Chapter 1353 Benevolence

It snowed heavily for a day and a night, and the height of the snow was above the knees. This snow seemed to have paid off the snow of the whole winter, and it was difficult to open the door from the room.

In such a snowy day, not to mention that the morning court was cancelled, they couldn't go to the Yamen on time.

Zhou Shuren is used to getting up early. When he got up, the servants outside the door were cleaning the snow, went out for a walk, and got up when he came back to see his wife.

"Why did you get up so early today?"

Zhulan had already changed her clothes, "I got up after hearing the sound of snow shoveling, is it snowing heavily outside?"

Zhou Shuren, "Well, the place that was not cleaned up during the day yesterday was thicker than my knees."

Zhulan stood on tiptoe to see the snow clearly through the glass window under the light of the lantern, "I don't know if it's just like the capital city, or it's a large area."

Zhou Shuren washed his hands, "It should be a large area."

After the couple washed up, the sky was still not bright, and the sky became brighter when breakfast was served. Looking carefully at the sky, they found that it was still covered with dark clouds, and it seemed that there was still heavy snow.

Boss Zhou and the others came to the main courtyard after breakfast. Boss Zhou was responsible for clearing the snow of the entire house and a section of road at the gate of the mansion. Since the road was built in the capital, the road at the gate of the mansion has been managed by each family, increasing the Efficiency in clearing snow in winter.

Except for some important yamen that need to go to the yamen today, other departments are closed today.

Changyi said, "Father, I'll take you to the household department in a while."

Zhou Shuren waved his hand, "No need."

Just now the guards in the palace sent word that he will enter the palace in a while, his guess was right, the heavy snow covered a large area.

Changzhi held the hand stove in his arms, "Worry if it doesn't snow in winter, but now it snows and it's a disaster. This is the damn weather."

Zhou Shuren was silent. He had a good memory. During the Little Ice Age in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, natural disasters occurred frequently, the climate in the north and south was abnormal, and the temperature dropped significantly. Unfortunately, he didn't know about the Little Ice River. He just had an impression and didn't remember the specific time.

"Daddy, daddy."

Zhou Shuren came back to his senses, "What did you just say, I was distracted."

Chang Zhi said: "I said you wear more shoes and clothes, it's getting windy outside."

Zhou Shuren nodded with a smile, "Yes."

It doesn't matter if he doesn't remember, it's right to vigorously support agriculture to produce more food.

It's not too early for Zhou Shuren to enter the palace, someone has already arrived.

The emperor noticed the snow on Zhou Shuren's cloak, "It's snowing again."

Zhou Shuren nodded, "Well, it's not a small one."

Your majesty, "It seems that the snow disaster is due to the closure of the wheat. There is no problem in the capital now. The main reason is that the disaster relief in the nearby states covered by heavy snow must be in place."

Fortunately, after the road was repaired, it was much easier to clear the snow, and it was also convenient to transport supplies there.

The emperor ordered one by one, and Zhou Shuren was responsible for paying the money. The past two years have been counted as good weather. There is no relative surplus of grain in the war granaries, and the state granaries are enough for disaster relief.

In the past, some people dared to think about the grain in the granary, such as substituting the bad for the good, adding sand and gravel to the grain, or directly storing the grain that could not be stored.

Before the Supreme Emperor abdicated, Zhou Shuren mentioned to the Supreme Emperor cryptically that the granary is the bottom line, whoever touches it will die, this measure cannot be opened.

At that time, the Supreme Emperor heard this, and only after he didn't have a plan at first did he attack. He killed several chickens, and finally made everyone realize that food should not be touched.

At that time, the Supreme Emperor also changed the law for this reason, and the three clans would never tolerate it.

Because of a series of actions, the result is a surplus of granaries, and the court has confidence in disasters.

The wind and snow outside were not small, the ministers received orders to leave the palace, and Zhou Shuren was left behind by the emperor.

The emperor said: "I want the prince to visit the disaster area, Zhou Aiqing, I hope you will lead the team."

A lot of the disaster relief was proposed by Zhou Shuren. Now the imperial court can gradually improve the disaster relief system, and Zhou Shuren has contributed a lot.

He and his father's intuition, Zhou Shuren had other ideas, but he didn't mention them.

So he hoped that Zhou Shuren would show the prince around to let the prince understand the seriousness of the disaster, and he also hoped that Zhou Shuren would teach the prince more.

Zhou Shuren's beard twitched, the Ministry of Households took out the money, and some officials of the Ministry of Households just stared at it,

Instead, he is idle as a minister, and he wants to rest at home for a few more days, but the emperor will not let him rest.

The emperor continued: "The prince is different from me. When I was young, the country had just been established, and my father and the emperor were always tense. The prince is happier than me, so he is not as mature as I was when I was young. I can't make the court turbulent just to train the prince. The country does not need an ambitious prince, what the country needs is an emperor who can govern the country well, so teach him more, let him put the people in his heart, let him grow up and be able to bear the burden of the country."

Zhou Shuren was moved in his heart, whether it is the Supreme Emperor or the ambitious emperor, the two generations of them are undeniably good emperors to the people, "Yes."

The smile on the corner of the emperor's mouth widened, why did he hold on to Zhou Shuren, because both his father and he knew that Zhou Shuren had a lot of ideas in his head, Zhou Shuren's ability may not be the top, but no one can surpass Zhou Shuren's ideas.

There was already a heavy snowstorm when Zhou Shuren left the palace, and someone beside him was holding an umbrella. When he left the palace, the street had already been cleared for the carriage.

Zhou Shuren went back to the household department first to arrange the matter, and then called Qiu Yan and Mr. Liu to watch the household department together. He will be out of Beijing for a few days this time.

In the afternoon, Zhulan was surprised, "Why did you come back suddenly?"

Zhou Shuren took off his hat, and the remaining snow on the hat fell into his neck and shrank coldly, "I will leave Beijing with the crown prince tomorrow, and we will be away for at least ten days, please help me pack my luggage."

Zhulan frowned, "The prince is leaving Beijing?"

"Well, the emperor asked me to study with the prince."

Zhulan still didn't loosen her brows, "It's too hard to go out in this cold weather."

"The emperor is willing to let the prince suffer."

Zhulan remained silent, "I want you to bring some clothes, you have to take care of yourself when you go out."

She understood the emperor's intentions, but felt sorry for her husband.

Zhou Shuren smiled, "If the crown prince succeeds, a benevolent emperor will be good to the country, the people, and our family."

Zhulan sighed, "I'll go and pack your luggage right away."

"Um."

When Chang Zhong heard that his father was back, he ran back from the study in the front yard, "Father, you came back very early today."

"Is your kid studying hard at home?"

Because of his cleverness, Changzhong did play tricks, but after he lived with Mingrui for a period of time, he became very serious about reading, "My son is serious."

Holding his son's hand, Zhou Shuren was able to feel the calluses on his fingertips, which were left over from practicing calligraphy since he was a child. He felt in his heart that if he was in modern times, he would definitely not ask his son like this.

But in ancient times, Changzhi, as his youngest son, had a halo since he was a child. To enjoy the top-level resources he brought, he had to devote a lot of ability to study, "Tired or not."

Chang Zhong shook his head, "Not tired."

Zhou Shuren touched his son's hair, "I agree with what you told me."