In the Jinshen Palace, Xia Xun, who had hurriedly arrived, was quietly listening to the ministers reporting to the emperor on disaster relief matters.
After receiving the news from Susong area, Jingli immediately raised relief supplies and began to make disaster relief preparations. Now there is a little progress.
The person who was speaking was Xia Yuanji, the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue. Xia Yuanji said: "Food is the first priority. After leaving enough food in the capital, we have already raised a sum of food and grass. At the same time, we are transporting food to the capital from other places by land and water."
With the permission of the Holy One, the brewing business of all the wineries in the capital was suspended, and another batch of grain was squeezed out, but..."
Xia Xunji frowned and said: "For the time being, these are still a drop in the bucket. The disaster-stricken area is too big. If these grains are transported there, I'm afraid it won't last long."
Zhu Di pondered and said: "Let's do this. We will allocate another five hundred thousand stones of grain from the capital's treasury..."
Xia Xunji said with an emotional expression: "Your Majesty, once the capital runs out of food, the current situation may be unstable, which will be even more serious than the disaster suffered by Su Song!"
Zhu Di nodded and said, "Of course I understand!"
He solemnly said to Yu Xin, the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs: "Xia Yuanji went to Susong to provide disaster relief. You will make full deployment in the capital. On the one hand, you must ensure that the people of Susong do not starve to death. At the same time, you must ensure that the food shipped from various places to the capital arrives in time.
If you are late on a business trip, you are the only one I can ask!"
Yu Xin was also a young and capable official. During the Jianwen Dynasty, he had just entered the official position and was just a young envoy in the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Because Emperor Jianwen insisted on reducing the vassal vassal, many civil and military officials in the dynasty did not dare to speak out.
This Yu Xin, however, was young and vigorous. He repeatedly wrote against it and dared to argue with Huang Zicheng, Fang Xiaoru and other important ministers in court. After Zhu Di ascended the throne, he was grateful and promoted him vigorously. Now he is the Minister of Household Affairs.
Yu Xin solemnly said: "I will do my best to live up to the emperor's high expectations!"
Xie Jin, the cabinet bachelor, whispered to several cabinet bachelors, bowed and said: "The continuous heavy rains have turned Susong into a wetland. Most of the rural areas have been severely affected. I am afraid that there will be no grain to harvest and no grain to store.
, I believe that those big cities and towns still have quite a lot of grain. When the imperial court provides disaster relief, the disaster-stricken areas should also help themselves. The grain stocks in various governments have been borrowed for disaster relief. At the same time, the grain stocks of large households in various cities and towns can also be borrowed first.
Use it, this way, the gap shouldn’t be too big!”
Zhu Di said: "There is no problem with this. When I came to the throne, I issued an edict. When floods and droughts occurred in various places, we first opened the treasury to provide disaster relief, and then reported accounts to the court. The disaster was so serious that no local officials dared to disobey it.
Purpose. Also, if the grain shipped from various places is convenient for transportation to Susong, it can be transported nearby and reported to the Ministry of Household Affairs with the certificate. Well, some grain can be left on credit from nearby areas that have not been affected by the disaster to provide disaster relief.
Next year, the corvee work in the areas where grain will be produced will be done by the areas that receive relief, and it will just be a matter of repaying grain with work."
Yang Rongdao: "The Susong area is originally a water town, and the people in the water town are all connected to water. The imperial court can also organize and dispatch a group of boats to form a fleet composed of young and strong people among the affected people. On the one hand, they can rescue the people trapped in the flood, and on the other hand, they can catch fish."
Fish, shrimp, lotus root and other edible things can also be used to satisfy hunger. In addition, Susong was originally an important grain-producing area in our country, but now it has suffered from this disaster. The spring planting crops may have completely failed. We should raise food suitable for late planting as soon as possible.
After the floods recede, we will organize the people to replant as soon as possible to make up for the losses!"
