Chapter 51 Disaster Victims
Wujiang County is a city slightly larger than Pingchuan County.

Next to it is the Wujiang River, which is one of the major rivers in the Jiangnan region.

Wujiang County has a very advantageous geographical location, with well-developed water and land transportation.

Geographically, it is closer to Qingzhou City, about eighty miles north of Qingzhou City.

But it does not belong to Qingzhou, but to Yangzhou further north. Wujiang County is about a hundred miles away from Yangzhou.

An earthquake in Wujiang County also caused the water of the nearby Wujiang River to flow back, flooding the surrounding towns and causing countless casualties.

In this cold winter, the probability of an epidemic is not high.

But once the river water rushes in, many people will probably freeze to death.

Liu Yehui spent a few minutes briefly introducing the situation in Wujiang County to Qin Feng.

Finally, he said, "The court has already ordered the cities around Wujiang County to open their warehouses for disaster relief and provide assistance to the victims, but there are too many victims, including tens of thousands of injured people, and there are not enough doctors in Qingzhou City."

"The prefect has ordered doctors from surrounding areas to rush to Qingzhou City to treat the injured. I know you are an excellent doctor, so I came here to talk to you."

In fact, Qin Feng did not really go to the county government to register his identity as a doctor, nor did he treat a large number of people outside. At most, he would treat patients when he saw them.

So in the eyes of the government at this time, Qin Feng was not a doctor, and he would not be affected by this transfer order.

Liu Yehui came here at this time just to inform Qin Feng. Whether to go or not is up to Qin Feng himself to decide.

"I'll go in and get some things, and then I'll leave." Qin Feng nodded without any hesitation.

"Ah?" Liu Yehui was stunned. He came over to talk to Qin Feng about this matter with some selfish motives.

But I didn't expect that Qin Feng agreed directly after he just told her the situation without saying anything else?
Looking at Qin Feng's back as he entered the room, he was slightly stunned.

I admired in my heart: What a kind-hearted doctor!

Faced with natural disasters and man-made calamities, the first thing that came to Qin Feng's mind was the scenes in his previous life when all sides came to support when one side was in trouble.

Although he is now in a different world, Qin Feng really cannot stand idly by when facing these people who speak Chinese and write Chinese characters.

Besides, saving lives is also a good opportunity for him to improve his medical skills, so he is not saving people in vain.

So Qin Feng went back to pack his things, said goodbye to his parents, and went out.

Liu Yehui said he wanted to go with him, so the two of them walked towards the north gate together.

Although you can take a detour to Qingzhou City via the East Gate of Pingchuan County, it is obviously closer to cross the river via the North Gate pier.

Half an hour later, the two took a boat to the town on the other side of the river, rented two horses, and headed towards Qingzhou City.

While riding on the road, you can occasionally see scattered victims coming from the north.

Qingzhou City’s carrying capacity is limited. Those disaster victims who cannot enter the city will radiate to other places in the surrounding areas. Pingchuan County will also accept disaster victims, but in small numbers.

The victims who could walk so far were generally strong and had food on them. Qin Feng ignored them and kept walking north.

Horses do not have strong endurance. After walking for half an hour, they need to rest for a while and eat some fine feed.

Along the way, the two talked a lot. Qin Feng learned a lot of details from Liu Yehui, which allowed him to see another side of the world.

These are things you can’t see in TV dramas.

When talking about natural disasters and man-made disasters, Liu Yehui also sighed.

"This year is really a year of disasters. In May, Quanzhou, Yingzhou, Luozhou and other places were flooded everywhere. Now there is an earth dragon turning over. Is this a divine punishment from the temple?"

"Who knows?" Qin Feng murmured.

In the TV series Joy of Life, the focus is on the protagonist's conspiracies and intrigues in Kyoto, while the natural disasters, man-made disasters, and the lives of ordinary people are hardly portrayed, and are just mentioned in passing at most.

Now, listening to Liu Yehui's story and looking at the victims along the way, he felt deeply moved.

In the past, he could see words like "people cannibalized each other during a year of famine" in history books. But people who had not experienced it personally could not imagine such a scene, and Qin Feng certainly could not imagine it now.

It is estimated that only after he arrives in Qingzhou City and sees the large number of disaster victims on the scene can he get a glimpse of the truth of history.

At night, the two found an inn on the road to rest.

It's time the next day.

The two were not far from Qingzhou City.

Disaster victims can often be seen on the official road here. Some of them are walking towards nearby villages, while others are wandering around nearby.

Even one or two bodies could be seen on the roadside.

"No one cares about these? The Qingzhou prefect doesn't care?" Qin Feng asked Liu Yehui who was standing aside.

That is, the two men rode on horses at a relatively fast speed, and the victims along the way could only watch them leave.

If I stopped, I would probably be robbed. The looks from the victims were really creepy.

"They will definitely take care of it. I guess there are too many people to take care of it."

Liu Yehui said: "The victims usually gather outside Qingzhou City. There will be people distributing porridge there, and the injured will also be there."

"Let's go quickly."

Qin Feng did not ask such stupid questions as why not let people into the city.

Although he sympathized with the disaster victims, he also knew that if they were allowed into the city, it would only cause bigger problems.

After walking for a while, the two arrived outside the south gate of Qingzhou City.

At this time, the place was full of disaster victims. They gathered in tents in the cold weather, shivering, just waiting for the porridge distribution time every morning and afternoon.

"The current situation is still relatively good. In a few days, when there are more and more victims, people will start selling their children," said Liu Yehui after taking a look around.

Among the many maids and servants in Qing Kingdom, most of them were forced.

Every time a natural disaster strikes, children and daughters are sold.

After all, compared to starving to death, being bought home obviously offers more hope of survival.

"Why not increase the amount of food for disaster relief?" Qin Feng asked subconsciously.

"It's hard to explain in a few words, but it's all about saving more lives."

In fact, he knew the answer to this question even if Liu Yehui didn't answer it.

Is there any food in Qingzhou City?
Of course there are, a lot even!

There was enough food for the people in the city and the disaster victims outside for more than three months, but most of it was in the hands of the local gentry and in those grain stores.

They won't sell it, and if they do, they will raise the price to make more money.

The government’s grain reserves are limited, and no one knows if there is a shortage. If more grain is released every day, what if there is not enough food later?
After all, it is human nature and interests that make it happen.

Human life?

In this world, everything is priced, and they are all extremely low prices.

Disaster victims, in the eyes of some people, are not even considered human beings.

If you think about these questions carefully, they may even make your back cold.

Qin Feng didn't think much about it, but followed Liu Yehui towards the city gate.

(End of this chapter)