Yan Yi's face collapsed suddenly, and the whole person seemed to have lost his soul.

On weekdays, the friendship of the villagers came to Yan Yi's heart one after another, saying that it was impossible for him to completely control his emotions.

Turning around, Yan Yi pleaded to Zhang Yuan.

"The student asked the teacher to help Jinan County."

Zhang Yuan gestured for Yan Yi to return to his side and stand first.

"Help is to help, not only to help Jinan County, but also to help the other fifteen counties.

Brother Qing, what is Your Majesty's attitude now? ”

"Your Majesty has sent Ji Huang and Zheng to lead 100,000 soldiers to block the pass and build Longyuan Palace."

Zhang Yuanxin was helpless, how weak and vulnerable he was to use manpower against natural forces in ancient times.

Even if there are many people, there is no reinforced concrete, and there is no drama at all if they want to really build a dam to avoid disasters.

"This disaster treatment will inevitably have no effect, and the people in the 16 southeastern counties in the lower reaches of the Yellow River will suffer."

"Teacher, are you saying that the decision will not succeed?"

"It won't work."

Yan Yi's face turned even paler.

"Brother Yuan's breach of the Yellow River this time is very harmful.

The river flows eastward through Qilu Juancheng and Yuncheng South, rushes out of a new river, flows into Juyeze, and then takes Surabaya into the Huai River, and now it has turned to the north.

The Huaisi River Basin has now been flooded, and the sixteen counties have been submerged, if Brother Yuan has any good ideas, he can explain it directly now, and I will fully support Brother Yuan. ”

Wei Qing also said very worriedly, but in his opinion, Zhang Yuan can give people a little hope no matter what predicament he is in, and he thinks that Zhang Yuan has an idea, so he came to Chang'an to find him.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Yuan shook his head blankly.

"How can I use my mortal body against the forces of heaven?

Brother Qing, let's still think about whether we can come up with some food to relieve the victims, and don't let too many people get by without food rations because of the embankment burst. ”

When the river burst, only one county in Dongjun suffered the most casualties, and the remaining fifteen counties were not killed but destroyed, but crops.

If we can't plug the gap, not only will we not be able to harvest this year's grain, but we won't be able to harvest it next year, and in the long run, even if the imperial court doesn't collect taxes, the people will starve to death because they have nothing to eat.

"Yes, I have made a lot of money in the paper mill business, and I can use it for disaster relief this time."

"Money is useless, what is useful is food, this time we will collect grain with all our might, and we will collect as much as we can."

"That's right, it's just that how we should operate then, Your Majesty is afraid that you will not like this way very much."

Zhang Yuan naturally knew that if he did this directly, Liu Che would be unhappy.

How can there be a matter of courtiers and the Son of Heaven snatching the hearts of the people, if they really succeed, and do a good deed in the end, this head is estimated to be unable to be saved.

"When Your Majesty asks the officials at the court meeting if there is any solution, Brother Qing, you can directly open your mouth and say that you will donate food.

Later, I will support you and donate a lot of grain and grass to the imperial court, as for Princess Pingyang, I still need you to persuade you.

There are three of us in a group, and even if the rest of the officials don't want to donate in their hearts, they will take out something this time, just like the last time we blackmailed the war horse. ”

There is no way, there are too many people who are inactive in the court at the moment, and Zhang Yuan has to use this method again and again.

Everyone doesn't want to start this, so they can only open it by Zhang Yuan himself, even if this matter was done by Wei Qing, everyone knows that there is Zhang Yuan's shadow behind.

"Okay, I'll go and discuss with Princess Pingyang tomorrow."

"Well, in fact, there is no need to be too anxious, as long as they don't plug the gap in disaster relief, every year in the future will be a disaster year for the people of the sixteen counties."

"I see."

Coming out of Wei Qing's mansion, Yan Yi's face was not very good-looking.

The naked reality made him very uncomfortable in his heart, and Zhang Yuan directly concluded that the gag would not succeed, which made Yan Yi even more worried about the people in his hometown.

"Teacher, is there really nothing to be done?"

"If there is, will I not take it out at this time, watching the lives of people just disappear, watching the people's crops being washed away by the flood?"

"The students have trespassed."

Yan Yi knew that his tone had hit Zhang Yuan, and immediately bowed down to apologize.

"It's okay, I understand your feelings, now it's just a matter of taking a step at a time.

At present, in spring and summer, there is too much water in the Yellow River, and it is very difficult to plug the mouth. We can only wait until autumn and winter to see if the amount of water can be reduced. ”

Zhang Yuan could only comfort Yan Yi, even if the gag was successful, he wouldn't be able to resist for a long time before he broke again.

The Yellow River, a giant dragon lying on the land of the Central Plains, was just trying to find another comfortable sleeping position.

In fact, if a canal can be opened in the middle and lower section to connect the three major water systems of the Yellow River, the Huai River, and the Yangtze River, plus the rest of the rivers on this route, and jointly bear the pressure of a large river in the Yellow River, maybe the current situation can be changed.

Zhang Yuan silently calculated the possibility of the success of this plan in his heart, but he felt that Liu Che should not build a canal with the strength of the whole country for a natural disaster.

The Xiongnu were still eyeing the north, and Liu Che was the obvious and firm executor of the internal must be secure outside.

If there is no problem inside, then go outside to fight, because the soldiers are well fed.

If there is an internal problem, it is necessary to go to the outside to fight, because it is necessary to divert the internal contradictions.

As soon as he returned to Du County, Zhang Yuan directly summoned Zong Xing to Taixue and ordered him to return to Zhangfu in Lantian Mountain, so that Lao Zhao could find a way to use the money to buy grain.

The Zhang Mansion has long made a lot of money because of the paper and coal mine business, and there is too much money in the family, so if you don't take this opportunity to spread some, when the war is over, Liu Che may use some name to copy the Zhang family.

Worried that there would be insufficient manpower in the family, Zhang Yuan directly left Zongxing at home and did not let him return to Du County.

In this way, another month passed, and there was no news from Wei Qing's side, Zhang Yuan only knew that the price of grain in Du County had tripled.

Fortunately, the food of these people in Du County has already been distributed for a year, otherwise this piece is another headache.

As the so-called stream clouds rise and sink into the pavilion, the mountain rain is about to come, and the wind is full of buildings.

The same is true of this matter.

Although the price of food has risen, there is a rumor circulating inside and outside Chang'an City, and after Zhang Yuan heard it, he realized that this was Tian Wei's so-called Mandate of Heaven theory.

It is said that 'the decision of the rivers is a matter of heaven, and it is not easy to use manpower to force it, and it may not be suitable for the sky.' ’

After hearing this rumor, Zhang Yuan's heart was cold, Ji Di and Zheng really failed at that time.

And the failure was too fast, Liu Che didn't seem to have any patience at all.

At this time, Yan Yi suddenly hurriedly walked in from outside.

"Teacher, the servant sent someone to ask you to rush to Chang'an City today."