Yan Liqiang lay lazily on the car, closing his eyes, trying not to think about anything, just feeling the sound of wheels turning and the slight bumps on the road. The copper incense burner in the car was spitting out a scent of scent. The sun was scorching outside, and the freezer with ice in the car made the temperature in the car several degrees lower than outside, feeling very comfortable.

Before he became an official, he felt that he was powerful and powerful, but after he was truly powerful, Yan Liqiang realized that he was not as relaxed and good as he thought. Especially for people as responsible as he was, it is easy to eat, drink, drink, and drink, and eat meat every day, but he has no way to live such a peaceful life, so he can only grit his teeth and carry the burden on his shoulders. Even if he is tired, even if he is hard or bored, he can only hold on. Sitting in this position, you are the support of others, and you have no support anymore!

There is no other way than to make yourself stronger.

Just like at this moment, even though Yan Liqiang wanted to be quiet, Qian Su and Lu Wenbin, who were also sitting in the car with him, still made Yan Liqiang, who had his eyes closed, have to handle official duties at this time.

After leaving Pingxi City, Qian Su first reported the official duties for half an hour, talking about the current fiscal revenue and expenditure of Qiyun County. Then it was Lu Wenbin's turn to talk about the construction of the Shatu people gathering area in Pingxi City for half an hour. The two of them finished speaking in turn, and more than an hour passed. The four-wheeled carriage where the three people were also on the official road, and walked dozens of kilometers with the 500 cavalry guards accompanying him.

In this process, Yan Liqiang kept closing his eyes without saying a word. Qian Su and Lu Wenbin also knew that Yan Liqiang was very tired in the government office of the Supervisor's Office these days, so the two of them were not surprised...

"The latest imperial palace newspaper just sent to the Supervisor's Office this morning. I read it. The imperial newspaper said that Zhuzhou had a severe drought in July. Although August has not yet passed, it seems that the drought will further intensify. Zhuzhou's severe drought in August has become a settlement. Since March, there has not been a drop of rain in many places in Zhuzhou. The Zhu River has almost dried up, and the lake surface of Pinglan Lake has shrunk by about half. In addition to the severe drought, Zhuzhou has also suffered a locust plague this year. The imperial newspaper said that thousands of miles of fertile fields in Zhuzhou may have no grain harvest this year. Locusts cover the sky and the sun, and no grass grows wherever they pass. In July, some disaster victims have begun to flee the famine. The imperial court is already trying to mobilize money and grain to provide disaster relief..."

Qian Su was talking about the news of the severe drought in Zhuzhou while observing Yan Liqiang's face. Although this news was published in the imperial palace newspaper, the location of the news was not conspicuous, Qian Su knew that this was not ordinary news. In fact, this news touched the hearts of hundreds of millions of people in the Han Empire. The impact of this news was a hundred times more serious than the severe drought in Zhuzhou itself...

In May of the 16th year of Yuanping, the Liuzhou Tiangou Food Day...

In August of the 16th year of Yuanping, the Great Han Empire, Zhuzhou suffered a severe drought...

The Tengu Food Day in Liuzhou has already happened, but there will still be people in the capital. When the news of a severe drought in Zhuzhou comes, the decline completely shatters the last line of defense in the hearts of those lucky people!

Everything about the Han Empire has already been predicted on the back of the stone turtle, and it is still in the capital. By this time next year, it will be impossible to have a bone left.

As Qian Su expected, Yan Liqiang, who had been resting with his eyes closed before, finally opened his eyes when he heard the news about the severe drought in Shangzhuzhou in Di, sighed, and then spoke, "Is there any news from the Imperial Capital?"

Of course, the news about Imperial Capital will not be written in the mansion, but the Supervisor also has sources of Imperial Capital. The Ganzhou Guild Hall and the caravans that transport wool products from the world's No. 1 factory every month will bring back the first-hand news about Imperial Capital.

