Straight man of steel

Chapter 291

Yan Yi's face suddenly fell, as if he had lost his soul.

On weekdays, the camaraderie of the people in the village welled up in Yan Yi's heart, saying that it was impossible for him to completely control his emotions.

Turning around, Yan Yi asked Zhang Yuan.

"The students asked the teacher to help Jinan County."

Zhang Yuan made a gesture to ask Yan Yi to come back and stand next to him.

"The help is necessary, not only to help Jinan County, but also to help the other [-] counties.

Young brother, what is His Majesty's attitude now? "

"Your Majesty has sent Ji An and Zheng to lead [-] soldiers to block the entrance and build Longyuan Palace."

Zhang Yuanxin has no choice but to use manpower to fight against natural forces in ancient times, it seems so weak and vulnerable.

No matter how many people there are, without reinforced concrete, it is impossible to really build dams to avoid disasters.

"This time the disaster control is bound to be ineffective, and the people in the sixteen counties in the southeast of the lower reaches of the Yellow River will suffer."

"Teacher, are you saying that the breach cannot be successful?"

"It won't work."

Yan Yi's face turned even paler.

"Brother Yuan, the breach of the Yellow River this time is very harmful.

The river flows eastward through Juancheng of Qilu and south of Yuncheng, rushes out of a new river, flows into Juyeze, then seizes Sishui and enters Huaihe River, and now it has turned to the north.

The Huaisi River Basin is now flooded, and sixteen counties have been submerged. If Brother Yuan has any good ideas, you can directly explain it now, and I will support Brother Yuan with all my strength. "

Wei Qing also said worriedly, but in his opinion, no matter what kind of predicament Zhang Yuan was in, he could give people some hope. He thought that Zhang Yuan came to Chang'an to find him because he had an idea.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Yuan shook his head blankly.

"How can I fight against the power of heaven with a mortal body?
Young brother, let's think about whether we can take out some food to help the victims, and don't let too many people live without rations because of the breach of the embankment. "

The breach of the river caused the most serious casualties in East County, and the damage to the other fifteen counties was not human life, but crops.

If the hole cannot be closed, not only will the grain not be harvested this year, but it will not be able to be harvested next year. If things go on like this, even if the court does not collect taxes, the people will starve to death because they have nothing to eat.

"Yes, I have earned a lot of money in the paper mill business, and I can use it for disaster relief this time."

"Money is useless, what is useful is food. This time we will try our best to collect food, and collect as much as we can."

"That's right, it's just that how we operate at that time, His Majesty may not like this method very much."

Zhang Yuan naturally knew that Liu Che would be unhappy if he did this directly.

There is no such thing as a courtier and the emperor robbing the hearts of the people. If it really succeeds, if they do a good deed in the end, it is estimated that this head will not be saved.

"When His Majesty asks the officials at the court meeting what solutions they have, you can directly speak, Young Brother, and ask for food donations.

Then I will support you and donate a lot of food and grass to the imperial court. As for Princess Pingyang, I still need you to persuade her.

With the three of us in a group, even if the rest of the officials don't want to donate in their hearts, they will take out something this time, just like we blackmailed the war horse last time. "

There is no way, there are too many people doing nothing in court at present, Zhang Yuan has to use this method again and again.

Everyone didn't want to do this, so Zhang Yuan had to do it himself. Even if Wei Qing did this, everyone knew that there was Zhang Yuan's shadow behind him.

"Okay, tomorrow I will discuss with Princess Pingyang."

"Yeah, actually, there's no need to worry too much. As long as Ji An and the others don't plug the gap, every year will be a disaster year for the people of the sixteen counties."

"I see."

Coming out of Wei Qing's mansion, Yan Yi's expression was not very good.

The naked reality made him very uncomfortable, and Zhang Yuan directly concluded that blocking the mouth would not succeed, which made Yan Yi even more worried about the people in his hometown.

"Teacher, is there really nothing to do?"

"If there is, will I not take it out at this time, watching people's lives disappear like this, and watching people's crops being washed away by the flood?"

"Students overstepped."

Knowing that his tone contradicted Zhang Yuan, Yan Yi immediately bowed and apologized.

"It's okay, I also understand your mood, now just take one step at a time.

In the current spring and summer seasons, the Yellow River has too much water, and it is very difficult to block the mouth.We can only wait until autumn and winter to see if the amount of water can be reduced. "

Zhang Yuan could only comfort Yan Yi, even if he succeeded in blocking the mouth, it would not take long before he would burst again.

The Yellow River, a giant dragon lying on the land of the Central Plains, was just trying to find another comfortable sleeping position.

In fact, if a canal can be built in the middle and lower sections to connect the three major water systems of the Yellow River, Huaihe River, and Yangtze River, and the other rivers on this line can jointly bear the pressure of the Yellow River, it may be possible to change the current situation.

Zhang Yuan silently calculated the possibility of the success of this plan in his heart, but he also felt that Liu Che would not build a canal with all the power of the whole country for a natural disaster.

The Xiongnu are still eyeing the north, and Liu Che is a firm executor who clearly insists that he must first secure the outside.

If there are no internal problems, then go to fight outside, because the soldiers are fine and food is sufficient.

Even if there are internal problems, we have to fight externally because we need to transfer internal conflicts.

As soon as he returned to Du County, Zhang Yuan directly summoned Zong Xing to Taixue, ordered him to return to Zhang Mansion in Lantian Mountain, and asked Lao Zhao to find a way to use money to purchase grain.

The Zhang family has already made a lot of money from the business of paper and coal mines. There is too much money in the family. If you don’t take this opportunity to spread it out, Liu Che may use some name to copy the Zhang family when the war comes. up.

Worried that there were not enough manpower at home, Zhang Yuan directly left Zong Xing at home and did not let him return to Du County.

In this way, another month passed, and there was no news from Wei Qing. Zhang Yuan only knew that the price of grain in Du County had tripled.

Fortunately, the food for these people in Du County has been distributed for a year, otherwise this area is another very troublesome point.

As the saying goes, when the stream and clouds rise at the beginning, the sun sinks into the pavilion, and the mountain rain is about to come, and the wind fills the building.

The same is true of this matter.

Although the price of food has risen, there is a rumor circulating inside and outside Chang'an City. After Zhang Yuan heard it, he realized that this was Tian Fu's so-called theory of destiny.

It is said that "the decision of rivers and rivers is a matter of heaven, and it is not easy to force it with manpower, and it may not necessarily respond to heaven." '

After hearing this rumor, Zhang Yuan felt a chill in his heart. Ji An and Zheng really failed at that time.

And the failure was too fast, Liu Che seemed to have no patience at all.

At this moment, Yan Yi hurried in from the outside suddenly.

"Teacher, the servant sent someone to tell you to go to Chang'an City today."

(End of this chapter)