"Yes, Your Majesty, the people were not prepared at all for the sudden flood. Not only would their houses be flooded, but their land would also be barren of harvests! With nearly 100,000 victims, the daily consumption of food alone is huge. We must first

Solve this matter and slowly investigate the cause of the dam breach!"

"I suggest that you open a warehouse to store grain, transport it to Jiaodong County by train, and then transport it to Kuaiji County by ship. This can save a lot of time!"

"I second the proposal. In this way, in about three days, the victims will be able to receive the food distributed by the court to relieve their current difficulties...!"

Wang Ben, Zhang Han and others spoke one after another and suggested opening warehouses to store grain to solve the urgent task.

Otherwise, it would be difficult to handle if a large number of people freeze to death or starve to death!

"Didi didi..."

As soon as the old guys finished speaking, the telegraph sounded again.

The telegraph operator tried his best to analyze it and reported to Ying Zheng, "Your Majesty, Feng Shangshu suggested opening a warehouse to release grain!"

Heroes all see the same thing. When a disaster occurs, the first thing veterans can think of is to release food!

Let’s stabilize the victims first!

"That's right!"

Ying Zheng pondered for a moment and responded.

"yes!"

The telegraph operator received the order and quickly pressed the telegraph machine to transmit His Majesty's instructions back to Xianyang.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured. Nowadays, transportation is very developed, and the food for disaster relief will definitely be delivered to the victims in the shortest possible time!"

The veterans said in relief.

"Well! The Ministry of Education has issued an order. No official is allowed to withhold disaster relief food without permission. If he is discovered by me, he will be killed without mercy!"

Such a big thing suddenly happened, Ying Zheng was very angry, and every word he said was expressed through gritted teeth.

"yes!"

The telegraph operator quickly sent a telegram to Xianyang.

Listening to the beeping sound of the telegraph machine, the local official waiting outside the door said with emotion.

"This telegram is really convenient. Otherwise, His Majesty is far away in our city of Licheng, how could he have received news of the flood in Kuaiji so quickly?"

"Yes! It would be great if we could install a telegraph machine here. It would be much more convenient to report any news then!"

"Just wait patiently. It won't take long before the court will install one for us too...!"

Telegraphs could deliver messages quickly.

Especially in the imperial court, its application will be more extensive!

"Okay, you all go down!"

Everything that needed to be explained was almost done. Ying Zheng waved his hand and ordered the telegraph operators to go down with the telegraph machines.

And he himself was pacing back and forth in the hall, looking very agitated!

"Father, you don't have to be too anxious. This is a natural disaster, and we cannot predict it in advance! No one wants such a thing to happen, but there is no way!"

Ying Feiyu had a headache from being fooled around by his scumbag father, so he opened his mouth to comfort him.

"I also understand the truth, but this time there are too many people affected by the disaster, and the implications are too wide!"

Ying Zheng still frowned, worried.

"Your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince is right, no matter how powerful the human power is, it cannot resist natural disasters!"

The old guys also opened their mouths to offer comfort, but Ying Zheng just couldn't listen.

He had just completed the Zen Ceremony here, and there was such a huge flood over there. I wonder if this was a sign of something?

I don’t know what people in other counties will think about it after they find out!

"Father, in front of nature, human beings are very insignificant. We can only take more precautions, but we can never avoid it...!"

Ying Feiyu thought for a moment and continued: "Father, I suggest building large granaries in various counties and counties to stockpile some food for easy storage. In this way, even if any unexpected situation occurs, it can be recovered in the shortest possible time.

response!"

"Well! This suggestion is good, but where does the food come from? Reducing the taxes on the people is what you proposed!"

Ying Zheng nodded in agreement, but then he looked sad again.

"It's what Erchen suggested. You can store grain, and you can't just rely on the taxes paid by the people! With the rise of industry and commerce in the Qin Dynasty, Erchen's factories alone pay a lot of taxes every year. You can use merchants to pay them.

Use your money to buy food from the people and hoard it!"

"Well, that's a good idea!"

Ying Zheng put his hands behind his back and nodded slightly.

"Your Highness, if you hoard all the food, won't the people have no food in their hands?"

Kang Anping frowned and asked doubtfully.

"I said, Lao Kang, can you not just practice martial arts on weekdays, but also take some time to read some books?"

Before Ying Feiyu could speak, Chun Yuyue beside Kang Anping couldn't listen anymore.

"Reading? What does this have to do with reading?"

Kang Anping was puzzled.

"It must be related! Think about it, practicing martial arts to develop muscles and reading more books can enrich your brain, which is not much bigger than a bean!"

"You...what do you mean by that?"

Kang Anping knew that this old guy was mocking him for being so naive.

But what does this have to do with people selling food and having no food?

"Your Highness, look at it, do you still blame me for talking about him?"

Seeing that he still hadn't reacted yet, Chunyu Yue was really helpless, "Let me ask you, if you need one thousand kilograms of grain a year...!"

"One thousand catties? How can that be enough?"

Chunyu Yue was about to give an example, but was interrupted seriously by Kang Anping.

"If, if, do you understand?"

Chunyu Yue was so angry that he could not hold back his breath.

"Even if you assume, it's not enough!"

"Okay! Ten thousand pounds, okay? I'll hold you to death!"

"Well! This is just about right!"

Kang Anping nodded, and Chunyu Yue continued: "If you need 10,000 jins of grain a year, and your fields produce 20,000 jins, how much will you sell?"

"What's the point of asking? You can sell it for 10,000 catties. No matter what, I can't lose my own food!"

"What if the grain harvest fails this year and only produces 8,000 catties?"

"That's nonsense, I don't even have enough to eat!"

Kang Anping blurted out without thinking.

"Yes! That's the truth! His Royal Highness means to buy food from the people to enrich the granaries in various places! It is not to grab food! If the people's families have surplus food, they can sell part of it and exchange money to supplement their family income! If their own food is all

If there’s not enough food, they won’t sell it!”

After Chunyu Yue finished speaking, he still rolled his eyes at him.

"Oh! Haha! That's right!"

After such an explanation, Kang Anping suddenly understood and scratched his head in embarrassment.

"Nowadays, people are growing high-yielding grain, and almost every household has a surplus of grain. I believe it will not be difficult to buy grain!"

Zhang Han fully agreed with this proposal.

If granaries are set up in various places to store food, no matter where a disaster occurs, there will be no need to travel all the way from Xianyang to adjust food, which can save a lot of time!

"Yes! When we return to Xianyang, we will immediately order all counties to take care of it!"

Ying Zheng nodded and immediately settled the matter.

"Father, now that the Zen Ceremony has ended, when will we return to Xianyang?"

Ying Feiyu asked.

"call……!"

"I don't plan to return to Xianyang for the time being!"

Ying Zheng took a deep breath and said with a sad face.

"If you don't want to go back to Xianyang? Where will you go?"

"Go to Nanzhou City...!"


Chapter completed!