Leaving Hengyang City, Pan Long headed east along the main road.

Every time he passed through a town, he deliberately went to find the granary here, and quietly sneaked into it to find out.

As a result, the more he looked at it, the more worried he became—there were always seven or eight of the ten granaries that were dissatisfied, and some of them were even completely empty. There are only a handful of people who can really make the grain warehouse full and ready to use it at any time.

This is a bit bad, Yangzhou is the world-famous land of fish and rice, and it is also one of the granaries of the entire Great Xia Kyushu. Along the Tongtian River, it is a relatively rich area in the entire Yangzhou territory. If even the food reserves here are so bad, let alone anywhere else.

Pan Long shook his head again and again, more and more worried about the possible famine.

Moreover, God is not very helpful.

Along the way, the weather did not warm up at all, and even fell lightly twice.

Seeing that it is April, it has already reached the twilight of spring at this time of the year, and there is a saying that "the world is full of fragrant flowers in April", fruits such as peaches and plums have begun to bear fruit, and winter wheat has even reached the stage of filling and ripening.

But this extraordinary cold snap fell, and the wheat in the fields was sick, and the condition of the rice was even worse, and the frozen rice seedlings could be seen almost everywhere in the frozen muddy water. When Pan Long walked on the road, he often saw farmers sighing and even crying in the fields.

But he couldn't help it.

With such a large-scale natural disaster, let alone him, even if it is Teacher Bi Lingkong, I am afraid that there is nothing to be done.

All he could do was sneak into one farmer's house at night, leaving some money behind for each family.

The gold and silver accumulated when he was chivalrous and righteous to sweep away the lawless strong beams only lasted for three or five days, and then it was completely consumed. The wealth that is enough to make ordinary people rich for several generations is just a drop in the bucket in the face of such a major event as disaster relief.

But that's all Pan Long can do now.

The Great Xia Dynasty did indeed make a lot of efforts, and he saw more than once that there were city gods and land gods and mountain gods and water gods enclosed by the imperial court exerting their magic power in the heavens and trying to improve the climate. But their efforts are only a drop in the bucket.

While the spell was still working, the climate was indeed a little warmer, but once the spell failed, the climate immediately cooled again.

This kind of large-scale natural disaster, not to mention manpower, even divine power is irreversible!

Looking at the current situation, in the summer and autumn of this year, I am afraid that there will be a great famine......

With worries, Pan Long came to Guangling City again.

He first secretly went to visit his apprentice Zheng Shuang's family, they were doing well, and Zheng Shuang became a chef in the tavern again. After cultivating martial arts, his cooking skills have also improved a lot, and he is now a famous chef in Guangling City.

As a celebrity chef, Zheng Shuang earns enough money not only to support his family, but also to help his neighbors. When Pan Long went to visit them, he saw his wife and two sons bringing grain, oil, rice and noodles to an elderly couple.

Pan Long also recognized the old couple, they were originally doing some small business, making some money, and settled in this Guangling City. It's just that he was lucky and gave birth to a few children, but he couldn't raise them, and then he simply believed in Buddhism and became a home-based practitioner.

The second elder usually does not have much income, mainly to copy scriptures and string Buddhist beads for the temple. It's not so much that they make money from this, but that the temple they name is helping them in this way. But the monks of the temple are only compassionate, not wronged, and the reward given to them is only to the extent of ordinary daily use. The neighbors also often help them one or two, so that the old couple can live better.

It's just that now that a natural disaster is coming, the neighbors also have to store money, food and materials in case of danger, so naturally there is no way to help them.

Zheng Shuang's family is considered to be living a better life on their street, so they can have the spare energy to help others.

Pan Long nodded secretly, did not come out to meet them, and turned away.

Zheng Shuang, the one they knew was not the newly promoted real master Pan Long, but the rising star of Yunzhou, White Tiger Star. And what is the situation of White Tiger Star, Pan Long forgot to ask the teacher before.

If White Tiger Star was still drinking and having fun in Yunzhou every day, but Zheng Shuang saw the master here, wouldn't it be exposed!

After leaving, Pan Long found an inn to stay in. While he was eating, the envoy of Yangzhou Hou came to the door again. A letter of invitation was sent, but it was the Marquis of Yangzhou who wanted to talk to him about the possible disaster.

This time, Pan Long did not refuse, ate three or two bites, wiped his face, and followed the messenger.

Not long after, he came to Yangzhou Hou's Mansion, and Yangzhou Hou was already waiting for him in the study.

The contemporary Yangzhou Hou surnamed Zhang, the name Hong, the word Guodong, is the champion of the world 30 years ago. At the age of twelve, he was promoted in the poetry and song department, at the age of fifteen in the law and litigation department, and at the age of eighteen, he was promoted in the "Bogu Tongjin Branch", and all three times he was the first on the same list.

After the third move, he went to Shendu to catch the exam, among the ten subjects in the world, except for not knowing martial arts, there is no reference to the "Art of War and Martial Arts", the remaining nine lists are the first, and the world is shaken. Prime Minister Shen Wuyi replied to him, praising him and saying, "Great Xia has been a thousand years, and literary talent is the first."

After winning the top prize, he studied in the Hanlin Academy and wrote an article "The Theory of Nothing in the World", which was derogatory and praised, and criticized some conservative customs in the imperial court. The first emperor Xin Mao referred to some of the plans put forward in it, and after the trial effect, the effect was good, and he was greatly appreciated, and married his young daughter Princess Nanping to him.

Then he was promoted many times, and he has been the secretary of the ministry. And at the beginning of this year, he replaced the old Yangzhou Marquis and became the Kyushu Marquis. If there is no accident, he will probably return to Shendu in a few years and serve as the prime minister of Great Xia.

Among the ministers of the world, he was undoubtedly the confidant of the Son of Heaven and the pillar of the court.

Pan Long also learned about these things recently.

It is said that the previous generation of Yangzhou Hou is actually not very old, as a congenital master, his early 100s can only be regarded as the prime of life, far from the time when Zhishi retires. The imperial court arranged Zhang Hong, a confidant and important minister, to take over, I don't know what kind of thoughts he has?

Could it be ...... Will the imperial court take this opportunity to gather power and strengthen its control over Kyushu?

Pan Long thought so, and saw the legendary world's first minister.

Zhang Hong and Zhang Guodong are 48 years old this year, their hair and beard are slightly white, and their chubby face also has a lot of wrinkles, which looks a little old. He wears round glasses, a slightly chubby figure, and a kind smile on his face, and looks less like a literary leader, but like a successful businessman.

"Pan Shaoxia, I've been looking up for a long time. He smiled and walked out of the study to greet Pan Long, his expression was very warm, "I have heard about you more than once in Shendu, twenty-year-old real master, in the history of my Great Xia, you are the youngest and most promising. Especially if you come from a poor family, you have neither family accumulation nor a teacher, and you rely on your own efforts, which is even more admirable!"

Pan Long also smiled and said: "Compared to Hou Ye's top spot in the three yuan and the ninth and ninth lists back then, what am I worth? ”

The two sides smiled at each other, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

It's just that Pan Long always had some doubts in his heart - the new Yangzhou Marquis is in a hurry to find himself, is it really just to talk about the disaster?

For disaster relief, even if the imperial court wants to find helpers, it should also find those people with huge power under its command. What's the use of finding yourself, the commander of the light pole?