Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 483 Typhoon Arrives

"There is no problem with the car. I will give you another ten or twenty Zidian. The planning committee may not give you the loudspeaker." Wu De said, "We can't keep trying to figure out how to make noise, and then think about whether there are other people. It’s a popular method, it’s simpler, and it’s better not to use electricity.”

"To ensure the long-lasting effectiveness of the propaganda offensive," Ding Ding gave instructions to his "generals" at the special meeting of the Propaganda Department, "the interval between propaganda vehicles touring each village must be shortened as much as possible—"

"report!"

"We are the Propaganda Department, not the army, so there is no need for this." Ding Ding corrected the students in the propaganda training class who stood up straight and reported to him—this group of people were trained to be conditioned by the army, "Say it directly .”

"Yes," this person came with a standard German-style touch on the heels of his boots. Ji Denggao used to make a living selling divination in Guangzhou-the difference between rich and poor is huge in this business. Ji Denggao is not good at learning, and almost starved to death on the street At that time, he was rescued by the routine containment operation at Guangzhou Station, and then he went to Lingao. After studying for a few months, he went to the Propaganda Department to use his expertise with his three-inch tongue.

"There are still too few promotional vehicles, and it takes [-] days to turn around again," Ji Denggao reported, "add a few more, and the big speakers are very useful."

"There is a car, but the big speakers on it are gone." Ding Ding shook his head, just as Wu De estimated: because the tweeter is a piece of equipment that cannot be self-made for a short time, the planning committee is very tight, and they are not willing to give one more.

"Can I call the gong and drum guy again?"

"Okay." That's what I said, but in fact it may not be in stock.Gongs and drums are very simple things, and you can’t buy them in Lingao—you can’t buy handicrafts with a little technical content in this remote small county, at least you have to buy them from Fucheng.

"There are so many gongs and drums guys can organize several lion dance teams..."

"Lion dance?!" Ding Ding came to his senses, why didn't he think of this!This is a popular recreational activity for the Chinese people.

"There are craftsmen who can make lions, and there are people who can dance," said Ji Denggao, a Cantonese who is familiar with such activities as lion dance. "Country people like to watch the excitement, and it is easy to gather with lion dance."

"That's right. This idea is very good." Ding Ding wrote a note in his notebook: the lion should write a slogan.

Ji Denggao's suggestion was accepted for the first time, and his face was very excited: "Thank you, Chief!"

"This matter is up to you." Ding Ding wrote a letter of authorization and stamped the big seal of the Propaganda Department on it, "First organize ten lion dance teams, and I will find the planners for the drummers and lions Commissioned." He added, "It's amateur in nature, but you can get some allowances. It's good to entertain everyone at ordinary times."

"Understood, I'll do it now, little one!" Ji Denggao knew that he was entrusted with a heavy responsibility, his eyes lit up, and he unconsciously exposed the "old words" again.The aborigines call the Mandarin spoken by the Australians "new words" and the locals call it "old words".

When Ji Denggao's lion dance team was still being formed, a typhoon that is common in Lingao autumn came.The strong wind and heavy rain washed away the slogans and notices, temporarily extinguished the raging propaganda offensive, and also stopped the turbulent activities of the Crossing Group.

The typhoon from the Beibu Gulf and the cold air from the north worked together to make this typhoon reach a level above level 11.It far exceeds the several 8-9 windy weather in summer.

The cold air and tropical typhoon set off huge waves, heavy rain, and the Wenlan River swelled rapidly-summer is originally the rainy season at Lingao, with abundant precipitation, and the water level of the Wenlan River remained high. In addition to this torrential rain, Flood disasters broke out immediately in the middle and lower reaches.

Before the arrival of the typhoon, the newly established meteorological station in the Gaoshanling area issued a timely weather warning—of course not from satellite cloud images, but from barometers and radar.The weather radar on the Fengcheng wheel is a real "artifact". It foretells the arrival of a typhoon earlier than the barometer.

The Crossing Group did not encounter a typhoon in the autumn of 1628, but the executive committee was aware of the typhoon problem in Hainan.Lingao has an average of 8 strong winds above level 5 every year.Hainan Island is the place with the least wind damage.Traveling Group still made certain precautions against wind and flood in construction.Facts have proved that this additional investment is necessary-the typhoon of 1629 was fierce, and torrential rain, wind and flood swept the Wenlan River Basin.Houses and fields were washed away, people and livestock were swept away, and equipment was flooded... The Crossing Group had already taken all preventive measures in advance: strengthening facilities, transferring materials, grabbing food, and evacuating people, but the immovable buildings and heavy equipment were still damaged. loss.Waves washed away part of Bopu's dock facilities, throwing more than a dozen boats ashore.More than half of the wooden houses in the quarantine camp were destroyed.

