Chapter 173 Situation in Beijing

"My slave, please send your greetings to your Majesty. May your Majesty be blessed with peace and blessings."

Yu Dai bowed to Emperor Kangxi in a polite manner. Emperor Kangxi took a sip of tea and asked Yu Dai to make peace with him. He also adhered to his sense of propriety. He never looked at Yu Dai again or showed any unnecessary concern. He only treated the emperor well.

Ma goes to say hello.

The Empress Dowager looked at Emperor Kangxi's attitude towards Yu Dai, and she was extremely satisfied. Although Emperor Kangxi brought Yu Lian with her to let Yu Dai enter the palace to hide from the limelight, she was afraid that Emperor Kangxi would see her.

Yudai had an idea and wanted to take in both the Wuya sisters.

Emperor Kangxi was the lord of the world, so he couldn't ask for anything he wanted. Looking at Huang Taiji's harem back then, her aunt and nephew, Borzigit, served the same master, and they could still get along with her sister.

She had to be mean-spirited, and she felt extremely dissatisfied. Since she sincerely hoped for the good of Yuxi and had plans for Yuxi, she could never let Yuxi fall into the eyes of Emperor Kangxi.

Today, I could ask Yu Dai to avoid Emperor Kangxi, but the Empress Dowager couldn't help but test it a bit.

If Emperor Kangxi really had this intention, she would have to immediately use means to persuade him to give up his mind. Fortunately, Emperor Kangxi did not have this intention, and the Empress Dowager also breathed a sigh of relief and sent Yu Dai off to rest first and show her concern.

After a few sentences, he started talking about the war outside again.

Since the land of Yunnan and Guizhou began to be restless the year before last, Emperor Kangxi has sent more than 100,000 troops. It has been more than two years, but we are still only on an equal footing with Wu Sangui. You can win today and tomorrow.

Once I won, it seemed like a joke.

In this way, there were not many casualties among the fighting armies, but the one hundred thousand soldiers and horses were consumed a lot every day. Money from the treasury was spent one by one, but nothing was taken in. Even some families had no financial resources.

I can't bear to consume it like this.

But when it comes to suffering, the local people suffer the most. Whenever the war spreads, the people are displaced and have no food to eat. Those who can leave have left, and those who are unwilling to leave can only sell their children in exchange for some rice money to survive.

Or maybe they were captured by the rebels. In some places, it is not an exaggeration to say that there are ten rooms and nine empty rooms.

Yesterday, the Empress Dowager got up in the afternoon and met some female relatives. During the gossip, they talked about the things in the capital. She said that many refugees had arrived in the capital, and Wu Sangui's army was not approaching the city, but it was not.

So that the city gates can be closed so that no one can enter.

Although the Empress Dowager had been idle for a long time, the whole capital was in such chaos. She was afraid that Emperor Kangxi would not be able to see the suffering below because he was so high up in the temple, and would only focus on the one-third of an acre of land below him.

Water can carry a boat and also overturn it. A ruler must not underestimate the power of the people.

However, as a result, the population in Beijing became more and more dense, and the refugees were extremely hungry. Beatings, smashings, and lootings occurred from time to time. Shuntian Prefecture was short of manpower and difficult to discipline. Some families with financial resources also provided porridge to each other, and those who set up porridge sheds

There was congestion all over the place. Today it was the west of the city and tomorrow it would be the east, so even the carriage could not get out of the house.

"It's just that this order has just been issued, and it will take a few days for the capital to be stable. If my grandson wants to trouble Huang Mama, he must summon the harem and clan members to donate money and materials to the people. This requires everyone's efforts.

yes,,,,,,"

"The older ones and the younger ones were temporarily arranged to be raised in several temples and Jiats Hall, and they did whatever repairing and washing work they could. They didn't want to work in vain. As long as they didn't cheat, they would work like this every day.

Not only can I support myself by coming down, but I can also save one or two taels of silver."

The grandfather and grandson talked about this matter for an hour, but fortunately everything was arranged properly, so the time was not in vain. The Empress Dowager was not a nagging person, so she agreed on the matter in the morning and gave it to her in the afternoon.

Posts were sent to each house to invite the housekeepers and wives of each house, and reputable ladies to enter the palace.

This is nothing, but the porridge was very chaotic. If there were less people fighting over a bowl of porridge, I heard yesterday that several half-year-old children were trampled to death in this crowded chaos. It was really shocking.

People can't bear it in their hearts.

"However, in the future, refugees who have not entered the capital will not be allowed to enter at will. Sun'er has issued a decree asking local officials to take them in on the spot. There must be no pushback and expulsion. As for those who are stranded in the suburbs of Beijing, I plan to open several imperial villages.

We built shacks for the people to live in, and sent imperial doctors and doctors from the capital to visit and look after us from time to time. It is still cold in January and February, so we can't let people go there hungry and sick."

When talking about this matter, Emperor Kangxi kept nodding his head and told Emperor Mama in detail that he was busy with this matter before.

These refugees with no fixed abodes are important even if they are not important, but no matter what, it will not work after all. Then Wu Sangui used the slogan of anti-Qing and restoration of Ming to stir up trouble, and used the excuse of how the Manchus oppressed the Han people to incite people's hearts. If the imperial court did not take advantage of the issue of refugees,

If a charter is issued, the people will be pushed to the rebels.

The Empress Dowager listened carefully and kept nodding her head, praising Emperor Kangxi for his thoughtfulness.

"These people did not submit to Wu Sangui and came all the way here just to ask for my protection. I can't let the people's hearts be cold. Even if they are exempted from my quota, I can't starve the people. I also plan to wait until the arrangements are settled later.

Let's go out of the palace and take a look, in case the people below are treated harshly."

"My grandson is well aware of this. Three or four days ago, he dispatched nine soldiers and horses to patrol the capital. He also established porridge areas in the east, west, south, and north of the capital, and they are under unified management of Shuntian Mansion."

"It should be like this. With the Ai family taking the lead, at least there is a regulation for each family to give out porridge. They come next to each other, so as not to make uneven arrangements and make the people hungry and full, which can easily breed dissatisfaction.

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"The refugees who have entered Beijing will not be driven away at will. My grandson asked someone to make statistics on their origins and ages. The young ones were assigned to the outskirts of Beijing to cultivate farmland with Zhili. In the spring, the first crop of crops happened to be planted. Regardless of these

The common people need to feed the army, and there is never too much food."

But before that, the Empress Dowager met with everyone in the harem and explained the current situation clearly. She did not force the female family below to donate any amount. In addition to money, she could also donate unused clothes and bedding. One point would be considered a donation.

One point.

Concubine Tong Jia was the head of the harem, so she couldn't afford to do anything less. Even if she expressed her willingness to spend 500 taels of silver, and another 200 winter quilts for the people, she also had several Zhuangzi in her name.

You can also donate some crops.

Concubine Xi was not willing to be outdone, but she could not get past Concubine Tong Jia, so she donated four hundred and fifty taels, and also gave some cotton clothes and rice noodles.

The number of people went down one by one, and even the nobles donated a hundred taels each. This was their portion for a year, and it was not a small amount. Only Chang Zai and Zheng below donated less.
Chapter completed!