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Chapter 257 Misfortunes Never Come Alone
In the Wenhua Palace, the discussion was still going on. The new assistant minister Min Hongxue thought for a long time, and finally bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I think that it is better to allocate the silver taels and then buy grain from the land of Bashu to relieve the difficulties of the people in Qin. One too!"

Hu Guang nodded his head when he heard this. On the edge of Shaanxi, in terms of wealth and stock, Sichuan probably has the most.Although experienced the Tusi turmoil, it has been calmed down.

Now Sichuan has more stock than Gansu. Shanxi does not have much stock because Shanxi merchants smuggled grain to Jianlu, and the seized grain will also be used for disaster relief in Gyeonggi.As for the land in Henan, the drought is just beginning to appear, so you still have to use it for yourself. Otherwise, the Central Plains will be chaotic due to lack of food, and the impact will be much more serious than the chaos in Shaanxi.

He thought about it in his heart, and listened to what he meant, so he hurriedly asked: "Min Qing is all done, let's play it!"

"Secondly, I think it is inappropriate to repatriate the people of origin. If the local government has the power to appease the victims, the victims will not be reduced to thieves. It is better to gather together to fight the disaster, build roads and bridges, and build water conservancy!"

After Min Hongxue finished speaking, Wen Tiren nodded immediately, and followed suit: "This statement is very good, I second it!"

He knew this fellow's ability very well, and after thinking about it for a while, he agreed with it without hesitation.

Hu Guang also nodded repeatedly when he heard it. If according to Yang He's memorial, he would be given money and food, and repatriated to his original place, it would save him trouble, but how effective would it be?Can all the money and food given be given to the victims?Can the victims survive until the next grain harvest?As long as one thing is not done, it will be easy for the repatriated disaster victims to become thieves again just like the original history.

As expected of a capable local official, all the strategies played have practical effects, and there is no general talk.This made Hu Guang very satisfied. Regarding Wen Tiren's performance two days ago, saying that the Imperial Academy should select local officials with experience in governance, Hu Guang was ready to turn around and agree.Otherwise, most of those Hanlin scholars came from school backgrounds without any local experience, so they could easily become empty talk.

As he thought about it, just as he was about to speak, he suddenly received an urgent report from the governor of Sichuan. Hu Guang's heart sank when he heard it, and there must be nothing good to do without looking.

Sure enough, Hu Guang couldn't help but smile wryly after reading it. God, this thief just wants to increase the difficulty of ZTE Daming!

He asked the servant to forward the urgent report to his subordinates, and recalled the content of the urgent report in his mind.

"On the fourth day of December in the second year of Chongzhen, there was an earthquake in Chengdu, which roared like thunder, and shook twelve times in a row. Name. Songpanwei suffered 120 earthquakes, and the sound was like thunder. Xiaoheying had the same earthquake, landslides, the city collapsed [-] feet, and killed several soldiers and civilians. On the same day, Chongqing Prefecture, Bishan, Guang'an Prefecture, Cangxi, Gongxian County, Weiyuan Waiting for shock..."

Earthquakes, in fact, are not uncommon for Sichuan, even in later generations, they are often heard of.But this time the earthquake was a bit big. It is estimated that the city walls have collapsed so much, it should have a magnitude of six or seven!

As for the number of people in the report, there were few people in ancient times, and it was difficult for the local government to count the number of buried people, and they would habitually report the number of people, so they only said vague words such as "number of people" and "number of names".

When the subordinates had seen it almost, Hu Guang said with a serious face: "Bashu has just suffered a war, and now it is roaring again, so there may be no food left."

Regarding this situation, all the ministers were speechless.There is no other way but to pick up some food from various places.At this time, Hu Guang was deeply aware of the shortage of food, so he asked Shoufu, "Is there any news from the Nanyang vassal state?"

"Your Majesty, Nanyang is far away, and there is no news at the moment." Wen Tiren played after listening, "We still need to discuss the amount of grain tribute with the vassal states. It will take time to satisfy both countries!"

That's right, I'm still impatient!Hu Guang listened and nodded.But Min Hongxue was surprised, and hurriedly asked about the situation, and Wen Tiren told him about getting food from Nanyang.

After hearing this, Min Hongxue's face was serious, and he immediately bowed to Emperor Chongzhen and said: "Your Majesty, I used to inspect the Southwest. I don't know about the other Nanyang countries, but I know Dongwu. I think that the matter of tribute grain may be difficult. !"

Dongwu is the Myanmar of later generations. Hu Guang already knew this when discussing Nanyang tribute grain.At this time, hearing Min Hongxue's words, he couldn't help frowning.

Daming must be short of food for more than ten years, and it would be best to import food from outside. He immediately asked Min Hongxue what happened?

"Your Majesty, the lord of Dongwu is rebellious and unruly. He has been fighting for years and making raids everywhere. Even the Tusi Mu State to which our Ming Dynasty belongs has been annexed by him..."

When Hu Guang heard this, he felt that Mubang was very familiar at first, and then suddenly remembered that Badending in the elementary group in the chat group was a self-proclaimed Mubang adherent.

"...From this point of view, it may be extremely difficult to get Dongwu to pay tribute to food!" After Min Hongxue finished speaking, his face suddenly hesitated, as if he wanted to speak again, but he didn't say it in the end.

After hearing this, Hu Guang couldn't help but said: "It seems that the countries in the South Seas don't know my great Ming's majesty for a long time, and they dare to annex my Ming Dynasty. It's really daring..."

Hearing what he said, Wen Tiren's expression changed. Could it be that the emperor wanted to use troops against Dongwu?With the current situation, how can we start another war?

Thinking this way, he was about to speak out to persuade him, but he heard the emperor change the subject: "...When I have enough power in the future, I will definitely make them pay the price!"

When Wen Tiren heard it, fortunately the emperor was young but not impulsive, so he didn't have to waste his time talking.

Min Hongxue was different from him, his eyes were wide open and his eyes were piercing, as if he wanted to see the emperor's inner thoughts clearly.

But Hu Guang didn't mention Dongwu again, and instead discussed Yang He's memorial. He had also heard about Hong Chengchou recommended by Yang He in later generations. The post of governor of Yansui.

The meeting lasted for almost half a day. Hu Guang just wanted to take a break after the meeting, but he heard the servant report that Sun Chengzong, the young master and Prince Taishi, the Minister of the Ministry of War, the senior scholar of Ji Liao, the governor of Jiliao, had come to Beijing to see him.

Originally, Sun Chengzong should have brought Qin Wangjun to Beijing at the end of last year, but because of Yongping's consolation, he had to delay until now.

For Daming, Sun Chengzong has worked hard and made great achievements, so after hearing the news, he hurriedly ordered to see him.Hu Guang even went to the gate of Wenhua Hall to greet Sun Chengzong in person.

This kind of treatment was considered No. 1 in the Chongzhen Dynasty, and Sun Chengzong was so grateful that he couldn't help feeling a little ashamed of his original intention of rushing this time.

However, remembering that the state affairs were like this, it was also a helpless move, so he suppressed what he thought in his heart, and after greeting the ceremony, he explained the main reason for coming to the capital to face the saint.

　Going to visit relatives today, the next chapter should be at night.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)