Traveling through the Qin Dynasty, I seized the throne of Ying Zheng's father

Chapter 253 Disaster Situation

This is not something that they can solve with just a few people.

We don't have enough silver for ivory, and how can we help those families build houses in this freezing weather?

Fortunately, everyone here has lived here for generations, so there must be some relatives or neighbors who are willing to help them.

Even if the house collapses, you can still live in the homes of relatives and neighbors.

However, this will inevitably cause trouble for relatives.

That meant the whole family moved into someone else's house.

So many people's houses were collapsed by the snow, the imperial court should at least help them rebuild their houses.

This is what Lord Zhou is most worried about.

He is the county's top official.

Unfortunately, the area under his jurisdiction suffered the most severe snow disaster, but Lord Zhou knew that the national treasury was not abundant, and he was really unsure how much the national treasury could give to the disaster-stricken people.

At least it will allow those who want to get through this year peacefully.

Otherwise, how will these people survive if they have nowhere to eat and live?

When Fusu heard that many houses had collapsed under the weight of the snow, he frowned deeply.

He asked with concern, "Was there any casualty? I conducted a fundraising campaign in the city. As you know, the national treasury doesn't have much money right now, so we can't allocate any for disaster relief. But fortunately, the amount raised was not small."

"As long as it's not a large-scale disaster, we should be able to provide them with some subsidies. If that's not possible, I will organize further fundraising. Right now, the most important thing is the issue of casualties."

"There were casualties this time. Did you remind them that the snow was too heavy and the weather was too cold, so they couldn't sleep too soundly, or they might fall asleep and pass out? There must be someone left awake to keep an eye on their family members."

Fusu thought about the extent of the disaster and the amount of money and supplies he had raised.

We should be able to weather this crisis.

They should also be able to provide some subsidies to the affected people.

With the subsidies, they were able to build their own houses after the snow stopped, and they should be able to get through this year and next year and gradually recover.

But Fusu cared about those who had died.

What the Qin Dynasty needs most right now is a large population; only with a larger population will the national treasury grow.

With a larger national treasury, the imperial court can accomplish more.

Therefore, what Fusu was most concerned about was the number of deaths.

The letter that Lord Zhou sent to the imperial court did not include statistics on the number of deaths.

It was around that time that the snow disaster had just broken out, and Lord Zhou probably hadn't been able to contact the villages below, at most only knowing about the situation in the county town.

At that time, Lord Zhou probably didn't know that no one had died in this snow disaster.

No one knows exactly how many people have died.

Lord Zhou looked saddened after hearing Fusu's words.

With such heavy snow, of course, people must have died.

Moreover, this was only a rough estimate by him.

The statistics are not very accurate.

Because those people are already dead, and the snowstorm is still ongoing, he wants to ensure that more people survive, rather than wasting time on those who have already died.

Therefore, Lord Zhou's statistics were not comprehensive enough.

But now that Fusu has asked, Lord Zhou has also thought of those who have died.

Lord Zhou said with a sorrowful expression, "The number of people counted in Xiaguan alone has exceeded 300. Most of them are elderly. They are old and their physical strength is not as strong as that of young people. Some of them, like you said, died in their sleep without realizing it."

"Another group died from catching a cold due to the extremely cold weather."