[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace":3,"chapter-a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-1018":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","A Foodie Transmigrated into the Palace",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},411303,676,"Chapter 1018: Probability","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-1018",1018,"\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing listened and became worried as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Will there really be a flood?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Weren’t the riverbanks already reinforced?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao shook his head lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s useless!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s been more rain this year, and Jiangnan is full of rivers and lakes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s impossible for every place to be sturdy, there will always be one or two places that breach!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Floods, droughts, locusts, and other such natural disasters are what all emperors find most troubling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Money can be talked about; if the national treasury is empty, it can still be earned again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the people’s suffering is a serious matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enduring hunger is already considered fortunate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a major river breaches, then it’s not just about hunger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A major flood can take tens of thousands of lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then comes famine, locusts, and plagues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they say, misfortunes never come singly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A series of disasters like that can cripple the local economy for years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The damage from floods is so great, he has to start thinking of solutions now!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the heavens want to rain, what can a mere mortal do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re talking about repairing riverbanks?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are thousands upon thousands of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A slightly larger river can meander for thousands of miles, try repairing that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention whether the finances can cover it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just finding the craftsmen to repair the riverbanks, where can that many be found?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only way now is to quickly repair all the places that have had major floods in past years first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then slowly inspect the rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inspect as much as possible, and the rest is left to fate!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This feeling of being unable to control the situation is really unpleasant!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao felt troubled just thinking about it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing saw him getting agitated again and quickly advised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Emperor!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It hasn’t happened yet, has it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe tomorrow the weather will clear up, and it won’t rain for the next two months!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao forced a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If only it were so!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing continued to advise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Emperor!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Being depressed now won’t help, why not... think of a solution?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao looked slightly despondent, helplessly saying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What solution? Unless you can make the heavens stop raining?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he is The King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Matters of the heavens have always left him helpless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone usually so spirited now has no solution at all, and you could say he’s at his wit’s end!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing suddenly felt a bit sorry for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What kind of pressure did such a previously ambitious person have to endure to become like this?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Turns out, he is also a person with flesh and blood and worries!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When reading online novels before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She always liked those protagonists who were wildly arrogant and effortlessly successful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It always seemed that they could handle anything with ease and succeed without breaking a sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But upon later reflection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where do such people exist in reality?! Everyone is a flesh and blood being born of parents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could they have no flaws at all?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t there a saying?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A truly brave person is not someone who is not afraid, but someone who advances despite trembling legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the greatest person would be afraid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is rare is never to give up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing didn’t speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, she suddenly got up, went to the bedside, and grabbed a historical geography book of Great Chu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao was even more puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qingqing, what are you doing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Emperor!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a map of the Great Chu Dynasty?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you doing with a map?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qingqing, affairs of the court are already arranged by me, you need not worry!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing confidently retorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although the harem should not interfere in state affairs, I am now the Empress, guiding the world!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if you’re soliciting ideas, I should have a say, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These words left Zhao Junyao unable to refute them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He finally nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright then!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I also want to see what good ideas you can come up with, this girl?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She flipped through the geography book, turned to the pages introducing Jiangnan,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and held up a map with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Emperor, look at this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao was confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn’t this a map of the river basin? I have many more detailed ones!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing’s eyes immediately lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly, Emperor!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our main problem now is: not knowing where there will be a breach!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So we can calculate the probability based on past instances?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The concept of probability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing also learned it in modern math class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though she didn’t have the highest educational background, she did at least go to high school, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her grades were quite good; she just dropped out because she couldn’t afford the tuition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, ah, not thinking about these sad things anymore, there’s a pile of issues in front of her now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing looked at Zhao Junyao whose eyes were as big as copper bells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bit smug.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about that? Haven’t heard of it, right!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was immersed in the joy of solving ancient problems with modern knowledge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao suddenly touched her forehead with the back of his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qingqing, are you alright?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’s aware of the concept of probability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But calculating probability, how could one calculate that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that could truly be done, one would have to be a god!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qingqing must have read something misleading, or maybe she’s just ill!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing looked at his hand on her forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling a bit disappointed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’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?!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difference is quite vast!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s solve the issue first!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She resignedly pushed his hand away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Emperor, I am not ill!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She spread the map open on the table, pointing to a river on the main route.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Emperor, think about it, where is this river most likely to breach?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao looked at her bright eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly curious about what idea she has in her head, so he pretended not to know and shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing guided him again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Think about it, is it the straight parts or the bends?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao continued to feign ignorance, shaking his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Ruqing indeed started calculating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In my opinion...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The most likely breaches are at the bends!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, we still need to calculate based on past probability!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Emperor, if you go back and calculate, you’ll know!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It should be accurate!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After she finished, she started calculating with her fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You just need to send craftsmen to repair the bends in each main route, ensuring those places won’t have problems!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The rest should not be a big issue!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After repairing those places, then fix the smaller rivers until all those bends are reinforced!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wouldn’t that minimize the risk?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes were bright, her gaze full of vigor and excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Junyao couldn’t bear to burst her bubble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, he wanted to say:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, how could he tell her without hurting her feelings?!\u003C\u002Fp>",1208,"2026-05-30T07:41:33.085Z","2026-06-01T04:30:40.316Z",1,"novelbin.me","f81bfb7639483c6a62d50b544f7966b41417fa5daf13cfb3f386bcd7a9f18954","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-1019","a-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-chapter-1017",1204,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fa-foodie-transmigrated-into-the-palace-cover.jpg"]