Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 472 River Administration Supervision

"Controlling the Yellow River is indeed a big deal."

Staring at Yang Lian who was kowtowing, Zhu Youxiao, who was half squatting, looked calm and opened one of the bags, "I don't know what other people think, and I don't want to know, but in my heart, managing the Yellow River is related to the foundation of the country, because the Yellow River If you are restless, it will endanger the northern provinces of the Ming Dynasty!"

When talking about this, Zhu Youxiao grabbed a handful of sand. The sand content in it was not low. It is difficult to control the Yellow River. It makes little sense to cure it in one place, because if the root cause cannot be cured elsewhere, especially in the upper reaches. In this area, the continuous impact and accumulation of sediment carried every year will inevitably cause the river bed downstream to rise, or even cause the river course to change in severe cases.

Once the river course changes, the country will be thousands of miles away, and I don’t know how many lives will be involved!

"Your Majesty the Holy Spirit!!"

Yang Lian was a little excited, and followed the emperor's wishes and said: "An autumn flood, a summer flood, what happens elsewhere, I dare not say anything, but the people on both sides of the Yellow River are in fear every day, let alone helpless The anticipated flooding has made many people even more frightened."

"Your Majesty! The people of Henan are in trouble!!"

"Henan is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, and has the Yellow River flowing through it. Logically speaking, it should be a land of plenty, and the people living under the rule have a worry-free life. However, Henan suffers from disasters too frequently, either floods or droughts. Henan, which depends on the weather for its livelihood, I can't stand this kind of torture anymore. Your Majesty, do you know how many people in Henan are forced to leave their homes every year? Do you know how many people in Henan are forced to leave their homes every year..."

As Yang Lian spoke, he couldn't control his emotions.

Tears flowed down the corners of his eyes.

At this moment, scenes that he would never forget appeared in Yang Lian's mind, including the skinny river worker, the hunched and dark back, the crying child, and the food that fell on the ground was picked up like a treasure...

The more he thought about this, the more Yang Lian couldn't stop crying.

These were things he had never thought of before.

Under Yang Lian's past knowledge, the Ming Dynasty had never been so miserable. The Ming Dynasty encountered some problems, but the most important thing was that the emperor did not manage the government, relied on traitors and traitors, and did not know how to listen to the advice of good ministers...

It's just that when Yang Lian was almost sent to Henan, he really saw the suffering of the people there, especially if he wanted to do something for the people, he would encounter problems of one kind or another. There are obviously solutions to this, but... Unable to be solved in reality, various feelings impacted Yang Lian's pride time and time again, and crushed Yang Lian's heart time and time again! !

It turns out that this world is completely different from what he thought.

This is impossible to know in the central court.

"How could I not know?"

Zhu Youxiao sighed softly, looked at Yang Lian who was crying loudly, and sighed in his heart: "The difficulties in Henan have lasted for too long. The prosperity of the people has been painful, and the death of the people has been painful. What the Qing family knows now, for For the people of Henan, this is just the beginning."

"If the court cannot make some changes in the future and truly consider and solve the problem from the perspective of the people, then I can tell the Qing family that from now on in Henan alone, I don't know how many people will starve to death and die tragically."

Zhu Youxiao knew how many disasters Henan alone would suffer during the Little Ice Age, whether it was drought, floods, locust plagues, or even earthquakes. Even over a long period of time, Henan would experience an unprecedented long drought cycle. , it will really become a purgatory on earth!

"Your Majesty!! Then you have to find a way to solve it!"

Yang Lian suddenly raised his head, staring at Zhu Youxiao with tearful eyes, "The people of Henan are your people!"

"I know."

Zhu Youxiao spoke to comfort him, but after saying this, Zhu Youxiao said: "But I have no money, which means that in the next few years, at least five years before the apocalypse, large-scale management of the Yellow River will be carried out , it cannot be initiated from the imperial court level.”

Why! ?

