Shandong water!

As time passed, more and more news about the great water in Shandong reached Chang'an City.

Flooded Seven Counties!

Millions of acres of fertile land were destroyed, people were displaced, homes were destroyed, and the losses were extremely heavy.

"I have allocated money and grain to build the Yellow River embankment for many years, and there are canal villages to discharge floods, why can the Yellow River embankment in Shandong still burst." Above the court, Li Shimin looked at the shocking loss and roared angrily.

"Weichen is derelict in his duties, please forgive your majesty!" Duan Lun, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, pleaded guilty with a disgraced face.

The construction of the Yellow River embankment is the responsibility of the Ministry of Industry, and now the Yellow River in Shandong has burst its embankment, and there is not much warning in advance, and the military and civilians have no time to take precautions, so that it will cause a catastrophe, and the Ministry of Industry naturally has a responsibility that cannot be shirked.

Li Shimin glared at Duan Lun hatefully, and said coldly: "Duan Lun, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, was derelict in his duties and dismissed on the spot!" The people in charge of the river embankments in Shandong were all handed over to the three divisions for trial. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for not killing!"

Duan Lun's body trembled, his figure suddenly became a little shorter, and then he staggered back,

Many officials couldn't help but sigh, they knew that Duan Lun would completely fade out of the court this time, and the Ministry of Industry would reshuffle the cards, after all, the loss this time was too great, and naturally people needed to take responsibility.

When Duan Lun left, Fang Xuanling bowed down and said: "Your Majesty is angry, for the sake of today's plan, it is better to give disaster relief first, millions of people in the seven counties of Shandong are displaced, if you don't provide disaster relief in time, it will change later!" ”

Li Shimin's face is also full of solemnity, he has experienced the rebellion at the end of the Sui Dynasty, although this flood has caused heavy losses to the Tang Dynasty, if the displaced people are used by people with intentions, the consequences will be no less than the destruction of these waters.

"Pass the order, and the surrounding counties will make every effort to rescue the affected people, Dai Aiqing! Immediately prepare food, money, and immediately help the people affected by the disaster. Li Shimin said to Dai Guan.

Dai Xuan smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, now that the treasury of Chang'an City is empty, you can't take out so much money at all. ”

To provide relief to the people of the seven counties, the amount of money and food needed every day is astronomical, and the imperial court simply can't come up with so much money for a while.

"How can there be no money? My Datang had good weather last year, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, how could I spend the money so quickly. Kong Yingda said anxiously, the land of Shandong is the base camp of Confucianism, one day late to help the land of Shandong, the land of Shandong will suffer one day.

Dai Xuan smiled bitterly: "Last year, my Tang Dynasty did have a bumper harvest, but the imperial court built nearly 2,000 miles of brick roads, and prepared for the expedition to the west to Tuguhun, which has already been consumed, although there is still some leftover, but I am afraid it is enough to pay tribute and rewards to the soldiers of the expedition." ”

As soon as Dai Guan's voice fell, many courtiers were silent for a moment, officially having a bumper harvest last year, and Datang had the confidence to attack Tuyuhun, but an expedition also almost emptied Datang's treasury.

Kong Yingda said sadly: "Can I just watch the people of Shandong suffer?" ”

Wei Zheng said: "Of course not, the people can carry the boat, or they can overturn the boat, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, and my Datang lives and works in peace and contentment, how can Your Majesty bear to let the people of Shandong suffer." ”

Li Shimin nodded and said: "Yes, pass the order, immediately mobilize food, and go to the disaster-stricken place in Shandong, so that not a single person can starve." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Kong Yingda's face softened slightly, as long as people don't starve to death, there is still hope for everything else.

"Your Majesty, there will be a plague after the catastrophe, if the doctor prepares in advance, he can heal the affected people and prevent the epidemic." Fang Xuanling bowed and said.

The eldest grandson Wuji agreed: "Yes, the Red Cross can also call on volunteers to donate money and materials, and it will definitely be able to help many people affected by the disaster." ”

The Red Cross Society was nominally controlled by Empress Changsun, and the Red Cross assisted the disaster-stricken areas, which was conducive to Empress Changsun's reputation, and Changsun Wuji naturally supported it.

The ministers also nodded one after another, now the court has no money to use, can only rely on the power of the people, once the Red Cross moves, it will definitely be able to greatly relieve the pressure on the court.

Li Shimin nodded and said, "But!" ”

"In this Western Expedition, the pensions for the soldiers who died in the war will be issued, and the rewards for meritorious soldiers will not be issued for the time being, and the land of Shandong will be immediately allocated to compensate the people." Li Shimin thought about it and said, for today's plan, he can only tear down the east wall and make up the west wall.

"Your Majesty is wise!"

The ministers said in unison. However, everyone knows that even if these measures are in place, they can only maintain the current situation, and the huge post-disaster reconstruction work is the main one, which will be an astronomical amount.

"Actually, I still have a huge fortune in my hands." Dai Xuan said with some hesitation.

"And a great fortune?" The ministers couldn't help but look at Dai Xuan suddenly.

Dai Xuan gritted his teeth and said: "Yes, the Western Expedition army has traveled thousands of miles and captured countless cattle, sheep and miscellaneous animals, if these cattle and sheep can be turned into money, my Datang's financial crisis will definitely be solved." ”

Everyone's eyes couldn't help but light up, these cattle and sheep were captured by Datang, and they were naturally in the hands of Datang, but once these cattle and sheep nominally belonged to the Tuyuhun tribe, once Datang disposed of these cattle and sheep, this means that Datang has only one choice, that is, Tuyuhun will be turned into the four counties of Qinghai, otherwise it will only be a curse. ”

Dai Zhou didn't want to meddle in the disposal of Tuguhun, but the financial pressure on the Ministry of Civil Affairs was too great, and Dai Zhou could only put his mind on these cattle and sheep.

Li Shimin frowned and said: "Those cattle and sheep are indeed very valuable, but they are far away in Qinghai, how can they help Shandong." ”

One of the two is the most western, the other is in the west, thousands of miles away, and it is difficult to work with huge losses alone, and besides, those refugees can't just eat meat!

"If we sell all these cattle and sheep for money, won't all problems be solved." Kong Yingda couldn't wait to say.

The ministers looked at Kong Yingda helplessly, what this old sour Confucian said was better than singing, it was dozens or hundreds of cattle and sheep, but hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep, where would there be such a large market that could be digested.

Kong Yingda couldn't help but be stunned, she knew that she had said the wrong thing.

Dai Xuan said thoughtfully: "Although what Master Kong said is difficult, it is not impossible, and maybe one person can do it." ”

"Who is it?" Kong Yingda hurriedly asked.

"The world has to talk about the means of making money. The old man only serves one person. Dai Xuan looked around at the ministers and said word by word.

"Mo Jiazi!"

The ministers' eyes lit up suddenly, the world wants to talk about the means of making money, who is the son of the Mo family in the world, Mojia Village has become the first village in the world in a short period of time is the best proof, to say that there is a person who can solve the financial crisis of the Tang Dynasty, I am afraid it must be Moton, and Merton is just in Qinghai at the moment, so it can be said that he is the best candidate.

Kong Yingda couldn't help but look embarrassed for a while, and there was a battle between Confucianism and Mo, but he didn't expect that it was Moton who saved the Confucian stronghold of Shandong at this moment, but right now, if it drags on for a day, the form will be critical for a day, and Kong Yingda is still wise to put aside the view of the door.