Chapter 893 Impeachment in anger

(Two chapters in one, today and tomorrow together)

The sound of the piano turning the song, as well as Solandel's words, made Jashan and other aristocratic ministers breathe a sigh of relief. The sadness on their faces was slightly reduced, and their bodies seemed to be much taller and straighter.

Mo Ban clenched his fists and looked sideways at the stage without saying a word.

Solandel asked Jashan the next question: "I just heard from Maban that the victims were sleeping on the streets during the resettlement process, without even a place to stay warm. What's going on?"

Jashan answered truthfully: "After the Hongyan River burst its banks, the number of victims was huge, and they were all crowding into the main city upstream. The cities including the Star Castle could not accommodate so many victims at the same time, so we could only resettle some of them first."

In the tent set up on the street."

Ma Ban interrupted in a cold voice: "Can't they contain it? I sent people to look at the upstream cities. There are a lot of empty houses there. The small ones can accommodate dozens of people, and the large ones can even accommodate thousands of people. Why not set up those places?

As a refuge point?”

Jashan's face suddenly turned ugly: "Those empty houses are not abandoned buildings. They are private properties of local nobles. How can they be set up as refuge points?"

Maban said seriously: "According to the Doguland Emergency Act, during wars or major disasters, local administrative agencies have the right to temporarily requisition private residences. Why can't they be used as evacuation sites?"

Jashan responded tit-for-tat: "The "Emergency Act" will only be activated when there is no other solution. We have enough bank accounts to accommodate the victims, why do we need to expropriate private residences?"

"What's more, those empty houses are all located in the center of the city and have extremely high value retention, and most of the house owners have carried out the most expensive renovations."

"If the victims are accommodated here, the furniture will be damaged, the decoration will be stained, and the real estate will be devalued due to expropriation. How can we explain to the owner of the house the heavy losses involved?"

Ma Ban was so angry that his face was distorted, and he cursed: "We are talking about human lives! Millions of human lives! Those temporary tents have no effect of keeping out the cold. Now it is the cold season of winter again, and a few rags are connected

Even the wind can’t stop it!”

"There are many elderly people, children, and pregnant women among the victims. How do you let them live in that kind of place? Can their bodies withstand the cold weather? If the victims become infected on a large scale and a plague breaks out, who will be responsible?

"

Jashan showed no sign of weakness: "To put it lightly, it's not your house that's being requisitioned!"

Ma Ban pointed at his nose and retorted forcefully: "I tell you! When I was in power in the countryside, I always did this when encountering natural disasters! The first one to open was my own house, and the first batch of things given to the victims were my own.

Stock up on food!”

"As the governor of a province, you can't tell the severity of the disaster, but you are still afraid of offending the house owners? What do you do with so many soldiers and horses?!"

Jashan was knocked speechless, and finally lost his sense of control and began to say harsh words: "If you insist on kidnapping us according to your own standards, then I'm sorry, I can't do it! I'll give you the governor's seat."

Got it!"

Suddenly, the originally melodious sound of the piano stopped abruptly, as if it had been cut off by a sharp blade, and it did not sound again for a long time.

The hall fell into a dead silence, and all the ministers held their breaths. Jashan also gritted his teeth and began to sweat on his forehead.

In a piano performance, staccato is the most serious accident.

Everyone knows that this is a warning from the Prince Regent - don't go too far.

Solandel looked at Jashan, her tone full of dissatisfaction: "Governor Jashan, don't bring personal emotions into the discussion, and don't just give up on it. How can I trust you to leave things to you in the future?

?”

Jashan went downhill, bowed his head and apologized: "I made a mistake."

Solandel looked at Maban again: "You too, don't be too harsh. The situation in each place is different. We cannot generalize between villages and main cities. Not everything must be done in a rigid way. You must consider

Gains and losses.”

Pockmarked teeth were clenched tightly, and he stared sideways at the curtain behind the throne. The anger in his eyes could not be concealed, and his whole body was shaking with anger.

