When I saw Li Yi today, I knew that what I said was true, but it was really difficult for me to understand, an emperor like Liu Yan, who had fought on the battlefield for half his life, should have always focused on cultural governance and martial arts, and his own country, and his own society, and he would not value these things outside his body.

Alas! It can only be said that the world has changed over time, and he is not exempt from vulgarity in his old age, and he has been indulged in the pursuit of pleasure in the second half of his life, and has become extravagant.

Li Yi walked into the hall with the eunuch on duty, handed over the burden in his hand to the eunuch for temporary safekeeping, and as soon as he looked up, he saw Gong Chengshu, who had visited Yunnan earlier, standing by the inner door and nodding to himself with a smile.

This guy is extremely cunning, Li Yi has always hated him in his heart, thinking that he buried the rivers and mountains of the Southern Han Dynasty with his own hands, it is really difficult to smile at him.

But no matter what, he couldn't show a trace of hostility towards him, Li Yi barely smiled, but Gong Chengshu shouted at the door: "Your Majesty, Hanlin Bachelor Li Yi asks to see!" "There was an 'um' sound in the door, and a 'pass' was replied, which was Liu Yan's familiar voice.

Li Yi nodded to Gong Chengshu with a smile, and went straight to the inner hall, where he saw that Liu Yan was sitting behind the bookcase, holding a thread-bound ancient book in his hand, and was contemplating. Next to the other case on the side, King Hu Bin was also writing and painting at the desk, but he didn't know what he was doing.

Li Yi hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, Liu Yan waved his hand and said, "Excuse me, give me a seat!" ”

Li Yi sat down on the chair sent by the eunuch, Liu Yan raised his head and asked, "Li Yi, what is the matter with you asking to see me today?" ”

Li Yi hurriedly sat down and nodded: "Your Majesty, a few days ago, the emperor once asked his ministers about the floods in the South China Sea, and after Weichen went back, he couldn't sleep all night, and after pondering for a while, he realized a method, and he didn't know whether it would be successful or not, so he came to ask the emperor for advice, in order to implement it as soon as possible, in order to solve the dangerous situation of the people of the South China Sea, I don't know what the Sacred Heart is?" ”

"Oh! You've got a great idea! Liu Yan smiled with interest: "Let's listen, I've been worrying about this these days!" ”

Li Yi nodded and said: "Your Majesty, although it is said that the floods in the South China Sea are the root cause, but in the current situation, the number of hungry people in the South China Sea is increasing unabated, although it is still under control, but if it is delayed, I am afraid that the situation will be very different, and it is even unknown that it may even lead to civil uprising." ”

"Therefore, His Majesty thinks that before making preparations for water control, we should start relief measures as soon as possible, and we must open warehouses and release grain to the hungry people in the South China Sea, so as to stabilize the hearts of the people in the South China Sea, so as to avoid the disaster of drastic changes!"

After listening to this, Liu Yan threw the book on the desk with an expressionless face, stood up and walked a few steps, shook his head slightly and said, "Hmph!" You only know one thing and you don't know the other! As easy as you say, I've done it a long time ago. ”

"The floods in the South China Sea have been going on for a long time, and they have been like this for hundreds of years before the founding of the Han Dynasty, if the symptoms are not cured, and the harm of the floods cannot be fundamentally solved, the people of Li still have no land to cultivate, and the country still has no source of taxes in the South China Sea, how can we talk about the situation of long-term peace and stability?"

"Li Yi! Of course, I understand your current feelings, and I myself am not worried. There are not a few hungry people in the South China Sea, relying on the endless relief of the state alone, it is like a tree without a source of water without roots, the output is large and the income is small, it is okay in a short time, and it is difficult to continue after a long time. ”

"Therefore, today's measures should be based on curing the floods, rather than providing large-scale disaster relief. We must not put the cart before the horse, and let the country bear this heavy burden in vain, and then we will be unable to stop. ”

"Li Yi! If you think about it, if the floods in the South China Sea are not effectively cured, we will have to distribute relief supplies on a regular basis every year, and if it becomes unsustainable, it will only provoke greater anger among the local people, and then the situation will be difficult to manage. ”

"You! is still too young, to look at the problem more comprehensively, you can't take it for granted how to do it, rely on your own enthusiasm to do things, once you fall into it, it will be very harmful. ”

After listening to Liu Yan's analysis, Li Yi also felt that it was very reasonable. Oh, yes! Judging from the country's financial resources and the attitude of the imperial court, it is impossible for the relief to last long, and if it is unsustainable, the backlash of this sentiment will be like a powerful nuclear bomb, which cannot be suppressed by any force.

The strength gathered by two or three hundred thousand hungry people, but the Southern Han Dynasty couldn't cope with it at all! Alas! From this point of view, Jiang is still old and spicy, Liu Yan has already thought about it, and he still looks a little immature!

Seeing that Li Yi was in a depressed mood, Liu Yan smiled indifferently and said, "I have already told the household department yesterday to arrange disaster relief. It's just that the imperial court's financial resources are limited, and it can only ensure that most of the victims will not starve to death, and it is difficult to do it if they want to have food and clothing. ”

Li Yi perked up and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen has already thought of a way to get the best of both worlds, not only does not need the court to pay a penny, but also ensures that the victims of the disaster can survive this difficult time, but there are still some difficult things, and I ask the emperor to do it." ”

Liu Yan smiled with interest: "Oh! Speak it up and listen to it! Is there such a good thing in the world? ”

Li Yi smiled and said: "Wechen has contacted some businessmen in the capital to tell them about the floods in the South China Sea and the situation of the local victims, and they are all willing to give their money and goods to support. It's just that there is no suitable charity department in the capital that can dispel the doubts in their hearts. ”

"So they want to set up a department called Tzu Chi so that they can easily and thoughtfully absorb the disaster relief funds and deliver them to the victims in a timely manner."

"But the problem is that in order to set up a charity department, it needs to be confirmed by several ministries and departments, and it is even more difficult to set up a charity at this time of year. Weichen thought in private, if the emperor personally issued an edict, it should be much cheaper, I don't know what Your Majesty thinks? ”

When Liu Yan heard this, he pondered for a while and said: "There are already many families in the charity department in Beijing, such as the government-run Tui'en Hall, the private Jimin Yuan, Yangrong Hall, Salesian Fang, etc., if you have a heart, you can donate money there, and it can also play a corresponding role, so why bother to set up another one?" ”

Li Yi hurriedly said earnestly: "Most of the merchants Weichen said are merchants from Yunnan, and they are all known to his subordinates before. They come from other places and find it difficult to trust these charities in the capital for a short time. Moreover, they have strong financial resources enough to support the operation of a charitable sector, not to mention worrying about their other intentions, Wechen knows them very well. ”

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