I am a corrupt official, but they say I am a loyal minister!

The empress's eyes lit up, because the person who said this was Lin Beifan, her most respected minister.

Every time he opens his mouth, he always speaks to the core and brings hope.

"Dear, if you have any opinions, tell me quickly!

Lin Beifan said loudly:"I believe that the victims must be rescued, and rescued immediately, without delay!" If we don’t save him, the country will be in chaos and Dawu will perish!"

Everyone's expressions changed drastically, and they started to yell at each other.

"Mr. Lin, do you know what you are talking about?"

"You actually said that our country will be in chaos and the military will be destroyed. This is simply alarmist talk and lies to deceive the public!"

"Just giving up a group of disaster victims, can it shake our country?"

"Mr. Lin, please be careful what you say!"

"Why don't you quickly apologize to His Majesty?"

……

The empress's face was also a little ugly, but because of her trust in Lin Beifan, she said calmly:"My dear friends, please be patient and listen to Lin Aiqing's explanation first!" The court finally became quiet.

"I would like to report to Your Majesty that I am not just being alarmist, but I am telling the truth!"

Lin Beifan said loudly:"Just now, Lord Li, Minister of the Ministry of War, said something very appropriate. The victims who cannot survive can no longer be counted as human beings! In order to survive, they are willing to exchange children and eat without any courtesy or shame! At this time, how can the victims of the disaster still pay attention to the imperial court, and how can they still abide by the imperial court's laws?"

"Wouldn't they... be the opposite?

Everyone's expressions changed slightly. Lin Beifan continued:"

Previously in Tangzhou, 30,000 soldiers had revolted because their military pay had been deducted and they could not afford to eat. They turned into bandits and rebelled against our military power!" What's more, this group of disaster victims who are almost dying?"

"Food is the most important thing for the people! They can't even eat, and their lives are almost gone, so what else can they do? We can only do the opposite! If you don't, you will have to wait to die! If it's the other way around, there might be a way to survive!"

"Let me ask everyone here, if it were you, how would you choose?"

"Are you against it or not?"

Lin Beifan asked all the officials in the court loudly, his voice was deafening.

All the officials who were targeted by Lin Beifan all had their eyes flickering and avoided Lin Beifan's eyes.

"It is self-evident that they will turn against you!"

"Once they rebel, the unrest caused by it cannot be solved by food! When the time comes, they will inevitably rush into major rural towns, burn, kill, loot, and plunder everything they can!"

"By that time, there will be more than a million people affected by the disaster, maybe millions, or even tens of millions!"

"All life is in ruins and the people are in dire straits!"

"The major vassals and dynasties will definitely not let go of such an excellent opportunity and raise troops to attack our dynasty! At this time, we have lost the support of the people, been stabbed in the back by the people, and are unable to resist the heroes. We are facing internal and external troubles.……"

Lin Beifan glanced at the audience:"I would like to ask your majesty and your lords, can our court still hold on? Can you continue to be well-dressed and well-fed, and stand on the high hall to guide the country as you are now?"

Everyone looked at each other with expressions. Heavy and frightened.

The imperial court is their foundation!

Without the protection of the imperial court, they would not be able to enjoy everything they have today!

You can't even save your life!

The empress' face was equally solemn!

Although she already has some trump cards, she is still unable to deal with such a crisis!

Once it fails, it’s over, and I don’t regret taking the medicine!

Lin Beifan said loudly:"Our court is in a precarious situation and is in danger. We really cannot make a mistake! Once we make a mistake, the enemy will seize the opportunity! So, please think twice, Your Majesty, all my lords, think again!"

Li Kaiguang, Minister of War, spoke in a loose tone. He said:"But, how can we save it? Our capital is too far away from Jiangnan. Even if we prepare food now, it will take 10 days for everything to go smoothly. The victims will all starve to death!""

"Yes, it’s not that we don’t want to save it, it’s that we really have no choice!"

"When the food was delivered, everyone was almost dead, it was too late!"

……

The empress looked at Lin Beifan, her eyes full of expectation:"My dear, do you have any solution?"

Lin Beifan bowed and said:"Your Majesty, didn't the King of Jiangnan advertise that there was food in the capital and asked the victims to come to the capital to beg for food? We Let the governments along the way provide relief to the victims! Although local governments have limited food, they can still provide one or two meals, which is enough to last for two or three days!"

"In addition, we seized the time to transport food for disaster relief, and used air-cushion boats, a powerful water weapon, to transport food all the way southward! Going north and south in this way, we will have the opportunity to gather together halfway to provide relief to the victims!"

"This is the best way at the moment. Your Majesty, please take a closer look!"

The empress nodded:"Soldiers are very quick! Where is Qian Yuanshen, the Minister of Household Affairs?"

"I'm here!"The Minister of the Ministry of Finance stood up.

"Open warehouses immediately to release grain and provide relief to the victims!"

"I obey the decree!"The Minister of the Ministry of Finance said loudly

"Where is Li Kaiguang, Minister of the Ministry of War?"

"I'm here!"The Minister of the Ministry of War stood up.

"Immediately set up a hovercraft to transport food and send troops to escort along the way!"

"I obey the decree!"The Minister of War said loudly

"Where is the commander-in-chief of Jin Yiwei?"

"I'm here!"

