After hearing the commotion at the door, Gu Qian hurriedly came out and asked, "Ah Xing, what are you doing here?" ”

Xinghua pointed to the humanity in front of him: "These are homeless people, I saw that they were pitiful and brought them back." You are the magistrate of the county, there must be a way to settle them, right? ”

When everyone heard that the person in front of them turned out to be a dignified magistrate, they all knelt down in fright.

Gu Qian hurriedly helped them up, there were more than a dozen people in front of them, old and young, and they could see that they were running all the way, so he hurriedly sent someone to get them some food.

"I don't know where you're from, I don't know where you're from, I don't know where you're from?"

An old man trembled and said, "Xiaomin is from Zou County, and we are all from the same village. Two months ago, there was a great drought, and I thought it would be good if it rained for a while, but God didn't rain a drop of rain in the past two months, and now there is no grass growing in the field. The old man paused and said, "We have eaten up the already small rations, and the price of food outside is rising, so we really have no choice but to flee." ”

Gu Qian said: "If I'm not mistaken, you are talking about Zou County in Changping Mansion?" ”

The old man nodded, "Exactly." ”

"There are still a few counties between Zou County and Yunzhou, why did you come to Yunzhou at the expense of the near and far?"

When these people heard Gu Qian's words, they thought that Gu Qian did not welcome their arrival, and their expressions were very flustered.

Gu Qian suddenly understood, and hurriedly explained: "Don't get me wrong, Gu didn't mean to drive everyone away, he just felt a little confused, so he just asked casually." ”

The woman said, "Your Excellency, you don't know, we have been to those counties before, but they have all driven them out. ”

Xinghua said: "How can this be reasonable, those people are too hateful, how can they not be saved when they die!" ”

The old man sighed, "Alas, I can't blame them either, after all, there are so many of us who have fled, and they can't take them all." ”

Gu Qian looked panicked, "Are there still many people like you who have fled?" ”

The man on the side interjected, "It's too much, it's too much." This drought is not affecting our Zou County, several nearby counties have suffered, but I am afraid that there is a growing momentum. I don't know how many people have starved to death along the way, like we are the first wave to get here, and there must be many more people behind. ”

Gu Qian hurriedly asked Angju to go out of the city to inquire.

In the evening, Angju finally rushed back, "Childe, I have been to the two nearby counties today, and there are indeed many victims. At first, they were willing to accept it, but when they were too many, they directly blocked them out of the city and did not allow them to enter the city. I saw that there were still a lot of people coming to Yunju along the way, and I guess I would be able to enter the city almost tomorrow morning. ”

Gu Qian called Lin Zhaowen overnight, "Master Lin, how much grain is still in our county?" ”

"Lord Hui, last year's grain year has been handed over to the imperial court, and now there is not much left. I don't know why you suddenly asked about this food? ”

Gu Qian sighed and said, "Today, there are a group of victims from Zou County in the city, and I have already asked Angju to inquire, but I am afraid that there will be more victims who will come early tomorrow morning." ”

Master Lin was a little puzzled, "This Zou County is some distance away from our Yunzhou, why don't they go to the nearest counties?" ”

"I had this doubt at first, but then I heard that this time it was not only Zou County that was affected, but also several surrounding counties. There are so many people affected by the disaster that I am afraid that they are too busy to take care of themselves, and where can they have the energy to take care of them. ”

Lin Zhaowen also looked a little embarrassed, "My lord, I don't know, the military food for quelling the rebellion in Qin before came from our Xishan Mansion, but I'm afraid that the five counties of our Xishan Mansion don't have the ability to help them now." ”

Gu Qian's face was solemn, "But we can't see death without help, you go and prepare first, at least you must pass the current level first." ”

"Since the adults have ordered it so, the lower officials must do their best."

After Lin Zhaowen left, Gu Qian wrote a letter and sent it to the capital overnight.

Early the next morning, someone came to report to Gu Qian that hundreds of victims had gathered outside the city. However, Zhu Miao ordered the city gates to be closed and the victims were not allowed to enter.

Gu Qian hurriedly gathered several stewards of the county government together to inquire about the matter, and the atmosphere was very tense for a while.

Zhu Miao was the first to jump out and oppose when he heard that Gu Qian was going to accept these victims: "My lord, now that we are all too busy to take care of ourselves, where can we still have the energy to care about them." In my opinion, it is better to send them to the eastern counties. ”

Lin Zhaowen said: "These victims have been hungry for several days, and if they go elsewhere, I am afraid that they will starve to death on the road before they arrive." Human lives are at stake, so in my opinion, we might as well settle them down before making plans. “

Zhu Miao didn't expect Lin Zhaowen, who was usually submissive, to openly sing the opposite tune with him this time, full of displeasure, "Lord Lin, haven't you heard of the saying, 'It's easy to please God, it's hard to send God'." ”

Immediately, an official chimed in: "Master Zhu is right, once this opening is opened, I am afraid that I will not be able to block it if I want to block it in the future." ”

"We don't know how long this drought will last and whether it will affect our county. I'm afraid that the people in our county won't be able to eat enough at that time, so where will there be food for people from other counties to eat? ”

Seeing that everyone was opposing, Lin Zhaowen no longer argued. At this time, everyone looked at Gu Qian, after all, he was the number one in Yunzhou, and in the end, he had to make up his mind.

