With a "snap", all the courtiers were taken aback. Since the emperor became the emperor (how does this sentence look like nonsense), he has never been angry when the court is deliberating. Everyone is thinking in their hearts, this Li Hongzhang is too, such a trivial matter, everyone will do it. What kind of folds.

Emperor Guangxu never expressed any clear opinions when discussing almost all court affairs. The courtiers all know that only Lafayette can work with a true nod. And although the emperor is pro-government, he can never make up his mind. In the past six months, in addition to the matter of the military academy, the others were approved by the emperor after going to Cining Palace for questioning. And this time it is just an ordinary case in Jiangsu.

The newly established Shunfeng Logistics Freight Company hauled a batch of Bangwei brand clothes made by Dasheng Garment Factory from Tianjin to Shanghai. Everyone also knows that this Bangwei brand clothes are so popular in Shanghai by the emperor, and their fame has come up, not to mention the two places in Shanghai and Tianjin. Now even in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Huguang, there are a large number of merchants who order this clothes and ship them to local sales. This business is good, and everyone wants a piece of the pie. However, Dasheng is indeed designated by Shunfeng Logistics Freight Company to be transported. After passing through the territory of Jiangsu, the road card should collect road donations. Others also handed it over, but the official of this card is the son of the local magistrate. I thought I wanted to get more, and if I couldn't ask for it forcibly, I started beating people. Not to mention that all the clothes were burned, and people were killed. also threatened that even the emperor could not control the land. At this time, Lin Yongxiang, the boss of Shunfeng Logistics Freight Company, reported the case to Li Hongzhang.

Of course, Li Hongzhang knew what was going on. On the grounds that the place where the crime occurred was not in Zhili, it was folded. It was also handed directly to Guangxu.

The first time he was angry in the court, the fold slapped on the dragon case: "Eating the emperor's grain, doing the emperor's errand." I really think I'm a snake on the ground. If it's a serpent, I'll keep it. The magistrate is such a big official, and he doesn't even pay attention to me, the emperor. Said I couldn't control him. Unless it's not the land of the Great Qing Dynasty. Damn, isn't it just that Lao Tzu is a magistrate. Fuck, doesn't he know that this downwind flow is opened? ”

What? Now all the ministers were blinded. Shunfeng Logistics Freight Company was opened by the emperor, no wonder the emperor went to Tianjin and went to Dasheng, it turned out that the emperor was staring at this Dasheng's business. It's no wonder that such a big business is entrusted to such a newly opened company.

"Sun Yuwen, as the secretary of the military department, asked you to inspect the Fengtai camp and the defense around Gyeonggi. I haven't punished you yet. Don't think that I don't know anything if I haven't been to Fengtai Camp. This time, I sent you as a messenger to investigate the matter thoroughly. Tie up this magistrate who is older than me and the bullshit son that I can't control. I'm going to see with my own eyes if he has three heads and six arms. If you can't do it, don't come back. ”

"Tsk. The slave will do this as the emperor intended. Sun Yuwen sweated in his heart again. inspected the excerpts on defense, and was asked a few words by the emperor before asking a gang. gave the emperor a "roll" and kicked out the door. Even the Queen Mother asked about this matter.

"Also, I copied his house. The bereavement pension of the deceased's family is here, along with the money paid to Dasheng. ”

That's right, everybody thinks so. What the emperor personally did, is there any one that has not been copied. This time will be no exception.

"How much is the emperor's pension to the family of the deceased, and please ask the emperor to make it clear?" Sun Yuwen asked cautiously.

"You go and raid the house first, and then let's see how much you can copy. I still have to confirm with Dasheng how much I want to pay for others. It's all about business, but I signed a contract with Dasheng. Remember, don't hide it from me. If it's not enough, you give it out. Do it now, now. ”

Sun Yuwen is gone, but the emperor's anger has not subsided. Do you want to hand over the fold at this time? Prince Rite is thinking about this.

"Just disperse if it's okay." Guangxu was not in a good mood.

