The earthquake in the first year of its founding was far beyond Geng Xiaofan's imagination.

They rested outside the city for a day, and when they entered Luoyang City, the tragic situation in the city made everyone's hearts wrench!

There is hardly a single intact building in the city, and although most of the buildings are made of wood, the earthquake occurred at night, and many people were killed and injured.

Moreover, wooden materials are easy to catch fire, fires have occurred in many places, and many families have been destroyed by this earthquake!

People look gloomy and are powerless to pick up belongings from the rubble, more often than not, to clean up the remains of their loved ones.

"Fei'er, the smell outside is not good, you can go in the car!"

The tragic scene made Geng Xiaofan tremble, and he really couldn't bear to let Fei'er witness all this.

Liu Fei'er got into a carriage with Ping'er in her arms, and turned around and whispered, "Brother Fan, can we help them do something?" ”

What can be done to help these people?

Geng Xiaofan remembered the carts of medicinal herbs he brought. The great plague will be followed by the great plague! You really can't sit idly by!

"Lou Gongzi, are you willing to help these victims?"

The medicinal materials are guarded by the building, and they are the capital for him to open a store in Chang'an, and I don't know if he is reluctant to give it up.

"Brother, I listen to you, we all listen to you!" The building protection is also shocking.

"Good brother, believe in my brother, there is a gift to gain. Even if you don't get it, my brother won't lose you! Geng Xiaofan decided to "provide disaster relief" on the spot.

"What are your plans, sir?" Wang Qushi sat in the carriage to take care of his son, and when he heard Geng Xiaofan's words, he also asked with concern.

"Relying on a few of us, we can't save Luoyang City. You have to rely on the government! If such a big thing happens, the imperial court will definitely have an arrangement, and before the rescue of the imperial court arrives, we will first help Luoyang Ling stabilize the situation. ”

Geng Xiaofan grabbed the reins of the horse and began to command.

"Little monkey, you and Kunda, Ha Beqi will settle everyone first, and I will go to the yamen with Lou Gongzi."

At the same time, the Taishou Mansion also became a mess.

Tai Shou Bi Zhong anxiously paced around the lobby, and this sudden disaster really caught him off guard.

The officials under him have all been sent out, but there is no progress at all, maybe everyone is busy "saving" their own family's disaster!

"My lord, there are two sons outside the door who ask to see you." The men came in and reported.

"Where did it come from? What for? Bi Zhong asked impatiently.

"It's like a passing merchant."

"No, no! There are many merchants passing by, this is a natural disaster, no one can do anything, let them hurry up! ”

Bi Zhong thought that a passing merchant had encountered a natural disaster in Luoyang and came to him for help.

"They, they don't seem to be here to ask for help, they, they say they want to help, help you......" The subordinate hesitated and continued.

"Help me?" Bi Zhong was a little strange, and finally decided to meet him.

"Maoling Gengfan, Pingyuan Lou Hu to meet Lord Taishou." Geng Xiaofan and Lou Hu politely met.

"What are the two sons doing here?" Bi Zhong patiently met with the two.

"Come and help the adults get through this." Geng Xiaofan went straight to the point.

"What's the difficulty? This is a natural disaster, and no one can do anything about it. Although Bi Zhong was weak-hearted, he still pretended.

"Scourge! Is the natural disaster because the Lord Deze is not being treated, or is it because the parents are not able to rule effectively? Geng Xiaofan didn't bother to tell him the truth, and directly began to scare him.

The ancients were ignorant, and once a natural disaster occurred, they always felt that the people in power were "not worthy of virtue", which was a warning from heaven.

In the event of a natural disaster, aren't there many emperors who always issue "guilty edicts" or find the prime minister to "confess their crimes"?

"This ......" Bi Zhong didn't expect a small businessman to have such insight, and this is what he is most concerned about now.

The life and death of the common people is not the most important thing at this time, the important thing is how to report to the emperor and how to keep their "black yarn hat"!

"Act fast and minimize losses! The emperor Shengming may be lenient on you. Otherwise...... "Geng Xiaofan, this is a naked threat."

"I, I, I've started the disaster." Bi Zhong hurriedly defended.

"Presumably, the envoys of Chang'an will arrive soon, do you feel that you can give an account to His Majesty the Emperor?" Geng Xiaofan pressed forward step by step.

"I wonder what the two of you think?" Bi Zhong was convinced, this Geng Gongzi doesn't look like a businessman, he knows everything about the government.

"Now everyone can be chaotic, but the yamen can't be chaotic! Gather all your subordinates and soldiers and hurry up to help the disaster. ”

"It's been called, it's been arranged." Bi Zhong hurriedly explained.

"Arranged? Adults went to the street to take a look, and there were a few people from the yamen! Geng Xiaofan was a little impulsive.

"This ......"

"Issue an order, and all the subordinates will immediately return to their positions and perform their duties! Those who dare not do it, or have favoritism, will be engaged in military law! Geng Xiaofan boldly suggested that the law should be used to control chaos!

"Good!" Bi Zhong also felt that these subordinates were a little unreasonable, and they only cared about their own small family in the face of the disaster!

"Requisition the stocks of all grain merchants and pharmacists in the city! Those who dare to hide privately or take the opportunity to raise prices will be severely punished! ”

"Good!"

"Order the wealthy families in the city to build porridge sheds or donate grain to help the victims, and those who have meritorious service will report to the imperial court for heavy rewards!"

"This ......"

The first two are sure of everyone, but he is really not sure about the third one.

"It's not up to you to decide how much credit you make, how to report it?" Geng Xiaofan hinted softly, this is too stupid!

"Good!"

Bi Zhong understood, and quickly arranged for someone to post notices to "implement" Geng Xiaofan's three measures.

"Master Bi, I'm afraid there are some things that I have to do for you personally. Grain merchants, pharmacists, and some wealthy people, you'd better meet them in person. It's even better if you can go out into the streets and visit the people affected by the disaster. ”

Geng Xiaofan suggested one more sentence and got up to leave.

Geng Xiaofan's three measures, Bi Zhong still implemented, and there were more people on the street who looked like the government, some helped with disaster relief, and some maintained order.

The Anmin notice also played a role, and the people felt hope, and the order of Luoyang City began to "improve".

However, the progress of requisitioning grain and medicinal materials and opening warehouses for grain release is not ideal. The officers and men only symbolically "robbed" some small pharmacies and small grain stores, and set up several porridge shacks at the four city gates.

But that's not enough!

The big grain merchants and the big pharmacists are very smart, and when they saw the edict, they hurriedly sent generous gifts to Bi Zhong, and closed their doors one after another!

The life of the victims of the disaster suddenly became sad!

Geng Xiaofan has no choice, it backfired! It seems that the collusion between officials and businessmen does not need to be taught by anyone!

The dead bodies in the city were not cleaned up in time, and the epidemic began to spread. The government is at a loss.

Once again, the victims of the disaster, who had lost hope, packed their bags and fled, after all, survival was at stake.

Geng Xiaofan was also worried.

"Brother, let's hurry! We can't help much here. Lou Hu sighed, with a few of them giving up porridge and medicine, they were really overwhelmed, and they couldn't save many people.

"Let's go! Save as much as you can on the road! Geng Xiaofan is worried about Fei'er's female dependents, in case they are infected with the epidemic, it will not be fun.