It's past early summer, and the weather is getting hotter and hotter day by day. After a whole winter and a spring, the banks of the Yellow River were not dripping, and now there are dry riverbeds that have cracked into fish scales everywhere, and many trees along the river are also dying in patches, as if they are silently telling people who are busy fleeing on both sides of the river.

Liu Yu, the master of the Han Dynasty, stood on the ferry at a distance above the river, and watched with a melancholy face as the groups of refugees on the other side of the river were slowly moving downstream.

Liu Yu asked Li Yan: "Yes, now that the water level of the Yellow River has dropped by more than one zhang compared to normal, can the grain ships from Liaozhou still arrive in Luoyang?" ”

Li Yan replied: "The big boat can't move, and the small boat can barely reach Mengjin. ”

"How many refugees have fled around Luoyang now?"

"It's more than 800,000, and by the end of the month, it's at least over a million."

"With the existing grain in Luoyang, how long can it last?"

"It can last for a month and a half at most."

"It's been a hard time for you. I hope that the grain from Liaozhou and Youzhou can be transported in time, so that some people can die less. Liu Yu said with a sigh.

"Don't worry, Taifu, now Gongzi is mobilizing food from both land and water to Luoyang and other disaster-stricken places, and this catastrophe will eventually pass."

"In addition to fighting disasters, epidemic prevention cannot be relaxed. Where are the healers who came from Jicheng? ”

"It's already past Yecheng, and now it's time to help with the trial and distribution in Hanoi for health and epidemic prevention."

"Speaking of which, it's still Shiren's long-term vision. At the beginning, despite the doubts and criticisms of many people, he must open a medical school at Yenching University, and also raised the status of Hua Tuo's master and apprentice to the same level as Cheng Dù of Bachelor Cai and Zheng Kangcheng, and has trained nearly a thousand doctors for Youzhou over the years, and now all of them have come in handy. ”

"Childe is a genius and knows everything, and many things are laid out in advance. It may be many years before the subordinates understand. ”

"Hehe, it's not as mysterious as you say, and he doesn't do any less troubled things. However, over the years, he has vigorously promoted the practice of regular liquidation in Youzhou and Jizhou, which has really won my heart. ”

When Liu Yu and Li Yan were standing at the Mengjin Ferry waiting for the arrival of the grain ships, tens of thousands of hungry people were lining up to move to Jizhou hundreds of miles west of Huguan.

On top of the wall, Tai Shici held a clairvoyant mirror and carefully observed the porridge shack and the makeshift houses that stretched for miles below.

An adjutant general who was specifically responsible for the resettlement of displaced people said to Taishi Cijian: "General, more and more people have rushed over from Shangdang County and Taiyuan County in the past few days. The temporary shelters we have built for them are far from sufficient. The subordinates thought that should the procedures for customs exit be simplified and the hungry people in the west of Huguan should enter Jizhou to eat? ”

Tai Shi Ci shook his head and said, "This matter is categorical!" Now that the weather is getting hotter and hotter day by day, even if these hungry people sleep outside Huguan, they will not freeze to death. The reason why the General's Mansion ordered the quarantine and quarantine of the hungry people for a period of time is naturally for reasons and reasons, and we must not be perfunctory. ”

"This matter is reckless on the part of his subordinates."

It turned out that in order to prevent the hungry people from bringing epidemics when they entered Jizhou and Youzhou, Liu He gave orders to the Zhenwei Battalion, Zhenwu Battalion, Zhenyong Battalion, Youyan Army and Xiao Cavalry Guard. All armies were required to set up porridge sheds and quarantine areas at the pass junctions leading to Jizhou and Youzhou, and all hungry people who wanted to enter Jizhou and Youzhou must stay in the quarantine area for five days and pass a comprehensive inspection before they can enter Jizhou and Youzhou.

Liu He's order was a bit impersonal. But it is also forced to be helpless, and the time of the catastrophe is often accompanied by the epidemic, and the first-class people bring the source of infection such as the plague into Jizhou and Youzhou, and the consequences are unimaginable.

Qingzhou. In Gaotang County, on the south bank of the Yellow River, a large group of hungry people in ragged clothes are lining up towards the ferry. Gaotang County ordered Sun Shao to stand on a high earth platform and shouted loudly to the hungry people: "Fathers and fellow villagers, go to Hebei to eat." It's just an expedient measure, and when the disaster is over, don't forget to return to your hometown to resume farming, and the county promises not to collect grain from everyone within three years! ”

The hungry people with numb faces didn't seem to hear Sun Shao's shout, but just buried their heads and hurried to the ferry, for fear that they would be left behind and would not be able to cross the river to Jizhou today. On the other side of the Gaotang Dynasty, the Zhenyong Battalion has set up a large temporary settlement for the hungry here, and during this time, it has received more than 100,000 hungry people from the south bank of the river, but it still seems insufficient, and Sun Li is angry about this matter.

"Notify the county orders of several nearby counties, let them continue to recruit people to come here to help the Zhenyong battalion build a resettlement site, and tell the soldiers in the camp that Ben will widen his eyes during this time, if anyone dares to neglect their duties and oppress the homeless people, be careful that Ben will borrow his head!"

It is said that the new official took office three times, and the fire of Sun Li, the head of the Zhenyong battalion, is obviously not ordinary, and it has been more than half a year, and it is still so popular.

