I Can Control My Ancestors-Chapter 283 - 8: Catastrophe Strikes Again, Manipulation Resumes

Chapter 283: Chapter 8: Catastrophe Strikes Again, Manipulation Resumes

Fortunately, the current generals from all four directions were elite troops trained by Gu Chen.

For the Great Han; for Gu Chen;

The loyalty of these people is still reassuring.

The borders are stable, and the military spirit remains intact.

This ensures the basic foundation of the Great Han.

Regarding this, naturally, no one would pay attention.

What truly concerns the people is the abolished birth encouragement policy.

In fact, this was also Zhuge Liang’s helpless choice.

This measure, in normal years, wouldn’t have much impact.

But in such a year of great disaster.

Ultimately, some people will choose to have more children to reduce taxes for survival, even including those not affected by the disaster.

The tax of the Great Han is already considered extremely low.

Zhuge Liang must prevent this behavior from becoming the norm.

As this matter spread, there was constant criticism from all over the land.

The people’s hearts in the Great Han instantaneously became agitated.

Because, to the people, this action by the court clearly indicated that the court is somewhat struggling to make ends meet.

Driven by necessity—

Zhuge Liang, in the midst of disaster relief, had to submit a memorial asking Liu Shan to change the era name.

Changing the era name was indeed a good idea.

Before the people completely lose hope, this action can greatly boost their confidence in facing natural disasters.

The eighteenth year of Yanxing, July;

Liu Shan announced in Luoyang the change of the era name to "Yankang."

Meaning—continued prosperity of the Great Han.

Actually, to the people, they naturally hoped that Liu Shan could perform rituals at the Luoshui River.

Prophetic superstition has always been the best way to soothe people’s hearts.

But this is the court’s last line of insurance.

With Zhuge Liang’s character, he couldn’t gamble with public sentiment.

If natural disasters continued after the sacrifices, the people would only feel that the Great Han had lost its Celestial Mandate, which is an unbearable burden for the Great Han.

He definitely wouldn’t take such a risk lightly.

Disaster relief is ongoing.

Even with the deep foundations of the Great Han, in the continuous state of expenditure exceeding income, the current situation is increasingly precarious.

Zhuge Liang could only make various plans more meticulously.

Only then did he stabilize the gradually turbulent hearts of the people from all around.

But despite his efforts, he ultimately couldn’t change the grave situation currently facing the Great Han.

Yet at this time, Deng Ai stood out once again.

His skill in farming astounded everyone once more.

The support from the Shu Region greatly alleviated the pressure on the Great Han court.

But how could natural disasters be so easily ended?

Though the court does its utmost, deaths still occur from such disasters.

Although the Great Han now has detailed strategies against plagues, ultimately, some people living in the four directions are unaware.

The plague quietly spread in the Great Han.

Fortunately, the seventh generation of the Gu Clan was outside.

They immediately noticed the crisis and subsequently conducted large-scale quarantines, thereby preventing the widespread spread of the plague.

The current methods of handling the plague by the Gu Clan can absolutely be called the best in the land.

Whether it was Gu Xi or Gu Chen.

They left many useful strategies for the Gu Clan’s descendants.

But for the current Great Han, the truly fatal challenge is when the natural disasters will end.

Even though the court continues with disaster relief.

As long as the natural disasters persist, there will eventually come a time when the people’s hearts collapse, and the court will ultimately be completely dragged down.

The first year of Yankang;

Disasters continued incessantly.

The chain reactions caused by years of natural disasters reappeared this year, with locust plagues once again spreading over the Jiangdong region.

Zhuge Liang ultimately had to use all means at his disposal.

In June, he personally accompanied Liu Shan to perform rituals at the Luoshui River to stabilize the people’s hearts.

At the same time, he also employed the methods used by Gu Xi in the past.

—First, he released news of various miracles.

Subsequently, he built granaries everywhere to demonstrate to countless refugees that the court still had the capability for disaster relief.

Zhuge Liang’s internal governance skills were fully manifested in this situation.

He improved the postal system.

Reduced the consumption of provisions during transportation.

He constructed wooden oxen and flowing horses, making transport from the Shu Region more convenient.

Then, based on the severity of disasters in each province, he formulated more detailed disaster relief strategies, striving to manage everything well.

Everything he did was in no way inferior to the past efforts of Gu Xi.

—No!

With the experience of Gu Xi, Zhuge Liang now even surpassed Gu Xi.

Amidst such large-scale natural disasters.

His ability to stabilize the overall situation was enough to illustrate his extraordinariness.

With previous continuance experiences of natural disasters, the dispersal of people’s minds this time would only become easier.

To have achieved all this is already exceedingly commendable. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

Gu Yi had been quietly watching all of this, and his sense of tension grew stronger.

—Indeed!

The development of events was indeed not this simple!

Gu Yi couldn’t determine whether this was the historical correction acting again, given that large-scale natural disasters had already occurred historically at this time.

But he could confirm that the impact of this natural disaster would undoubtedly be significant.

He had no choice but to take action.

The reason for not choosing to act earlier was simple, as figures like Zhuge Liang and others, renowned throughout history, were involved in disaster relief, it didn’t require Gu Chen.

If even this lineup couldn’t solve the natural disasters.

Then, even if he intervenes, unless he could truly ignite an industrial revolution, any other attempt would certainly be in vain.

But the difficulty of transcending an era is by no means easy?

Now things are different—

Although everyone’s attention is focused within the Great Han.

But Gu Yi’s real concern is still the external threats.