The Daily Life of the Daughter of a Minor Official

Chapter 383 Snow Disaster

Wind and snow caused disasters, and houses collapsed under snow, causing deaths and injuries almost every day. There were also reports from various shops that the number of people who died of freezing and starvation continued to rise. Emperor Jingyuan was anxious to send more people everywhere to prevent cold and disaster relief.

Zhao Lan was away from home all day again, and Su Ruojin was also worried about her parents. Anyway, she had been married for almost two months and could leave the house, so she asked Princess Jin to go to her parents' house to check on the situation.

The children were thinking about their parents, so Princess Jin did not stop her and nodded in agreement.

The Vice Minister's Mansion is not far from the Jin Prince's Mansion, just two or three streets away. However, when Su Ruojin walked out of the alley of the Prince's Mansion and turned onto the street, she realized that it was difficult to travel, and the carriage could not go at all, so she had to walk.

Moreover, the snow was very deep when walking, and it did not reach above Su Ruojin’s ankles.

Mao Ya said: "This is often cleaned by people. If not, it would be up to the knees."

The newlyweds had not been out for more than a month, and all the disasters were either heard from the servants who left the house, or Zhao Lan came back to chat for a few words. This was the first time Su Ruojin felt the snow disaster.

Looking at the houses and mansions covered with white snow, the situation of a snow disaster in the previous life immediately appeared in my mind: avalanches collapsed houses, cut off water and electricity, and blocked roads, causing inconvenience to the people's food, clothing, housing and transportation.

That was modern times. Even if such a situation occurred, apart from the avalanche and house collapse that would seriously injure the people, such as water and power outage and road blockage, even if it could not be solved in one or two days, there would definitely be cadres and policemen on the third day. Volunteers are waiting to deliver water and food to their doorsteps, so at least no one will starve to death.

What about ancient times?

According to Zhao Lan, he and his men are responsible for road cleaning on Yujie and three nearby streets, as well as maintenance on the roofs of houses. They often finish the sweeping today, but after a night of heavy snow, there is another foot of snow, and it is impossible to finish the sweeping. .

But you have to sweep even if you can’t finish it.

Su Ruojin walked forward slowly, and found that there was also a patrol sweeping the street in front of her. After a while, they swept under her heels. The road ahead was easy to walk. She raised her eyes, and the snowflakes were falling again. Look at this, in the afternoon, just now The swept ground will be completely covered again.

It’s really…

She hurried back to the Minister's Mansion, "Father, mother, how are you? Do you have enough food and vegetables at home?"

Su Yanli nodded. He was no longer an official of his parents. It had nothing to do with people's livelihood. The snow was heavy and the official office was off duty for the first half of the day. He had nothing to do at home. When he saw his daughter, he said, "It's easy for a wealthy family to live, but it's hard for the low-income people."

Cheng Yingzhen was also worried, "If things continue like this, let alone the common people, our family's food supply will also be cut off."

The road is blocked, so even if there is food and vegetables, it is impossible to get in.

Su Yanli said, "I asked Sanlang to go to the city gate to help with porridge, which can be regarded as a small contribution."

Su Ruojin was about to ask, but it turned out that her eldest brother was sent out by his father.

Su Ruojin also heard from Zhao Lan that the porridge donation was very important, but Bianjing City has a population of one million. If the road obstruction caused by the snow disaster is not solved, more people will fall into the snow disaster.

After lunch, Su Ruojin returned to Prince Jin's Mansion and met Zhao Lan on the way home.

"Ajin, are your parents okay?"

He followed Su Ruojin and called Su Yanli and his wife his parents.

Su Ruojin nodded, "Mom is worried that if the snow doesn't stop, the family's supplies won't last until the New Year."

This is also a problem that many families in Bianjing City worry about.

"How is the court going to solve it?"

Zhao Lan said: "There are people sweeping the snow in the city, and the roads are easy to navigate. However, the snow outside the city is very deep, and carriages and mules are unable to do anything. Now we can't transport much food and vegetables by pure manpower."

