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Chapter 1112 Artificial Rain

When all kinds of people entered the capital, Zhu Xu came to Miyun and inspected the three newly built reservoirs.

The governor of Shuntian Prefecture, Chen Qiyu, Governor Chen Xinjia and others accompanied him, and a group of people stood on a small hill, looking at the blue lake in front of him.

Most of this artificial lake is in the shade, surrounded by mountains and is rebuilt in a natural place.

Zhu Xu looked around and smiled and said, "This reservoir is good. Tell me, how effective can it be?"

Chen Qiyu stood beside Zhu Xu with a confident smile on his face and said, "Back to the emperor, Miyun has three major reservoirs, and a radius of hundreds of miles will basically not be drought or water shortage. In addition, the underground waterway is currently built similarly. This model is feasible and is ready to continue to expand. This can not only deal with the disaster, but also effectively resist the heavy flooding in summer..."

Zhu Xu nodded repeatedly and looked satisfied.

The establishment of these reservoirs has been a temporary success and a great success. It is of great reference value. It can be promoted not only in the capital, Shaanxi, Sichuan and other places, which will inevitably be able to effectively deal with the disaster.

"I am still trying to drill wells, but some places are easy to drill, and some places are not easy to drill, and the daily cost of the people is good. If it is irrigation, it is useless..." Chen Qiyu continued.

Zhu Xu said 'um', with his hands behind his back, looking at the huge reservoir, and smiled: "Well, don't relax. You can try any methods you can use. People are the foundation of the country, so you can't be careless. This reservoir is well built. Chen Aiqing, you have done well in the past few years. Next year, go to the Ministry of Works and be a minister first..."

Zhu Xu praised and made a wish in person, which was a great honor and glory for his ministers!

"I dare not take credit for me. It is because the Shuntian Mansion works together to achieve this." Chen Qiyu quickly raised his hand and said.

Zhu Xu waved his hand with a smile, staring at the artificial lake, and looking at the shade of trees around him and shimmering, he felt very happy.

Seeing Zhu Xu happy, Chen Qiyu said again, "Emperor, as far as I know, the Ministry of Works is experimenting with artificial rainfall, which has been successful once. I have been to the Ministry of Works several times and have talked with Xu Shangshu for a long time. Although this method is not yet proficient, if I practice it a few times, it will not only be able to deal with drought, but also to alleviate the flood..."

Zhu Xu knew about this "artificial rainfall" that it was a very primitive and rough rainfall method, with a low success rate and a very troublesome implementation. It is not very useful for now.

Zhu Xu did not hit Chen Qiyu and others enthusiastically and said inspiration: "Well, don't relax this, test more and test it. Good experiences must be reported to the cabinet in a timely manner. I will ask the cabinet to promote it. On the whole country, things that benefit the country and the people should not be cherished..."

"Yes, I obey the order." Chen Qiyu had a happy smile on his face.

Zhu Xu looked at the huge reservoir again and turned around.

A group of people followed behind and walked towards a farmland.

Chen Qiyu, paired with Zhu Xu, said: "Emperor, these farmlands have just been re-divided. Some of them are Yongye fields, which are prohibited from buying and selling and renting, otherwise they will be taken to the court. The current wheat yield has not decreased much, and Shuntian Prefecture is more than enough to be self-sufficient..."

Zhu Xu walked on the path, looking at the young seedlings, green, with a smile on his face, and said, "More than 20 provinces in the Ming Dynasty, what I am most satisfied with is Beizhili, and you Shuntian Prefecture is good. Farmers and agriculture should be put first to consider... To put it nicely, it is better to go home to sell sweet potatoes than to be an official than to serve the people. To put it bluntly, what we wear and eat in our mouths is all picked out from the mouths of the people. The parents who gave birth to us are these people. What we say about parents, I see, is completely against them. Some people, who cannot recognize the facts, do not care about their conscience, bully the people with domineering airs, and make the people look up to them, are simply a bastard..."

Chen Qiyu, Chen Xinjia and others all know that what this person thinks today is very different from that of ordinary people, and it makes extremely reasonable. After listening to his words, he was silent for a moment and did not speak.

Because Zhu Xu was right, there was no way to refute anything, but they could not accept it immediately. "Officials and the people" have been a kind of "opposition" since ancient times, and officials are natural for managing the people.

Zhu Xu didn't care whether they could listen or how much they could listen, but these words would appear in the newspapers, which would be a guiding ideology for the Qingfeng movement in the future, blowing throughout the Ming Dynasty.

After walking for a while, looking at the wheat seedlings all over the mountains and the weather that was about to begin winter, Zhu Xu was in a good mood. He looked at Chen Qiyu, Chen Xinjia and others, and smiled with admiration, saying, "It's not bad. I feel relieved when I see this. Maybe next year, the people across the country will be better, and we will also be less pressure. Maybe there is no need to worry too much in the next few years..."

Chen Qiyu and Zhu Xu finished speaking and said in a stern manner: "Your Majesty, there has been almost no problem predicted by the Imperial Heaven Supervision. They predict that the disaster in the next three years may become more serious and should not be taken lightly..."

Zhu Xu glanced at him with some surprise, turned around with a smile, and walked back.

After walking for a while, a group of guards and carriages came over.

Zhu Xu did not get in the car immediately, walked slowly, and suddenly said, "I heard that there has been a plague recently. How did you deal with it?"

Chen Qiyu's face was slightly condensed and said, "Back to the emperor, the cabinet's epidemic prevention department has been focusing on several places. This time it broke out and it was curbed. Datong organized dozens of rat-killing brigades, and various medicinal materials were in place. The epidemic has been controlled..."

Chen Qiyu said 'being controlled', and in fact thousands of people have died and are still expanding, but it is not that fierce.

Zhu Xu has received dozens of memorials for this matter, including impeachment, ideas, criticism, and various kinds of them.

Zhu Xu didn't say too much, and ended with "Well, you have to be 120 times in this matter. You must never allow the disaster to expand, nor can you spread to the capital. You should use the means and the money you should spend, don't be restricted, don't underestimate the epidemic. Once it expands, the consequences will be unimaginable..."

Chen Qiyu naturally understood more and raised his hand and said, "I understand that Governor Chen has temporarily blocked several prefectures and counties in Datong. The disaster has not yet expanded yet, and the rat killing has begun to show results."

Zhu Xu nodded slightly and said, "Okay, you guys do it, I'll keep an eye on it. I've seen it almost today, and I can go back to Beijing."

In the capital, there are still a lot of things waiting for him.

Chen Qiyu and others raised their hands, followed Zhu Xu, got on the carriage one after another, and rushed to the capital.

A big drama in the capital slowly kicked off.
Chapter completed!
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