Zhou Hexuan's return to Tianjin this time was extremely bumpy.

After bidding farewell to Zhang Hatshui and Cheng She in Nanjing, he was going to cross the river to Pukou Railway Station to buy a ticket. As a result, there was a sudden heavy rainstorm that day, so I could only continue to stay in the hotel, and this rainstorm lasted for two days and two nights.

From Sichuan to Shanghai, the Yangtze River flooded, and the disaster in the middle and lower reaches was particularly serious.

Nanjing's Yangtze River ferry was directly suspended, and I heard that there was also a flood on the Huai River, and it was impossible to take the train north. Zhou Hexuan had to return to Shanghai from Nanjing and take the sea route to Tianjin. However, in the short line from Nanjing to Shanghai, seven or eight railways were washed away by heavy rains.

After tossing and turning for almost half a month, Zhou Hexuan finally successfully arrived in Shanghai. By the time he bought a ticket to board the ship, all the newspapers in the country were all about disasters and disaster relief.

Since Lao Jiang came to power, natural disasters have occurred frequently in China in recent years, and it seems that God is having trouble with Chang Kaishen.

In 1931, the largest flood in China since the late Qing Dynasty erupted; In 1934, the largest drought in China since the late Qing Dynasty broke out. This year, on the other hand, the disasters of 1931 and 1934 were combined, and from the spring there was a widespread drought throughout the country, and in the summer there was a major flood, and the flood was sandwiched with various droughts.

At this moment, most of China has entered disaster mode, and even the riverbed has cracked in arid places, and the flooded places have become a flooded country.

The Yangtze River and the Yellow River flooded at the same time, and the floods alone affected 241 counties, including Hubei, Hunan, Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Jiangsu, and Jiangxi...... These provinces are the hardest hit areas. Wuhan, for example, was flooded for more than 90 days, and many people had to rely on rowing to get to work.

Anyway, the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge invested by Zhou Hexuan will not be able to start, and it will have to be delayed until at least October.

Chang Kaishen is really depressed, China's economy has been bad this year, and now it has added another layer of natural disasters. The British side was reluctant to borrow, the United States did not move, and Japan did not back down, which made the confident old Chiang a little panicked, and even pulled Germany in to solve the silver crisis.

Thanks to the experience of the 1931 and 1934 catastrophes, the Nanjing Nationalist Government's disaster relief capacity has been greatly improved, with the government's disaster relief system and non-governmental charities operating at the fastest speed, and the nation's media working together to help publicize, report and supervise.

This is a manifestation of national and national cohesion, and in times of crisis, most Chinese people can twist into a rope and work together to tide over difficulties.

This is true in the face of natural disasters, and the same is true in the face of foreign invasions.

As long as this cohesion is maintained, China will never sink and will usher in the day of its rise sooner or later.

When Zhou Hexuan left Shanghai, Du Yuesheng, vice president of the Red Cross Society of China, made a special visit to raise funds for disaster relief. Zhou Hexuan heard that Du Yuesheng donated 30,000 yuan, and he also donated 30,000 yuan, and at the same time sent a telegram to Hongmen in the United States, hoping to buy 20 tons of corn to be shipped as disaster relief grain.

When the ship arrived in Tianjin, Zhou Hexuan found that Tianjin was also flooded, and the Haihe River had risen to more than 20 meters away from the gate of Sanle Hall.

The charitable organizations in Peking and Tianjin, hearing that Zhou Hexuan had returned to Tianjin, immediately sent people to raise donations, and it is obvious that Mr. Zhou's charity reputation has already spread throughout the country. Salesian Society, Red Cross, Yellow Cross, Red Cross Society...... Zhou Hexuan took out another 200,000 oceans.

This time the Nanjing government has done a lot of relief, or rather, it seems to be very strong – in fact, it is far less than the 1931 disaster relief investment, because the government has no money.

But since it is the central government, it must be done sufficiently, regardless of whether there is money or not. Especially when disaster relief is weak, it is even more necessary to do a good job of superficial work, so we vigorously praise non-governmental philanthropists, set various examples, and promote good people and good deeds.

