Great Wei Overlord

Chapter 721
Chapter 726

This great gift was not because of Ran Ming's noble status, but because Ran Ming's doing so was worthy of Wang Meng's admiration.

Whenever the Yellow River floods, it is the poor people who suffer the most.In the fifth year of Yuankang, Emperor Hui of the Western Jin Dynasty, the Yellow River flooded. .One hundred and ninety-two counties in six prefectures of Jing, Yang, Yan, Yu, Qing, and Xu were affected, and more than two million people were displaced.

The Jin Dynasty had a population of only 2000 million at that time, and one tenth of them were affected by the disaster.One can imagine how serious the disaster is.At that time, in the brothel, a young girl was only worth a bucket of rice, and in the end she only sold a piece of cake.

Everyone cannibalize.

What kind of courage is needed for cannibalism in Hudu?But if you don't eat it, you will die.

In the chaos of Wang Meng's birth, many tragic scenes were seen.Hu people are proud of eating two-legged sheep, and they often catch those young women to cook.But compared to the tyranny of the Yellow River, the Xianbei and Jie people who like to eat people are considered kind.

Because no matter how barbaric they are, they can't kill and eat all the people, there will always be fish that slip through the net.

But the water is ruthless, and after a vast ocean, there is nothing left.

Wang Meng said: "Your Highness, Rong Meng go back and clean up, and return to Luoyang with His Highness!"

"No!" Ran Ming said: "Sir, stay here. The bald hair department has just been wiped out, and Gu killed Zhao Zhen's family. It is hard to guarantee that those tyrants will not take advantage of this opportunity to make trouble. Therefore, you still need to be in charge here. Gu will seal the general To Mr., Mr. has full power to deal with all affairs, and you can cut it first and play later."

As he spoke, Ran Ming opened the cabinet behind the desk, and took out the seal of the Great General of the Zhu Kingdom and the seal of the Governor of the Western Regions from it.

With these two things, Wang Meng can represent Ran Ming and exercise military and political power.

At this moment, Wang Meng also felt that the burden on his shoulders was not light.

Ran Ming said: "There is one more thing I hope you can deal with. First, in the name of Gu, give Zhongnan Development Company and Nanyang Development Company as quickly as possible, and order them to do whatever it takes. Gu doesn't care whether they rob or steal. Gu get food, as much as you want. But at least not less than 400 million shi. You can clearly tell them those people, put away their little thoughts, dare to play tricks with Gu, if they can't get food, Gu can form Zhongnan The development company can also shut down Zhongnan Development Company. They can ignore Gu’s words, but they must be prepared to bear Gu’s anger.”

Wang Meng said: "400 million shi of grain is not a small amount. Even a large ship of 400 shi would require more than [-] ships. I am afraid that transportation will be a big problem!"

Ran Ming said: "Forget it, the Zhongnan Development Company now has 460 large ships of 600 shi, and thousands of small and medium-sized sea vessels. If all the transportation capabilities of the Zhongnan Development Company are mobilized, they can transfer at least 150 million shi of grain at a time. Besides There is also the Nanyang Company. The Nanyang Company has more than 800 ships of [-] stones. It is said that they have also built [-] stones of oak five-masted sailing ships, but the number is not large. The transportation capacity of the two major companies is around [-] million stones. They I have the ability to do it. If Gu's mission is completed this time, Gu assures them that what they get will definitely be more than what they lost!"

Wang Meng nodded and said: "Your Highness, if there is a flood, I am afraid that Yan, Yu, Qing, and Xu will all be affected. After a big disaster, there will be a big epidemic. I hope Your Highness will make preparations early!"

Ran Ming said: "Jiaozhou, Champa and Nanyang have a lot of spices, but they don't need to prepare medicinal materials. The food is more important. Although Champa is rich in food, they have to bear the 400 million shi of food. It’s a lot of pressure. Let the Central Asia Development Company be responsible for the medicinal materials. At the same time, send a letter to the Central Asian Development Company, and use gold to buy medicinal materials from them at three times the market price, as well as medical skills and talents, as much as you want.”

Wang Meng said: "Such a mobilization of the army to the Central Plains may cause misunderstandings, and besides those Guanchengs in Guanzhong, I am afraid that His Highness's army will not be allowed to pass through."

Without waiting for Wang Meng to speak, Ran Ming interrupted: "I still need to ask for instructions. I will ask my father for eight hundred miles of fast riding, and at the same time tell my father to be prepared to fight floods. Individual soldiers need to prepare countless shovels. There are also wound medicine, plague medicine, and disinfectant powder. At the same time, food is also used. As long as the flood is soaked, the food will definitely be destroyed. Let Qingzhou make comprehensive flood prevention preparations, and the factories that should be closed will be closed. Be sure to evacuate to a safe area. I hope there will be time!"

At this moment, Li Ye who got the news had already arrived, and when he entered the door, he said angrily: "Your Highness, who is so blind and dares to rebel?"

"Pfft..." Ran Ming and Wang Meng were amused by Li Ye's words.

Ran Ming said: "We have a battle to fight, and we can't afford to lose this battle."

Qin Wang Ranming's guards are the Qilin Guards, a force with a tough style and a daring to fight.This time in the fight against the bald army, the Qilin Guard lost so much that Ran Ming had to select personnel from the Qin Army's cavalry army and add them.However, this work is still in progress.

