"Will it be sunny tomorrow?" In Ezhou, Lu Zhengdao looked up at the sky. There was no moon or stars in the sky. It had been raining since then. It was neither heavy nor light.
The six people who came to report did not return. The Yangtze River was too turbulent.
They moved to the mountains. The entire county of Ezhou was empty. The water did not pass the threshold and kept pouring in.
Usually, sandbags would be placed at home to block the door.
Now, because they did not know if there would be a flood, the people simply left.
The people who had placed sandbags on the shore to prevent flood also left. They were afraid that if the dam collapsed, they would not be able to survive.
Anyway, there were subsidies. They would pay for it and rebuild it. They did not want the crops in the fields.
They brought valuable things with them. Survival was the most important thing.
"Look upstream. It's not sunny. The water is still big and the humidity is heavy. Don't let the people fall sick."
Sun Tian peeled the shell of a boiled egg and worried about the people who ran to the mountains.
The eggs were given by the people. The people ran to the mountains and boiled all the eggs, duck eggs, and goose eggs. Some of them were salty.
It felt like the Dragon Boat Festival in Li Yi's time. Especially the children, they brought salty and non-salty eggs to play with other children.
Some brought raw eggs. Raw eggs were usually harder than cooked eggs.
There were even some who were holding stones that looked exactly like eggs. In the future, the children wouldn't play with them anymore.
The people of Ezhou did not want raw eggs. How could they eat raw eggs if they were broken? They might as well cook them.
Once the disaster was over, it wouldn't take long for many more eggs to be hatched artificially.
The houses needed to be repaired and built. The crops and vegetables in the fields needed to be cleaned up slowly.
As long as they did not lack money, it would take at most a month to recover to its original state or even better.
During the day, the people would go down the mountains and run to other people's vegetable fields at the foot of the mountains to pick vegetables and bring them back to cook.
If they did not go further, they were afraid that they would not be able to return to the mountains due to the flood.
The wild vegetables in the mountains needed to be picked. It was written in the newspapers that eating vegetables could replenish nutrition.
Green onions, ginger, and garlic were good things. They could dispel the cold and were for the weak.
The rich families who had pepper took it out and asked the people to testify. When the time came, they would ask the Li Family Zhuangzi for it.
At night, a few bonfires burned under the shed to provide light and leave some kindling.
The guards added firewood to the fire. They didn't wait for the firewood to finish burning before they took it out and replaced it with firewood.
The firewood that was removed would dry, and it would be easier to use it during the day tomorrow.
At this moment, the people were trying their best to dry up the coal and firewood and boil water to drink. The newspapers had written that when it rained, they could not casually drink water from outside.
In addition, people tend to lose body heat easily. It was written in the newspaper …
The people now depend on the newspaper for survival, and find the old newspaper useful in the most critical moment.
There were rich families who bought every issue of the newspaper, sorted it out, cut it, and bound it.
It was a good time to take it out and compare it with the ones who didn't remember it clearly.
Beside Lu Zhengdao were three bound newspapers. He read them with the help of the diesel lamp.
"The firewood and coal are damp. Under special circumstances, try to build the stove in the middle of a relatively flat area. Don't let it show off.
Because the direction of the wind could change, once it changed, it would be difficult to dodge. In the middle, everyone moved a short distance.
Yes, let's put it in the middle. When the wind blows, let's hide on the other side, change direction, and hide back. "
He read the contents of the newspaper as a form of learning. He had to take care of the people.
"Provincial Governor Lu is indeed diligent." Sun Ke ate two eggs and drank the hot soup to soothe his stomach. He praised Lu Zhengdao.
"If I don't work hard, many people will die, but I'm alive. Do you think Li Yi will ask me how I'm alive?"
To be honest, Lu Zhengdao was afraid of death. The people of Fanyang's Lu family had long figured out Li Yi's style of doing things.
They passed it down to the descendants of the family, telling them not to make mistakes at critical moments.
For officials, when they encountered disasters, the people lived, and you died. Li Yi would take good care of your family.
If a bunch of people died, and you lived, what right did you have?
Lu Zhengdao didn't want to die, so he seized the time to make up for his mistakes and self-study.
"Send more things to the three of them." Lu Zhengdao instructed his' sidekick '.
The three of them were minor officials in the state government who provided the classification and binding of newspapers. They were usually inconspicuous, but the state government was supported by countless people like them.
The sidekick left to send things to the family of the minor official. The minor official didn't live alone.
"Yi Fan, do you know what I'm thinking now? The officials only know their role at critical moments. "Lu Zhengdao turned another page and asked Sun Ke.
"The wind knows the strength of the grass, and the board knows the sincerity of the officials." Sun Ke answered casually.
"You …" Lu Zhengdao was surprised. You're a messenger, why …
"Provincial Governor Lu, if you ask me something else, I might not be able to answer. But if you ask me about this, I'll pay attention to this.
Those who followed me in Yingchuan have all died, but I'm left alone. This is the beginning of testing the strength of the grass.
We're the fast riders of Chang 'an. Others can't deliver the news in the same amount of time, but we can. "
Sun Ke straightened his back as he spoke. He had his own pride.
For example, he trained by sleeping on a running horse.
He could sleep while walking and wake up at any time.
Also, when he went to the toilet, he could finish it in a dozen breaths. When he went to the toilet, he didn't need to get down from the horse. When he went to the toilet, he could finish it immediately.
He had suffered so much, just for this moment where the wind blew the grass to the wind.
"Sigh! You've worked hard. " Lu Zhengdao once again realized the power of the minor officials. The state government was supported by many minor officials, and the Tang dynasty was supported by countless people like Sun Ke.
They were of low status, but they did what they could do to the extreme.
"It's nothing. Anyway, we're the strongest." Sun Ke relied on this pride to live.
While they were talking, another team ran to the bank of the Yangtze River. With the help of the kerosene lamp, they could see the surging river.
The people of the posthouse by the river accompanied them, their faces full of shock and helplessness.
He didn't expect that there would be an even larger team coming from Chang 'an. It had been three and a half days since the last six people came.
Since they were here, they couldn't cross the river. How could there be many boats, let alone ferrymen?
"A team of 100 people swim over and contact Lu Zhengdao. Sound the drums and horns on the shore to send the message. The others find a place to settle down. Tomorrow, collect boats to build a pontoon bridge."
The leader of the 10,000-man army ordered. He knew it was time to test himself.
What would the Winged Knights do if they were in his place? They were all private soldiers. Who was weaker than the other? How much hardship did they go through in the training on Mount Taibai?
Li Dongzhu sent many textbooks, and the generals taught them in person.
"My, my family used to live by the river."
"My, my family lives by the Yellow River. I crossed the Yellow River when I was a child."
"I, I can walk 50 miles by treading water."
"I, I can catch big fish with my bare hands."
One by one, the recruits signed up and said their "achievements".
They had all received training in swimming, diving, and so on. Some were exposed to it when they were young, and some were outstanding.
Now they were risking their lives because they didn't know if something would rush down from the river. They couldn't see anything when they were swimming.
Those who survived were warriors, and those who were unlucky were martyrs. Their families were taken care of, and they could enter the Cemetery of Martyrs.
The royal family went to the Cemetery of Martyrs to pay their respects, and Li Dongzhu would arrange people to burn incense there every day.
If his recruitment failed, he wouldn't be able to raise his head in front of the Winged Knights in the future.
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