Emperor Hongzhi said coldly: "Yuan Jing, I will punish you for a small amount and punish you for three months. I hope you will think seriously in the future, Qin Tianjian was originally set up for the purpose of formulating the calendar, observing the celestial phenomena, serving the people and serving the royal family, how can you only care about your own astrological observation and ignore the people of the world. ”

When Yuan Jing heard that it was just a punishment, a big stone fell to the ground in his heart, and he hurriedly kowtowed to thank him.

Emperor Hongzhi is worthy of being a magnanimous and benevolent king, if he encounters an emperor with a violent personality, he can be killed just by inaccurate deduction, and the people can be killed on these two charges of complacent suffering from this catastrophe.

After Yuan Jing left, Li Dongyang said to Emperor Hongzhi: "Your Majesty, the old minister remembered the warlock in the court last year, this person actually accurately predicted the time and place of the earthquake. The old minister suggested that he should find the warlock carefully, so that he could use it for the emperor and the court. ”

Emperor Hongzhi nodded and said happily, "I think what Elder Li Ge said is reasonable. What do the other two elders think? ”

Since Li Dongyang supported the proposal of the two of them, Liu Jian and Xie Qian naturally did not object to Li Dongyang's proposal, and they seconded it one after another.

So Emperor Hongzhi asked Xiao Jing to convey his will to Mu Bin, and asked the Jinyi guards from all over the country to carefully visit the Jianghu warlock who issued an earthquake warning in Chaoyi.

Liang Wensheng's family also got the news of the earthquake in Chaoyi on the seventh day of the first lunar month, and this news was sent by the Liang family's housekeeper to ride a horse and send it at night.

Fortunately, the Liang family's house was sturdy and did not collapse completely, only a few people had some abrasions, and they were no longer in serious trouble after being bandaged. However, the entire Chaoyi was severely affected, with an estimated thousands of people stoned to death and countless others injured.

Liang Wensheng was shocked when he heard this, and asked the servant who came to report the news: "The newspaper said that the emperor has issued an edict to prevent earthquakes, why are there so many casualties?" ”

The servant cried and said: "My lord, how can Lord Su of Chaoyi Zhixian have any earthquake prevention measures, and near the end of the year, he has begun to vigorously spread rumors, and the notice said that the officials of Qin Tianjian said that there will be no earthquake in Chaoyi this year and next year, don't believe the nonsense of the warlocks in the rivers and lakes." He also sent officials to drive the people who lived in the straw huts home, saying that living outside the house would hinder the view and ruin the reputation of the court. ”

Hearing this, Liang Wensheng was furious: "I didn't expect Su Zhixian to be so perfunctory, and the emperor issued an edict to prevent earthquakes, but he avoided the important and light, and only kept the rumors but not earthquakes." Now that his hometown has caused such a catastrophe, he is mainly responsible! I'm going to fold him! ”

The servant also said, "My lord, when I leave." The resentment of the entire court is boiling, and they have asked the court to bring Su Zhixian to justice and behead him for public display! It is estimated that there are not a few officials from Chaoyi who participate in him. ”

Liang Wensheng nodded in agreement. Then he asked the servant, "As far as you can see, how many houses have collapsed in the court?" How many people are homeless? ”

"Back to my lord, I rode all the way east, and there were almost no intact houses in the countryside I passed through in Chaoyi, and most of the villages were in ruins. In some places, the black water is almost flowing into a river, flowing in all directions. It is estimated that tens of thousands of people have been affected. ”

When Liang Wensheng heard this, his heart felt sad. Thinking about the ruins of his rich hometown and the crowds of victims, it is estimated that it will not take ten or eight years to recover. He was powerless

The servant said, "You are also tired, go down and rest for your reward." ”

Seeing Liang Wensheng so sad, the servant thanked him, and then comforted: "Master, take care." Fortunately, the food of the victims is still there, so they will not go hungry. If it weren't for the rumors in Suzhi County, the people would not have suffered such a big casualty if they had been living in a grass hut. ”

After saying that, he bowed and withdrew.

Liang Yuesong was also very angry when he heard that the casualties were so large. But he knew that this was not the time for the people to vent their anger, so he hurried to find his father, and then said to his father: "Father, I think disaster relief should be the first priority now." Now my workshops in Juzhou are short of people, and the imperial court must also be worried about how to resettle the victims, why don't my father ask the imperial court to move the disaster to Juzhou to resettle, which is just a good thing to kill multiple birds with one stone. ”

Liang Wensheng, who was angry and sad, felt some relief when he heard his son say this. The son, who has never cared about government affairs, suddenly cares about the suffering of the people and the affairs of the court today, which proves that the son has grown up.

