At noon, the rain stopped and the sun could be seen in the sky. It was so big and round.
The matter of Zheng County had just begun. Disaster was disaster, but the aftermath was the most important.
The Winged Knights of the Li Family Zhuangzi were dispatched. They rode on horses and ran on the muddy road to pass on the news.
The grain merchants in Chang 'an took out grain and sent it to Zheng County. Some of it was sold to Li Yi, and some of it was donated to Zheng County.
They were smarter than the wealthy families in Zheng County. They knew that offending Li Yi would not end well.
Today, they cooperated with Li Yi to deal with the aftermath of the disaster. Only then could they receive benefits from Li Yi in the future.
Other than Weinan County, there were 20 counties in the capital government. The other counties requested to open kilns to burn bricks and tiles.
Li Yi wanted to race against time to rebuild the collapsed and uninhabitable houses in Zheng County. He was the one who paid for it.
There was Wei River and water transport there. There were many things that could make money.
No one supported outsiders moving in. If he built houses, he believed that the people would agree to rent the land.
For lunch today, Yao Chong and the rest ate in the political hall. They did not run out.
They were waiting for news. They were waiting for the people they sent to report the situation of the disaster.
They did not trust the people in the provincial government. Li Yi's impeachment memorial came before noon.
He impeached Provincial Governor Huang Chenrui, Deputy Governor Gao Wenbo, Senior Governor Tian Xin, Sima Ding Junrun, and a group of officers.
He impeached them for ignoring the heavy rain, ignoring the people's lives, neglecting their duties, singing and dancing, partying, and getting drunk …
The main officials of a county were drinking there. They did not want to be caught in the act.
If it was someone else, he could bribe the other party to shut up.
Li Yi wanted to bribe him. Oh my god! How much money would it take to make him change his mind?
Of course, there were people in the upper echelons who could pressure him. For example, they knew Yao Chong. It was not like Yao Chong had not helped others before.
Yao Chong did know him, but they were not close. They could not be close.
Li Yi usually interacted with His Majesty the most. When dealing with the officials of Lantian County, Li Yi did not even impeach him.
He didn't seem to like using his official position. Now that he was continuously impeaching him, it seemed like he wouldn't rest until he was dead.
"Li Yi is indeed close to the people. For the sake of the people, he is willing to offend an official." Lu Huaishen agreed.
"Is there an official that he doesn't dare to offend? If a hundred officials from the court can intercede on Huang Chenrui's behalf, His Majesty will be able to banish the hundred officials. "
Zhang Shuo had no pity for Huang Chenrui and the others. Serves them right. They were drinking and watching the rain in such a heavy rain.
Also, you guys are unlucky. Get someone else to investigate. You guys have already gotten off work at night.
If drinking doesn't affect your work the next day, who cares?
Unfortunately, you ran into Li Yi.
You don't care when I get off work? When the enemy attacks, you still want to sleep at night?
The inspection team of the Tang dynasty has already gone there. Just wait to be captured and sent to some remote place.
Yao Chong drank a mouthful of soup. "The Winged Knights are good soldiers. As for me, the Minister of War … Sigh!"
He could imagine how strong the Winged Knights were. First, he ran to Weinan County to check on the situation.
Knowing that the disaster in Zheng County was serious, the Non-commissioned Officers did not stop and rushed there again. They could still save people when they reached the place.
When there was a battle, they ran for more than a hundred li in eight hours and could immediately fight when they reached the place.
If they were used to chase down the scattered infantry, the enemy would be finished. If they could chase for more than a hundred li, the enemy would probably be exhausted to death.
If they occupied a strategic location at the same time as the enemy, the enemy would be eighty li away while the Winged Knights were a hundred li away.
The result would be that the Winged Knights would arrive first and complete the battle deployment.
The three of them chatted and ate slowly. There were still a few mouthfuls of food left. Li Longji sent someone to find them.
