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Chapter 168 is here (1 plus monthly pass for January)
The old man's thin body was wrapped in a damp gray robe. Although he was thin, he was in good spirits and his eyes were surprisingly bright.

After finishing these words almost whiningly, he turned and walked to the corner to continue digging the ditch.

It was only then that Ban Zhuojia and the others discovered that a group of people had gathered at the corners of the walls on both sides of the city gate, including civilians and soldiers, and they were digging ditches with all their might.

The ditches are about two meters wide, and I don't know how deep they are, but both ditches are full of water. Obviously, Danyang City is severely flooded.

Yin Buli stared at the old man and walked forward.

The old man was busy directing the crowd to dig holes for the city wall, so he turned a blind eye to Yin Buli.

"Dare to ask the old man, do you know how to get to the government office?"

As soon as Yin Buli uttered his words, the old man immediately turned around in shock. Obviously, like most people, he thought Yin Buli was a man at first glance.Unexpectedly, with one mouthful, it was a clear and crisp female voice.

"What are you doing in the government office?" The old man looked Yin Buli up and down.

The woman's appearance is not good, and there are several burly soldiers behind her, and her identity is even more curious.

"I'm looking for the Sheriff."

The old man's eyebrows twitched, and then he frowned: "What are you looking for with the sheriff?"

"Oh, I am traveling in the south of the Yangtze River personally appointed by His Majesty, Yin Buli. This is General Ban."

At this time Ban Zhuojia also came over, and Yin Buli pointed to him and introduced to the other party, "This time when there is a flood in the south of the Yangtze River, Your Majesty sent General Ban to lead an army of [-] to rescue the disaster. I will stay in Lujiang County for three days, so today Only arrived at Danyang."

Ban Zhuojia didn't understand why Yin Buli had to explain such details to an old man.

Just as he was wondering, he suddenly saw the old man cupping his hands in salute and said, "Oh! It turns out that it is Yin Xingxing and General Ban. It's a pleasure to meet you!"

"Oh, I forgot to report my family name. The next official is Danyang County Governor, Feng Fuchun."

"Ah! It's actually Lord Magistrate, this junior has met Lord Feng!" Yin Buli was respectful, with surprise in his mouth, but no expression on his face.

Only then did Ban Zhuojia realize that Yin Buli had already figured out that the old man in front of him was the governor of Danyang County.

It's just how she figured it out, Ban Zhuojia asked himself but couldn't think of it.

Feng Fuchun was overjoyed to hear that the army was stationed outside the city and could enter the city for support at any time.

Without delay, he immediately asked the two for help.

The deputy general got the order and went to the camp without stopping to send the army into the city.

Yin Buli was very puzzled, the majestic Danyang County, how could manpower be so scarce?
On the way to the government office, Feng Fuchun told Yin Buli that the county magistrates, meritorious officers, chief bookkeepers, and even small clerks under him were all sent to various counties for disaster relief, not to mention the hundreds of soldiers under the jurisdiction of Danyang County.

Yin Buli was even more surprised, counties and counties were short of manpower, wouldn't they apply to the state government?The head of a state holds thousands of soldiers.

What's more, Danyang County is the closest to Yangzhou City.

Hearing this, Feng Fuchun waved his hand, "Don't mention it, the official reported the situation in Danyang County to the state herdsman five days ago, but the state herdsman was so busy with the flood every day that he sent troops to the inner section of the Dajiang Canal Fortify, and send troops to other counties and counties for disaster relief in a short while, there is no time to take care of Danyang County."

What Feng Fuchun said was quite meaningful, even Ban Zhuojia could hear what he meant.

Can't help but ask: "I don't know where the Lord State Shepherd puts his troops?"

"Back to the general, most of them are in Yuzhang County."

Ban Zhuojia: "But Yuzhang County was the worst hit?"

If that's the case, they need to head to Yuzhang County immediately.

