Chapter 61: The Tempest
"So last night, it was a strong wind!" When Shangguan Juan heard the news, he was not confused, and hurriedly got up to change his clothes.
Last night, the village in the south of the capital was affected by the disaster, and the situation was serious, and I am afraid that there will be no harvest in the harvest season...
"Hang the sign of the hot pot restaurant, collect some rice, and we will go out to help the people!"
Vanilla understood, it turned out that her own lady wanted to set up a porridge shop to help the refugees in the past...
"It's just that why do you want to use the name of a hot pot restaurant instead of Ninghou Mansion?"
Mu Chenyu came over, and he didn't understand it, this opportunity was indeed a time to win people's hearts and accumulate good prestige.
"Your young lady doesn't have a career in office, and she doesn't need to be a marquis and pay homage to the prime minister, why do you want so much a good reputation."
Shangguan Juan's simple thought is to relieve himself, after all, one party is in trouble and all parties support it, whether it is Ninghou Mansion or a hot pot restaurant, it is his own mind.
What's more, this is what you want to do, so you have to use your own money to do it, get out of your identity, and get out of the existence of Ninghou Mansion.
"It's better for us to go and see for ourselves..."Shangguan Juan thought in his heart, if he could, he could observe the actual situation and order someone to build some tents.
After all, after a strong wind, it is easy to have a light rain, and if those refugees do not have a house, it is difficult to suffer.
The three of them packed up and set off immediately, after all, it was not very far from the capital, and it would take a short time to arrive.
Dilapidated, scribbled...
The first feeling of this Shangguan Juan was that the extent of the disaster was not too great, and there were no casualties.
It's just that...
"Love to drink! If you don't drink it, get out! This voice is especially abrupt, and it is difficult not to notice such a spirited voice when all the refugees are weak.
I saw a few small officials acting like uncles, directly knocking over the bowls of a few refugees. But no one dared to say anything more.
"The court has pity on you, not to let you kick your nose in the face! If you don't drink it, don't make trouble! ”
Mu Chenyu frowned, passing by a few refugees and saw with their own eyes that the bowl of so-called white porridge was almost clear water!
"So..."Mu Chenyu was about to say something, only to see Shangguan Juan walking directly to the gang of officials in the shed.
In the huge crockpot is boiled porridge, but how can this porridge be considered porridge! Clear soup is little water, and it is clearly white water!
What's more, you can clearly see the sand and mud inside...
Seeing that a woman suddenly snatched the spoon of her porridge, the grumpy little official directly knocked over the jar.
"Who are you! What a mind to disrupt order! ”
"It's hard to do it, the imperial court sent such a little porridge and rice!" Shangguan Juan questioned in his heart, this is obviously inconsistent with the appeasement policy of the imperial court, there must be people who are detaining at all levels, and the refugees can only become more and more hungry, not to mention that they can't solve the problem, and may even directly break out new public grievances.
Among these refugees, there are still old people and children, and some of them can dig some wild vegetables to satisfy their hunger, but the food is limited, and new conflicts may break out at any time...
If you don't pay attention like this, you may even break out of the epidemic!
"Miss, you're ready!"
Shangguan Wan frowned, now that the vanilla had already processed the food he had transported, he hoped that it could be delayed.
"Quick! Fast! There's food over there! ”
"There's a lot of rice!"
"Steamed buns!"
Smelling the smell of rice, a large group of refugees instantly ran to Shangguan Juan's soup kitchen, but the little official who was stopped couldn't stand such a bright humiliation, and was just about to push Shangguan Juan, but was held by Mu Chenyu on the side.
"You'd better explain it well, or I'll convict you of dereliction of duty!" Shangguan Xuan's momentum made several officials dare not move. It's just that it's been deducted like this, and it's only going to get less and less, and it's impossible to tell who it is...
"It's so rampant, this is food for refugees, and there are even people who have ideas!" Mu Chenyu couldn't believe it, after all, this place was not far from the capital, and if someone made trouble up, it would be easy to show his feet.
Shangguan Juan didn't speak, but just used two large bowls to take out the rice porridge in the little official Weng and put it aside quietly.
"Water can overturn the boat and carry the boat, the people are hungry and cold, if they are in a hurry, it is very likely to cause chaos, not to mention that many of my refugees have eaten grass and wild vegetables, if there is a disease, rush into the capital..." This result will be under the greed of the human heart.
I never expected that the corrupt officials in the DPRK and China would be so rampant!
"Vanilla, after our porridge is distributed, we will immediately go back to the house to transfer all the rice and grain from the granary, and open the warehouse to release the grain!"
"Miss!" Impulsiveness is tantamount to fighting with the government, and if you make such a fuss, Shangguan Juan is also a crime!
"It's hard to wait until the mourning is all over the wilderness, and so many people suffer until they starve to death!" Shangguan Juan's consideration in his heart is just a fairness!
Mu Chenyu understands Shangguan Juan, and only Shangguan Juan has such a style.
After a while, the grain was slowly transported, and seeing that there were not enough people, Shangguan Juan stepped forward in person.
At the beginning, Mu Chenyu was surprised that Shangguan Juan opened a warehouse to release grain, so now he is doing it himself, what else does he have to say?
A prince can't do this, but a woman in Shangguan has been doing this.
Don't use the name of Ninghou Mansion to earn your own good reputation, and use the name of Ninghou Mansion to seek well-being for the people.
"Xiao Jiu, look at these people who are hungry and cold, how limited what we can do..."Shangguan Juan was sad in his heart, he had also volunteered before.
It's just that the technology of this dynasty is far inferior to modern times, and how vulnerable it is in the face of natural and man-made disasters. can only rely on the sky to eat, even if the court rescues it, there is nothing left under the gnawing of this group of moths.
"You've done a good job..."Mu Chenyu comforted directly, thinking that Shangguan Juan was also afraid of the misery of life.
It's just that there are too many moths in the court today, and they are even becoming more and more bold, so it's unsightly!
"I'm afraid that my father will plead for me!" Shangguan Juan suddenly wanted to cry, but he had no choice but not to say it, and even asked his father to follow him to solve the trouble he left behind, but he really couldn't mobilize too much food for a while, and it was impossible to sell it alone.
It's just that I don't regret this decision, and if I don't open a warehouse and release grain, the consequences will be even more unpredictable.
The rice porridge brought in this way will not last long, and only opening the warehouse and releasing grain is the strategy.
The three of them were busy for a day, and it was over, it turned out that the impact of the strong wind was not only in the Zhuangzi around the capital, but also in the farther places, and there was even no food distribution, and many refugees even relied on gnawing on the soil all the way over.
There are many refugees who passed out directly on the road, and Shangguan Juan has never been so close to death This feeling is like a dry hand, grabbing his heart fiercely.