Business as usual.

Zhu Hao has a group of people under him, but it does not affect the overall situation.

At present, the most important thing in Xingwangfu is not only to compete with Xiangwangfu for the fields given by the imperial court, but also to receive the protection given by the emperor and the flood control work before the summer flood.

“…… In the last year, because Yuan Changshi was not there, the palace did not do well in flood control, even if the river embankment did not break, or because of the flood embankment in some river sections, the harvest of hundreds of acres of fields in the palace was ruined.

"In addition, Zhang Changshi sent a letter saying that he would set off from his hometown of Shanyin in the middle of this month, and it is estimated that he will be able to arrive in Anlu in early next month and resume his duties."

In front of King Xing, an emergency meeting was being held.

There were many people who participated in this meeting, and they were basically high-ranking officials in the palace, but Zhang Zuo and Tang Yin, who were in the limelight in the past, were unusually low-key on this occasion.

All the officials in the palace regarded Yuan Zonggao as the backbone, and basically Yuan Zonggao's suggestions would be unanimously supported.

Zhang Zuo, as a eunuch, is not his forte when he participates in government affairs, and he looks at Tang Yin from time to time, for fear that the matter of repairing the river embankment will be monopolized by the Changshi Division, and the Chengfeng Division will fall into the hands of others in this matter.

"Then how much money and grain should be paid for repairing the river embankment this year?" After listening to an official's account, Zhu Youqi asked a real question.

The official couldn't help but set his eyes on Yuan Zonggao.

Yuan Zonggao said respectfully: "King Huixing, it is estimated that there will be more manpower, mostly responsible for the transportation of sandbags, if there is a flood season, you will also send people to the river embankment to station, always monitor the flood situation, and have sent people to the state government to ask them to send more people to the embankment, there has been no response yet." ”

Zhu Youqi frowned: "Doesn't it mean that the new local governor is very concerned about the flood control of the river embankment, and asked the gentry for the cost of building the embankment early on?" Could it be that they want to go it alone and not cooperate with my royal palace? ”

Zhang Zuowei was puzzled: "Lord Wang, there is nothing to hide from his own family, in fact, this Zhang Zhizhou is not for local flood control at all, just looking for a reason to make money...... After the money and grain were collected, no people were sent to repair the river embankment, and the temples and Taoist temples in the city began to be built. ”

The officials of the royal palace present were all indignant.

In the name of repairing the embankment, let the local gentry pay for it, and the state government did not repair the embankment after getting the money, thinking about building the temple and Taoist temple first, which was clearly catering to the emperor's preferences.

Zhu Youqi said: "The matter of repairing the river embankment can't be undertaken by the Xingwang Mansion alone, right?" How many people can the palace send? ”

Xingwangfu has its own tenants, these people usually finish the farm work, but also take charge of the palace up and down the repair and other errands, where is there more than a lot of manpower to repair the river embankment?

Zhang Zuo looked at Tang Yin: "I don't know if Mr. Tang has any suggestions?" ”

At such times, Zhang Zuo very much hopes that Tang Yin can take the initiative to stand up and provoke the beam, so that the palace does not have to watch Yuan Zonggao perform alone.

Tang Yin didn't want to be used as a gunman by Zhang Zuo, even if he united Zhang Zuo and Yuan Zonggao to fight before, it was only an expedient measure, and he was more inclined to be an outsider.

"There's no good way to do it."

Tang Yin replied very directly.

Many of the officials present were snickering.

At present, the chief of the royal palace is being suppressed by the Cheng Feng Division, how can these civil officials of the Long History Division consider the problem from the enemy's standpoint? They just wanted to see Zhang Zuo and Tang Yin deflated.

Zhang Zuo said: "If you want to build the river embankment with the power of the palace, you can only stop some of the current work of the palace, and now that the flood season is approaching, I am afraid that it will be too late." As...... First of all, the embankment of more than ten miles near the palace field will be heightened and reinforced, and the rest of the place will ...... I can't take care of it. ”

The embankment is built close to his own Wangzhuang, which looks very suitable.

Yuan Zonggao was puzzled: "What is the use of raising the river embankment and reinforcing one side?" Once the embankment is overflowed or burst on the other side or in other places, the flood will still spread, so it is better to strengthen it......"

Zhang Zuo interrupted Yuan Zonggao's words: "Yuan Changshi, the acres of our palace are upwind and water, and the terrain is originally higher, even if the embankment breaks in other places, and some floods are recharged, the loss will be much smaller after all."

"We understand your feelings for the people, but now the local government is not cooperating, it's not that the palace is unintentional, you can't take care of others and ignore your own family, right? There are so many people in the palace waiting to be fed, if our fields are flooded...... What will the palace eat next year? It's understandable that you want to do things for the people, but you don't have anything to eat, and you can take care of others? ”

Zhu Youqi very much agreed with Zhang Zuo's statement, nodded and said: "Zhang Fengzheng's worry is not unreasonable, if the fields of the palace are flooded, we can't expect the local people to give us the surplus grain they have, but if only the people are affected, the palace will open porridge shops and soup porridge as much as possible, so that the people can survive the disaster year." ”

Yuan Zonggao wanted to argue on the basis of reason, but seeing King Xing's attitude, he suddenly chose to remain silent.

Tang Yin watched from the side for a while, frowning, and didn't have the heart to speak.

……

……

The matter was settled.

The embankment was repaired, but priority was given to raising and reinforcing the embankment that involved the royal family's own fields.

