Zhao Han wanted to go to Beijing to have a look, but he still dismissed the idea.

The canal from Tongzhou to Beijing was silted up in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, and only a few small boats could pass, and the Cao Yun ships could not pass.

The river next to the capital is blocked, and it also involves Cao Yun, and the Ming court is actually powerless. The first time the river was dredged, from the Hongzhi period to the Jiajing period. After dredging, it was silted up for decades, and until now it has not been passed, and the grain arrived in Tongzhou and entered the Tai warehouse, and if you want to transport it to the capital, you have to use manpower and livestock.

There are a large number of royal driving teams, and if they can't sail, they will definitely have to recruit people to transport things. Zhao Han was too lazy to toss, so he went back to the south directly, and after Beijing's population was full, he organized the local people to dredge the river.

All the way south to Jining, I couldn't go any further, and was blocked by the flood.

This year there is a drought in the south, and there is a lot of water in the north!

The water in the Huanghuai River swelled, and the river embankment could not bear it at all, so it had to take the initiative to break the embankment and discharge the flood. I didn't dare to flood the richer south bank, so I had to dig the embankment in the north, Caoxian, Chengwu, Shanxian, Yutai, Jinxiang...... Several counties were affected.

At the same time, the banks of the Han River were also flooded.

Zhang Guowei, the governor of the Northern River, hurried to Jining to face the saint, and his sorrow was overflowing: "Your Majesty, this year's floods in Huanghuai and Hanshui are the most serious since the eleventh year of Wanli!" It's like the sky has been pierced, and the water of the Milky Way is leaking into the world...... There's really nothing you can do. ”

Zhao Han wanted to scold his mother at this time, not to scold Zhang Guowei, but to scold God.

This year's drought in the south has finally eased compared with last year. But the flood in the north turned out to be once in 60 years, and from the 11th year of Wanli to the present, it is really more than 60 years!

Zhao Han asked expressionlessly: "How is the flood situation in various places?" ”

Zhang Guowei replied: "The minister only knows the situation on the north bank of the Yellow River, and the flood has inundated several cities. As for the Hanshui side, I heard that the disaster was very serious, but the specific details are not yet known. ”

This can't be helped, during the great flood, it is difficult for ships, chariots and horses to travel, and with ancient communication technology, it is impossible to quickly control the news.

At this moment, the southernmost part of the flood affected Gaoyou and Taizhou.

The Yangtze River basin, which has been dry in spring, has also suddenly experienced heavy rains for several days, but because of the continuous drought in the past few months, it has not caused floods for the time being.

Chongzhen suffers from drought every year, and Zhao Han encounters floods every year.

It seems that more than ten years ago, God forgot about the rain, and he has been making up for it for the past few years.

Looking at the historical materials of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, you can see how outrageous the climate is, and the natural disasters of the Chongzhen and Shunzhi dynasties have not been interrupted. Especially in the cold winter weather, seven years later, in several counties of Hebei, the history records that "more than 40 days of heavy snowfall, wild birds froze to death, and the trip was cut off".

It's okay now, it's just a flood and drought, and it's not the coldest year yet.

"You go to control the water, you don't have to stay in Jining," Zhao Han said, "My accompanying personal guards, you take five hundred people to leave, or disaster relief, or bomb pressure, you can use it." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Five hundred emperors' personal guards followed him, more powerful than holding Shang Fang's sword in his hand.

Zhao Han looked at the drizzling rain outside, wondering whether to annex Vietnam in advance. Or, simply destroy the Champa state, where there is the Mekong Delta, and Champa depends on the grain producing areas of the delta to barely resist the invasion of the Nguyen regime.

We must build an overseas grain production base, otherwise if the climate deteriorates, how can we store grain in the national treasury?

As for the excuse for sending troops, it is to disobey the king.

Champa was a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, but it was a vassal state of Vietnam behind the back of the Ming Dynasty. Now, the new dynasty of Datong rules China, and naturally has the legal system left by the Ming Dynasty, and the city must bow to the Celestial Empire!

First of all, a diplomatic envoy had to be sent to rebuke the Champa monarch.

Zhao Han could fully imagine the joy of going out to pick up the treasure when the king of Champa was scolded by the Chinese envoys. Its psychological activity must be: Chinese father, you are finally here, beat me, scold me, after beating and scolding, I am still your good son. Dad quickly sent troops to help, the guy surnamed Ruan next door bullied me!

In the early Ming Dynasty, the territory of the Champa country was relatively large, and in the face of Vietnamese aggression, Zheng He helped when he passed by.

After that, it was no longer possible, the Ming Dynasty no longer managed overseas, and the territory of the city was gradually eroded, and even the king was killed, the capital was occupied, and now only the land of the Mekong Delta remains.

After the partition of Vietnam, the Nguyen clan married their daughters and wanted to control the Champa state.

The king of Champa took the opportunity to stand on his own, and was cleaned up by the Nguyen family, and now belongs to the state of being a minister and paying tribute. The grain harvested in Champa every year had to be paid a large tribute to the Nguyen regime, and at the same time, the Vietnamese were allowed to emigrate to Champa.

Once Zhao Han sent an envoy, the Champa state would inevitably bow down, and the Nguyen clan would threaten the city by force.

If the Nguyen clan moved to occupy the city, the Truong clan might launch an attack in advance.

The Vietnamese Civil War broke out ahead of schedule, and Zhao Han could send troops in advance!

This plan is good.

After waiting for half a month in Jining, the flood finally receded. Zhao Han took a boat and continued south, and everywhere he went, he was devastated.

Nanyang Town, where Fei Ruhe and Duoduo confronted at the beginning, that is, Yutai County in later generations, was completely soaked by the flood, and a large number of houses collapsed in muddy water. Further south, both sides of the Grand Canal were flooded, and Gaoyou was flooded into the city, and several gates were blocked by silt.

