When he was worried about something, the imperial court would change the national policy and suddenly allow the grain to be shipped by sea. Who else can have such luck?

So, Le Qingsheng didn't say a word, immediately made an alliance with Wu Zhong, and agreed that as long as he got the jade seal of the Qing Emperor as a basis, he Le Qingsheng would go all out to buy the materials that the Qing Dynasty wanted.

The reason why this was done was because Wu Zhong could pay for the supplies, grain and grass this time. In the future, the scale will be larger, but it will be transported to Liaodong by Le Qingsheng first. Therefore, he had to ask for a guarantee.

This matter was done so smoothly, and the imperial court's change from shipping to sea transportation was a kick in the door. Wu Zhong was a little skeptical about this matter, could the emperor have made this decision just to make it convenient for him?

However, think about it, how could such a big thing be done for him! That's just luck!

In fact, just taking the canal as an example, the reason why it was dug was not for the people's livelihood, but for the needs of the government. Not only the canals, but also the official road post stations, in ancient times, were basically for the needs of the rulers themselves, and rarely considered the people's livelihood.

Now after the water transportation is changed to sea transportation, the canal is not abandoned, but specially rectified and dredged, although it can be said that it can maintain the act of tax collection, but it has to be admitted that it can be regarded as a precedent for civil use, and how can it be done specifically for the sake of Wu Zhong's side of the matter.

In fact, Wu Zhong's success can be regarded as borrowing a lot of east wind, not only the matter of changing grain to sea.

The reason why Le Qingsheng is eager to open up new sources of money is not only related to the extremely high profits of doing business in Liaodong, but also related to Zhang Pu's movements in Jiangnan.

When Zhang Pu found out about him when he came back, he couldn't fool him in terms of land. What's more important is that the errand service outside of the field is that the big salt merchant is a big family, but they all have to serve. Even if you don't go into service, every time you convert it into service silver, it's a lot of money. Taking precautions also made these big salt merchants want to make more money.

Wu Zhong stayed in Jiangnan as a hostage, and the two ships he brought were loaded with grain and grass materials, as well as Le Qingsheng's people, and went to Liaodong to discuss business together.

They thought that this was going well, but they didn't know that everything was under the control of Jinyiwei. Just as the two ships set sail, the commander of the Jinyi Guard sent someone to return to the Beijing division quickly.

Everything, looking calm, in fact, is just the calm before the storm!

In this way, it is true that in the area of Jiangnan, after entering the rainy season, the rain has not stopped.

The long period of rain made it difficult for Zhang Pu to carry out his affairs, after all, he was going to inspect the grain fields and inspect the counties and townships. It was raining, the roads were muddy, and many places were flooded, and it was impossible to walk.

In this regard, Zhang Pu was a little worried. The emperor has already decreed that the south should pay attention to waterlogging disasters. When he inspected the place, he naturally paid attention to water conservancy, and found that the situation was not very optimistic.

I heard from experienced farmers that this year's rain is more than in previous years, and it is likely that there will be a major disaster. However, the construction of water conservancy is generally in the autumn when the grain is harvested and the farmers are idle, and at that time, there is not much rain, which is conducive to organizing and doing things.

Now under the rain, we can only temporarily hold on to the rain to guard against key areas to prevent major flooding.

This matter, as the time entered May of the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, the rain not only did not weaken, but became heavier and heavier, so that Zhang Pu's own work had to stop and devote himself to disaster prevention and relief.

On the Nanjing side, Lu Jiude, the eunuch guarding the town, has received the emperor's order, and has even mobilized the army to join the front line of disaster prevention and relief. Sun Chuanting, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, even clearly stated in the assessment requirements for local officials that the proportion of time spent sitting in the government and going out was to prompt local officials to go to the front line of disaster relief and relief.

In the early stage, the money, food and materials used for disaster relief in various places are stuck with about 50,000 applications, and they will generally be approved immediately. However, Yang Tinglin, the imperial historian of Zuodu, also braved the rain to inspect the place and verify the use of disaster silver.

For these measures of the imperial court, the common people naturally see it in their eyes and are grateful in their hearts. The reputation of the Ming officials and the prestige of the emperor are getting better and higher in this disaster prevention and relief activity.

