All Hail Cousin Brother

Xia Tao whispered, "Miss..."

Yu Youyao sat in a daze, and her spirit was a little dazed: "The strong wind does not end, the rainstorm does not end, Zhejiang has the Dragon Boat Festival every year, and all the dams have to spend a lot of money on repairs every year. A big flood will destroy six dykes, unless..."

The embankment is not as impregnable as everyone thinks...

Yu Youyao couldn't speak any more, closed her eyes, got up and went to Anshou Hall.

Madam Yu leaned on the couch and saw her granddaughter with a blank face and a frightened appearance, she sighed softly, "Scared?"

Yu Youyao's eyes were red: "Grandmother, all six dykes of Xin'an River have collapsed. How could all six dykes be destroyed? So many people... Is this a natural disaster or a man-made disaster?!"

Her voice was choked in her throat, and she couldn't speak, and tears rushed out of her eyes.

The construction of water conservancy is beneficial to the country and the people. There is a lot of rain in the south, and the Dragon Boat Festival floods happen every year. The imperial court inspects and repairs dams every year to prevent floods.

Mrs. Yu held her granddaughter in her arms: "It's a natural disaster and a man-made disaster."

Yu Youyao asked in a hoarse voice, "Grandmother, will the imperial court allocate silver for disaster relief?"

The severe drought in the north and the flood in the south all show the fact that the imperial court's expenditures are excessive, the common people are struggling to live, and the vigor of the Great Zhou Dynasty will be exhausted.

Mrs. Yu patted her head: "Flood disasters are not like droughts, they can be delayed or slowed down. I think the court is already discussing disaster relief matters, so let's wait and hear the news!"

This waited until it was dark before Yu Zongzheng came back from the palace.

After meeting the old lady, the first sentence Yu Zongzheng said was: "The urgent report of the Dragon Boat Festival in Zhejiang was sent to the palace, and the emperor immediately summoned the courtiers to discuss the matter. Tianjian Jianzheng, why did Qin Tianjian not count the southern flood, Qin Tianjian Jianzheng said that the southern flood was a man-made disaster, not a natural disaster."

Madam Yu gasped, and even Yu Youyao held her breath.

Yu Zongzheng took a sip of tea and continued: "The emperor asked, why is it a man-made disaster? Qintian supervisor said that since Emperor Gaozu ordered the renovation of Zhejiang dams and dams for hundreds of years, the tides and floods of the Xin'an River have risen, risen, and risen. It fell again. Every year, the imperial court took large sums of money to overhaul the dykes to ensure safety. The dykes set up diversions. If there was a flood of water on the dyke, another **** was opened to divert the water. Heavy rain, some dams were overwhelmed and washed away, but not so severe that six dams in a row collapsed at once.”

In just three days, the dam collapsed.

Unless the levee repair fund that was drawn to the Ministry of Industry every year was not really implemented, the dam that was originally impregnable gradually became overwhelmed under the erosion of many years.

Qin Tianjian is precisely pointing the finger at the Ministry of Industry.

The Ministry of Industry is in charge of water, wood, soil, construction, plantation, prohibition of mountains, forests, rivers, rivers, embankments, roads and bridges, etc. If there is a problem with the dykes in Zhejiang, the Ministry of Engineering will bear the brunt.

Yu Zongzheng continued: "The emperor was furious. All the officials of the Ministry of Industry who participated in the overhaul of the dams in Zhejiang, and the eunuchs of the river supervision all ordered them to be imprisoned. To investigate this matter, and give Shang Fang sword, a hundred feathers of forest guards will accompany, if there is any obstruction, they will be killed on the spot, and the emperor has also given a holy order to allow the river patrol censor to transfer troops."

This is to go to war, kill first as an example.

Yu Youyao lowered her eyes. In the past two years, the emperor's dissatisfaction with Jiangnan has been increasing. The Dragon Boat Festival flood has become the best reason for the emperor to rectify Jiangnan and further control Jiangnan.

So after the incident, the emperor's first reaction was not to fight against the disaster, but to start a teacher who was rich in Nanfu, especially in Zhejiang. The dog emperor even thought about her money, how could he let Zhejiang go?

Two years ago, Song Xiuwen's case of embezzling the Mo army was loud and rainy. Although the "dirty silver" was confiscated, it did not satisfy the emperor's appetite.

Later, due to the "Japanese plague", it died down, but Song Xiuwen has not yet dealt with it.

Today, the river repair fund is a huge sum of money.

Six dykes collapsed at once, certainly not caused by greed for ink every year or two, at least seven or eight years. Accumulated over the years, it is a huge sum.

And neither the Ministry of Industry nor the eunuchs overseeing the river can swallow this sum of money, and local officials must be involved.

The money they are greedy for is the money of the state treasury.

These corrupt officials are all blood-sucking worms. Whose blood are they sucking?

It is the blood of the emperor.

Right now the treasury is empty, and the dog emperor is worried about not knowing where to exploit.

Thinking about this time, Zhejiang is going to bleed into a river again.

Compared with the North, it is even better.

Yu Youyao took a deep breath: "How is the situation in Zhejiang right now?"

Yu Zongzheng sighed: "The six counties were completely flooded, and far more than six counties were affected, and the damage was widespread. All of them took office and joined the general Ye Hanyuan, led his navy, evacuated and salvaged the people, and mobilized the people. Ship sandbags and try to block the embankment."

For some reason, when Yu Youyao heard the news, her panicked mind suddenly calmed down a lot.

No matter what the court is like, at least there are people in Zhejiang who are willing to do their best for the people.

At this moment, she was in a trance.

Long before Ye Hanyuan went to Zhejiang, her cousin once mentioned to her that Zhejiang would be in chaos sooner or later, either because of the Japanese or the people.

If this flood occurs, the imperial court will not be able to exercise benevolence, relieve the victims, and stabilize the hearts of the people, and there will be riots in Zhejiang.

My cousin sent Ye Hanyuan to Zhejiang, not just to stir up the muddy water in Zhejiang, nor just to covet the wealth of Zhejiang, and to control Zhejiang.

It also meant that Ye Hanyuan could stabilize the chaos.

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Yu folded her hands together: "Amitabha!" Immediately after, she frowned and asked, "The imperial court did not mention disaster relief?"

Much has been said, but not a word is on time.

Yu Zongzheng shook his head: "The second brother raised this matter in the dynasty, and asked the emperor to issue an decree, ordering various government offices in Zhejiang to resettle the disaster victims and open warehouses for food relief. Merchants and other merchants should not take advantage of the disaster to raise food prices, buy low prices and merge. The land of the common people, the ill-gotten wealth, etc., the emperor asked the second brother to draft a text, which will be distributed to all government offices in the country."

The government's government has limited food storage, and it is impossible to provide relief to all the victims. Only when the court allocates money to the government, the government will come forward to discuss with the merchants to buy food and provide relief to the people.

Yu Zongzheng sighed slightly: "The treasury is empty. The Ministry of Household has misappropriated the army's silver allocated to Zhejiang in the second half of the year, and has collected 2 million taels of silver. The drought in the north cannot be without preparations..."