Da Ming Tai Shi

Chapter 271 The dog that bites doesn't bark
In the Wenhua Palace, all the participating officials looked dignified.

Now everyone knows the severe drought in Shandong.

The lack of food is not terrible. There is plenty of food in the official warehouses of the imperial court. If 100 million shi is not enough, 200 million shi is enough. There is no pressure at all to feed the more than 500 million people in Shandong. Water shortage is the most terrible thing.

"Everyone is here."

Chen Yunfu had a gloomy face all the time, and no one who saw that expression could not help feeling awe-inspiring.

Qi De opened his mouth to say something, but seeing Chen Yunfu's expression, he found himself so frightened that he lost his voice.

"Right now, this department is making post-disaster deployments based on the situation in Shandong. No one is allowed to discuss or speak at will. There is no need for a vote on this deployment, and the deployment will be implemented immediately."

After emphasizing discipline, Chen Yunfu got straight to the point.

"The Ministry of Industry immediately sent people to Shandong to recruit civilians from Shandong, Hebei, and Xuzhou to dig through the blocked Yellow River in Shandong as soon as possible. One month. From this moment on, the Ministry of Industry will only give the Ministry of Industry one month to dredge the river. If it is not completed, all the tributaries in Shandong cannot be restored, and the minister of the Ministry of Industry and the left and right ministers will be dismissed on the spot."

One month, doesn't this mean that you don't even have time to sleep?

Shen Mo, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, opened his mouth, but he didn't dare to make any comments after all. He was afraid that after he said that he couldn't, Chen Yunfu would dare to dismiss him on the spot.

He was really worried. Before such a big event, as long as Shen Min dared to say no, Chen Yunfu would definitely dismiss him directly.

"In addition, the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household Affairs should coordinate to organize 40 to [-] civilians to go to Shandong to explore the geology and dig wells to obtain water. Not only must we do our best to ensure that the people in Shandong will not die of starvation, but also that they will not die of thirst. The minimum standard, and at the same time tell the people in Shandong that this year's autumn grain is gone, don't be sad and don't be afraid, the imperial court will allocate grain for them to spend the winter; the imperial court will exempt Shandong from all taxes this year, and at the same time, it will exempt Shandong from a year of corvee next year .

We must reassure them, restore their confidence, and lift up their spirits. The disaster is not terrible, but the fear is that the people in the disaster will despair.

One month, one month at most, the disaster will definitely pass, and next year, it will be a prosperous time with good weather. "

In this drought that swept across Shandong Province, if a person is not dead, it is absolutely impossible to achieve in this age of backward technology. Chen Yunfu knew this in his heart, and he had to accept it.

At the same time, Chen Yunfu also hopes that the people in Shandong can accept this helpless and painful result.

If you have a car and an airplane, you can carry water there, but what can Daming do now, can you carry it manually on your shoulder?
The water stinks everywhere, and if you drink it, you will drink poison to quench your thirst. If there is another plague, more people will die.

"In addition, Benfu has already reported this matter to His Majesty. The Imperial Hospital will dispatch imperial doctors to Shandong to prevent other emergencies that may arise. After all, there must be a major epidemic after a major disaster. On this point, the Ministry of Household Affairs You have to be prepared and have enough supplies ready.”

Ge Xun nodded repeatedly.

"The Ministry of War immediately notified the Five Military Governments that the Shandong Metropolitan Government must fully cooperate with the Shandong Procuratorate and the Commissioner of the Ministry of Punishment. During this period, we must ensure the security situation in Shandong, and there will be no fights due to looting of food and water sources, and no rumors will spread. A situation that creates panic, let alone a situation where natural disasters are used as an excuse to confuse people and gather people to rebel!"

Chen Yunfu bit his tongue hard on this last point: "Anyone who confuses people with the theory of natural disasters and ghosts, catch and kill one by one!
Benfu doesn't care who he is, whether he is an official or a civilian, whoever says such things will be killed on the spot! "

In the age of ignorance and ignorance, such words related to fortune are the easiest to confuse people's hearts, and are also the easiest to be used by those who are interested. What if an ambitious party dreams of becoming an emperor in the Spring and Autumn Period and pulls tens of thousands or even 10,000+ anti-people out, That Shandong is really bloody.

