Disasters can never destroy passion and hope.
Countless people across Henan sacrificed their lives to fight disasters.
All over the world, we must not sit back and watch.
Peiping, Prince Yan's Mansion.
"Your Highness, please save some!"
"Chitose, this is all we have!"
"If the autumn food fails to arrive, our brothers will starve!"
Zhu Di looked around at his confidants, generals, civil servants, etc., his face was resolute and his mouth was silent.
The emperor's grandson issued an edict that the disaster situation in Henan was urgent and asked them to provide grain to Peiping.
Zhu Di not only used all the food from the official warehouse, but also used the military warehouse and the personal wealth of King Yan.
"I, when have you ever been hungry?" Zhu Di roared, "The decree says that everyone has a responsibility for the prosperity of the world. Henan is also the land of the Ming Dynasty. Shouldn't it be saved?" Remember https://m in one second.
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"I didn't say I won't save, but there's no reason to save someone's life!" Qiu Fu, the general under his command, said, "Qiansui, the autumn harvest is about to begin, and it's the time when the Tatars are coming. We, Yan Fan, must not be without food.
!Otherwise, there would be no way to fight back!"
"Chitose, besides, the military warehouse and your private warehouse are the wealth we have saved over the years!" Zhang Yu also advised, "In recent years, the imperial court's supply has not been as generous as before!"
Yes, since Zhu Yunxi ascended the throne in the East Palace, the imperial court has no longer treated Yan Fan like before, giving them whatever they asked for, even doubling the amount every time.
"It's all given over there. If there is no supply here in Beiping next year, what can we do to appease the people?" Counselor Yuan Gong also said, "Chitose, it's not as simple as giving grain here and harvesting it in autumn over there!"
"I have made up my mind, no need to say more!" Zhu Di lowered his face and said, "If I don't say anything big, I will just accept the truth. There is no reason for us to eat well and watch others starve."
"Now, it is Henan who is begging me, Zhu Di. I, Zhu Di, cannot lose this face!" After saying that, Zhu Di stood up proudly, "Send troops immediately to transport grain to Henan!"
"Thousands of years old!" Yuan Gong said again, "If you don't save any food, there will be three advantages and two disadvantages."
"Then follow me!" Zhu Di gave a bloody smile and licked his lower lip, "Go and rob the Tatars' cattle and sheep!"
The voice fell and the figure disappeared.
Zhu Di had just left the meeting hall and walked into a side room. He saw Monk Daoyan with a bright bald head, wolfing down roast chicken.
"You have no time to eat?" Zhu Di scolded with a smile.
"You are allowed to send food, but the young monk is not allowed to eat chicken?" Daoyan spit out a bone and said with a smile.
Zhu Di suppressed his smile and said, "You also object?"
"Do you know what the young monk likes most about you?" Dao Yan smiled and wiped grease on the monk's robe, "It's your heroic spirit!"
Zhu Di nodded, "It's rare for you to say something nice!"
"This is actually a good thing!" Dao Yan smiled, "The young monk has an idea, let the people of Henan be grateful to you and be virtuous, so that you can regain your reputation in the world!"
"Pull it!" Zhu Di also sat down, grabbed the roast chicken, and started eating. "I can't do a favor to others and show it to the whole world."
"Hey, tsk, tsk, you are really stubborn." After saying that, he immediately shouted, "Hey, my lord, you have nothing, why bother to snatch the young monk's chicken!"
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In Goryeo, the garrison commander was in charge of the camp.
Fu Youde and Zhang Yan, the two highest officials of Goryeo, both civil and military, sat opposite each other, both of whom had ugly faces.
"Actually, the most difficult thing about this disaster is not now, but in the future!" Zhang Yan said slowly, "How to block the breach of the Yellow River is a long-term effort and a bottomless pit of money and food. There is also the future resettlement of the people and food rations.
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"You mean, the grain we sent to Henan is not enough?" Fu Youde asked.
As soon as the decree arrived, they immediately opened warehouses to transport food. In addition to the rations for the garrison, almost all warehouses in Goryeo were opened. Zhang Zhen even ordered the killing of several local snakes in Goryeo who refused to obey orders.
"Far from enough!" Zhang Yan sighed.
The expression on Fu Youde's face changed for a while, then he gritted his teeth and said, "Here comes someone!"
"Here!" Outside the door, the soldiers came in.
"According to my commander's order, this year's autumn harvest in Goryeo is to collect all the grain and send it to the Central Plains. Anyone who dares to hide a grain of rice will be killed without mercy!"
"Here!"
