On a small road, a group of farmers from the same village are carrying hoes and burdens, walking forward. These peasants have dark skin and chapped lips.

Look tired.

"Hey, when is this drought going to be the end?" One of the farmers sighed.

"Isn't the government already issuing a notice, it will have to last for a while." Another farmer sighed.

The two of them replied, and everyone else heard it. But there was no answer.

There was a look of despair on everyone's face. When will this dreary drought be the end?

It's July. At this time of year, it is already harvest season.

Every family in the village is ready to farm.

But now, look at this field, everywhere is barren, and only a few places rely on artificial irrigation to have a farmer.

Thirty percent, the current crops, is about thirty percent of previous years. It's pretty much the same in every household. If it weren't for a few deep wells, the people's harvest might only be one or two percent of what it was in previous years.

Because of the existence of deep wells, people can still get through it.

But experienced farmers know that this year is over, but the crop is only 30%. What about next year?

Grass roots, bark bar.

Deeply aware that next year may be starving, so many villages have fully responded to the call of the government. A large number of prime-aged laborers went to the nearby river to strengthen the river banks and improve the river channel. There is nothing else, three meals are full. The rations saved in this way will be life-saving rations when you go hungry next year.

Only the elderly, women, and cultivators remained in the house.

Soon, the group of peasants from the same village reached a nearby river.

The nearby large and medium-sized rivers have been remediated, and only these small rivers remain. The river is only three zhang wide and very shallow. What is needed now is the reinforcement of the river banks, as well as the digging of deep channels.

When the peasants from the same village came, the river was full of people. Or digging the river, or picking up the soil, dry in full swing.

There is a team of soldiers next to it, supervising it.

It's just that the expressions on most people's faces are much different from yesterday. The smell of despair seems to be very strong today.

"What's going on?" The villager stepped forward and asked.

"I heard the military master say, today is the last day. There will be no work to do tomorrow. The person who was asked was also a farmer, and he said dejectedly.

This means that the food ration for three meals a day is gone.

"Why?" The villagers who had questioned earlier were taken aback.

"We have a population of hundreds of thousands in Jiangxia, and 100,000 people are digging the river, and it has been many months, and most of the river has been renovated." The farmer sighed.

The villagers fell silent. There is no way around it, since the river has been remediated. There is no reason for the government to spend rations to feed them.

The new villagers, like most of them, were in a heavy mood.

Compared with the heaviness of these people, Liu Feng's mood is relatively good.

Because Liu Feng is a person who knows the situation and is well prepared. The food he hoarded in his warehouse was enough for disaster relief.

Therefore, Liu Feng is relatively indifferent to drought.

The only thing to worry about is flooding, which is too destructive. And now, Jiangxia, Jiujiang, and most of the water systems in Changsha have been remediated.

The power of the flood discharge and the solidity of the river bank have been greatly improved.

When the flood comes, the rolling flood will go down the river and invade the east of the river.

In other words, Jiangxia will have much less flooding and much less damage. Liu Feng's mood is certainly good.

General Yang Wu's Mansion, inside the school grounds. There were some guards surrounding Liu Feng.

Liu Feng held the Chu knife in his hand and danced the Chu knife wildly in the school field with swordsmanship. In the school grounds, swords and swords.

"Whew." After a long time, Liu Feng ended the exercise with a split and a split. Breathed a sigh of relief. A fine layer of sweat broke out on his forehead.

Sometimes people can be very uncomfortable when they sit for a long time. It's much more comfortable to exercise like this.

"General." One of the guards walked up with a towel.

"Hmm." Liu Feng took the towel and wiped it on his forehead.

I was about to get up and go back to the backyard to take a shower and feel refreshed. But Liu Fenggang's footsteps were immediately retracted. "Huh?" With a sigh of surprise, Liu Feng reached out and touched his forehead.

Just now, there seemed to be a drop of rain falling from the sky.

Liu Feng looked up, but what he saw was cloudless, and the red was hanging high. But after blinking his eyes, the rain fell finely from the sky.

It was raining on this sunny day.

Liu Feng froze slightly, but quickly came back to his senses, and said loudly to the guards: "Go and find me the master Liu Ba, Gong Cao Zhao Lei, and Jiangxia Taishou Jiang Wan." ”

After saying a word, Liu Feng ignored the guards and lost the mood to take a bath. Ran straight towards the study.

