Although the emperor was waiting in the garden, Chu Yiqing was pregnant and the road was not easy to walk. Lei Yuan still asked Shi Shi to go back slowly and try his best to choose a good road. By the time he went back, it was already mid-afternoon.
,At this time, the emperor had been waiting in the Bieyuan for nearly three hours.
In the hall of the Bieyuan, Li Xin was sitting on the main seat, somewhat drowsy, while Li Huang frowned beside him.
"Well!" Li Li shook his body, opened his eyes, and saw Xiao Fuzi hurriedly stepped forward, opened his arms to protect him, and said nervously: "Your Majesty, if you are tired, go inside and rest!"
Li Huang also raised his eyes and said, "Father, why are you doing this?"
"Why do you think I am doing this? How many times have I urged you? Every day you say that Qing Yiqing is not in good health. Do you mean to frustrate me? Huang'er, you have to know that this world does not belong to me alone, but also to you.
"!" When this topic was brought up, Li Li became very angry. He originally thought that when Li Huang and Chu Yiqing returned to the palace, the drought would be resolved quickly, but as he waited and waited, Chu Yiqing was now unable to
He didn't come up with a plan and urged Li Huang. Every time, Li Huang used Chu Yiqing's poor health as an excuse to ask him to wait for another two days. He could wait, but the people of Li couldn't wait. Now it seems that the time has passed.
In the best period of corn harvest, seeing that more than half of Li country's territory will be harvested in the second half of the year, how can he not be anxious? Now he doesn't wait anymore and goes directly to Bieyuan. Chu Yiqing won't help him solve this problem today.
There is a drought, and he still won’t leave![
Li Li made up his mind, folded his hands in front of his chest, and turned his eyes to stare at Li Huang dissatisfied.
Li Huang sighed, he was not in a hurry, but Yiqing was not in good health these days, and he couldn't bear to make Yiqing worry anymore, so he had to gather the agricultural officials himself, and they discussed for three days but no practical solution came out. In the past few days, he
Staying in the palace and not being able to go home is also worrying about this matter.
"Xiao Fuzi, give me some tea!" Li Li was angry when he saw Li Huang was silent, but he couldn't get angry. Now he had to wait for Chu Yiqing to come back. During this time, he loved Chu Yiqing and Abao a lot.
, Chu Yiqing can at least help him for his sake!
"Father, I have been discussing with the agricultural officials about drought relief. Now there is no good way to do it. It is useless for you to 'force' her!" Li Huang said with a hint of displeasure.
"You're not her, how do you know? In short, if you and Chu Yiqing don't give me a way to fight the drought today, I will stay here and not leave!" Li Xin put his hands on his chest and lost his temper.
"As for your two imperial grandfathers, don't think that I don't know what you and Abao are doing behind the scenes. If they know that they are not sick and have been worried for so many days, you should know the consequences better than anyone else!
"
"Father, are you threatening your son?" Li Huang frowned coldly.
Li Li also straightened up forcefully. Just as he was about to say something, he saw Chu Yiqing coming in with Mai Xiang and others.
"See your Majesty, why are you here in person today?" Chu Yiqing stepped forward and asked with a faint salute and a smile.
"Yiqing, is there any way to fight the drought? I thought your water storage method was good, so why didn't you implement it? Is there any difficulty?" Li Li said anxiously, and it seemed that he was really anxious.
!
It turned out that he came here for the reservoir! Chu Yiqing asked with a faint smile: "The emperor wants to build the reservoir?"
Li Li nodded and said: "If we can solve the current drought situation, we will naturally build a reservoir quickly!"
Chu Yiqing sat down calmly and said with a smile: "Then please let me settle the score, Your Majesty!"
Li Li was a little impatient with what he said, but he still nodded and said: "Say it!"
"This reservoir can be used to store water during floods, and can be used to irrigate farmland during droughts. It can indeed ensure harvests despite droughts and floods, and the grain harvest can be increased by at least 40% compared to now. However, it only takes one hundred miles to build a library. The Li country is vast.
Not to mention other places, just this capital city needs to build at least ten reservoirs. It takes a thousand people to build a reservoir, and it takes a year. This manpower and material resources require about one hundred thousand taels of silver, and ten reservoirs are one million taels.
