What to do if you have too many golden fingers? Walk sideways!

Chapter 437 Earthquake

An old man said:

"Hey boy, how did you know there would be an earthquake? We have lived here for so long and have never seen an earthquake."

Liu Erdan said anxiously:

"Please trust me, folks, and leave here with us first!"

The yamen runners also tried to persuade the villagers, but the villagers did not buy it.

"Sir, it's easy for you to say that. Our family is here, how can we just move away?"

"That's right! Are we going to leave our homeland just because of your empty words?"

"Who knows what you are up to?"

……

There are still many villages behind, and they can't arrest people by force.

Liu Erdan had no choice but to call Gu Xi for help.

Gu Xi also frowned.

If this happened in modern times, once a notice was given, people would definitely save their lives first, because everyone knows how terrible earthquakes are.

But the mountain people here have no channels to know, so it is normal for them to resist.

If it was Gu Xi, she could easily knock the person out and throw them into the space.

But there are more than a dozen counties in Shuzhou and vast mountains. If she relies on herself, she will be exhausted to death and there is simply not enough time to rescue her.

Chu Zhao rolled his eyes and said:

"How about cheating?"

Gu Xi: "What do you mean?"

Chu Zhao said: "Let each county send an official document to each village, saying that the court wants to provide relief to the people. Everyone can go to the place designated by the county government to receive 50 kilograms of rice and flour. No matter male or female, old or young, everyone can get a share. However, they must go in person and cannot be collected by others."

Chu Zhao is still somewhat talented. Gu Xi's eyes lit up:

"good idea!"

Although there have been no more people starving to death in Fengyi Kingdom since Gu Xi ascended the throne, Shuzhou is still very poor. The people are just not starving to death, but they cannot have enough to eat. The temptation of 50 kilograms of rice and flour is still huge.

Gu Xi told Xu Rongan about this method.

Xu Rongan said worriedly:

"This will indeed help the people voluntarily move out as soon as possible, but there is also a drawback. Since they are here to collect food, they will naturally not take their valuables with them. This will be a huge loss for the people."

Chu Zhao said unhappily:

"Which is more important, life or money? Besides, what property can villagers in the mountains have?"

Xu Rongan said helplessly:

"Your Highness, perhaps their wealth is nothing to you, but even a chicken or a sheep at home is extremely precious to them."

Gu Xi used his X-ray vision to look underground again. The cracks on the earth's crust were gradually increasing and deepening.

Relocation cannot be delayed.

So he said:

"I can't care about that anymore. Saving lives is more important. If we don't do this, it will take too much time for them to move on their own initiative, and we don't have that much time."

Chu Zhao also said:

"Yes, if they really value these properties, even if they believe that there will be an earthquake, they will still take all their things with them, which will affect the speed of leaving the mountain."

Xu Rongan sighed:

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away!"

Gu Xi saw Xu Rongan's concerns and said:

"Don't worry, Governor Xu. I will provide a batch of money and food, and I will never let the people starve to death."

Xu Rongan bowed to Gu Xi gratefully:

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"

What he was worried about was the empty treasury. He was afraid that after the people moved out, they would have no food or clothing, which would still be a disaster.

After receiving the call from the prefect, the counties took immediate action and posted relief notices in every village.

The yamen runners were also asked to tell the villagers that they must reach the designated place within one day. Even the elderly who had difficulty moving had to be present in person to receive the white rice and flour.

At this moment, the whole Shuzhou was in an uproar.

That’s fifty kilograms of white rice and flour. The temptation is too great.

In order to get more food, even the elderly with limited mobility and the woman who was about to give birth were carried out of the mountain.

The yamen runners and special forces assisted the elderly, the weak and the sick to get out of the mountains.

After arriving at the designated location, the special forces directed everyone to set up tents.

When the people arrived, their faces were full of joy, but as they waited a long time for the food to be distributed, they became a little impatient.

They shouted and asked:

"When will the food be distributed? I haven't fed my chickens yet."

"Yes, there are so many sheds here. Are we going to stay here tonight?"

"I have walked all the way, I am thirsty and hungry, and I was hoping to get food back. When will it be distributed?"

……

The yamen runners could only explain:

"The prefect said that we have to wait until all the villagers are here before we can distribute the food. But don't worry, everyone, we will provide dinner tonight!"

Seeing the big pots set up and the rice porridge being cooked, the people finally felt relieved. They had food to eat, so they just had to wait.

Villagers came one after another, and as soon as they arrived, they were given food.

The people had a delicious meal of white porridge and pickled mustard tubers, and then they all crowded into their tents to rest, waiting to receive their food the next day.

Gu Xi thought, although this is a parallel world, the distribution of the earth is the same as in modern times, so would the same situation exist in modern times?

She had to go to bed quickly and return to the modern era to remind the country.

But the more he wanted to sleep, the more he couldn't fall asleep. Gu Xi counted a thousand sheep before he finally fell asleep.

When I opened my eyes again, it was almost noon here.

Gu Xi immediately took out his cell phone and called Fang Zhe.

"Assistant Fang, please contact the higher-ups of the country immediately and ask them to send me to Shuzhou. I suspect an earthquake will happen there. I can only confirm the details after I go there and take a look."

Fang Zhe didn't dare to delay after receiving the call.

Twenty minutes later, Gu Xi boarded a special plane heading to Shuzhou.

Two hours later, Gu Xi saw that the cracks on the earth's crust were bigger than those in the parallel world, and immediately said to Fang Zhe:

"Let the Earthquake Bureau issue an early warning and evacuate the people as soon as possible."

Although Fang Zhe didn't know how Gu Xi came to his conclusion, he knew the ability of this powerful man and immediately contacted the top leaders of the country.

A few minutes later, people within hundreds of miles of Shuzhou received text messages informing them to go to open areas as much as possible to prevent earthquakes.

Although modern people are skeptical about the news from the Earthquake Bureau, out of the instinct to save their lives, they still pack up important belongings, take food and water, leave home as soon as possible, and find an open place to set up tents.

Even if the earthquake does not happen later, no matter how much they curse the Earthquake Bureau online, they dare not gamble with their lives now.

And various departments of the country have also taken action.

Army, armed police, firefighting...

State property should be protected if possible.

Logistical support work is also urgent.

Various supplies are urgently allocated and ready to support Shuzhou at any time.

After all, this is the modern world, which is much more orderly than the parallel world. This is the power of the country.

Gu Xi envied this kind of power. She believed that it wouldn’t be long before the parallel world would be able to do the same, and do it better.

Gu Xi was no longer needed here, so she immediately returned home and went to sleep.

The parallel world depends entirely on her.