Chapter 500 I Want to Spend Some Money
"Your Majesty, it's already May." Chu Liuzheng raised his hand and placed it on the emperor's arm. "If what's written in the scroll is true, we must start preparing now."
[Natural disasters are not man-made disasters, especially something like a month of continuous heavy rain. With the current level of technology in this world, we can't intervene too much. We can only do our best to prevent it and prepare for disaster relief.]
For example, they stockpiled food and medicine in advance, sent personnel to reinforce the Minjiang River levees, and rushed to harvest crops before the rainstorms, saving as much as possible. They also had to evacuate people downstream before the rainstorms and organize the construction of temporary shelters in nearby counties and prefectures.
If possible, we should also recruit a group of doctors in advance. If there is no plague, it will be fine. However, if the plague still occurs despite these precautions, we will need to isolate and treat it in time to curb its spread.
【besides……】
Chu Liuzheng suddenly saw the second sentence and almost swore.
Qingzhou is suffering from floods, and a fire has erupted in the southwest. Fire and water are both involved, and you're just stewing soup here. It's bound to be a disaster, right?
What do you mean by lightning striking a tree and causing a fire? There are so many trees in the southwest. Brother Xiaoyao, could you please clearly describe which tree it was? How can we prevent so many?
"A-choo!" Yi Zhen, who had just returned to Chongshan Hall, suddenly sneezed loudly towards the sky.
He rubbed his nose.
"Tong, I've already given you the scroll, so stop cursing and just accept the reality."
[I have to accept it even if I don't want to. Didn't you tell me to help Xiao Jingfan solve the chaos so I could get more bonuses? I've done everything you said, so why are you still not happy?]
[I didn't reveal too much, this is just for the mission.]
[We haven't violated the host's rules. Even if the supervisor finds out, we won't be punished.]
"Of course it's a good deal. Look, not only can we save tens of thousands of people, but someone will also be working tirelessly for us, and we can just sit back and count the prize money. Is there a better deal than this?"
"What I said certainly makes sense. You should think about this carefully. I'll take a nap. If you keep arguing, I'll complain to you!"
Yi Zhen unilaterally ended the conversation with the system, lay down on the bed, and went to sleep.
*
Receiving an urgent summons from the Emperor, the current Minister of Revenue trotted into the Wenhua Palace, account books in hand. He was about to lament his poverty to the Emperor, hoping to see if he could reduce spending, when the Emperor asked him a question: "How much money is left in the treasury?"
The Minister of Revenue was startled. He hugged the account book tightly, his eyes filled with vigilance, and asked, "What do you want to do?"
Xiao Jingfan coughed lightly and said seriously, "I want to spend some money."
Minister of Revenue:!!!
The door of Wenhua Hall was closed for an hour, and crying sounds were heard from time to time.
It is said that when the Minister of Revenue came out, he looked like his entire family had just been exterminated by imperial decree, with his back hunched and his figure much shorter.
After snatching the silver from the Minister of Revenue, the emperor immediately summoned a group of trusted ministers into the palace.
Before the ministers arrived, Chu Liuzheng hurriedly brought over the hot meals and dishes she had prepared, feeding the emperor until he was half full. She also had the imperial kitchen prepare some snacks for the ministers, so they could fill their stomachs if they got hungry during the discussions.
Chu Liuzheng didn't care much about how the talks would go and what preparations the court would have to make. She believed that these smart people could think more comprehensively than she did, and their methods would be more suitable for this era.
What she had to do now was to find Yi Zhen and see if she could circle the specific location of the wildfire on the map and send people to guard it closely so that the flames could be extinguished as soon as they started.
"South-southwest." Yi Zhen estimated and circled two places on the map with a red pen. Chu Liuzheng looked closely and the corners of his lips twitched.
[With two such large areas, what difference does it make whether they paint or not? ]
"Can you be more specific?"
"No." Yi Zhen spread his hands. "The world line changes too much. Even these two locations were calculated by me forcing the system. There is no guarantee that the fire started here."
Chu Liuzheng: "...Is it possible that Qingzhou won't have rain for a month straight?"
"That's a good idea. I hope so too." Yi Zhen folded his arms. "But it will definitely rain in Qingzhou."
Chu Liuzheng curled his lips and pointed at the map. "You just said you weren't sure."
"The two are different," Yi Zhen explained. "In the original world line, the wildfire in the southwest didn't specify where it happened, so anything is possible. But the heavy rain in Qingzhou and the Minjiang River bursting its banks are clearly recorded, so they generally don't change."
Doesn't this mean that what is supposed to happen will definitely happen? So, will all our efforts be effective?
Thinking this way, Chu Liuzheng also asked, "If the imperial court had sent people to reinforce the dikes, evacuated the people in advance, and provided timely disaster relief, would so many people have died?"
[System, stop yelling! My head is about to explode.]
Holding back the buzzing in his head, Yi Zhen spoke vaguely, "It's better to do something than nothing."
[Okay, okay, shut up, I'll shut up.]
Chu Liuzheng glanced at him and rolled up the map. "That's right. Do your best and leave the rest to fate. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first. I'll treat you to dinner another day."
Yi Zhen hurriedly called out to the host: "Switch someone, tell His Majesty that I want to leave the palace for a while."
Chu Liuzheng paused as he was about to leave the palace and turned back. "Why are you leaving the palace?"
"Of course, I want to have fun." Yi Zhen sighed. "Apart from the better living conditions in the palace, it's so boring. I'm almost growing mushrooms from boredom. I want to get out of the palace and get some fresh air."
Chu Liuzheng: "Why don't you go and tell His Majesty yourself?"
"If I go and ask His Majesty, he will definitely not agree." Yi Zhen said, "You are different. I think His Majesty treats you well. I asked the system to calculate it. If you go and ask His Majesty, the chances of his agreeing will be much higher."
Hearing this, Chu Liuzheng thought for a moment and said, "I can't guarantee that His Majesty will agree."
"Thank you." Yi Zhen smiled, bowed, and personally escorted her out.
After tonight, disaster prevention work will be carried out in full swing.
The weather was getting hotter and hotter, and the palace maids changed their spring clothes into lighter summer clothes. Cicadas were clinging to the trees and making a lot of noise.
Before the July rain fell, Chu Liuzheng received the box sent by Jiang Yao, which contained a letter and two boxes.
One square box and one long box.
Chu Liuzheng put the letter into his sleeve and took out the square box first.
[It's still quite substantial. What good stuff did City Lord Jiang send me? ]
She reached out and opened it, and saw a processed beauty's head without any preparation.
There is a cinnabar mole between the eyebrows, which is Pingxuan's head, and his eyes are still open.
Ahh ...
There was a loud bang in his heart, and Chu Liuzheng jumped up and ran out in fright.
The person was still moving, but his soul had been floating in his head for a while.
Chen Xing quickly put the lid back on and chased after her to comfort her: "He's dead, don't be afraid, sister."
【Death is terrifying! 】
Chu Liuzheng stood at the door, wanting to cry but unable to, not understanding why Jiang Yao sent her this thing?
Can't you just bury it or burn it somewhere?
She really doesn't have this weird habit of collecting human heads!
(End of this chapter)
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