Daming heir

Chapter 350 The Fall of the Empire

"Rush!"

"Henan Dashui!"

"The Taihang embankment collapsed!"

Outside Wenyuan Pavilion, the guards who galloped all the way from Kaifeng Mansion on Henan Province knelt outside the hall and reported loudly.

There are only a few palace servants and eunuchs hiding in the corners.

At this time, in Wenyuan Pavilion, Zhu Yunxi was playing with Yu Xinwen on the 28th year of Hongwu, Liu Dao reformed land tax affairs and expanded the scope of Yingtian City to implement the reform of the tax office and grain chief and tax collectors.

Yu Xin's face was a little ugly.

There is nothing to say about the Liudaotian tax affairs. This is something that has been done. Now it is necessary to continue to deepen the degree of restructuring and consolidate the existing achievements, so that the Ministry of Households can firmly grasp this piece of tax revenue from now on.

What really bothered him was the tax office.

In the final analysis, it is nothing more than the imperial court reaching out to ask for money from the local gentry, dignitaries, and merchants.

Sun Gouer quietly bowed and retreated.

Those are the million people of Ming Dynasty!
Instantly, Zhu Yunxi only felt a surge of energy and blood pouring into his brain, his eyes turned black, and his whole body became erratic.

Daddy needs to know.

"The Lankao County section of the Taihang embankment collapsed for more than [-] feet. The flood was like a tide, and the county town was surrounded between cups of tea. The county magistrate famous river workers and servants tried to blow up the downstream embankment. Paul Lankao was peaceful. When the dike was blown, the upstream collapsed. With two defeats, Lankao County has no spare power to plug the breach."

Zhu Yunxi nodded, only feeling that he was really dazzled by the flood now, he looked at Sun Gou'er: "Go and find the prince first, and don't talk to grandpa first."

"Open the door and ask someone to come in and ask questions!"

From Wenyuan Pavilion to Qianqing Palace, there is a very long road.

"Fengyang Mansion?"

Sun Gou'er nodded: "Return to Your Majesty, yes."

At this time, officials are worth less than a weed beside the official road.

"For the poor, please refer to His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun."

Zhu Yuanzhang, who had his back to the father and son, waved his hand and pointed to the two chairs that had been set up a long time ago.

In a short while, the father and son had already passed through the Qianqing Gate and entered the Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Biao looked at his son with a trace of uncertainty, hoping to get another answer.

The son just came over from Wenyuan Pavilion, and he has already called the court officials of various ministries to discuss. At this time, the imperial court will come up with a charter today.Once confirmed, the imperial court will immediately promote the implementation. "

But no matter what, today is the day of the Ming Empire's death.

Zhu Yunxi nodded, and took a deep breath hard.

At this time, Zhu Yunxi was also frowning, his heart was beating wildly, and his hands were tightly grasping the armrests on both sides of the armchair.

A few eunuchs who were still in a daze immediately trot to the back of the palace gate, and quickly opened the palace gate with hands and feet.

Zhu Biao nodded: "You and I will go to Grandpa Huang to present this matter together."

I saw that the ground in the Qianqing palace was already covered with a huge map of the Central Plains.

This is not good news for the clan, the imperial court, and even the world.

When the two had just entered the hall, they saw Zhu Yuanzhang's figure with his back facing them, walking barefoot in the middle of the hall, bending his waist and lowering his head to look at the ground, pacing back and forth.

At this moment, beside his ears, the ministries and workers of the Ming Dynasty were already discussing in horror.

The guards bowed down to the ground.

The left and right are just more money, and each family eats two meals of delicacies every year.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who was flipping through records related to the Water and Land Ceremony and the Rituals of the Ritual Festival, raised his head from the pile of books when he heard the sound, and looked at Sun Gou'er, his eyebrows flickering a few times.

Zhu Yunxi suppressed the murderous aura in his heart, looked at the two people in front of him coldly, and said in a deep voice: "The two breaches of Kaifeng Mansion's emergency are in Lankao County, everyone should stay here in Wenyuan Pavilion today. The time has passed After being delayed for five full days, the imperial court must come up with a regulation today."

Zhu Yunxi looked at the muddy and weary rushing officer, and waved his hand: "Take him down to clean up and have a rest."

Also need to know.

Wang Jun, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, also walked up to Yu Xin, bowed and cupped his fists and said, "Your Highness, the Ministry of Industry can recruit 15 corvees from the surrounding counties of the six prefectures within ten days. Within one month, they can recruit corvees." [-]."

And during this period, what will happen to the local situation, whether there will be bad people with bad intentions and taking the opportunity to make trouble.And whether there will be merchants and gentry who will take advantage of the disaster year to occupy the fields and raise prices.

