First Empress Merchant

Chapter 239: A True Friendship in Adversity (2)
After saying this, everyone thanked them again, and then went back to their respective houses. After everyone had dispersed, Lu Lishi also brought his family and Shi Liang's family back to Wanrong Residence.

They simply changed their clothes, tidied up the house, and then gathered in the lobby to discuss what to do next. They just started when they saw Situ coming in from the outside in the rain.

Seeing that his expression was darker than usual, Lu Lishi handed him a dry handkerchief and asked, "Is the situation in the palace okay? Outside, is the situation bad? Is there a lot of casualties?" ?”

Situ took the towel and quickly wiped his wet hair and body, and then replied: "The palace is fine, there is not much loss. As for the situation outside, it is really bad. According to the current statistics of the people in the yamen, the house has collapsed. Accounting for a quarter of the households, the east of the city was the worst, with a total of nearly [-] casualties. It seems that there is a gradual increase, but according to the news from our people, the place where the real earthquake was the most severe is Li It is easy to say that in Wushan City, almost [-]% of the houses have collapsed, and the number of casualties exceeds [-], so compared to other places, our place is the least affected."

"Oh my god, it's over ten thousand! It's too scary!" Hearing this, Xin'er screamed.

The other women in the hall also had expressions that couldn't bear to hear it, but Lu Lishi remained silent.

Over [-] should only be an approximate number, and this era is not comparable to modern times, such as medical treatment, search and rescue, etc., how can their efficiency be compared?Hey, the death toll in the future is likely to increase exponentially. Hey, did she do something wrong before?
Lu Su saw that she was blaming herself, so he comforted her: "The so-called natural disasters can't be prevented by anyone, and they can't be predicted by anyone. Miss can realize the disaster before it happens and save so many people from disaster. It’s a great merit, don’t think too much about it.”

Shi Liang also interjected: "Yes, Xiaodong's family, our home is in the east of the city. If you hadn't brought my old mother, wife and son, and daughter-in-law over, I'm afraid this disaster would have been inevitable. Here, I would like to invite you to come here." Be respected by Shi Liang."

"Mrs. Shi, please get up, Mrs. Shi, please get up, everyone, get up, to put it bluntly, since we met in the villa, we are like grasshoppers tied to a rope, but after so much, The relationship between our two families has definitely surpassed the employment relationship, so don’t play these outsiders, Xin’er, quickly help Mrs. Shi and Mrs. Shi go to the room where Xiao Huzi and Xiao Yiming slept before. Mr. Shi left Come on." Lu Li Shiben was still thinking about what Lu Su said, when he suddenly saw Shi Liang supporting his old mother, and his wife and children kneeling down with big heads.

"Hey, Mrs. Shi, Mrs. Shi, hurry up and let me rest. My lady wants to discuss business with Mr. Shi and the others. Afterwards, my son-in-law will bring you some soup to drive away the cold." The son knew that his young lady had no strength left to drag her, so she immediately went to help her up.

After the person left, Shi Liang noticed that Lu Lishi's body was shaking slightly, and he couldn't help but said guiltily: "Little Boss, please sit down and talk, I was the one who was reckless just now."

Lu Lishi forced a smile, then thought of something, and asked Situ again, "Wushan City...will it belong to your master's fief? How long will it take for the imperial court to distribute the relief money after such a catastrophe occurs? How much silver can you really have?"

Situ didn't expect her to think of this level, so he exchanged glances with Ah Zhong before answering truthfully: "Miss Hui, Wushan City is actually not part of the master's fiefdom, but Wushan City is relatively close to here, if you want to take refuge, I will I thought...they would choose to come here, after all, there is a master here. As for the funds for disaster relief, I think it will be five days before the capital receives the news, and it will take at least one day of negotiation before the payment can be made. The private deductions of local officials, if they actually reach the hands of the victims, they may just be able to rebuild houses, burial expenses, medical expenses, etc., it depends on whether the local officials are really dedicated to the people."

Although these words sound unbearable and corrupt, they have existed in the imperial court since ancient times, and they cannot be eradicated at all. However, it is a dirty thing that is not humane, but now it is based on the relationship between her and the master. Said, there is only one ceremony left, so she wants to ask, those of them who are subordinates will never hide anything.

Hearing this, Lu Lishi sighed silently, and then said after a moment of silence: "Then can we allocate funds from Prince Yang's Mansion first?"

In fact, she still had a glimmer of hope, but she was disappointed in the end. It seems that those period dramas are not all made up, at least the phenomenon of corruption still exists. Forget it, it is useless to talk about it now. It is better to think of ways to reduce the suffering of the people than to waste on condemnation and condemnation.

Ah Zhong replied: "If the master is there, then it's not a big problem. Besides, for floods and other disasters in previous years, the master will allocate funds first, but the master is not here now, so the one who can make the decision in the palace is the empress dowager, eh , Just now Situ also said that Wushan City does not belong to the fiefdom of the master, so it is hard to say whether the Empress Dowager is willing to allocate funds."

It's not that he said that his mother is not good, the so-called high-ranking person, the so-called royal family member, every word and every move can be seen in the eyes of others. If you don't do enough, people will say you are not good, but if you do too much, you will be judged. People catch pigtails, and what's more, they will randomly accuse you of being extravagant and intentional, or of conspiracy, how to reason?Who are you talking to?Of course, he believed that she could understand and said so.

Lu Lishi frowned subconsciously when she heard the words, "She doesn't care about the disaster victims in the fief? Or wait until your master comes back? Hmph, it will take half a month to wait for your master to come back, right?"

Although she could understand the Empress Dowager's mentality of protecting herself wisely, she just felt very uncomfortable, and her tone became aggressive all of a sudden.

Lu Su quickly glanced at Ah Zhong and Situ, and then said to Lu Lishi: "Miss, from the fact that the Empress Dowager sent people from the palace to rescue the victims last night, the Empress Dowager deserves to be a famous model of the harem back then. Both deeds and deeds are worthy of imitation. Besides, there are parents, county officials, and provincial officials in various places, and they will not sit idly by. carry on."

Hey, his lady is good at everything, but sometimes she is a little outspoken. Fortunately, the two of them are towards her, but she asked what it means if Wushan City belongs to His Royal Highness King Yang?Could it be...

Situ glared at Ah Zhong, and then said to Lu Lishi: "Otherwise, I can go back to the palace and report to the Empress Dowager about the disaster relief?"

Lu Lishi waved his hand, "No need, Uncle Lu is right, we are just the lowest creatures among the five beetles, and the earthquake was not caused by me, the court is not in a hurry, why should I be in a hurry? Let's not talk, let's all rest separately Go, anyway, in this situation, the villa doesn't know when it will reopen, so it's better to let everyone take a month's vacation, and you can do whatever you want."

(End of this chapter)