Su Ruojin asked, "How many patrol officers are there in the Imperial City Division?"

"About two thousand." Zhao Lan asked, "Ajin asked these..."

"What about the Imperial Guard?"

"About five thousand."

"Are these people clearing snow in the city?"

"Um."

Seeing that Zhao Lan had no intention of continuing, Su Ruojin had to remind, "What about the imperial city garrison?" The permanent garrison in the capital area ranges from 50,000 to 80,000, and no one knows this better than Zhao Lan.

He looked at his little wife without blinking. What she meant was...

"If the garrison is mobilized, can so many people clear a path to the capital to deliver food and vegetables?"

The New Year is about to come, and it is also a time for people to make large purchases. Su Ruojin reminded again, "I guess there must be many big businessmen in the south who are aware of the snowstorm in the north and want to transport supplies here to make money. But if waterways are needed but there are no waterways, and land routes are not available..."

Zhao Lan understood, and his wife asked them to prepare a snow-free road for speculative businessmen.

"Mobilize the troops..." He was thinking about whether it was appropriate to go to the emperor to talk about this matter.

Su Ruojin reminded again, "In the year of the disaster, the court has little money, so I'm afraid it doesn't have much money to pay the army. If merchants pass by and sell goods to the disaster-stricken area, will they be taxed?"

The court is rich now, so it’s time for military pay!

Zhao Lan smiled and reached out to take his wife's hand. "I'll go to the palace first. You prepare the hot pot at home. I'll be back soon."

"good."

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It stands to reason that natural disasters, whether they are caused by various government offices or the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Works, etc. on the court side, have nothing to do with Zhao Lan, the Imperial City Investigation Department. But since he was assigned to clear snow, he should mention it to the Holy Emperor. Talk about using the army to assist in disasters.

Standing in front of Emperor Jingyuan, Zhao Lan said, "I came from the Imperial City Division to sweep the road outside the city. There are not as many government offices in the small counties outside the city as the Imperial City Division, but the road leads to Bianjing. If Without cleaning, rice, flour, grain, oil, etc. will not be able to reach the city.”

Emperor Jingyuan nodded, "I can ask the army to clear the road, but only the rich can enjoy these. What about those who have no money?"

Zhao Lan raised his eyes.

His eyes met Emperor Jingyuan's.

He remained silent.

Emperor Jingyuan saw something in the silence, "Zijin, if you have an idea, tell me quickly."

He paused for a moment before saying, "Wei Chen heard that Mrs. Prince Yingnan is donating money for the snow disaster, and Wei Chen also wants to do his best."

A few days ago, the emperor mentioned to him that his niece wanted to donate money for the snow disaster. He felt that the matter was not solved at the root and did not take it seriously. He did not expect Zhao Lan to bring it up.

If all the dignitaries in the capital donated, maybe it would be a lot!

Emperor Jingyuan said, "Yes!"

Zhao Lan said: "The minister and his wife donated two thousand taels together."

"good."

Back home, Zhao Lan and his wife, who had a small stove, sat in the Xiaonuang Pavilion and ate hot pot. Since supplies were difficult to transport into the city, it was not so much hot pot as a random stew to keep them warm.

After a while, the two of them ate warmly and sat on the couch to eat.

Zhao Lan then slowly talked about the donation, "I donated two thousand taels in front of the Holy Master. Tomorrow you have someone deliver it to the Prince of Yingnan County."

Su Ruojin agreed, "Oh."

Zhao Lan saw that she was not interested and asked, "Isn't that good?"

"No, fine."

In future generations, when disasters such as floods and snowstorms occur, people from all walks of life will contribute a small amount. She just didn't expect that Xie Qingyu would be the one to initiate the donation.

Zhao Lan said, "No, Jing Zhaoyin has already asked merchants from all walks of life to donate money and materials. It's just that the circle of dignitaries is headed by Mrs. Prince Yingnan."

Su Ruojin understood. Xie Qingyu took the lead, probably because he was setting an example for the noble circle!

As long as the donated money and materials are truly used for the victims, Su Ruojin also strongly supports it.