Chapter 694 Fief

This other person is naturally the person sitting on the throne. After discussing with Qian Jiujiu, Mu Yexiao began to write to the emperor, saying that they found an island where pirates gather and it is very suitable for people to live, so they directly called Down to become the territory of the Great Zhou, the problem now is that there are no people to develop the island, let the emperor think of a way.

When he first came to Fucheng, Mu Yexiao sent a letter home saying that he would stay here for a while before going to sea, so the emperor knew about it. I didn't care about it either. It's not so easy to manage a country. After all, there are so many people and so many things.

Even if there is someone to help, the emperor is too busy right now: "Your Majesty, there has been a severe drought in Yucheng this year, and the harvest in the fields has been halved. After the rent is collected, most of the people may starve to death."

Da Zhou had always had good weather and weather, but now that the area is larger, there will always be disasters in some places. The emperor nodded to show that he knew it, and he was really helpless in his heart.

Fortunately, although Dazhou has just settled down, there is indeed no shortage of food: "If there is a lack of clothing and food, it is easy to solve, that is, in Yucheng, when will the drought pass? It can't come down for a year or two and rely on others place to live."

When Gu Xiangning heard this, he hurried out and said, "Your Majesty, I have to ask Qin Tianjian about this, maybe I will know."

The emperor nodded: "Okay, let Qin Tianjian do the math first, and I'm replying. Is there anything else? If there is, let's talk about it together."

Recently, the capital here is actually very quiet. The most lively thing is the re-emergence of an aristocratic family, that is, the Wan family. Speaking of which, the Wan family can be regarded as the ancestral family of the prince, and its power cannot be underestimated.

Of course, these things will not be discussed in the morning court, so the court will be sent down soon. Qin Tianjian also calculated the result and came to report.

"Your Majesty, Yucheng is a place with poor mountains and bad waters. In addition to the current drought, the calculation results show that within three years, Yucheng will be continuously dry and the groundwater will dry up. I'm afraid it's not suitable for residents. It's best to find someone People moved there."

The current Dazhou has a vast land and rich resources, but the population is not very large, but the relocation of such a collective city can also be said to be a big event. In addition, whether those people are willing to leave is a problem.

Worried about how to arrange things, Xiaoying came to deliver news again, and Xiaoman also entered the palace together: "Greetings to the emperor."

The emperor looked at Xiaoman and nodded: "Come on, why are you here?"

Gu Xiangning also looked at Xiaoman. Xiaoman is busy building schools and printing books in various places. When he is officially busy, he can find time to come here, which proves that there is still a big thing.

Xiao Man shook the note in his hand: "My sister and brother-in-law have received a letter. It's a good thing, so I went to the palace to share it with you."

good thing? The emperor and Gu Xiangning looked at each other in dismay. Every time these two people sent letters back, they wrote about local anecdotes, etc., and what did the two of them do. Every letter was full of dog food. , what can be a good thing?

However, the emperor still asked the eunuch to bring the letter over, read the content on it, and then widened his eyes: "It's really a good thing, Xiangning, look."

After reading the letter, Gu Xiangning smiled: "Isn't it a good thing! The letter said that my sister and brother-in-law took down another island with a large living area. I made a rough calculation and it can accommodate the people of Yucheng." , more than enough."

Xiaoman was a little surprised when he heard the word Yucheng: "The Yucheng you mentioned is the one that is arid?"

She has seen the map of Dazhou, and many places are the same as the maps of later generations. The location of Yucheng seems to be a desert in later generations, and it is better to move it as soon as possible.

Gu Xiangning nodded: "That's right, according to Qin Tianjian's calculations, Yucheng will not be suitable for human habitation for three years, so I wanted to find a place to accept it, but I didn't expect that this island came in time."

Xiaoman nodded: "That's a good idea. Isn't Dongchen vacant recently? This matter can be left to her, so that Hong Chi can go back to her sister and be her companion."

Red Chip is Qian Jiujiu's right-hand man. Now that the child is grown up, it is a good opportunity to help her sister manage the island. The island built by her sister must belong to her.

Xiaoman blinked his eyes and looked at the emperor: "Your Majesty, Nannan doesn't seem to have a fiefdom yet, why don't you make an imperial decree to give him that island as a fiefdom and let him build it himself. I will send the imperial edict over there."

Taking advantage of the time before going to sea, we can still meet each other! The emperor saw Xiaoman's plan at a glance: "If you leave, what will happen to your schools? You can't do things halfway, can you?"

Xiaoman rolled his eyes: "I put them down here in the capital, and my sister did a good job before, so I just picked them up. Besides, there are people all over the country, here in Kyoto. I'll go to the newly built island to see. They also need free schools over there, don’t they?”

