Hunting system, and I ended up becoming the empress!

Chapter 276 The real test

Finally, one hour after the flood was released, the water level in Yuansha City stopped rising and slowly dropped, and the water level in the county governor's office finally stopped flooding into the inner courtyard.

Xiao Zhixing steamed his shoes and arranged the work in an orderly manner. "Sir Li, after the water in Yuansha City recedes, epidemic prevention and resettlement of the people are the top priorities. We also need to mobilize the young and strong people in the city to clean up their homes with our government."

Li Tongye agreed, blinked twice with dark circles under his eyes, and quickly told someone to make arrangements.

"Li Jun, Liu Zizai, Cao Mengyuan, Atano, Mu Ziqi..."

She named all the men present in Junziyuan.

"When the water recedes a little, you will go to other nearby cities and select a place to take charge and command flood control and aftermath matters."

She also supervised the officials. Although they did not hold official positions, they dared not disobey her orders.

She has always kept them with her and taught them how to deal with various situations related to floods.

She believes in their ability to learn.

"Yes!" Everyone did not dare to delay. They chose a location and set off with their guards.

The rain outside became slightly lighter, and in about three hours, the water in Yuansha City receded by 70%.

However, the situation is still not optimistic. The entire southern part of Huzhou is still under the threat of floods, and heavy rain has not stopped in some places.

Reports were sent in one after another, revealing that in addition to floods, secondary disasters such as mudslides, landslides, etc. occurred on a large scale.

In ancient times, the mountains and forests were completely cut down for firewood and charcoal burning, resulting in serious soil erosion. In the hilly areas of the south, landslides and mud-rock flows caused more damage than floods.

Villages and towns were buried one after another, it was a shocking sight.

Even though the government has organized a large-scale evacuation of the people and called on everyone to pay attention to landslides and mudslides, deaths are still inevitable.

According to preliminary statistics, there are more than 5,000 people in the area around Yuansha City alone, and data from farther away have not yet been sent in.

There will be more deaths in those places, and Xiao Zhixing felt heavy-hearted.

[Red Barrage: Historical Records, this flood submerged half of Huzhou, secondary disasters occurred frequently, and the number of casualties recorded reached 300,000. Later, a plague was rampant. It took three years for Huzhou to recover. Xiao Yuanshan and Xiao Yan jointly issued an edict of remorse. ]

【Green Barrage: Ha, we are even more miserable. I just checked. Because there were too many deaths, the scumbags dared not let anyone record it. Only the people had records. Half of Huzhou’s land was empty, and countless cities and towns disappeared. It was only after five years that people became popular.】

Xiao Zhixing calmed himself down and immediately arranged various tasks. Fortunately, Mu Wan and five other girls also came over and took over a lot of the work.

For ten whole days, the entire Yuansha government office was busy as a top. With Xiao Zhixing standing by and the people from the Junziyuan supervising, the county governor's government office and the entire Huzhou officials were all working hard.

There were also those who were really stubborn and perfunctory. Xiao Zhixing dismissed them with a stroke of the pen and nominated other capable officials to take up their posts immediately.

At the same time, Dasheng Daily once again demonstrated its power.

Daily reporters are the ancient version of reporters. They rush to the front line of the disaster under the orders of Xiao Zhixing.

The bold reporting of all the good and bad truths below, with sharp writing style, immediately made the local officials famous.

It also allowed Xiao Zhixing to understand the real situation at the grassroots level to some extent.

Of course, capable officials were also reported in newspapers as typical and outstanding cases, and their names became famous.

Xiao Zhixing directly named and praised some of the areas where work was done well on the front page of reports to highlight their virtues.

This positive and negative effect is so great that supervision has motivated officials and even ordinary people in Huzhou to unite as one to fight floods and provide disaster relief.

They also don't want their hometown to be criticized and become infamous.

Feng Zhen'er held the Dasheng Daily as a guide, "Your Highness, this newspaper is truly magical and can be a powerful tool for governing the country!"

No one expected that the Dasheng Daily, a newspaper similar to a palace gazette that originated in Beizhou three years ago, would have so many functions and such great power.

