All Hail Cousin Brother

The prevention of snow disasters is nothing more than food, warmth, and typhoid medicine.

The coal mines and charcoal cellar industries in Shanshan and Shaanxi are very prosperous. In the Zhou Dynasty, almost all coal and charcoal in various regions were supplied from Shanshan and Shaanxi. The weather is very cold, and the people who have lived on that land for generations have good cold tolerance and stress resistance. In terms of keeping warm, they can be put on hold for a while.

Focus on food and typhoid medicine.

In addition, the Guanzhong area has been experiencing drought for three or four years, and then it snowed, which alleviated the drought. However, the long-term drought has caused serious desertification of the land, which is no different from wasteland. Careful planting and cultivation are needed to restore the soil quality. This will have a great impact on the spring plowing of the second year, and hairy wild rice must be planted in October.

If the temperature drops sharply, the seeds will not survive.

Yu Youyao had a plan in mind, and immediately united with the Xie and Bai mansions, as well as the aristocratic families and gentry in Liaodong, to start preparing supplies to prevent snow disasters.

The state government office also posted a list of many matters related to the prevention and control of snow disasters, and formulated measures to relieve the victims, encouraging people to donate materials.

At the same time, a document was also issued to encourage the planting of woolly wild rice in the Guanzhong area.

Firstly, hairy wild rice can survive the winter, nourish the ground, prepare for next spring plowing, and increase harvests;

2. In winter, when food is scarce, it can still be eaten.

It is not that we have not considered that if the snowstorm is serious, the woolly wild rice will not survive, but the woolly wild rice has strong cold resistance, the seed cost is low, there is no fear of waste, and there is no need to spend time cultivating it. Even if it cannot survive and freeze to death in the ground, it can still rot. Having fertile land in the field is beneficial no matter how you look at it.

At the same time as the list was published, a corresponding document from the state government's Yamen was also sent to all counties.

After the government took action, Yu Youyao promptly handed over the disaster relief materials to the government in the name of donation, including a batch of wild-leafed wild rice seeds.

As soon as the news came out, there was another uproar in Liaodong.

Liaodong has had good harvests for three consecutive years, and the people's lives have become much better. With Princess Shao Yichang taking the lead, every household spontaneously went to the donation site organized by the yamen to donate materials. More or less, it was all a heartfelt gesture.

The news spread to Shanshan and Shaanxi areas, and the wealthy gentry could not sit still.

Although the Han family in Xi'an fell, the case was so involved that it has not yet been closed, and many wealthy gentry have been implicated one after another.

A large amount of family property was confiscated, all supplies were confiscated as military supplies, and all the real money and silver were sent to the Ministry of Household Affairs. Trucks of snowflakes and silver made the Zhou Dynasty unable to withstand the expenses of the two armies of Liang and Youjun.

It also made the court completely focus on the big fat sheep in Shanshan and Shaanxi areas. How could they be willing to let the case of the Han family in Xi'an be easily closed? !

This also completely sounded the death knell for the noble gentry of the aristocratic clan, making him completely realize that the situation of the aristocratic clan was over, and the entire northern territory was ruled by King Wu Mu.

In particular, Beidi invaded on a large scale, and the imperial court issued documents to assist the war, giving King Wu Mu the power of life and death. Everyone was afraid of themselves, so they donated money, grain, and raised supplies, and spared no effort.

As soon as I heard that Princess Shaoyi had donated supplies for snow disaster relief, everyone rushed to prepare supplies and arrange snow disaster relief, for fear of falling behind others.

As soon as the snowstorm started to show signs, the northern border showed great cohesion.

It reflects the appeal of Princess Shao Yichang in the northern border.

It also expresses King Wu Mu’s control over the northern territory.

News from the Guanzhong area reached Yu Youyao's ears one by one. After Yu Youyao analyzed it in detail, he sent people to investigate and secretly visit. By mid-November, heavy snowfall continued and the snow disaster came as expected.

Various government offices in Guanzhong sent the first batch of snow disaster death lists.

Yu Youyao felt very sad when she saw the bright red names on it, all representing the lives lost. But when she saw the total number of people, she couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.

The aristocratic families and gentry in Liaodong finally became a human being.

Grandma Yue said: "The relief materials sent by the government are mainly grains, and sweet potatoes can definitely be managed. If the victims have a full stomach, their body resistance will be strengthened, which will reduce the number of illnesses, save the consumption of medicine, and reduce the number of deaths." .”

Food relief is the top priority. Only food can stabilize people's hearts.

Yu Youyao was convinced and asked: "How is the condition of the hairy wild rice plants planted in October?"

Grandma Yue said: "Although hairy wild rice has good cold resistance and stress resistance, under extreme weather, the germination rate is greatly reduced, and the survival rate per acre is less than 50%. If the temperature continues to drop, a number of them will freeze to death."

Thanks to my quick reaction, I planted the wild rice seeds in October. At that time, there were still a few areas with snow in the mountains and Shaanxi, and the temperature did not drop significantly. If it were later, the seeds would not germinate.

"It's much better than expected." Yu Youyao smiled and even looked more relaxed: "After surviving this winter, everyone will have hope for life."

As long as wild rice can survive in the ground, the soil quality will be improved to some extent, and next year's harvest will also be higher.

Before you know it, it’s December.

An earth-shattering news came from the front line——

The various tribes in Beidi jointly elected Lada, the leader of the Hu and Qiang tribe, as their Khan, known as "Lada Khan". King Lada Khan unified the grassland tribes and led a 600,000-strong Beidi army to personally conquer Xiaoyuguan.

For more than a year, Beidi and Dazhou fought many times, but were defeated repeatedly. Beidi never retreated, and there was no effective countermeasure. The war between the two sides has been stalemate.

This is not in line with Beidi's brave and warlike nature.

Yu Youyao had already had a bad premonition, and the birth of "King Khan" just confirmed this.

Beidi is a nomadic nation with more than 200 large and small tribes. The tribes have no fixed settlements and wander around the grasslands. Because the Di people advocate freedom and respect strength, the tribes usually work on their own and compete for each other. Resources, internal fighting is also fierce.

The matter of electing the Khan King must have been in progress for a long time, but due to the fierce fighting between the tribes, there has been no conclusion, and internal opinions are not unified. The war ahead is somewhat stretched.

Therefore, the war has been stalemate for the past two years.

Yin Huaixi often attacked various tribes in the grassland, leaving Beidi helpless.

Now that King Khan is born, Beidi has made a comeback, vowing to wash away his shame.

This news shocked the entire court.

You's army only has a total of 500,000 soldiers and horses. Only about 300,000 can actually go to the battlefield, while Beidi has 600,000 soldiers and horses. The disparity in soldiers and horses between the two sides is too great. How to fight this battle?

There was endless debate.

Some people even proposed to negotiate peace with Beidi in the hall: "Don't Beidi just want supplies? Liaodong has had a bumper harvest for three consecutive years, and there is no shortage of supplies. I will give some supplies to calm Beidi down. After the Liang thieves are dealt with, we will fight Let’s make peace with the outside world...”