"Your Majesty, the slave has something to report." Prince Li Shiduo thought about it or reported it, this is a big deal: "Shanxi Governor Hu Ping's play: Since the beginning of the leap June, it has been pouring rain, and the mountains and rivers have poured into various places, and the Hutuo, Fen, Run, Tu, Wenyu and other rivers have swelled at the same time, so that the embankment and weir have flooded the fields. According to another ...... Xinzhou, Daizhou...... More than 30 prefectures and counties, including Yangqu, which belong to various prefectures, have reported one after another, either due to flooding of rivers or being washed by mountains and rivers, that the number of flooded villages in a county has increased from a few to more than 100 villages, the number of collapsed houses has increased from dozens to hundreds, and the number of people crushed to death has ranged from a few to dozens of people. Yongding River and Shunzhi have all been reported. ”

What the? Guangxu was shocked. Shock is not how big the flood is, no matter how big the flood is, it is also a natural disaster, as long as you try your best to save it. Let the people have a stutter and a place to live, and it will not be much of a problem for the government. What is shocking is that the flood has arrived, the disaster has been completed, and the imperial court has no money for disaster relief. Then the problem is big, not being able to eat will lead to robbery, and over time it will lead to organized robbery, and finally rebellion. Where did the money go, it was all spent by Guangxu, military schools, schools, and the biggest one is the Daqing Bank. Even the money for the recent sale of the palace items has been spent, and the imperial court, which is waiting for the end of the month to pay the local taxes and silver, is really in trouble this time.

"The people involved will stay, and the others will disperse first." A sense of powerlessness hit, and Guangxu sat down on the dragon chair.

After half a year of political career, although Guangxu is not a political veteran, he is no longer a fledgling who has just arrived. Guangxu knew that the old lady would not only not help, but would also fall into the ground. She will say that the emperor has been in charge of the government, and it is up to the emperor to decide. Then look at Guangxu's jokes. Wait for Guangxu to reach a situation that can't be cleaned up, and then come out to speak. One is that the Empress Dowager Zhang Xian is Lafayette Shengming, and the other can completely defeat the image of Guangxu Duolai in the people, and not only the old lady herself, she will also let people step on 10,000 feet.

In the Heart Cultivation Palace, Guangxu was distracted thinking about it, and only reacted when he heard Shi Duo call the emperor lightly.

"I'm distracted for a while, let's talk about the situation." But Guangxu never thought that this flood would be so devastating.

Seven major rivers swelled at the same time. The whole of Shanxi Province also includes Shaanxi, Henan, Hebei, Inner Mongolia and other adjacent areas. The river swelled sharply, flooding countless fields on both sides of the river. In particular, the two banks of the Taiyuan to Qingxu River section were even worse, and more than 30 prefectures and counties were affected. It is reported that the water depth of the flat ground varies from several feet to more than one zhang. According to preliminary estimates by the imperial court, there are more than 2 million people in the affected areas.

2 million people, one pound a day is not half a pound of grain, but also 1 million pounds. Coupled with the loss of the road, the officials privately divided, let's say 1.2 million catties less every day. And that's just food, plus ...... plus the cost of materials for resettlement Not count, astronomical. Guangxu thought.

"I just want to say that this is more than 2 million lives. Don't hide it anymore and talk about everything you can think of. Prince Li, you are the old minister of the first auxiliary military machine, you can get an idea first. ”

"The imperial court wants immediate disaster relief, but the slave asked Master Weng." Shi Duo glanced at Guangxu: "The imperial court only has less than 1 million taels. ”

"That's right, I used the money. I don't want you to tell me how difficult it is, I want a way. Ways to reassure the victims. ”

"The money of the imperial court must be used in full, and the insufficient part, why don't you directly issue an order for all localities to release all the taxes and silver to Shanxi in advance? Let the household department send someone to Shanxi to collect it? "Priest thought about it. Whether it's good or not, there is always a solution to the urgent need.

Someone did it at the beginning, although the emperor did not follow the advice, but he was never convicted for his words. All came up with their own ideas, and of course there were some whimsical. It's okay to think about it. Several of them are more viable surnames.

First, the grain in the neighboring places will be transferred to disaster relief, and then the imperial court will make up for it later.

The resettlement of the victims does not have to be laborious and laborious, and it is only necessary to use waterproof materials such as wood and cloth to isolate a shelter from the wind and rain.

In the aftermath of the disaster, many buildings collapsed and timber was common. Heating can be made from local materials, and more oil is required.