"Nonsense!" Zhang Yan shouted loudly, "Are you trying to provoke a popular uprising?"
"Who dares?" Fu Youde sneered, "Young men are worried about having nowhere to spread their anger in this place!"
"Here, now the land of the Ming Dynasty, is also the people of the Ming Dynasty. If they are not allowed to keep food, you know the consequences!" Zhang Yan said, "The Korean people are submissive on the surface but resist secretly. If you do this, won't you force them to rebel?"
After saying that, he persuaded softly, "There are difficulties in the Central Plains, and my heart is sad. But I cannot do cruel things at this time!"
Fu Youde closed his eyes and sighed, "Hey, there are some things you don't understand!" He shook his head and said, "Back then, the Red Scarf Army did a lot of evil in Henan. A certain person was not under the emperor's tent at that time, and he followed Liu Futong.
When troops were raised in Henan, ten houses were empty, the ground was bare for thousands of miles, and the ground was full of hungry people!"
"First the Red March, then Wang Baobao, Henan's vitality for hundreds of years was damaged. When I was young, I never thought about these things, but now every time I think about it, my heart is filled with lamentation!"
"After so many good years, it's another natural disaster! Alas!"
The world is not just like these two places.
Due to the disaster in Henan, people from all over the country have provided generous support.
Throughout the ages, China has always been China.
Although ten miles have different pronunciations and hundreds of miles have different customs, Zhao, Qian, Sun and Li have no contact with each other. They even fight each other in troubled times and mock each other in times of peace.
But, brothers are brothers.
We have the same roots and the same blood. Nothing can tear us apart.
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On the river embankment, Zhu Yunxi still couldn't resist his officials and was almost dragged into the city.
Especially Hou Yong, Chief Secretary of Henan Province, if Zhu Yunxi was on the river embankment again, he would jump into the flood and kill him.
The wind in the evening is very cold.
Zhu Yunxi lived in the yamen of Kaifeng. There were several charcoal basins in front of him and hot porridge on the table.
In the courtyard, there are constant officials dismantling the wood in the official office.
When the flood comes, everything is gone. The simplest fuel is now hard to find.
"Do the people on the dam have hot food?" Zhu Yunxi asked in a low voice after changing into clean clothes.
"Your Highness, don't worry." Hou Yong said, "You have traveled a long distance and are tired for a long time. Eat something hot quickly. In a hurry, you don't eat well!" He said with a deliberate smile, "In the future, if Your Highness comes to Kaifeng again,
I would like to invite Your Highness to try it. The Xiaolongbao here is the best in the world!"
Zhu Yunxi looked at the hot porridge and sweet vegetables, and smiled bitterly, "How can I still have the heart to eat!"
"Your Highness is a woman's man!" Hou Yong suddenly roared, startling everyone, "Your Highness has come to Henan and is already the hope of the people! You are a member of the country, how can you lose your way because of Xiaoren?"
"Your Highness won't eat, and the flood will come! I'm sorry to say that, but you are putting the cart before the horse! You came to Henan to encourage the people of the Central Plains. You did not come here to feel sorry for yourself and worry alone!"
"How dare you!" the bastard shrieked, "How dare you talk to His Highness like that!"
Hou Yong frowned, "I am a minister of the country, who are you? I am talking to the king, how dare you, a eunuch, interrupt?"
"You're right!" Zhu Yunxi picked up the porridge with a smile, "I'm an orphan, and I can't let go because of the small things I've done."
After saying that, Zhu Yunxi said again, "You should also use some. Seeing that you look extremely haggard, you should also be careful about your health!"
"It is my wish to die for the country and the people!" Hou Yong said without any politeness, picked up the porridge bowl, and started eating regardless of burning his mouth.
"Eat more. After you use it, you can go home and rest."
Hou Yong was a filial son and a good official, and Zhu Yunxi valued him particularly.
"My lord, I have no home!" Hou Yong put down the bowl and whispered.
"What's wrong with your family?" Zhu Yunxi asked hurriedly.
Such feudal officials had private residences assigned by the court in the city. The government office was just the place where they worked.
"Demolish it!" Hou Yong said, "Since the flood, I have had the house demolished, the bricks and stones sent to the embankment, and the wood used for cooking!"
"You?" After Zhu Yunxi was stunned, his heart warmed, "Thank you for your hard work!"
"Why bother?" Hou Yong said with a smile, "In the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Xun killed concubines and shared them with the soldiers, just for the land of the Tang Dynasty. Today, I can only demolish a few dilapidated houses, so what does it matter?"
This chapter has been completed!