Traitors of the Manchu dynasty, why do you make me an emperor through the ages Chapter 102 Your Majesty, the minister is willing to go to disaster relief
Chapter 102 Your Majesty, the minister is willing to go to disaster relief
Reduce the rations and pay of the Imperial Army by 80%!!
These words were no less than a thunder, which directly caused the generals to explode.
The big men in scarlet robes, all tall and thick, with big arms and round waists, stood up with murderous intent, pointed at Qin Hui and Yan Song and cursed angrily.
"Prime Minister Yan, do you know what you are talking about??"
"The common people need to eat food, and the officials in the capital need to eat food. Don't the imperial guards want to eat food? Should they starve to death?"
"You two, the border troops will mutiny if they don't have food. Do you think the imperial army in Beijing won't mutiny if they don't have food..."
This time, even the civil servants looked at Qin Hui and Yan Song in front of them with dumbfounded eyes, wondering why the two prime ministers would come up with such a stupid trick.
The Forbidden Army has always been domineering, let alone reducing food and salary by 80%, even if it is reduced by 30%, it will not work.
Although there are many people who are puzzled, there are also many smart people like Li Yuan and Yang Jian, who are either thoughtful or looking astonished.
Ignoring the frustrated generals, Li Qian frowned and stared at Qin Hui and Yan Song.
His intuition told him that these two old guys must have something else to say.
"Big companion."
"Yes, Your Majesty." The old eunuch took a step forward and shouted loudly: "Quiet!!"
The military generals raged for a long time, but when they saw that their leaders were still sitting in front of them without responding, they gradually died down. However, they still looked at Qin Hui, Yan Song, and the two men with lingering anger.
"Prime Minister Yan, go on." Li Qian stared at Yan Song.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Yan Song's face did not change as he continued: "Now the imperial court is trying to support Yue in conquering Wu. Since such changes have occurred, it is better to lend all ten of the twelve guards of the capital's imperial army to Yue."
All civil and military officials were immediately stunned.
If the imperial guards are sent to other places, won’t they stop eating the imperial food?
The food and wages for the expedition will all be borne by the State of Yue!
Yan Song continued: "The imperial army attacked Wu and captured Xuyi first to open the canal, which will lead to the Yellow River and the Huaihe River."
"We will then take Shanyang, Yangzhou, and Yangdu across the entire mountain to connect the Yangtze River and Huaihe River. In this way, the southern section of the canal can be reopened!"
"The water boat goes east along the Yangtze River from Hengshan and other counties, goes north from Yangzhou to the canal, passes through Shanyang, crosses Hongze, Huaihe River, passes Xuyi, and goes north to the siltation of the river in Songbian Erzhou. This is where it is necessary to relieve the victims and dredge the river. place."
“There is so much grain available from the canal, so why worry about not being able to provide relief through work??”
Damn it!!
All the officials looked at Yan Song as if they had seen a ghost, with only one sentence in their minds.
Is there such an operation when riding a horse??
What a wonderful strategy! The only drawback is that there are only two guards left in the capital, so the number of troops is a bit small.
However, in addition to the Twelve Guards of the Forbidden Army, the capital also has four guards on the left and right of Yulin and the left and right of Huben, so it is not too empty.
The current situation is special, and it seems that this is the only way to go.
Li Qian also understood Yan Song's explanation, and he squeezed the armrests of the dragon chair tightly, feeling very shocked.
Can it still be like this?
The reason why he could understand it was that in the illustrated books that Li Qian read, there were maps of Da Qian.
Those who think books with pictures are some good thing need to self-criticize and reflect here.
Combining those messy maps and the memories in his mind, Li Qian deduced a fact.
The Eurasian continental plate in this life was about two or three times larger than in his previous life, so the territory of Daqian was much wider than many dynasties in his previous life.
On the map of Daqian, the starting point of Tongji Canal - Xuyi, is clearly marked, which is located in the territory of Chu State.
However, when Li Qian was reading, Changsun Wuguo helped him point out a fallacy.
In recent years, the State of Wu has become more and more powerful, and has captured Xuyi and incorporated it into their national territory.
This place is so important. If you control Xuyi, you have control over the lifeblood of the imperial court and can cut off water transportation at any time.
