Shangling County is a large county, north of the Yellow River.

Shangling County was also hit by floods, but because of the high terrain around the county, it was not affected.

Therefore, this place was chosen as a central station for disaster relief.

When the 8,000 stone grain arrived here, excluding the consumption of the people and the supply to the states and counties along the way, there were only more than 5,000 left, all of which were hoarded in Shangling.

Then advertise the victims in the territory, and set up more than 10 porridge factories to start disaster relief.

It is conceivable that when the displaced people in Shandong heard about it, they would gather around Shangling County at what speed.

A mere 5,000 stone of grain is far from enough!

A few days later.

Jia Baoyu and Ye Hao were summoned into the second prince's bedroom, and when they heard the second prince's thoughts, they were shocked:

"Your Highness is going to Tai'an?"

"Exactly."

Ye Hao immediately persuaded: "Your Highness, please think twice, if you want to go to Tai'an Mansion, you need to cross the Yellow River, and now the flood has not receded, it is too dangerous!" ”

The second prince's expression moved, and he said: "Although Shangling is safe, it is a county seat after all, and it is okay now, and when the victims flock to it, just one Shangling County will not be able to accommodate so many disaster victims."

Besides, if it is dangerous for me to go south of the Yellow River, wouldn't it be even more dangerous for the victims south of the Yellow River to cross the river?

I have already consulted with my staff, and Tai'an is south of the Yellow River, and belongs to one of the few prefectures that have not been affected by the disaster.

At this time, a large number of victims must have gathered.

If I had not been there in person, I would have done my best to provide disaster relief.

In addition, Tai'an is close to Qingzhou, and it is closer to the rich land in the south of the Yangtze River, which is convenient for me to mobilize disaster food and provide relief on the spot! ”

Ye Hao listened, and it was not easy to persuade again.

What the second prince said is reasonable, and although he is safe and stable in Shangling, there are indeed many problems.

If the situation can be opened up in Taean Province, the situation will be much better.

Jia Baoyu said: "Since His Royal Highness has made up his mind, then summoning the two of us to come here must be for the sake of Shangling?" ”

The second prince said with a smile: "Ziheng guessed well, when I go to Tai'an, if Shangling is presided over by no competent person, I don't worry, after all, this is the original disaster relief center."

Next, there will also be relief food from the land of the two rivers, which must not be lost.

Therefore, I will order Ziheng to be the disaster relief envoy of Shangling, and have the right to supervise all disaster relief matters in Shangling.

In addition, Ye Hao, Wang Zhen, and Shangling County Commander were deputy envoys to assist Ziheng. ”

Jia Baoyu immediately excused himself: "Your Highness's discussion is inappropriate, in terms of level and experience, I am not as good as Lord Wang, and in terms of talent and learning, I am not as good as Brother Ye, how dare I be above it?" ”

The second prince obviously knew that Jia Baoyu would say this: "Whether it is Wang Zhen or Shangling County, I am not very relieved, as for my cousin, he has too good a temperament, I am afraid that he will not be able to control people."

Hehe, when I was in Xiyuan, I still remember the posture of Ziheng and Wu Fan when they were gambling. At this moment, there is a lack of trustworthy people around me, so Ziheng should stop hiding his foolishness and help me. ”

Ye Hao also nodded and said: "What His Royal Highness said is extremely true, this is not the time to excuse himself, everything should be based on disaster relief, doesn't Ziheng know the reason to do it?" ”

At this point, Jia Baoyu has no room for excuses.

Moreover, the matter of Shangling has been arranged by the second prince in the past two days, and he only needs to implement it step by step.

To ensure that the scene is not chaotic, he still has the grasp of this, so he took this errand.

In this way, if nothing goes wrong, after returning to Beijing, he will have a merit of some weight.

The second prince deliberately gave him a chance, and he should be grateful.

The second prince left Shangling on the second day after the plan was agreed, taking with him all 500 soldiers of the forbidden army.

Jia Baoyu suddenly became the nominal chief official of Shangling.

However, Jia Baoyu originally had the title of Zhengliupin, and he was also a patrol of the imperial history, so he was barely qualified to take on this position.

Although Wang Zhen was a little dissatisfied, because it was the order of the second prince, she did not resist Jia Baoyu in person.

Since he has a heavy responsibility, Jia Baoyu is also in the spirit of twelve points, and he is not arbitrary, and he summons Ye Hao, Wang Zhen and several officials in Shangling County every day to discuss matters and jointly adjudicate large and small matters.

