Chapter 562 Who is the destiny?
The young emperor sat blankly on the dragon chair, while the officials in the court were chattering and breaking bad news one after another.
"Your Majesty, Cangzhou has burst its dykes, especially Cangzhou City. Half of the city wall has been flooded. The people in the city have been forced to evacuate. Those who have no time to run will be buried in the belly of the fish, and those who run fast will not be hungry."< br>
"Your Majesty, the embankments in Henan County have also burst, and a large number of victims fled towards Jingdong Road."
"Your Majesty, an earthquake occurred in Nanjun, the valley was broken, and the river course was displaced."
"Your Majesty..."
Looking around, we see constant natural disasters on this land.
The young emperor looked outside the door. The heavy rain that had been falling for many days had turned into a gentle drizzle.
The air seemed to be filled with moisture, and the clothes were damp.
Cangzhou Nanjun and Hanzhong are all in emergency.
It's strange to say that the young emperor didn't have any fear in his heart. He only had one thought, what happened to Yunzhou and Shuozhou? Are they the same, with heavy rain?
Does destiny lie with you or with Gu Nanxi?
Seeing the distracted young emperor, Master Tong suppressed his anger and reminded loudly: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Please order someone to send people to provide disaster relief!"
The young emperor came to his senses and decisively ordered: "Huang Qian goes to Nanjun to inspect the earthquake disaster. Wang Fu goes to Cangzhou..."
Orders were issued one after another, and the Great Zhou Dynasty was operating at high speed, striving to protect the area south of the Yangtze River.
As for the north, firstly, it was because it was close to Gu Nanxi's actual control area, and secondly, because of the financial revenue of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the south of the Yangtze River accounted for more than two-thirds, while the north contributed less than one-third.
Therefore, the entire court concentrated its efforts and materials to stabilize the southern region.
This heavy rain not only caught the Zhou court by surprise, but also completely exceeded Gu Nanxi's expectations.
Rainfall in Yunzhou and Shuozhou is much less than in the south, which just alleviates the drought for most of the year.
Gu Nanxi went all the way south from Hezhong Mansion and inspected Wudu County.
The water level of the river passing through Wudu County has surged, but fortunately, it has not reached both banks.
"Fortunately, we rebuilt the irrigation canal before, and the heavy rain did not cause any damage." Niu Jinyi followed closely beside Gu Nanxi.
All the farmland in Wudu County has been harvested, and the autumn grain has been put into storage.
This made Mr. Xu who followed him heave a long sigh of relief: "If we harvest a little later and encounter this rain during the ripening period, the harvest may be reduced by more than half."
The magistrate of Wudu County was also very scared: "Thanks to Mr. Xu. If you hadn't insisted on harvesting in advance, our Wudu County would have been like Pingyang County, with no harvest."
There was no pride on Mr. Xu's face, his brows were furrowed, and the ravines on his face were like dry fields.
"We expected there would be a drought this year, but we didn't expect there would be such a heavy rain."
This sudden heavy rain completely broke the plans of Gu Nanxi and Yunzhou Group.
According to their plan, they would use the farming method to absorb a wave of refugees and weaken Hezhong County. After the autumn harvest was over, they would cooperate with Li Mingde and others to capture Hezhong County.
But this natural disaster forced the plan to be suspended.
Water and fire are merciless, and floods are far more destructive than droughts.
If you encounter a drought and want to provide disaster relief, the simplest way is to take out part of the food from the court or aristocratic families, which can solve most of the problems.
Essentially it is a question of reasonable allocation of resources.
But floods are different. Floods don't care whether you are an ordinary person or a high-ranking official. They sweep through everything without any scruples.
Moreover, the severity of flood relief is many times higher than that of drought. Gu Nanxi and his party were about to reach the junction of Wudu County and Pingyang County when they heard the sound of rushing flood waves in the distance.
Gu Nanxi's heart was heavy: "Earthquake in Nanjun, floods in the south of the Yangtze River, this year is a disaster year."
Niu Jinyi: "Is that person prepared to provide disaster relief?"
Cui Sanlun also read the secret letter from Kyoto and said solemnly: "Oh, he sent Huang Qian to Nanjun. Huang Qian was originally the prefect of Quanzhou, knocking bones and sucking marrow in Quanzhou. Later, he followed the path of the queen's brother. In the spring of this year, "
Cui Sanlun's heart was high: "I'm afraid that if this person finds out that the earthquake damage is serious, he will conceal it and not report it. There are many mountain people in Nanjun. If the disaster relief is not good, it may cause unrest."
Gu Nanxi felt that based on the urine behavior of most officials in the Zhou Dynasty, it was very likely that they would conceal the information and not report it.
"With Lord Zhu here in Nanjun, there shouldn't be any problems, right?"
Cui Sanlun thought of the urgent military information sent from Yunzhou yesterday, and asked: "What are your plans on the Gu Jiajun side?"
Gu Nanxi: "Originally, we planned to let the Gu family's army return to Yunzhou, free up Yunzhou's troops, and go south with us. But Gu Shisan said that Xixia and Tatars were ready to take action after hearing about the continuous natural disasters in the Great Zhou Dynasty."
Gu Nanxi's eyes were dark and her tone was cold: "I order Gu Shisan to guard the border between Xixia and our Yunzhou. But anyone who dares to take the lead, no matter who it is, will be killed!"
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Cui Sanlun nodded secretly in his heart.
After years of experience in war, Gu Nanxi finally learned to harden her heart.
According to the way he used to take care of Nan Xi, he would rather take more detours than commit less murders.
However, the superior does not need to have such a high moral standard.
You are ethical and kind to others.
The enemy will not show mercy to you!
Especially when the Zhou Dynasty is in trouble, the Tatars, Xixia, Tubo, and even the tributary countries of Korea and Japan will greedily covet this rich land.
Therefore, you must dare to use your sword at this time!
A group of people talked and came to the arch bridge connecting the two counties.
There are two ways from Pingyang County to Wudu County, one is to take the official road, and the other is to cross the river.
The official road in Pingyang County has been flooded. With frequent floods, no one dares to take that road again.
As for the arch bridge, part of it was flooded, with only the highest part exposed.
In the turbulent yellow river, the arch bridge looked very pitiful.
Suddenly, there was a heavy rumble in the distance.
"This is a flash flood!"
Gu Nanxi and others hurriedly retreated for several miles.
When they turned back, they saw from a distance a torrent rushing out from the upper reaches with irresistible power.
This torrent was filled with yellow sand, pulling up the trees on both sides of the river, roaring and roaring, flooding the north and south sides.
In front of such power of heaven and earth, human beings seem so insignificant.
Even Cui Sanlun, who is well-informed, can't help but be afraid: "Fortunately, there are no floods in Shuozhou and Yunzhou."
After taking a look at the general situation, Gu Nanxi returned to Wudu County. At the same time, she ordered to strengthen flood alerts, sent people to inspect the dams day and night, and raised the flood alert level.
The refugees from Shuozhou were originally a little confused and always thought about whether to go back to Shuozhou. But when they saw how serious the floods were in Shuozhou, they stopped thinking and signed a ten-year land lease with the government.
At midnight that day, Gu Nanxi received a surprising letter.