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Chapter 51 Snow Disaster
Two feet of snow is not only beautiful to look at, but also extremely destructive.

Snow can not only block roads but put considerable stress on houses if not prepared enough.Perhaps with half the weight, the roof of the thatched house will be completely broken, and the tiled house will not be worthy of pride. There is still a chance of victory under the heavy snow layer.

In catastrophic weather, the homes of all people are put to the test, and most will end up being losers.

The worst part is that Shaonan in a normal year is not an area with heavy snow, so the profuse snowflakes during the New Year's festival have caused the most terrible thing-snow disaster.

The village houses outside the city are more damaged, but the experience over the years has made them learn to save themselves. At this time, no matter how stingy a nobleman is, he will open his manor and put in homeless refugees.

Citizens in the city will have more problems. Most of them rely on transported food and firewood supplied from outside the city for heating. Roads are blocked due to heavy snow. In addition, many grain shops and rice shops are closed due to the New Year. Countless people Life suddenly became a problem.If the houses collapse again, most of them will have to stay in public institutions such as temples. Dajue Temple in the west of the city is one of them.

However, people who have not experienced the test of snow disasters can't resist the heavy pressure of the snow layer at all based on their usual experience.

Just a quarter of an hour ago, a palapa failed. Forty people were buried under the snow, and by the time they were dug out, more than 40 people had been frozen to death.

The soaring price of rice, the soaring cost of heating - thinking of their own situation in the past few days, people eager to vent their anger immediately pointed their finger at the magistrate's yamen.A large group of citizens surrounded the unknown onlookers, and smashed the team formed by a small number of yamen servants...

In fact, the government office is not inactive, at least a few days ago, Cheng Yunan started normal work, he also received the notice, and directed the disaster relief activities to proceed unhurriedly, but their speed was obviously unsatisfactory to the victim.Especially when several avenues outside Shaonan City were blocked due to heavy snow, the state capital that had lost supplies could do even less.

Hearing the loud shouts outside, Cheng Jinzhou suddenly became anxious. The Cheng family's mansion is not far from the Yamen, and if something happens, it may cause more disasters.

At this time, the advantages of the small courtyard are reflected. Although there are people who take advantage of the chaos, few people come for this kind of residential area, which is neither poor nor rich. Cheng Jinzhou ran out of the room and ordered sternly : "Meng Da prepares the horse, let's go back."

"Your horse won't be able to run." Liu Kuang held Cheng Jinzhou calmly, looked ahead and said, "We'll see the situation."

This is almost a civil riot. The first word that came to Cheng Jinzhou's mind was "Bastille", followed by a bunch of heads that were chopped off in the French Revolution, including poor Lavoisier - the smartest man in human history chemist.

Thinking of this, Cheng Jinzhou calmed down, grabbed Liu Kuang's sleeve with his backhand and said, "Your Excellency Liu Kuang, do you have a solution?"

"The Cheng family has their own star warlock, it's okay." Liu Kuang patted Cheng Jinzhou's hand and comforted him.

He did not take the situation seriously. The political situation of the Great Xia Dynasty was relatively stable, but after all, it had been a country for hundreds of years, and there were always emergencies.

It is closely related, and it is easy for Cheng Jinzhou to think of the bad aspects. The urban riots he knows, let alone a few mortar-like star warlocks, even if they are bayonet heavy artillery, the emperor will still be clicked.But it was useless to urge him any more. Seeing Liu Kuang's appearance as nothing to do with him, maybe even if he really rebelled, he would just leave.

This attitude made Cheng Jinzhou extremely disappointed.Seeing the truth in times of crisis, the astrologists are not as noble-minded and public-interested as he imagined. They are also glamorous on the outside, but dark on the inside.

The dozen or so knights guarding the outer courtyard were all dressed up, but except for two or three people who had additional goggles, the others still wore cotton armor. On the contrary, most of their attendants wore cowhide armor, which could protect them from ordinary enemies. It was just that the weather was too cold and he kept jumping around, looking far less calm than the knight.

Cheng Jinzhou was determined to jump on his horse and leave, but he knew that the role he could play was too limited. He looked at the situation outside, then at Liu Kuang, and finally said: "I agree to help you measure the land..."

"It's a very promising position to serve in the Transshipment Envoy," said Liu Kuang, still looking old and pedantic, but bargaining at such an urgent moment gave off a sense of sophistication.

Xiao Cheng looked at the other two, and said emotionally: "You have already obtained some formulas I made, and I can simplify these formulas, but it is absolutely impossible for me to join the transfer envoy. I still haven't finished my studies..."

