Under the glorious atmosphere of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, after all, there are more righteous scholars.

Not only Hou Yong, but Zhu Yunyu set up a formation in Kaifeng. The officials he saw went to the front line, regardless of their official positions, and shared the hardships with the people, and were anxious.

Many people stayed asleep for several nights, their eyes were covered with blood, and they seemed to be able to fall asleep while walking. But once there was a crisis, they would be the first to rush forward.

Although officials have been noble since ancient times, in the face of major troubles such as natural disasters, they read the so-called concept of what they say in their hearts, exceeding their official status and the privileges they enjoy.

On the fourth day when Zhu Yunyu arrived in Kaifeng, the wind and rain stopped.

Inside and outside the city, in the flood on the river bank, the people and officials were cheering. As long as the rain stopped, hope would come.

But after the rain stopped and the flood was not so turbulent, the situation became even worse.

Among the four fields, the victims who had hidden themselves to avoid floods rushed from all over the place to Kaifeng. They were hungry and hungry for many days. Some even depended on one breath to support them. As soon as they reached the bottom of the city wall, they closed their eyes tightly and then silenced.

Outside Kaifeng City, a camp that can accommodate tens of thousands of people was temporarily built to resettle victims.

It’s not that they are not allowed to enter the city, but that they are afraid of epidemics. If they are infected, they will fall into crisis and panic again inside and outside the city.

These tens of thousands of people cannot be clustered together! On the city wall, Zhu Yunxi, who was outside the city, said to Hou Yong that they should be separated and placed together. If they get sick, no one can control them. Organize all the doctors in the city and prepare medicinal materials in the clinic.

I have ordered someone to do it! Hou Yong gritted his teeth and whispered, if anyone is infected with typhoid fever and other epidemics, I will ask the official to pick them out and place them separately!

This is the case.

Although, a bit arrogant.

Moreover, the governments of this era are still domineering in their roots, and those officials will not speak kindly to the people. Besides, no one has the patience to speak kindly to them in this connection.

In extraordinary times, power is justice.

Suddenly, there was a burst of chaos and noise among the tens of thousands of victims under the city wall.

It turned out that it was, near the city wall, smoke from cooking stoves came out of the porridge shed.

The people rushed towards the porridge shed in a swarm, but were blocked by the whip, stick and swords and guns of the soldiers.

He is tidy up, so who dares to squeeze me and I don’t even give him saliva!

Don’t worry, the old man is here, the woman is here, and the man is here!

Don’t be messed up, don’t be messed up!

Under the city wall, the shouts of officials were clearly heard.

The people were afraid of the officials and the military, and the team was a little stable, but after waiting for half a quarter of an hour, they saw that the smoke from the cooking stove was not open. In fact, the smoke from the cooking stove was not necessarily the cooking stove. The fuel was extremely short of wet wood, and the choking white smoke was all choking.

At this time, a scholar-like figure at the gate of the city led a group of scholars and pushed a few big carts out crying.

Then, they cried and handed over the things in the car to the officers to increase the flames.

That's a box of books!

The scholar's crying reached the top of the city, heart-wrenching.

The sages taught the people to be well-behaved! The scholar cried while throwing books into the fire at the bottom of the pot.

Books are the fate of scholars.

But at this time, scholars understand that the most important thing is the fate of the people!

There is no need to be too conservative in food, you must feed the victims! On the city wall, Zhu Yunxi sighed, and all the locals have transported food, so you must take good care of the people's belly!

Fortunately, the old man has been in power for nearly 30 years. With his diligence, the Ming Dynasty has finally gained some wealth. It is another good era when the country is in the early years of the country and the whole country is united.

But Hou Yong thought for a while and gritted his teeth and said, "I dare not agree!"

Zhu Yunqi turned his head and stared seriously.

Hou Yong, under the pressure of the gaze of the crown prince, said, "It's not that I'm planning on food, but that I feel that in such a disaster year, I can't open up relief. Among the victims, there are young and strong people, women and children. I ask me to separate them and supply them according to the quantity!"

Your Highness is kind and cannot bear to the suffering of the people. But what I am considering is that after the disaster, Henan Province has stopped now, the Yellow River is not rising sharply, and the breach will not be greater. In this way, it is not only a problem of resettlement of victims, but also a problem of reconstruction.

Your Highness’s decree said that work is used instead of relief, and I am also thinking about this. Among these victims, I must select strong labor to build. However, if the relief is open, some people will inevitably be unable to let go of their families and are unwilling to earn food!

In addition, I cannot ignore the plan. The Yellow River breaks and Henan has no harvest. It depends entirely on the relief of the court. The assistance of all provinces in the world is not a long-term solution. The journey is to deal with the floods as soon as possible and let the people return to their homes!

