At the beginning, his wife came to him, and he became rich by selling kidney treasures.

"Two hundred thousand..." Ren Hao was shocked.

This number is enough to make your scalp tingle just thinking about it. It would cost an unknown amount of money and food just to feed these 200,000 people.

No wonder Li Tang looked so ugly.

Due to lack of money and food, people could not even get enough to eat, let alone dredge the flood.

After a moment of hesitation, Ren Hao said, "Li Tang, go and have a rest for a day and come see me tomorrow."

"Sir, I don't need to rest. The people are suffering from the disaster. How can I sleep?" Li Tang said seriously.

"Go and rest, this is an order!" Ren Hao said in a deep voice.

Looking at Li Tang's condition, he would be exhausted to death if he didn't sleep.

Li Tang's face flushed immediately, his eyes filled with tears, and he looked at Ren Hao gratefully: "Thank you for your sympathy, sir. I will come to see you tomorrow."

Ren Hao waved his hand and asked Li Tang to go back, then he took his men to set up camp.

First, he arranged for people to distribute the grain he had collected from various prefectures and counties, so that the people could eat more and no longer have to drink porridge that was so soupy that even chopsticks could not stand up.

Then he arranged for people to survey the water shape and terrain.

Although Ren Hao had never controlled floods, he had seen dams and the like in his previous life, as well as the Dujiangyan Irrigation System built by Li father and son to control floods.

At night, Ren Hao found it difficult to sleep listening to the noisy voices of people all over the mountains.

After getting dressed and walking out of the tent, I saw Hongyao outside the tent, cooking something in front of a small pot and staring at the fire in a daze.

After a brief pause, Ren Hao walked over to Hongyao. Hongyao then noticed him and quickly stood up: "Sir..."

"It's so late, why aren't you sleeping yet?" Ren Hao waved his hand, motioning Hongyao to sit down, and asked curiously.

Hearing this, Hongyao couldn't help but smile and said, "Looking at these suffering victims, I can't sleep."

Raising her hand and fiddling with the things in the pot, Hongyao said, "My lord, I cooked some dishes. Let's eat some later."

Ren Hao smelled it, and was hit by a fragrant aroma that whetted his appetite.

"Yes, I need to eat some." Ren Hao said with a smile.

Looking at the tiny flames all around, there were countless disaster victims who could not sleep all night. They had lost their homes, and some had even lost their loved ones, including parents, children, wives, and husbands, who were still immersed in grief.

The occasional wailing sounds filled the entire mountain range with a sad atmosphere.

Hongyao stared at the fire in a daze, and suddenly said, "When I was a child, I lived with my parents in Qiantang County for a year."

"I still remember that this was a very prosperous place, with many people and it was very lively. At that time, my favorite thing was to eat the candied haws in that alley. They were very sweet and delicious..."

"Later, my father was dismissed from office and imprisoned because he offended someone..."

"What happened next?" Ren Hao listened carefully, and looking at Hongyao's nostalgic expression, he couldn't help feeling a little pity.

This was the first time he heard a girl he was not very familiar with talk about her past.

He knew that Hongyao just needed someone to listen, and perhaps he had accidentally become the right person.

"Later..." Hongyao's eyes revealed a trace of sadness: "My father died in prison, and my mother became depressed and passed away within three months."

"My father was an honest official and had no savings. I was homeless on the streets. At that time, a kind-hearted person gave me some leftovers, and I cooked them into this vegetable porridge..."

Hongyao said this, filled a bowl and handed it to Ren Hao with both hands.

Ren Hao took it, sniffed it gently, and exclaimed: "It smells so good."

Then Ren Hao picked up the spoon and took a few bites. The taste of the vegetable porridge was not strong, but it had a unique soft and tender aroma that made people's appetites grow. After a while, Ren Hao finished the whole bowl of porridge.

Hongyao looked at Ren Hao eating with great relish and a smile appeared on her pretty face.

"Another bowl." Ren Hao wiped his mouth and said. He was really a little hungry.

Hongyao took the bowl with a smile and filled another bowl for Ren Hao.

When eating the second bowl, Ren Hao was not so anxious anymore. He asked while eating, "What happened next?"

"Later..." A trace of memories flashed through Hongyao's beautiful eyes, and she slowly said, "Later, I met a kind-hearted sister who saved me..."

"A kind sister?" Ren Hao raised his eyebrows. "Is it Wen Yan?"

"Yes." Hongyao nodded: "Then I followed the master."

"Oh... by the way, what is Wen Yan's identity?" Ren Hao asked the question in his mind.

Hongyao shook her head and said nothing.

Ren Hao stopped asking questions when he saw this. This Wen Yan was really mysterious! Even Xu Qing didn't know, let alone others.

"Go to bed early, we have things to do tomorrow morning." Ren Hao said as he stood up, then turned and walked into the tent.

Hongyao stared blankly at Ren Hao's back. A smile that seemed both happy and angry appeared on her pretty face, and then turned into a sigh.

The next morning, Ren Hao got up as soon as it was light.

He took Huilixue, Hongyao, and a few people who were familiar with the geography and water conditions to a high place for observation.

Coming to the highest peak and looking down, I saw that the vast ocean had not receded yet, the original river channel had been submerged, and there was still water flowing from upstream towards the bottom.

"How long will this upstream water flow last?" Ren Hao asked.

A middle-aged man beside him clasped his fists and said, "My Lord, judging by the water situation, it will take at least another month before the flood gradually subsides."

"only……"

"Go on!" Ren Hao frowned.

The middle-aged man smiled bitterly and said, "In just one month, Qiantang County will be completely submerged by the flood. By then, the riverbed will become flat. Even if the flood recedes, it will no longer be habitable here."

"There are still some buildings that can hold on. If it goes on for a long time, I'm afraid the losses will be even greater. By then, even the people's belongings that fell into the water will be difficult to find."

"What plan do you have?" Ren Hao turned around and asked.

Several people frowned and shook their heads. Faced with such a ferocious natural disaster, they could only wait for the flood to subside before making any plans.

Hongyao said, "Sir, can we choose another place to resettle the people and rebuild Qiantang County?"

"No!" Ren Hao shook his head: "This is the foundation of Qiantang County, and the foundation is still there, and the planning is clear. As long as the flood dissipates as soon as possible, it can be rebuilt at a small cost. If we choose a new location to rebuild, let alone 13 million taels, even 50 million may not be enough."

It is difficult to move away from old lands, not only because of the people's feelings for their hometown, but also because of the already formed urban planning pattern. Once this pattern changes, I am afraid that there will not be many people left in Qiantang County.

Qiantang County itself is located in the inner bay of the river. If it were not for the sudden flood, Qiantang County would not have suffered such a severe disaster.

"Mobilize all the people, build dams upstream, and dig canals downstream, and try to clear the flood within half a month!" Ren Hao said in a resounding voice.