Li Guo has just experienced war, and I believe that the treasury is already empty. Previously, the prince asked the court to allocate 300,000 taels to dredge the Chuhan River. The emperor has not allocated that money, but now there are one million taels to build a reservoir.
?”
Li Li heard that it would take a year to build the reservoir. The drought is severe now. Even if the construction is successful, the water will not be able to quench the thirst of the nearby people. What's more, it will take one million taels to build the reservoir just around the capital. Now that the national treasury is empty, where can there be so much money?
Li Li suddenly had nothing to say.
"Your Majesty, it's not that Yiqing doesn't want to build a reservoir, but with Li's national strength, it's impossible to build a reservoir. Now according to Yiqing, the emperor should hurry up and send people to dredge the river and divert water from the south to the north. This season's harvest may not be preserved.
, let’s find a way to protect next season’s harvest!” Chu Yiqing said calmly.
Li Li was stunned there, without speaking for a long time. For a long time, he sighed quietly. When he thought about the harvest this season, how many people had no food to eat, and when the world would be in chaos, he felt
Unbearable headache.
"Your Majesty, you have a headache again?" Xiao Fuzi saw the Emperor stroking his forehead and hurriedly stepped forward and asked.[
Li Li sat there holding his head, waving his hands slowly. At this moment, he still had no strength from the previous quarrel with Li Huang, and his whole body felt much weaker.
"Is there no other way? Chu Yiqing, you clearly said that you could solve the drought that day, but you..." Li Xi could only grasp Chu Yiqing's life-saving straw now. It was not easy for Li Guo to persist until now.
After two years of rest and recuperation, the national treasury has just been filled. If there is no harvest this season... "You can grow sweet potatoes? Didn't you say that sweet potatoes can survive with just a little water? If not, just plant all sweet potatoes, which is better than nothing."
You have to be strong!"
He looked at Chu Yiqing eagerly, waiting for Chu Yiqing to give him an idea.
"Sweet potatoes are indeed drought-tolerant, but it's already August. By the time the sweet potato seedlings are cultivated, it will be October. By then it will be too late. Your Majesty, can you allow me to think about it for one more day?" Chu Yiqing
He whispered, "I will give the emperor an answer as soon as possible the morning after tomorrow!"
When Li heard this, he immediately smiled. The wrinkles on his face were squeezed into one place, and he was as excited as a child, "Then it will take one more day to clear it up, but it only takes one day, and we can't delay it any longer!"
Chu Yiqing nodded.
After Li left, Chu Yiqing pondered for a moment. She couldn't bear to watch the people harvest grains this season. She was used to it in the fields all year round and knew that if the people didn't have food laws to survive, the same thing would happen again.
After several years of turmoil, not to mention that she followed Li Huang back to the palace just to help A Bao build a foundation. If the drought could be solved this time, she could take the opportunity to recruit a large number of talents.
"What are you thinking about?" Li Huang saw her frowning and said nothing. He sat in front of her and asked softly, "If you are really embarrassed, don't think about it. You still have a child in your belly!"
"It doesn't matter to me!" Chu Yiqing said calmly, "You have been coming back from the palace these days. Are you also busy with this matter?"
"Now that the drought is getting more and more serious, and my father is pressing me hard, I naturally have no time to spare. But now that you are pregnant, you should not worry too much. I will solve this matter!" Li Huang said softly!
, holding her hand, "The safety of our Li country cannot be maintained by a woman like you!"
Chu Yiqing smiled and said: "Your words are enough. In fact, there is no way to solve the current drought. Do you still remember the spring in Zhujiazui? The spring water there is inexhaustible. If you can
By building a river channel from Zhujiazui to Lucheng, Pingliang, and the capital city, at least half of the land of Li Kingdom can be solved. This way, at least half of the land can be saved. However, the spring is the longan of Shura Kingdom. If it is to be moved, it will have to be moved.
I'm afraid that once the spring is exposed, I'm afraid it will attract the attention of interested people!"
Li Huang's eyes were already bright when he heard about Zhujiazui Spring. After hearing what Chu Yiqing said, he also hesitated. Although the emperor has now recognized the identity of the ancestors of the Shura Kingdom, who in power can really tolerate it?