"In addition, the design has just started over there. What a great opportunity to build the school together, so as not to make trouble later and save trouble. I don't care, I'm going anyway."

The last sentence is purely helpless. But Xiaoman rarely acted helplessly, the emperor was a little amused, and thought that Xiaoman had done enough for this big week, so he glanced at Gu Xiangning: "Your wife wants to go out to play, can you agree?"

Gu Xiangning nodded: "It's good to go out for a walk, so as not to be troubled in the capital, I also feel distressed."

The emperor suddenly felt that he was choking, it was really enough. He also knew that if it wasn't for him not being on the throne, the couple might have run away a long time ago, and the two of them stayed in the capital, and they were really troubled and didn't enjoy it at all.

I couldn't help but nodded: "Okay, then I will make an order now, you should take a good rest today, and come to receive the order in the early morning tomorrow."

The imperial decree of this fief cannot be given casually. Now that the system is gradually improving, as the emperor, he still has to abide by the rules.

Xiao Man was already satisfied: "Okay, then I'll come to get the imperial decree tomorrow, I'll go back now and put down the things at hand."

Many of the people who work with Xiaoman are girls, and they are all high-ranking officials or aristocratic families. Everyone receives a place in Kyoto and manages a school. Even the newly arrived Wan family has two people doing this kind of thing.

When Xiaoman called everyone together, everyone was still puzzled, how could everyone be called together again, since the affairs of the school in the capital had already been dealt with.

The one who is most familiar with Xiaoman here is Bai Zhen. Several girls in the Bai family have found someone to marry. Only Bai Zhen has not had this idea every day. She is busy with Xiaoman and becomes more and more familiar. It is difficult for others to ask. , she is direct.

"Master, what do you want from us?"

Xiaoman didn't hide it either: "I'm going to leave Kyoto for a while, and the school in Kyoto is on the right track. I plan to choose another place to do this. Is there any one of you who wants to go with me?"

In fact, Bai Zhen's affairs are almost too busy. Hearing this, she quickly said, "I'm going."

These girls from aristocratic families are not as free as Bai Zhen. When they hear that they want to leave the capital, their family members will not agree.

On the contrary, Wan Yu, who came here, was interested. The place the county lord wanted to choose must be unusual, and if Bai Zhen was going, he squinted his eyes: "I want to go too."

Originally, the Wan family had just come to the capital, so they were not qualified to participate in this kind of activities, but there was no way, who made Xiaoman be his sister's younger sister! Naturally, they would bring the Wan family with them, and the others did not dare to say anything.

Xiaoman didn't intend to pick too many people, so two people spoke and nodded: "Okay, then Bai Zhen and Wan Yu, you go back and pack your things, and leave tomorrow."

Seeing that the matter had been settled, the others were a little disappointed. They looked at the person in front of them, said a few words, and then turned their heads and left.

Wan Yu and Bai Zhen stayed behind and looked at Xiao Man: "Master, have you chosen where to go?"

Xiaoman nodded: "Naturally, I have chosen, go to Fucheng, the princess is still there, and will not leave for a short time. And they have built a new island, and we participated in the construction in the past."

It's not that you can't say this to other people, neither of them are outsiders. A younger brother and a niece belong to their own family.

Hearing that he could see Qian Jiujiu, Wan Yu was very happy, and the prince, he was the person he admired the most.

"I'll go back and pack my luggage now. Bai Zhen, do you have anything to bring? Let's go together and see what we can buy on the street?"

Xiao Man looked at the backs of the two talking, and raised his eyebrows, as if he understood something, this Wan Yu was quite obvious, did he actually like Bai Zhen?

Speaking of which, apart from the fact that Bai Zhen liked someone before, there seems to be nothing wrong with it. Many people know about Bai Zhen's affairs, and they don't know if Mrs. Wan minds?

In a blink of an eye, it was the next day, the morning morning. When many ministers came to attend the early court, they suddenly found Xiaoman standing aside in court clothes, obviously going to court.

Immediately startled, every time the county lord comes to the morning court, what happens is not a good thing? Plus, nothing major has happened recently? What is she here for?

Xiaoman felt the eyes falling on him one after another, and stared back a little irritatedly. Those ministers naturally lowered their heads, as if they knew nothing.

Soon the main hall opened, and many ministers walked in together, and Xiaoman naturally followed. She seldom went to court, without her position, she stood alone beside Gu Xiangning, and everyone dared not speak out.

When the emperor came in, what he saw was Xiao Man who was particularly eye-catching, and he couldn't help but twitch his mouth: "Go to court."