※The second truth is that the night after today's death is ruined.

The imperial meeting of the imperial front of the cabinet is underway in Beijing’s Forbidden City.

Zhang Yunfei walked back and forth in the husband's palace with his hands on his back, with his face full of ashes. His Highness, the Prime Minister of the Cabinet Tang Shaoyi and other cabinet members, stood in a row, standing upside down, silent. There were only two people on the other side, Zhang Er of the Imperial Security Bureau and Zhang Si of the Imperial Security Bureau.

Not far from Zhang Yunfei, the palace official asked the female official to hold a report and read aloud.

"Since August this year, floods have spread in Hubei, and the disaster area is Guangda Renyu County, with nearly 340,000 victims.

On the rainbow day, a sudden hurricane fell in Hankou, causing more than 6,000 casualties, tens of thousands of houses destroyed, and 550,000 people were affected.

"On the 2nd of the Kou month, an earthquake in Jiangsu Province, with 60,000 casualties." The Sha, Baoshan, Nanhuai, and Chongming tide caused disasters, drowned more than 3,000 people."

"On the day, a hurricane hit Hong Kong and Macao, killing and injured tens of thousands of people.

"On the day of the wu qi, Xijiang Deqing, Wukang, Wucheng and other Feixian counties were hit by heavy rain, causing floods. The disaster victims were nearly 10,000 people.

"The 8-magnitude earthquake in Nanshengli, Shawan, Xinjiang, Wanri, killed hundreds of people."

"Since September, floods have been everywhere in the three eastern provinces, with Heilongjiang Province alone reaching more than 20,000 mu of flooded land, accounting for 10,000 refugees. After the flood, plague has occurred in the northeast, and so far more than 60,000 have died.

"Enough." Zhang Yunfei turned around and shouted, "Don't read it!"

"Tang Shaoyi!"

"There is a good minister."

Zhang Yunfei stared at Tang Shaoyi with his eyes tightly. If his eyes could kill people, Tang Shaoyi had been dead several times now.

Pointing at Tang Shaoyi, Zhang Yunfei said angrily: "Hurricanes and earthquakes are non-human factors that can be resisted by human resources. I don't blame you! But the empire's financial allocations every year to the river governor to repair large embankments to prevent flooding. Disasters are inevitable, but they can be reduced to a minimum. It doesn't matter if you lose money, but why did you hurt so many people? Especially after the flood, you will definitely get tired of rats, which caused 60,000 deaths? How did you, the Prime Minister?"

When Tang Shaoyi heard those contents, he knew that it would definitely cause Zhang Yunfei to fire, so he kept sinking. At this moment, when Zhang Yunfei asked, Tang Shaoyi replied with a sluggish head, "Report to Your Majesty, I have investigated. The river governor has indeed allocated special funds for the river to the flood control and early resistance centers of various provinces. However, most officials in each province believe that the rivers in their respective provinces can withstand floods. The provinces are speeding up the economic construction, so they have embezzled some special funds for other industrial and agricultural construction. Hubei could have avoided this flood, but the Yangtze River Basin is overhauling hydropower stations, reservoirs and Yangtze River Bridges. Many rivers entering the Yangtze River have been temporarily diverted, causing the river to bend. The flood cannot be leaked for a while, resulting in floods."

"As for the Heilongjiang rat fatigue!" Tang Shaoyi said: "Before the flood, the plague had already appeared. It had been controlled by the Heilongjiang Center for Disease Control and Prevention. However, the flood was flooding, causing the plague to expand. After the flood, the plague had spread. The Ministry of Health has urgently allocated special funds to mobilize medical funds to Heilongjiang, and the plague has basically been controlled!"

The matter has already happened. In addition to pursuing relevant responsibilities and purging the administration, it is more important to learn from the teachings. Zhang Yunfei said: "After the River Governor allocated special funds, he failed to continue to supervise the use of local officials, causing local officials to misappropriate special funds and remove the River Governor. Anyone who misappropriates special funds in Hubei Province will be removed and legally responsible will be investigated. If officials from other provinces misappropriate special funds, they will be compensated immediately. If a disaster occurs, they will be dismissed.