"The Imperial Capital City was a little confused last month, because the Emperor and many dignitaries of the Imperial Capital paid attention to the news about Zhuzhou. It was not necessary to wait until the diary was released to find out. Instead, the news spread to the Imperial Capital almost every day. Just last month, many dignitary families in the Imperial Capital had begun to evacuate from the Imperial Capital City in large numbers, and there were luxury houses sold in the entire Imperial Capital City. The entire Imperial Capital City was panicked now, and everyone was thinking of ways. The entire Imperial Capital City could no longer be sold..."

"Those high-ranking officials and wealthy families have a way out no matter where they go. They are just in the capital and there are many people. There are plans to evacuate the imperial court's residence report this time!" Yan Liqiang asked.

"There was a quote in the diary report, saying that Sun Bingchen advocated that the states and counties in the empire who fled the people who fled the capital according to the distance and proportion, and all regions shared the responsibility together. Even Ganzhou seemed to share the indicator of evacuation of 200,000 people in the western capital of the capital. However, although Sun Bingchen's proposal was good, it would be very difficult to do it. This is not a matter of evacuation of 100,000 or 80,000, but a population of tens of millions. I think about it and feel that my scalp is numb. If so many people want to flee, there is no way to solve it by the imperial court. When so many people move, not to mention the capital, but even the situation of several states close to the capital may be chaotic..."

Yan Liqiang also sighed in his heart. He also expected this situation. However, compared to letting so many people die silently under the heavenly tribulation next year without any resistance or struggle, Yan Liqiang felt that no matter what, it would be better to let them know that the heavenly tribulation was coming, and then rely on their own abilities to leave the Imperial Capital to make a way out. Although the latter may also bring a lot of chaos to the local area, at least so many people will not die.

"Is there any news about the White Lotus Sect in the diary newspaper?"

This White Lotus Sect is what Yan Liqiang is most worried about at this moment. With the nature of the White Lotus Sect, Yan Liqiang thinks that it would be unreasonable if the White Lotus Sect does not cause any trouble at this time.

Qian Su shook his head, "There is no news about the White Lotus Sect in the diary, but I heard that the White Lotus Sect everywhere in the Han Empire in the past few months seemed to disappear all of a sudden. Even in the south where the White Lotus Sect was making a big mess, the White Lotus Sect suddenly disappeared. I don't know what the White Lotus Sect is damaging!"

Yan Liqiang's brows frowned suddenly. At this time, the news of the White Lotus Sect might be the worst news.

"Uncle Qian, I'll prepare for our Qiyun County. This time, there will definitely be many people who flee in the capital. Although our Qiyun County is thousands of miles away from the capital, we can also contribute. The capital is full of talents. I think we can send people to the capital to attract a group of talents. Craftsmen are preferred. Others who have skills or unique skills and abilities are also warriors and literary craftsmen. You can come. As long as they are willing to come alone, we can give him a place to settle down. Uncle Qian, please find someone to make a good decision to see what talents we lack here and how many people can be settled. You can do it when the train goes back from Yingwei County..."

"Li Qiang, you have a good idea. It just costs a lot of money to do this. Now the Supervisor's Office doesn't have much money, I'm afraid..."

"Don't worry about money, Uncle Qian. Our Yan family will pay 300,000 taels of silver. Uncle Qian, just spend it!"

"It's easy to deal with if you have money. If you really want to settle the people, I think you can at least accommodate tens of thousands of people, which means that the cost on the road is a bit large. Those people have the ability. As long as you come to Pingxi County, you will naturally find a job to make money. It's not a big problem to support your family. Liqiang, you are kind-hearted..."

"Please be at ease!" Yan Liqiang sighed and said, "By the way, have I made the machines that craftsmen studied in the manufacturing bureau?"

"The air hammer you mentioned has been researching for a few days and has some clues. However, the coin minting machine you mentioned is a bit difficult. Even if you draw the drawings, the craftsmen are still thinking about it. I'm afraid it will take some time..." Speaking of this, Qian Su was a little puzzled, "The craftsmen are easy to understand the function of the air hammer, but Li Qiang, I don't know what the coin minting machine you mentioned is used for..."

Yan Liqiang scratched his head, "That coining machine can divide gold and silver into small pieces of equal weight..."

"Gold and silver can be used now, why do you have to divide it into small pieces? You also have to build a special machine?" Qian Su asked in confusion.
Chapter completed!