Sheng Shi Merciful Light

More than ten days passed, the rain has lightened, the flood peak has receded, and the crisis is over.

The embankments of the rivers and rivers around Tianjing City were solid, and there was no danger. Emperor Tianshou sat in the palace and strictly ordered his subjects not to flee. Tianjing City was in order, and there was no panic.

Looking at various places, the summer flood this time was too fierce, with a total of [-] river breaches, which is already considered good. Last year, there were eleven breaches in a small summer flood.Therefore, the court's combination of punches this time has indeed reduced the damage and loss of the flood.

In addition, there was the "Flood Disaster Self-rescue Law" and the "Flood Disaster Relief Policy" was promulgated. The common people united to save themselves and received timely rescue from volunteers. Not too many people died.

The efficiency of the Zhengshitang was extremely high this time, and the regulations on the "Righteous Business Policy" issued by the government quickly spread to various places. After considering the candidates, each disaster area sent two smart and capable officials. Supervise the censor.Moreover, Jian Mou Yu was so busy these days that he used the night guards of the entire Xihe line to carry out unannounced visits.

Try to avoid the confusion of registration and the lack of formalities in the first implementation of the "righteous business policy", or the situation where officials use means to resist causing trouble or harming the interests of businessmen, turning a good policy into a bad thing.

If it makes businessmen suffer, then no one will dare to stand up for disaster relief next time.

Disaster relief and post-disaster reconstruction were also handed over to merchants. Feedback from the surrounding area said that merchants were very enthusiastic, and Ye Xingwei also reported that there were not many refugees in various places.

The "receipt and inspection" form drawn by King Changle was improved by the Zhengshitang to better meet the needs of various places, and it was revised and improved according to the feedback from the implementation of the localities.

This is also the first time that Daxing Chaotang has introduced a novel style of official documents such as tables, because the benefits of drawing tables are obvious. First, Lu Dingguo of the Ministry of Accounts began to use the forms designed by King Changle for the accounts of the Ministry of Accounts. He also learned columnar statistical charts and broken lines. With the circular statistical chart, the efficiency of official documents is quickly improved.

Most importantly, Lu Dingguo felt that it was not easy to memorize the data by memorizing it, and his thinking became clearer.

The three provinces and the six ministries moved after hearing the news, and each of them approached the King of Changle to ask for a form based on their ability, and Mu Ci never refused.Some people with no way out and quick minds began to use their own brains according to the form... a wave of making and using forms was set off.

Even Mu Ci couldn't help admiring that the ancients were actually very smart and creative - just give an inspiration, and you can directly lift the planet.

He also sighed that there is no copyright awareness in this era, and he can't even care about design fees, patent fees, and royalties for the six films.

……

But Mu Ci didn't have the time to worry about any patents, he looked at the conclusions drawn from various materials, and his face was slightly condensed.

For more than ten days, Mu Ci still kept her spirits up, reading the materials under the worried eyes of everyone.Every day during the day, I went to the Chuigong Hall to ask the courtiers, and the courtiers would answer him patiently.Every day in the middle of the night, he didn't stop, checking the information, writing and drawing with a quill pen, and used up dozens of pens.

If Cui Yuan hadn't made the honey pills, he would have been praised by the Heavenly Emperor.Mu Ci did not refuse to take this kind of pill to save face, which directly inspired his second career, and began to make all kinds of small snacks with mild curative effect but not too much medicinal taste, small tonic soup and so on.Mu Cizhen ate as much as she could, otherwise she really couldn't hold on.

……

Heaven rewards hard work, Mu Ci worked so hard, so it was natural for him to confirm that what he discovered was indeed a big problem.

Daxingchao attaches great importance to water control, but it is still at the level of "treating the head for a headache, and treating the foot for a foot pain".They only saw that the middle and lower reaches were prone to problems, so they went all out to manage the middle and lower reaches of the river. Dredging and opening canals, and building dikes to prevent floods are common methods. No one has yet paid attention to water and soil conservation in the upper and middle reaches.

