After looking at the buildings on the ground, Zhang Hao led his wife to the basement.
The entrance to the basement is located in the garage outside the yard. There is a small slope leading directly to the basement. The roof is very high, and ordinary small trucks can pass through without obstruction.
Yang Huaqing walked around the basement and couldn't help but exclaimed: "With such a large basement and a rock structure, the amount of work is too large, right?"
You know, this basement is seven or eight meters high and has an area of at least more than a thousand square meters. Even with the use of construction machinery, it cannot be completed in a short time.
"It's not as exaggerated as you think." Zhang Hao waved his hand and then explained: "As we all know, Guizhou is famous for its karst landforms. The rock types are mainly limestone, and the texture is soft, so the construction is not difficult."
"Limestone, is it safe here?"
Yang Huaqing immediately became nervous.
After all, there are so many buildings built here in the Special Administrative Region, and many of them are high-rise, which can easily collapse the foundations and cause a chain reaction.
"Don't worry, it's absolutely safe. The Special Economic Zone was originally a blank piece of paper. During the overall design, various risks were taken into consideration.
Let me tell you this, since the Taoyuan Special Economic Zone was officially established, it took a full twenty years to lay the foundation. In fact, most of the buildings we see now were only built in the past ten years."
Zhang Hao quickly comforted him.
Yang Huaqing finally relaxed and focused on the basement again: "Isn't the roof here too high? It's more than enough to build two floors. Why not just design it as two floors?"
"It's too troublesome. Moreover, the basement is specially used as a warehouse and no one lives there. There is not much difference between building one floor and building two floors."
Zhang Hao explained casually.
"Warehouse? Do we have so many things at home? Aren't all the cans you saved before distributed?" Yang Huaqing was full of doubts.
Previously, there were a large number of cans stored in the yard of the old house. In order to win over people's hearts, my husband specially used these cans as welfare and distributed them little by little to the staff of the consul's residence.
Finally, after twenty years of non-stop consumption, there are not many cans left, and by the time of the Chinese New Year, almost all of them will be given away.
The effect of this is obvious.
Every year in the public examination, the recruitment positions in the governor's mansion are the most competitive, and other enterprises and institutions cannot compare.
In the most exaggerated year, the admission ratio reached an astonishing 11,200:1, making it truly one-in-a-million.
Zhang Hao no longer chose to hide it, so he simply replied: "The wine cellar next to our villa actually has a large space underneath. I have stored a large number of cans in it, and I will bring some of it over when the time comes."
"What? You actually hid it from me for decades?"
Yang Huaqing suddenly said dissatisfied.
To put it more seriously, this is a trust issue between husband and wife. It can even be said that her husband does not regard her as a family member at all.
No matter who it was, it would probably be very uncomfortable.
"Listen to my explanation..." Zhang Hao saw that his wife looked wrong and quickly explained the reason: "I didn't mean to hide it from you, mainly because I was afraid that you would have psychological baggage, and it's not just you, your parents don't know either.
, I didn’t tell anyone.”
Knowing that her parents-in-law were also kept in the dark, Yang Huaqing's face softened slightly, and then he worriedly said: "It's been more than thirty years, can those cans still be eaten?"
Zhang Hao subconsciously touched his stomach, and then gave a wry smile: "At that time, as long as you can fill your stomach, let alone expired cans, eating garbage is commonplace."
"Is it that exaggerated? No matter how good our family is, we won't go hungry, right?"
Yang Huaqing said worriedly.
After all, my husband has been a consul for twenty years, and has accumulated a deep network of contacts and relationships in both the political and business circles.
To be honest, she couldn't imagine what kind of world it would be if even their family was hungry. Just thinking about it made people shudder.
"Who knows what will happen in the future? Being prepared is better than doing nothing."
Zhang Hao spread his hands and continued:
"Besides, these cans were specially prepared for the end of the world. As long as they are properly preserved, they can still be eaten even if a hundred years have passed."
Although Yang Huaqing is used to living a wealthy life, she quickly reacted to her husband's analysis and immediately admitted his mistake:
"Husband, I'm sorry. I took it for granted and didn't consider the extreme situation. As a mother and grandmother...it's really inappropriate."
