Emperor Qin Ba Shi

Chapter 156 Take a deep breath

Although it is July, the ravines and valleys are not hot at all.Hu Hai and his party visited Jingyang County, and what they saw was hopeless.

There is mud everywhere, fields all over the mountains and plains, and it is barren.Only by going deep into it can we understand the seriousness of this disaster.

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At noon, Hu Hai and his party walked down the ditch along the thorny path mixed with rocks and clods.Everyone's body was covered with mud, and their boots were even covered in yellow mud.

It's just that at this moment, no one cares.What really shocked them was the appalling conditions of the places hit by the hailstorm.

The hailstorm fell suddenly, and the harvest was too late.Seeing a year's work come to naught.There is a sense of despair in Beidi County, and it is spreading.

Seeing this, Hu Hai, Wei Liao and the others couldn't help but feel even heavier.Once despair spreads, it is very likely to turn into civil unrest in the end.

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This is a small village with about twenty or thirty families.The villages of the Great Qin Empire were officially called Li, and the village chief was called Lizheng.

It was noon, when the sun was at its strongest.But the ground is still wet, and the road is full of mud.

Not a single house in the village was safe and sound, it was crumbling, it was cruel.

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When Hu Hai walked to a small courtyard that was a little better, he found that the thick wooden gate had already collapsed, and on the forehead soaked in the yellow mud, there was a dilapidated wooden signboard, with the words "Lizheng" faintly visible.

Hu Hai glanced at the word Lizheng on the forehead, waved his hand, and said, "Luo Jia, call someone—!"

"Yes!" Luo Jia nodded in agreement, and hurriedly said loudly, "Is Li at home?"

As soon as the words fell, a big black dog rushed out fiercely, barking.

"Heizi, stop!" An old shout came from the half-collapsed room, and the black dog was immediately nailed to the door, sticking out its long tongue and panting.

A big black dog with fierce eyes and green light in his eyes.The originally strong limbs have long since shriveled.

The only one standing in a difficult stone house, an old man with a stooped figure walked out, looked up at Hu Hai and the others, and said, "Who?"

Seeing this, Wei Yu took a step forward, cupped his hands and smiled, and said, "Old Man Lizheng, I am Yu, the guard of Beidi County!" Then he pointed at Wei Liao, "This is Guowei!"

"I came here this time to ask old man Lizheng to learn about the collapse of houses and the failure of crops for the people in Lizhong, okay?"

The old man opened his cloudy eyes, sized Wei Yu and Wei Liao up and down, and said, "You are the governor of the county, this is the captain of the country?"

At this moment, the old man was a little surprised.From the performance just now, he can see that this group of people is mainly young people in the middle.

Wei Yu smiled slightly, and said: "Old man, this is my test, and there are detailed records on it." The old man nodded and said: "Come on, come in first."

Hu Hai walked into the courtyard, and the big black dog lay quietly at the door of the stone house, looking loyal.

The old man said loudly: "Mother, come out to see the guest.!" The stone house responded, and a woman in black cloth shorts came out, bowed and smiled at Hu Hai and the others, and said: "Hello."

Hu Hai and the others responded one after another: "Hi, master!"

Although natural disasters are rampant, the village is in a mess.But in the face of Hu Hai and others, even the simplest entertainment in the mountains and the wild is full of courtesy.

Hu Hai saw Lao Lizheng's simplicity, and his behavior was not a gesture of favor to Wei Yu.The old man was already on the verge of decay, and even if he showed his favor, he had no time to climb up.

Thinking of this, Hu Hai bowed his hands and smiled, and said, "Thank you Li Zheng for taking care of me, I am really disturbing you by waiting here unexpectedly!"

The old man moved a wooden pier for Hu Hai: "Sit down." Seeing Hu Hai sat down, the old man shook his head and said: "Old Qin is hospitable, this is his nature."

"If it weren't for the continuous natural disasters and man-made disasters, the guests would definitely be entertained with wine and meat!"

Hu Hai nodded and said, "The Great Qin Empire will get better in the end, it will definitely!"

As if influenced by Hu Hai, the old man nodded: "What the guest said is that the descendants of the old Qin people are endless, and the Great Qin Empire will surely sweep the world once again."

Hu Hai must be focused, and remained silent for a long time: "Old man Lizheng, can you tell us about the situation in Lizheng..."

"It's miserable!" There was a trace of tears in the old man's eyes: "Because the wheat ripening is about ten days late in the northern counties, every village has no time to harvest."

"Hail fell from the sky, and for two consecutive days and two nights, all the golden wheat waves disappeared. Numerous cattle and livestock were killed and injured, and grain grains were not harvested..."

The old man's words were broken and choked up.But the meaning in the words made Hu Hai and the others feel heavy unconsciously.

The situation was far more serious than they had imagined. Numerous cattle and livestock were killed and injured, and a large area of ​​houses collapsed.Hu Hai pondered for a moment, and said, "Old man Lizheng, are there any casualties?"

The old man forced a smile and said, "No! This village doesn't have it, but other villages have it, not many."

Wei Yu, Wei Liao and the others fell silent.Hu Hai said solemnly: "Natural disasters are coming, and non-manpower can change them. But we must not be disappointed. Under the current situation, our Great Qin can only save ourselves!"

The old man suddenly realized, bowed deeply to Hu Hai, and said: "Thank you for the teaching, dare to ask the guest, how should the people of our country save themselves."

"Tian Xingjian, a gentleman strives for self-improvement!" Hu Hai paused every word, and said: "The imperial court is mobilizing various warehouses to save the people. Under such circumstances, my old Qin people not only have to wait for the imperial court to save them, but also save themselves."

"Only in this way can the Great Qin Empire overcome this difficulty with one heart and one mind!"

The old man bowed deeply to Hu Hai: "Respected guest, the old Qin people must save themselves!"

"Farewell." Hu Hai waved his hand and turned his back.

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When Hu Hai and his party walked out of Mizoguchi, it was already dusk.They visited several villages in a row, which made the group feel dignified.

Natural disasters and man-made disasters, the emperor's loss of power, and the remnants of the six countries rose up in a big way, breaking through all parts of Shandong, which put the Great Qin Empire in jeopardy.

At this moment, the hailstorm came, destroying the old Qin people's hard work for a year overnight, and at this moment, the Great Qin Empire was facing a catastrophe.

At this moment, Hu Hai thought of a lot.Because of this, he ventured north and came to the front line himself.

Only in this way, the hearts of the people of the Great Qin Empire, the fear of the Great Qin Empire towards the emperor, the poverty of the Great Qin Empire, and even the reason why the Great Qin Empire fell apart overnight, all need to be understood by him personally.

Hu Hai wanted to see if he could find it in the most critical place of the Great Qin Empire.

"Your Majesty, we have visited several villages in a row, and all of them suffered heavy casualties from cattle and livestock. The houses collapsed, the crops were not harvested, and we barely survived on surplus food."

A look of solemnity flashed across Wei Liao's eyes: "The opening of the warehouse and the release of food must be immediate, otherwise the people of the country will starve to death. In this way, the effectiveness of your Majesty's disaster relief measures will be greatly reduced."

(End of this chapter)