Kunning Palace, in the back hall.
Liu Xiang was eating white fungus and lotus seed soup. When she heard that her son was coming, she quickly put down her bowls and chopsticks and asked someone to invite her son in.
"My son, please give your regards to the queen." Wu Yu walked in from outside, bent down and saluted.
"I've said it so many times. We are mother and son, what are we doing with so many rules?" Liu Xiang scolded, and then said with a smile: "You kid. Apart from coming to greet me in the morning and evening, you rarely come to see me at other times."
"Is something wrong?"
Wu Yu nodded slightly and said, "The Queen is aware of this. My son and I have something to discuss with the Queen."
"Say it." Liu Xiang waved his hand.
Wu Yu told Liu Xiang what happened in Shaanxi with a serious look on his face. Liu Xiang frowned and sighed: "I used to be a farmer, and I know that floods and droughts are ruthless. Is the drought in Shaanxi so serious this year? The farmers will suffer."
Then, she raised her head and said doubtfully: "Son, I am a woman, what do you want from me? You should discuss it with the prime minister."
"Mr. Liu is capable and steady. He is a loyal minister. There is nothing to worry about. The reason why I came to see my mother is because there are some things that only my mother can handle."
Wu Yu bent down and explained his purpose: "I would like to ask my mother to order an order to reduce the expenses in the palace. Let the kings donate rice and grain."
Liu Zhixing can make the final decision regarding matters outside the DPRK. But the inner court can also support Shaanxi. The palace, princes' palaces, and princesses' palaces have a population of at least 50,000.
Saving some rations every day can add up to a big sum, which is not a small amount.
The national power of the Han Dynasty was indeed strong, but the situation in Shaanxi is not very clear yet. Being more prepared is not a bad thing.
"I understand." Liu Xiang nodded slightly, turned to look at the palace maid standing beside him, and said, "Xiaoyun. According to the prince's words, convey my will."
"Yes." The palace maid responded, bowed, then bowed to Wu Yu, then turned and walked towards the door.
"Son, come drink lotus seed soup with me." Although Liu Xiang was worried about the situation in Shaanxi, she saw that her son was really happy and greeted him quickly.
"Yes." Wu Yu responded.
Liu Xiang immediately beamed and asked for another bowl of Tremella and Lotus Seed Soup.
In the outer dynasty, Liu Zhixing was in charge, and in the inner dynasty, Liu Xiang was also in charge to reduce expenses. The emperor's personal treasury was fully utilized.
Gold and silver were moved out to buy food.
Honorable ministers both inside and outside the imperial court also donated generously. Use your excess food to do big things.
Some people are dedicated to serving the public good, such as Liu Zhixing and Li Yong.
Some people smell politics and do what they like.
anyway.
The ruling and opposition parties of the Han Dynasty, except for Fusang, which was far away overseas, were almost all mobilized. If one party was in trouble, it would be difficult for all parties to support it.
Liaodong, Sanhan, Shanxi, Beizhili, etc. The cement roads built by the Ministry of Industry spread out around the capital like a spider web.
On these flat cement roads, countless civilians escorted grain and grass, and like the sea embracing all rivers, they converged towards Shanxi, crossed the Yellow River, and reached Shaanxi.
The cement road is flat and wide, and food transportation is very fast. People and animals eat less on the road, and there is less loss.
And because the roads are in good condition, fewer civilians die on the road transporting grain. As long as they are not too unlucky, civilians can go back.
For the people, this is a great thing.
The effects of large-scale infrastructure construction are obvious.
When these grains arrive in Shaanxi. In Shaanxi, the work is in full swing.
They built water conservancy projects, moved mountains to open roads, repaired cement roads, repaired roads, etc. They worked in exchange for relief, and the work was in full swing.
The whole of Shaanxi is undergoing major infrastructure construction.
Under such circumstances, loads of food were heading towards Chang'an along the highway. Cars and horses followed one after another, and the procession formed a long queue.
This greatly boosted the morale of the people in Shaanxi.
The people rushed to tell each other.
The court has food. The court has food.
The Han Dynasty was not the Chu State, and would not ignore the disaster and let the people die in the fields.
The Han Dynasty not only saved the disaster, but also raised its own prestige to unattainable heights. The people of Shaanxi have a rock-solid sense of belonging to the Han Dynasty.
Don't say that Chu State is now incapable of counterattack, even if it is capable of counterattack. The people of Shaanxi must also stand on the side of the Han Dynasty and help the Han Dynasty drive away the Chu army.
The Han Dynasty was great, but Chu State was nothing.
In this grand situation, it is difficult for this side to support from all sides. Wu Nian led the Han army back to Chang'an City.
He did not ask Zhang Yancai, the governor of Shaanxi, to go out of the city to greet him, but asked him to wait at the entrance of the palace.
Luan Jia arrived at the gate of the palace. Zhang Yancai, who is forty-two years old and still relatively young and powerful, stood alone in front of the gate and saluted Wu Nian: "Your Majesty."
"Come inside." Wu Nian nodded slightly and strode into the palace. Zhang Yancai and his surrounding officials followed closely behind.
After arriving in the lobby, Wu Nian first asked someone to make tea, then raised his head and smiled at Zhang Yancai and said: "Zhang Qing, you have done a good job in Shaanxi. You are vigorous and resolute."
"Your Majesty has given you too much praise. What I have done is really insignificant. It was all good officials from the Han Dynasty, and the government and county worked together to achieve the current results." Zhang Yancai said very modestly.
"Humility is a virtue, but excessive modesty is not. Zhang Qing, it's all your credit." Wu Nian waved his hand.
Zhang Yancai stopped talking and bent down.
Just then, the tea cup came up. Wu Nian held the teacup and drank half of the tea, waiting for him to put down the teacup. Zhang Yancai reported: "Your Majesty, taking Shanxi as an example, Shaanxi should also return farmland to forests. But the current population in northern Shaanxi is really large. I suggest that one million people be sent to the Three Han Dynasties to guard the border and farm the fields."
A flash of light flashed out of Wu Nian's eyes. Managing the Loess Plateau means restoring the ecology.
It is the Loess Plateau, which carries a population it cannot bear. In Shanxi, immigration to Sanhan is progressing step by step.
But things were different now, he had new ideas.
"The conversion of farmland into forests still needs to be done, and the Yellow River needs to be controlled. But there is no need to relocate millions of people for the time being."
"Yes. You move 200,000 people to Chang'an."
Wu Nian said.
Zhang Yancai was very surprised, frowned and said: "Your Majesty, I am sorry to be stupid, why is this? Although many people in Guanzhong fled to Bashu. But according to the current situation, 200,000 people will be moved to Chang'an. If they cannot be resettled, they will Causing chaos.”
"Go ahead and do it. I have my own opinions." Wu Nian smiled and said.
"Yes." Although Zhang Yancai was confused, he did not dare to say anything more. The emperor of our Han Dynasty was a benevolent and righteous emperor.
There must be a reason for him to do this.
After Zhang Yancai left, Wu Nian picked up the tea cup and drank the remaining half of the cup. With a smile on his face, he said: "Shaanxi is suffering from drought, and the neighbors around us should be ready to take action."
"But I did a pretty good job and didn't show any flaws."
"They must be very unhappy now."
