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Two feet of snow is not only pretty to look at, it's also extremely destructive.

If not adequately prepared, snow can not only block roads but also put considerable pressure on homes. Perhaps with half the weight, the roof of the thatched house will be completely broken, and the tiled house will not be worthy of pride. There is still a chance of victory under the heavy snow layer.

In catastrophic weather, all people's homes are put to the test, and most people will ultimately be the losers.

The worst part is that Shaonan is not an area with heavy snowfall in normal years. Therefore, the snowflakes that fall everywhere during the New Year cause the most terrible thing - snow disaster.

The village houses outside the city are more damaged, but their experience over the years has taught them to save themselves. At this time, no matter how stingy a nobleman is, he will open his manor and let in homeless refugees.

Citizens in the city will have more problems. Most of them rely on transported food and firewood supplied from outside the city for heating. Roads are blocked due to heavy snow. In addition, many grain shops and rice shops are closed due to the New Year. Countless people Life suddenly became a problem. If the houses collapse again, most of them will have to stay in public institutions such as temples. Dajue Temple in the west of the city is one of them.

However, people who have not experienced the test of snow disasters, and the temporary straw sheds built based on their usual experience are completely unable to withstand the heavy pressure of the snow layer.

Just a quarter of an hour ago, a hayloft failed. 40 people were buried under the snow, and when they were dug out, more than 20 people were frozen to death.

Soaring rice prices, soaring heating costs - thinking of their own situation in recent days, people eager to vent their anger immediately pointed the finger at the prefect's Yamen. A large group of citizens surrounded the onlookers who did not know what they were talking about, and rushed the small team of government officials to pieces...

In fact, the government office did not do nothing. At least a few days ago, Cheng Yun'an started working normally. He also received the notice and directed the disaster relief activities to proceed unhurriedly, but their speed was obviously cannot satisfy the victims. Especially when several roads outside Shaonan City were blocked due to heavy snow, the state capital, which had lost supplies, could do even less.

Hearing the loud shouts outside, Cheng Jinzhou suddenly became anxious. The Cheng family mansion was not far from the Yamen. If something happened, it would probably be a disaster.

At this time, the advantage of the small courtyard was reflected. Although there were some who took advantage of the chaos, few came to this kind of residential area where people were neither rich nor poor. Cheng Jinzhou rushed out of the room and gave a sharp order: : "Mengda prepare your horses, let's go back."

"Your horse can't run." Liu Kuang calmly held Cheng Jinzhou in his arms, looked ahead and said, "We'll see what the situation is."

This was almost a citizen riot. The first word that came to Cheng Jinzhou's mind was "Bastille", followed by a series of heads chopped off during the French Revolution, including poor Lavoisier, the smartest person in human history. chemist.

Thinking of this, Cheng Jinzhou calmed down, grabbed Liu Kuang's sleeve with his backhand and said, "Your Excellency Liu Kuang, do you have any idea?"

"The Cheng family has its own star warlock, it's okay." Liu Kuang patted Cheng Jinzhou's hand and comforted him.

He did not take the situation seriously. The political situation of the Great Xia Dynasty was relatively stable, but after all, it had been a country for hundreds of years, and there were always emergencies.

Cheng Jinzhou can easily think of the bad side when it comes to personal matters. The urban riots he knew about, let alone a few mortar-like Star Warlocks, even with bayonets and heavy artillery, the emperor was still clicked. But it was useless to urge him. Seeing how Liu Kuang seemed to have nothing to do with him, maybe he would just leave even if he really rebelled.

This attitude made Cheng Jinzhou extremely disappointed. The truth is revealed in times of crisis. Star Warlocks are not as noble in character and public-spirited as he imagined. They are also bright on the outside but dark on the inside.

The dozen or so knights guarding the outer courtyard were all dressed up, but except for two or three people who had additional goggles, the others still wore cotton armor. On the contrary, most of their attendants wore cowhide armor, which could protect them from ordinary enemies. It was just that the weather was too cold and he kept jumping around, looking far less calm than the knight.

Cheng Jinzhou was determined to jump on his horse and leave, but he knew that the role he could play was too limited. He looked at the situation outside, then at Liu Kuang, and finally said: "I agree to help you measure the land..."

"Serving in the Transportation Department is a very promising position," Liu Kuang still looked like an old scholar, but bargaining at such an urgent moment gave people a sense of sophistication.

Xiao Cheng looked at the other two people and said with emotion: "You have already obtained some formulas I made. I can simplify these formulas, but it is absolutely impossible for me to join the Transshipment Department. I still have some unfinished studies..."

