Chapter 1591 Dark
It is naturally not the job of these nobles to announce such a thing. In fact, the dynasty's rule has always been layered, so the decrees can be passed down with very few people.
In other places, government orders may be delayed, but in the capital, because it is right under the feet of the emperor, government orders are still quite effective.
As soon as the prince's memorial passed the hurdles of the Secretariat and the Ministry of Personnel, it was issued as a government decree. Yin Li conveyed it to the magistrates of the two counties in the capital. In less than a day, the magistrates of the two counties in the capital called all the village heads under them to pass on the message.
However, the medicinal materials specified by the Imperial Medical Bureau were not known to the villagers, nor to many officials in the county government.
They said they wanted to pick the herbs and dry them themselves, but who knows what those herbs look like?
I heard from the adults that it can be found everywhere, but what medicinal herbs can be found everywhere?
So after leaving the county government office, although the village heads went to the village heads to convey their intentions, not many people took the matter seriously.
They never expected that as soon as they found the village chiefs to tell them, someone came to them with a bunch of wild grass.
They looked at the weeds that were everywhere and asked hesitantly, "Is this medicine? Isn't this a broken copper coin? You chew it and apply it to the wound to stop the bleeding when you get a cut."
The clerk who came to deliver the sample was stopped for a moment and said, "Why do you care so much? It's medicine anyway. Let the villagers find it like this and then hang it out to dry."
"this……"
Bai Shan, who came to check on the situation, immediately said, "Father, we don't want these herbs for free, we bought them with money."
He said gently, "Five cents a pound. The sun is so good now, so drying it for two or three days will be enough. Then we'll distribute this batch of herbs to the people to help them fight the summer heat."
The village leaders were puzzled. "You collect this and then sell it to us?"
"It's not for sale, it's given away for free." Bai Shan said, "The heat is too severe this year. Nine people have died of heatstroke in the capital so far."
The village heads also knew about this because the head of the village had told them long ago to avoid working between noon and 3 p.m.
But……
Is this broken copper coin really useful?
No matter how much doubt they had in their hearts, they finally went to pull out the weeds.
The harvest this year is very poor. The summer harvest is only half of that in previous years. It is so hot today, and the autumn harvest will be even worse. Even if a pound of rice is only five cents, it is still money, right?
At this time, weeding is useless. Water is applied in rotation. Even if you want to water the plants every day, there is not enough water for you.
So many people began to use the samples given by these noble gentlemen to pull weeds. Some did not even use them, but just said they were broken copper coins, and the adults who knew the situation would take them to pull them out.
Bai Shan divided their people into two groups, and asked Feng Zongping to take charge of Wannian County, while they stayed in Chang'an County.
Their work wasn't much; they just had to inspect the area, confirm that the money allocated by the Ministry of Revenue for purchasing medicinal herbs had been distributed to the herbalists according to quantity, and then compile a tally of data. The supervisors would then send the herbs back to the Imperial Hospital, where they would select them, dry them, and weigh them...
After a certain amount of medicinal herbs have been prepared in various places, Bai Shan and his team will distribute the herbs selected by the Imperial Hospital, from the county to the village, and then from the village to the workshop or village. They are still mainly responsible for data statistics and supervision.
But sometimes when local officials were too busy, Bai Shan and his colleagues would lend a hand. So from purchasing herbs to distributing them, by the time this relief effort was completed, they were all exhausted.
Even Yin Huo, who had been staying in the tent or house to do accounts, got a little tanned, not to mention those who ran around wearing only a bamboo hat.
On the way back to the city, Zhao Liulang kept pulling out a small bronze mirror from his sleeve, and said with great sorrow, "It seems darker than yesterday."
Bai Shan turned his head and looked at him seriously, then nodded and said, "It's a little darker. Are you not wearing a hat?"
Zhao Liulang said aggrievedly: "I wear it, but it doesn't seem to be of much use."
Bai Shan said: "It is still useful. Just look at Liu Huan and you will know."
Zhao Liulang turned his head to look at Liu Huan who was riding a horse beside him, and his heart instantly balanced.
Liu Huan: ...
Bai Shan stretched out his hand to him, "Let me have a look."
Zhao Liulang sighed sadly again, then handed him the bronze mirror and said, "Shall we go back to the palace directly?"
Bai Shan responded, and while riding on his horse, holding a bronze mirror, he carefully examined his face and said, "I will go back and report to the Crown Prince first, and then I will take a rest."
Zhao Liulang let out a long sigh, touched his face, and finally felt a little happy.
After returning to the Eastern Palace, Bai Shan and Feng Zongping went to report to the Crown Prince, while the people who went to Shangzhou and Yongzhou had not returned yet. I heard that they were almost done, and it would only take one or two days.
They all did a good job on this mission. Since it was hosted by the Crown Prince, the Crown Prince was able to restore some of his reputation in the court. In addition, Mr. Zhuang had been giving him small lessons during this period, focusing on the filial piety of the princes and the emperor.
Although the prince still liked to find fault, Mr. Zhuang never refuted his views, and sometimes even affirmed his bad ideas.
In Mr. Zhuang's words, the world is not black and white. Everyone has a good side and a bad side.
Even he has done unfair things in his life, but being a good person is what most people in this world think;
As the crown prince, he should also think about being a wise ruler.
As long as he has this idea and follows this path, even if he has made many mistakes in the process of governing, he will not ask the prince to not make any mistakes. As long as he has the heart to serve the people and the ambition to be a king, it is enough for now.
As Mr. Zhuang got older, he lived a more peaceful life. Although the prince could not help but make some sarcastic remarks when he was giving him lessons, his mood did gradually calm down.
Once he calmed down, his temperament was no longer as sharp as before. All the officials in the court noticed it. Although they did not say it, they gradually became satisfied in their hearts.
In particular, Mr. Zhuang would remind the prince from time to time that children like to learn from their fathers. If you want your children to be filial to you in the future, then you should also be filial to the emperor and empress.
So the prince seemed a little reluctant, but he would also take the initiative to pick up some food for his father with chopsticks, or ask a few more questions about the emperor's health.
The emperor had been worried about Prince Gong recently, and with the prince's concern, he felt embarrassed to be as strict as before, so his expression softened. With the queen mediating, the relationship between father and son actually became much closer through these interactions.
Prince Gong was tormented quite a bit by Zhou Man and Mingda Changyu. When he finally got used to walking and could walk back and forth twice without falling down due to exhaustion, Zhou Man persuaded Aunt Shang to let him go hiking with them.
For this reason, Manbao also changed the time of coming to Daming Palace, because after research, they found that it was most enjoyable to climb the mountain after the afternoon when the sun was not so strong, the breeze was gentle, there were many trees in the mountains, and it was cool and shady, which was the best.
However, no matter how much shade there is, they will still be exposed to the sun, so Manbao, Mingda, Changyu and the other two also became darker. They were already darker, not to mention Prince Gong who had to walk back and forth every morning.
He turned directly into a black bun, originally he was a white bun.
See you at 9pm
(End of this chapter)
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