Chapter 168: The disaster in Henan is even more serious
Arrange the two things of Wu Shiyi and Zhao Wenzhuo, and there is no need to elaborate on the follow-up matters, Wu Wei is now well-funded, and everything is preferred. Except for many cavalry-born sergeants in the brigade who quietly left the brigade and their whereabouts are unknown, it is as if nothing has happened.
Two flowers bloom, one branch each, Wu Wei and Li Chong's family took advantage of this rare leisure time to go out to play in the mountains and rivers together, and Li Ruolin also had a lot of opportunities to contact, and the relationship between the two heated up sharply. The names of the left and right have been decided, even if Li Chong is a little old-fashioned and conservative, he will not take the scenery seriously.
A few days passed in a flash, and in the blink of an eye, it was time to hit the road again.
Hukou Waterfall is a moat, and the boat can only get off the boat to transfer here, not to mention this problem in this era, even in modern times. In addition, Wu Wei and his entourage had a lot of belongings, and they encountered a storm of grabbing grain, so they were delayed for several days.
Fortunately, most of the newly subdued victims are the wharf on the wharf, everyone is full every day after returning to Wu Wei's door, and they are given winter clothes, all of them are happy, it is the time when the heart of self-service is at its peak, Lifu's livelihood is what they are used to doing on the dock on weekdays, how not to show the means in front of the new master, everyone is working hard to twelve points.
Everyone was the one who was healthy among the victims, carrying them on their shoulders, carrying them in carriages, and all kinds of measures had regulations, but they didn't let the people of Ansai worry about any more snacks. After waiting for a while, the team moved on to the downstream section of the river and continued its journey.
At this time, you can see the strength of 'Rishengchang'. Really responded to that sentence, being rich is capricious, "Rishengchang" is already financially abundant, and the newly appointed Jizhou branch shopkeeper is about to show Xiàn in front of Zhao Wenzhuo and Wu Wei, and he spares no effort to run back and forth. The so-called raising soldiers for a thousand days, using soldiers for a while, this opportunity to show Xiàn in front of the big boss is not always available, if you don't work hard enough. provoked the proprietor's displeasure. If you lose this important position with a generous salary and control over many resources, it is called a navel!
Therefore the ships prepared by the treasurer of the previous branch were very well manned, and the ships were new. The boatmen are also skilled in begging for a living on the water all year round. There is no mistake in steering the sails and waiting for the ship. In particular, the boats are all large boats that are commonly used in the lower reaches of the Yellow River. It can sail directly to the sea, and more than 20 ships are lined up, which is spectacular. The shape and tonnage of these ships are different from the previous ones. It was much more spacious and stable than the previous boat, and the living conditions on the ship were not the same as before, which really made everyone in the group overjoyed, and even Wu Wei really praised the shopkeeper a few words, which made him happy.
After the Hukou, the surface of the Yellow River suddenly changes from narrow to wide, and the water flow is not as turbulent as when it flows through the Loess Plateau, and the boat is even more stable and comfortable. Wu is the team of the Hondo northern Shaanxi people, not accustomed to boating, all the way to the seasickness and dizziness, complaining about the day, are strong self-support, so that everyone gradually adapted, no longer regard the road ahead as a daunting road.
The official ship that Li Chong's family took was also specially provided by 'Rishengchang', and the shopkeeper did not hesitate to work at his expense, and he really knotted, the tonnage of this ship was large, and there were many cabins, and the decoration was elegant and luxurious. Li Chong himself is not enough, he is quite pleased that Wu Wei is so attentive, and although Mrs. Li and Li Ruolin are official dependents, they have never enjoyed such luxurious treatment, and they are very curious about the various settings on the ship.
Wu Wei and Li Ruolin have not yet married, in order to avoid suspicion, he took another boat to follow Li Chongzao's boat, although the tonnage of this ship is slightly smaller, but the decoration and furnishings are not inferior to the latter, after all, Wu Wei is a modern person, and has always been accustomed to leisure and disgust, in the case of conditions, it is natural to pursue enjoyment as much as possible, not to mention that in his vision, this is just a basic living condition, and extravagance or something has nothing to do with half a dime.
