436: That's shameless!
The South Zhili in Cheng Qing's memory became two regions, Jiangsu and Anhui.
The Huainan region is not a certain prefecture or county, but refers to a large area south of the Huai River, basically accounting for half of Anhui's territory, and the disaster is so serious that it has affected half of Anhui provinces.
It also includes Haozhou, the land of Xiao's Longxing.
Cheng Zhixu said that he had a good relationship with the Jiangsu Qi Commander, which was to guarantee to the Five Princes that the Qi Commander was a credible person.
After careful consideration, the five princes agreed to Cheng Zhixu to contact Commander Qi for help.
At this time, the fleet entered the territory of Jiangsu, and the next big granary was Xuzhou.
The granaries of Xuzhou and Huai'an bear the allocation of 220,000 stone of grain, Xuzhou is 100,000 stones, and Huai'an is 120,000 stones. The fifth prince really wanted to transport all the grain to Huainan by himself, in fact, this would make Huainan unable to get relief as soon as possible.
It's too slow!
Especially the further south you go, the more displaced people you will meet, and as long as you are not hard-hearted, you will be anxious.
The fleet also had to load grain in Xuzhou and then go to Huai'an.
After Cheng Zhixu proposed to ask Commander Qi for help, Cheng Qing took the initiative to find the five princes:
"Your Highness, the lower official wants to go to Huai'an first, and when His Royal Highness leads the team to Huai'an, the lower official has already counted and loaded the grain allocated by Huai'an, so that he can arrive in Huainan five or six days in advance!"
Not to mention five or six days in advance, even two days in advance, one day, may be able to save countless lives.
Cheng Zhixu said that he asked for help from Commander Qi, but the fifth prince hesitated for a long time before agreeing, because this request for help would bring a potential crisis to the disaster relief fleet.
Cheng Qing said that he would go to Huai to install grain first, and the fifth prince almost immediately wanted to nod.
This proposal has no loss to the disaster relief fleet, and it is Cheng Qing himself who is in danger!
"Can Master Cheng think about it?"
The fifth prince was afraid that Cheng Qing was impulsive.
Cheng Qing and Cheng Zhixu, the two uncles and nephews, competed all the way on the way south, could it be that Cheng Qing saw that Cheng Zhixu contributed more, so he wanted to fight for credit?
The fifth prince is not afraid of the uncle and nephew in the ring.
One is six yuan and the first at a young age, and the other is promoted quickly, and both uncles and nephews are capable.
It's good to compete, this kind of competition will allow the uncle and nephew to show their abilities to the fullest!
Having said that, the fifth prince did not immediately agree to Cheng Qing's proposal.
If Cheng Qing was just impulsive, unwilling to be in the limelight alone, and did not have a well-thought-out plan, the fifth prince would reject Cheng Qing's request.
Cheng Qing's request does not threaten the existing fleet, but Cheng Qing wants to install grain from Huai'an, what if Huai'an's batch of grain is missing?
Huai'an has a full 120,000 stone of grain to be transported, more than any granary on the road, and Huai'an is the closest to the Huainan region, the five princes originally planned to take as much grain as possible in the Huai'an granary, and it does not have to be limited to one-tenth of the amount.
Even if it is only one-tenth, it is still 12,000 stones, which is more than the first batch of grain donated by the Yu family in Shandong.
"Your Highness is worried that the lower officials will act impulsively, right? Xiaguan has already thought about it, the fleet of one or two hundred ships is naturally conspicuous, Xiaguan with some people to leave the fleet, can completely pretend to be a merchant, to Huai'an granary and then identify themselves, there is Qi Commander to take care of it, it should not be difficult to transport Huai'an's grain to Huainan. “
Cheng Qing will not joke with his own life in order to grab credit.
Pretending to be a trader?
There are countless merchant ships coming and going from south to north on the canal, and if Cheng Qing mixes in as a merchant, it is indeed not easy to be targeted.
