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Chapter 110 The Centennial Project
The Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Apocalypse Palace.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the hall was dignified, and everyone in the hall lowered their heads tremblingly...

Emperor Mingxi was glaring at the crowd and shouted angrily, "Who will tell me what's going on? The imperial court allocates huge sums of money every year to build the embankment of Yunbai River, why does it still burst?"

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Two quarters of an hour ago, the prefect of Yunzhou rushed to report to the imperial capital: At the beginning of Mao, a dam of the Yunbai River suddenly burst, and the river flooded, destroying countless houses and causing countless casualties. The prefect of Yunzhou urgently allocated manpower and materials, initially Block the breach.I ask the imperial court to arrange manpower and materials to support as soon as possible, strengthen the dams, and rescue the people affected by the disaster.

After the disaster happened, Zhao Yutang, the prefect of Yunzhou, dispatched people to send an urgent report to the imperial capital, and the order was to be delivered to the imperial capital within half a day. The horses galloped all the way to the post station, and the horses and people were changed halfway. imperial capital.

Yunzhou is located in the south of the Tianqi Imperial Capital, about five days away from the Imperial Capital. The climate is mild, and because the Yunbai River flows through this area, it has been raining abundantly over the years. The river water nourishes all things, and the people live and work in peace and contentment.

The Yunbai River is the largest river system in Tianqi, spanning the north and south regions of Tianqi, benefiting many regions, but it also has many hidden dangers, especially in the rainy season every year.

The ancestors of the Tianqi Dynasty said that the emperors of all dynasties must build water conservancy projects and must not slack off. The imperial court also allocates huge sums of money every year to build dams and dams on the Yunbai River. The century-old project has achieved remarkable results in the past 50 years. There has been no embankment failure in any part of the Yunbai River!

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"Where is the Secretary of the Ministry of Industry!" Emperor Ming Xi roared again.

I saw Shen Siyuan, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, walking out tremblingly, knelt down and kowtowed to plead guilty: "The minister is here, please the emperor to make amends."

Emperor Ming Xi stared at the kneeling Shen Siyuan, and shouted again: "Atonement? Shen Siyuan, as the minister of the Ministry of Industry, you are in charge of the country's water conservancy projects. Now the Yunbai River has burst its embankment, the river is flooding, and the people's fields have been destroyed. Countless deaths and injuries , you just say atonement, and you're done!"

Shen Siyuan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, bowed again and replied: "I dare not go back to the emperor, but I ask the emperor to give me some time so that I can investigate this matter."

"Your Majesty, the Ministry of Industry builds the Yunbai River dam every year in accordance with the regulations issued by the imperial court, and dare not slack off. In the past 50 years, the Yunbai River dam has been as solid as gold, and has never broken. I am also very puzzled, and I implore the emperor to give me a hand. After some time, I immediately rushed to Yunzhou to investigate the situation of the Yunbai River's embankment breach, and begged the emperor to let me make up for my mistakes."

Prime Minister Jiang Peiyuan also stepped out of the queue, bowed in salute and said: "My Majesty, the measures taken by the prefect of Yunzhou are only temporarily blocking the breach, and we don't know how long it will last."

"At present, Mr. Shen is the one who is most familiar with water conservancy projects. Please also ask the emperor to let Mr. Shen, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, go to supervise the project as soon as possible, and repair the breach as soon as possible, so as to prevent future troubles. As for the crime of negligence, we can wait for this matter After it’s resolved, we’ll deal with it.”

"Furthermore, at present, the Yunbai River has broken its embankment, and the floods have destroyed countless farms and displaced people. It is also important to resettle the nearby people in a timely manner. I request an order to go to Yunzhou to inspect the disaster situation, and ask the emperor for permission."

Shen Siyuan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry heard the words, kowtowed again and pleaded guilty: "Please ask the emperor to let the minister make up for his mistakes. The minister must repair the breach of the Yunbai River as soon as possible, and find out the cause of the breach."

After a while, Emperor Mingxi said again: "Okay, Shen Siyuan, I will save your head for you first, and I will give you a month to repair the breach. Also, if there is another massacre in Yunbaijiang within this month Di, you will come to see me."

Shen Siyuan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, heard the words, as if he had received an amnesty, he kowtowed again and replied: "Yes, Your Majesty, I obey the order."

