The first thing Prime Minister Xu thought of was to allocate manpower and disaster relief food.
It was obvious that the emperor also knew about the situation, otherwise he would not have called them over in such a hurry.
"Your Majesty, is Shen Nian okay?" Marquis Wu'an was a little worried and confused. The moment he saw the memorial, the first thing he asked about was Shen Nian's safety.
At least he has a conscience as a father!
"It should be fine. This is a memorial written by Chu Xuan himself." When the emperor heard that Marquis Wu'an was concerned about Shen Nian, his expression eased a little and he explained to him.
Marquis Wu'an breathed a sigh of relief, as long as Shen Nian was okay!
Soon, Prime Minister Xu and the ministers of the six ministries decided on an aid plan.
Both people and materials were transferred from surrounding towns at full speed.
So many houses were damaged in the Linzhou earthquake. Not only do we have to rescue people, but we also have to rebuild them. I don’t know how much supplies and money are needed.
The Minister of Revenue's hair was turning white from watching the natural disasters for two or three consecutive years. Even if the country worked hard to make the people rich and strong, it could not withstand such continuous turmoil.
But once something happens, it must be resolved. The emperor just wants to see the result, so he asked him to find a solution as soon as possible.
Not to mention how anxious the Minister of Revenue was, the Minister of War also had to allocate the nearest troops to assist in the construction of Linzhou, and this military expenditure was another expense.
The other four departments also began to act according to their division of labor.
It is said that Prime Minister Xu returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion and told Madam Xu and Wen Jin about the Linzhou earthquake. The two of them stood up from their chairs in shock.
"Master, is our goddaughter okay?"
I just received a letter three months ago saying that she was pregnant. She has already prepared a lot of clothes, shoes, hats, etc. for the child. I hope nothing will happen to the adult, right?
Wen Jin also stared at Prime Minister Xu nervously.
I kept praying in my heart, "Xia Tian will be fine, he will be fine!"
He even put his hands together and started praying to God!
"I don't know. Shen Nian's memorial didn't say that."
At that time, Chen Nian only wanted to tell the emperor about this important matter as soon as possible, and did not write it in detail at all.
There was not even time to investigate whether the towns around Linzhou were affected by the earthquake.
Because this earthquake is different from other natural disasters, saving lives is a race against time.
I don't have the mood to wait until everything is clear before reporting. Wouldn't that be too late?
"Master, please send someone to check it out!" Mrs. Xu became anxious when she heard that he didn't know anything, and urged Prime Minister Xu to send someone to Linzhou as soon as possible.
"I don't know if we can make it back and forth in time?" Mrs. Xu was so anxious that she started circling on the ground like an ant on a hot pan.
"Madam, Linzhou is 800 miles away from the capital, and even if we rush, it will take three days to get there. It will probably be too late." Prime Minister Xu sighed.
Three days had passed since the earthquake began until Chen Nian rushed eight hundred miles to report the news. Even if they sent people over, it would still take at least three days. So it would have been six days in total. If something really happened, it would probably be too late.
"Oh, that's better than doing nothing." Mrs. Xu was almost dying of anxiety. "I just asked you to send someone to check if Xia Xia was okay, not to rescue her."
Madam Xu glared at Prime Minister Xu in an angry tone. Shen Nian was fine. If Xia Tian could be saved, then he would definitely have saved her.
Now she just wants to know if her goddaughter is alive?
"Okay, okay, Madam, don't worry. I'll send someone to Linzhou right away!" Prime Minister Xu was a little nervous when he saw Madam Xu's anxious look.
You are an old married couple, don’t rush into anything bad!
Wen Jin felt a little relieved when she heard that her father-in-law was going to send someone to Linzhou.
But she felt that Xia Tian would definitely be lucky enough to survive!
Besides, with Shen Nian here, he should protect her, right?
Wen Jin thought about this and that, and returned to her yard in a daze.
"Luoying, quickly find the thousand-year-old ginseng in my private storage." Wen Jin returned to his yard and suddenly remembered that if there was an earthquake, Linzhou would definitely be short of medicinal materials. This thousand-year-old ginseng is life-saving and will definitely be useful in the summer.
Luoying was also in Madam Xu's room just now, so she naturally heard what Prime Minister Xu said.
He listened to Wen Jin's instructions without saying a word.
He trotted off to get the thousand-year-old ginseng.
She had no objection to giving this ginseng to Xia Tian, as Miss Xia had saved her young lady's life three times.
How can that friendship be compared to that of a thousand-year-old ginseng?
Luoying quickly brought over the box of ginseng.
Wen Jin opened it and took a look, then thought that many people in Linzhou must have been affected and injured by the disaster. She also thought that with Xia Tian's personality, he would definitely not just sit there and do nothing, so this ginseng would definitely not be of any help.
Medicines are prepared in the summer, and the most important thing to save lives is medicinal materials.
"Luoying, take all my private money and take people to the Beijing pharmacy to purchase medicinal herbs. Hurry!"
No matter what, no matter whether it is too late, I will buy a batch of medicinal herbs and send them to her first.
"Miss, are you planning to buy some medicinal herbs from the capital and send them to Miss Xia?"
Although Luoying had some guesses, she still asked again.
"Well, with the earthquake in Linzhou, there's definitely a shortage of medicinal herbs. Although I know it's a long journey from the capital and I probably won't be able to help much, I'd feel uneasy if I didn't send them."
Wen Jin now just prays that Xia Tian is okay!
Mrs. Xu also thought of this and took out some silver to buy medicinal herbs.
When she heard that Wen Jin had also sent someone to buy medicinal herbs, she simply asked her to keep her private money and she would buy more and send them over later.
Wen Jin disagreed, saying that it was her intention and she would only feel at ease if she used all the money to buy medicinal herbs!
Mrs. Xu did not stop her. She knew what Wen Jin was thinking. Thinking about how Xia Tian had saved her life so many times, she would feel uneasy if she didn't give her some money, so she let her do it.
On the other hand, Hu Mengyao was stunned for a while after hearing what her father sent someone to tell her about the Linzhou earthquake.
When he remembered that Linzhou was where Shen Nian was an official, he let out a cry and started running out of the mansion.
The maids around her were all startled, "Miss, slow down, where are you going?"
Hu Mengyao's personal maid Rouer chased out and asked.
"Go find Lin Sayu." Hu Mengyao replied without turning her head and trotted away.
Rou'er had no choice but to run after him.
Fortunately, her young lady had just been married for a short time and was not pregnant yet, otherwise her impatient temper would have really scared her to death.
Hu Mengyao left the house, but the carriage was not ready yet. She was so angry that she was about to lose her temper.
Rou'er caught up with her breathlessly, "Miss, the carriage will be here soon, don't worry!"
Rou'er knew her young lady well, and she knew what Hu Mengyao was angry about as soon as she saw her expression.
But she rushed out as soon as she heard the news, so how could she give people a chance to prepare the carriage?
Hu Mengyao then remembered that she had been in such a hurry that she forgot to order the carriage to be prepared. She stamped her feet and held back her anger!
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