The Reborn Lao Tzu Is the Emperor

Chapter 1534 Flood Disaster
There were stern lights in Tu Boda's squinted eyes, "The waves are roaring, and with the darkness as cover at night, it will be difficult for the Song Army to find our boat."

He obviously felt that this strategy was very practical.

Although it is bound to lose a lot of dead soldiers, as long as the Song army at sea can be severely damaged, such losses are really insignificant.

The more he thought about it, the more excited Tu Boda became. He sat up straight and said to the young general: "If this plan succeeds, I will mark your first contribution! Now, go down and pick the dead! All naval battles in the army The boat and boat, I will leave it to you to dispatch!"

The young general showed a little excitement, cupped his hands and said: "The last general takes orders!"

Then hurriedly walked out of the tent.

Tu Boda swept across the other generals in dissatisfaction, and waved his hands angrily, "You all go down too!"

The generals left his tent one after another.

The young general quickly began to make arrangements in the army stronghold.

Night fell silently.

In Changsha city, the imperial study room in the palace is still lit with lights.

Zhao Dongting was wearing a nightgown and sitting on the bed. In front of him were State Minister Lu Xiufu, Minister of Water Resources under the Ministry of State, and two servants.

They rushed to the palace overnight to ask for an interview, obviously there was something important going on.

Zhao Dongting sat on the bed with an ugly expression on his face.

This is not a good thing.

Although the autumn harvest was over at this time, Da Song also encountered rare flood disasters.

Even half a month ago, there had been heavy rain pouring down one after another, even in the city of Changsha.

Up to now, the flood has finally erupted, and it has swept through Tanzhou, Hengzhou, Yongzhou and other places in a short period of time, almost spreading to the entire Jingnan South Road.

In the territory of Tanzhou alone, the losses of the people in Changsha, Xiangtan, Ningxiang, Yiyang, Xiangxiang and other places are already inestimable.

I don't know how many people's houses were destroyed in the flood, and countless people died in the flood.

Although the defenders in each city received an early warning from the Ministry of Water Resources and actively organized rescues, due to the limitations of technology in this era, the situation was still difficult to control and the losses were immeasurable.

That night, the disaster memorials in Yongzhou, Chenzhou and other places were finally submitted to the Ministry of State.

The messenger delivered it overnight.

The flood disasters suffered by these places are not under Tanzhou at all.

Some villages and towns were even completely submerged in the flood.

Then there are mountain torrents, landslides and other things caused by floods, which are even more numerous.

The reports submitted from all over the country are asking the imperial court to send troops and money to relieve the disaster, but no place has yet counted the specific losses.

It's just that a lot of the food hoarded by the people in Jinghu South Road this year may have to go to waste.

Zhao Dongting can fully imagine that after the disaster is over, countless refugees will inevitably appear in the territory of Jingnan South Road.

And these refugees must be resettled by the imperial court.

The minister of the Ministry of Water Resources and two servants knelt down in front of him to plead guilty, but Zhao Dongting had no intention of apologizing.

In fact, the water conservancy in the Song Dynasty has developed well over the years, but it is always impossible to avoid the occurrence of flood disasters.

Even in the era when he lived in his previous life, didn't there still be floods?

After looking at the almost drenched memorial in front of him and being silent for a long time, Zhao Dongting waved his hand to get the minister of the Ministry of Water Resources and the two servants to get up, and sighed: "Flood disasters are inevitable, this natural disaster is not all your fault, you wait and wait." Take it as a warning and work hard to develop our water conservancy projects in the Song Dynasty. As for now, let's think about how to prevent the disaster from spreading!"

Hearing this, the minister of the Ministry of Water Resources cupped his hands with guilt and said, "Your Majesty, I have ordered water conservancy officials from all over the country to prepare for flood disasters more than ten days ago. It's just that the number of defenders in each prefecture and county is limited, and in the face of With natural disasters like floods, it is really not easy to save the people from the water and fire... I am afraid that it will be difficult for us to resist the floods. I think that maybe we can only wait for the floods to dissipate naturally..."

He couldn't bear to say any more.

Zhao Dongting frowned tightly, "What do you mean, you want me to give up my plan to resist the flood with manpower, and plan to resettle the refugees?"

