Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

However, even if a noble lady from an aristocratic family was surrounded by many officials, she would probably be nervous and at a loss as to what to do.

But Lin Xiaoyue looked calmer than anyone else. All the cabinet ministers and secretaries could not help but sigh in their hearts, who said that this girl came from the countryside and was not presentable? Her self-cultivation alone was better than countless others.

Even if he is pretending, he is still much better than ordinary people.

Lin Xiaoyue: Am I being calm? I am ignoring, okay?

No matter in which plane or region, the strong are respected. And she claimed to be stronger than anyone present (in terms of force), so she let these people look at her.

The emperor and the seventh uncle noticed the changes in everyone. Compared with the previous time in the court, all the ministers showed no regard for the rural-born Le'an Township Lady. They despised, ridiculed, impeached, and cursed her, using all means to belittle the little girl.

Now, thanks to a sand table, my view has changed.

At this point, the emperor was silent for a while, and no one knew what he was thinking. After thinking for a while, he brought up the matter of the sudden cold wave and asked Lin Xiaoyue what she thought.

He always felt that perhaps when they were at a loss, this little girl in front of them... wrapped up like a ball, might be able to give them a different idea.

Lin Xiaoyue originally wanted to find out the court's views on the cold wave and its response strategies.

Unexpectedly, someone handed me a pillow when I was sleepy.

So, she didn't care about other people's opinions and expressed her thoughts.

Without too much preparation, she only talked about the self-help measures she saw and came into contact with when modern times encountered epidemic closures, combining them with the current environment.

The main focus is on stockpiling supplies to ensure that the people have enough resources to survive in harsh climates.

The second thing is to keep warm. Use as many thick blankets and clothes as possible to keep your body warm, and stay indoors in a place that is sheltered from the cold wind.

During the day, when there is still sunshine, you can still hold on. But at night when the temperature is lower, she suggested lighting a charcoal brazier at home.

If you live in some ordinary people's homes in the village, it might be possible for five or six families, or three or five families to live together.

When the roads are blocked by heavy snow and you cannot go up the mountain, if you cannot collect more firewood, you might as well start removing wooden boards from the most dilapidated houses in the village and uninhabited houses and burn them for heating.

As for if the owner of the empty house returns to the village in the future, we can unite every household in the village to contribute some money to compensate the owner for his losses.

Third, proper physical exercise needs to be performed regularly to promote blood circulation.

After all, in extremely low temperature conditions, people still need to move their hands and feet as much as possible to improve their body's ability to withstand the cold.

Finally, we need to pay attention to mental health, but the ancients did not have a strong awareness of this.

After all, most of the phenomena in today's society are about turning a deaf ear to what is happening outside and minding one's own business.

However, in extreme weather, people are more likely to feel anxious and depressed. Therefore, we should try to maintain a positive attitude. If we encounter difficulties, it is recommended to face them together with the people we live with.

The most important thing for the court is to do a good job of organization and donation for relief, and also to pay attention to stabilizing the soaring prices. It would be best to set an upper limit so that merchants can make a profit and ordinary people can afford it.

On this point, Lin Xiaoyue only made a broad suggestion. As for the specific operation, she believed that with the wisdom of the civil and military officials of the court, they would definitely be able to formulate a perfect price suppression policy. In this regard, Yongzhou City has done a good job. [See Chapter 256 for details]

As for the financial constraints, there is no need to worry, as there are wealthy people in every place. The only problem is how to mobilize the enthusiasm of these wealthy people to raise funds.

Lin Xiaoyue suggested that each place could make a monument of merit.

The names of all those who have contributed to the fundraiser will be engraved on the monument of merit, and notices will be posted in the city, clearly listing every expenditure of money. Everything will be open and transparent, and a mechanism for mutual monitoring will be set up, so there will be no need to worry about someone embezzling money.

As a result, some truly wealthy, powerful, or businessmen would like to donate more just for the sake of face.

After all, these people don’t lack money, what they want is face.

If the emperor could commend the top five or higher-ranked donors, I believe more kind-hearted people would be willing to donate.

Originally, the emperor and the ministers were most worried about raising money, but after hearing what Lin Xiaoyue said, wouldn't donating money become a good deed that everyone would scramble to do?

Not to mention others, even the cabinet ministers and the minister of war present, who wouldn't want to gain face in front of the emperor?

Of course, they did not dare to compete for such commendations as being among the top in the country. After all, it did not match the silver tribute. If the royal family really wanted to investigate their gray income, their property would be confiscated before the commendation.

But then again, it was beyond their expectations that this farm girl, who they had heard about from others and came from the countryside, could come up with such perfect and constructive suggestions.

Do today's farm girls know more than those people who have been trained with great effort by the noble families?

Lin Xiaoyue: I’m sorry, I’m standing on the shoulders of giants, how could I know less than you?

While everyone was looking at Lin Xiaoyue, the Minister of War, relying on his agility, was the first to jump out and propose to the emperor to invite the Lord of Le'an Township to visit the Ministry of War and guide them in making the sand table model on the spot.

Lin Xiaoyue felt that she had done her part and had done everything she could, so she immediately declined the invitation of the Minister of War and submitted her resignation to the emperor. She said that the natural disaster had suddenly struck, and the people in Wanbao Town were old and young, and she was really worried. So she would leave in the next day or two, and hoped that the emperor would take care of himself. In the future, if the emperor or the court needed her, she would serve the court with all her strength until her death.

Alas, I am really at a loss for words, so I will just use words from a TV drama I have watched before. I think the emperor will be satisfied after hearing them.

Sure enough, the emperor did not show any dissatisfaction after hearing this. He was just puzzled about Lin Xiaoyue's desire to leave the imperial city in the heavy rain and snow, and travel thousands of miles just to return to Wanbao Town.

Looking in the direction of the Seventh Uncle, he saw that he had no strange expression on his face, and it was obvious that he had known about this for a long time.

However, what the emperor didn't know was that the matter of going back was only mentioned by Lin Xiaoyue, Chunxing, Xiaocao and others last night when they returned to the room, and it was agreed by everyone.

The Seventh Uncle heard Lin Xiaoyue talk about it in the carriage on his way to the palace early this morning.

Strictly speaking, the Seventh Uncle only knew it about two hours earlier than the Emperor.

In fact, Lin Xiaoyue didn't have to go back in the heavy snow, but she wanted to wait until the blizzard stopped before leaving.