Chapter 322 Zhao Zhiyi's Test
In the past month, the Fourth Prince, who had been unknown until now, began to frequently appear in the sight of the people and court officials.
While the other princes were showing off everywhere and trying to attract people's attention, only the Fourth Prince was doing great things quietly.
Overnight, thieves in the capital almost disappeared.
The thieves' treasury was searched and a huge amount of property was found from it. The common people who had previously filed cases with the government, even if their property was not recovered, received certain compensation and were very grateful to the Fourth Prince.
The imperial court also benefited from this. After returning some property to the people, there was still a lot left, which was added to the national treasury.
In addition, the property of the thieves was also confiscated, which was another considerable income.
All the major government offices clearly felt that the Ministry of Revenue had become more generous.
In the past, it was impossible to get funding from the Ministry of Revenue in one go. It would usually take at least three attempts, and there would be no upper limit. Every time, someone would have to talk their mouths off to get a little help from the Ministry of Revenue.
In recent days, many government offices have succeeded after applying only twice.
We should also remember the kindness of the Fourth Prince.
In addition, the crime-solving rates of the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple have increased significantly. His Majesty commended all the officials of these two departments, and all officials received an additional two months' salary. The Fourth Prince is also to be thanked.
Thieves have disappeared, the crime-solving rate has increased, the people's sense of happiness has greatly increased, and there is more discussion among the people about the Fourth Prince.
This made the other three princes unable to sit still.
If they continue like this, their limelight will sooner or later be overshadowed by King Sheng.
Their advisers also stepped up and offered suggestions and advice for them.
They had already done things like providing porridge and rice, providing relief to the orphans and widows, building bridges and roads, and sheltering beggars... and they had received good responses from the people and the court.
Although many people know that this is only temporary.
Once they come to power, this phenomenon will disappear.
A prince who has not seized the throne will not waste money on such things. Once he has sat on the throne, he has more things to consider and will not focus on these trivial matters.
The year they fought for the throne was probably the happiest year for the people.
After all, although the focus of the succession battle is to gain the support of court officials, if one has a very high reputation among the people, it can also indirectly affect the court officials' views of them.
Compared to bribing officials, bribing ordinary people is really too cheap.
They have done everything they can. After several princes failed to come up with any new ideas, the second prince took the lead in making innovations.
He hired some doctors to provide free medical treatment to the people on the streets.
For ordinary people, being able to eat well, dress warmly, have a place to shelter from the wind and rain, and have money to treat illnesses when they are sick is already a great happiness.
But whether it is seeking medical treatment or getting medicine, it is a very expensive thing. Ordinary people simply cannot afford to get sick. If they have a minor illness, they can just endure it and it will go away. If they have a serious illness, they can't endure it.
They can't even afford to treat ordinary doctors.
They will never be able to meet a great medical expert in their entire life.
Since ancient times, doctors have always served the upper class, and it is difficult for ordinary people to have access to them.
For a moment, there was a long line on the street outside Prince An’s Mansion, all of them were people waiting to see a doctor.
Seeing this, the other princes naturally could not fall behind, and followed suit. They hired doctors with large sums of money to treat the people for free. For a time, all the hospitals in the capital were out of business.
At Prince An's Mansion, the Second Prince heard his subordinates' report and angrily slammed the table, saying, "Damn it! This was an idea that my subordinates came up with. They learn fast!"
Although he had the upper hand in this matter, it was only for half a day.
The three guys came after smelling the scent. Half a day later, a line of people waiting to see a doctor formed outside their palace.
A man stroked his beard and said, "Your Highness, don't be angry. There is nothing we can do about it. It's just a matter of hiring a few doctors and spending some money. If we can hire them, so can others. We can't stop the other princes..."
The Second Prince was actually just complaining. The princes were supposed to learn from and emulate each other.
As long as one person does something that gets a good response, others will follow suit immediately.
Unless they do something unique and irreplaceable.
For example, catching all the thieves in the capital.
For example, investigate all the old cases in the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple one by one.
They can't do these things, so they can only do these things which are not difficult but extremely costly.
The common people received free medical treatment, but the doctors did not work for free. Each of them was paid up to a hundred taels of silver per day, and he had to pay all this silver.
Although his heart was bleeding, he could only grit his teeth and persevere as the other princes had followed suit.
Prince Sheng didn't know how lucky he was, he always did something so great that no one could repeat or imitate, and it didn't cost him a penny. He could only blame himself for not having a good sister like Zhiyi...
