Dayong's winter this year was surprisingly cold.Before Wei Xi could do the Dayong Express she envisioned, the snow in the north was heavy, and in just a few days, countless people froze or starved to death.Heavy snow has blocked roads, thus restricting people's movements.The government was unable to provide effective rescue, nor was it able to pull mountains and snow to come to Kyoto for help.It wasn't until the snow stopped falling that officials in the capital were able to travel to the north to check on the snow damage.The farther north you go, the more you see houses crushed by the snow, and the frozen corpses can be dug up in the snow.Shocking, nothing more than that.It wasn't until half a month later that a twist and turn alarmed the entire imperial court.The snowstorm in the north has collapsed nearly half of the houses of the common people, and as many as 2,000 people have frozen to death in their sleep.This is due to the fact that the Northland is vast and sparsely populated.If there is a snow disaster in the Jiangnan generation, Dayong can directly collapse half.The fold was tightly held in Emperor Mingde's hand, and he pressed the center of his sore eyebrows, "The Ministry of Household and Industry listens to the order." ”The Ministry of Household and the Ministry of Industry are listed at the same time, "Wechen is here." ”"The Ministry of Household allocated food and warm clothing, and the Ministry of Industry restored the damaged roads and bridges covered by heavy snow as soon as possible, and stepped up the construction of houses for the people to live in.People, you can't die of hunger and freeze to death, you understand?
”The two of them were heartbroken, and they bowed together: "Weichen obeys." ”Emperor Mingde waved his hand and called again: "Prince." ”Zong Yu came out, "Erchen is here." ”"You are here to preside over this disaster relief matter, by the way, Sixth Brother, you will assist from the side."
Zong Sheng also hurriedly walked out when he heard this, turned his head and glanced at Zong Yu, and the two bowed together, "Erchen takes orders." ”Zong Xu stood on the edge with his eyebrows furrowed, and he glanced at the two people's eyebrows and eyes, and pursed his lips.An emperor who has reached this point and has not forgotten to play the way of balance.Two princes who were entrusted with important tasks and wanted to suppress each other.This is the current Dayong royal family!
How ridiculous!
As soon as he thought of this, he took a step forward, "Father, son, please go to the Northland with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for disaster relief." ”"Oh?"
Emperor Mingde raised his eyelids and frowned at Zong Xu, "Since King Yue, you take the initiative to go, then let's go with you." ”"Thank you for your father's grace."
Wei Yan, who had just returned to the ranks of ministers, looked up at the dark back standing in the front, and couldn't help but feel a slight move.Although it is a credit to have done this, it is also a chore of sin.The north is bitterly cold, and although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Six Princes receive the order, they don't see any joy in their expressions.Now there are even people who have taken the initiative to ask to go.He can only say his admiration to His Royal Highness the King of Yue in his heart!
Zong Xu returned to his position and looked at his nose and nose, as if he couldn't notice the two unkind lines of sight next to him.As for the many incomprehensible or admiring glances that came from behind, they should only be unaware.He made this decision just because he wanted to do it.After going down, Zong Xu turned around and walked out.Just walked outside the Golden Temple."
Ninth brother, stay here."
He turned his head and looked at Zong Yu and Zong Sheng, who had caught up, "I've seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Sixth Brother." ”Zong Yu looked at the younger brother in front of him meaninglessly.When did the people who didn't dare to resist when they broke their legs when they were children, when did they become so deep and introverted and silent at all?
Or was this man the same all along, just fooling them all?
The more he thought about it, the more ugly Zong Yu's face became.But soon, he raised his smile again, and his smile was kind, "The ninth brother took the initiative to ask for his life to go to the north for disaster relief, and he was very relieved to be lonely and relieved by the people. ”Zong Xu didn't dare to say anything, and his tone was light, "The younger brother doesn't have much important things to do in this family, and he just wants to do his part for the people of the Northland." ”Zong Sheng's laughter was louder than the two of them, but his eyes were still cold, "Second brother, ninth brother, then along the way, the three of us brothers will have to take care of each other a lot." ”Zong Yu glanced at him, his smile unchanged, "It's easy to say." ”Zong Xu hugged his fists and did not speak.The three of them stood opposite each other, all of them were standing tall and jade, if you look at it from a distance, it is a picture of brothers, friends and brothers.But only when you get close can you detect the strange atmosphere that is surging in the undercurrent."
His Royal Highness the Prince, Sixth Brother, Brother One Step First.""
Ninth brother walk slowly."
Seeing Zong Xu leave, Zong Yu and Zong Sheng, who were still in place, glanced at each other again and parted ways.Half a month has passed, and the snow in the capital has almost melted.Seeing that the New Year is approaching, but because of the news of the snowstorm in the north, this year's New Year Festival will undoubtedly be much quieter.On the dinner table of the Yaoguo Mansion.Wei Xi looked at the empty seat next to her mother, "Daddy is still in the Ministry of Industry?"
