A Foodie Transmigrated into the Palace-Chapter 1018: Probability

Xia Ruqing listened and became worried as well.

"Will there really be a flood?"

"Weren’t the riverbanks already reinforced?"

Zhao Junyao shook his head lightly.

"It’s useless!"

"There’s been more rain this year, and Jiangnan is full of rivers and lakes!"

"It’s impossible for every place to be sturdy, there will always be one or two places that breach!"

Floods, droughts, locusts, and other such natural disasters are what all emperors find most troubling.

Money can be talked about; if the national treasury is empty, it can still be earned again.

But the people’s suffering is a serious matter.

Enduring hunger is already considered fortunate.

If a major river breaches, then it’s not just about hunger.

A major flood can take tens of thousands of lives.

Then comes famine, locusts, and plagues.

As they say, misfortunes never come singly!

A series of disasters like that can cripple the local economy for years.

So...

The damage from floods is so great, he has to start thinking of solutions now!

But...

If the heavens want to rain, what can a mere mortal do?

You’re talking about repairing riverbanks?

There are thousands upon thousands of them.

A slightly larger river can meander for thousands of miles, try repairing that?

Not to mention whether the finances can cover it.

Just finding the craftsmen to repair the riverbanks, where can that many be found?

So!

The only way now is to quickly repair all the places that have had major floods in past years first.

Then slowly inspect the rest.

Inspect as much as possible, and the rest is left to fate!

This feeling of being unable to control the situation is really unpleasant!

Zhao Junyao felt troubled just thinking about it!

Xia Ruqing saw him getting agitated again and quickly advised.

"Emperor!"

"It hasn’t happened yet, has it?"

"Maybe tomorrow the weather will clear up, and it won’t rain for the next two months!"

Zhao Junyao forced a smile.

"If only it were so!"

Xia Ruqing continued to advise.

"Emperor!"

"Being depressed now won’t help, why not... think of a solution?"

Zhao Junyao looked slightly despondent, helplessly saying.

"What solution? Unless you can make the heavens stop raining?"

Though he is The King.

Matters of the heavens have always left him helpless.

So...

Someone usually so spirited now has no solution at all, and you could say he’s at his wit’s end!

Xia Ruqing suddenly felt a bit sorry for him.

’What kind of pressure did such a previously ambitious person have to endure to become like this?’

And then thinking.

’Turns out, he is also a person with flesh and blood and worries!’

When reading online novels before.

She always liked those protagonists who were wildly arrogant and effortlessly successful.

It always seemed that they could handle anything with ease and succeed without breaking a sweat.

But upon later reflection.

Where do such people exist in reality?! Everyone is a flesh and blood being born of parents.

How could they have no flaws at all?

Isn’t there a saying?

A truly brave person is not someone who is not afraid, but someone who advances despite trembling legs.

In other words.

Even the greatest person would be afraid.

What is rare is never to give up.

Xia Ruqing didn’t speak.

Instead, she suddenly got up, went to the bedside, and grabbed a historical geography book of Great Chu.

Zhao Junyao was even more puzzled.

"Qingqing, what are you doing?"

"Emperor!"

"This is a map of the Great Chu Dynasty?"

Zhao Junyao frowned.

"What are you doing with a map?"

"Qingqing, affairs of the court are already arranged by me, you need not worry!"

Xia Ruqing confidently retorted.

"Although the harem should not interfere in state affairs, I am now the Empress, guiding the world!"

"Even if you’re soliciting ideas, I should have a say, right?"

These words left Zhao Junyao unable to refute them.

He finally nodded.

"Alright then!"

"I also want to see what good ideas you can come up with, this girl?"

Xia Ruqing chuckled.

She flipped through the geography book, turned to the pages introducing Jiangnan,

and held up a map with a smile.

"Emperor, look at this?"

Zhao Junyao was confused.

"Isn’t this a map of the river basin? I have many more detailed ones!"

Xia Ruqing’s eyes immediately lit up.

"Exactly, Emperor!"

"Our main problem now is: not knowing where there will be a breach!"

"So we can calculate the probability based on past instances?"

The concept of probability.

Xia Ruqing also learned it in modern math class.

Even though she didn’t have the highest educational background, she did at least go to high school, right?

Her grades were quite good; she just dropped out because she couldn’t afford the tuition.

Ah, ah, not thinking about these sad things anymore, there’s a pile of issues in front of her now.

Xia Ruqing looked at Zhao Junyao whose eyes were as big as copper bells.

A bit smug.

"How about that? Haven’t heard of it, right!"

She was immersed in the joy of solving ancient problems with modern knowledge.

Zhao Junyao suddenly touched her forehead with the back of his hand.

"Qingqing, are you alright?"

He’s aware of the concept of probability.

But calculating probability, how could one calculate that?

If that could truly be done, one would have to be a god!

Qingqing must have read something misleading, or maybe she’s just ill!

Xia Ruqing looked at his hand on her forehead.

Feeling a bit disappointed!

’Why is it that when others transmigrate, they’re seen as prophets, worshipped and miraculously successful, yet when I transmigrate and try to use my knowledge... I’m seen as a lunatic?!’

The difference is quite vast!

Oh well.

Let’s solve the issue first!

She resignedly pushed his hand away.

"Emperor, I am not ill!"

She spread the map open on the table, pointing to a river on the main route.

"Emperor, think about it, where is this river most likely to breach?"

Zhao Junyao looked at her bright eyes.

Suddenly curious about what idea she has in her head, so he pretended not to know and shook his head.

Xia Ruqing guided him again.

"Think about it, is it the straight parts or the bends?"

Zhao Junyao continued to feign ignorance, shaking his head.

Xia Ruqing indeed started calculating.

"In my opinion..."

"The most likely breaches are at the bends!"

"However, we still need to calculate based on past probability!"

"Emperor, if you go back and calculate, you’ll know!"

"It should be accurate!"

After she finished, she started calculating with her fingers.

"You just need to send craftsmen to repair the bends in each main route, ensuring those places won’t have problems!"

"The rest should not be a big issue!"

"After repairing those places, then fix the smaller rivers until all those bends are reinforced!"

"Wouldn’t that minimize the risk?"

Her eyes were bright, her gaze full of vigor and excitement.

Zhao Junyao couldn’t bear to burst her bubble.

Actually, he wanted to say:

He’s long since memorized historical records and already sent craftsmen and issued decrees for officials at all levels to urgently repair the bends of rivers in their jurisdiction.

But, how could he tell her without hurting her feelings?!