On the one hand, the locals were mobilized to save themselves, and on the other hand, the Green Battalion of the Eight Banners was dispatched nearby to provide disaster relief. This proposal made Qingliu disdainful. The Eight Banners Green Battalion soldiers must just grab things. However, Guangxu proposed a method that could be supervised by the new army.

After discussing and discussing, we were unable to come up with a specific charter.

At this time, Tang Shaoyi, a candidate of the third grade who was summoned by Guangxu to listen to the government, spoke: "Your Majesty, build the railway." In fact, he wanted to say this when he first discussed disaster relief. But now they are all first-class officials, ministers of military aircraft. He's just a petty official. Now no one has an idea. So he said it.

For a while, there was laughter in the hall. Shi Duo even rebuked him directly: "Lord Tang, now we are discussing how to provide disaster relief. You're really talking about building railways, and you're crazy if you want to build railways. ”

The ministers didn't understand, but Guangxu reacted: "Immediately summon Zhan Tianyou and Cen Chunxuan into the palace for questioning." The voice did not fall: "No, go directly to Cining Palace." When he said this, Guangxu already had an idea.

Cining Palace

Cixi finished reading the fold handed over, and glanced at the people below: "Emperor, since you have brought someone here." Let's talk about your method. ”

"Dear father, you see that the flood has now been completed, and the imperial court is indeed powerless to provide disaster relief. If the people in the disaster area are deprived of food and clothing for a long time, it is inevitable that they will not be able to ensure that they will be insured, and it will be another Yang Hong rebellion. Now countries want to build railways, but so far they have not been able to recruit manpower and have delayed so far. And the ministers of various countries also repeatedly hoped that the imperial court could help. Erchen went to find out. The main reason is the reluctance of the population to leave their homes. And now that the flood is so great, people in the disaster area will have to find a way out in order to make a living. If the imperial court can provide a way to live at this time, I want to believe that no one wants to do the rebellion. Speaking of this, Guangxu stopped, and he wanted to confirm Cixi's attitude towards the construction of the railway.

"Emperor, what do you still say that this railway construction has to do with disaster relief?"

There is a door, and Cixi's face is also slightly anxious. Guangxu continued: "In fact, it is a variation of cash-for-work. On the one hand, the imperial court provided disaster relief, and on the other hand, recruited workers for various countries. Second, in the past, work for relief was used, and the imperial court still had to pay wages. And now it is not the imperial court that pays the wages, but the various railways that come out of the country. For the imperial court, not only did it save a lot of money, but more importantly, the victims had no way to live in their hometowns, and now that they have a way to live, everyone will follow the road of life. These victims were managed by foreigners. Don't make a mess. What the imperial court had to do was to first appease the victims and transport them to the designated places in each country. What does Daddy think? ”

"That's 2 million victims, can a railroad be built to accommodate so many people?"

"This is to ask our chief engineer of the railway Zhan in the Qing Dynasty."

"Return to the Queen Mother, Your Majesty. According to the plans put forward by various countries, if it is rolled out at the same time, at least 500,000 young and strong laborers will be required, and at least 1.5 million people can be arranged according to one young man with two family members. If we start work together that is not planned, 2 million is not much. ”

"Dear Daddy. Erchen thought that this disaster relief directly allowed grain to be transferred to various places. The person in charge will let Prince Shiduo come forward to do it, and the household department will assist. In addition, Cen Chunxuan is the inspector, who is responsible for ensuring that every two taels of silver and every grain arranged by the imperial court can reach the people. With the kindness of the imperial court. ”

Cixi asked again, and there was no better way to see the ministers. I agreed. However, Prince Li Shiduo was left behind. After Guangxu and his party went out, Cixi asked: "Prince Li, you are also an old military aircraft." You say that the emperor's construction of the railway can really provide disaster relief? Can the imperial court really not produce money? Who's up with the idea? ”

"Back to the Queen Mother Lafayette. If there is no problem with foreigners, it can really be as the emperor said. Tang Shaoyi, who came up with the idea. ”

"Tell me about you. It's not mourning. The mourning family looks at this Tang Shaoyi is good, and those who use it so well should use it again. You have to select a group of officials for the court who are really capable of doing things. ”

"Minions understand."

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