The Nanjing government even organized personnel to carefully examine the amount of donations made by individuals in major cities for disaster relief. For example, Du Yuesheng's disaster relief data in 1935 was: self-donation was more than 50,000 yuan, and the campaign fundraising was more than 200,000 yuan.

The government commendation is also very powerful, and Du Yuesheng was awarded the "Third-class Jade Harvesting Medal", and the national leaders presented the inscription with their own handwriting, Chang Kaishen inscription "Benevolence and Charity", and Wang Zhaoming's inscription "Benevolence and love of things".

However, those philanthropists who are well-known and have raised funds and donated a lot have been praised by the central or local governments. In Shanghai and Nanjing alone, nearly 10 "jade medals" were issued at one time, which is the same as wholesale Chinese cabbage.

Everything shows that the central government is really powerless to provide disaster relief and can only rely on the power of the people.

Charity statistics in Tianjin and Peking were also released soon and published in detail in major newspapers. Zhou Hexuan topped the list with an annual donation of 260,000 yuan, and the government sent a commissioner to Tianjin to distribute the award, and by the way, he also brought inscriptions from Chang Kaishen, Wang Zhaoming and others.

It was like a farce, and before the floodwaters on the streets of Tianjin had completely dissipated, the honorees gathered at the official residence of the Tianjin Municipal Government, and countless reporters came to take pictures and report on it.

After the commendation meeting, the Tianjin Municipal Government also arranged a dinner. Between the fact that Lao Jiang advocated a new life, and it was a disaster period, the table was full of vegetarian dishes, and everything seemed to be normal. However, Zhou Hexuan knew that the central government official had made a lot of money from this trip, and a few Tianjin businessmen who were commended alone gave a lot of money, which was called "carriage and horse expenses."

Because Zhou Hexuan did not pay the "carriage and horse fares," the commissioner was very unhappy, and it was estimated that he would definitely speak ill of him after returning to Nanjing.

Zhou Hexuan did not attend the dinner, and went home directly with medals and leader's inscriptions.

As soon as she entered the house, Zhang Leyi took Zhou Hexuan's hand and said happily: "Take out the medal and take a look!" ”

"There's nothing to look at, let's take it apart yourself." Zhou Hexuan didn't care.

"I want to see, I want to see!"

Xiao Lingjun jumped up and grabbed the medal box, and Xiao Weilie also surrounded him when he heard the movement.

Zhang Leyi opened the box and looked at it, and immediately exclaimed: "This medal is so big!" ”

It is indeed a big one, and the "Jade Mining Medal" is the largest of all the medals and medals awarded by the Nanjing National Government.

This thing was promulgated at the end of last year, and "picking jade" takes the meaning of the "Book of Songs": a gentleman who reads words, and is as warm as jade. It is also said that Lao Jiang's mother is called Wang Caiyu, and the "Caiyu Chapter" is named in honor of his mother.

In the beginning, the "Jade Medal of Harvesting" was awarded to heads of state (including foreign heads of state) regardless of rank, and only Lao Jiang and Lin Sen were qualified to wear them in China, and even Wang Zhaoming did not have a share.

Now, in order to commend charity, the central government has specially graded the "Jade Mining Medal". The first-class medal is awarded to the head of state, and the second- and third-class medals are awarded to those who have made outstanding contributions to the civil society.

Including Du Yuesheng, everyone got a third-class chapter this time, but Zhou Hexuan got a second-class chapter, which is estimated to be specially instructed by Lao Jiang.

"A medal with a ribbon, that's a lot higher." Liao Yaquan said in surprise.

For general medals, you can hang them directly on your chest. The "Jade Mining Medal" is undoubtedly the top medal, equipped with a special ribbon, which must be worn when wearing a formal dress, and it is not in accordance with the rules to wear it in regular clothes.

Zhou Hexuan said in a mocking tone: "Lao Jiang has done enough to save face this time, and the top medals are all given in batches. You can see the national emblem in the middle of the medal, which is made of high-grade Hetian jade, which means 'the country is supreme, and the gentleman is like jade'. ”

This thing must be used as a weapon to smash people.

A palm-sized medal, just ask if you've seen it!