Li Zhen returned to the study to process the latest news.
Judging from the news, as more and more people are evacuated, the level of danger will continue to decrease. However, there are still countless houses flooded in the mountain villages around Guangzhou, and countless people's homes have been destroyed by mudslides. Soldiers are needed. Rescue, so the soldiers of the four regiments had to continue to rescue outside.
Four thousand soldiers braved the heavy rain to rescue people.
It is convenient for rescue during the day, but at night, the soldiers in the army can only withdraw.
There were no electric lights or flashlights in this life, and it was pitch black when the heavy rain came down. The soldiers could not take action and could only wait until daybreak to continue the search. Early the next morning, Huang Shihai led soldiers from four regiments of the army to continue searching for people affected by the mudslide. , the people who were washed away by the flood wanted to see them alive or dead or their corpses, so we could not just leave them alone.
In the afternoon, Huang Shihai returned to the Admiral's Mansion alone.
He held his tired body, his eyes were sunken and bloodshot, and his face was full of tiredness.
Obviously, Huang Shihai did not have a good rest after two days of large-scale searches.
Huang Shihai came to the study, raised his hands and saluted, and then said: "Commander, the soldiers have been searching for the people in heavy rain for two days. Many soldiers are sick. The search time is too long and the scope is getting wider and wider. The soldiers can't stand it." , I took the initiative to divide the four regiments into two groups. The first regiment and the second regiment are the first group, responsible for today's search. The third and fourth regiments are the second group, responsible for tomorrow's search. The two regiments take turns to replace each other. , let the soldiers have time to rest."
"This method is good and can be implemented."
Li Zhen nodded and said: "We cannot give up the search and arrest work, not even one person."
Huang Shihai said: "Don't worry, Commander. I understand. I am looking for the Commander to recruit some young and strong men and let them join in. They don't need to take risks. They only need to search areas without danger, or Help transport injured people to the hospital, or relocate people living in remote areas."
Li Zhen pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll go to Jiuzhou Daily and ask Mr. Wei to publish a notice to recruit people."
Huang Shihai bowed and left, and Li Zhen also hurried to Jiuzhou Daily.
Entering it, Wei Yuan and the other celebrities were busy.
When Wei Yuan saw Li Zhen coming, he put down the brush in his hand and said with a smile: "Hongyi, Guangzhou has been hit by the disaster. You have become a very busy man now. Come to Jiuzhou Daily today. Do you have anything important to do?"
Li Zhen said: "Mr. Wei, the thing is like this. The soldiers in the army are continuously searching for the people, and the area is getting wider and wider. There are not enough soldiers, and some people are needed to help. I would like to ask Mr. Wei to publish a notice in the newspaper recruiting young adults. , let them search for the people together, without them taking any risks, they only need to search in a safe place."
Wei Yuan stroked his beard and said: "It is a good idea to mobilize the people to search."
Immediately, Wei Yuan wrote the notice with a swipe of his pen.
Wei Yuan gave the notice to the printing staff of Jiuzhou Daily and asked the staff to print it and prepare to sell the newspaper. Wei Yuan looked at Li Zhen with a smile and said: "I heard that you are getting married, but because of the matter of rescuing the people, you have a relationship with your mother-in-law. There was a fight."
Li Zhen looked surprised and asked: "Mr. Wei, how do you know."
With a mysterious smile on his face, Wei Yuan said calmly: "There is no airtight wall in the world. Since Guiliang and the eunuch who delivered the order are so arrogant, it is easy to find out. I have prepared to publish your story in the newspaper. Let the people know that you rescued Baixin, I have seen it, and there is no reason not to cheer you up. When the people know that you have postponed your marriage for them, they will be very touched. You, the Admiral of Guangzhou, will have no one after what happened this time. Able to shake."
Li Zhen cupped his fists and said, "Thank you, Mr. Wei."
Wei Yuan waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter, it's just a little effort."
After a pause, Wei Yuan continued: "As the scope of the manhunt expands, more people are indeed needed, but there are very few people who have not evacuated. For now, the more problem is the resettlement of the people after the evacuation. You want to The primary goal is to be able to stabilize them and gain the trust of these people. Today, I will take advantage of this time to follow me to the hospital and then to the place where the people are resettled."
Li Zhen looked at Wei Yuan, grateful in his heart.
This old gentleman, who has only a few days to live, tried his best to help him.
Even though Wei Yuan's ultimate goal was to serve the Qing Dynasty, Li Zhen got endless benefits from it. Li Zhen agreed directly, left Jiuzhou Daily with Wei Yuan, and arrived at the hospital by carriage.
By this time, the hospital had been built.
Because of the heavy rain, the hospital was overcrowded, and every house on every floor was filled with injured patients. Li Zhen walked around the hospital and expressed condolences to the sick people. A small number of them were injured because of the collapse of the house. , mostly due to heavy rains causing typhoid and colds, so there were many sick people in the hospital.
When these people saw Li Zhen, they were extremely excited.
Some people even had tears in their eyes.
For these ordinary people, many times when they see an official, they immediately kneel down and salute, but they don't dare to speak out, don't dare to laugh, and don't dare to do anything overly polite, especially when the official has a big belly and is full of troubles. He was fat, dressed like a dog, with a big belly, and put on a stinky face as if everyone owed him money.
However, Li Zhen gave them a different feeling.
Li Zhen has a handsome face, a smile on his face, speaks casually, and laughs loudly when he talks about something he is happy about. He is very friendly and relaxed, as if he is chatting with fellow villagers next door.
Li Zhen's actions made the people feel real concern.
Wei Yuan has been following Li Zhen, watching Li Zhen chatting with the people casually and naturally, knowing that Li Zhen is speaking from the bottom of his heart. He has lived for most of his life, and in his later years, he can meet someone like Li Zhen who can give advice easily and be able to He was a caring and capable official, so he tried his best to help Li Zhen.
The two of them walked through the hospital and then went to the place where the people were resettled.
The people standing at the temporary resettlement site were all from ordinary families. Rich families like the Fan family also had houses in the city, so they lived in them directly without waiting for the government to settle them. Li Zhen walked into the place where the people were resettled and talked cordially with the people. , carefully asked the people about their food, clothing, housing, etc., and felt relieved to know that the people were well fed and clothed.
From the smiling faces of the people, Li Zhen could also see that there was nothing wrong with them.
Li Zhen walked around the place where the people were resettled, letting the people remember this official who once went to the front line to rescue the people. The people were very honest, and Li Zhen was kind to them. They all remembered it in their hearts. After Wei Yuan and Li Zhen left, Li Zhen After returning to the Admiral's Mansion, Wei Yuan hurried back to the Jiuzhou Daily newspaper office.
Wei Yuan wants to publish what happened today.
He first wrote about Li Zhen's delay in getting married for the sake of the people, and used newspapers to publicize it. Then he focused on publicizing that Li Zhen went to the hospital to express condolences to the people of Ning, and went to the place where the people were resettled to check on the people's conditions. Finally, Li Zhen once took the risk The incident of Yu rescuing the people is enough to exaggerate Li Zhen's image.
Wei Yuan spent a lot of money to build up Li Zhen's image.
An official who serves the country and the people, an official who cares about the sufferings of the people, an official who can be indifferent to life and death for the sake of the people, and an official who can defeat foreigners gradually emerged.
ps: The third update; the fourth update may be later.