The saint's move was also something that Ruoxi did not expect.

"General Ling, I want to go with you too." Lu Wan said, "I'm afraid there will be a plague after the flood, I can help." ”

What Lu Wan said was reasonable, and with Mo Ze on the side to help, Ruoxi also agreed.

"Lord Luoge, do you want to go with us?"

"No, Bai Lao and Ruochen are going out to collect medicine, and I can protect their safety with them." There is a lack of scarce medicinal materials in refining medicine in the day, Ruoxi knows, Ruochen also said that he may have to go out with his master in the near future. In fact, Ruoxi's original intention was to let Luo Shuihua go to Luzhou together, and it happened that on the way, you could observe his reaction. But that's okay, Bai Yitian and Ruochen are protected, and Ruoxi can rest assured.

"I will leave the safety of Master and Ruochen to you."

The lewd rain has not opened for months. The mud is muddy, and the grain is not good; It was raining, the walls were falling and the houses were collapsing; The people are everywhere, and the wails are everywhere. As soon as you enter Luzhou, it is a shocking tragic situation, full of gloom and moving.

Because of its dense population, low terrain and numerous rivers, Luzhou is the most serious disaster in the south of the Yangtze River.

The government opened a porridge shed to store porridge. The people of Luzhou lined up in a long line to receive porridge, silent, and their eyes were dazed and helpless after the catastrophe.

"The state government has been giving soup here for five days. The number of victims is too large, and the state capital's food stockpile cannot last long. Chen Youqing, the person in charge of Luzhou, sighed, there are countless victims in Luzhou now, there is no fixed place to live, and it is difficult to eat preserved fruits.

Luzhou is located in the south of the Yangtze River and has a well-developed water system. The continuous accumulation of rainwater caused the water level in the river to skyrocket, breaking the levees. The flood was raging, and many people died in the flood. Now that the flood has just receded, the people have escaped death, most of them are ragged and unkempt, and they have not had time to rejoice in the escape after the catastrophe, how can they have the heart to pick up themselves. Those who are clean and well-dressed are particularly eye-catching in the team.

Nangong Ling didn't know what she had ordered in a low voice, and after a while, the attendant held two handfuls of sand and threw them into the porridge. Obviously, Nangong Ling also found that some people were not really disaster victims. Looking at their outfits, it is estimated that they are from wealthy businessmen in Luzhou.

For large families, the family has surplus food, food and clothing are not worried, and the year of disasters from the sky does not have much impact on them, but it is just the nature of businessmen to pursue profits. Porridge with sand added, naturally, they will not drink it again. For the victims, these porridges are life-saving, not to mention adding sand, even if they add soil, they will also drink it.

Although this move is extreme, it is also a way to ensure that every grain of real disaster relief rice is used on the blade.

"Chen Taishou, I am afraid that there will be a plague after the flood. This green girl, with exquisite medical skills, you immediately summoned the doctor in Luzhou and followed the green girl to prevent the occurrence of the plague. ”

"Also, gather all the wealthy businessmen in Luzhou to the government."

Luzhou's grain is about to run out, and the surrounding prefectures and counties are also difficult to protect themselves, and it is difficult to support Luzhou. Transferring grain from Kyoto is a long way, and far water cannot quench the thirst of the near. To solve the food crisis in Luzhou, we can only find a way from Luzhou itself.

Luzhou is located in the south, is the land of abundance, the land of fish and rice, rich in grain production, walking the whole country grain merchants, almost supporting most of the population in the north. and there shall be a surplus of food in their houses.

Nangong Ling's series of orders impressed Ruoxi. Thinking clearly and acting decisively, it's just that the ideas of these businessmen are not so easy to fight.

It's hard to make a deal. The price is too high to afford, the price is too low, and the merchant does not do it. After the disaster, the price of grain will inevitably soar, and the merchants will make heavy profits, and now is a good time for them to hoard and not easily sell grain to the government.

Nangong Ling looked like he was in his chest, if he wanted to see what good plan he had?

According to Nangong Ling's arrangement, Ruoxi personally brought people to make the small room of the mansion inside and out. With heavy troops on the side, the atmosphere is really depressing.

Nangong Ling didn't speak, and no one dared to move, so they looked at each other like this, thinking about each other. To put it mildly, they were invited, and to put it mildly, they were escorted. Bringing troops into the house, with the momentum of arresting if they don't come, where do they dare to say half a word.

What is the intention of King Ling, everyone knows it. But as expected, it was impossible for them to bring out the grain unless they gave them the full price. You are an official, you can't take it by force, right?

"I'm sure you've already guessed the king's intentions. The natural disaster in Luzhou urgently needs your help. ”

"Lord Wang," it seems that this person should be their core. There was a calculation written in both little eyes, and he said quietly, "We are all people from Luzhou, and our hometown is in trouble, so we should try our best to help." But there was a flood in the sky, there was no harvest, and there was no food left in our house. It's really powerless. ”

Speaking of this, Nangong Ling was not in a hurry, and said: "You are all businessmen, and the king understands the word first." You may wish to take a look at this. ”

A thin piece of paper was delivered to them. In just a few seconds, the faces of these people have experienced the changes of the four seasons.

"Lord Wang, this, is this serious?"

