Chapter 661: Natural Disaster

Chen Ming has had a lot of experience in the past few years as an emperor, but standing in front of the War Memorial in the Martyrs' Hall, listening to the shouts of thousands of teachers and students of the Central Military Academy, Chen Ming's eyes were still moist in an instant.

He has been emperor for four or five years, and he has been away from the army for four or five years. Although he personally reviewed the resumes of officers at and above the brigade level every year, received war heroes every year, and transferred and adjusted officers at the division and brigade level every year, he always firmly grasped the military power in his hands.

But the feeling of the army is not as pure as it was five years ago.

He also looked at the military more from a political perspective.

So at this time, when he was facing the hot feelings of thousands of teachers and students of the Central Military Academy, he was moved by more than a feeling.

Chen Ming and Selim were separated in Xuanwu Lake, so he didn't need to pay much attention to Selim in the future, and the latter would be taken over by the cabinet. All his demands, requests, bilateral ongoing negotiations, and so on. Chen Ming only needs the final result, and there is no need to entertain him in person like today.

He is still paying attention to many things at home and abroad, and he is still waiting for him to cut it off. For now, the progress of the incubation of Korea, the war of cloth in Japan, the arms trade in India, the progress of the domestic transportation plan, and most importantly, the issue of immigration to North America, followed by the migration of the South Seas, then the migration of the northwest and northeast, the migration of the southern Ming state, and the war in Burma.

There are too many things that need attention, the domestic people's livelihood economy, etc., Chen Ming is a little negligent.

For example, in the case of immigration in North America and Nanyang, more Chinese people are willing to go to Nanyang or Nanmingzhou, which are 'closer', than to North America. Although these days, the imperial court has been preaching the good of North America and the good of Jiazhou, but it is not an egg.

And the truth is really just as Chen Ming thought, on the third day of his return to the palace, something really happened. It's just that this incident is not what he did, but an accident that broke out suddenly - Fujian reported that a typhoon in Taiwan made landfall and was seriously affected. Moreover, eight or nine times out of ten, this typhoon will continue to blow to Fujian.

Every year from the beginning of spring to the beginning of winter, it is the period when typhoons occur, but the really destructive typhoons break out in June, July and August. It's only a few days after the start of May, and suddenly a strong typhoon came, which was very unexpected.

Taiwan's losses are not small. The typhoon slanted northward from the sharp corner of the southern tip of Taiwan, sweeping right over the Tainan area. Rainfall in the Lower Freshwater Creek basin has increased dramatically and flooding has occurred. Countless people, livestock and fields were lost. Under the dual effects of typhoons and floods, most of the crops that were originally growing well were lost, especially the fruits that should be harvested. Now the entire Lingnan region is engaged in canned fruits, and Taiwan is rich in fruits, so it will naturally not give up this advantage.

Chen Ming has been in power for four or five years, and there has been a major drought in northern Anhui in the middle, and after all, it is a small area, and the whole of China is relatively stable on the whole. The state is also very well received. Specific to the Lingnan area, there is almost no memory of the disaster. As a result, a strong typhoon that suddenly came this year hit Tainan hard, and this typhoon will continue to move north to Fujian.

The streets of Taiwan's capital city have been full of flood victims who fled from Sixiang, and the torrential rain brought by the typhoon has just ended, but don't forget the local rainy season, although the rainfall is much smaller than a few days ago, but the rain that followed still brought great trouble to the local government to resettle the victims. The dripping drizzle was as bleak as the mood of the entire Tainan government and people at this time. Rainfall has delayed flooding in the Lower Freshwater Creek basin. Refugees from all over are flocking to the cities – and the cities are their only hope for survival after the disaster in the countryside.

What's more, in recent years, Chen Hanren has recruited people well, and the refugees also believe that the government will help them. As the leader, the township officials in Neili organized the refugees in their jurisdiction as much as possible, so as to ensure safety and limit chaos to the greatest extent.

In the past few days, tens of thousands of refugees have poured into Taiwan's capital, helping the old and the young, and taking shelter from the rain wherever they can. As long as the surrounding area is slightly higher, all the tents are set up by the government, and each tent is crowded with people.

Temples, schools, and government agencies have also vacated houses as much as possible for groups of refugees to live in, otherwise the victims will lie down in muddy places and let the rain pour their lives.

