Chapter 357 Lecture
Zhao Kangjie stared at the map in front of him, putting aside all his messy emotions and studying the map intently.
He had to prepare a backup plan. If the dam burst, he would have to divert the water to minimize the losses.
The Ministry of Works did send someone, but right now he couldn't even see anyone, not to mention whether the Ministry of Works was pro-Emperor or pro-Duke Xue, or whether they could be trusted.
Fortunately, the soldiers of the Su family army are not only good at fighting.
During her rest time, Su Qingqing would usually invite a teacher to the military camp to teach people how to read and give them lessons.
They were all energetic young men. When they were not fighting, they would rest in the rear. After the training, those who were studious liked to read books.
Su Qingqing initially sent teachers to everyone just for the purpose of literacy and to improve the overall quality of the Su family army. Unexpectedly, she actually trained several talents.
Two people who are good at water conservancy have gone to the site for survey, but have not returned yet.
At present, judging from the terrain, if the dam is about to break, the best option is to divert the water to a village downstream, but the village itself has not been hit by the disaster, so just artificially diverting water ...
Zhao Kangjie was extremely depressed.
While he was thinking of a plan, someone outside reported back, "General, we found more than a dozen refugees with high fever. Doctor Zhou wants you to go over there."
Zhao Kangjie can't bear to hear the word "fever" now, as his head starts to ache as soon as he hears it.
During the war a few years ago, they experienced a plague. That plague was man-made. The enemy bribed the officials of the Great Yan Dynasty and added something to their military rations, which caused the plague.
Fortunately, Su Qingqing acted decisively and implemented good isolation measures.
However, this isolation measure can only ensure that people who are not sick will not be infected. But those who have already fallen ill are brothers who have been through life and death together. They are powerless and can only watch those people get fever and burn to death.
Thinking back to what happened back then, Zhao Kangjie felt as if needles were crawling through his heart, causing him to feel extremely painful.
He pinched his brows, stood up and left the tent.
"Where are the people?"
The soldier who came to deliver the message immediately led the way.
There were too many refugees, but the tents that Zhao Kangjie and his men brought with them were not enough. Dozens of people were crammed into one tent. It was raining outside and the temperature was a bit low, but as soon as Zhao Kangjie walked into the tent, he was still hit by the suffocating heat inside.
He immediately stepped out of the tent and turned to ask the doctor next to him, "Isn't there someone with a fever? Why are all these people still huddled together!"
The doctor looked aggrieved.
"General, calm down. We have already advised them to stop sleeping countless times. The rain is not heavy now. We suggest that they leave the place for the sick and stay outside. Our soldiers have set up sheds outside. Although they are not as warm as tents, they can definitely take shelter from the rain. But they did not listen.
Everyone was scrambling to stay in the tent, as if they were afraid they would lose their lives if they left the tent. Nothing we said was of any use.
They refused to come out, so I told them to carry the patient out and show him to the doctor first. However, the patient's family members started making a fuss again and were uncooperative.
Their emotions are fragile now, and if we are not careful, a harsh word may make them excited and impulsive, and they may do something. "
Every word the doctor said was the truth.
But this truth hurts my heart.
These were the victims who lost their homes due to the flood. The gates of Huicheng were closed and no one cared about them. When the Su family army came, it could not be said that they took them in. The Su family army was originally their own soldiers, and it was their duty to take care of them.
But we can't ignore the rules just because it is our duty.
Zhao Kangjie didn't even blink, and gave the order to send a team of 100 people, "Take down all these tents, leave no one behind, and move everyone into our makeshift sheds."
The soldiers here took the order and immediately carried it out.
The people who were huddled together in their tents, shivering, saw that their tents were about to be torn down, and immediately rushed out with red eyes like frightened rabbits.
"Why do you want to tear down our tent?"
"What kind of soldiers are you, the Su family army? You don't fight against those corrupt officials in the city, but only abuse us ordinary people. What kind of soldiers are you!"
"They say that the Su family army is the most reliable for the common people. Bullshit, are they really that reliable? They didn't even give us a full meal, and now they're demolishing our homes?"
One by one, these people shouted out heart-piercing words, bloody and hitting Zhao Kangjie in the face.
Zhao Kangjie looked at the group of people who had lost their minds due to the flood. "Don't you know that floods can easily lead to epidemics? Don't you know that the typical symptom of epidemics is fever? What? You didn't get washed away by the flood, but now you want to get sick and die?"
The doctor has said this many times, but no one listened.
Everyone was thinking about their own little plans and couldn't hear what the doctor said.
At this time, Zhao Kangjie shouted out. Who is Zhao Kangjie? He was the man who followed Su Qingqing to the battlefield and killed people until he couldn't even lift his arms. The murderous aura on his body was so heavy that it could make people's hair stand on end.
Because he hadn't slept for several nights, his beard was untidy and his eyes were bloodshot. His aura was so frightening that the adults trembled and the younger children were so scared that they cried.
As soon as the child started crying, Zhao Kangjie looked directly in the direction of the sound with his sharp eyes, scaring the child's mother so much that she hugged her child tightly and fell to her knees as her knees went weak.
"General, please spare my life. General, please spare my life."
The Su family army never oppressed the people.
But at this time, Zhao Kangjie glared at the mother with a cold face, pretending to be a violent general, and stared at the group of people gathered in front of him with bloodshot eyes.
"I'm here to provide disaster relief, not to take care of children. You guys, I don't mind if you're just a few months old, but the older ones, don't pretend to be children here!
What is it that you don’t understand?
Do you need me to educate you?
If you really need it, then you don't deserve me to save you, you are not worthy of being a human being.
I am a person who speaks directly and harshly. If you cooperate, it will be good for you, me and everyone else. If you don't cooperate, I'm sorry, but this is a military camp, not a relief station or even your home. You can do as you please.
Don’t you have any idea of the harm caused by the epidemic?
Since our doctors came here, they have been working from morning till night without even closing their eyes. Aren’t they tired? They deserve it? Why should they deserve it?
I feel sorry for my soldiers, so from now on, don’t let me know who disobeys the doctor. If I find out…”
Zhao Kangjie leaned over, picked up a stick at his feet, and broke it into two pieces with one hand.
