Chapter 110 My father is afraid that he will be flooded [Please order first]

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Chapter 110 My father is afraid that he will be flooded [Please order first]

Although Zhu Youtang seemed a little careless when he spoke, Zhu Houzhao did not dare to be negligent. After all, this was related to whether his legs could be intact, so he hurriedly said:

"Father, don't look at the number of victims outside the city. It seems that even if you rebel, you won't be able to make a big splash, but I'm not an alarmist. My master said that tens of thousands of victims can be seen in the capital.

That means there are more disaster victims in other parts of the world.

Erchen thought about it and found it very reasonable. Where is the capital? It is the capital of the Ming Dynasty. There are tens of thousands of victims here. How many victims should there be in the world? I am afraid it is hundreds of thousands, millions, or even tens of thousands.

It's tens of millions.

But those victims in the capital only had porridge to drink. As for the victims in other places, they might not even be able to drink porridge.

The book says that the people are water and the king is a boat. Water can carry a boat and also capsize it. With so many victims in the world, how much water is there? If all this water rebels, my father’s boat must be sure.

The son was flooded, and the Ming Dynasty perished.

I am very worried about this. I don’t want to see the country subjugated, let alone see my father being drowned, so I want to scold my father to wake him up. I am speaking out of justice, just like those officials and censors, I hope, I hope my father

Huang Mingjian."

After finishing his words, Zhu Houzhao admired his own intelligence, especially the following words which he felt he said very well.

Those imperial censors and officials were acting like they were on fire all day long, scolding this and that. After all, he was the prince and spoke uprightly. It was not too much to scold his father, right?

The Nuan Pavilion was obviously quiet again, and Zhu Youtang felt that his mood was a bit complicated at this time, including relief, joy, and some discomfort.

As a dignified prince, is this what you should say about the country's subjugation?

There was also the matter of being drowned. Although Zhu Youtang knew that the boy was talking about being drowned, he could not help but think of the eunuch who was dangling in front of his eyes all day long.

Thinking about it this way, I always feel that my crotch is chilly.

However, the prince's worry is not wrong. Water can carry a boat and also capsize it. How could he, the emperor, not understand this truth?

What he fears most is that the prince does not understand this principle, but now the prince obviously understands.

At this time, Zhu Youtang felt an indescribable sense of peace in his heart. For a moment, all the previous worries seemed to be forgotten. What did the successive military disasters, local disasters, and the weird and extremely cold weather mean?

The Ming Dynasty will not perish because of the barbarians on the border, let alone this cold natural disaster. The Ming Dynasty will only perish at the hands of a foolish king.

The rise and fall of a country depends on the emperor and future emperors.

The power of the world is in one's hands, and the life, death, honor and disgrace of these hundreds of millions of subjects only depend on one person.

As long as the emperor is not a coward and the succeeding emperor is not a coward, the world will still be saved.

When barbarians invade the border, you can send troops to resist; when there is a disaster, you can provide relief; if there are any mistakes in the government's affairs, you can correct them. But if the succeeding emperor is unworthy of being the king, this will truly lead to the destruction of the country.

And my prince now knows how to understand the sentiments of the people and sympathize with the people. As long as he abides by these things, even if he is not a holy and wise king in the future, he will definitely be a benevolent king who cares about the people.

"The words you said were taught to you by your master?"

"Some are, but most of them are my own thoughts."

Zhu Youtang nodded lightly, without commenting on this, and did not continue the topic. Instead, he asked: "You said it is so dangerous, so in your opinion, how should the court help the victims?"

"Give the victims clothing to keep out the cold, and let people from the Ministry of Industry help them build houses, so that they can at least survive."

It was a very naive statement, but Zhu Youtang did not rush to refute it, but said quietly: "Why don't I want to help the victims as you said, give them clothes to keep out the cold, build them houses, and let them have clothes to wear?"

, have a house to live in.

But there are tens of thousands of victims gathered in the capital, and all provinces, prefectures and counties have submitted reports to the victims of the disaster. The total number is more than one million. If disaster relief is carried out in this way, how much expenditure will it cost?

Have you considered it?"

"No."

Zhu Houzhao answered simply that he had never calculated this before, and he couldn't figure it out even if he was asked to do so.

At this time, Liu Jian on the side saluted him respectfully and said with some bitterness: "Your Highness's compassion and love for the people are admired by me. However, the severe cold weather has caused severe drought in many places. This year's grain output has dropped sharply. The imperial court

It is already beyond our capabilities to give out porridge to the victims, and if we do what His Highness said to help the victims, the imperial court really cannot afford it."

Xie Qian also asked at the right time: "I wonder if Your Highness has ever thought about why these victims became disaster victims? And why did they gather in the suburbs of Beijing?"

".have not thought."

"Your Highness, most of the victims you saw in the suburbs of Beijing have houses to live in and fields to farm in their hometowns. If they had stayed in the countryside, they would not have been frozen to death at home. But why do they need to gather in the capital?

?Become victims of hunger and cold waiting to die?"

After saying that, before His Highness the Crown Prince could answer, Xie Qian said to himself: "Because they don't want to starve to death. Those victims are the people whose grain output has dropped sharply in Beizhili. They have no food for the winter and will starve to death if they stay at home."

, if they don’t want to sit around and wait for death, they can only gather in the capital, hoping that the court can provide some food rations to satisfy their hunger.

In other words, the reason these victims came to the capital was for the bowl of porridge provided by the imperial court."

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Hearing this, Zhu Houzhao was shocked. He didn't know the origin of the victims or why there were victims every winter, but now it was clear.

Disaster victims are not disaster victims from birth. They were once common people and became disaster victims because they had no food for the winter.

They wanted to have a full meal and a bowl of steaming porridge, so they traveled a long way to the capital, even freezing to death for it.

Zhu Houzhao felt an unprecedented shock in his heart. It turned out that these victims just wanted a bowl of porridge and a bite to eat, nothing more.

After a moment of silence, he looked up at his father's face again. His face was expressionless, and there was no hint of happiness or anger, but it was not the angry look before, which was good.

So Zhu Houzhao said obediently: "I have finished what I want to say. Well, if my father has nothing else to do, I will leave first."

Resign?

If it was normal, Zhu Youtang might have really let him go, and seeing that he had brought so many surprises to him today, he might not care about the fact that he was called a fool before.

It is even necessary to encourage him and praise his great son.

But today is different from the past. After all, the two cabinet ministers are present. If I just let him go, wouldn't it appear that I have no way to teach my son?

So Zhu Youtang stopped him and asked with a cold face: "I haven't punished you for your crime of unfilial piety. Where are you going, Prince?"

After that, he pointed to the outside of Nuan Pavilion and said, "Kneel down for me outside and kneel down honestly. After I have finished discussing state affairs with the two Qing families, I will punish you for your unfilial piety."
Chapter completed!