In addition to the frozen people, the impact of the snow disaster also includes traffic blockage, winter seedling losses, house collapses, etc. This year's snow disaster has developed particularly severely in Jiangsu, Taihu Lake and other places. The ice formed in the lake has caused ships to blockade. Local governments immediately ordered the lake to be closed and ships are prohibited from passing.

The people who rely on the lake to eat the lake rely on the imperial court to save food to survive the hardships during this period.

Yinreng followed Kangxi and received the most news of snow and disasters everywhere.

Kangxi said: "I remember that at the beginning of the year, Baocheng was worried that heavy snow would cause disasters for days. He and the fairy beasts summarized the disaster prevention and reduction books into volumes, and published them several times in the local area. The heavy snow continued, and I was also worried and ordered local officials and local garrisons to study hard."

Following Baocheng's intention, he ordered the people to learn as well, and asked local officials to send minor officials to post notices and read disaster prevention and relief manuals.

"After this, it was a struggle, but the snow stopped. Fortunately, the snow stopped. Based on the grain storage situation at the beginning of the year and the preparations for disaster prevention and reduction, the losses will not be much smaller."

This disaster prevention and mitigation is not enough to prevent problems. If you can’t use it today, you will always use it in the future. After all, you will be able to arrange what you should do, and it will not be a waste of time.

"Since I ascended the throne, I have encountered countless disasters, big and small. Is it really a failure of my emperor, that God has punished me?"

The emperor laughed at himself in front of the imperial court, but the officials who were summoned did not dare to talk to each other easily.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little solidified, Yinreng felt an invisible depression, which made the imperial study room where the government affairs were cold for several degrees, and said, "Why did Khan Ama know about geography and astronomy, why did he blame God and himself again?"

Only the prince could say this, and only he was committed to promoting disaster prevention and relief guidelines. He could most comfort Kangxi at this time.

Kangxi shook his head: "What's the use of I know?"

If people in the world do not know, the people do not know, and their lives are not good, they will cause grievances and chaos.

Thanks to the arrangements at the beginning of the year, due to the huge thunder of the court, local officials were in a hurry and trepidated to follow the measures to prevent disasters when there was no disaster. Whether it was herbs, grain seeds, or grain reserves, they were 30% higher than the previous year. After listening to the minor officials' guidelines for disaster prevention, people who strengthened their houses at homes, and who did prevention work well in accordance with the manual during this year, their ability to resist disasters was much more tenacious when they encountered disasters.

The cold wave is inevitable. All the court can do now is issuing various decrees to minimize disaster losses.

Jiangsu Governor Ding Sikong was unable to move his position in the position of governor for four years. He offended the powerful and powerful people in the capital for helping Yu Chenglong investigate the case, and the promotion was nowhere to be achieved.

At the end of the year, Jiangsu was the worst-hit place. Ding Sikong, when the government implemented the disaster prevention and relief guidelines at the beginning of the year, seriously regarded it as the top priority. Step by step, he followed the requirements of the court and even did more. He not only sent minor officials to post notices and read the contents, but also paid to local scholars to copy and convey it to the villages, requiring the people to keep this knowledge in mind.

With Ding Sikong's good reputation as "The Master of Qingtian" in Jiangsu as a guarantee, the people will do what they really do.

Ding Sikong and Yu Chenglong mentioned in their letter:

This disaster prevention and mitigation was implemented by the imperial court at the beginning of the year, so that the lower-level people could learn and know the knowledge they learned and knew. With this knowledge, they would be at peace when dealing with disasters and know what to do. This is the important thing about the enlightenment education of the people. Therefore, I built schools in the local area, recruited the lower-level people to carry out enlightenment education, and eliminate ignorance. This is done correctly. If everyone could read and everyone understand some knowledge under my rule, the result might be better.

The people are literate and understand the truth. Ding Sikong's statement is a bit too ideal. If they do this, they may not be accepted by the court.

Yu Chenglong, who had been ups and downs in the officialdom, obscurely persuaded Ding Sikong: Since our ancestors, our dynasty has followed the strategy of fooling the people. Only when the people's wisdom is not clear can we manage it. You and I must know this matter in our hearts and cannot say it out loud, but our hearts must know what the superiors are tabooing, so that we can find our own place in the officialdom safely and have the opportunity to show our ambitions.

Ding Sikong, a newcomer in the officialdom, has a bit of the shadow of Jackie Chan when he was young. He has excellent abilities and is even more sarcastic.

Is this not knowing how to adapt, or is it because I am young and have not seen the dark side, and I still have beautiful expectations and fantasies about the light and the court?

Ding Sikong refuted Yu Chenglong, understood his obscure reminder, but disagreed. He also submitted a memorial to his superiors and requested to send it to the capital.

The memorial was about persuading the court to enlighten the people.

Ding Sikong: I believe that the people who understand words and understand the truth will only make it easier for local officials to govern. When the government orders are implemented, they can be explained clearly. Everyone understands that the people are willing to cooperate and the government orders can be completed with half the effort.

In his mind, the people at the bottom are so simple and beautiful. They have hard-working hands and simple hearts. Their demands are only about food and clothing. Whoever can make them have enough food and clothing, and whoever can make them have enough food and clothing, and whoever can be warm to the kang, will be their master of the sky.

