C196 The First Year of the Great Zhou Dynasty(2)

"I don't have any money. I can only take some money from these big families to help first." Ji Cheng answered pitifully, "Every day, the officials in the court shouted for money, and the people of Jiangnan returned to their homes one after another. However, the entire central continent had not received any grain in the past two years, and they were all waiting for help. If it was winter and people froze to death, how would they move in the next year? Yes, it's too sweet. "

Although it was sweet, it was swallowed down. Currently, the food and gold national treasury was empty. As the king, he should be more diligent in picking himself up as an example. He did not need to eat and drink every day. What the Talisman Pavilion ate today was all brought into the Palace by Chang De from his own home. However, most of it had entered Ji Cheng's stomach.

"From the northeast of Jiangnan to provide food and shelter, there is still some leftover food in the northeast. But Jiangnan can't squeeze it out at all. " Ji Cheng picked up a stack of memorials and placed them next to the hand of the pavilion. "Take a look. No wonder the local officials are having a hard time..."

The pavilion took a look." Duan Wang moved the civilians to Jiangnan, and hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Jiangnan. Without land, he would have a hard time in those two years." Fu Ting Zhi also knew how difficult it was for the King of Judicial Review. "He even borrowed the river..." He flipped through a few other memorials. "The land of fishes and rice in Jiangnan. How could it be so poor?"

Ji Cheng waved his hand and Chang De came out of nowhere and handed him a wet towel. He then put away the empty plates. Ji Cheng carefully wiped Fu Ting's hand and said, "You are right. Jiangnan is a place of fish and rice, and it can recover quickly. However, the water can't save the fire in close proximity. Who can give me tens of thousands of stones of grain now? I would rather be conferred the title of King with a different surname... "

" Nonsense! "Fu Ting's face turned dark." If you are conferred the title of King with tens of thousands of stones, you will be conferred the title of King. Do you think that the Great Zheng's King is a grass hat that can fly everywhere? "

"Sigh..." Ji Cheng threw away his towel and said with a sad face, "In the past, I always thought that the late king (Ji Jiang) sent his uncles to guard the border of the barbarians to help him. Now, it is more of a disadvantage to be able to gain benefits than a disadvantage. You actually dare to laugh at me when you ask them for some food. "

This sentence reminded Fu Ting of something. A light suddenly flashed in her mind and she slowly held her hands and thought about it carefully.

Ji Cheng saw that he did not say anything and thought that he was listening to his complaints, so he leaned over and hugged him. "They don't take me, the Emperor, seriously. I don't need to be polite either. The Heavenly Eye has been sent out. Although it is a barbarian land, I can always squeeze out some money. Whoever listens to me will have to save money. I don't believe that I can't control them." He extended his mouth and took a puff on the face of the Talisman Pavilion. "South people are still the best."

"You..." The head of the Talisman Pavilion said. He hated to hear Ji Cheng talk about the things that the Heavenly Eye did in front of him. "Don't tell me about the Heavenly Eye in the future. I don't like to hear about it." Speaking of this, he thought of Zhu Hua. "You really aren't soft-hearted. I only have one Zhu Hua by my side. You also took him away. "

"It was to protect you." Ji Cheng hurriedly smiled and said, "Now you have become a beloved official. People will suspect you every day when you announce national policies. You can't help but make my brothers jealous. They dare not to touch you, but I dare to touch you. " He reached out his hand to hook a strand of hair and played with it. "Now, the only thing we have in our hands is Zhou Shengyou marrying into our family. The rest of us only know how to listen to orders. If I were to sneeze, I would be scared out of my wits. Oh right, how's that Zhang Shannian you recommended? "

" He's so busy with Han Jiang that his feet have nothing to do with the ground. " Of course, Fu Tingzhi knew that Ji Cheng's dozen or so brothers hated him, so he did not pursue the matter of Zhu Hua. "So, the Public Affairs Division needs to take care of it immediately." Fu Ting Zhi also knew the predicament he was in. "Don't worry. How can ruling a country produce results in a year or two?"

Speaking of the Public Affairs Division, what kind of government office was this other than the Head Minister of the Public Affairs Division, Han Jiang? No one knew. The biggest move of the emperor to ascend to the throne was to establish a new government office called the Public Affairs Division, which was set to be in charge of the opening of the government office during the winter.

The office of the Office Division was located on Willow Tree Street, which was close to the root of the Imperial City. It was originally a large residential courtyard built by the aristocratic families of the capital to collect rent. Now that the land had changed owners, the Rongdi Emperor immediately gave the ownership of the land and property to the Public Affairs Division.

Let's first talk about the location of the yamen. It was already far away from the bustling center of the Imperial City. It was also very far away from the various yamen offices. The most important reason why the Public Affairs Division was set up in such a remote place was... This was the place where the scholars who came to the capital to take the examinations lived.

If one wanted to rent a house in a bustling place in the capital, it would cost a lot of money. Even ordinary scholars could not afford to live here. If he wanted to rent a house in the suburbs, he would have to make friends and have a drink. If the city gates were locked later, he would not be able to return. Coincidentally, Willow Tree Street was located in a remote location within the Imperial City. The key was that the rent was cheap. The scholars liked to work together to rent a small courtyard for three to five people. They would stay for three to five months and wait for the autumn examination.

Some of the more wealthy families would rent a courtyard for their children to take the examination. They would bring the servant girl and hire the mister. If they failed the test and waited for the next time, they would live for many years. Of course, there would not be any descendants of aristocratic families among these people. Most of them were from poor, poor, and rich families.

Furthermore, a notice had been posted on the first day of the Public Affairs Department's opening ceremony. It said that there was a shortage of government officials due to the war. If the Fall Examinations were to be held this year, it would be too late for scholars to catch up with them, which was why the Office of Public Affairs would be built. All former scholars could register with an official certificate and enter the Office of Public Affairs to participate in the examinations on May 10th. If they passed, they could be small officials, and they could also participate in the Autumn Examinations next year.