Industrial enterprises suffered great losses. The glass factory was partly roofed off by the strong wind, and three tempering furnaces were washed away by rain, and the factory had to stop working for repairs.The tower tanks and pipes of the chemical plant were partly knocked down by the strong wind.Due to the destruction of houses and roads and water ingress in some factories, all industrial enterprises under the Workers and Energy Commission were forced to suspend production.In the middle section of the power transmission line from Bopu to Bairen, the wired telephone and the newly laid wired telegraph were all interrupted.The road was washed away in many places, and the road from Bopu to Bairen was completely interrupted.

The sheds of the breeding base of the Council of Agriculture suffered serious losses, but the livestock had not been lost because they had been moved.Part of the fields were washed away, but all the farmlands that completed the standardized transformation all withstood the invasion of wind and rain, with little loss, which verified the effectiveness of the standardized construction of farmland.

Hundreds of houses in Bairen City and Bopu base collapsed.In particular, most of the simple dormitories in Bairen City were destroyed—fortunately, most of the time travelers no longer lived in the dormitories.The carry-on luggage was put into the warehouse converted from the container before the typhoon arrived and was safe and sound.

Due to the early warning of the meteorological station, personnel and materials were evacuated in a timely manner, and the loss was not large.The national school was closed in advance, and all the children were transferred to the base in the Gaoshanling area to evacuate.The materials and important materials and equipment of the large library have also been transferred to relatively safe high mountain areas.

But the losses of ordinary people were quite serious, especially in the Wenlan River Basin, which was flooded due to the surge of the river. Many families who had not had time to harvest their grain suffered heavy losses, many houses were destroyed, and many people and animals were killed or injured.

Just after being ravaged by a typhoon, Bopu Port is in a mess.Debris drifted from the sea and brought from land by the flood, including the dead bodies of people and animals.The belly is bloated.The original suspenders built earlier on the shore have been washed away, and the wooden trestle has been washed away tens of meters.The thrown boat lay on its side on the sand.A group of workers are dismantling the hull to recycle wood.

On the stone revetment of the pier, there are dots of burnt joss sticks and paper ashes. Many families who lost their relatives in the typhoon could not see their lives or dead bodies, so they had to sacrifice on the shore.

People from the health department organized labor to salvage the floating corpses of humans and animals in the port.A rotting smell of various corpses filled the port.The shadow of the plague outbreak hangs over the crossing group.

Everyone in the time-traveling group has no intuitive understanding of natural disasters on weekdays, and only feels its power on TV.Now I realize that I not only have to face natural disasters, but also have to face their consequences—in other words, it is not the PLA's job to rescue and provide disaster relief, but the Executive Committee's job.

"Okay, we have to put all the work on hold for the time being, and come to rescue and restore work first." Wen Desi said helplessly at the emergency meeting of the executive committee.

Shan Daoqian accepted the task and quickly repaired the damaged roads and communication lines to ensure the connection between the various bases - people's hearts will inevitably fluctuate after losing contact, whether it is a traverser or an indigenous person.There must be immediate reassurance.For this reason, the executive committee sent several teams to inspect and condolence the base that had been interrupted. For this reason, a few farm vehicles and off-road motorcycles that had been sealed up were specially activated.

The Ministry of Health organizes personnel to clean up corpses and garbage, and uses bleach to disinfect and prevent epidemics; the Council of Agriculture repairs embankments and canals; construction companies repair damaged housing facilities, and the army and militia stationed in key points to control the situation while cleaning up the ruins...

These are all expected things, but the most difficult problem also followed-refugees appeared. In the three or four days after the typhoon passed, hundreds of refugees had poured into the county town to beg for money. Stores, because there are regulations on catching beggars.

The news from various places indicated that this year's disaster situation was quite serious, and Wu De sent people to various places to send orders, asking the liaison officers of each village to come to a meeting to report the situation immediately.

"Prepare to open porridge sheds and build temporary camps." The Executive Committee issued an order to the Civil Affairs Committee, "Hospital and relief refugees!"

Refugees lost their houses and food, so they had to go out to flee famine, which not only lost precious population, but also caused a large number of floating population to easily cause plague outbreaks.

Immediately, the Civil Affairs Committee set up a refugee shelter outside the county seat and outside Dongmen City to provide relief for the homeless refugees whose houses had collapsed. to save the people.

"Hurry up and pay a visit to Wu Mingjin. You have to talk to him about disaster relief."

Wu Mingjin was also very enthusiastic about this matter. After Xiong Buyou visited him, he personally ordered the opening of a county warehouse to allocate grain.

"The situation of the county treasury must be much clearer to the dignitaries than to the students." Wu Mingjin said worriedly, "The accounts are correct, but how much food is there..." As he spoke, he sighed and shook his head like a Chinese bureaucrat , Said that he knew the situation was bad, but there was no way, and of course he would not take responsibility.

(End of this chapter)