I can see that everyone is busy in full swing every day. The prefecture that originally gave soup to the victims of the disaster was also moved to Qijiazhuang to do it. For this matter, near Qijiazhuang, the people of ten miles and eight villages all gathered together to cook food for those who did the work.

Doe counted that thousands of people were busy with it. It took five days to dig up all three major rivers. It took another five days to dig out the planned tributaries, but they didn't dare to dig and break them.

It was getting colder and colder, but the people who worked didn't notice it. We have only one goal, to work together so that everyone can drink water. The original number of thousands of people has gradually become a small population of 10,000. The speed of excavation is getting faster and faster.

Before nightfall on this day, Yu Ziheng announced with joy on his face: "Folks, tell you a good news!" The Fucheng side has been dug to the other side of the mountain, which is the same as the river channel we dug. As long as it takes three more days, everyone will not have to be busy, and the people over there will be able to drink water. From tomorrow, let's work harder to clean up the river, and then dig up the soil of the tributaries, and we can smoothly open the water! ”

Hearing such exciting news, everyone present had a happy smile on their faces. The people they have here are from Fucheng. As long as there is water in Fucheng, it is much more convenient for the places around Fucheng to use water.

On the day when Fucheng was opened to water, the people of the two cities wept with joy. Especially the people of Fucheng, they finally don't have to suffer anymore, and they no longer have to wait for the water to be carried from Crescent Town, and go around in a big circle.

They are saved, they have water, at least they can live for the time being. The dry food that was stored in the past can be eaten in this winter. Although the grain was not harvested, the imperial court was exempted from taxes, and as long as they worked hard in the coming year, they would definitely be able to survive.

The water in Fucheng also gave hope to the people in other places. Even Fucheng, where the drought is most severe, can use water, and it is not far from them.

Now that the winter moon is approaching, the weather is getting colder and colder. The people's demand for water is far less than before. It's just that the drought is still making life more and more difficult.

After the water was opened from Fucheng, the people in the town, following the example of the people of Crescent Town, transported the water to other places, so that more victims could be relieved. At the same time, the surrounding towns also dug rivers according to the route to lead to Fucheng.

Yu Ziheng and Ling Yuanfan passed on the progress of Crescent Moon Town and Fucheng to Ziyi City far away in the capital every day. When the river on the Crescent Town side was dug up with Fucheng, Ziyi City did not receive the news until six days later.

When he saw Yu Ziheng say that on the day of the dug, Du Yi set off firecrackers to celebrate, his eyes were full of tenderness. After another three days, when I learned that Du Yi organized people to donate clothes and quilts to people all over the country, the longing in my eyes became more and more intense.

Fucheng is open to water, which means that Fengcheng is also about to be watered. Fucheng is very close to Fengcheng, as long as there is water in Fengcheng, his hanging heart can also be put down half.

Looking at the increase in the number of daily deaths, no one is more worried than him. The number of deaths was the highest since the Purple Moon Kingdom had been founded. This drought is also the worst in history.

No matter what, the problems that can be solved in Ziyue are not called problems. The Blue Sea Country, which was about to move in the frontier, wanted to take advantage of the trouble of the Purple Moon Country and intervene.

With the passage of time, the people's desire to survive, gradually, the people everywhere started digging the river under the arrangement of Ling Yuanfan and Yu Ziheng. Originally considered a turbulent river, after passing through many places, the river gradually became smaller, but at least it was able to give the people a sip of water.

At the same time as excavating in various places, it rained a few more times in Crescent Town, and Master Wang led people to dig out two more rivers from other places and gather them into the newly excavated river. So that the people far downstream feel for it.

This initiative of the people of Crescent Town successfully opened up shipping starting from Crescent Town, and it was also the first artificial Grand Canal in the Purple Moon Country. Of course, that's all for later.

In the winter months, the weather is getting colder. After the water that the people drank was solved, they also began to prepare for the winter. Originally, the matter that the little emperor was not the real son of heaven was also forgotten by people.

Ziyi City was relieved because of the smooth progress of the incident, but at the same time, it began to worry about the people affected by the disaster. On the Jinluan Palace, the little emperor sat on the dragon chair, looking at the ministers in the palace full of the ancients, the ancestors, and the history, and he was annoyed. He is not very old, but he also knows that what these Confucian ministers are talking about is only on paper.

Zi Yicheng sat on the other side of the dragon chair, and in addition to listening to the disputes of the ministers in the hall, he did not forget to watch the expression of the little emperor.

"Uncle Huang, what these people say, in my opinion, is useless. Now that the people have no food or drink, solving this problem of wintering is a saint. What does the people have to do with the saints when they live? ”

After hearing this, Zi Yicheng nodded. He glanced at it with appreciation, and then said, "You are listening, go back and tell me what you would do if it were you!" ”

"Good!" The little emperor obediently continued to sit on the dragon chair, watching those people blush. In my heart, I thought about what Uncle Huang said, the useless ministers on the other side sometimes have to show the majesty of the king, and they have to resign when they should resign.

