Chapter 629 The big man will no longer have to worry about hunger and famine. This is the great power of the world.
Dahan, Shenjing
The sky is gray, dark clouds are gathering, and raindrops are falling from time to time. However, the Hanyuan Hall of the Daming Palace has been lit with palace lanterns, which illuminate the dim palace brightly.
Officials from the Cabinet, the Six Ministries, the Supervisory Temple, and the Imperial Academy gathered here to discuss government affairs. As time passed, the northern provinces of the Han Dynasty were shrouded in rainy weather, and governors from various places reported that the continuous summer rain affected the farming season.
Emperor Chongping asked: "My lords, the memorial from Huaiyang has been handed over. In the Jianghuai area, heavy rain has been falling for more than ten days in a row. It has been raining in Henan and Shanxi for almost a month. How can Uncle Yongning have rained recently?"
Submit the memorandum?"
The Second Assistant to the Cabinet, Han Huang, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, held an ivory and jade wat, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, as far as I know, Governor Yongning Bo will be stationed at the river embankment and personally supervise the construction. The river embankment has been completed. In addition, we have summoned relevant officials.
The River Department Hall, the Flood Office and other officials, and soldiers from the Beijing camp, were stationed along the river to guard against any danger."
Jia Heng stationed the governor's camp on the river embankment and did not go down the embankment for half a month. This matter was reported to Shenjing through newspapers and other channels. All the civil and military officials in Shenjing City were in a complicated mood for a while.
Moreover, anyone with a discerning eye can see that if Jia Heng had not arranged river maintenance and built embankments and weirs in advance, Henan, which had just begun to rain and flood, would have turned into a state of chaos, which would have made matters worse.
Emperor Chongping glanced at the faces of the officials below and said in a deep voice: "Henan's military and civilians are united and united, ready to respond at any time. How about the river embankment from Xuzhou to Huai'an, and the river embankment from Huai'an to the estuary?"
If he and Ziyu hadn't been prepared for the river floods, Henan would be almost a vast ocean now, but no one of them agreed.
Can you blame him for some things?
Yang Guochang's face became solemn, and he left the office and said, "Reporting to the Holy Majesty, there have been no reports of danger in Huaiyang so far, and the cabinet is still paying close attention to the movements in Huaiyang."
Emperor Chongping said: "As soon as there is any dangerous work, Liangjiang, water transport, and local officials will rush it six hundred miles to the capital. I want to know the situation of the flood as soon as possible."
Yang Guochang's heart sank slightly and he raised his hands.
Han Huang raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the governor of Liangjiang sent a memorial to the front office the day before yesterday, saying that the Chief Envoy of Jiangzuo has prepared corresponding relief materials in case of any eventuality."
"The Governor of Liangjiang, Shen Fang, took precautions and was well prepared. He passed on my oral instructions and commended him." Emperor Chongping said with a calm expression.
He remembered that Shen Fang paid great attention to it after being reminded by Zi Yu's letter, and published it in the Jinlingdi newspaper to mobilize Jiangnan and Jiangzuo vassal counties.
As for Jinling's official newspapers, the emperor naturally had people collect them from secret channels to facilitate the direction of public opinion in Shilin in the south of the Yangtze River.
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Kaifeng Mansion, Governor's Yamen
Dark clouds are rolling in the sky, and heavy rains are brewing at any time. In the torrential rain of several days, the houses behind the governor's Yamen are covered with dark green washed away on the roof ridges and eaves, while the large branches and leaves of the sycamore trees in the courtyard have fallen.
The ground was covered with rainwater.
The day before yesterday, Jia Heng, accompanied by the guards of Jinyi Mansion and the retinue of the generals of the Beijing Camp, led the officials of the Henan Fan and Zhen divisions back to Kaifeng Fucheng.
In a study room in the southeast corner, a young man in a python suit with a cheerful expression and a tall figure is sitting on the Taishi chair, bending over the desk and reading attentively. He is reviewing official documents delivered by flood officials in the Yellow River Hall...