Of course, he doesn't really care about his studies. What he really cares about is still the success or failure of reforms—most of the reforms in history have failed. Not necessarily much to lose.

Liu Kuang obviously saw what he was thinking, and said directly: "You are Liu Bin's son-in-law, and you have nothing to do with success or failure."

"It's different for the Cheng family." Cheng Jinzhou couldn't help but tell the truth.The Cheng family tree has deep roots, and it will not suffer any misfortune because of a failed marriage of a legitimate son, but it is different if a legitimate son joins in on his own initiative.It would be best if everything goes well, but from the worst point of view, if Cheng Jinzhou is implicated only because of Weng and his son-in-law, at most he will lose his public office, title, and fame. In order to avoid being uprooted, the family may sever ties with him. At that time, it is really called every day, and the earth is not working...

Under the circumstances of no benefit at all, how could Cheng Jinzhou rush into a revolutionary team rashly, especially when he knew that the hope of this team was slim.In fact, from another perspective, Cheng Jinzhou holds a ring in his hand and has a good foundation in mathematics. Why should he seek wealth in danger? Most of the resolute rebels since ancient times are still hungry.

Liu Kuang frowned and stared at Cheng Jinzhou. Although he was already a star warlock, he was only superficially selfless, and he was always towards the Liu family in private.Regardless of whether there are other voices in the family, when the Hexi Liu family decided to take a risk by reforming the land, the whole family was tied to the warship. At this moment, it would be good to have one more oarsman.

At last it was Wang Linghe who smoothed things over and said: "Let's go out and have a look, it's the New Year's Eve, don't get aggressive."

The last sentence was addressed to the knights.

A group of knights yelled and got on their horses, and surrounded the four star warlocks together with Cheng Jinzhou. Shi Yan Shimo was not so lucky. They could only mix with Liu Kuang and others' servants, and were guarded by two or three knight servants. , if it's really a riot, it's almost useless.

Meng Da Meng Er stayed beside Cheng Jinzhou, and the four knights pulled out three-foot-long wooden sticks in advance, shouting and galloping forward.Judging by their posture, they actually wanted to disperse the team.

Cheng Jinzhou had no time to stop him and could only pray. He didn't quite believe that a small team of 30 people could have any impact on such a chaotic situation.

However, on this point, he was wrong.

The spontaneous resistance of the victims was more like an irregular parade. After all, the mob was a minority, especially when Lu Xufei was in the sky, the people who made up the number ran back home.Just as Cheng Jinzhou believed in the power of the people, the comrades of the Great Xia Dynasty believed in the power of star warlocks.

Seen from the bottom up, Lu Xu, the second-level star warlock, looks very imposing.

Cheng Jinzhou's face was so tense that no smile could be seen. Others thought he was worried about comfort at home, but no one thought that Cheng Jinzhou was still missing the pot of ice water.

The road ahead is still easy to walk. When crowds of grassroots see angry horses in fresh clothes and authentic knights with breastplates on their chests, most of them will choose wisely to avoid them. Occasionally, those who have been beaten with wooden sticks When resisting, he often retreats when he sees the presence of the astromancer. Cheng Jinzhou, who has always been worried about seeing blood, gradually relaxes.

After passing the city square, the roads began to be congested. Without enough space to channel the flow of people, it was difficult for the knights to guarantee their speed. Liu Kuang made a decisive decision: "The knights stay, we will fly in."

When he said us, he naturally meant the astrologers.

Cheng Jinzhou is not even a first-level star warlock, and he can't even count on flying. Wang Linghe gave him a hand, and the two of them flew up with a swing.If possible, most astrologists would tattoo the flying star array, but the types are different-it is difficult for people to refuse this kind of happy and direct sense of speed and convenience.

The few people were only two or three blocks away from the magistrate's yamen, and only after arriving did they realize that not only the magistrate, but also the surrounding government offices were surrounded by tens of thousands of people.There are more people pouring in from all directions, and the good New Year's Eve seems to be ruined.

"Where is your father?" Liu Kuang seemed to have some skills, pointing from a distance.

When Cheng Jinzhou was sure, several people had already flown over the official office.Just listen to Cheng Yun'an shouting there: "We will consider your request carefully. You go back first..."

Decades and centuries later, the way officials deal with problems remains the same.

"We want to eat, we want a house, we want to eat, we want a house..." From nowhere, the crowd began to shout.

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(End of this chapter)