Moreover, it is marked on the map that Shanyangdu is also within the territory of Wu State.
This canal starts from Shanyang on the Huaihe River in the north to Yangzhou on the Yangtze River in the south, together with the Huaihe River and the Yangtze River.
If the imperial court captures Xuyi and then captures this canal, it will control all sections of the canal except the Yangtze River in its own hands. From now on, it will no longer have to worry or be constrained by others!
If the canal boats from Hengshan and other counties can travel along the Yangtze River, they can go north from Yangzhou and take the route of Shanyangdu-Huaihe River-Tongji Canal. In this way, it is not a problem to use work as relief.
It not only solved the food crisis in the capital, but also helped the victims to clear the canal, eliminating the crisis of water transportation being interrupted.
Extremely ingenious and extremely flexible.
Li Qian sighed in his heart. In fact, this method is not difficult to think of, but it requires a flash of inspiration to bypass the blind spots in thinking.
This expedition will capture the canal, and the officials must also know that.
But now that the Tongji Canal is blocked, many people subconsciously feel that the canal will no longer be important before it is opened to navigation, and they throw the canal into the blind spot of their thinking.
But Yan Song and Qin Hui caught this aura.
If one area is blocked, it doesn’t mean that other areas cannot be used!
As long as the imperial troops capture Shanyangdu from Wu, the canal can be driven all the way to the blockage of the canal, and the grain on board can be used to dredge the canal!
Li Qian cleared his throat and said, "What do you think of the two prime ministers' approach?"
Only then did all the officials come to their senses, and the generals who had denounced Qin Hui just now all made a big blush.
On the contrary, the civil servants all blushed with excitement and said, "Prime Minister Qin and Prime Minister Yan are really ministers of the country!"
"After listening to what these two adults said, I suddenly became enlightened!"
"This strategy is like an antelope hanging its horns, it is truly wonderful..."
Anyway, you don’t get paid for flattery, just say it and that’s it.
Yan Song didn't say anything, but Qin Hui was very calm: "My colleagues are ridiculous. This plan was thought up by the prime minister, Prime Minister Yan and other adults. We don't dare to take credit for it."
But looking at Li Qian from the "emperor's perspective" above, you can clearly see the corners of his mouth raised slightly.
This guy is quite arrogant!
Li Qian saw through it without saying anything, and continued to look at the ministers: "So, all the ministers agree with this strategy?"
Some generals hesitated to speak, but most of the ministers still responded in unison to express their approval.
Seeing the ministers react like this, Li Qian breathed a sigh of relief and had a relaxed smile on his face.
I didn't expect that such a troublesome matter would be solved so easily.
He thought he would be just like last time, arguing at the court meeting for two days.
"Since this strategy is feasible, let's quickly arrange disaster relief!"
Li Qian looked at the ministers, no matter how good the strategy was, someone had to execute it, and this executor was very crucial.
"Which member of the Qing family is willing to go to Xingyang, Bianzhou and other places to appease the people and relieve the victims for me?"
Disaster relief is a top-notch job. Civil servants who thought they were qualified looked at each other one after another, and they all saw the excitement in each other's eyes.
Now that the imperial court has made a conclusion, after going to the disaster area, it will definitely settle the victims first and provide them with less food so that they can survive this period of time. When the canal boats arrive, they will start to provide work-for-relief!
How simple is that?
Many people can do it, it just depends on whether they can get the qualification.
The atmosphere in the court gradually became a little tense. Everyone knew each other's thoughts, but no one stood up and was the first one.
However, the tense moment did not last long, and that figure stood up again.
Heshen's fat face was filled with deep pain, and he slowly stood up and said, "Back to Your Majesty, I learned from His Majesty's holy teachings before, so I know that as an official, you have to be careful about all the people."
"This time I heard that people in several counties were affected by the disaster, their farmland and homes were destroyed, and nearly a million people became refugees! I am depressed and anxious, and I am worried about the lives of the people affected by the disaster all the time."
"On this occasion of great distress, I would like to go to the disaster-stricken areas on behalf of Your Majesty, take on the important task of providing disaster relief, and show Your Majesty's compassion for all people."