The water level of the Yangtze River is urgent, and if the river embankment bursts, the consequences will be unimaginable, and half of the people in Yangzhou will probably not survive.

Behind them, countless people were shirtless, carrying sacks of sand and gravel in wheelbarrows.

On the embankment, the officers and men were sweating like rain and were in full swing to reinforce the dangerous area.

Although there is a danger of collapse at any time, with the state pastor and Xun Yushi personally in charge, no one dares to slack off.

This is the most critical moment of Yangzhou's disaster relief, and if you get through it, it will be smoother and smoother, and if you can't get through, everyone will die on the river embankment together.

The clear water of the Yangtze River in the past is now as muddy as mud, as if it has transformed into a giant beast in the wilderness, making a monstrous roar.

Seeing the water level benchmark on the shore submerged, the entire embankment seemed to tremble.

Suddenly, someone exclaimed: "Oh no, the river embankment is irrigated!" ”

Immediately after the gong sounded, the nearby officers and soldiers immediately rushed over there, spreading sand and stones, and blocking the cracks...... Methodically busy.

At a glance, they knew that it was not the first time, and they must have experienced countless such dangers over the past few days.

"How many times has this peaked since the rain stopped?"

Cen Hui wiped the sweat from his face, he was so busy that his memory was a little confused.

"The seventh."

Xun Shuang has always maintained a calm posture, which makes Cen Hui admire.

Sure enough, he is worthy of being the most legendary genius of Dahan, even if he doesn't sleep for days, he can still be calm.

"I just calculated, if I survive this wave of flood peaks, there will be no more danger."

Xun Shuang put down the pen and paper in his hand, his tone was flat, but it made Cen Hui fall for it, this is too perverted, even Hong Feng can calculate it.

It's just "wise and close to the demon".

For a while, Cen Hui's eyes changed even when he looked at him, full of awe.

It's no wonder that this three-yuan leader, who is more than ten years younger than him, was able to climb to a high position at such a fast speed, which is indeed extraordinary.

"Okay, then let's work together and try our best to suppress this wave of floods."

With Xun Shuang in command by his side, he was full of confidence in this victory in the flood fight.

At this time, far away in the earthquake-stricken area of Qingzhou, the thirteen-year-old crown prince Liu Jin was also personally directing the disaster relief work.

Relatively speaking, post-earthquake rescue is easier than flood fighting, but the danger is not low.

As we all know, after each major earthquake, there will be countless small earthquakes frequently, and at this time, the houses in the earthquake area have long been loosened, and it is very easy to collapse.

The prince's subordinates who accompanied him were all worried, and strongly asked the prince to stay in Qingzhou City and not go to the most dangerous places.

At first, Liu Jin was also a little hesitant, remembering that his father had told him not to put himself in a dangerous situation.

But after thinking about it, at this time and at that time, under normal circumstances, as the crown prince, he must be good luck and avoid evil, and implement the policy of a gentleman not standing under a dangerous wall.

But now it is an eventful season, and the large-scale floods and plagues in the south have caused turmoil in the hearts of the people in the world.

At this time, the Qingzhou earthquake made people everywhere panic, and his father sent him, the main purpose was not to relieve the disaster, but to calm the people.

If he doesn't appear in front of the victims, how can he stabilize the situation?

Since then, Liu Jin has taken turns to patrol several counties with severe earthquakes, and everywhere he goes, he will go to comfort the victims with the respect of the prince.

Bringing relief supplies to them and promising to rebuild their homes for them.

When the people saw the young prince personally visit them, the untouchables, they couldn't help but weep with gratitude. His Majesty sent the most honorable crown prince of the empire, which shows the importance of the Qingzhou earthquake.

Due to the frequent occurrence of earthquake disasters in Dahan, there are already existing rules and regulations for disaster relief.

In the immediate aftermath of a disaster, the greatest task is to find survivors, treat the wounded, and bury the dead before the plague forms after the heat and decay.

Liu Zhi learned from the advanced experience of later generations, and not only invested a large amount of troops and officials in disaster relief, but also fully mobilized the people to save themselves.

After all, the number of people in the government is limited, and it can only play the role of leading and commanding, and if the people can't save themselves, the number of deaths will be too high.

Fortunately, Dahan has been relatively wealthy over the years, and a few disasters can't empty the family's funds, but according to Liu Zhi's experience, once the weather starts to be abnormal, it is not a matter of this year, it is likely to be several years in a row.