Zhang Hao breathed a sigh of relief and quickly comforted him: "Don't blame yourself too much. The probability of this kind of thing is very low. It's like I prepared a warehouse full of supplies, but in the end I only used a small part of it.
Part of it hasn’t moved much…”
"Husband, you don't need to say any more, I understand what you mean, just do what you mean!"
Yang Huaqing waved his hand and interrupted.
Zhang Hao smiled happily and turned to talk about a lighter matter: "Wife, should we bring your mother over?"
My mother-in-law will soon celebrate her 70th birthday, but she is still in good health. As for my father-in-law, he passed away in a traffic accident five years ago.
"It's not like you don't know my mother's temperament. How could she be willing to leave her grandchildren? Unless she can persuade Haoxuan and the others, no amount of persuasion will be of any use." Yang Huaqing shook her head.
Since opening the garment factory, under the care of my husband, the business of the younger brother and his wife has grown bigger and bigger. Especially during the cloth ticket scandal, they made a lot of money, and now they have several billions.
Net worth.
Therefore, it is almost impossible to convince two workaholics to give up their careers.
Zhang Hao came up with an idea: "I think we can let my mother-in-law and her two children come here first. After the public ownership reform is implemented, we can then find a way to get my brother-in-law and his wife to move here as well."
"Didn't you say there is no university here? If there is a university, Guoguo can move here with us."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "There is no university now, but it does not mean there will be no university in the future. When Pippi takes the college entrance examination, the university will definitely be built." Zhang Hao advised.
"Okay! I'll go back and find out what my mother has to say."
Yang Huaqing nodded.
Zhang Hao thought for a while and couldn't help but remind him: "By the way, there is no need to talk about the reform of public ownership and demonetization, lest my brother-in-law and the others..."
"I know, I didn't plan to say it in the first place."
Yang Huaqing said angrily.
She has also been the first lady for twenty years. Under the influence of her ears and eyes, she is no longer the political novice she was at the beginning. She knows what to say and what not to say.
…
In the next two days, Zhang Hao took the subway and walked around the Taoyuan Special Economic Zone.
Yang Huaqing stayed in Wuling District, where the city government is located. She focused her energy on decorating her new home. She also planted some vegetables in the yard so that they would be enough to eat next year.
For this reason, she hired two nannies in advance.
On the morning of January 4, Zhang Hao returned to the courtyard.
Just as the couple was about to leave, they suddenly received a report from Mayor Lu. It turned out that there was a blizzard outside without warning.
"Consul, madam, for the sake of your safety, I strongly recommend that you stay for a while and wait for the heavy snow to stop before returning to Zhucheng."
Zhang Hao immediately frowned: "Why did it suddenly snow? What did the weather station say?"
You know, in the past ten years, as the climate has become colder and colder, the evaporation of water vapor has dropped sharply. In areas like Guizhou, there are at most a few light snowfalls every year, and occasionally a moderate snowfall.
It's been many years since I've seen heavy snow.
Not to mention a blizzard.
"The meteorological observatory is still conducting research and has not yet found a specific cause. However, some experts speculate that it may be due to the accumulation of water vapor in the past thirty years that caused this sudden outbreak."
Lu Zheli replied.
Yang Huaqing looked a little anxious: "Have the meteorological experts said...how long will this snow fall? When will it stop?"
"Meteorological experts are not sure. Some say it will rain for a few days, while others say it will rain for at least a month. After all, this is the first time in decades and it is difficult to find reference materials." Lu Zheli shook his head.
The most critical thing is that the atmosphere is full of volcanic ash, and there is no way to monitor it in real time through satellites. We can only rely on limited weather balloons and monitoring stations.
The prediction accuracy may be greatly reduced.
Zhang Hao suddenly had a head as big as an ox. Now the situation was serious, because no matter how many days it snowed or whether it lasted for a month or so, the snow disaster was unavoidable.
"Except for Guizhou, what's the situation in other places? Is it snowing as well?"
Wei Yong, the accompanying chief of staff, rushed to answer: "Consul, according to the intelligence we just received, it is snowing in most parts of the mainland, especially in the eastern coastal areas, where the amount of snow is heavy."
"What about overseas?"
"Actually, it started to snow in Southeast Asia and the Indian Peninsula yesterday, and other regions have not received news yet." Wei Yong quickly reported.
