Chapter 436: Famine
"This, this is the hydraulic engineering drawing?"
It's so shocking, the magnificent engineering design on the drawings, every place is majestic and shocking, and even the subtle details are marked.
Looking at this drawing, Jin Cheng has a feeling of being on the scene, and he can even feel that after this project is built, no matter how turbulent the flood is, he will not be afraid.
Jin Cheng was shocked, his face was full of surprise and unconfidence, if such a majestic water conservancy project is really built, it will benefit the people of Yucheng.
"Zhao Guanlan, good look, good look, I'll have someone send a message to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince immediately, and we will start preparing for construction immediately."
Jin Cheng couldn't restrain the excitement in his heart, and said hello to Zhao Guanlan again and again, he knew very well the preciousness of this drawing in his heart, and he took a more and more fancy to Zhao Guanlan and Lu Xiaoyao in his heart.
Jin Cheng carefully packed the drawings, and immediately called Si Meng, asked him to run back, and handed the drawings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in person, among these guards, Jin Cheng's most trusted person was Si Meng, who grew up with him since childhood.
Simon didn't know what was inside the box? But looking at Jin Cheng's solemn and cautious appearance, he could also guess that the contents of the box were very precious, nodded to Jin Cheng, and left with the drawings.
After Simon left, Jin Cheng chatted with Lu Xiaoyao and Zhao Guanlan, "How did you come up with such a majestic water conservancy engineering drawing?" The old people in the imperial court have been here for several years, and they have never come up with such engineering drawings. ”
Jin Cheng asked with a smile, his eyebrows were full of admiration and affirmation of Zhao Guanlan, His Royal Highness the Prince's vision is indeed good, Zhao Guanlan is really a rare talent.
The water conservancy project drawing was told by Lu Xiaoyao to Zhao Guanlan, and Zhao Guanlan drew it in combination with his own ideas, but Lu Xiaoyao told him that if someone asked, he would say that he came up with it.
Zhao Guanlan knew that Lu Xiaoyao didn't want any fame and fortune, and he didn't want to cause any trouble, so Jin Cheng asked, and Zhao Guanlan was vague, and he always came to his mind suddenly.
Zhao Guanlan didn't elaborate, Jin Cheng didn't continue to ask, and Lu Xiaoyao changed the topic in a timely manner.
"Lord Shizi, is there any news from Qingxue Daddy?"
Yucheng Taishou has escaped, the imperial court has not caught anyone so far, and Lord He, who was guilty of him at the beginning, does not know where he was imprisoned, after the flood, Jincheng sent someone to investigate, Lu Xiaoyao thought of building a water conservancy project, and the silver that Yucheng was too greedy for was also an important thing, so he asked out loud.
He Qingxue sat quietly on the side since Lu Xiaoyao and they talked about water conservancy projects, Jincheng did not deliberately avoid her, she listened honestly and did not talk, at this time Lu Xiaoyao asked other fathers, He Qingxue raised her head directly, and looked at Jincheng with some expectation.
The person sent out to investigate the matter has not yet returned, Jin Cheng looked at He Qingxue with some apologies, paused for a moment before speaking, "Let's go back to the county seat to investigate this matter slowly, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has sent someone to take over the position of Taishou, and he will cooperate with us to find Lord He and the missing Yinliang." ”
Speaking of returning to Yucheng, Lu Xiaoyao and He Qingxue both smiled, everyone's efforts these days have not been in vain, saving the people and saving the village, this is the happiest thing for them.
The return to the city was scheduled for tomorrow afternoon, Lu Xiaoyao and Zhao Guanlan did not stay in Jincheng's camp for long, and came out after talking to him for a while.
"Xianggong, let's go around the village." Lu Xiaoyao said to Zhao Guanlan, now the villagers are vigorously restoring their homes, and the officers and soldiers are also helping, before returning to the city, Lu Xiaoyao still wants to take a look and see if there is anything that can help.
Knowing that Lu Xiaoyao was worried about the villagers, Zhao Guanlan nodded to her, the two of them had been drawing drawings in the camp tent for the past two days, and it was time to go out for a walk.
After saying a word to the guards outside the camp, Zhao Guanlan took Lu Xiaoyao downhill and headed towards Liujia Village.
The flooded village was barren and full of mud and garbage, but fortunately the houses were not washed away, otherwise it would have been a dead village, and although the houses were not washed away, all the crops in all these places would have been destroyed.
It is also more than July now, and the rice has already formed ears of rice, but it has not yet grown, and it is considered that there is no harvest if it is washed away by the flood.
Generally, after the flood, there will be a famine, and in previous years, Yucheng was also after the flood, and had to accept a test of God.
Lu Xiaoyao was silent all the way, not knowing what he was thinking until he entered Liujia Village.
"Woo ......"
One cry after another sounded, Lu Xiaoyao and Zhao Guanlan raised their eyebrows suspiciously, and looked at the entrance of the village.
"What can I do? The food in the house has been washed away by the water, what will we do in the future? ”
"That's right, the ears of rice that have been tasseled have also been washed away, and there will be no harvest this year, and the relief grain pulled down by the imperial court will not last long."
"The sky is going to die, our Liujia Village, although everyone has been saved, but according to the current situation, we are still dead."
The sound of discussion and sorrowful voices sounded, so sad and powerless, Lu Xiaoyao and Zhao Guanlan who listened to it were not good in their hearts.
"Xianggong, what should I do?" Lu Xiaoyao turned his head to look at Zhao Guanlan and asked, as the villagers said, the disaster relief food sent by the imperial court will not last long, and everything has to rely on self-reliance.
I have seen the barrenness of the border, because there is no food, countless villagers have starved to death, is it possible that the people of Yucheng will also experience hunger?
Lu Xiaoyao sighed in his heart, now that his home has been destroyed, and he has to experience the pain of hunger, the people of Yucheng will still suffer a lot.
Zhao Guanlan lowered his head silently, looking at the ground with dark eyes, and he didn't know what he was thinking about in his mind? After a long while, Zhao Guanlan slowly spoke.
"Now that the spring planting season has passed, even if you plough again, there will be no good harvest, and there is still more than half a year, if the people can't hold on, I'm afraid it will be ......."
Zhao Guanlan's words were not finished, but Lu Xiaoyao also knew the meaning of his later words, and his face suddenly became ugly.
"It's Lord Zhao and Mrs. Zhao who are here."
I don't know who in the village saw the two first? After the words fell, a group of villagers came over in unison.
"Mrs. Zhao, who is in distress and rescued, please help us, think of ideas for all of us, our village has no food, and it won't be long to rely on the help of the imperial court, if it continues like this, the people in our village will starve to death."
"Lord Zhao, Mrs. Zhao, you can help us, please help us."
A group of people came to Zhao Guanlan and Lu Xiaoyao and pleaded, and after the words fell, they all knelt down, looking at the two of them with sad expressions.