Outside the south gate of Jining City, north of Daqing Mountain, hungry people who had arrived from Bingzhou were receiving a lecture from the city lord Du Ji.

"Folks, when you arrive in Jining, you will be considered home! Although it is a little further north and colder in winter, it is much better than the place where the Hu people run horses and herd sheep in the north. You also saw along the way, there are large areas of wasteland around Jining waiting for people to cultivate and cultivate, as long as you sow the seeds in it this year, it will be golden grain next year! We have enough food here, but it is not given for free, and whoever wants to feed adults and children will have to work for relief. Jining City welcomes diligent and honest people, but it does not welcome lazy people who steal and play tricks, I hope that after Captain Bendu said it today, you will not be lazy and lazy......"

Similar reprimands, Du Ji had to shout several times a day during this time, although it seemed monotonous and boring, but Du Ji was meticulous and never used others to do it for him. Du Yi understood that as long as he stood on the high platform in his official clothes and shouted a few voices, he could appease the hearts of the hungry people, and even make them willing to stay here from now on. Although this catastrophe and famine are terrible, as long as these people are saved, after the famine year, Jining City will usher in a new great development.

In Lelang City, the seat of Lelang County, Gongsun Du, after careful consideration, finally decided to suspend the conquest of the Zhan tribe east of Daling, and the saved grain was transported to Beihai in Qingzhou through the Guò Sailor to support Kong Rong and Tian Kai.

Xiangping expressed his understanding of Gongsun Du's approach, and did not force him to send the grain to the territory controlled by Liu He. Gongsun Du provided more food support to Qingzhou, and Liu He could provide less to Qingzhou, and then put the saved grain into other states. The reason why Gongsun Du did this may also be to ease his relationship with Liu He, as long as Liu He is not in a hurry to send troops to Lelang to crusade against him, these grains are not sent in vain.

In Jinyang City, when the left-behind senior cadres learned that Liu He sent food to the affected places, he sneered and said to his subordinates: "Liu Shiren really thinks that he is a good person, since he wants to sell his reputation and buy people's hearts, then we will rush the hungry people in Bingzhou and the hungry people who fled from Guanzhong to Jizhou and Youzhou, I see how he ends up in the end!" ”

In Changyi, Yanzhou, Cao Cao, after learning that Liu He was resettling a large number of hungry people north of the Yellow River, hurriedly issued orders to the counties under his control, asking local officials to follow the example of the north, open granaries to provide relief to the victims, and prevent the people of Yanzhou and Yuzhou from migrating north.

"Liu He really made a lot of money this time, and he actually took out millions of stone grain in one go for disaster relief, it seems that he will not have any more military operations in a short period of time, we must seize this rare opportunity to consolidate the city and train the soldiers and horses!" Cao Cao said to his subordinates.

In Tancheng, Xuzhou, Lu Zhi recruited the Mizhu brothers, the richest households in the state, into the mansion, and discussed with them and said: "There are not a few places in Xuzhou that have been affected by the disaster this time, and several places in the state have been closed urgently, and your Mi family, as the richest man in Xuzhou, should stand up and do something for the people of this state when it is in danger." Don't be stingy with some money and food, but it will chill the hearts of the people of Xuzhou to your Mi family! ”

Mi Zhu assured Lu Zhi and said: "Don't worry, my two brothers are not stingy people, and at this critical juncture, they will definitely not do those hoarding things, let alone take the opportunity to annex the people's land." I have already discussed with my clansmen that this time I will take out half of the grain in my clan to help the victims, and the other half of the grain will also be sold to the people at a fair price, and I will not make a penny of money. ”

Mi Fang also patted her chest and assured Lu Zhi: "Lord Lu, rest assured, this time in order to cope with the catastrophe, our Mi family specially purchased millions of stone grain from Youzhou, and now all of them have been transported to Yuzhou Mountain by sea, as long as the adults give an order, a large amount of grain will be transported in by land and water!" ”

Lu Zhi was quite satisfied with the expression of the two, so he comforted and said: "Everything is a loss to gain, the old man has been in Xuzhou for several years, and after this catastrophe, he may have to go to Luoyang, you take out food at this time to relieve the people of this state, and in the future, there will naturally be people who support your Mi family to govern Xuzhou." ”

In the Yecheng General's Mansion, a large number of messages are passed back and forth every day, and Liu He sits firmly in the military tent, calmly handling various affairs, and seems busy but not chaotic. Liu He is still quite satisfied with the response of various localities after receiving the order, judging from the current feedback that the hungry people are receiving relief and transferring in batches, except for places that are really far away and cannot transport grain in place for the time being, other places that have been severely affected by the disaster have not seen the tragedy of cannibalism.

Xu Miao, who mainly grasped the propaganda of external public opinion, took advantage of this rare opportunity to organize a group of pens to shout for Liu He every day, singing praises of virtue, in order to build momentum for Liu He, Xu Miao also personally wrote and staged several "model plays", and sent people to the countryside to perform, which caused huge repercussions, and the effect seems to be very good.

Liu He acquiesced in Xu Miao's actions, and for the purpose of political propaganda, he also came up with an idea for Xu Miao, and took this opportunity to make out the first newspaper of the Han Dynasty. (To be continued......)