"What? The Yangtze River is overflowing, there are many dykes, and dozens of counties in the south of the Yangtze River are affected by floods?"
I had just heard the good news that Zhou Yi destroyed seventeen countries in the Western Region and surrendered sixty-three. Li Rui was originally immersed in the fantasy that he was the emperor of the ages and the king of all generations, but it didn't take long for the land of Jiangnan to come. Such sad news.
"Dozens of counties are affected by floods? How many are there? How do you guys do things? You don't even have exact numbers!"
The messenger soldier trembled on the ground and whispered: "When the villain came to the capital, the floods in the south had already swept through three states, six counties and forty-four counties, and millions of people were displaced."
Li Rui was shocked when he heard this data. He did not expect that the disaster would be so huge.
"If even a mere area of the Yangtze River cannot be managed well, what do the officials in Jiangnan do for a living!"
The Minister of Industry hesitated for a moment, then stood up and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the embankments along the Yangtze River have been in disrepair for a long time. The Ministry of Industry had previously reported and requested funds to repair the Yangtze River embankments. However, in the year of the late emperor's birthday, the money from the treasury was used to After building the Palace of Eternal Life, Your Majesty later built the Yaochi for Banquets and Banquets, and now the treasury is empty and there is no silver."
The last thing leaders like to hear is the truth, especially in this autocratic feudal country.
As the only emperor in heaven and earth, what's wrong with building a palace and a banquet Yaochi?
The late emperor Li Xuanji is dead and will no longer speak out in defense, but his eldest son Li Rui, who succeeded the throne, is still there. What the Minister of the Ministry of Industry said now is tantamount to throwing all the blame on the late emperor and Li Rui himself. How can this make Li Rui not angry or angry.
At this time, Wei Zhongxian took the opportunity to speak good words for Zhou Yi, reprimanding the Minister of Industry and others, saying: "Hmph~ You guys are waiting for the treasury to allocate funds to do things every day. If the treasury doesn't have money, then you just wait there and don't do anything?"
Wei Zhongxian turned around and reported to Li Ruihui, who was sitting on the dragon throne, crying: "Your Majesty, now you know how difficult it is for General Tiance to make such a monumental contribution!"
"Admiral Tiance did not ask your majesty to allocate a penny or a grain of rice from the treasury. He defeated hundreds of thousands of Xiongnu troops and lost their armor, regaining the land that was lost during the time of the previous emperor. Not only that, Admiral Tiance also destroyed seventeen countries in the Western Region and surrendered sixty-three. He worked hard and achieved such great results, but he never complained to the court about suffering or tiredness."
"I'm afraid only General Tiance Zhou understands the hardships involved!" After saying this, Wei Zhongxian pretended to be distressed and sobbed.
After Wei Zhongxian said this, Li Rui thought about it carefully and found that it was indeed the case.
Regardless of whether the late emperor was still alive or he was in the government, Zhou Yi, who was far away in Yongzhou, had made many contributions and never told the court any of his sufferings or complaints.
Not to mention governing a state, the cost of food and fodder for an army of more than 100,000 is huge.
The treacherous Prime Minister Yan Song next to him was so angry that he was secretly angry: "The reason why Zhou Yi can't ask the court for money is because he took 20 million taels of silver from me! Otherwise, he would Where did Zhou Yi get so much silver to go on the Western Expedition!"
Li Rui let out a long sigh and said, "Wei Banban, you are right. General Tiance has guarded the border for many years and made great contributions to our great Chen. He also opened up new territories, went on an expedition to the Western Regions, and promoted our country's prestige. He should be rewarded vigorously." "
"Wei Banban, just as you mentioned, I will give the Heavenly Strategy to General Zhou Yi Jiuxi, and use the false ax to beat the unruly ministers and punish the traitors. The imperial power has granted me."
After awarding the Book of Changes, Li Rui began to discuss the floods in the south with the courtiers.