This water control method is fundamentally wrong.

But not a big deal.

The big problem is-

Xihe Plain.

An area in the upper and middle reaches of the Xihe River is the only horse producing area in Daxing.

In this major flood, twelve of the eighteen breaches were in the lower reaches of the Xihe River and its tributaries, only four in the Linhe River, and only two in the lower reaches of the Chu River and the Jinjiang River in the south.

There is a comparison of the north and south river basins, and the comparison of Linhe in the same north. The number and ratio of the West River breaches are seriously unbalanced.Mu Ci also obtained information from the Ministry of Household Affairs on the reclamation and planting of the middle and upper reaches of the banks of the Xihe River and Linhe River; the various data of the Xihe River for 30 years; the 30-year data of Daxing Yongma...

These materials were numerous and messy, and the data was vague. Mu Ci endured a headache to extract the key points, and calculated that the number of war horses needed for the border would be [-] per year, and the tribute horses needed by the palace and nobles would also be [-]. The pressure was on the Xihe Plain.

The number of horses produced in these years is quite large, but the quality is getting worse and worse.In order to cope with the required amount of horses imposed by the imperial court, the horse raising officials will intensify their exploitation of the Xihe Plain, and the ecological damage will be even more serious.

Mu Ci estimates that desertification has already occurred in the Xihe Plain, so the water in the Xihe River has become more and more yellow in recent years, which has caused frequent floods.

If it continues, what will happen in 30 to [-] years?

——If there is a problem with the only horse producing area in the Xihe Plain, fortunately there are no horses, then the blood and tears of the Song Dynasty will be repeated, and the flesh and blood of the infantry will be used to resist the impact of the steel cavalry.

Therefore, Mu Ci said that this is a big issue related to life and death.

……

Mu Ci likes to use facts to increase his persuasiveness.

Mu Ci pulled Mu Ruosong and Heshun, commanded Anqing to lead the second battalion of Habayashi Guards, simulated the deterioration of the environment in the garden outside the Hehuan Hall, and built large-scale construction projects. The entire small garden was razed to the ground, and ravines were dug.

……

Mu Ci and the courtiers were all busy, and the Emperor Tianshou was not idle. He rewarded the officials who performed well in fighting the flood in the court, and the rewards and pensions were very generous.Some court officials and local officials who were related to the prince's wife's family and the mother's family were sent away, and those who did not perform well in fighting the flood, especially those who resigned and retreated, first looked for typical figures and sent them out one by one, and those who were demoted were demoted , if there is a problem, it will be sent to the third division for review, and then exiled...

By the way, bit by bit, the manpower placed by the prince during the two or three years of supervising the country was cleared away.But these are all on the surface, how many officials are close to the prince in private, the Emperor Tianshou can only send the night guards to closely monitor.

After the government affairs were dealt with, Mou Yu came over and submitted Ye Xingwei's latest investigation report.

Emperor Tianshou read the report and sneered three times.

Sure enough, there was a problem with the two people who attacked King Changle during the "seeking frankness".Asking the chief officer to go to the embankment, the military control, the Emperor Tianshou took the blame, and did not say that it was the idea of ​​​​the King of Changle.

Therefore, the only thing that can offend officials is the charity business disaster relief plan.

The only thing that will be damaged is the "interests" of those moths.But Ye Xingwei's investigation went deeper and found that behind these people, there were shadows of officials who were close to the prince.

A 30-year-old prince, the tree has big roots and deep roots, and it is not easy to pull it out.Emperor Tianshou didn't want to make the situation turbulent, so he could only take his time.

Emperor Tianshou instructed Mou Yu: "Collect enough evidence and hand it over to Dali Temple and the Ministry of Officials, and give me heavy punishment." Although the patriarch has a well-established law, the courtiers cannot kill randomly, but these people can be sent to the remotest and poorest border areas, such as Yahai.There are the most barbarians in the border area, and some places are still places of malaria. When the time comes, these dismissed courtiers...

snort!

