"There are floods in Yuzhou and Suizhou?"
In the Tai Chi Hall, the Yongchu Empress Jiang Chengwan, who was sitting high on the dragon chair, looked at Lu Chen below in surprise.
Just now, at the beginning of the morning court, before the court officials in front could speak, Lu Chen stood up and loudly pointed out the hidden dangers caused by the Queen Mother's chaotic government, focusing on the Yuzhou and Sui Dynasties in the upper reaches of the Qingjiang River. State flood issues.
She wasn't too surprised by the question itself, but she was a little curious as to why it was raised by Lu Chen.
"Return to Your Majesty."
Lu Chen cupped his hands and said: "Now the phenomenon of floods in the upper reaches of Qingzhou has become apparent. Although judging from the current situation, the rising river water is not enough to pose a threat to the dam for the time being, the water there has not shown any signs of weakening. On the contrary, It’s getting worse.”
"If you keep letting it go, once the sky changes in a certain area, a large amount of water spirit energy will gather, causing water dragons to descend from the sky. The consequences will be disastrous, and you have to be careful!"
Hearing this, Jiang Chengwan immediately nodded slightly.
"In this case, then the national treasury will allocate funds and order..."
"His Majesty!"
An excited voice suddenly sounded from below.
Jiang Chengwan lowered his head and saw an old man with white hair and beard wearing a purple official robe hurriedly stood up.
He was Wu Yue, the Minister of Household Affairs who was promoted to the top position in the Household Department by the Empress not long ago after the Queen Mother's fall.
"Your Majesty, the treasury is extremely empty right now. We really can't allocate any money!"
Wu Yue had an anxious look on his face, as if slowing down would lead to some irreversible consequences. He continued in an eager tone: "Furthermore, Sui and Yu states have not seen floods for ten years. In addition, the imperial court has allocated funds for repairs every year. Regarding the local dams, even if there is any difference this year, the floods will not be enough to completely destroy the dams, and will only cause some damage at most."
"Therefore, Wei Chen believes that the dams in the two states can be repaired in the coming year when the national treasury is full, so there is no need to rush."
Upon hearing this, Lu Chen retorted loudly before the empress could speak:
"Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the worst. If the flood breaks the embankments, it will bring disaster to the states and counties along the way. The losses will be incalculable, and it is very likely to trigger large-scale unrest and shake the country. Such serious consequences, Wu Can you take on the role of Minister?"
There was clear anger in his voice.
"Even if there is only a 10% chance that the embankment will burst, the court must be fully prepared. This is the court's responsibility to the tens of millions of people in the prefectures and counties along the Qingjiang River. There must not be any negligence!"
Seeing that Lu Chen was obviously angry, the empress' eyes quietly turned cold.
She turned her head slightly and looked at Wu Yue with a hint of anger in her eyes.
"snort!"
Wu Yue snorted coldly.
"Of course you can say whatever you want about things that didn't happen. And you are the only one who can say this, so it's not trustworthy at all..."
Before he finished speaking, Qian Ying standing beside him suddenly made a move.
"Your Majesty, I am willing to vouch for Lu Geishi. What Lu Geishi said is absolutely true and absolutely true. Floods in Yu and Sui states are unavoidable. We should make early preparations and repair the dam as soon as possible. At the same time, we should try our best to prevent floods." Organize manpower to dig canals on a large scale to release floods to prevent flooding and cause loss of life. I hope Your Majesty will learn from this."
Seeing that someone actually came out to vouch for Lu Chen, and it was a minister standing next to him, a high-ranking official of the second rank, Wu Yue was suddenly shocked. When he realized what he was doing, he frowned suddenly and looked to the side with a dissatisfied look on his face.
The person who supported Lu Chen was naturally Xiao Yun, Minister of Industry.
She seemed unaware of Wu Yue's dissatisfied look and ignored it.
The other big guys just watched with their eyes, nose, and heart without saying a word, obviously not wanting to wade into this muddy water.
Seeing Xiao Yun's statement, Jiang Chengwan first raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and then suddenly thought of something, and his handsome brows wrinkled slightly inexplicably.
"Whatever you say."
Wu Yue flicked his sleeves and said very bachelorly: "Anyway, the treasury is really out of money now. Don't say that I am unkind. I have just done some mental arithmetic. At most, I can only deduct three thousand strings for you." , this is the result of me cutting down the expenses of other departments as much as possible. If you are determined to control the water, I can only help you here, and I can’t help you with the rest!"
"If you don't understand my difficulty, there's nothing I can do about it."
Hearing this, Jiang Chengwan became embarrassed for a moment.
She still knew something about the situation in the treasury. She thought that Wu Yue had been the right minister of household affairs for so many years. With his ability, as long as he firmly agreed to Lu Chen's decision, he would be able to think of a way to help get Shisui Institute. Required money.
But looking at the way he looked like a dead pig that was not afraid of being scalded by boiling water, Jiang Chengwan, who was extremely sensitive to people's hearts, suddenly felt that even if he was killed, he wouldn't be able to think of a way out.
"I know that the treasury is empty."
At this time, Lu Chen suddenly said: "Wu Shangshu can help me squeeze out three thousand dollars for water control. I am already satisfied and don't dare to expect anything else."
Wu Yue suddenly relaxed when he heard that Lu Chen didn't seem to be trying to embarrass himself.
If possible, he didn't want to be at odds with Lu Chen.
After all, everyone knew that Lu Chen was Empress Nobuyoshi's favorite.
And unlike ordinary favored ministers, this man had no intention of relying on the emperor's favor to do evil or cultivate accomplices to form cliques for personal gain. Instead, after gaining power, he still served the public and fulfilled his duties conscientiously.
His character is so noble that no one can find any fault with it.
But there is no way. As the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and the money bag of the imperial court, no one knows better than him what the current treasury is like.
He really couldn't get the money out.
"Then I'd like to thank Lu for your understanding."
Lu Chen cupped his hands towards him, and then he didn't bother to look at this old man who looked like a nagging aunt all day long, and turned to look at the empress.
"Your Majesty, the floods in the two states cannot be delayed. In addition, the Queen Mother has been in chaos for six years, all industries in the world are depressed, and the people are in extreme hardship..."
He read out all the text on Xiao Yunqi's board at once.
In short, the meaning is that in order to restore people's livelihood, the Ministry of Industry now has many urgent projects related to people's livelihood to be done, and the government needs to allocate funds to start the construction as soon as possible so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment as soon as possible.
And every time Lu Chen mentioned a project that needed to be paid for and started as soon as possible, Wu Yue's black face turned darker.
If Lu Chen hadn't said before that he wouldn't embarrass him, he would probably want to shout now: You might as well kill me.
After finishing all the contents on the fluorene board, Lu Chen raised his head and looked at the empress with bright eyes.
"Wei Chen knows that the current situation in the country is difficult and there is no money in the national treasury, but what should be done must still be done without any delay."
Hearing this, the empress immediately realized that Lu Chen might have some suggestions or advice, so she said directly: "If Lu Qing has any ideas, you can just tell me. I will consider it at my discretion."
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I'm guilty!
There are so few today, I’m sorry to all the readers!
The main reason is that it's the end of the month and the company has lost a lot of settlement work. I was busy for most of the day and only had time to write a book at nine o'clock in the evening, which resulted in even less work today.
Sorry again!
By the way, I have tested the water and passed it. The fifth update I promised is about to be fulfilled. Tomorrow is the first day of the second round of promotion. I have just finished my work at the end of the month. I will use it all in one day to write the book. I will publish the chapters together at about 10:50 in the evening. , stay tuned.
