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All the people in Hai's fishing village were transferred out and temporarily resettled into shelters.

There are also people in the yamen who are responsible for forecasting the weather. They didn't forecast it before, so they sneered at Ji Xiuran's behavior of going to war when he heard a casual sentence from an old man outside. They didn't say anything to dissuade them. .

Who let a dignified state know the state, don't believe them but believe a commoner's words.

Although Ji Xiuran didn't know their thoughts, he doubted their abilities. He was already dissatisfied with these people who occupy positions, only know how to eat and drink, and don't contribute anything. If the situation is as the old man said this time, then these people People who eat and drink for free don't need to support them anymore.

Time is running out, Ji Xiuran can only make some preparations, the most important thing is to look at the people themselves.

Shi Jingchen was also aware of the seriousness of the matter, and returned to the barracks ahead of time, notifying Shen Chong and the others to make them the most prepared. Although everyone had doubts in their hearts, they could not be fully prepared, but as Ji Xiuran said, it is better to be prepared than to be fully prepared. Not prepared to be strong.

When the time came, the whole day was strictly guarded against death, but it was a bright sun. At night, everyone relaxed and went to rest. In the middle of the night, the hurricane came suddenly, and the strong wind swept across the entire Yunzhou. With the downpour, a piece of It was dark, the waves were raging, and the sea water poured back, and for a while there was a vast ocean outside Yunzhou Mansion.

Fortunately, when the city of Yunzhou was built, the terrain was taken into consideration, and it was built on a high place, so it was spared this time.

Ji Xiuran, who was always restless in his heart, took a rest, but did not sleep soundly. When the wind blew up, he got up.

It's just that the environment outside is too harsh, and he can't get out at all, so he can only watch anxiously as the thunder and lightning strike outside.

At this time, he could do nothing but pray that his previous preparations would work.

Only at this time can I really feel the weakness and powerlessness of human beings in front of nature.

After the strong wind raged for ten hours, in the evening of the next day, it seemed to weaken a little. Ji Xiuran put on his rain gear and took someone out to have a look.

The houses around the government office are all finished brick houses, and the streets are also flat bluestone streets. Except for a little water accumulation, there is no major problem. Instead, a century-old camphor in the government office blows in the strong wind. The head of the tree was broken and fell on the roof of the side compartment, cracking some tiles on the roof, and some rain leaked. After the weather improves, it will be fine to find someone to repair it.

Yu Wenyuan also came to the yamen in the rain, and saluted Ji Xiuran when he saw him, and sighed happily: "Fortunately, my lord informed the people in advance to prepare and avoided some losses. Otherwise, the hurricane will pass through the border, and there will be heavy casualties."

After hearing this, Ji Xiuran nodded lightly. He was not at ease. Although the notice was made in advance, the preparations were hasty after all, and the result would not be fully confirmed until the wind and rain had completely passed.

Ji Xiuran gave instructions to the people who came to the yamen, and let them go back. Although the wind has stopped, the rain is still falling, and it is getting late, so we should go back and have a good rest, recharge our spirits, and face the busyness of tomorrow.

Sure enough, the next day, the wind and rain stopped, the sun came out, and they ushered in the beauty after the storm.

After going to the yamen, Ji Xiuran ordered that the people in the yamen should perform their duties and get busy, figure out the damage after the rainstorm, and prepare for post-disaster relief. He has to wait until the specific situation is clear, and report to the court. The next disaster, and see if we can ask for some disaster relief funds.

After the arrangements were made, Ji Xiuran didn't stop and took people out of the city.

When he saw the traces of the seawater raging outside the city, he took a deep breath. The situation was more serious than expected. If it weren't for the high terrain of Yunzhou Prefecture, he still doesn't know what would happen.

Seeing this situation, the people following behind couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat off their brows. They all felt that they had narrowly escaped death once, and felt grateful again.

Ji Xiuran led the crowd and walked on the official road outside the city. After the disaster, the seawater had receded, revealing the ground washed by the seawater, and there was mud everywhere. No one cleaned it up yet, and it looked desolate.

When I came to the seaside fishing village outside the city, I saw the small village that was almost razed to the ground, and my eyes were serious. I saw the fishermen who had arrived, and looked at the mud wreckage, crying bitterly, and my heart became solemn.

Seeing this situation, the officials behind him couldn't help but feel sad, and their eyes were slightly red with emotion.

Ji Xiuran stood there, feeling the sadness, and said with a choked voice: "As the magistrate of Yunzhou, I have a duty-bound duty. I swear to rebuild the homeland for the people. I swear here that the heaven and the earth will serve as a lesson."

Everyone behind him also swore, seeing the misery of the people, vowed to do their best in this reconstruction work.

When the officials of the Yamen came back, there was a rough statistics of the losses.

The storm this time was indeed so powerful that it has not been seen in decades. Some houses were overturned and the seawater flooded back. Several fishing villages near the coast were submerged. Fortunately, many fishermen listened to the government's announcement and left early to seek refuge. , but some lucky few people were swept away by the tide.