Mou Yu told Mu Ci about his concubine Wen and Yuquan Chunniang about himself, and Mu Ci's reaction was detailed one by one.

Emperor Tianshou heard his youngest son say that he was "simple and rude", and heard "where there is oppression, there is resistance"... It's not that he doesn't understand, he thought of it before doing it, and he didn't worry at all, he just said: "If you don't Knowing what is meant by 'taking the father as the sky', what is the use of having so many sons?"

Mou Yu didn't answer.

It is not that the Emperor Tianshou has no feelings for his sons, otherwise he would not have to worry about the Yuquan spring wine with one pot of ingredients for each person. He sighed and said: "call them all into the palace, so I can comfort them and let them understand. The principle of being a son of man and a minister of man."

Mou Yu asked: "Yes!"

Emperor Tianshou asked again: "Is Sanlang still doing well these days? The marriage between Xie's family and Prince Ding's Mansion failed, how would he react?"

Mou Yudao: "The king of Luoyang was ordered by the emperor to supervise the construction of the imperial mausoleum and urged the chief officials of the four western states to go to the embankment. In his free time, he stayed behind closed doors in the mansion. He didn't have contact with too many people, let alone asked for thanks. family business."

Emperor Tianshou smiled gratifiedly, and said: "He can bear it, but he doesn't know whether he really understands, or he can endure what others can't bear like his mother and concubine."

No one dared to answer.

Emperor Tianshou asked again: "The four princes are each in charge of the chief officials of the four states going to the embankment. Do you think there is any merit?"

Mou Yu informed the emperor of Ye Xingwei's investigation.The king of Luoyang was in charge of the four states in the west, and the disaster was the worst, but this time no major disaster was caused, which was related to the fact that the king of Luoyang seriously urged the localities.The other princes, especially the fifth prince, King Linjiang, took the opportunity to reach out and turn a blind eye to the chief official who handed over a large sum of money.

Fortunately, King Linjiang only took care of the four states in the east, and there was no major disaster. Emperor Tianshou always knew that the fifth child was useless, so he was not too angry. The king of Luoyang is serious about supervising the construction of the imperial tomb, so he will be exempted from going to court." The king of Luoyang was sent out.

Since Emperor Tianshou wants to push his youngest son to the top position and the third son to take the lead, it is better not to let him discuss politics at this time, lest he become a powerful competitor.

The servant came to report at the right time: "The king of Luoyang entered the palace to thank you."

Emperor Tianshou waved his hand and said, "No!" He ordered Mou Yu, "Don't let anyone approach the Chonghua Palace without decree, let Father keep an eye on a few more princes, don't relax, report all matters big and small."

"Yes!"

"Ming Yuexuan pays more attention to the noble concubine." Emperor Tianshou is a kind and forbearing person, and he knows that people who are good at forbearance should not be underestimated.Like venomous snakes, they like to lie still in order to kill them with one blow.A mother who can put up with risking her son's life is indeed terrifying.

Mou Yu should go down.

Wei Zhong, who was listening on the sidelines, was even more jealous of Mu Ci. Ma Dan calmly put eye drops on both the mother and the child, and made people think that what he said made sense, and he was not a villain—this is not true. So-so skills.

Emperor Tianshou asked about Mu Ci's health again, and Mou Yu was helpless: "His Highness is still reading materials these days, forgetting to eat and sleep, and digging ditches in the back garden, saying that he is doing water conservancy experiments."

"Don't touch the sweet-scented osmanthus tree. He will make troubles in other places. He always has his own reasons. Linyuan, Jiulang thinks highly of you. If you have time, go to the Chonghua Palace a few more times and persuade him to eat, drink and rest. He will listen to you, a righteous brother." If so." said the Heavenly Granted Emperor.

Mou Yu should go down.Mu Ci really listened to him these days.