Solandel looked at Jashan again: "But I still have to say that the problem raised by Mabian is very serious. It is winter now. If the victims are not resettled properly, there is a high possibility of an epidemic. I will be the first to ask questions.

That’s you.”

Jashan nodded and said: "If there is a second disaster, I will be blamed. However, this time the Hongyan River bursts its banks, the number of victims is increasing every day, and the province's strategic reserves may be overwhelmed."

"Therefore, I implore Your Majesty to open the Kingdom's strategic reserves and allocate disaster relief materials to Miyue Province, including military-grade cold tents, food, clothing, medicine, etc., to resettle the victims."

After hearing this, the ministers from the poor family were scolding their mothers in their hearts. This Jashan is indeed the leader of the Heqi family. He has been dealing with moon coins since he was a child and is as smart as a ghost.

By not activating the "Emergency Act" to expropriate private properties, local nobles would not be offended, and the Hutch family's good relations with the outside world could be maintained.

Roughly resettling the victims, regardless of whether they live comfortably or not, as long as there are no deaths in a short period of time, there will be an explanation for the face, and the governor's position can continue to be secure.

Finally, on the grounds that the number of disaster victims was increasing and the province's strategic reserves were insufficient, Solandel was asked to allocate supplies. This was equivalent to transferring the disaster relief responsibilities, costs, etc. that the Governor's Mansion should have borne to the royal family in disguise.

With this set of operations running, Jashan lost nothing. When the time comes, he can still use the royal family's supplies to gain a reputation as a disaster relief benefit. Others will do the dirty work and take all the benefits. This is nothing more than a good person.

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After Jashan made the request, no one said anything, and neither did Solandel. They were all waiting for one person's opinion.

The hall was silent.

Quietly, a disdainful chuckle came from behind the scenes.

"Ding ding ding~" The piano sound that had been silent for a long time sounded again, melodious, lively and positive.

Solandel nodded to Jashan: "I will do as you say. The Governor's Mansion will make a complete list of the supplies needed. I will provide you with enough. You must also make good use of it."

Jashan lowered his eyes respectfully and bowed to Solandel: "If anything goes wrong during the resettlement process, I will take the blame!"

Solandel looked at the ministers and continued: "We have finished the matter of resettling the victims. Now let's go back to the beginning - the Red Smoke River burst its banks. Who is responsible for this? How should we deal with it?"

Due to its special geographical location, Hongyan River's influence in the Moon-seeking Province is second only to the capital Star Castle.

The current eight officials in Hongyanhe are all talents promoted through civil examinations. They come from poor families and are incompatible with the nobility. Their existence is undoubtedly a source of trouble to the Star Castle controlled by the Heqi family, and even to the entire Miyue Province.

Nail stabbed in the bone.

With the rise of poor families, the status of aristocratic officials is declining day by day. If even the most established Hetsch family cannot withstand it, the aristocratic line will never be able to stand out again.

Jashan has always wanted to get rid of officials from Hongyanhe's humble family, but these people have not shown any flaws so far, and the governor cannot just take people randomly without justifiable reasons.

Fortunately, now, the heavy rain has caused disasters and the embankments have been destroyed. Finally, we have seized the opportunity and must take advantage of this to put them to death.

As long as those people are pulled off their horses, according to the law, when local official positions are vacant and the local area is in a major situation such as war or natural disaster, the governor-general has the right to directly appoint candidates to fill the positions on an emergency basis.

In this way, we can bypass the selection restrictions of the New Deal, uproot the forces that are tied to the Miyue Province, and break their overstretched hand.

Jashan was determined and took the lead to speak out: "The Hongyan River burst its banks, affecting nearly 10 million people and leaving millions homeless. The eight officials directly under the jurisdiction cannot absolve themselves of the blame!"

"According to the code, the construction officer responsible for the construction of fortifications, the security captain and the military commander responsible for disaster early warning, the above three people bear the main responsibility and should be executed immediately."

