Straight man of steel

Chapter 290 Bear the brunt
"You go back first, I will make a decision after discussing this matter with Tai Xuecheng.

Send someone to call Tai Xuecheng, and I will wait for him in the courtyard. "

"Here."

Dongjun is not very far from Yan Yi's hometown, so Yan Yi's face looks ugly now.

He was a little worried about whether his hometown was affected by the disaster. After all, the officials just said that sixteen counties were affected by the disaster.

After Zhang Yuan saw it, he patted Yan Yi on the shoulder. He knew that Jinan County was probably also affected by the disaster this time.

The sixteen counties affected by the disaster are all south of the Yellow River, and Jinan County happens to be at the mouth of the Yellow River. If the upper reaches of the embankment break and the river does not change its course, the lower reaches will definitely be affected.

King Wuqiu Shou arrived soon, and he also knew why Zhang Yuan asked him to come.

"Tai Xue Ling."

"Sit first."

"Here."

Zhang Yuan opened his mouth only after King Wuqiu Shou sat down.

"The Yellow River broke its embankment, do you think the imperial court's food reserves are enough?"

"It is definitely enough, the common people can survive as long as they eat potatoes.

only"

"Just what?"

"It's just that the place where the breach must be blocked first. For such a big river, without the control of the river channel, so much water flow can completely turn tens of thousands of mu of fertile land into a swamp."

Zhang Yuan felt that the [-] mu mentioned by King Wuqiu Shou was much, much less, the land in the sixteen counties.

Even though the counties in the land of Qilu are not very large, it is still the land of sixteen counties, and the population density of this place is the largest except for the place under the rule of Chang'an in Guan.

Zhang Yuan knew that it was precisely because of the continuous flooding of the Yellow River that caused continuous disasters in the south of the Yellow River, which caused a large number of people to move northward and enrich the population of Jizhou.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Yuan Shao was able to occupy such a large advantage in the early stage by relying on the population of Jizhou far exceeding that of other parts of the country.

"I'm afraid that some people in the court are unwilling to interfere, and His Majesty's determination to deal with the disaster will be shaken."

"So many people have been affected by the disaster, how can there be opposition from the court?"

This time Zhang Yuan did not tell Wuqiu Shouwang, but sighed, and then said after a pause.

"This time there is no need to reduce the fees for students of Taixue, as usual, Taixue is a place for learning.

And the people in the DPRK are likely to regard this as a political struggle, and Taixue does not need to be involved in it, but officials like you and me can contribute some modest efforts to show our determination. "

"How to do Taixueling?"

"I will go to Chang'an, let's see when the time comes.

Don't let other remarks disturb the panic in the Taixue. "

"Here."

Zhang Yuan was worried that because of these natural disasters, the Taixue students would not be able to study with peace of mind.

Because there is no way to explain to them that this natural disaster has nothing to do with God, if you tell Liu Che, Liu Che will not believe it.

If the disasters that happen have nothing to do with God, then a complete causal chain cannot be formed, and people will be even more confused if they cannot find an explanation.

"Teacher, do you need students to accompany you to Chang'an?"

Yan Yi was eager to know whether his hometown was affected by the disaster, so he was a little impetuous, but Zhang Yuan also understood.

"Come with me, it's just to see the world."

When Zhang Yuan said these words brazenly, Yan Yi just nodded.In fact, in Dahan alone, Zhang Yuan has not seen as many worlds as Yan Yi, a descendant of Yan Zi.

The two masters and apprentices prepared their horses and went out of Du County directly without any entourage.

When he was leaving the city gate, Zhang Yuan also saw a little guy in his house. It seemed that Mei Gao sent everyone to the place where he needed to write.

Zhang Yuan didn't register, but Yan Yi went down to register. This is a rule, so that if you can't find the student, you can also know which city gate the student left through through the Du County government.

After riding the horse and whipping the whip to Chang'an City, Zhang Yuan took Yan Yi directly to Wei Qing's servant's mansion.

The purpose of this trip is to meet Wei Qing and Princess Pingyang. These two are Zhang Yuan's backers in the future. I really don't feel at ease if I don't pull them together when doing things.

When Wei Qing was popular, he basically stayed by Liu Che's side from morning to evening.

But Zhang Yuan was not in a hurry, he rested in the mansion, teased Wei Qing's children from time to time, and waited for Wei Qing to return to the mansion.

Wei Qing's original wife also knew about her husband's relationship with the Tai Xueling, so she was very considerate in hospitality, but she didn't quite understand why Zhang Yuan always looked helpless and intolerable when he looked at her.

Seeing that it was almost dark, Wei Qing returned to his house.

"Look who's here."

"Brother Yuan, why are you free to come to Chang'an?"

"Go in and talk."

Wei Qing glanced at Yan Yi beside Zhang Yuan, his complexion changed slightly, then he didn't say anything, continued laughing and followed Zhang Yuan into the room.

Yan Yi's eyes widened. Now he didn't even know who was the master of Taipu Mansion.

After everyone sat down, Wei Qing looked at Yan Yi beside Zhang Yuan and asked.

"Who is this person? Why do I seem to have never seen him before?"

"Students accepted at Taixue, since they have become Taixue Ling, wouldn't it be too abrupt for a teacher not to accept a student."

"Hahaha, I'm worried that you, brother Yuan, will mislead your son."

"Bullshit."

Knowing that Yan Yi is Zhang Yuan's student, and Zhang Yuan bringing him here directly represents Zhang Yuan's trust in him, Wei Qing no longer defends himself.

"Brother Yuan came to Chang'an because of the Yellow River bursting its banks?"

"Young brother, did you raise roundworms in my stomach?"

"There are only two major events in the past few days. One is the establishment of the Taixue, but His Majesty didn't say anything, which means it went well.

The second thing is the breach of the Yellow River, but according to your disposition, Brother Yuan, why did you come to see me for this matter? "

Indeed, in the past, Zhang Yuan might not even have known about the disaster, and Zhang Yuan might not have known about the end of the disaster relief from the imperial court.

In the eyes of others, this is not caring about such things.

But this time, Zhang Yuan knew about the matter from the very beginning, and he also knew the seriousness of the matter. He really couldn't bear to see so many people die because of it.

"Before the establishment of Taixue, I once said that what Taixue does is to build lives for the people.

When I saw this, how could I not see it? Now that I have the ability to help the people, I will do my best. If I can save one person from death, it will be a good result. "

Wei Qing nodded. He was a kind-hearted person and could not turn a blind eye to such disasters.

"Since that's the case, brother Yuan, tell me what you need my brother to do."

Zhang Yuan took a look at Yan Yi, and Yan Yi came out and asked Wei Qing.

"Dare to ask the servant, is Jinan County among the counties affected by the disaster?"

Wei Qing sighed and nodded helplessly.

"This time the Yellow River broke its embankment, and the river flooded to the southeast, and Jinan County was the first to bear the brunt."

(End of this chapter)