In the past few days, the water level of the Yellow River has surged and the waves have been turbulent. Although it has not completely caused a flood, it is conceivable that the first flood will occur by the end of the month at most.
In other words, Kaifeng river embankments must withstand the test of floods.
At this moment, from Kaifeng to Xiaoxian, the Hedao Yamen Hall, flood waiters, and local officials are all watching the changes in water levels and reporting to Jia Heng at any time.
Jia Heng frowned and put down the official document in his hand.
At this moment, Jinyi's personal guard Liu Jixian called out loudly outside the study: "Sir, Princess Xianning and Commander Xiahou are here."
Jia Heng looked stunned for a moment, almost doubting that he was in Luoyang, but he instantly understood that Xianning was coming to Kaifeng.
"Let them go to the flower hall in the backyard first. I'll be there right away." Jia Heng said loudly, gathered the official documents on the table, and stood up from his seat.
now,
Princess Xianning and Xia Houying were both wearing the flying fish uniforms of Jinyi Palace Guards. They left the front office and went straight to the flower hall in the backyard. Because they had lived in the governor's office for a period of time before, they were familiar with the way to the flower hall in the backyard.
Princess Xianning sat down. This graceful and beautiful imperial daughter had a worried look on her handsome eyebrows.
At this moment, a series of familiar footsteps were heard one after another from behind the bead curtain. Princess Xianning raised her head and looked up, and saw a handsome young man in a python suit walking towards her.
Princess Xianning's bright eyes were stunned, and she almost whispered: "Sir."
Jia Heng looked at Xian Ning, his eyes were a little warmer, and he smiled and said: "Xian Ning, long time no see." At this moment, Xia Houying glanced at Jia Heng, without saying a word, left silently, came to the eaves of the corridor, stood and looked out
The celestial phenomena are in a trance.
Jia Heng hugged Princess Xianning's waist, leaned down and came close to her, puckering her lips with the two peach blossoms to comfort the emperor's daughter's pain of lovesickness. After a while, he hugged Princess Xianning, whose cheeks were stained with scarlet and who was slightly delicate.
, said softly: "You are staying well in Luoyang, why are you here?"
Princess Xianning raised her bright eyes, her eyes were as soft as mist and rain, and she said in a low voice: "The official newspaper said that your husband is going back to Kaifeng Mansion, so I came over to take a look, and then my aunt and the others also came over.
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Jia Heng nodded and said warmly: "In the past few days, I will be stationed on the river embankment for a while. Once the river floods are over and I have finished the autumn planting, I should be able to return to Beijing to report on my work. Since you are here, come with me in the afternoon."
Transplanting status of sweet potatoes."
The farmers who came from Fujian finally arrived in Kaifeng Fucheng yesterday under the escort of Jinyifu guards. Today they are preparing to start cultivating fields to prepare for the large-scale promotion of sweet potato cultivation in Henan.
Princess Xianning's eyes flickered and she said softly: "Sir, have the river embankments been repaired?"
"The river embankments in Henan have been repaired, but I don't know if they can stop this flood." Jia Heng sighed softly, said with emotion, took Princess Xianning's hand, entered the inner compartment and sat down on the soft couch.
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Princess Xianning thought for a while and asked, "What are you going to do next, sir?"
"First let people keep an eye on the river embankment, and the other thing is the cultivation and planting of sweet potatoes. This is a big deal." Jia Heng said.
He is the governor of the military and administrative affairs of the Central Plains. Once the floods are over, he will settle the matter of sweet potatoes, and then he can almost return to Beijing to report on his duties...
If nothing happens to Jianghuai.
Seeing Princess Xianning frowning and looking thoughtful on her beautiful face, Jia Heng chuckled lightly, pulled Xian Xianrou and said: "Okay, let's not talk about this for now, let's go to the eldest princess's house.
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"Sir, my aunt is still preparing lunch. It's not noon yet. How about we go there later?" Princess Xianning's bright eyes flashed under her curved eyebrows and she muttered. She was originally beautiful.
The snow-like jade cheeks were as red as blood, and the voice gradually became thinner, as if she was extremely shy.
