Chapter 110 Centennial Project

Author: Xiyueshi

Chapter 110 Centennial Project

The Palace of Supreme Harmony in the Heavenly Qi Palace.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the hall was solemn, and everyone in the hall lowered their heads tremblingly...

Emperor Mingxi was glaring at everyone and roaring: "Who will tell me what's going on? The imperial court allocated huge sums of money to build the Yunbai River embankment every year, so why did it break the embankment?"

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Two quarters of an hour ago, the prefect of Yunzhou quickly reported to arrive at the imperial capital: At the beginning of the Mao period, a dam broke out at the Yunbai River embankment. The river flooded and destroyed countless houses. The people were killed and injured. The prefect of Yunzhou urgently allocated manpower and materials to initially block the dam. He asked the court to arrange manpower as soon as possible, and supplies to go to support, strengthen the embankment, and rescue the affected people.

After the disaster, Zhao Yutang, the prefect of Yunzhou, sent a quick horse to report to the imperial capital. He also ordered that he should be delivered to the imperial capital within half a day. He galloped along the post station and replaced the horses in the middle of the journey, and sent the five-day journey to the imperial capital in half a day.

Yunzhou is located south of the Tianqi Imperial Capital, about five days away from the Imperial Capital. The climate is mild. Because Yunbai River flows through this area, it has been raining abundantly over the years. The river water irrigates and nourishes all things, and the people live and work in peace and contentment.

Yunbai River is the largest river system of Apocalypse, spanning the north and south areas of Apocalypse, benefiting many regions, but also has many hidden dangers, especially the hidden dangers of the rainy season every year.

The ancestral teachings of the Tianqi Dynasty, emperors of all dynasties must build water conservancy and must not slack off. The court also allocated huge funds every year to build embankments in various Yunbai Rivers. The century-old project has been effective in the past fifty years. There has been no dam breaking incidents in various Yunbai Rivers!

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"Where is the Minister of Works?" Emperor Mingxi roared again.

I saw Shen Siyuan, the Minister of Works, walked out tremblingly, knelt down and kowtowed to apologize and said, "I am here, please atone for the emperor."

Emperor Mingxi stared at Shen Siyuan who was kneeling down and shouted again: "Atonement? Shen Siyuan, as the Minister of Works, you are in charge of the national water conservancy projects. Now that the Yunbai River breaks its dam, the river water is flooded, the people's countryside is destroyed, and countless casualties are killed or injured. Just say you atone for your sins and think about it!"

Shen Siyuan, Minister of Works, bowed back again and said, "I dare not go back to the emperor, but please give me some time to find out the matter."

"Emperor, the Ministry of Works has built the Yunbai River embankment in accordance with the regulations issued by the court every year, and dare not be slackened. In the past fifty years, the Yunbai River embankment has been as solid as a golden soup and has never broken the embankment. I am also very confused and beg the emperor to give me some time. I immediately rushed to Yunzhou to investigate the situation of the Yunbai River embankment and ask the emperor to make up for the merits."

Prime Minister Jiang Peiyuan also stepped out of the queue and bowed and said, "Report to the Emperor, the measures taken by the prefect of Yunzhou have only temporarily blocked the breach. I don't know how long it can last."

"At present, I am most familiar with water conservancy projects, so I must be Lord Shen. I also asked the emperor to ask Lord Shen, Minister of Works, to inspect the project as soon as possible, and to repair and break the problem as soon as possible, so as to eliminate future troubles. As for the crime of misunderstanding, we can wait until this matter is resolved before we can deal with it."

"In addition, the Yunbai River has broken its dam, and the flood has destroyed countless fields and the people are displaced. It is also important to resettle the nearby people in time. I would like to ask for an order to go to Yunzhou to inspect the disaster situation and ask the emperor to approve it."

When the Minister of Works Shen Siyuan heard this, he kowtowed again and apologized: "Please ask the emperor to make up for the merits. I will repair the Yunbai River as soon as possible and find out the reason for the breaking of the dam."

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"What did you say?" Xiao Jinxi, who was looking down and reading a book, looked surprised and instantly took the letter...

Luo'er beside him, An Xue also said in surprise: "How could this happen?"

Xiao Jinxi stared blankly at the contents in the letter, her eyes full of doubts... Why did Yunbaijiang burst into pieces? In the last life, this happened at this time!

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Chapter completed!