Chapter 236: The Yellow River's Old and Difficult Problems

Interrogating such a great family requires courage. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 Fortunately, the Wang family made a fatal mistake, which was to confront the imperial court. In today's declining world, it is undoubtedly a fool's dream to want to use the strength of a family to compete with a country.

If Dashun is in the midst of falling apart, it may be able to succeed. But Dashun is in the hands of Lu Chengqi, and he doesn't dare to say that he is already rich and powerful and unparalleled in the world, but it can be regarded as a country and a people's peace, as long as he is willing to do things, he must still have something to eat, and he will not starve to death.

Under this premise, it is difficult for the Wang family to go to the sky if they want to fight against the imperial court. As long as a person has a bite to eat, who wants to put his head on the waistband of his trousers? Not everyone is a careerist, and only when the times come, can they become heroes according to the times. Otherwise, no matter how much your personal ability is against the sky, you can only stir up some waves, and you will be drowned by the torrent of history at any time.

The only thing Lu Chengqi is worried about now is that those scholarly families who have been officials for several generations can see from this matter that Lu Chengqi does not want some people to occupy the position of high-ranking officials in the imperial court forever. However, Lu Chengqi still holds a sharp weapon, that is, the "Dashun Minbao" that dominates the trend of public opinion. Although the previous refutation of the rumors made many people see the inside story clearly, this newspaper is clearly the little emperor's personal private report! As a result, many loyal official readers have been lost, but those who have a heart have studied it carefully. Maybe one day, I will see the needs of the little emperor by myself, so as to sell the emperor's family, won't I embark on a smooth road in life and make steady progress!

Seeing that none of the ministers objected, Lu Chengqi nodded and said, "Let's do this in this matter." Do you have any other important things to do? If not, retreat! ”

As soon as the words fell, Xu Chongguang, the first assistant of the cabinet, came out and said: "Your Majesty, the flooding of the Yellow River has been a long time, but the people of Henan Road have lost more than half of it, and the fertile land is deserted. ”

Although the Yellow River is known as the mother river of the Han people in the Central Plains, it is unruly and has been repeatedly diverted in history. Every time the Yellow River floods, it is the people along the river who suffer. Although the regular flooding of the Yellow River brings fertile soil to both banks. But who wants their hard-earned home to be destroyed without warning?

The flooding of the Yellow River will always be a pain in the hearts of those in power. If you don't govern, you feel that you can't live with the people; If you manage it, the effect is not good, and the money spent is like a drift, and you can't even jump one or two waves.

What a headache!

Lu Chengqi sighed weakly in his heart, nodded to Xu Chongguang, recognized his performance, and then asked, "Do you have a good way to govern the Yellow River?" ”

It can't be written in history textbooks, but in the official history of the Northern Song Dynasty, the number of times the Yellow River flooded alone was as many as 67 times! Dashun corresponds to the Northern Song Dynasty in history, and the number of floods of the Yellow River will never be less. The textbook didn't say it, and Lu Chengqi naturally didn't pay attention to how to control the Yellow River, so now, he felt at a loss. If there were artifacts such as cement, Lu Chengqi would naturally say that the dam should be built with cement, and at the same time, more trees should be planted upstream to control the water and soil. But now there is no cement, and the effect of planting trees is too slow, how to be good?

The ministers in the palace are all beautiful people who talk beautifully, and they are a mess when they start to do things, and it would be strange if they figured out how to manage the Yellow River. The ministers looked at each other, but none of them stood up.

Lu Chengqi had long known that this was the case, sighed in his heart, named the household department Shangshu Lin Zhenzhong, and asked: "Lin Qing, dare to ask how much money and silver the treasury can use?" ”

In the middle of the town, the household department Shangshulin was in the middle of the line, holding the court wat and said respectfully: "Back to Your Majesty, there are still more than 42 million yuan of money and silver left in the treasury. ”

Lu Chengqi was stunned for a moment when he heard this, he never thought that there was still so much money in the treasury. No wonder, what money is best embezzled? That's public money, as long as you have a name, you can almost get public money and money if you report it to the top. Many corrupt officials who have no connections have made a lot of money with this method.

However, since Lu Chengqi rectified the bookkeeping method, it was stipulated that the application for public funds must be reviewed by the officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs and used under the supervision of the Supervision Department at any time. To the greatest extent, cases of embezzlement of public funds have been eliminated, so that those corrupt officials who have no heart and no courage dare not have the slightest thought about the state treasury.

In this context, there is still a surplus in the treasury expenditure, although it is larger than in the past. There are more taxes, and there is no need to be overstretched with money, Xu Chongguang, the former head of the household department, saw that Lin Zhenzhong was living so chic, and often sighed for a long time, saying that he was born at the wrong time. There is a sense of envy, jealousy, and hatred in it.

When Lu Chengqi heard that there was still so much money left, his eyes lit up, and he said in his heart: "God help me!" ”

When even said: "Since there is still so much money left, I will allocate 5 million guan to control the Yellow River." I believe that the key to harnessing the Yellow River lies in building dikes. However, the Yellow River is turbulent, and it is difficult to build embankments. Ladies and gentlemen, who can share my worries? ”

Hearing this, all the civil and military officials set their eyes on the newly appointed secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Li Jie, who called the responsibility of the Ministry of Industry, not only in charge of agricultural affairs, but also in charge of water conservancy!

Li Jie saw that everyone's eyes were focused on him, and he knew that it was time for him to make a statement. In fact, he doesn't have a good way, but now that the ducks are on the shelves, he is still allowed to think about it?

If even Li Jie's can't handle it, who else can count on the rest of the hundred officials? Lu Chengqi was also waiting for Li Jie's statement at the moment, presumably this architectural wizard would have some way, right?

Li Jie stubbornly stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the minister is the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and this matter is incumbent." Kechen has not yet had a safe plan, and I hope Your Majesty will forgive me! ”

Lu Chengqi heard that Li Jieken was willing to accept this task, which showed that he was still a little confident. It is said that there is no safe plan, but in fact, there is a plan, right? I didn't expect that Lu Chengqi would think wrong this time. As an honest person, Li Jie has that sentence to say. If you say there's no way, there's really no way!

Forgetting for a moment that the person in front of him was not an ordinary person, Lu Chengqi smiled and said, "I give you two days to think about how to govern the Yellow River." In two days' time, I need to see your sonata...... No, you have to explain it to me in person! ”

Li Jie secretly gritted his teeth and said, "The minister will do his best!" ”

Lu Chengqi sighed and said, "Qin Tianjian has already been on the concert, saying that there will be a lot of rain and snow next year, especially in the Yellow River. As soon as there is a lot of rain, the Yellow River will burst its banks and flood again, and my people will suffer again! ”

Hearing that Lu Chengqi was so compassionate and compassionate, all the ministers said together: "Your Majesty loves the people like a son, which is really a blessing for Dashun and a blessing for the people!" ”

was emotional, but was slapped by a sycophant and lost even the slightest charm. At this moment, he is above the court again, and he is not allowed to scold at will, Lu Chengqi reluctantly accepted this statement, waved his hand, and said: "If there is nothing important, then retreat from the court!" ”

The ministers didn't dare to stop it again, because at this moment, it was already three poles, not only the little emperor, but also the things in his yamen!

After sending Lu Chengqi to the palace, the hundred officials dispersed one by one...... (To be continued.) )