The first emperor of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 172
"Your Majesty, the diversion of the Yellow River is really a serious problem for our country!" At this moment, Li Chui, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, suddenly stood up and said.

Zhao Huan was still thinking about how to deal with the victims. When he came to the throne, the Great Song Dynasty was really troubled by internal and external troubles. It was a troubled time. First, the city was besieged by the Kingdom of Jin, then attacked by Xixia, and then came the plague of locusts in Shu. , now there is finally a slight improvement, but it has caught up with the Yellow River flood again.

"To prevent a major epidemic after a major disaster, this matter really has to be prevented." Zhao Huan nodded and said, he didn't have much impression of this Li Chui, mainly because this person rarely spoke in court, so Zhao Huan was a little surprised that things suddenly came up to speak.

"Your Majesty, I am not referring to the epidemic after the catastrophe. In fact, the Yellow River will divert to the north. In the future, the Kingdom of Jin will be able to pass through the Yellow River and go south. At that time, the water route will also pose a threat to our dynasty." Li Chui said to Zhao Huan. Said.

It was the first time Zhao Huan heard this statement, he frowned and said, "What do you love dears think?"

To be honest, this is the first time someone has brought up this statement. After hearing this, all the courtiers couldn't help discussing it in a low voice.

"Your Majesty, although what Lord Li said has not happened yet, it has to be guarded against." Li Gang took a step forward at this time and said to Zhao Huan.

"Your Majesty, it is a great advantage for our dynasty to defend against the navy of the Kingdom of Jin. If the Kingdom of Jin also has a navy, then it is definitely not a blessing for our dynasty." Zhao Ding also stood up and said.

Zhao Huan tapped the armrest of the dragon chair lightly with his fingers, and was rapidly analyzing the opinions expressed by the ministers in his mind.

"Since that's the case, what's your opinion on the diversion of the Yellow River?" Zhao Huan continued to ask.

Now the courtiers did not speak for a while.

"Li Chui, since you brought up this matter, you should have a good solution, right?" Zhao Huan kicked the ball to Li Chui and said.

Li Chui took a step forward, as if he had really thought of a countermeasure, and said, "Your Majesty, I think it's better to divert the Yellow River."

Let the Yellow River divert?It was the first time Zhao Huan had heard of this statement. He nodded and said, "What is the specific transformation method? You should tell me so that everyone can hear it."

"It's better to dig the embankment in the east and let the Yellow River flow out from the east, so as to prevent the Yellow River from flowing north." Li Chui said.

Zhao Huan frowned, digging the embankment?This is the first time he has heard of this statement. The Yellow River has already burst its embankment, but now it still needs to be dug again. Now there are already several states and counties affected by the flood. I'm afraid it's not just these states and counties.

"Your Majesty, I think this method is impossible!" Sure enough, Zhu Shengfei, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, was the first to stand up to object, saying: "If the east bank is dug, the water of the Yellow River will rush eastward, and Anhui, Henan and other places will be destroyed by then." Threatened by the flood, when the time comes, the victims will be everywhere, absolutely not."

Zhao Huan nodded. If the later dynasties wanted to build a hydropower station, they would first have to move the local residents away. If the eastern embankment were to be dug now, where would the people in the eastern states and counties move to.

"Your Majesty, the country of Jin is in serious trouble. As for the victims, the foundation of the country will not be shaken." Li Chui continued at this time.

"Your Majesty, I think what Master Li said is reasonable. The imperial court can still find a way to solve the problem of the victims, but this military disaster is beyond our court's control." Xu Bensheng, the Minister of War said.

"Your Majesty, I think it is absolutely impossible. If the victims are not handled properly, there will be great chaos. The so-called people are the foundation of the country. If I dig the eastern embankment and make the people homeless, I am afraid that I will lose the hearts of the people!" The Ministry of Rites Shangshu Li Ruoshui stood up and said at this time.

This Li Ruoshui is usually very pedantic, and attaches great importance to some red tape. To be honest, Zhao Huan didn't like him very much at first, but when he heard what he said at this time, Zhao Huan admired him a little bit, although this person was a little bit Stubborn, but I still have the common people in my heart.

Afterwards, everyone expressed their opinions. Many ministers actually supported Li Chui's plan to dig the embankment and let the Yellow River flow eastward.

"Okay, both sides have come up with an opinion on this issue, and then reported it to me. The most urgent thing now is to solve the resettlement of the victims. Zhu Shengfei, how much surplus food is there in the treasury that can be sent to the disaster area?" Zhao said. Huan stopped the argument between the two parties. As for the matter of digging the embankment, he disagreed with it in his heart, so he simply changed the topic.

Zhu Shengfei looked distressed and said, "Now there is not much surplus food in the treasury that can be transferred to the disaster area."

Zhao Huan also knew his difficulties. In the past six months of the Song Dynasty, disasters continued and the army needed food. However, there was a plague of locusts in Shu. The grains had not been harvested in the past six months. Now the Yellow River has burst its embankment. The particles must have not been collected.

For a person like Zhao Huan who has been living with enough food and clothing for more than 20 years, it is really a miracle that the Celestial Dynasty can do this in the face of this food shortage.

"Jiangnan is rich, so I ordered people to seize the time to mobilize Jiangnan to raise food and transport it to the disaster area. In addition, a decree was sent to all places, telling them to do a good job in the resettlement of the victims. This official does not need to be an official, every year the imperial court expressly requires all regions to prepare disaster food, if someone swallows the surplus food at this time, I will take his head." Zhao Huan said sharply, it may be fine in normal times, but this is the key At all times, people's hearts must be stabilized, otherwise there will be big troubles.

This court meeting didn't end until noon, but Zhao Huan was not at all relaxed. Only then did he realize that being the emperor was really not easy, and he really didn't have any free time, just like now, As soon as he returned to his imperial study, Zhu Shengfei, Minister of the Household Department, had already followed him.

When Cheng Dafu reported to Zhao Huan that Zhu Shengfei wanted to see him, Zhao Huan was not surprised.

"Your Majesty, the national treasury is now empty, and there are only 300 million dans of grain left. These grains are simply a drop in the bucket for the affected states and counties. Even if they are transported, it will hardly have any real effect." Zhu Shengfei said to Zhao Huan.

"As long as there is food for disaster relief, it can temporarily appease the hearts of the residents, and there will be no major disturbances. As for the vacant food, we will transfer it from the southeast according to what I said in the court." Zhao Huan said to Zhu Shengfei said.

However, Zhu Shengfei showed embarrassment.

　The fourth one was delivered, Mantou worked so hard, please recommend and reward, where did the recommendation ticket go?What about tipping?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)