Therefore, materials should be as economical as possible to avoid shortages in the next few years.

He remembered that when he looked at the Three Kingdoms, when Emperor Ling of Han first ascended the throne, all kinds of natural disasters were indeed very frequent.

In particular, earthquakes were very frequent, so that in the more than ten years after Emperor Ling of Han ascended the throne, there were disasters and plagues in the world, coupled with the dictatorship of eunuchs and other internal reasons in the imperial court.

So in the end, it contributed to the Yellow Turban Uprising that swept the world, and also composed the last elegy for the Han Empire.

Although other history has changed now, this extraordinary weather has not changed because of him.

It seems that in the next ten years or so, there will be a tough battle to be fought.

Being prepared for danger in times of peace is one of the basic qualities of an emperor, not to mention that he also knows the history of the future.

But how can he warn the people of the world, not to mention the superstition of the ancients, believing that the continuous extreme disaster weather is caused by the imbalance of yin and yang, and the immorality of the imperial court.

After thinking about it, on this day, Liu Zhi recruited the Heavenly Master Zhang Heng and conspired with him, and soon a legend began to circulate secretly in the world.

Legend has it that Emperor Gao of the Han Dynasty once borrowed the fortune of the country from the Emperor of Heaven for 400 years, and now the deadline is about to expire, so he wants to send down the wrath of thunder and destroy the fortune of the Han Dynasty.

But today, for the sake of all the people, he prayed to heaven and was willing to sacrifice his life in exchange for peace in the world.

That's why there was a catastrophe of life and death the year before last, but fortunately, Your Majesty should not have died.

But in order to punish a small one, God will bring ten years of disasters to the Han Dynasty, and if they can unite as one to tide over the difficulties, they will borrow the national fortune for another four hundred years for the Han Dynasty.

Although this legend is absurd and divine, it has a nose and eyes, and there are many believers in the Heavenly Master Sect, and the folk gods and goddesses are very popular.

So gradually more and more people believe in it, and even add oil and vinegar, and continue to help with processing, and the more they talk, the more vivid they become.

Of course, all of this was spread by Liu Zhi with the help of the Heavenly Master's teaching, to warn the people of the world that natural and man-made disasters will come in the next ten years.

Moreover, this calamity was not only not caused by the immorality of the Son of Heaven, but was also the result of turning the tide.

Since the people like to use the theory of immortals to explain, then he also uses the words of immortals to deal with it.

At the end of June, good news finally came from Yangzhou, the flood has been completely resolved, and the plague is gradually under control.

This plague was much more complicated than before, mainly because there were two or three plagues happening at the same time.

The difficulty of obtaining help has been greatly increased, and the appearance of two plagues is fever and chills, headaches, and it is very easy to confuse and misdiagnose.

Wait until there is a difference in symptoms in the later stage, and then it is too late to drug the pair.

For this matter, Zhang Zhi racked his brains and specially wrote a song recipe for all doctors and the public to memorize, specifically to distinguish the initial symptoms of the two diseases.

This method is so effective that even many people can distinguish it at the first time, so that the patient can receive the correct treatment.

Such a small act has saved thousands of people, which can be described as immeasurable.

Suddenly, Zhang Zhi's reputation for his benevolent hands spread throughout Yangzhou, and many people compared him with his deceased teacher Dou Yun, and called them the two saints in medicine.

When these words reached Zhang Zhi's ears, he laughed at them, "The teacher is indeed worthy of the name of the Sage, but I am far behind, and I am really ashamed." ”

By mid-July, the peak of the plague had finally passed, and the number of people who fell ill each day gradually began to decline.

Until August, the number of people who fell ill was getting fewer and fewer, and in addition to not being able to leave Yangzhou, life in the territory was basically slowly returning to normal.

After two months of rebuilding after the floods, most of the villagers' washed away houses were rebuilt.

The government has built some temporary settlements for those who are unable to build houses for a while.

The imperial court not only exempted this year's agricultural taxes and part of the industrial and commercial taxes, but also transported a lot of relief materials to Yangzhou through the Grand Canal.

By mid-August, Cen had already held a mobilization meeting to resume production, asking local governments to supervise the resumption of autumn agricultural production.

Yangzhou is located in the south of the Yangtze River, unlike the Central Plains, rice can be planted in spring and autumn a year, and other crops such as potatoes and rape can also be replanted.

Although the imperial court has exempted this year's agricultural tax, it can restore some of the grain production and solve the problem of spring grain next year.