After all, the two of them were used to playing together. Jia Heng understood the little girl's little thoughts, hugged each other's delicate bodies, and chuckled softly and said: "What, you miss me again?"
Princess Xianning did not speak. She buried her head deeply in Jia Heng's arms, feeling ashamed. Jia Heng whispered: "Okay, let's go back to the backyard right now."
Xianning knows its taste after eating the marrow. It has been missing for a long time. It is estimated that it has already flooded and caused a disaster. We can only dredge it first and then talk about other things.
Princess Xianning said "Yes", and with Jia Heng's half support and half hug, she entered the back room of the back house. The two returned to the back house, lowered the curtains on the bed, and Jia Heng took care of Xianning.
Floods become disasters that are out of control.
After a long time, Jia Heng wiped his face with a handkerchief, handed over a cup of tea, gently hugged Princess Xianning's shoulders, and whispered: "Zhi'er, after the Henan incident is over, it's almost time for us to return to Beijing."
Princess Xianning was now as red as blood. She took a sip of tea and her soft and delicate voice trembled: "Sir, if you want to find your husband again at that time, it will not be cheap. I guess my mother and concubine will stop me."
Follow me out of the palace."
This period was really the happiest time in her life, and she even didn't want to go back to Beijing.
Jia Heng looked at the beautiful girl, stretched out his hand and gently touched the mole under Xianning's eyes, and whispered
He said: "Even if you go back to Beijing, there is nothing wrong with looking for me."
It's not easy to find him, just go directly to Jia's house.
Princess Xianning pressed her rosy face against Jia Heng's heart and said foolishly: "Sir, when I return to Beijing, I will buy a house."
"Actually, it's over there in Beijing."
"Auntie's place is full of people and it's very inconvenient..." Princess Xianning whispered, suddenly feeling a little embarrassed. She went to her auntie's place, and she couldn't wait for her to finish reading before she could read it.
Jia Heng was silent for a moment and said softly: "Okay, these are all small things."
At this moment, when the two of them were in a warm mood, they were in a vast mansion with several steps in front and back in the southwest of Kaifeng City.
In the flower hall in the backyard, groups of maids and officials carrying trays came and went, carrying various dishes and placing them on the table. Yuanchun, who was dressed in a light yellow dress, was also busy.
"How long have you been in Xianning?" On the other side, the beautiful lady sitting on the soft couch turned to Lianxue and asked.
"Your Highness, it's been an hour," Lianxue said softly while lowering her head to prepare tea.
The eldest princess of Jinyang, whose jade face was covered with frost, hummed softly, put down the tea cup in her hand with a "da" sound, and whispered: "It's been so long, don't you know why you should come back for dinner?"
Needless to say, the two of them were eating secretly behind her back, and they were probably full.…
While they were talking, a female official entered the flower hall and said, "Your Highness, Uncle Yongning is here."
As soon as he said this, Yuanchun, who was instructing the maid to arrange lunch, paused slightly with his hands placing the dishes, and a happy look appeared on his plump and fair face.
The eldest princess of Jinyang said softly: "Lianxue, please welcome me on my behalf." "Yes, Your Highness." Lianxue responded.
After a while, Jia Heng and Princess Xianning followed Lianxue into the flower hall.
The eldest princess of Jinyang looked into the girl's eyes and said to herself that it was true.
"Brother Heng." Yuan Chun called softly, walking over, looking at the young man with eyes full of longing. After all, he was worried about Princess Xianning and other female officials and maids, so he didn't throw himself into his arms.
Jia Heng and Princess Jinyang met and asked, "Sister, where are Tanchun, Xiangyun and the others?" Yuan Chun smiled and said, "They are telling stories in the backyard with the princess."
Jia Heng nodded and sat down.
The eldest princess of Jinyang said worriedly: "Ziyu, it's been raining like this for several months, so the river embankment should be fine, right?"
When Yuan Chun heard this, the smile on his face faded a little and he looked at Jia Heng.
"This section of Kaifeng is still a bit dangerous. The main reason is that we don't know how big the flood will be this time. In fact, it will be safer for you to stay in Luoyang." Jia Heng took the teacup handed over by the attacker, took a sip, and looked at it.