Therefore, Chen Yunfu had to resort to thunderous means in this matter.

Zhang Wei immediately expressed his opinion: "Young master, please rest assured, the next official will go to Shandong to sit in the town in person."

"You can't, Benfu has other things to tell you, let Zuo Shilang Gao Mian go."

After explaining to the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, Chen Yunfu immediately looked at Tian Shigong, Minister of the Ministry of Officials: "This drought in Shandong has exposed the serious laziness of Shandong officials from top to bottom. Your Ministry of Officials must immediately organize a thorough investigation of Shandong officialdom. Let’s take a look at what officials at the provincial, prefectural, and county levels do every day in Shandong from top to bottom, and all those who don’t think about government affairs and idle all day long will be taken down and sent to Beijing for investigation.”

After saying this, Chen Yunfu looked around the audience, and said in a very solemn tone: "Everyone, the life and death of more than 500 million people can now rest on the shoulders of our cabinet. At this time, I hope that you will put away all your thoughts. , go all out to relieve the disaster first, otherwise, there is only one sentence in this supplement.

Dismissal, no matter how big or small, decapitation, no matter how big or small! "

Everyone is shocked.

Qi De swallowed his saliva, and said in a trembling tone: "Young Master, why don't we go together for such a big matter, and report to His Majesty first."

"Qi Shangli!" Chen Yunfu suddenly turned his head to look at Qi De, his eyes were red and red: "Benfu said, you are only responsible for implementing all the arrangements for today's cabinet meeting. I don't listen to any opinions and suggestions. Listen to me." Don't you understand!"

For such a big event, Chen Yunfu has already made the most appropriate post-disaster arrangements, and everyone knows that Zhu Biao will definitely support it. At this time, Chen Yunfu can completely reprimand anyone with full confidence.

Qi De, a mindless thing, wanted to show off his presence at this time, but the only result was that he was scolded by Chen Yunfu as a negative example, and let Chen Yunfu stand up by the way.

The difference between the first auxiliary and the second auxiliary, when it really comes to the critical moment, just this one word makes the difference.

Everyone happily watched Qi De's joke, the latter also knew that he was confused, no matter how embarrassed he was, he didn't dare to continue talking back, instead he cupped his hands and said: "Your official was confused for a while, please don't blame the young master."

Just this sentence made Chen Yunfu startled suddenly.

The biting dog stopped barking.

"Well, Benfu is very grateful for Mr. Qi Ge's support. Just now, Mr. Benfu was in a hurry, so he spoke a little harshly. I hope Mr. Qi Ge will not take it to heart."

Chen Yunfu waved his hand, then got up tiredly and said: "Go to work, hurry up, hurry up! Zhang Wei, you come with Benfu."

The crowd dispersed, each in a hurry, Zhang Wei followed closely behind Chen Yunfu and left the Wenhua Palace, waiting for the latter's instructions.

"In the past two days, go to the Tongzheng Envoy to learn more about the situation of chieftains in Huguang and Guizhou provinces, including Benfu's division strategy for Yongshun and Guizhou chieftains."

Zhang Wei was taken aback, and then asked tentatively, "Mingtai intends to let Xiaguan go to Hugui?"

"Yes, you go to serve as the envoy of Hugui Economics."

Chen Yunfu nodded and said: "You have accumulated a lot of political work experience in Yunnan local people's governance and Liaodong for seven years. Hugui entrusts you to Benfu to rest assured. When the disaster in Shandong is handled well, Benfu will go south to Guangdong and Guangxi immediately. To deal with the clan issues in Guangdong and the mixed ethnic groups in Guangxi, after Guangdong and Guangxi have been dealt with, we will move on to Huguang and Guizhou.

Benfu needs you to stabilize the situation in Huguang and Guizhou and buy time for Benfu. "

"Yes, please rest assured Mingtai, the officials will do their best."

"That's fine, that's fine."

Chen Yunfu patted Zhang Wei's arm, then turned and left the palace, sighing silently.

"If a biting dog doesn't bark, there won't be much time left for Honsuke."

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