Chapter 58 Power is lost little by little

Henan was flooded in 52 prefectures and counties, and the losses were heavy.

1.7 million people were affected, more than 19,600 people died, and 721 people were missing.

People don't have time to grieve, or even mourn their dead relatives, so they all go up to the dike, and if the flood water is not stopped, the homeland will be completely destroyed, and the farmers are far stronger than the officials.

In the aftermath of the floods, fuel is even more important than food.

People don't eat for two days, and they don't starve to death, but it can't be done without drinking water, although there is water everywhere, the government doesn't allow the people to drink it, and the words are very clear, the water has been completely polluted, and drinking it will get epidemics, unless the water is boiled and drunk.

It was at this time that the power of the train finally appeared, and the train from Tongguan crossed a journey of 500 miles in four hours, dragging millions of catties of materials to Luoyang.

Of course, the first supplies were basically fuel and medicine.

As for the grain, there are still some in the granaries that have been built on high places, and the summer grain has just been harvested, and the government has brought some with it when it notified everyone to evacuate, and for now, it can still be supported.

Yun Zhao had been staying at the Zhongmu Yang Bridge, a large breach that was two miles wide, and he was going to see this breach blocked with his own eyes before leaving.

The first embankment of the Yellow River has been finished, and there is no need to restore it, but the second channel is relatively intact, and there is a railway passing by the embankment, and the railway embankment is still intact after sending people to probe the railway embankment, so Yun Zhao ordered a train to be loaded with stones, and the square cage drove into the breach with water.

As for the train, he wasn't going to ask for it.

Seeing that the train was badly damaged along the way, and the railway was slowly moving forward in the water with simple support, the people standing on the embankment raised their hearts to their throats, and everyone hoped that the front train car could go further.

It's a pity that after walking out of dozens of feet, the front train car full of stones plunged into the water, and it seems that the railway has been washed away.

In the evening, the nearly forty zhang wide breach had been blocked, and the opposite embankment was gradually extended.

At the same time, an improvised railway for mining was built on the embankment, and stone from mine cart to mine was thrown into the water, and according to water officials, the breach could be plugged in less than 10 days.

After handing over all the things here to Zhang Guozhu, Yun Zhao retreated into Luoyang City.

Although the disaster in Henan is serious, it is not the whole of Daming's government affairs, so it can't take up all of Yunzhao's energy and time.

With the efforts of troops transferred from all over the country, a large number of water conservancy officials, and ordinary people who are anxious to rebuild their hometowns, the floods will pass sooner or later.

It was at this moment that Yun Zhao's arrangement that had worked hard for many years finally played the role of a Dinghai God Needle.

Although seven of the 116 granaries in Henan were damaged, after Yun Zhao's order, the remaining granaries prepared 800,000 quintals of grain in a short period of time, and now they are going all out to deliver them to the disaster area.

At the same time, Zhao Guoxiu of the medical department has mobilized more than 2,000 doctors to rush to the disaster area in Henan Province to treat the injured and start the work of preventing the outbreak of the plague.

All of a sudden, Luoyang City turned into a huge warehouse.

The dead can't come back to life, this is the only painful place, as for the property damage caused by this natural disaster, after being shared equally by the vast Ming Dynasty, it did not make any waves.

After hearing the subsidy regulations announced by the government, the hearts of the affected people also calmed down, and under the organization of the government, the old and weak women and children began to leave the Yellow Flood Area and go to live in dry places, leaving only strong laborers to participate in the construction of the river embankment.

People began to have smiles on their faces, which is very important, natural disasters are unpredictable things, and the behavior of the imperial court after the disaster has made the people have no worries, which can ensure that the affected areas can be rebuilt peacefully.

In the end, Yun Zhao still approved Yun Zhang's plan to use slaves to build a railway to Shuzhong, but he pulled Yun Zhang from the position of executor, and reprimanded him for this correct practice, and it was his job to govern Lantian County.

Yun Zhao stayed in the humid and sweltering city of Luoyang until August, when the river embankment had been completely closed, leaving one pond after another on the vast land of Henan...... If you want to start rebuilding, you have to wait at least a year later.

The old Henan landform has been completely broken, with more than 300,000 houses collapsed, more than 200 water conservancy projects damaged, more than 6,000 miles of canals filled in, and more than 300,000 livestock lost.

In fact, the flood brought more than just harm to the people of Henan, and from some perspectives, this devastating flood has great benefits for the future life of the people of Henan.

The violent flood washed the Yellow River so strongly that the river was cut down by the flood more than a foot deep, and the sediment that had been accumulated in the river was carried away by the breach and spread on the over-cultivated land in Henan, and the land would become more fertile if it was forced to fallow for a year.