Wang Zhen saw that Jia Baoyu did not have grace for his own use, and he was like a fox and a tiger, and he was as good as a stream, so he slowly calmed down.

This trip is still focused on disaster relief, and everything else is a small section.

It's Xie Whale Xie Da Lao Coarse, who looks for Jia Baoyu to drink when he has nothing to do, Jia Baoyu quit twice, and when he was annoyed, he simply avoided it.

This goods is led by soldiers, and the level is high, and Jia Baoyu is not good at reprimanding him for eating and drinking.

Because there was no ban on alcohol in the army unless it was before the war.

With the concerted efforts of Jia Baoyu and the others, the disaster relief in Shangling proceeded steadily, although there were small mistakes, such as the looting of small groups of victims, but under the suppression of the army officers and soldiers, they did not cause danger.

However, disaster relief is not just about inviting people to eat porridge

How to resettle these huge numbers of victims is the most important thing!

Otherwise, everything is just a palliative.

After everything was stable, Jia Baoyu also had to start thinking about the resettlement of the victims.

……

Tai'an Mansion, the temporary residence of the second prince.

Since arriving in Tai'an, after a brief contact with various local officials in Tai'an, the second prince began to prepare for disaster relief.

The Ministry of Grain they carried with them was left in Shangling, and the money for the imperial court's disaster relief had not yet arrived, so the second prince decided to draw grain from the local treasury first......

This transfer suddenly made a chill rise in the heart of the second prince!

The Tai'an Treasury that was supposed to be very sufficient, after investigation, turned out to have less than 500 stone of surplus grain!

He immediately ordered the Tai'an prefect to be detained, but the Tai'an prefect also had something to say: other grains were transferred by local officers and soldiers and the Qingzhou garrison, or borrowed by local wealthy clans and gentry, and they did not come back for a while......

Naturally, the second prince doesn't believe this kind of, because even if he says the truth, it is a serious dereliction of duty.

The imperial court has expressly decreed that the local government treasury shall maintain sufficient grain storage for the imperial court's call, and shall not use it without the order of the household department.

After the Tai'an prefect was imprisoned, the second prince didn't have time to investigate in detail how many officials were still involved in Tai'an, and he didn't even have time to think about how to deal with the Tai'an prefect.

Because, without food, there is no way to talk about disaster relief!

So he issued dozens of urgent orders in succession, ordering the surrounding counties, prefectures, and governments to transport grain and grass to Tai'an.

The response was that they had countless people in need of relief and could not get food.

Therefore, the number of a few stones, a dozen stones, and the number of counties, should be carried out, and the number of grains in each state is also twenty or thirty stones.

The most hateful thing is that the government treasury in Qufu, Puyang and other places, because of the hot weather, the personnel below neglected their duties, and unexpected fires broke out one after another, resulting in all the government stocks of grain, not one out of ten......

When the second prince heard these news, he almost spurted out a mouthful of blood: "These ink-greedy moths, His Royal Highness will definitely break them into pieces!" ”

Having said that, it is imperative that it is indeed not to kill!

There is a shortage of food, and because of his arrival, Tai'an has caused a large number of disaster victims to come, and no less than 20,000 people have gathered, and the daily food consumption is a huge amount.

If you wait until the food in your hand is exhausted, let alone resettle the victims, I am afraid that the victims will immediately become mobs and bandits!

If it really wants to make a fuss like that, then his second prince took the sword of the Son of Heaven and went down thousands of miles to relieve the disaster, shouldn't it really become a joke?

The back hall of the government office, a temporary office space.

The second prince summoned all his henchmen, as well as the officials of the Tai'an territory, to discuss the matter.

"There are less than 300 stone of grain stored in the government now, and the grain from the states and counties will arrive in a few days at the earliest.

There are six states and twenty-three counties in the vicinity, although each state and county can't take much, and when they get together, they can resist for a while.

Faced with the second prince's question, everyone pondered and meditated, and seemed to be thinking about countermeasures.

Han Zhilian and the second prince looked at each other, and were about to speak, when suddenly a messenger came to report.

The second prince took it first, and then there was finally some smile on his gloomy face, and he couldn't help but say to the staff under the tent: "I originally knew that Ziheng was good, and he sent news that everything had been going well in Shangling for half a month, and he was already working on the resettlement of the victims, and said that he would report to me when there was any progress." ”

Seeing that the second prince was happy, all the staff members echoed and said: "It is His Royal Highness who knows people and is wise, and Shangling has sufficient food, and His Royal Highness has planned in advance, so that Lord Jia can do a good job of disaster relief according to His Highness's arrangement." ”