Because Liu Feng realized that the flood could be caused by this rain, and then sweep across the entire area south of the Yangtze River.

When the dry river swells. Turning into a flood of water.

Although the river has been basically renovated, Liu Feng still has to order the officials at all levels to prepare. Preparation for strain.

Because Liu Feng never told anyone about the flood. Therefore, Jiang Wan, Ma Liang, and Xu Zheng were not very vigilant.

And Liu Feng now wants to spread the news about the flood to alert officials at all levels.

Carry out a comprehensive defense, which includes the migration of peasants in low-lying areas, and so on.

The offices of the chief bookkeeper Liu Ba and Gongcao Zhao Lei are in the General's Mansion, and Jiang Wan's Taishou Mansion is also nearby. So, soon the three of them came to the study.

At this time, Liu Feng sat down and was ready.

When the three of them came in, Liu Feng looked up and saw that the three of them had happy faces on their faces.

For them, the rain is a good thing, a complete good thing. Because rain is the end of the drought.

"My lord." The three of them bowed to Liu Fengyi in unison.

"Hmm." Liu Feng nodded, then his face turned solemn, and said, "It's raining, but don't be happy too early." ”

Liu Feng's words made the three of them stunned, but they soon realized that Liu Feng had something to say, and they all put away the joy on their faces and calmed down.

Liu Feng nodded secretly, this group of people is worthy of being the top Wenchen in this era.

Liu Feng raised his head, swept over the faces of the three of them one by one, and said in a deep voice: "Because of the matter of the deep well, you may have some doubts about me, but I tell you now that I do know that this drought will come." ”

Jiang Wan, Liu Ba, and Zhao Lei were all shocked, and then calmed down again.

There are indeed many speculations about this matter in the hearts of the three of them. Now it's just speculation confirmed. So it's calmer.

"And I also know that after this drought, there will be floods." After Liu Feng finished speaking, he raised his head and looked at the three people: "A flood that swept the entire area south of the Yangtze River may have countless corpses. ”

"Is this true?" Zhao Lei was shaken all over his body and lost his voice.

Compared to the previous one, this one is the real bombshell now. Floods south of the Yangtze River? It's chilling to think about.

"There is a deep borehole in front of it." Liu Feng glanced up at Zhao Lei, and Liu Feng didn't blame Zhao Lei's disbelief. After saying a word, he said in a deep voice: "I ordered Jiangxia, Jiujiang, and Changsha to recruit strong men and open up the river, just for this." ”

Liu Feng said this, and the three of them had no doubts in their hearts. Come to think of it, now is the time for the princes to divide their territories, and every piece of money and grain is quite important.

However, Liu Feng spent a lot of money and hired hundreds of thousands of laborers to clean up the river.

This may seem like a sage's move, but it's actually a bit silly. But when Liu Feng said this amazing word, it was much more stupid.

If you know in advance that a flood is coming, then you can clean up the river. First, it can reduce the area affected by disasters and stabilize society. Second, it can also reduce unnecessary losses. Third, if the number of people affected by the disaster is small, a large amount of food for disaster relief can be saved.

Reasonable.

"The lord and order." After the huge shock, Jiang Wan took a deep breath and raised his fist to Liu Fengdao.

Liu Feng nodded, turned his head to Liu Ba and said: "Drafting the official document, ordering Jiujiang to guard Ma Liang too much, and Changsha is engaged in Xu Zheng's planning to deal with the flood, so we must go all out." ”

"In addition, send someone to tell Gan Ning to stop all naval training and lock the warship in the water village."

"No." As the master bookkeeper, it is my responsibility to be in charge of the correspondence. Hearing this, Liu Ba quickly agreed.

After instructing Liu Ba, Liu Feng set his eyes on Zhao Lei. Under Liu Feng's gaze, Zhao Lei's body straightened, and his eyes sparkled.

"In this flood, the people with the greatest meritorious service were recorded, and they were rewarded with meritorious service afterwards." Liu Fengdao.

Zhao Lei is a meritorious Cao, an official in charge of meritorious service. In this regard, it is natural to hand it over to Zhao Lei.

"No." After receiving the order, Zhao Lei promised to say.

