Chapter 614 The Great Disaster in the Thirty Provinces of Henan and Hedong
Half an hour later.
Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Wei Zheng and other ministers all walked into Liangyi Hall in a hurry.
"Old minister, see your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty, you are so anxious to summon the old ministers and others, but what kind of big thing happened?"
Above, Li Shimin looked gloomy.
"Luoyang, Zhengzhou, Xuzhou, Gunzhou... Thirty states including Luoyang, Zhengzhou, Xuzhou, Gunzhou... had heavy rains for five days in a row. The Yellow River overflowed, and floods occurred in these thirty states. Henan and Hedong were basically flooded!
Coupled with flash floods, at least thousands of people were drowned to death, tens of thousands of houses were washed away, and millions of acres of crops were washed away throughout Henan and Hedong Road, leaving millions of people homeless and without food.
receive!"
"hiss……"
Hearing this, Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and others couldn't help but take a deep breath, with solemn expressions on their faces.
"In more than half a month, it will be the autumn harvest. Why would such a natural disaster occur?"
"No, the weather in Zhengzhou, Xuzhou and other places is half a month hotter than in Chang'an. Those days are the time when rice is harvested in Henan and Hedong states!"
"If such a natural disaster occurs at this time, wouldn't it cost the lives of the people in Henan and Hedong states?"
Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and others can directly imagine that the people in Henan and Hedong Road are beaming with joy, preparing to harvest the grain they have grown after a year of hard work, and their sickles are all polished.
But God brought such a huge flood and watched the food being washed away. How desperate the people felt!
In fact, if some thoughtful people appear to spread some rumors secretly, it might lead to a bigger incident.
"Exactly, for such an important matter, you should come up with a charter as soon as possible. The tragedy of starving people everywhere and Yi Zi cannibalizing each other must not happen again in the territory of the Tang Dynasty!"
Li Shimin said with a gloomy face.
"Your Majesty, I remember that the Duke of Ju State transported more than three million shi of grain back to the Tang Dynasty in the past two years, of which 500,000 shi of grain was stored in Qingzhou, one million shi of grain was stored in Luoyang, and
One million stones are stored in Chang'an."
Fang Xuanling thought of something and hurriedly raised his hands and saluted: "Now, we can only rely on these grains to let the people in Henan and Hedong survive this disaster first!"
"Shan, two and a half million stones of food can be put to great use!"
Li Shimin's eyes lit up and he shouted directly.
"Come here, please quickly summon Cheng Zhijie, Duan Lun, Hou Junji, Zhang Liang, Dou Dan and other twelve generals to enter the palace!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Li Wei responded and hurriedly ran out.
Speaking of Tang Jian, Li Shimin's heart moved. He thought of Li Xiaogong who was specially sent to the Japanese country, and asked again.
"By the way, where is the Japanese army led by Li Xiaogong now?"
"Back to Your Majesty, according to the itinerary of my Tang Dynasty Navy, the army of the Hejian County King should be able to arrive at Qingzhou Harbor in another half month!"
Du Ruhui thought for a moment and then said hurriedly.
"Half a month?"
Li Shimin looked overjoyed and said, "Li Xiaogong will definitely bring back millions of dan of rice when he comes back from Japan!"
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling and others also thought of this and were all overjoyed.
"Come here and draft an edict!" Li Shimin shouted directly.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
The people from Zhongshushe who had been waiting for a long time responded quickly.
"The imperial edict ordered Li Xiaogong, the general manager of the Japanese highway, to immediately lead the Japanese military army after arriving at the Qingzhou seaport, carrying the grain confiscated by the Japanese, to Gunzhou, Qizhou, Ezhou and other prefectures to relieve the victims!
Among them, the scale is decided by Li Xiaogong, the chief manager of the Japanese highway!..."
After Li Shimin finished speaking, there was another meal.
Immediately, he looked at Du Ruhui again.
"Maoyue led his army to Linyi and other countries. How many days has it been since he left?"
"The Duke of Ju?"
