Chapter 241 (1/2)
If local officials are reckless and greedy for money, the victims will have to ask for their own blessings if they still want to live. How cruel is the exchange of children? However, that is a bloody fact in history.
Therefore, Su wennuan is more concerned about such things than court officials such as Duan Tingxuan and long Pingzhang. Sure enough, after listening to her words, the little Marquis and Lord long were stunned. Then they straightened their faces. The little Marquis said in a deep voice: ”Nuan is right. It makes me ashamed. Let's abandon the carriage and ride directly.”
Long Pingzhang hesitated and said, ”it doesn't matter to me, but my sister-in-law's wife and Xiuer...”
Before he finished, he heard Su wennuan say, ”I have no problem. Although I can't ride a horse, I can dress up as a man and ride with Tingxuan.”
Chu Xiu also firmly said, ”when I was five years old, my hometown had been hit by disasters. My mother argued with people over a piece of cake in that drought, was injured and died. Brother Niu, I can also pretend to be a man and ride with you.”
”OK, that's it.” Duan Tingxuan made a quick decision. Even though he was worried about the victims because of Su wennuan's words, there was still a trace of joy in his heart when he thought of galloping with his beloved.
This time there was a continuous rainstorm in southern Liaoning, which affected many areas. After Duan Tingxuan and Su wennuan arrived, they found that the disaster was more serious than they thought, so they got busy immediately. They didn't even have time to go to Niutoushan dozens of miles away to visit Duke Ping and his wife. They just inquired about the safety there, so they didn't take it into account, But directly in the local government and people began to run around.
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”The officials here are quite capable. After all, the outside of the pass has always been regarded as a wilderness. Although the emperor plans to set up a city shipping department in Jinzhou, it will be two or three years later. Therefore, most of the officials assigned here before are Jinshi Juzi who have no way. These people rely on their own efforts all their life. Most of them are capable officials with responsibility and brains, otherwise the situation will be worse Cake. ”
Long Pingzhang and Chu Xiu sat outside the Jinzhou government office, looking at the people kneeling or sitting on the left and right streets. They heard Chu Xiu complain about the ineffective disaster relief of officials. He explained.
”Then why are there so many victims? They don't open the warehouse to put food?” Chu Xiu was still angry. Her mother died because of food, so she was particularly sensitive to this issue.
”What kind of warehouse to open? The people's warehouse has long been used up, and now it uses military grain. How much grain do you think there can be in the wilderness? Moreover, most of the nomads outside the pass rarely cultivate land, so the tax grain is not enough. At present, they can use military grain to maintain, and they can wait until the court's rescue grain, even if they will die. They can finally keep things under control. If The granary of military grain has been completely opened. The people are only satisfied at present, forcing them to take grain or even loot, and more people will die. Xiu'er, you don't understand, this granary is now everyone's hope. If you hope, there is still something to do. ”