"There are about five or six hundred thousand people in the disaster area, and there are many that have not been counted, but even if there is another 200,000, it is enough, so, I Jiangnan can be guaranteed, this is, the luck of the people, the luck of Your Majesty, the luck of the empire!"

After counting all the data, Zhang Buxian, the head of the household department, praised it loudly.

"Haha, this is all the credit of the secretaries."

The emperor replied casually, but the smugness was overflowing, this was a good word he hadn't heard for a long time.

"However, the selection of the minister is also an extremely important matter, this kind of major event, people who do not have a certain amount of experience and ability, it is difficult to control, it is a concentration of two large provinces and other rich provinces, without a certain identity, I am afraid that it will not be able to convince the public." Li Dongsheng, the secretary of the ministry, came out and said.

"Do you have a suitable candidate to recommend?" The emperor asked, but looking at Rukawa Kaede, the meaning was obvious.

The thin Zhang Buxian quickly glanced at the emperor with a pair of shiny triangular eyes, and he knew it in his heart, and stood up and said: "Weichen suggests that this candidate must be the commander of the Tongzhi and Zhenbei general Liuchuan Feng Shizi!" He came up with the plan, and he had everything he could get. ”

This statement was immediately agreed by many people, and they all echoed it, and the Ministry of Rites Shangshu even raised his hands in approval, but Rukawa Kaede knew that they were afraid that they wanted to support themselves and prevent themselves from investigating their details.

"Ah Feng, then this important task will be handed over to you, you have to fight for our Liuchuan family." The emperor looked at this young and promising nephew with a look of anticipation.

However, the next scene surprised everyone.

Rukawa Kaede stood up and replied respectfully and seriously: "Your Majesty, the minister's nephew is young and not suitable for this important task, but the minister has a more suitable candidate." ”

"Oh?"

"He is the minister's old subordinate, he is hard, he is strict and disciplined, he is quite talented, and he is proficient in water control, he is the best candidate," Rukawa Kaede saw everyone's skeptical eyes, paused, and continued, "But after all, he is not very old, and he does not have much prestige and official position, so I think it is necessary to choose a prestigious minister as a deputy to assist in disaster relief." ”

Seeing the young man's pleading gaze, Jiang Tang did not hesitate, came out and said, "The old minister is willing to go." ”

"Master Jiang, you're going to have to work hard."

Ruchuan Feng said silently, he actually had this plan for a long time, but the Taishi is now past the age of the sixtieth year, and he is really a little embarrassed to bother him, but he has no one else to use.

"Master, at your age, are you sure you want to suffer this sin?" The emperor couldn't bear it.

"Your Majesty, the old minister only has this ability, there are not many things that can be done for the empire and the people, and it is okay to work hard." Jiang Tang responded sincerely.

"Okay, then it's decided, after the next court, you guys get ready, and let's go." The Emperor said.

"Yes."

"Your Majesty, in fact, the nephew has not yet spoken about the disaster relief plan, and there are a few points to add, which are also to completely solve the problem of the bursting of the embankment of the Red River in the future."

"Oh? If you can really solve this eternal problem, you will really be a great hero of the empire! ”

"The third step is to dig tributary channels and dig dams. After the flood is cured this time, a large lake dam will be dug and built in key passes such as Thorn County to store water, and tall and sturdy stalls will be built, and a large number of sandbags will be placed in case of emergency. ”

"Fourth: Plant trees to strengthen the soil. Then the embankments on both sides of the Red River were heightened and reinforced, and a large number of saplings were planted, so that they could grasp the ground and stabilize the sand, gravel and loess, so that they would not be washed away by the flood, which was also an important preventive measure. ”

"Fifth: build more bridges. Not only can we more effectively solve the problem of communication between the two sides of the river, but we can also make early plans and deal with the problem of diversion when a flood occurs. ”

After listening to his suggestion, everyone fell silent, pondering the feasibility and credibility of these five plans, and the results were obvious, no problem, absolutely good solutions.

"Bang Bang Bang"

The emperor took the lead in applauding, and was very satisfied, he had foreseen that there would be no more bursting embankments in the Red River, which made him very happy.

Naturally, everyone applauded and praised it, and for a while, there was a lot of discussion in the court, all of which were praise for Rukawa Kaede, which made him a little flattered.

"Good idea, that is, the actual operation is very difficult, the third article alone, it is difficult to do, the fifth, is also very difficult, the Red River is wide, the widest place can not even see the edge, the narrow place is also two or three miles wide!" Zhou Shanchang, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, came out and said in embarrassment.

"Difficult? Don't you do it if it's hard? If it's all simple work, then what do I want you to do, your Ministry of Industry has been engaged in it for so many years, and you can't even solve the problem of the Hongjiang embankment, it's really a waste, this time follow the Qin Cha, do it well, or I will remove you! ”

The emperor angrily rebuked, he was already very dissatisfied with this unfavorable guy.

"Yes, Wechen will definitely do his best to assist the minister of the Qin mission to cure this red river." Zhou Shanchang sweated like rain, but he still replied affirmatively.

"Lord Zhou, you can communicate with Qin Cha about these things, and he may be able to put forward any useful suggestions."

Rukawa Kaede then made a serious suggestion: "Your Majesty, they can already go and prepare to pack their things first, the disaster relief situation is urgent, and every moment may lead to the death of the people." ”

"Okay, Lord Zhou?" Liuchuan Star River.

"Well, ah, Your Majesty, the minister is here."

His thoughts seemed to float on the Red River in the southern section of the Yangtze River, and Zhou Shanchang woke up when he heard this not salty or light voice.

"What are you still doing here? Are you waiting for a meal? ”

"I'll go back and gather the craftsmen and bring the tools now."

"Then the old minister will also go back and prepare." Jiang Tang said.

"Master, take care." The Emperor said with concern.

"Take care." Rukawa Kaede said silently.

Yan Ku also came to the court at this time, he first nodded to Rukawa Kaede, and then saluted the emperor.

"Your Majesty, Weichen, Yan Hard, you are ready, and you can set off at any time."

"Okay, I'm going to make an order, make you the minister of the Qincha, start to control the water, and relieve the disaster, do you have confidence?"

"Yes."

The answers were short and forceful, and they were confident.

"Take care all the way, you must do a good job for me, and give me that damn Hongjiang uniform."

Rukawa Kaede patted Yan Ku on the shoulder at the end, giving him confidence.

"Don't worry, my subordinates will do a good job." The hardships that were ready to go also responded seriously.

"Okay, let's go, if there is any difficulty, you can ask the master for advice, or you can send me a letter."

"Hmm."

Seeing this loyal and steady henchman leave, Rukawa Kaede retracted his thoughts and returned to the court, where the court meeting was still going on, and what he had to do was not finished yet.