Of course, he doesn't really care about his studies. What he really cares about is still the success and failure of reforms - most of the reforms in history have failed. Even if he is lucky enough to succeed, as the legitimate son of a noble family, he will get Not necessarily as much as lost.

Liu Kuang obviously saw what he was thinking, and said directly: "You are Liu Bin's son-in-law, and you have nothing to do with success or failure."

"It's different for the Cheng family." Cheng Jinzhou couldn't help but tell the truth. The Cheng family tree has deep roots and will not suffer any misfortune because of the failed marriage of a legitimate son, but it is different when a legitimate son takes the initiative to join. It would be best if everything goes well, but from the worst point of view, if Cheng Jinzhou is implicated just because of his relationship with his son-in-law, at most he will lose his official position, title, and fame. But if Cheng Jinzhou is implicated because of joining the transfer envoy, Cheng Jinzhou will lose his official position, title, and fame. In order to avoid being uprooted, the family may sever ties with him. At that time, the sky will not respond and the earth will not work...

How could Cheng Jinzhou rush into a revolutionary team without any benefit at all, especially when he knew that the hope of this team was slim. In fact, from another perspective, Cheng Jinzhou has a ring in his hand and a good foundation in mathematics. Why seek wealth in danger? Most of those who have resolutely rebelled since ancient times are still hungry.

Liu Kuang frowned and stared at Cheng Jinzhou. Although he was already a star warlock, he was only selfless on the surface, and was always towards the Liu family in private. Regardless of whether there are other voices within the family, when the Hexi Liu family decided to take a risk by reforming the land, the entire family was tied to the warship. At this moment, it would be good to have one more oarsman.

Finally, Wang Linghe smoothed things over and said, "It's better to go out and have a look. It's still the New Year, so don't get murderous."

The latter sentence was addressed to the knights.

A group of knights shouted and got on their horses, and surrounded Cheng Jinzhou with four star warlocks. Shi Yan and Shi Mo were not so lucky. They could only mix with the servants of Liu Kuang and others, and were guarded by two or three knight servants. , if there is a real riot, it will be almost useless.

Meng Dameng Er stayed next to Cheng Jinzhou, and the four knight guards pulled out three-foot-long wooden sticks in advance and rushed forward with shouts. Judging from their posture, they actually wanted to disperse the team.

Cheng Jinzhou had no time to stop him and could only pray. He didn't quite believe that a small team of thirty people could have any impact on such a chaotic situation.

However, on this point, he was wrong.

The spontaneous resistance of the victims was more like an irregular parade. The mob was a minority after all, especially when Lu Xufei was in the sky, the people who made up the number ran back home directly. Just as Cheng Jinzhou believed in the power of the people, the comrades of the Great Xia Dynasty believed in the power of the Star Warlocks.

Looking from the bottom up, Lu Xu, the second-level star warlock, looked very majestic.

Cheng Jinzhou's face was tense and there was no smile. Others thought he was worried about comfort at home, but no one thought that the sinister Cheng was still missing the basin of ice water.

The road ahead is still easy to walk. When the crowds of grassroots see the real knights wearing bright clothes and angry horses with breastplates on their chests, most of them will wisely choose to avoid it. Occasionally, there will be a group of people who are eager to be beaten with wooden sticks. When resisting, he would often retreat when he saw a star warlock present. Cheng Jinzhou, who had been worried about seeing blood, gradually became more relaxed.

After passing the city square, the road became crowded. Without enough space to divert the flow of people, it was difficult for the knight to maintain speed. Liu Kuang made a decisive decision: "The knight stays, and we fly in."

Of course he is referring to the Star Warlocks.

Cheng Jinzhou was not even a first-level star warlock, and he had no hope of flying. Wang Linghe gave him a hand, and the two of them swung up and flew up. If possible, most star warlocks would tattoo the flying star array, but the type is different - it is difficult for people to refuse this pleasant and direct sense of speed and convenience.

A few people were only two or three blocks away from the prefect's office. When they arrived at the rear, they discovered that not only the prefect, but also the surrounding government offices were surrounded by tens of thousands of people. There were more people coming from all directions, and the wonderful New Year was ruined before our eyes.

"Where is your father?" Liu Kuang seemed to have some skills, pointing from a distance.

When Cheng Jinzhou was sure, several people had already flown over the official office. Just listen to Cheng Yun'an shouting there: "We will consider your request carefully. You go back first..."

Decades and centuries later, the way officials deal with problems remains the same.

"We want to eat, we want a house, we want to eat, we want a house..." From nowhere, the crowd began to shout.

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