When they arrived, Li Longji gave them tea.
"There is too much water in the village of Zheng County. The winter wheat is soaked in water. When the water recedes, there will be a large number of dead seedlings. Should the rent be reduced next year?"
Li Longji thought of the wheat in the field as he ate. The wheat had already been planted.
During the drought, the weather was good and they should be watered.
Now, there was no need to water them. They were all soaked there.
He had learned it in the Li family's farmstead. Watering and soaking were two different things.
"I think that Li Yi should have other ways." Lu Huaishen could not think of a way himself, but he believed that Li Yi could.
Zhang Shuo glanced at Lu Huaishen and thought to himself, "You are confused. In such a situation, it would be too late to build a shelter."
Yao Chong was more direct. "Your Majesty, why don't you send someone to ask him? I think he can arrange it."
"Should the officials impeached by Li Yi be punished?" Li Longji asked another question.
He knew that asking the three Prime Ministers about how to help the people deal with the soaked land was useless.
The Prime Ministers could only deal with simple situations. Brother Yi would have to deal with sudden and severe situations.
He was not sure how to do it, but Brother Yi could do it.
"Your Majesty, I think he should be punished severely." Lu Huaishen gave his opinion again.
"I agree. Li Yi is finally impeached. If the punishment is too light, it will damage Li Yi's prestige." Zhang Shuo agreed with Lu Huaishen's words.
"Liuyuezhou." Yao Chong gave a place. He did not even arrange for Hubei. He arranged for Hunan.
In the eyes of the officials of the Tang dynasty, sending them there was a very serious punishment.
Yuezhou was next to Dongting Lake. It was the Baling County that Teng Zijing was guarding.
When the officials were exiled there, they would seek death.
"Okay!" Li Longji felt that it was a good idea. Throw them there and let them suffer.
Li Yi, who was commanding in Zheng County, did not know that the officials he impeached were sent to Dongting Lake.
Otherwise, he would feel that those people had benefited. What a good place.
If he went there, he could earn more money.
While he was eating, the Winged Knights were also eating. After a morning's rest, they were full of energy.
Since they were soaked in water last night, no one fell sick today.
"The winter wheat is finished. Li Dongzhu, do you have a good plan?" Guo Ziyi and Li Yi ate together.
"I can't do anything about the grain production. The people's income will increase instead of decreasing. It's easy. It's just a county. They don't lack this bit of grain."
Li Yi ate a mouthful of fermented bean curd and chatted with Guo Ziyi.
Zhuangzi sent a lot of pickled vegetables and fermented bean curd. There were no other dishes. Everyone was busy.
There was no meat in the lunch. Canned meat in bamboo tubes could only be sent at night. It could only be stored for two days.
There were also cured meat, dried fish, and dried vegetables. When cooking, they were placed on top of it. It became stewed rice with dried vegetables and cured meat.
The distance was too far. Unless Zhuangzi was desperate, he could only send it slowly.
"Dongzhu, can you let the people of Zheng County earn money at this time?" Guo Ziyi looked at Li Yi as if he was looking at a god.
"What else can I do? Reduce the rent next year? Reducing the rent seems like a good idea. But who will take care of the people's own share of the grain? "
Li Yi did not want to end the matter with just a tax exemption.
This was not a business. If there were losses, it would be fine as long as they did not collect taxes.
The people had to eat. If there was no more grain and you don't collect rent, they would still have no food to eat.
Unless there was a Changping Warehouse, it was a Changping Warehouse. It was a Changping Warehouse, not a Changping Warehouse.
Li Yi felt that it was too embarrassing for him to come all the way here and still need to open a Changping Warehouse to provide relief.
"I am going to lend the grain to the affected people first. Then I will help them earn money. After I earn money, I will use the money to repay the borrowed grain. Their grain had been washed away by the water."
Li Yi told Guo Ziyi his plan. He was not going to give the grain for free. He had a lot of money and was doing good.
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