Chapter 644 Imperial Army Disaster Relief
"Yes, the snow this year is really heavy. It's a pity that Mid-ye and Zi are young, otherwise I could take them out to build snowmen." The Yaoguang girl looked at the flying snowflakes and the pavilions and towers of Chang'an City, and couldn't help but feel a little sorry.
"One day and one night, the snow in Chang'an is more than one foot thick, and other places are probably even worse." My brows became tighter and tighter. Yaoguang then came back and couldn't help but feel a little nervous. "Yes, the houses of ordinary people are not as strong as those of Chang'an."
"Madam, I'm afraid I'll have to..." I said guiltily to Sister Yaoguang.
"What do you mean by husband? Are you the kind of person who doesn't even care about your husband's great cause for your sake?" Yaoguang girl smiled sweetly, grabbed my hand, and nodded at me encouragement. "Husband, go and do your business. I have me at home. When you are not busy, we have time to spend together, right?"
"Well, then madam, let's go back. After finishing my work for you, I will come to find you." Seeing the Yaoguang girl disappearing in the wind and snow surrounded by several guards, I turned around and shouted to Li Yuanfang in a calm voice: "Yuanfang, send someone to notify the officials on duty and move me immediately to understand the heavy snow situation in various places as quickly as possible. In addition, I will go out of the city to see the situation in the west of the city first."
Snow, heavy snow, the first snow is really boring. The farm outside the city has indeed collapsed. Although not many, this heavy snow not only covers Chang'an, but even as far as Tongguan, there have been news that it has also encountered this unprecedented heavy snow.
In the north, there was no heavy snow in Yan'an County. In the Hancheng County area, there were even people's houses buried in the snow. Fortunately, although Hancheng County is in the center of heavy snow, most of the houses there were buildings built after I took office, and most of them were brick-concrete structures. Therefore, the disaster there was not serious, but the serious ones were in the surrounding areas of Guanzhong.
"At present, in Chang'an and surrounding areas, more than 1,700 houses have been damaged, and the statistical information of five counties has not yet arrived. It is expected that more than 2,000 houses will be damaged." Du Ruhui frowned, feeling a little sad.
"But fortunately it was snow, not rain or other disasters. Otherwise, there would be no need to mention the disaster caused by such a large-scale." Wei Yunqi said with thick eyebrows.
"Yes, more snow in the farmland in winter can greatly reduce the threat of spring drought." I nodded. "Everyone already knows the situation now."
"This is the news of the day. I wonder if I will continue to go on." Yang Gongren looked up at the outside of the house, and the snowflakes that were still falling slowly.
"This is a test, a test that God has given me to the Chinese Empire." I nodded. "What is the disaster relief situation in various places?"
Fang Xuanling immediately replied, "Your Majesty, all counties and counties have followed His Majesty's orders to let the patrol police and staff rush to various places for patrol and disaster relief. The grain management offices in various places have distributed food to the victims in accordance with the regulations. In addition, the garrison has also started, but the number of tents and bedding is still not enough. We can only transfer from the three places in Chang'an, Hancheng and Yan'an. However, the cement straight road is now covered by heavy snow, so..."
My fingers tapped on the table, staring at the map hanging in the hall without raising my head, and asked lightly: "Where are the places that cannot be accessed?"
"Your Majesty, according to the information we have obtained now, the cement straight roads in Chang'an Jingzhao area, Shangjun, Fengyi County and Fufeng County are affected by heavy snow, and it is difficult to pass." Wei Yunqi picked up the instruction stick, pointed to several areas on the map and replied.
"If you use human power to remove snow, how long will it take to get the main line to penetrate?" I asked with a frown.
"Your Majesty, the main line from Tongguan to Fufeng County alone requires nearly 100,000 people to ensure the smooth flow of the road. If you want to keep the entire disaster-stricken area in the country in contact and traffic, at least 200,000 people will be needed." Fang Xuanling, the superman of mathematics, came up with the answer at the fastest speed. "Even so, the postcar can only be carried out at half the speed in the past."
"Well, except for the heavy snow in Guanzhong, how is the situation in Henan and Shanxi?"
"Your Majesty, the northwest part of Henan is also covered by heavy snow, and the impact is probably not smaller than that of Guanzhong. Although there is snow in Shanxi, it is not big." Du Ruhui, the director of the General Information Administration, immediately replied
"In other words, for at least half a month, even if our Tongguan is empty, Wang Shichong will not be able to attack us, right?" I stood up and walked to the Guanzhong sand table beside me to look carefully.
