Chapter 339: Refugees
However, Liu Yong still ordered to continue to march towards Qingshen County.
The convoy staggered forward in heavy rain.
Just as we were about to reach Qingshen County, the rain became lighter, but someone came to report that the road ahead was washed away by heavy rain, and the convoy had to make a detour.
Let's take a detour, you can't wait on the road, and there is no one to repair the road.
So I made a detour again, but fortunately, it was a little bit under the rain, but because of the detour, when I was about to enter Qingshen County, there were suddenly more people on the road, and they all helped each other, ragged, and they looked like refugees. Liu Yong hurriedly asked someone to ask what the situation was.
The report was that these were refugees who had fled the floods.
"Why is there a big flood in Qingshen County?" Liu Yong asked.
"Lord Hui, yes, the entire Qingshen County, including Meizhou City, was flooded, but due to the high terrain of Qingshen County, it did not suffer any major losses." The guard replied.
"What about Meizhou City, how is the situation in Meizhou City?" Liu Yong was a little anxious, because there were still Lin Qingrou's parents and his sauce shop in Meizhou City.
"They are all refugees, and they don't know the specific situation, so if they want to ask about the situation, they have to go to the city and ask the magistrate." The guard said.
"Okay, let's get into the city." Liu Yong said.
At this time, Lin Qingrou also opened the car window and watched in a panic, and the surroundings were almost oceanic, and she was faintly worried in her heart.
The convoy continued to Qingshen County. When I arrived at the gate of Qingshen County, I found that there were more refugees gathered here. But the gates were shut. The water on the ground was half a wheel.
It seems that the flood situation is severe.
Liu Yong got out of the carriage and stepped on the water to look around, which can be described as a mourning field.
Liu Yong asked his guards why the city gate was not opened.
"Lord Hui, it seems that these refugees are never allowed to enter the city." The guard replied.
"How can this be, you go and open the door for me." Liu Yong said.
"Yes."
The guards went, and at this time, Liu Yong came on horseback, then turned over and dismounted.
"My lord, it seems that this flood is quite bad!" Liu Qiang said.
"Yes, but I don't know what happened to Meizhou City, as well as Hekou Village. In this way, you go and send two people to ride horses, one to Meizhou City to inquire about the situation, and the other to Hekou Village to see how my old house is doing. ”
"Yes, sir." Liu Qiang is now the main personal bodyguard in addition to Su Erniang, in fact, after sending Su Erniang to marry Liu Yong, he is Liu Yong's personal bodyguard, and the security guard of Liu Mansion is married to his two brothers.
The gates were opened, and a small soldier came out. Liu Yong's guards said that Lord Liu, the household servant of the imperial court, had arrived, and asked them to quickly open the door to greet them.
The little soldier didn't dare to open the door without permission and went back to report to the officer guarding the city, the officer didn't dare to slack off and hurried to meet the magistrate, who heard that it was a member of the imperial court, and was frightened and hurried out of the city to greet him
When the city gate was opened, the magistrate had already let the soldiers fan out to block the refugees who were about to enter the city.
As soon as the magistrate saw that it was Liu Yong, he smiled happily at that time, but Liu Yong gave him a blank look, got into the carriage and entered the city. The magistrate followed behind, and when he saw that Liu Yong's face was wrong, he trembled a little.
In fact, there are many refugees in the city, which Liu Yong did not imagine. And the city is flooded, and some soldiers are nervously digging ditches to dredge the waterways.
Liu Yong directly
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Let the carriage go to the front of the county yamen. After getting out of the carriage, I entered the yamen, and there were sandbags outside the yamen, but there was not much water inside the yamen.
Liu Yong entered the lobby and sat at the back of the case. Liu Qiang stood majestically beside Liu Yong, holding the hilt of the knife in his hand. The magistrate followed up with trepidation, and there were also civil servants from the county government such as the priest.
And Lin Qingrou and others were arranged to rest in the back hall.
"Wang Zhixian, let me ask you, why don't you let those refugees into the city?" Liu Yong asked directly.
"Lord Liu, you don't know, it's not that the officials don't let them in, it's that there are too many refugees outside. If they all come in, the consequences will be unimaginable. The magistrate replied.
"What's so unthinkable?" Liu Yong asked.
"Lord Liu, you have also seen that now this city is full of refugees from various villages. If you don't refrain from letting more refugees in, you will have to squeeze through Qingshen County. When the time comes, once the plague breaks out, the consequences will be unimaginable. Wang Zhixian replied.
Liu Yong heard that what he said also made some sense, so he asked: "Do you want to think of a way to eat the refugees outside?" ”
"This, the lower officials give them porridge at noon every day, but there is not much grain in the county grain depot. Today it can only be gruel. In two days, I'm afraid there will be no gruel to eat. Wang Zhixian said.
After hearing this, Liu Yong immediately frowned. He felt the gravity of the matter.
"Then do you know the situation in Meizhou City?" Liu Yong asked.
"Meizhou City, the situation doesn't seem to be much better, the key is that now the road leading to Meizhou City in Qingshen County has been washed away, blocking traffic, and the person sent by the lower official to inquire about the news last night has not come back yet." Wang Zhixian said.
Liu Yong stood up, walked down, and paced back and forth in the lobby.
"Wang Zhixian, how many days of food is enough in the county?" Liu Yong suddenly asked.
Wang Zhixian looked at Wu Zhusi, and Wu Zhusi replied: "Go back to your lord, it will be enough for four days at most." ”
"Four days, four days. Isn't there any food in the residents' doors? Liu Yong asked again.
"What else is stored in grain, it has been washed away by water, if it weren't for the large grain depot of the county government, otherwise it would have been washed away." Wu Oshiji said.
Liu Yong nodded, it seems that this flood is indeed very severe.
"Wang Zhixian, where did the water come from?" Liu Yong asked.
"Lord Hui, it's Simeng Shui. In the past month, it has rained heavily every day, causing the Simeng River to swell and flood the surrounding villages. A lot of people died! Wang Zhixian replied.
"Is the water under control now?" Liu Yongzai asked.
"Now the lower officials have mobilized all the soldiers in the county to go to the river to block the water. The water potential has been controlled. Otherwise, this Qingshen County will also be flooded. Wang Zhixian replied.
"Okay, you're doing a good job, but you need to find a way to get food. Solve the problem of feeding these refugees. Also, you have to get some tents for the refugees outside the city, otherwise they will get sick in this weather, and it will not be easy for the plague to break out. Also, you can organize all the Langzhong in the county town now, and you will go outside the city to treat the sick. Just in case. Liu Yong commanded.
"Yes, sir." Wang Zhixian said, and said to Wu Zhisi: "You go and do it, let all Langzhong go." ”
"Yes, sir." Wu Zhusi bowed his hand to Liu Yong and went. As he walked, he thought to himself: I didn't expect that Liu Jiaerlang would be a three-grade household servant in the imperial court, which is really incredible, amazing, amazing. That motor provoked him purely to die!