Hearing Ban Zhuojia's anxious tone, Feng Fuchun probably judged that he intended to leave, and hurriedly said: "The official doesn't know the specific situation. According to Master Zhou Mu's reply, Yuzhang County is very serious. Mrs. Zhou Mu's natal family is here. Yuzhang County, therefore, the state herdsman should be clear about the disaster situation in Yuzhang County."

Ban Zhuojia involuntarily looked at Yin Buli, and the two of them seemed to smell a familiar smell.

Yin Buli asked Danyang County what else was lacking besides people, and Feng Fuchun bluntly said that it was short of food.

The word "lack of grain" surprised Yin Buli and Ban Zhuojia. When they set off from Haojing, the Ministry of Households had already prepared the rice grains, which was said to be quite sufficient.

That being the case, why didn't the court issue it for a long time?

And Yin Buli knew even more that when the Xuanjia Army fought Beirong in northern Xinjiang, the household department raised a batch of food in Jiangnan in advance so that the army would continue to fight without shortage of food.

Unexpectedly, the army and the Beirong people fought quickly, and the war ended early... However, the batch of food did not enter Beijing, and she found out from her father before coming here.

Since he didn't enter Beijing, he should be near Jiangnan. Whether it's short or long distance, the imperial court has always been quick in scheduling, so what went wrong?

Feng Fuchun said ambiguously: "Perhaps we have already arrived at the state capital, but the state shepherd has not yet issued the distribution."

Ban Zhuojia immediately sent scouts to Yangzhou and Yuzhang counties to find out what was true.

It was two days before the scout came back.In two days, the army worked together to clean up the waterlogging in Danyang City, and the old city, which had been soaked by the flood for seven or eight days, finally revealed its unpretentious land.

In addition to draining waterlogging, Ban Zhuojia and the generals led the army to search for dangerous situations from house to house.

It's just that the news brought by the scouts made the group very angry.Yangzhou Mu not only sent the main rescue force to Yuzhang County, but also sent all the 20 stone grain allocated by the court to Yuzhang County!
Ban Zhuojia looked at Yin Buli frequently, he wanted to know where His Majesty is now, and he wanted to report the situation to His Majesty truthfully.

In the past two days of disaster relief, many people in the city had no cooking at home. Fortunately, the Danyang governor handled it properly and raised and thickened the bottom of the granary where the rice grain was placed, so that it would not be soaked in the water.

Many merchants have followed suit, so there is no shortage of folk rice and grain, but the price has doubled.

It's not that grain merchants are driving up prices at will, it's really caused by the disaster.

Especially after the heavy rain had rested for three days, now it started pattering outside again.

In the past few days, the governor of Danyang has sent people to distribute rice grains to the people in the city many times. However, the rice grains in Kuli are limited and will soon bottom out.

Yin Buli was also thinking about Ji Qiang, and thought, His Majesty traveled faster than the army, and should have arrived in Danyang County, but he didn't know where he was hiding.

Feng Fuchun did not expect that the so-called walking and the general were dumbfounded after hearing the facts.The two of them just sat there staring at each other, without moving at all.

This is completely different from what he thought.

"Yin Xingxing..."

Yin Buli smiled awkwardly, "Wait a little longer."

Feng Fuchun: "..."

After a while, he turned to Ban Zhuojia again: "General, at least think of a way to get some rice for the common people, and if it's two days later, people will starve to death."

His people were not drowned in such a big flood, but now they are going to be starved to death. This is simply... Feng Fuchun choked up for a while.

Ban Zhuojia was so ashamed that she couldn't lift her head, she just followed Yin Buli and whispered, "Wait a little longer."

Feng Fuchun: "I can't wait anymore, the lower officials can wait, the common people can't afford to wait."

Even so, he was forced to sit with Yin Buli and Ban Zhuojia in Houya for most of the day.

Until the soldiers came to report: "Master, someone wants to see you, it's in the lobby!"

Ban Zhuojia: "..."

Yin Buli: "..."

coming!

(End of this chapter)