By then, the resettlement of the people will be a lot of money and food. As he spoke, Hou Yong's tone was a little trembling. This flood would not be done just by blocking the breach. Even if it was blocked, it might be decided again in two or three years!

Henan requires a lot of manpower to clear rivers and raise dams. There are all kinds of money and food. If it is open, it will not be enough!

Zhu Yunqiu understood the other party's meaning. The losses caused by such natural disasters and future expenses are astronomical. Now winter is about to begin, and there is still half a year for the people of Henan to be hungry. Not to mention what they eat, the Yellow River that is more than 30 meters long breaks. After rough calculations, it would cost six million to block the money he spent.

Gu knew what you were thinking! Zhu Yunxiu reached out and pinched the other person's shoulder and said, "But if you do this, you will be criticized among the people!"

Hou Yong choked up, but I had no choice. The people only had one small family, and I had to consider thousands of small families. What I had to consider was the entire disaster, the entire Henan!

Then you let it go! Zhu Yunxiu sighed slightly, he was alone in Kaifeng to appease the hearts of the people in Henan. You local officials also need to do specific matters. You are a provincial governor and you need to consider the overall situation. Even Kaifeng is like this, and other places should pay more attention to it. Especially for some counties where the floods are severe and the cities are broken, you should pay more attention!

I am just a death! Hou Yong said seriously.

Don’t always say this. If you die, what should the people of Henan do? Zhu Yunxiu comforted her softly. Before coming, Grandpa Huang said that in the year of a major disaster, Henan’s taxes could be exempted from three years of taxes. Now it seems that three years are missing.

As he said that, he thought about it for five years and exempted taxes from the affected areas in Henan for five years.

Hou Yong was very happy, and I was the one who said to the people of Henan to thank God for your kindness!

Don’t thank you first! In the disaster-stricken places, there are many people who die and die. The population statistics must be done well. In addition, when the flood recedes, all the land must be counted well! Zhu Yunxiu frowned and solemnly explained that not only the five-year tax, but also the orphans are willing to exempt the people in the disaster-stricken areas of Henan from the captive tax.

What? Hou Yong was shocked and so excited that he couldn't speak.

In order to speed up post-disaster reconstruction in Henan, the unowned fields and the fields that have been silted must be distributed to the people to cultivate. Within five years, no tax will be paid, and after five years, tax will be paid according to the land and no cap tax will be paid.

A major disaster is a major change.

In such a huge change, it is better to simply put the stakes into the acres and directly implement them silently in Henan. Now the resistance of the gentry is absolutely the lowest. Moreover, after the mansion, the land pattern in Henan will also undergo huge changes, and now is a good time to promote it.

Three or five years later, if the people have food in their hands and pay taxes according to the land, it will be a foregone conclusion that the number of people in the tax will be taxed.

Hou Yong was shocked and said silently for a long time, Your Highness, if this is the case, the people of Henan will be blessed!

He was a practical official, so he naturally knew the disadvantages of the poll tax, and even more so that because of this evil policy that has been passed down through the ages, a large number of people in the countryside were hidden, and hidden in the homes of the rich gentry and became tenants.

In this way, people do not have to pay taxes, and they will naturally become self-cultivated farmers. It should be noted that since the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the population of Central Plains has dropped sharply, and the population of Henan is now only a few million. If calculated based on the average area of ​​arable land, the per capita cultivated land exceeds 30 mu.

Moreover, there is still a large amount of wasteland and silt land by the river waiting to be reclaimed.

This matter is easier said than done! Zhu Yunxiu looked at the other party and said, "You want to offend people!"

I am not afraid of death, but I am still afraid of offending others? Hou Yong smiled and said, as long as I am torn to pieces for the sake of the people of Henan and the country of Ming Dynasty!

The stubbornness of the gentry class in the feudal era and the power of the gentry. Even the imperial power cannot be obtained. With the honor of the grandson of the Emperor Zhu Yunqiu, he could only exchange fields from the nobles in Fengyang and secretly tried it.

Even in later generations, Emperor Yongzheng, the most persevering person in the Qing Empire, used a large number of cruel officials and carried the eternal infamy, so he barely promoted it. This allowed the destiny of the Qing Dynasty to last for a hundred years.

It can be said that there are so many officials in the world, but few of them have the courage to accept it directly, and they say that they are not afraid of even death.

Zhu Yun nodded heavily, blurted out a poem, and was not afraid of being broken, leaving only the innocence in the world!

The poems of Yu Shaobao of the Ming Dynasty are the highest level of scholars and are the best interpretation.

When Hou Yong heard this, he stood there on the spot.

After a long time, tears filled my eyes. Your Highness, on the day I died, these two poems of Your Highness were hanging in front of the spirit. I have no regrets in my life!
Chapter completed!