Chapter 43 Understanding the Disaster
It was Lord Wang who came out after Wen Youyou, and he also finished eating, and then the other officials also came out of the grass hut, and when they saw that Lord Wen was gone, they had to put down their chopsticks, even if they were not full.
When a large group of them walked out of the grass hut, they didn't know if it was beautiful or not, there was some sporadic light rain just now, but now it has stopped.
Zhang Zhixian said to Wen Youyou: "Lord Wen, the residents of Luodai Town have all moved to a mountain more than five kilometers away from here, do you think you are going to go by carriage or on horseback?"
Wen Youyou didn't think about it and said: "It's too far, let's go over, just on the way, I want to learn about the disaster from everyone first." ”
Zhang Zhixian originally thought that this son-in-law from the imperial dynasty was a weak person, so he prepared a carriage in advance, but he didn't expect him to sit on it. Before this Master Wen came, his master had already prepared information about Wen Youyou for him, but in fact, there were not many words, and there were a few words written on it: Prime Minister Wen's only son. He guessed that Prime Minister Wen's son was either as powerful as Prime Minister Wen, or he was a gentleman. Today, after getting along for less than an hour, he felt that it was probably the former, so he responded with a spirit of twelve points: "If Master Wen wants to ask, just ask! ”
Wen Youyou seemed to have prepared questions in her heart, like pouring beans from a bamboo tube, and asked a lot of questions in one breath. He asked: "How many areas are affected by the current disaster? How many people have been affected? How are these people resettled? How have you dealt with disasters in previous years? Have there been casualties? Has there been a plague? What are you doing now? How long are the floods expected to last based on hydrology and past experience? Are there any shortages in disaster relief materials?"
His continuous questioning stunned Zhang Zhixian.
Wen Youyou didn't take the car, and no one in the back dared to mention that they wanted to take the car, so they followed behind them, walking slowly, their ears were not idle, listening to Wen Youyou's question, they were also nervous, there were still some greetings between each other, but now no one dared to make a sound.
Zhang Zhixian thought that this Lord Wen was really prepared, but he was not a mediocre official, so he calmly replied: "Xiaguan is currently only responsible for the disaster relief affairs of Luodai Town, and there are some questions that Lord Wen may not be able to answer, so I will pick up what I know and tell the adults." Then, he looked at the official behind him, and then turned back to look at Wen Youyou.
Seeing him like this, Wen Youyou also knew in his heart, and he would have to ask the relevant responsible officials about these questions later: "Okay, you pick up what you know and say, other questions." He also looked back at the officials who were following and said, "If any of you know, when Zhang Zhixian finishes speaking, you will tell me yourself." ”
These officials all responded, "Okay, Lord Wen. ”
Xiao Yue saw Wen Youyou, who issued official authority, and secretly thought in her heart that this was really an official who crushed people to death, and in front of these people, she could no longer fight with Wen Youyou like in Anfu, and she had to respect him like the entourage of other officials, like a real master.
Zhang Zhixian cleared his throat, straightened out his thoughts, kept up with the faint pace above, and said while walking beside him: "Now all the residents of Luodai Town have moved to the mountain, plus the original residents of the mountain, now there are more than 1,000 households, and now the disaster in Luodai Town is mainly so many people, because the other villages under the jurisdiction of the lower officials are not close to the Yudai River, so there is no disaster for the time being." He paused for a moment, then said: "As far as I know, there is only one elderly person who died a few days ago because of the rain and wind chill when he moved, and he was not adapted to the water and soil on the mountain, but there were no other casualties. ”
Wen Youyou nodded and motioned for him to continue, and Zhang Zhixian continued: "In fact, among these counties, Luodai Town was the most severely affected, but the casualties and losses were the smallest. Looking at Wen Youyou's somewhat puzzled eyes, he added: "Because Luodai Town has been affected by disasters all year round, the residents have long been experienced, and when the river overflows, the residents of the town begin to move one after another, and when the river completely overflows the houses, the residents basically move away." ”
Wen Youyou breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and asked, "How is the situation of the disaster victims eating and living in the mountain?" Zhang Zhixian said: "Lord Wen, basically every household in Luodai Town has grain storage on the mountain, if it weren't for the impassability of the mountain road, the residents of Luodai Town would have moved to the mountain long ago. In the early years, the residents who moved to the mountains allocated their spare houses to the victims, and we also took the young people from the town to build some temporary grass huts on the top of the mountain for the victims to live in, so it was not a problem for the victims to eat and live in our county. However, there were disasters in the nearby riverside areas and displaced people on the hills, so I also mobilized people to give daily porridge to the displaced people and help them build straw huts. People have food and shelter, and the security on the hill is also very good, and there is no chaos. ”
Zhang Zhixian nodded with some satisfaction when he saw Wen Youyou, and felt a little more relaxed in his heart: "Does Master Wen have anything else to ask?"