The fifth prince didn't expect Cheng Qing to trust Commander Qi, that is Cheng Zhixu's irreversible relationship - wait, Cheng Qing should naturally trust Commander Qi, if something happens to Cheng Qing, it will not only be a dereliction of duty on Commander Qi, but Cheng Zhixu will also be difficult to get rid of suspicion.
It was Cheng Zhixu himself who said that Commander Qi was credible!
If the fleet could not arrive in Huainan on time, Cheng Qing would go to Huai'an, which would also provide a comprehensive guarantee for disaster relief.
The five princes felt that the difficulty of disaster relief was not only natural disasters, but also man-made disasters.
His royal brothers will do everything they can to sabotage and disaster relief, and even take the opportunity to get rid of him...... Cheng Qing and his soldiers were divided into two ways, but it was safer.
"Where did you get off the boat?"
Seeing that the fifth prince agreed, Cheng Qing smiled, "It's Xuzhou." ”
Xuzhou is also a big granary.
The big granary is very prosperous and lively, there are so many ships on the dock, and Cheng Qing is inconspicuous among them.
The fifth prince asked Cheng Qing how many people he wanted to bring, but Cheng Qing didn't want to bring the guards: "The lower officials just need to take away the subordinates of the Cheng family." ”
The "descendants of the Cheng family" she referred to naturally included more than a dozen family members lent to her by the Maoguo Mansion.
Cheng Qing thought about it, and the fifth prince persuaded her not to change her original intention, and finally agreed to her proposal.
Before arriving in Xuzhou, Cheng Qing asked the fifth prince not to tell the news that she was going to the Huai'an granary by herself, even if she left the fleet, she had to cover the news as much as possible. The fifth prince naturally knows the severity, and the current fleet may have been targeted, so it is better to continue to attract the attention of others and let Cheng Qing secretly arrive in Huai'an.
In the next two days, Cheng Qing didn't show any abnormality, but in private, he had already informed his people to prepare to get off the boat.
If you want to pretend to be a businessman, you can't wear an official uniform, Xiaopan wants to dress her up like a rich son, Cheng Qing said that she can't be too eye-catching.
"Just be decent."
Xiao Pan was very regretful, "If the young master changes his clothes, he will be a rich man with a romantic character, and the young master is really good-looking...... It's so handsome! ”
Xiao Pan helped Cheng Qing comb his hair, and felt from the bottom of his heart that his young master was good-looking.
Cheng Qing touched his face, feeling a little worried.
Ignore women and men, I've never seen anyone who wants to be ugly.
Cheng Qing also wants to have a beautiful face.
After soaking in the medicated bath of that strange old man a few months ago, the yellow gas on her face slowly faded, and her facial features were slowly growing.
Cheng Qing said, the Liu family and the three sisters were all born beautiful, and she didn't pick them up, so it was impossible for her to be too bad.
Being pretty is both a good thing and a bad thing, and she has to put more effort into covering herself.
The chest can be wrapped, but what should I do with the Adam's apple?
I'm seventeen years old now, and my Adam's apple won't be obvious in two or three years, so it's a bit unreasonable...... Well, if her poison can't be cured, it seems that she only has more than a year left to live, and if her Adam's apple is not Adam's apple, it's a bit unfounded.
Cheng Qing touched her smooth neck, it is a way to make the collar higher than others, but she can't cover her neck, after leaving the fleet, she acts more freely, and may be able to think of ideas.
Excessive anxiety?
It's better to plan ahead.
The flotilla docked in Xuzhou.
The fifth prince called Cheng Zhixu into the cabin and told Cheng Qing about his plan.
Cheng Zhixu was shocked by Cheng Qing's shamelessness.
Commanding the envoy Qi is Cheng Zhixu's personal relationship, and he threw out this relationship, naturally to make the five princes rely on him more, and when he arrived at Huainan for disaster relief, Cheng Zhixu had the right to speak.
Cheng Qing said that he would let Qi Command the envoy take care of her to go to Huai'an to transport grain.
His own personal relationship, contributed to Cheng Qing's meritorious service?
- Although everyone's surname is Cheng, this is too shameless!