In the continuous heavy rain, the officialdom in the south was almost completely filled with the word "rain". The first sentence of the official is no longer "Have you eaten?" Instead, he asked, "What's going on?" ”

On the official road from west to east, every half day, no matter day or night, you can see post guards, stepping on the rain, speeding on the muddy road. Every other section, there are local post guards waiting to relay the upstream water situation.

Natural disasters are not terrible, as long as we work together, we can get through it eventually.

This point, in May of the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, has been well confirmed.

Although the natural disaster has not changed because of Emperor Chongzhen's crossing, still on the day of May 13, the flood peak hit, and the water potential in Wujiang, Gui'an and other places in Su, Song, Hu and other prefectures suddenly erupted, surging suddenly, regardless of the embankment, and the houses collapsed.

In the original history, the history books recorded that the waterlogging was serious, the price of rice soared, the rice was three or four coins of silver, the rich families were closed, the people ate grass and trees, and the dead were thrown to the pillow. Tyrannical gangsters are in groups, clamoring for food, neighbors are boycotting, and people in the countryside are closed.

However, on this side, the butterfly effect that Emperor Chongzhen crossed over made the situation fundamentally change.

Although the levees broke through, the grain fields were flooded and the houses collapsed. However, most of the people were transferred in time under the early warning of the government. After that, the preparation for disaster resistance and the distribution of food prepared in advance also played a stabilizing role.

A team of officers and soldiers haunted the disaster area, and the local officials comforted the victims, and it can almost be said that although the way of heaven is ruthless, there is love in the world, the disaster area is in order, and there is no such tragic thing as in the original history.

Although the people did not know what had happened in history, they all had eyes. With such a big flood, if it were a change to the past, they certainly knew what the situation would be.

But now, the emperor really did not break his promise, the previous governor checked the preferential exemption limit of the gentry and urged the payment of arrears of money and grain, which was used on them, and also strict officials, and the people to tide over the famine. These things made many of them even set up the emperor's immortal tablet at home and pray to the heavens, such a good emperor will live a long life. No, not a long life, but a long live!

For a long time, the imperial power of the Ming Dynasty was actually weak on the Jiangnan side. However, since the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, there has been a change.

The flooding involving the Yangtze River eyeline in the south of the Yangtze River lasted for many days, and after the flood receded, the government led the victims to start epidemic prevention. Some simple common sense, naturally, was issued in the emperor's previous will.

"Can't drink unboiled water, do you hear that? There may be dirt in that water, and it must be boiled and scalded to death before it can be drunk! ”

"For stinking corpses, rotten things should be burned as soon as possible, and it's useless to bury them, you know?"

"By the way, wear a mask, something will spread in the air. It's very simple, you can see for yourself, there is dust in the air, and there is a smell, can't you smell it? ”

“……”

In the midst of such admonitions, one of You Fanglangzhong heard it very strangely, and he hurriedly asked a servant who was admonishing others: "May I ask these things, where did you know about them?" ”

The official glanced at him, and saw that he was dressed as a wandering man, so he had more patience, clasped his hands into fists, and bowed in the direction of Jingshi and said: "How can I have this ability, it is all explained in the emperor's holy decree today, and doing these things well can greatly reduce the possibility of the plague after the disaster." ”

You Fang Langzhong was stunned for a moment, and then asked in surprise: "Can the emperor still know this?" ”

As soon as he questioned the emperor, before the official could reply, the people around him were not happy, and immediately replied to him: "What do you know about the emperor, if the emperor doesn't understand, you understand?" ”

"The emperor is the true dragon son of heaven, how can he not understand Chrysostom and Yuyan?"

"Yes, the emperor must understand, what do you know?"

“……”

In the face of the anger of many people, the official officer, as the official representative, was very proud, and when he saw the professional, You Fanglangzhong's eating flat, he was even more interested, so he said: "The emperor not only understands this, but also explains, saying that fleas on rats, mosquitoes, etc., these little things bite people's blood, it is very likely to spread the plague, very powerful kind, therefore, you must do a good job of killing rats and mosquitoes, you don't know this, right?" As far as you are a skilled, will you only cheat money? ”

Speaking of this, he began to check: "Who are you, where are you?" What is the last name called? ”

Hearing that there might be a liar in this You Fanglang in front of him, the surrounding crowd was immediately unhappy, and immediately surrounded him, and helped the officials to reprimand him.

