As soon as the sun came out, the ground was followed by fire, and some gray gas that seemed to be clouds and non-clouds and non-things floated low in the air, making people panic.

Xu Wu looked at Yuxi's sweat on his forehead and said, "Princess, I'll let someone go to the ice cellar to get some ice." "The ice cellar is still very big in the palace, enough for the entire palace and the people of the Han family to use it for a summer.

Yuxi shook his head and said; "I don't know when the heat will dissipate, and the ice cubes will have to be spared." Even if you move to Qingzhuyuan, you have to put ice cubes in the house during the day, otherwise the child can't stand the heat and will cry all the time.

Tan Tuo walked in with beads of sweat on his head and said, "Princess, this is an excerpt sent by Linzhou City." "In Yanzhou and Linzhou, unless the wind and rain are good, there will be drinking water difficulties at other times. However, because of the previous preparations, the water cellars built in the two places are full of water, and there is no news of people dying of thirst for the time being.

Xu Wu brought a bowl of cold mung bean soup to Tan Tuo from the outside. Tan Tuo was not hypocritical, he took a few sips and drank it all, and after drinking, the whole person was much refreshed.

The prefect of Linzhou wrote in the fold that several people were looking for a puddle of water in the field and sent it back to the family livestock to drink, but all the livestock died. After reading it, Yuxi's face was a little solemn, and he handed the fold to Tan Tuo.

Tan Tuo saw it and was also a little worried: "Now that there is water stored in many places, the people don't have to drink the water in these puddles for the time being." But if the drought continues, I will definitely not be able to drink this water at that time. "Even if a few livestock die, I am afraid that the people will lose their lives by drinking this water, and such a big hidden danger must be treated with caution.

Yuxi thought about it and called Xu Wu in, and said, "Go and ask Doctor He to come over, I have something to ask him." "It's best to ask the doctor for this kind of thing.

Doctor He came over and heard Yuxi's words and said, "The mountain spring water is very clean and can be drunk directly." Like the water in a puddle, it contains too much unclean things, and people will have abdominal pain if they drink it lightly, and they will lose their lives directly if they drink it severely. ”

Yuxi asked, "Then how to solve this problem?" "Now in the dry season, no one is willing to give up even the water in the puddles. If a person does not drink it, it can be given to livestock. If it doesn't rain again in a few days, I'm afraid that everyone will have to drink the water in the puddle directly.

Dr. He also knew that the situation was special now, so he didn't say not to drink such stupid words, and after a moment of silence, he said: "After this water is beaten back, let it be put for half a day, then use a cloth two or three times, and then boil it and drink it again, so that the probability of an accident is much smaller." [――Fast update,Refreshing website pages,Few ads,No pop-ups,I like this kind of website the most.,Be sure to praise]"

Yuxi said: "Is there any other better way?" "It's too much trouble to do that. If someone is so thirsty that he sees water when he dies, where can he wait so long, he must drink it first.

Dr. He shook his head and said, "Yes, that is, put alum stone in the water, so that you can drink it directly when the water is clean." However, there is no first type of insurance in this way. "Alum stone is not cheap, and it is used in large quantities. It is definitely impossible for ordinary people to survive in their homes.

Yuxi knew that there would be no better way, so he sighed and said, "I know, you go down!" ”

Tan Tuo waited for Dr. He to go out and said, "This matter still has to be done to let the people know." "Otherwise, a lot more people will die.

Yuxi nodded and said, "You can do this!" ”

That night, Yunqing returned from Tongguan. Looking at Yun Qing's not very good-looking face, Yuxi knew that the situation at the racecourse was definitely not very good.

Yun Qing said: "Over there, more than twenty horses have died. "It's so hot that a lot of horses can't stand it and get sick. Fortunately, it was discovered early and the sick horses were separated, otherwise the loss would have been greater.

There are more than 600 horses left in Tong County, all of which are breeding mares and foals. Most of the adult horses were sent to Yucheng, and the rest were distributed to various military camps.

These horses are Yunqing's heart, and now that the horses are facing the danger of death, he is so distressed.

Without waiting for Yuxi to speak, Yunqing said worriedly: "Yuxi, the remaining horses may also be dangerous. The meadows of the steppe were all withered and yellowed. I thought that the barracks were well stocked, and that I was going to divide some of these horses into the armies. "Knowing that there was a drought, there was a lot of food in the barracks, such as grain and beans. It is not a problem to keep twenty or thirty more horses in each barracks.

Yuxi smiled and said, "That's a good idea. ”

Yun Qing was a little hesitant to be afraid of the embarrassment below, but when he heard Yuxi also agree, he said, "I was worried that it would increase the burden on them!" "Twenty or thirty horses, and a lot of food every day!

When Yuxi heard this, he said, "You think about your subordinates because you are sympathetic to them. However, it is not a big deal to have so much grain stored in the army to raise twenty or thirty horses, and there is nothing to be embarrassed about. "Don't say it's just such a trivial matter, even if it's a very excessive request, the generals below can only obey. It's just that Yuxi knows Yunqing's temperament and likes to convince people with reason, so she didn't say these words.

