Chapter 432 Zeguo
Feng Aoqing and his group walked, rode horses, took speedboats, and used powerboats alternately, and it didn't take too much time to reach Jifeng.
Yan Xiao and Si Yan knew her secret, which was incomprehensible to them. They only thought of Feng Aoqing as a fairy sister.
As they walked along, they realized that the situation was indeed more serious than they had imagined.
Many refugees have gathered outside the city.
There is a fixed porridge distribution point under the city gate, so people will not starve to death for the time being.
She randomly found four Yuanwu's identity documents and successfully entered the city, only to find out that there were also refugees in the city.
The city guards did not refuse the refugees from entering the city, and some people in the city even distributed porridge at their doorsteps.
Seeing this, Feng Aoqing felt that it was not so serious.
When I got closer and took a look, my heart began to lift again.
The porridge was as clear as water, so there probably wasn't much rice left.
They found an inn to stay in, and the innkeeper was curious about why someone was staying there.
Feng Aoqing told him that she couldn't leave the city because the road was blocked, and she was not comfortable staying in the previous inn, so she changed to another one.
The shopkeeper nodded and said, "Miss, you are right. Some of my customers are just like you and cannot leave the city."
Feng Aoqing asked about food again, but the shopkeeper shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, we only have porridge."
The city defenders asked them to keep things simple and save rice.
"It's the same for us adults. We only have plain porridge for one meal a day." Seeing her hesitation, the shopkeeper explained again.
"It doesn't matter, as long as I don't starve to death." Feng Aoqing sighed in his heart, another good city defender.
How does Yu Tingfeng select officials? They are all such good officials.
Several people stayed there, but Siyan changed her clothes and left the inn. According to Feng Aoqing, there were people from Lanfeng Pavilion in this city, and she knew how to contact them.
Feng Aoqing still needs to find a good excuse, so she has to use her own people.
Siyan quickly contacted her own people, and unexpectedly there happened to be a grain merchant named Cheng, so Siyan brought that man over.
Feng Aoqing asked Shopkeeper Cheng, "Is there any grain in the warehouse now?"
Shopkeeper Cheng said in embarrassment, "Master, we have sold most of the food in the warehouse. The remaining food is our own food, which we dare not touch. I wonder if you would like to move to your own place now that you are here? There will be no problem with food."
Feng Aoqing refused and asked him about the situation in the city.
Manager Cheng told them that people from all directions were anxious to transport grain in, but they lacked particularly good tools. Just as Feng Aoqing had thought before, large ships could not come in, and they could only use small boats to transport grain in bit by bit.
The grain in the government warehouse had been distributed to various towns, and there was not much grain in the city.
"Where is your warehouse? Do we have any other property to store things?"
Shopkeeper Cheng quickly replied, "Yes, sir. The land around the granary is ours. To prevent others from occupying the land, we have built some warehouses and houses here and there, and enclosed them with fences."
Feng Aoqing knew this. Su Hongyu always listened to her and bought land wherever he went. So wherever they had people, there would basically be land.
A certain area needs to be reserved for storing grain, because the construction of a granary has certain requirements and it needs to be moisture-proof and damp-proof. Once the grain is purchased, the surrounding area is also purchased.
It will be easy if you have a warehouse.
Feng Aoqing told Manager Cheng that she wanted to use those warehouses, and asked him to move the food for her people away first and then not to go there again.
"Master, do you need anyone?"
"Not needed for now. I'll let you know to take it back to the warehouse after this is over."
"Yes." Manager Cheng agreed and went to do it.
He was very efficient. Two hours later, Yan Xiao, who had followed him to identify the door, came back and said that the warehouse had been cleared.
At night, Feng Aoqing went to fill up the warehouse. According to the situation here, the food she put in there was enough to feed the people in the city for more than two months. If some was to be distributed to the various towns, it would also be enough to feed the people for more than a month.
In more than a month, the road should be cleared and the water should recede.
The next day, Feng Aoqing went to find the city guard Chang Huan. In her hand was Yu Tingfeng's Xuanyu Order, and she also directly reported her identity.
She told Chang Huan that she happened to be passing through here on her way back to Zhaojing and was trapped here.
Chang Huan was sweating profusely. He didn't know that Feng Huajun had arrived in Jifeng City.
But at the moment, Feng Huajun was no longer important. What was important was the disaster. He said anxiously, "I'm afraid I may have neglected you. What do you need..."
"Oh, I don't need your attention. I came here to help you."
"Help me? You..."
"I have a warehouse here with a lot of grain. I was going to buy some and give them away, but right now, it's better to save Ji Feng first."
When Feng Aoqing said the number, Chang Huan had already knelt down.
"Mr. Fenghua, you're not just saving an emergency, you're saving the lives of the people of Jifeng!"
"When I, Zhao Jing, was in trouble, Emperor Yuanwu helped me. Now is the time to repay him." Feng Aoqing helped the man up.
Feng Aoqing then told him how to dredge the waterways and the possibility of epidemics after the disaster, and asked them to prepare herbs in advance.
At the same time, she told him about Hantian Valley's experience in growing crops. They could harvest as much grain as possible, and if they couldn't, they could plant alternative crops after the water receded. She would provide the seeds and planting techniques.
Chang Huan was moved to tears.
"I'm not sure if anything else will work, so let's just give it a try. But if there's an epidemic, I can definitely help, so I'll stay here."
"I've long heard of Lord Fenghua's benevolent heart. I kowtow to you on behalf of the people."
"As for the grain, you don't have to say that it was given by me. Just think of it as grain from the government warehouse to avoid gossip. It's enough for you to know my identity. No one else needs to know it." Feng Aoqing explained again.
She was holding the Xuanyu Order. Chang Huan knew that it was the emperor's order. The number of people who had this order could be counted on one's fingers. The emperor was in Wuguang City, so it was understandable that the relationship between the two was very close.
Therefore, Chang Huan was also very convinced.
He went to check the grain, and found that it was just as Feng Aoqing had said, the quantity was not bad, and the quality was also very good.
In addition to grain, there are also oil and salt, which are necessities of life. The quantity is small, but they will play a big role when supplies are scarce.
Finally, there is a warehouse of seeds.
Then, Chang Huan summoned officials at all levels in charge of agricultural affairs to discuss the subsequent crop planting.
Everyone thinks it is feasible to plant or grow some simple and edible crops with short growth cycles, such as mushrooms and vegetables, on a small scale, before sowing the next rice season.
In addition, with the transfer of grain from various places after the road is opened, it should not be a problem to get through this period.
Feng Aoqing also mentioned the issue of houses. With the current construction technology, especially the earthen houses in the village, they are likely to collapse after being soaked in water.
Therefore, even if the water recedes, some refugees may become homeless, and they also need to consider the survival of these people.
If everyone has nowhere to go but still gathers together, because the facilities are very simple, that will be the outbreak point of the epidemic. She also provided suggestions on various aspects such as disinfection of simple residences and water source disposal.
Chang Huan felt that he had thought things through comprehensively because of his experience in this area, but he didn't expect that Feng Aoqing was even more comprehensive than him.
I couldn't help but look at her differently.
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