Good farming at the foot of Changbai Mountain

Chapter 249 Disaster Relief
That Huang Tongpan could only leave angrily in the end, and when Huang Tongpan was sent away, Zixuan and the others laughed.

"My lord, if you don't give him face like this, aren't you afraid that he will go back and give you eye drops? The magistrate has never dealt with you in the first place. If he is serious, what should he do if he secretly tricks you?" Zhao Xiancheng was still a little worried Yes, this prefect Fang is not an open-minded person.

Zixuan smiled, "Let him go, I guess the disaster relief work alone will be enough for him to have a headache for a while. If he wants to frame me, he has to be busy. Don't think about it for now, let's put the Let’s talk about what we just agreed upon.”

Zhao Xiancheng and Master Liu nodded, "Since this is the case, let's make arrangements as soon as possible. This is also a major event related to the people of the whole county." The two went out together.

On July [-]th, Li Mingyu, Qi Yunfei, Xu Wenhan, Xu Wenchang, and Yue Pengcheng brought [-] soldiers and [-] shi of grain raised from the capital and surrounding counties to Longzhou.Because Mingyu sent people to check in advance, he knew that the disaster in the east was minor, and Zixuan was in the west, so it was no big deal, and the worst was in the middle, so people like Mingyu came directly to the middle.

The first stop they arrived at was of course Hanzhou under the jurisdiction of Longzhou.The administrative division of Northeast China is somewhat different from other places in Daqi.Although Longzhou is called a state, it is actually a prefectural city, and its scope is about the same as the provinces of later generations.And under its jurisdiction, there are states and counties, but these states are not the same as states. Some states can govern several counties, while others do not.At the same time, some counties are also directly under the prefecture, just like Zhendong, which is directly under the jurisdiction of Longzhou prefecture.

This situation was caused, of course, because the Northeast region did not originally belong to the Central Plains, but was governed by some ethnic minorities.In the past thousands of years, countless ethnic minorities have established countries in the Northeast, and the capitals are different each time, which has created confusion in the names of various places today.

But when it came to the founding emperor of Daqi, he was a military genius. After capturing the Central Plains, he even attacked all the way to the northeast and occupied this area.However, this state of historical preservation has been preserved, only slightly improved.

Of course, these are not big things, and people are used to this division, so they just followed it.

At this time, the heavy rain had stopped for seven or eight days, the road surface had long since dried up, and the flood water in the ground had receded.Everyone came here all the way, and encountered a lot of hardships on the way. Finally, they were almost there, and everyone was relieved.

A lot of people came across, men, women, young and old, all in shabby clothes and unkempt, it seemed that they hadn't had enough to eat for some days, and none of them even had the strength to walk.

Wen Han got off his horse and came in front of these people, "Uncle, where are you going?"

An old man looked at Wen Han, "Young man, we are fleeing. Alas, God is not open, a heavy rain washed away our village. We can't survive, so we think about fleeing to the south. You can save your life." The old man was weak when he spoke.

"Old man, isn't Fucheng very close to here? Could it be that the magistrate and officials from all over the place didn't open warehouses to help the disaster?" Wen Han was a little puzzled. Although there was heavy rain in the north this year, it is impossible for all of them to be flooded. Bar?Logically speaking, even if there is no relief from the imperial court, just the food from a local official warehouse is enough to feed the victims, right?
"Oh, don't mention this. The prefect asked someone to set up a porridge shed, but the porridge is thin, just like water. There is a limit every day, and there are many people who can't make it. We are also there. The porridge for two days was really unbearable, so I thought about fleeing famine. Otherwise, everyone would starve to death." When the old man talked about this, he couldn't help but burst into tears.

The people next to him were also chattering, and Wen Han frowned when he heard this. "Old man, don't go south. When you arrive in other places, you are not familiar with the place. Where can you make a living? We are sent by the imperial court. Look, we have brought so much food. Stay Come down, survive this period of time, and the crops in the field will be harvested, and we will be able to survive anyway." Wen Han persuaded.

Those people looked up at the opposite team, what a long team.Every cart was filled with sacks that looked like grain.

"Officer, is what you said true? If that's the case, then we won't leave. Who wants to leave their hometown and go outside to live? As long as we can survive, we are all willing to stay in our hometown." asked a young man.

"Don't worry, I'm telling the truth. In this way, you follow us back first, and eat with us. After we meet the officials here, we will distribute food to the people in a serious manner. Why? Can you trust us?" Wen Han was really sad when he saw these people.