Tang Shaoyi knew that Zhang Yunfei's anger had disappeared a lot, so he said: "I obey the order! I have dismissed all the relevant officials and handed them over to the Supreme Procuratorate of the Empire for trial."

"Yeah!" Zhang Yunfei's anger was greatly reduced when he heard that Tang Shaoyi had taken measures. In implementation, Zhang Yunfei was not in trouble because of these things. Natural disasters were frequent, and even in future generations, it would not be avoided. What Zhang Yunfei really felt distressed was the country's grain reserves, which were prepared to support the use of the first battle. Now it has just improved a little, and so many natural disasters have occurred in China. After the disaster, it needs to be used to provide relief to the victims. In this way, most of the reserve grain will be consumed.

Zhang Yunfei sighed: "More than 100,000 people were killed or injured in Hong Kong and Macao. What should the cabinet do?"

Tang Shaoyi also looked sad and replied: "Report to Your Majesty, I have urgently allocated 10 million kilograms of grain to transport it to the disaster area. At the same time, I ordered 10,000 sets of clothes, quilts and tents from major fabric processing factories in China, and urgently went to the major disaster areas. All provinces reserved medical equipment and drugs to implement a rationing system, and were limited to supply to the disaster area! At the same time, the Ministry of Finance allocated 10,000 yuan to use it for disaster relief!"

Zhang Yunfei nodded and said, "There are too few strengths. So many people are equally divided into no one enough to overcome the difficulties! Let's do this! The old spending of tens of thousands of dollars from the Ministry of Internal Affairs is tying donations, and officials from all over the country are doing what they can. If any major companies and factories in the country are willing to donate, the country will provide relevant policy support!"

China pursues a system of high salaries to maintain integrity, so even if officials donate within their means, the amount is very large. Coupled with donations from major enterprises and factories, the funds for post-disaster reconstruction work will be solved.

Zhang Yunfei's plain words made Tang Shaoyi feel the emperor's wisdom and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is wise, so the national finance needs to take out a small part of the funds to solve the problem in the disaster area!" The Finance Minister Zhang Sai stepped out and said: "Your Majesty, in the case of this disaster in the country, the Ministry of Finance has no budget for emergency funds. I believe that Your Majesty should set up a disaster prevention and control center, and leave Ran's budget every year and send special personnel to manage it!"

"Accepted!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Tan Sitong, the Procurator General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, said: "Your Majesty, I believe that although this disaster does not hinder the overall economic development momentum of the empire, it exposes the drawbacks of the imperial administration. Under the system of high salary and integrity, there are few corrupt officials, but the misappropriation of special funds shows that the court has policies and local countermeasures."

Zhang Yunfei nodded. He was very satisfied with Tan Sitong's performance after taking office as the procurator general of the Supreme Procuratorate, and asked immediately: "What do you think should be handled?"

Tan Sitong bowed and said, "Your Majesty asked you to seriously rectify the administration and severely punish officials who misappropriately embezzled special funds. Local governments have always had many common problems. The bad habits of the Qing Dynasty greatly affected the local area. Therefore, the empire should strictly prevent minor illnesses from becoming major illnesses!"

Zhang Yunfei shouted: "Xu Shichang!"

Xu Shichang hurriedly stepped out and said, "I am here!"

Zhang Yunfei said: "I ordered the Supreme Procuratorate and the Supreme Court to set up a joint investigation team to conduct an in-depth investigation into the disaster. Xu Shichang was appointed as the commander-in-chief, and Tan Sitong was the deputy, and he would seriously rectify the local officials!"

"I obey the order!" Xu Shichang and Tan Sitong responded at the same time.

"Your Majesty!" Tang Shouqian stepped out and said, "Your Majesty's measures to relieve the people and relieve disasters have become a great emperor's grace. It will definitely be respected by the people and loved by the people. I would like to ask Your Majesty to allow the imperial flag to lower the flag at half a flag to express condolences!"

"Accurate!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Tang Shouqian continued: "Your Majesty, this disaster will consume more than half of the empire's reserved grain. According to Your Majesty's previous requirements, the empire should reserve grain for the people for five years, and now it is obviously impossible to meet Your Majesty's requirements. I ask Your Majesty to order restricting grain exports and purchasing grain from abroad to fill the need for the empire's grain reserve strategy!"

