Chapter 809 Shengze Child
Water on the surface evaporates, rises into the air to form rain clouds, and then rain falls under suitable conditions. This is the most basic principle of rainfall.
However, the original development trajectory may have meant that the drought would continue for a long time, so even with the blessing of the holy spring water, northern Hubei still had to wait for several months before rain.
But once this start is made, it will be much easier to form rainy weather later.
Shen Qingqian was happy to see this happen.
"But I heard that it hasn't rained in Chenzhou and other places for a long time. Now it's raining. Does that mean the drought is going to end?" Shen Qingxiao asked expectantly.
Having no water shortage is one thing, but the hot weather is another. I really hope the weather will return to normal soon.
Shen Qingqian thought for a moment and said, "I don't know about other places, but it should be soon here."
Most of the time, nature operates in a regular pattern. Unless the world's system suddenly becomes disordered, according to Ezhou's current situation, the weather should return to normal soon.
The harvesting work was done in a timely manner, and the grain that was dried in the sun was successfully stored in the warehouse. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
The rain came suddenly, starting with a small amount and then quickly turning into a rainstorm.
However, the long drought finally brought rain, and even if it rained all night, it did not cause any trouble to the land.
The people of Ezhou were not troubled, but the people of Chenzhou, across the river, were in a frenzy.
"You all saw it last night! It rained in Ezhou!"
"Yes, I saw it! I even went to the river last night. I could hear the sound of rain across the river!"
"Who said before that Ezhou is a place blessed by God? It seems to be true!"
"I also heard that they have water and food, and no one is hungry. Why don't we go to Ezhou to make a living?"
"Yes, yes, I've wanted to say this for a long time, but King Zhao won't let us go."
It was impossible to hear the sound of rain across the river, but the dark clouds and lightning over Ezhou were actually seen by the people of Chenzhou.
Since the end of March, the entire six northwestern provinces have not seen a drop of rain. It's the spring plowing season, and no rain means a poor autumn harvest. Now, the people of Chenzhou have confirmed this—their harvest this year is only 30% of what it was in previous years!
What does 30% mean? The annual tax collection from the imperial court is 30%. In the past, after they paid the tax and exchanged it for some daily necessities, the remaining amount was just enough for the family to tighten their belts and eat until the autumn harvest of the following year.
The total harvest is only 30% now. Although King Zhao does not allow them to pay taxes this year, this amount of food is not enough to feed the whole family!
Jinzhou did have some grain stored, but everyone knew that the grain would definitely not be given to the people in the six western states, so they could only find a way out on their own.
Some people heard that many of the people who had entered the mountains earlier were taken to northern Hubei, so the people behind them wanted to follow them. However, when King Zhao's people found out, they directly blocked all the roads leading into the mountains.
What ordinary people didn't know was that when King Zhao heard the news, he smashed the cup and shouted in a rage, "How dare you, little Shengze, do such a sneaky thing right under my nose!"
He knew the importance of population better than anyone else, so he restricted people from going up the mountain from the beginning. It was because the drought was so severe during that period that he turned a blind eye and let a small number of people into the mountain.
Who would have thought that Shengze would even take advantage of such a loophole and travel thousands of miles to "steal" someone? It's simply shameful!
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