Chapter 127: City Patrol III

This is still near the palace gate.

Zhu Qizhen also heard too modestly, as for the highlands between the Chaobai River and the Lugou River, whether it is true or false, Zhu Qizhen doesn't quite understand, but there is one thing he knows.

That is the generation of the Forbidden City in Beijing, which is the highest place in Beijing.

This has been a tradition for a long time.

But when you leave the palace, what will happen to the low-lying places in Beijing?

As soon as the emperor's guard of honor appeared on the street of Jingshi, someone suddenly knelt in the water, Zhu Qizhen saw this, and immediately asked Zhu Qizhen to pass an order, saying: "Let the people not kneel, just say, I care about the daily life of my father, and if there is any difficulty, I can complain to me." ”

Wang Zhen immediately went to pass the word, and dozens of eunuchs with loud voices shouted together, passing on Zhu Qizhen's order. On the streets on both sides, there are rumors of long live my emperor, long live, long live.

Wang Zhen also left a few little eunuchs, so that these people could tell them if they were in need.

Yu Qian persuaded: "Your Majesty, these are all dignitaries and nobles, and it is impossible for their houses to enter the water. ”

Zhu Qizhen was reminded by Yu Qian and immediately understood.

Can a person who can be a neighbor of the emperor be a person who has no power?

These people don't have to worry at all.

Zhu Qizhen immediately understood and said, "I understand, where the flood is the most serious. ”

Yu Qian said: "Nancheng." ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Go to Nancheng first." ”

I don't know when, but it started to rain heavily.

Both left and right persuaded Zhu Qizhen to enter the carriage, but Zhu Qizhen did not dare to be strong. However, Yu Qian was also pulled into the carriage.

Zhu Qizhen looked at the situation outside, and it seemed that the further south he went, the more turbulent and deep the water flow in the street became. Zhu Qizhen estimated that the water under the carriage had overflowed his feet and necks.

That's the case here, so what will Nancheng, which Yu Qian considers extremely serious, look like?

Zhu Qizhen was worried in his heart and said: "After the catastrophe, there will be a great epidemic. If it rains heavily, will the people be able to drink hot water and eat hot food? ”

Yu Qian said: "Thanks to Your Majesty Shengming, half of the people in the city now use coal, and there are tens of thousands of catties of coal in the coal yards of Jingshi, which can be supplied for a while." ”

Zhu Qizhen never thought that his move of giving up halfway would bring such great benefits to the present.

Zhu Qizhen estimated that after this flood, most of the people in Beijing used both firewood and coal. If there is firewood, use firewood, and if there is no firewood, use coal.

It's not that coal is not easy to use. It's firewood that doesn't want money.

For the common people, nothing good can be compared with something that does not require money. After all, the city of Beijing in this era cannot be compared with the city of Beijing in later generations.

Most of the houses have yards, and some plants are made in the yard, all of which are firewood.

But even so, it is a great benefit for Zhu Qizhen.

As long as the people have hot water and do not drink cold water, they can effectively limit the spread of the plague. You can die fewer people.

Zhu Qizhen secretly said in his heart: "As long as you do things, nothing will be without feedback, but some things are fed back early, and some things are fed back slowly." ”

"There are some things that are done today, but I don't know how many years later, there will be feedback."

"I only know today, but do good deeds, don't ask about the future."

Zhu Qizhen said: "Wang Zhen. ”

"The slave is here." Wang Zhen was dressed in a cloak and was outside the carriage.

Zhu Qizhen said: "How much coal is stored in Ouchi? ”

Wang Zhen said: "This slave doesn't know, but there are tens of thousands of catties." ”

If you say that there are not too many people who use coal in Beijing, but it is different in the palace. Zhu Qizhen advocates, who dares not to use it, except for some special things, such as some dishes, only have firewood to burn is enough to taste, so some firewood is retained, and most things are made of coal.

Therefore, the coal storage in Ouchi is not less than that of the coal yards in Beijing.

It's summer, not the peak of coal use.

If there is a large amount of coal in the winter, it will only be more. It is estimated that there will be hundreds of thousands of catties.

Zhu Qizhen said: "The order goes down, during the waterlogging, the imperial court will distribute coal to each family according to the roster of Jingshi, which is enough for a family to boil water for cooking. ”

"How much each household needs, to determine by themselves, although it is not enough, order Mentougou to produce with all its might."

