In the Imperial Study of Chengguang Hall, Prime Minister He and Grandmaster Liu were reporting to the Emperor about the rice cultivation situation in various regions.
It is already summer, and in many places, the rainfall is still quite abundant, resulting in very good growth of the rice. However, in some places, the rainfall is not sufficient, causing the rice to not grow well. In other places, the rainfall is too abundant, such as in Jiangnan.
Since the beginning of spring, it rained continuously in Jiangnan. Just before the Qingming Festival, the rain finally stopped. However, after the festival, it started raining again, turning the rice fields into ponds.
In areas lacking rain, people tried every means to obtain water to irrigate the rice fields, while in Jiangnan, the people tried every means to drain the water from the fields.