The once-in-a-millennium flood has also completely marked the places that are not suitable for building houses, which makes it easier and more targeted for local officials in Henan to rebuild cities, towns and villages.

The flood caused irreparable damage to the people of Henan, but in Chang'an and Lantian, there were more businessmen celebrating each other.

Although they talked about the floods in Henan one by one, after the outsiders left, they immediately spread out the map and began to look for a suitable business in the Yellow Flood Area.

The country rebuilds the Yellow Flood Zone, this is certain.

There will be a huge amount of money allocated to rebuild the Yellow Flood Area.

Whether it is the reconstruction of roads, bridges, cities, towns, or villages, it requires massive material support, and it is a commercial feast for them.

Before the harvest, these clever businessmen first sent their best men to the Yellow Flood Area with the cheapest and best materials, not hoping that these materials would make money, but only hoping that their thoughts on the consideration of the victims would be seen by the local officials, and then they would participate in the reconstruction of the Yellow Flood Area.

"The total price of 27,000,000 silver dollars!"

After the Yellow River breach was all blocked, Zhang Guozhu finally breathed a sigh of relief, and lazily fell on a recliner and said casually to Yun Zhao beside him.

"That's not enough!"

Yun Zhao shook his head after flipping through the reconstruction plan.

"The money that can be taken out of the treasury is here, and if you take it again, it will affect the overall development of Daming this year."

"Can you borrow some money from the bank?"

"Yes, if the treasury doesn't ask me for interest, I'm going to lend him 100 million first."

"Hou Guoyu may not do it."

"If Your Majesty goes out, Hou Guoyu will give you some thin noodles, I heard that Hou Guoyu has been coveting the treasury of His Majesty's harem for a long time."

Yun Zhao looked at Zhang Guozhu and said, "Do the affairs of the country require me to use my wife's personal money?" It doesn't make sense. ”

"Since Your Majesty does not agree to borrow money from the bank, it is better to open up the Guangzhou City Shipping Division, I think that it is not difficult to get him a million silver dollars for a maritime business license, not much, you can give me a hundred places.

Then, His Majesty doesn't have to worry about Henan's affairs anymore, and you can ask me if anything happens. ”

"No, the sea trade is not suitable for full development now, we need to wait for another two years, and after Han Xiufen has a firm foothold in India, we can do business with each other, so that we can make a lot of money, lest those black-hearted businessmen sell my treasures cheaply."

"It also makes sense, it is indeed a loss to open up maritime trade now, otherwise, how about Your Majesty allowing Wechen to open up permanent employment rights in Macao? If the right of permanent employment is not appropriate, what does His Majesty think of the right to employment for thirty years? ”

Yun Zhao shook his head and said: "No, once the country is opened, people of other races will flock in, and it will be easy to invite the gods when the time comes, and it will cause even more trouble." ”

Zhang Guozhu pondered for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that you have taken away the position of the emperor's eldest son, Yun Zhang, as the head of the railway?" ”

Yun Zhao nodded and said, "The construction of the railway into Shu requires a large number of slaves, and it is not appropriate for Yun Zhang to participate in this matter. ”

Zhang Guozhu nodded and said: "That's right, the heir of the dynasty can't have a bad reputation, it's better for us to do this and set up some human resources companies in Macau, and let people of different races manage these companies."

They deal with the source of people themselves, and when these people have no labor value, and then these companies are responsible for getting people out of the Ming Kingdom, what does Your Majesty think? ”

Yun Zhao saw that Zhang Guozhu, a bastard, had already used his words against him, so he said with some dissatisfaction: "You didn't have to talk to me before. ”

Zhang Guozhu said with a smile: "That's because you always put the people first in your work in the past, and there are more things to do with the treasure trove of money, why didn't you say that it was your private before, but now you want to cut it so clearly from the country?" ”

"It's not good to be one family and a country."

"Since the unity of the family and the country is not good, why do you hold all the power in the palm of your hand?"

"I am the emperor, and I am the concentration of power in itself."

"I must not remind Your Majesty that the Congress has begun to study the employment rights for thirty years, and if you do not relent, I am afraid that you will become a minority in the Congress."

Yun Zhao looked at Zhang Guozhu and said, "Impossible! ”

Zhang Guozhu nodded and said: "As long as you are in the course of course, it is impossible, I am afraid that you are not there, and the opinions that have been backlogged for many years will erupt uniformly at that time, just like the current flooding of the Yellow River, although our officials are very attentive, Your Majesty is even more instructive, and the people are also powerful, but when the Yellow River floods, no matter how much preparation we make, there is no way for him to break the embankment." ”