Imperial capital, imperial city.

The rain continued to rain, and even a thick pool of water had accumulated on the bluestone slabs, which was too late to drain.

Standing in front of the door of the Imperial Study Room, Jing Hedi looked sad.

Zhao Shou, who was standing behind him, cursed God.

What's wrong with you?

The emperor has only been in a stable life for a few days, and is here again?

There were three consecutive disasters last year, and there was another one in various places at the beginning of this year.

He thought it would be clear after the rain. As a result, Prince Yu warned the Yangtze River that the water level was abnormal, and then after a thorough investigation, he found that the water level of the Yellow River was the same.

That doesn't count.

Then there was a flood of heavy rain, which did not stop for five days and five nights!

What's going on!?

Zhao Shou couldn't figure it out.

Emperor Jinghe couldn't figure it out.

As an emperor, he has all kinds of minor problems, but when it comes to loving the people as much as his son and sympathizing with the people, he does better than his father, the emperor and the grandfather.

Why do we encounter so many disasters?

Is it really God who thinks that I am not a good emperor?

When Jinghe Emperor Capital thought about what impact this continuous heavy rain would have on the Yellow River, he felt a little depressed.

Last year, it was just a section of the Yangtze River Basin - Yunmengze, which caused floods and floods, and it was a long time since it was a struggle.

According to Mingqi's secret memorial, if the Yellow River begins to flood from Shaanxi and Shanxi this year, it will be really worth seeing.

Shaanxi and Shanxi are better, at least there were no disasters last year.

But Shandong is really unlucky.

The locust plague last year originated in Shandong, and the eastern and western Shandong suffered very serious losses.

The estuary of the Yellow River is also in Shandong. When it comes to the last stop, it must be turbulent. God knows what major losses will be!

But Jing Hedi was a little comforted.

The first is that the Gyeonggi area has undergone great changes after about a year of renovation last year to now.

Especially the repair of river channels of various rivers, clearing silt, strengthening dams, etc., are outstanding under the leadership of Wu Yeshuang.

As the mother river on the land of China, the Yellow River is of course the top priority for cleaning, and at least 50,000 people have spent a year here.

Emperor Jinghe can guarantee that the current Yellow River section of the Gyeonggi region, even if the disaster is twice as big as the disaster will not cause any harm to the Gyeonggi region.

The second is that this year, the Gyeonggi region is expected to usher in a huge harvest due to its effective water conservancy irrigation.

If the Jingji area has a good harvest, then it can help Shanxi and Shaanxi.

At the same time, Shandong, which is expected to be the worst, is that the Jiangnan area is below it. With the nearby support of Jiangnan, Shandong can survive even if it is hard.

But……

The problem on the Yellow River is not too big, what about the Yangtze River?

The Yangtze River Basin has almost passed through the most important province of Quan Dakang.

Sichuan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui, Jiangsu...

have a look!

These places are all Dakang's grain-producing provinces, and they are all rich places!

Once the Yangtze River Basin collapses completely, no, even if it is only half, it will cause a chain of reactions.

Especially in these provinces, except for Jiangsu, this year's Spring Festival, they just suffered a snowstorm!

It was only three or four months apart, and another major disaster came. Can it withstand it?

Especially Hubei and Hunan... How long have they been injured?

From last year to this year, which one hasn't been without them?

Even if Jiangnan encounters several consecutive disasters like this, it will probably be a big damage to its vitality, right?

If you have experienced such a huge flood disaster, God knows when Hunan and Hubei will recover!

It's a sin!

It's so incredible!!

Emperor Jing He felt a little distressed when he remembered the nearly 20 million people in Hunan and Hubei.

...

He was feeling melancholy here, and Zhao Shou behind him whispered: "Your Majesty, several prime ministers are here!"

Emperor Jinghe looked up and saw Cao Yi, Nangong Ji, Ma Haoqiu and Zhong Chang appear in sight together.

It was raining so heavily, and they even ran over...

Emperor Jinghe's heart suddenly sank.

