Although it was July, the ravine valley was not hot at all. Hu Hai and his entourage visited Jingyang County, and what they saw was desperate.

Everywhere there was a muddy, a field full of mountains, and a barren land. Only by going deep into it can we understand the gravity of this disaster.

……

At noon, Hu Hai and his entourage walked down the ditch along the thorny path mixed with stones and clods of earth. Everyone was covered in mud, and their boots were covered in yellow mud.

It's just that at this moment, no one cares. What really shocked them was that the situation in various places after the hail hit was so miserable.

The hail fell suddenly, and it was too late to harvest. Seeing a year's hard work come to naught. There was a wave of despair in the Northlands, and it was spreading.

Seeing this, Hu Hai, Wei Yi and others couldn't help but feel even heavier. Once despair spreads, it is very likely that it will eventually turn into civil unrest.

……

It is a very small village, with about twenty or thirty families. The village of the Great Qin Empire is officially called Li, and the village chief is called Lizheng.

It's midday, when the sun is at its strongest. But the ground was still wet, and the roads were full of mud.

None of the houses in the village were unharmed, and they were not cruel.

……

Hu Hai walked to a slightly better courtyard, and found that the thick wood door had already collapsed, and on the forehead of the door soaked in yellow mud, there was a dilapidated wooden sign, and the two big characters "Lizheng" were faintly visible.

Hu Hai's gaze swept over the word Lizheng on the forehead of the door, waved his hand, and said, "Luo Jia, call someone——! ”

"Yes!" Luo Jia nodded yes, and hurriedly shouted, "Are you at home?" ”

As soon as the words fell, a big black dog pounced fiercely and roared.

"Kuroko, stop!" Halfway down, there was an old shout from the room, and the black dog immediately nailed himself to the door and stretched out his long tongue to gasp.

The big black dog has a fierce gaze and a green light in his eyes. The limbs that were originally strong have long since dried up.

The only one who stood in the stone house with great difficulty, walked out of an old man with a stiff figure, raised his eyes and glanced at Hu Hai and the others, and said, "Who?" ”

Seeing this, Wei Yu took a step forward and smiled, and said, "Uncle Lizheng, I am Wei Yu of Beidi County!" Then he pointed to the lieutenant: "This is the national captain!" ”

"I came here to learn from Uncle Lizheng about the collapse of the houses and the failure of the crops of the people in Lizhong, okay?"

The old man opened his cloudy eyes, looked Wei Yu and Wei Yu up and down, and said, "You are the county guard, and this is the national captain?" ”

At this moment, there was a trace of surprise in the old man's heart. From the performance just now, he could see that this group of people was dominated by young people in the middle.

Wei Yu smiled slightly and said, "Uncle, this is my test, there is a detailed record on it." The old man nodded and said, "Come, come in first." ”

Hu Hai walked into the courtyard, and the big black dog was quietly lying at the door of the stone house, looking loyal.

The old man said in a loud voice: "Mother-in-law, come out to meet the guests!" A woman in a black cloth shortshirt and pants came out of the stone house, bowed and smiled at Hu Hai and the others, and said, "Hello." ”

Hu Hai and others returned the salute one after another: "The lord's family is good——! ”

Although natural disasters are rampant, the village is in shambles. But in the face of Hu Hai and others, even the most rude mountain entertainment, there is no shortage of courtesy.

Hu Hai saw Lao Lizheng's simplicity, and this behavior was not to show favor to Wei Yu. The old man is already on the verge of decaying, and even if he is courteous, he has no time to climb up.

Thinking of this, Hu Hai bowed his hand and smiled, and said: "Thank you for taking care of you, this time I came suddenly, it is really a nuisance!" ”

The old man moved a wooden pier for Hu Hai: "Sit." Seeing Hu Hai and sitting down, the old man shook his head and said, "Old Qin is hospitable, this is his temperament. ”

"If it weren't for the continuous natural and man-made disasters, the guests would definitely be treated with wine and meat!"

Hu Hai nodded and said, "The Great Qin Empire will get better after all, it will definitely be!" ”

As if infected by Hu Hai, the old man nodded: "What the guest said is that the descendants of the old Qin people are endless, and the Great Qin Empire will inevitably be able to sweep the Eight Desolations and Liuhe again." ”

Hu Hai must have been in a state of mind and was silent for a long time: "Uncle Lizheng, can you tell me about the situation in Lizhong......

"Miserable enough!" There was a tear in the old man's eyes: "Because the wheat in the counties of the Northland is about ten days late, every village has no time to harvest. ”

"Hail fell from the sky, and for two days and two nights, the golden wheat waves all came to naught. Cattle and livestock have been killed and injured, and there is no grain harvest......"

The old man's words were intermittent, and he choked up constantly. But the meaning of the words made Hu Hai and the others unconsciously heavy.

The situation was far worse than they had imagined, with numerous deaths and injuries of cattle and animals, and the collapse of a large number of houses. Hu Hai pondered for a moment and said, "Uncle Lizheng, are there any casualties?" ”

The old man smiled reluctantly and said, "No! There is no one in this village, but there are not many in other villages. ”

Wei Yu, Wei Yu and the others were silent together. Hu Hai Zhengse said: "Natural disasters are coming, and non-human beings can change them. But we must not be disappointed, in the current situation, I, Daqin, can only save myself! ”

The old man suddenly realized, bowed deeply to Hu Hai, and said: "Thank you for the teachings, dare to ask the guest, how should our people save themselves." ”

"Tianxingjian, a gentleman strives for self-improvement!" Hu Hai paused word by word and said: "The imperial court is mobilizing various warehouses to prepare to save the people." In such a situation, my old Qin people not only have to wait for the imperial court to save them, but also save themselves. ”

"Only in this way can the government and the opposition of the Great Qin Empire work together to tide over this difficulty!"

The old man bowed deeply to Hu Hai: "Honorable guest, the old Qin people will definitely save themselves!." ”

"Farewell." Hu Hai waved his hand and turned his back.

……

Hu Hai and his party walked out of the ditch, and it was already twilight. Visited several villages in a row, which made the group feel solemn.

Natural disasters and man-made disasters, the emperor lost power, and the remnants of the Six Kingdoms rose up in a big way to attack all parts of Shandong, which made the Great Qin Empire precarious.

At this moment, the hail came, and the old Qin people's hard work for a year was destroyed overnight, and the Great Qin Empire was facing annihilation at this moment.

At this moment, Hu Hai thought a lot. Because of this, he ventured north and came to the front line himself.

Only in this way, the people's hearts of the Great Qin Empire, the Great Qin Empire's fear of the emperor, the poverty of the Great Qin Empire, and even the root cause of the Great Qin Empire's collapse overnight all need to be understood by him personally.

Hu Hai was thinking of being in the most critical place of the Great Qin Empire to see if he could find it.

"Your Majesty, we have visited several villages in a row, and all of them have suffered heavy casualties in cattle and animals. Houses collapsed, crops were cropped, and they barely survived on surplus food. ”

A solemnity flashed in Wei Yi's eyes: "The opening of the warehouse and the release of grain must be immediate, otherwise the people will starve to death." In this way, His Majesty's disaster relief strategy will be greatly reduced. ”

(End of chapter)