A long convoy headed west along the road, with the cars of the women of the Charity Federation clan in front, the vehicles of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the middle, and finally twenty trucks loaded with various relief supplies.

Every year, a small part of the profits of the four major banks, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and some royal industries must be used to help the people who are poor due to illness and poor due to disasters.

The four major banks control the global economy, and any business activity cannot be separated from the control of banks, and nine percent of the world's gold and silver are in their hands.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs is the world's largest industrial institution directly under the Imperial Family, and controls not only the world's minerals, but also the world's large-scale trade.

Carrefour, the world's largest wholesale and retail company, has 10,000 branches, but it is just an industry of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

All kinds of minerals and oil on the five continents of the Ming Dynasty are controlled by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and exploited in a unified manner.

Such several giants, combined, make amazing profits every year.

The Charity Federation receives a large amount of funds every year, and then the women of the royal family and the clan are responsible for allocating the funds, procuring various resources from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and then delivering these resources to those who need them most.

Dongzhou is vast and sparsely populated, with only about 200 million people living on the north and south continents from the North Pole to the South Pole.

In terms of per capita income, there are more people here than in many parts of Middle-earth.

Of course, life here is a bit more bitter.

The northern part of the northern continent is mostly ice sheets, and the climate is extremely cold for most of the year.

In the middle of the northern continent, rivers are everywhere and floods occur every year.

The southern part of the northern continent experiences typhoons and tornadoes every year, and the output of the soil is extremely limited.

Located in a hilly area, with mountains to the southeast and plains to the northwest, as well as abundant coal and iron ores, Trois-Rivières Castle is a treasure trove of treasures.

The only area that is often affected is Shannan County in Trois-Rivières Province, which is located at the westernmost tip of Xuezhou County, adjacent to the Xiangxi River (Ohio River).

The county seat radiates a radius of hundreds of kilometers of timber transshipment and fur trade, which can be regarded as an important trading town.

Since the county seat was established on the basis of timber trading, it is not far from the river, and the environment with the mountains and rivers in the back makes it impossible for the county to relocate.

At least until the timber resources here are exhausted, the county cannot be relocated.

However, the Xiangxi River will be flooded almost every year, especially this year, last month's continuous rainy weather, floods are rare for decades, and tens of thousands of people in the entire county have all been affected.

To this day, the floodwaters have not subsided, and tens of thousands of people here are confined to the mountains.

Some time ago, the Charity Federation had mobilized a large number of tents and food to settle the victims as soon as possible.

Today's delivery is the third batch.

Since the Charity Federation has rules and regulations, every rescue must have a member of the clan present, and no materials can be diverted for other purposes and supervised, so no one dares to neglect it.

Because the clan is responsible for the head, the internal affairs government is responsible for materials, the government soldiers and garrisons are responsible for dispatching personnel, the civil affairs officials are responsible for overall planning, and the legal officials are responsible for supervision, forming a strict closed loop.

If any party has a problem and is held accountable, they will face unbearable consequences.

Zhou Bei's car is at the rear of the small convoy, he is not a staff, he just follows the county lord to increase his experience, and he can't occupy the main position.

But because there are many people like them, most of them are the children of official eunuchs, and they have also formed a convention and have special management regulations.

Youwei and Zhu Liqing are also supernumerary, but they were taken by Zhu Lihua and sat in Zhu Lihua's car.

While driving, I looked at the pickup truck behind me in the rearview mirror.

Xu Gongcheng was driving the pickup truck, he was driving a strong man named Hou Guiqiang, and the two of them were playing deafening music in the car, so unhappy.

Hou Guiqiang is Xu Gongdao's brother, and he is also a bastard in Sanhe City, in charge of several Qinglou.

This man served in the Navy for ten years, was part of the Marine Corps, and was expelled from the military after making a mistake before returning to Trois-Rivières.

He was originally also working as a spy, acting unscrupulously, black and white, but later he thought that his income was low, so he simply quit his job, took over the service of a green building, and gradually grew bigger.

He is very loyal to Xu Gongcheng, and he gets along well with Xu Gongcheng and Zhou Bei.

Zhou Bei took a fancy to his rich experience in surviving in the wild, and often made appointments to hunt and drink together, and often called him when he went out around.

The day before yesterday, he was irritable, and it happened to be a storm, Zhou Bei was a little worried in his heart, so he asked Xu Gongcheng to call him too.

Shannan County is the most remote county in Sanhe Province, about 100 kilometers from Sanhe Province, but the heavy rain washed away the direct road, and their convoy made a large circle and arrived at the back mountain of Shannan County at noon.

The people have been pacified, the seriously injured and sick have been transferred to the rear for treatment, and the mountain is in order.

Zhu Lihua is the president of the Three Rivers Charity Federation, and she deliberately wore a red county lord uniform and took the lead in the front of the team.

At this time, she was not a little squeamish, and for a while she went into the tents of the victims to check the accommodation conditions, and then came to the temporary hospital, holding a mixed-race baby in her arms, and let the reporter take pictures.

At lunchtime, she did not eat Xiaozao alone, but drank a pot of soup with the victims, and ate white flour steamed buns.

