Thinking of this, Xiang Baichuan immediately took a step forward and said frankly: "Father, I think that the Canglan flood is a great cause of the country and should be taken seriously."
"Even if it's only delayed for a minute or a second, I'm afraid many people will die as a result."
"It's a pity that my treasury is not full, and I have to carry out the Northern Expedition. I can't use the soldiers' salary and military rations for disaster relief. For the current plan, I can only ask those wealthy families to donate some money."
"My son is willing to visit the five major families one by one on behalf of his father to raise money and food."
When the second prince Xiang Longyuan heard this, a trace of worry suddenly flashed in his eyes.
Whether it is the five great aristocratic families or Taifu Yang Huai, they are all civil servants in the final analysis, and most of his supporters are military generals and nobles.
Logically speaking, this matter has nothing to do with him.
But...as long as Xiang Baichuan's image in his father's heart can be lowered, this matter has a huge bearing on him.
For now, the five major families have already hated their father.
As a result, Xiang Baichuan will inevitably bear some responsibility.
When he said these words, he obviously wanted to come forward and settle the matter himself, so as to restore his image.
After thinking about this, Xiang Longyuan did his duty, took a step forward, and said: "Eldest brother, all I can think about is to share the worries of my father and solve the country's problems."
"Long Yuan really admires him, but these five aristocratic families are so stubborn."
"It's really hateful to only care about your own petty profits when it comes to such a top priority as the Canglan flood."
"Brother Chen is really afraid. My eldest brother gave them face, but they don't show mercy to him."
"When the time comes, call me the Crown Prince of Daqian. How can you lose face?"
Not far away, Wei Qing and Zhang Lang looked at each other in shock when they heard this.
Good guy, I thought that the second prince had always been good at martial arts, good at fighting in military formations, and that he was not good at words.
Who would have thought that his words would be so sharp?
Doesn't this clearly mean that the prince is incompetent and cannot handle this matter?
Not only did he lose face, but he made the situation in the court even more embarrassing.
The two looked at each other, Zhang Lang remained calm.
After all, he is the true royal minister.
It didn't matter to him who the eldest prince or the second prince ascended the throne and became emperor.
After all, maybe Emperor Renxuan would be buried with him after his death.
It's hard to say whether he can see the next generation of kings from Daqian ascend the throne.
Naturally, they are not willing to swim in this muddy water.
But Wei Qing is different. Although he is at odds with the family faction headed by Taifu Yang Huai.
But in the final analysis, they are indeed princelings!
A generation of kings cannot only know how to fight and kill.
Knowing how to govern the ministers and govern the country is a great skill.
Emperor Renxuan himself did not know how to march and fight, but who in the court dared to say that he, the emperor, did not do well?
Therefore, in his opinion, the second prince, who has a military spirit, is naturally more suitable for the position of crown prince than the prince.
Now that the prince was frustrated in the verbal exchange, he naturally had to step forward to save the situation.
But just as he stood up, before he could say anything, he heard Emperor Renxuan's majestic voice coming from above: "Yuan'er is right. The family values profits. How can it be willing to donate money if there is no benefit at all."
Hearing this, the corners of Wei Qing's mouth twitched, and as a last resort, he stood back.
Emperor Renxuan has already spoken, so he can't go against it.
Hearing this, Xiang Baichuan was also shocked in his heart: "It seems that my father's sense of the five major families has been extremely poor."
Seeing that the atmosphere fell into silence, Zhang Lang was very good at sizing up the situation and stood up at the right time and said: "Everyone, since the issue of food relief has not been announced yet, why not discuss one or two flood control matters first?"
Speaking of which, floods occur every year in the Canglan River.
Flood control officials were dispatched one after another, but they always treated the symptoms rather than the root cause.
Logically speaking, this river is too difficult to control, so it would be better to abandon it.
But... As the boundary between Daqian and Xiliang, the strategic position of the Canglan River is no lower than that of the Yayu Mountains.
Even more so.
From now on, the battle between Daqian and Xiliang will probably involve a water battle around the Canglan River.
It's just... In recent years, Da Qian's main target has been the Northern Expedition to Dayan.
The arms trained are all infantry or cavalry.
In contrast, there are not many naval forces who are good at building-ship battles.
What if Xiliang took advantage of the war between Daqian and Beiyan and sent a large number of naval troops across the Canglan River to surprise the rear of Daqian.
He really didn't know how he died.
That's why Emperor Renxuan transferred King Zhenbei to the Canglan River in the west, not only to keep him away from Northern Xinjiang, an area that was deeply rooted for him, but also to use his hands to train the navy, which would be good for the future. The meaning of the region Xiliang during the Northern Expedition.
But now, the Canglan River is flooded, so the navy training naturally has to be stopped.
But this won't work. The Navy always has to start practicing.
Therefore, this water control matter is different from previous years, and it should be strictly controlled this time!
That's why Emperor Renxuan was quite worried and even anxious during this period.
Because a lot of time has passed since the incident reached Qiandu.
But the two main issues: flood control and disaster relief, are not clear at all.
Zhang Lang said these words, originally wanting to liven up the gloomy atmosphere, but unexpectedly, there was still silence in the Manna Hall.
In the end, Wei Qing pondered for a long time before he stood up and said, "Why don't you publish a recruitment strategy and give it a try?"
The strategy of recruiting talented people is a method and policy that has been passed down since the time of Emperor Wu.
Generally, the problems that the court has discussed but failed to achieve are announced, and anyone with suggestions can be submitted to the entire cadre to select talents.
If you are wrong, you are not guilty. If you are right, or if you really provide a solution, after the court verifies it, you will naturally be rewarded heavily. If the contribution is huge, it is not impossible to become an official in the court.
However, this method did not seem to work very well during the period of Emperor Renxuan.
Because Emperor Renxuan liked to use the problems encountered by the court as imperial examination questions to test Confucian scholars all over the world.
So if there are really talented people with relevant talents who have been selected during the imperial examination, how can they continue to live among the people?
Therefore, what Wei Qing said was basically the same as relieving the embarrassment. Everyone just listened and didn't take it to heart.
Emperor Renxuan just nodded slightly and said, "Then you will draw up a charter and have full authority to handle it."
"I will obey the Holy Instructions."
Okay, regardless of whether the method of recruiting talented people works or not, the whole process of water control is over.
The problem discussed naturally returned to disaster relief. Everyone knew this, so the hall fell into silence again.
Suddenly, Prince Xiang Baichuan's eyes lit up, as if he thought of something, he took a step forward again and said:
"Father, I recently heard that Zhengyang Marquis Lu Xu has done a lot of business in Qiandu, and it seems that he has made a lot of money."
"Since the five major families in Qiandu are unwilling to contribute money and food, Lord Lu, as a distinguished nobleman of our dynasty, who lived through life and death with his father, shouldn't do the same thing."