All the officials came up with suggestions one after another. Naturally, the chief secretary of the Imperial Hospital was not to be outdone, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, our Imperial Hospital has dispatched Su Song and other doctors from the disaster-stricken areas, and all the doctors have also been summoned! After the flood, there will be a great epidemic.
Precaution must be the first priority. They will urge local authorities to prepare boiling water for the victims as much as possible and prevent the victims from eating livestock fished out of the water. They also brought a batch of medicines, but the reserves of these medicines are insufficient and must be raised from the Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and Guizhou regions.
Huang Lian and other urgently needed medicines, these ministers will personally supervise the handling!"
The minister of the Ministry of Industry said: "I have sent people to collect straw mats, reeds, clothing and bedding to temporarily meet the temporary needs of the victims. Then I will allocate large wooden purlins to transport them, and summon craftsmen to go to the disaster area to bake bricks and tiles nearby. When the flood recedes,
After that, help the people rebuild their homes!"
Zhu Di nodded after hearing this and said happily: "All the ministers work together. Although the natural disaster is huge, I believe we can minimize the losses!"
Yu Shiji, the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, was the third in command of the people who went to Susong for disaster relief. He was from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and his main responsibility was of course to be responsible for law and discipline matters, supervising disaster relief personnel and local officials, and preventing anyone from taking advantage of the national crisis to make money.
Relief supplies were rushed to be distributed, and the accounts could not be recorded in detail, so we took advantage of the opportunity to make mistakes.
At this time, he also found an opportunity to interject: "I would like to ask the emperor to send more colleagues from the Metropolitan Procuratorate to the disaster-stricken areas. I started from a young age and am very familiar with the affairs of some places. As the saying goes, if you are a clean official, you will be helpless.
Slippery as oil, whenever there is a major disaster, there will always be corrupt officials who are not afraid of the king's laws and take advantage of the opportunity. In the disaster-stricken areas, many government offices have been washed away by floods. In order to provide disaster relief, many officials have to hold multiple positions. Normally,
I don't even care about the rules and regulations. If someone among them is greedy, I'm just worried that I won't be able to see clearly because of the lack of manpower!"
Zhu Di sneered and said: "I understand! The people's life-saving food has been embezzled layer by layer by the evil-minded officials and thieves. Even if the food relief is tens of millions of stones, less than one out of ten of them has fallen into the mouths of the people. Even if it is a magic knife,
Gao Xuan is still greedy for profit and fearless of death. This situation is the same from ancient times to the present. However, Chen Ying presides over the Metropolitan Procuratorate and cannot leave the capital. Wu Youdao is suffering from illness. Huang Zhen has not returned from Liaodong..."
Speaking of this, Zhu Di felt secretly regretful in his heart. He thought of Xiao Zujie again. Yes, some people said that Xiao Zujie was cruel and cruel and enforced the law too strictly. But any kind of official can do his best as long as he is placed in the right position.
In the current situation, how great would it be if Xiao Zujie was here? This ruthless official, who is known as a cold-faced man who can stop children from crying at night, went to the officialdom in the disaster-stricken areas. I don't know how many corrupt officials would be frightened and dared not to raise their hands!
Zhu Di sighed secretly and said: "So, you are still responsible for the supervision, but I will mobilize as many people as possible from the Supervisory Yuan to go to the disaster area with you."
Having said this, he glanced at Xia Xun, who had hurriedly arrived, his robe still dripping with rain. His face softened and he said: "Why do I want Yang Xu to take charge of the overall disaster relief? I just want to support you, and he will do other things."
Of course he has to take care of those who are involved in corruption and illegal activities! The Susong area was originally the richest area in the Ming Dynasty. The richness of the place makes it more likely to breed corruption. Most of the people who can become officials in the Susong area have complex backgrounds.
, the connections are complicated, and the backstage is very tough. If you, Yu Shiji, can’t suppress them, aren’t I going to invite you to be a great master?”
