Chen Zhongwen's leg that had just taken half a step was retracted.

He likes Xiao Jing's expression very much now - the previous face that was either light and breezy or indifferent and perfunctory was really annoying, and now this guy with a little anxiety in concern is the legendary flesh and blood President Xiao.

"Oh, what else does Brother Xiao have to advise?" Chen Zhongwen said with a smile: "Isn't it that you are interested in the matter of Hedong mentioned below?" ”

Although the other party deliberately sold Guan Zi to entertain him, Xiao Jing was very single, and confessed: "That's right." If Brother Ling knows anything, please tell me in detail, Shicai is slacking off. ”

After that, he looked at Chen Zhongwen deeply to apologize.

Everyone has done this, and Chen Zhongwen is not good at taking Qiao again. He sat down with Xiao Jing, cleared his throat slightly, and said, "Since Brother Xiao asked, Ling must know everything and say everything. It's just that what I know under the bottom may only be a scale and half a claw. ”

As he spoke, he sighed a little helplessly and continued: "As far as Ling knows, although the great drought in Hedong that year was menacing, things would not have developed to the point of thousands of miles of red land...... Brother Xiao should also be able to guess that someone must be manipulating behind the scenes, and even taking the opportunity to make a fortune and make a fortune.

When the drought first occurred, the local government responded in a timely manner, and the imperial court soon received the news, and His Majesty immediately issued an order for disaster relief and reduction of local money and grain.

If everything was going so well, how could the disaster be so serious? Hey, to this day, the princes in the court may still be kept in the dark, you must know that the relief grain that was actually transported to the disaster area back then was less than half of the allotted by the imperial court......"

At this, he paused.

Chen Zhongwen didn't mean to keep silent, but Xiao Jing's appearance was very scary.

Sitting not far away, his eyes were round, and his right hand, which was clenched into a fist, was trembling constantly, and even the green tendons on his arms were exposed......

Chen Zhongwen had never seen him so angry, so he was a little panicked; After settling his mind, he easily avoided Xiao Jing's gaze, and said unhurriedly: "In the past few years, the Mirror Daily has set up reporter stations in various places, and Brother Xiao can be regarded as a well-informed person, so he should know more or less about the situation in various places; But do you know how many imperial villages there are in Hedong today? ”

Without waiting for Xiao Jing to answer, he stretched out three fingers and said with a solemn face: "Let's tell Ling Mou, there are nearly thirty!" Most of them came out before and after the drought in Hedong! ”

Rao is Xiao Jing knew some of the situation, and he still broke out in a cold sweat after hearing this number.

The Huangzhuang is the private property of the imperial family, and it is mostly entrusted by the emperor to eunuchs, subordinates or princes. In this year, the Huangzhuang occupies a lot of land, and once he went out he passed through a Zhuangzi, and the land occupied by the Huangzhuang could not be seen at a glance, and it took a long time to walk from the periphery to run the road, and its scale was breathtaking.

There are so many Huangzhuang in Hedong District and a province, so where did the people who originally owned the land go?

It is true that the Huangzhuang can accommodate a part of the local labor force, but the exploitation of tenants in this kind of place has always been strict, and even many of the cultivators in the Huangzhuang are simply serfs; Ordinary people do not enter such places easily unless they have to.

And when there was a great drought in Hedong, how did Huangzhuang annex the land?

It's nothing more than a trick!

How many stories have happened in the middle, and how many people who could have survived have been ruined and displaced under the persecution of some forces?

The more Chen Zhongwen spoke, the more excited he became, and he didn't care about Xiao Jing, who had fallen into deep thought: "After Huangzhuang occupied the land, many people had to leave their hometowns and became disaster victims. It's like a snowball, so that more and more people will be affected, and the more people will be affected, the more the relief will not be able to keep up.

At that time, the grain merchants in Hedong had some grain in their hands, but some people were always reselling the grain, and in the end, the price of grain remained high, and the victims had to sell their sons and daughters in exchange for a bite to eat, but even this in exchange for a pitiful amount of grain......

Indignant, he talked a lot, until his mouth was dry, and then he shook his head and said, "It's really chilling to say this." If Brother Xiao is interested, you might as well go and see it again, there will always be some good stories......"

When Chen Zhongwen said this, Xiao Jing, who was still angry just now, had already regained his composure; If you look closely, he even looks like he's smiling.

"Brother Ling has said so much." Xiao Jing said calmly: "Xiao knows the ins and outs of this matter, and there will be arrangements later." ”

Hearing these perfunctory words, Chen Zhongwen, who was still very excited, was suddenly stunned: How can this person say that he will change, and in the blink of an eye, he will not be salty or light?

In desperation, he had to smile bitterly: "In order to let Brother Xiao understand the truth, Ling couldn't help but say a few more words, don't be surprised...... As mentioned incidentally, Brother Xiao of the newspaper arranged according to the situation, so he didn't have to take this matter to heart. ”

Then, after a few more gossip, he got up to take his leave. This time, Xiao Jing did not stay any more, but sent him to the door.

Politely say goodbye, but don't say much.

When Chen Zhongwen's carriage walked away, Xiao Jing's face was gloomy again.

The drought in Hedong is a scar that he doesn't want to mention, but he has to look back at from time to time.

He had witnessed too many tragedies in those days, and those terrible scenes had long left an imprint on his heart.

Although Xiao Jing also saved some people through his efforts, he only saved a small part of them after all, and it was just a drop in the ocean compared to the entire disaster victims.

He can empathize with the victims of the disaster in Hedong, because he was also one of the victims. Now that he has learned so much, how can he stand idly by?

Chen Zhongwen, Chen Zhongwen, your little abacus is very loud!

You know I'm going to pay attention to things in Hedong, that's why I'm talking about this, right?

Xiao Jing was a little angry, but he wanted to laugh a little.

Although he doesn't know as much as Chen Zhongwen, some details have long been clear: for example, the person who manipulated a lot of dirty things behind the scenes is none other than King Zhao!

Speaking of which, Chen Zhongwen still has a clear purpose...... Now besides, you came to the newspaper office to hide from you, who would believe it?

You clearly want to wade through that muddy water, and you don't hesitate to pull me into the water for this!

Maybe this guy had already calculated that I knew about King Zhao, but he took advantage of my psychology and dug a pit that I knew was dangerous but would definitely jump?

Xiao Jing rolled his eyes in the direction where Chen Zhongwen had gone. This kid should be snickering in the carriage right now, right?

Quite possibly!

Having said that, at this time, you should really take a trip to Hedong and do what you can for the locals......

In that case, let's revisit the old place!