After Li Si'er promised not to interfere in government affairs, Yuzhu treated her as before and tried his best to meet all her requests.
After all, they are a mother and son in need, and their relationship is unusual.
Li Si'er can still call the shots in the palace and enjoy a dignified old age as he pleases.
No one dares to be disrespectful to Li Si'er!
The emperor and the queen mother were in conflict, who dared to get involved?
After Yuzhu set the rules ruthlessly, Li Si'er also knew an ironclad fact: a child can't help his mother when he grows up.
Li Si'er was surrounded by women who flattered and said good things all day long. As time went by, his mood became much better.
In the morning, when the "first attack" was called, Yuzhu and the military and aircraft ministers discussed disaster relief together.
The Yellow River flooded again. The section from Kaifeng to Xuzhou broke its banks in many places, flooded thousands of miles, and left hungry people everywhere.
In the past, the old emperor's disaster relief measures mainly included exempting money and food.
However, treating the symptoms but not the root cause has formed a vicious cycle of breaking embankments every year and providing disaster relief every year.
Yuzhu has surveyed the section of the Yellow River from Kaifeng to Xuzhou many times, and he knows very well that with the existing river control methods, it is inevitable that the embankments will be breached every year.
"Jiang Sheng, what do you think?" Yuzhu asked Jiang Sheng first.
Jiang Shengha bent down and whispered: "Back to the Emperor, the top priority is to provide disaster relief first, so that the victims can have something to eat so that they will not take desperate risks."
Yuzhu nodded and looked at Zhang Tingyu again.
Zhang Tingyu was proficient in court tactics, but his level of local governance was mediocre. He only knew that the victims of the disaster must not be turned into refugees.
Once the victims of the disaster who have no food to eat become refugees, they will cause big trouble!
It is very clear in the history books that the refugees were the main force in the uprising.
Zhou Quan understood Yuzhu's thoughts very well, but he wouldn't tell him if he was beaten to death.
You are already a highly respected Minister of Military and Aircraft, and you still worry about being the best in everything. That is a boring life!
After everyone expressed their opinions, it was Yuzhu's turn to speak.
Yuzhu said calmly: "Shaanxi and Gansu happen to have large areas of open space, and we don't lack ships either."
After hearing this, the military ministers immediately understood what Yuzhu meant.
When there is no disaster, forced immigration to Shaanxi and Gansu will definitely cause public resentment.
Now, the victims had nothing. The imperial court sent them by ship to Shaanxi and Gansu. Not only did they allocate land, but they also gave them farm tools, seeds, and tax exemptions for three years. This was very feasible.
As the saying goes, only when you stand high can you see far!
The old emperor could not solve the flood problem in the Yellow River because he was not as tall as the jade pillar.
The Yellow River embankments are built every year and breaches occur every year.
The imperial court repeatedly allocated huge sums of money to build embankments, which has become an important source of wealth for local officials.
Yuzhu's philosophy of governing the country is very simple, just eight words: focus on agriculture, promote industry, and encourage business.
Since modern times, all developed countries in the world have attached great importance to business and trade.
The old emperor didn't understand the principle of being rich without business, so how could Yuzhu not understand it?
Without a developed commercial and trade system, industrial products would have no way to be shipped around the world!
The most typical example is that after joining the WTO, China's cheap industrial products can be sold all over the world under this trading system.
"Your Majesty, I think this policy is very good. It not only gives the victims something to eat, but also gives them a foundation to restore their homes. It also enriches the foundation of the Shaanxi-Gansu dynasty. However, I still have a question. After the water recedes,
, the victims came back secretly, what should we do?"
Jiang Sheng's question indeed got to the point.
Yuzhu smiled faintly and explained: "On the banks of the Yellow River, these counties are always hit by disasters. Instead of allocating a lot of silver rice for disaster relief every year, it is better to simply designate these counties as royal gardens and protect the common people.
All moved out."
After saying this, the military and aircraft ministers all understood.
The Yangtze River has the Jingzhou Flood Release Area, and the Yellow River has the Kaifeng Flood Release Area. Although I dare not say that it will be solved once and for all, at least the massive silver rice that was wasted every year has been truly saved.
Relocating all the people from several counties in Henan to Shaanxi and Gansu not only enriches the northwest, but also solves the fatal problem of victims becoming refugees. It also fundamentally solves the problem of flooding in the Yellow River. It can be said that it kills three birds with one stone.
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The idea of river management in the past dynasties has been to continuously build higher dams along the Yellow River.
This has led to an extremely serious consequence. Many state capitals along the Yellow River are under the river embankments.
Once a big hole is broken in the dike, the river water will flow down for thousands of miles. The result will naturally be extremely painful drowning of countless people.
Therefore, by evacuating several super disaster-prone counties between Kaifeng and Guide Prefecture and turning them into flood discharge areas, a big problem can be solved.
In fact, in addition to the northwest, there is also a vast northeastern area within Yuzhu's pocket, which can be developed by immigrants.
Because the wicker border blocked the Han people's passage out of the customs, the land in the entire Northeast region has become more and more fertile over the past eighty years.
In the northwest region, agriculture has been continuously cultivated for more than two thousand years, and it is impossible to leave it fallow or rotate cultivation. The soil fertility is becoming increasingly poor, and the yield is becoming less and less.
