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Chapter 158 One wave has not settled down, another wave has arisen

When Wei Chenrui arrived at the Zhongzhou Mansion with his people in a mighty manner, the gate of the city was closed, and there were still many soldiers on the city wall, holding bows and arrows to prevent the victims from coming forward.

Not wanting to waste time, Wei Chenrui directly asked people to hold high the imperial decree to show their identity.

The princess came in person, and the soldiers guarding the city dared not be negligent, they hurriedly opened the city gate, drove away the victims outside the city, cleared the way for Wei Chenrui, and welcomed her into the city.

The victims didn't make any noise, and they didn't force them to enter the city. It can be seen that the local officials treated them kindly. Otherwise, how could the hungry victims allow Wei Chenrui to bring so much food into the city? Robbed.

For this reason, Wei Chenrui was quite puzzled. According to what Deng Huawu said, the prefect of Zhongzhou didn't seem like someone who would treat the disaster victims kindly!
However, this doubt did not last long, and when it arrived at the government office, it had already been answered.

It was Deng Huawu who came to welcome Wei Chenrui.

General Deng Hua led Wei Chenrui into the government office, and introduced the current person in charge of the government office to Wei Chenrui: "Your Highness, this is Jiang Zongda, the county magistrate of Yu County, Zhongzhou. It disappeared, and the county magistrates of other counties fled after seeing this, but in desperation, magistrate Jiang had no choice but to live in the government office to help the victims as much as possible."

Jiang Zongda stepped forward to salute Wei Chenrui: "Your Majesty Jiang Zongda, see Your Royal Highness."

Wei Chenrui is still willing to give a good face to officials who are dedicated to serving the people: "During this time, county magistrate Jiang has worked hard."

"Looking at you like this, I'm afraid you haven't had a good rest for a long time. Now that the hall is here, I will give you two days off to go back and have a good rest."

Jiang Zongda had never been in business with Wei Chenrui, so he didn't know what she meant literally. He asked himself to go back to sleep, thinking that this was to seize his power, and hurriedly expressed his position: "This is what a subordinate official should do. It's just that I don't have the ability. If you don’t do it well, you have to ask His Highness to go out in person.”

"At this critical time, the subordinate officials can still contribute to some extent. I hope to stay with His Highness and study more!"

Wei Chenrui hadn't experienced that kind of tact in the officialdom, so he couldn't understand the meaning of Jiang Zongda's words at the first time, so he frowned and said: "You are in this state, don't make trouble here, go back quickly!"

Seeing that Wei Chenrui was a little angry, Jiang Zongda didn't dare to say any more, and walked out with a sad face, but he heard Deng Huawu say: "Then please take care of your Highness, and the students should go back to rest. It doesn't take two days, one day is enough!"

Wei Chenrui nodded: "Go!"

For a day or two, Wei Chenrui doesn't care about it, as long as he has a good rest, is in good spirits, and can concentrate on working.

Jiang Zongda couldn't understand Deng Huawu's request to leave. As soon as he left the gate of the mansion, he stopped him: "What's the matter with you? You didn't behave well in front of His Highness, how could you ask yourself out?"

"What will you do after you come out?"

Deng Huawu, a newcomer in the officialdom, naturally couldn't understand Jiang Zongda's hatred of iron and steel, and said doubtfully: "The student hasn't had a good rest for half a month, and his brain is almost unable to turn. His Highness is taking over now, just to give me a breather." , have a good sleep, is there anything wrong?"

Jiang Zongda also realized now that Deng Huawu is a newcomer in the officialdom, and he doesn't understand the tricks, so he pointed out earnestly: "At this time, you should stay by His Highness's side and perform well so that His Highness can see your ability and wait for promotion." , otherwise when will you be able to come out!"

Deng Huawu understood now, and smiled: "Master Jiang, you are worrying too much. Your Highness doesn't want to send us away, but really wants us to go back and have a rest, sleep well, and recharge our spirits."

"Only when you are in good spirits can you work efficiently. In our current state, it takes a lot of effort to make sure we don't make mistakes. It's a waste of time."

Jiang Zongda thought about it carefully, and it seemed to be the case. Deng Huawu was talking about a day to His Highness, and he was talking to himself about getting a good night's sleep. He breathed a sigh of relief: "So that's the case, our Highness is indeed extraordinary."