The minister of the Ministry of Water Resources did not answer, but silently bowed his head, tantamount to acquiescing.

Zhao Dongting also knew that there was no other way.

With the current technology, flood fighting can only be said to be a matter of doing our best. After all, disaster relief is the real top priority.

He looked at Lu Xiufu and asked, "What is Lu Aiqing's plan?"

Lu Xiufu bowed slightly, and said: "Return to the emperor, the old minister has already discussed this matter with the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Agriculture. To save the refugees, there are no more than two points. One is to provide these refugees with a place to live, and the other is to save them. It is to let them have food and clothes to wear. After the flood has passed, they will be arranged to go home. It's just... the remaining grain and grass in Jingnan South Road must be difficult to be self-sufficient. The food on the road, Guangnan West Road and other places needs to be used by the army at the front. If the disaster relief is done first, the old minister is worried that if there is an accident on the front line, there may be a shortage of food and grass.”

Zhao Dongting frowned even tighter, "What about the Finance Department?"

Lu Xiufu replied: "The Ministry of Finance can still allocate some more money, so that it will not affect the salaries of the frontline soldiers. However, the remaining money in the Ministry of Finance is afraid that there is not much money left. After the flood is over, the court is likely to It's going to be a rough day."

Zhao Dongting thought for a moment when he heard the words, and said: "No matter what, disaster relief is the most important thing. If I can't even protect the people in the territory, there is no point in conquering more territories."

Lu Xiufu was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, "What do you mean, Your Majesty?"

Zhao Dongting said: "Let's first let the Ministry of Agriculture send an order to various places to find a way to transport grain to aid Jinghu South Road."

"The soldiers on the front line..." Lu Xiufu asked again in doubt.

Zhao Dongting gritted his teeth, "I will find a way."

Seeing what Zhao Dongting said, Lu Xiufu nodded, although he was still puzzled.

He felt that if the emperor said there was a way, then there must be a way. After all, the emperor has not let them down until now.

"and many more!"

And when they asked to resign, Zhao Dongting suddenly stopped him again.

Lu Xiufu turned back and said, "What other orders does the emperor have?"

Zhao Dongting said: "Lu Aiqing, in the name of the Ministry of State, you will send out a call to all regions tomorrow, inviting doctors from all over the country to come to Jinghu South Road. After the flood, there must be an epidemic. This is likely to be a greater disaster than the flood. We must take precautions early. It is the imperial physicians in the palace and the priests of the Baicao Palace who may not be able to cope with such a disaster."

"The minister leads the order."

Lu Xiufu bowed and walked out of the imperial study slowly.

Zhao Dongting was silent for a long time in the imperial study.

Although he told Lu Xiufu that he must have a solution, but this solution still needs to be thought out with his head.

In this day and age, disaster relief is definitely not an easy task.

Although in the final analysis it still lies in issues such as food and clothing, but such issues alone are enough to make people worry about their heads.

Although Zhao Dongting was the emperor, he couldn't conjure food out of thin air.

I thought there would be no disasters this year, but I didn't expect such a large area of ​​floods to occur after the autumn harvest.

Zhao Dongting was also very bitter in his heart.

If he had known this would happen, he would never have sent troops to attack Yuan this year.

Although the Great Song Dynasty did not have a system of garrison troops, and even if the forbidden troops of each military region were within the military region, the food and grass were all supplied by the imperial court, but they gritted their teeth and could always survive.

But now that they are on the front line, there is absolutely no problem with the food and grass.

If there is a problem with food and grass, the soldiers who were killed or injured because of this will not be a single star.

Zhao Dongting didn't leave the imperial study until it was very dark, and went back to the bedroom.

He went to Le Chan's room.

Le Chan was awakened by the movement he made, and seeing Zhao Dongting's frowning and puzzled look, she asked, "What happened again?"

Zhao Dongting said: "I just received reports from Yongzhou, Chenzhou and other places. The disaster there is worse than Changsha. The severity of this flood disaster has exceeded my expectations. If the remaining domestic grain is allocated to relieve the victims, I don't know if we can still guarantee the supply of food and grass for the frontline soldiers."

"Is it serious enough?"

Hearing this, Le Chan sat up suddenly from the bed, and her eyes were full of worry.

(End of this chapter)