Chapter 874 - 871: Mao Sui Offers His Services
Minister of War Shen Jingzhong saw the situation and hurriedly stepped forward to say to Bai Qingyan: "Princess of Zhen, this individual’s disposition has always been this way, it’s not intentional. I hope..."
"Minister, there’s no need to plead for me." Before Shen Jingzhong could finish, the inspector from the Ministry of Revenue interrupted, looking up at Bai Qingyan, then knelt on both knees with a look of readiness for death: "I am Wei Bugong."
Bai Qingyan looked at Wei Bugong whose gaze was clear and clean, and spoke: "From today onwards, Wei Bugong will be the Minister of Revenue. You will preside over the disaster relief efforts in Chongluan Ridge and Shuijiang City, granted the right to act first and report later, prioritizing the wellbeing of the people! This disaster relief... If you can alleviate the hunger and cold of the people, the position of Minister of Revenue will be yours!"
Wei Bugong’s pupils trembled, still in shock, not having comprehended how the position of Minister of Revenue suddenly fell upon him.
But, Wei Bugong understood that the Princess of Zhen implied... This disaster relief, she does not permit any citizen to die from hunger or cold! During May, it’s unlikely to freeze to death, but to prevent hunger, the officials in charge of relief must have extraordinary means and be straightforward and determined to intimidate those officers seeking to profit from the country’s disaster.
Therefore, the Princess of Zhen cannot select an official with aristocratic family background to handle the disaster relief; the tangled connections of aristocratic families would crumple under pressure if not considering the entire clan. However, Wei Bugong... Born from a humble background, although he has no considerations, he has no support either, making the task of handling this disaster relief difficult!
The Jin Kingdom’s court has been corrupt for long, and those officials waiting to profit from the disaster are like wolves surrounding prey. Whether he can fight them to a death struggle is uncertain.
Luckily, the Princess of Zhen gave him the right to act first and report later. As long as he has iron-blooded measures, this time he will risk his life... Once the disaster relief is successfully handled, he will have contributed to the people.
"Wang Xiping!"