In the Qianqing Palace, only Zhu Yuanzhang's feet stepped on the Central Plains and moved his footsteps.

Zhu Yunxi and the prince's father sat aside, and the two looked up at the old man hovering over Kanyu from time to time.

During this period, Zhu Yunxi glanced at Sun Gou'er who was waiting on the side.

The dog slave immediately lowered his head.

Obviously, the old man knows everything he should know and doesn't know.

Zhu Yunxi and the prince's father glanced at each other, straightened up their waists and looked at the old man: "Grandpa......

"Taisun."

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly opened his mouth and called out.

Zhu Yunxi blinked, and saw that the old man had turned around to look at him.

He quickly stood up: "My grandson is here."

"Millions of people are trapped in the water, and it is not easy for my family to take responsibility and maintain social security."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the grandson of the emperor who was thriving like the Ming Dynasty today, his eyes were sincere, and his eyes were solemn.

His footsteps walked to Zhili Road, and he waved his hand to the ancestral land of Daming Longxing, the central capital of Fengyang.

Then it went north along the mountains and rivers, crossed Xuzhou, passed through Xuzhou, and even returned to Germany and Kaifeng.

"The land of the ancestors cannot be abandoned, but I have millions of living people, but I am in dire straits."

Zhu Yuanzhang let out a long sigh and raised his head to look at the sky of the main hall.

"Ah...... The ancestors forgive me, and the descendants can only protect the present first, and then kneel down at the ancestral tomb to confess their sins."

Zhu Biao stood up behind him, walked to his son's side, and gently patted Zhu Yunxi's shoulder.

Then the father and son knelt on the ground.

Zhu Yuanzhang's expression was solemn, and he was solemn: "Taisun go to Kaifeng Mansion, this year is going to tour the west, and now there is a lot of water in the sky, this is the warning of God, so let's go and see it in advance." Save millions of subjects from fire and water, give the Son of Heaven an order, and sweep away evil spirits."

Zhu Biao's eyes moved slightly, and he lowered his head and said, "The matter of praying for the imperial examination will be ...... in the near future Moreover, the daughter of the Taisun Mansion is waiting to give birth under the volume. Sons can ......."

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes sank: "Pray for the imperial exam, but also pray for my Daming, boss, you have done it in detail." The world is peaceful, and the heirs of the Taisun Mansion can be peaceful. In ancient times, there was Dayu to control the water, three times through the door and did not enter, today I Ming Taisun West patrol relief, but the age is only. Millions of subjects are all tied to my family, and the Taisun is in charge of the country, and they should go."

Zhu Biao stopped talking, he knew very well that the reason why the old man chose the emperor's grandson to tour the west was because of what happened to his western tour back then, in order to prevent another accident, so he pressed himself in Yingtian City.

The old man definitely didn't want to go through the incident of the previous two years again.

Zhu Yunxi knelt on the ground, clasped his hands into fists, and said in a deep voice: "Sun Er obeyed the order and never let the people of the Six Mansions have any more opportunities. When the imperial court discusses the countermeasures, the grandson will take people to Kaifeng Mansion to sit down."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, walked in front of his boss and grandson, squatted down and stretched out his hands to support the two.

"Get up, all of you."

When the two stood up, Zhu Yuanzhang reached out and patted Zhu Yunxi's shoulder again: "Everything is stable, the land of the six mansions is full of water, for fear of chaos, you should put your own safety first."

After a catastrophe, anything can happen in the local area, and no one can predict what kind of situation they may face.

….

Even though Zhu Yuanzhang had a calculation in his heart, he still showed worry.

Zhu Yunxi smiled: "My grandson knows that this trip will not worry grandpa and father."

Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it before he spoke, "In addition to the accompanying Jinyi Guard, bring the Yulin Left Guard. All the ministers of the court and the central government can take with them with all."

In order to ensure that the eldest grandson went to Kaifeng Mansion to ensure that everything was safe, Zhu Yuanzhang directly took out Yiwei Yulin, and even opened the court to use it at will.

Zhu Yunxi nodded and said softly, "Grandpa, rest assured, grandson will definitely deal with the collapse of the embankment in Liufu."

……

"The affairs of the six mansions, the imperial court must handle it steadily."

Zhu Yunxi, who rushed back to Wenyuan Pavilion from the Qianqing Palace, faced the courtiers who had been discussing for a while.

Zhai Shan, the secretary of the ministry, got up first, and glanced at the imperial grandson with a calm face, and was a little unsure what the grandson had said and what conclusions had been made when he went to His Majesty and the crown prince before.

Zhai Shan cautiously said, "Back to Your Highness, the ministers and others have already had some preliminary discussions, but at the moment, they are still a little uncertain, and they need to be decided by Your Highness."