"Not only milk, but Jiulang's food must be thoroughly cooked in the future." Emperor Tianshou specially instructed, really afraid of Mu Ci's accident.

"Yes!"

Emperor Tianshou has always been assured of his work, and he is in a good mood. Looking at the statistics of casualties in various places, he feels that although the disaster is severe this time, it has the fewest casualties and the easiest time for the court. Pay merchants, and most merchants will choose to deduct taxes. This time, the treasury borrowed 2000 million taels of silver from the internal treasury, and there is still money left, which is the first time in history.

It's all the good luck brought by Xiao Jiulang. He must be the lucky star given to the Daxing Dynasty by the heavens. In the future, the country will be handed over to him, and it will definitely not be wrong.

Emperor Tianshou reckoned: No matter the theory of constellations, Ziwei star is also the emperor star. With this flood and the "righteous business strategy", Xiao Jiulang can be considered to have penetrated into the political core and won affirmation.

The next step is to give the younger son some real power.

What is the most important real power?

Only money, food and military power.

Emperor Tianshou is happily thinking about plans, thinking about how to speed up the support of Xiao Jiulang, without breaking Jiulang's taboo... Really, I like my youngest son to be well-behaved and principled, but I am worried that he is too disciplined and principled, and he is not willing to harm the public interest at all , for their own personal gain.

He was running out of time, and he couldn't follow the rules step by step.

Wei Zhong saw Mu Ci's only servant approaching meekly with sharp eyes, and knew that something must be up, so he hurried over to meet him, and soon he had a happy face, and sent a message: "Your Majesty, Your Highness, please move to Hehuan Palace, and said that there is something important to discuss. "

Shrimp?

Emperor Tianshou was very surprised.

Xiao Jiulang only gave him a good face recently, but it was also when talking about serious business, and he was not very enthusiastic in private.It's true that the sun is coming out from the west, and you still invite him over?

Could it be that Mou Yu's persuasion had an effect?Are you eating roast leg of lamb this time?He finally doesn't have to be thick-skinned anymore and let Mou Yu sneakily take out?

Thinking of the possibility of being invited by Xiao Jiulang to have a meal, the Emperor Tianshou couldn't sit still, and rushed to the Chonghua Palace, but when he entered the Hehuan Palace, he didn't see any delicious food. Meticulously maintained gardens.

Mu Ci stood in the slanting drizzle, and Mou Yu accompanied him with an umbrella.

Emperor Tianshou quickly grabbed the umbrella held by the eunuch next to him, and regardless of getting wet, he covered most of the umbrella on top of Mu Ci's head, and dragged his thinner, almost skinny body back, unhappy Said: "Jiulang, how long have you been standing? You will catch a cold and get sick." Then he stared at Mou Yu, "You are an elder brother, and you don't know how to persuade him?"

Mu Ci struggled to get away: "Brother just came here, so I didn't have time to say anything." He pointed to the unrecognizable garden, "I invite you to come here to see this!"

Emperor Tianshou: "..."

Take a look at the garden with ravines and ravines, which is no longer what it used to be. What is this?Hydraulic experiment?

Mu Ci pointed to a piece of yellow land where all the vegetation had been pulled out, and said: "I saw your strategy for harnessing the West River, dredging the river, building dams, and some people realized that the main cause of the river's troubles is the flooding of the downstream river. Insufficient ability, I advocate diverting more rivers. These methods are effective, but you all ignore the root of the flood—the upper and middle reaches of the river..." Mu Ci pointed to the bare ground where the vegetation had been pulled out, because there was no vegetation, The "river course" is full of turbid water, vertical and horizontal ditches, and frequent diversions, making it a mess.

"The middle and upper reaches are the root cause?" Emperor Tianshou frowned and thought, but no one really thought of it.He still didn't forget to give the umbrella to Mu Ci again, regardless of half of his body being exposed outside, gradually getting wet in the slanting drizzle.

Mu Ci watched the bright yellow body gradually becoming wet, a gleam of light flickered in his eyes, and then quickly disappeared into the dark and gloomy eyes.