It is also true that there are some people in the rivers and lakes, with the help of monks, wandering parties, etc., to cheat money and goods everywhere, and this kind of thing is often heard.

Seeing this, this You Fanglang was a little panicked and a little anxious, and hurriedly replied: "No, I'm not a liar, I feel that what the official said, there are several places that are very similar to what I have traveled all over the country and figured out, so I have doubts, so I want to ask who else ......."

At this time, when he said such things, who could believe him, and they all said that they wanted to take down this liar.

Of course, the official didn't listen to it, and directly asked for Lu Yin, checked his identity, and it seemed that he would be arrested if he didn't do it right.

"Wu Youke?" The official looked at Lu Yin and asked a little surprised, "Are you Wu Youke, that Wu Youke from Dongshan, Wu County, Jiangsu?" ”

"Well, it's me, what's wrong?" You Fang Langzhong, that is, Wu Youke, feels a little wrong, he doesn't seem to be wanted, right? I asked in a little panic.

Someone on the side heard it and hurriedly asked, "Official, what's wrong, is this a wanted criminal by the imperial court?" ”

"Isn't it a charlatan, this time I bumped into it. Can't let him run! ”

"Yes, everyone surround him, grab him, don't let him run......"

“……”

Speaking of which, there are people who are in a hurry, and they even think about doing it. Wu can be surrounded again, there is no way to retreat, the expression is a little panicked and I don't know what to do, this is simply a disaster from the sky! He thinks that he has saved lives and helped the wounded, and he should not have offended anyone!

But at this moment, I heard the official suddenly shout: "Stop! ”

As soon as he shouted like this, everyone stopped, including Wu Youke himself, all looked at the officials, not knowing what he meant by shouting this?

I saw this official say happily: "It turns out that you are Mr. Wu Youke!" The emperor mentioned you in his will, and asked you to come to you from all over the world, saying that your knowledge of the plague is the best among the Ming doctors, and let you go to Beijing, and the emperor will guide you, and you should be able to do your part for the people of the Ming Dynasty......"

There are many words that people who hear are not very clear, but there is one thing that can be heard. It seems that you Fanglang is really capable, and he is the person the emperor is looking for.

In this way, the people who were still aggressive just now were a little embarrassed, and hurriedly moved away from Wu Youke.

Wu Youke himself didn't pay attention to them at all, but just looked at the official in surprise and asked, "...... You mean, the emperor is looking for me? ”

"Yes, the emperor is looking for you in his will, but I didn't expect to be bumped into by me, haha!" The officials didn't care about anything else, and they were happy at that first.

Wu Youke, as a traveling party, went up the mountain to the countryside, and when he walked there, he didn't know it. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen's will has been made for almost a year, and he has not yet found the author of "On the Plague" who impressed him because of the movie.

In this regard, Wu Youke himself was also surprised. If the official came to him directly and said that the emperor ordered him to find him, maybe he would be a little scared, but at this time, he heard the emperor say so many things about the plague, many of which were very similar to the things he had figured out over the years, that is, he was a fellow practitioner, and he felt that he had a lot to say, and he had no fear in his heart.

For a long time, some of his medical experience was different from that of ordinary doctors, and he was rejected by ordinary people, and even attracted attacks, which made his life not easy. More importantly, it felt like no one could understand him, which made him feel lonely.

Unexpectedly, he now found a person in the same way, who has the same opinion, it turned out to be the current emperor, Wu Youke is not curious about the emperor, it is fake.

This time, he didn't run, but with expectations in his heart, he was arranged by the officials and prepared to go to Beijing to meet the increasingly famous emperor.

In this waterlogging prevention and control, at the end of May, with Emperor Chongzhen's reply, a large number of Jinyiwei rushed to Jiangnan, and after meeting with Li Ruolian, the commander of Jinyiwei, the salt merchant case that shocked Jiangnan finally broke out.

Jinyiwei bypassed the Yandao Yamen, directly transferred troops from various guards, and arrested many big salt merchants in Yangzhou, Huai'an and other places, as well as many salt-related imperial histories and local officials. The crime is to be captive and conspiracy.