Yang Lian was stunned and knelt on the ground in a daze. He never expected that the emperor would say these words. This was completely different from what he expected. Obviously what he told was the truth, why would the emperor be indifferent! ?

Obviously these all happened, why would the emperor be so cold-blooded? !

"Do you think I am ruthless?"

Zhu Youxiao stood up slowly and looked down at Yang Lian, "I also think that I am ruthless, but I have to be ruthless. The reason is very simple. I cannot torment the people at the bottom. I am completely disappointed with the current officialdom. , I don’t believe these people can be considerate of the people.”

“For something as important to the national economy and people’s livelihood as the management of the Yellow River, we either don’t do it at all. If we do it, we must do it well, because if we are too disappointed, we will be really desperate.”

"The River Control and Cleaning Department under the Shaofu is currently rectifying the Haihe River system. Do you know why I am doing this? I just want to train more river management officials who are proficient in river affairs, rather than mediocre officials who can just rely on their mouths. Corrupt officials!!"

"Then the people of Beizhili can enjoy the blessings of the imperial court, why can't the people of Henan!?" Yang Lian frowned and asked Zhu Youxiao's gaze.

"What about the people in Shandong? What about the people in Lianghuai?"

Zhu Youxiao asked back: "Even the people of Shanxi and Shaanxi? Do you know why I want to build many big projects in Beizhili? It's because I can take care of Beizhili, I can see, I can keep an eye on, If anyone dares to do anything to harm or exploit the people in this place, I will kill them!!"

"If He Zheng wants to be completely reorganized, he will need to continuously allocate money and food. It will take five years, ten years, or even longer to gather a large number of people from all over the Ming Dynasty to work together. Only by doing the same thing can we really achieve it.”

"I would like to ask you Yang Lian about the above. If you do it now, who would think that the money and food I have guaranteed to allocate will actually be used to manage river politics?"

Yang Lian was silent.

Although he wanted to say something, he didn't know what to say when the words came to his lips.

Because he knows what's going on.

"Time is not only needed by me, but also by all parts of the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Youxiao sighed softly: "In the field of river management, time alone is not enough. The most important thing is a large number of talents who are proficient in river management. Because of their existence, the imperial court stands at the highest level to plan the nationwide rectification. River affairs can be truly implemented. This is what the Beizhili Haihe system is doing now. This is not as simple as just benefiting the people of Beizhili. More importantly, it is based on real governance as the starting point and cultivating more talents. .”

Yang Lian said: "Then how will the people in Henan...Shandong, Lianghuai, Shanxi and other places live during the time your Majesty said? Are they just waiting to die?"

"The river management supervision that I have been planning for a long time will begin to be implemented in local areas."

Zhu Youxiao stood up with his hands behind his back and said: "While doing this in Beizhili, I want those appointed river patrol censors to take over the river administration powers in various places. From then on, the governors and envoys in various places will have no power." Intervene in river affairs."

"We need to mend the situation first. At the same time, we need to raise a group of river workers in various places. Not only can we make a fortune, but at least these river workers can fill their stomachs and people with families can support their families. I will spend this amount of money." It can still be taken out.”

"As for the things that these river workers need to do in the future, one is to inspect the river embankments, the other is to plant trees, the other is to monitor the water conditions in various places, and the other is to collect statistics on the sediment conditions in various places. First of all, these repairs should be done well, and then the maximum To avoid the recurrence of large-scale floods, even if it cannot be avoided by human power, at least for the first time, the court must know this and not be suppressed by the local government."

"..."

Yang Lian didn't know what to say.

"Things are difficult to do, but no matter how difficult it is, what needs to be done must be done." Zhu Youxiao lifted up his robe sleeves, "This is the best way for me to take into account all parts of the Ming Dynasty after weighing the pros and cons. As long as I can Make time, then I dare to promise the world that from now on, in the area of ​​river administration, if anyone dares to flatter, dare to be submissive, dare to cheat for personal gain, dare to cheat, then I will kill all nine of them!!!"

(End of this chapter)