This is true for people.

Good and bad spirits.

The four of them arrived under the eaves of the imperial study room, and a palace maid handed them towels and helped them wipe the rain on their faces.

Jing Hedi was worried anymore, and at this time he said with concern: "Four dear friends, sit down inside and have a cup of hot tea and warm your body."

"His Majesty……"

Zhong Chang said only two words, and Cao Yi next to him coughed lightly: "Don't rush to do this for a while, let's talk about it later!"

Several people arrived in the imperial study room. Zhao Shou ordered people to serve hot tea and let them drink a few sips. His urgent mood was relieved a little.

Emperor Jing He sat at the imperial desk and frowned and said, "My dear friends, how many days do you think this rain will take?"

"Didn't the people from the Imperial Heaven Sect say it? The dark clouds above the heads have become thinner in the past two days, and the rain has also tended to become weaker." Ma Haoqiu said: "I guess I'll be able to reach the sky in two or three days."

"But it's been five days!"

Emperor Jing He sighed and said, "By the way, Shouchang and Yeshuang went to check the Yellow River embankment, what was the result?"

"very good."

This time the answer was Cao Yi. He said firmly: "The 15 large and small river sections, including the Bian River, Jinshui River, Cai River and other rivers, are extremely strong and have no problem."

Jing Hedi showed a "very sure" expression and said with a little relief: "That's good!"

"Didn't someone say that Xiong Bozhen and Miao Taisheng were busy with money and were useless to spend a lot of money and grain to do some useless work?" Zhong Chang said loudly: "It's thanks to the two of them. Otherwise, our capital area would be in turmoil today. Even the imperial capital city would probably be in danger!"

Nangong Ji frowned slightly, obviously thinking that Zhong Chang was a little too exaggerated.

But if he knew that the future Imperial Capital was completely buried underground because of a diversion of the Yellow River, he would not have thought that Zhong Chang was too praised.

Jing Hedi nodded, "Yes! They are indeed doing well... including the renovation of Yu Street after the Spring Festival. I heard that it is raining so heavily, there is still no mud on Yu Street, and is it easier to pass?"

"Yes, the delivery of various supplies in the Imperial Capital City these days is thanks to the spacious and down-to-earth street of Yu Street." Nangong Ji responded with a smile.

Although it was raining heavily, the entire capital could not stagnate.

With millions of people eating, drinking, defecation and urination, how many vehicles and people have to enter and exit the city gates every day?

If all stops, the capital will collapse in less than three days.

If there were no new Yu Street now, everyone would still have a hard time working.

But with the brand new Imperial Street, although there is heavy rain, at least you don’t have to get stuck in the quagmire while walking on the road, and you don’t have to worry about the carriage not being able to leave. It can still give people some motivation to “I can continue working”.

Jing Hedi pondered, "I heard that Mingqi has played a role again?"

This time, the prime ministers didn't know, and everyone's eyes turned to Zhao Shou.

The old eunuch replied in a low voice: "It was Prince Yu who took out a prescription called 'Sanhe Tu', and then Miss Wu experimented for a month or two, and finally succeeded. She used it on the repair of Yu Street, which made Yu Street so reliable."

"oh!"

Jing Hedi's eyes lit up, "So, can we use this kind of three-dimensional soil to build more and better official roads? Even renovate and strengthen all the dams?"

"It's OK..." Cao Yi said carefully, "But Your Majesty, it's not the time to talk about this."

"yes!"

Jing Hedi's face changed for a moment, then took a deep breath, "Tell me, I'm mentally prepared."

Cao Yi said a long story short: "Ge Songdao has come to the memorial. The situation in the Yangtze River Basin is even worse. Sichuan is also raining continuously. Chengdu can't stand it. Yibin and Chongqing have flooded. It is very likely that Hunan and Hubei will suffer again this time.

This is the same as the previous Prince Yu. Unfortunately, the time given to us is too short. I don’t know if it works for such a few days.”

Jing Hedi couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Hunan
To be continued...