Thanks to the joint efforts of everyone, the plague in the disaster area was finally cured, but there were, of course, some fatalities which were unavoidable. However, comparatively speaking, the mortality rate was not high, and typically it was the elderly and frail who perished. These people already had weaker constitutions and simply couldn't survive through it.
Next came the autumn harvest and rebuilding. The northeast region gets cold early, so the houses must be hastily rebuilt, otherwise, the people won't make it through the winter either.
The grain output in the central region has decreased by half compared to last year, and the east and west regions have also experienced reduced harvests. With such uneven weather conditions, the crops were affected even if they weren't flooded. Zixuan reported to the Imperial Court and requested the exemption of this year's taxes. The Emperor agreed.