"At the same time, the administrative officer responsible for personnel appointments and the supervisory officer responsible for disciplinary supervision are guilty of dereliction of duty and negligence as the principal responsible persons."

"The financial envoy, the judge, and the high priest should also take over their positions and wait for trial to find out whether they are jointly responsible for secondary responsibilities, and then hold them accountable."

A minister from a humble family couldn't help it after hearing this, and said coldly: "Sir Jashan, Hongyanhe belongs to the main city-level establishment, and the eight officials it belongs to are all important officials of the kingdom. You are going to kill five of them in one breath.

It’s so courageous to remove three of them!”

Jashan was calm and composed, and said in an unhurried tone: "It's not that I want to kill five and remove three. It's just the law."

"Code? Let me tell you what the code is!" Ma Ban was furious, almost hoarse, "If a disaster occurs within the jurisdiction, causing losses to people and property, the officials directly under their jurisdiction are responsible."

"However, if the officials directly under their jurisdiction have not committed corruption, dereliction of duty, collaborating with the enemy or other violations, according to the law, they should be punished lightly when held accountable!"

"The Hongyan River construction officials are usually honest and frugal. They have never taken away a single monthly coin from the money for embankment repairs. The Hongyan River embankment is of the highest standard in terms of materials, technology, and construction period. Its strength is more than five times that of the old embankment. However, it has encountered difficulties."

It took a rare heavy rain in a century to cause the tragedy of the embankment bursting."

"After the Hongyan River burst its banks, eight local officials took the lead and no one evacuated. They immediately stood on the front line of disaster relief, advancing and retreating together with the garrison soldiers."

"The military commander of Hongyanhe is a married man, with two sons and one daughter. His family members are all in the hardest-hit areas, but in order to command the soldiers to block the breach, he has no time to go home to visit, and he has not used his privileges to request priority transfer.

Family, just so as not to affect the order of disaster relief."

"It wasn't until the next day that the disaster information came down that he learned that his wife and three children had been drowned by the flood! The disaster was so urgent that he didn't even have time to collect the bodies of his family, and he still fought on the front line with grief.

, until the body is overworked and vomits blood and faints!”

Ma Ban choked up several times when he said this: "The Hongyan River bursting its banks is a natural disaster, not a man-made disaster. Everyone there has done their best. Even if they have to be dealt with, they should be treated with mercy and dealt with lightly in accordance with the law."

Leading by example, fighting on the front line, losing his wife and children, but living up to the people. At this time, not only the ministers from the poor family had tears in their eyes, but also many ministers from the aristocratic family lowered their heads in silence for their respectable political opponents.

There was no unnecessary expression on Jashan's face. He stopped arguing. He just turned to look at Solandel on the throne, nodded and said, "Your Majesty, please make your decision."

Ma Ban knelt down on one knee to Solandel, with a look that was filled with tears: "Your Majesty, please have mercy and give gentle punishment to the eight officials of Hongyan River!"

The hall fell into dead silence again, and it seemed that even breathing could not be heard.

Everyone is waiting with bated breath.

Waiting for the sound of the piano that symbolizes judgment.

"Boom!——" A heavy and muffled bass suddenly sounded, like a heavy hammer hitting the heart, bringing a huge sense of depression.

Solandel looked at the ministers and said silently: "The deeds of the eight officials of the Hongyan River are touching, but - the river bursting its banks caused a disaster, which is equivalent to abandoning the city and the land during the war. What is judged is not an ordinary code.

, but military law.”

"Military law is ruthless, orders and prohibitions are enforced, right is right, wrong is wrong, and there is no personal favoritism."

"According to the order, the five people of Hongyanhe, including the administrator, inspector, construction officer, security captain, and military commander, will be punished for the crime of abandoning the city during war, and will be executed on the spot in accordance with Dogulland's military law."

"Although Hongyanhe Finance Envoy, Judge, and High Priest are not directly responsible persons, they still need to bear secondary joint and several liability. They will be immediately deprived of their titles, expelled from the establishment, and will never be hired."
To be continued...