The monarch and ministers spoke for a while, and the cabinet ministers had arrived.

After the ceremony, Zhu Youlang said, "My dear friends, now that the affairs of Henan are completed, the Qing army is defeated, and Duoduo flees far away. The most fortunate thing is that the Yellow River Dam has been preserved. Apart from man-made disasters, the people have not suffered natural disasters, and their lives and property are not huge. People are competing to spread the virtues of the court. This ending depends on Li Dingyu, Ma Bao and others to do their best, and the soldiers of the three armies use their lives. My dear friends discuss how to deal with the aftermath?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Bingyue came out and bowed and said, "Your Majesty, in addition to annihilation of more than 40,000 Qing soldiers, the most important thing in Henan was to promote the virtue of our emperor's love for the people. The Qing court was tyrannical, and our emperor was kind. How could he not win with great benevolence? I believe that in the future, the people in Jiangbei would have to eat pots of slurry to welcome the king's army. The Qing court was not worthy of consideration. Therefore, I believe that the reason why the Henan affairs were victorious was that in addition to the soldiers' use of their lives, Your Majesty made great contributions to the "people-oriented" political strategy."

"Hahaha..., but first, although you say something like flattering the king, I love to listen to it. Not saying anything else, it is like Wang Changxi jumping into the breach. Without the long-term immersion of the idea of ​​"love the people", it is difficult to be self-reliant." Zhu Youlang smiled.

"What Your Majesty said is that the spring breeze turns into rain, moistening things silently. Your Majesty's virtue of loving the people and cultivating the subjects can bring good results today." Lu Daqi nodded repeatedly and said.

"Those who worry about the country do not care about their own body, and those who love the people do not miss their superiority. This is what it means." Yang Qiaoran also followed.

Chen Zizhuang, Qu Shixi, Huang Zongxi, Chen Bangyan and others were not willing to fall behind. They all said some nice words and took a big shot.

"Hahaha... OK, don't say anything about Song Sheng, let's talk about how to deal with the aftermath." Zhu Youlang's hair was so comfortable that he quickly smiled and stopped the blowing of these high-level intellectuals.

"Your Majesty, Henan has too many things to do after the war. It is urgent to discuss merits, rewards, peace of the people, protection of the berths, production, and every matter is urgent. But I think that the affairs of Henan are the first priority to maintaining the people, and peace of the people must be able to maintain the people. Now Anxi Hou is in charge of Kaifeng, and he is in charge of the army and dismounting the horse to manage the people. Not only does it have a complicated matter, civil affairs are not his expertise. Therefore, I think that he should first appoint capable personnel as governor." Qu Shishi, Secretary of the Ministry of Personnel, reported.

"This is a very appropriate discussion. My dear friends, is there any suitable person to recommend it?" Zhu Youlang nodded in agreement with what Qu Shisi said.

"Your Majesty, Duoduo's house was destroyed and the people were buried alive, three Henan officials, including Hou Xun, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Hou Fangyu, the Hanlin Academy, and Ren Yan, the Right Censor, found the cabinet and strongly demanded to go to Henan to relieve the suffering of the elders of his hometown. I think these three people have a strong desire to love the people and their families. Except for Hou Fangyu, the other two can be competent. Is this my recommendation? I would like to ask the Holy Tribunal." Qu Shixi replied.

"Yes, Henan is poor, and the three of them are worried about the people in their hometown. What they think is to do for their hometown, which is rare. However, it is precisely because Henan is poor that the position of governor is particularly important. So, Xuan and the other two go to the palace and I will take the exam in person." Zhu Youlang nodded and said.

"Li Hong, send people to Xuanhou Xun and Hou Fangyu to the palace." Zhu Youlang immediately issued an order.

"Yeah!" Li Hong went to pass the order.

Soon, the three of them arrived.

"Three dear friends, I want to assign a capable official to serve as the governor of Henan. I heard that all three of you have this intention, right?" Zhu Youlang asked.

"When you go back to Your Majesty, I have indeed had this ambition. I hope Your Majesty will fulfill it." Hou Xun, Hou Fangyu, Ren Shi said in unison.

"Okay, Henan is poor and the responsibility of governor is heavy. You three will talk about your own political ideas. Hou Xun, you can talk about it first."

"Abide by the order. Your Majesty, I think Henan has suffered a long time from war. Now that the disaster has been eliminated, the Holy Emperor is in power, and it is time to rest and recuperate. Therefore, if I am the governor, please exempt Henan from money and food for three years. Three years later, I will return His Majesty to Henan, which will not be closed at night and not pick up any leave of absence on the road." Hou Xun replied the first time.

"It's a general discussion, there are no specific measures to govern, and it's a bit of an old-fashioned ministerial style." Zhu Youlang commented secretly.

"Chaozong, where are you?" Zhu Youlang continued to ask.

"When you come back to Your Majesty, I think that the four words "Henan is poor" mentioned just now will determine the future governance direction. If Your Majesty entrusts me to be the governor of Henan, I will take 'love the people' as the heart, 'peace of the people' as the first, and 'enriching the people' as the successor,' I will achieve self-sufficiency in Henan in less than three years." Hou Fangyu replied.

"This is much more wise than his father Hou Xun. However, Hou Fangyu seems to be targeting his father everywhere. Why is this? Could it be that he is dissatisfied with Hou Xun? Is it because of Li Xiangjun's affairs?" Zhu Youlang thought maliciously.

"Your Majesty, Hou Fangyu is young and ignorant, has great ambitions and talent. He is a person like Zhao Kuo who talks about war on paper. He is embarrassed to have great responsibilities. Your Majesty must not believe him." Hou Xun gave his son a blank look, as if he thought he had suppressed himself, and turned around and said.

Hou Fangyu didn't dare to talk back because his father said it was not possible, so he could only bow and bow his head without saying a word.

If you don’t speak, you mean you have something to say, which is dissatisfaction.

"Okay, don't argue with you father and son. Ren Aiqing, tell me." Zhu Youlang held back his smile and turned around to ask Ren Xuan.

"Your Majesty, I think that if I want to govern Henan, I must first control the river. The Yellow River breaks its mouth almost every year, and how many people, crops, and animals are all flowing eastward? Even if I am rich, I will be washed away by a single water? Therefore, if I am the governor, I must first control the river. Only by chewing the beast of the Yellow River can people's livelihood be preserved." Ren Shi was obviously prepared, and speaking the authentic Henan dialect was quite insightful.

"Ren Aiqing, do you know how to manage the river?" Zhu Youlang indeed became interested.

"When I go back to your Majesty, I think it is better to use rivers to govern rivers than to manage rivers. If a river is impatient and uses its nature to control its strength, it can be shallow or deep, and it is controlled by my palm." Ren Jian bowed and replied.

"Wow, these words are not used randomly and are quite insightful. Isn't this the method of 'striking the dike and shaking the sand'?" Zhu Youlang looked at Ren Ji with admiration when he heard this.

"Is there any specific solution?" Zhu Youlang wanted to see if this guy has real talent and knowledge, and then asked.

"When you come back to Your Majesty, the specific method is: if you want to go deeper north, the dike will be deeper south; if you want to go deeper south, the dike will be deeper south; if you want to go deeper south, the dike will be tied up two of the north and south, and the dike will be deeper in the middle. If you want to silt the dam to consolidate the dike, use this method instead." Ren Wu replied.

After hearing this, Zhu Youlang no longer doubted: "This guy is talking about the method of shining dikes and shaking sand. Unexpectedly, Ren Ji had the talent to manage the river."

"Ren Aiqing, you are a little unemployed. As a censor, how did you study the river management?" Zhu Youlang asked.

"No, no, your Majesty, it's not that I don't do my job properly, because I am a native of Henan and worry about the matter of the Yellow River day and night. It's also that the God will pay off. Now, God has pushed a great talent in the river management to me. My knowledge is learned from this great talent." Ren Shi quickly waved his hand to defend himself when he heard the words "not doing my job properly".

"What's the name of Zhihe Dacai?" Zhu Youlang asked.
Chapter completed!