Chapter 513: Contingency

Su You quickly handed over to Zhao Xu: "Your Majesty, I have brought the two palaces and the queen, but there are still two princes in the palace. Please send Li Xian or Zhong Yi to look for them."

Now that the situation in the palace was completely under Zhao Xu's control, Wen Yanbo glanced at Su You approvingly, feeling that this child was very similar to himself and Han Qi, and said with his hands: "Your Majesty, what Su You said makes sense, this matter

Let’s leave it to Zhongyi.”

After speaking, he said to Su You: "Mingrun, Old Tang can't leave now. The situation is urgent. The appointment of the Councilor for Political Affairs has taken effect. The planning department will be left to you for the time being."

Su You cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, sir. The mill over at Zhou'an has been in continuous operation for several months and has accumulated a lot of flour and rice noodles. I originally prepared them for fear of the water conditions in Hebei, but now they are just used for emergencies."

After saying that, he handed over to Zeng Gongliang: "After a strong earthquake, there may be aftershocks, but the intensity will generally be much weaker than the first earthquake, so there may be more after a while. Sirs, please comfort the two palaces, as well as Your Majesty and the Queen, and there is no need to panic.

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Sima Guang said angrily: "Mingrun! Since ancient times, earthquakes have been warnings from heaven. How can they be predicted? Don't talk nonsense!"

Su You ran to the palace, found two candles and a glass jar, then took out the scribe's folding knife from the schoolbag Zhao Xu was carrying, opened it and cut off a copper button on the bag, then cut the edge of the schoolbag and took out a

A thin steel wire that supports the frame of the bag.

Then he lit a candle to heat the steel wire, and said at the same time: "Everything will be successful if it is forewarned, and it will be ruined if it is not forewarned. I admit that the earthquake is a warning from heaven, but now that the disaster has occurred, it is time to concentrate on rescue efforts. Let me tell you some of my opinions."

"First of all, God is kind-hearted and will not use this method of killing people to warn people. With the power of heaven and earth, can't we specifically put a curse on the heads of those who deserve to die?"

"Secondly, as soon as a disaster occurs, rescue operations should be launched immediately. The earthquake range is very wide. The earthquake is so strong in central Beijing, but it is not necessarily the epicenter. It may be more tragic elsewhere. The central government needs to be mentally prepared for this."

"Third, after major earthquakes, there are often aftershocks, which may even last for several months. We hope that the government will bring peace of mind and not repeatedly change the relief policy because of this. The most precious time is within the two days after the earthquake."

"Fourth, immediately send out reconnaissance cavalry to all directions to identify the most severe earthquake areas, and then send capable personnel to personally conduct disaster relief."

"Fifth, in an emergency period, all disputes and discussions should be stopped. The decision-making level is His Majesty, the central government, and the two governments. As for speaking out, discussing gains and losses, these operations will be left until after the disaster."

"Sixth, in the past, when there were major disasters, the imperial army could not restrain them to prevent unrest. However, this time, this disaster happened in the middle of the capital. His brothers and parents were among them. Xu Junzhong sent a small team to inquire about his family members. If there are any

Possibly, this force should be used and the Imperial Army allowed to directly participate in the rescue."

"Seventh, the news will soon spread to Xixia and Liao Kingdom. The two countries may even feel the earthquake now, and border officials need to be vigilant to prevent the enemy from taking advantage of the situation."

"Eighth, Huangsong Bank immediately established a special account for disaster relief to allow businessmen to raise donations. It also facilitated transportation between Beijing and China, allocated funds and reserves to the local area, and reviewed settlements."

"Ninth, after major disasters, there are often major epidemics. The Imperial Pharmacy Bureau, Daxiangguo Temple, and Tianshi Mansion should immediately make corresponding epidemic prevention preparations."

"Tenth, since you are an official, you need to set an example. Officials at all levels in Beijing must stick to their positions and put the surname first. If there is an incident where an official fails to perform his duties, refuses to be transferred, disobeys orders, or embezzles disaster relief supplies to take care of his family

For minor situations and extraordinary times, I would like to ask military law to handle it!"

Everyone was in awe. This kid usually looked like he was smiling and didn't care about anything. They didn't expect that he would be so hard-hearted at a critical moment at such a young age.

Su You continued: "Your Majesty, Shu School believes that everything is a qualitative change caused by quantitative changes, and the same is true for earthquakes and natural disasters."

"Therefore, when it comes to human affairs, when a king governs the world, he should be on guard against the slightest change in the day and night, and be vigilant day and night, as if a change in the sky will come tomorrow, instead of just preaching peace on weekdays, and then panic and blame himself when a big disaster comes."

