Chapter 597 Li Yan scolds Tian (additional updates for Haijiao)

Daming Shanxi Mizhi.

In a yellow farmland, there were two figures standing, the handsome and free-spirited man, and the heroic woman.

But when the two looked at the withered crops, they all showed anxiety in their eyes and sadness on their faces.

These two people are none other than Shaanxi Governor Li Yan and the first-rank imperial lady Hong Niangzi.

The harvest is another season of harvest. Due to severe drought, this is the harvest of the second quarter of this year.

It can be said that there was almost no harvest in the northwest of the Ming Dynasty this year, all rivers were dried up, and people's drinking water was leaning against the well water dug in the river.

Even if there is a little water, we must first solve the problem of people drinking water and eating. It is impossible to waste water in the fields.

During the Chinese New Year, there was ice and snow everywhere, and the climate was almost cold to the extreme.

However, after the ice and snow melted after the New Year, there has not been a drop of rain for ten months, and the temperature is still particularly high.

A large amount of water resources have been evaporated, and neither corn, rice, nor sweet potatoes nor potatoes will survive this year.

The entire Shaanxi-Gansu region first ate its own grain stored and then ate the local grain warehouse grain.

Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty has good policies now and disaster relief food is continuously transported from all over the country, which has not made the people hungry.

In the past six months, all of them have to rely on relief in the southern region, otherwise the ration problem would have been unable to be solved long ago.

The people all come from hard days, and they can understand the actual situation now.

Everyone worked together to understand and help each other, and few people complained about dissatisfaction with the court.

You know, the food they ate for half a year was almost free, and the court did not ask them for a penny.

The rapid population growth has also made disaster relief more difficult. After all, transportation is not as developed as later generations.

After the waterway is shut down, it will be transported entirely by a railway and a horse-drawn carriage. It can be said that if a small railway was not connected between the provinces, it would be even more difficult to transport grain from the south to the northwest.

Thinking that Mizhi starved many people to death before, which eventually led to refugees everywhere, Li Zicheng almost overthrew the Ming Dynasty.

Shaanxi Governor Li Yan looked up at the sky and sighed:

"God! Open your eyes and take a look, touch your conscience and think about it carefully, are you fair to the Ming Dynasty like this?

Now the Emperor of Ming Dynasty loves the people as much as his son. He finally rescued the ruined Ming Dynasty. Is it easy for him?

Look at the people in the northwest, they are all kind humans. Why do you freeze people to death when the storm is storm in winter? It is rainy in other seasons, so how can you bear it..."

"Husband, the Lord will probably be back soon. We must believe that Your Majesty will definitely find a way to save the people here. Don't be too sad."

Seeing his husband like this, Madam Hong's eyes were filled with tears, and she quietly stepped forward to hold Li Yan's arm and comforted her easily

It has been a few months since Li Yan has not had a good sleep and has been running around the northwest to direct the people to dig wells to fight disasters almost every day.

The 300,000 army was not idle either. They were all helping the people transport grain, water and disaster relief.

Sun Chuanting, the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty, and important officials in the court, have come to Shaanxi in person. They check the disaster situation and supervise whether the disaster relief materials can be in place on time.

Even the three princesses came to Shaanxi in person a few days ago and brought a lot of food.

It can be said that the entire Ming officials and nobles took action to rescue the Shaanxi-Gansu region.

But even if God doesn’t take any action, or even if there is no drop of rain, as a parent official of Shaanxi people, can Li Yan not be anxious?

Li Yan looked back at his wife and reached out to touch her pretty face:

"Mrs. I suffered with Li Yan. Look at your haggard face. It's all Li Yan who is incompetent. Not only can't solve the drought problem, but even his own wife can't take care of..."

The Hongniang smiled sweetly:

"Husband, don't say that. Compared with those generals at that time, we are very happy. Hong Niang has no regrets! Let's go to the river to see if there is another well coming out of water."

"Okay, go..."

It was rare for Li Yan to hold Hong Niangzi's jade hand in front of everyone and walk towards the dry riverbed together.

The Hongniang blushed, looked back at the guards and some people not far away, and followed Li Yan happily.

"Look at it, the adults have lost a lot of weight, and the wife has become even more haggard. The golden boy and jade girl have been hurt by God."

Not far away, the people laughed happily when they saw the adults and their wives holding hands.

On the dry riverbed, many people were sweating profusely and digging wells, or more precisely, a deep trench dug at the bottom of the river.

There is still some water in the thick sand layer at the bottom of the river, and this kind of water is generally called sand soaking.

The sand is very thick and not easy to dig. Once it is digging deep, it will collapse immediately. Everything just now was in vain.

Now both the people and the soldiers have already gained experience, and he can bring wooden boards with holes to make walls.

In this way, there will be no landslide and the water in the sand can flow out from the holes in the wooden board.

Li Yan and his wife walked behind everyone working and saw that water had appeared in the deep trench they dug.

Water slowly leaching out of the deep ditch about two meters gathered together, and the depth was almost half a foot deep.

Everyone's eyes were filled with surprise. Judging from the current situation, it was enough to eat for the time being.

Yang Zheng was the leader here. He used to follow Zhu Cijiong into the army of Pinggang. Zhu Ciyang's brothers led troops to war, but in order to protect Yang Zheng, he did not take him there.

Seeing the arrival of the governor and his wife, Yang Zheng immediately scooped a bowl of water and handed it over:

"Madam, try this water very sweet."

These days they are together every day, and when they meet, Li Yan doesn't let everyone salute because he thinks he is also a victim of the disaster.

Li Yan reached out to take the water bowl from Yang Zheng's hand. He did not drink it directly, but handed it to Hong Niangzi:

"Madam, are you thirsty? How about it taste!"

The Hongmao smiled sweetly, took the water bowl and drank a few sips:

"Well, it's not bad. It's better than before, and it doesn't have a fishy smell. The master also tastes it."

Hong Niangzi was born as a general. Although she was a delicate and beautiful woman in front of Li Yan, she still maintained the kind of heroic boldness in front of everyone.

Being careless does not affect the image of Hong Niang, but instead makes everyone respect her more because this is the reality.

Unlike some people who have risen their status, Guan Wei will follow them and start to show off in front of everyone.

The dignified governor of Shaanxi and Mrs. Haoming actually cherished a bowl of water so much. This was a recognition of everyone and moved them very much.

Li Yan smiled slightly, took the water bowl and drank it all:

"Well, it's good, it's delicious. Everyone must protect our water source. This is our lifeblood.

Now I announce that this water is only allowed to cook and quench thirst, and no one is allowed to use it to water the ground.

This little water will not play any role in large crops and must not be wasted.

If someone finds out that we deliberately waste the fountain of our life, I will exile him to the Great Northwest Desert."

Everyone looked at the dead crops. Although they were reluctant to leave, they knew very well that this little water was just a drop in the bucket and could not solve any problem.

"Yes, don't worry, sir, we won't waste a drop of water."

At this time, a fast horse came to Li Yan, and the horseman turned over and immediately saluted:

"Report to the Governor General, Lord Xia Wanchunxia has arrived at the Governor's Office with a lot of disaster relief materials."

(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!