Hearing this, Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and others were startled again, then looked overjoyed.
"Your Majesty, the Duke of Ju will set off after the spring plowing. Presumably, at this time, the Duke of Ju will start returning from Linyi and other countries!"
Du Ruhui said again.
"So, in four or five months, another 1.5 million shi of grain will arrive at Qingzhou seaport?"
Li Shimin was in a happy mood.
"Your Majesty is wise!"
After Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Wei Zheng and others praised him with joyful faces, they couldn't help but look weird.
"Your Majesty, it seems that the Tang Dynasty does not need to mobilize food from the south this time, but can directly provide five million dan of food to relieve the victims!"
Li Shimin couldn't help but look weird, it seemed that was the case.
"I didn't expect that in just two years, I, the Tang Dynasty, could already produce so many stones of food!"
As he said that, Li Shimin's originally heavy mood immediately relaxed.
"The Tang Dynasty's treasury is so rich, Xuanba has done a lot of credit!"
"What your Majesty said is absolutely true. If we put it in the past, our country in the Guanzhong Pass of the Tang Dynasty would be able to produce at most one million dan of grain. Moreover, it would take a long time.
And now, our Tang Dynasty can allocate three million dan of grain in an instant!"
Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and others also had expressions of emotion on their faces.
In this matter, none of them, the prime ministers of the Tang Dynasty, can compare to the king of Jin!
"Maybe we can consider building a giant steel ship..."
Li Shimin murmured!
"Old minister, see your Majesty!"
"Old minister, I see your Majesty..."
At this time, Cheng Zhijie, Hou Junji and other Twelve Guard generals also hurried in.
After bowing their hands, they all looked at Li Shimin solemnly.
"I wonder if Your Majesty is so anxious to summon ministers and other generals into the palace, but which small country is dishonest?"
Cheng Zhijie shouted anxiously, "I will lead my troops and slaughter those barbarians right now!"
"Your Majesty, I invite you to fight!"
"Your Majesty, I would like to be the vanguard..."
Hou Junji, Zhang Liang and other twelve generals also asked for battle.
"Two major floods occurred in Henan and Hedong, and more than 30 cities and towns including Zhengzhou, Xuzhou, and Gunzhou were affected!"
Li Shimin said slowly.
"What? Floods in Sanzhou City, Henan and Hedong?"
Cheng Zhijie, Zhang Liang and others couldn't help but change their expressions.
Immediately, he quickly looked at Li Shimin.
"I wonder if His Majesty announces that ministers and others are entering the palace?..."
"With such a huge flood, millions of people in Henan and Hedong have been affected. Someone will secretly create chaos."
Li Shimin said: "I will send others to escort one million shi of grain from Chang'an to Henan and Hedong two provinces to help the victims. I will also recruit soldiers from Henan and Hedong provinces to rush into the city and bring out the grains in Luoyang City.
One million shi of grain, and then take out the 500,000 shi of grain from Qingzhou to provide relief to the victims in Henan and Hedong states!"
"How come our Tang Dynasty has so much food?"
Cheng Zhijie, Zhang Liang and others were startled, then overjoyed.
"Your Majesty, I am willing to go!"
"Your Majesty, I am also willing to go to provide disaster relief!"
"good!"
Li Shimin nodded slowly and said: "Cheng Zhijie led 10,000 military guards on his left and right, and together with Xuanling, escorted 500,000 shi of grain from Chang'an to Hedong Road. The 500,000 shi of grain from Qingzhou were also handed over to
You are here to provide disaster relief!"
"Duan Zhixuan led the left and right Xiaowei 10,000 soldiers, and Xuancheng escorted 500,000 shi of grain from Chang'an to Henan Province for disaster relief. The 1 million shi of grain in Luoyang is left to you and others for your use!"
"I will obey His Majesty's edict!"
Cheng Zhijie, Duan Zhixuan, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng and others all quickly bowed their hands in salute.
"In addition, the soldiers from Henan and Hedong states are at your disposal!"