Chapter 2: Zhu Di's school examination

Dai Lun was respectful when he saw the King of Han, but Zhu Zhanji was different, after all, he was his own student.

But he also knew that Zhu Zhanji's status was noble, so naturally he would not really grasp his identity, and nodded to Zhu Zhanji with a smile and said, "Hurry up and get dressed, and go back to the palace with me to restore your life." ”

Zhu Zhanji nodded.

At this moment, a voice sounded in Zhu Zhanji's mind.

"Task 3: Play badminton for half an hour."

"Done."

"Task 4: Afternoon tea, please drink the afternoon rest after 45 minutes, it will help to improve and relieve the fatigue of the day."

"Countdown: 00:44:59!"

Imperial Palace, Fengtian Temple.

Dai Lun and Zhu Zhanji entered from the gate, slowly came to Zhu Di's desk, and knelt down.

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister brought His Royal Highness the eldest grandson."

Zhu Di, who was frowning and reviewing the folds, heard Dai Lun's voice, just whispered 'um', waved his hand, and motioned for them to get up, while he continued to look at the folds.

It wasn't until he made a decision and gave Zhu a approval, and the eunuch next to him put the approved folds aside that Zhu Di slowly raised his head.

Looking at the two people in front of him, he recalled for a moment, as if he was thinking about the purpose of calling them.

Then he suddenly said: "Oh, yes, the eldest grandson is here." ”

He waved his hand and said, "Boy, come here." ”

When Zhu Zhanji came, Zhu Di reached out and rummaged for something in the reviewed memoranda.

"Here."

Stretched out his hand, opened it and looked at it, and then threw it to Zhu Zhanji, and said, "I heard your teacher Dai Lun say that your recent studies are not bad, come, take a look at this twist." ”

After saying that, he leaned back in the chair, touched his beard and waited for Zhu Zhanji's reply.

Zhu Zhanji looked at the fold in his hand, and he understood that this was the emperor's grandfather testing himself.

Turning over the fold, Zhu Zhanji read it carefully.

The general content is related to the flooding in Henan Province.

As one of the cradles of Chinese civilization, the Yellow River Basin has been an unsolvable problem for thousands of years while the people on both sides of the river enjoy the fertile land.

After all, people can't control the rain.

And this time, Henan, an important province along the Yellow River, has suffered another flood.

The reason is also due to the fact that in summer, it is the rainy season in Henan, and the amount of precipitation is large, which is naturally prone to flooding.

For five or six minutes, Zhu Zhanji checked all the information in the fold word for word.

In the final analysis, it is a sentence, Henan Cheng announced that the political envoy asked for money and food.

Seeing Zhu Zhanji put the folds back together, Zhu Di asked lightly: "Finished reading?" ”

"Well, I'm done."

"If it's you, how do you approve it?"

After speaking, Zhu Di looked at Zhu Zhanji.

Just when Zhu Zhanji was thinking about how to answer, Dai Lun, who was standing silently in front of the two, was excited in his heart at the moment.

As Zhu Zhanji's teacher, although Dai Lun understood that before Zhu Zhanji was officially canonized as the grandson, the future throne was not yet known.

But before this, Zhu Di had never let Zhu Zhanji participate in any government affairs.

Even if Zhu Di values this grandson very much, and even crossed the crown prince Zhu Gaochi since he was a child to take this grandson with him to teach, but it is still the same sentence, the matter of the royal prince is unknown until it is determined.

But now Zhu Di is personally testing with government affairs, and there is too much information released here.

At this moment, Zhu Zhanji seemed to have thought about how to answer, and said: "Returning to the emperor's grandfather, the flood is a natural disaster, this matter has existed since ancient times, and all dynasties have also had ways to deal with it. First of all, officers and soldiers were dispatched to rescue the victims, and secondly, the imperial court allocated relief funds to rescue and comfort the victims. After the disaster, we organized manpower to help the people rebuild. ”

Hearing Zhu Zhanji's reply, Zhu Di's face was unusually calm, and there was no change, he just nodded: "Well, it's roughly the same as the approval of the East Palace after the first reading." ”

Regarding Zhu Zhanji's answer, Zhu Di's attitude was a little vague, neither praise nor criticism.

Just when Dai Lun in front of the emperor guessed Zhu Di's thoughts, Zhu Di continued to speak: "In addition to these, do you have any other ideas and countermeasures?" ”

Xu is Zhu Di didn't get the result he wanted from Zhu Zhanji's answer just now, so he asked.

Zhu Zhanji nodded after thinking about it: "I have some ideas, but after thinking about it, I feel that it is useless, so I didn't say much." ”

"Oh? Say it. ”

Zhu Zhanji was silent for a moment, and after organizing his language, he said: "After Sun Erchu saw the content of this recital, a question came to his mind, and he couldn't solve it. This flood has existed since ancient times, from Dayu to the flood of Yan'an of the Huai River in the Yuan Dynasty caused the fall of the Yuan Dynasty, among which there are many records of flood outbreaks in the history books of all dynasties. ”

"But why, this flood has existed since ancient times, and many dynasties have been treated, but it is still endless?"

Listening to Zhu Zhanji's words, Zhu Di touched his beard and said, "Go on." ”

The grandson dared to guess that since the history books recorded, the causes of floods in the past dynasties were nothing more than the rainy season, the diversion of rivers, the indiscriminate felling of trees on both banks, and the melting of ice and snow in winter. Knowing its origin, why has it not been successful for thousands of years? ”

"Since ancient times, when it comes to floods, people in the world have been commensurate with natural disasters. But is it because of a disaster from heaven, or is it because people are curable? ”

"Sun Er is arbitrary, thinking that it is a human incurability, not a disaster from heaven."

Zhu Zhanji's argument is unique, and it is rare to attribute the so-called natural disasters of the world to the fault of human rule. In particular, when talking about the cause of the flood, the indiscriminate felling of trees on both sides of the strait and the melting of ice and snow in winter made Zhu Di's eyes shine.

These arguments are the first time he Zhu Di has heard them mentioned.

However, Zhu Di did not interrupt in a hurry, and continued to ask: "If you are in charge, how should you govern it?" ”

Zhu Zhanji said: "If the grandson is in charge, the grandson only wants to eradicate the law." There are three main aspects. ”

"First, in response to the causes of the floods, a new policy has been introduced, trees on both sides of the river shall not be cut down indiscriminately, and the mountain soil on both sides of the river shall not be exploited and excavated at will, so as to protect the normalcy of the land along the river and avoid the diversion of the Yellow River caused by land loss and ecological changes."

"Second, it is necessary to treat people as wrongs. The Yellow River floods every year, and the imperial court allocates funds for disaster relief and construction of river embankments every year, but when you go to the Yellow River to take a look, what is the difference between the river embankment and a hundred years ago. The reason for this is nothing more than that local officials have taken heavy stock of the money used by the imperial court to build the river embankment, and the money used to build the river embankment has been diverted elsewhere. In addition, the Yellow River flows through several provinces, and officials from all over the country only know how to sweep the snow in front of their doors, and who will really care about the lives and deaths of the people next to them. ”

"If you want to eradicate it, the only way is for the imperial court to set up a yamen dedicated to the rectification of the Yellow River floods, which is directly under the jurisdiction of the imperial court and is not subject to the constraints of local governments. The embankments of the Yellow River will be rebuilt, and a set of methods for controlling floods will be sorted out according to the location and time of this year's floods. At the same time, reservoirs are built in dangerous places, in areas with fierce water and heavy precipitation. ”