In the palace, Xia Xun, who arrived in a hurry, was quietly listening to the ministers report to the emperor on disaster relief.
After receiving the news from Susong, Kyori immediately urgently raised disaster relief materials and began to make preparations for disaster relief.
The one who was talking was Xia Yuanji, the left attendant of the household department, Xia Yuanji said: "Grain is the first priority, after leaving enough grain for the capital division, a sum of grain and grass has been raised, and at the same time, grain is being transported from other places to the capital by land and water.
With the grace of the saint, he suspended the winemaking business of the wineries in Beijing, and squeezed out a batch of grain.
Xia Xunji frowned and said: "For the time being, these are still a drop in the bucket, the affected area is too big, and these grains are transported over, I'm afraid it won't take long for relief." ” Zhu Di groaned: "In this way, from the treasury of the Jingshi Mansion, another 500,000 stone grains will be allocated."
Xia Xunji said movingly: "Your Majesty, once the capital runs out of food, I am afraid that the situation will be unstable, and it will be more serious than the disaster in Susong."
Zhu Di bowed his head and said: "I naturally understand" He said solemnly to Yuxin, the head of the household: "Xia Yuanji went to Susong for disaster relief, you are fully deployed in Beijing, on the one hand, you must ensure that the people of Susong do not starve to death, and at the same time, you must ensure that the food from all over the country arrives in time, if you are late, I only ask" Yu Xin is also a young and capable official, when Jianwen Dynasty, he was still not long in the office, just a young envoy in the Imperial Court, just because Emperor Jianwen insisted on cutting the domain, and at that time the Manchu Dynasty did not dare to speak, this Yu Xin is young and vigorous, repeatedly written against it, and dared to fight with Huang Zicheng, Fang Xiaoru and other Jianwen important ministers in court, Zhu Di ascended the throne after thanksgiving, vigorously promoted, and now it is the head of the household.
Yu Xin said solemnly: "The minister will do his best to live up to the emperor's high expectations" Cabinet University Scholar Xie Jin whispered with several cabinet scholars, bowed down and said: "This successive heavy rains have caused Su Song to become Zeguo, and most of the rural areas have been seriously affected, I am afraid that there is no grain to collect, and there is no grain to use, the minister thinks that those big cities and big Fu, there is still quite a lot of grain in stock, the imperial court disaster relief, the affected areas should also save themselves, the local government has stockpiled grain, have been taken for disaster relief first, at the same time, the grain of the big families in the city can also be borrowed for use first, in this way, the gap should not be too big" Zhu Di said: "There is no problem with this, at the beginning of my accession to the throne, I issued an edict, but in case of floods and droughts, first open the treasury for disaster relief, and then report to the imperial court, the disaster is so serious, forgive the local officials no one dares to disobey the will."
In addition, the grain transported from all over the country, which is convenient to be transported to Susong, can be transported nearby, and reported to the household department with a note.
Well, then leave grain on credit from some nearby areas that have not been affected by the disaster to provide disaster relief, and next year's conscription in the areas where the grain will be delivered, and the areas receiving the relief will come to work, and it will be enough to return the grain with work. ” Yang Rong said: "The Susong area is originally a water town, and the people of the water town are all surnamed Shui, and the imperial court can also organize the transfer of a group of boats, which will be formed by the young and strong people in the disaster, on the one hand, to rescue the people trapped in the flood, and on the other hand, to catch fish, shrimp, lotus root and other edible things, which can also be used to satisfy hunger."
In addition, Su Song, which was originally an important grain producing area in our dynasty, is now suffering from this disaster, and the spring crops may have been completely lost, so we should raise grain seeds suitable for late planting as soon as possible, and organize the people to replant as soon as possible to make up for the losses when the flood recedes."
All the officials offered suggestions one after another, and the Tai Hospital was naturally not to be outdone, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, my Tai Hospital sent Su Song and other doctors from the disaster-stricken areas, and Lang Zhong has also convened all the doctors in the disaster-stricken areas, there will be a major epidemic, and prevention must be taken first, they will urge the local government to prepare boiling water for the victims as much as possible, and prevent the victims from eating livestock salvaged from the water, and they also brought a batch of medicines, but the reserves of these drugs are insufficient, and they must also raise emergency drugs such as Huanglian from the Liangguang and Yunnan-Guizhou regions, and these ministers will personally supervise it."
Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry said: "The minister has sent people to wait to raise straw mats, reeds, clothes and bedding to temporarily relieve the needs of the victims, and then will transfer large wooden purlins to transport them, and call craftsmen to go to the disaster area to burn bricks and tiles nearby, and help the people rebuild their homes after the flood recedes."
Zhu Di nodded again and again after hearing this, and said happily: "All the secretaries work together, although the natural disaster is large, I believe that the loss can be minimized."
Yu Shiji, the imperial historian of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, is the third-in-command who went to Susong for disaster relief this time, he is a person from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and his main responsibilities are, of course, to be responsible for legal and discipline matters, to supervise disaster relief personnel and local officials, and to prevent people from taking advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune in the country, taking advantage of the opportunity to rush to distribute disaster relief materials and the accounts cannot be recorded in detail and clearly.
At this time, he also found an opportunity to interject: "The minister wants to ask the emperor to send a few more colleagues from the Metropolitan Procuratorate to the affected areas, the minister starts from the end of the way, and is very clear about the affairs of some places, as the so-called let your officials be as clear as water, helpless officials are as smooth as oil, but where there is a catastrophe, there are always corrupt officials who are not afraid of the king's law to take the opportunity to be greedy for ink, and in the affected areas, many yamen have been washed away by the flood, and they must be anxious for disaster relief, many officials want to hold multiple positions, and the usual rules and regulations can not be taken care of, if some of them are greedy for ink, the minister is only worried that there are fewer people, and they can't see the details."