Only to hear Emperor Mingxi say again: "Jiang Peiyuan listens to the order."

"The minister is here." Jiang Peiyuan bowed and replied.

"As you set off today, I will inspect the flood-stricken areas of the Chayunbai River on my behalf, and allocate supplies to the nearest ones to resettle the affected people."

"I obey the order." Jiang Peiyuan bowed and replied.

"Jiang listen to the decree together."

"The minister is here." Jiang, the Minister of the Ministry of household affairs, bowed and replied together.

"You immediately deploy all kinds of food and disaster relief supplies, and cooperate with the prime minister to resettle the disaster-stricken people in Yunzhou."

"I obey the order." Jiang bowed together and replied.

"Kang Shaoqian listens to the order."

"The minister is here." Kang Shaoqian, the director of the imperial hospital, bowed and replied.

"Immediately dispatch medical staff from the Imperial Hospital and various Huimin departments to Yunzhou to treat the affected people."

"I obey the order." Kang Shaoqian bowed and replied.

"Prince Yu and Shangguanlin listen to the decree"

"The minister is here." Prince Yu and Qin Tianjian are at Shangguanlin.

"Let Shangguanlin restore the altar of offering sacrifices to heaven as soon as possible, and cooperate with Prince Yu to arrange sacrifices. After five days, we will perform sacrifices to heaven and earth, and pray for the people of Yunzhou."

"I obey the order." Prince Yu and Shangguan Lin bowed back.

At this moment, Dugu Ziyan also walked out of the queue, bowed and saluted and said, "My Majesty, as the founding Marquis's Mansion, the Marquis Wending's Mansion is duty-bound to assist the Holy Majesty. I request an order to go to Yunzhou to assist in disaster relief."

Seeing Emperor Mingxi's eyes froze for a moment, he said for a moment: "Yes."

"I obey the order." Duguzi replied with a bow.

Fang Zicheng, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, also stepped forward, bowed and said: "My Majesty, the disaster situation in Yunzhou is now serious. I request that some officials of the Ministry of Rites be dispatched to Yunzhou for disaster relief."

"Sure." Emperor Mingxi replied, and continued to order: "All ministers and workers start to deal with it immediately, and report back to me immediately. Retire!"

"I will obey the order." All the ministers bowed and saluted, and hurried to the office one by one.

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Four Seas Bank Suzaku branch.

I saw Qingyu hurried in, handed over the letterhead, bowed and said back: "Master, the news from Muchen, the news that Yunzhou has just arrived in the imperial capital, a bank of Yunbai River broke, and the disaster is serious."

Mo Yi, who was reading with his head down, instantly stood up, took the letter, looked at the letter with a frown, and then wondered for a moment: "The Yunbai River water conservancy project has achieved remarkable results in the past 50 years, how could it burst suddenly!"

Zhu ordered again: "Qingyu, Yangzhou is not far from Yunzhou, and you should receive the news soon. You should immediately send a letter to Rong Feng and ask him to dispatch food and relief supplies to Yunzhou according to the disaster situation in Yunzhou. "

"Yes, master." Qingyu bowed and replied.

Mo Yi continued: "The Rong family is just a grain merchant in Yangzhou. If you invest too much at one time, it will cause suspicion. In this way, you let Rong Feng divide the supplies into two routes, and let him lead the way to Yunzhou first. The other way will follow me to Yunzhou in three days. Tell Qingluan to follow me to Yunzhou."

"Yes, master." Qingyu bowed and replied.

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Jinxiu Pavilion of Marquis Mansion of Wu'an.

Wei Mo appeared in the Nuan Pavilion, handed in a letter, and bowed to report: "Master, the news from Mr. Yi just came from the palace. The Yunbai River in the Yunzhou area broke a bank, and the disaster is serious."

"What did you say?" Xiao Jinxi, who was looking down at the book, looked up instantly, with a face full of surprise, and took the letter in an instant...
Luo Er and An Xue who were on the side were also surprised: "How could this happen?"

I saw Xiao Jinxi staring blankly at the contents of the letter, his eyes full of doubts... Why did the Yunbai River break the embankment? In the last life, this time, it didn't happen!

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(End of this chapter)