MTL - My Stepmother is Soft and Charming-Chapter 130 Du Junshi

Chapter 130 Du Junshi

"When Marshal Gu was alive, he would save 20% of the Gu Jiajun's military pay and food every year to prepare for emergencies. The same goes for our Tiger Army, but compared to the Gu Jiajun, the Tiger Army deserves more attention from His Majesty. Therefore, the distribution of military pay and grain is more timely, and sometimes about 30% can be saved, and they are all distributed when the people of Cezhou are affected by disasters."

 After saying that, he handed the booklet to Du Jingyi, which was recorded very clearly.

Du Jingyi is a good at reading account books, so he is very fast, but the content is not lost at all.

Shang Ji didn’t say much, but watched quietly.

 When it comes to leading troops to fight, he has ten thousand ways to defeat the enemy.

 But if we look at the account books, it would be better to let him train for half a month.

　　So, although he was speechless, he admired his wife even more in his heart.

 After reading the account book in silence, Du Jingyi had a general idea in his mind.

 To put it bluntly, the people in Cezhou basically rely on relief from the government, the Gu Jiajun or the Huben Army.

 Their own income is divided equally, and at most they can get half.

 This is probably due to the perennial unrest in Cezhou, so the people did not put much thought into farming.

 After all, you have worked hard to take care of the land for a year. In the end, you may have a meager income, or you may be trampled on by a powerful horse and have no harvest at all.

  No one may be able to treat them cruelly. This is far behind the four major granaries in Jiangnan.

Thinking of this, Du Jingyi felt that this matter was very difficult.

 The people's morale is unstable, there is very little land, and there are many natural and man-made disasters. No matter how you look at it, it is an unsolvable situation.

Du Jingyi did not reply immediately, but only said one thing to Ni Yang.

“Vice General Ni, thank you for your hard work. I understand all these situations. If there is anything I don’t understand in the future, I will ask you again.”

 “Yes, young lady.”

 After hearing this, Luo Yuan took Ni Yang and left Xitang Courtyard.

Cherry also knew that his young lady had something to say, so she quietly withdrew and stayed outside.

 When there were only two people in the room, Du Jingyi showed his worries.

“General, if Your Majesty finds out about the misappropriation of military pay, it will be a serious crime even if you use it on the people.”

Hearing Du Jingyi's concern, Shang Ji was stunned for a moment, and then replied with a smile.

“Don’t worry, I have already reported this to Your Majesty, and every time military pay and food are distributed, it is in the name of the royal family. Therefore, the people of Cezhou are grateful for the royal family, not the Tiger Army.”

Seeing this, Du Jingyi breathed a sigh of relief.

 She has never experienced this matter where the master is in danger, and she knows the dangers involved. Therefore, Du Jingyi does not want Shang Ji to take this path.

　　The person with the heavy army is the most threatening person to the imperial power. If he can win the hearts of the people again, wouldn't it mean that the whole Dongyuan people would have to live in fear.

Shang Ji knew that Du Jingyi was caring about him, so he was very pleased.

“What do you think should be done about Cezhou?”

"I am not good at stabilizing people's hearts, so the general or local officials have to take action. As for the barren land, we can open up wasteland, but the most important thing is that there are no good farmers in the area. The goods are used to attract caravans to trade, so it is unprofitable, which means that it cannot develop.”

Du Jingyi did not hide it, but spoke out.

From the perspective of a businessman, Cezhou is like the broken bones on the roadside that no one wants.

 There is neither meat nor ashes, who would be willing to fight for it?

After hearing her words, Shang Ji frowned.

For him, Sui'an City is a place that is magnificent on the surface but treacherous and changeable in reality, but Cezhou is his real "home".

 Sooner or later, he will go back.

 So I also hope that Cezhou can change its path and live a more peaceful and prosperous life. I don’t say it must be compared with the counties and states in Jiangnan, but at least everyone will no longer shake their heads when mentioning it. But now that he heard it, it seemed that there was no hope, and he still felt a little regretful.

Du Jingyi looked at his emotional changes and wanted to say a few words of comfort, but it was of no use.

 For the time being, she could not solve this dilemma.

 So it’s just verbal comfort. To my husband, it’s better not to say anything at all.

 So I just stayed with him quietly.

After a while, Shang Ji adjusted his mood and spoke.

"I will write to Shao Shengming later. He is the governor of Cezhou. Please make more preparations for disaster relief in advance."

"Um."

 After having lunch with Du Jingyi, Shang Ji left the Duke's Mansion.

As for where he went, Du Jingyi didn’t know.

She still has important things to do at the moment, which is to maintain the Du family's power in Jinling City as Yan Zhiqing.

 Agricultural products in the North are affected by the disaster, and prices in the South are bound to rise.

 The Du family will do some low-priced and high-priced transactions, so they must prepare for a rainy day.

Du Jingyi thought about it carefully and wrote a few lines on the list. These are the things that the shopkeeper of the Du family will collect next.

 So, after she finished writing it, she handed it to Li Zhu.

“Li Zhu, please send the news to the north, tell them that they must prepare everything and return to Jinling City in the winter moon.”

 “Yes, young lady.”

Li Zhu had a close relationship with the Du family's **** agency, so she had always been the one to deliver the news.

It's just that there are hidden lines in the **** agency that she has arranged for many years. After seeing this news, she will naturally draw a line.

 When the things were delivered to Jinling City, it was naturally the Du family who sold them and the Yan family who bought them. After they were handed over, no one could find out.

 After the news was sent away, Du Jingyi began to think about Cezhou's difficulties.

She had a half-baked idea in mind, but she wasn't going to take it forward until it worked.

　　Then he wrote a letter after careful consideration and gave it to Cherry.

“Go and send this letter to dad in person, and tell him that I will arrange something for him to do.”

This is a habit that father and daughter have had for many years. Cherry has long been used to it, so she hurried out of the gate of the Duke's Mansion and went straight to Du's house.

After ordering everything to be arranged, Du Jingyi turned around and looked outside.

 In the yard, at some point, winter snow fell again.

 This time, the snow was much heavier than the first.

Given the location of Sui'an City, it's snowing so heavily, and the northern land is probably completely desolate.

Although she looked calmly on the outside, she felt pity for the innocent victims in her heart.

The days fly by so fast, and in a blink of an eye, it’s already been one month.

 Since the winter moon, the entire city of Sui'an has been covered in silver.

The Du family guessed right. This year's snow came quickly and heavily, and it lasted for three to five days each time.

If it were not for the sake of livelihood, I am afraid that few people on the street would be willing to open their doors.

 (End of this chapter)