Even if he was a stranger, he couldn't ask a man in his 50s who was in poor health to give him an umbrella.He stretched out his hand and pushed the umbrella back, and also pushed the Tianshoudi to prevent him from getting wet from the rain falling from the edge of Mou Yu's umbrella.

Tianshoudi only thought that he was rejected by Xiao Jiulang again, so he took a step back to the side consciously, and held the umbrella for Jiu Lang again, exposing himself completely outside.

Mu Ci had no choice but to hold the umbrella for him, and said, "Thank you, but you can support yourself, don't get sick. There are too many things in this country that can only be done well by relying on you."

Emperor Tianshou was happy in his heart, but he was still worried that his son would catch cold.

Mou Yu saw everything in his eyes, hugged Mu Ci's thin body in his arms, held an umbrella, and blocked all the wind and rain for him.

The Emperor Tianshou was relieved and nodded appreciatively to Mou Yu.

Mu Ci also thanked Mou Yu lightly, then pointed to the small stream with vegetation on the side and said to Emperor Tianshou: "There are vegetation covering the river on both sides, you can see the difference."

Emperor Tianshou really saw the difference. Even if the river with vegetation is very fast and the water is turbid, it is still obedient and smooth. It flows along the original river and is not prone to major floods.

Mu Ci explained: "The vegetation on both sides of the river can absorb some water, reduce the amount of water flowing into the river during the rainy season, and protect the soil. If there is no vegetation, the soil will be washed into the river, causing the river to silt, which will increase the height of the middle and lower reaches of the river, and even gradually It is higher than the two sides of the strait, and it is prone to flooding in the rainy season, and it is useless to dredge it."

"So..." It was the first time that Emperor Tianshou heard of such a reason, so he carefully observed the yellow mud-strewn garden.

"The banks of the river should not be excessively reclaimed land and grazing. Trees should be planted, especially in the upper reaches, and sufficient vegetation coverage should be maintained to reduce water and soil from being washed into the river by rain."

"It's hard to do." Emperor Tianshou sighed and said, "Both banks along the river are populated areas, and both sides are fertile fields."

What Mu Ci knows is that human beings need water to live, so they naturally live near the water. As the population increases, they need to eat. Naturally, forests are planted on the banks of rivers where it is easier to get water. This will damage the ecology of both sides of the river and is the culprit of aggravating the floods.

But Mu Ci still wants to say: "The Xihe Plain must also maintain dense vegetation."

Emperor Tianshou felt that his son should be exposed to some military affairs, and said, "Do you know the significance of the Xihe Plain to Daxing? Our war horses all come from there. If trees are planted in the pastures, where can we raise horses?"

"Then have you thought about the future? Continue to increase the burden on the pastures. After a hundred years, maybe not more than a hundred years, the Xihe Plain is over-cultivated and does not pay attention to water and soil protection. It is the next best thing to make the West River burst more. The running water will wash away the soil and no vegetation will grow. The Xihe Plain has turned into a desert, and it can no longer provide the country with even a single war horse."

"What? Really? Are you sure?" Emperor Tianshou was terrified, he believed in Mu Ci.

Xiao Jiulang predicted that there would be a catastrophe in the summer flood season, "the prophet of the unknown", and a series of methods to control the situation and turn the disaster into an invisible one - this kind of "wisdom and monster" has already branded him "Xiao Jiulang's words" Must be right" concept.

Jiulang reads the materials these days and forgets to eat and sleep. No matter how sensational the conclusions he draws, the Emperor Tianshou also believes them.And because the Xihe Plain was too important, he couldn't help but ignore it.

"The information is not detailed and the data is inaccurate. I can't make a conclusion no matter how much I say. I suggest you send someone to take a look. I estimate that the pastures in the Xihe Plain have begun to degenerate, and the north has turned into a desert. Let it go. It won't take a hundred years. Two or 30 years from now, future generations will suffer losses that they simply cannot afford."

