"Your Majesty, the Regent Princess!"
"After our investigation, we found that the local officials did indeed take precautions against snow in advance."
"However, some people's houses are old and dilapidated, and even if they sweep the snow off the roof regularly, there is still a risk of them collapsing!"
Such situations are not the most dangerous. The most dangerous situation is living at the foot of those mountains. If the snow is too heavy, an avalanche on the mountain will bury the villages at the foot of the mountain.
Even if people take precautions against natural disasters like this, they may not be able to escape the calamity.
"Continue your investigation ahead, and have the officials in front intensify their mobilization efforts in this regard!"
"If anyone fails to cooperate, come back and report to this princess, and I will surely chop off their dog's head."
Along the way, not all officials acted in accordance with the imperial court's orders.
Better ones would personally explain to the people.
Some were perfunctory, simply issuing the imperial order.
The worst ones were simply watched and then forgotten, without ever being mentioned to the people.
Lin Xue and Rong Jin have taken down many corrupt officials along the way.
Several capable but previously suppressed minor officials were also promoted.
What the Lin family's regime needs are people who can get things done, not bloodsuckers who leech off the people.
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"Ah Xue, I've already ordered our people to be stationed in the villages facing crises, so that we can provide rapid assistance even if something unexpected happens!"
They have been in the north for several days now, and the heavy snow has been falling non-stop for days.
The road was covered with a thick layer of snow, making it extremely difficult for people outside to get in or for people inside to get out.
"Although our imperial court is not as short of food as in previous years, if a disaster really occurs, the amount of food we brought will not be enough for disaster relief!"
"I wonder if the people outside will be able to bring the grain in in time!"
Rong Jin looked at the snow falling outside the window. What sins had the Tianqi Dynasty committed?
First came the floods, then the snowstorm!
The flood was nipped in the bud, and it was later confirmed that if they hadn't widened and deepened the river channel, the people of Jiangnan would certainly have suffered a disaster this year.
But snow disasters are simply impossible to completely avoid!
"Snow transportation isn't entirely impossible!"
Lin Xue thought for a moment and then drew the sleds and skis from later generations.
Then she personally led a team to produce a batch and tested this new mode of transportation with Rong Jin.
"Ah Xue, how are you so smart?"
"Why didn't I think of using this method!"
A small piece of wood solved the transportation problem.
And that sled, pulled by dogs, was something he had never seen before.
"This kind of transport can only be used in heavy snow. If that's not possible, we'll have to have a few Qi Refining stage cultivators transport supplies back and forth!"
Although cultivators in the Qi Refining stage cannot fly, they can use simple flying artifacts.
However, in the entire Tianqi Dynasty, there are now fewer than 10 cultivators at the Qi Refining stage.
Each transport requires everyone to work together, taking turns to channel spiritual energy into the magical artifact.
That would be a waste of high-level resources.
"The Regent, the Regent Princess!"
"A messenger reports that a village has been buried by an avalanche. Our people are digging with all their might, but it's not going fast and we're short-handed. We request your assistance as soon as possible!"
The couple hadn't been talking for long when bad news came.
"Reporting to my lord, Yulin Village to the east has also been buried by heavy snow. The terrain there is low-lying, and there are dozens of households living there!"
With the arrival of the first person, a barrage of bad news appeared before the two of them like dumplings being dropped into a pot.
"Send out all the innate cultivators we brought to rescue the people first. Don't worry about anything else!"
"The rescued people will be settled in nearby resettlement sites, where the people will take good care of them. After the heavy snow stops, we will find a way to dig out their supplies!"
Fortunately, they had made thorough preparations in advance, so they could react as quickly as possible when disaster struck.
When things got too hectic, Lin Xue and Rong Jin also joined the rescue team.
With the addition of the two, the rescue operation proceeded much faster.
It was 10 days later when the heavy snow finally stopped.
The resettlement site was crowded with people, all of whom were residents from the nearby disaster-stricken area.
There are dozens of such resettlement sites.
With more people, the rate at which food is consumed is also faster.
If it weren't for the sleds, it would be extremely difficult to transport grain in from outside.
Fortunately, after the people were rescued, their people arranged to salvage the villagers' food and property.
Only after the money and grain in people's homes were unearthed did the problem of food shortages come to an end.
"Thank you to the imperial court, thank you to the Regent, thank you to the Regent Princess! If it weren't for them, we would have been buried alive!"
"Who says otherwise? Er Gouzi used to say that the court was useless, protecting corrupt officials and not caring about the lives of ordinary people at all."
Now you can see for yourselves whether the imperial court is truly useful. When we were in danger, who came to our rescue?
"I've long heard that the Regent Princess of our Tianqi Dynasty loves her people like her own children. I've also heard that the high-yield grain seeds that were just issued from above were developed by the Regent Princess herself!"
"The Regent Prince sits firmly in the court and is the pillar of our Tianqi Dynasty. I've heard that our Emperor values him highly!"
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