After this thought flashed through Li Zicheng's mind, he didn't continue to think about it, but looked worried, turned his eyes on Song Yingsheng's body, and asked: "Mr. Song, other projects in the five provinces can be temporarily slowed down, but the hydraulic projects in Henan, Shaanxi and Shanxi must be accelerated. Otherwise, if we can't solve the problem fundamentally, we won't be able to support it for long by distributing relief food alone, and sooner or later we will be dragged down. ”

"King Chuang, my subordinates understand..."

Song Yingsheng's face was solemn, and after responding, he immediately said approvingly: "If we want the people to stop starving and completely cut off the root cause of the rebel riots, we must let the people of the three places be self-sufficient. It is the most direct to start from solving the water source, and only when the land of the people of Li has a harvest, can all localities be stabilized and the world be peaceful. ”

"Yes~ There are too many problems left over from the Ming Court, and just reducing taxes and allowing the people to share the land cannot solve the problems in the short term. After all, there are so many victims. ”

After Li Changmao interjected, he looked worried, and further said: "In addition to the remnants of the Ming court in the south, the biggest problem of the Dashun Dynasty is natural disasters, if the drought continues like this, lasting for three or five years, in the case of scarce food sources, there will still be riots among the people in the coming year." After all, the food we used to reserve was limited and could not last long. ”

"King Chuang, Mr. Li, I understand that we must solve the water source problem as soon as possible, dig canals, and divert water from rivers to arid areas, so that we can solve all problems once and for all."

Song Yingsheng looked at Li Zicheng and Li Changmao, and in order to show that his words were not groundless, but grounded, he added: "I have already greeted the generals, all the peasant armies that have captured prisoners or been recruited, as well as those condemned prisoners, and those powerful people who have been reformed, are all pulled to the river and dug canals with the people who have been recruited from all over the country. ”

"And, from the dismantled army, I also withheld some of them and trained them as engineers, specifically to clean the rivers and dig the canals, and to direct the civilians on how to do the work?"

Hearing this, Li Changmao immediately became excited, and said excitedly: "In this case, it is really wonderful, with such a professional engineer, the project of digging the canal and changing the river channel will be greatly accelerated." By the next year, more than half of the water problems in all drought-affected areas will be solved, if not solved. At that time, even if there is still drought and little rain in the coming year, the pressure on the imperial court will be much less. ”

Speaking of this, Li Changmao suddenly paused, with a look of emotion on his face, and slowly turned to say: "It would be great if General Li could take Jiangnan as soon as possible." Even if the progress of the project is not smooth, even if there is still a major drought in the coming year, with the granary in the south of the Yangtze River as a support, the problem of food shortage in the Central Plains can be completely solved, and the people are not hungry. ”

Song Yingxing nodded lightly and echoed: "Yes, since ancient times, Jiangnan has been the largest source of food in all dynasties, and once the Central Plains is affected, almost all food expenses will be supported." ”

As soon as these words came out, Li Zicheng was immediately reminded, seeing the complicated expressions of the two, how could he not know the worries of the two?

Although everything is progressing in an orderly manner, who can guarantee that there will be no emergencies in the middle, only by taking Jiangnan can there really be no worries.

With enough food, you can solve other problems step by step!

Compared with Li Changmao and Song Yingxing, Li Zicheng thought more about not only this granary in the south of the Yangtze River, but also Nanyang!

Once the road to Nanyang is opened, it means that there is one more source of rice and grain, and the silver of Baihuahua can be exchanged for grain. Otherwise, no matter how much gold, silver and jewelry you have, if you don't have a way to buy food, it's the same as waste paper.

After all, whether it is the Central Plains or the south of the Yangtze River, the food produced is limited, it is impossible to deal with all natural disasters and man-made disasters, it is okay to solve the urgent need, it is impossible to always rely on one place to support the food consumption of the people in the world, only by opening up the waterway of Nanyang, can the food be more guaranteed!

Thinking of this, Li Zicheng looked at the two people who exuded worry between his eyebrows, his face showed confidence, and he said abruptly: "Don't worry~ I believe that in a short time, Li Guo and they will break through Nanjing City and occupy all parts of the south!" At that time, the problem of grain and grass shortage will be alleviated. ”

At this time, Li Changmao seemed to think of something, and couldn't help but show a look of happiness, and sighed with palpitations: "King Chuang, fortunately, you have the foresight, before attacking Beijing City, let Wu Youxing and them set up a health team, specially organize people from all over the country, and bury the people killed by the Tartars in Beizhili and Shandong. Otherwise, a large-scale plague would have broken out in Beizhili and Shandong long ago. ”

"Moreover, even so, there are still small-scale outbreaks in several remote villages in Beizhili and Shandong, if it is not detected early, if it is not properly controlled, if it is not for Wu Youxing and their timely feeling, the plague must spread in a large area."

Hearing this, Li Zicheng couldn't help but gasp, and he also felt palpitations, and couldn't help but soberly say: "Yes, if there is really a large-scale plague, it will be nationwide, and it will spread to the north and south of the river, and all parts of the Guannai. ”

Neither of them thought that Li Zicheng was exaggerating, because they both knew very well in their hearts that during this period of time, one or two million people gathered in Beizhili and Shandong, and then they moved to various places, including the Li family army that went north and south, and the army that was retrenched.

So, once the plague spreads, it will be nationwide, it will be an unprecedented plague catastrophe, and the number of deaths will be incalculable!

Thinking of this, a cold sweat broke out on Li Zicheng's back, and after a while, he was afraid, and said in a trembling voice: "Mr. Li, pass on my order, and immediately let the person in charge of each base area collect herbs nearby, according to Mr. Wu Youxing's prescription "Da Yuan Drink" and "Three Drinks", configure the medicines, and distribute them to various crowded areas, such as some engineering places, in case of emergency!" ”

"Also, whether it is the army or the locality, we must strictly follow Mr. Wu Youxing's standards to complete personal hygiene and cleaning of public places."

"In particular, do a good job of patrolling, and once you find any signs of an outbreak, report it immediately and strictly control it to avoid the spread of the plague."

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As one order after another was issued, it can be seen how nervous and afraid Li Zicheng is in his heart, and Li Changmao and Song Yingxing can also understand it.

After all, once a large-scale plague broke out, it would undoubtedly bring heavy damage to the Li Jiajun and would lose its combat effectiveness.

Compared with a big war, the plague kills people invisibly, making it impossible to prevent it, and the spread is extremely rapid.