Through the troubled times and famine, I just want to farm peacefully

Everyone went back to eat and rest. There was no one in the county government office except the guards who had just changed shifts.

Lin Yinan brought Qianwu back to his office. As soon as he entered the office, he looked up and saw the maps of Longtan County and Xihe County.

My heart skipped a beat and I leaned closer to take a closer look at the map.

How could she have forgotten this?

Longtan County and Xihe County are coastal cities. I still remember watching the news in my previous life. There were always a few months every year when typhoons would land.

If a typhoon were to come, things would become serious.

Why didn’t they feel the typhoon when they first came last year?

Lin Yinan thought about it carefully. Last year, they had experienced several strong winds and heavy rains. Maybe the typhoon was not very destructive. They were busy farming at the time and ignored it.

"Qianwu, go to the meeting room and keep watch. Call me when they arrive. I'll take a break."

"Okay." Qianwu responded and walked out, closing the door behind her.

Lin Yinan turned around and took out a data storage device from the space, quickly searching for information about the typhoon on it. The more she looked, the more frightened she became.

The sign before a typhoon comes is hot weather. This is due to the influence of the downdraft brought by the typhoon, which leads to hot and humid weather.

The current level of productivity and material conditions are relatively low, and there are no measuring instruments.

Only some indigenous people with rich life experience can tell.

Typhoons can cause sea levels to rise, and during the passage of typhoons, extremely severe weather conditions can form, which can easily lead to natural disasters such as floods, landslides and mud-rock flows.

After putting away the documents, Lin Yinan fell into deep thought, with one hand supporting his chin and the fingers of the other hand tapping unconsciously on the table.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in." Lin Yinan came back to his senses.

Qian Wu pushed the door open and walked in. "Madam San, the eldest young master and the second master Yun are here. Ding Gui and Chen San also said they have something important to tell you."

"I'll be there right away."

In the meeting room, Lin Yiheng, Yun Ye, Yun Er, Pan Qingfeng, and Patriarch Lin were all there.

Ding Gui and Chen San stood outside the conference room with hunched backs, looking out of place with the people inside.

When they saw Lin Yinan coming, their eyes suddenly lit up and they nodded and saluted her.

"Lord City Lord!"

"What are you doing here?"

Spring plowing was about to begin, and Lin Yinan just thought they were here to talk about it.

But Ding Gui shrank his neck and said hesitantly, "Lord City Lord, the hurricane is coming again. We must have angered the gods, and the gods are punishing us."

"How to say?"

Lin Yinan was confused. She knew about hurricanes, but how could hurricanes be related to heavenly punishment?

Ding Gui's eyes revealed deep anxiety and fear. Seeing that Lin Yinan didn't understand, he hesitated and then turned his gaze to Chen San.

Chen San's face was also covered with a look of sorrow.

He took over the conversation and said, "Lord City Lord, based on our many years of experience, it is very likely that a hurricane will hit. Could it be that we have offended the Dragon King, so he sent the hurricane messenger to punish us?"

"Yes! Yes! How about we offer some sacrifices to Lord Dragon King. We must have violated God's will unintentionally, so the Dragon King punished us." Ding Gui echoed.

Lin Yinan finally understood that the hurricane they were talking about was a typhoon. As for the Dragon King and punishment, it was pure feudal superstition and she didn't believe in it.

"How do you know a hurricane is coming? When will it come?"

Ding Gui said, "My grandfather's generation made a living by fishing at sea. In the past few days, there have been clouds of light like tangled silk scattered across the horizon, which is a sign that the Dragon King is about to get angry."

"We really don't know when the hurricane sent by the Dragon King will arrive."

Chen San also shook his head.

Lin Yinan felt a little disappointed, as he thought they could tell when the hurricane would come.

"City Lord, what about the offering?" Ding Gui asked.

Lin Yinan said, "You guys go back first and put away the things that are drying at home in the next few days. If there are any arrangements later, just listen to the old lady's instructions."

Upon hearing this, the two men did not linger any longer and hurried out of the yamen.

In the meeting room, everyone has already started discussing.

I'm complaining about the hot and humid weather these days.

Seeing her come in, Chief Lin said, "Anan, Old Lin said there will be heavy rain in the next few days. Should we harvest the rapeseed first?"

"It's not a rainstorm, it's a hurricane. If it's fast, it should arrive in three to five days."

As soon as Lin Yinan finished speaking, Liang Wen and several former members of Longtan were shocked and then exclaimed.

"The Dragon King is angry!"

"The Dragon King is coming to punish us!"

Some were so scared that they immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed, muttering to themselves, "Lord Dragon King, please spare our lives. We will definitely offer sacrifices to you. Please forgive us."

The others looked at each other, all confused.

Lin Yinan's eyes swept over the crowd, she cleared her throat and said, "The formation of the hurricane has nothing to do with the Dragon King. The Dragon King's punishment is completely false."

"How could it be false? Wherever a hurricane passes, there will be heavy rain and floods." Thinking of the horror of hurricanes, some people patted their chests in fear and said.

Almost everyone present believed what he said, and Lin Yinan was not angry. In ancient times, science and technology were not well developed, and they always attributed these things that were beyond human imagination to gods.

So, Lin Yinan explained to them the factors that lead to the formation of hurricanes in the simplest way. As for the information about the earth's rotation and tropical cyclones, they did not understand.

Warm sea water produces a steady stream of humid air every day. When the air above the sea becomes warmer and rises higher, the continued high temperature makes the tropical cyclone stronger and stronger, and finally blows towards the land in all directions to form a hurricane.

Finally, Lin Yinan continued, "Hurricanes come from the ocean and are usually fierce. After a hurricane, heavy rain will follow. Humans are extremely insignificant in the face of natural disasters."

"What we need to do is to urgently dispatch personnel to prepare for typhoon disasters and notify all villagers under Longtan to harvest crops and reinforce their houses in time."

Everyone looked solemn, looking at Lin Yinan, waiting for her to give them instructions and make further arrangements.

Yun Yu frowned, time was pressing, he had limited staff and it was impossible for him to notify all the villages at once.

"City Lord, I need someone."

He directly asked Lin Yinan for the person.

Lin Yinan looked at Yun Ye and said, "Second brother, the six hundred new soldiers who were recruited after the New Year, can we assign them tasks this time?"

"Yes! I wonder how you want to arrange it." Yun Ye nodded.

"Assign them to each village and ask them to help inform the villagers to harvest the mature rapeseed as soon as possible, and to reinforce the village's canals and houses. If the village is in a low-lying area, the villagers must be evacuated in time."

"Also, we need to leave some people at the horse ranch on the mountain to take good care of the horses."

Yun Ye said, "Okay, I'll take care of the preparation."