Chapter Thirty-Eight: Touching the People's Hearts and Successfully Disaster Relief
However, he said that Liu Bei first allocated a batch of food to be served, first asked Zhang Liao to go to Youzhou, and then collected, and ordered Zhang He to send it to Jizhou.
The snow was getting heavier and heavier, and the road was helped, and Liu Bei and the others walked very slowly. This snow disaster brought a large number of secondary disasters, but fortunately, Zhao Xu's disaster relief report was timely, and Liu Bei also made a decision immediately. The casualties are not too heavy. However, nearly 60,000 people were killed, more than 250,000 were injured, and nearly 20,000 were missing. People's property and houses were seriously damaged, and more than 30 counties and counties were damaged.
Liu Bei looked at these reports, clenched his fists, and shouted: "Liu Bei will definitely save the people in exchange for a world ruled by benevolence." The surrounding soldiers, Fa Zheng and others have also heard it, looking at the sky, they all thought: The lord is really the lord, and I hope that the world of benevolence and virtue of the lord will come soon, well! Work harder, and the world of benevolence will come. A group of soldiers are also working harder on disaster relief. Fa Zheng had a plan, transcribed Liu Bei's words, and ordered the soldiers to preach them everywhere.
At this time, seeing Liu Bei personally come to the disaster relief, and hearing Liu Bei's words, they felt even more moved, and they all shouted in unison: "I will wait for death, and I am willing to follow the envoy!" "Many depressed people also cheered up, cheered up, and threw themselves into the disaster relief work.
Zhao Xu took the lead on the front line of disaster relief in Youzhou, and tens of thousands of soldiers were greatly encouraged, and they worked harder. Especially the Condor Warriors, here is a great show of their skills, the Condor Warriors are extremely majestic, usually three or four people can't lift the wood, ordinary Condor Warriors lift and leave, can be out of the great majesty. The people were grateful to Dade, and many young and middle-aged people also helped.
In Zhuo County, in a newly established disaster relief base on the northwest side, thousands of people who had been frostbitten or crushed by collapsed houses were lying or sitting in brick houses, with no doors, only a sackcloth curtain, and seven or eight or four or five people around the fire, but it was good for them; Dozens of doctors worked non-stop to provide assistance, interspersed with hundreds of women who volunteered to nurse and more than 1,000 disaster relief soldiers, with food and clothing in their hands.
It is a place full of pain and cold, and although many people cry out for pain, very few people*. Many of the frostbitten men are in the prime of life, all of them are bloody men, how can they cry and shout, not to mention that there are women present; Most of the shouters were women, children, and the elderly.
I saw seven or eight people hurriedly walking in, starting with Zhao Xu, the commander of the three armies, followed by Zhou Cang and his personal guards.
Hearing Zhao Xu's arrival, almost everyone opened the curtain and turned around to see, those who didn't turn around were children and old people who had fallen asleep, and the rest looked at Zhao Xu with gratitude in their eyes and tears in their eyes. Oh, yes! Fortunately, Zhao Xu rescued in time, and called on all the soldiers to transfer the people from the surrounding villages to the city, and ordered the soldiers to look for bricks and tiles everywhere and build brick houses, so that these people could be born.
Many people came out to kneel down to worship Zhao Xu, with tears in their eyes, and they all said: "Thank you, General!" "Thank you, sir!" ……
These people are all thanking Zhao Xu for his kindness. Zhao Xu's expression was quiet, his face was kind, his eyes were full of care, and he ordered the soldiers to help the people who knelt down, and he also stepped forward to help the people. He didn't say a word, just swept his amiable gaze over all the people one by one, and then walked slowly down the aisle between the wounded.
After a while, Zhao Xu walked out of the disaster relief base, looked at the goose feathers and heavy snow, looked up to the sky and sighed for a long time. Zhou Cang said: "General, this is already the last disaster relief base, you haven't closed your eyes for two days, go and rest!" ”
"Alas! I don't want to rest, but the people can't be settled, how can I be at peace! This is estimated to be Zhao Xu's sense of responsibility, Zhao Xu was a soldier in his later life, and there were many disaster reliefs, it seems that this kind of fatigue is not the first time, so he can survive.