Because of the flood, some of the grain stored in Yangzhou was soaked in water and mildew, and after learning the lesson of cholera last time, Zhang Zhi asked for the spoiled grain to be treated uniformly.

However, this grain is not wasted, it is directly steamed and then dried, and then used as food for pigs in the autumn.

Since the Eastern Han Dynasty court did not allow the slaughter of cultivated cattle, the meat of the people was mainly cattle, sheep, chickens, ducks and fish.

But before Liu Zhi crossed, Dahan's pork tasted really bad, with an earthy smell and rough meat.

The key is the high cost of feeding, a pig has to be fed for at least two years to have more than 100 catties.

However, it is also very easy to solve, one is to carry out cross-breeding of excellent varieties, and the second is to promote castration technology.

Especially after Liu Zhi established the College of Agriculture, he did breed several excellent pig breeds and spread them to the whole country.

Nowadays, pork has become the most widespread source of meat on the table, and it has also given birth to the folk farming industry.

At that time, every farmer would eat and raise four or five pigs, on the one hand, to provide for their own food, and on the other hand, they could be sold for money.

At this time, there were already small special farms in many places, and it was very common to feed one or twenty pigs.

While Yangzhou City is actively resuming production and life, the epidemic in several surrounding states has finally been suppressed.

After getting the news, the stone in Liu Zhi's heart finally landed, and although he was worried about the treatment of floods and earthquakes, he did not feel nervous.

But for the plague, even in modern times, it is impossible to completely fight it, so he has always worried about the emergence of new diseases.

Fortunately, this time the plague finally ended, but the blow to the business in Yangzhou was very huge.

This year's silk weaving industry has almost completely stopped, and merchants from various countries do not dare to set foot in Yangzhou, for fear that they will be infected with the plague.

In order to completely stop the epidemic of the plague, Xun Shuang ordered that the quarantine policy of allowing people to enter and not leave Yangzhou would last until the end of September.

Therefore, this year's silk trade was not carried out, so the imperial court finally reduced most of the commercial taxes in order to allow them to tide over the difficulties.

After the catastrophe, Yangzhou does not seem to be thriving, but it is not as bleak as imagined.

On the contrary, the Qingzhou earthquake-stricken area looks particularly depressed because there are so many collapsed houses.

It is also more difficult to rebuild after the disaster than in Yangzhou, and the winter in Qingzhou is very cold, so it is necessary to build all the houses before the weather gets colder.

Otherwise, in the cold winter, I don't know how many people will freeze to death.

For this reason, Liu Zhi specially convened a great court meeting, and finally unanimously agreed to temporarily stop the construction of Zhuozhou City.

Pull a large number of craftsmen over there to Qingzhou to build houses of uniform specifications.

They have been building houses in Zhuozhou City for several years, and they have a lot of experience in construction, and this time the houses in Qingzhou have adopted a unified style.

In this way, it is much easier to prepare materials and construction techniques, and it is more conducive to quick completion.

The two disasters dealt a huge blow to the commercial trade of the Central Plains and the south of the Yangtze River, but the southwest Chengdu area was not affected at all.

It's even more prosperous than ever.

Liu Zhi felt that it didn't matter, in his memory, the ancient Roman Empire would also fall into civil strife in recent years.

Ancient Rome was the main trade object of the Han Dynasty, and its decline will be directly related to the foreign trade volume of the Han Dynasty.

Under all these factors, it seems that in the next decade, business policies need to be readjusted to avoid blind development and overcapacity.

Fortunately, there were no major natural disasters this year, so that Dahan could breathe a sigh of relief.

Liu Zhi felt that his health had deteriorated, and he was a little unable to handle government affairs, so he delegated part of the balance of power to various departments.

The crown prince is still too young to shoulder the responsibilities of the state, and only hopes that he can take him for a few more years.

When he really grew up one day, he learned the ancient style and gave him the position of emperor.

He chose to be a carefree emperor and took his old wife to travel the world.

This thought, since his illness, has gradually taken over his mind, in the past he took power very seriously, and never thought of letting go of it in his lifetime.

Now, at last, he began to think about how the country would function without him, so as to ensure that the tragedy of Qin Shi Huang II would not have happened.

No matter how powerful an emperor is, if there is no mature system to continue, it cannot guarantee the prosperity of future generations.

Born from the Tang and Song dynasties, can the three provinces and eight ministries system give the Han this guarantee?