The hot porridge and hot water in a pot have not stopped, raw garlic, ginger slices, red dates, angelica, and large bags of cold-warding medicines are boiled into boiling water to cook soup and drink.

Seriously, the Taiwanese government is not poor at all. There are a lot of big families here, the original leaders of the Heaven and Earth Society were unwilling to fight to the death, many leaders turned over the army and became rich in Taiwan, these people donated a lot of money and property after the disaster, responded to the government's call, and even personally came forward to appease the refugees, it can be said that just relying on the strength of Taiwan, then it is completely able to survive this disaster. But it is also clear that if all the affected people are to recover their livelihoods, Taiwan also needs state support.

It's just that what the entire Taiwan government and people don't know at all is that the eyes of the central government in Nanjing have not stayed on them at all, and they have swept them away. Because compared to them, Fujian, which is also affected by the disaster, is the focus of attention.

Fujian has always been a major immigration province, and the refugees produced there have a tendency to emigrate, which is the focus of the immigration bureau. In China, although the level of the immigration bureau is low, the power is quite large, and the system is responsible for all immigration matters.

And the enrichment of overseas territories by foreign immigrants has also been one of Chen Han's political programs in recent years.

Ge Er wore a straw hat on his head and led the secretary to his office, the Americas Section of the Immigration Bureau.

After finding out the matter in his hometown of Jizhou, Ge Er's assassination couldn't be done, and Chen Ming didn't punish him, but he was assigned a very serious task - American immigration work, with an annual target of 500,000 to 200,000.

50,000, pass;

One hundred thousand, good;

200,000, excellent;

The state has made great efforts to support North American immigrants, and all Chinese who have arrived in North America this year will have 20 acres of land per person, regardless of gender, old and young.

It's just that this year the state doesn't get too involved in the elites.

Ge Er didn't have to move at all in Nanjing, the foundation of 50,000 people was gathered, and there were 10,000 more. But in addition to the preparations made by those noble ministers, Ge Er's progress of directly fooling the people into immigration was very slow, and the temptation of twenty acres of land per capita could not dispel people's concerns. So far, fewer than 5,000 civilians have been willing to sign agreements for them. So the goal of 100,000 people is still far away!

The first batch of migrant ships has been departing for more than a month. Hundreds of large ships carried 30,000 people in one go. Atmosphere!

The land bonds in North America were officially issued, and the nobles and dignitaries of Nanjing City waved banknotes to rush to buy them, directly providing the government with three or four hundred million dollars. It can be said that all these preparations were spent with the money of the nobles, although theoretically speaking, these money can only be regarded as borrowed by the imperial court.

But if the development of the Americas is officially put into orbit, how much more will the government that controls the transportation routes and supply points along the way reap the benefits from it?

"Everyone's here?"

Ge Er took off his hat and fanned himself, took the ice water handed by the secretary, and drank it all.

"Several delegates have all arrived." The secretary took the empty glass again.

"Then have a meeting."

Ge Er wiped his mouth with his hand, there was nothing to say, he had to take advantage of this opportunity to fool some of the refugees from Fujian. It doesn't matter if the Nanyang Office and the Nanming Prefecture Department are willing to do it or not. This year, Ge Er set himself a goal of at least 'good', otherwise he would really not be able to support the mud on the wall.

The dispute over immigration ignited when Chen Ming couldn't take care of them at all.

Selim came out of the arsenal, his face flushed with excitement, and his eyes seemed to reflect the forged barrels. Compared with the high-tech boring machine and steam engine, the iron molded cannon touched Selim even more. It's a pity that he is the only one who can come to visit here today, and if he can lead a few military attachés, then it will be easier to estimate the value of this technology.

"This is exactly the technology that the Ottomans need." No wonder the Chinese were able to make so many cannons in such a short time, and the casting speed of this method should not be too fast.

Compared with the low efficiency and high cost of the Ottomans in this era, the efficiency and cost of the Chinese are simply blessed by the true God.

"I need to meet His Majesty the Emperor!" Selim clenched his fists.

The escort beside him had the same smile on his face as always, "There is no need to meet Your Majesty for this kind of thing. Our country's Fujian province has been hit by a typhoon, and Your Majesty is very busy right now, and there are many, many things to deal with. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs can decide on such a request. "China is completely phasing out the old cast artillery, and this iron mold casting method is far from the high status and secrecy value of the past. As long as the Ottomans were willing to pay a small penny!