Zhou Cang was about to speak, when suddenly a small soldier came to report: "General, General Zhang Liao is here with disaster relief goods." ”
Zhao Xu was exhausted, but then he suddenly perked up and said, "What! Where is it? Take me there. ”
"Right at the gate of the county hall."
Before the words fell, Zhao Xu hurried to see, and after a while, he arrived at the gate of the county government, and at that time, he saw Zhao Yun and Dian Wei were also there, and saw Zhang Liao. Hurry forward to meet it.
One was careless, Zhao Xu stepped on the snowdrift and slipped, one stumbled, and almost fell, fortunately Zhao Xu's martial arts were okay, when he was about to land, he supported his right hand, one somersault, barely stood still, and stumbled.
Zhao Yun, Zhou Cang and others hurriedly stepped forward to help, and Zhao Yun said, "Big brother, are you okay?" You're so tired that you need to rest. ”
Zhao Xu shook his head and said, "It's okay, I have a measured body." He said to Zhang Liao again: "Wenyuan, you quickly unload the goods, Zilong and Dian Wei, you quickly distribute two-thirds to Yide and Yunchang." ”
Zhang Liao sighed: "Brother Boxiong loves the people so much, far better than Zhang Liaoye!" General Zhao is not in a hurry, this is only the first batch, and it will be unloaded immediately. After a while, the goods were unloaded, and Zhao Yun and Dian Wei each led troops to distribute them.
"Brother Boxiong, if Zhang Liao doesn't say much, it's important to take care of your body!"
Zhao Xu said: "I know, okay, Wenyuan, you will unload the goods, now the snow is closing the road, the road is slow, you can rest here for a few days before going." ”
Zhang Liao said: "No, Brother Boxiong, I still have to go back to hand over the errand, and there are still a few batches of disaster relief materials to be sent, Brother Boxiong, you are still so tired as the commander of the three armies, and as a subordinate, An Neng is lagging behind." What's more, the lord is now also personally going to the front line of disaster relief in various parts of Qingzhou, and Zhang Liaoyan dares to be slow. ”
After Zhang Liao finished speaking, he said goodbye to Zhao Xu and went to Linzi with thousands of military horses.
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After January, the heavy snow slowed down a lot, and the disaster was greatly alleviated due to the efforts of Zhao Xu, Liu Bei and others. One of the largest inns in Jizhou City, called "Ansheng Old Store", has achieved a safe life. This inn has a second floor, the inn is wide, the price is fair, and the service attitude is good, so many merchants come here.
Therefore, this inn was very crowded, and the shopkeeper took a lot of effort, and there were four or five people living in each room, and the rest of the twenty-seven or eight people who could not live had to sit around in the lobby, and the shopkeeper ordered the men to move the table, and the people sat on the floor around a large fire. With such conditions, yes, this is in a disaster year, and having a place to live is already very satisfying.
The sky was getting dark, the north was howling outside the door, the snow was falling heavily, and the north wind was squeezing in through the crack in the door, so that it was not cold, and the fire was blown dark and bright.
Everyone listened to the roar of the north outside the door, and no one was sleepy.
A big man from Shanxi stood up and looked at the big man, his body was burly, more than eight feet, and it was daunting to watch, only to hear him say: "This snow disaster is really grinding, God really doesn't give our people a good life." ”
A man with a Shandong accent said: "Brother, don't complain, such a heavy snowstorm, we have hot wine, a big fire to roast, what else do we care." ”
Another businessman dressed as a businessman said: "That's right, if it weren't for Liu Xuande, Liu Yuanjun and General Zhao Xu's benevolence and righteousness, this snow disaster relief was active, and we can have a peaceful birthday!" ”
The Shanxi man said: "Listening to my brother's accent, is he from Shandong, could it be from Linzi?" ”
The merchant looked smug and said, "Yes, the younger brother is from Linzi. ”
The Shanxi Han said: "I heard that Linzi is rich, better than Luoyang, the imperial capital of the year, I don't know how the situation was born in Linzi City?" ”
The merchant laughed, "Haha! If you want to talk about this Linzi, you have to start from the beginning; Linzi City was originally an important town in Qingzhou, the former Qingzhou Thorn Shi Jiaohe was a mediocre and incompetent person, not to mention a good Linzi mess, not to mention, during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, this Thorn Shi cowardly avoided the war, and later the Yellow Turban soldiers came to the city, that Jiao He took his mother-in-law with him, fled without a fight, and fled just that, the Thorn Shi was afraid that the people would recognize it, and he actually disguised himself as a woman and fled, do you say this Jiao He, is it still a man? ”
When everyone heard this, they became angry, and they all said that the predecessor was assassinated and incompetent, and he should be killed by the Yellow Turban Army, and they scolded endlessly.
