Before Ji Yannuo could speak, the Minister of Household Affairs came out and said in a rather melancholy tone: "Your Majesty, as far as I know, there is indeed a trend of rising water in the Jiangnan area, but there is no chance of flooding."
The Ministry of Accounts is in charge of money, so naturally they don't want to incur this extra expense for no reason.
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry suddenly thought: If he could take part in this matter, wouldn't the Minister of the Ministry of Industry...
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry trembled and said: "Your Majesty, if there is indeed a trend of rising water in the Jiangnan area, then precautionary measures must be taken in advance to avoid flooding. If the Minister of the Ministry of Finance had not been unwilling to take out this silver, he would have wanted to
Are you greedy for this silver?"
In the past, these two families had conflicts over the marriage of their children, which made it difficult for them to get over it. They had to win or lose when encountering a problem.
"Your Majesty, I am wronged. I am devoted to the country and the country, and to assist you well. How come I am greedy for money? The Minister of the Ministry of Works said it is not serious. He should have to retire and return to the court!"
Hearing the accusation of "corruption" coming from the mouth of the Ministry of Industry, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue was also anxious. First he expressed his loyalty, and then added a few words to the other party, in line with the idea that it would not be easy for him or others.
As a result, the chaos in the court became even more chaotic, just like a quarrel among wild men in the countryside. The scene that should have been majestic was made extremely chaotic.
"Quiet. I'm still here? Do you all think I'm dead?"
When Ji Yannuo saw the court that looked like a vegetable market, he felt his head hurt so much that he wanted to go back to the court and drink a cup of hot tea to relieve it, but he had no choice but to suppress this idea for now. Then he heard the next two words.
People from the south of the Yangtze River have been implicated in corruption. They should sue the court and put a stop to it immediately.
The ministers realized that the person on the throne might be angry, so they quickly silenced their voices and respectfully praised: "I am guilty, please forgive me. Long live your Majesty."
The grand apology was just a formality, and Ji Yannuo only felt his head hurt more.
"It's just a matter of rising water in the south of the Yangtze River. You can talk to me about it, but you can compete with the hawkers at the morning market in the countryside.
As for the rest, if your moral conduct is deficient, you will no longer be in the court today, but will be in prison. As important officials in the court, you should know what to say and what not to say."
As soon as these words came out, everyone hurriedly said that they would obey the holy words. The two ministers of the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works looked at each other and shook their sleeves heavily, and the matter was stopped.
"As for the rising water in the south of the Yangtze River."
Ji Yannuo narrowed his eagle eyes, a trace of evil flashed in his eyes, and said in a low tone, "I would like to know if you are pretending to be stupid or if you are really stupid and dare to join forces to deceive me. The rising water in Jiangnan happened half a month ago.
As for the rest, I just learned that the floods in the south of the Yangtze River are serious at the moment, but you evade the serious and take the easy, what kind of crime should you do!"
Today's morning meeting was about the flood, but he didn't expect that they only talked about the rising water but not about the flood, and actually wanted to keep him in the dark!
The courtiers below all lowered their heads and lowered their eyes, and a few of them had panic flashing in their eyes. The Jiangnan floods had not been reported, and they were afraid that many people would need to be involved.
"You don't know, I'm here to tell you. So, who do you plan to help me calm down the floods in the south of the Yangtze River?"
Ji Yannuo knew in his heart that some of these people must be dissatisfied with him. Some people said that the new emperor was good, while others said that he was bad. Let's talk about these later. Putting down the floods in the south of the Yangtze River was the top priority.
It became even quieter under the court, and all the ministers bowed their heads and remained silent, for fear that this errand would fall on them.
There are mostly waterways in the south of the Yangtze River. If people who have been accustomed to horse-drawn carriages all year round suddenly get on a boat, they are afraid that they will be vomiting. Let’s not mention this. What’s more important is that the floods in the south of the Yangtze River are serious. If they are cured, it will be useless, but if they are not managed,
Well, the official position must be changed.
Ji Yannuo looked coldly at the courtiers below, with a sneer on his lips, and secretly thought that there should be a new group of people in the court.
"I have invited you to go to the south of the Yangtze River. I will never return to the court until the flood is cured." A resolute voice sounded. It was none other than Li Shangshu Li Rui. Li Rui was Ji Yannuo's confidant, so it was inevitable that he would go to the south of the Yangtze River.
"Okay." Ji Yannuo responded loudly, "I have told you that from now on, Li Rui and Li Shangshu will go to the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River with more than 100,000 taels of silver to control floods."
"I obey the order." Li Rui knelt down to accept the order.
Ji Yannuo stood up from the dragon chair, and bright yellow dragon robes came one after another from the glazed jade steps. He walked up to Li Rui personally, helped him up, and said solemnly: "I believe in you."
In this way, the control of floods in the south of the Yangtze River was put on the agenda. Ye Fuxun, who was in the deep palace, learned about the incident in the south of the Yangtze River and personally wrote down the key measures to control the floods and handed it to Li Rui.
In the afternoon of the same day, Li Rui left the capital alone and headed to Jiangnan. Firstly, he could reach Jiangnan as soon as possible, find out the actual situation there, and make early plans. Secondly, it was to complete his second mission to Jiangnan, to investigate.
Eliminate corrupt officials who form cliques for personal gain and waste the lives of the people.
The flood disaster in the south of the Yangtze River was concealed and not reported. Ji Yannuo discovered the problem early on, so he entrusted Li Rui with this important task.
Hurrying slowly, Li Rui arrived in Jiangnan in more than five days.
The south of the Yangtze River is known as a land of plenty, but when he arrived here, he could only feel the desolation and the sadness and despair in the eyes of the people. The people were sitting along the street, a few of the shops on the street were open, and the rest were all empty.
"Excuse me. I want to ask you, why are there so many refugees?" Li Rui grabbed an old man and asked politely.
The old man looked Li Rui up and down, thinking that Li Rui was just an aristocratic son who was out for fun, and sighed: "What else can we do? There is a flood in the south of the Yangtze River, and the water has washed away the fields, and all our hard work in the winter has been turned into soil..."
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"Where is the governor here? Doesn't he care whether you live or die?"
"Bah, that's just a bastard who feeds the common people." The old man shook his head and said angrily. Li Rui was asking other questions, but the old man stopped talking, obviously because he was afraid of being criticized by his words.
When Li Rui found out about this, he felt that he was getting angry. After a while of inquiring, he also got a general idea of Jiangnan. The current floods were caused by the harshness and harshness of the governor of Jiangnan and his officials.
As soon as the accompanying troops arrived, Li Rui immediately took down several corrupt officials he had found out, and only waited to return to Beijing to wait for Ji Yannuo's arrest.
Then he followed the strategy given by Ye Fuxun and combined it with the local conditions in Jiangnan to build dams and plant willow trees along the way. During this period, Jiangnan flooded again. Li Rui led the soldiers who came and survived the disaster with the people in Jiangnan.
Jiangnan has regained its former prosperity, and the people are full of praise for Ji Yannuo. They talk about the achievements of the new emperor when they meet everyone. If anyone dares to say anything bad about Ji Yannuo, they will definitely be cast aside by the people.
After Li Rui calmed down the floods in the south of the Yangtze River, he quickly sent the news to the capital. Ji Yannuo breathed a sigh of relief. Fang Yan would never tolerate corrupt officials and planned to reorganize the court.