Traveling to Ancient Times: My Space Contains Weapons

Chapter 179 Great Xia Snow Disaster and Public Chaos

After seeing Chu Chen off, Lan Tianlei went straight into his study.

After drafting a memorial, he sent someone by fast horse to deliver it to Zhou Shixun.

At this moment, Zhou Shixun, who was in the Imperial Study, was looking at the memorials that were being sent from all over the country.

He also frowned deeply.

“Old Wei, blizzards have hit all over the Great Xia, which is not a good sign.”

"Your Majesty, I have also sensed something amiss these past few days and have already instructed a few of my servants to secretly go out and purchase grain."

Zhou Shixun laughed after hearing this: "Looks like it still has to be you, Lao Wei."

"Not only that, the Eighth Prince seems to have been secretly hoarding food during this period."

"Oh, then why didn't he tell me?"

Zhou Shixun frowned slightly at this, but quickly became indifferent.

This eighth brother has been a smart and sensible person since he was a child. He shouldn't be so foolish as to do something so rebellious.

"Your Majesty, I have secretly investigated. Perhaps the Eighth Prince is afraid of causing panic."

"Then let him go!"

At this moment, Lan Tianlei's memorial was also delivered to Zhou Shixun.

Zhou Shixun laughed heartily after reading it.

"That kid Chu Chen is quite thoughtful."

After saying that, he handed the memorial to Eunuch Wei beside him.

Eunuch Wei respectfully picked it up and glanced at it.

“This young master Chu is no ordinary person. It seems we should learn from him and buy in smaller quantities to prepare for any eventuality.”

“Very good, Lao Wei, go ahead and do it.”

Zhou Shixun nodded after listening.

He then added, "After the New Year, I'll call this kid over. I have many questions I want to ask him."

"Then this old servant will send someone to do it immediately."

After saying this, Eunuch Wei walked out of the imperial study, beckoned a young eunuch, and began to give instructions.

Meanwhile, on Chu Chen's side, Hu Zi had already made contact with those major grain merchants, so the entire procurement matter was basically resolved.

If the caves dug in Mashan Village back then were filled with grain...

It's enough to feed the entire Mashan Village for three to five years without any problem.

Immediately afterwards, Chu Chen instructed Hu Zi to purchase grain as quickly as possible.

After the procurement is completed, we'll go to Yundian, where pigs are raised.

So they sent Tiger to bring back some piglets.

The task of catching firewood was assigned to the village doctor stationed in Mashan Village.

After explaining the situation, Chu Chen and Chen Qingxuan sat on the roof of the villa.

One of them held a cigarette between his fingers and comfortably exhaled a smoke ring.

Chu Chen wasn't so worried about Peach Blossom Fairy Island.

The rations for the two thousand soldiers had already been prepared due to their importance.

As for meat, piglets are already being bred, and the ocean has no shortage of seafood.

"You drunkard, think again. Is there anything you haven't considered yet?"

"We need to prepare more of that wine."

"roll,,,,,,"

"Do you think what I said isn't important?"

"Go take a look at that warehouse on the first floor yourself, half of it is filled with your liquor."

Chu Chen rolled his eyes at him, annoyed, and turned to think.

Asking this drunkard is less helpful than asking your own toes.

Aside from drinking, fighting, and women, it seems there's nothing else that can interest this guy.

Winter of the 87th year of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Heavy snow fell from the sky, turning everything white, and snow disasters broke out everywhere in an instant, with the weather freezing cold.

The people of Great Xia, who had just caught their breath, were relieved.

They were completely helpless in the face of the sudden snow disaster.

Numerous houses collapsed, leaving people homeless in an instant.

A large number of refugees appeared at the foot of the city walls.

At the beginning, the city lords opened their gates to let the disaster victims into the city and distributed porridge to relieve the disaster.

But as the number of refugees increased, the major cities could not withstand the pressure and closed their gates one after another.

But human beings are resilient, and many people simply built makeshift shelters at the city gate.

They huddled together for warmth, relying on the charity of the government for their daily survival.

Although Qingyun City had made preparations in advance, a considerable number of refugees still appeared.

For Lan Tianlei, providing porridge and disaster relief was acceptable, but letting the refugees into the city was absolutely unacceptable.

Once a large number of refugees enter the city, theft, robbery, and murder will definitely surge instantly.

As the lord of a city, one must first take care of the interests of wealthy families.

For ordinary people, being able to go out for disaster relief even for a day is already considered quite good.

In Mashan Village, the villagers had already ceased all production activities.

At this moment, under Chu Chen's guidance, they are renovating the house.

Although the heavy snow did not collapse the newly built brick house.

But the freezing weather was unbearable.

So Chu Chen thought of the heated kang beds in the north, and together with Feng Wu, he arranged for each household to have them renovated.

This thing is not difficult to make, so in just a few days, it was almost finished.

Chu Chen had already urged everyone to go out and buy firewood before the heavy snow arrived, so there was no need to worry about it now.

The people of Wenxiang Pavilion, Honglanman, and the western and suburban mansions.

Chu Chen also installed heating systems and heated brick beds in them, so there weren't many problems.

His only worry was the group of children.

How are they living now that Chu Yi is gone?

Apart from Zheng Tianlong, even Li Qinglian was unaware of the existence of this group of children.

So I have to go and take a look.

So he told everyone in Mashan Village.

They drove their off-road vehicle, equipped with snow chains, out into the world.

Due to the large number of refugees outside, Mashan Village has also closed its gates at this time.

Tiger organized a team to patrol daily. Although Chu Chen was not a bad person, he wouldn't be a pushover either.

They had already done more than enough by reminding Lan Tianlei.

At the village entrance, Hu Zi reluctantly opened the door for Chu Chen with a frown.

"Hey Chu boy, didn't you see what's going on outside?"

"Just let me know if you need anything, and I'll go. You stay home."

Chu Chen felt a warmth in his heart at his cousin's concern.

"Alright, Tiger, you weren't afraid of so many Japanese, so don't worry about mere refugees."

After saying that, he stepped on the gas, kicking up a cloud of snowflakes, and steadily drove out of the entrance to Mashan Village.

The car passed through Qingniu Town and headed towards Qingyun City.

Along the roadside, there were shacks built from all sorts of materials.

It's obvious at a glance that these are refugees whose houses were crushed.

Many other people, wrapped in various clothes and blankets, stared blankly as Chu Chen drove by.

After giving it a few indifferent glances, he lowered his head and walked towards Qingyun City.

These must be the groups of people who fled.

They believed that if they went to Qingyun City, they could survive.

Ahead, a group of menacing menacing people wielding steel knives are robbing food from the fleeing people.

When those people saw Chu Chen rushing towards them, their eyes lit up instantly.

They had seen this car in Qingyun City; it definitely belonged to a wealthy family.

Perhaps it is the owner of Honglanman and Wenxiangge.

In this era of food shortages, people have become bolder.

The group of people immediately blocked Chu Chen's car.