When Li Nuo came out of Wansong Academy and returned to the embassy, he saw a long queue on a certain street. He asked the Sixth Princess beside him, and Zhao Zhiyi explained: "That's the doctor invited by my second brother. He has been treating the people for free in the past three days. Including my brother, several other princes are following suit..."
Through what Li Nuo had seen and heard in these days, he had to say that Zhao's system of succession was much better than that of Daxia.
His Majesty of Daxia selected eight princes to serve as regents, but did not announce the rules for competing for the throne.
As a result, the princes who served as regents of Daxia fell into endless infighting and killing each other, and no one cared about the lives of the people.
Although Zhao's system of succession had its shortcomings, it was extremely beneficial to the people.
Although the people cannot decide who will be the emperor, their opinions are also an important reference.
This forced the princes vying for the throne to win the support of the people through practical measures.
As long as one prince did it first, the others would certainly follow suit. No one wanted to lag behind, and the result was that the people were getting more and more greedy. At first, people didn’t have to pay for food, and now they don’t have to pay for medical treatment...
Li Nuo rarely even saw beggars on the streets of Zhao State.
I heard from Zhao Zhiyi that the four princes built four shelters outside the city to accommodate the homeless people and provided them with free porridge and meals every day.
No matter what their purpose is, at least countless poor people benefit from the process.
Hearing Li Nuo's recognition of the Zhao court, Zhao Zhiyi smiled, glanced at him secretly, and asked tentatively: "A man of such talent as Lord Li cannot display his talents in Xia State. It is better for you to stay in our Zhao State. When the time comes, you will definitely be valued by the court, and I will also help you take care of your family..."
Facing the Sixth Princess's naked solicitation, Li Nuo did not agree, but did not refuse either. He smiled and said, "I have taken note of what the Sixth Princess said. If there is a day when I really want to join you, you must remember what I said today..."
The situation in Daxia is still unclear for the time being.
The identity of a father is particularly sensitive.
It can be said that if anyone other than Prince Chun came to power, the Li family would inevitably be liquidated.
So Li Nuo did not say anything definite. If it really came to that time, Zhao State might be a good way out.
Zhao Zhiyi looked at him and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Lord Li, what I said will always count."
But in her heart, she sighed.
He didn't give a clear agreement, which actually meant he declined.
However, she is not without chance.
She was very clear about the Li family's situation in Xia State. If Prince Chun came to power, he might make use of him. In addition, any prince who ascended the throne would definitely take action against him first...
The greater possibility is that he will not live to see the new emperor ascend the throne.
The emperor of Daxia was also a heroic figure.
Li Xuanjing was a knife in his hand. When he was in power, he could use Li Xuanjing to do things that were inconvenient for him as an emperor. Once he decided to pass on the throne, he would probably clear all obstacles for the next emperor before abdicating...
The two of them each had their own thoughts and got on the carriage in silence.
The carriage passed by a tea stall on the side of the road. Two old men at the stall looked at the carriage going away and it took them a long time to look away.
One old man looked at the other old man and asked, "How is it?"
The latter shook his head and said, "It's hard to predict. Her fate has changed."
He had calculated for the Sixth Princess once before, and at that time, her fate was particularly clear.
You will be rich and noble throughout your life, be free from illness and disaster, and die of old age.
But at this moment, her future is already a mystery...
If it wasn't for the Yin-Yang family, who were at the same level as them, helping her conceal the secret, then someone had changed his fate...
It is impossible to predict her life span.
Not only that, even what will happen to her in the near future is unknown.
The Yin-Yang School is originally omniscient and knows everything.
But when it came to this little girl, they seemed to have become blind and could not see anything.
The fortune teller pulled his hair and said, "It must be because of that boy, but the fate of the little girl next to him is not so unpredictable. Is there something special about this Sixth Princess..."
The skinny old man was silent for a moment, then he said, "So, the Sixth Princess' fate is unpredictable. It's not just because of that young man. It's very likely related to her."
Not everyone's destiny can be calculated by them.
They couldn't calculate the fate of the four princes, or they didn't dare to calculate it.
The fight for succession among the five dynasties was a fight for great fortune. Any attempt to speculate would be backfired by the secrets of heaven. His life span was already short, so he was doomed to die.
The fortune teller stroked his beard, unable to figure it out, and muttered: "It's fine that you can't predict the fate of those princes who are regents, but how can a princess have such a great fate? Is she going to be the emperor in the future..."
(End of this chapter)
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