Hu Ye's bomb was indeed very important. Everyone in the inner hall widened their eyes, looking at Hu Ye like a monster.

They had heard of the severe drought in the Northern Song Dynasty that year, and there were countless dead. If such a disaster occurred in the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di and others could not imagine what kind of scene it would be. The country that had just stabilized in the Ming Dynasty could not withstand the impact of such disasters.

"Hu Ye, you can't talk nonsense about such things. This is the crime of spreading rumors and causing trouble. If outsiders hear it, your crime of beheading will be indispensable." Xu Miaoyin said with some concern.

She was worried that what Hu Ye said was true, then there would be a scene of mutual anger between man and gods in the world, and the Ming Dynasty would be pushed to the brink of storm.

So, she really hoped that Hu Ye would say it was fake. In this case, Zhu Di would at most blame him for a few words.

"Princess, how dare I joking about such things? Have you ever remembered the sentences written by the poet of the Northern Song Dynasty?" Hu Ye said with a serious expression.

"The spring sun is moving, the spring shade is low with the sky. The distant forest is amiable, and the long road is swaying. Although the viewing is temporarily, the feelings are moving. What you see is horrible, and what you hear is sad. Last year, the drought after the water, the fields are not as good as plows. The winter temperature is cold and snow is coming, and the wheat is growing in the wheat. There is no hope of going forward, and it is already hungry. The old and childish fields are full of the fields, and they are chopped and searched for the ducks. This thing is also gone, and the ears are rolled up and eaten together. In the past, the clouds can drive away the wind and fill the abdomen. Now it is poisonous and severe, and the stomach and intestines are devastated. Seven or eight out of ten die, and the corpse is crossed. The dogs are slaughtered in their bones, and the black kites peck at their skin. Hu is a disabled good citizen, making these birds and beasts fat? The heavens do not think so, and there is no way to know."

"Your Highness, if the bloody facts were not prevented and dealt with earlier, our Ming Dynasty would really be trapped in an abyss that would never be restored." Hu Ye said with a stern voice.

Although he didn't know how serious the drought was in the Ming Dynasty, the emperors of the Ming Dynasty would definitely downplay this matter as much as possible because it would affect his political achievements, especially those of Zhu Yuanzhang. Therefore, the facts of this drought were rarely described in official history, but through the drought in modern times, Hu Ye could imagine how cruel the drought was in that year.

Thinking of the severe drought in Henan in 1942, countless casualties were killed or injured. The victims who fled from Henan to other places could not finish the train. They starved to death on the way, and hundreds of thousands of people were exhausted.

At that time, so many people were affected, and only one province was affected, the phenomenon of dogs eating people had already occurred. Hu Ye was not difficult to imagine what would happen when the Ming Dynasty, with underdeveloped productivity, had droughts across the country. It was hard for him to imagine how the Ming Dynasty survived such a ruthless natural disaster.

But now that he has come, he cannot let such a thing happen. Although Hu Ye does not have the ability to prevent such disasters from happening, he has the ability to minimize the damage caused by such disasters.

"Boy? You really must have a severe drought this year?"

Zhu Di still asked Hu Ye in disbelief. If it was true as Hu Ye said, it would be an inevitable disaster.

"I wonder if your highness has it rained in Peking since the beginning of spring?"

Hu Ye asked.

"No, it's almost two months since the beginning of spring, but it's not a drop of rain. So now the people are looking at God, hoping that it will rain quickly so that they can sow seeds. But now it seems that this seems to be a sign of a severe drought." Zhu Di did not answer, and Jin Zhong next to him suddenly said.

As soon as Jin Zhong said this, Zhu Di began to ponder. Jin Zhong was right. It has indeed not rained in Beijing for two months, and judging from the weather, it will not rain recently.

"In previous years, there have been several months when it has not rained, and there has not been a severe drought. This year it has not rained for only two months. Why do you have a severe drought?" Zhang Yu also asked nervously. They are not afraid of war or enemies, but in the face of natural disasters, they have no resistance at all, and are as weak as an ant.

"I also hope that what I said was a lie, but the method my master gave me was not wrong. This year, there will definitely be a severe drought that is rare in a century, and the scope is very large. Not only Peking, Henan, Shandong, Anhui, and even the fish and rice towns such as Jiangnan will be affected. Therefore, if you don't take precautions early, it will definitely cause chaos in the world."

Hu Ye replied helplessly. History cannot be fake. If possible, Hu Ye hopes that he has remembered it wrong. But history will not change because of one of his own ideas, especially such natural disasters will not disappear with people's thoughts.

"So, this year's severe drought is inevitable."

Zhu Di looked up at the roof helplessly. He knew that although Hu Ye was slick, he still wouldn't joke about such things. In addition, it has not rained for two months recently, so Zhu Di has believed it for 70% or 80%. So, the most important thing now is how to prevent and control it.

