Chapter 220 Lin Beifan, Imperial Envoy!

The Empress’s eyes lit up, because it was Lin Beifan, her most important minister, who said this.

Every time he opens his mouth, he can always point to the core and bring hope at the same time.

“Aiqing, what do you think, tell me quickly!”

Lin Beifan said loudly: “I believe that the disaster victims must be rescued, and rescued immediately, without delay! If not rescued, the country will be in chaos, and Great Wu will die!”

Everyone’s complexion changed drastically, and they all opened their mouths to scold.

“Master Lin, do you know what you’re talking about-?”

“You actually said that our country will be in chaos and the great military will be destroyed. You are scaremongering and deceiving the public!”

“It’s just giving up a group of disaster victims, can it shake my dynasty?”

“Lord Lin, please be careful with your words!”

“Aren’t you quick to apologize to His Majesty?”

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The Empress’s face was also a bit ugly, but because of her trust in Lin Beifan, she said calmly: “Everyone, be safe and don’t be impatient, please listen to Lin Aiqing’s explanation first!”

The court finally calmed down.

“Your Majesty, I’m not trying to scare you, but it’s true!”

Lin Beifan said loudly: “Just now, Master Li, Minister of the Ministry of War, said very aptly that the disaster victims who can’t survive are no longer human beings! They can do anything to survive and change their children, without any etiquette and shame! At this time, how can the victims of the disaster pay attention to the imperial court, and how can they abide by the imperial court’s laws?”

“Couldn’t they…reverse?”

Everyone’s complexion changed slightly.

Lin Beifan continued: “Before in Tangzhou, 30,000 soldiers revolted because their salaries were deducted and they could not eat. /p>

“Food is paramount to the people! They can’t even eat, and their lives are almost gone. What else can they do? They can only rebel! If they don’t, they can only wait for death! If they rebel, there may be a chance of survival!” < /p>

“Just ask everyone here, if it were you, how would you choose?”

“Are you against it, or not?”

Lin Beifan questioned the court officials loudly, his voice was deafening.

All the officials who were targeted by Lin Beifan had their eyes flickering, avoiding Lin Beifan’s eyes.

“Things are self-evident, they will turn against them!”

“Once it is reversed, the turbulent impact it will cause cannot be solved by food! At that time, they will inevitably rush into the major villages and towns, burn, kill and loot, and plunder everything that can be plundered!”

“By that time, there will be more than one million people affected by the disaster, maybe several million, or even tens of millions!”

“The people are living in dire straits!”

“The vassals and dynasties and countries will definitely not let go of such an excellent opportunity to attack our dynasty! At this time, we have lost the hearts of the people, have been stabbed in the back by the people, and are unable to resist the heroes, so internal and external troubles… …”

Lin Beifan glanced at the audience: “I would like to ask Your Majesty, and my lords, can our court still be able to hold on? Can you continue to be rich in clothing and food, and stand on the high hall to guide the country?”

Everyone looked heavy and panicked.

The imperial court is their foundation!

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

I can’t even save my life!

The empress’s expression was equally dignified!

Although she already has some trump cards, she is still powerless 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 imperial court is in turmoil and is in dire straits. We really can’t make a mistake! Once we make a mistake, the enemy will seize the opportunity! So, please think twice, Your Majesty, and my lords!”

The tone of Li Kaiguang, Minister of the Ministry of War, was relaxed: “But, how can we rescue? Our capital is too far away from the south of the Yangtze River. Even if we prepare food now, it will take 10 days for everything to go well. The victims are starving to death!”

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“Yeah, it’s not that we don’t want to save, it’s that there is really no way!”

“When the food is delivered, everyone is almost dead. It’s too late!”

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The empress looked at Lin Beifan, her eyes full of anticipation: “Aiqing, what solution do you have?”

Lin Beifan bowed and said: “Your Majesty, didn’t the King of Jiangnan advertise that the capital has food and let the victims come to Beijing to ask for food? We will ask the government along the way to help the victims! Although the local government has limited food, it is still possible to provide one or two meals. , so enough to last for two or three days!”

“In addition, we seized the time to transport food for disaster relief, and used the sharp water tool hovercraft to transport food, all the way down the river! In this way, one goes north and one goes south, we have the opportunity to gather again halfway to relieve the victims!”

“This is the best way at present, please be aware of it, Your Majesty!”

The empress nodded: “Soldiers are expensive and fast! Where is Qian Yuanshen, Minister of the Household Department?”

“The minister is here!” Hubu Shangshu stood up.

“Immediately open the warehouse to release food and help the victims!”

“I obey the order!” The Minister of the Household Department said loudly.

“Where is Li Kaiguang, Shangshu of the Ministry of War?”

“The minister is 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!”

“The minister complies with the order!” The Minister of the Ministry of War said loudly.