With eyes as soft as water, he said softly.
The eldest princess of Jinyang nodded and said: "I heard that the sweet potatoes have arrived in Kaifeng Mansion, so I came over to have a look. The imperial brother is also talking about getting some and sending them to Shenjing to see the harvest."
Jia Heng said: "Sweet potatoes are the best way to satisfy hunger. They are sweet and delicious, and they are also the most filling. When the river embankment is over and I lead the troops back to Beijing to report on their duties, I will ask myself to take charge of promoting sweet potatoes in several northern provinces."
The eldest princess of Jinyang said softly: "There is no need for the emperor to pay much attention to this matter. In the last letter, the emperor also said that he should take a closer look at it. If the yield is really tens of dan per acre, the big man will never be afraid again.
Worry, this is the great power of pouring heaven!"
Although it is not a military merit, anyone with a discerning eye knows that it is a great contribution to the continuation of the country, especially above military merit.
Being promoted to a noble title and even being granted a marriage in the future are all valid reasons.
Jia Heng said indifferently: "Coarse grains can be used as a supplement to the staple food. If only the drought is good, there will also be locust plagues. In recent years, there have been quite a few locust plagues reported in various places."
For example, in the early Ming Dynasty, it was not that there was no sweet potato, but that it was not promoted. No one could save the Ming Dynasty.
Fortunately, the emperor paid almost as much attention to his words as he obeyed, and there was no obstacle to promoting the planting of sweet potatoes.
But it does not mean that famine will disappear with sweet potatoes. When droughts are severe, locust plagues often occur together. The migratory locusts are overwhelming, except for a few
Except for the crops planted, most crops have been eaten to the point where no grass can grow.
As for the measures against the locust plague, it was later able to contain the locust plague through the establishment of comprehensive control measures through overhaul of water conservancy, biological control, and chemical pesticides.
Princess Xianning was sitting not far away, holding up a tea cup, listening to the conversation between the two quietly, and looking at the young man who was talking with admiration.
"Brother Heng is here." At this moment, a joyful voice came from behind the bead curtain, it was Xiangyun...
Then, Xiangyun, Tanchun, and Li Chanyue, the princess of Qinghe County, came out from the outside. They were all young girls in their prime, like all kinds of flowers, colorful and colorful.
Jia Heng smiled and said, "Sister Yun, third sister, are you here too?"
As he spoke, he called a few people to sit down.
Li Chanyue's beautiful eyebrows frowned, and there was a hint of doubt on her pretty face. Why didn't Mr. Jia call her just now?
After saying that, he came to sit next to Princess Jinyang and called out softly: "Mother." Then he looked at the young man in butterfly clothes with a pair of eyes as calm as water.
Xiangyun asked: "Brother Heng, has the river embankment been repaired?"
Jia Heng smiled and said: "It's fixed, but it's not easy to repair it. It's raining like this. I have to run a few places recently."
After having lunch with all the Yingying Yanyans, Jia Heng was about to go with Princess Xianning to watch the planting.
"Wow!" Just at this moment, it suddenly started to rain again outside the window.
The eldest princess of Jinyang stared at the rainy weather outside and sighed: "As we speak, it starts raining again outside.
Jia Heng said softly: "Hedao Yamen said that there may be a flood at the end of this month."
The eldest princess of Jinyang protected her beautiful eyebrows and said, "Ziyu, can the river embankment in Kaifeng City still hold up?"
"Kaifeng's river embankments are being repaired and strengthened, so there should be no serious problems. However, it's hard to say how big the flood will be this time. If anything happens, I will still need to stay on the embankment. You should take good care of them at home. Don't worry.
Let them run around." Jia Heng warned.
As he spoke, he looked at the faces that were plump, bright, or charming, and said softly: "You guys stay at home and stay well. Don't go out and run around this month. I will try to come back every day."
Xiangyun, who was eating an orange now, took Tanchun's arm and said with a smile: "Brother Ban, don't worry, I will take good care of the third sister."