Yun Qing thought for a moment and said, "The mare and the foal born this year will stay in the horse farm, and the other stallions and relatively large foals will be sent to the barracks. As a result, there are only about 300 horses left in the horse farm. There is still some forage at the horse farm, which should be able to withstand the whole drought.

In Yunqing's imagination, the drought will end in early September at most. If the grain stored in the horse farm is only enough for more than 300 horses, it can be eaten until the end of September.

Yuxi shook his head and said, "It's too early to say this. "No one knows when the drought will end.

Yunqing was silent and said, "Yuxi, many people over there in Henan have begun to eat bark and grass roots. "There are so many people who die in droughts, and nine out of ten die of hunger, not thirst. However, the people in the northwest basically have grain in their hands, and they all know that the government's grain depot is full of grain, so they don't panic.

Yuxi's expression froze, and he said, "It's only been more than a month of drought, why have the common people started eating grass roots?" ”

Yun Qing let out a long breath and said, "Henan's taxes are too heavy, and it would be good if many people saved grain to survive the winter." In the beginning of spring, most of them eat wild vegetables for a living. Now that the drought has been more than a month, they can't hold it anymore. ”

Yuxi frowned and said, "Now is the time to harvest millet and wheat, no matter how it is, it won't be so difficult, right?" "Last year's fields in the northwest were planted with artichokes, not winter wheat.

Yun Qing shook his head and said: "The yield of millet and wheat has been reduced, and it is estimated that it will be 20% of the previous year, and this grain is not even enough to pay taxes." What's even more hateful is that those yacha are more fierce than bandits, and when they don't have enough food, they arrest other people's wives and daughters to arrive. ”

Yuxi was silent and said, "We can't do anything about this." "If you want to send troops, you definitely can't send troops now.

Yunqing just has no ambition, it's not that he doesn't know politics. The people of Henan are pitiful, but if the northwest does not have the preparations made by their husband and wife in advance, the people will definitely have a hard time.

Yuxi changed the topic and said, "The one million stone grain I asked Wu Kuo to buy before has reached the boundary of Hubei. He Rui, I plan to sell this batch of grain to He Zhizhang. ”

Yunqing said: "Are you worried that this batch of grain will not reach the northwest? So you want to sell him to He Zhizhang? ”

Yuxi nodded and said, "Hubei is also very affected by the disaster this time. I believe that if I sell this batch of grain to He Zhizhang, he will pay a good price. "One million stones of grain wants to pass through Hubei safely, it is tantamount to an idiot's dream, even if you don't encounter bandits and robbers, even He Zhizhang will not let go. Rather than being robbed, it is better to make a profit.

Yunqing asked, "How many stones are you going to sell?" "In the past, one tael of silver could buy three stones of rice, but this time, one tael of silver can only buy two stones of rice, and the price has risen by fifty percent. This is still the best price Wu Kuo got from the grain merchants.

Yuxi said: "Two taels of silver and one stone." ”

Yun Qing was dumbfounded when he heard this, and said, "This is too high, isn't it?" "As soon as it changed hands, the price tripled.

Yuxi smiled and said: "Don't give money, if he dares to fight the idea of this batch of grain, we will send troops." I think He Zhizhang will give money obediently. "The Northwest soldiers are strong and strong, He Zhizhang definitely doesn't dare to bet.

Yun Qing nodded and said, "Anyway, their money can't be used on the people, so it's better to let him have some blood." "He Zhizhang is not a good person, just slaughter it!

Yuxi looked at Yunqing and was not in a very good mood, and said, "Don't be sad. Although it has been dry for more than a month, our millet harvest is still good, only a little less than last year's yield. Yuxi said that the reduction in production by more than 30% was in the valleys near the water source.

Fearing drought, after harvesting potatoes in March, Yuxi demanded that all the land near the water source be planted with millet. Millet is relatively drought tolerant, and there is a water absorber, so there is room for recovery in the event of drought.

Henan and other places only received two or three percent of the grain in previous years, but they collected more than sixty percent. In such a comparison, Yunqing's expression was slightly relaxed: "Only more than 30% of the production is reduced, which is better than expected." ”

Yuxi said: "It's all the credit of my cousin, thanks to the water-absorbing dragon he created. Otherwise, the harvest would not have been so high. ”

Yun Qing said: "Then transfer my cousin to Ho City to take up a post!" "It's been so long, and I've experienced enough. Of course, Yun Qing knew in his heart that Yuxi didn't trust him when he transferred Jiang Hongfu out.

Yuxi nodded and said, "When this matter is over, I will transfer him to serve in Ho City." "Such talents must be reused.

After talking about business for a long time, Yunqing asked about the situation at home: "Ah Hao and the four brothers are okay?" "The weather was so hot that he couldn't stand it and almost suffered from heat stroke, let alone the children.

Yuxi said: "The weather is too hot, and I don't eat as much as I used to, and I haven't grown any longer during this time." ”

Yun Qing said: "Then I'll go see them." "I haven't seen a few children in ten days, and I miss them.

Yuxi said, "I'll go with you." "It's too hot here in the study, not as cool as in the Qingzhu Courtyard. Yuxi has figured out when the two children eat, so she will go back to the backyard every morning and afternoon. Tired is tired, but as long as she is good to the child, she has no regrets.