It snowed heavily for seven days, and Su Rong lost his temper.
She called Zhang Yun in front of him and gave him a fatal order, "You think of a way, and the Ministry of War will develop a snow-plowing roller as soon as possible. Otherwise, you will shovel the snow yourself to clear the way."
Zhang Yun's lips twitched, "Daughter, hey, Your Highness, don't stare at me. Qin Tianjian said that there will be heavy snow this winter, very heavy snow, which is rare in a hundred years. This is not what I said. In just a short time, I , and there is no way for the Ministry of War to build a vehicle for the purpose you mentioned."
Su Rong looked at him and said, "I don't care. Anyway, if you think of a way, just make a tool for shoveling snow."
Zhang Yun immediately said: "Shouldn't this be the job of the Ministry of War?"
"No, iron tools are under the control of the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Industry mostly has wooden tools. They are of little use at this time. Anyway, you can think of something." Su Rongcai didn't want to hear him say that he couldn't make it. She just wanted something that could be used and the results. " Nowadays, heavy snow has blocked the mountains, and even the road to the royal capital has been blocked. It is difficult for cars and horses to travel, and it is even more difficult for people to travel. Except for the vicinity of the royal capital, it is still unknown what the disaster situation is in the states, counties and counties outside. It cannot continue like this. Hurry up and open the road so that the people of the imperial court can go to various places to inspect and provide disaster relief."
Zhang Yun was a bit big-headed but he knew what Su Rong said was right. However, he still relied on the strength of the people and said immediately: "Let the Ministry of Works work together to sharpen the wooden tools. It doesn't necessarily mean they won't work."
"Okay." Su Rong nodded, "You have five days to do it."
Zhang Yun's eyebrows twitched hard twice, turned around and walked away in a hurry.
Su Rong summoned people from the Ministry of Works and gave the same instructions.
So, the two teams worked hard day and night to think of ways to develop, and because Su Rong pressed them three times a day, they were pushed into a hurry. They finally came up with a simple snow shoveling roller, which mixed wood and iron to clear the road. The snow was shoveled to both sides. Although the speed was not fast, four or five vehicles were built at once, and the effect was still very impressive if they worked together.
After building the snow-plowing cart, Zhang Yun was so tired that he fell into a coma for a day, and then went to the palace to seek credit from Su Rong.
Su Rong rewarded him very generously. He also gave him a cart full of precious medicinal materials, silks and cloths, gold, silver and jewelry.
Zhang Yun thought it was worth it, "My lady, you are so generous. I will swear allegiance to you to the death. Next time I have such an order, you will still come to me."
After saying that, he left with the reward without any objection. He never thought that when Su Rong came to Southern Chu with an army of 300,000 soldiers from Daliang, he had to pay for all the military expenses along the way by deducting the Zhang family's Jinshan Li. Compared with what he spent, this car now is just a drop in the bucket.
However, although he forgot, Su Rong remembered it for him, thinking that whenever he made merit in the future, she would reward him more, so as not to let him suffer too much.
Zhou Gu and Ye Guixue were also left in the three southern states because of the heavy snowfall in Southern Chu.
Zhou Gu looked at the wind and snow outside. Although the wind and snow had stopped, it was difficult for cars and horses to move and the road was blocked. It would be difficult for them to return to Beijing. He frowned and asked Ziye, "How is the damage outside?"
Ziye shook his head, "I have sent people to investigate, but no news has been sent back. With such heavy snow, the simple thatched houses of the poor people may not be able to hold up, and they will have long ago collapsed under the weight of the snow."
Zhou Gu rubbed his brows, turned around and said to Ye Guixue: "Now that the snow has stopped, let the army plow the snow to clear the way, and arrange disaster relief from the three southern states first?"
Ye Guixue also sighed, "It seems we won't be able to go back for a while."
He was easy to say. At most, it was all the affairs of the Ministry of Personnel that were left to others to do. However, apart from the affairs of the Ministry of Husbandry, Zhou Gu still had people in the capital who were concerned about it.
Zhou Gu shook his head, "Should I leave you to handle it alone? That's all, how can I leave you to deal with so many things alone?" Ye Guixue said sincerely: "I can handle it."
Zhou Gu still shook his head, "I know you can handle it, but alone, it will always be slower. After the secret guard detects the situation, you and I will take action separately."
When he saw that Ye Guixue wanted to persuade Ye Guixue to stop him with one sentence, "No matter how anxious I am, I can't leave you alone, otherwise I will be busy all year round. After all, if Su Rong and I get married, you will also I have to rush back for the wedding banquet."
Ye Guixue laughed and said nothing, "Okay!"
The next day, the secret guard sent back news that the damage outside was very serious. Long before the heavy snow came, Qin Tianjian predicted that heavy snow was coming. The princess, Ye Xiang and others hurriedly deployed, but they only had time to deploy within a radius of 500 miles of the royal capital. The remaining large areas of Nanchu were not available in time. After all, the snow fell so suddenly that Qin Tianjian could make a prediction two days ago, which is considered very capable.
Ziye muttered, "There are heavy rains in the Wei Dynasty this summer, and there are heavy snowfalls in the Southern Chu this winter. What's going on? Why don't we all go to the Wei Dynasty?"
Zhou Gu glanced at Ziye and said, "Although the heavy snow has damaged the imperial court, it is the people who suffer. No matter whether it is heavy rain or heavy snow, it is not a good thing wherever it falls. It is better to avoid such natural disasters infrequently."
Ziye sighed, "Young Master is so kind that even the people of Wei have mercy on you."
Zhou Gu flicked his forehead and said, "When my wife annexes the Wei Dynasty, those people will also become the people of Southern Chu. Why don't you show mercy?"
Ziye covered her head, "It will take at least ten years. Master, you are thinking too far."
“Not far.” Only ten years.
After the heavy snowfall, the first urgent matter for all the civil and military officials in the royal capital was to dispatch manpower to shovel snow and clear roads to provide disaster relief in various places.
Almost most of the officials in the court were sent out. The young and strong ones, one or two people, led a group of people to take charge of a place.
Nangong Yun and Cui Yanjin went to Baochang County, six hundred miles away from the royal capital.
On the way, he looked at a woman named Nangong Yun. She looked very thin, but she rode a horse for a day in the cold wind and didn't even fall down. Among women, she was considered very capable. After all, most women are delicate, and there are very few like his mother and cousin.
He asked Nangong Yun, "Sister Yun, have you ever practiced martial arts?"
Otherwise, most people won’t be able to hold on.
Nangong Yun shook her head, "My father was afraid that I would be bullied, so he found someone to teach me some boxing and kicking skills. It was just to strengthen my body. It does not count as martial arts."
Cui Yanjin nodded, "That's enough. You are so powerful. I rode the horse for a whole day and I didn't even see you fall."
Nangong Yun smiled tiredly, "I'm still very tired. If I continue to ride for half a day, I won't be able to bear it."
"That's great. We have arranged for people to go in advance to inquire about the situation. We can walk more slowly. The road is short anyway. We will arrive at the place when the guards inquire about the situation." Cui Yanjin said.
Nangong Yun nodded, thinking that although Mrs. Xiao Cui was not very old, she was well-organized and arranged things in an orderly manner. She, who was a few years older, seemed immature. She had to grow up as soon as possible. (End of chapter)