Chapter 23 Talents come to vote
When Pei Min faced the power in her hands, he had to continue to do it.
Especially now, Longyou has just experienced drought, locust plague, and two major natural disasters.
Many people have lost their harvest this year, and the remaining money and food at home cannot support the next harvest. If they cannot last long, they will lose their food, which will lead to unstable people and may even cause social unrest.
This is something that no one wants to see, so Pei Min must come up with reliable policies in a short period of time to calm the hearts of the people.
Regarding how to arrange the next policy in Longyou, he specially discussed with his subordinates Gu Xin, Zhang Jiuling, Yuan Luqian, and Li Linfu.
Gu Xin has been waiting in Taozhou for the arrival of the new Taozhou governor. During this period, he inevitably encountered drought and locust plague. He relied on his prestige in Taozhou to lead the people of Taozhou to fight against the disaster.
The people of Taozhou trusted Pei Min, Gu Xin, the combination of the governor and the chief minister, and cooperated with the locust-killing action, achieving significant results.
Now the new governor of Taozhou has replaced Gu Xin, and Gu Xin has also come to Shanzhou as promised to serve.
In the first sentence of the meeting, Pei Min said to Gu Xin: "I originally planned to give you a position as the chief clerk of the Jiedushi, but now there is a vacancy in the governor of Shanzhou, so you will be the one who is the one who is the governor of Shanzhou."
Gu Xin was a little excited and said with a red face: "Xie Peishuai appreciated it, but his subordinates may be less talented and difficult to take on the great responsibilities."
He was very self-aware and knew that when it comes to his talent in governing the world, he was far inferior to Zhang Jiuling and Yuan Luqian who were sitting there.
"Don't belittle yourself!" Pei Min shook his head and said, "You have your strengths, especially in this difficult time. You are far more capable than Brother Jiuling and Lu Qian to govern the people better."
Zhang Jiuling and Yuan Luqian also agreed that they had worked together for more than half a year and knew Gu Xin's ability.
Gu Xin’s greatest strength is that he has a hard-working heart for a moment. He is like a cow, tirelessly using all his own strength to go deep into the grassroots and seek benefits for the people.
In Taozhou, Gu Xin's status in the hearts of the people is not inferior to Pei Min.
What's more, Gu Xin was originally the first deputy to the prefecture. With the achievements of Taozhou in controlling locusts, it was natural to advance one.
If Zhang Jiuling and Yuan Luqian are promoted to this position, they will be promoted to level 4 or 5, which will cause criticism.
As for Li Linfu, let alone Pei Min never thought about it.
Gu Xin said solemnly: "That humble position has been received."
Pei Min smiled and nodded and said, "Next, let's discuss how to arrange the livelihoods of the people of Longyou and how to provide disaster relief. What do you think?"
Zhang Jiuling smiled and said, "How to provide disaster relief, the Duke of the State should be the most experienced! The Duke of the State was extremely clever in providing relief to Taozhou, so we can use it."
Pei Min said: "Work for relief?"
"Not bad!" Zhang Jiuling said with a sensual gaze: "I have recently conducted special investigations. Because Longyou is not suitable for cultivation, not all people rely on farming to live. We handled it properly. Longyou has preserved some of the fields, but it has not been miserable to the entire area. In addition, Longyou is located in the Hexi Corridor, which is a must-pass route for the Silk Road. Some people rely on the Silk Road to live. The real people who are affected should be less than half. As long as we can maintain the price of grain and maintain the twelve states of Longyou, there is sufficient supply of rice and grain. As long as we ensure that less than half of the people have work to do and earn enough money to support their lives, all problems can be solved."
Yuan Luqian said: "These days, my subordinates have also visited everywhere and found that many roads and bridges in Longyou have been disrepaired. We can take this opportunity to mobilize the people to build bridges and build roads. Especially the Silk Road, which requires good renovation. In this way, local merchants and gentry will also contribute to sponsorship to reduce our financial burden."
Li Linfu said: "Didn't the court want to mine the salt field of Moliyi? That's easy to deal with. The salt field needs workers. The people of Longyou are all ready-made laborers. Transportation, food, and mining require people. These imperial courts had to invest and arrange them, and the victims of Longyou were responsible for their work. Not only did they reduce their pressure, but they also reduced the expenses of the imperial court, killing two birds with one stone! In addition, it is true that we have a good relationship with Tubo, but the ambitions of Tubo are well known to everyone. As long as you have the opportunity and betray the alliance, what is expected. Moliyi's defense needs to be repaired well, and Shibao City also needs to be improved. As far as the subordinates know, the current situation of Shibao City is difficult to attack in the north and relatively easy to attack in the south. It is obviously specially repaired by Tubo. We should modify it in turn to face the difficult ones facing Qinghai Lake, and let the Tubo people on the other side of Qinghai Lake be afraid of Shibao City."
Pei Min looked at Zhang Jiuling, Yuan Luqian, and Li Linfu and smiled and said, "With you here, I don't have to worry about all this, so I will follow your ideas. I believe that if your proposal is implemented, there will be no disaster victims in Longyou. As long as you are willing to pay labor, everyone will have food to eat. As for rice and grain, there is no need to worry about this. These days, I have passed the air with the Ministry of Revenue and the local rice merchants. The court has already prepared some food for relief. The local rice merchants also cooperated with the government to unify the price of grain, and everything is worry-free."
If someone under his command has made plans, no matter how big the matter is, it seems to be able to solve it easily.
Soon, various decrees were handed over by Pei Min, and the governors of each state were distributed, and the governors arranged to rectify and recruit laborers from the disaster victims.
Those who are willing to build bridges and pave roads, those who are willing to repair the city defenses, those who are willing to make a fortune will go away.
This kind of labor-for-relief not only solved the problem of victims in Longyou, but also solved many hidden dangers and worries for the Tang Dynasty, killing several deaths.
The officials who originally opposed Pei Min as the censor also shut their mouths obediently.
There is no doubt that Pei Min showed his skill and skill, which left all the civil and military officials in the court with nothing to say.
On this day, Pei Min was watching the news from the 19th Army of Longyou. The Longyou Army is now respected by the people for its heroic posture of destroying locusts with all its efforts.
After the patrol and training, the people all gave a thumbs up when they saw it, and the morale of the military has increased greatly.
Pei Min was also happy to see it. This is the sense of honor of a soldier.
Soldiers must have a sense of honor in order to show their strong military style fearlessly. If they are like plague chickens, they still expect them to go into battle to kill the enemy?
Just as he was happy, Zhang Jiuling strode up.
"Duke, I will introduce you to a hero, who is here to find you." Zhang Jiuling walked up with a few pieces of books and silk in his hand.
"Junjie?" Pei Min's eyes lit up. Now he was short of staff and various talents. He hurriedly said: "There are not many people who can make you Zhang Jiuling call Junjie!"
Zhang Jiuling came nearby and smiled and said, "I'm waiting outside! This is his manuscript of poetry. After reading it, my subordinates are full of talent."
Pei Min took the poem handed by Zhang Jiuling and said, "Come in quickly, are there any fakes you like?"
As he said, he looked at the manuscript of the poem in his hand and couldn't help but grin. He was too familiar with this poem, and it was actually "Climbing the Stork Tower".
The sun is over the mountains and the Yellow River flows into the sea.
Chapter completed!