Rebirth and Reversal of Fortune

Chapter 316 Disaster Relief and Reconstruction Work

Su Jinxiu and Xiao Ling quickly organized a disaster relief operation to do their utmost to help the affected people.

Faced with the severe disaster in their area, Su Jinxiu and Xiao Ling remained calm and carried out comprehensive disaster relief work in an orderly manner.

Xiao Ling personally led a team of elite soldiers to carry out emergency rescue operations in the flood-ravaged areas. Risking their lives, they rowed small boats through the swift currents to search for trapped civilians.

"Hold on, we're here to save you!" Xiao Ling's shout gave those in despair a glimmer of hope.

Su Jinxiu set up a temporary disaster relief command center in the rear to coordinate various disaster relief affairs. She organized a large number of volunteers to classify and distribute the disaster relief supplies, ensuring that every affected person could receive basic living necessities.

"Everyone, hurry up! We can't keep the people waiting too long!" Su Jinxiu's voice was already a little hoarse, but she was still focused on directing the work.

However, the disaster relief operation faced numerous difficulties. Damaged roads made transporting supplies extremely difficult, as vehicles could not pass and supplies had to be carried out by manpower and animal power with great difficulty.

"This road is too difficult to travel, we can't get the supplies in!" The members of the transport team were anxious.

Su Jinxiu acted decisively, organizing manpower to repair the road and opening up new transportation channels.

"No matter how difficult it is, we must get the supplies into the hands of the disaster-stricken people!"

At the same time, the sanitary environment deteriorated sharply after the floods, and the threat of disease became increasingly serious.

Some people have already developed symptoms such as fever and vomiting.

"We must take measures to control the spread of the disease as soon as possible!" Xiao Ling was extremely anxious after learning about the situation.

Su Jinxiu immediately summoned all the medical practitioners to discuss a plan to deal with the epidemic. They decided to thoroughly disinfect the affected areas, isolate and treat the patients, and prepare and distribute preventative medicine to the people.

However, the shortage of medicinal materials has become a major problem.

"We've run out of many commonly used medicinal herbs, what should we do?" The doctors looked troubled.

Su Jinxiu sent people everywhere to search for medicinal herbs, even going so far as to purchase them from other places at high prices.

During the disaster relief efforts, some discordant voices emerged. Some people took advantage of the chaos to loot relief supplies, while others spread rumors and created panic.

"We cannot allow these people to sabotage the disaster relief efforts!" Xiao Ling ordered strengthened security management and severe punishment for those who violated the law.

After several days of hard work, the disaster relief efforts have finally achieved initial results. Most of the affected people have been properly resettled, and the epidemic has been brought under control to some extent.

But Su Jinxiu and Xiao Ling knew that this was just the beginning, and the task of rebuilding their home was even more arduous.

Just then, another piece of bad news arrived. Due to continuous torrential rains, the upstream dikes were in danger of breaching, and if they were not repaired in time, the consequences would be unimaginable.

After the disaster, we actively carried out reconstruction work and restored the order of production and daily life.

As the floodwaters receded, a scene of utter devastation remained. Su Jinxiu and Xiao Ling knew that reconstruction was of utmost urgency, and they immediately set about planning the path to the restoration of the Marquis's estate.

Xiao Ling first organized a large number of craftsmen and laborers to repair the damaged houses and infrastructure. Collapsed houses were rebuilt, broken roads were leveled, and bridges gradually took shape under intense construction.

"Let's all work harder and strive to help people move into new houses and walk on good roads as soon as possible!" Xiao Ling encouraged the workers.

Su Jinxiu was concerned about the restoration of farmland. She invited experienced farmers to guide the people in re-plowing the land and replanting crops, and provided them with seeds and farming tools.

"As long as we work together, there is still hope for this year's harvest." Su Jinxiu's words gave everyone confidence.

However, the reconstruction work has not been smooth sailing.

The shortage of building materials has become a major problem, as the supply in the surrounding areas is far from meeting the huge demand.

"Without materials, how can this project continue?" The procurement staff were in a panic.

Xiao Ling traveled extensively, negotiating with suppliers in various regions, and even resorting to the connections of the Marquis's mansion to ensure the timely supply of materials.

At the same time, farmland restoration also faces many challenges. After the floods, soil fertility declines, pests and diseases increase, and crops grow poorly.

"At this rate, we're afraid we'll have no harvest this year," the farmers worried.

Su Jinxiu invited agricultural experts to study countermeasures and adopted new planting techniques and methods for preventing and controlling pests and diseases.

During the reconstruction process, financial pressure gradually became apparent. The Marquis's residence had already spent a great deal of money on disaster relief, and now the funds required for reconstruction were even greater.

"The Hou family's inventory is almost depleted. What should we do?" the steward reported to Xiao Ling and Su Jinxiu.

Su Jinxiu decided to increase revenue and reduce expenditure. On the one hand, she cut unnecessary expenses of the Marquis's mansion, and on the other hand, she encouraged merchants to invest in reconstruction projects and gave them certain preferential policies.

After a period of effort, the reconstruction work has begun to show results. Houses are being completed one after another, and crops in the fields are gradually recovering.

But then, a new problem arose.

Some unscrupulous businessmen saw the business opportunities in the reconstruction and began to inflate prices and seek exorbitant profits.

"These prices have risen outrageously, we simply can't afford them!" the people complained.

Xiao Ling acted decisively, cracking down on illegal merchants and stabilizing prices.

However, as reconstruction efforts progressed, labor shortages became a constraint.

"There's so much work to do, we simply don't have enough manpower!"