System, help me be an empress

Chapter 10
After getting an affirmative answer from Hang Yonghan, Xu Youxi didn't know how to speak for a while.

So "imitating the design of Dujiangyan" is the magic strategy that was unanimously approved by the imperial court and Beijing officials, and that it can completely save the flood in Jingzhou? !
Although Xu Youxi was full of complaints in his heart, his expression remained unpredictable.

"Hang Shilang, you have seen Dujiangyan with your own eyes."

"I didn't go there, but I have been fascinated for a long time." Hang Yonghan said sincerely, and every word came from the heart.

"You should really go and see it with your own eyes." Xu Youxi sighed, but he knew in his heart that it was no fault of Hang Yonghan. After all, he was working hard, and the imperial examinations all relied on stereotyped essays to attract talents. When it comes to the actual situation, almost everyone is talking on paper.

"Dujiangyan is divided into inner and outer rivers, but only the inner river is able to regulate the weather. The river bed of the inner river is lower than that of the outer river, so in autumn and winter when water is scarce, most of the water flows into the inner river; in spring and summer, when floods are prone to occur, most of the water flows into the outer river. Jiang." Xu Youxi dipped his fingers in water, and drew a straight line on the table, "The Neijiang River has become a well-known blessed place, but what about the Outer River? Droughts will follow if there is too little water, and severe floods will happen if there is too much water. Uninhabitable."

"The success of Dujiangyan is due to the right time, place and people. If you forcefully copy it to Jingzhou, what will you do to the people living on the other side?"

Xu Youxi dialed lightly, and Hang Yonghan immediately understood the importance of the matter, and then he was about to kneel down in horror: "Thank you for your advice, otherwise I will definitely become a sinner in Jingzhou through the ages."

Xu Youxi immediately made a gesture of false support.

"The people in Jingzhou are still in dire straits, and this palace is also sleepless day and night, worrying about this matter. It just so happens that I have this opportunity, can I go to Jingzhou with Hang Shilang to appease the people affected by the disaster."

"It is the blessing of the people of Jingzhou that Your Highness is willing to go together." Hang Yonghan immediately stated his position.

Xu Youxi took the opportunity to glance at the progress of the task.

[Save Jingzhou 20/100]

It seems that canceling Hang Yonghan's plan to implement this "magic strategy" is also part of the mission to save Jingzhou.Then the remaining 80%, what should I do to change?
At this time, the place where Xu Youxi chose to stop Hang Yonghan's carriage was at most half a day away from Jingzhou.The reason she chose to go with Hang Shilang was also to take advantage of Hang Yonghan's imperial decree of "making him governor".

On the second day, the carriage arrived at the gate of Jingzhou City.

Xu Youxi opened the curtain of the car and looked into the distance. The thick blue bricks were tightly packed together. Under the sunlight, the three golden characters of "Jingzhou City" shone brightly. Under the vast sky, the entire city wall was fully visible and magnificent.

Various flags are planted on the city wall, and there is a two-storey high observation deck in the middle. There are heavy military handles on the city wall, as well as the gate of the city. Very quiet and beautiful.

Before Hang Yonghan could come up with the imperial decree, the city guard general took the lead to open the door to welcome him with his cronies.

"Excuse me, is the one who came in front of you the governor?"

Hang Yonghan nodded, and revealed the imperial decree: "Hang Yonghan, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, is ordered by the Holy Majesty to be the governor of Jingzhou from now on."

Unexpectedly, as soon as these words came out, dozens of soldiers in front of them knelt down one after another, and each voice was crying: "Master Governor, you can save the people of our Jingzhou City."

What happened?
Xu Youxi frowned. Behind her, she could only see the kneeling soldiers wiping away their tears and communicating with Hang Yonghan, but she couldn't hear the details at all.

"Master Yu, what happened in Jingzhou?" Xu Youxi tried to ask Yu Xuejing beside him.

"I don't know." Yu Xuejing said honestly, he has been away from the capital for these years, and his power has been almost emptied, and only the Jinyiwei on the Jiangnan side will give him some face and take care of him and the princess.

After a while, Hang Yonghan hurried to Xu Youxi and said urgently: "Your Highness, you should hurry back to Shangjing. The plague is prevalent in Jingzhou City, and countless people are suffering. It is too dangerous for you to stay here."

"plague?"

Mentioning these two words, although Xu Youxi was a little bit astonished, her rationality reminded her that it is not uncommon for a plague to break out after the flood. "Mr. Hang, why are the soldiers kneeling over there crying?"

When mentioning this matter, Hang Yonghan's expression became more difficult to speak: "Returning to Your Highness, the magistrate of Jingzhou brought his family members and cronies, and after the order to close the city was issued... then, he left his post without permission."

Ah.

In the plague of Jingzhou, Zhizhou ran first.

"Hang Shilang, let's go into the city."

"Your Highness." Hang Shilang knelt down suddenly, and said with a serious look, "The princess is so honorable, I will never let you take such a big risk!"

Yu Xue Jing also got off his horse and clasped his fists: "Your Highness, think twice, you must not move forward."

"There is obviously a big road ahead, so why can't we continue to move forward?" Xu Youxi asked back.

Seeing Xu Youxi's resolute attitude, Yu Xuejing also followed Hang Yonghan and knelt down in front of her: "Princess! Even the governor of Jingzhou has retreated, which shows how chaotic the city is at this time. Even if you go there, I'm afraid you can't do much!"

"Master Yu really thinks that I can't do anything in the past? At the very least, I can choose to advance and retreat with the hundreds of thousands of people in Jingzhou." Xu Youxi's eyes fell on Xue Jing, and his tone was firm, "Since I came, I didn't look back. reason."

Yu Xuejing looked at Xu Youxi, feeling in a trance that he probably never understood the person in front of him. He even began to imagine whether Taizu had the same look as a princess when he founded the Qian Dynasty, like a god In the world, every word seems to be an oath to heaven and earth, and it is enough to calm people's hearts.

……

After Xu Youxi entered Jingzhou City, he began to understand the general situation.Maybe they came here early, and the epidemic in Jingzhou has not yet spread, mainly because the people in several small counties below have been severely affected.

There is also some good news. The small counties that were severely affected by the disaster have now blocked access, and the spread of the plague has also been limited.

There are two main reasons for the present confusion.First, the people in the entire Jingzhou city changed their faces when they talked about the plague, and the Zhizhou ran away first, which directly disturbed the hearts of the people; second, because the shopkeepers of all the shops in the main city chose to close at this time, and the medicinal materials were taken away early. It was sold out, which amplified the panic in the hearts of the people.

Everyone thought that Jingzhou was going to die, and the crowd was so sad and angry that when they saw Hang Yonghan coming, the soldiers cried so badly.

After Xu Youxi was sure that things were not as bad as she had imagined, she methodically arranged for several accompanying imperial physicians to lead teams to the main disaster-stricken areas to rescue people.

When Xu Youxi was in Jiangnan, he asked people to prepare a lot of "masks", "gloves" and "disposable clothes", which happened to be available now.

"One more thing, arrange all the manpower that can be arranged to deliver food to every household, at least to ensure that everyone has food to eat."

"But, Your Highness, there is no surplus food in the city, let alone sending it door to door," the official who received the order cried bitterly.

Xu Youxi almost ignored this point: "Is there any food left for disaster relief?"

"Before repeated floods, it was almost used up."

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(End of this chapter)