Chapter 125 City Patrol

When Yu Qian entered the hall, everyone was shocked.

Yu Qian was soaked all over, his clothes were all stuck to his clothes, and every hair was stuck to his face. For a moment, he couldn't recognize Yu Qian at all.

When Yu Qian walked on the ground, there was a clear line of water stains. Countless water droplets also flowed down Yu Qian's body.

Zhu Qizhen was also shocked and said: "Mr. Yu, what are you ------"

Yu Qian said: "I am discourteous, your Majesty, please punish me?"

Zhu Qizhen said: "Sir, did you go to patrol the city?"

Yu Qian said: "After the earthquake yesterday, I led people to inspect the whole city. More than thousands of houses were damaged everywhere, and nearly a thousand people were killed or injured. Moreover, it rained heavily last night and the people had no place to stay. I have requisitioned temples all over the city.

I have ordered the people to stay temporarily, and I have opened a warehouse in Shuntian to provide relief to the victims."

After Zhu Qizhen heard this, he was secretly ashamed. Yesterday, Zhu Qizhen was only worried about the palace and did not think about things outside at all. It should be noted that the Forbidden City was carefully selected and built with great care by craftsmen. Even so,

, several old houses also fell down during this earthquake.

What is the situation like for the people outside?

It's definitely going to be much more difficult than in the Forbidden City.

Zhu Qizhen said: "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Yu. I will order the Ministry of Household Affairs to provide relief to the victims."

Yu Qian immediately said: "I think the most important thing at this moment is not to provide relief, but to quickly find a way to discharge the flood. The city of Beijing has begun to suffer from flooding."

"Although only a few thousand houses were damaged in yesterday's earthquake, there are still a large number of houses that can barely be occupied by people. There are many people living in them at the moment."

"Once it is soaked in water, it will probably collapse."

"Therefore, I urge the Ministry of Works to immediately dig a flood discharge channel, and even open up a section of the city wall."

Zhu Qizhen was shocked and said: "It has actually reached this point?"

Yu Qian said: "Your Majesty, when we selected the site for Beijing, we had Chaobai River in the north and Luding River in the south."

"The palace city is located where the two rivers divide water. It is the highest point. The water in the palace city can also be discharged into the three seas. After all, people in the palace naturally don't know that the people outside are suffering. The places with the most waterlogging are in various places.

At the foot of the city wall, the deepest point is almost ten feet away."

"Although I have ordered the city gates to be opened wide, there are still many places where the water cannot be drained out."

"I thought I asked the old man in Beijing. Looking at the sky, it is estimated that this rain will continue to rain for a few more days."

"The situation was even more critical at that time."

Zhu Qizhen never expected that the matter had become so critical.

Urban drainage projects will still be a big problem even in later generations, so don't leave it in this era.

Although the urban drainage project of Ganzhou City in the Song Dynasty was far better than some shoddy projects in later generations, it is a big illusion to think that the urban drainage project in ancient times was very good.

Especially for Beijing at this time.

Why?

Because Beijing is a newly built city.

From the large-scale construction projects in the Yongle period to the fourth year of Zhengtong, the final works of Beijing City have not been completed. The drainage project is not without it.

Part of the city of Beijing is the original Dadu City. Some of the Dadu drainage projects built by Guo Shoujing are still functioning.

But more of them have long been blocked by the city wall.

There are also drainage ditches in the city of Beijing. The largest ones are from the Jinshui River and the Sanhai Project. They are a natural drainage system. When the city of Beijing was built, there were also large and small drainage ditches.

But there are differences between people's designs and reality.

Even in modern times, there are still many designs that are very clear and logical, but when something happens, it is completely different. For example, those flooded underground parking lots are very illustrative of the problem.

The same is true in Beijing.

This heavy rain came together with the earthquake. It is probably the first heavy flood since the city of Beijing was built.

Various shortcomings in the design of Beijing City were undoubtedly exposed this time.

Zhu Qizhen looked at Yang Shiqi, and Yang Shiqi immediately understood and said: "Your Majesty, I don't bother the two masters about anything. I'll leave this matter to you."

Zhu Qizhen said: "That's what I meant." He turned to Qian and said: "Yu Qian."

Yu Qian immediately saluted and said, "I'm here."