Deng Huawu patted Jiang Zongda on the shoulder: "Master Jiang, don't think too much, our Highness doesn't like the kind of tact in the officialdom the most, and we always talk about it, otherwise, I'm afraid you won't be too happy in the future." Better off."

Jiang Zongda didn't understand the wrong meaning this time, he knew that what Deng Huawu said was the truth, not sarcasm, if he couldn't adapt to Wei Chenrui's way of talking and doing things, he would definitely make a wrong meaning, and he would definitely make mistakes at work, it's only strange that life will be easier .

Jiang Zongda, who wanted to understand, quickly thanked Deng Huawu: "Thank you Brother Deng for reminding me, I am very grateful!"

Deng Huawu waved his hand: "This trivial matter is not worth it. We will work together for a long time in the future, and Master Jiang will need to remind you a lot when the time comes!"

Jiang Zongda considers himself an old man in the officialdom, and knows more about the inside and outside of the door than Deng Huawu, a newcomer. There is no problem in mentioning it: "It's easy to say, easy to say!"

The two looked at each other and smiled, and went to their respective residences.

The government soldiers and yamen servants didn't take much rest during this period. Wei Chenrui took a lot of people and asked them to take turns to rest, and then sent someone with a loudspeaker to shout at the victims outside the city to comfort them. .

It mainly means that Her Majesty the Empress was ordered by the emperor to come to preside over disaster relief, and what she brought into the city was the food, cloth and medicinal materials needed for disaster relief.

Came here after a long journey, exhausted by boats and vehicles, and need to take a break. The relief for the past two days is still the same, and I am wronged to continue to stay outside the city.

Her Majesty the Empress hates those who eat and wait to die, steal and play tricks, she will definitely not let everyone wait at the gate of the city to be fed, and when she recovers, she will definitely arrange for everyone to work and pay for food with work .

Those who are willing to work hard can not only fill their stomachs, but also earn a sum of money to rebuild their homes. If they refuse to work hard, Her Royal Highness said, then you will die, it is not worth saving, and it is a waste to save food.

As for those who want to take the opportunity to make trouble, I'm sorry, but I can only let you go to see King Hades in advance, and the guards who came with His Highness used to be first-class killers. Killing troublemakers is like cutting vegetables.

Wei Chenrui was not at all worried that this move would cause riots among the disaster victims. Most of the people would not wait for the relief porridge, but wanted to fill their stomachs, and even wanted to earn some money to go back.

As long as Wei Chenrui's words are true, they will definitely not make trouble.

As for those few with malicious intentions, Wei Chenrui didn't mind suppressing them with thunderbolts, so as to save food waste.

At this time when food is extremely precious, a grain of rice cannot be wasted, and the victims will not feel that there is anything wrong with it.

People who eat and wait to die, steal, rape and play tricks are usually used by family members, and they can only be arrogant in their own one-third of an acre, and they are cowards when they go out. If you don't stand out, you can only encourage your family members.

No one is a fool. If you are bullied, it is okay to bear it because of brotherhood and filial piety. Matters related to life must be scruples.

With such scruples, Wei Chenrui had already figured out the government office, and began to free up his hands to deal with the victims.

The facts were not as Wei Chenrui expected. After two days of quietness, on the third day, there were finally some discordant voices. There is bound to be a big fuss.

Will Wei Chenrui let such a thing happen?
of course not!

With two days as a buffer, the government soldiers and government servants in the city have almost rested, Jiang Zongda and Deng Huawu also returned to their respective posts, and Wei Chenrui also has a corresponding plan for the follow-up arrangements for the victims. Ready to get started.

So, on the fourth day, Kai flew directly down from the city wall with Xue Ji and others, and lifted the troublemakers out to the gate of the city. The gate opened, and Wei Chenrui led a group of people out. out of town.

Killing the chickens to warn the monkeys is what Wei Chenrui is going to do now, but these people are just inciting words, and have no substantive actions. It seems too cruel to kill them. Wei Rui didn't want to give such an impression to the world, so he didn't want their lives .

However, capital crimes can be avoided, but living crimes cannot be forgiven. Under Wei Chenrui's order, Xue Ji took a dagger and stabbed the word "Nao" on everyone's face, which meant that this was a troublemaker.

With this mark, wherever you go, you will know that this is someone who likes to make trouble, and you will definitely be on guard everywhere. If you want to make trouble again, it will not be so easy.

Of course, Wei Chenrui can't just give a word and finish the job. Since you have time to make troubles, you won't have time to eat when you are busy.

