The great hero of the Silk Road, starting from a farm farmer

"The Administrative Office has already taken action regarding the drought. As early as the beginning of the drought, arrangements have been made to combat drought and ensure production. At present, all counties, towns and townships are advancing work one by one in an orderly manner. According to our forecast It is estimated that due to the drought this year, our grain harvest under Yungu will be affected by at least [-]%, which is enough to deal with it calmly.

The main reason for reporting this time is that we have received news one after another that the drought in Qinzhou and Guanzhong is worse than that in Yungu. It is very likely that there will be refugees this winter. In addition, it will affect our internal purchase of food. We recommend that the military government Make plans early! " Seeing that Song Yingkui was angry at the late information about the drought, the second uncle quickly explained.

In fact, it's not that the administrative department didn't report it, but that Song Yingkui was not in Taoyang when the drought first started. When he came back, the administrative department had already made corresponding arrangements, and there was no need for a top leader to make decisions. .

Immediately afterwards, everyone began to be busy with the restructuring. Everyone thought that Song Yingkui was aware of the matter, so they naturally did not report it again.

Indeed, drought can be felt with just a little observation. Who would have thought that the commander-in-chief didn't know about it?
"How could the impact of the drought be so small? The document said that the drought this time was not very serious!" Song Yingkui was greatly surprised by the second uncle's answer. He clearly said it was very serious, but the reduction in grain production was not too much. What is this called? What's going on?

"The main reason is that under our current governance in Yungu, nearly half of the fields are paddy fields that can be watered. Due to proper measures, this part is almost unaffected. Furthermore, in recent years, various towns and villages have built paddy fields in qualified dry fields. There are many water storage ponds and about [-]% of the fields can be saved, but only [-]% of the dry fields are really affected. Even if these fields completely fail to harvest, the grain output will be reduced by about [-]%. The administrative office only considers this. It is judged that the impact of this drought is not too great!”

It turns out that due to the large proportion of paddy fields in Yungu, the scope of the drought's impact is limited. No wonder the administrative office is so optimistic.

Due to the continuous water conservancy construction in recent years, coupled with the good water conditions and small population in Yungu, there are currently almost two acres of paddy fields with excellent irrigation conditions per capita in Yungu.Just relying on these two acres of paddy fields, the people of Yungu can avoid going hungry.

The objective condition is that the area currently controlled by the Yungu military government is the vast majority of places with the most abundant irrigation water sources in the entire Xisu Province except Hexi.Even in places such as Qinzhou and Qinnan that originally belonged to Xisu, in terms of irrigation conditions, they are still inferior to Hezhou, Taozhou, and Wazhou. However, the natural precipitation in these two places is more abundant than that under Yungu. God is very powerful.

"There is a drought in both Qinzhou and Guanzhong? Is the situation serious?" After hearing that the impact of the drought was controllable, Song Yingkui's anger subsided.I started to care about what the Executive Office said.

"Judging from the conversations of businessmen coming and going, the drought may be severe. In places where water cannot be poured, winter wheat is basically finished. Now it depends on whether Akita can be saved. In fact, except for Qinzhou and Guanzhong, Huizhou, Longyou, Jingzhou, and Pingqing Prefecture under the jurisdiction of Beixiang are also affected by drought this year. However, except for Jingzhou Pingqing Prefecture, which has a slightly larger population, the other places are not densely populated, and the impact of the drought is limited. "

"Shaansu and Suzhou are all affected by drought this time! According to the situation, it is inevitable that the refugees coming to Yungu this winter will be indispensable. It would be a good thing if thirty or forty thousand can come. Uncle, according to our food reserves, are there any conditions? Accept between [-] and [-] refugees?" I originally thought that the drought was a huge bad thing, but if I change my mind, it seems that a bad thing can turn into a good thing?

In the event of a drought, Dazheng and Beixiang would have more or less disaster relief measures, but based on Song Yingkui's understanding of their two families, disaster relief would not be comprehensive. There would always be people affected by the drought and unable to survive.

Others' troubles are our own opportunities. If this wave is done properly, it should be very promising to recruit 4 to [-] people into Yungu territory.In a normal year, Yungu can attract [-] to [-] refugees, let alone an unusual year.It is conceivable that Wazhou, which is in urgent need of manpower, will see a big improvement after this year. This matter is worthy of congratulations.

"Our food reserves are enough to accommodate [-] to [-] refugees, so there is no need to worry, Commander."

"How is the situation in Hexi this year? Isn't it also affected by drought?" Although the second uncle said that the food reserves are fine, it would be better if they can get more food from other places.This year we can't expect to get food from Dazheng territory.

"The Hexi side doesn't rely on the weather. They are not affected by drought."

"Well! Let's start as soon as possible and find a way to import enough food for thirty to forty thousand people from Hexi as a backup. In addition, although generally speaking, the production reduction in our territory is not much, but in towns and villages without paddy fields, people's lives It will still be affected, so we have to take action.

In severely affected mountainous areas, it is necessary to organize manpower and funds to dig more water wells. Where conditions permit, we can build windmills to lift water and grab as much food as possible.

Furthermore, in dry land and mountainous areas, the projects of drilling wells, digging ponds, and building windmill irrigation facilities must be planned and scaled up. Even if they are not used this year, they can always be used in the future.This is not only to prevent disasters and protect property, but also to allow people affected by disasters this year to earn income through these projects to survive the disaster years.

For the people in towns and villages where the disaster was extremely severe and it was determined that there would be no harvest, the administrative department organized them to go to Wazhouchuan as soon as possible to reopen the abandoned fields and build water conservancy facilities. It was convenient to use work instead of relief.In Wazhou, it is expected that another 10,000 acres of paddy fields will be added. After they are reclaimed, our grain harvest will be more stable next year. "

Under Yungu's rule, there are still several towns and villages with little irrigated land, such as Guanying, Yungu Mountains and other places. The people in these places will definitely be affected by disasters this year.Increasing infrastructure construction in these areas, coupled with the launch of the wasteland reclamation project in Wazhou, can not only provide disaster relief but also prepare for next year. It should be a very stable plan.

"The commander has great thoughts, and we will seize the time to implement it after returning. This year's disaster relief will be in place, and next year, our Yungu designated area will be even more prosperous. Right now, the most anticipated thing is that we can add more people this year, so that Wazhou River is enriched. Once the people of Wazhou River are enriched, our Yungu's century-old foundation will be formed!"

The second uncle greatly appreciated Song Yingkui's arrangements and couldn't help but praise him.I thought it would take nearly ten years to restore Wazhou City. Now it seems that if we can get over [-] people this year, by next year, almost half of Wazhou City’s vitality will be restored. Wazhou’s revival is just around the corner. Looking forward to it.

Once Wazhou is revived, the strength of the Yungu Army will have to be re-evaluated. At least it will have enough capital to become a big warlord in peace!
(End of this chapter)