Gu Qian said: "They must not be allowed to starve to death in Yunzhou." ”

Zhu Miao misunderstood what Gu Qian meant, and hurriedly flattered: "Your Excellency is wise, then now the lower officials will send someone to disperse them immediately." ”

Gu Qian hurriedly stopped: "Alas, Master Zhu is afraid that he has misunderstood, and Gu has no intention of driving them away. Then he turned to Lin Zhaowen and said, "Lord Lin, you go and open a warehouse to release grain, and place these victims outside the city, and they are not allowed to enter the city." In this way, they can solve their livelihoods, and secondly, they will not harass the people in the city. ”

Zhu Miao hurriedly said: "My lord, this is absolutely unacceptable. Now we don't have much food in stock, where are you putting the people of Yunzhou in this way? ”

"Master Zhu doesn't need to say much, the people of this Great Apocalypse are all the emperor's people, and we should treat them equally. Could it be that we just sweep the snow in front of each of us and watch the people outside Yunzhou starve to death? ”

Seeing that Gu Qian's words were all on this point, the rest of the people didn't express any opinions, but their faces were not very good-looking.

Gu Qian could only appease him first, "Regarding the issue of food, I have already played to the imperial court, begging for food for disaster relief, you don't have to worry too much." ”

These people actually didn't have much expectation of the imperial court in their hearts, after all, Yunzhou was located in a remote area and had not been valued by the imperial court for a long time. I'm afraid that this request will either sink into the sea, or it will be perfunctory with some food.

Since Gu Qian ordered the disaster victims to be taken in, these disaster victims didn't want to go to other places to touch nails, and in less than ten days, thousands of people gathered outside the city.

Now Xinghua seems to have changed as a person, and he used to have nothing to do every day, and he began to take the subordinates in the yamen and some enthusiastic people to open a pot and give porridge outside the city, and he was busy for a while.

Just as Xinghua was sweating profusely, a handkerchief gently wiped on his forehead, and he turned around to see that he was just looking at Gu Qian.

At this time, Gu Qian's eyes were as tender as water, and Xinghua's face turned red as soon as he brushed it, and for some reason he always didn't dare to meet Gu Qian's eyes recently.

"Why are you blushing?"

Xinghua hurriedly touched his face with his hand, "I guess it's too hot, I'll just come by myself." Saying that, Xinghua took off the handkerchief and wiped it himself, his eyes glancing at Gu Qian from time to time.

Gu Qian looked at him with a shy look, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but secretly rise.

Xinghua felt a little embarrassed when he looked at him like this, stuffed the handkerchief directly into Gu Qian's hand, and asked while dividing the porridge, "What are you laughing at?" ”

"It's nothing, I can't see that you care so much about these victims, it's hard for you these days."

Xinghua was rarely praised by others, and he couldn't help but feel proud, "I was idle and had nothing to do, but now I can help you a little bit, I can't eat and drink for nothing in your place." ”

Gu Qian smiled: "You don't have to worry about this, no matter how much you can eat, you can't eat me." ”

Xinghua was a little worried, "But now that more and more people are gathered, I'm afraid that this food is a drop in the bucket and won't last for a few days." ”

"Don't worry about this matter, I'm willing to help."

Gu Qian and Xinghua looked up and saw Liu Yuanwai walking towards them.

Xinghua said: "Liu Yuanwai, on such a hot day, you are not at home to recuperate, why did you come here?" ”

Liu Yuanwai said with a smile: "My body has recovered well these days, I thought of going to the county government to find you, but I didn't expect to pounce." When I heard that you were here, I rushed over to take a look, but I didn't expect that there were a lot of victims here. ”

Gu Qian said: "Yes, so many people have gathered in just a few days, but I am afraid that there will be more and more people in a few days." Just now I heard Liu Yuanwai say that you are willing to help......"

"If there is not enough food on the adult's side, Liu is willing to donate some of it."

Gu Qian couldn't help but be overjoyed, "That's really good, I've thanked Liu Yuanwai here for these victims first." ”

Liu Yuanwai shook his hand, "Alas, my lord's words are serious. Money is something outside the body, and it is not brought by life or by death. Now that I am getting weaker, what else can I do, but it is better to do good deeds and accumulate virtue with peace of mind. ”

Gu Qian originally thought that Liu Yuanwai was a very difficult person, but he didn't expect that since Liu Rong's case, he seemed to be a different person. It seems that what happened during this time really opened his eyes.

Although Liu Yuanwai's generosity has alleviated the tense food problem a lot. However, this is not a long-term solution, and it is unknown how long the disaster will last. Second, Liu Yuanwai's strength is limited, and it is impossible to put the burden of food on him alone at once.

The drought is raging, and it has not rained in Yunzhou recently, and some small rivers have bottomed out.

The house leak happened to rain overnight, and the food in the city was also in short supply, and the people began to panic again.

The imperial court will not move for a while, and now the situation is quite grim, and Gu Qian soon fell into a predicament again.