Zhang Hao waved his fist: "This is too bad. In recent years, everyone has lost the awareness to prevent snow disasters. Now a big snowstorm suddenly came. You don't need to ask, you know that the losses will definitely be very, very heavy. I am now
I can’t imagine that scene.”
"Consul, this heavy snowfall is so unexpected. Who could have imagined that it would snow so heavily. But fortunately, it's the middle of winter and we have sufficient energy supplies. At least we don't have to worry about freezing to death."
Lu Zheli tried to comfort him.
After thirty years of hard work, various localities have already established complete emergency evacuation systems. As long as energy supply can be guaranteed, most people can survive.
Zhang Hao sighed, and then changed the topic: "Mayor Lu, how deep is the snow outside? Is it really impossible for trains to pass? I have to rush back to the capital immediately to take charge of comprehensive disaster relief."
Wei Yong hurriedly advised: "Consul, you can't take risks. The terrain in the mountainous area is complicated. With such heavy snow, if you encounter a landslide or avalanche, you will be in trouble and it will be too late to rescue."
Lu Zheli followed up and advised: "Consul, the snow outside is falling very fast, and it will be deep into the calves in less than two hours. Chief of Staff Wei is right, you can't risk your life, after all, the car
You are not the only one."
"Well, if I had known this, I should have stayed in the capital." Zhang Hao sighed again.
Wei Yong tried to comfort him: "Consul, you don't have to worry too much. Aren't there Dean Fan and Minister Zhou over there in the capital? With these two here, I think we should be able to properly handle this snow disaster."
Although Fan Zhenxiang is in poor health, fortunately he still has Zhou Jiangyu, who is recognized as the next consul and can completely take over the overall situation in his place.
"Well, what you said makes sense." Zhang Hao nodded, and then looked at Lu Zheli: "Mayor Lu, once the snow closes the mountains, the Special Economic Zone will inevitably lose supplies. Do you have sufficient ration reserves?"
"Consul, don't worry, we have a month's worth of rations in reserve, and combined with the farm's output, we can last at least three months."
Lu Zheli has a well-thought-out approach.
The Special Administrative Region is not inland. It is only two to three hundred kilometers away from the coastline. Even if you are trapped, you can get rescue in time and you will not starve to death.
"Mayor Lu, we cannot take it lightly." Zhang Hao thought for a while and ordered on the spot: "All farms in the special zone that have been built or are close to completion must be planted with food immediately, and try to choose ones with a short growth cycle. If this is not possible, plant
You can also serve quick-cooked vegetables.”
"Consul, if you are considerate, I will make arrangements later."
Lu Zheli immediately paid attention to it.
"There are also industrial areas at the entrance of the cave. Disaster relief work must be done, especially in power plants. An accident must not occur at all costs."
"Yes, I will go to the site to supervise now."
Lu Zheli said solemnly.
Zhang Hao waved his hand: "Go! Try your best during this period. Remember to notify me if there is an emergency."
Lu Zheli nodded, turned around and left.
…
An hour later, Zhang Hao ended the video conference. While there was still signal, he had just held an emergency meeting with the capital.
When Yang Huaqing saw her husband coming back, she quickly stepped forward and asked, "Husband, is there no problem in the capital? Neither of us are here. The old one and the young one are really worried."
"Don't worry. There are troops stationed in the capital. No matter what happens, nothing will happen. Besides, there is an emergency shelter in the consul's residence. The old lady and the others are safe."
Zhang Hao quickly comforted him.
Yang Huaqing was slightly relieved, but soon became worried again: "Boss and the others don't know if they are in danger?"
"The fourth child is in Huicheng, so it won't be a big problem; the eldest brother is in Xinfeng Island, and he is the mayor himself, so he should be fine; as for the second and third children, they both live in coastal cities. If they are really in danger, the worst is possible.
If you escape by boat, your life will not be in danger."
Zhang Hao analyzed patiently.
"That's easy to say, but what if something happens?"
Yang Huaqing's face was full of anxiety.
Zhang Hao reached out and patted his wife's arm: "Don't scare yourself. There are so many eventualities in this world. The four of them are smart people and will be fine."
"Oh, if I had known this was the case, it would be better if I didn't come out with you. With me here, at least there is a backbone in the family." Yang Huaqing regretted.