“Where is the commander-in-chief of Jinyiwei?”

“The minister is here!”

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

After arranging around, the empress turned her eyes to a thin figure in the court, and said, “Lin Aiqing will be in charge of the disaster relief this time! Fengde Tianfu Fucheng and Guozijian Jijiu Lin Beifan are imperial envoys, responsible for all matters of disaster relief! Shang Fang The sword, as if I come in person, has the right to cut first and then strike!”

“I obey the order!” Lin Beifan accepted the order.

Then he took the Shangfang Sword from Her Majesty the Empress, and hurriedly went to arrange disaster relief.

Seeing Lin Beifan leaving in a hurry, the Empress murmured: “Ai Qing, don’t let me down!”

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

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

There, one hovercraft after another has already been set up, and the boats are connected by iron cables, forming a huge land on water.

The food was transported onto the hovercraft, and then went all the way south to help the victims.

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

“Okay, this ship has enough food for the victims for two days. The soldiers are so fast, let’s go now! Next, you continue to transport food, stop along the coasts of various state capitals, and make preparations with the local government to help the victims! “

“Yes, my lord!”

After making arrangements, Lin Beifan jumped onto the hovercraft and shouted, “Leave the boat!”

The hovercraft pulled up the cloth sail, and relying on the wind, it slowly sailed away from the capital.

At this moment, Lin Beifan beckoned, and the strong wind howled, pushing the hovercraft forward quickly.

At the same time, the flow of the river under Lin Beifan’s feet also accelerated a lot.

With the combination of the two, the speed of the hovercraft more than doubles!

Some river courses are twice as fast!

This situation was quickly discovered by everyone.

“Why is the boat so fast?”

“What’s going on?”

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Lin Beifan shouted loudly: “This is God’s will! God bless me Great Wu! God bless my people! Day and night, keep going at full speed!”

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

Thanks to the signboard of “God’s Will”, everyone is united as one, moving forward at full speed.

Jiangnan is more than 800 miles away from the capital city. Even if you take the waterway, you can travel about 80 miles a day without stopping day and night. It is estimated that it will take about 10 days.

The victims went all the way north. If they want to meet the victims, it is estimated that it will take seven or eight days.

This is already a fairly smooth situation!

But now, in only three days, they have traversed 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 don’t know that someone is secretly “causing trouble”.

Lin Beifan also breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: “We will arrive in Huazhou in half a day, and most of the victims are there! Hurry up and notify the prefect of Huazhou, and immediately start a fire to boil water. As soon as our food arrives, we can cook rice.” Porridge!”

“Yes, my lord!” Jin Yiwei took the order, and rode on the big horse on the bank and set off.

At this time, beside the Huazhou River.

… … …

The prefect of Huazhou looked at this group of homeless, sallow and emaciated victims, and heaved a long sigh.

The food is gone!

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

However, as a local government, the food on hand is really limited, and it simply cannot afford to support the millions of disaster victims.

Each person can only be fed once a day, and each meal is only a bowl of porridge, with only a small amount of rice in it, which can be eaten in two or three bites.

It can only guarantee that you won’t die from starvation, and you can’t make people feel full.

In order to keep the black hat on his head, he had to use some means to fish out some food from wealthy families.

Even the chaff was collected and fed to the disaster victims.

In this way, it only lasted for three days.

Now, there is no more food in hand, and the victims have been hungry for a day, and they don’t want to go on the road.

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

Disaster victims who can’t survive can do anything!

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

It will take seven or eight days for the food to be shipped from there at the fastest, and everything is too late!

He has also reached the top of his official position, whether he can survive is still unknown!

“What should I do?” The magistrate’s face was full of sorrow, and his hair was grey.

Just at this moment, a Jin Yiwei rode over on a tall horse at full speed.

While riding a horse, he shouted: “Report! In one hour, the food for the imperial court’s disaster relief will arrive! Please burn the fire and boil the water immediately, and put the food in the pot as soon as it arrives!”

The prefect of Huazhou was so shocked that he heard hallucinations.

Immediately rushed up to greet him, and asked Jin Yiwei: “So fast? The food from the imperial court really arrived in an hour? You didn’t tease me?”

Jin Yiwei’s face was a little unhappy: “What are you doing to lie to you? This is military information, who dares to lie about military information, I will die?”

The magistrate was overjoyed: “Okay! Is it food transferred from other places?”

Jin Yiwei replied: “It’s from the capital!”

The magistrate was in a mess: “Come from the capital… How is it possible? Even if you fly, you can’t fly that fast!”

Jin Yiwei waved his hand impatiently: “Stop talking nonsense, quickly heat up the fire and boil the water! If you delay the business, I’ll ask for you!”

The magistrate gritted his teeth, and said in a loud voice: “Immediately turn on the fire and boil the water!” Bu.