The most arrogant in history

Chapter 710: Lord Ding takes office.

Ye Kun said: "Human lives are at stake, and saving lives is the first priority. We must continue to treat the injured and take good care of the earthquake orphans. In places where conditions permit, the orphans and the elderly caused by the earthquake can be sent to Zhuo County in batches for resettlement.

The issue of autumn harvest will not be considered for the time being, but there is no prohibition on people who have the conditions to do so from spontaneously harvesting their own crops. "

Ma Zhengyang nodded and arranged for relevant personnel to handle it.

At this time, a few old men from the country came over with crutches.

Ye Kun went over and asked, "Fellow villagers, what can I do for you?"

An old man looked at Ye Kun and said, "Your Majesty, are you really... the Emperor of the Han Dynasty?"

"Yes, I am Ye Kun, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. May I ask what can I do for you?"

Ye Kun smiled.

The old man knelt down, tears streaming down his face. "I have lived to be seventy years old, and I never expected to see such an emperor who is so devoted to the people. Your Majesty, you are a good emperor. With you, the people can live like human beings."

"Old man, please get up quickly. We are abolishing the kneeling ceremony." Ye Kun hurriedly helped the old man up and said to the people around him:

"In our Great Han Empire, all the people must stand up and never kneel again. If the future emperor makes the people kneel again, he will be the emperor.

I also hope that everyone can stand up straight and not kneel down when meeting the Jade Emperor or the Jade Emperor! "

The villagers nodded together and straightened their backs.

Ye Kun added: "The court did do something for this disaster relief. They mobilized surrounding forces to ensure everyone's safety. However, this is what the court should do, and you don't need to thank them.

Our elders and fellow countrymen pay taxes to the state, participate in labor and military service, build the country, and defend the country. So, it is also our duty and responsibility for the court and the country to do something for the people.

The imperial court has decided to exempt the six counties of Qingzhou from taxes for three years. In addition, we will raise funds from various sources to rebuild our homes. Please believe that our homes will become even better! "

The young people at the scene applauded together.

Ye Kun also held a symposium with the villagers at the resettlement site to understand everyone's needs.

The local elementary school principal asked, "Your Majesty, solar and lunar eclipses can be predicted, so can earthquakes be predicted?"

"Solar and lunar eclipses have regularity, but earthquakes do not. In other words, we have not grasped the laws of earthquakes. Therefore, we really cannot predict earthquakes."

Ye Kun sighed and said, "However, we can formulate long-term and feasible emergency measures to deal with disasters and control the disaster situation to the minimum extent. We are currently formulating specific measures."

There were also relevant emergency disaster relief measures in ancient times, but they were very poor.

In terms of execution, it cannot be done with vigor and determination;

Coupled with the restrictions on conditions, many regulations are equivalent to dead words.

Ye Kun has thought about popularizing earthquake knowledge and enhancing people's awareness of earthquake prevention.

In fact, the casualties caused by ancient earthquakes were relatively small.

Because the population density is low and most of the houses are single-story, you can escape with a little preparation.

For the same major earthquake, the casualty rate in later generations due to the densely populated high-rise buildings would be much higher than in ancient times.

He Tiantian accompanied them and said to everyone:

"It takes about half a minute for a house to collapse after an earthquake. If everyone rushes out of the house and runs to an open area within half a minute, casualties can be avoided.

Make an earthquake early warning device at home. Use a small tree stump about an inch long and as thick as a finger, place it on the table, and put two copper coins on it. Once an earthquake occurs, the tree stump collapses and the copper coins fall to the ground with a sound, and everyone will run out quickly..."

Worried that everyone might not understand, He Tiantian demonstrated it herself.

Ye Kun nodded: "This is a very good idea. It should be included in textbooks and popularized."

Textbook promotion is the most reliable.

Many people remember the books they read as children for the rest of their lives.

Ye Kun stayed in Qingzhou for a full half month.

I traveled to all six counties in Qingzhou and visited most of the resettlement sites.

About 30,000 troops, medical and civilian rescue forces from the surrounding areas participated in the disaster relief efforts.

The relief supplies are countless.

Jiang Yourong launched a donation campaign for the disaster area in the imperial city. The entire Zhuo County responded and raised 110,000 taels of silver in donations, which were sent to the disaster area to support post-disaster reconstruction.

The nine ministries held a meeting to discuss the allocation of one million taels of silver for disaster relief, based on the standard of five taels of silver per person, based on the total population of Qingzhou being two hundred thousand.

There were countless other tents, vehicles, and food.

This disaster relief effort was considered quite successful.

Before leaving Qingzhou, Ye Kun convened a disaster relief summary meeting, commended a group of officials, soldiers and civilians, punished some officials who were ineffective in disaster relief, and urged all localities to speed up post-disaster reconstruction and production activities.

After returning to Zhuo County, Ye Kun convened another summary meeting to discuss the gains and losses of this disaster relief effort.

Ma Zhengyang said: "Your Majesty, our disaster relief this time is the best in history. The people in the disaster area all praised it."

"But our preparation is still insufficient and we lack experience."

Ye Kun shook his head: "In the warehouses of various prefectures and counties, there are almost no emergency supplies except food. In this case, when a disaster occurs, it is inevitable that we will be in a mess."

Wu Qiong said: "If all places have disaster relief supplies on hand, it will cost a lot of money."

"It's worth it." Ye Kun pondered:

"Generally speaking, there are 20 to 30 thousand people in one of our counties now. It won't be long before the population grows to 50 thousand. So we should prepare emergency relief supplies based on the population of 50 thousand people.

For example, for every 10,000 people, prepare 100 bandages, 20 sets of shoulder poles and wicker baskets, 10 tents, some hemp ropes, some raincoats, and some torches...

In this way, if there is a sudden disaster, the surrounding counties can come together to provide initial relief supplies. Zhuo County, Chengdu, Chang'an, Luoyang, Jinling, and other large cities should prepare more emergency supplies. "

Wu Qiong calculated on the spot and it didn’t seem to cost much, so he nodded and said:

"We will compile a list of emergency supplies based on the conditions in various places, and then ask the emperor to review it. Earthquakes are rare in ten years, and the main disasters are still locust plagues and floods."

Ding Ding has taken over the position of Chief Minister of the Ministry of Transport and Water Resources and said:

"Master Wu is right. I looked at the records of major natural disasters in the past hundred years. They were mainly floods and locust plagues. The Yellow River has been relatively peaceful recently, but the management of the Huai River and the Yangtze River is obviously not enough. I think the court should be cautious."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "Since Lord Ding has taken over from Ye Qingyang, he will be fully responsible for transportation and water conservancy work. You can organize experts to conduct research, come up with a governance plan, and then submit it to the nine departments for discussion."

Lord Ding nodded.

After the nine tribes dispersed, Gongsun Erniang whispered, "Your Majesty, the top Mohist disciples have all arrived. We can convene the Mohist Alliance Conference now."

Ye Kun asked: "How many people are there in total?"