Mingyu heard the conversation between Wenhan and those refugees from behind, he whispered a few words to Yunfei, and Yunfei took some people and galloped away.

These refugees followed Mingyu and his team to Fucheng. The journey was still a bit long, so they found a place to camp for the night.These refugees had dinner with everyone, and Mingyu took the opportunity to ask these people about their situation.

From the mouths of these people, I learned that in fact, only a few granaries in various states and counties were flooded, and the rest were well preserved.

The imperial court has policies. Except for the part that is handed over to the country, a lot of the grain collected every year must be kept in the local area for preparations for war and famine.These old grains cannot be used until the next year's new grains are put into storage.

Mingyu was a little angry when he heard this. "Obviously there is food, but they don't take it out for the people to eat. Setting up a porridge shed is probably just a formality. The prefect of Fang in Longzhou seems to have really done enough."

"It's okay, didn't we send several groups of people here in advance? We will always find out what's going on here. Don't be angry. How many of these officials are sincerely for the people? Let's come out this time, Didn't the emperor say that you have the right to make arbitrary decisions at your discretion. If there are those who are corrupt and pervert the law, just kill two of them and see if they dare to do so in the future?" Peng Cheng persuaded with a smile.

Mingyu nodded, this matter is not something that can be done in a hurry. "Okay, we're tired enough to travel all the way. Let's go to rest early. I guess we can reach Longzhou Fucheng tomorrow. When we get there, I'm afraid we'll be even more tired."

At noon the next day, the group finally arrived at Longzhou Fucheng.Sure enough, outside the city gate, there were several porridge sheds, and some victims were queuing up to receive porridge.

Mingyu sent someone to look at it, and the porridge was very thick, not as thin as the refugees said.Mingyu looked at Peng Cheng and the others, and everyone smiled at each other. It seems that the news of their coming has already arrived here.

Everyone was about to enter the city when they saw a lot of people coming out of the city, all wearing official uniforms.

"I don't know it's the lord who came, but the officials are far away to welcome you, and I ask you to forgive me." The leader is naturally Fang Zhifu, who has received the news a long time ago, and has calculated the time to come out to greet him.

"The magistrate is free of courtesy. After the catastrophe, the government office must be very busy. Why do you have to come out to greet him in person?" Ming Yu said with a smile.

"It is a great blessing for Longzhou that the prince can come to Longzhou. No matter how busy I am, I have to come to greet the prince." Fang Zhifu said with a smile on his face. "My lord has been exhausted all the way, please go to the city to rest. Now that the people have settled down, it's nothing serious."

Mingyu nodded, and led the people into the city.Those who brought the food were taken to a small school yard in the north of the city by a special person, where it was spacious enough to put it down.

It is rare for the magistrate Fang to arrange banquets to entertain Ming Yu and the others. Naturally, there is no need to elaborate on these.After the banquet, some people sent by Mingyu before came to Fucheng one after another, and reported to Mingyu what they saw and heard in the past few days.

The porridge shed you see was originally only one.And just like what the refugees they met said, it was as thin as water.What I see now was all made this morning.

Today, there are five or six prefectures and counties in Longzhou that have been seriously affected by the disaster. Among them, Fuyu Prefecture is the confluence of the Nuoni River and the Huntong River, so the degree of disaster is the most serious.This place is right next to Zhendong County, so most of the people in Fuyu Prefecture fled to Zhendong.

Of course, the people who came back also reported some things about Zhendong.The refugees have been properly resettled in the east of the town, and thanks to the good governance of the county magistrate of the town, the people under his jurisdiction have now resumed production, and it is a scene of stability and prosperity.

Mingyu couldn't help being happy for Zixuan after hearing this. "Brother, the second brother-in-law is capable. Listen, the second brother-in-law is not only not harmed by the people, but has now returned to normal life. This is what a local official should do. This Fang Zhifu is not serious. What the hell is going on in his head?"

"Since this is the case, why don't we transfer Zixuan here? He has been here for a long time and is familiar with the local area. In addition, he can manage the east of the town so well. I think he also has a lot of experience in dealing with post-disaster reconstruction and other matters. We It’s just a newcomer, why don’t we have to listen to what the magistrate says, so we can’t do the job well.” Wen Han asked Zixuan to come over to help.

"Brother's words are right. Zixuan has gained experience now. Besides, everything in Zhendong is normal. It should be feasible to transfer him here." Pengcheng also agreed.

"Okay, then let's invite the second brother-in-law over." Ming Yu readily agreed.These people haven't been able to get together for several years, so just take this opportunity to get together and do something.

(End of this chapter)