One or two people asked for one hundred thousand, two hundred thousand, five hundred thousand! Feelings are not taken out of his wallet, so I don’t feel bad!
Mr. Hube’s hair has turned a lot gray in the past month!
He just doesn't know if he can retire and return to his hometown now. He doesn't want to do it anymore!
"Your Majesty, didn't Yecheng allocate 100,000 taels of silver and 100,000 shi of grain to provide disaster relief just at the beginning of the month? Why do we need money again! And I remember that Yecheng only allocated 100,000 taels of silver to build river embankments last year. This The embankments are made of straw. If there is a flood, there will be no embankments. Wei Chen thinks that we have to wait until the imperial envoys sent to the south have a clear picture of the flood situation in the south and report it before deciding how much money to allocate for disaster relief."
The emperor shook his head: "The news cannot be sent back in a short while. I am worried that the flood is really so serious. If the money is not allocated in time, the people will suffer!"
There are floods in so many places in the south. If money is allocated one by one, the emperor will have already sent people to investigate the situation. Calculating the time, the imperial envoy should also be there.
After the matter was found out, it took ten days and a half to send the news back via flying pigeon.
It’s just that floods have caused people to be displaced. Now there is war on the southern border. Many people from the border areas have flocked to other cities. This has led to refugees and refugees in many cities. If the court does not quickly allocate money to provide disaster relief, it is easy for the people to starve to death. There were even riots, which caused even greater casualties to the people.
Nuan Nuan glanced at the emperor. The emperor only cared about the people. Even if he suspected something fishy, he was worried that if it was true, his people would suffer.
Nuan Nuan thought about letting Xiao Hei go to the south to have a look! Xiao Hei flies faster.
The emperor looked at Wen Nuan: "What do you think, Princess Hui'an?"
Wen Nuan: "The Emperor cares about the people, which is really the welfare of the people in the world. This disaster relief money must be distributed in time. It is life-saving. But we can send an imperial minister to each disaster-stricken county to keep an eye on the disaster relief situation. Every penny must be paid." All the money should be used for disaster relief! In addition, the local government can also organize some wealthy businessmen to donate money and some materials for disaster relief. There is strength in numbers!"
Because of the floods in the south, many mansions in the capital donated some food, old clothes and money to the disaster relief.
The Wu family was responsible for this matter. Wen Nuan knew that their government had also donated 50,000 taels of silver and 10,000 shi of food.
Wen Nuan knew that although the emperor said that the money would be transferred, it was not really transferred from the capital. It would only be transferred from the banks in various state capitals. But the emperor approved it, and it took several days for Feige's letter to be passed on, and it also took several days to mobilize the money. That's why the emperor was worried that if the flood was really that serious, the people there would suffer.
The emperor also thought so: "That's right! You need to prepare some money for Fang Aiqing. The court has suffered, but the people cannot suffer! Princess Hui'an, why don't you take the lead in donating some food and money for disaster relief."
The emperor thought to himself, last time it was the madam who came forward, this time it is the young lady, it is different!
Anyway, the emperor knows that as long as someone takes the lead in donating, those ladies will not lag behind others for the sake of face, and then follow suit.
Even if the donation is not much, no matter how few mosquitoes there are, it is still meat!
Wen Nuan responded cheerfully: "This is exactly what I mean."
"Wei Chen obeys the order!" Shangshu of the Ministry of Finance also knew that this would be the result.
Although they are poor, they are not so poor that they cannot even provide money for disaster relief. It is just that there are too many places where money needs to be spent. If this continues, the national treasury will be empty.
The Minister of Household Affairs is in charge of the Household Department and the treasury. If the court needs money, he will ask him for it. Naturally, he has to balance everything.
There are floods in the south this summer, and snowstorms in the north in winter!
Then roads need to be built in this place in the east, bridges need to be built in that place in the west, water conservancy needs to be built in that place in the south, officials' salaries need to be paid, soldiers' salaries need to be paid, this, and that...
The sums that go out one by one are huge.
Money cannot be spent in just one place.
Wen Nuan looked at several memorials. Weren't the counties of Yecheng, Wancheng, and Pengcheng mentioned by Ning Huaijie and Wen Wen when they came to Fuzhong for dinner last night
At that time, he said that Liu Xiaoen, a wealthy businessman from Liuzhou, wanted to open a shipping line to the south of Beijing, which required dredging and connecting the rivers of Yecheng, Wancheng, Pengcheng and two other counties.
Nuan Nuan went to Nalan Jinnian's study last night to find some maps and study them.
If the rivers in several counties are dredged and connected together, part of the water resources in the south can be diverted to the north.
If more rivers can be dredged and the floods can be diverted, if there are floods in the south in the future, the floods can flow along the diversion rivers, and part of them will flow to the north and part to the sea, which will at least alleviate the flood situation.
If the dams are well built, unless the rainy season is too long and the heavy rains last for a month, which is really severe, there should be no serious flooding.
But Wen Nuan was not familiar with the river conditions on the south side.
But since Liu Xiaoen brought it up, Wen Nuan thought about it and thought it was feasible. At least it would be a good thing for the court. She said: "Floods in the south happen every year. This year is just more serious. Just get over it!" But we have to find a way to solve it once and for all. Your Majesty, I recently met a man, and I heard that he had an idea... "
Nuan Nuan expressed Liu Xiaoen's thoughts.
This is something that benefits the country and the people. Wen Nuan doesn't mean to take credit from others, and she doesn't need it either.
When the emperor heard this, he immediately asked Eunuch Lin to take out a map of the southern area.
Then he asked Shangshu of the Ministry of Finance and Wen Nuan to study together.
The three of them watched for a long time, and the Minister of Hubu said excitedly: "Your Majesty, it is indeed feasible! If this Beijing-South Channel is dredged, people from the south can always take the waterway to Beijing in the future, but it will save a lot of time! And it will be dredged. The rivers in several counties can indeed play a role in diverting floods! And if the water conservancy is well constructed, it will also be beneficial to the irrigation of farmland at the junction of the north and the south! Also, after dredging the Beijing-South waterway, the court can also dredge Ye Chenghe..."
When Shangshu Hube was young, he went to study in the south. He was familiar with it, so he thought more thoughtfully and carefully.
The emperor nodded repeatedly after hearing this.
After finishing speaking, the Minister of Hubu sighed: "It just requires a lot of money! And such a huge project cannot be completed in one or two years!"
Nuan Nuan nodded: "But the merit lies in the present generation, and the benefit lies in the future!"
The emperor waved his hand: "This matter has been decided, let's do it! Princess Hui'an, you said there is a wealthy businessman willing to provide money? Did he put any conditions?"
Wen Nuan said: "I just heard about this last night, and I haven't heard what the conditions are yet. I'll ask someone to ask."
The emperor nodded.