Tanchun: "."
Seeing the two sisters joking and joking, everyone chuckled.
After explaining how many people were there, Jia Heng said: "Wait a minute, let's go see the sweet potato seedlings." "It's raining so hard right now, why is Brother Heng still going out?" Yuan Chun approached and said softly.
A girl who is over ten years old and has a beautiful face. The gentle and touching mature charm between her eyebrows almost makes people's hearts flutter.
Jia Heng's eyes stumbled on the Jade Tiger Necklace, he chuckled, and said warmly: "It doesn't matter, I'll go take a look so I can have an idea."
He also wanted to know if it was the sweet potato from his previous life, don't make a mistake.
But when I came back, I needed to comfort Yuanchun and Jinyang, who were waiting for food. They hadn't seen each other for half a month, and Yuanchun might have thought what he was thinking.
If Xianning has only smelled meat, Yuanchun and Jinyang have both eaten meat.
Li Chanyue looked at the young man intently, holding the handkerchief in her palm repeatedly, struggling to keep it, and finally mustered up the courage to say: "Mother, why don't I follow my cousin to see him too?"
Read it?"
As soon as these words came out, the eldest princess of Jinyang looked at Li Chanyue and smiled softly, which made the little princess's heart skip a beat. Her jade cheeks felt slightly warm, as if she had been read through her thoughts.
"Zi Yu, Chan Yue will also follow you to learn more." Princess Jinyang said with a smile in her beautiful eyes.
Xiangyun opened his mouth, obviously wanting to go over and play, but his sleeve was pulled by Tanchun beside him, and he swallowed back the words that came to his lips, and just looked at Tanchun doubtfully...
Jia Heng glanced at Princess Qinghe and said thoughtfully: "That's fine, but the little princess needs to change her clothes. It's raining heavily at this time, so be careful not to catch cold."
"Yeah." Li Chanyue, the princess of Qinghe County, felt heartbroken when she heard this.
Hi, he responded softly. Well, Mr. Jia said that she didn't catch a cold. Is this because he cares about her?
Jia Heng turned to look at the camera, Tanchun and Xiangyun, smiled and said: "Third sister, sister Yun, we are not going out to play this time, we will be back later."
Just now I saw the little moves between the two of them. Xiangyun was more playful, but he was busy with business when he went out this time.
Then, Jia Heng rode a horse and asked Princess Xianning and Li Chanyue to ride in a carriage to a wasteland covering an area of five or six acres south of Kaifeng City. It was surrounded by walls on all sides, and various kinds of buildings were built inside.
In addition to the Jinyi Palace guards guarding this shed, there are also soldiers from the Beijing camp guarding it from all sides.
Sweet potato seedlings are being cultivated inside. After seven or eight days, a large number of sweet potato seedlings will be cultivated.
Hearing that Jia Heng was coming, the Qianhu who were originally guarding came out of a house one by one. One of them, a short and fat Qianhu of Jinyi, bowed his hands towards Jiaheng and said in salute: "Xia Hai, a humble employee of Jinyifu, Jinyifu, Fuzhou
, I have met the Governor."
Jia Heng asked: "Xia Qianhu, where are the sweet potato farmers now?"
"Sir, we are in the house, please go to the inner room." Natsumi quickly said with a smile.
Jia Heng, Princess Xianning, and Li Chanyue entered the house surrounded by Xia Houying, Liu Jixian and other Jinyi palace guards.
At this time, several Jinyi Mansion guards called three farmers out from another house.
The three are from Fuzhou Prefecture, and their surname is He. They are three brothers of the same clan. Because Fujian has many mountains and few fields, it is difficult to grow other grains in the mountains, so they grow sweet potatoes. According to them, they were not the first to discover sweet potatoes, but were transplanted from Changle County.
Planted here.
Later, I recommended sweet potatoes to the local government, but they were not taken seriously. However, sweet potatoes were grown in several nearby villages and were often sold to Fuzhou as roasted sweet potatoes. Therefore, Jinyi Mansion searched for them from Fuzhou and found three people at once.