At the same time, Zhou Yi, who was far away in Loulan New City, also received information about the floods in the south.
This message was sent by none other than Liang Shanbo, who was deceived by his old father into returning to his hometown in Jiangnan.
In Liang Shanbo's letters, Zhou Yi learned more about water disasters in more detail than Li Rui.
In fact, the floods affected not only three states, six counties and 44 counties, but four states, 13 counties and 78 counties.
The river cut through Puyang, flooded Yangzhou, and tens of thousands of people drowned. The Yangtze River, Han River, Yishui, Hutuo and other rivers overflowed and caused trouble.
Liang Shanbo wrote in his letters that "the dead covered the river and drifted for ten days" and "there were countless ruined houses and useless damage to the fields."
From the dried tears on the letter, Zhou Yi could also tell how heavy Liang Shanbo was when he wrote this letter to ask for help.
After reading Liang Shanbo's letter, Zhou Yi took a long breath and sighed: "It is unheard of and unseen that there can be floods in the south in the middle of winter!"
Yang Xiu leaned close to Zhou Yi's ear and whispered: "Master, on the way back, I heard the hungry people around me saying that the flood in the south was entirely because the emperor's son disrespected human ethics, doted on the demon concubine, and exploited the people. , the result of offending God."
Although Zhou Yi also felt that it was strange that it could rain for so long in winter, he still insisted on his materialistic ideas.
Yang Xiu carefully asked for instructions: "Sir, Mr. Liang asked us for help. Should we help him or not?"
Zhou Yi said without any hesitation: "Of course it will help. Liang Shanbo is a perseverant man. Now that he asks me for help, he must be at the end of his rope. As his boss, of course I will support him and help him!"
"After a major disaster, there will be a major epidemic. Moreover, it is the middle of winter and it is extremely easy for an epidemic to occur. Someone, please send me the military doctor Zhang Jing!"
After receiving Zhou Yi's general order, his personal guards immediately summoned the general doctor Zhang Jing.
When Zhang Jing saw Zhou Yi, he bowed his head and asked carefully: "Sir, are you feeling unwell?"
Zhou Yi waved his hand to signal him to get up, and said bluntly: "There is a major flood in the south. The people are displaced and starving everywhere. I want to send soldiers from Yongzhou to carry clothes and food to provide relief."
"After a major disaster, there will be a major epidemic. I want you to lead a team of medical soldiers to treat the people affected by the disaster in Jiangnan."
Zhang Jing quickly bowed ninety degrees and said in salute: "The commander-in-chief has ordered that Zhang Jing will do his best and die!"
Zhang Jing's answer made Zhou Yi very satisfied, and he asked with concern: "Well, how are you studying the "Barefoot Doctor's Manual" that was given to you earlier?"
"Reporting to the commander-in-chief, since I got the sacred book "The Barefoot Doctor's Manual", I have been studying it day and night, and combined with the various diseases that soldiers suffer from every day, I feel that my medical skills have improved a lot."
Zhou Yi nodded again and said earnestly: "Well, this medical sea is boundless. Don't be complacent just because of some progress."
"I also have two volumes of "Thousands of Gold Prescriptions" and "Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases" here. Take them and study them carefully. This time I send you to the south to treat people. It is also an extremely good practice opportunity."
A copy of "The Barefoot Doctor's Manual" has greatly improved Zhang Jing's medical skills. Now his boss has announced two more strange books such as "Thousands of Gold Prescriptions" and "Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases". How can Zhang Jing not be excited?
Zhang Jing tremblingly took the two books that Zhou Yi took out from his arms, and excitedly thanked him as a teacher: "Students will definitely live up to the commander-in-chief's trust and carefully study the three sacred books taught by the commander-in-chief!"
"Well, Yang Xiu is going to Jiangnan soon, you might as well go back and prepare!"
Zhang Jing did not dare to delay. After retreating in a hurry, he went to summon a team of medical soldiers to convey Zhou Yi's order.