The remnants of the previous dynasty, if the Shura Kingdom's dragon eyes were exposed to the world, it would probably cause disaster. Although he did not believe in the theory of the dragon eyes, he was very sure that Bai Niangzi and Bai Yu would never agree with Chu Yiqing's use of the dragon eyes.
After announcing it to the public, he immediately said: "If people from Li State touch the spring, Bai Niangzi and Bai Yu will naturally not give up, and turmoil may break out. If those lands are all yours, then it is a different matter.
!”
Chu Yiqing was startled and whispered: "What do you mean?"
"After all, your identity is different. I also know the father. Now she is afraid that you have the four cities of Yanjing and Chu Han in your hands. Plus you can help him tide over the difficulties. Naturally, he will protect you in every possible way now. But
There is a saying that the rabbit dies and the dog cooks. If the drought is resolved, my father may be provoked by others to make things more difficult for you. In this case, why not let us take the opportunity to expand your power so that my father will never dare to do so.
Move you!" Li Huang told him his plan, Chu Yiqing's heart moved, and he immediately said: "I have been in this capital for a few days, and I am really bored. I miss the smell of the land. If I take the opportunity to buy it,
It is a good idea to buy some land, but the land here in the capital is not as good as Chu Han. One acre of good land is probably thirty taels of silver. The capital is so vast that it can be bought anywhere? What's more, buying land like this is still difficult.
It depends on chance. Although there is a drought now, this land is the basis for people's survival. No one will sell it unless it is absolutely necessary!"
Li Huang pondered slightly, and suddenly said: "Since you can't buy it, rent it. Now that the drought has formed, this season has already been harvested. Even if the drought eases next year, we can only harvest one season's worth of grain. If we can produce
The people will definitely be willing to rent these lands at the same price as before, and then bring spring water to the capital, but I am afraid that it will be too late, and seeing that the weather is getting cold, I don’t know what to plant!”
Chu Yiqing's eyes also lit up, and he felt that this was a good strategy. It was not the beginning of autumn yet. If the water could be diverted successfully before the beginning of autumn, he could plant late rice. Then he would harvest the late rice and then plant winter wheat. In this way, rice could be grown.
After two seasons of wheat, the harvest can be guaranteed! It just needs to divert water to the capital. This project is not small and costs a lot of time and money. Even if you rent land from the common people, one acre of land will cost two taels of silver.
Not a small amount!
Chu Yiqing thought hard and finally remembered something. He quickly took out the river map and said in surprise: "It turns out that there is a river between the cities, but it has been blocked after many years of inactivity. However, dredging the river is easier than digging a new one."
There is a lot of money, and it is less time-consuming and labor-intensive. It’s just that I’m afraid you have to find an expert in this field to estimate the specific time! There is also rent. Now there is a drought and the people have no food. I think food is more tempting to the people than money.
Big, in the past few years, Chu Han has stored grain, and several houses have no room for it. It happens to be used at this time, and grain is used to replace rent and distributed to the people. This can solve the problem of food and clothing for the people, and secondly, we don’t need to be nervous about money.
, use the money you save to dredge the river!"
Li Huang was also happy when he heard this and nodded: "This dredging of the river is a national matter. Naturally, I can't let you pay for it alone. I will try my best to lobby my father. If the treasury is empty, let the civil and military ministers spit it out. Over the years,
, they also looted a lot!”
Chu Yiqing thought for a while and said cautiously: "I'm afraid there is something wrong with this method. You have been away from the capital for three years and now you have just come back. It is the time to win over people's hearts. If you force them to donate money at this time, I am afraid it will offend them.
Profits, in fact, there is no place in this world that is richer than the harem, and women in the harem are often willing to spend money in order to compete for favor!"
Li Huang's eyes lit up and he seemed to have thought of something. He nodded and said, "Your idea is better, then I will go to the palace to do it tomorrow!"
Chu Yiqing nodded. She just wanted to draw the spring water. I'm afraid she had to go to Zhujiazui in person. She also had to keep an eye on the rice seedlings in person. It seemed like she was going to travel far again!
