Chapter 407 (1/2)

”As far as I know, the imperial court has allocated a lot of food for disaster relief, and water is also ordered to be supplied by each state and county every day. Why is it still so?”

Han Zhan only said that he came to visit mountains and rivers, so the villagers who led the way did not know Han Zhan's real identity, and some words had no scruples.

”These silver coins are pulled down layer by layer. You are greedy and I am ignorant. There will be no water left in the hands of the people.” the fellow shook his head and smiled bitterly. His weather beaten face was covered with wrinkles, and his eyes were filled with hatred and despair of the dynasty, ”If it doesn't rain, how long can it last close to these rivers? Besides, the collusion between officials and businessmen, it costs one or two silver to pick up water in the city. Who can afford such expensive water? So many people in every family want to eat and drink water with their mouths open. They are afraid to need two loads of water a day, two liang silver a day. The drought is more than may now. Where has it changed so much ”Come out?”

At last, Han Zhan's face was gloomy and could drip water.

”Dear Sir, you'd better go back early. Now there is a severe drought, bandits are rampant, and people like you are robbing for food and water everywhere. If you fall into their hands, I'm afraid you won't benefit.”

”Mountain bandit?”

”It's better to say that they are mountain bandits than refugees. They are all people who are forced to have no way out. Who can't figure out how to become mountain bandits? If they become mountain bandits, they will enter the black books of the government. Future generations will not say that they have no chance of the imperial examination, they will be pointed out on the road. What may be the way? They have to live first. In fact, if they are The imperial court is reliable and promising, and it will not come to this step. Therefore, these people want to kill those dignitaries. ”

In their eyes, these people are only greedy for pleasure. They never care about the life or death of the people. Killing them is to eliminate harm for the people.

The villagers talked a lot all the way. All day, Han Zhan had a general understanding of the situation in the south of the Yangtze River.

When he arrived, Han Zhan asked, ”I heard from the people in the city that the new top scholar was sent here to handle cases. Didn't he take care of these things? Or did he also collude with those officials?”

The villager was relieved, ”this Lord Hai is a good official who is upright and upright. He is polite and never partial. The case he dealt with earlier was a corrupt dog official. It's a pity...”

”What a pity?”

”It's a pity that Lord Hai is weak. In order to keep his black hat and protect the officials, Lord Hai has been killed several times in a row. It's thanks to his great life.”

Han Zhan's eyes brightened and he said, ”it's a capital crime to murder a court official!”

”Hum! The sky is high and the emperor is far away. Even if you die, who will know if you report an accident? Besides, there are many excuses for bandits in this situation.”

”How can you know such a secret?”

”There are some things that you dignitaries don't know, and those who are officials won't know, but the people know it clearly, because they all look at it plainly! In addition, there are children of people's families in the Yamen. It's not surprising that they naturally know.”

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

He gave the fellow twenty liang of silver: ”take this silver and thank you today.”

At first sight of so much silver, the villagers were stunned and waved their hands: ”no, no, no, it's too much to use!”

”Here you are, take it! Now is a difficult time. There are many places that need silver. If it's not good, you can change your family's stuttering.”

The fellow was so moved that he said, ”in fact, if you have something to eat, you can reward me to take it back. There happens to be a little grandson at home. Now there are no rice grains in the dry field and locusts. There is no food everywhere. You'd better take back the silver!”

Han Zhan didn't expect that the situation was more difficult than expected.

After a half silence, he ordered him to hand over all the cakes and fruits in the carriage to the villagers, and put the twenty Liang silver pushed back by the villagers back into his hand.

”Take it! If these things that are already outside your body can help you, it is also its creation.”

Seeing the push and drag, the villagers burst into tears and choked.