Nangong Ling didn't answer, but turned his head and asked Ruoxi: "General Ling, you know best what is going on in the army." This king asks you, how much is my army in Liguo? ”

"The Beijing garrison, the border army and the local army have a total of no less than 800,000."

"What are the forces in the southwest and southeast?"

"The two places total no less than 30 thousand."

Nangong Ling: "You heard it. Although the border army practiced the system of farming and warfare, the grain obtained was far from enough to meet the food shortage of the border army. Every year, the imperial court needed to send military rations from all over the country. At this time when Luzhou is in danger, if you are willing to borrow grain, this certificate can be taken away. After that, you were responsible for the military rations of the troops stationed in the southwest and southeast. “

"If anyone does not want to, and the king does not force him, he can leave."

These businessmen are all sharp words, and the little abacus in their stomachs is crackling. Although there was a slight loss in the grain relief, with this certificate, the future grain sales will be stable, and the sales volume will not worry, which is a long-term business.

The eyeballs slid around, and they understood the account, and these businessmen said one after another: "Lord Wang, the villain is willing to do his part for the people of Luzhou, give two points of profit, and solve the urgent needs of the people of Luzhou." ”

"Xiaomin also makes two points."

"So are the small people."

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"The prince is really a good plan, a good plan, and the officials admire it." Chen Youqing looked at the steady stream of grain from various provinces, and his heart was full of joy. The stock of the granary of the government will last for two days at most, and this grain will come in time. He had been distressed for many days, and the problem that had not been solved by wearing out his mouth was solved by Nangong Ling in just one meal.

"These businessmen are not stupid, the amount of military rations is huge, even if the price is slightly lower, the profit is small, the income is considerable. In addition, from Luzhou, you can take river transportation and sea transportation all the way to the southwest and southeast places, which can save a lot of transportation costs compared with transportation to the inland. ”

"For the imperial court, compared with the previous imperial court's transfer of grain from Kyoto, the appropriate delegation of power to the people also saved the court's manpower and financial resources."

Nangong Ling arrived in Luzhou in just one day, and solved Luzhou's current priorities. From local officials to ordinary people, they all praised each other.

"Lord, with all due respect, the temporary supply of grain to the victims by large local households can only solve the temporary urgency, not a long-term solution." Although there are still doubts about this King Ling, it is related to Luzhou and even the people in the south of the Yangtze River, Ruoxi still speaks out.

"What does General Ling think?"

"Rejuvenating water conservancy and benefiting people's livelihood will be a great success."

Nangong Ling instantly understood what Ruoxi meant, and praised again and again, "The general is really a heroine, and his strategy is unparalleled." No wonder Uncle Huang said that General Ling is the pillar of the country, let me follow the general on this trip and study hard. ”

Luzhou is low and flat, and is located in the south, rainfall is abundant, although it is known as "the land of abundance", but most of the people rely on the sky to eat, and there are droughts from time to time.

When he came, Ruoxi looked at it all the way, and this idea was formed in his heart. Since the water and drought are uneven, it is necessary to store water during flooding and release water during drought to balance drought and flood.

King Ling is smart, if Xi only mentions it slightly, you can appreciate the subtlety. Not only quickly organized the local skilled craftsmen in Luzhou to start designing, but also drew inferences from one another, so that the states in the south of the Yangtze River could follow suit according to the actual situation of various places.

Allocated by the state treasury, the state capitals built water conservancy. The people volunteered, and all those who worked were to settle the money by the day. The people have a job to do, one is to make money to support their families, the other is to stabilize the society, and the third is to make long-term plans for all localities, once and for all. It is really a merit in the present and a benefit in the future.

The reason why Liguo can stand for a hundred years in the competition for hegemony among countries is largely due to the people of Liguo. They are naturally optimistic, have the courage to fight the heavens and the earth, and can survive tenaciously no matter how much suffering they encounter.

Now that there is hope, the people of Luzhou are even more energetic, and the post-disaster reconstruction is carried out in an orderly manner.

Before she had time to congratulate herself on the smooth trip to Luzhou, Lu Wan hurriedly ran in.

"Lord Wang, general, it's not good, something happened to Lu Wan."

Many people who were working began to get sick one after another.

"Could it be the plague?" It stands to reason that there will be a plague after the catastrophe, so Nangong Ling's first reaction was the plague.

"Not really." Since yesterday, Lu Wan has found that some people who are working suddenly fall ill. At first, I thought it was an ordinary illness and didn't pay attention to it, but the number of people who fell ill increased sharply today, and Lu Wan realized that it was abnormal.

"We put medicine in the water early on, and it stands to reason that there will be no large-scale plague at all. And they didn't have any symptoms before they became ill, they all happened suddenly, and in terms of symptoms, it didn't look like a plague. ”

It looks like ......

It's still undecided, and there are some things that Lu Wan doesn't dare to say. But as soon as she saw the patient, Ruoxi understood why Lu Wan hesitated.

These people's faces are dark, and there is foam at the corners of their mouths, which is clearly poisoned.

Nangong Ling: "Where was the first person to get sick?" "Once the cause of the first person is confirmed, it can be determined whether it is poisoning or pestilence.

"Over there, but he can't speak anymore."