Zhu Yunxi's eyelids sank, and he nodded lightly: "Let's talk about it."

Zhai Shan arched his hand, glanced back at his colleagues around him, and then spoke: "The ministers think that the disaster situation in the six provinces is the first thing to transport food. At this time, it has just started spring, and the people may not have much surplus food in their homes, and the most important thing for the court now is to keep the people from going hungry, so as to prevent some bad things from happening."

Zhai Shan replied carefully word by word, so as to avoid controversy in the court.

It is better than the court now to keep the people from going hungry, rather than letting the people eat their stomachs, and there is a world of difference between the two.

It can ensure that the people are not hungry, and the court can also calmly transport food. But if everyone can eat their stomachs, the household department will be the first to refuse.

Zhu Yunxi said softly: "Didn't the household department already say that today it will be able to send 300,000 quintals of grain from Yingtian. Within 10 years, another 500,000 loads of grain will be sent to the disaster area."

Zhai Shan nodded: "That's the reason, these 800,000 quintals of grain, the imperial court will not issue it this year, and the ministers can also send it to the six mansions." It's just that if you go any further, you will have to crowd out other aspects of the court. This year, the imperial court has used troops in Liaodong and Beiping, and a few days ago, Liang Guogong also came to play the chapter, and Guogong wanted to lead the troops to Anxi's hometown, and the imperial court should take care of it."

Zhu Yunxi waved his sleeves and looked at Yu Xin: "In terms of the disaster situation in the six prefectures, how much can the household department take out in addition to the current 800,000 loads of grain."

"Two hundred thousand quintals."

Yu Xin stood up and reported a number, his face a little nervous.

"One million quintals of ......" Zhu Yunxi's fingers tapped lightly on the armrest, his eyes swept over the more than ten ministers in front of him, and a slight smile suddenly appeared on his face: "The imperial court can take out a million quintals of grain, and give it to the six mansions in full, and Gu will not embarrass you again."

Hearing this, Yu Xin suddenly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Zhai Shan said again: "Your Highness, the ministers think that the blame for the collapse of Lankao County this time lies with the county order Cao Zhisheng. The officials thought that they should arrest this criminal and return to Beijing for questioning."

….

Zhu Yunxi looked at Zhai Shan vigorously: "There is a fate, I will take Jinyiwei and Yulin Zuowei to Kaifeng and receive the order of the Son of Heaven." The disaster situation in the six mansions should be discussed by the subjects when they are alone in Kaifeng."

As soon as these words came out, there was a sudden noise in Wenyuan Pavilion.

Zhu Gaochi cautiously moved his steps to close the distance between him and his brother.

Then, he asked in a low voice, "Do you want to tour the west in advance and take the military horses to Kaifeng?"

Zhu Yunxi nodded, then stood up and looked at everyone: "Everyone, Gu will set off tomorrow, if there is anything else to discuss, you might as well take it out and agree on it."

Wang Jun, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, stood up.

"Your Highness, the most important thing for grain transportation is to levy conscription, dredge the silted up rivers in the six prefectures, and block the two executions of the Taihang Levee in Lankao County. The ministers thought that the levy and payment of conscription should not be less than 300,000, otherwise there was no hope for the spring plowing and summer taxes in the six prefectures, and even the autumn grain would be delayed."

"What are your regulations, where are these 300,000 conscripts to be levied from, and how the imperial court arranges conscription."

Zhu Yunxi's eyes were gloomy, and he looked at Wang Jun calmly.

Conscription and conscription have always been the most life-threatening matter.

It seems that Chen Sheng was originally conscripted by the former Qin, and then it was blocked by heavy rain, and then it was unveiled.

Wang Jun didn't notice the slightest change in Zhu Yunxi, but according to what everyone had discussed in the Wenyuan Pavilion before, he said, "The ministers think that Henan Dao should be levied

30,000 people each from Gwangju, Runing, Nanyang, Ruzhou, Henan, Huaiqing, and Weihui, and 30,000 each from Yanzhou and Dongchang in Shandong Province, and 30,000 in Huai'an, respectively."

"Each prefecture should pay half of the people's food rations, and the people should bring half of their own rations, and distribute them to the six prefectures, which will be under the control of the six prefectures and counties, and dredge the local rivers before June, clean up the flood and siltation, and prevent the occurrence of epidemics. After June, everyone will return to their original places, so that this year's summer ploughing will not be delayed."

Zhu Yunxi looked at Wang Jun and shook his head slightly: "This article is no."

Wang Jun's face changed slightly.

Zhu Yunxi has already continued: "300,000 people were levied, and the court and the people spent countless amounts of money and grain, delaying the summer harvest and summer planting of the ten mansions. This time, the disaster in the six provinces must be confined to the territory of the six provinces."

