In just one night, the seismograph shook twice, and the interval between the two events became shorter and shorter.
Xiao Zhixing dared not delay and immediately took Cen Heng and the seismograph to the northwest of Beizhou, which is the direction of Heiwu County and Changshan County.
She also sent a message to Lin Rushu, who had just returned to Montgomery, telling her about it so that she could be somewhat prepared.
Of course, Acai should also inform them.
The viewers in the live stream were all searching through historical records, trying to find any information related to this earthquake.
[Yellow comment: That was a long time ago. Countless earthquakes, large and small, have occurred on our home planet. Only the large-scale, impactful ones are recorded.]
[Red comment: It's the same here. Aside from the truly devastating earthquakes that caused dynastic changes, only those are specifically recorded. Smaller ones are simply not recorded at all.]
[Green comment: Sigh, it's even worse here, we can't find anything.]
[Yellow Barrage Empire History Institute: We have begun searching through the local chronicles of our home planet. If the Prince personally participated this time, there would be no record of it.]
[Yellow comment: Speaking of this, the mature experience of our Great Sheng in dealing with disasters did indeed begin in the Northern State, and there might even be records of it.]
Xiao Zhixing didn't expect to know the magnitude of the earthquake from the live broadcast.
Throughout history, countless natural disasters have occurred, and it is impossible for them all to be recorded.
The dust of history is both small and vast; it was a devastating catastrophe for people at the time. Only by experiencing it firsthand can you understand the hardships involved.
The group rode quickly northwest.
When passing through various places, Xiao Zhixing would spend an hour or two inquiring about the situation of the local officials' granaries and warehouses.
Regardless of whether they embezzled or emptied the treasury, if there is still a deficit after she has made it clear, they shouldn't blame her for being ruthless.
Refill it immediately if it's empty; whoever sold it should replenish it.
Anyway, I need to have the goods available when I need to use them.
"Your Highness, the earthquake magnitude has remained around level five to six."
Cen Heng, with dark circles under his eyes, reported to her every hour, and four days later delivered this neither good nor bad news.
"The direction has been determined; it is within a radius of fifty li at the border of Heiwu County, Changshan County, and Aba County in Inner Mongolia, if the seismograph's effectiveness is confirmed."
He wasn't actually that confident; if the prince hadn't been so convinced, he wouldn't have dared to be sure.
Xiao Zhixing asked, "Is it possible to determine the approximate time of the outbreak?"
The seismograph is an ingenious invention, and she incorporated the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams into it, making it potentially more accurate than earthquake monitoring on Earth.
Cen Heng forced himself to say, "It will probably be three to five days from now."
So close?
She immediately sent messages to Lu Yao, the magistrate of Heiwu County, and Jiang Pu and Lin Rushu, the magistrates of Changshan County, instructing them to mobilize the people in the border area to temporarily live outdoors.
Fortunately, it was summer, so everyone was able to sleep outdoors with their belongings without any problems.
Xiao Zhixing was worried that the people wouldn't believe him, so he told them to coax and trick them into leaving the house for two days.
Yeah, scare them by saying that if there really is an earthquake, all their things in the house will be crushed, and they should think about whether they'll feel bad about it.
If there are truly those who refuse to believe in superstition, even kind words won't persuade them; there's nothing she can do.
The next day, they arrived in Heiwu County.
County Magistrate Lu Yao was promoted from a village head under Beiyuan County. She was shrewd and capable. After taking over Xiao Xing's mess, she worked hard and made Heiwu County quickly return to peace and a new look.
"Your Highness, after receiving your order, I have mobilized all the internal defense troops, the patrol and security division, and all lower-level officials. More than 4,000 households have been mobilized to move out of their houses and sleep in the open at the location you indicated."
"The remaining 10,000 households are still moving out one after another."
"Thanks to the timely communication from the Divine Eagle Army, all regions are on high alert."
Before leaving, Xiao Zhixing bought more than a thousand mature eagles from Azhilie and sent them to various counties, villages, and towns.
This is precisely when it comes into play.
Lu Yao then solemnly said, "People in the border area of three counties have reported that their poultry are restless, their insects and birds are uneasy, and their well water is murky. Therefore, we don't need to say much; the knowledgeable elders are helping us to persuade the people to move out."
"Very good, are the supplies ready?"
Lu Yao nodded, "The county treasury has very little storage. I have already transferred supplies from other villages and towns. In addition, the Yu Shan clan, who heard the news, have voluntarily donated a lot of grain, cloth and medicine. Please rest assured, I will do everything I can to gather the necessary supplies."
Xiao Zhixing smiled slightly, "Thank you for your hard work."
The treasury left by Xiao Xing appeared to be in good condition, but the contents were mostly junk. Xiao Zhixing understood his hardship.
The local government of Beizhou has raised funds and supplies to tide them over this earthquake; she will definitely ask the imperial court for compensation later.
If the imperial court dares to default, she dares to default on all the taxes of the entire northern prefecture. Who told the imperial court not to pay? Isn't this a perfect opportunity for me to use the tax revenue for disaster relief?
That night, the seismograph kept humming intermittently.
No one dared to sleep.
Xiao Zhixing immediately sent a message to Shengjing.
This matter needs to be known to the emperor and several key officials. Regardless of the final outcome, will an earthquake actually occur? And how high will it be?
The point is to let them know that we invented a seismograph that can predict earthquakes.
Furthermore, the Northern State will do everything in its power to protect the people under its rule, even if it's all for naught.
It also tells them to prepare disaster relief funds.
Don't try to settle accounts with her later.
The next day, Lin Rushu and Asay replied to the letter, and Lin Rushu and Atano personally went to Aba County, Inner Mongolia.
And following her instructions, they worked together to mobilize the local people to evacuate their homes.
When the mobilization began, they discovered that the ancient people were considered ignorant and wouldn't obediently move away.
In fact, people in ancient times were more afraid of natural disasters, because natural disasters meant destruction, the loss of their families and possessions.
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