Zhang Yunfei nodded. Finally, he came to the point. What he had the most was the issue of grain reserves.

Tang Shaoyi said: "Your Majesty, in the empire's light industry, the grain processing industry occupies half of the land. If exports are stopped, it will cause damage to most factories and enterprises that mainly focus on grain processing.

Zhang Yunfei said: "Can these factories be allowed to sell to China first? China is so big? It consumes a lot of food every day. Is it so worried that there is no market?"

Tang Shaoyi replied: "With that being said, the empire's light industry is more popular among European and American countries. Tea, ceramics, silk, etc. can make huge profits. Most of the flour, biscuits and other things processed from grain are consumed by foreigners and rarely used by Chinese people."

Tang Shouqian said: "What the Prime Minister said makes sense, but that is because the Chinese people are used to eating simple food and eating plain food. They don't know about these Western Affairs. Now there is a great opportunity. Nearly tens of millions of people in the Empire were affected by the disaster. If the Imperial government was just a non-disaster victim, it would be better to use the money to purchase products from grain enterprises and factories. In this way, after eating these flour and biscuits, the people will understand them and have some choices in the future. At the same time, the large-scale procurement of the Imperial government can just transfer these grain factories from abroad to China without losses. If the government implements some subsidies, the price will be lowered so that most people can afford it, so that the problem can be solved!"

Tang Shaoyi asked: "Your Majesty, why are our food not sold to the public, rather than stockpiling it

Zhang Yunfei smiled slightly and said, "European gunpowder smells, even the ants on the ground can smell it, and large-scale wars in Europe are inevitable! The empire's historical policy is to instigate Europe to fight, consume the European powers as much as possible, so that they have no time to take care of us; thus allowing us to continue to grow. However, European powers have flourished for hundreds of years; a war may not make them completely fall down. Just like the Qing Dynasty, it has flourished for two hundred years. Even after being invaded by the great powers and defeated several times, the thin Luo Zhu is still bigger than the horse. That's the reason!"

Tang Shaoyi suddenly realized that no wonder Zhang Yunfei would personally inquire about this disaster. It turned out that this disaster affected Zhang Yunfei's strategic grain reserves.

Tang Shaoyi asked, "Your Majesty is going to make a fuss about food?"

Zhang Yunfei nodded and said, "Once a war breaks out in Europe, the entire Europe will be involved! The war between the two major military groups will definitely be unprecedented in scale. Therefore, the war between the two sides will lead to war everywhere in Europe, and food will become the biggest factor in the European war.

Therefore, countries have now begun to prepare and start to stockpile food. However, this war will not end in a short time, so they only reserved food for one year.

Tang Shouqian added at this time: "According to Your Majesty's idea, whoever has more food can persist. Because in the war, everything is nationalized, and the people can work for free, but they cannot stop eating. Therefore, how long the war can last depends on how long the food of each country can last."

Tang Shaoyi asked: "Your Majesty prepares food on a large scale, and is it necessary to support both sides to continue to fight during the war?"

Zhang Yunfei nodded and said, "The empire has a vast territory and can reserve 100 million tons of grain every year. For the 600 million people of the empire, if the empire war breaks out, this reserve will be a drop in the bucket. However, if it is sold to European countries, it will be astronomical! Now the grain is cheap. Once it explodes, the grain will increase by more than ten times! Selling grain is more profitable than selling four!"

Tang Shaoyi nodded and said, "Your Majesty is wise. We keep providing them with food and arms, so that they can continue to fight and consume them endlessly. Then the empire consumes the powers and makes enough money. As one goes up and down, the empire will become the world's largest power in one fell swoop!"

"It's not that simple?" Zhang Yunfei said: "If you want to become the most powerful country after the European War, you must drag down Britain! If the British mainland is not affected by the war, even if it ends up fighting, Britain will be exhausted, but after rest, it will still stand up!"

"It's not easy to control profits!" Zhang Yunfei sighed.

It's hard to control! However, Zhang Yunfei's words made the ministers excited. Nothing else, everything Zhang Yunfei did seemed very ordinary, but they were secretly controlling the situation in Europe.

In other words, Zhang Yunfei has been trying to control the European situation. Although he only controlled part of it, it has caused a stir in the hearts of the ministers. How wise is this!