The enlightenment of the people will not make these simple people change their nature, nor will they rebel properly. Just like this disaster prevention and relief guide, it is precisely because it has been implemented that the people and the government have more understanding. Although Jiangsu is the most severely affected, it is also the most united and cohesive place.

Ding Sikong also mentioned a more sensitive topic in his memorial: conflict between officials and the people.

Conflict between officials and the people is the most important factor that causes the people to rebel and threatens social stability.

In the minds of the Qing Dynasty, officials of the Qing Dynasty were often unattainable. The people did not understand what government orders would bring, but only knew that their lives were getting harder and harder. The arrival of natural disasters and man-made disasters made their lives worse, so they felt resentful.

To alleviate the conflict between officials and the people, relying solely on local officials’ moral character is not enough. It also requires the wisdom of the people so that officials and the people can communicate. Relying on the law, local officials can be clear about public and private affairs.

Ding Sikong's memorial is particularly eye-catching in the memorial of a mature snow disaster.

Everyone knows that Jiangsu is the most serious disaster-affected place, but when Jiangsu Censor Jin Zhen was supervising Jiangsu Governor Ding Sikong, he submitted a memorial to praise Jiangsu for "responding to the disaster" and even used sentences such as "the people of Jiangsu gathered together to fight against the disaster together", "Unite together, making my heart move."

With such an excellent governance example in front of Ding Sikong's memorial has the power of "practice".

It is precisely because of the importance of the disaster in Jiangsu that this memorial was first sent to the cabinet and then to Kangxi.

The cabinet scholars will not suppress the memorials and refuse to report them because Ding Sikong's opinions are inappropriate. Whether it is life or death, everything depends on Ding Sikong, what does it have to do with them?

Yinreng also saw this memorial. Seeing that he was concerned about the disaster in Jiangsu, Kangxi thought came to his mind: If Baocheng saw this memorial, he would probably agree with what Ding Sikong wrote.

However, it is easy to speak the four words "people's wisdom", but how can the consequences be explained in just a few words?

Ding Si and Kong Jian School are just small-scale troubles when opening a primary school. They can also report their achievements as political achievements. No matter how many there are, there will be no more.

Kangxi did not hesitate, but handed the memorial to Yinreng to read.

Yinreng's eyes lit up: "This is Ding Sikong's successful experience in governing Jiangsu! It is rare that he is willing to share his experience with everyone, and it is worth learning from."

Kangxi browed: "Do you agree with what Ding Sikong said about opening up people's wisdom?"

Yinreng nodded, and praised Ding Sikong as expected: "Sitting in the Forbidden City to watch the snow, the snow is white and beautiful, but the heavy memorials in his hand are telling the sufferings of the people outside the comfortable world of the Forbidden City. The guide to disaster prevention and mitigation is actually a kind of enlightenment of the people's wisdom. Ding Sikong's meaning is that he lets the people learn from those things. The fundamental purpose is to enhance the people's 'survival ability' so that he can deal with natural and man-made disasters. Just like this snow disaster, no one said that the guide to disaster prevention and mitigation was not good at the beginning of the year."

"Khan Ama, Lord Ding, is not completely correct. His ideas are indeed somewhat idealized, but he has applied them to practice and proved that this is feasible."

Yinreng always spoke some relatively novel words. Kangxi could understand the meaning of those words and sentences, and occasionally remember some words from Yinreng.

"You want to say the saying, 'Practice is the only criterion for testing truth'?"

Yinreng glanced at Xiaomei who was smirking and nodded.

Whenever Yinreng uses new words, Xiaomei will want to laugh and hold back, such as his words "idealization" and "survival ability". These are not taught by Xiaomei, and she doesn't know what it is laughing at.

"My son thinks that Ding Sikong's governance experience is worth learning from. To open up people's wisdom, you can also leave it to the Ministry of Culture. For example, this snow disaster, the court spends a lot of effort to prevent and control disasters. How can it be enough? It must be said that the people of the world know that this is what Lord Ding said to alleviate the conflicts between officials and the people and deepen communication."

Yinreng also pointed out several names, all of whom were the names of officials who flattered Kangxi on weekdays and did not tell the truth.

When the emperor reviews memorials, he will read them when he sees such memorials. Most of the time, he will just review them. Several ministers who are very literary and good at praising them in various words, and their names look familiar.

When he heard Yinreng mention these people, his right eyelid thrust twice.

"What did you mention about them? Now is the time to deal with the disaster." During the disaster, there is no need for these flatterers to come forward to praise him, right?

"Often they can use flowers to praise Khan Ama, which shows that they have very good literary skills. Now the literary department needs such talents to contribute to help promote the public."

"Praise the court's guide to disaster prevention and relief, praise the great master of Qingtian in everyone's mind, set a few good examples of local officials, and mobilize for reconstruction after the snow disaster. The most important thing is to praise the people themselves to fight against natural disasters with their hard-working hands. Disasters are ruthless, but people are affectionate. Praise the people are very useful, and they increase their sense of participation and identity."

Kangxi: "…"

"Khan Ama, publicity can increase understanding and alleviate public grievances. Natural disasters are ruthless. No one will blame it on you. Local officials are far away. If they deceive Khan Ama, except for the supervision of the censor, in the past, only Khan Ama could understand the people's sentiments. Now, publicity will increase so that the people will know the disaster relief orders you issued. Isn't it clear which local official is lazy in this matter? Since the establishment of the Ministry of Culture, this is the biggest role."
Chapter completed!