Chapter 253 The Su family

"Prince Zheng asked him to get up quickly."

The third prince helped Zheng Yakun up, "The father was worried about the disaster here, so he specially ordered him to come and supervise the disaster relief matters. The disaster relief grain allocated by the court was on the way, and the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works were also on the way. I and Congratulations

The adults are worried about the disaster here, so they travel lightly and rush around day and night to get here first."

"Without any further, Prime Minister Zheng would like to tell us about the situation here first, and take me and Lord He to check the situation of Honghe at this time."

"Yes, yes." Zheng Yakun stood up, prepared a small boat, took the third prince and He Yanxiu to check the current situation, while telling them the two of them about the disaster situation at this time.

The Third Highness and He Yanxiu listened for a long time.

The disaster was even worse than the two of them thought.

The flood broke the dam of the Honghe River. The flood surging out at night. First, it destroyed several villages closest to the Honghe River, followed by several adjacent counties, and then the Hongzheng Mansion...

The floods raged and the waves came, spreading most of the Hongzheng Prefecture overnight and spreading rapidly around.

In the early morning of the second day of the flood, Zheng Yakun hurriedly ordered the yamen runners and soldiers from the city and nearby counties to go to Honghe to try to repair the river embankment, but because of the sufficient rainfall and the floods are surging, it is extremely difficult to repair the river embankment.

Even if it can be repaired slightly, the more water pressure the river bank is, the more difficult it is to build it. Several attempts ended in failure.

To dig the river embankment along the saline-alkali depression, take advantage of the change of water flow momentum, seize the time to block the previous dam breaker. This must be properly coordinated and there must be no deviation!

Zheng Yakun felt much pressure and planned the details carefully in his heart, assigning different tasks to the people below, and striving to achieve the greatest achievements in the shortest time.

So the queue for the porridge was getting longer and longer, and the waiting time was getting longer and longer. From being able to get a bowl of porridge in one day earlier, it was time to get a bowl of porridge in two days.

In order to deal with droughts, floods, wars, etc., grain reserves are generally not placed in the city, but are stored in relatively remote high places. The grain reserves of Hongzheng Mansion were excavated in a low mountain west of Hongzheng Mansion.

In the cave.

And after having a lake, the water in the lake is much slower than the river water flows. It is easier to irrigate drinking water on weekdays than to be in the river.

Although the flood was not as good as the water level, the cave was at a high level and was not affected, and the food in it was also spared.

This time I went to urge me, and it would probably not have any effect. Not only did it have no effect, I thought I would be told a lot, and I would not get much good face...

So many people had to queue from the first day to the next day, hoping to get a bowl of porridge to fill their stomachs.

If you have a worse luck, you may not get a bowl in two days.

"After thinking about it, I think only the people from the Ministry of Works will come and find a way after they arrive."

"Is there no other way?" The Third Prince asked in a deep voice.

Zheng Yakun felt that He Yanxiu had a good idea and nodded repeatedly, "Mr. He is indeed a young talent, quick-thinking, thinking about things that others cannot think of..."

"Yes." Someone left after he got the order, but his face looked a little ugly.

It can be said that multiple goals can be achieved in one go.

He Yanxiu replied, "Flood the Honghe water into the depression to reduce the water pressure at the original dam breaking, and take the opportunity to repair the dam breaking mouth. In this way, the dam breaking mouth can be repaired."

But, even though that is the case, it will take several days for those from the Ministry of Works to arrive here. The disaster relief matter is urgent and we can no longer delay it.

He Yanxiu also knew that the Ministry of Works could not be relied on, so he frowned and looked at the drawings in his hand, staring at the direction of Honghe and the terrain near Hongzheng Mansion for a long time.

Zheng Yakun also responded sadly, "I have tried many methods, but I can't. I thought about throwing huge rocks to resist the flood so that the river embankment can be reconnected, but the huge rocks that can withstand floods can be transported by extraordinary human resources, so I had to give up.

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On this side, we need to divert the water flow and repair the river embankment. On the other side, we need to open warehouses and store grain and set up sheds to provide porridge.

The grain reserves are managed by the prefects of each prefecture. The Ministry of Revenue will investigate every year and there is no need to lose money. After this flood, Zheng Yakun sent people to transport the grain in batches to a slightly higher place near the city and is not flooded for the time being.

Give alms and help disaster victims.

The third prince's face was gloomy, "Come to urge me to ask the Minister of Works and others to rush here!"

"There were several villages here." Zheng Yakun replied, "In the early years, the land was still fertile and had a large population. Later, the land there was gradually no longer suitable for farming due to the solidification of the land and the oozing of saline and alkali.

People around him gradually moved away, and now there are not many people living here."

"Speaking of this area, this area is not small, and the terrain is a bit concave. It is adjacent to the low mountains to the north. I originally wanted to pour the water from the flood river into a lake and put fish fry on it so that the other side can be found.

The people have more livelihoods.”

After Zheng Yakun said that, seeing He Yanxiu's words, he raised his eyebrows slightly and asked tentatively, "Mr. He means..."

When the third prince and He Yanxiu heard this, they all frowned.

However, the amount of reserved grain is limited. In order to last until the disaster relief grain arrives, the daily porridge sheds and the amount of porridge cooked are limited. Often, there is a situation where there is no porridge when you are queuing for half a day.

Although the disaster relief grain has not arrived yet, there are certain amounts of grain reserves in each city to prepare for emergencies.

"Yes, open the dike and release the water."

If the river embankment cannot be repaired, the flood cannot be cut off. The affected area will only become larger and larger, and more and more people will be involved.

Zheng Yakun's eyes lit up immediately, "This is a great idea. If that depression is poured into the Honghe River, it will be a natural lake that can alleviate the flood water. After it is connected with the Honghe River, it will be silted every year in the dry season.

The lake embankment can also alleviate the water flow when the rain is too heavy in summer."

"No further ado, I'll send someone to do this!"

"Sir Zheng, what is this?" He Yanxiu pointed to an area on the map not far from the flood dam, in the north.

Although the Third Highness was anxious and understandable at this time, the Minister of Works of the Ministry of Works was a member of His Highness. The disaster relief matter obviously gave the Third Highness a chance, so of course the Highness's people would not cooperate too much.

Some people left on both sides of the team, trying to find a way out, and gradually some people fell down and could no longer get up...

A team of people who received the porridge actually saw life and death at the same time.

When the Third Highness saw this scene, his nose felt a little sore, "Can the food exchange be done?"

He Yanxiu nodded, "There is a letter coming over there. It has been arguing with the grain merchant Su family that the Su family will send the coarse grains here in turn. The fastest batch should arrive tomorrow."
Chapter completed!