Chapter 42: Supplies

After a little walk, the king found that the situation was more serious than he had imagined, and he was very worried. Therefore, I would like to discuss with the lord of the castle how to deal with the disaster, as well as the reconstruction of the destroyed houses and fertile fields of the victims. ”

Without a detailed plan to solve these basic problems, relying on others to help or waiting for the imperial court to deliver supplies for disaster relief is never the solution.

Liu Zhanxiao listened to Nan Wuyang's words, and was slightly surprised in her heart.

Although Nan Wuyang is famous, but for such a disaster relief, he thought that Nan Wuyang didn't care or was not doing it, but he didn't want him to be so active, it seems that he is a prince who cares about the people.

After thinking for a while, he spoke: "Lord Wang, it's really not a secret, Zhan Xiao is also worried about these things, but compared to these, Zhan Xiao thinks that for the sake of today, he still needs to start solving the current problem." ”

Nan Wuyang's brows furrowed slightly, "According to City Lord Liu, what should be the current problem?" ”

"Naturally, it's food and clothing and injuries. Zhanxiao has done everything possible to accommodate the victims and provide them with shelter by all means, but food and medicinal materials are Zhanxiao's biggest headache. ”

"As for the problem of reconstruction, relying on the city lord's mansion alone, even if it is added to the imperial court, it is probably extremely difficult, Zhanxiao's idea is that it will be more efficient to let them eat and heal their injuries and diseases, and then invest in reconstruction together. The main point is that we are laymen when it comes to the crops in the fertile fields, and the victims are ordinary people, so they should be more proficient in this. ”

"What City Lord Liu said is extremely true, but from what this king sees, I am afraid that the silver and materials allocated by the imperial court this time are not enough."

No matter how generous the court is, the food that can be produced is limited, and this time the food he brought, although it seems to be a lot, but in fact it is really not enough.

Liu Zhanxiao naturally knew, "That's true, Zhanxiao is also thinking about how to distribute it." ”

The two of them discussed together, hoping to come up with a solution.

was discussing, but someone from below came to report, "Lord Wang, my lord, there is a plague in the city. ”

Nan Wuyang and Liu Zhanxiao were both shocked, and asked in unison, "What did you say?" ”

Their biggest fear is the plague, because it is a flood, so the weather is very humid now, and many people have not been cured of injuries and diseases.

This has increased the chances of infection and illness, and during this time, people have been dying of starvation and disease, and the bodies have been dug up shallowly and buried.

There are a lot of people in Licheng, and once the plague breaks out, the speed of infection will definitely become extremely fast.

Nan Wuyang's brows tightened, "City Lord Liu, this king will go first." So saying, he turned to go out.

Liu Zhanxiao was so shocked that he stopped him suddenly, "Where are you going, Lord Wang?" ”

"This king wants to go and see about the plague." Nan Wuyang said that the clouds were light and light, as if the person who went to see the plague situation in the city was not him.

"That's unacceptable!" Where will Liu Zhanxiao let him go in person? "The plague is not trivial, the prince has a golden body, you must not personally get into danger, not to say that your status is noble, just say that the prince has the right to command, and you must not fall!"

Liu Zhanxiao's words moved Nan Wuyang a little, yes, he has the command in his hands, he can't fall......

"But this king is still very worried, and even so, when this king returns to the inn, he will order someone to investigate."

Liu Zhanxiao knew that he couldn't stop it, and sighed softly, "Then Zhanxiao won't be forced to stay, and please take care of the prince." ”

Nan Wuyang's head was worried, and he was worried about the appearance of the plague, so he left the City Lord's Mansion and returned to the post house.

As soon as he entered, someone greeted him and reported to him, "My lord, the people below have come to report that there is a plague in the city. ”

"The king already knows, you go down first." When he returned to his yard, he saw a carrier pigeon coming.

Untied the letter on the carrier pigeon, Nan Wuyang knew at a glance that it was from Liu Qianwen.