Tang Shaoyi said respectfully: "Your Majesty. According to your strategy, the Empire should help the German Navy, which is why you are ready to let the German Navy fight the British Navy. Even if it cannot be defeated, it is okay as long as it can maintain a balance of power with the British Navy. In this way, the British local area will inevitably be under the threat of the German Navy. With the will of the German 6th Army, with the will of the German 6th Army, they will definitely try every means to attack the British mainland in order to defeat the British."

Xu Shichang said: "After all, the British mainland does not border the European 6th. How easy is Germany to land on the British mainland? Besides, with the strength of the German army, if the land on the 6th, Britain will surely perish! Therefore, the British will definitely fight the German Navy to the death and prevent the German army from landing on the 6th British mainland!"

Tang Shaoyi and the ministers nodded. At this time, Tang Shaoyi secretly glanced at Zhang Yunfei and saw that Zhang Yunfei was not worried at all. So he said, "It should be too early to fight the European War! We have plenty of time to prepare!"

Tan Sitong also said: "That's right! Whether it's fighting or not in the European war, it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the empire! If the tension in Europe continues, the empire can continue to develop the national economy because the great powers have no time to take care of us. If a war breaks out, it's even better. Not only can we make a big profit. At the same time, the defeated great powers after the war are naturally not the opponents of the empire. Even the great powers defeated have no ability to check and balance us. If they are all consumed severely, then the empire's world hegemony will be determined."

Zhang Sai said: "Everyone seems to have forgotten a country! The United States will not join any party, but the role of the United States is exactly the same as that of the Empire. Your Majesty has long had a holy ruling, and the United States is the empire's greatest enemy in the future!"

Everyone suddenly realized and looked at Zhang Yunfei.

Zhang Yunfei nodded and said, "The European War will not last five years. We and the United States are both newly emerging countries. When we jointly fight against traditional European powers, China and the United States have the same purpose. Therefore, although we are constantly in conflict with the United States, we maintain peaceful relations in general. After the European War, the European powers will not be able to check and balance us with the United States, so the conflict between China and the United States will escalate.

Tang Shaoyi asked: "Your Majesty means that after the end of the European War, will the Empire and the United States have a conflict or even a war?"

Zhang Yunfei replied: "After the end of the European War, the great powers cannot compete with China and the United States, so they will depend on us to a certain extent! But they will not be willing to let the Protestant and yellow people in the United States dominate the world, so they will continue to instigate China and the United States, and the Sino-US war will be their purpose!"

At this time, Zhang Si, who had been silent, said: "Your Majesty has been prepared for a long time. From the Bering Strait to Hawaii, to La Paz, Mexico, the Cologne Islands, and Cartagena, Colombia, to build a strategic deployment to completely block the United States. By the end of the European war, the United States has been encircled by us in North America and the Atlantic Ocean, and cannot compete for hegemony with the empire in the west! If it goes east, it can only impact Europe and Africa, and it will definitely have conflicts with European powers!"

Zhang Er also said: "When the European War is over, the empire's industrial capacity will catch up with the United States, or even surpass the United States. The real power of the empire has always been stronger than that of the United States, so it would be better if the United States did not provoke us. If it provokes us, it would definitely beat them to cry and call them mother!"

Tang Shaoyi said happily: "Your Majesty is arbitrary, I admire you very much! In this way, I will definitely follow Your Majesty's strategy to make careful arrangements. The day when the Celestial Empire is dominating the world is just around the corner

Zhang Yunfei smiled and said, "Everything needs to be done by all the officials!"

Tang Shaoyi said: "According to Your Majesty's strategy, the empire should currently stockpile grain on a large scale! I know that foreign countries will not suffer few natural disasters, and there is not much food in each country. However, Vietnam has always been a major grain-producing country and can import it from there. Since Your Majesty wants to check and balance the United States, it is better to purchase grain in the United States so that the American surplus grain cannot be sold in Europe and cannot make money."

"Good idea!" Zhang Zhai said: "Wei Chen advised me!"

"I'm going to discuss it!"

Zhang Yunfei said happily: "If you all plan to attack together, why worry about the big thing going to happen?"
Chapter completed!