Chapter 7: River Governance (1)

"Xianggong, you touch it, he seems to be moving, he seems to be really moving!" Chang Wanying was wearing a lake-blue silk shirt, lying lazily on a bamboo floor, her voice was as greasy as butter with frosting.

The bamboo collapse was wide enough to lie down four people side by side. And now, she is the only one lying on it. Her husband, Hou Zheng Ziming, the envoy of the Seven Prefectures of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the champion, stood beside the bamboo collapse like an iron tower, and while sending a cool breeze with a fan, he grinned and responded: "Dang, of course, don't look at whose son it is! Look, this fist is really powerful." Oops, stop beating, if you hit your mother again, you should be spanked!"

"Stinky beauty, how do you know that she is not a daughter?" Chang Wanying automatically ignored the second half of the sentence of "sowing discord", and looked at the small bulge on her stomach gently, her eyes full of maternal kindness.

"Boy, there will be no mistake! Your husband and my medical skills, if you think you are second, who in the world dares to call yourself first?" Regarding the way of Qihuang, Zheng Ziming has always been very conceited. Immediately took over the conversation and solemnly added.

"Xianggong, I find that you are becoming more and more arrogant!"

"It's not arrogance, it's self-confidence!"

"Cluck, cluck......"

A low laugh rang out in all directions, and the maids turned their heads and covered their mouths as best they could, in order to show as much respect as possible to the man of the mansion.

Fetal movement, the most common fetal movement during pregnancy, has added countless laughter and laughter to the champion Hou Mansion of Cangzhou City. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already sent the best stable woman in Bianliang City, and the envoy of Zelu Jiedu simply sent a full fifty young and strong servants. Fu Lao Wolf sent two pairs of jade bi with pu fans, and Gao Baima gave a fist-sized golden lock, plus 100 good Su silk. Zhao Kuangyin, Gao Huaide and Fu Zhaoxu each sent ten horses and 100 cattle and sheep. This child, in the womb, is destined to be loved by countless people and blessed by thousands of people.

However, the world has always been a blessing and a curse. The Champion Hou Mansion, and even the entire Cangzhou, have had good things since the beginning of spring. But looking at the whole country of Dazhou, you can see that countless wisps of gloom and mist are rapidly condensing towards Bianliang.

First of all, at the beginning of spring this year, there was a dragon in Xuzhou that turned over, and tens of thousands of houses were destroyed with a few snaps of his fingers, causing people to die and injure their lives.

Second, a cold spring in March caused all the wheat in Bianliang and Chang'an to suffer, and although local officials made every effort to replant, it was inevitable that the summer grain harvest would be poor.

Finally, and most terrifyingly, is the torrential rain. Since the fight entered April, Guanzhong, Longyou all the way to Luoyang, the heavy rain has not stopped, the Yellow River embankment that has been in disrepair for a long time, now there are many dangerous situations, once the mouth breaks, it will inevitably lead to thousands of miles of displaced people.

Fortunately, most of the emperor and the hundred officials were from the bottom, well-versed in the suffering of the people, and had witnessed the astonishing destructive power of the displaced people. Therefore, the government at all levels was ordered as early as possible to open warehouses and release grain and resettle the affected people. However, the country, which has just been established for more than a year, has such a large reserve of food and materials? In the blink of an eye, the government treasury of all parts along the Yellow River has bottomed out, while the homeless people are becoming more and more numerous, and they are constantly moving closer to the cities around Bianliang.

"Big brother, Xiufeng, can I say, if I cede the four prefectures of Xiong, Chu, Xiong, and Tai to the Southern Tang Dynasty, can I exchange it for enough rice to let the Great Zhou survive the next winter!"

"Your Majesty, please be careful. When the privy envoy Wang Jun heard Guo Wei say this, he immediately got up and persuaded him. "Last year, Murong Yanchao colluded with the puppet Tang Dynasty to join the Kou, and the soldiers sacrificed their lives and sacrificed tens of thousands of lives to finally defeat the thieves and take the opportunity to push the border to the bank of the Yangtze River. Now, His Majesty has sent away all the land of the four states for the sake of a few boatloads of rice. In this way, where will the souls of the heroes who died in the bloody battle of that day be? When the officers and men of the three armies hear this, where will they have the morale to fight for the Great Zhou again in the future?

"Your Majesty, the minister also thinks that the idea of exchanging land for grain is inappropriate!" Zheng Renzhi's temperament was far calmer than Wang Jun's, but the opposition expressed in his words was just as resolute. "At present, although the official treasury of the prefectures and counties along the river has bottomed out, the northern areas such as Jinju, Zelu, Zhaozhou and Jizhou have not been affected by the floods. It was far easier for the imperial court to order the mobilization of some money and grain from these places than to ask for money from the puppet Tang Dynasty. Moreover, although the pseudo-Tang Emperor Li Jing was weak, he was far from mediocre. The more this happens, the more I can't wait for my Great Zhou to starve all over the place, and I will never give up on my Great Zhou because of just four states!"

"Instead of seeking food from the pseudo-Tang, it is better to borrow grain from the pseudo-Chu. That pseudo-Chu is now in a difficult situation at home and abroad, if His Majesty is willing to take the initiative to show favor to him, give him some armor, swords, and spears, in exchange for hundreds of boats of rice, it should not be a problem. "Feng Dao, the privy deputy envoy, has never liked to argue with people. After a moment's silence, he whispered an alternative.

"Then it's better to form an alliance directly with the pseudo-Chu, and then Chen Bing Jiangbei. Ling Pseudo-Tang's soldiers and horses no longer dare to continue to go deep into Chu Land!" Wang Jun rarely did not directly confront Feng Dao, but glanced at this person first, and then added with a frown.

For example, in addition to the Great Liao, the Northern Han and the Great Zhou, south of the Yangtze River, there are also many separatist forces such as the Southern Tang Dynasty, Wu Yue, Jing Chu, and the Southern Han Dynasty. These separatist forces continued to attack each other, but they left many opportunities for the Great Zhou in Jiangbei to join forces.

"Chen Bing Jiangbei, encircling Wei to save Zhao, this is a good way!" Guo Wei was an emperor immediately, and immediately saw that Wang Jun's proposal was indeed feasible, so he stood up and asked loudly, "I just don't know, Jing Chu can't afford this life-saving expense?" Also, who in the court can go to Jing Chu and his party for me?"

The privy envoy Wang Jun was waiting for his question. He hurriedly smiled and arched his hand, and replied unhurriedly: "The candidate is ready-made, and it depends on whether Your Majesty is willing to give it up! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince supervised the military resources for His Majesty back then, and traveled all over Jingchu, Pseudo-Tang, Southern Han, Wu Yue and other places. If Your Majesty can be willing to let the crown prince personally send an envoy to Jing Chu, it will be enough to show my Great Zhou's sincerity in forming an alliance. Second, with the prince's familiarity with Jing Chu, it is also easy to find helpers from within him to promote the conclusion of the covenant as soon as possible. Yes, the minister, the privy envoy Wang Jun, recommended the prince to send the envoy to Jing Chu, for the tens of millions of victims, to seek life-saving food as soon as possible!"