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The rainstorm came quickly and violently, and Dao Chi had never seen such heavy rain.

It seems that in a blink of an eye, the extremely hot and bright noon turns into darkness, dark clouds cover the sky, huge thunder rolls in the clouds, and lightning crackles.

The sixth arts class in the afternoon was horseback riding, which started in Dongyuan. There was no way to go horseback riding in this pouring rain.

No, before the companions could ask anyone, the teacher had already sent someone to say that due to the heavy rain, the horse riding lessons were suspended and everyone had a half-day holiday.

Candles were lit in the room, and Dao Chi was originally holding a book, but looking at the pouring rain outside the window, he felt a little uneasy.

Since April this year, the rain has not stopped. It has just entered the flood season, and there has been such a heavy rain.

We must know that the Jianshui River runs through Anlu, and the Zhangshui flows from the west to the south. The entire Anlu is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and water and land flow. It is always a good thing, with fertile water and fertile fields, and great benefits. If a flood comes, most of Anlu will be destroyed.

He will become Heze.

The northern and eastern parts of Anlu are hilly, and the western part has deep ravines. Seventy-eight percent of the fertile farmland in the entire Anlu is mainly concentrated in the southern part. The southern part has lower terrain and is a valley plain. It is now mid-May, and it will be there in January.

During the rice harvest season, if the heavy rain continues like this, the rice fields will rot in the water.

The crops failed and the people were unstable; when King Ning rebelled, it might lead to an uprising among the people.

There cannot be chaos in Anlu. If there is chaos, it will give the court and other kings a reason to attack Prince Xing's palace. They will not be able to explain it until the prince succeeds to the throne.

But there are some things that I can’t say yet, what should I do?

Dao Chi stood in front of the window, having a headache thinking about it. But after thinking about it, he felt that he must have eaten enough. In the south of the city, there was not only the land of the gentry and common people, but also the village of the prince's palace.

Prince Xing's Mansion was the younger brother of Emperor Hongzhi and the current emperor's uncle. He was the vassal king closest to the royal family. The two generations of emperors were extremely generous to Prince Xing, their close relative. The land under the name of Prince Xing's Mansion also increased from more than 400 yuan at the beginning.

hectares, expanded to more than 8,000 hectares now.

Among the more than 8,000 hectares, there are more than 3,000 hectares of official land granted by the imperial court. These lands belong to the royal family in name, but are actually trusted by the local government. The local officials can collect three to five qian of silver per mu of land and hand it over to the feudal prince.

Only one to five to three cents of the income was paid, and the rest was put into the local treasury. With more than 3,000 hectares of fertile land, the annual income brought to the palace was only 5,000 to 10,000 taels of silver. Of course, these official fields

Taxes are tax-free, otherwise the palace might have to pay them back.

The remaining 5,000 hectares are private fields, and the main income of the palace comes from these private fields. These private fields were purchased or cultivated by the palace. As usual, they need to pay taxes to the court, but they can also bring 20 hectares to the palace every year.

Earnings of more than ten thousand taels of silver.

The amount of money the royal family can receive from the court every year is limited, and it is simply not enough for the royal family's expenses. The main expenditure of the royal family still comes from the farm.

Looking at the rain situation in the beginning of summer this year, it is inevitable that there will be severe floods in summer and autumn, which will not only affect the rice harvest in June, but also whether the rice fields can successfully start the second rice season in the second half of the year is uncertain.

For the palace, this is definitely a big deal.

After thinking about this, Taoist idiots will feel at ease.

A rainy day was not a day for reading, so he put down his books and went to sleep in the inner room.

I woke up once in the middle of the night and saw that the rain outside was still unabated. Dao Chi couldn't help but feel a little lucky. Fortunately, the roof of his home was repaired last winter. Otherwise, the house would definitely not be able to withstand the torrential rain that fell all day and night.

The northern city is relatively high, so there should be no accumulation of water; this time, the southern city may be flooded.

The next day, when Dao Chi opened his eyes, the rain outside had stopped.

The sky was a clear blue, but because it rained so hard, there was half a foot of water in the yard.

If this is the case inside the palace, what will happen outside?

Jingzhe had already found the cowhide water boots and sent them over.

While having breakfast at Lequn Hall, Wang Qi muttered: "It's raining too hard, and there was such a loud thunder yesterday. There were thunder and lightning around 7 o'clock in the evening, which was really scary. Fortunately, it cleared up."

, in a few more days, it won’t be possible for anyone to survive.”

The smile on Liu Congyun's face was a little faint. He looked outside through the window screen and said, "I don't know how many days it will be sunny this time. I hope it can last a few days."

Chen Chizhong said: "This rain is really bad. There is water accumulation in the palace, which can be seen outside. Besides, the terrain in Nancheng is low-lying and the houses are dilapidated. I'm afraid the people will suffer."

Only Lu Wenzhao, although his knowledge was mediocre, showed the ignorance of the worldly affairs of a scholar. He looked at everyone with some surprise and said: "It's just a rain, it's worth your nagging. Isn't it good to skip half a day of class?"

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Everyone gave him a blank look. Lu Wenzhao was a little annoyed and said to Dao Chi, who had never spoken, "Erlang, what do you think?"

Dao Chi said: "My brothers are worried about people's livelihood and economy. Natural disasters are ruthless and the people are innocent. But brothers and second masters, don't worry too much. The prince has always loved the people like his own son, so he has already arranged for manpower to repair the dam."

Wang Qi said: "Building a dike requires money? Does the prince know how to build a dike?"

