Chapter 874: Chapter 42: Calamity Warning, Emergency Mission, and the Troubled Bright Moon Prefecture Master!_3
The Bright Moon Prefecture is right next to Tianhe Prefecture. If the Bright Moon Prefecture encounters a major problem, Tianhe Prefecture will suffer as well.
A Level Seven natural disaster is no joke. After a disaster, the outbreak of epidemics could result in casualties in the millions!
"Alright, prepare quickly. You can mobilize resources and personnel from Tianhe Prefecture on-site." Without any superfluous words, the Luo Hou King immediately entrusted this task to Zhao Xing.
"Yes."
The call was short. After hanging up, Zhao Xing promptly set off, flying to the Prefecture Lord’s manor.
"Prefecture Lord, I need to mobilize a contingent of the Minister of Agriculture, doctors, and craftsmen to Bright Moon Prefecture." Zhao Xing went straight to the point.
"What’s happened to Bright Moon Prefecture?" He Zhengchen instantly became nervous.
"A natural disaster is imminent, and it’s a high-level one," Zhao Xing replied.
"How many people do you need?"
"From the Prefecture City, I need ten thousand each of Minister of Agriculture officials, doctors, and craftsmen of Sixth-Rank or higher," Zhao Xing stated.
He Zhengchen displayed a troubled expression.
Tianhe Prefecture had just restored stability in terms of security, and it had also suffered significant damage itself.
Zhao Xing’s over-a-month-long campaign had also wreaked havoc on many places. As for supplies, those were manageable, as Tianhe Prefecture had plenty of them.
However, with regard to manpower, He Zhengchen was facing a dilemma.
The issues within his own prefecture hadn’t even been fully resolved; moreover, since Bright Moon Prefecture was facing a disaster, shouldn’t he keep some personnel for precautionary measures?
Zhao Xing perceived He Zhengchen’s hesitation and immediately persuaded, "When one place is in trouble, aid comes from all directions, let alone that Bright Moon Prefecture is our neighbor. If a large-scale disaster hits Bright Moon Prefecture, how could Tianhe Prefecture not be affected?"
"Helping them is helping Tianhe Prefecture."
"As for our prefecture, please rest assured, Prefecture Lord. Tianhe Prefecture’s geographical location is relatively stable and less prone to disruptions. Under current circumstances, there’s no chance of a large-scale, high-intensity disaster occurring.
Again, the sooner a rebellion is quelled, the less damage it sustains, and the lower the likelihood of a natural disaster occurring. Among the turbulent prefectures, Tianhe is the least likely to experience a large-scale natural disaster.
He Zhengchen hesitated only for a few breaths before decisively saying, "Chen An, as the Minister of Agriculture Official, you understand these matters better than I do. If you believe it’s viable to go for aid, then go, and this prefecture will fully support you."
"For the specific planning, you can discuss it with Zhang Ping, Doctor Zheng, and Liu Bogong."
"The Prefecture Lord is righteous! Your humble subordinate will take leave now."
Having secured He Zhengchen’s support in the shortest possible time, Zhao Xing then sought out Zhang Ping, Doctor Zheng, and Liu Bogong.
These three were precisely Tianhe Prefecture’s top-level Minister of Agriculture official, medical officer, and Mechanical Master.
"Ten thousand doctors of Sixth-Rank or above, that’s too many!"
"I can’t mobilize that many at once. Seven days ago, I already sent five thousand people to the commanderies to perform official duties. Marquis Yuan Rang, if you’re asking for people now, I am afraid there’s nothing I can do."
Doctor Zheng’s hair was graying, yet his complexion was healthy, and he was quite spirited.
His speech was slow and had a peculiar tone.
This was because Doctor Zheng had already retired back in the tenth year of the Jingxin Calendar.
He was a former Imperial Physician in the Capital until the court urgently recalled this elderly doctor half a month ago.
After twenty years without practicing any high-level medical skills, Doctor Zheng was slightly unaccustomed to having fortune return to him.
"There’s no need for Doctor Zheng to hurry; the doctors can depart later," Zhao Xing said, "Bright Moon Prefecture is temporarily not short of doctors."
"Oh, how much time can you provide me?" Doctor Zheng inquired.
"Is one month enough?" Zhao Xing asked.
"Um, let this old man think." Doctor Zheng twirled his beard, "That should be fine."
While the departure of doctors could be delayed, the Mechanical Masters and the Minister of Agriculture officials needed immediate assembly.
Because preventing natural disasters and managing earthquakes and floods locally, all required the tools of Mechanical Masters.
Bright Moon Prefecture naturally had them, but at this moment, the more people, the better.
Because unlike other places, Pinghai State was too large.
Usually, a state only had twelve to eighteen prefectures.
But Pinghai State had as many as seventy-nine prefectures!
Given its vastness, major disasters were more likely to occur as the earth veins in Pinghai State were stronger, containing more total primordial energy.
Even if a simple[Primordial Qi Tide Disaster] occurred, it would be more intense than in other states.
"I’ll immediately go gather personnel," Zhang Ping said, "The assembly can be completed in a day."
"Not so fast," Zhao Xing replied, "Finish the assembly within three days."
The Minister of Agriculture moves quickly, yet the Mechanical Masters like Liu Bogong also need to be considered, as they typically have to transport a lot of supplies by boat.
"Three days should be enough," Liu Bogong nodded. He was burly, over two meters tall, with both his earlobes and eyes adorned with a purple-framed detector. His right hand was a silver mechanical arm, giving him a tech-savvy aura.
Zhao Xing rose and clasped his hands, "Then, esteemed sirs, please act swiftly."
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After assigning tasks, Zhao Xing leap into the sky.
He utilized ’Near and Far’ to inspect various parts of Tianhe Prefecture.
The primary focus was observing celestial phenomena, surveying the earth veins, rivers, and Spirit Mountains.
Three days later he would head to Bright Moon Prefecture, but he needed to take one last look at Tianhe Prefecture.
"Five days form a stage, three stages become a qi, six qi make a time, four seasons complete a year."
"Yin, yang, wind, rain, obscurity, clarity."
Zhao Xing felt the sun’s rays, wind’s gusts, and the fine rain between heaven and earth.
Soon after, he landed on the ground, stripped off his clothes, and dived into the soil as one dives into water.
Not long after, Zhao Xing emerged again.
"Wind, cold, heat, dryness, dampness, fire, align the Inner Heaven and Earth with the Outer Heaven and Earth Six Qi."
With fingers motioning, Zhao Xing closed his eyes, using the Dream Walking Technique, selecting each commandery as a sample, observing the six qi within the citizens, akin to predictive analysis.
"Across Tianhe Prefecture, excluding the prior war-torn nine commanderies with slightly unbalanced Heavenly Time and Earthly Advantage, their Five Elements and Five Transports are normal. In these areas, even children and the elderly who have never practiced Gathering Essence at most suffer from common colds.