In the north of the Ming Dynasty, areas affected by ice and snow disasters were handed over to the imperial court.
Zhu Xuan can provide various materials and transportation support to various places and do his best to provide disaster relief.
However, in the counties under the rule of Yingtian Mansion, he wanted to practice how to provide disaster relief on his own, and see if he could sum up any experience during disaster relief. When he becomes emperor in the future, he will be more able to deal with similar situations again.
After all, the future Ming Dynasty will gradually enter the Little Ice Age, and ice and snow should be very common. This year's is just an appetizer, and there will be more in the future.
"My dear grandson, are you sure?"
Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
Zhu Xuan nodded and said: "My grandson is sure that he cannot go to disaster relief in places that are too far away, but under Yingtian Mansion, he thinks it is okay. If he does not personally try to provide disaster relief, he will not be able to do it when he is in charge of affairs in the future." Unfortunately, if a disaster occurs, there may be nothing you can do!”
This sentence made sense. Zhu Yuanzhang immediately understood where Guai Sun's concerns lied and agreed: "Leave Yingtian Mansion to Guai Sun. We will ask officials from the Six Ministries and Ying Tian Fu Yin to assist you in disaster relief."
"Thank you, Grandpa Huang, for giving your grandson this opportunity."
Zhu Xuan said.
Hu Guang echoed: "Your Highness is kind and considerate of the people, which is the blessing of the Ming Dynasty. Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
"okay!"
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Stop talking about those nonsense and go back quickly to arrange disaster relief. If another people freeze to death, we will be the first to settle the score with you."
Hu Guang trembled all over and had no doubt at all about the authenticity of Zhu Yuanzhang's statement that he wanted to settle accounts with him. He quickly said: "I will do it right now. Please rest assured, Your Majesty!"
After saying this, he left in a hurry.
"My dear grandson, I completely depend on you for money and materials!" Zhu Yuanzhang said again.
"Don't worry, Grandpa Huang, my grandson will make arrangements right away." Zhu Xuan got Lao Zhu's consent and walked out of the palace, preparing to arrange disaster relief.
Zhu Yuanzhang hesitated for a moment, thinking that Guaisun's ability was very good, but he had never tried to deal with cold disasters, so he found Zhao Yunsheng and arranged for some people to keep an eye on him.
If Zhu Xuan did something wrong, he would correct it immediately to avoid making the problem worse.
After returning to the East Palace, Zhu Xuan said loudly: "Hou Xian, let Ji Wenjing and Zheng He enter the palace to see me."
Hou Xian rushed to deliver the news.
Not long after waiting, Ji Wenjing and Zheng He arrived at the East Palace together.
In terms of materials, they know how to allocate them better than anyone else, so it is most appropriate to put them in charge.
"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Emperor Grandson!"
The two of them also changed their names for Zhu Xuan.
Zhu Xuan said: "Mr. Ji should be quite free recently, right? We have some things that we need to arrange for you to do."
Ji Wenjing seemed to be able to predict the future again. When he heard Zhu Xuan's words, he first asked: "Is it a cold disaster?"
"That's right!"
Zhu Xuan nodded and said: "The cold disaster in the Ming Dynasty is serious. We need to prepare materials to help the people, such as heaters, briquettes, cotton-padded clothes, etc. I will distribute them to people all over the Ming Dynasty for free."
Zhu Xuan could still afford this free payment without any pressure at all. He continued: "Mr. Ji, please arrange it and make a charter to explain how to allocate materials, how to transport them in the ice and snow, etc. About various places in the north I will compile a detailed list for you later on the disaster situation. What do you think of Zheng He assisting Mr. Ji in allocating supplies?"
Just now with Lao Zhu, Zhu Xuan learned about the specific disaster situation and knew how it was in various places in the north.
"Of course I have no problem."
Ji Wenjing said.
Zheng He echoed: "I will do my best to assist His Highness in disaster relief!"
Zhu Xuan nodded and said: "Go back immediately, allocate the existing supplies, and bring all the cotton clothes we have in Suzhou, as well as food! I will ask Hou Xian to send it to you later for the specific situation."
"OK!"
Ji Wenjing responded cheerfully as always.
Zhu Xuan waved his hand and asked them to go back to work.
Not only in the north, the situation in the Jiangnan region is actually not much better. In areas where it snows, the weather becomes super cold.
The imperial court cannot fight against God, so it can only try its best to save more people, try its best to do everything well, and not let down any of the people.
This is also Lao Zhu’s pursuit.
Zhu Xuan waited until they left, picked up a pen, and wrote down the specific situation.
After writing it, Zhu Xuan handed it to Hou Xian and asked him to send it to Ji Wenjing. He also said: "It is reported that Yin Yingtianfu has come to see me."
Today, he is the grandson of the Ming Dynasty Emperor.
With this qualification, summoning ministers in the court, those ministers dare not ignore the summons.
The current Yin Liangfu of Yingtian Mansion soon appeared in the East Palace, knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, Liangfu, pays homage to His Royal Highness the Emperor Grandson."
"Master Liang, get up!"
Zhu Xuan nodded slightly, waved and said: "How is the situation in Yingtian Mansion now? You can compile a detailed list for me. I will be fully responsible for the subsequent disaster relief work in Yingtian Mansion. You should get the order from the emperor. Alright?"
Liang Fu said: "I have received it. I have also brought what your Highness asked for. Please take a look at it."
This governor is quite shrewd.
He had already prepared ideas on how to provide disaster relief within the Yingtian Mansion. He also wrote down the disaster situation in detail, and also listed how much supplies would be needed for disaster relief.
Knowing that when he entered the palace, he must answer Zhu Xuan's questions about disaster relief, so he conveniently brought the listed contents with him and did it very efficiently.
"good!"
Zhu Xuan finished reading Liang Fu's content and praised: "Master Liang did a great job."
Liang Fu bowed and said, "Thank you for the compliment, Your Highness."
Zhu Xuan simply judged that Liang Fu should be a person who is willing to do practical things, and then said: "This content of yours will be kept with me for the time being. Are there any people who have frozen to death within Yingtian Mansion?"
"There are two."
Liang Fu's voice trembled slightly when he mentioned this matter. You must know that it was a very serious matter for people to freeze to death at the feet of the emperor. He continued fearfully: "The two people who froze to death are from relatively ordinary families." Yes, he was old, and he was infected with the wind and cold when the cold disaster came, and he died in the end."
Zhu Xuan asked again: "In the eight counties below Yingtian Mansion, only two people froze to death?"
In fact, it was not because he thought that the number of people who froze to death was too small.
But they have little confidence in the Ming Dynasty's medical conditions, as well as the conditions of food, clothing, housing and transportation. Generally, it would be difficult for the Ming Dynasty court to deal with a cold disaster of this level.
If there were people who froze to death, it would definitely be more than just one or two.
"This... Chen... Chen deserves to die!"
After hearing Zhu Xuan's words, Liang Fu was so shocked that he knelt down again.
He thought that Zhu Xuan asked this question because he wanted to hold him responsible for freezing people to death under his supervision. If he was really investigated to the end, he, Yingtian Prefecture Yin, would definitely be held responsible.
"I don't want to hold Mr. Liang accountable for anything."
Zhu Xuan explained: "I just feel that there may be concealment of reports in the counties below. Does Mr. Liang understand what I mean?"
Once someone dies, the situation becomes more serious.
It is also common for county magistrates to conceal reports for the sake of political performance.
