Chapter 854: The Chengdu Memorial, Zhao Shen was moved
Chapter 854: Chengdu Memorial, Zhao Shen was moved
How could Zhao Shen not know this?
However, facing these local officials who did nothing, he really couldn't let go of his anger!
Suddenly, Zhao Shen frowned and asked, "Among these memorials, why is there no memorial from Chengdu Fulu?
Or is it that the report from Chengdu Prefecture still hasn’t been sent back?”
Shi Hao was startled, and then looked towards Ye Yong.
Ye Yong frowned slightly, and then went out to announce, "Your Majesty, memorials have been sent back from the various prefectures in Chengdu Fulu. However, the damage to Chengdu Fulu was not serious, so the memorial was not presented to Your Majesty!"
Memorials are generally divided into ordinary memorials and secret memorials! Needless to say, secret memorials are reported directly to the emperor through special channels, such as the Imperial City Secretary! As for ordinary memorials, after they are submitted through ordinary channels, the memorials enter the palace. However, this memorial had to be presented to the Prime Minister at the Zhongshu Province first, and the seriousness of the matter reported by the Prime Minister in the basic memorial was reported to the emperor or discussed with the emperor.
Normally, the emperor would handle most matters in accordance with the opinions of his ministers.
This is why there are many powerful ministers! Just like Qin Hui before, Han Zhouzhou, Shi Miyuan, Jia Sidao and others later! The reason why this situation occurs is because they themselves are dividing power with the emperor.
And when the emperor is weak and the prime ministers and assistants are strong, the emergence of powerful ministers becomes inevitable!
"Master Ye!"
Before Zhao Shen could speak, Shi Hao said first, "Why doesn't the Prime Minister know about the memorial reported on the road to Chengdu Prefecture?
Could it be that I am not the left prime minister of the Song Dynasty?"
Shi Hao's questioning made Ye Yong look a little ugly. The most important thing was that Shi Hao was indeed qualified to question him in this matter.
"In recent days, there have been many reports of disasters from various places. Perhaps the truth has been overlooked. Please forgive me, Prime Minister!"
Ye Yong bowed to the end, and then saluted Zhao Shen again and said, "Your Majesty, I will immediately bring the memorials from the Chengdu Prefecture and the various prefectures!"
Zhao Shen nodded, and Ye Yong turned around and left. After a while, he returned to the hall with several memorials!
Wang Quan took the memorial and put it on the dragon writing desk in front of Zhao Shen! Zhao Shen reached out and picked up a copy, and then read to himself, "Jiading Prefecture reported that water conditions occurred in many places on the 16th, and the prefect reported to Liang Immediately send a letter to all counties, ordering the magistrates of each county to organize people's support and inspect the dams! Immediately relocate the people in low-lying areas... On the 18th, Jiajiang County is in crisis, Ziyun City is in crisis! Five thousand people are organized in the two places to repair the dams !Then, Shi Ying, the commander-in-chief of the Huai'an Army, led 10,000 troops under the orders of Shen Tang, the pacifier, and came to help with the disaster!"
"Fortunately, the people are united and the soldiers are working hard! The water conditions in Jiading Prefecture are not worrying, and only a few houses have been washed away! Now they have been properly resettled, and some people are temporarily living in camps. Some food and grass have been mobilized from the city and distributed to various places, just in case. !”
After putting down the memorial from Jiading Prefecture, Zhao Shen picked up another one. This one was from Meizhou! Although the disaster relief in Meizhou was a little later than that of Jiading Prefecture, fortunately, more than ten thousand soldiers of the Yongkang Army came to help. Therefore, We will also survive the disaster stably.
However, Meizhou was in short supply of food and grass, so he reported to the court to allocate some money and food...
Reading through the memorials one by one, I found that several important state capitals in Chengdu Prefecture were all threatened by floods.
However, the common point among them is also very obvious, that is, the nearby garrison has been ordered by Shen Tang to assist nearby state capitals in disaster relief! The execution ability of these soldiers is of course much stronger than that of civilians, so basically every state capital , did not suffer much loss.
Even in Mianzhou, which suffered the most losses, there were only more than 20,000 refugees, and they were already temporarily living in camps with the help of Shiquan Army, so they would not cause civil unrest!
In addition, the number of civilian casualties was very small! Zhao Shen took a quick look and found that in several prefectures combined, only a few thousand civilians died in the floods.
However, the number of soldiers involved in disaster relief from various places was injured as high as nearly 10,000 people!
Zhao Shen did not speak in a hurry, but picked up the last memorial! This memorial was obviously thicker than the previous one!
"My lord, Tian Guanhua, the general judge of Chengdu Prefecture, has written a memorial!"
"At the end of the sixteenth day, Magistrate Shen Tang received a report from Guangdu County that the situation in Wujiaba was in crisis! Magistrate Shen Tang immediately summoned the government officials..."
"Prefect Shen Tang personally stood guard on the dike all night. Fortunately, the army and the people were united! The crisis abated slightly! However, at Chen time, the dike burst suddenly! The situation was critical, and Prefect Shen Tang decided to use his flesh and blood to resist the flood and serve the people. To gain time……"
"As of the early morning of the 18th, the danger was completely eliminated! Tens of thousands of people have been properly resettled! The prefect Shen Tang and more than a thousand soldiers are still unconscious..."
"Today, everyone in Chengdu Prefecture is united and the situation is stable! However, a few days ago, Lord Shen Tang, the prefect, personally inspected the treasury and found that all the treasury and granaries were empty! Lord Shen has already reported this matter to the imperial court for your Majesty's decision! Now in Chengdu Prefecture There is a shortage of money and food. The prefect ordered it to be dispatched as soon as possible before he fell into coma. There are philanthropic merchants in the city who have made generous donations. However, the money and food are still in short supply. Please ask the court to allocate money and food as soon as possible..."
"In all matters, please call upon the Holy Judge! The general judge of Chengdu Prefecture, Tian Guanhua! In the second year of Longxing, October 18th..."
Zhao Shen looked at this memorial over and over again. This memorial was so detailed that it almost described everything from the beginning to the end of the danger, including the arrangements and arrangements!
He could imagine in his mind that when the dike burst, faced with the life and death of the people, Shen Tang gave the order without hesitation and led his soldiers to jump into the breach and resist the torrent with their flesh and blood.
"Shen Tang, how lucky I am to have a minister like you!"
Zhao Shen's face was filled with emotion. He was used to seeing all kinds of praises and praises and all kinds of officials talking rhetoric, but this was the first time he saw such an official who was not afraid of death for the sake of the people.
Shen Tang is ranked in the third rank. He is the comfort envoy and the magistrate of Chengdu Prefecture! With his status, no matter how serious the danger is, he only needs to sit aside from a distance. Even Zhao Shen will not criticize him harshly. .
However, he still did not hesitate to go into danger personally, and even did not hesitate to sacrifice his life to set an example for others!
At this moment, Zhao Shen had the same questions in his mind as those people at that time! Why is Shen Tang?
Get promoted and make a fortune or be famous forever?
But do these have their own lives?
If you jump down, no one can guarantee that you will be safe! Isn’t Shen Tang afraid of death?
"It is my good fortune to have such ministers, it is the good fortune of the Song Dynasty, and it is also the good fortune of the people! Shen Tang, I have you, why worry about the Song Dynasty not being prosperous?"