Qixian County, Luoyu Mansion, Yulin County

Standing in front of his house, looking at the hungry yellow-faced and thin-skinned people on the street not far away, Chen Changgui couldn't help but sigh.

"Executive's house, how many meters is there in our warehouse? Take it out and cook some porridge and divide it, right? ”

There was a nearly seventy-year-old executive on the side, who sighed, shook his head and said, "Master, the remaining rice of our family is enough for us to eat for another three days, if we take it out to cook porridge...... I'm afraid we're going to be hungry too. ”

"Yes...... But these people ......" Chen Changgui weakly pointed to the people not far away, but seeing the sadness between the executives' eyebrows, he finally closed his mouth.

Last year's heavy snowfall caused the entire Yulin County to encounter an unprecedented famine, and the people of Yulin County, who have never been worried about drought and floods, have encountered this situation for the first time, so that every household has few grain in stock, and now it is completely out of food.

"That'...... Outside the Wang Yuan in the north of the county, isn't their family in the grain business? Let's go buy some? Chen Changgui said tentatively.

The executive waved his hand, "I've been there, I've been there." There was no surplus food left in the house, and the rice barn was empty. ”

"That'...... What about the county government? What about the relief food of the imperial court? Chen Changgui said without giving up

"The county lord was transferred away as early as a month ago, and the court has a new county lord, who is said to be the son of King Dongxian? It seems to be for some kind of investigation of the imperial court. "Steward Chen obviously knows something.

"This ...... This is the day that will kill the people of Yulin! ”

The son of King Dongxian is coming to be the county prince? These gentlemen can make the entire county miserable in the peaceful years, let alone in such a famine year? At that time, I am afraid that the people will not even be able to eat, and they will have to think of making delicacies for him.

"Sir! Master! Exultation! Great joy! ”

Just as Chen Changgui was sitting in front of the door with a depressed face, a family member ran back with a happy face, although his face was full of sweat, but he still couldn't show the joy between his eyebrows.

"Laifu, what kind of happy event?" Chen Changgui asked weakly. It's all this season, unless you can get a thousand 800 catties of grain, otherwise even gold falling from the sky can't be considered a good thing.

"Food! What a lot of food! Rifle gestured with a smile on his face.

"Isn't that ...... Grain! Chen Changgui jumped up directly from the threshold, grabbed Laifu's collar and said, "What grain?" Where does the food come from? ”

That Rifle can't take care of his neck

Zile was uncomfortable, and hurriedly pointed to the city gate and said: "At the city gate, there are several big carts, all of which are full of grain!" said that it was sent by Tianlu Commercial Bank, and it was the newly appointed county lord who knew about our famine and bought it to relieve the victims. However, they asked the master to pick up the ...... in person."

"So what are you waiting for! Hurry up! ”

As soon as he put down his blessing, Chen Changgui lifted his robe, supported his slightly blessed body and ran towards the city gate, looking happier than seeing his mother.

As soon as he left the city gate, Chen Changgui saw a huge convoy, and as far as the eye could see, there were full of ox carts. If these are all grains according to Laifu, then the people of the whole county will be saved!

"I wonder who is in charge? The contemptible person is Chen Changgui! ”

Before the words fell, a gorgeously dressed man walked over, arched his hand at the other party and said, "Chen Yuanwai will be lucky!" Under is the shopkeeper of the Qixian County Branch of Tianlu Commercial Bank, surnamed Lin Minggong. ”

"It turned out to be Shopkeeper Lin, who was fortunate to be happy!" Chen Changgui also arched his hand, but Yu Guang kept glancing at the grain cart on the side.

Lin Gong naturally saw what he meant, and pointed to the grain lane: "Outside Chen Yuan, these grains are the proprietor of our Tianlu Chamber of Commerce, that is, His Royal Highness Tang Jin, the prince of Dongxian Wang, who is about to serve as the magistrate of our Yulin County, ordered us to transport them. His Royal Highness heard that Yulin County was hit by heavy snowfall, which led to a great famine that was rare in a century, and in order to save the people and water and fire, we were specially ordered to transfer food in advance. ”

"This ...... It's true? ”

Even if the facts are in front of him, Chen Changgui still can't believe that the children of his imagination will be sympathetic to the people's feelings?

"Chen Yuanwai doesn't know that our Royal Highness is very different from those young masters in the capital. Fang was awarded the important task of Shaoqing of Dali Temple by the emperor when he became an adult, during which he not only cracked the 'village massacre case' that the people of the capital feared, but also exposed the traitorous behavior of the Wang family, and improved the supervision system of my Datang, so that the corrupt officials of my Datang have nothing to hide. Such great achievements, not to mention a child who has just become an adult, even an elder is ashamed of himself. ”

"This is also ......" After listening to what the other party said, Chen Changgui felt a lot less resistance to Tang Jin in his heart, even if what the other party said was not necessarily true, but at least the grain in front of him was real, which can also prove to a certain extent that this upcoming county master is still slightly different from those gentlemen.

"That's not right...... He is already a Dali Shaoqing, and he is above 10,000 people under one person, how

Will you come to us as a county magistrate? Chen Changgui wondered.

"Outside of Chen Yuan, this is a secret of the imperial court, we will ...... It's better not to ask. Lin Gong persuaded, "You just need to know that His Royal Highness the Prince is the county order of your Yulin County now and in the next six years." The more you know, the more dangerous it becomes. ”

Chen Changgui nodded secretly, what are you doing blindly asking about the secrets of the imperial court? Curiosity killed the cat, he Chen Changgui didn't live enough.

"In that case, I don't know ......if His Royal Highness the Prince deliberately asked the old man to dock," Chen Changgui hesitated.

Lin Gong smiled and waved his hand, "Chen Yuanwai, rest assured, His Royal Highness the Prince has no other meaning." I just heard that you are a well-known good person in Yulin County, and you will not swallow this grain if you hand it over. His Royal Highness just wanted to make sure that all the food was distributed to the victims. ”

Chen Changgui nodded, and shook his head self-deprecatingly, he really lives the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, he is just a small businessman, and the son of the family wants to have an identity, and he wants money and wealth, what do you want to do with yourself?

"In that case, please ask Shopkeeper Lin and Chen to go into the city to unload the car, right?"

Lin Gong waved his hand, "I won't go, the business of the firm is busy, I have to hurry back and let these coachmen follow you." ”

After saying that, Lin Gong patted his head and suddenly remembered something: "By the way, Chen Yuanwai, His Royal Highness the Prince of the World has instructed that when giving porridge, you must meet the standards set by the imperial court, otherwise he will definitely punish you for the crime of embezzlement after he arrives." ”

"The standard of the imperial court?" Chen Changgui looked at Lin Gong in disbelief, and then looked at the grain cart behind him, and his face was embarrassed.

The so-called standard set by the imperial court refers to the time of soup kitchen, and the porridge boiled must be thick enough to insert a pair of chopsticks without falling over. Although there is a lot of food, if it is really according to this standard, it will be supported in two or three days at most, and it will be bottomed out.

Lin Gong looked at Chen Changgui, then at the grain cart behind him, and immediately knew that the other party had misunderstood, "Chen Yuanwai don't worry, these grains are only the first batch, and there will be ten batches of grain of the same specification and two batches of seeds in the future." It is definitely enough for the people to survive this famine, and it will not affect this year's autumn harvest. ”

"This ...... Thank you so much, Your Highness! His Royal Highness the Prince is really the Lord of the Blue Sky! ”

Ten batches of grain! Two batches of seeds! Not to mention surviving this famine, even this autumn there will be no harvest enough for the people to eat.

(To be continued)