But before that, you must find out the details of the other party, know how good he is, and finally determine that it is good, so that you can uproot this person and not give the other party a chance to breathe. Chop the grass without removing the roots, and the spring breeze blows and grows.

The ministers in the palace are divided into two factions, one row is headed by Ziyi City to defend the emperor. The other faction is headed by Zi Yifeng, and the people who support it naturally don't need to mention that everyone knows.

At this time, Ling Sheng, headed by the Marquis of Zhongyong's Mansion, held the jade wat in his hand and said: "Your Majesty, according to the old ministers, let the rich households in various cities and towns collect donations, and use the silver they raise to buy grain and distribute it to the people everywhere as food for the coming year." As for winter, according to Lao Chen, it is not a problem for the time being. When spring begins in the coming year, the people's food should be settled. ”

"Marquis Ling's words are wrong, the people have no food to eat now, and it is imperative that the imperial court provide disaster relief first. Only when you have enough to eat can you think about the coming year! Wei Shilang of the Zi Yifeng faction held the jade wat in his hand and hurriedly argued.

When Zi Yicheng heard this, his eyes narrowed, and he said, "Then according to what Wei Shilang said, where did this disaster relief food come from?" ”

The treasury has long been empty, and this is something that everyone in the court knows. Wei Shilang raised this at this time, making it clear that he wanted the emperor, no, to be exact, it should be Ziyi City to buy food for disaster relief.

Before this, everyone thought that in the flood accident that year, the people led by Zi Yifeng embezzled how much. And why is the treasury empty?

Now that he has said this, he just wants to take the opportunity to make a fortune. Whether it is growing grain or disaster relief food, after all, the court has to pay for it. At present, these two methods are not ideal in Zi Yicheng's heart.

"This ......" Wei Shilang quickly turned his head and glanced at the Ministry of Rites, but he didn't know how to continue.

"Your Majesty, in the opinion of the ministers, you may wish to deduct it from the ministers' salaries, and keep this silver for the purchase of grain. Wechen is willing to go to deliver relief food! ”

The coldness in the depths of Zi Yicheng's eyes was even worse, and the little emperor pursed his lips and didn't say a word.

According to Xiang Shangshu, how much grain can be bought with this silver, and where can I buy it? Once you buy it, where do you send it? In my Great Purple Moon Country, there are so many disaster-stricken areas, how many meals can each person drink when they are distributed to the people? ”

Faced with such a sharp question and answer from Ziyi City, Xiang Shangshu didn't know how to answer.

Zi Yifeng saw that the heat was almost over, so he came out and said: "Weichen knows a merchant and has a large amount of grain in his hands. The minister was willing to vouch for it, and he would sell the grain at the lowest price. As for where to ship, Yichen believes that the purchased grain can be divided into several parts and transported to places where disasters are more serious! ”

The little emperor was no longer pursed his lips at this time, and the little hands on his sleeves gradually tightened. Since he was a child, he knew that he was going to be killed all the time. If it weren't for his maternal uncle, maybe he would have been gone a long time ago. And the one who wanted to harm him was the extremely gentle imperial uncle in front of him.

"Oh? I don't know who the sixth emperor brother is talking about" Zi Yicheng's face was not obvious, looking at the movements of the little emperor, and the eyes cast over, signaling him to be calm.

"Fengcheng Du Heng!" Du Heng's subordinates have many rice and grain shops, and in the entire Ziyue country, the most hoarded grain should belong to him.

Zi Yifeng's abacus is extremely good, Du Heng is his person, and he can sell as much as he wants. He knew that the treasury was empty, and the money of various officials in the imperial court was from Ziyi City. This move has three purposes, first, to hollow out the silver of Ziyi City and cut off his financial route. Second, raise the price of rice and grain, and take the opportunity to make difficult money. Third, it is up to him to decide to whom the grain will be delivered.

After hearing this, the corners of Zi Yicheng's mouth raised slightly, and the smile did not reach his eyes, and said, "Fengcheng Du Mansion? If this king is not mistaken, then Du Mansion is an imperial merchant, according to the laws of my Purple Moon Country, when the country is in trouble, the imperial merchant unconditionally contributes the supplies needed by the country. ”

Zi Yifeng, who was originally crackling with wishful thinking, heard this, and his whole facial expression stiffened. He had indeed forgotten that the Purple Moon Kingdom had this law. If he says there is no food now, it will be tantamount to backtracking. Just now he said that he knew someone and had a lot of food in his hands. According to Ziyi City's meaning, it must be confiscated now?

If this is the case, not only will he not make any gains, but he will also lose a lot. But what you can say is like water that has been spilled, and no one can take it back.

