Chapter 274: Collusion
Li Lebei bit his thin lip lightly and nodded, but did not reply.
I hope everything will be as Mu Changjin said, and everything will be fine.
After tossing like this for a while, the sky was already bright, and after the rooster crowed three times, Li Le left the house a little tired.
There was a faint dark blue under her eyes, which was clearly a sign that she hadn't slept well last night.
Immediately, Mu Changjin followed behind him, and the two glanced at each other, deciding to ask the rest of the people in the village what the situation of the village was at the moment.
It is rare to find a surviving Zhuangzi in the flood, and the county order above will be moved no matter what, and quickly send people to allocate funds for disaster relief, but I didn't expect that they waited all night and still didn't wait.
Moreover, the distance between the county order and Zhuangzi is only three miles away, and the horses can be reached in half an hour at most, and they don't believe that the county order can not be heard at all.
"Speaking of which, why hasn't anyone come to the disaster relief recently?"
"Don't mention it!" An aunt with a hoe and a basket in her hand waved her hand and said in disgust.
She gritted her teeth, as if she wanted to chew the whole person of the county order.
"Just after this flood, they even asked us to pay this year's taxes, where are we going to dig up the money for him!"
The aunt's eyes were full of tears when she spoke, "Pity my eldest son, because he really can't find anything to eat, he starves to death." ”
From then on, this aunt didn't dare to stay outside when she went out to find something to eat, for fear that she would be the only one left at home when she came back.
"I still have to make up the tax this year, but this flood has already flooded like this, how can I still pay the tax?"
Li Le was even more shocked when he heard this, obviously he didn't expect to encounter such a thing.
She looked up in surprise and glanced at Mu Changjin, and then after the two thanked her aunt, they stuffed a few taels of silver in her hand, and told her not to leak money and leave some silver to live.
Then, the two of them rode directly on the horses they had when they entered the village, and hurried to the county office.
The road that was originally half an hour was shortened into three sticks of incense by them, and when they ran to the gate of the county government, the two horses were already so tired that they were panting, and they almost fell to the ground with their hooves limp.
Although the two of them said that they were tired, they didn't have time to rest at the moment, and after turning over and dismounting, Mu Changjin kicked open the closed door of the county office.
"What people!"
As soon as the two of them entered the door, they heard an angry shout from the front hall, and a fat man like a pig, almost like a rolling crawler, rolled out.
He looked at his purple wood carved gate distressedly, and then looked at them angrily, "Who are you! ”
As soon as he finished speaking, a man with calculations on the side walked out, and waved his hand when he saw the two of them, "Maybe some disaster victims have broken in, don't worry, the two of us just need to control the grain and sell it at a high price when the time comes......"
The county lord really seemed to ignore the two of them, and turned his head and continued to discuss business with this man.
Li Le frowned, but heard the door behind him slam shut.
"Arrest the two of them and beat them to death."
The county lord had already turned his back and talked and laughed with the man who was making calculations.
"I said, why the county order has been delaying the granary, it turned out that it was intended to pay the profits of the fishermen, sell the grain at a high price, and make a lot of money."
Li Le understood, and after the two of them discussed something, they smiled disdainfully, "But these ill-gotten gains earned by the county lord still have the life to enjoy?" Earn dead people's money, don't you feel the wind when you use it? ”
The county lord turned his head suddenly, "Okay, your little girl looks at her young mouth, but it's quite rude." ”
But then he found that Li Le actually looked like a symbol, and he had some other thoughts in his heart, and when he was about to speak, he saw Mu Changjin, who had been standing on the side and had been silent, took out a waist card and came out.
He didn't look closely, "When you're a son, then I'll let you go, but this little girl next to you ......"
"The little marquis of the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion is here, don't hurry up and salute!"
Who would have thought that he took out the waist card of the Zhongyong Marquis's Mansion, the county lord was stunned, and after stepping forward to check the waist card, his feet were soft, and he knelt down straight, and the sound of his knees colliding with the bluestone slab was crisp and beautiful.
"I was ordered to provide disaster relief, who knew that this private visit to the marquis actually found out such a thing, and now I order the dismissal of the county commander, and the grain merchant and the county order two people will be put in prison, and the property of the two will be confiscated!"
"How do I know if you are really a little marquis!"
When death was imminent, the county master couldn't care so much about it, and looked at him angrily.
Mu Changjin raised his eyebrows, and then took out a bright holy decree from his arms, the county lord he saw was not as simple as a weak leg now, and his whole person fell to the ground like a puddle of mud.
"Open the granary, disaster relief!"
