dognovel Chapter 119: Too many concerns make it difficult to accomplish anything
Chapter 119: Too many concerns make it difficult to accomplish anything
"How to say?"
"It's like this every year, but when will the relief grain reach the hands of the people? Just wait and see, the court will have to argue with each other for a long time."
"What's the quarrel about?"
“First, the national treasury has little money and grain, and cannot provide financial aid; second, once money and grain are involved, there is money to be made, and officials from several factions want to intervene in the matter.
You can win fame and make money, who wants to do this job? It takes a long time to fight for it. "
"What do officials usually do? Just watch and let it develop?"
"I don't know. But my uncle Yang said that the government often cannot make the decision. The result is always a temporary balance of interests after multiple parties have negotiated and weighed the pros and cons."
"It's really frustrating to be an official. But I can understand that everyone has different positions, different standpoints, and different wants. How can everyone be willing to listen to the official and share the same aspirations with him?"
Shen Ruyi sighed, being an emperor is not only suffocating, but also a bit cowardly. But, what can be done?
This is the current situation. As soon as this emperor came to power, the empress dowager took control of the government. It was a mess to begin with, but after so many years of cleaning it up, it is now manageable and she has also regained some power.
After the emperor took power, the palace was divided into several factions as the concubines entered. My son is still young now, and when he grows up and starts fighting for the throne, it will be even more chaotic.
To put it bluntly, the court is full of representatives of the interests of all parties. Every day, they quarrel, fight, and even plunder for their own interests. Everything is for resources and money.
There are also good officials who petition on behalf of the people.
But it is not easy to be a good official. We are all crows and are generally black.
Why are you pretending to be so high and mighty here? Either I help you get blackened or I make you disappear.
If you can't disappear, then we will unite and get you out of office.
The more Shen Ruyi understood, the more helpless she felt.
I have a deep feeling of powerlessness. Can I lead such a court?
The officials are a bit soft-hearted. Under the centralized imperial system, as long as they are ruthless enough, there will be no disobedient officials.
To catch a thief, you must first catch the leader. Kill those who have the most power and are the most active, and the others will be quiet.
I guess it's because I have too many concerns. It's hard to accomplish anything if I have too many concerns.
Shen Ruyi asked, "In this situation, will anyone provide porridge or medicine?"
"Yes. The ladies and young ladies of the wealthy families may have given out porridge out of kindness and genuine desire to help; or for the sake of their own official reputation; or to gain a good reputation so that they can marry into a good family in the future. In any case, the porridge they gave out was real."
"Yes, it's good as long as the porridge is genuine. Everyone has a purpose, and everyone seeks wealth and fame. Isn't this what people pursue throughout their lives?"
"Chen Liang, I have a job here. Do you guys want to take it?"
"Young Master, please speak?"
"You have read these novels, right? I need many, many people to spread the general contents of the romantic affair throughout the capital. Is there any way to do it? Then I will let Shitou and others work with you."
"Young master, this is easy. Just spend a little money to hire some people and go around teahouses and taverns. In a few days, everyone will know about it."
"That's good. Here's 100 taels. If it's not enough, ask me again. Tell those who spread the news to be careful and not to be caught by others.
Send two more people to take the protagonist lady to Yang Shangshu's residence. It would be best if the common people could automatically find their seats. Do you understand?"
Shen Ruyi will definitely have to use money to create an invisible circle of contacts.
We need to make this group of people feel that they are open-minded people when they mention us, and that they can drink the broth by following us closely.
The best thing is that even if I am not in the world, there are still legends about me in the world.
If you give enough benefits, others will be in a good mood when doing things for you, and they will be more dedicated when they are in a good mood.
Chen Liang put away the banknotes and said, "I understand, young master. This money is enough for us. What about the bookstore? Which one?"
"The First Bookstore, owned by the young prince. I have to mention that the book is short and if you go there too late, it will be gone.
You can also go to Shitou and tell him to do the same. Make sure everyone in the capital knows about the book, even the beggars on the street and the old man selling night incense.
Let him ask Wangyou for some money to do this. It's snowing heavily now, we can't let the brothers work in vain.
The same goes for you. The brothers will run errands for you and give you more money. If you run out, you can ask me or the housekeeper for it. "
"Okay, little master, I'll listen to you."
"There are two main purposes. One is to discredit the Shangshu Mansion and make all the married and unmarried girls in the mansion despised by others.
The second is to promote this storybook and make it a big hit, so that we can launch the other two later. As for how to do it specifically, you are free to play your role. "
"I see. Should I send these things here before tonight, or should I send them directly to Yipin Bookstore?"
"Just send it to Yipinshuzhai directly, but before you go there, go to the second courtyard and bring someone with you. We have dealt with them before and they are familiar with each other.
By the way, I'd like to give the young prince a message, saying that the situation has changed and the book of romantic affairs needs to be put on sale in advance.
I almost forgot, this is the cost of copying books. After you pass the inspection, you can pay the wages directly. Remember to keep a good account. "Shen Ruyi handed over a silver note of 2000 taels.
"Okay, little master."
"These scholars can introduce their familiar and reliable people to copy together. Just one thing, please keep your mouth shut. If the news leaks out, I won't do anything, but they will definitely be in danger.
If they are reliable, we will continue to hire them for work if needed later.”
"Okay, little master, I understand."
After Shen Ru finished speaking to Chen Liang, he returned to the inner courtyard and entered the space to start working.
Do what you can, and let nature take its course for the rest.
As for the issue of distributing porridge, let's wait and see. It's not that I'm reluctant to spend money, but the first bird to stick its head out gets shot. I'm nothing at the moment, and if I stick my head out, I might get killed.
Shen Ruyi chose a piece of land and planned to plant lavender and harvest more seeds.
The land next to the Big Buddha Temple is particularly suitable for growing lavender.
Pour some spiritual spring water to soak the seeds.
The women of the rich and powerful all love to worship Buddha, so such a large piece of land must be put to use.
Think about it, what can be done to make these powerful and wealthy women willingly pay money.
There is no woman who doesn't like flowers. Don't you like this one? It doesn't matter, there are other varieties. Try more varieties and there will always be one that suits you.
After thinking about it, I decided to plant some gentian, tulips, lilies and crabapples.
These types were not among those planted before, and they are also suitable for blooming in large patches.
I also soaked the seeds of climbing flowers. I wanted to plant them on a large scale, but the flowers and trees I had planted before were obviously not enough.
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