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Leaning against the earthen wall outside the hut, Zhao Zhenzhong sat on the thick thatched grass, basking in the warm sunshine in the early winter afternoon, and said to Mr. Li beside him: "Master, I have a question. I have always heard of famines and famines. What famines have been there in recent years? Why are so many people suffering from disasters, so the government doesn't care at all?" Zhou Hao, who was standing beside him, also stood up, preparing to listen to Mr. Li's commentary.

"There are many famines, but to be honest, what makes the people flee from home and lose their homes fluently is disasters, natural disasters and man-made disasters!" Li Laodao's voice was low, revealing the vicissitudes and sadness of the years. "I was not from Shandong at first, but I got here since I was a child and got married here. After so many years, I have become a Shandong native. Shandong is a good place, but Shandong people are suffering."

"Shandong has a canal, and is close to the sea, and it is still a must-fight between the north and the south, and the benefits of salt and iron, so trade will naturally flourish. Since the defeat of the Nian military during the Tongzhi period, Shandong has not been able to withstand war for more than 20 years. It should have been prosperous, but one after another, corrupt officials refused to let you take a breath. There are also the Yellow River, locust plagues, etc. that flood from time to time... When the weather is better, the people can still have enough food and clothing. When they are affected, they can only escape from home. As for the government, those dignitaries will ignore the life and death of the people who fight against the people. Sometimes, there are money and foods that are really rescued and relief, and they are peeled layer by layer, which is impossible to get into the hands of ordinary people. Even the food and clothing donated spontaneously to the refugees in the disaster area are often exploited by officials passing through various excuses." Li Laodao's words revealed helplessness and resentment.

"Since the Sino-Japanese War of 1895, Shandong has suffered natural disasters and man-made disasters over the past 20 years. The Beiyang Navy was defeated, and the Qing soldiers could not defeat the Western and Eastern noses, but bullying the people was one by one. The bandits in many places in Shandong started from that time. Some of them were defeated soldiers and became bandits, some were the landlords and powerful people gathered into bandits, some were the people who could not bear the exploitation and revolt and became bandits, and some were gangsters taking advantage of the situation to rob them into bandits..."

"The next thing was the Germans who entered Shandong and occupied Qingdao. The Westerners preached in Shandong, inciting the religious people to cause trouble and oppress the people, leading to the Boxer Rebellion. They were originally opposed by foreigners, and the government also supported them at first, but later it became a little different. There were many gangsters and even bandits in the Boxer Rebellion. From the beginning, they turned into indiscriminate measures, and they were plundering everywhere they transited. Finally, the foreigners and the government jointly suppressed them. After the Boxer Rebellion plundered, Shandong suffered another war. My eldest son was the one who had not been there that year."

"It took about ten years to calm down. The revolutionaries were in trouble everywhere. After a group of noisy, the Qing Dynasty was gone and Shandong was in chaos. A few years after the Republic of China, the small nose in the East came in again. From Huangxian to Qingdao on land, they went to Qingdao on the sea and bombarded with guns near Qingdao. The small nose was much more cruel than the big nose, and the large houses were blown away. It is said that afterwards, more than 1,500 households destroyed the houses. From landing to occupying the entire Qingdao, I don't know how many people killed. At that time, the entire Qingdao city was in chaos, and many people came out to escape. There were more than 12,000 people around Li Village, I know. Until today, the small nose still occupied Qingdao and did not leave."

"The second year of Dongyang Xiaoji came here, that is, the second year before yesterday, a revolutionary party came here, which was said to be the commander-in-chief of the Northeast Army of the Revolutionary Army. He recruited a group of bandits and rogues in the Northeast. He ran to Shandong to protect the country. He had been struggling for a while in Jiaodong and even led people to attack Jinan three times. It didn't become a big deal. He left, but left a large number of bandits who harmed the people in Jiaodong, often causing chaos. Now, the bandits operating in Xuejia Island, Haixi, Xiaozhushan and Jimo Wanggezhuang are all left by Juzheng. I think he is not upright in his mind, but it is true." Old Dao Li was angry.

"The war can pass for a while, but the bandit disasters caused by the war have continued for years. There are countless bandits of all sizes, and Shandong has almost become a big nest of bandits everywhere. Some of these bandits are moral and do not attack the common people; some are bloody butchers who kill and rob people, and they rob when they meet people, and they do not leave any living. Not to mention the distance, there are more than ten bandits and gangs in the mountains and islands near Qingdao."

"These wars, corrupt officials and bandits are all considered man-made disasters. In addition to man-made disasters, there are also natural disasters. If you don't talk about them in the past, just talk about the natural disasters in the past few years of the Republic of China."

"In the third year of the Republic of China, the year when the little nose hit Qingdao. That summer, God did not open his eyes, and it rained heavily for more than half a month. Weixian, Jiaoxian, Gaomi, Pingdu, Jimo and other counties, mountain torrents broke out, rivers exploded, Jiaoxian flooded more than 100 villages, Changyi flooded more than 100 villages, and Weixian flooded dozens of villages... The whole area of ​​more than 300 miles east and west, and more than 100 miles north and south was all flooded. My third son, fifth daughter and two families, except for three children who followed Kiryu's family to visit his aunt's house to visit relatives, the rest were also lost in the flood..." The old Taoist's eyes showed uncontrollable grief and sorrow.