Xiao Zhixing said with a smile: "You have been reading the newspaper for the past few days without eating or drinking. Have you gained anything?"

She is naturally aware of the power of the central media, China Daily.

Therefore, she firmly controls the authority of Dasheng Daily, especially the headlines on the first page.

The regulations stipulate that only the country's policies and notices are allowed to be published, and they are not allowed to be changed or arbitrarily interpreted.

The articles written by famous people are only in the later pages, and they also explain some connotations in plain language so that ordinary people can understand the meaning of the policy.

As for other pages, they are not so serious. Now, descriptions of officialdom and martial arts stories have been added.

The stories of corrupt officials and virtuous officials are slightly polished and published to serve as a mirror for supervising officials.

The most popular among the people is naturally the story-telling martial arts novels.

In order to read the exciting script, ordinary people bought the entire newspaper, and naturally they could read the previous content at the same time.

This is also the reason why Xiao Zhixing does not have a separate publication and the price has not increased.

She wanted to make it the largest and most authoritative mouthpiece of Dasheng so that it could exert its power to control public opinion.

Feng Zhen'er shook her head and said, "I have learned a lot. Once I figure it out, I will discuss it with you, Your Majesty."

Li Wenxiu looked up from the pile of memorials and said, "Hey, it seems that a bookseller in Zhongzhou has also published a small daily newspaper that focuses on various gossips. I heard that it sells quite well."

Xiao Zhixing had heard of this matter. The other party did not dare to compete with Dasheng Daily for business. It specialized in reporting all kinds of gossip and was an ancient version of a scandal newspaper.

Human beings have loved gossip since ancient times. The other party has chosen the right track, but regulations still need to be followed.

"I asked the head of the daily newspaper to contact the other party and issued a permission order, requiring them to report the news, but not to make up stories and at least provide evidence."

There was no permission order before, because Xiao Zhixing was the only one in power. Later, she asked Zhao Yunqi for instructions and issued such an order, one for supervision and the other for regulation.

She knows too well the power of public opinion.

Several people were talking about various tabloids popping up in other state capitals.

Li Tongye rushed in, holding his hat, holding an urgent message in his hand, "Your Majesty, this is not good..."

"The plague has appeared!"

With a click, someone's pen fell to the ground in surprise.

Xiao Zhixing took a breath, "Where?"

Li Tongye didn't care about the tilted hat, his face was pale and colorless, "Dayong County, Xiaoyongli!"

Li Wenxiu exclaimed, "That...that's where Li Wenxiu is sitting!"

No wonder Li Tongye looked so unhappy, Li Jun was his son-in-law.

Li Tongye's legs and feet were weak as he leaned on the chair beside him, wanting to cry but unable to, "Wen Xiu is in Xiaoyongli, and he is the one who discovered the disease."

That means he has come into contact with the patient.

Everyone was horrified and speechless.

Xiao Zhixing read the urgent news carefully.

At the same time, I went to watch Li Jun's footage. He heard that the mountain lake in Xiaoyongli burst its banks, killing many people. Even the village government office was destroyed, and the village head and other officials suffered heavy casualties.

He personally led people to check and deal with the disaster.

But within three days, someone came to report that many victims were suffering from acute symptoms such as vomiting, fever, and fainting. Some died within a day.

The Dasheng Daily publicized various epidemic symptoms every day. The yamen runners and servants on the front line did not dare to take it lightly and reported it immediately to the higher authorities.

Coincidentally, many surviving officials in the local government also began to show similar symptoms.

Li Jun summoned a doctor to examine the patient, and finally determined that it was an epidemic.

That is the plague after the catastrophe.

He said in the letter: "Xiu Ying has contracted an illness and cannot leave. I am willing to stay in Xiaoyongli and stand together with the whole village. I also hope that the prince will save the lives of all the people in the village. Xiu kowtows on behalf of all the people in Xiaoyongli!"

Xiao Zhixing took a deep breath and said solemnly: "Everyone, the flood will soon pass, and the plague is here. The real test is about to come."

"Everyone, activate the highest level of disposal!"

"Yes!"