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Chapter 289 The Winter is Coming
Jianning 12 years, winter

Compared with the past, it was extraordinarily cold. This was a large-scale disaster that no one expected. In the beginning, it started from Hezhou and Xinzhou. In order to enrich the agricultural industry in Hezhou, Lu Zhi and Yang Qiu specially purchased a large number of The farm cattle here are grazing here, but this severe winter has ruined their hard work for almost several years, and the snow is so vast that it has passed knees.

The cattle were injured and died from frostbite, the farmland was destroyed in the snowstorm, and the houses collapsed. Within ten days, more than [-] people died of freezing in Hezhou and Xinzhou. When the news reached Luoyang, the emperor was furious and reprimanded Lu Zhi and Yang Qiu asked them to provide relief quickly so that Youzhou and Bingzhou could help each other, but they didn't expect that Youzhou and Bingzhou would also suffer together.

The entire north was hit by this severe cold, and the commercial roads in Liangzhou were also blocked by heavy snow. The emperor quickly ordered Wang Fu to open the national treasury for disaster relief. Fortunately, Youzhou, Bingzhou and other places had stored a lot of food. The disaster victims can be resettled, but the problem is that more and more people are freezing to death, and building houses, including distributing clothes, requires a lot of money.

In the temple, all the officials were in a state of desperation. There were constant emergency reports of disasters in various places. Wang Fu also immediately summoned the officials. However, he did not ask the officials for their suggestions. Instead, he gave orders directly. He wanted to use The money from the national treasury was used to support the disaster-stricken areas. Because of the freezing weather, the water transportation in Jizhou could not be used, but only through Chidao. He ordered the soldiers of the Southern Army to wear thick clothes and be responsible for transporting grain, grass and clothing to various places.

Of course, these soldiers are not only responsible for transportation, but also responsible for rescuing victims and the like. In addition, the transportation of some farm cattle cannot be allowed to freeze to death. In addition, Hezhou, Xinzhou and other severely affected areas can Transporting the people to Youzhou, Bingzhou and other places, although it is still cold winter, is at least better than these two states. At the same time, the aristocratic families also began to contribute to disaster relief.

In Hezhou, Lu Zhi looked at the white snow in the sky and the frozen bones on the roadside, crying bitterly, and personally led the county soldiers to start the rescue, summoned all the victims to He County, and lent them some government houses to live in. , He even gave the wooden chairs and tables in his own home to the people, asking them to use them as firewood.

Yang Qiu is also working hard for disaster relief, but he is not like Lu Zhi. He directly takes out the furniture of the aristocratic family and lets the victims use it as fuel. There are no aristocratic families in Xinzhou, but Youzhou has them. .
It can be seen that if the big man's granary is not full and the officials are capable, I am afraid that this cold winter will bring great harm to the big man. I don't know when, some words suddenly appeared among the officials, hoping to give up Liangzhou, Hezhou, Xinzhou and other areas, they believe that these places are full of disasters and are very barren, which can only drag down the finances of the big man.

Wang Fu strongly suppressed these remarks, and many ministers were directly delivered to Zhang Yun by Wang Fu. Three days later, Wang Fu bid farewell to the emperor, and handed over many disaster relief tasks in the court to Yuan Feng. He led his people to the north. Yuan Feng was also a little puzzled by this. He was the minister who opposed Wang Fu the most in the court. However, at this critical moment, Yuan Feng did not think of fighting for power and profit. Take over the disaster relief and start commanding.

When Lu Zhi and Yang Qiu were busy moving the people, Wang Fu rushed to the north. He searched various counties and counties without resting for half a day. When the officials heard that Wang Jie's letter had arrived, none of them dared to relax, and those who dared to flee first were afraid. Some negligence happened, and it fell into the hands of this traitor. However, even if Wang Fu came in person, the effect he could inspire was limited.

He can only beg, this disaster will pass quickly, the whole big man is looking forward to it.

It was not only Lu Zhi who was far away in Hezhou who was crying, but Wen Rengong in the court was also crying loudly. After crying for three whole days, all the officials in the court were moved. His love for the people and compassion made the people of the world admire.

But at this time, Yuan Feng in the court received a memorial from Liangzhou. This memorial was not for imperial support. This memorial was written by the great Confucian Zheng Xuan. After reading it for a while, Yuan Feng immediately sent The memorials were sent to the palace, the emperor was busy with the disaster, seeing Yuan Feng hurried in, he didn't stop, and continued to read the memorials from various places, frowning.

"Your Majesty, urgent report from Liangzhou!"

"Didn't I just order the prefect of Hanzhong to transport the supplies from Yizhou to Liangzhou?? He dared to resist the order?!" The emperor stood up angrily.

"Your Majesty, that's not the case. The disaster in Liangzhou is not as serious as that in Erzhou. This is a letter from Duke Zheng." Yuan Feng respectfully handed over the letter. The emperor took the letter and read it for a while, feeling a little puzzled. , asked: "What did he say?"

"Your Majesty, Mian."

"cotton?"

"What's the use of cotton? It's nonsense!" The emperor threw the letter on the wooden table and said impatiently. Yuan Feng immediately picked up the pen and ink on the side, wrote a cotton character, and then said: "According to Mr. Zheng It is said that this thing is passed down from the Yue family, and it can be woven into cloth. Many barbarians in the Western Regions often use cotton as their clothes and clothes, and their clothes are called "kun."

"kindness?"

"It's like a hakama, but it has a full crotch, not an open crotch... no skirt"

Hearing this, the Son of Heaven frowned, thought for a moment, and asked, "Is this thing useful?" Yuan Feng said seriously, "Gong Zheng is a great Confucian in the world, and he would not cheat on such a big matter. He wrote a letter to the temple, emphatically introducing this item, it must be of great use, in addition, he also sent cotton clothes, would you like to try it, Your Majesty?"

The emperor nodded, and Yuan Feng ordered Huangmen to send it in.
Sure enough, wearing this thing is really very warm, but unfortunately, the full-length hakama is uncomfortable to wear, and the place is pressed, which makes the emperor feel a little uncomfortable, so he took it off immediately and said: " Let Zheng Xuan buy more cotton, whether the cotton is planted or not, anyway, let Zheng Xuan figure out a way, and, although this is not elegant, it can also resist the cold winter, learn how to weave from Zheng Xuan, teach the people, and make clothes , sent to the victims”

"Your Majesty, the people here have long had katana. Because it is indecent, scholars and bureaucrats don't want to wear it. We don't need to teach the common people." Yuan Feng said, and the emperor suddenly realized that he had never known these things. , everyone is still wearing a hakama with skirts, he nodded and said: "I will trouble Yuan Jun with this matter."

"As ordered!"

When Yuan Feng left, he didn't take the coat with him. The emperor stroked it curiously. It was soft but practical. If it could be cultivated, it would be great. Even if it could not be cultivated, it would be great to buy it in large quantities. Cotton, or, directly take down the place where cotton is produced, the emperor squinted his eyes, thinking to himself.

"Hey, no matter how good this thing is, to me, it's still uncomfortable after all. It's more convenient and comfortable to open the hakama."

(End of this chapter)