Natural disaster at the beginning: I will lead the system to build a safe zone

Although the drought has little impact on Qinghe County and Guangming Town, it is a fatal disaster for the water-scarce Liangzhou City.

After experiencing the double blow of water shortage and locust plague, the people of Liangzhou City had a very hard time. It can be said that if the Lord of Liangzhou City had not had prestige, Liangzhou City would have been in chaos long ago.

Even so, the stability of Liangzhou City was only temporary.

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It's just another ordinary day.

A well in Liangzhou City was surrounded by people.

"Water is coming out! Water is coming out!" Suddenly, a shout came from the crowd.

The word "water" is a very sensitive word in Liangzhou today. When people heard that there was water, they all excitedly rushed to grab it.

"Don't crowd! Don't crowd!"

"This is my water, give it to me!"

"Help! Robbery! That's my bucket!"

Looking closely, there was only a shallow layer of water in the bucket that people were snatching in the clamor, and the water was turbid and full of impurities.

In other words, for the people of Liangzhou City, this life-saving water is extremely rare, so it is no wonder that these people are trying their best to snatch it.

Such scenes can be seen everywhere in the city. Perhaps not only in the city, but the land outside the city is also extremely dry. As long as there are people living, there will be competition for water sources.

Some people were scrambling for water, while others were trying to beg the government for help.

In front of the gate of the City Lord's Mansion, a group of people were either kneeling or sitting, begging the gate guard:

"Please, please, my child is dying of thirst, please give us some water."

The old man who was speaking was holding his little grandson, kneeling helplessly in front of the city lord's mansion.

His son and daughter-in-law died in the fight for water for their family, leaving behind a three-year-old child and the old woman.

She had no skills and couldn't get water, and her grandson was about to die of dehydration. She had no choice but to carry the child to the City Lord's Mansion to beg for water.

But no matter how she begged, there was still no movement in the City Lord's Mansion.

The gatekeeper saw the dying child in the old woman's arms, and a trace of pity flashed in his eyes, but he still hardened his heart and advised: "Auntie, you should take the child back. There is a shortage of water everywhere now, and the City Lord's Mansion is no exception. If the City Lord could help, he would have helped long ago."

They were also helpless. Although the two wells in the city lord's mansion could still draw some water, that little water was not even enough for the masters to drink, so how could they use it to help the people?

What's more, if you see that this commoner is pitiful and give her water, then other people will definitely rush over to ask for water. If you don't give them water, who knows what trouble may arise. The Lord of Liangzhou City also took this into consideration and strictly required his subordinates not to be kind-hearted casually.

So no matter how reluctant the guard was, he did not dare to disobey the city lord's order.

In fact, the old woman didn't hold out much hope in her heart. If the people from the City Lord's Mansion were willing to rescue them, they would have come out long ago. However, she had been begging here for three days, but no one had extended a helping hand to her. She was already in despair.

The people who were observing the situation on the side also lost their enthusiasm after seeing this scene. They originally thought that if those nobles could have a little compassion and give some water to the grandparents and grandchildren, they would go up and have a share. They didn't expect that these nobles were so cruel.

Just as these people were thinking about how to get water, a young general came galloping on horseback from a distance!

"Report - urgent military intelligence, quickly inform the city lord!" The young general who came on horseback revealed anxiety on his dark face.

The guard who had been feeling pity for the grandparents suddenly looked stern, opened the door and walked in with the young general who had delivered the message.

For urgent military intelligence, you can go directly to the city lord without reporting it. After all, no one can afford it if the reporting back and forth delays the military intelligence, so there is no need to be so polite at this time.

Of course, even so, no one would dare to lie about military intelligence, and the consequences of lying were not something that ordinary soldiers like them could afford to bear.

In the study of the City Lord's Mansion, Liangzhou City Lord Su Zhen was frowning as he handled government affairs.

The recent Liangzhou City appears calm on the surface, but is actually on the brink of collapse.

Now he is relying on military force to suppress the situation. If it doesn't rain, Liangzhou City will be in chaos sooner or later.

Just then, he heard the noise outside, and his already irritable mood became even more out of control.

Su Zhen shouted loudly, "What are you doing making so much noise outside?"

The servant at the door bowed and replied: "City Lord, it seems that there is urgent military information from the front line."

As soon as the servant finished speaking, the general who came to deliver the message had already walked to the city lord's study and said loudly: "Report to the city lord, an army of tens of thousands of people appeared fifty miles outside Liangzhou City and is heading towards Liangzhou City."

Su Zhen was shocked when he heard this: "What?! Can you find out which army this is from?"

The young general replied: "I don't know. We have never seen the flag of that team. They don't look like the imperial army, and..."

"And what?" Su Zhen asked.

"And those people probably came with bad intentions. According to reports from spies at the front line, all the places they passed by were looted."

After hearing this, Su Zhen frowned. They were enemies, not friends. In such a chaotic world, who could lead such a large army? Even in his Liangzhou City, the garrison was only a few thousand soldiers.

"You continue to explore, and at the same time notify the soldiers to prepare to meet the enemy. If that group of people makes any unusual movements, report it in time!" After Su Zhen gave the order, the young general took the order and went down.

But the worries in his heart did not decrease in the slightest. If it were in the past, their Liangzhou City was good at fighting. Not to mention the soldiers, even the ordinary people were much tougher than those in other places.

In addition, Liangzhou is a military fortress with very good fortifications, so with strong soldiers and horses, they will naturally not be afraid of strong enemies.

But now, due to various natural disasters, Liangzhou has not only lost the support of the imperial court, but is also in a life-and-death situation due to water shortage. If another force comes and wants to fight for Liangzhou at this time, it will be worse for them.

Following the order from the Lord of Liangzhou City, the entire Liangzhou City quickly entered a state of alert. Even Su Muya, a woman in the backyard who only cared about romantic matters, felt the tense atmosphere.

"Shi Lang, when do you think it will rain today? The water available in the mansion has been getting less and less recently." Su Muya said to Shi Zhengde who was practicing calligraphy.

Shi Zhengde lifted the greasy hair around his ears and replied impatiently, "How do I know when it will rain? Instead of worrying about when it will rain, why not go find your father and see if he can get more water for a bath."

Su Muya heard his impatient tone but was not angry. She knew that Shi Zhengde loved cleanliness and that he was getting more irritable because he had no water to take a bath. She could only comfort him softly, "Daddy said that he has sent people to find a well that can draw water. With Daddy's ability, this difficulty will be solved quickly. Shi Lang, just bear with it."

Shi Zhengde said nothing after hearing this. He did not take Su Muya's words seriously. This woman had always been well protected by the Lord of Liangzhou City. Her ideas were too naive. If he could only rely on the Lord of Liangzhou City, he would not bother to flatter this woman.

Just when Su Muya wanted to continue talking to Shi Zhengde, the housekeeper came over and said, "Miss, the master wants to see you."

"Hmm? What does Daddy want to talk to me about?" Su Muya asked curiously. Because of the recent weather conditions, the Lord of Liangzhou City has been busy with government affairs and has rarely come to the back house to see her, let alone come to her for something.

"I don't know either. You will know when you get there, Miss." The butler continued respectfully.

"Then let's go. Shi Lang, you continue practicing your calligraphy. I'll be back soon." After Su Muya finished speaking, she turned and walked out. The housekeeper also followed her out without even giving Shi Zhengde a glance, which showed how much the servants in this mansion looked down on him.

"Hmph, you blind bastard." After the two men left, Shi Zhengde put down his pen and spat in the direction they were leaving.