In all dynasties, whenever there was a major natural disaster, there would always be rumors that were unfavorable to the court and the royal family. The heavy snow before the onset of winter was obviously a rare disaster in history, and rumors that were unfavorable to the imperial court began to spread among the people in an instant.

Obviously, the public opinion of the masses should not be underestimated, and the rumors that are rife in these places are even more serious because the imperial court is unable to carry out rescue because of the fact that the disaster has been seriously affected.

Mao Wenlong threw down the fold in his hand, and his face was gloomy as water. Mao Jingwen specially ordered someone to send it to Mao Wenlong to watch, and the things mentioned in it were rumors that the Ming Dynasty was prevalent in various places and was unfavorable to the Mao family.

Think about it, I have done my best to save the people of the Ming Dynasty for the country and the people, but in the end I got such a reward. At this moment, Mao Wenlong was very cold, and even for a moment, he had the idea of ignoring those foolish people.

Fortunately, Mao Wenlong has not lost his mind, he knows that there are people hiding in the shadows, and he is using this natural disaster to add fuel to the fire. exaggerated things infinitely, trying to use such a method to hit the court and hit his Mao family.

Thinking about this, Mao Wenlong was not so angry and found the reason. If you want to solve the problem, it is no longer so difficult, you only need to find out the black hand behind it, coupled with the efforts of the imperial court to provide disaster relief, I believe that these unfavorable rumors will soon be automatically subsided.

Hong Chengchou was by Mao Wenlong's side, and he had seen Mao Wenlong's face change since just now. He knew very well that Mao Wenlong would be struggling in his heart, after all, these rumors were ultimately aimed at the royal family, and Mao Wenlong's performance was also within the normal category.

"Chief soldier, this heavy snow came not only suddenly, but also very quickly, and it did not give the imperial court any chance to react at all. Although we had been well prepared, we underestimated the gravity of the situation. But our rescue is timely, and as long as we persevere, these unbearable rumors will soon be subsided. And the general soldier should now let the emperor carry out the ceremony of sacrificing to the sky, and then give himself a sin to summon himself, under the combination of the two, it will not be long before those with ulterior motives will return. ”

Guilty edicts, sacrificing to the heavens have always been the best way for the royal family to deal with this kind of crisis, as long as Mao Wenlong uses this trick, there must be no worries.

Mao Wenlong didn't hesitate, he nodded and admitted: "What Mr. said is very true, this matter cannot be delayed, I will write to the emperor now, and let him arrange it as soon as possible." ”

Hao Li prepared the pen and ink, Mao Wenlong wrote a letter with a few brushes, and after putting it in the envelope, he told Haoda: "Send the credit to Jingshi as soon as possible, and let Jing'er do what I say, there must be no mistakes!" ”

After speaking, Mao Wenlong handed the envelope to Haoda, who bent down and saluted, took the envelope and put it in his arms before leaving to do business.

Only then did Hong Chengchou say to Mao Wenlong: "Chief soldier, the snow in the academy has been cleared to seventy-seven eighty-eight. If nothing else, it will be back to normal tomorrow morning. And the rescue in the city is also nearing the end, there is no chaos in the academy, everything is in order. ”

"Mr. Lao is worried, rescuing the people is the most important thing, and I hope Mr. will help more." Mao Wenlong politely thanked Hong Chengchou.

"The general soldier doesn't have to be so polite."

Hong Chengchou was very alarmed, and immediately stood up to return the salute, and said: "Eating the king's fortune and being loyal to the king's affairs are our duties as courtiers. ”

Mao Wenlong sighed when he heard this: "If everyone in the Ming Dynasty has such an awareness of Mr., why should we worry that the Ming Dynasty is not prosperous." ”

Hong Chengchou's expression became serious, and he said word by word: "The general soldier should not be arrogant, today's Ming Dynasty is comparable to the Yongle prosperous era of the past." And the general soldier is undoubtedly the first Ming monarch of the Ming Dynasty. ”

There are few people in the world who can get such an evaluation from Hong Chengchou. Now that he praised himself like this to his face, Mao Wenlong immediately became vigilant. The old fox is the old fox, when getting along with him, Mao Wenlong must not have any slackness, and must maintain his sanity at all times.

"Sir, do you have something I need to do? If that's the case, then it doesn't hurt to be outspoken. Let's not do this kind of flattery between us. Mao Wenlong asked Hong Chengchou with doubts.

The latter rolled his eyes and simply didn't say anything more to Mao Wenlong. Obviously, Hong Chengchou felt that he was very aggrieved, and he was kind enough to persuade Mao Wenlong, but in the end, he was kindly treated as a donkey's liver and lungs. It's okay not to be praised, and to be doubted about your original intention, whoever encounters such a bad situation will be angry.

There was silence in the room, and Hong Chengchou then said goodbye and left. It was not until this moment that Mao Wenlong realized that he was suspicious and misunderstood Hong Chengchou, which made the old fox unhappy.

A small talk broke up unhappily, although he misunderstood Hong Chengchou, but Mao Wenlong didn't take it to heart. Obviously, this is not the time to dwell on these trivial matters, so you have to quickly calm down the rumors outside.

The rescue is urgent, and it is not yet known when the next heavy snow will come, and there is not much time left for Mao Wenlong. After that, Mao Wenlong issued two orders in a row, all the hot air balloons in the Ming Dynasty were lifted into the air, except for those left for communication, all the hot air balloons were sent out to rescue the severely affected places.

After the heavy snowfall, the Ming Dynasty ushered in another flood, and the melting snow began to flood the land. Once again, the disaster situation has been aggravated, and it has increased the difficulty for all the rescue armies.

Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty now has sufficient food reserves, and the people affected by the disaster have no problem with food and clothing, and there are very few people who are hungry and cold. The army of the Ming Dynasty came to the rescue in time, and those unfavorable rumors began to subside, and they did not continue to expand.

Mao Jingwen held a grand sacrifice to the sky, gave himself a guilty edict, and completely suppressed those unfavorable rumors. A turmoil also dissipated, and the Mao family's move was supported by countless people, which was an unexpected gain for Mao Wenlong.

After the disaster, it was necessary to rebuild, but Mao Wenlong no longer needed to worry about it, and he moved into the engineering department of the academy as he wished. started his plan to build a steam engine warship, Hong Chengchou didn't understand it, but he didn't stop Mao Wenlong. Just said that he didn't do his job properly and gave up!

Although the college was also affected by the disaster, it was the most timely rescue, so after the disaster, the college was almost unaffected. The Ministry of Engineering is located in the north of the academy, with the sea at its back, which is the most remote part of the academy.

The Ministry of Industry was built in such a remote place for safety reasons, after all, the things built here were not ordinary weapons. Rather, it is the dangerous goods such as gunpowder, artillery, and muskets, which must be distinguished from other places in order to ensure the safety of the college.