The next day, Li Huang immediately entered the palace. In order to make the performance realistic, he specially brought A Bao with him. When the father and son went to the Queen Mother's palace to pay their respects, all the concubines in the harem happened to be there. Li Huang
Huang also brought A Bao to greet him one by one.[
"Come on, come on, Abao, for breakfast today I had the soup dumplings, corn soup, and pickles that you brought. They taste really good. Ai Jia told Concubine Wu just now that
There are many grandchildren and great-grandchildren in the Ai family, but none of them are as painful as A Bao. Ai family, I wish I could hold you in my arms every day. It hurts so much!" said the Queen Mother.
Then, he called A Bao forward, held A Bao in his arms and kissed him.
A Bao was tickled by the kiss and couldn't help but giggle.
Concubine Wu watched from the side and seemed to be thinking of Li Yan in the sixth prince's house. Thinking about it, they are all the emperor's grandsons, and Li Yan is still with the Queen Mother. However, the Queen Mother has not even summoned her all this year, but only asks occasionally. How about this?
Bao is very precious. A few days ago, he punished Mei Changzai because he was too talkative. He didn't even give the emperor face!
Li Huang looked at it and couldn't help but laugh: "The emperor's grandma must not spoil A Bao!"
The Queen Mother smiled and said: "This kid, Abao, knows the importance, so don't worry! But why are you free to come here today? Your father is not in good health these days, and all the government affairs have fallen on you. Can you still bear the responsibility?"
"
Li Huang bowed respectfully and said: "My son can still cope with it, but my father's health is a big problem. Yesterday the imperial doctor also said that my father fell ill because he was depressed. If this drought can go smoothly,
Solved, my father will feel happy and his body will naturally get better!"
When the Queen Mother heard this, she immediately said: "It has been raining for several months now, and I don't know when the drought will be relieved. Huang'er, your father is very thoughtful. It is good to worry about the country and the people, but you cannot ignore your own."
My body, you need to be there to give me more advice!"
Li Huang responded quickly.
"Grandma, grandpa, in the morning A Bao went to pay his respects to Grandpa Huang. Grandpa Huang even talked to A Bao about all the emperors' grandma!"
The concubines sitting in front of the Queen Mother are all old people in the palace. They have not been summoned by the emperor for ten years, not to mention one year. However, they are always competing for favor. After all, in this palace where people eat people.
Without the favor of the emperor, life here is worse than that of the people outside. On weekdays, these people also take advantage of various banquets to dress up and show their face in front of the emperor. At least they cannot let the emperor forget themselves, especially
Those who have no heirs even want to catch the rain and dew as soon as possible so that they can have a son and a half daughter. They dare not think about the throne. At least they will have a son and a half daughter in the future so that they can continue after the emperor ascends to heaven.
It would be much better to stay in the palace and avoid being sent to the temple to always accompany the green lanterns. Now when they heard that the emperor was thinking about them, they all brightened up. The concubine Wu couldn't help but asked: "A Bao,
Whose name did the emperor mention?"
Abao counted on his fingers: "There are Concubine Wu's 'milk' and 'milk', Ying's 'milk' and 'milk', and..."
Po's eyes were looking at the sky, as if he was trying his best to remember.
Concubine Wu heard that she was there, so she quickly asked: "What did your grandfather say about the emperor's milk?"
In the past, she disliked Abao for calling her the emperor's "milk" and "milk", but now she took it upon herself to remove the concubine Wu, leaving only the words "emperor's milk" and "milk" for the concubines to listen to.
Yes, I feel naturally uncomfortable.
Gong Yuying also took the opportunity to ask: "Good boy, what's wrong with your grandpa saying that Ying's 'milk' is 'milk'?"
Abao thought hard on purpose, then yelled and laughed: "By the way, I remembered it, Grandpa Huang said that in this palace, Grandma Wu is the most considerate, Grandma Ying
"'Milk' is the most knowledgeable!"
When Concubine Wu and Gong Yuying heard this, their faces naturally burst into smiles, and they looked at the concubines in the dusk with a bit of pride.
"Your Highness, the Emperor has never mentioned concubines?" Mei Changzai, who was outspoken and outspoken, couldn't hold back his anger and asked quickly.