The Ming Dynasty was rich, especially Dongzhou, with mechanized operations, high grain production and a small population, and transported countless flour, soybean oil, and cotton to Zhongzhou every year.

In Dongzhou, even for the poor, white flour steamed buns and white noodles are just home-cooked meals.

Zhou Bei, Youwei, and Zhu Liqing followed behind the team, they were not allowed to be in the limelight at this time, and only a local internal affairs officer served as a guide for them.

Both Youwei and Zhu Liqing need to learn disaster relief procedures, and they will often attend such occasions in the future.

And Zhou Bei didn't need to learn, because unless he went to the Internal Affairs Office, or served as an official in a certain place, he couldn't interfere in this kind of thing.

After lunch, Zhu Lihua was still in good spirits and went deep into the disaster sites to guide the rescue work.

Tens of thousands of people are crowded on a few small hills, and there is nearly two meters of water at the bottom of the mountain.

The county seat below the mountain does not occupy a large area, but it is more than two stories high, and the residential buildings are all five or six stories high, and many people stay in the flooded county town to prevent theft.

The losses caused by the disaster are not very large, and the main thing is to resettle people and restore order after the disaster, which is painstaking and laborious.

Zhou Bei is okay, his physical strength is already super strong, and this kind of activity is just pediatrics.

Zhu Liqing is also very energetic, which also makes Zhou Bei wonder if his longevity recipe is also about to be completed.

If so, it means that he is also very talented, and he will pay attention to it in the future.

Yu Youwei was delicate and frail, and she ran with her for most of the day, exhausted.

Zhou Bei and they stayed with them until more than four o'clock in the afternoon, and then they were sent to dock with the staff and prepare for the evening placement.

Back on the mountain, there was originally a Taoist temple here, which has now been requisitioned and turned into a rescue headquarters.

At the rear of the Taoist temple, there is an enclosed tent area, which is protected by the government soldiers.

This is a special place to receive officials, and Zhu Lihua was placed here at night.

"Sister...... In Brother Heng, are we going to hunt now? ”

Yu Xu is young, and he almost shouted wrong, it is okay to call his brother-in-law on weekdays, but now that Zhu Liqing is here, if he calls Zhou Bei's brother-in-law, it will be a big mistake.

He was still shouting tired, but when he came back now, he immediately felt energetic.

The same is true for Yu Yang, they are children, and they are interested in playing as soon as they hear about it.

Zhou Bei said with a smile: "During the day, Gongcheng said that we would find a place not far from our parking, and now I am afraid that we have returned from hunting." ”

Yu Xu also knew Zhou Bei's entourage Xu Gongcheng, and the relationship was not bad, and when he heard this, he immediately smiled happily: "Then I'll go with you, I don't want to accompany the officials here to eat, I'm uncomfortable." ”

Zhou Beizheng was about to refuse, but he heard Zhu Liqing say: "Brother Heng, there are few prey in Tangzhou, and I am also very interested in it, can you also take me and go to play together?" ”

Youwei was originally sullen, but at this time she smiled.

Zhu Liqing is here, the advantage is in the public, and it is not easy for her to be close to Zhou Bei. But if you want to stay in the wilderness, you won't be afraid of rumors.

As for Zhu Liqing, she is just a cousin, not a fiancé.

Zhou Bei didn't squint, nodded and said, "Then let's explain to Zhu Nushi." ”

Zhu Qian, who is old-fashioned on weekdays, seems to be very open-minded today, and said to Zhou Bei: "There are many people on the mountain today, I want to serve the county lord, and I can't take a break, the young master and the young master will go out with you and take care of it more." ”

"Since you go out with me, I will naturally take care of them."

Zhou Bei took the three sisters and brothers, and Zhu Liqing took two entourages, and the group walked around the mountain along the mountain road, walked about two kilometers, and came to a parking lot on the north slope.

This is an empty field, a large number of materials have been piled up, and the transportation needs to be smooth, traffic control has been carried out, and Zhou Bei's car is parked on the periphery of the site.

After looking around and asking several people, they learned that there were too many people here, and the prey was scared away, so Xu Gongcheng drove the car to another mountain and set up camp.

From here, you need to drive down this hill and up another hill.

After some deliberation, it was decided to drive over instead of walking. Because I am afraid that it will be inconvenient for Zhu Lihua to come back when she is looking for someone for a while.

As soon as Zhou Bei opened the car door, Yu Youwei didn't care about Zhu Liqing's eyes, opened the door of the passenger seat, and sat in.

Even Yu Yang, who was only thirteen years old, sighed secretly, thinking that her sister should pay attention.

He could only remedy: "Cousin Liqing, how about I ride in a car with you?" ”

Zhu Liqing didn't seem to care at all, and said with a smile: "Anyway, it's your car, and I'm still a guest...... Let's go. ”

Zhou Bei looked over, but he didn't look over, but put his arm around Yu Yang's shoulder, and seemed to be very close.

On the contrary, it was his middle-aged entourage dressed as a literati, who shook his head with a smile, looked at Zhou Bei, and sat in the car.

Zhou Bei couldn't help but sigh secretly, since he decided that a simple woman would not be scheming and easy to manipulate, he couldn't blame her for falling off the chain......