Zhai Shan spoke again at this time and said in a low voice, "Your Highness, if this is the case, I am afraid that the post-disaster affairs of the Six Mansions will have to continue until the end of the year before they can be cleaned up."

Zhu Yunxi smiled slightly: "Since the Ministry of Industry is ready to levy 300,000 people to help the six prefectures, the imperial court will pay ordinary rations. Then this ration, the household department should have agreed to it."

Yu Xin didn't know why the grandson had such a question, so he glanced at Wang Jun, who was denied, and replied in a low voice: "Your Highness, the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of Industry have agreed that they can pay another 200,000 quintals of grain for the levy and conscription."

"Then the 200,000 quintals of grain, the household department will also give it to the orphans."

Zhu Yunxi's eyes shimmered: "Since the matter is in the six provinces, in order to prevent the people of the six provinces from changing, the imperial court will levy conscription in the six mansions in situ, pay all the rations, and order the people to serve and work in various places, clean up the rivers and block the breaches."

This is a cash-for-work method.

And this method is not the first to be created now, there are many such methods in previous dynasties.

….

Pre-Qin "Hong Yan": The son of Yu Yuan, a hundred blocks.

Yanzi also recorded in the Spring and Autumn Period: When Jing Gong was hungry, Yan Zi asked the people to send millet, and the public did not allow it, so it should be the platform for the road to sleep. Yan Zi ordered the officials to pay attention to their rent, far away from their signs, and Xu Qiri, but not trending. Three years after Taiwan was completed and the people were revitalized, so it was said that it was about travel, and the people were full of food. The gentleman said: "The government is just for the people to be sent to the people, and if it is not available, it will depend on the things and even in the government."

This is the earliest record of cash-for-work.

It is said that there was a disaster at that time, and Yan Zi planned to directly distribute food to help the people, but Qi Guojing Gong did not agree with Yan Zi's plan. Therefore, Yan Zi requisitioned these victims to build terraces, and Qi State paid Su, which solved the problem of hunger of the victims.

Another example is the Hanshu re-record, Jia Rang's proposal to the imperial court: such as spending a few years to control the river, with the people of the industry, follow the law of the ancient sages, determine the position of the mountains and rivers, so that the gods and men are everywhere, and not **.

Cash-for-work records are everywhere.

This made Zhu Yunxi can't help but think of future generations, a certain part of the people who may read history and ignore it, or maybe they have not read a few books, every time they encounter something, they will sing praises to a certain politician on the other side of the ocean, who implements the name "the first, the method of cash-for-work."

Zhu Yunxi just said the eight words in the wild goose, and Wang Jun silently lowered his head and sat back in place.

At this time, Zhu Yunxi looked at everyone again, and saw that these people no longer had any discussions, so he changed his words and said, "Since you have no more discussions, let's talk about it."

Everyone raised their heads slightly, and listened to them.

Zhu Yunxi said: "Liufu is my Central Plains cultural land, and you can't wait for it. The imperial court paid money and grain, and the people went to work to receive grain, which was a natural occurrence. However, in the year of the catastrophe, there have been villains and diseases.

Tomorrow, he will go to Kaifeng alone to supervise the town, and order the hospital to dispatch 300 doctors, physicians, and apprentices to accompany Kaifeng Mansion. The Ministry of Works, those who will be the supervisors of good water, the Ministry of Officials, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Criminal Department, and the Dali Temple will each send those who have taken the examination and the officials who have been punished.

He was ordered to leave Beijing in winter to help the officers and soldiers of Xueqing Beijing on the north bank of the Yangtze River, and dispatched 30,000 military horses to assemble in Taikang County, Chenzhou Prefecture. Ordered the capital of Henan Province to be in charge of horses, and to rectify the military horses of the capital of Henan Province."

In the past, Zhu Yunxi wanted to use the Tai Hospital, the Ministry of Engineering, the General as a supervisor, as well as the Ministry of Officials and the Three Law Divisions, and everyone could understand the purpose.

It's just that in the end, Zhu Yunxi actually wanted to use the Beijing army that had been set to return to Yingtian one after another, and transferred 30,000 to Taikang County, and asked Yu Ma, who had just been promoted from Yulinwei to Henan Capital this year, to rectify the military horses of Henan Province.

This made everyone stunned slightly.

Subsequently, Zhai Shan and the others couldn't help but think of the style of His Royal Highness the Imperial Grandson in the past two years, whenever the dynasty encountered an incident.

Your Highness wants to use the knife!

For a moment, everyone's hearts tightened.

Zhu Gaochi, who was standing on the side, blinked, and tried to recall what his brother had just said.

After thinking about it several times, Chubby finally made sure that he was not among the accompanying personnel this time, and couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

……

"I won't take you out this time."

Zhu Yunxi put his hands in his sleeves, and after coming out of Wenyuan Pavilion, he said to his side.