When Wei Chenrui came, it was impossible to cremate all the dead bodies. There are still many dead bodies exposed to the air. Not only that, but there are also many family members. The dead bodies are placed near the victims, waiting to be buried.

If this cannot be dealt with in time, a plague is absolutely indispensable.

However, it is not easy for these people to accept cremation in this era when humiliation is a very cruel form of punishment.

It's not easy, but it has to be done. The living is more important than the dead. It just so happens that the yamen servants are not convenient to do it themselves, and conflicts with the victims. These troublemakers have something to do.

They were the ones who moved the corpses, they were the ones who were cremated, and they were the ones who were beaten and kicked by the victims. Wei Chenrui made the most of the value of people.

Of course, these people will not work so obediently and obediently, they will always try their best to steal and play tricks, even looking for opportunities to slip away.

With such an easy-to-use workforce, how could Wei Chenrui let someone run away?
So, with the reward of a bowl of rice a day, the disaster victims were hired to keep an eye on them. If they didn't stop and ran away, those who had eaten the rice were the ones who worked.

Everyone can see what these people have suffered, how could they let themselves step into the same field as them, don't mention how hard they are on guard, there is no chance for troublemakers, and they can only accept their fate work.

The rest of the people were arranged by Wei Chenrui to collect medicinal materials from nearby mountains and exchange them for food.

After a few more days of peace and stability, all the dead bodies have been disposed of, and almost all the medicinal materials on the mountain have been collected. Some people with weak resistance gradually show signs of fever. Wei Chenrui knows that the plague he is worried about I'm afraid it's about to start.

Once the plague is exposed, it is inevitable to cause panic, but if it is not exposed, more and more people will be infected, and it is more likely to spread out of control.

Under such circumstances, Wei Chenrui sent Deng Huawu out and asked him to clear out a nearby village as an isolation site as quickly as possible.

When they heard about the plague, the villagers had no time to hide, but they couldn't bear to leave their property behind, so they hesitated.

In this case, Wei Chenrui naturally had guessed a long time ago, and directly spent money to buy all the houses and homesteads in the village. Under this kind of money offensive, the village was wiped out without much effort.

After the place was cleared, Wei Chenrui announced the plague. Not surprisingly, the victims fell into panic and chaos began.

Wei Chenrui naturally expected it, and killed a few people who wanted to run out by means of thunder, and after calming everyone down, he continued: "Don't worry, this plague can be cured. As long as you follow the instructions of the hall, the plague will be cured." Not scary, we can beat it."

As for whether anyone would die from the plague, Wei Chenrui did not say, because it was inevitable. The victims did not have enough food and clothing, and their resistance was not strong at all. Some people would definitely not be able to resist.

The emotions of the disaster victims are very agitated now. If they say it at this time, it will only cause chaos, and the plague will only spread more severely.

After appeasing the victims, Wei Chenrui arranged for people to transport all the victims with fever and sent them to nearby villages for isolation and treatment.

Of course, the victims who don't know why will definitely be stopped. Wei Chenrui asked someone to take them away together. After all, these people are close contacts, and the chance of infection is very high. It is best to isolate them together.

The family does not need to be separated, and the emotions of the victims are no longer so agitated. Without the hands of the yamen servants, the family members will lift them up and leave with them.

Accompanying them were three imperial physicians and several carts of medicinal materials sent by Emperor Zhaohe to Wei Chenrui.

When the medicinal materials were transported over, Wei Chenrui deliberately let all the victims see, let them understand that he did not give up on them, but did his best to treat them and give them a hope.

Seeing so many medicines, accompanied by the imperial physician, the hearts of the victims also settled down, and everything returned to normal.

After the feverish people left, Wei Chenrui arranged for people to scatter lime and sprinkle mugwort leaves on the place where the victims gathered for disinfection. He also set up several large pots and started heating hot water to distribute clothes for the victims to bathe and put on clean clothes.

After everyone was cleaned up, the pot was not idle, and began to boil medicine to improve the victims' resistance to themselves and prevent the plague.

Of course, I did all this because I explained the reasons to the victims. The victims were very cooperative, and no one wanted to be infected with the plague.

In this way, the plague was brought under control, the flood receded, and the victims earned some money and were ready to return to their hometowns to rebuild their homes. Everything was developing in a good direction.

When Wei Chenrui thought he would be able to return to the palace soon, he received another letter for help. There was a drought in the northwest, and he was afraid of a military disaster.

(End of this chapter)