After Zi Yicheng said this, he glanced at the little emperor. Seeing that he breathed a sigh of relief, he said: "Declare my will, the country is in trouble, order Fengcheng Dufu Du Heng, and all the grain under his name will be flushed to the public to help the people!" ”

Zi Yifeng said in his heart, it's over! In order to facilitate his actions, he deliberately asked Du Heng to put all the grain under his name. The holy decree has been given, and if you want to transfer it now, you are disrespecting the decree. If you transfer food now, it will be difficult to do it. It's late, it's all late. This move was wrong from the start!

Originally, the laws of the Purple Moon Kingdom did not have this article, but it was added after the flood and before the old emperor died. He forgets, also because he doesn't pay that much attention. Unexpectedly, before that, Ziyi City was already ready for now. In other words, from the very beginning, he was preventing himself.

Zi Yifeng, who originally wanted to take advantage of this national disaster to make a windfall again, did not expect to lose more than anyone else. In order to hoard a large amount of grain, he specially ordered Du Heng to buy it at a high price. Du Fu suffered this difficulty, and it will not be relieved in a few years. This means that his coffers will shrink dramatically.

Everything that was originally planned has fallen short. wanted to take advantage of the rumors, and then revolted, and because of the rain in Crescent Town, he was slapped hard. As the people brought water and dug rivers, all the words he let people pass on were forgotten. Now he wants to take the opportunity to make a fortune in the country, but he has been confiscated.

In less than half a year, Zi Yicheng changed his tactics to deal with him. Well, that's good! In that case, let's see! Isn't Crescent Town amazing? He wanted to see what was so powerful!

When the decree has been given, nothing can be done. After the little emperor returned to the imperial study, a smile appeared on his face: "Uncle Huang, seeing the ugly face of the sixth emperor uncle today, my nephew is so happy!" ”

Zi Yicheng was not as happy as the little emperor, and said, "Now is just the beginning, let's be more vigilant in the future." He can't move us, but maybe he will vent his anger on the people of Crescent Town. Kun'er, the next holy decree, sealed the Crescent Town as the Crescent City, promoted its county order to the prefect, and its master was a meritorious person, and he was also sealed as the main book, and continued to serve the Crescent City. Liujia Village was changed to Liujia Town, and the ten nearby villages belonged to its town, and its village head, Liu Maolin, was appointed as the master of Jiupin. In addition, from today onwards, Crescent City will be directly under the control of Kun'er, and its political achievements will be directly reviewed by you. It is not comparable to other officials of the imperial court, and it is not ordered by others. ”

Although the little emperor didn't know what the meaning of his uncle asked him to make this holy decree, he still nodded obediently and agreed. He knew that no matter what Uncle Huang did, it was for his good.

What Zi Yifeng didn't know was that before he could start acting, Zi Yicheng once again cut off all possibilities for him. When he learned everything, his hatred for Ziyi City was deeper than the infatuation for the throne.

Compared with the ups and downs in the court, Du Yi lived a very comfortable life in Liujia Village. Now, after a few rains, the weather is starting to get colder. However, this year's winter month is still much warmer than before.

"Yiyi, when are we going back?" Liu still remembers that Du Yi said that he was going to the capital. Now that the winter moon is almost halfway over, she is still in Liujia Village.

"Mother, don't worry, let's wait for someone to come and invite, I estimate that it will only be a day or two. Maybe they even packed their luggage, just waiting to take us directly, and they don't have to go back to Dufu. ”

Du Yi stayed in Du Mansion to stare, and when he heard that there was nothing wrong with it, he didn't pay attention to it. She knew that the wishful thinking of Du Ling and the others just wanted to wait for her to go to the capital, and then it would be better to clean her up?

Liu saw that he couldn't talk about Du Yi, and after hearing Du Yi's words, he cleaned up on his own. If you go to the capital, you should definitely bring it. At least there has to be something decent to symbolize her status.

Since the drought, the grain stored by Du Yi has not been sold, and he even bought the newly recovered grain from the people of Crescent Town in the first place.

This year, the yield per acre of the terraced fields is twice that of ordinary high-quality paddy fields, and Du Yi thought to himself, perhaps because of the ducks and fish. The fields have duck and fish dung as nourishment, and they can't be fertile if they don't want to.

In addition, the silkworms raised have silkworm sand, and the fish are also relatively fat. Whether it is fish, silkworms, ducks, or paddy fields, a circular biological chain is formed between these several things.

This year's orchard is also a bumper harvest, and Zhao Di led people to make a lot of wine. In Yi Kee Winery, in addition to the wines that have become tribute wines, there are also peach blossom wines that have already made a reputation but are not sold to the public, and there are also apricot wine and osmanthus wines that are not known to the public, all of which have not been announced to the public.

Most of the wines made by Du Yi are aimed at women, and the others are mainly made of wine and peach blossoms, both of which have the effect of beautifying and nourishing the skin.

(End of chapter)