Chapter 58: Power is lost little by little

Henan was flooded with 52 prefectures and counties, and suffered heavy losses.

One million people were affected by disasters, more than 19,600 people died, and 721 people were missing. It is probably impossible to find the missing people. Even if they can live, it is a small probability.

People did not have time to be sad or even mourned their dead relatives, so they all went to the dam. If the flood could not be blocked, their homes would be completely destroyed. In this regard, farmers were far stronger than officials.

After floods, fuel is even more important than food.

People will not starve to death if they don’t eat for two days, but it is impossible not to drink water. Although water is everywhere, the government does not allow the people to drink it. It is clear that the water has been completely contaminated. If you drink it, you will get a disease unless you boil the water.

At this moment, the power of the train finally appeared. The train departed from Tongguan spanned a 500-mile journey in four hours, and arrived in Luoyang with millions of kilograms of supplies.

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

As for grain, there are still some in the grain warehouses built on high places. In addition, the summer grain has just been harvested, and the government notified everyone to bring some of them when they evacuated. At present, it can still support it.

Yun Zhao has been staying in the large breach of Yangqiao, Zhongmu, which is two miles wide. He is about to see the breach with his own eyes blocked before leaving.

The first embankment of the Yellow River is finished and there is no need to recover. However, the second river is relatively intact, and a railway passes by the edge of the embankment. People are sent to investigate the railway subgrade is still intact. So Yun Zhao ordered a train to be fully loaded with stones, and the water is wading into the breach.

As for the train, he doesn't plan to ask for it.

Seeing the train following the severe damage, the railway was simply supported and slowly moved forward in the water. The people standing on the dam were heartbroken to their throats. Everyone hoped that the train car at the front could go further.

Unfortunately, after walking dozens of feet out, the train carriage full of stone at the front plunged into the water. It seems that the railway has been washed away.

In the evening, the breach nearly forty feet wide was blocked. Similarly, the river embankment opposite also adopted the same method and was gradually extending the embankment.

At the same time, a simple railway for mines was built on the embankment. The stones from one mine truck and another mine truck were thrown into the water. According to water conservancy officials, the breach would be blocked in less than ten days.

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

Although the disaster in Henan was serious, it was not the whole of the Ming Dynasty's government affairs, so it could not occupy all Yun Zhao's energy and time.

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

It was at this moment that Yun Zhao's hard work for many years finally played the role of the Dinghai Sword Needle.

Although seven of the 116 granaries in Henan were damaged, after Yun Zhao's order, the remaining granaries prepared 800,000 dan of grain in a short period of time, and are now transporting them to the disaster area with all their might.

At the same time, Zhao Guoxiu of the Medical Department has mobilized more than 2,000 doctors nearby to the disaster area in Henan. While treating the injured, he also began to prevent the plague.

In a moment, Luoyang City became a huge warehouse.

The dead people cannot survive again. This is the only painful place. As for the property losses caused by this natural disaster, it did not cause any trouble after being evenly distributed by the vast Ming Dynasty.

After hearing the subsidy regulations announced by the government, the people affected by the disaster calmed down. Under the organization of the government, the elderly, weak, women and children began to leave the yellow areas and live in dry areas, leaving only strong laborers and fully participating in the construction of river embankments.

People began to smile on their faces, which is very important. Natural disasters are unpredictable. The behavior of the court after the disaster has left the people without worries, so that the disaster-stricken areas can be rebuilt peacefully.

Yun Zhao finally approved Yun Zhang's plan to use slaves to build a railway to Shuzhong. However, he pulled Yun Zhang from the position of the executor and scolded him for his approach of not being misleading his business. It was his job to manage Lantian County well.

Yun Zhao stayed in the humid and stuffy Luoyang until August. At this time, the river embankment had completely closed, and the flood left one pond after another on the vast Henan land... If you want to start reconstruction, you have to wait at least a year later.

The old Henan landform was completely broken, with more than 300,000 collapsed houses, more than 200 water conservancy projects damaged, more than 6,000 canals were landfilled, and more than 300,000 livestock were lost.

In fact, the flood brought more than just harm to the people of Henan. From some perspectives, this catastrophic flood is of great benefit to the future lives of the people of Henan.