Mei Changzai had just been punished by the Queen Mother because of A Bao's matter. Although she was the most favored now, she wanted to please Chu Yiqing and A Bao, so naturally she was not treated well. Mei Changzai had been neglected by the emperor in the past few days, and she felt in her heart
Just as he was distressed, he couldn't bear it anymore and asked quickly.
Abao turned to look at Mei Changzai, thought seriously, and shook his head.
Her eyebrows were often ashen and her face was livid. These days, even if she went to see Li, she wouldn't be able to see her. In the past, when she was favored, how could this happen? Dang Ji immediately frowned.
"My father is mainly worried about state affairs. Now that there is a severe drought in the world and the people are displaced, my father is worried about the country and his people. Although my sons and ministers have tried their best to share their worries, my father is still depressed and unbearable. Dear ladies, if you have time, please give me more
Father, I thank you for your concern!" Li Huang took the opportunity to stand up and bow to the empresses.
Several concubines had fought in this deep palace. When Abao and Li Huang mentioned it, everyone naturally took notice, especially Concubine Wu. After she came out of the Queen Mother's palace, she quickly sent people to inquire.
I heard that the emperor wanted to build a reservoir, but he was worried about the empty treasury. He immediately packed up his jewelry and took it to see Li in person.
There were many eyes and ears in the palace, so how could Concubine Wu's thoughts be hidden from everyone? Soon, all the concubines took out their jewelry to see Li, but naturally Xiao Fuzi blocked the door, and the concubines immediately took out their jewelry.
Leave the head and face behind for Xiao Fuzi to hand over.
In the emperor's palace, Li was sitting on the bed, looking at the jewelry on the table. He couldn't help but turn his eyes to Li Huang and asked: "This is..."
"These are the jewelry heads and faces voluntarily donated by the ladies of the palace for the father's disaster relief. Last night, Erchen and Yiqing discussed for a long time, and finally thought of a practical way. Erchen is worried about the current implementation of the treasury empty law.
Unexpectedly, the empresses of the palaces actually set an example and wanted to share the worries of the emperor. The emperor must feel sorry for all the empresses in the future!" Li Huang smiled slowly and stepped forward to take a look at the jewelry. It seems that the empresses of the palaces were afraid this time.
After falling into the trap, he took out the treasures from the bottom of the box. These jewels could cost 300,000 taels. If it was just to dredge the river, although it would be stressful, it would be about the same.
Li was feeling upset in his heart. Most of these jewelry were donated by the harem. Where is the harem? That was his home. These were the things he gave to the empresses of the palaces last time in so many years. Now the empresses of the palaces are taking the treasures from the bottom of the box.
After he came out, he was not the one to repay the favor in the end. Li Huang was thinking of ways to seduce him. However, when he heard that the drought relief matter had taken shape, Li Huang couldn't bear to be angry and asked quickly: "Come on, tell me."
Listen!”
Li Huang immediately talked about renovating the rivers, but naturally avoided talking about the longan and renting the land. When Li heard that it was just renovating the rivers, he was still worried and asked: "Nowadays, there is a long drought and rain, and the water flow in the rivers is not abundant.
, it’s just to renovate the river and divert water from the south to the north. I’m afraid it will be difficult to achieve results? Besides, it’s almost the beginning of autumn and the season has already passed. Even if the water can be diverted, what crops will be planted?”
Li Huang confidently said: "Father, please rest assured. My son has sent people to measure the capacity of the river in the south. If the river channel is repaired and constructed smoothly, the drought problem in the north will definitely be solved. Moreover, Yi Qing said that late rice can be planted before the beginning of autumn.
It will mature around November, so you can plant winter wheat at that time, so that you can have two crops of rice and wheat!"
After Li listened, he suddenly felt a lot more energetic. He thought that the jewelry of each palace had already been donated. If he could overcome this drought, he would give other rewards to each palace in the future. He nodded immediately.
, leaving the drought relief matters to Li Huang.
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It’s National Day, Xiaoyao is working hard on typing, dear friends, remember to support Xiaoyao a lot after playing, okay! Also, here is Xiaoyao’s old article "The Good First Concubine: Your Majesty, You Are Dead"
Hehe, it’s a standard strong female character. You can go and see it if you have nothing to do on the 11th. It’s finished!