Zhu Qizhen said: "I order you to be the ambassador of water control in the capital. All the guards in the capital, 50% of the military and horse departments, all the departments of the Ministry of Industry, and all the construction sites in the inner court will be under your management. I will also ask Ruan An to assist you."

"Save the people from the fire and water for me."

Yu Qian said: "I obey the order."

Zhu Qizhen said: "Wang Zhen."

Wang Zhen said: "My servant is here."

Zhu Qizhen said: "Prepare the guard of honor. Yu Qing and I will go out to patrol the city."

As soon as Zhu Qizhen said this, Yang Shiqi immediately said: "Your Majesty, with a body of ten thousand gold, you cannot take risks easily."

Zhu Qizhen said: "If even the capital is still a dangerous place for me, then where in the world is a safe place?"

Yang Shiqi was just trying to persuade him because of his duty. Seeing Zhu Qizhen acting like this, Yang Shiqi didn't say much.

After all, anyone who takes a look at what happened today will know that it will be of great benefit to Qian.

Before, among the officials in the imperial court, Yu Qian was considered to be an important minister in the future and would definitely be reused by the emperor. But now, in anyone's opinion, Yu Qian is considered to be an important minister.

Yang Shiqi said: "In this case, I am willing to obey."

Zhu Qizhen said: "If you are willing, please follow me." Zhu Qizhen then said: "Everyone, wait a moment, I will go see the Empress Dowager."

At this time, everyone suddenly reacted.

This time, the Queen Mother did not actually come.

People seemed to be getting used to it, and the Empress Dowager withdrew from the court. When Zhu Qizhen came down from Wenyuan Pavilion, he suddenly felt hungry. He had been busy for most of the night yesterday, and at dawn today, he discussed disaster relief with the courtiers.

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Zhu Qizhen was so nervous just now that he didn't feel hungry.

As soon as I relaxed at this moment, I suddenly felt that my stomach and intestines were beginning to rebel.

Wang Zhen was the most discerning and immediately took out a pack of oil paper accessories.

Zhu Qizhen opened it and saw that it was a pack of beef jerky.

Zhu Qizhen just ate one or two to cushion his stomach and felt much better.

Wang Zhen said: "Your Majesty, do you want to pass on the meal?"

Zhu Qizhen pinched the beef jerky and said, "No need. Business is more important."

Not long after, Zhu Qizhen arrived at Cining Palace.

The Empress Dowager is no longer in the main hall of Cining Palace, because a big hole was punched out in the main hall of Cining Palace yesterday, and craftsmen are currently repairing it.

The Empress Dowager had been waiting for Zhu Qizhen for a long time. When she saw Zhu Qizhen arriving, she just said to sit down.

But he saw that breakfast was already laid out in front of the Empress Dowager.

It’s four dishes and one soup, two meat and two vegetarian dishes.

This is the standard set by Zhu Yuanzhang.

When the Queen Mother dines in the palace, her meals will generally not exceed this standard. Unless it is a big banquet, this is the case in ordinary times.

It can also be regarded as a lesson in words and deeds to Zhu Qizhen.

Zhu Qizhen is also used to it.

It's just that he was a little anxious now and said, "Mother, the child won't eat anymore."

The Empress Dowager said: "It's never too late to do anything after dinner. Don't you just want to patrol the city with Yu Qian? I'm sure. But, go after dinner."

When Zhu Qizhen heard this, he was slightly surprised.

Although Zhu Qizhen was confident in persuading the Empress Dowager, it was only after some words that the Empress Dowager approved without even listening.

Zhu Qizhen could only sit down and sit opposite the Empress Dowager.

Zhu Qizhen eats well. After all, he has been trained since he was a child. Almost every move he makes shows his grace and elegance. But he eats very quickly because he has something on his mind.

After a moment, he put down his chopsticks and said, "Mother, my child is ready."

The Empress Dowager actually didn't eat much. I don't know whether it was because the old man was getting older and naturally ate less, or whether the Empress Dowager was focused on eating in Zhu Qizhen.

On the contrary, I didn’t eat more.

The Empress Dowager also put down her chopsticks, cleaned her hands, and said, "Follow me."

Zhu Qizhen said: "Mother, there are still things outside------"

The Empress Dowager said: "It won't delay you much."

Zhu Qizhen had no choice but to follow the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager did not go far, but in the inner room, she dug out an account book, handed it to Zhu Qizhen and said: "My son has grown up, and I should explain some things to you."
Chapter completed!