"If there is no rain in the whole spring, summer and autumn, then the people this year will be unreceived. Without the taxes of the court, they don't even have food to eat, so how can they survive? Besides, there is a severe winter, hunger and cold, and I don't know how many people can survive. Hu Ye, you are a master, can you have a clever plan to avoid this disaster?" Xu Miaoyin said sympathetically. She really didn't want to see such a situation happening, which would be a disaster for the Ming Dynasty.

"If you go back to the princess, if you were in the Heavenly Dynasty described by my master, you might have avoided such a situation." Hu Ye thought for a while and said, he really didn't know how to avoid such large-scale droughts in the Ming Dynasty. If it was the 21st century, dry ice could also be used for artificial rainfall. But that was only a small area. Even in the 21st century, such an area of ​​several million square kilometers would be difficult to resist.

"You said that the Heavenly Dynasty can avoid such disasters? Where is the Heavenly Dynasty and how can we get in? We can learn this method." After hearing Hu Ye's words, Xu Miaoyin said excitedly.

"Princess, don't be excited, listen to me. The Heavenly Dynasty is a magical place, but it's far away from us, and even my master has only been there once. So it's impossible for us to reach it. So it's impossible for us to avoid such natural disasters. We can only work hard to minimize the consequences of the severe drought. As long as the people survive this year, the consequences of the natural disaster will naturally not have much impact."

Hu Ye said, cold sweat on his face appeared, and he was afraid that his lie would be exposed one day. If Zhu Di and others really wanted to see their masters or took them to the so-called Heavenly Kingdom by themselves, what should they do then? But if they didn't make up such a master and such a magical place, would they believe themselves?

"No matter where the Heavenly Dynasty is, I will naturally find out the truth in the future. Now you will talk about how to prevent and control such a situation." Zhu Di really wanted to know where the Heavenly Dynasty was mentioned, but the important thing now is how to solve the dilemma that is about to be faced.

"Your Highness, if you want to reduce the impact of drought, there are only three points: Promote water conservancy, dig deep wells, and accumulate grain. A shortage of severe drought is water. Without water, the people will not be able to grow grain. Without food, the people will not have food. Therefore, the key to prevention and control is water. With enough water, the impact of drought can be greatly reduced." Hu Ye analyzed.

He now has a bold idea, which is to build a large reservoir in Peiping, so that it can reduce the impact of this drought to a certain extent. It can also produce many conveniences in the future, which is definitely a great thing that benefits the country and the people.

"I know this, but if the weather is not good, it will not rain, so what can we do? Do we want us to fight with the sky?" Zhu Di looked at Hu Ye and said helplessly.

He thought Hu Ye could make some good suggestions, but according to Hu Ye's meaning, it seemed that he wanted to ask for rain from the sky. This hurt Zhu Di very much. He thought he looked up to Hu Ye. Such natural disasters and man-made disasters cannot be fought against by manpower.

"Your Highness, it is certainly impossible for a man to fight against the sky. So it is nonsense to pray for rain in the sky. My intention is not to ask for water from the sky, but to ask for water from the earth." Hu Ye said pretending to be profound.

"Oh, how to do it? The two big rivers in my Beiping City, Wuding River and Chaobai River, one flows through the southwest and the other flows through the northeast. Could it be that you mean to open a canal on these two rivers and bring in the river water of these two rivers?" Zhu Di looked at Hu Ye who looked like a master and thought of a method.

When Zhang Yu and others heard this, they thought this method was feasible. But then Zhu Di denied this method, "No, since it is a severe drought, these two rivers will definitely be cut off by then, so this method is just useless work and wastes money."

"Your Highness, your direction is right, but the method is wrong." Hu Ye stood up and said.

Then he found a piece of white paper on Zhu Di's copy, and used a brush to draw two curved lines on it to represent two rivers. Then he drew two circles in the middle of the two rivers, and wrote two words "Reservoir."

The brush is really not easy to use. Hu Ye thinks it is still as easy to use as the fountain pen. It is soft and can't even write a word well.

Zhu Di was in the mood to understand how bad Hu Ye’s calligraphy was, and he could only barely recognize that the two words written by Hu Ye were "reservoir".

"What is a reservoir?" Zhu Di asked curiously. Could it be that this is the thing that can borrow water like a land?

Hu Ye was dizzy when he heard this. He didn't expect that there was no reservoir in the Ming Dynasty. He really didn't know what those who built this thing called the reservoir.

"Your Highness, just think it is a larger pond, a pond that can hold a lot of water." Hu Ye had to make a point of blunt statement.

"Pond? Borrowing water? Could it be that you said that you want to build a dam on these two rivers? Stop the water from the river?" Jin Zhong next to him said in surprise.
Chapter completed!