady of the prefect wanted to have a good reputation and set up a medicinal soup shed, and our family followed. She doesn't know how much she has, and the medicinal materials are gone. He even went to our house to talk sour words, and he was angry when he heard it, why do you still want our house to send some medicinal materials?"

Chang Lian patted the lady on the shoulder, "Okay, why bother with her."

"If it weren't for the prefect, it would be good, I would be too lazy to pay attention to her."

Chang Lian We closed the shed when we ran out of medicinal materials, so you don't have to hear sour words. "

"Ok."

In the capital, Zhou Shuren and several important officials accompanied the emperor to meet with the envoys of various countries. Zhou Shuren felt that Changyi was also suitable for intelligence. He really found out a lot. The envoys of various countries did not know that there were traitors among them. Zhezi, all have angry faces, um, some people pretend to be similar.

The emperor ignored the envoy's anger and pointed to the handbook, "The above is what our country wants to exchange. There are not many things to choose in our country, and the first to exchange, the first to get the food."

All the envoys, "!!"

Is that not much? From precious metals to resources that are prohibited from trading, the above list is very detailed, and the details make them wonder if they know their country's stock.

Zhou Shuren got the emperor's wink and said: "Our country is a country with a large population. Although the land is vast, the cultivated area is not large. In recent years, our country's population has grown rapidly, and our country is also very short of food. The head of the household is very reluctant to take it. The food comes out, but who made our country a country of etiquette, this prince gritted his teeth and raised some food, there is really not much food."