And the old man's feet are now stepping on the positions of Ruzhou Mansion and Runing Mansion, staring at Kaifeng Mansion and Guide Mansion in the northeast direction.

Today, Yu Xin, who just had a quarrel with Minister of the Ministry of War, Ru Yu, because the Ministry of War wanted to build more armored ordnance and asked the Ministry of Households for money, at this time his brows were jumping wildly, and his mind was already thinking about how much money the court might have this year. of the annual income, how much of it should be thrown into the big puddle on Henan Road.

As soon as Xiaopang spoke, there was a sudden pause, and he stared blankly at the outside of Wenyuan Pavilion.

But Yu Xin's method is more conservative, or stubborn.

If there is a little carelessness, the imperial court will invest countless money and food, and wave the swords and guns in their hands to the people of Limin who were originally ruled.

As long as you take it slow, things will always turn around.

There is no doubt that the explosion of embankments in Lankao County will inevitably increase the degree of flooding in the six prefectures.So the chief official of Lankao County, who ordered the bombing of the embankment, wants the court to deal with it?
After Lankao County is dealt with, should Kaifeng Prefecture deal with it?
How to resettle the people, how to distribute money and food, how to block breaches, all things need to be dealt with.

Stabilizing the situation in the six prefectures and controlling the follow-up political danger caused by the floods are what Yu Xin and Wang Jun thought of at the same time.

Zhu Yunxi nodded and said in a low voice: "According to the words of the people from Kaifeng Mansion, the current situation is very serious. Henan Road is my place of culture in the Central Plains, and there are many people. The Taihang embankment has long been built higher than the terrain on both banks, and the riverbed is piled up. This time there were two breaches in Lankao County, and the floods washed away, and tens of thousands of people in Lankao probably lost their homes long ago.”

The corners of Zhu Biao's eyebrows twitched slightly, and he looked at Zhu Yunxi with deep eyes.

Zhu Yunxi nodded silently.

Puff.

The two of them didn't need Zhu Biao to speak.

The ancestors of Lao Zhu's family were all submerged by the flood.

Zhu Yunxi frowned slightly, and slowly raised his head, only to see the Qianqing Gate in front of him.

With sharp eyes and quick hands, Zhu Gaochi stepped over from the side, walked behind Zhu Yunxi, supported him firmly, and whispered a reminder in his ear.

Crash.

After finishing speaking, Zhu Biao stood up straight, pinched the robe around his waist with both hands, stretched it heavily, and then was about to go to the rear gate of the Huagai Palace.

Finally, the voice of Sun Gou'er, the head of the inner palace, had reached Zhu Yunxie's ears.

An invisible pressure almost submerged Wenyuan Pavilion like the flood in the Henan Road.

"For the younger ones, see His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun."

Zhu Yunxi nodded: "My son also means the same thing. Kaifeng Mansion and Guide Mansion are on the banks of the big river, and this time they must be the worst-hit places. To stabilize these two places, the imperial court will supplement the remaining four mansions with means. If the place is stable, basically nothing will happen.

The land of two provinces and six prefectures was completely submerged by floods.

After finishing speaking, Zhu Yunxi ignored the courtiers who had countless disaster relief advice to say, gave Xiaopang a look, and left towards Wenyuan Pavilion.

The Yellow River collapsed and the Central Plains were flooded.

The tuanlong suit worn by the grandson of the Emperor Jian Guo was immediately recognized by the guards who rushed all the way from Kaifeng Mansion to Wenyuan Pavilion.

Behind him, the footsteps of Zhu Gaochi, Zhai Shan, Yu Xin and others from the six ministers, the three ministers, and the officials of the five temples surrounded him in a chaotic group.

At that time, it will not be something that hundreds of thousands of dans of grain and 10,000+ corvee can solve.

Zhu Gaochi, who participated in the discussion of Wenyuan Pavilion, raised his eyebrows immediately.

"I believe that this matter should not be rushed, and should be done slowly, and the government will implement it from one government to the next, so that nothing will go wrong, and the court will be stable."

Along the way, countless means and government orders were formed in Zhu Yunxi's mind.

Zhu Gaochi couldn't help looking at Yu Xin at this moment, and coughed lightly: "Yu Shangshu..."

The servants who came from the Kaifeng Mansion could not comprehend the minds of the great figures above the court.

The blue veins on Zhu Yunxi's forehead were throbbing, and he stared at the Jizuo servant who was kneeling in front of Wenyuan Pavilion.

This is something that cannot be underestimated in all dynasties.

For the court, it is more likely to turn into a monstrous disaster.

A gust of dusty wind blew into Wenyuan Pavilion.

As soon as he entered the hall, he was greeted by everyone's eyes.

Zhu Biao gritted his teeth, and said in a deep voice: "The imperial court must be fast! Be steady! We must do everything possible to rescue the people first, and then supply money, grain, and everything. We must not let Henan go out. trouble."