Although the losses of the common people are generally heavy, but fortunately the casualties are not high, which is a blessing in misfortune.Ji Xiuran listened to the little official's report, and felt a little comforted in his heart.

He took up a pen and polished a sensual memorial and sent it out, hoping to earn some compensation for the people of Yunzhou.

At this time, Liu Qiang, who was sent to the barracks to check the situation, also came back. Seeing Ji Xiuran, he opened his mouth to report: "The barracks has been prepared for a long time, so there are no casualties, but the storm exceeded expectations. Some old warships came out. question."

After hearing this, Ji Xiuran nodded reassuringly, and motioned Liu Qiang to continue, and Liu Qiang continued to talk about the saltworks: "The backwatering of the saltworks is serious, and all the brine in the previous salt pond has been scrapped, but it can be restarted after it is cleaned up, but it is only before the roots grow. Because I wanted to collect salt in the rain, I was hit by the waves and suffered some minor injuries."

Hearing this, Ji Xiuran shook his head in disapproval: "This life is really stubborn. Didn't you tell them to avoid it before? Why did you go out in the rain? Is the injury serious? Have you consulted a doctor?"

Liu Qiang nodded and replied, "I've seen the doctor, it's just a minor injury, not serious."

After hearing this, Ji Xiuran was relieved, and then ordered: "Pass on my words, let Gensheng take good care of his wounds, and continue working after the wounds are healed, and you take someone to help clean up."

Liu Qiang agreed and withdrew.

After Ji Xiuran dealt with the family affairs, the next step is to prepare for the post-disaster reconstruction. There is not much money in the treasury now, but it is enough to support the initial reconstruction. Ji Xiuran discussed with Yu Wenyuan and others to move the money out and start the reconstruction work first. , After the disaster relief funds from the imperial court come down, we will make the next step arrangement, and we will also open a warehouse to release food, so that the homeless people can eat first.

Yu Wenyuan and the others also agreed with Ji Xiuran's decision, and began to arrange work according to Ji Xiuran's wishes.

Moreover, the clean-up and reconstruction work in the city also needs to consider the number of manpower, so we give priority to hiring these people, so that they can work and earn money, and alleviate some of the difficulties in their lives.

Under the command of Ji Xiuran and the support of Yu Wenyuan and others, Yunzhou started the post-disaster reconstruction work with one heart and one mind.

By the time the imperial court rushed to deliver the imperial decree, Ji Xiuran and the others had already begun to finish their work.

This time the Imperial Envoy was Ji Xiuran's fellow Jinshi, Zhou Shi, who often followed Li Shuhua, and Ji Xiuran had met him a few times before at gatherings, so he was considered acquainted.

Now that I am a member of the Ministry of Household Affairs, I should not have sent a sixth-rank official out, but now that the south has been severely affected by the disaster, and when I came out of Yunzhou, other coastal states were completely unprepared and suffered heavy losses. In these places, as for Yunzhou, according to the information obtained, it is the place that was least affected by the disaster this time.

Considering the situation in other places, only one Yuanwailang was arranged.Ji Xiuran didn't care who was sent, as long as the relief money came.

After getting the news in advance, Ji Xiuran, who was waiting outside the city, saw the imperial envoy's carriage approaching, and led the crowd to meet him. Although Zhou Shi's official position is not high, he is an imperial envoy now, so he must have the proper etiquette.

Zhou Shi kindly asked Ji Xiuran and the others to excuse him, looked over, and took the initiative to say: "Master Ji, don't come here without any problems."

Ji Xiuran smiled, and responded naturally: "Lord Zhou, it's been a while since we've seen each other in the capital, but you're still so charming."

Zhou Shi laughed heartily when he said it: "If Shi's demeanor is not as good as Mr. Ji's, are Mr. Ji's words just to amuse Zhou?"

Ji Xiuran also responded with a smile: "Lord Zhou is still so humble." After speaking, he turned his head, pointed at Yu Wenyuan and others to finish Zhou Shi one by one, and brought Zhou Shi back after everyone had seen each other. to Yamen.

This time when Zhou Shi came, the disaster relief would be over before it even started. When he saw the current situation of Yunzhou, he couldn't believe it. He had been ravaged by the sea wind before.

Looking at the neat ground and the various buildings that were about to end, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart that the Yunzhou officials moved quickly.

Under Ji Xiuran's arrangement, Zhou Shi, who had nothing to do, had a good experience of the customs of Yunzhou.

Under Ji Xiuran's warm hospitality, Zhou Shi revealed some news to him. Apart from Yunzhou, other states adjacent to Yunzhou were also seriously affected by the disaster, but they had no warning at all, and the disaster was much more serious than Yunzhou. up.

And because of Ji Xiuran's foresight, Yunzhou suffered some unavoidable losses, but overall it is still very good.