Qingchuan promotion rules in the backyard

Chapter 174
Want to talk to the prince?Eighth Master hesitated for a moment.Before, he and fourth master were busy in the household department, the prince only cared about the result and didn't ask about the details.Therefore, the prince did not know about these data.

In my impression, the crown prince would not take the initiative to ask for such a drudgery.Unless it involves some of his interests.The moment the prince stood up in the hall, Ba Ye had already had doubts in his heart.

Along the way, although there was nothing wrong with the prince's attitude, the doubts in his heart never disappeared.

Seeing the local situation now, it seems that the money allocated by the imperial court was intercepted by some people.Is it collusion between the local government and businessmen?Or does it involve someone with a deeper background?
Early the next morning, when the two were having breakfast, the crown prince said, "Eighth brother, let's go directly to the county government office today."

"Why?" Ba Ye asked subconsciously.

"After secretly investigating so many situations, I should listen to what the local officials say. If there is any concealment, it will come out after comparing the hatchback." The prince said.

"Well, what the second brother said is reasonable." Ba Ye didn't object, and swallowed his analysis of the situation last night.

The two discussed it, and went straight to the county government office after breakfast.

When he learned that the prince and the eighth master had arrived, the county magistrate was so frightened that he immediately got up from the bed.

He had a fight with his concubine late last night, so he got up late today.

He dressed in a hurry, washed his face indiscriminately, and ran out.

"The humble minister sees the prince and the eighth master!"

In the middle of winter, the county magistrate was sweating in a daze.He is a middle-aged man in his 40s, thin and small, with two mustaches.It was dark, but a pair of eyes rolled around.

"The county magistrate is really calm." The prince sneered.

The disaster is so severe, the riot has just been suppressed, but the county magistrate can still sleep so peacefully, it is really a big heart.

"Wei Chen was busy yesterday until midnight, so he went to bed late." The county magistrate didn't blush even when he told a lie.

But Ba Ye and the prince both knew that the county magistrate had been shutting his door in the county government for several days, and he hadn't actively tried to find a way to resettle the affected people.It's really a lie to talk about being busy until midnight!

"The county magistrate takes care of everything every day!" Ba Ye smiled lightly from the side.

"Hey, don't dare, don't dare. Now it's a special situation, as a parent officer, you should, you should." The county magistrate replied.

Seeing the smile on his face, Ba Ye wished he could punch him!Really think that these princes are so foolish, talking nonsense with their eyes open!
There was also a gloomy look in the prince's eyes, and he tapped the armrest of the chair with his fingers, and said, "I am following the order of the emperor to see the disaster situation. I entered the city yesterday, and the situation seems to be quite serious. The county magistrate, tell me, what is going on?" Disaster relief?"

The county magistrate was a little nervous at the beginning, but then he became more and more smooth.Especially when I heard that the prince and the eighth master only arrived yesterday, I feel more at ease.

"I can't bear to see the people suffer. It's just that my ability is limited, and I can only do this at the moment. I heard from the magistrate that the imperial court will soon allocate money for disaster relief, and I think it can alleviate the current situation."

After the county magistrate finished speaking, he looked at the prince and Ba Ye sincerely.Those who didn't know it really thought that he was a good official who wholeheartedly served the people.

"Gu seems to remember that the harvests in various places were good last year. There should be no shortage of food in your area." The prince said.Although he didn't know the specific data, he probably knew it in his heart.

"There is no shortage at all." The county magistrate hurriedly said: "I just didn't expect the disaster to be so serious. I don't dare to open a warehouse and put all the food in now. After all, the snow is still falling from time to time, and I don't know when it will be a disaster." Before the relief money from the imperial court arrives, I can only open porridge sheds first, so that the people will not starve to death."

This sounds very reasonable.

"Didn't the magistrate ask you to collect the money for disaster relief? The imperial court has already allocated the money." Eighth Master said suddenly.

"Ah? No!" The county magistrate looked shocked and said, "I didn't hear that the money for disaster relief has arrived! The memorial we delivered to the court should not arrive so soon."

His expression does not seem to be fake, so that people can't tell the truth from the fake for a moment.

But when you think about what he just said, you can't believe it.

"Take the orphan to see your granary," the prince said.

"Okay, okay." The county magistrate nodded repeatedly, leading the way very attentively, but he was not afraid of being watched.

The prince and Ba Ye exchanged a look, and they both followed.

There is indeed not much grain in the granary, and two places are already empty.

"Is that much food?" Eighth Master asked.

"That's all. I don't know how long I can last." The county magistrate replied.

"You can't open a warehouse to release food. You should also find a way to resettle the homeless victims. Some houses that are not too damaged can be repaired and used first. In this cold day, sleeping on the street is easy to freeze to death." Ba Ye frowned.

"Weichen really tried his best. The county government really has no money." The county magistrate said with a bitter face: "No, the crown prince and the eighth master can read the account book!"

"Okay, then take a look at it." The prince said.

Eighth Master knew that nothing could be seen in the ledger.But the crown prince said, he naturally would not refute.

Sure enough, the ledger was done beautifully without any problems.The prince pursed his lips, silently not knowing what he was thinking.

"I don't know where the crown prince and the eighth master are resting? Or, I can arrange it." The county magistrate smiled flatteringly.

"No need." Eighth Master directly refused.

The prince glanced at Eighth Master at this time, and did not object.

"Then I will arrange the lunch." The county magistrate said again.

The prince looked at the sky, nodded and said, "That's fine."

"Then the crown prince and the eighth master will sit down first, and the minister will go down to make arrangements." The county magistrate said.

"Go." The prince looked down at the account book again, without raising his head.

After he left, Ba Ye said: "Second brother, it's time for us to check the situation of the big grain merchants in the city."

"Do you suspect that the grain in the official warehouse has been transferred?" the prince asked.

"We can't rule out this possibility." Ba Ye said.

"A small county magistrate, how can he have such courage?" The crown prince expressed doubts, and said, "If you want to say that a magistrate is so lonely, I think it is possible."

"What if someone from above instigates it?" Ba Ye stared into the prince's eyes and said, "From top to bottom, layers of collusion and exploitation will naturally disappear in the hands of the common people. Second brother, don't forget, just now the county magistrate said that the I heard the news that the imperial court has allocated the relief money."

The prince turned his head to look at the gloomy sky outside, and said, "It's still too early to draw conclusions. Just look at the grain merchants in the city and they haven't raised the price of grain. There must be a plan to transfer official grain. Could it be that the grain is stagnant and moldy?" ?”

"What does the second brother mean?" Eighth Master said.

"Let's go to the magistrate's yamen tomorrow to see the situation." The prince said.

"That's fine, I'll follow Second Brother's arrangement." Ba Ye nodded, but an inexplicable light flashed in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)