Wang Zhen said: "The slave understands. ”

Eunuchs have this benefit, what Zhu Qizhen commanded, Wang Zhen never said a "no." ”

After a while, Zhu Qizhen arrived near Nancheng. It's just that the front also stopped.

Li Dachuan came to report and said, "Your Majesty, you can't go ahead. The water is too deep. ”

Zhu Qizhen immediately got out of the car and walked in the water, at this time, countless people surrounded Zhu Qizhen, and Zhu Qizhen found that the water level had reached the belly.

Although it hasn't gone underneath the car yet.

After all, although Zhu Qizhen played a guard of honor this time, on the whole, it was still simple.

It's just that Zhu Qizhen can see clearly, and the water level in front of him has suddenly deepened a lot.

A guard walked in front of him, and suddenly he was planted in the water, not just a ravine, but also a large pit.

Fortunately, the guards sent to explore the road are very water-based.

Not to be drowned.

But Zhu Qizhen looked around and the situation was different.

He clearly saw that above the water, all he could see was the roof, and many people were on the roof.

Seeing this, Yu Qian said loudly: "Your Majesty, when the minister came here last night, it wasn't like this. ”

At this moment, the rain was heavy, and the dense rain sound was like a war drum, and Yu Qian didn't speak loudly, and it couldn't reach Zhu Qizhen's ears at all.

Then they were just a few punches away. Zhu Qizhen pushed the hat.

Countless rains pierced the oil-paper umbrella above his head and fell on his hat, and at the edge of the hat hung a series of water droplets. It's like a drop of water.

Zhu Qizhen said loudly: "Where can I see the whole picture of the neighborhood clearly." ”

Yu Qian didn't speak, just pointed.

Zhu Qizhen immediately understood, above the city wall.

Zhu Qizhen ordered: "Turn around and go to the city wall." ”

Then the whole army avoided this place, and went up to the city wall from the shallow water. Zhu Qizhen stood on the city wall and saw it very clearly, but he saw the houses soaked in the water, as if they were hats.

In the midst of the heavy rain, I don't know how much water flowed here from all over the city.

This is the southeast corner of Beijing, Zhu Qizhen doesn't know if this is the lowest place in Beijing, but it is definitely the lowest place in this area.

Zhu Qizhen has also seen it, the drainage ditches in the south of the city, as well as the city gates, are like rivers, and they are drained at full capacity, but even so.

The tall city walls still gather most of the water here.

Zhu Qizhen shouted, "Ruan An." ”

Ruan An immediately ran over and said, "The slave is here." ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Now that the situation is here, what do you think should be done?" ”

Ruan An is an all-round hand in engineering, and said: "Your Majesty, the fastest way to drain water at this moment is to open a drainage hole in the city wall." ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Then do it? ”

Ruan An said with some hesitation: "It's just." ”

Zhu Qizhen said sharply: "Just what do you say?" ”

Ruan An said: "Your Majesty, the minister has two worries, the first one is the city wall. This section of the city wall was built by the ministers, even if it was blown up with gunpowder, it may not be able to quickly open a gap, and the second worry is the Lugou River. ”

Zhu Qizhen was a little stunned and said, "Lugou River? ”

Ruan An said: "Your Majesty, the Lugou River is not very peaceful, today Beijing City is only waterlogged, if the rain is heavier, the slave is worried that the Lugou River will burst the embankment, and what he is washing is also the southern city of Beijing." ”

When Zhu Qizhen heard Ruan An say this, he immediately turned his head to look south, and at a glance, the rain was vast, the visibility was not high, and he couldn't see the Lugou River at all.

There was only a feeling of changing color and wind and rain coming towards Zhu Qizhen's mind.

Zhu Qizhen knew that in ancient times, the city wall actually had a waterproof function, not to mention anything else, the Kaifeng city wall was like this, and the experience of the Kaifeng city wall against floods was much higher than the experience of fighting against attacks.

Once a hole is dug here, if the Lugou River floods, it will not be easy to deal with.

Zhu Qizhen was silent for a moment and said, "No matter how much, let's release the water here first." I can't die without help. ”

Ruan An was reassured and said, "Yes." ”