Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 131
The Imperial Palace, inside the Linjing Hall.

"Your Majesty! I don't understand! Since Lai Shangrong has confirmed that the Camp and Maintenance Department is corrupt, why not arrest Qin Ye first?"

"We can only take action on this matter after Mei Gong finds out the real evidence. If we act rashly, if anything happens to Qin Ye, they will beat him up!"

"Wouldn't it be the same if the emperor arrested Qin Ye first?"

"Where are you being held? If something happens at Jinyiwei Yamen, it's really hard to tell!"

"Then let's do nothing? Just wait?"

"Qin Ye can only add icing on the cake. The most appropriate way is to seize the evidence and use thunderous means to deliver him directly to the father and let the father interrogate him. Even if something happens to Qin Ye, the father will only I think they are too impatient, tampering, and even suspicious."

"That's right! Your Majesty is wise! Qin Ye has a lot of treasures to live in right now, so nothing can happen to him!"

"Well! I have already let the reliable people sent by Qi Ning watch secretly!"

At this point, there was a rush of footsteps outside.

"Your Majesty! Several pavilion elders are asking to see you! There is a flood in Henan, and we have just arrived in the capital on a [-]-mile rush!"

"Ah!~Please come in quickly!"

"Your Majesty! Xiao Yu, Zhao Changhe, Li Canghai, Xu Wen, and Li Guorong come to see the Emperor!"

"Please get up quickly, the elders!"

Li Guorong, Secretary of the Ministry of War, reported: "Your Majesty! Floods have broken out in many places such as Zhangqiu and Kaifeng in Henan Province, and several people have been dyked. Please issue an order for disaster relief as soon as possible!"

Emperor Zhenglong angrily shouted: "What does Yang Anze do for food?"

The governor of the river channel has always been concurrently held by the minister of the Ministry of Industry, who is under the command of Xu Wen, the minister of the Ministry of Industry. He immediately came out and said: "Your Majesty! There have been heavy rains in the north this year, so it may not be..."

Zhao Changhe, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, came out and said: "The most important thing for the Emperor right now is not to investigate the crime, but to discuss disaster relief!"

"Has the cabinet drafted a charter?"

Li Canghai, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, said: "I will negotiate with you on the way. First, we will allocate 200 million taels of silver from the Ministry of Household Affairs. Yang Anze will be escorted to Henan for disaster relief first, and then we will transfer grain from nearby places such as Jiangsu, Anhui, and Hunan!"

Emperor Zhenglong roared: "Yang Anze! What kind of Zize is he installing? Now instead of checking the river yamen, you ask him to go to disaster relief?"

Xu Wen said hurriedly: "Your Majesty! The situation is urgent, and no suitable candidate can be found at the moment. If a temporary replacement arrives, firstly the person is not familiar with it, and secondly, I am afraid that I will not be able to control him. It is better to wait for him to come back and ask questions before it is too late!" "

Xiao Yu, the Minister of Rites, came out and said: "Your Majesty! There have been heavy rains in and around the capital for days, and the Yongding River may not be stable. For the safety of the Supreme Emperor and His Majesty, it is best to make a decision as soon as possible!"

King Zhongshun stood and watched for a long time, and then suddenly asked: "The emperor has left the government to you and others, and you don't want to share your worries for me, but now you throw the problem to the emperor. What are your intentions?"

The five people knelt down and said, "I don't dare!"

Emperor Zhenglong was also furious. According to the practice of the past years, once the Yongding River was about to burst its embankment, in order to ensure the safety of the capital, the only way to release the flood was to breach the south embankment.

But this kind of thing has always been a tacit and unspoken rule. How can the emperor decide?

How could they dare to report like this when the Supreme Emperor was in court!
Xu Wen, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, suddenly said: "Wei Chen, as the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, has unshirkable responsibilities. I would like to ask for orders to go to the banks of the Yongding River! Please ask Li Sima to mobilize a team of sergeants to serve!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the other four people immediately looked at him in surprise.

Emperor Zhenglong also took a deep look at Xu Wen and said in a deep voice: "This matter will be discussed in court tomorrow morning! You go down first to arrange disaster relief!"

"I obey the order!"......

The next day, it’s still dark!
Lai Shangrong returned home from the back door of Rong Mansion. Due to heavy rain for days, morning exercises had to be stopped. He came back and fell asleep again before being awakened by Qingwen.

Lai Shangrong, who rushed to the office of the State-owned Corporation in the rain because he was not in the center of power such as the Sixth Ministry, knew nothing about the flood.

It was not until noon that news of the Yellow River floods and the rising water level of the Yongding River spread in the state-run yamen, and a layer of gloom filled the interior of the yamen.

Regarding natural disasters, even with advanced technology in previous lives, they were not completely immune. Only at this time can we feel the insignificance of human beings.

The word flood is no stranger to Lai Shangrong. Although he has never experienced that kind of flood, he has seen it on TV. The deeds of soldiers and civilians fighting floods, those who hold hands to build a human wall, drive a truck The scene of blocking the gap, recalling it now, still feels extremely shocking in my heart.

"Don't worry! The Hedao Yamen must have arranged manpower at the upstream. If the flood peak is too high, the sheep report will be put down in advance. At that time, someone will make a decision. This is also the old practice for many years!"

In the Yamen duty room, Lai Shangrong felt mixed emotions after hearing Qin Ye tell him the so-called routine in order to comfort him.

This is not the first time that Lai Shangrong has traveled through so many years. In the past, he was outside the court and did not know about these things.

I don't know that he can still feel at ease, but it's another kind of mood to really know.

Although there is no absolute fairness, for a modern person, such a thing can still refresh the world's outlook.

But in such a feudal society where the monarchy is supreme, everything is so natural. When the time comes for the people in the capital and the south bank to make a choice, no one will show mercy.

But what about the people on the south bank who have not yet evacuated?
After this year, what about next year?
It is said that the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. There are countless capable people in the previous life, so it is not his turn to worry about it.

As a time traveler in this life, could he just look at it like this?

Cement is a good thing for building dams and strengthening river embankments. Even if it cannot prevent flooding, it can minimize the chance of it happening.

There is nothing he can do now, but post-disaster reconstruction is the key.

In his mind, there is always a voice saying, what should he do!
Thinking of this, he left the duty room and got on the carriage. When he arrived at Laijing Gate, he first sent a message to Eunuch Zhou who had collected the secret book and asked him to report to the emperor.

At the same time, he asked the coachman Hu Si to go to the cement workshop outside the city, ask his father Lai Da to pull some cement, and wait in front of Linjing Gate.

After entering the palace, in an unknown side hall, it was not until dusk that Emperor Zhenglong walked in.

After saluting, Emperor Zhenglong said impatiently: "Pingshen! But what's wrong with the glass workshop? I don't have time to take care of that at this meeting!"

Lai Shangrong cut to the chase: "I have developed a material for embankment!"

"Oh? What material?"

The importance of character design was also reflected at this time. When talking to the emperor about flood control, disaster relief, and reconstruction, the emperor would probably ignore it, but when it came to creating materials for building river embankments, the emperor had to pay attention.

A person's name, a tree's shadow, he can now be regarded as an inventive expert in the Great Xia Dynasty.

"I named this thing cement! I have asked my father to transport some of it, and we are waiting outside Linjing Gate to demonstrate it to His Majesty!"

"it is good!"

Emperor Zhenglong slapped the table and said.

(End of this chapter)