Nuclear Warlord

Chapter 78 How to Relieve the Disaster
Seeing what Li Jianye said, Empress Murong looked much better, and said earnestly, "You, you need to be broad-minded and tolerant, so that you can make a difference in the future, you know?"

Li Jianye nodded obediently: "I will remember my mother's teachings!"

Empress Murong nodded, and changed the topic: "By the way, hang out with your elder brother more when you have time. You are brothers, and you should support each other."

Hearing this, Li Jianye's expression was a little unnatural, he nodded reluctantly and said: "I know the queen mother."

The elder brother that Empress Murong mentioned was exactly Li Chengye, the older brother of his mother, who was closer than the other princes in terms of blood relationship.

Li Chengye is the direct son of Emperor Qianwu, he is the No.11 son, and there is a big age gap between the two.

According to tradition, the first prince is to inherit the great line.

Although the current Emperor Qianwu is not in his prime, he is in good health and in good spirits, and has never established himself as the crown prince.

This made Li Chengye a little anxious, fighting openly and secretly with several other princes who were expected to compete for the crown prince all day long, and his mind was extremely deep.

On the other hand, Li Jianye has a straightforward personality, is obsessed with martial arts, and doesn't like people who plot and calculate, so Li Jianye doesn't like the elder brother Li Chengye very much, and the relationship between the two has always been quite ordinary.

Empress Murong also noticed it, she didn't say much, and after chatting for a while, she sent Li Jianye away.

Morning the next day.

Hundreds of civil and military officials gathered in the Xuanzheng Hall, and the adult princes who had been out of office for ten years were also on the left and right.

After worshiping according to the etiquette, the prime minister of the court, Feng Quji, went out and bowed to worship: "Your Majesty, the flood in Shangzhou has been delayed for many days, and the disaster situation continues to worsen. A decision must be made early!"

Emperor Qianwu returned to Beijing in advance for this purpose.

However, he didn't have any good solution at the moment, so he asked: "Your family, do you have a good plan?"

Feng Quji clasped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, Shangzhou is still flooded, and it has not affected the whole of Shangzhou, but it has been raining for days, and the water level has risen, and the embankment is already in danger. If it collapses, tens of thousands of acres of fertile land will be destroyed. Strengthening the dam is the most important thing right now!"

Emperor Ganwu nodded: "What do you think?"

As soon as the words fell, the first prince Li Chengye was about to speak, but the second prince Li Shou took the first step: "Father, what the prime minister said is very true. My son please order to go to Shangzhou to strengthen the dam. If the flood does not recede for a day, my son will not go away for a day." Come back, I swear to advance and retreat with the people of Shangzhou!"

Li Shou spoke earnestly, with a look of concern for the country and the people. Emperor Ganwu nodded in satisfaction, but did not express his opinion.

Li Chengye's face became a little gloomy, and Murong Changkong, the uncle of the country, gave him a look, signaling him to be calm and calm.

Seeing that Li Shou saw that the second prince was so impassioned and was appreciated by Emperor Ganwu, Gu Tiancheng, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, was delighted and hurriedly came out: "Your Majesty, the second prince's heart is for the people of Liming, and it is the blessing of my great efforts to the country and the country. The Ministry of Industry will definitely do my best!" Cooperate with the construction of dams to relieve His Majesty's worries!"

As soon as this remark came out, a group of officials who secretly supported the second prince stood up to express their agreement.

Li Chengye looked at the crowd expressionlessly, with an imperceptible sneer on the corner of his mouth.

After everyone finished speaking, the eldest prince Li Chengye stood up, and first cupped his hands at the second prince: "Your brother cares about the common people, it's really admirable!"

Then the conversation changed: "But there are more important things right now, and that is to release the treasury to help the victims!"

Speaking of this, Li Chengye looked at Emperor Qianwu, and said seriously: "The flood has spread for several days, and a large number of people have been displaced and starved of food. If things go on like this, they will starve and die everywhere, and the people will complain.

After hearing Li Chengye's words, Chen Dingyuan, the Minister of the Household Department who had been silent all this time, couldn't help but twitched and sighed secretly.

Li Shouwen's face darkened when he heard the words, and he said with some eccentricity: "Brother Huang wants you to leave the dam alone?"

Li Chengye shook his head: "No, no, the dam is very important, how can we ignore it? I just sorted out the priorities of the matter."

Li Shou was at a loss for words, his face turned red and he stopped talking.

As soon as Li Chengye finished speaking, Minister of the Ministry of Rites stood up: "His Royal Highness is far-sighted, and I feel that his words are justified!"

The Secretary of the Ministry of Justice also stood up: "The remnants of the previous dynasty have not been wiped out, and there is indeed a possibility of taking advantage of the opportunity to cause chaos. I also agree with what the First Prince said!"

Uncle Guo Murong Changkong also spoke at this time.

"Opening up the national treasury is a two-pronged approach, giving relief to the victims first, what His Royal Highness said is a good strategy!"

At this moment, Chen Dingyuan, Minister of the Household Department, came out, glanced at the eldest prince and the second prince, and said loudly: "Whether it is to relieve the victims or to strengthen the embankment, money is needed. This is the root cause! You know how much the treasury is now. Money? Less than 50 taels!"

Having said that, Chen Dingyuan paused, turned his head to look at Emperor Qianwu and cupped his hands, with a helpless expression on his face: "Your Majesty, after the flood, the Ministry of Household Affairs made arrangements for those dams that urgently needed to be reinforced based on the number of victims counted by state officials. Budget……"

Having said that, Chen Dingyuan paused again, took a deep breath and raised his palm, the expression of helplessness on his face became stronger.

"50 taels! A total of 50 taels of silver is needed to solve the current disaster situation! So the current issue should not be how to relieve the disaster, but how to make money. Without money, everything is out of the question!"

As soon as this remark came out, the entire Xuanzheng Palace fell silent, and everyone bowed their heads in silence.

The treasury is empty, there is no money and food, what can they do?
Because he followed Li Jianye into the palace, he also followed Li Jianye who went to the early court, and kept silent all the time. He glanced at Li Chengye and Li Shou with somewhat disdain in his heart.

When they were in the limelight, one shouted louder than the other, but they shrank when they encountered real problems.

However, he had no choice.

After hearing Chen Dingyuan's words, Emperor Qianwu also had a headache. How long will the world be settled, how can the treasury spend so much money?

However, the matter is right in front of our eyes, and we can't solve it. Emperor Ganwu said in a deep voice, "What Chen Aiqing said is very true. Now that the national treasury is empty, what good strategies do you guys have?"

The officials lowered their heads, looking at me and you, but no one spoke. In the end, as the head of the officials, Prime Minister Feng Quji had no choice but to speak first.

"For now, we can only reduce other expenditures and focus on disaster relief."

Chen Dingyuan immediately shook his head: "How can we reduce it in time now? Even if it is reduced, the gap is still too big!"

"Then what to do? What else can be done besides cutting expenses?"

Then the ministers spoke one after another, arguing for an hour, but did not come up with a feasible plan.

Emperor Ganwu looked at these courtiers, his brows became tighter and tighter, his eyes were full of disappointment.

(End of this chapter)