Deserts are easy to form but extremely difficult to control.Without war horses, the tragedy of the Song Dynasty will repeat itself in Daxing.

Emperor Tianshou made a decisive decision: "Decree to the Privy Council to send people to Xihe Plain to inspect the racecourse," and then ordered Mou Yu, "Put everything on hand and take people there to have a look. Xihe Plain is the lifeblood of the country."

Mou Yu's expression also changed, he responded, handed the umbrella to Mu Ruosong who was walking over, and was about to leave.

"Brother, wait a minute." Mu Ci grabbed Mou Yu's hand and handed him a piece of silk cloth that he had prepared earlier, "I know that this job will probably fall on you again, here are some precautions."

Mou Yu took it and stuffed it into his arms: "Thank you."

At this moment, Mou Yu, who was used to vicious schemes and dark human nature because of controlling Ye Xingwei, no longer used dark and complicated thoughts to speculate about the young man's resourcefulness, means, and purpose, but simply thanked him and accepted the speech. kindness.

Mu Ci suddenly gave Mou Yu a hug, but because of the difference in height and size, he could only hug his waist, and patted his generous back: "Brother, the desert looks calm, but it is extremely dangerous. Don't be impulsive, don't go deep .That is not a situation that can be saved by your own ability."

Mou Yu patted Mu Ci, and saw the Emperor Tianshou looked at his "two brotherly love" with satisfaction, and because the boy in his arms was sincere and soft, so he tightened his arms and hugged Mu Ci with all his strength: "I see."

He warmed this young man who was so thin to the point of bones, in his arms, touched the back of his spine, and told him in a warm voice: "Don't work too hard, eat more, treat yourself better, and be better!"

"I try my best."

Mu Ci let go of her, looked straight into Mou Yu's eyes calmly, and said sincerely, "Take care!"

Mou Yu looked at the handsome young man with a relaxed expression, and suddenly remembered that he once solemnly said "Take care!" to Mu Ci before leaving without looking back.Now being returned as it is, there is no resentment, only earnest concern, at this moment Mou Yu thought: Why would I be afraid of such a person?

Are you really thinking too much?

No matter if you are really so honest, or if you hide your purpose very deeply, from the first day I took care of you, from the day I became the adopted son of the emperor and sent Yuquan spring wine to other princes, I have no choice .

So, no matter you really don't want anything, or you want something too big to go against the sky, since I am constantly involved with you and tied to life and death, there is no need to run away.

Then... I will use my hands and my life to protect you from the wind and rain, and you will die after you die.

Brother!

The author has something to say:

The Xihe Plain is modeled after the Hetao Plain in the Song Dynasty.

That place was the horse producing area of ​​Song Dynasty, but it was lost in the hands of Song Dynasty and never got back, so the horse producing area was all in the hands of the barbarians.

What does it mean that the breeding ground is lost?Da Song explained it to us with the lessons of blood.

From the beginning to the end, the Song Dynasty could only use the flesh and blood of infantry to resist the impact of the barbarian cavalry on the plain, so the victory of the Song Dynasty was generally a battle of defeat rather than annihilation, because even if it won at a painful price, it could not catch up with other people's horses , There is no way to wipe out the enemy.If the Song Dynasty's foreign victory rate is lower than 60% for a period of time, it basically means the country's subjugation.

The atmosphere of the Great Song Dynasty was very relaxed, and the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty was very gentle, so the Great Song Dynasty had the highest GDP in the world at that time, the most advanced cities, the best social welfare system, the most splendid civilization and technological innovation.

I can't say a word clearly, everyone has time to spend time with their mothers, it is beautiful, but very tragic, a dynasty that makes people feel sad.

Fortunately, it was modeled after the Song Dynasty. Originally, Ah Yue let Duanmuci wear it to the Song Dynasty, but I am not good at researching... It also has too much influence on the plot...Although I didn’t write about the Song Dynasty but made it up, everyone can substitute it Great Song.