Zhu Gaoxuan was exhausted, and it was difficult to get up early the next day, but before dawn, he was woken up by the sound of chaotic horses' hooves.

It was the men they brought from Kyoto that came to some of them.

He then directly arranged for people to help the victims, and also organized some old, weak, sick and disabled people to continue to build rafts and build ships.

When he was looking for something to eat, there were only two bowls of gruel left in the back kitchen, which were not only cold, but also because they were scooped out from the bottom of the pot, the smell of cigarettes was very strong.

This thing, in normal times, they can't swallow it anyway.

But in the past few days, I have seen the suffering of the people, and I feel that this is also a rare delicacy in the world.

Zhu Gaoxuan divided the two bowls of porridge into three parts, one for each of He Hu, and drank it with relish.

He Hu spoke.

"Our people are estimated to be able to arrive at noon today, and then the governor of Qingyuan is estimated to be there tonight at the latest. We'll be able to breathe a sigh of relief then. ”

There is strength in numbers.

And then again, many of the victims in the hardest-hit areas have already been killed, and less than half of the people who can be rescued.

As for some daily necessities, most of them have been soaked and there is no need to rescue them.

So it is estimated that after two or three days, everyone will be able to rest.

However, this does not mean that everyone can breathe a sigh of relief.

There's a lot more to come.

First of all, we have to solve everyone's accommodation.

It's late autumn now, and the weather is getting cooler, so at least prepare a shelter for everyone.

Then we have to think about the problem of making a fire for heating in winter, as well as food for the winter.

Zhu Gaoxuan sighed.

"Yes, but it can only be said to be a temporary breath, and we still have to be busy. The king's biggest headache is the matter of winter supplies. ”

He Ming had already drunk the porridge in the bowl at this time.

"Isn't the winter supplies the imperial court allocating additional silver to reinforce them?"

Zhu Gaoxuan shook his head.

"Where is the silver in the imperial court that can be transferred? If you want to transfer it again, you need to let those ministers and people in the harem donate together. But you should also know that how many ministers in the court are not iron roosters? As for the women in the harem, they are all hard-working people, so why bother them. ”

He Hu sighed.

"It makes sense for the prince to think so. But if the court doesn't allocate money, how can we have the ability to solve this problem? The number of victims has not yet been counted, but it is said that there are hundreds of thousands of people affected by the disaster, and of course many of them are no longer alive, but there are at least hundreds of thousands of people left. ”

More than 100,000 people just drink such gruel every day, and putting it together is also a huge number.

It's really a headache.

Zhu Gaoxuan smiled slightly and spoke.

"It's okay. If it's a big deal, we'll organize people to go to the nearby mountains to get weeds and bark, or hunt or something, and this king is going to stay here permanently. It is important to help these refugees until the beginning of next spring. ”

At noon that day, the follow-up people all arrived at the disaster area.

Rescue efforts continued.

However, the governor of Qingyuan and his entourage, who were scheduled to arrive in the evening, were finally late until midnight.

Zhu Gaoxuan had already fallen asleep, but he got up again when he heard the movement.

Liu Chen, the governor of Qingyuan, looked like a dusty man.

He is about fifty years old this year, but he looks in good spirits, a little younger than his actual age.

This Lord Liu is as unruly as the legend, even in front of Zhu Gaoxuan, he is still arrogant, he only hugged his fists slightly, even if it was a salute.

"I've seen the four princes."

The governor can also be regarded as a feudal official, and he belongs to the second-class officials.

But even if he has a prominent status and is so arrogant in front of the dignified prince, it doesn't make sense.

He Hu directly turned cold.

But before he could say anything, His Royal Highness King Liang smiled slightly and spoke.

"Your Excellency Governor, please take a break inside."

He Hu and the others were angry, but seeing their own prince's attitude, they didn't want to say anything.

The Seventh Prince seemed to be accustomed to Liu Chen's attitude.

"Didn't the Governor have worked hard all the way, and he didn't even eat dinner, so he hurriedly called someone to prepare the meal. Wash the dust for adults. ”

The victims have not yet been rescued, and the 20,000 soldiers brought from Kyoto are still busy.

They hadn't closed their eyes for more than a dozen hours in a row.

Moreover, I only drank a few bowls of gruel halfway through.

It seems that this is not the right time to catch the wind and wash the dust, right?

However, Zhu Gaoxuan was also full of smiles.

"I'll arrange for someone to prepare wine and food immediately, Seventh Grandpa, you can quickly accompany the Governor in and take a rest."

The two elderly men entered the tent.

Zhu Gaoxuan directly gave the order and asked He Hu to go to the kitchen to prepare the meal, and boil two more pots of porridge.

Then he himself went directly to the people brought by Liu Chen.

Liu An, the deputy general next to Liu Chen, is one of his distant nephews, although he is young, he is shrewd and capable.

They traveled all the way, and they all rested on the ground at this time.

Seeing Zhu Gaoxuan bringing people over, everyone hurriedly got up.

Liu An was respectful, and he did not have his uncle's arrogance at all.

"I've seen His Royal Highness King Liang."

Zhu Gaoxuan nodded.

"Everyone has worked hard all the way, and I originally wanted everyone to take a break, and then go to the disaster to rescue the place tomorrow morning."

"But just now, the Governor said that saving people is the most important thing, so let everyone set off directly after eating."

"Of course, it is very dangerous to rescue at night, so everyone must pay attention to safety and never disperse. And each raft should be equipped with at least two people who can swim. ”

Liu An was suspicious of him.

"The subordinate officer takes the order."

Zhu Gaoxuan glanced at He Ming beside him again.

"General Liu has just arrived here, and he is not familiar with the geography here. You bring a few people with you to help, and you have to make sure everyone is safe no matter what. A slight slip-up, I want your head. ”

When He Ming heard him say this, his face changed slightly.

"The subordinate officer takes the order."

Zhu Gaoxuan did not immediately go back to his residence, but went to the resettlement site of the victims who had just been rescued today.

These people were very weak, so they were placed in makeshift huts that had been erected earlier.

Outside the door, sat the old man I met yesterday, he looked ugly, and he was talking to the other two old men.

Seeing Zhu Gaoxuan coming, several people hurriedly got up and saluted.

Zhu Gaoxuan waved his hand to signal them to get up, and he went directly into the wooden house.

Inside the house were dozens of victims, mostly old and weak, women and children, their clothes were tattered and damp, and they all looked weak.