There was a flood in Kuaiji County, and Ying Zheng and the old guys were not in a good mood. In addition, the boat kept shaking, so Ying Zheng and the ministers hardly slept well.
When I woke up the next day, I simply ate a few mouthfuls and then ordered people to leave.
During the day, I was also worried about the flood in Nanzhou City and discussing strategies.
Early on the third day, at dawn, the steamer began to slow down and slowly sailed into the port.
After the soldiers reported it, all the old guys got up!
"It's still early, why don't you ministers want to sleep a little longer?"
Ying Feiyu walked out of the cabin and found that the old guys were already preparing to disembark.
"Pull it down quickly! I don't want to be wandering on this boat anymore, it's better to stay down to earth!"
"Yes! It's only been a day and two nights since I've been away from the ground. I feel like I've been away for a long time!"
"To be honest, this steamship is really not as good as a train...!"
The old guys pouted and couldn't wait to walk under the boat.
It was still early and there was no one in the port except for a few small fishing boats!
Since Ying Zheng came to Kuaiji County on a temporary basis, he did not notify the officials of Kuaiji County in advance.
This is good, it just makes it possible to see how the people here live!
The disaster-stricken Nanzhou City is a county under Kuaiji County. They have to go to the county governor first and let the county governor take them to the disaster area!
After the veterans got off the boat, they stomped their feet back and forth happily on the ground, feeling that only the ground could give them a sense of security.
After stretching his muscles and bones, Ying Zheng also arranged his clothes and slowly got off the boat with the help of his attendants!
"Your Majesty, should we enter the city now, or should we first send someone to notify the county guard to come and greet him?"
When Ying Zheng got off the boat, the veterans rushed to greet him and asked.
"Let's go into the city by ourselves!"
Ying Zheng said directly without thinking.
"yes!"
The veterans nodded.
In order not to attract attention, Ying Zheng and the veterans all wore casual clothes and asked the guards to follow them at a distance!
Anyway, with the protection of Ying Feiyu, Wang Bi, Zhang Han, and Kang Anping, ordinary thieves can't get close to Ying Zheng!
There was still quite a distance from the port to the city. The old guys offered to find a carriage, but Ying Zheng refused.
He said that he had been floating on the boat for so long, so it would be nice to go for a walk.
And you can also see how the crops in Kuaiji County are growing and whether they have been affected by floods!
The telegram said that it had been raining continuously since the beginning of summer in Kuaiji County, which caused the dam to burst.
Ying Zheng was dubious. He came here this time just to investigate the situation and see if this was actually the case!
"Your Majesty, look over there...!"
As the group of people walked, Zhang Han pointed to a piece of land in front of him and said, "Looking at it, it should be a cornfield, but it's all soaked in water!"
"What! That's obviously a corn field, but whose corn grows so thin and so short!"
However, his words were refuted by Kang Anping.
"Could it be a rice field? Otherwise, why would it be soaked in water?"
Wang Ben squinted his eyes and looked at the sky for a long time, and then expressed his guess.
This is still some distance from the fields.
In addition, facing the sun, everyone can't see clearly!
"Let's go! Go over and take a look and you'll find out!"
Ying Zheng couldn't see clearly what was planted in the field in front of him. He could only see the water in the ground reflecting the sparkling light under the sunlight.
Everyone quickened their pace, wondering what was growing in the fields ahead.
"Look, let me just say that corn is grown here!"
After a while, everyone got closer and closer to the field, and they could clearly see what the crops in the field were.
So Zhang Han raised his chin proudly and looked at the other veterans provocatively.
"Hey! It's really strange. Most corn is at least as tall as a person and a half, but this corn is not as tall as a person. It's really weird!"
"No! Good corn must be grown in water. Kuaiji County is really interesting!"
The veterans looked puzzled when they saw the corn cobs that had grown.
"Pull it down quickly. The water in this field is not caused by the farmers intentionally. It is caused by the heavy rain this year and the land is saturated and can no longer absorb it! As for the short and thin crops, this is also the reason...!"
Ying Feiyu glanced at the veterans as if they were fools, and continued: "Due to the continuous rain, the sunshine time is too short, and the corn photosynthesis does not have enough time. This leads to the short growth. In addition, there is water accumulation below. It may cause root rot, so it’s pretty good that these corns are still alive!”
"Photosynthesis? What does this mean?"
The old guys blinked and listened to Ying Feiyu's explanation attentively.
Others can understand it, but this photosynthesis really confused them!
“I can’t elaborate on this, but the general meaning is that without sufficient sunlight, plants cannot grow!”
Ying Feiyu was too lazy to explain in detail, so he gave a rough explanation.
"Well! It seems that it has indeed rained a lot in Kuaiji County! Even if there is no flood, the food output will definitely drop sharply!"
Ying Zheng broke off a corn cob, looked at the few scattered corn kernels inside, and couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.
"There's nothing we can do about that!"
Anyway, it's already like this. No matter how much we try to remedy it, it's impossible to make the corns grow better again.
The most is just food adjustment and remediation!
"Maybe I'm overthinking it. The floods this time were indeed caused by heavy rain!"
After shaking their heads helplessly, the veterans continued to move forward.
There will be more and more farmland next, and the situation is almost the same!
There is a lot of water in each piece of land, and the plants are soaked in it.
Not to mention those rice fields, almost all the rice has been submerged. Even if the water level recedes now, it is impossible for these rice to produce ears of rice!
The rice here is completely finished!
"When we arrive at Kuaiji County, we will send an order to Xianyang and ask them to bring more food!"
Seeing the serious damage here, Ying Zheng immediately gave the order.
"yes!"
Zhang Han responded and quickly ran to notify the telegraph operator.
The scene here is already like this even if we don’t count the disaster-stricken areas. If we go to the flood-stricken areas, we still don’t know what it will be like!
As everyone walked forward, the sky became brighter and a few farmers could be seen here and there.
But they were not there to work in the fields, but to see if the water receded.
Let’s see if there is still hope for this year’s food supply!
"This little brother, does this crop belong to your family?"
As everyone was walking, they saw a young man squatting on the edge of a field in a daze outside Kuaiji City, so the old guys asked.
When the young man heard the sound, he turned his head, looked them up and down, and said helplessly: "Oh! Judging from the accent, you are not locals, are you?"
"That's right, we are from Xianyang and doing business here!"
The veterans nodded and didn't hide anything.
No way, the accent can't be changed!
"Then I advise you not to go into the city, just turn around and go back!"
The young man waved his hand directly, feeling helpless.
"Why is this?"
The veterans are puzzled.
Even if it is rainy this year, the people in the city still need to eat and wear clothes. Why can't they even do business?
