No matter how the two old men of King Lin had a headache with General Chang's request, Lin Zhu didn't take this matter to heart here. She has something more urgent to do now.

Since the beginning of summer, the weather has been unusually hot, and it has not rained for nearly a month. Lin Zhu was very anxious because of this weather.

If it doesn't rain, the crops in the field will suffer, and they will all dry up in the ground, and the harvest will soon be lost.

Not only Lin Zhu is anxious, but the farmers in the countryside are also anxious, and every household is trying to get some water to water the land. It's just that neither the water in the river nor the water in the well can solve the fundamental problem, and the water in the well cannot be poured into the ground, and people have to drink it.

"Uncle Ten, you and Uncle Bo have worked a little harder these days, let's don't brew that wine first, try not to move those stored grains first, I'm afraid this year's New Year is not very good, let's make some preparations early." Lin Zhu's mood was a little heavy, as she expected, this year's drought and no grain harvest.

Although this is a natural disaster, it is the common people who suffer the most, Lin Zhu feels that when it really comes, he should do his best to do his part.

Lin Zhu also mentioned his thoughts to General Chang, he thought about it for a while, and said, "Well, the imperial court is also worried about this matter, you are right to do this." "I can't say much about the affairs of the court, but General Chang also agrees with Lin Zhu's approach.

If there is a real drought, the number of people begging for a living will definitely increase a lot, and even if there is a porridge factory at that time, it will be considered a good deed.

Maybe Lin Zhu's worries really came true, although there were a few rains throughout the summer. But it's all thunder and rain, in other words, the rain is wet on the ground, and it doesn't play a fundamental role at all. Barely some of the harvest is in the fields close to the water source.

But these could not keep the hard-working peasant families alive, so there were more and more people begging for food in and out of the city. With so many people in place before winter, it seems that this year is indeed a disaster year.

"Girl, it's good that you've prepared for a long time, and the price of those rice shops has been rising." Aunt Chang and Lin Zhu sat in the house and talked about the situation outside. A look of embarrassment.

"I'm not alone in preparing early. Otherwise, the price of this rice grain would not have risen so quickly. "How Lin Zhu didn't know that those grain stores were now making a lot of money.

Some of the big families in the city have already prepared soup kitchens, and they have a good name for it. Second, it can be regarded as accumulating virtue and doing good.

"Girl. I've heard that there are already many soup kitchens out there. So when are we going to set up a stall? "Aunt Chang also knows the inside story, and she has long heard that Lin Zhu has such a plan.

"Aunt Chang, I don't plan to put porridge outside." Lin Zhu shook his head.

Her words made Aunt Chang stunned. Not planning a soup kitchen? She didn't believe that Lin Zhu would sell a large amount of grain in her hands for silver, but what was this non-soup for?

"The soup soup is only relieved for a while, those people eat today and may not have it tomorrow, we can't care about them for the rest of their lives." Lin Zhu saw Aunt Chang's face full of doubts, and explained, "And having food will only make these people unenterprising, waiting for someone to give them food for nothing every day." ”

"We have so much food in our hands, just invite some people to work in exchange for food, it is much better than raising them for nothing, I believe more people will want this." Lin Zhu told Aunt Chang about his plans.

"It's better to be a girl." Aunt Chang thought about it and admired Lin Zhu's approach.

In fact, the so-called beggars are only converted from the poor people. But if you have the ability to earn some food, no one wants to beg for it. Therefore, this method of Lin Zhu is more appropriate than direct porridge.

Of course, Lin Zhu also knew that she couldn't complete this matter by herself, no matter what, it would have to be done by the General's Mansion, otherwise, it would be bad for the refugees from outside to know that she had a lot of food in Xiaowangzhuang, and it would be bad if there was a riot.

Those homeless people are not all honest people, Lin Zhu still knows this in his heart.

General Chang listened to Lin Zhu's thoughts, did not nod, and did not shake his head. It's not that she thinks there's anything wrong with Lin Zhu's approach, and she thinks about what kind of benefits or disadvantages she will bring to her by doing so.

"Bamboo girl, no one has ever done this, if you insist on doing so, I guess someone will definitely use this matter to slander you, do you know?" Originally, Lin Zhu's identity in the capital was very eye-catching, and with Mu Qi's succession to Princess Changmin, there were also some rumors that Princess Changmin was interested in Lin Zhu.

And this kind of thing has also been noticed by the royal family, so Lin Zhu's identity has become a hard injury, and the two families of Lin Wang have not given a preparation information, so General Chang has been worried about the matter between Lin Zhu and Mu Qiyue.

Unfortunately, Mu Qiyue was sent to other places by the emperor again, and for a while, Lin Zhu couldn't find anyone if he wanted to discuss with Mu Qiyue. So the matter between the two of them was delayed.

"Grandpa, in fact, if this matter is done, it will also be beneficial to the emperor." A new thing has to go through a process from the rise to being accepted, so Lin Zhu is also psychologically prepared for the incomprehension of outsiders.

But she is confident that the emperor will also be on her side, so she is so confident.

"Oh? How so? When General Chang heard this, his eyes lit up, waiting for Lin Zhu's next words.

"You also know that when the weather gets cold, it is estimated that there will be more displaced people, although this is the capital, but except for the imperial city, we are surrounded by these people." Lin Zhu paused, "Whether it's the imperial court or the rich, everyone swarming to soup soup will not solve the fundamental problem, but will let some people take advantage of loopholes." We have raised some good people for nothing, and we will also raise their temperament. ”

Listening to Lin Zhu's words, General Chang nodded thoughtfully, he also knew that there would definitely be people like Lin Zhu said, and there would be no less, and these people would also cause some security problems. After a long time, maybe such a person will bully other people and fight again, and it will be really difficult to clean up when the time comes.

"However, if the imperial court comes forward, or if we exchange grain for work and let some people work, there will definitely be a lot fewer such people, what do you think, grandpa?" Lin Zhu saw that General Chang seemed to agree with her.

"Well, what you said makes a bit of sense, but you have to tell the emperor about this matter, even if the emperor favors you a lot, but some things are better for the emperor to nod." Moreover, as long as the emperor nods, no one will make irresponsible remarks about Lin Zhu about this matter in the future. It will also double the emperor's good impression of Lin Zhu, why not do it? (To be continued......)