Qin Jun's army in Fulu plus the Qilin Guards had only 500 troops at full strength.The two thousand and 500 men who were pulled up urgently in the dark night stood solemnly on their horses in high spirits, and there was almost no noise except for the sound of the horses sneezing.Li Ye and Wang Mengranming appeared on the school field at the same time.

"Join the army His Royal Highness King Qin, General of the Zhu Kingdom!"

"Soldiers!" Ran Ming's voice resounded through the night sky: "You are all good. Just a few days ago, facing a strong enemy, you were the last one after the war. These brave and fearless soldiers are very lucky alone, and the Great Wei is very lucky!"

Ran Ming almost roared: "Do you remember your responsibilities and mission?"

"Defend the home and the country, protect the border and the people."

"Very good!" Ran Ming's voice sounded again: "Now, our people are suffering from disasters. They are in dire straits. They will be safe forever. What should we do?"

"When the enemy attacks, the soldiers take the lead. If there is an enemy, there is no me, and if there is me, I am invincible!"

"Very good, very good, very good!" Ran Ming said: "Since the ancient sage Dayu started to control the water, the Yellow River does not know how many times it has flooded, nor how many people have drowned. No one can answer. Now the Yellow River It is raging, and the people along the Yellow River are suffering from life and death. In the name of the Great Wei and Qin King Ran Ming, our Great Wei and Qin Prince's Mansion declares war on the heavens."

To Ran Ming's surprise, none of the soldiers dared to say anything, and they were all at a loss.In ancient times, under the feudal policy of ignorance and ignorance of the people, the common people's awe of heaven came from their bones.Ran Ming doesn't believe in heaven, but they do.Ran Ming believed that man could conquer nature, but they didn't believe it.

Not to mention those ordinary soldiers, even Li Ye's face changed drastically.

"Your Highness be careful, Haotian cannot be insulted."

Ran Ming didn't pay attention to Li Ye's words, but said: "Have you forgotten your responsibilities?"

A general timidly said: "General Zhu Guo, the lowly rank is just a soldier, who only knows how to kill the enemy!"

"Killing the enemy is very good!" Ran Ming said, "Anyone who dares to be an enemy of our great Wei is our enemy. No matter whether he is powerful or not, as long as he is our enemy, we will kill him." Kill them all. If demons are enemies of our Great Wei, we will destroy demons. If gods are enemies of our Great Wei, we will kill Gods. If Buddhas are enemies of our Great Wei, we will destroy Buddhas. No matter who they are, No matter what it is, as long as he dares to be an enemy, we should destroy him! In this world, there is only one truth, if you don’t accept it, do it, if you die, you will die for thousands of years!"

"The armor and clothes we wear, the weapons in our hands, and the rice we eat, which one is not from the hands of the people? Those people are our real parents." Ran Minglang said: "Mencius said the people The most important thing is the community, the country is the second, and the king is the least. Now our parents are being ravaged by floods, and there is a catastrophe at any time, should we just stand by and watch?"

"No, no!"

"If we don't have those common people and the support from our parents, what would we eat and wear?" Ran Ming said, "I, Ran Ming, will never stop fighting with anyone who is not good to our parents."

"Never die!"

More than [-] soldiers let out a roar that shook the sky, and the sound went straight into the sky.

"Let's go!" Ran Ming jumped on the horse first, Lin Heishan looked at the pair of heavy hammers, and threw them on the ground angrily.Also stepped on the horse.

Ran Ming's more than [-] men did not carry armor or weapons, but only horizontal knives and individual shovels for self-defense. It can be said that they are a light cavalry.Each has two war horses, one for riding and one for hauling supplies.

The whole journey from Fulu to Zhangye is about [-] li. At sunset the next day, Ran Ming arrived in Zhangye.Running four hundred miles in one day and one night, this speed can be called the speed of light.Unfortunately, Ran Ming was not satisfied.Although Ran Ming was not satisfied, he did not strictly order the troops to speed up. This speed was already the limit of light cavalry.If it is faster, people and horses may not be able to bear it.

Just when Ran Ming was sleeping outside the city, the Eight Hundred Li Kuaiqi continued to march towards Yecheng without stopping.The eight-hundred-mile fast ride adopts a relay method and advances at a high-speed charging speed of a war horse, which is different from a marching army.

Just as Ran Ming was rushing towards Luoyang, the palace in Ye City was also brightly lit.Since Liu Qun was seriously ill and retired with the honor of Tai Tuo, Wei Guo entered the period of a new cabinet headed by Zhang Gan and Xie An.Of course, there is no such thing as a cabinet in this era, but Zhang Qian and Xie An have the power to be prime ministers and deputy prime ministers, and they will replace Ran Min to lead the officials and maintain the operation of the state machine of Wei.

In the royal study of the palace, Ran Min hadn't closed his eyes for three days and two nights, and he couldn't sleep.Yecheng was also torrentially raining, and even the low-lying places in the city began to accumulate water, and the sewers that drained the flood had no time to drain the rainwater.The Yellow River's [-]-mile embankment has been in various degrees of danger. Although the embankment has not burst, if the heavy rain does not stop, no one can guarantee that the Yellow River will not flood.

(End of this chapter)