"Father," Zhao Kuanghuan looked at the miserable situation and asked, "The child knows the story of Dayu's water control, can't we dig a ditch to lead the flood away?" ”

Zhao Han touched the top of the prince's head: "How can it be so easy, Zhang Guowei is being ordered to control the water, and it will take fifteen to twenty years to divert the Yellow River from Shandong to the sea." The big reason why this year's flooding is so severe is that the Ming Dynasty took a crooked path in order to protect the water. This year, when the floods and droughts come together, the banks of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River will have poor harvests. In this way, the grain in the treasury is always insufficient, and it cannot be stored all the time. ”

Zhao Kuanghuan said: "Mr. said that Dayu controlled the water for more than ten years. The father asked Zhang Guowei to control the water, and it has been more than ten years, and it will definitely be good in the future. ”

Zhao Han smiled: "Remember, people's livelihood is important, and water control is not a temporary time, it will be treated every year in the future." ”

"Well, the kid remembers." Zhao Kuanghuan nodded.

Before returning to Nanjing, Zhao Han wrote a letter ordering the speedboat to be sent to the Ministry of Rites and sent diplomats to negotiate with the Champa State.

Liu Xiangke, who had bumped into Li Zicheng in person, was once again given the mission of envoy, and went to Zhancheng to denounce his monarch angrily.

Liu Xiangke took a warship to Binh Thuan Long, which was later the coast of Binh Thuan Province in Vietnam, more than 200 miles east of Ho Chi Minh City. It was the capital of the Champa state.

As for Saigon, or Ho Chi Minh City, it was still a small fishing village.

The estuaries of the Red River Delta and the Mekong Delta are supposed to be natural harbors and fertile soils for farming. However, it is full of wetlands, and most of the banks are mangroves, which is relatively difficult to develop, and it will take dozens or hundreds of years of continuous transformation to turn it into farmland.

China's southern part of the Yangtze River was once full of tidal flats and wetlands, and it was not until the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Northern and Southern Dynasties that it was greatly developed.

The North Warehouse in the Northeast is still part of the Great Northern Wilderness, and the swamps everywhere are in urgent need of large-scale transformation.

Bintong Dragon City is prosperous in commerce and trade, gathering businessmen from all over the world, but the Portuguese are not allowed to land. Because the two sides were mortal enemies, Portugal once destroyed the kingdom of Malacca, and the royal family of Malacca and the royal family of Champa were of the same origin.

After the fall of Malacca, a large number of people fled to settle in Champa. Later, the city was destroyed and the people of the city fled to Malacca.

Historically, before the Champa state was annexed by Vietnam, it actually went on an expedition to Malacca to restore the country from the Dutch colonists.

More than a dozen Chinese warships came, and everyone didn't take it seriously, and it was normal for the fleet to pass by Bin Tong Long for supplies.

Liu Xiangke was escorted off the ship by the navy, and he was neatly dressed in official uniform.

He walked straight towards the city gate, and the Chinese merchants, who were supervising the unloading of goods at the wharf, immediately trotted over to meet him, and by the way, asked what the officials of the Celestial Empire were doing here.

Liu Xiangke turned a deaf ear, and soon came to the gate of the city, but was stopped by the soldiers guarding the city.

"China is coming, get out of the way!" The accompanying interpreter scolded.

The translator was recruited in Guangzhou, and he had to speak the Cham language, which belongs to the Austronesian Indonesian language family.

Several soldiers, looking at each other, retreated in fright.

The walls of Bintonglong are low and low, made of rammed earth. However, the royal palace in the city was built in a grand manner, and the castle was built with stones.

The king had drunk some wine and was taking a nap when he suddenly heard the minister ask to see him, saying that the Chinese envoy had come.

"What are the Chinese envoys coming for?" Po Lai wondered.

The minister's name is Hetu, and he is a green flame cultist, and he Zhuo is on the Xinjiang side. He said: "Your Majesty, I have heard that China has established a new dynasty, and Champa has always been a vassal of China. We have not paid tribute, perhaps the Chinese emperor sent someone to ask for the guilt. ”

Ask for sin?

Po Lai was suddenly a little nervous: "Then what should I do?" ”

He Tu smiled: "Your Majesty, this is a great joy. According to the classics, when Champa was stronger, it was invaded by Annam. China's Three Treasure Eunuchs led a fleet of ships through Champa and helped Champa block the enemy, and Champa was regarded as China's suzerainty from then on. Now the Nguyen clan has been oppressing us and forcing us to pay tribute. Not to mention the tribute, we also want to sell grain at a low price. We can take the opportunity to honor China and let the Chinese deal with the Nguyen! ”

"I'm afraid China won't help." And even if we help, it's nothing more than a change of suzerain, and our food still has to be tributed. ”

Hetu explained: "Your Majesty does not know that the Emperor of China does not lack that little bit of food. China is very rich, and the emperor only wants face. If we pay tribute, the emperor of China will be pleased, and he will reward him with more goods. ”

"Are all Chinese emperors fools?" Brai said.

Hetu asked, "Your Majesty, one day when you left the palace, you saw a beggar in the city. You suddenly showed kindness and gave a handful of silver to the beggar. What is this? ”

"Shi ......," the bharai suddenly said angrily, "am I the beggar?" ”

Hetu said: "To the Chinese emperor, the Champa state was a beggar. Your Majesty, as long as you obey China, you will not be afraid of the Nguyen clan in the future! ”

Po Lai thought about it, felt that this deal was a good deal, and asked the maid to help him get up: "Beggar, beggar, come with me to meet the Chinese envoy." ”

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