Looking at his young son, Liang Wensheng was relieved and said happily: "Song'er, what you said is right, but whether the local officials will be willing and whether the court will agree, these are uncertain for the father." In addition, Shaanxi is already vast and sparsely populated, so will the relocation of a large number of disaster victims here offend the officials of the court and the same state capital? ”

Liang Yuesong shook his head and replied: "Father, you are always so cautious, now it seems that it is important to help the victims, after helping the imperial court solve this problem, the emperor will naturally praise my father, and the adults in the cabinet will also support you, in this case, what are you afraid of offending the local officials?" Besides, such a big earthquake in Chaoyi will inevitably affect the surrounding areas, and the officials of the Tongzhou capital are probably having a headache with the disaster victims now, so if you reach out to help them, it will be too late for them to thank them? By the time the aftershocks wore off, it would be a year or two later. Whether the victims want to go back or not is entirely up to them. By then, I am afraid that my father will have been promoted, and this matter will naturally be handled by a later official, and it will not have much to do with you. ”

Liang Wensheng listened to his son's words and felt that there was some truth. So he said: "Let's ask Gongzi He to discuss this matter." If he agrees, it will be much easier. ”

Not long after, He Zhiyuan came to the third hall of the state government, and the two sides naturally inevitably had a polite relationship, and then talked about the Chaoyi earthquake, and told He Zhiyuan about Liang Yuesong's idea of disaster relief.

He Zhiyuan had already discussed this matter with Liang Yuesong, and He Zhiyuan immediately said: "Lord Liang's hometown is affected by this disaster, and I should do my best to relieve the disaster. ”

Hearing this, Liang Wensheng said happily: "He Gongzi is so righteous, very good!" When I finish writing the recital, let's sign it together! ”

"This matter is urgent, let's calculate how many victims can be resettled in our state. The most important thing is to solve the problem of food and shelter for the disaster victims. He Zhiyuan said: "The Luoquanzhuang Coal Mine in Yizhou can accommodate up to 5,000 Ding Zhuang laborers, and the other workshops are basically saturated, and can only accommodate 500 Ding Zhuang at most. However, these cement workshops in the state can still accommodate thousands of strong laborers. It's still okay to settle 10,000 Ding Zhuang in this way. ”

Liang Wensheng said: "It's enough, if you settle 10,000 Ding Zhuang, that's 50,000 or 60,000." The registered population of the entire Chaoyi County is also

More than 50,000, even if you add the underreported population, it is estimated that the population is only 100,000. ”

He Zhiyuan said with a smile: "Now there is a shortage of people everywhere in my state, even if 100,000 people come, they can be accommodated." In fact, the disaster victims from the surrounding prefectures and counties of Chaoyi can also migrate here to resettle, so that the problem of lack of Ding Zhuang in our state will be greatly alleviated. Otherwise, the peasants in Yishui will leave after the beginning of spring, and the problem of labor shortage in our state will be even more serious. ”

He Zhiyuan thought that after the successful development of the steam engine in a few years, the prelude to the industrial revolution would begin, and Juzhou would need more and more labor. Population is an important driving force and wealth for the development of a place, and nothing is possible without population.

Liang Wensheng was shocked when he heard He Zhiyuan say this, 100,000 people! That's the population of the entire county, so many people come at once, how to solve the problem of food and housing? With so many victims coming, what should I do if there is chaos? It was he who reminded: "No, there are too many victims, and if one is not handled well, there will be chaos." It's great that we can resettle 50,000 people, and I don't think there is any place willing to resettle the victims. When we do this, it is already unconventional in the court. ”

He Zhiyuan smiled lightly and said: "From now to the arrival of the victims, it is estimated that it will take at least a month, and after a month, the cold winter will basically pass." The requirements for living are not so high, just build a grass hut first. Then, in the form of cash-for-work, the victims were asked to build their own houses, and when the houses were built, they were allowed to work in various places, so I don't think there would be any trouble. ”

"Wait, does Gongzi He plan to let them settle here? Why build a house? Liang Wensheng asked in surprise.

He Zhiyuan said with a smile: "Then it depends on whether our state is attractive to the disaster victims, and when the time comes, let them decide to stay, those who are willing to go can go back, and those who are willing to stay will be given a household registration for them." ”

"Well, that's the best fit." Liang Wensheng said with confidence, and then said to He Zhiyuan: "Then let's say that we can resettle 50,000 victims." It's really troublesome if there's more, and if something goes wrong, it's a good thing to turn into a bad thing, so it's better to be safe. ”

He Zhiyuan thought, let's wait for the 50,000 yuan to be resettled, maybe Liang Wensheng will ask the court to resettle the victims again, thinking of this, he also agreed to Liang Wensheng's suggestion.

At this time, Liang Wensheng thought of another layer, and hurriedly said: "The resettlement of 50,000 disaster victims will definitely have some impact on the lives of the people in this state, especially some wealthy families are estimated to have more fierce opposition, He Gongzi can think of this layer?" ”

He Zhiyuan really didn't think of this layer, to say that after a large number of disaster victims poured in, the local people would definitely not be willing. Just like Liang Wensheng said, if you don't handle it well, there may be chaos. But as long as it is properly settled, this is a large number of high-quality labor.

Thinking of this, he said to Liang Wensheng: "There will definitely be opposing voices, as long as they are properly arranged and there is no chaos, it is estimated that it will not be very strong." After all, the victims will not come to live in the city, let alone occupy their land. As long as the interests of the local people are not infringed upon, there will not be much opposition. ”

Liang Wensheng thought about it, and finally made up his mind, and said to He Zhiyuan: "Without further ado, I will write the recital immediately, He Gongzi will wait for a while, and after writing it today, it will be sent to Beijing immediately after 800 miles!" ”

(End of chapter)

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