Chapter 187: Before the Catastrophe Comes

The wind kills, the lightning returns to the city, and the head falls asleep.

This is Wang Hengyue's style.

As soon as he returned to Chengdu, Wang Hengyue fell asleep when he returned to his residence! Ma Yunxin didn't even know what her husband had done.

When I woke up, I asked the time, washed up, and asked people to bring food, Hula Hula was fragrant, you might as well stand at the window on the side, look at the weather outside, and say to herself: "Why are there no clouds in the sky?" ”

"What did you say?" Wang Hengyue suddenly stopped his chopsticks and asked.

Ma Yunxin was a little strange: "I said that there are no clouds in the sky"

Wang Hengyue put down his rice bowl and stood up "openly": "Yu Lei, Yu Lei!" ”

"In, in!" Yu Lei ran in in a panic, not knowing what was wrong.

"Quick, quick!" Wang Hengyue said in a loud voice: "Go back to power generation, hurry up and send power back, mobilize silver, and purchase a large amount of grain from Hunan, Hubei, and these places." Send out as many people as you can, as many as you want! By land, by water, by the Yangtze River, by dry road, no matter what the means, I will transport the grain back to me. The action must be fast! ”

"Yes! Be! Although he didn't know what was going on, seeing that Wang Hengyue was so urgent, Yu Lei dared to slack off and ran out.

Fortunately, the daughter-in-law said a word, so that she had a sudden inspiration, otherwise she would almost forget about it.

The continuous torrential rain in Sichuan is coming in a blink of an eye, and it will soon cause a catastrophic flood, and with the ability of this era, there is no strength to fight against natural disasters at all!

Grain! Grain!

Food will be the root of everything after the disaster!

The army needs food, and the common people also need food!

"Someone!"

"Here!"

"Go, invite Qin Guangcheng to me!"

Seeing her husband's anxious appearance, Ma Yunxin opened her mouth and swallowed her words back.

finally looked forward to Qin Guangcheng, Wang Hengyue grabbed him: "Brother Qin, try to help me purchase food, as much as you want!" Also, I need medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine, you also buy a lot from me. You take the silver first, and I'll have someone bring it to you the next day. ”

"What's wrong? What happened? Qin Guangcheng was a little inexplicable.

"Big brother, don't ask about these things yet, just help me buy it." Wang Hengyue didn't explain either.

Wang Hengyue had never been so nervous, Qin Guangcheng nodded: "Don't worry, I can purchase as much as I can!" ”

Wang Hengyue exhaled.

There is also some frustration, even if they know that disaster is coming, but they can't do anything about it. Compared to nature, human beings are so small that the only thing they can do is to minimize losses during and after disasters!

Thinking of this, I didn't have any thoughts: "Let's go, go back to Leshan!" ”

"Back now?" Ma Yunxin was stunned for a moment: "Do you want to go and talk to Hu Du?" ”

"Tell me, he can be the governor for a few days!" Wang Hengyue was in a bad mood: "Well, go and talk to Wu Xiangzhen, I have something to do in my Leshan, and I am in a hurry to leave, all his expenses in Chengdu are counted on my head, and the matter of Yucheng is also please!" ”

As he spoke, he pulled his feet and left.

Wang Hengyue really came and went like the wind, and he just left.

As soon as they returned to Leshan, everyone was a little surprised to see Heng Shuai come back so soon, Jiang Baili stepped forward and said: "Heng Shuai came back just in time, I just received the news that Yuan Shikai disbanded the Kuomintang"

"It has nothing to do with my half-dime!"

Wang Hengyue's answer made the brothers a little confused!

This is what Heng Shuai said, Yan Jing immediately reported to him as soon as there was any situation?

Wang Hengyue spoke a little quickly: "Now prepare to fight the disaster!" ”

"Disaster resistance?" The brothers were stunned.

"Disaster Fighting!" Wang Hengyue accentuated his tone: "There will be a flood in a few months!" ”

The brothers looked at each other, when did Heng Shuai become a fortune teller, and he could even know when there was a flood?

Wang Hengyue also found that what he said was a little abrupt: "Well, this, the astronomical knowledge I learned in the United States, predicting the future from the weather conditions, I can't tell you clearly, in a word, there will be floods in Sichuan!" I declare that from now on, I will devote most of my energy to fighting disasters! ”

Wu Qianlong touched his head: "How to resist?" What can be done when a natural disaster comes? ”

"Fuck, raise and reinforce the river embankment, whether it's useful or not, give it to Lao Tzu! The barracks near the water's edge were all withdrawn by Lao Tzu, and so were the common people! Wang Hengyue's vicious appearance when he spoke made people look a little scared:

"Find more people in the folk and ask them how they used to resist disasters! And you, Wu Qianlong! ”

Wang Hengyue suddenly pointed his hand at Wu Qianlong: "Aren't you always talking about the water army?" This time, you work harder for Lao Tzu, and once the flood passes, Lao Tzu will definitely get you a gunboat? ”

"Really?" Wu Qianlong's eyes lit up.

"Lao Tzu never lies!" Wang Hengyue's eyes widened and he said.

Pete was very dissatisfied at the time, not deceiving? It's a lie now!

"And the factory, this is the foundation of our life, and there is no loss at all!" Wang Hengyue thought for a while: "From now on, all the focus of work must be on disaster relief!" ”

"Yes!"