The violent floods washed the Yellow River channel strongly, causing the river channel to be cut down by the flood to more than one meter deep. The mud and sand that had originally accumulated in the river channel were taken away by the breach and spread on the overly reclaimed land in Henan. In addition, it was forced to fallow for a year, the land would become more fertile.

The once-in-a-thousand-year floods have completely marked the places that are not suitable for building residential buildings, which makes it easier and more targeted when local officials in Henan re-planned cities, towns, and villages.

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

Although they all talked about the flood in Henan, they felt like they were losing their parents when outsiders left, they immediately spread out the map and began to look for a business suitable for them in the Yellow River Flood.

This is certain for the country to rebuild the Yellow River Flood.

There will definitely be a massive amount of funds to rebuild the Yellow River Flood.

No matter how much is the reconstruction of roads, bridges, cities, towns, or villages, it requires massive material support, which is a commercial feast for them.

Before harvesting, these smart merchants first sent out the most capable men and brought the cheapest and finest materials to the Yellow River Flood Zone. They did not ask for money from these materials, but only hoped that their intention of considering the victims would be seen by local officials, and then participated in the work of rebuilding the Yellow River Flood Zone.

"The total price of 27 million silver dollars!"

After Zhang Guozhu was blocked from the Yellow River breach, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and fell lazily on a recliner to Yun Zhao beside him, saying carelessly.

"This little money is not enough!"

Yun Zhao shook his head and said after reading the reconstruction plan.

"The money that can be taken out in the treasury is here. If you take it again, it will affect the overall development of the Ming Dynasty this year."

"Can you borrow some money from the bank?"

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

"Hou Guoyu may not do it."

"If Your Majesty takes action, I believe Hou Guoyu will give you some shame. 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, "Does I need my wife's money for money in the country? There is no reason."

"Since your Majesty does not agree to borrow money from the bank, why not open the Guangzhou Maritime Manufacturing Department? I think it is not difficult to get one million silver dollars for a maritime business certificate. If not, you can give me a hundred places.

Then, Your Majesty no longer has to worry about Henan’s affairs. You can ask me if you have anything.”

"No, the maritime trade is not suitable for full development now. It takes another two years to wait until Han Xiufen gains a foothold in India, so that we can do business with both sides. Only in this way can we make a lot of money and avoid those bad merchants selling my Ming treasures at a low price."

"It makes sense. Now opening up the maritime trade is indeed a loss. Otherwise, what would your Majesty allow me to open the permanent employment rights in Macau? If the permanent employment rights are inappropriate, what would your Majesty think of the thirty-year employment rights?"

Yun Zhao shook his head and said, "No, once the country's door is opened, foreigners will flock in. It is easy to ask God to send him to God, and it will cause even greater trouble."

Zhang Guozhu pondered for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that you have taken away the position of railway manager of the eldest son Yun Zhang?"

Yun Zhao nodded and said, "It takes a large number of slaves to build the railway into Shu, and it is inappropriate for Yun Zhang to participate in this matter."

Zhang Guozhu nodded and said, "Yes, the heirs of the dynasty cannot ruin their reputation. It is better to do this, establish some human resources companies in Macau, and foreigners will manage these companies.

They deal with the source of people themselves. When these people have no value of labor, then these companies are responsible for bringing people out of the Ming Dynasty. What does Your Majesty think?"

Seeing that Zhang Guozhu, a bastard, had already used words to him, Yun Zhao said with some dissatisfaction: "You didn't have to mess with me before."

Zhang Guozhu smiled and said, "That's because you used to put the people first in your work. You have used the money to spend too much money. Why didn't you say that it was your personal one, but now you have to cut it from the country so clearly?"

"It is not good to be integrated with the country."

"Since the family and country are not good, why do you have to hold all your power in your palm?"

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

"I shall not remind Your Majesty that the Congress has begun to study the right of employment for thirty years. If you do not let go, you may become a minority in the Congress."

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

Zhang Guozhu nodded and said, "Of course it is impossible for you to be there. I am afraid that you will be gone. The opinions that have been accumulated for many years will explode at that time, just like the current flood of the Yellow River. Although our officials are very attentive, His Majesty has repeatedly advised the people, but when the Yellow River floods, no matter how much preparations we have made, he has no way to break the dike."
Chapter completed!