Chapter 207 Snow Disaster
In the evening, the Emperor relayed a message that the "thing" Ji Yingying had requested was ready, and she could take it with her when she set off the next day.
That night, Ji Yingying unusually went to bed early, and the next morning she got up early, resignedly, to prepare to set off as the imperial envoy.
She had just stepped out when the Crown Prince was already waiting for her.
"Oh dear, why is the Crown Prince up so early?"
Crown Prince: It's still early. He wanted to set off yesterday.
[Host, it's rare to see you up this early.]
Oh, what a miserable life.
The journey north was mostly by horseback, but Ji Yingying couldn't ride a horse, so she opted for a bicycle. Just as she put the bicycle down, Xiangxiang said, "[Host, we have an electric scooter, do you want it?]"
How much?
Forty thousand taels of gold.
【Take it down.】 Ji Yingying switched from the bicycle to an electric scooter. Having an electric scooter was much better than riding a horse.
“Your Highness, you ride your horse and I'll ride mine, let's ride together, hehe!” Ji Yingying even wore a helmet and a windproof suit.
"You horse..."
"How about it? Does Xiao Cheng look good?" Ji Yingying patted the electric scooter, looking very happy.
[Host, be careful, the Emperor might order you to make it later.]
"Impossible. We can't even make a bicycle, let alone an electric one. Even if we could, would it have electricity? No, I don't know how to work with electricity, and I'm even afraid of it."
"That's true, electricity is quite difficult to make; you wouldn't know how."
I really don't know how.
"Let's go, let's set off."
Heading north, because of the speed, Ji Yingying simply let the Crown Prince ride with her on a small electric scooter.
The two arrived in the north in just half a day, but the army and entourage might not arrive until tomorrow.
Ji Yingying had instructed them before they set off to travel at the normal time and to prioritize safety above all else.
"We're here already?" Ning Qingran couldn't believe it. She looked at the little electric scooter in front of her and then at the little electric scooter behind her. She really couldn't believe it at all.
The entrance to Youzhou was covered in snow, so Ji Yingying found a ruler and pressed it down to measure the snow depth.
It's ten meters deep, which is quite deep. Few people have come out, but you can occasionally see one or two people emerge.
"Your Highness, let's pitch the tent here; it's a high spot."
No one came, and the tents weren't delivered; all we could do was confirm the location.
"Okay, let's make a plan then." Since there's no one else, we'll have to do the work ourselves.
"Let me see what the situation is like in Youzhou now." The Crown Prince became interested as soon as the drone was deployed, and he stayed by Ji Yingying's side watching her operate it.
The small plane flew out and soon came into view of the surrounding scenery; the snow disaster was very deep.
Some houses were covered, some were not, but it was all white, and there was no one in sight.
[Xiangxiang, can this thing be controlled remotely?]
[Then you might as well take out your microphone.]
【Oh right, I forgot about the microphone.】 Ji Yingying immediately took out the microphone and speakers, and moved the speakers a little further away.
"Hello, hello, hello..." The voice was loud enough that Ji Yingying was satisfied with it.
"Everyone, are there any survivors? If so, pick up anything you have nearby and shake it. We'll rescue them immediately."
...
...
After shouting three or four times, finally one person raised their hand.
"I don't know how many people there are, Your Highness, my carriage can't even get in." They haven't even arrived yet, and we're already here...
"Hold on a little longer, we'll be able to clear a path and rescue you soon..." Ji Yingying shouted three times, and the other side lowered their "flag".
[This doesn't look like the snow disasters depicted on TV at all. Those snow disasters don't have this kind of situation; you can still get in.]
[Are you kidding me? You're comparing the real situation to what's on TV. TV has special effects, but does this place have them? This is a real snow disaster. The roads are buried, the snow is this thick, almost as thick as mine.]
"Ah, thankfully it's still snowing. If the air pressure were any lower, it would be a frozen wasteland, and people here would be frozen solid."
If the snow stops, then I should worry about the ice.
"I really want a snowplow!" Ji Yingying sighed, preparing to set up a tent with the Crown Prince, though the tent might not even be useful.
If the snow is heavy at night, it can also crush the trees.
"Your Highness, Your Highness!" The army has arrived.
"They've arrived?" Ji Yingying was shocked. She hadn't expected them to come so quickly; it wasn't even dawn yet.
As soon as she saw people arrive, Ji Yingying couldn't sit still and immediately started making arrangements, with some shoveling snow and others setting up accommodations.
"Everyone, let's unite as one to fight this snow disaster. Those suffering inside are the people of our Tianyou Dynasty, and we are soldiers..."
Ji Yingying rattled off a lot of revolutionary rhetoric, which really got everyone's blood pumping.
They work very hard and diligently.
It was almost time for breakfast. The soldiers had come overnight, so they needed to eat something good.
"Guys, we're in logistics, we need to make sure the soldiers are well-fed. Come on, let's cook all of this."
It consisted of rice, half a pig, and fifty cabbages, which Ji Yingying instructed the logistics department to cook directly.
Then she stayed in the kitchen helping out, and after cooking, she would brainwash the soldiers while they ate.
"Everyone, have a good breakfast, eat your fill, and eat something warm."
After everyone had eaten, she put hand warmers on them, all of which she had redeemed from the mall. When asked, she made up excuses.
Ji Yingying told the rested group to continue, and that they must finish digging the road.
They worked for two days straight, rescuing more than a dozen people, receiving more corpses than survivors.
The snow has stopped, the wind has stopped, and the work can be done more quickly.
Ji Yingying also ordered the area to be sealed off to prevent the water from leaking out, because if it did, she would have to worry about the virus.
Those who are still alive must be in a lot of pain, because they are so scattered, with only one or two people left in each family.
Youzhou spent three days clearing the snow and also brought in rice and other coverings.
"Your Highness, the snow has stopped now, and we've cleared it all. Now we just need to figure out how to restore things. Oh, and there are still quite a few villages around that we need to send people to visit."
Ji Yingying looked at the topographical map and then ordered people to organize themselves into small teams to visit the area.
All the disaster victims were gathered in Youzhou City.
Because the houses were crushed and collapsed, and now it's impossible to rebuild them, and with refugees being brought back from other villages every day, there's not much that can be done.
That day, each squad returned with their men. The number of army deaths was very small, only one or two, but the number of civilian deaths was much higher.
"Yingying, everyone is now concentrated in Youzhou City, but we don't have much food left. What are your plans next?"
[Good heavens, you're the Crown Prince, and you're asking me?] Ji Yingying was completely dumbfounded; she had no desire to be the leading lady.
But fate had other plans and made her the leading lady.
"Your Highness, let's do this... the sun should come out tomorrow." It's been half a month, the Lantern Festival has passed, and the sun should be rising soon.
"Tonight I'll study houses and finally figure out the kind of houses that won't collapse under pressure."
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