The subordinates responded together, and Jiang Baili said with some concern: "Heng Shuai, there are two natural disasters that must be solved, one is food, and the other is that there are many plagues after floods and droughts, so we must prepare in advance." ”

Wang Hengyue nodded: "I have already sent people to purchase a large amount of food and medicine." Chief of Staff, we have nothing to do about natural disasters, and the only thing we can do now is to minimize the losses. ”

Jiang Baili sighed softly: "The army is still good, but I'm afraid it's the common people who are suffering."

Wang Hengyue nodded silently

"Wang Hengyue, the town guard of southern Sichuan, watched the sky at night, and Sichuan will be raining heavily in the next few months, and then it will form a flood"

The newspaper reader took the "Rong County Newspaper" and read:

"All the people in my jurisdiction must first fortify themselves to fight the flood in advance. The town guard embassy is recruiting capable people from the people, and if there is a good way to fight the flood and rescue people, there will be a heavy reward."

The audience exclaimed, half incredulous.

"Does the town guard still look at the sky?"

"Of course, would Prime Minister Zhuge also be back then? The town guard is afraid that the stars in the sky will descend to earth, and they know what is strange about the celestial phenomena? ”

There was a lot of discussion, but at this time, the people did not regard the flood as too big

"Heng Shuai, there is an old man surnamed Chen who is here, and he said that he knows a little about some methods to fight floods."

"Oh? Please, no, I'll go out and pick it up myself! Wang Hengyue hurriedly adjusted his military uniform, walked out in person, and welcomed the old man Chen in.

"Old man, please take a seat." Wang Hengyue said respectfully.

"Don't dare, don't dare." Chen Laohan grew so big, he had never seen such a big official as Wang Hengyue, and he was a little flustered.

Wang Hengyue hurriedly comforted a few words: "Old man, do you have a way to fight the flood?" ”

"I can't talk about a way, it's just that my ancestors have been a few minor officials who control the water, and some methods have been handed down." Seeing that Wang Hengyue was very polite, Chen Laohan also relieved his heart, opened the conversation box and said:

"One is to use water to make a monument. From Yichang to Yucheng section, there are 11 dry water inscription groups, divided into left and right water monuments. The water level marker on the left is the highest water level in the past year, and the right water tablet records the highest water level in each decade and month of the year. According to the regulations, when the water level is up and down in a row, no matter whether it is high or low, it will not be affected; More than two strokes, extremely low fields are affected; If you exceed three strokes, the low fields will be affected, and if you exceed seven strokes, the extremely high fields will also be affected. ”

"What else?" Wang Hengyue listened very carefully.

Chen Laohan cleared his throat: "Second, the water measurement method, that is, the method of measuring the earthwork, moving and measuring the water. The specific method is to first measure the depth and width of a gate, calculate how much water can flow through a second, and then calculate how much water flows out of a day and night, and then you can get the water flow. ”

Wang Hengyue was amazed in his heart, the ancients actually had a subtle measurement method? I continued to listen to Chen Laohan say:

"Then there is the water report, which is also an urgent urgent express report in the 'military report', and this kind of flood situation conveys its urgency more quickly than the military report. On the embankments from the upper reaches of the Yangtze River to the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, there are 'pond horses' that report floods. When the river water rose sharply due to heavy rain in the upstream area, the water police letter was sent to Huang Juan to be sent downstream, and the horse galloped quickly to notify the downstream to strengthen the embankment and evacuate the population. This kind of water report belongs to the relay type, station station to pass, along the river counties are all good to prepare good horses, but also prepare good eyesight to climb high observation, once the water report horse arrives, that is, notify the horseman to respond, county by county to the downstream. And Tangma also has a great deal of attention to it. ”

"Please advise!" Wang Hengyue said seriously.

Chen Laohan quickly replied: "Tangma must be able to travel more than 500 miles in a day and night, which is faster than a flood!" ”

"Faster than the flood?" Wang Hengyue was stunned for a moment.

"Yes, this is a death rule that has been around since the Ming Dynasty!" Chen Laohan nodded: "Moreover, the horse that transmits the water report can not pay for his life if he tramples on someone to death in a critical situation." Finally, there is the sheep report, which is as urgent as the military report, no, the urgency is more critical than the military report. According to the historical flood water level, there are road marks, such as the water level exceeds the notch by one inch, indicating that the water level of a certain section downstream has risen by at least one zhang. When the danger was detected, the 'sheep newspaper' quickly took dry food and 'water sticks', got on the 'sheep boat', fixed himself with ropes, floated down with the current, and threw water sticks every other section along the waterway to make notices. The flood control guards of each downstream section usually receive the notice of the water sign at the slow flow point, and quickly make various preparations for flood control, rescue and disaster relief according to the water risk level provided by the water sign. 'Sheep boat' is very unique, it is made of large sheepskin dried and stitched, soaked in green sesame oil, so that it is impermeable to water, and it can float on the water surface after inflation and is not easy to sink, quite like a raft. However, "

Speaking of this, Chen Laohan's expression was a little gloomy:

"The work of the Sheep Newspaper is very important, but it is also very dangerous. Often, after the sheep newspaper is rescued ashore, some have already starved to death, crashed to death or drowned, and the survivors can be described as nine deaths! ”

(To be continued)