When Wen Youyou looked at the magistrate of this Luodai Town, he looked free, organized, neither humble nor arrogant, not like he was talking. And listening to what he said, the resettlement of the flood victims is also appropriate, and it should be somewhat capable. And if he is a magistrate, he may not be able to handle it as properly as he does, and he faintly admires it in his heart and says: "Well, Zhang Zhixian has done a good job, and he has experience in disaster relief and has to deal with it properly." But hearing is false, seeing is believing, if you wait to go down to the top of the mountain, as you say, this official will definitely punish you for the crime of lying to you. Although he said this to Zhang Zhixian, he was actually killing chickens and setting an example for monkeys.
Zhang Zhixian said very firmly: "This mountain is almost here, whether what the lower officials say is true or false, adults will know at a glance." ”
Wen Youyou's poker face was expressionless, he didn't answer Zhang Zhixian, but asked: "There are also officials who have been affected by the disaster here, please tell me about the disaster." ”
Among the several officials who followed behind Wen Youyou, the officials who had been listening most carefully just now walked quickly to Wen Youyou's side and introduced the disaster situation in their respective jurisdictions to Wen Youyou in turn.
Zhang Zhixian happened to be next to Xiao Yue when he retreated, he saw Xiao Yue raise his hand and saluted and asked, "I don't know what this adult is called?" Xiao Yue looked at him and bowed his head and bowed and said: "Don't dare to be, return to Lord Zhang, surnamed Wen Mingyue, and did not hold a public office, but just a follower of Lord Wen." ”
Zhang Zhixian has actually been secretly observing Xiaoyue, after all, Wen Youyou only brought two people with him this time, so it was quite easy to deal with. And one of them looked like a little girl, but this young man dressed like a scholar, he couldn't guess, but he felt that this person was cautious and modest in his words and deeds, and he seemed determined, calm, and extraordinary in his demeanor, and he didn't get along with Wen Youyou like an ordinary entourage, so he should have a close relationship, and when he heard Xiaoyue say that his surname was Wen, he actually heard Wen and asked: "Gongzi Wen is really modest, I think Gongzi should be the master of Master Wen, and I will ask Master Wen to take care of it in the future." ”
Xiao Yue felt funny when she heard it, she couldn't tell the difference between this gentle text, and she wanted to correct it, but she thought about it, the name was originally a code name, so she replied: "Lord Zhang is polite." Then it was not for him to talk, but to listen intently to Wen Youyou's conversation with other officials.
Before Xiaoyue listened to Zhang Zhixian's reply, she felt relieved, after all, none of the residents of Luodai Town were injured or killed, and now they have food and shelter, which is already the best situation. So if Mr. Pan is still in Luodai Town, it should be safe. However, listening to the replies of the officials in the back made Xiao Yue feel that the problem was much more serious, because except for Luodai Town, several other areas had not encountered floods for many years, so both officials and residents were not well prepared. It seems that there is still a village that has been completely submerged, and no one has survived, which makes Xiaoyue tremble.
However, when Xiao Yue heard it, she felt that these officials came to Wen Youyou to talk back, and they were simply comparing miserable, saying that one was worse than the other, and in the end, the focus was to ask for disaster relief materials. However, these words did not change Wen Youyou's face that was never expressionless, and he still kept his voice and watched them perform.
Seeing that Wen Youyou didn't speak, these officials still felt that their performance was not enough to impress him, and when an official was about to wipe away his tears, Zhang Zhixian estimated that he couldn't stand it anymore, so he interrupted their performance and said: "Lord Wen, the mountain has arrived." ”
When Satsuki looked up, the road in front of her, which was originally only for one carriage, suddenly widened and flattened, and she could see a newly built grass hut not far away.
Wen Youyou waved his hand at the chattering officials and said, "Let's get here here today, I'll take a look at the victims in Luodai Town first." ”