In the summer of the third year of the Ming Country, Tianmen City experienced exceptionally abundant rainfall.
As expected, the Nantong District once again experienced internal flooding, and the old acquaintance, cholera, arrived on schedule.
However, compared to last year, this year's city preparations were quite thorough, with abundant medical resources and relief supplies.
But such peace was only limited to Tianmen; the domestic situation remained severe and complex.
The Yellow River breached its banks, displacing millions of refugees in the four provinces of Jin, Ji, Lu, and Yu. The most direct manifestation was the influx of a large number of refugees from Jizhou into Tianmen, quickly filling up the labor market that had dried up due to rapid development, and still being unable to fully digest them.