Speaking of which, since Wu Wei appeared in Ansai, his clothing, food, housing and transportation are all like this, everyone has long been unsurprised, they all know that the master of the history is a figure who has seen the world, and more guesses that he is from everyone's background, since he was a child, Zhong Dingyu has been used to eating, invisibly, Wu Wei's origin has long been shrouded in a layer of mystery.
The ship traveled for several days, passed through the Dragon Gate, passed through Hancheng, and suddenly went to Puzhou, which is the base camp of the Zhang family in Puzhou, at this time, although the "Rishengchang" force has infiltrated it, but the scale is still small, and there is no head-on conflict with it, Wu Weizi will not add right and wrong at this time, after passing Li Chong, the fleet does not dock, and is divided into several groups of marches, so as not to attract attention, only to the downstream Fenglingdu to converge, stationed at the berthing and resting not to mention. Li Chong only thought that Wu Wei was low-key, how did he know that he was jealous of Jin Shang like a snake and scorpion in his heart!
Fenglingdu is one of the four ancient ferries of the Yellow River, and it is also the place where merchants from the north and south gather, the fleet did not delay here, continued to move forward after replenishing fresh water, all the way without incident, and the wind and water were smooth, and soon entered the territory of Henan.
Although Henan is also a disaster area, but the disaster is not as strong as northern Shaanxi, or even slightly stronger than Shanxi, but there are more displaced people here than in Shanxi, just to Wu Wei along the way, there are dozens of large and small shares, a total of no less than tens of thousands of people!
The victims were all there, especially in the southern bank of Mengjin, and under careful questioning, most of them were tenants of the Fuwang Domain. Originally, this year's annual harvest in Henan was only 3,4 percent, which has been counted as a small famine, such a year, even if the tax is completely exempt, the small people are also in a difficult way to make ends meet, not to mention that the Fu Wang Chitose is famous for its good fortune, not only the Wang family's taxes are not spared, because of the rampant bandits in Henan, but also ordered the people to overhaul Luoyang City! The materials and miscellaneous expenses are naturally apportioned by the small people according to the household, but the wages are half penny!
Originally, the traditional escape route of Henan since ancient times was to go to the east of the Guanzhong River, and when they reached the south bank of the Yellow River, they heard that the situation in the north was not very good, and even encountered people who had fled the past from the original road! With no way out, the victims had to stay near the ferry, trying to survive downstream along the river, as for the future, whether there is a way to survive, a qiē is still in the unknown sky!
Wu Wei's fleet is huge, eye-catching, whenever it docks, there are a large number of hungry people who come to beg for food, the fleet itself does not carry much water, naturally it can not be moved lightly, not to mention that it is also a drop in the bucket for the victims, can only do a little personnel, and how many people can be helped?
Despite this, it is not Wu Wei's habit to see death and not to save her, not to mention that there is a beautiful woman on the side, with Li Ruolin's temperament, how can she stand by and watch, she can't see the appearance of the disaster victims suffering the most, but it is tearful, and between the eyes of anticipation, Wu Wei's expectation and pleading are fully revealed. With this great opportunity, Wu Wei was filled with righteous indignation, scolded King Fu for being unkind, and sent people to the nearby market town to buy grain for relief.
Although the price of grain in Henan is not as high as that in northern Shaanxi a year ago, in this famine year, there are profiteers hoarding and surviving, which is also extremely high, although there are many grain reserves in Ansai, but it is far from quenching the thirst of the near, and such private relief, I am afraid of violating the taboo of the imperial court, and there is a suspicion of buying people's hearts, so it is impossible to do a large-scale rescue operation like Ansai, and can only stop a little when stopping along the way, and talk about personnel. Rao is like this, the victims who came to hear the wind are more than one day a day, and along the way, the fleet has not yet reached Kaifeng, and it has spent no less than 20,000 taels of silver! (To be continued......)
PS: Okay, the festival has fallen to the ground, don't say anything, bow first, I'm sorry guys.
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