….

Zhu Gaochi raised his head, looked at the noon gate in front of him, and pouted.

In the entire clan, this guy is the most good at pitting people.

Obviously, he went to Kaifeng Mansion to help the disaster, but when it came to his mouth, it became a door.

Zhu Gaochi tilted his head and looked at Zhu Yunxi: "What do you have to explain?"

Zhu Yunxi turned his head and frowned at Xiao Fat: "Why do you feel that something is wrong with what you said?"

Zhu Gaochi was stunned for a moment, and said quietly: "No~"

Hum!

Zhu Yunxi snorted twice: "You stay in Beijing, and the affairs of the tax office are the top priority this year. I'm in Henan, and I'm probably going to stay for a long time, this time is both a disaster and an opportunity, so you just wait for my letter and get ready to respond to the old man of the tax office here in Tianfu."

Zhu Gaochi immediately stopped: "You want to take advantage of the big water in the six mansions to implement the matter of the tax office and the second uncle to enter the mu and the official gentry?"

Zhu Yunxi nodded.

Then he opened his arms and drew a circle in front of him.

"Da Ming is like a pond, how deep do you think this pond is?"

"The upper layer of the pond is clear and you can see swimming fish, and the government and the opposition will say that the government is clear and the society is peaceful. But under the clear water in the upper layer, there is still muddy water, and there is silt under the muddy water, and the shrimp and turtles are lurking in the mud."

Zhu Gaochi frowned, and said in a gentle voice, "If the water is clear, then the bottom of the pool can be seen with water. Now that the water in the six provinces is muddy, the water in the pond will be muddy, and you will be able to catch fish in troubled waters."

"That's right." Zhu Yunxi nodded and smiled: "It is never possible to see the bottom of the world, but we have to ensure that the silt at the bottom of this pond can be dug out from time to time, and it will fatten the fields by the pond, right?"

Zhu Gaochi showed a contemplative expression.

He felt that Zhu Yunxi's use of the pond as a metaphor for Daming was a very appropriate metaphor.

The people are like water, and the female cadres will always hide themselves in the deepest and deepest places.

The countryside also knows to dredge the ponds every winter, so that more rain can be loaded in the next year to nourish the surrounding fields. The imperial court governs the world, even more so.

……

Early the next morning.

The sky is not bright, the ground is flat, and the Taisun Mansion next to the Jiuqu Qingxi outside the Xi'an Gate has already lit up candles.

Hundreds of guards from Taisun Mansion, and thousands of Jinyi Weinan Town Fu Si Ti Cavalry, have long been outside the gate of the mansion.

Another 5,200 Lin Zuowei military horses have boarded the boat to cross the river at the Longwan Wharf outside Xicheng, landed in Jiangpu County, and traveled by land through Jiezhou, Fengyang, and Chenzhou to Chenliu County, Kaifeng Prefecture, controlling Lankao in the east and Kaifeng in the west.

In Taisun's mansion, there was a sound of footsteps.

I entered the front door and went to the front of the front hall.

Zhu Yunxi was already dressed in a light towing clothes, and was surrounded by people in the house.

In the middle of the crowd, on the left and right of Zhu Yunxi, were the two daughters of the grandson concubine Tang Queqing and the side concubine Mu Caiyun, who had begun to show some nostalgia.

The two joined hands on the left and the right and accompanied Zhu Yunxi outside.

"Your Highness is here, you must take your time, take care of yourself, and everything is steady. It's okay to come back a little slower, just

Don't be too late. When the time comes, the family will always have a reunion dinner together."

Tang Queqing muttered in a low voice.

Mu Caiyun was on the other side, holding two peace charms and incense sachets in his hands with his head down, and strung them on Zhu Yunxi's belt.

She didn't speak, just lowered her face, a little nervous and worried.

Zhu Yunxi stretched out his hand to pat Mu Caiyun's head, and stroked the princess's already bulging lower abdomen with his palm, and a smile appeared on his face: "It's not an expedition to fight, it's just to help the victims, and you can always rush back within the year."

A group of people finally walked out of the house.

The guards and brocade guards who had been lined up outside for a long time immediately paused and looked silently at the imperial grandson standing in front of the mansion.

Now.

Everyone's eyes were on Zhu Yunxi.

And Zhu Yunxi looked sideways at Shenlie Mountain in the east.

On the horizon, a ray of light finally rose.

Another dawn in the twenty-eighth year of Hongwu came in the morning.

The sun at dawn, rising from the east, slowly spreads on the ground, slanting the shadows of people.

"Gone."

Zhu Yunxi turned over and said to the crowd in front of the mansion.

Then the whip was raised.

The team of more than 1,000 people slowly moved.

In the mist and glimmer of dawn, drive ahead.

Shredded pork and rice noodles