It was extra cold than before. This was a large-scale disaster that no one had expected. Initially, it started from Hezhou and Xinzhou. In order to enrich Hezhou's farming industry, Lu Zhi and Yang Qiu specially purchased a large number of crops from the Central Plains.
The cattle are grazing here, but this cold winter has ruined almost several years of their efforts, and the snow has already reached their knees.
The cattle died of frostbite, the fields were destroyed in the snowstorm, and the houses collapsed. Within ten days, more than 60 people in Hezhou and Xinzhou had frozen to death. When the news reached Luoyang, the emperor was furious and reprimanded
Lu Zhi and Yang Qiu asked them to provide disaster relief quickly and asked Youzhou and Bingzhou to help. However, they did not expect that Youzhou and Bingzhou would also suffer together.
The entire north was hit by this severe cold, and the trade roads in Liangzhou were also blocked by heavy snow. The emperor quickly ordered Wang Fu to open the treasury to provide disaster relief. Fortunately, Youzhou, Bingzhou and other places had a lot of food stored, and they also
The victims can be resettled, but the problem is that more and more people are freezing to death, and building houses, including distributing clothes, requires a lot of funds.
In the temple, all the officials were worried. Emergency reports of disasters from various places kept coming. Wang Fu also immediately summoned the officials. However, he did not ask the officials for their suggestions. Instead, he directly issued an order. He wanted to use
The money from the treasury was used to support the disaster-stricken areas. Because of the cold weather, Jizhou's water transportation could not be used and could only be transported through Chidao. He ordered the soldiers of the Southern Army to wear thick clothes and be responsible for transporting grain, grass and clothing to various places.
Of course, these soldiers are not only responsible for transportation, but also responsible for rescuing victims. In addition, they are responsible for transporting some cattle. The cattle cannot be allowed to freeze to death. In addition, Hezhou, Xinzhou and other severely affected areas can
The people were transported to Youzhou, Bingzhou and other places. Even though it was still cold winter, it was at least better than these two states. At the same time, aristocratic families also began to contribute to disaster relief.
In Hezhou, Lu Zhi looked at the white snow in the sky and the frozen corpses on the roadside, crying bitterly. He personally led the county soldiers to start the rescue, summoned all the victims to He County, and lent them some government houses to live in.
, he even gave the wooden chairs and tables in his home to the people, asking them to use them as firewood.
Yang Qiu is also working hard to provide disaster relief, but he is not like Lu Zhi. He directly takes out the furniture of aristocratic families and uses them as fuel for the victims. There are no aristocratic families in Xinzhou, but there are in Youzhou.
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It can be seen that if the Han Dynasty's granaries were not full and the officials were capable, this cold winter would have brought extremely serious harm to the Han Dynasty. At some point, some comments suddenly appeared among the officials, hoping to abandon Liangzhou.
Hezhou, Xinzhou and other areas, they believed that these places were suffering from constant disasters and were very desolate, which would only serve as a drag on the finances of the Han Dynasty.
Wang Fu suppressed these remarks forcefully, and many ministers were directly delivered to Zhang He. After another three days, Wang Fu said goodbye to the emperor, handed over many disaster relief tasks in the court to Yuan Feng, and personally
He led his people to the north. Yuan Feng was also a little puzzled by this. He was the minister who was most opposed to Wang Fu in the court. However, at this critical moment, Yuan Feng did not think of fighting for power and profit from Wang Fu.
He took over the major disaster relief task and began to direct it.
When Lu Zhi and Yang Qiu were busy migrating the people, Wang Fu rushed to the north. He searched various counties and counties without resting for half a day. When the officials from various places heard that Wang Jie's letter had arrived, no one dared to relax. Those who dared to flee first were all afraid. There was some negligence and it fell into the hands of this traitor. However, even if Wang Fu came in person, the effect he could achieve was limited.
He could only plead that this disaster would pass quickly, as the entire Han Dynasty was looking forward to.
Not only Lu Zhi, who was far away in Hezhou, was crying, but Wen Renggong in the court also cried loudly. He cried for three whole days. All the officials in the court were moved. His love and compassion for the people made people all over the world admire him.
At this time, Yuan Feng, who was in the court, received a report from Liangzhou. This report was not for the imperial court to support. This report was written by the great scholar Zheng Xuan. After reading it for a moment, Yuan Feng immediately wrote it. The memorial was sent to the palace. The emperor was busy dealing with the disaster. When he saw Yuan Feng hurried in, he did not stop and continued to read the memorials from various places, frowning.
"Your Majesty, urgent report from Liangzhou!"
"Didn't I just order the Hanzhong prefect to transport supplies from Yizhou to Liangzhou? How dare he resist the order?!" The emperor stood up angrily.
"Your Majesty, that's not the case. The disaster in Liangzhou was not as serious as that in the two states. This is a letter from Duke Zheng..." Yuan Feng respectfully handed over the letter. The emperor took the letter and read it for a moment. Somewhat confused, I asked: "What did he say?"
"Your Majesty, Cotton."
"cotton?"
"What's the use of cotton? It's nonsense!" The emperor threw the letter on the wooden case and said impatiently. Yuan Feng immediately picked up the pen and ink on the side and wrote the word "cotton", and then said: "According to Master Zheng It is said that this thing was passed down from the Yuezhi people and could be woven into cloth. Many Hu people in the Western Regions often use cotton to make clothes, and those who make lower clothes, their lower clothes are called 裈..."
"kindness?"
"It's the same as a hakama, but it has a full crotch instead of an open crotch...no skirt..."
When the emperor heard this, he frowned, thought for a moment, and asked: "Can this thing... have any effect?" Yuan Feng said seriously: "Zheng Gong is a great scholar in the world. He will not lie on such a big matter. , since he wrote a letter to the temple and introduced this item emphatically, it must be of great use. In addition, he also sent cotton clothes. Your Majesty... would you like to try it? "
The emperor nodded, and Yuan Feng ordered Huangmen to be sent in...
Sure enough, it was really warm to wear this thing. Unfortunately, it was a bit uncomfortable to wear this full-length hakama. The area was pressed, which made the emperor feel uncomfortable. He immediately took it off and said: " Zheng Xuan was asked to buy more cotton. Is this cotton grown or... forget it. Anyway, Zheng Xuan was asked to find a way by himself. Also, although this robe is inelegant, it can withstand the cold winter. He learned how to weave it from Zheng Xuan and taught it to the people. The clothes are made and given to the victims..."
"Your Majesty, the common people have long had robes. Because they are indecent, the scholar-bureaucrats are unwilling to wear them... We don't need to teach the common people..." Yuan Feng said, and the emperor suddenly realized that he had never known this. However, in his mind, everyone still wore hakama with open skirts and skirts. He nodded and said, "I will trouble Yuan Jun about this..."
"As you command!"
When Yuan Feng left, he didn't take the robe with him. The emperor touched it curiously. This thing was softer, but practical... If this thing could be cultivated, that would be great. Even if it couldn't be cultivated, it would be better. Buy cotton in large quantities, or directly take over the place where cotton is produced... The emperor squinted his eyes and thought to himself.
"Alas, no matter how good this thing is, it is still uncomfortable for me. It is more convenient and comfortable to open the hakama..."