Selim shook his head, he wanted to meet Chen Mingke not only for this magical casting method, but also because of his eye for rockets. Selim wondered more than once how powerful the Ottomans would be in the war if they had rockets.

Because of Selim's insistence, his request was still transferred to Chen Ming.

"I don't have time to see him. What's the matter, let him talk to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. ”

The disaster situation in Fujian is what he is most concerned about these days, and in the process of disaster relief in the latter, he has not found any moths that have reached out to him. The people of the National Security Department, the police, and the Economic Crime Investigation Department all kept their eyes wide open, staring closely at money, food, and materials.

However, Chen Ming has to pay attention to some of the things in the entire government system after the disaster, as well as immigration.

This sudden disaster is a test for everyone, and some people can stand out from it, such as Wang Jie, the prefect of Quanzhou, who is very smart, and when he found that the torrential rain did not stop, he immediately issued an order to the counties, requiring local township officials to inspect the township, strictly prevent houses from collapsing and pay attention to flood prevention. By the time the rainstorm was about to come, and by the time the typhoon was blowing, Wang Jie already knew that the disaster was inevitable. He urgently ordered his subordinate counties to pay attention to wind and flood prevention, and also sent a letter to neighboring prefectures and counties, and sent a courier to Fuzhou. At the same time, contact the big households in Quanzhou, arrange houses, prepare clean clothes and fuel, and prepare firewood, rice, oil and salt......

Although Quanzhou also suffered a lot in this disaster, although Wang Jie's series of measures obviously discriminated against industry and commerce, he was eager to give all his love to the suffering farmers, and ignored the factory owners who suffered losses in the typhoon, but his performance was also obviously a plus point for Chen Ming.

And some of the officials and refugees have flocked to the yamen, and he has not yet transferred grain from the grain depot, and he has not thought of vacating all the places that can be vacated to resettle the refugees.

Two years ago, Chen Ming organized the compilation of the "Disaster Prevention Handbook" to be published throughout the country, and Chen Ming asked all local officials to carefully study this disaster prevention handbook, so that they can skillfully use the above knowledge when the disaster comes, and establish a set of appropriate emergency rescue and disaster relief mechanisms.

This Wang Jie did a good job. In the recent continuous rainfall in Quanzhou, a flood control notice will be issued, so that the local government can arrange manpower, pay close attention to the rain situation, strictly implement flood prevention and anti-skidding, 24-hour duty and township officials and officials with shift system, so that the responsibility is assigned to the person, the personnel are on duty, and the measures are in place, so as to ensure that the disaster situation is grasped at the first time, and the danger and disaster situation are dealt with at the first time.

Although such a requirement cannot really be put in place, take a look at Quanzhou, the township officials and officials have at least done the work mechanism of squatting to supervise the villagers' flood prevention work, organized manpower to investigate and maintain some houses and dangerous areas, and explained the flood prevention and anti-skid notices and brochures for the villagers, and also organized a flood prevention and rescue team and an ambulance team, and formulated a disaster prevention plan. That's enough!

If all the local officials in China had the level of Wang Jie, Chen Ming would be able to relax a large burden during the troubled Qianlong period in the original time and space.

Although the Qianlong Dynasty in history was the peak of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, anyone who knows some about history knows how many floods and droughts occurred in China during this time period.

Some of this is man-made, but floods can be man-made, droughts and earthquakes are really natural disasters.

Chen Ming can cut off the life of the Manchu dog in this space, but he can't go against the evolution of nature, he can eliminate many man-made disasters, but natural disasters will definitely come. It was based on this consideration that he had the "Disaster Prevention Manual" compiled and built grain depots and water conservancy facilities in various places.

But when the disaster really came, such as in front of him, all idiot officials still pierced Chen Ming's eyes.

The typhoon that made landfall in Quanzhou did not continue to sweep inland, but entered Xinghua from Quanzhou along the seaside.

When the storm came, thunder and lightning were combined, and the raindrops the size of soybeans fell without interruption, and the beating people were painful.

Countless willow willows are like a madman, waving their long green edges and pumping against the sky. Thigh-thick trees are broken at the waist, and the wind is like a cry in your ear.

It was dark and cloudy.

Even after the storm has passed, the downpour will wash away all the world it can see. (To be continued.) )