Then it was the Minister of War, Minister Li, who started crying poor, asking for money, weapons, and clothing for the soldiers stationed at the border and the emperor:
The Ministry of Public Works also brought up that the Yellow River needed dredging. Last year, Shengzhou experienced a drought, and this year there's a possibility of more rain. Unfortunately, Shengzhou is located at a sharp bend in the Yellow River.
This place is really unlucky. The Yellow River takes a ninety-degree turn here, and the current is particularly fierce, like a roaring tiger. When there's not much rain, people worry, but when there's too much rain, they worry even more.
So to reduce losses, Shengzhou should strengthen its embankments, and the downstream areas should be dredged. Otherwise, if too much silt accumulates, the increased rain upstream could spell disaster for the downstream areas.
