In just a few days, I visited the palace in Luoyang.
The meeting hall was crowded and dark, and relevant officials from the prefectures and counties under the jurisdiction of Henan Province gathered together.
Headed by Xu Jingli, the Xuanfu envoy of Henan Province, there were also officials from more than a dozen states and counties under the jurisdiction of Henan Province.
These people had heard the edict a few days ago, and then arranged the things at hand and rushed to Luoyang City, waiting for the call from His Highness the Crown Prince.
Xiao Yi sat behind the desk and looked down at a group of Henan Dao officials, about thirty people in total.
Officials such as prefecture governors and county magistrates are not required to be present, but whoever has time and can come will come.
But he must also be an important official of the state or county, the kind who can speak well.
Of course, it was not easy to be summoned by His Highness the Crown Prince. The prefect and county magistrate all made arrangements and rushed over.
"Greetings to His Royal Highness, Your Highness. Best regards." The officials of Henan Province bowed and saluted under the call of the Sanbao eunuch.
Xiao Yi's face was calm, his eyes wandered around the officials below, and he said: "Without courtesy, if you come, I will give you a seat."
About thirty officials sat down on the chairs on both sides, sitting upright.
There are people here who have met His Highness the Crown Prince before, and there are also people who are seeing His Highness the Crown Prince for the first time.
Some are veterans, and some are newcomers who have been promoted in the past two or three years.
These newcomers can be regarded as staunch supporters of Prince Xiao Yi.
Why?
Because the prince rectified the officialdom, he eradicated corrupt officials and promoted them!
Xiao Yidao: "When Gu Yu was asking about politics in the southeast, he got a memorial. It described that the floods in the two rivers had a great impact and the people suffered greatly. Therefore, starting from today, Gu Hui will stay in Luoyang for half a month to issue edicts and recruit talents. In order to control the floods in the two rivers, there are two key things. The first is to check the grain fields and water conservancy matters in Henan Road to prepare for farming; the second is to recruit talents and control the floods in the two rivers, and find a solution that can alleviate or even solve the problem. A good strategy for river management to deal with the impact of flooding.”
Xu Jingli, the Xuanfu envoy of Henan Province, several prefects, dozens of county magistrates, county lieutenants, etc. all quickly bowed and saluted: "Here."
Xiao Yi directly stated his intention to summon these officials so that they could be prepared and know the purpose of the summons.
Then he looked at the censor Zhongcheng Fangxuan and asked: "How are you checking the autumn harvest, money and grain collection, criminal names, and other summary books of Henan Province this time?"
Fang Xuan replied: "Your Highness, everything has been inventoried. The total amount of grain harvested in the autumn harvest of Henan Province is... The collection of money and grain has also been completed on time, and there have been no mistakes in the discussion of criminal names. Relatively speaking, in Henan Province this year, except for the summer , because the Yellow River flood burst its banks, causing many fertile fields to be submerged, which affected the harvest. Compared with last year, the output was reduced by 100,000 shi."
Xiao Yi nodded and said: "Xu Qing's meritorious service in governing Henan Province should be commended."
Xu Jingli quickly raised his hands and said humbly: "This is your Highness's wisdom and prowess. The officials of Henan Province are united and resolute in implementing the benevolent policies promulgated by Your Highness. I have very little credit for this."
Xiao Yi said: "Any meritorious service will be rewarded, so you don't have to be humble. All officials in Henan Province will also be rewarded."
Xu Jingli no longer insisted on declining.
If he doesn't accept it.
Naturally, other officials in Henan Province did not dare to accept the award.
And if these officials fail to accept the award, they will definitely have some excuses afterwards.
He had no choice but to be a good ambassador.
Moreover, over the past year, he has indeed tried his best to manage Henan Road.
Xiao Yi continued: "In addition, there will be no prosperity without business, and instability without agriculture. Henan Road is located in the lower reaches of the Yellow River and is deeply affected by floods. All counties must build water conservancy projects, dig river diversions, and water storage lakes to prepare for emergencies. Gu Ye I have said that this will be used as an important factor in assessing political performance, but you must remember that you are not allowed to use corvee services indiscriminately. In addition to issuing prisoners, the government will hire people with rice, grain, and money."
As the Prince of the Supervisory State, this kind of principled issue naturally has to be put on the table.
It can also serve as several warnings.
If it is hidden and done with the benefit of hindsight, then the officials will be hesitant and hesitant in doing things.
Everyone in the official hall saluted one after another.
"Here."
Xiao Yi asked again: "The floods in the two rivers have now been listed by the imperial court as one of the five important issues for the Great Qianzhong's resurgence. They must be well managed. As an official in the land of the two rivers, do you have any suggestions?"
Xu Jingli cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness, I would like to recommend someone. This person's name is Chen Huang. He is from Xiushui, Jiangdong. When he was young, he studied books on farmland water conservancy. Later, he traveled to Longyou Road and the Anxi Protectorate. Land, survey the situation in the upper reaches of the Yellow River."
"This person is now in Kaifeng, serving as Hezhong Yin."
"Chen Huang had a suggestion, saying that if you want to completely control the Yellow River, digging the river channel deeply will not work. You can only control it for a while, but not for a lifetime."
Xiao Yi immediately said: "Okay, Sanbao, take people to Kaifeng immediately and recruit this person. I want to ask the government in person."
Just listen to its name.
Xiao Yi knew who this person was.
In his previous life, he was a famous official in water control during the Qing Dynasty. Later, his statues, stone tablets, etc. can still be seen in the waters of the Yellow River.
The key is, why does Xiao Yi know some strategies to control floods, such as constricting water to attack sand?
In fact, in my previous life, I watched a film and television drama in which Chen Huang was the main character and told the history of controlling floods in the Yellow River during the Qing Dynasty.
Of course, film and television dramas are film and television dramas after all. They have naturally been adapted from the script and have the characteristics of commercial film and television dramas.
However, Xiao Yi might as well still remember several methods for controlling floods in the Yellow River described in it.
But now, he can have such a famous minister of water control.
Naturally, he was extremely excited.
Food is the most important thing for the people.
Controlling floods in the Yellow River is not only about preventing floods caused by the river bursting its banks and causing huge losses.
At the same time, the fields around the two rivers can also be better utilized.
That is an endless wetland!
More rice fields can be cultivated so that people can eat rice.
And if Xiao Yi wants to revive the Great Qian Dynasty and establish a prosperous age, at least no more people will starve to death, then he needs to pay special attention to farming and water conservancy.
At the same time, Xiao Yi was also thinking about mining.
He knew in his previous life that Henan Road was similar to Hedong Road, and there was also a lot of coal, that is, coal.
If some coal mines can be established here, then the coal can be mined mainly on Hedong Road and Henan Road, and then transported to the north, so that the soldiers can burn kangs to keep warm in the winter.
After thinking for a moment, Xiao Yi collected his thoughts and said: "Henan Road is also a vast land and rich in resources, and there are some places rich in coal. You can ask some professionals to survey it, then build a coal mine, recruit miners to mine, and you can also increase some taxes. income."
"These incomes can also be used to fund the major project of regulating the Yellow River."
"Your Majesty, you can rest assured that since the management of the Yellow River is a top priority and is related to the people's production plan, the imperial court will not forcefully impose any taxes."
"I will find a way to cover all expenses."
"As long as the ministers cooperate with the court in managing the Yellow River, they must also supervise other officials."
"We must not allow those workers to be penniless after participating in a major project to regulate the Yellow River."
A group of officials quickly made guarantees.