After instructing the two, Liu Feng moved his gaze to Jiang Wan. After taking a deep look at Jiang Wan, Liu Feng said softly: "Many affairs of Jiangxia will be handed over to Gongyan. ”

"Don't worry, the lord, since you know the news of the flood, this Jiangxia can't be messed up." Jiang Wan lowered his head slightly and assured in a deep voice.

"Okay, then you must be busy with your feet not touching the ground, let's go down and prepare." Liu Feng didn't want to say anything else about this work, God gave him an omen.

If you delay any longer, you will have to bear the consequences.

"No." The situation was urgent, and the three of them made a promise and left quickly.

After the three of them left, Liu Feng also came out of the study, stood in the corridor, and looked up at the sky that had gradually darkened, and it was raining more and more. Muttered, "Rainstorm, rainstorm." ”

On the previous small river, it was another scene.

Countless peasants discarded their tools, in the pouring rain, or shouted with joy. Or tears welling up.

"Hahaha, God has not abandoned us, with this rain, the remaining thirty percent of the crops have been saved. Don't go hungry next year. Countless people shouted.

The overseer in charge of the area was a Duber. Feeling the rain dripping from the sky, a smile spread across Duber's cold face.

Although the rain is a little late, it is also a lifesaver.

Feeling the joy of the peasants, Dubo let them cry for a while.

It wasn't until the peasants' mood had stabilized that Duber stepped forward and shouted, "All right." Although you should be happy when it rains, you can't be sorry for the food that the general has given you, and after digging this section of the river, you can go home. ”

"No." Duber was responded to by a loud sound of promise.

The rain was heavy and without warning.

The area is about most of the area south of the Yangtze River, and a small area north of the Yangtze River.

In Xiangyang, the falling rain washed over the entire city, relieving the sweltering weather for months.

Hundreds of people walked out of the house one after another. Facing the sky, shouting.

What could be more comforting than a dripping rain in the midst of a drought?

Kuai Yue's house, in the study.

When this heavy rain came, Cai Mao and Kuai Yue were playing chess.

Although they didn't care much about Jingzhou, a big drought still put a lot of pressure on the two.

Now a timely rain has made this pressure disappear immediately.

Jing Chu's foundation is thicker, thicker than any state and county in the world. Even if it is the country of abundance, Yizhou is the same.

Every household has a surplus.

As long as we survive the great drought and have another big harvest next year, we will survive.

"It's raining so well." Dropping a chess piece, Kuai Yue looked up at the fine rain outside, and listened to the sound of the rain knocking on the roof tiles. Exhaled a long breath.

"Yes, if it doesn't rain again, a large number of people will die of thirst." Cai Mao also exhaled and said happily.

Jiangdong, inside the Wuhou Mansion.

Sun Quan stood in the courtyard, facing the heavy rain in the sky, and opened his arms. The imageless laughed, "Hahahaha, God didn't let Gu despair, didn't let Gu despair." ”

When it comes to pressure, Liu Feng is the smallest, Cai Mao, and Kuai Yue are second. The biggest is Sun Quan. Jiangdong is not as good as Jingchu, although the people have a surplus, but it is not enough to survive for a year.

Some officials estimate that Jiangdong's grain output this year may be about 20%. Drinking porridge every day can barely last until next year's autumn harvest.

But if the drought continues, these 20% of the grain will also turn into fly ash, plus the drag of hundreds of thousands of Shanyue people. When the time comes, the whole of Koto will fall into despair.

So, Sun Quan faced the heavy rain and laughed.

The laughter was filled with the joy of rebirth.

God treats him well.

Also happy is Liu Bei.

Xinye, in the Taishou Mansion, Liu Bei was about the same as Sun Quan, standing in the courtyard, soaking the whole person in the rain, with a happy smile on his face.

Shinno is small, but there are a lot of soldiers. In the past, there were five thousand, and after the first battle in Wancheng, there were still more than three thousand.

But the people are only forty or fifty thousand, almost ten to one.

Therefore, the people of Xinye live a relatively hard life, although there is a surplus every year, but it is not much. Now that Liu Biao is dead again, Kuai Yue and Cai Mao have also cut off the supply to Xinye.

If the drought continues, there will be no harvest this year. Liu Bei may have to lead his troops north to fight Xu Huang, who was guarding the ruins of Wancheng, and grab food.

And now it is not used.

Like Sun Quan, Liu Bei also had a strong sense of escape.

The joy in his heart made him look up to the sky and laugh.

"Haha."

(To be continued)