"It is said that at that time, some river embankments near Weixian were broken, with the lowest level of 1 zhang and the deepest level of 3 zhang. Gaomi was flooded dozens of miles in the Caijiazhuang area, and many villages were washed away by floods. Many people in Huangxian and Yexian avoided the war caused by the Japanese to go ashore and fled to Weixian, but were swept away by the outbreak of floods. I don't know how many drowned people were."

"I heard that Ye County has also suffered heavy floods. The village has been flooded more than a hundred places, more than 200 miles long and more than 50 miles wide, all of which have been soaked in the water. More than 10,000 people have been drowned. The land route from Ye County to Pingdu is no longer accessible, so I can only take a boat."

"The floods that year were extremely wide, and almost no one was immune to the entire peninsula. The most serious ones were Fushan, Jimo, Jiaoxian, Gaomi, Weixian, Changyi, Yexian and Pingdu counties."

"The flood destroyed the family and the harvest was destroyed. After the flood, it was even more miserable and tragic. In addition, the Dongyang Little Nose took advantage of the situation to rob. That year, his wife and children were separated, and many people died. More people sold their children and daughters. They could even take away the children as long as they could have some food. At least they could sell their children and give them to their children and live. If they were with their poor parents, they would only starve to death."

The old Taoist spoke slowly, thinking of his son who had lost in the flood, the daughter and his family couldn't help but shed two lines of tears. Zhao Zhenzhong, who was listening, could also imagine the scene of the flood destroying everything and the tragic scene of the people's lives after the flood. He was full of shock and truly felt that life in troubled times was as cheap as grass.

"This is just the third year of the Republic of China. In the summer of the fourth year of the Republic of China, Jiaoxian suffered heavy winds and heavy rains. The villages destroyed by mountain torrents and waves ashore were quite large. From the winter of the previous year to last summer, water drops in Shandong had not dropped for nearly half a year, and the province had a severe drought, and summer grain production was almost out of stock in many places. However, after autumn, it was raining for several days, and the Yellow River broke in Lijin, flooding more than 40 villages. In this year, the Yellow River suddenly broke at the mouth of Yahe River, and a vast ocean of dozens of miles near De County. The river embankments in Shou County, Fan County and Yun County have also been blown, flooding a large number of villages and population."

"This summer, heavy rains in southern Shandong and mountain floods broke out. The Dawen River, Sishui, Grand Canal, Yishui and other major rivers broke through the embankment. Villages in Yanzhou, Jining, Tai'an and other places were covered with oceans. Jining Lakes and rivers overflowed, and the disasters were the worst. Tens of thousands of victims left their homes to flee."

"The government has promoted disasters over the years, but if everyone can survive in their hometown, who is willing to flee? Who is willing to beg for refugees along the street? A few years ago, some gentry organizations here have raised funds, and even the Taiqing Palace donated a lot of food. However, in the face of so many refugees, the government is not able to do anything. It is just a drop in the bucket to rely on the people to donate those spontaneously."

After talking about the natural disasters and man-made disasters in the past, Old Dao Li sighed, and his face was even more desolate and desolate.

After hearing this, Zhao Zhenzhong was silent. He now understood that the so-called natural disasters and man-made disasters were fundamentally due to man-made disasters. Such disasters occurred frequently in the previous world, and even more serious disasters occurred. However, in the face of a complete social assistance system, the country's strong disaster relief mobilization capabilities and sufficient materials, the chaos of mountains and rivers after the disaster was built in less than three years.

But in this era, without a strong central government, the great powers were rampant, warlords were separatist, and the successive wars, the government and local people had no way to build water conservancy, which made the gradually abandoned water conservancy system unable to resist when encountering major disasters, thus causing frequent refugees to occur. The frequent refugees further aggravated social unrest and even caused many people to take risks. This further undermined the stability of the entire society. When the war did not stop, the government and the people were unwilling to produce, it was impossible to solve the vicious circle between natural disasters and man-made disasters.

Zhao Zhenzhong sighed and said to Zhou Hao who was shocked and silent, "Natural disasters and man-made disasters are a vicious cycle. Our road is still long."

He did not tell Li Laodao these things that he could not understand, but continued to talk about disasters: "Master, winter is coming, and those victims who fled to the disaster may be even more sad now. I think you can arrange for two senior brothers to go around nearby counties, townships and Qingdao city. If you encounter the young orphans, please bring them back." After a pause, Zhao Zhenzhong explained: "It's better to say something about family members, but older people can support themselves. Those under ten years old have no ability to live at all. If you let it go, you'll be afraid that they will disappear after a few snowfalls. We don't have much ability, and we may save one. In such a world, do our best to do our best."

After hearing what Zhao Zhenzhong said, Li Laodao stared at him for a while and asked, "Are you not worried about not having enough food to put us in? Not to mention what you are in front of you, borrowing grain and seeds together, and you will have to pay back the food in Taiqing Palace next year. Are you not worried?"

"I was worried that I could not convert food. I originally wanted to reclaim more land and try my best to save people after planting food. Now I can't wait for this world. There should be no problem with food this year, so I will try to save people as much as possible. As for next year's matter, I will find a way to solve it next year. It's important to save people now."

"Okay, Kiryu and I will go and talk." The old Taoist immediately got up and went.
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