Chapter 231, a new crisis
Xu Hao nodded and said, "The current imperial court really needs food from the Southern Xinjiang Kingdom, and only the Southern Xinjiang Kingdom is not affected by this cold wave!"
The location of the Southern Xinjiang Kingdom is close to the equator. If all of them are affected, the whole world will be frozen.
Now the north is already cold and is still in a chaotic world where the Hu people and the demon race are attacked by both sides. Now the south has become the only paradise, and the people of the entire Da Qi have begun to escape south.
Chu Chengjun looked at the north and sighed: "It's a pity that after experiencing this cold wave, the north of Da Qi was completely destroyed. The century-old prosperity of Da Qi is over!"
The essence of this world's Great Qi has always been in the north. The entire southern economy has developed less than 20% of that in the north. It can be said that it has not been developed at all. Therefore, Xu Hao was able to open up land in Yuzhang County for 3 million refugees. Because there are too many wastelands in the south, even if 3 million are resettled, Xu Hao can easily find 1 million acres of wasteland around Qingniuguan. The fish and rice land cannot use the current south.
Due to the ice age, the north was completely destroyed by cold waves and war. For Da Qi, this was no longer a heavy blow, but was directly cut to the thigh. In the future, Da Qi could only become a separatist regime in the south.
Xu Hao could only comfort him: "This kind of natural disaster cannot be fought against by humans. If you develop the south well, the entire north will be empty again. When the cold wave passes, Daqi can still easily occupy the original land!"
Chu Chengjun said helplessly: "If the court retreats, it will not be so easy to go back!"
"Although the people were killed and injured in this cold wave, a large number of people still fled to the Shanggu of the Cultivation Sect. With the formation, each of these sects saved hundreds of thousands of people and hundreds of thousands of people. It is obvious that these people cannot return to the Daqi rule."
Xu Hao said: "To the positive side, at least these immortal sects have saved millions of people, which is a matter of immeasurable merit. Moreover, even if you count in the south and there are still tens of millions of people under the rule of the court, you don't have to worry about the world of cultivation. Can you govern the people better than you Confucian scholars!"
Chu Chengjun was in a better mood: "Indeed, saving people is the top priority at this time!"
But when Xu Hao's field seeds were planted, the Great Qi court finally started to move the capital, and millions of troops rushed towards Xiangyang Jun, and with them there were still millions of family members.
All summer, the people in the north were migrating to the south. Everyone brought their children and helped the elderly, and escaped the Yangtze River crying and shouting, and prepared to start a new life towards the unknown south!
As the richest county in the south, Yuzhang County is the first choice for refugees. No matter how much Yuzhang County has been over-reclaimed, it still flocks to Yuzhang County. Chu Chengjun was very helpless. In the past few months, more than 3 million refugees have doubled, but Yuzhang County cannot accommodate 3 million refugees at all.
Chu Chengjun, the prefect of Yuzhang County, even ignored the boundary markers and occupied a large amount of wasteland in Wu County. He found ways to resettle these people. Xu Hao also made a large steelmaking process and built 10 new steel plants. Now even the tracks are all made of rails, just to create an extra job.
But the weather did not meet people's wishes. The climate of this time was completely disrupted by the volcanic ash. Not only did winter grow longer, but the only south in the court that was not chaotic was raining again and floods occurred in a large number of areas. Not to mention a bumper harvest, half of the harvest was Amitabha Buddha.
The only lucky thing for Xu Hao was that his bear had a bumper harvest of land, and he harvested 25 million tons of potatoes. Xu Hao transferred it dozens of times before he got it to the Daqi world.
So now Yuzhang County has become the largest grain center in Daqi. With the Yangtze River, hundreds of ships transport potatoes to other places with grain every day!
I don’t know if it’s a lucky thing. Because of the Cold Tide War, half of the people in this world died, and the food was saved. With the new land reclaimed in the south, Xu Hao transported 50 million tons of potatoes, as well as some food that everyone found ways to make. With the grain making technology, the food crisis actually alleviated a lot. Although everyone was so hungry that they were pale and thin, they did not starve to death on a large scale except the north. It can be said that this was simply a miracle.
However, Chu Chengjun found Xu Hao and said sadly: "Now the population controlled by Da Qi is less than 50 million. Compared with the peak of Da Qi, 300 million people have died under this cold wave and war. Even if the natural disaster is not over yet, under this great disaster, I really don't know how many people will survive in Da Qi!"
Xu Hao could only comfort him: "It will be fine. The volcanic ash will float for a few years at most, and the weather will start to warm up, and everything will slowly recover!"
However, God did not give Xu Hao face. In August, the weather began to turn colder again. It started to snow heavily before the end of the month. This year's heavy snow fell earlier than last year, which made many people desperate. They wanted to live in the south for a few years to avoid the cold waves and return to their hometowns after the weather was warmer, but obviously God disappointed them. The weather in the coming year will be colder than this year. This is why God will not let them survive.
However, it is already very good for Xu Hao. The most dangerous period of the cold wave has passed. Those who will die are dead, and those who are not dead can basically survive. With the fertile land in the south, it is no problem to support 50 million people. Even if the climate is unstable, it is the same. After all, there are grain making techniques and plug-ins brought by Xu Hao. 25 million tons of potatoes are enough for people in this world to survive.
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"Master Xu Hao, I wonder if the magic weapons of Qingniu Temple can be sold to us?" A casual cultivator immediately asked when he saw Xu Hao.
Nowadays, all cultivators sell evil spirits to Qingniu Temple. Now the Demon Suppression Department is almost dead. Qingniu Temple has replaced the Demon Suppression Department. The Demon Suppression Tower requires a large number of dead ghosts to transform spiritual energy, and the Demon Elimination Master also needs new financial masters to support their families. Qingniu Temple is the largest financial master in the world now. No matter how many evil ghosts Xu Hao are, he can afford them, so the two sides hit it off.
Xu Hao asked, "What do you want?"
Xu Hao only handed these modern weapons to the disciples of Qingniu Temple. Although there are many imitations outside, the most powerful one is Xu Hao's original version.
Chapter completed!