The steamboat started moving again, and the victims on the shore shivered in fear when they saw the monster that was breathing fire and smoke.
By this time, it was completely dark.
A squadron of cavalry and cooking squads were left on the shore. A steamboat and a tugboat were also left on the shore. The tugboat was filled with 200 tons of rice. This rice was the military ration for this expedition. It was originally planned to be prepared for three months.
Unexpectedly, the food came back within half a month. The food was also transported back.
200 tons of rice is about 400,000 city jins. If a person wants to be full, without fat and non-staple food, he needs at least one kilogram of grain a day. But now it is disaster relief, and porridge is given three times a day. One meal per person, about
You can get one or two rice porridge.
There is salt in the porridge, which is not included in the porridge vegetables. In order to make the porridge look thicker, the cooking team added a lot of starch juice mixed with water. This starch is used by the army to make vegetable soup. This
There was nothing left over once. It was simply used for disaster relief.
Yang Fan had no choice. There were too many victims, and more than 20,000 people had gathered in just one afternoon. It was estimated that 100,000 people would gather within a few days.
By then, 30,000 kilograms of grain will be needed a day. This boatload of grain will only be enough for half a month. Yang Fan hopes to see the emperor this time and urges the court to find ways to provide disaster relief. Let them survive first and wait for the court's arrangements.
Yang Fan's soldiers are already very experienced in gathering and relieving hungry people. They know what to do better than Yang Fan's deployment. Because they were also rescued by the master like these hungry people.
These officers and soldiers were very sympathetic to the hungry people like themselves back then, and they treated them with all their heart.
Han Qi was left behind by Yang Fan, and he immediately began to organize the screening of disaster victims. They were classified according to township standards. Captains and minzhuang were selected to be responsible for maintaining public security, maintaining order, and preventing crimes.
Separate areas with barbed wire to allow victims to rest in separate areas. Organize people to dig holes and build toilets to avoid open defecation and prevent the spread of epidemics. For victims who become ill, move them to isolation areas for diagnosis and treatment by doctors accompanying the army. Even if they cannot be cured, they must be isolated.
The soldiers moved the marching pots off the ship and boiled water in each camp area. The victims were prohibited from drinking raw water. The victims were given small stainless steel basins and spoons to use as tableware.
Set up tents and dig drainage ditches to drain the rainwater from the camp. Although it is still warm in the pass, it has already entered autumn. One autumn rain and another cold. Among these ragged victims, there are many frail old people, women and children.
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If no measures are taken, the cold autumn rain will fall indiscriminately and people will fall ill on a large scale. Infectious diseases will also become popular.
By night, when Yang Fan was about to sail away, the entire camp had been set up and in good order. The victims had calmed down in panic. They didn't know what the purpose of these soldiers was. But there was food and food here.
Living in a tent can protect them from wind and rain, so they can feel at ease.
Of course, these soldiers did not restrict their freedom and were free to leave. But no one left. They had been fleeing for half a month, and there were corpses lying on the road along the way. Wild dogs and crows were pecking at the corpses.
Wherever I go, there is a scene of devastation, and no place is as good as here.
The steamboat turned on its forward-facing spotlights. In the dark, it was like a pair of huge eyes, scanning the river in front of it. Behind the steamship was a tugboat, which was like a big centipede, winding in the canal.
go ahead.
Other merchant ships along the way had to pull fibers to go upstream. When they saw this ship spitting fire, they all moved to the shore in fear to avoid being knocked over by the ship going upstream at high speed.
Yang Fan's neat ships have begun to sail on the Ji Canal, Bei Canal, and Luan River. If you see them more often, you will naturally not be afraid. Many merchant ships have begun to accept Mr. Yang's steamships.
Yang Fan looked out the window and didn't speak for a long time.
It was a steamer with ten tugboats towing behind it. Yang Fan's passenger ship had warships at the front and rear. The carbide lamp searchlights on it were shooting in all directions, making it easier for the guards to observe the surrounding situation.
The beams of searchlights swept across, and the road was full of depression. There were farmlands abandoned by farmers who fled because they could not afford taxes and could not bear the torture of government servants to force taxes.
Zunhua City seems to be a dividing line. Go east to Beitangkou, go southeast to Tianjinwei and Dagukou, and go south to Hejian Prefecture. It is all a land of mourning. Only to the east of Zunhua, Yang Fan's territory and Hexi Guards
The area under the jurisdiction of Qianhu is a vibrant scene.
Tu Shanyue put the coat on Yang Fan and said softly: "Master, the wind is cold at night and the dew is heavy. Don't catch a cold. Eat early. After eating, go to bed early. You are also exhausted during this period."
Yang Fan has been highly nervous since he sent out troops. His work is also fully arranged. After all, war is not a trivial matter and must be taken seriously. After the victory, Duolun was surrounded by military leaders who followed their own instructions and under military control.
Lower governance.
There were so many problems, and it took Yang Fan half a month to completely sort them out. He never got a good rest, and he obviously lost weight.
Yang Fan looked at these victims and the abandoned land, and really had no appetite for food. However, Yang Fan would not bring his emotions into work, nor into his family. He nodded, turned around and sat down to eat with the two ladies.
The floor was covered with a two-meter-square Persian carpet. There was a small kang table in the middle. Yang Fan sat at the main seat. On the left was Xiao Niangpi, and on the right was Lin Yueru.
"Master, this is the pigeon soup I stewed by myself. It contains ginseng and wolfberry. Please drink more." Lin Yueru said softly while serving Yang Fan the soup.
Hearing that it was pigeon soup, Yang Fan was stunned. The pigeons in the army were all homing pigeons, so how could they be used to make soup?
Seeing Yang Fan frowning, Xiao Niangpi said: "A pigeon was injured and died today. I am the one who made the decision. Let Yueru make soup for you to replenish your health."
Yang Fan breathed a sigh of relief. It was better not to kill the carrier pigeons. Training carrier pigeons was not easy. It was all the hard work of the officers and soldiers of the carrier pigeon flag. He couldn't bear to kill and eat them.
"Sir, you don't have to worry. Just look at the court's arrangements. After all, this is a land in the capital. It's not fun for the refugees to cause chaos. Food will be distributed to some extent for disaster relief." Xiao Niangpi persuaded.
"Humph, the imperial court, as efficient as the imperial court is, by the time of the disaster relief, these victims would have long since starved to death. This year's drought is particularly severe. The entire north has been affected, especially the northwest. The information coming from over there is that the bark of the trees has been chewed.
It’s all gone. I really don’t know where the imperial court will find food for disaster relief.” Lin Yueru said disdainfully.
Yang Fan knew that Lin Yueru and the court had opinions, but what she said was the truth.