It's not that I'm disrespectful to King Xing, but it's because building dams is a laborious and difficult task that costs people and money, and it's easy to cause all kinds of troubles.

The remaining few people also had expressions of disbelief on their faces. They smiled stupidly and did not explain anything to anyone.

King Xing didn't need to spend money to build the dam himself. He just needed to find a reason to attract local officials to do it. He didn't have to pay for it himself, and he could still get the reputation of the people. Why not do it? No matter it was a waste of money or hard work.

No matter what, those who complained were the gentry and the common people, and King Xing only had to use his mouth.

For no other reason than for the income of more than 200,000 taels of silver that year, King Xing would be very enthusiastic.

After breakfast, everyone arrived at Dacheng Hall.

The Crown Prince usually postpones his arrival, but today he has already arrived and is waiting here. He is still dressed in the Crown Prince's regular clothes, but there is something different between his eyebrows and eyes, as if he is faintly excited.

When everyone saw it, they couldn't help but feel a little strange.

It wasn't until get out of class ended at noon that Shi Zifang told everyone the reason: "It rained heavily yesterday. My father was worried about the tomb of King Liang in the south of the city. He told me to go out of the city to visit tomorrow. Everyone should go with me!"

They are all teenagers, so they couldn't help but be excited after hearing this.

Lu Bing was smiling from ear to ear, and whispered to the prince in a low voice: "Your Highness, I want to ride a horse tomorrow, not a car!"

The prince's eyes sparkled and he said, "The lonely Hongyun is also with me."

Wang Qi stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, do you want to go back that same day, or stay there for the night?"

He had heard someone mention that of the two royal tombs in Anlu, the tomb of King Ying was closer, twenty miles away to the east of the city, while the tomb of King Liang was quite far away, forty-five miles south of the city.

Both of these princes had no children and were out of the vassal. Every year, the Xingwang Mansion and the government would perform sacrifices for their lives and deaths.

Hearing this, the prince's excitement subsided slightly and said: "We have to go there on the same day and come back the same day, so everyone has to get up earlier."

They are all energetic teenagers, who would care about sleeping more or less? Even Lu Wenzhao, a true otaku from the Ming Dynasty, looked expectant.

The prince puffed up his chest and said: "Everyone, don't forget to bring your own bow and arrows and quiver. If you have enough time, you can also try riding and shooting!" After saying this, he looked at Lu Bing. Obviously to take care of this martial artist.

It's my brother who made such an arrangement.

Hearing this, Lu Bing almost danced with joy.

Everyone also had smiles on their faces, but when they left the Dacheng Hall, everyone looked up at the sky and prayed for good weather tomorrow.

The crown prince's status is precious. If it is cloudy tomorrow, the princess will definitely keep someone.

After studying with the gentleman in the palace for more than half a year, everyone has a deeper understanding of the affairs of the vassal state.

The prince has no living brothers, so the future of the palace will be with him; if anything happens to him, no matter how glorious the palace is, the prince will end up with a "childless kingdom" a hundred years later, and the princess and the two princesses will become rootless.

duckweed.

During the sixth period of reading, Chen Chizhong and Lu Bing did not take part in the boy's examination. When the other four groups stayed up late to read, these two did not have time to spare, but focused all their energy on martial arts.

Dao Chi once had a fight with Chen Chizhong, but was defeated in less than twenty moves. Dao Chi was not a pure nerd, and the old monk had tormented him a lot in his early years. So he was not Chen Chizhong's opponent, except that he was young and lacked strength.

In addition to suffering a loss, it also shows that Chen Chizhong does have two skills.

It seems that their six companion readings will be divided into two categories: civil and military.

I just don’t know what Chen Chizhong is after. If he is attached to the palace, why doesn’t he leave the Taoist robe? When he first entered the palace last year, everyone had some speculations, wondering whether he wanted to use the power of the palace to regain control of Xuanmiao Temple.

.After all, his uncle was once the master of Xuanmiao Temple.

But as time went by, I discovered that he, like everyone else, had to go to class. Apart from being a vegetarian and wearing robes, he did not look like a monk at all.

Sometimes, Taoist idiots envy Chen Chizhong's status. Apart from anything else, just because of his status as a Taoist priest, he can make Prince Xing and his son, who respect Taoism, treat him differently.

There was no talking all night, because the departure time was early, everyone woke up before dawn, and they were all a little excited.

Not only because of the trip, but also because they were traveling with the prince for the first time as his followers.

Although no one has told them what their specific position will be in Prince Xing's Mansion in the future, everyone who is already familiar with the structure of the Prince's Mansion has a rough estimate.

No matter where they go in the end, the four people who study literature should start as a ninth-grade royal palace companion or a rite-maker; the two who practice martial arts will definitely enter the rites and guards department.

But now I just think about it. Although the Crown Prince has already asked for the title of Crown Prince, because he is the only son, there is no separate Crown Prince's mansion. If they want to formally fill their jobs, they have to wait until the Crown Prince passes the "childhood ceremony"

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Forty-five miles may be a short distance to others, but to the noble prince, it is still considered a long trip.

In addition to the accompaniment from the Imperial Academy, accompanying the Crown Prince on the trip were Yuan Zonggao, the Chief of Staff of the Royal Palace, Zheng Lu Dian, the Chief of Ceremony Guards, the sixty-year-old Ceremonial Guards from the Ceremonial Guards Department, and the Sixty-year-old Ceremonial Guards from the Imperial Guards and Military Command Department.

Three hundred soldiers.

A crowd of nearly four hundred people, with the people in awe looking at them, left the city along the north-south avenue of the city and roared away...
Chapter completed!