The merchant said: "Later, our Linzi was harassed by the Yellow Turban Army, and I couldn't do business. Fortunately, Liu Zhijun and General Zhao Xu came later, and broke hundreds of thousands of yellow scarves in Linzi City, and Qingzhou was peaceful from then on, which was really relieving. Later, General Zhao Xu offered advice to Liu Zhijun to open the market and encourage us merchants to do business. Originally, those of us who do business, not to mention the official master, it is common for ordinary people to look down on us, but Liu Zhijun treats everyone equally, and General Zhao Xu also respects the people very much and does not discriminate, so ah! Our Linzi is thriving, not to mention one Luoyang, even if three Luoyang are added together, they are not as good as our Linzi. In this snow disaster, Liu Zhijun personally went to the disaster area, General Zhao Xu took the lead, and those of us who were blessed did not dare to lag behind. After that, he pointed his hand outward and said: "The three cars over there are the materials I brought for disaster relief, not a villain boasting, under the leadership of Liu Yuanjun, we have been on the front line of disaster relief for nearly a month." ”
The guests who were sitting upstairs and listening also stood up, and everyone was in awe.
The Shanxi Han said: "I heard that Liu Yuanjun is the king of Zhongshan, the uncle of the Han Emperor, this is true." ”
The merchant said: "Of course, Liu Yuanjun is the uncle of the Han Emperor, with Liu Yuanjun here, the Han Dynasty can prosper, and the world can be peaceful!" ”
Everyone clapped their hands and said yes, and the Shanxi Han said: "Brother is a native of Linzi, the younger brother has practiced martial arts since childhood, and he also has some skills. ”
The merchant frowned and said: "This is not difficult, my brother has martial arts, if you want to join the army, go to Linzi, Linzi and recruit martial arts, as long as you show your skills, you will naturally be hired." Huh! Brother, since you are from Shanxi, there is a way for the younger brother. ”
The Shanxi Dahan said: "Brother, please speak!" A certain will be grateful, and it will be reciprocated in the future. ”
The merchant said: "Where is the word, with a lot of effort, now Liu Yuanjun's second brother Guan Yu is recruiting generals, only Shanxi children, brother, you can go to the like-minded ah!" ”
"But the Guan Yunchang who beheaded Yan Liang and Zhu Wen was ugly?"
"Exactly!"
The Shanxi Han was overjoyed, and immediately said: "Okay, brothers, I'll eat and drink tonight!" Everyone applauded, Shanxi Han asked the name of the businessman, it turned out that this person was Su Shuang, who funded the gold, silver and iron tools and Liu Guanzhang three brothers, that Shanxi Dahan was also a person from the same sect as Guan Yu, named Guan Ba, the two were very happy, talked very quickly, and became friends.
Seven days later, the heavy snow had to stop, under the efforts of Liu Bei and Zhao Xu and others, before Zhao Xu's tax policy, the grain in the Linzi treasury was sufficient, and the gold and silver were also full, Liu Bei transferred out a total of more than 200,000 gold and more than 400,000 stone grain, which were distributed in various disaster-stricken areas, of course, these are not enough, plus the wealthy businessmen in Qingzhou are donating, it is just enough for the disaster area. The affected areas have begun to rebuild their new homes, and families have braziers, but unlike in the past, the poor people had to dig pits and burn some charcoal.
The name of Liu Bei Rende also began to spread all over the world, and the people everywhere in the world heard that Liu Bei Rende, Zhao Xu was benevolent, and many strategists and generals came to meet each other, and the people of Ji and Yousanzhou have also returned to their hearts and are grateful to Dade.