Mu Changjin stretched out his voice and roared, which shocked everyone's eardrums to buzz, and the timid one had already run to the granary with a smoke, and obediently did as instructed.
Now that the granary of the county magistrate has been opened, talking about the scene of the village when they came, he hurriedly sent someone to bring a batch of grain to hurry to that village.
After the two of them dealt with these things briefly, they began to have a headache.
The two of them came to relieve the disaster, but they couldn't stay in the same place for a long time, and now the county magistrate has been dismissed from his official position, and who to send to the throne is also a headache.
"Newspaper, the food has been rushed to the surrounding villages, and the disaster relief money is also being dialed ...... the other."
A little official panted and ran up to report, now that there is no county master, he can only face this little marquis head-on, and he stammered a little at the beginning, but when it comes to business, he can't be sloppy at all.
Mu Changjin nodded, "Then all the disaster relief matters during this period of time will be handed over to you,"
As he spoke, he took out another small jade pendant from his sleeve pocket and put it in front of the little official.
"I will give you this jade pendant, if you see this jade pendant as if you see me, if anyone dares to disobey, you will directly behead him, and then report the matter to me afterwards."
"Don't worry, I'll be around here all this time."
The little official nodded, his face flushed with excitement, he didn't expect that he would get ahead today and take on a big responsibility, and immediately knelt on the ground and saluted Mu Changjin, "The villain must do his best to relieve the disaster, don't dare to slack off!" ”
Mu Changjin nodded, and after seeing the little official leave first, he looked back at Li Le, a little worried, "The next time you go out, why don't you cover your face with a veil, why don't anyone who sees you have bad intentions?" ”
He frowned and looked at Li Le from head to toe, "Besides me, is there really anyone else so blind?" ”
The latter listened to a black line, reached out and pinched his waist, "Young poor mouth!" ”
Immediately, his face was a little worried, "I'm worried that the county master will not be able to completely solve this problem." ”
"Therefore, the two of us must deal with the matter here as soon as possible, and quickly distribute the disaster relief materials and financing."
Mu Changjin touched her head and said with relief, "The current situation is much better than at the beginning, and people are not so fragile." ”
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and took her into his arms, "Since we are here, why don't we two go around the county?" ”
Li Le thought about it and nodded. The supplies on their bodies also need to be replenished, and they don't have some water when they go out, and they have dry food, which is not very safe.
Especially since they have been separated from the large army for a long time, they should also think about themselves, in case something goes wrong, what should they do.
After the two went out on the street, they walked around for a while, but they didn't have the heart to go any further.
All the shops in the county town have been closed, probably unable to make ends meet, and they have to pay rent and ground rent, so they simply go out of business and sell the shop and go home to eat.
Unexpectedly, even if the two of them guessed like this, they were thinking in a good direction.
After visiting a few families around the corner, I was pleased to find that they were indeed in much better condition than the Zhuangzi in the suburbs, at least there would be no starvation to death.
The family is large and small, although the face is yellow and thin, but they are still alive.
Li Le breathed a sigh of relief, but after she saw a child take out a steamed bun that had clearly been spoiled and stuff it into her mouth, she pinched it fiercely in her heart.
"The steamed bun has been spoiled, how can you still give it to the child?"
The woman looked at her sadly, "You are a big family, you don't understand the suffering of the world, and now who can eat clean food, and even drink a sip of clean water, thank God." ”
As she spoke, she scooped a scoop of water from the water tank and showed them it, only to see that the water was turbid and there were faint signs of smelling, Li Le subconsciously raised his hand to cover his nose.
"Everyone is so frugal, it's good that they didn't starve to death, it's good that they can survive this disaster, how can they manage so much?"
After the two of them left, the sister-in-law's words were still in her ears, and Li Le pursed her lips.
This class is frugal and frugal, it is really easy to get sick, and according to the current conditions, it is estimated that it is not easy to heal, if one of them dies, there will definitely be a plague spreading, and then the entire county will probably be a dead city.
After thinking about it, Li Le simply made a decision, and when he turned around, he asked Xia Heyi to rush over overnight, and the senior brothers discussed it together, and made an epidemic prevention manual overnight, and ordered someone to quickly distribute it and print it.
On the second day, this booklet spread throughout the county, and under the promotion of Mu Changjin, every household had a copy.
"It's just a small county town, and there are so many problems...... Li Le sighed, "I'm afraid other places will only get worse." ”
"That's why we have to leave early."
Mu Changjin took her waist and got on the horse, and with a soft click, the group quickly rushed to the Qianzhou capital city.