However, the vast black soil in the Northeast has never been cultivated on a large scale, so you can harvest whatever you plant.
What to plant?
Hehe, Yuzhu has already prepared.
Since the old emperor died and Yuzhu came to power, two treasures have been gradually grown on a large scale in six counties with different latitudes in the north, middle and south of the country: corn and potatoes.
After several years of experiments, even without fertilization, the yield of corn is about 600 kilograms per acre. The yield of potatoes is even more exaggerated. With casual slash-and-burn cultivation, the yield is more than 3,000 kilograms.
Unlike sweet potatoes, which are easy to get tired of, potatoes are one of the staple foods that have been proven in practice and have a much better taste.
In Europe, people's staple food, besides bread, is potatoes.
Potatoes, native to South America, are truly a gift from God to mankind.
After several years of operation, a large amount of potato seeds have been stored in granaries across the northwest.
When Henan suffered a disaster, Yuzhu took advantage of the situation and moved the victims to the northwest region, just in time for the autumn planting in August.
Potatoes are harvested twice a year, and the planting period is March and August. Not only does the yield per acre be astonishingly high, but it is also drought-tolerant.
Potatoes only need to be watered four to five times during the entire growing period.
The northwest region happens to be short of water, so it is the right time to plant potatoes on a large scale and regard potatoes as a staple food.
As for the issue of not adapting to eating habits, haha, that's nonsense about not being hungry.
His eyes glowed green when he was really hungry, and he couldn't digest the Guanyin soil, but some people ate it.
Growing potatoes in the Northwest actually has one problem that needs to be solved immediately.
Therefore, Yuzhu said: "After the people of Henan migrate to the northwest, they will be tax-free for three years. From now on, they will only receive potatoes for their land tax."
The imperial court only harvested potatoes, so farmers were forced to grow potatoes.
After a few years of transition, even if there is no publicity, farmers will take the initiative to grow potatoes themselves.
Because, as long as potatoes are planted, the whole family will never go hungry again.
Today's imperial court's fiscal revenue is actually much more generous than that of the previous Qing Dynasty.
During the Kangxi Dynasty of the former Qing Dynasty, the total amount that the Qing court could tax was approximately 24.4 million taels of silver per year and more than 4.3 million shi of grain per year, a total of less than 40 million taels.
After Yuzhu significantly increased the commercial tax to 20%, the new empire's annual fiscal revenue soon exceeded the 60 million tael mark.
Because Yuzhu has two major advantages. One is the increasingly prosperous maritime trade, which has allowed the Chinese Empire to obtain a huge trade surplus.
There is no way, silk, tea and porcelain are traditional magic weapons. As long as they are managed properly, they are good businesses with low costs and high profits.
Another is that while raising commercial taxes, Yuzhu decreed the abolition of local tax cards across the country.
Anyone who understands economics should know the huge power of a unified national market.
Why is Western Europe so wealthy?
After World War II, the entire Europe was in ruins. Even Britain's colonial wealth that it had snatched back in its early years was all gone.
When the British were in the worst situation, they had to sell the strategic maritime locations they had seized before in order to exchange them for second-hand American warships.
From the European Community to the European Union, Europeans have been building a unified trade market and have reaped fruitful economic results.
Negotiations are needed to resolve issues within the EU, which not only takes a lot of time and effort, but also often leads to quarrels and quarrels.
Yuzhu only needed to issue an edict to solve the problem of unified market within the Chinese Empire.
This is a positive example of centralizing power to do big things!
In a word, Yuzhu will kill anyone who dares to set up a private tax card!
History has proven that as long as it is a major matter that affects the interests of local governments, it will be difficult to push forward without killing hundreds of people.
After the meeting, Yuzhu received a secret message from Tian Wenjing. Hundreds of Jiangnan lords, because their fundamental interests were compromised, gathered together to besiege the vassal yamen.
To be honest, Yuzhu has been waiting for this day for a long time.
Therefore, Yuzhu picked up the ink pen without hesitation, and wrote a murderous paragraph on Tian Wenjing's book: If you are unworthy of a man, you will be expelled from all positions, and your home will be jailed and your property will be searched for strict investigation.
After the instructions were completed, Yuzhu issued another military order: ordering the Imperial Army's Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Towns to move to various places in the south of the Yangtze River in accordance with the original plan.
If the gentry and the gentry work together to pay for food, who would be willing to give up huge fundamental interests without killing a lot of people?
After Jiang Sheng learned the news, he was so frightened that he quickly handed the sign to the palace and asked to see Yuzhu.
Yuzhu did not embarrass Jiang Sheng and quickly summoned him.
"I have made up my mind, no need to say more!" Yuzhu was too lazy to talk nonsense. As soon as they met, he made his attitude clear, "Jiangnan Shilin, either he will pay the food and work as an errand honestly, or I will eradicate them all at once.
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Choose one, continue to retain your privileges, or risk the lives of the entire family?
Yuzhu's attitude left no room for negotiation, just four words: Shunchang will perish!
Jiang Sheng was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. He quickly kowtowed to the ground and begged: "I dare not say more. However, I kindly ask the emperor to consider the kindness of Jiangnan Shilin to donate money and give him a chance to live. I respectfully request the emperor to send me
Go to Jiangnan and teach those ignorant gentry a lesson."
This request is not excessive, and Yuzhu has no reason not to agree!