"When a disaster does come, we should have an emergency plan in place and take countermeasures; on the other hand, we should calm down the situation so that the response will not be abnormal."

"Your Majesty, my position is humble and my words are understated. I am going to go out to handle the details of disaster relief. Whether what I said is appropriate or not, please make a decision with your Majesty and your ministers."

He kept talking in his mouth and in his hands. Before he finished speaking, a third of the wire had been burned to the point of losing its elasticity. Then it was cut into two sections, and one section was placed across the two candles to form a steel wire.

The elasticity of the other section is burned off at one-third of the length, and a small circle is made, threaded on the steel wire bridge, then bent at the bottom, and put on a copper button, forming a suspended pendulum pendulum needle.

Pour the goldfish in the glass jar into the large copper jar on the square, and place the glass jar on the swing needle: "Your Majesty, sir, this is a simple seismograph. There is no wind in it now. If the needle continues to swing, what will happen if the needle moves again?"

There must be an aftershock."

"I have nothing to say about the accusation made by Bachelor Sima. Whether what he said is true or false, we will prove it with facts."

After saying that, he turned around and strode away.

All the ministers were dumbfounded when they saw Su You crackling his mouth and conjuring an object with his hands. Wen Yanbo thought for a while: "Has there been any major earthquake in Sichuan in the past ten years? Why is Su Mingrun so calm as if he has experienced it?

clear?"

Zeng Gongliang shook his head.

At this moment, the pointer began to swing, and the courtiers suddenly exclaimed, and then asked each other, "Do you feel it?"

Some say yes, some say no.

Immediately afterwards, there was another small earthquake. This time the pointer moved much more violently than the last time, and most of the courtiers felt it.

Wen Yanbo immediately reacted: "Su Mingrun's thing amplified the earthquake shaking several times! What he said is right. After the big earthquake, there are aftershocks!"

Zeng Gongliang asked: "What are the ten points Su Mingrun just said? Write them down quickly for the central committee's reference!"

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When Su You returned to Zhou'an, there were broken bricks and tiles under many roofs along the way, several walls of the palace were also covered, and the market was even more chaotic.

Not long after, I saw Mr. Lu who was rescuing a collapsed house.

Su You stepped forward and said hello: "Lv Gong, in order to avoid the delay, in addition to rescuing people, we also need to send patrols to guard various warehouses to avoid chaos."

Mr. Lu's face was covered with dust, and he looked like he was carrying a handful of old bones to move the bricks himself. When he saw Su You, his face was filled with tears: "God may not bless the Song Dynasty! Mingrun, God may not bless me the Song Dynasty."

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Su You quickly comforted: "Don't worry, Mr. Lu. Fortunately, the accounting department has now completed the inventory. The accounts of all warehouses in Beijing are consistent. The grain storage has been audited and it is enough to support. I will go to the accounting department to take charge."

"Lv Gong, your responsibility is to grasp the disaster situation, control the situation, and dispatch manpower, not to personally participate in lifting bricks and pillars!"

"It is sad to see people injured and destroyed, but now you are not trying to save this whole house, you are trying to save a whole city! Think about what the people will eat, drink and where they will sleep after three days of paralysis in Bianjing City?! "

Mr. Lu was horrified and frightened: "Well, Mingrun, go quickly. I will go back to the government office and summon the county magistrate!"

Su You came to the Planning Department and began to perform his duties.

The first thing is to transfer a team of accountants and cashiers from Sitong Company, and then instruct subordinates at all levels to come back to work during extraordinary times!

Then they sent officials to go to major warehouses to collect statistics on the damage, and then asked people to find Lu Gongzhu and the Privy Council to mobilize troops for protection.

Nowadays, various warehouses have just been inventoried, and the grains that are about to expire have been processed into flour by Su You. Su You instructs all departments to use all available stoves to bake Hu cakes!

Hu cake is naan, and the general method is very similar to the Han nationality baking sesame cake. Add a little salt water and yeast dough to the flour, mix well, knead it thoroughly, let it rise slightly, and then bake it.

At the same time, we concentrated our efforts to recover two drum grinders, wash them clean and light a fire at the bottom, then pour various bean flour, rice flour, flour, and sesame powder into them, seal the two ends and bake them while rotating, and you will soon get a pile of fried noodles.

The fried noodles can be eaten by directly adding boiling water to make a paste. If you are in an emergency, cold water will do.
Chapter completed!