The embankment involves both banks, and only one side is strengthened and raised, and when the flood comes, it will rush to the other side of the embankment, and the amount of water that was originally less than half a meter will be increased to one meter...... It is equivalent to doubling the disaster, not to mention that if any section of the river embankment bursts, it will definitely be a flood.

Tang Yin was speechless.

He didn't understand why Zhu Youqi would agree to such a damaging trick, increase the height on both sides, or don't increase the height and change it to reinforcement to prevent the embankment from bursting.

Isn't this a trap for the local people now?

When he came back from the meeting, he told Zhu Hao with the strength of wine, and his words were a little shameless, and the palace did not care about the lives of the people.

Zhu Hao said: "Xingwangfu is only the vassal king of the Ming Dynasty, and he is nominally responsible for protecting the stability of the place, but it is more of a parasite attached to the people...... The first day you knew this? ”

Tang Yin frowned: "So, do you think it's right to do this?" ”

"Mr. Tang, let me put it this way, if the flood is current, the place is affected by the disaster, and the people have no harvest, while the palace is very light or even not affected...... Shouldn't you, as the head of the family, prioritize this option? ”

Zhu Hao analyzes Zhu Youqi's psychology.

"Huh."

Tang Yin scoffed at this statement.

Zhu Hao said: "If you want to let the Xingwang Mansion take on the responsibility of guarding the local people, you must give him a certain authority, instead of restricting it everywhere." Previously, Xingwangfu resisted the invasion of robbers, that is, it was a lonely battle, and at that time, the state government had some support, but now the construction of the river embankment involves a huge amount of manpower and material resources, and the government is standing by and watching, and Xingwangfu is afraid that it will be difficult to support it alone. ”

Referring to the problems existing in the local government, Tang Yin's face turned cold.

The strange Xing Wangfu is cold-blooded and ruthless, it is better to say that Xinzhizhou is inactive.

"In these years, they are all for their own family, and there are few people who are for the country and the people, Mr. Tang has such a good mind, but it must also be built on the basis of being able to change all the current injustices...... As a staff member of the palace, the most important thing is to ensure the interests of the palace, didn't even Yuan Changshi raise objections? ”

After speaking, Zhu Hao continued to bury his head in writing his things.

Tang Yin nodded.

Yuan Zonggao has always flaunted benevolence and righteousness, but once the interests of the palace and the interests of the local people conflicted, he also decisively chose to stand on the side of the palace, which shows that everyone has selfish intentions.

"Zhu Hao, what are you doing?"

Tang Yin saw Zhu Hao writing and drawing, and immediately asked.

Zhu Hao said: "I asked people to inspect the situation of the embankment of dozens of miles in the Anlu boundary before, and drew drawings to indicate where there is a problem, and you can find someone to strengthen it." ”

"Huh?"

Tang Yin was very surprised.

Zhu Hao was telling him what to "recognize the reality" and "sweep the snow in front of the door", he thought that Zhu Hao's words for the country and the people were all fooling, but when he turned his face, he found that Zhu Hao was painting the river embankment.

"You...... What does this have to do with you? ”

Tang Yin shook his head and smiled bitterly.

You can't even take care of the Xingwang Mansion, you kid is so concerned? Even if you have the heart, who will provide you with human and material support?

Zhu Hao said: "Mr. Tang, how can you say that it has nothing to do with me?" That's where I live...... When the land is plagued, and the people are lost, and they have no money to buy my goods, will I not lose money? Besides, I have two acres of land in my own village, and if it is flooded, how can I be embarrassed to come to collect rent? ”

Tang Yin: "......"

He thought to himself, this theory is quite fresh, and solving problems for the people is just so that he will not suffer losses?

So are you kid evil?

Loyal or treacherous?

Zhu Hao sighed: "I also know that I am soft-spoken, and I have no ability to change the status quo, what I want to do is that when the flood is coming, the local government, the Xingwang Mansion and even the people are in danger, make decisive suggestions, let them know where to reinforce, where to send more people to defend, and after a catastrophe, it is estimated that Anlu will work together to build the river embankment to prevent flooding in the coming year." ”

"Oh."

Tang Yin suddenly shook his head and said, "Zhu Hao, you know that you can't change anything with your own strength, so you can plan for the worst, if the flood comes, you have a plan in advance, and when the Shixing Royal Mansion and the government organize people to rush to repair, you also know where the focus of prevention is, right?" ”

"That's probably what it means." Zhu Hao did not deny it.

He was able to predict that there would be flooding in the area.

Belongs to the Prophet.

But in no time will a prophet come to a good end.

Even if the Xing Wangfu trusts him again, he runs to tell people, I have calculated that there will be a big flood this year, how should I strengthen the river embankment, and the palace will listen to him?

I'm afraid that the whole Xingwang Mansion will think that you kid is really ridiculous in the world, why don't you say that you are a god?

Even if the palace really takes it seriously, and the local government and the people don't support it, who will cooperate with the construction of the river embankment?

The most important resource for building river embankments is not money and grain, but "servants", and in these years, in addition to paying land rent and taxes, the people also have to serve the state.

If you hire someone to repair the embankment yourself...... Not to mention Zhu Hao, Xingwangfu can go bankrupt, and no one wants to go to the river embankment to do that hard work.

At present, all the servants that An Lu can mobilize have gone to repair temples and Taoist temples, or do odd jobs for the state and county yamen for personal gain, who can take care of the river embankment?

can only wait for the catastrophe to come, Zhu Hao came forward to formulate a strategy, and it is estimated that at that time, people will really twist into a rope to prevent and relieve disasters.

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