Chapter 60: It's Not a Natural Disaster, It's a Man-made Disaster
Lu Wu suddenly remembered that Miss Su was the owner of the Drunken Immortal Building, and complained: "I haven't become the proprietress of the Drunken Immortal Mansion yet, so I can't wait to open the door, and I am a little virtuous." ”
Lu Yunshen swept his cold eyes: "The guts are fat?" ”
He didn't mind letting Lu Wu pay back the debts he owed before.
Lu Wu didn't dare to float anymore, and hurriedly said: "Master, I see sweet fruits on the side of the road, I'll pick some." ”
The little girl loves this sweet and sour thing the most.
In the afternoon, Su Baoer and his party entered the territory of Zhaozhou, that is, the fief of King Ping.
The most intuitive feeling is that the guards here are more stringent, and all the main roads of the city gate are intercepted by cards, but Su Baoer is generous, and no one thinks that the king will be willing to face him, so the journey is quite smooth.
The second is that Zhaozhou is located in the plain, with thousands of miles of fertile soil, rivers and lakes, which is very suitable for agriculture and is a very rich place.
With Zhaozhou as a fief, it can be seen that Emperor Qingfeng favored King Ping.
It's just that King Ping will most likely not receive his affection.
Because the fiefdom of the Daxing Dynasty ended in one generation and had no right to govern, no matter how prosperous and wealthy the fief was, it could only bring silver income, which was far worse than the supreme position.
On the contrary, this will make King Ping's wings plump and give him the ability to fight with King Qin.
At that time, Lu Yunshen will be able to reap the benefits of the fisherman.
And all she had to do was let that day come as soon as possible.
In the blink of an eye, Su Bao'er's mind has turned a thousand times, but the feasibility of the method she can come up with is not high.
Lu Yunshen stretched out his hand and gently smoothed her eyebrows, and said slowly: "Don't want to carry everything on your shoulders, there is me." ”
His position is embarrassing, but he can survive in the deep palace and make military merits, so he must have his own means.
Even if Su Baoer doesn't do anything, he can protect her thoroughly, which is the most basic requirement for men.
His words seemed to have magical power, and quickly settled Su Bao'er's heart.
"It's me who is in a hurry."
Su Baoer self-examined, the political situation is unpredictable, and now forcing herself to choose a plan is completely embarrassing for herself.
It's better to come up with as many options as possible and wait for the actual implementation to be implemented.
Lu Yun smiled deeply: "You are already the best woman I have ever seen." ”
"You've seen a lot?" Su Bao'er, who was in a better mood, accurately grasped the point.
Lu Yunshen subconsciously wanted to deny it, but he didn't believe it, and finally told the truth: "The noble girl in the capital is like a cloud, and I have seen some things from south to north, but you are the only one who makes me excited, it was before, and it will be even more so in the future." ”
Su Bao'er's ears were red when she heard this, this person ...... I'm really good at seeing the seams.
He was not angry, and he was upset.
"It's too hot." Su Bao'er used her hands to fan her face to cool down, but it had no effect at all in the confined space.
She had to open the window to blow the wind.
Lu Yunshen on the side pretended to look at the scenery, he knew that he would accept it when he saw it.
After looking at it for a while, the two found that there were many refugees on the road, with ragged clothes and decadent expressions, which was incompatible with the impression given by Zhaozhou.
Lu Yunshen knocked on the car door: "Lu Wu, go and ask if there is a natural disaster nearby?"
"Yes."
Lu Wu jumped out of the carriage and found an old man who was sitting on the side of the road to rest.
"Uncle, has your family encountered an accident?"
The old man shook his head in horror, obviously afraid.
Lu Wu persuaded: "I'm not a bad person, and you're all planning to leave your hometown, what else can't you say." ”
Seeing that he was entangled, the old man simply beckoned his family to leave quickly.
Yunyan brought some dry food over and said gently: "My master is kind and charitable, and I want to know how many people have suffered the same disaster as you, so that I can prepare food for you." ”
Several children looked at the steamed buns in Yunyan's hands and swallowed their saliva.
When the family is at its best, they rarely eat white steamed buns, and most of the time they mix cornmeal and sorghum flour with white noodles.
Seeing that the adults were still hesitant, Yunyan distributed the steamed buns to the children.
"You sit and let the children have their fill, it's time to grow their bodies, don't go hungry."
The child devoured it, even if he choked, he desperately stuffed it into his mouth, Yunyan hurriedly asked Lu Wu to bring a kettle to pour water for them to drink.
"I haven't heard of a natural disaster here, why did you starve your child like this?"
"It's a man-made disaster, those officials enclosed land and hoarded land, took away all our land, and forced us to land and plant, asking for sixty percent of the rent, or going to do long-term labor, the strong labor is only two hundred yuan a month, the family is so busy that they can't even fill their stomachs for a year, and now they have to levy a poll tax, we really have no choice but to go elsewhere to find a way to survive." The old man wiped his tears as he spoke.
"This is the fief of King Ping, you can go to Beijing and inform him of the evil deeds of corrupt officials."
Lu Wu proposed that the prince had no right to govern in the fiefdom, but he had the right to supervise, and his words were very effective.
"He started it, who do we sue? Even the one in the council protected him. The old man sighed helplessly.
"Is this the case with everyone else?"
The old man nodded: "I heard that this time it was a horse farm, and many people were implicated. ”
"It's really not a human thing, if there is no land to grow crops, people will starve to death, and if there is no horse farm, can he die?" Lu Wu was very angry.
Su Bao'er got out of the car: "I have a way." ”
The old man was grateful and said respectfully, "You say." ”
"Jiangzhou in the northwest is a fiefdom of the king, under the rule of Qingming, high-quality grain seeds will be distributed in the next season, and the yield per mu can reach 500 catties, which is enough to feed your family."
"Five hundred pounds?"
The old man was very skeptical.
He has grown crops all his life, and even when the weather is good and the fertilizer is abundant, he has never had such a high yield.
Su Bao'er was very sure: "It's a new seed that has just been researched, and if the yield is not enough, you can find Wang to make up for it." ”
"Great, grandpa, shall we go?"
The old uncle's grandson applauded excitedly, there is really such a high yield, and he can eat every meal in the future!
The old man was silent for a moment before making a decision: "That's the only way." ”
In the past, he certainly didn't want his children to suffer in the bitter cold of the north, but now nothing is more important than surviving.
What makes him most tempted is to rule Qingming, and it doesn't matter if the output is low, as long as no one grabs the land.
"It's a long way to go, so you can gather the landless refugees together." Yunyan took out a tael of silver and handed it over.
"Thank you."
The old man wanted to kneel down to thank him, but was stopped by Yunyan.
The people are suffering, she can help a little bit, and she also has selfish intentions, wanting to spread the news through the old uncle's family.
After saying goodbye to the refugees, Lu Wu asked in a low voice, "Where did you get the high-quality grain?" ”
People are already pitiful enough, and they still deceive people to the northwest, is it appropriate?
"I said that there will be naturally, but can the prince guarantee that my grain can fall into the hands of the people?"
Lu Yunshen nodded affirmatively.
Lu Wu rubbed his hands: "That...... We have thousands of acres of land in northern Xinjiang, can you leave some for us? ”
Thinking of what had just happened, Lu Yunshen explained: "Don't get me wrong, the northern territory is vast and sparsely populated, and it was not snatched from the people. ”