Reborn to marry ex-husband's nemesis

Chapter 404

"As far as I know, the imperial court has allocated a lot of food for disaster relief, and the water is also ordered by the states and counties to supply according to the amount every day. Why is it still like this?"

Han Zhan only said that he came to visit the mountains and rivers, so the fellow who led the way didn't know Han Zhan's real identity, and he didn't hesitate to say something.

"These silvers are removed layer by layer. You are greedy, and I am a little bit ignorant. When the people hold them, there will be nothing left. As for the water?" "How long can we last close to these rivers if it doesn't rain? What's more, the government and businessmen have colluded. Now it costs a tael of silver to go to the city to fetch water. Who can afford such expensive water? Every household There are so many people with their mouths open for food and water. They may need two loads of water and two taels of silver a day. The drought is more than five months away. Where did they get so much money? "

Hearing the end, Han Zhan's face was so gloomy that he could drip water.

"My lord, you should go back early! Now that there is a severe drought and bandits are rampant, they are robbing food and water everywhere. If a person like you falls into their hands, I'm afraid it will not be good for you."

"Mountain bandit?"

"It is more appropriate to say that they are bandits, rather than refugees. They are all people who have been forced into corners. But if there is a little way, who would not figure out how to become a bandit? But if you become a bandit, you will enter the government's underworld. Booklet, future generations don’t say that they have no chance to take the imperial examination, even if they walk on the road, they will be pointed at by others. What can be done? We must live first. In fact, if the imperial court is reliable and hopeful, it will not come to this point , so when these people see those dignitaries, they wish they could kill them quickly."

In their eyes, these people only care about pleasure and never care about the life and death of the people. Killing them is actually eliminating harm for the people.

The fellow babbled on and on all the way, and for a whole day, Han Zhan had a general understanding of the situation in Jiangnan.

At the end, Han Zhan asked: "I heard from the people in the city that the champion of the new department was sent here to handle the case, so he didn't care about these matters? Or is it that the champion of the new department is also colluding with those officials?"

There was a hint of relief in the eyes of the fellow, "This Mr. Hai is an upright and good official. He is polite and never takes sides. The case he handled before was a corrupt official. It's a pity..."

"What a pity?"

"It's a pity that Mr. Hai is single and weak. In order to keep his black hat and protect each other, Mr. Hai was killed several times in a row. It is thanks to his fate that he can survive until now."

Han Zhan's eyes flickered: "Murdering an imperial official is a capital crime!"

"Hmph! The sky is high here and the emperor is far away. Even if you die, who would know about an accident? What's more, in the current situation, bandits are rampant, and there are many excuses."

"How do you know such a secret thing?"

"There are some things that you high-ranking officials don't know, let alone the officials, but the common people know it clearly, because they all see it clearly! In addition, there are children of common people in the yamen, so it's not surprising that they know it naturally."

After Han Zhan returned to the city, it was already sunset.

He gave the fellow 20 taels of silver: "You take these silver, thank you today."

Seeing so much money at first, the fellow was stunned for a while, and quickly waved his hands: "No, no, this is too much, I can't help it!"

"You can take it if I give it to you! It's a difficult time right now, and there are many places where money is needed. No matter how bad it is, it can be used to exchange food for the family."

The fellow was very moved, and he said after a while: "Actually, if you have something to eat, you can give me to take it back. I happen to have a grandson in my family. Now the rice grains are not harvested in the dry field, and there is a plague of locusts. There is no food everywhere. You should take the money back." go!"

Han Zhan did not expect the situation to be more difficult than imagined.

After a long silence, he ordered all the cakes and fruits in the carriage to be handed over to the fellow, and put the 20 taels of silver that the fellow pushed back back into his hand.

"Take it! If these external things can help you, it is also its good fortune."

Seeing that the push could not be delayed, tears glistened in the corners of the fellow's eyes, and he choked up and took it.

Seeing that Han Zhan was about to leave, the fellow called him again: "Where does your lord want to go?"

"The Lord Hai you mentioned just now has some friendship with me, so I'm going to join him."

The fellow persuaded, "Master Zhifu is powerful, if the nobleman has a lot of money, he should stay in the inn! I'm afraid there..." He sighed heavily, "I'm afraid the nobleman can get in and not get out."

The emperor was dizzy, and the traitor was in charge, and the dog officials below were as dark as the bottom of a pot, and they went around fishing for money with red eyes like crazy.

Han Zhan smiled: "It's so good, I'm afraid they won't make a move! It's just...it depends on whether they have the ability."

As soon as the villagers heard this, they knew that this person had a lot of background.

He looked at Han Zhan's carriage going away, holding silver snacks and fruits in his hand, knelt on the ground tremblingly, headed in the direction Han Zhan was leaving, and kowtowed heavily. Old tears rolled down his cheeks and hit the thick skin. On the dust, it disappeared in an instant.

After Han Zhan returned to the city, he went directly to the magistrate's mansion, where they stayed last night.

He came by coincidence, there was a banquet in the house, and seeing Han Zhan coming back, the magistrate hurriedly greeted him.

"The subordinate is about to send someone to look for the young master. I don't think the young master will come back so soon, but you want to take a bath first? The water has been prepared, and we will start the banquet after you pack it up."

Han Zhan has been running around all day today and sweated a lot, so he naturally went to take a bath first.

While taking a bath, he asked the boy who was rubbing his back: "Where does the water in the house come from?"

The boy thought that the adults were afraid that the water would not be clean, so he hurriedly said: "This is the well water from the well, it is very clean!"

"Oh? Isn't the well dry? Why is there still water?"

"It belongs to ordinary people. The well is shallow, so it's easy to run out of water. The well in the house is specially hired to dig it. In fact, it can be compared with outsiders."

Han Zhan understood and didn't say much.

The magistrate in the south of the Yangtze River probably had a lot of fish and rice, and he was also very slippery. Even though he knew that Han Zhan was just making up the numbers, he was still very cautious and treated him extremely courteously.

Hai Xiuyan was also at the table. He has a gentle temper and knows how to behave. He gets along well with the magistrate, and Gu Changyan is even more capable. Han Zhan is like a second uncle, and he doesn't like anyone.

Uh...he is the uncle.

At the end of the meal, Han Zhan felt bored, so he got up first to rest.

The magistrate personally sent Han Zhan to the guest room, carefully accompanied him for a while, and then left.

Han Zhan clicked his tongue, this magistrate is not easy to deal with, no wonder the fellow said that!

This meal lasted until midnight, when Hai Xiuyan was waiting to go back to his room, he was stopped by Gu Changyan.

"Gu Shizi." Hai Xiuyan cupped his hands, "What are your orders?"

(End of this chapter)