Wei Yunqi smiled and patted the frame of the sand tray and said, "Yes, winter clothes are hard to make, and the snow disaster today is even more unexpected. I am afraid that Wang Shichong himself is in a state of great difficulty at this time, so he has no energy to find our troubles. I am afraid that he should worry about us taking action now. After all, most of our soldiers have already changed into cotton winter clothes."
"Last year, our trial planting response in the Western Qin and Hexi areas was good. In addition, we planted nearly 200,000 mu of cotton fields this year and achieved a bumper harvest, which was barely able to supply the military. Fortunately, this is the case, otherwise, such a cold winter would be difficult."
Fang Xuanling looked at Sha Pan and nodded. "Well, there are nearly 150,000 sets of winter clothes that Tao replaced. Although most of them are old and not as cold as the winter clothes sewn in cotton, it is still possible to give them to the people who are suffering from disaster.
"It's a pity that the only thing we lack now is time." Du Ruhui said with a gloomy face: "Your Majesty, do you want to recruit the people and clear the road?"
"You must not recruit the people. Your Majesty has issued an order to prohibit the use of labor service. If it is recruited at this time, it will definitely be attacked." Wei Zheng, who had been silent, suddenly said this, which made all those who wanted to agree with Du Ruhui's views silence.
"If it is not feasible to collect labor service, can you recruit refugees?" Wei Yunqi quickly came up with an idea. "Of course, the wages must be paid."
"There are not many refugees who have not yet entered the workforce. If you want to recruit a large number of remittances, will those business groups agree?" Fang Xuanling stroked his eyebrows and asked with some uncertainty.
"This is a difficult situation for the country. It is impossible to recruit workers. What's more, the court will pay workers wages. I think it shouldn't be a big problem, right?" Wei Yunqi was also a little worried, but he still found a way to continue to make up for the omissions in this policy.
"At present, it is best not to do this. If you force the workers of various chambers of commerce and trading companies, then what is the difference between the current empire and the past dynasties?" I shook my head. "It's still the same, Li Yuanfang."
"I am here, what are your instructions?" Li Yuanfang, who was waiting behind me, walked over and said respectfully.
"Tell me that the workshops and enterprises under my command in the snow-affected areas were suspended for three days due to the snow-affected disaster. Then, tell them to help clean the roads in various counties and counties to keep the traffic smooth. The wages are calculated as per the calculation."
"No" Li Yuanfang hesitated for a moment, but still agreed loudly and quickly walked out of the hall door.
"Your Majesty..." Wei Zheng and others all looked on me, and they were all moved. I couldn't help but grin and smiled bitterly: "I am the emperor of China. How can I not set an example? Tomorrow, I have to rely on the Propaganda Department to flatter me and praise me well. Only in this way can more industry and businessmen be willing to take the initiative to stand up and serve the country."
"That's natural." These guys all grinned and laughed.
In addition to the industrial and mining enterprises that I and major trading companies jointly invested in, nearly 70,000 people work in the workshop enterprises under my command. Even if there are no more than half of the workshop enterprises in the snow-hit area, tens of thousands of people can stand on the avenue to remove snow.
"However, the people I sent are not worth it." I shook my head with a funny look and said. Then I turned my head and blinked at this guy.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will let my family slaves do their best to do the best of cotton." Li Xuanba became more open-minded now. However, it was not a loss for the young master to wink at this guy, making his eyes a little sour.
The others volunteered to stand up, and both of them were enthusiastically willing to let their servants stand up to do their best.
"Okay, okay, I appreciate the kindness of all the ministers and workers. Everyone will do it according to their actual situation." After waved my hand, my eyes fell on Yang Gongren. "The garrisons stationed in various places must help the local people to rescue disasters, and they have no way to move. However, our Chang'an army, as well as the army of Tongguan and Fufeng County, can also draw some people."
"This... Zhangguan is my gateway to Guanzhong, so you must not make any mistakes. If you have to draw, then I think it's enough to draw two guards." Wei Yunqi saw the expression of this young master, and knew that since I said it, it would not change. Besides, mobilizing the army to rescue disasters will play a great role in the stability and unity of the empire.
"There are also two divisions on the side of Fufeng County. In addition, the security divisions of Beidi County can also be transferred to the northern part of Jingzhao." Yang Gongren looked at the map and also gave his own opinions.
"Well, in addition, the newly formed 31st Army stationed near Chang'an was sent to the Eastern Front, and that, yes, the 55th Army guarded the Eastern Front, was sent to the Eastern Front..."
The 55th Army of the Security Army was the former 30th Army, which was ordered to be demoted to the security organization by my son. Now, because of the punishment of being reduced to the level of the rank, the 55th Army has gritted its teeth and held back a lot of energy from top to bottom, just thinking about making achievements and returning to the new military series as soon as possible.
Chapter completed!