With the chaos in the six prefectures, the connection between the north and the south of Ming Dynasty is bound to be threatened, and the connection between the north and the south will be interrupted.

In the face of the levee burst, it became nothing.

But Zhu Gaochi has a somewhat different idea about this. He thinks that the most is to set up the tax office in Zhili right now, and wait for the entire Zhili area to stabilize completely, and then sweep all roads with the general trend.

This matter is no longer something that one can decide on his own.

"Isn't Your Highness discussing matters with the ministries in Wenyuan Pavilion today?"

Millions of people in the six prefectures were trapped, and tens of millions of people in the Central Plains were under threat.

Zhu Biao is leading monk Zhihui, real person Sun Biyun, and several other candidates of the two schools, discussing various matters in a low voice around two architectural models that are obviously a miniature version of the blessing conference in Yingtian West City.

Yu Xin was already trying to persuade him with the idea that it could be delayed for a while.

Zhu Biao looked back at his son, his eyes flickering.

The thousands of miles of Taihang embankment, which cost the imperial court tens of millions of stones, grain, grass and countless money, collapsed!
What is the restructuring of the tax office.

If it wasn't for the emergency, the serious harm, and the serious situation, Henan Road and Kaifeng Prefecture would not have used such urgent performances.

Before Zhu Biao and Zhu Yunxi father and son could speak.

"The poor monk sees His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun."

Zhu Yunxi lowered his head slightly.

"If my memory serves me right, there were various ministers discussing matters at Wenyuan Pavilion today."

"The prefect of Luoyang dredged the silt, and the flood peak passed through the border, and arrived in Lankao County on the same day."

Just after taking two steps, Zhu Biao remembered and said, "Remember not to talk about the tombs of your ancestors in front of your grandpa."

"When I got the news, I left Wenyuan Pavilion. Before I walked outside the Qianqing Gate, I suddenly remembered, so I changed directions and came to your side first."

Zhu Biao turned his eyes and looked at Monk Zhihui and Sun Biyun with a smile on his face.

Zhu Yunxi stood there quietly, frowning.

Wait until the guards leave.

"Five days ago, the peak of the spring flood in the upper reaches arrived. From Sanmenxia, ​​it passed through Xin'an, Luoyang, Yanshi, Rongyang, Rongze, Zhengzhou, and Kaifeng. The flood peaks were raised layer by layer, the levee vibrated, and sometimes silted up."

Once the disaster in the affected six prefectures is out of control, the imperial court cannot suppress the disaster as soon as possible, stabilize the people's livelihood, and rescue the people.

Millions of people affected by the disaster are destined to leave a mark in history.

This is the foundation for everyone to survive in the local prefectures, counties and townships.

Zhu Yunxi had no time to take a breath, so he stood up abruptly, walked down the steps quickly, pushed aside the people who stood in front of him, and rushed out of Wenyuan Pavilion.

The collapse of a great river is not a unique event today, but every time a collapse can be used to rush to Beijing, each stroke is clearly marked in history by the ink pen, and each one under the ink pen is countless souls and people.

Countless stools in the entire Wenyuan Pavilion fell to the ground.

The rest of the hall officials were also shocked.

Guanglu Temple Qing Ma Quan, who was once again hit by a stool on the back of his foot, also forgot the pain, stood up and turned his head, looking with horror at the outside of the closed gate of Wenyuan Pavilion.

But the tax office is different!

"Hold on! I can't do without you at this time!"

The disaster victims become refugees, and if they are then used by those who want to, they will directly become rioters on the spot and provoke civil uprisings in the Central Plains.

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand: "Go to Wenyuan Pavilion and have a look. What's going on in court today?"

old man...

At this time, Zhu Biao looked at Zhu Yunxi again, and sighed softly: "What's wrong, the ministers of various ministries who made you leave Wenyuan Pavilion come here."

Sun Gou'er nodded in agreement.

Zhu Yunxi asked calmly, "Is the crown prince here?"

Zhu Yunxi silently nodded and went to the prince's father: "My son sees his father."

Hubu Shangshu Yu Xin immediately walked down the corridor and came to Zhu Yunxi: "His Royal Highness, the Hubu can now urgently raise 30 dans of grain and grass, and send it directly from Yingtianfu to the six disaster-stricken prefectures. Within ten days, the shipment will be made to Hangzhou and Huai'an prefectures." 50 dan of grain and grass from other places will be sent to the six prefectures."

Then they said in unison: "His Royal Highness Taisun came here, it must be an important matter for the country, I will leave the palace first and wait."

According to brother Zong'er, it is necessary to spread the power and responsibility of the tax office among the six departments this year.The reason is very good, because the six-way land reform has been done for two or three years, and now is the right time to take the opportunity to promote the tax office.