Zhu Di sneered: "I understand that the people's life-saving food, there are black-hearted officials and thieves who withhold layers of things, even if the food is tens of millions of stones, it has fallen into the mouths of the people less than one.
Even if the magic knife is hanging, he is still hungry for profit, and he is not afraid of death, this kind of situation is the same in ancient and modern times, but Chen Ying presided over the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and he can't leave the capital, Wu Youdao is suffering from illness, and Huang Zhen has not come back in Liaodong" Speaking of this, Zhu Di secretly regretted in his heart, he remembered Xiao Zujie again, yes, some people say that Xiao Zujie is cruel and cruel, and the law is too strict, but what kind of official, as long as he is placed in the right position, can play the greatest role, in this situation, if Xiao Zujie is how good this cool official who is known as a cold face and cold iron, and can stop children crying at night, swings to the officialdom in the affected area, I don't know how many corrupt officials will be scared and dare not stretch out their hands Zhu Di sighed secretly and said, "Therefore, you are still in charge of the supervision, but I will mobilize as many people as possible from the Supervision Yuan to go to the disaster area with you." ” Speaking of this, he took a look at Xia Xun, who arrived in a hurry, and his robe was still dripping with rain, and his face slowed down: "Why do I want Yang Xu to take charge of the overall disaster relief is to support you, he has to take care of the side affairs, if there is corruption and lawlessness, of course he also has to take care of the Susong area, which was originally the richest area in my Ming Dynasty, and the local wealth is more likely to breed corruption."
And most of the officials who can be officials in the Susong area have complex backgrounds, intricate connections, and very hard backgrounds, you Yu Shiji can't suppress them, didn't I invite you a great god to suppress the formation?"
As soon as Zhu Di said a joke, his expression became awe-inspiring again: "Yang Xu, I and your royal order banner, overseeing all matters in the disaster area, the third grade and the third grade and below, but if you violate the law, you can cut it first and then play this offending work, others can't come, I will hand it over to you."
Xia Xun hurriedly bowed down and said: "The minister obeys the order, but all those who are greedy for ink and food, those who take money for relief, those who hoard all kinds of illegal things, as long as they are committed in the hands of the minister, the minister will never spare anyone who dares to take the people's life-saving food, and the minister will ask for his life for the emperor."
Zhu Di said excitedly: "It's so good to have your words, I can rest assured" He sighed, slowed down his voice and said, "Yang Xu, I want you to go to disaster relief, not only to fight for the people to get an extra bite of food from the corrupt officials, but also to have a big thing for you to do."
"Your Majesty, please command" Zhu Di said: "After the catastrophe, one is prone to plague, which is a natural disaster; There is another one, which is easy to give birth to thieves, and this is it.
If there is a person with a different heart who takes the opportunity to bewitch the people to rebel, you must not be soft-hearted, and you must quickly extinguish it to avoid spread."
Xia Xun only then knew the reason why the emperor deliberately wanted to go to the disaster relief by himself, the emperor thought so deeply, what he thought about was indeed more comprehensive than him, and it was also more far-reaching than him, so he hurriedly and solemnly agreed, and at the same time explained his opinion to the emperor: "Your Majesty, the ministers do things plainly, and the soldiers and horses have always been unmoved, and the grain and grass go first, but this time it is different."
It is getting late today, and the minister wants to go to the disaster area early in the morning with the ministers of disaster relief and relief before the grain and grass arrive, we can first organize local self-help, organize local gentry and people to donate money and materials, and at the same time stabilize people's hearts, so that the people know that the court has not forgotten them, the emperor has not forgotten them, and the food and clothing that have been aided to them will arrive soon, so as to reassure the people."
Zhu Di said happily: "Okay, let's do it" The monarchs and ministers discussed for a while, and then they dispersed and were busy, the cabinet scholars coordinated the overall situation, and all aspects that needed to be considered were the most detailed, and these were all listed in detail after the court meeting, and the ministries should be called to do it according to the regulations as soon as possible, time did not wait for anyone, they had to go back and get it done overnight, and the emperor would have to issue a court edict early tomorrow morning.
Because everyone was busy, they did their own things, and they couldn't be polite, Xia Xun left the Jinshen Hall and went straight to the front, but there were no officials who came up to ask for warmth.
Walking to the corner of the front hall, just about to turn around to the palace gate, there was a young civil official standing quietly on the road next to him, as soon as he saw him coming, he immediately greeted him, smiled and bowed down and said: "The lower official has seen Yang Shaobao" This is an official in a green robe, wearing a variegated Wenqi, and the embroidered clothes on his chest are herons, but he is a six-grade civil official, and he is about thirty-five or sixteen years old, with good facial features, clear eyebrows, and three strands of hair under his chin, which makes people feel good when they see it.
In the palace, such a small official is rare, Xia Xun couldn't help but be stunned, and said strangely: "You are" The official smiled and waved again, and said respectfully: "Xiaguan Yang Shiqi, Zuo Zhongyun of the East Palace" Xia Xun had heard of Yang Shiqi's reputation in his previous life, the most famous of the three Yangs, he didn't want to meet here, and now he is still a six-grade petty official, he was very surprised, he looked at Yang Shiqi a few times intently, and then asked: "Ah, it turned out to be Yang Zhongyun, Zhongyun specially greeted here, but does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince want to summon me?"
To be continued: