Chapter 9 Hope
Arrangement of Di Renjie to go north to investigate the situation in the disaster area is not in accordance with the rules.
Because the court's transfer has not been officially issued, it is not just a guess.
If local officials act with guessing, the world will be in chaos.
However, Di Renjie was not a pedantic person. When he asked for his appointment, he had already stated that he was traveling north and that he was writing notes when he visited along the way.
The Tang Dynasty did not stipulate that scholars were not allowed to travel in disaster areas.
If the court ordered the order to issue a letter, Li Yuanai would be the ambassador for disaster relief, and Di Renjie would be his secret chess. With his talent, the notes in his hands would most likely become a good prescription for prescriptions. If the development of things is not what they think, the notes would be simple notes.
Di Renjie, a white-bodied boy, can stand up for the people suffering from the Jianghuai River.
What should I fear when Li Yuanai is in this position?
Di Renjie was directly authorized to investigate various situations in the disaster area, and he believed that with Di Renjie's extraordinary insight and case-solving methods, he would definitely achieve miraculous results in the disaster area.
Because this hidden danger is always hidden in the prosperous times, all kinds of monsters and monsters will reveal their original faces when encountering turmoil and crisis.
With Di Renjie's ability, no matter how deep you hide, he has the ability to dig out you, let alone the demons and demons that appear?
While waiting for the appointment of the court, Li Yuanai sent people to estimate the harvest budgets of the autumn harvest of each state.
This year, there is not only the Jianghuai area, and the rain in the south of the Yangtze River is no less than that in the Jianghuai area.
However, Li Yuanai is learning architecture and has a certain sense of prevention in disaster resistance and flood prevention.
There is plenty of water in the south of the Yangtze River, suitable for farming, without the worries of drought, but only the suffering of floods.
Since ancient times, droughts have been in the sky and floods have been in people.
Drought cannot be eliminated, but floods can be avoided through prior defense.
Li Yuanai entered the south of the Yangtze River and attached great importance to water conservancy projects. He strengthened the embankments many times, cleared the silt and opened the rivers, and even though water flooded the fields or villages never occurred.
This year it's rainy and rainy, and so is it.
Looking at the estimated calculations teleported from various places in his hand, Li Yuanai was worried and could not be evacuated for a while, and said, "The situation is more serious than expected."
Although Jiangnan did not suffer any disaster due to flood control measures, excessive rainfall inevitably led to a sharp drop in grain output in the fields.
It is estimated that the food obtained is only 70% of that in previous years.
This 70% of the grain can be divided into 30% of the tax grain and 40% of the people's income.
At this critical moment, the court could give priority to the right to purchase grain, excluding 20% of the cost of Jiangnan.
This autumn harvest, the surplus grain they had in their hands was only half of the harvest in previous years.
These harvests are not enough to save the people of Jianghuai and maintain the food in Guanzhong.
"Is there any way to get food in a short time?"
Li Yuanai kept knocking on the table with her fingers.
Di Zhixun strode into the hall and said, "Your Highness, the five thousand soldiers and horses in Suhu and Hangzhou have gathered."
"Okay!" Li Yuanai said: "You have to supervise this matter personally. You will lead these five thousand soldiers to the south to escort the prince-consort of Bafavarman and Princess Zhenla back to the country, meet the king of Zhenla, bring generous gifts and intention to buy grain, remember to give you kindness and power. Five thousand soldiers are the ones that give you courage. You are the most steady and you can control your own qualities." He added an additional sentence: "Only to strengthen your courage, don't really fight. The state soldiers who maintain the state security are still different from those who conquer the four directions. If you want to overcome this level, Zhenla's food support is essential."
Di Zhixun smiled confidently and said, "I understand that as long as I am in the relationship between the Tang Dynasty and Zhen La, as long as I do a fair deal, I can't fight. Your Highness has a clear attitude. They dare not take advantage of others' danger for a little benefit. This time I go south, I will fulfill my mission."
He was full of confidence in himself, but he didn't have much confidence in his son. He said worriedly: "The son was young and energetic. He wanted to take him to teach, take the Jiangnan scientific expedition, and enter the official career. He did not expect any mistakes, so he hoped that his highness would take care of him."
Li Yuanai smiled and said, "You can rest assured that you are looking forward to the man who is here."
Di Zhixun smiled bitterly and said, but he really couldn't understand. Although he had expectations for his eldest son, he felt that he would become a great man in the future if he tried it. However, he was not as blindly confident and optimistic as the boss in front of him.
Is his son really a genius?
Li Zhi's courage is even stronger than Li Yuanai imagined.
Faced with the Jianghuai flood, Li Zhi directly drove to Luoyang, the eastern capital, and led all civil and military officials to leave Guanzhong to relieve the pressure on Guanzhong's food.
The Grand Canal of the Sui and Tang Dynasties revolved around Luoyang, and led the imperial court to Luoyang, which could alleviate the grain pressure in Guanzhong to the greatest extent.
Relieving grain pressure in Guanzhong is equivalent to reducing grain pressure in Jiangnan.
While relocating, Li Zhi directly ordered the appointment of Li Yuanai as the ambassador of Jianghuai and the governor of Huainan and Jiangnan, and directly handed over the military and political power of Huainan and Jiangnan to him.
Li Yuanai held the imperial edict in his hand, and felt that this imperial edict was as heavy as a thousand pounds.
On the other hand, he also felt the pressure from Li Zhi. He was desperate to make a fortune and urgently needed to make contributions to Beijing.
According to the situation in Chang'an, Changsun Wuji obviously did not want him to enter the capital. He was afraid of Li Daozong and involved him in Fang Yiai's rebellion case, so there was no reason not to be afraid of him.
This imperial edict was issued smoothly, and it was another bet between both sides.
There is no better candidate than himself. Even Changsun Wuji cannot choose someone who can replace him to stabilize the burden of Jianghuai.
Li Zhi bet that he could shine in this matter and naturally enter Beijing. Changsun Wuji bet that he had made mistakes and had reasons to refuse to enter Beijing.
Li Yuanai knew in his heart that there were many different opinions on whether this was good or bad.
Looking at people with a lustful eye, even people like Zhuge Liang can be called powerful officials and treacherous people, and Qin Hui can be whitewashed, let alone deal with such a large disaster.
Thinking of this relationship, Li Yuanai felt that the pressure increased even more.
After a night of thinking, Li Yuanai made a decision to go north to Jianghuai and visit the disaster area in person.
As soon as this decision was made, officials at all levels in Jiangnan were upset and advised them one after another.
Even Xiao Yizi couldn't sit still and rubbed her tears: "The disaster in Huainan is not clear. It is too dangerous to go rashly. My brother is the leader of all officials in Jiangnan. You can arrange someone to be responsible for this matter, so why should you come in person?"
Li Yuanai smiled and touched Li Mingda's head and said, "The key to disaster relief is to save the people. If the fields are gone, they can be rebuilt, and if the houses are gone, they will be nothing. After thinking about it overnight and looking up past information, Brother Ai found that the disaster was not terrible. What was terrible is the despair after the disaster. The simple and kind people ate soil, eat tree bark and were even forced to eat by Yizi. In order to survive, the brave and chivalrous warriors became bandits and burn, kill and robbery... In despair, any moral concept is a layer of paper. Once it is exposed, even the most rational person may do cruel things. There is no room for turning back if he takes a wrong step."
"Only by giving them hope can they ensure that they have the courage to survive."
Chapter completed!