”Fu Yuheng nodded, "Almost half of the burden of disaster relief in the Northland is on him, and your father is afraid that he will be busy for a long time." ”Wei Xi pursed her lips, she only knew that the snowstorm in the north was serious, but she didn't know how serious it was.However, just looking at Shangjingcheng, it snowed thigh-deep and thigh-deep, and it was conceivable that the snow under the north would only be heavier than in the capital.Blocking traffic is good, but it is more serious than collapsing people's houses.And without houses, in such a cold weather, what can the people rely on to escape the cold.Her father, as the secretary of the Ministry of Works, wanted to clean up all the roads and bridges in the north, and at the same time build temporary shelters for the people affected by the disaster.As for the food and clothing used to relieve the victims, it is estimated that it is the business of the household department.However, the vastness of the north and the dispersion of the people made it more difficult to provide relief.Wei Xi thought, I don't know if Daddy can finish these things by waiting for Chinese New Year's Eve.Otherwise, even Chinese New Year's Eve will be spent in the Ministry of Industry.After dinner, Wei Xi got up, "Mother, if Daddy comes back, you can send someone to my yard to inform my daughter." ”Fu Yuheng was stunned for a moment, nodded in response.And after Wei Xi returned to the courtyard, he was not idle.She thought that whether it was clearing roads and bridges or building shelter houses, she needed to do one word, fast.Even if it is as fast as a day or two, or even an hour, it is possible to save several more lives.Daddy should think the same way, so he will be so busy that he can't wait to live in the Ministry of Industry every day.Then the best way to clear the snow is to let it melt quickly, and to build a house, it is also better to build a house that can be quickly built to protect it from the wind and rain.And to accelerate the melting of snow, Wei Xi's first thought was salt.But this salt is as precious as iron, not to mention the price, just with so much snow in the north, the amount of salt needed, I'm afraid the whole Dayong can't afford it.Wei Xi wrote a word of salt on the paper, circled it again, and drew a cross.Since salt cannot be used, the second choice is plant ash.She wrote three more words on the paper.Grass and wood ash is a thing that every household has, but in ordinary times, this plant ash is useless, and it is disposed of immediately after it, and the village households use it to fertilize the fields, and those who do not farm the land directly throw it away.So it can only be used as a secondary choice.There is also sand, but the effect of this sand is neither as good as plant ash nor as salt.Plus this sand is not available everywhere.After Wei Xi carefully looked at the map, he circled several places with sand.She tapped her finger over the map, and suddenly paused at the edge of the Northlands, "This is a bay?"
”Seeing the crescent-shaped bay at the edge of the map, and then looking at the bay around it, there are hardly any towns, which means that there are no people around the bay.The seaside has always been rich in marine resources, and this crescent-shaped bay has an extremely long sea line, but there are no people, which can only show that the sea water in this bay is not suitable for the survival of marine fish and shrimp.A flash of inspiration flashed in Wei Xi's mind, and he suddenly had a bold guess in his heart.If that's what she thinks, then salt isn't a problem.Then she thought of the house, a building that could be quickly built and sheltered from the wind and rain, and the first thing she thought of was the glazed greenhouse built in Hengdu.It's just that it was used to grow vegetables at that time, and now it is urgent to do the right to live in the same way.Thinking of this, Wei Xi couldn't help but be glad that this year he also built a glazed field on the outskirts of Shangjing City, which was not inferior to Hengdu.Most of the candles in the room burned unconsciously, Wei Xi covered his mouth and yawned, looked up at the dark window, and called, "Xiao Qi." ”Xiao Qi came in from outside and saw the tiredness on Wei Xi's face, "Miss, are you going to bed?"
”Wei Xi shook his head, "Is Daddy back?"
”"No one has come to the main courtyard yet, and the master should not have returned to the house yet."
Wei Xi shook his head, "Then I'll wait a little longer." ”After waiting for this, Xiao Qi came over and changed another candle.On the other side of the main courtyard, Mama Gui came all the way with lanterns."
Third Miss, the master has not returned to the house yet, and the lady guessed that you should not rest yet, so she asked the old slave to come and talk to you, and asked the young lady to rest first.If the old man can come back today, early tomorrow morning, the old slave will be sent to call the young lady. ”"Okay, there's Mama Lao Gui coming over."
Wei Xi got up, "Annoying Mama Gui to go back and tell my mother, I'll go back to sleep here." ”Mama Gui blessed her body, "The old slave retired." ”But before going to sleep, Wei Xi secretly made up his mind that if his father didn't come back tomorrow morning, then he would go to the Ministry of Industry to find his father.Early the next morning, Wei Xi woke up early, and after a moment of nostalgia for the bed, he got dressed and got up.Xiao Qi heard the movement in the bedroom and came in, "Miss, Mama Gui just came over, and the master didn't return home last night." ”Wei Xi smoothed the movement of his hair, "Okay, then when we finish breakfast, let's go out." ”Xiao Qi: "Miss, don't you want to go to the Ministry of Industry to find the master?"
”Wei Xi looked at her when he heard this, "Xiao Qi is really getting smarter and smarter. ”Xiao Qi: "Wei Yan worked all night in the Ministry of Works, and he was finally able to take advantage of the moment of eating in the morning to rest his mind.As soon as I was halfway through a bun, I heard a report from the little girl: "Master, the carriage of the third lady is now parked outside the gate of the Ministry of Works." ”Wei Yan: "Why is this girl here?"