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Ji Yuan blushed slightly and lowered his head in response, "I will go and discuss disaster prevention with them right now."

Zhao Hanzhang nodded, "Tomorrow I will publish the news about the impending natural disaster in the newspaper to remind the people to be prepared."

Ji Yuan was startled and said hurriedly: "It's inappropriate, if it causes panic among the people..."

"I know, that's why the imperial court has to control public opinion. What happened on the observatory today must not be leaked to the public. It is up to us to decide how much to disclose."

Ji Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and agreed.

Zhao Hanzhang handed this matter to Zhao Yunxin, and she only gave him one purpose: "Slowly, we must teach them how to prevent and resist disasters."

Zhao Yunxin agreed, and besides handling official duties, she also had to go to the Ministry of Industry, the Imperial Hospital, and the Ministry of Household Affairs to find people for consultation and study.

For example, they asked the Ministry of Industry and Commerce how to remind people to repair their houses in advance, how to judge the damage to houses during floods and whether they can still be repaired, and how to escape from houses that are about to collapse or have already collapsed...

Consult Taiyuan Hospital on how to prevent diseases in advance, what to do if you get caught in the rain, what kind of medicine you should take when you are exposed to rain and cold, whether you can collect it yourself in the wild, etc.

And the household...

Then there are more things that need consultation, such as which crops are resistant to flooding, what crops should be planted this year, how to discharge the flood if the land is flooded, and how to prevent and control pests after the flood, ensure the fertility of the land, etc....

Alas, it's not easy to be the general's secretary.

Fortunately, after her first article was approved and published in the newspaper, someone immediately checked for any gaps and took the initiative to write an article and submit it to the Di newspaper.

Most of the writers were minor officials such as Liubu Shu.

It was difficult for them to see Zhao Hanzhang express her political opinions, but they knew that she would definitely read Di Bao.

If their articles can be published in Di Bao, it will be equivalent to making an impression on Zhao Hanzhang.

So when they noticed what Zhao Yunxin was doing, officials who had some knowledge of flood relief work immediately wrote an article to express their opinions;

If you don’t understand something, you can devote yourself to understanding it.

So the people who read the newspaper read articles about flood prevention and disaster relief for several days, and then some people came to their senses and said, "I know, this is going to be a flood. Could the solar eclipse be a sign of a flood?"

This is a group of people with moderate acuity, a group of people with special acuity who have already begun to stock up on food and goods.

Zhao Hu is the fastest.

He had been anxiously waiting for news from the palace that day. He hoped that the Zhao army would rush out of the palace to tell him that the emperor would abdicate and their new emperor would ascend the throne; he was also afraid that the army would rush into his home and shout to arrest the rebels...

In this tug of hope and fear, news came out from the palace that the solar eclipse warned that there would be a major disaster in the world, and it was a flood.

Guo Pu personally said so.

Zhao Hu trusted Guo Pu very much. He was a group of people who believed in ghosts and gods, otherwise he would not have wanted to die as a slave to Zhao Changyu.

So he immediately asked people to buy grain, "Don't buy it in Luoyang. With so many people in Luoyang, how much grain can be squeezed out for us? Go to the surrounding counties, especially those along the Yellow River, buy grain and send it to the county seat. We If you have a house, keep it in your house. If you don’t have one, rent a warehouse and send someone to take care of it. Remember to say hello to the local county guard and don’t let anyone rob us of our food.”

He then sent people back to Yuzhou, "Tell Sanjin that the grain we have is no longer going out. The grain shops have restricted sales every day and raised the price of grain by one penny."

Wuyin was stunned and asked: "What kind of food is it?"

Zhao Hu: "Since I didn't say which one it is, naturally every kind has gone up. Rice, millet, wheat, beans, all have gone up for me!"

Wuyin was confused: "If Sanniang knew..."

Zhao Hu: "I only went up by one penny. Just wait. When the news of the natural disaster comes out, others will only go up even more fiercely. You ask Sanjin to pay attention. Wait for them to go up first. As long as the court does not take action on those grain merchants , follow the increase."

Five silvers can only be accepted.

Zhao Hu's prediction was good. Even before most people realized that there would be a natural disaster, food prices began to rise.

Because someone in Luoyang is hoarding a lot of food.

Zhao Zheng was extremely busy. After interviewing several grain merchants, he found that there was little effect, so he simply went to the Ministry of Household Affairs and handed over the matter to them.

However, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Affairs can regulate market behavior, but it cannot completely replace it, so food prices still rise.

And when the newspaper was published, even ordinary people knew that the solar eclipse was a warning from God about floods in the coming spring and summer, and the price of food jumped by three cents.

The ministers were very worried and wrote letters one after another to persuade Zhao Hanzhang to appease the people and conceal the natural disaster.

Ji Yuan: "How can we refute what has already been made public? Do we still need the majesty of the imperial court?"

Xia Houren: "The newspaper only published measures to prevent floods and disasters, and did not explicitly state that there would be disasters. As long as the general came forward and said that this was the court's effort to educate and enlighten the people, it did not indicate a natural disaster. With the prestige of the general, the people would be convinced. ."

Ming Yu sneered: "If natural disasters really occur in the future, won't the people resent the general?"

Tao Wu had long felt that Zhao Hanzhang had done something wrong. At this time, he finally couldn't help but said: "Most of the people in the world are ignorant, but they pride themselves on being smart and do not listen to orders. Therefore, the court's announcement should not be based on explanations, but on thinking. How to maximize the interests of the people? The general announced the natural disaster and caused panic. After the price of food soared, it was the people who suffered."

Yuan Li: "What does the general have to do with the soaring price of food? Isn't it caused by people hoarding large amounts of food in the market? How easy it would be to bring down the price of food. Just arrest all the grain merchants and wealthy families who are hoarding food, copy the food, and let the people If there is more food, food prices will naturally fall."

Tao Wu: "You, who do you think the court is, a bandit who robs homes and homes?"

Yuan Li turned around and glared at Tao Wu, "Who do you think is the bandit?"

Taowu looked at the scars on his face that almost jumped out of his cheeks. He gritted his teeth and uttered one word, "You!"

Yuan Li suddenly became murderous, "I have seen that you are not convinced. You are making things difficult for the general by claiming that you are an old minister of the late emperor. You are against everything the general does. The fact that a solar eclipse heralds a natural disaster is known to everyone in the court, and you think you can hide it." How long will the people last?”

Tao Wu said in a deep voice: "How long can I hide it?"

Zhao Shen sneered: "When there is a solar eclipse, the imperial court must give the people an explanation. Do not blame it as a natural disaster, do you want your majesty to issue an edict to blame yourself?"

It was rare to see a quarrel that he could understand. The little emperor, who was watching in high spirits, was immediately clicked. He was so frightened that he lowered his head, shrank back, and lowered his head silently.

You can argue as much as you want, why do you want me?

Xia Houren said: "When there is a flood, the people will naturally realize that the solar eclipse heralds a natural disaster. If there is no natural disaster, we will discuss the matter later."

He said: "Although I believe in Guo Pu's divination, what if there is no flood? Wouldn't it damage the majesty of the imperial court?"

Zhao Shen said: "At this time, the general represents the court. If you let the general deceive the people, when the flood comes, won't it damage the majesty of the court even more?"