Zhu Di had just said a joke, and his expression became serious again: "Yang Xu, I and you Wang Mingqipai will take charge of all matters in the disaster area. Officials of the third rank and below, if they break the law, they can be executed first and then punished! This is an offending job.
, if others can’t come, I’ll leave it to you!”
Xia Xun hurriedly bowed and said: "I obey the decree! Anyone who is greedy for food relief, pretends to receive it, hoards it, or does all kinds of illegal things, as long as they fall into my hands, I will not be merciful! Who dares to take away the people's money?
Life-saving food, I will kill him on behalf of the Emperor!"
Zhu Di said excitedly: "Good! Very good! With your words, I feel relieved!"
He breathed a sigh of relief, lowered his voice and said: "Yang Xu, I want you to go to the disaster relief, not just to fight for an extra mouthful of food from the corrupt officials for the people, but there is also a big thing I want you to do!"
"Your Majesty, please give me your orders!"
Zhu Di said: "After a major disaster, one is that plague is easy to occur, which is a natural disaster; the other is that thieves are easy to occur, which is a man-made disaster. If there are those desperate people who raise their arms and rise up, thinking that big trouble will occur, you
When we go to the disaster area, we must comfort the people and take precautions to avoid trouble. If someone with ulterior motives takes the opportunity to incite the victims to rebel, we must not be lenient and must extinguish them quickly to avoid spreading!"
Only then did Xia Xun know the reason why the emperor deliberately wanted to go to the disaster relief. The emperor had thought so deeply, and his thoughts were indeed more comprehensive and far-reaching than him. He hurriedly and solemnly agreed, and at the same time explained his opinions to the emperor:
"Your Majesty, I always do my work. I always put my troops on hold and go ahead with food and grass. But this time it's different. It's getting late today. I want to go to the disaster area with all the disaster relief ministers early tomorrow morning! Before the food and grass arrive, we'll go to the disaster area first.
When you get there, you can first organize local self-rescue and organize local gentry and common people to donate money and materials. At the same time, you can also stabilize people's hearts and let the people know that the court has not forgotten them and the emperor has not forgotten them. They will provide them with food and clothing.
, will arrive soon to reassure the people!"
Zhu Di said happily: "Okay, let's do it!"
The monarchs and ministers discussed for a while and then dispersed to get busy. The cabinet scholars coordinated the overall situation and considered the most detailed aspects. After the court discussion just now, they will list out detailed regulations and ask all ministries to follow the regulations as soon as possible.
Time is waiting for them. They have to go back and finish it overnight. The emperor will issue an imperial edict tomorrow morning.
Because everyone was busy, they went about their own business and did not care about being polite. Xia Xun left Jinshen Hall and walked straight to the front, but no officials came around to ask for help. When he reached the corner of the front hall, he was about to turn the corner.
Going to the palace gate, there was a young civil servant standing quietly on the road next to him. When he saw him coming, he immediately came forward to greet him, smiled and bowed and said: "I have seen Yang Shaobao before!"
This is an official dressed in a green robe, with mixed colored silk on his head, and an egret embroidered on his chest. He is a sixth-grade civil servant. He looks to be about thirty-five or sixteen years old, with regular facial features and eyebrows.
Clear and clear, with three strands of slight beard under the chin, it makes people feel good at first sight. In the palace, it is rare to see such a young official. Xia Xun couldn't help being startled, and said in wonder: "You are..."
The officer bowed his head again with a pleasant smile, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty Yang Shiqi, Zuo Zhongyun of the East Palace!"
Xia Xun had heard of Yang Shiqi's reputation in his previous life. He was the most famous among the three Yangs. He didn't expect to meet him here. Now he was still a sixth-grade official. He was very surprised. He looked at Yang Shiqi intently and then asked:
"Ah, it turns out it's Yang Zhongyun. Zhongyun specially came here to greet me, but does His Highness the Crown Prince want to summon me?"
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