After a while, Sun Gou'er had already appeared in Qianqing Palace.

Even if this is above Yingtianchaotang, will it be related to the disaster in the land of the six prefectures?

Zhu Biao's body trembled violently, and immediately stretched out his hand to support the table beside him, lowered his head and took a deep breath.

The guard raised his head and looked at the dozen or so people in the corridor in front of him, including the grandson of the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, then fear appeared in his eyes, he lowered his head and carefully followed the waiter who had been waiting for a long time to leave.

What's the matter with the mother.

Zhu Yunxi frowned, tried hard to control the constantly twitching eyebrows, took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice: "Say!"

Outside the door, Zhu Yunxi could see Hong Yu clearly behind the guard.

Zhu Yunxie's footsteps seemed a little loud at this moment.

Monk Zhihui and Sun Biyun led the way, leading a group of monks and Taoists to salute.

"Seven days ago, the level of the Yellow River rose and the flow accelerated."

I don't know who yelled in Wenyuan Pavilion.

Ruin is the destruction of cottages in the countryside, and the destruction of the people's homes.During the flood, how many people were submerged by the flood.After the flood, the people were hungry and had no rice to cook.After the disaster, the earth will decay, which is more likely to cause unstoppable plagues.

Zhu Biao tried his best to breathe, so that his head could stay awake all the time, and after a while, he slowly said: "Let's talk about the flood in Kaifeng Mansion first."

"Kaifeng Mansion, Guide Mansion, Chenzhou Mansion, Xuzhou Mansion, Xuzhou Mansion, and Fengyang Mansion were all flooded."

At the same time, there is Sun Gou'er with a suspicious face.

As the head of the tax office, the clan of the Ming Dynasty.

Henan flood!

Five days ago, the Taihang embankment burst, and five days later, Kaifeng Mansion's emergency performance was sent to Beijing.

After finishing speaking, he walked out of Huagai Hall with a group of monks and Taoists.

He took a deep breath and then exhaled slowly: "You are not with Grandpa Huang."

This kind of formal meeting address is rare.

The few people who were closer to the door could not help squinting their eyes.

"quick!"

"Your Majesty, just now His Highness Grandson came over from Wenyuan Pavilion. After asking the crown prince, he went to the Huagai Palace again. Your Highness wants your slaves not to tell His Majesty about this."

"Hurry up! The flood in Henan, the Taihang embankment collapsed!"

The current situation of the flooded six prefectures, especially Kaifeng prefecture, must be unimaginable for ordinary people.

He wants to promote the tax office from government to government.

Zhu Yunxi looked at the old man whose face had turned pale and the veins on the back of his hands were clearly visible, and said in a low voice, "Henan Daoguide Mansion, Xuzhou Mansion, Chenzhou Mansion, Zhili Xuzhou Mansion, Zhili..."

Sun Gou'er became more and more puzzled, and looked at the three main halls in front of the Qianqing Gate: "The prince is at the Huagai hall, and the matter of praying for the late queen is about to be done in the past few days, and the prince is still busy arranging the ceremony. .”

The servant, who was supposed to follow the servant who came over, suddenly disregarded the rules and suddenly opened his mouth to beg.

Zhu Yunxi nodded: "I thought about it on the way when my son came. The place where the tombs of the ancestors are buried is near Hongze Surabaya. In the surrounding counties, the terrain is low-lying, the Yellow River collapses, and the river is flooded. Hongze will inevitably rise. At this moment It has been five days since the collapse, I am afraid that I will go to the tombs of the ancestors..."

Zhu Yunxi's eyes sank: "I know."

"His Royal Highness, the upper and lower reaches of the Yellow River began to rain ten days ago, and it poured heavily for several days."

"Besides Kaifeng Mansion, what are the other five mansions?"

The levee of Henan Road burst, and Baili rushed to play.

Canopy Hall.

When he watched Zhu Yunxi turn around towards the Huagai Hall, he immediately turned around and disappeared behind the Qianqing Gate.

Compared with last winter, the snow conditions on both sides of the Yangtze River are more severe.

"My little one, I would like to thank Your Highness, and implore His Highness to order the imperial court to support the Six Houses as soon as possible."

The officials were overthrown, and the yamen attacked each other.

Zhu Yunxie said succinctly: "There were two collapses in Lankao County, and the people of the six prefectures were affected, and the disaster was severe."

"You two sit down first, and we'll have a look at Kanyu later."

Zhu Yunxi and the prince's father looked at each other the same way, and there was a trace of suspicion in their eyes.

The old man knew so quickly that the Taihang embankment of the Yellow River had burst?

What is the old man going to do now?
……

Monthly pass, monthly pass, only a hundred or so monthly passes away!


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