……

In this way, the empress issued decrees in an orderly manner.

After arranging a circle, the empress turned her eyes to a thin figure in the court and said:"This time, Lin Aiqing will be responsible for the disaster relief! Lin Beifan, the Prime Minister of De Tianfu and the Imperial Academy's Jijiu, is the imperial envoy and is responsible for all disaster relief matters! Zhi Shang Fang The sword, as if I were here in person, has the power to cut first and then show off!"

"I obey the decree!"Lin Beifan accepted the order.

Then he took the Shang Fang Sword gifted by Her Majesty the Empress, and hurriedly went to arrange disaster relief.

Looking at Lin Beifan's hurried away figure, the Empress murmured:"My dear, don't let me down!"

At this moment, when it comes to the interests of all the officials in the court, no one is careless, and everyone moves very quickly.

Cart after cart of grain is transported out of the granary and transported to the river in the capital.

There, one boat after another The hovercraft has already been set up, and the iron cables connect the boats to form a huge land on the water. The food is transported onto the hovercraft, and then goes all the way south to rescue the victims.

Now it is a race against time, and the competition is speed!

"Okay, this boatload of food is enough for the victims to eat for two days. The soldiers are very quick, so we set off now! Next, you will continue to transport food, stop at the coasts of various state capitals, and prepare together with the local officials to provide relief to the victims!"

"Yes, my lord!

After the arrangements were made, Lin Beifan jumped on the hovercraft and shouted:"Set the boat!""

The hovercraft pulled up its sails and relied on the wind to slowly sail away from the capital.

At this moment, Lin Beifan waved, and a strong wind roared in, pushing the hovercraft forward quickly.

At the same time, Lin Beifan's feet The flow speed of the river has also accelerated a lot.

With the combination of the two, the speed of the hovercraft has more than doubled!

In some rivers, it has even flown twice as fast!

This situation was quickly discovered by everyone

"Why is the boat so fast?"

"what happened?"

……

Lin Beifan shouted loudly:"This is God's will! God bless me, Dawu! God bless my people, Dawu! Keep moving forward at full speed day and night!""

"Yes, my lord!"Everyone cheered up and said in unison.

Because of the sign of"God's Will", everyone was united and moved forward at full speed.

Jiangnan is more than 800 miles away from the capital. Even if you take the waterway, day and night, you can walk about eight miles a day. It is estimated that it will take about 10 days to cover ten miles.

It is estimated that it will take seven or eight days for the victims to go all the way north. If they want to meet the victims, this is already a very smooth situation!

But now, it is only three days. , they actually crossed more than 600 miles!

This has to be said, it is a miracle that cannot be replicated!

All of this can only be attributed to God's will. It is God's blessing, and they have no idea that someone is"making trouble" secretly.

Lin Beifan also He breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile:"We will reach Huazhou in half a day, where most of the victims are! Quickly notify the prefect of Huazhou to light a fire and boil water immediately. As soon as our food arrives, we can cook rice and porridge!"

"Yes, my lord!"The Jin Yiwei took the order and rode on the big horse on the bank.

At this time, by the bank of the Huazhou River.

The prefect of Huazhou looked at the displaced, emaciated victims and let out a long sigh.

There is no more food!

Four days ago, after he received the disaster relief task, he immediately worked non-stop to collect food and relieve the victims.

However, as a local government, the food on hand is really limited and cannot feed millions of victims.

He can only feed one person one meal a day. There is only one bowl of porridge in the meal, and there is only a small amount of rice in the porridge. It is eaten in two or three mouthfuls. It can only ensure that people will not die of hunger, but it cannot make people full.

In order to keep the black gauze hat on their heads, they have to use some means to get money from wealthy families. Some food was fished out.

Even the chaff was collected and fed to the victims.

In this way, it only lasted three years.

Now, there is no food in hand. The victims have been hungry all day and do not want to leave.

If another day passes and the relief food does not arrive, something unpredictable will most likely happen!

Disaster victims who cannot survive can do anything!

However, he also knows that the capital is too far away from here!

It would take seven or eight days at the earliest to transport the food from there. It would be too late!

His official position has also reached its end, and whether he will survive or not is unknown!

"What should I do?"The magistrate's face was full of sorrow, and his hair was gray with sorrow.

At this moment, a guard in royal robes came rushing over on a tall horse.

While riding the horse, he shouted:"Report! In one hour, the court's disaster relief food will arrive! Please heat up the fire and boil water immediately, and put it into the pot as soon as the food arrives!"

The magistrate of Huazhou was so shocked that he thought he had heard a hallucination.

He immediately rushed forward and asked Jin Yiwei:"So fast? Does the food for the imperial court really arrive within an hour? You didn't make fun of me?

Jin Yiwei looked a little unhappy:"Why did you lie to me?" This is military information. Who dares to lie about military information and risk my life?

The prefect was overjoyed:"Okay, okay!" Is it food transferred from other places?

Jin Yiwei replied:"It's from the capital!"

The prefect was confused:"Coming from the capital...how is that possible?" Even if I fly, I can't fly that fast!

Jin Yiwei waved his hand impatiently:"Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and boil the fire!" If it delays the business, let me ask you a question!"

The prefect gritted his teeth and said in a loud voice:"Boil the fire and boil water immediately!"