What was written on it was about her confrontation with the queen, who was at a disadvantage, but told Liu Qianwen that his father was not simple.

Nan Wuyang frowned and thought about it, feeling that this matter was not simple, but he didn't have much time to analyze it with Liu Qianwen.

The top priority was the plague, so he wrote a letter to Liu Qianwen and talked directly about the plague.

When he sent the pigeon away, it was already dark, and his men came in and asked him, "Lord Wang, are you passing food now?" ”

Because of the plague, Nan Wuyang has no appetite at all now, "No need, this king is not hungry now." ”

Because he was regularly asked about his food, the miserable situation he saw on the streets in the afternoon came to his heart, and he became even more worried, and said to the man, "Go down and let Wujia come to see the king." "Wu Jia and Wu Ding are all his subordinates, but the four people of A, B, C and Ding each have the strengths of confidants, Wu Ding is a guard, and Wu Jia is a person similar to the staff member.

However, Wu Jia also held a position in the DPRK.

Wujia arrived soon and knocked on Nan Wuyang's closed door, "Lord Wang, Wujia is here." ”

"Come in." Lian pushed the door in, and saw Nan Wuyang sitting alone in front of the desk, frowning and looking very distressed, "Lord Wang." ”

"Wu Jia, I think you must have heard that the plague began to appear in Licheng."

Wu Jia nodded, "I've heard about it today." ”

The presence of the plague in Licheng means that the disaster is a little more serious, and their danger is even greater.

The main thing is that there are more people who are going to die, and in fact, this kind of thing may lead to a very bad thing.

Since ancient times, people have believed that natural disasters are the punishment of heaven at that time, and the people are the first to suffer, and the emperor, as the son of heaven, will be the first to be blamed.

Some complain in their hearts, while others speak out.

Nan Wuyang said to Wu Jia, "So our disaster relief will also change because of this." Licheng was severely affected. ”

Now that there is a plague outbreak, what if it spreads to other cities?

"Lord Wang, the lower officials think that it is better to deal with the plague in Licheng first."

The relief materials they brought were only part of the grain and herbs, and the largest proportion was still money.

Now that there is a plague in Licheng, it is necessary to allocate a little more to buy medicinal materials.

Nan Wuyang has a headache, in short, there are more and more places that need to use disaster silver, but disaster silver has only been decreasing.

"Lord Wang, please forgive the official for bluntly saying that the money and silver we brought for disaster relief are very insufficient, and we can't take care of all places at all, the plague is menacing, we must deal with the epidemic first."

Nan Wuyang understood that what Wujia said was the truth, but he didn't agree in his heart, if he took care of the epidemic first, did it mean that those victims would continue to starve?

After thinking about it for a long time, Nan Wuyang finally rejected Wujia's proposal, "At this time, let's put it down for the time being, this king has his own opinions, you go down first." ”

"Then the next official will retire first."

Nan Wuyang continued to work hard for disaster relief, and at this moment in the capital......

When the king of Chu learned that Nan Wuyang was sent by his own father to relieve the disaster, he felt a burst of anger in his heart.

"Doesn't my father hate Uncle An very much? Why is it so eccentric this time? ”

However, when he was angry, the king of Chu only complained, and immediately put away his thoughts after finishing and called his henchmen in.

"Let's remove our manpower from the household department, stop interfering in this matter, and let it develop on its own."

If he did it to the household again, the disaster relief thing was found and reached the emperor's ears, I am afraid that he would have to take off a layer of skin, and he wanted to take advantage of this disaster to take action against the household.

But he didn't expect his father to send Uncle An Huang to relieve the disaster, if it was his other brothers, he was not afraid, after all, he knew the roots, but he had heard his father say that King An had a mysterious force in his hands.

Although he fought with his father to King An, it was based on the premise that his father was also against King An, and now that his father trusted King An so much, he couldn't do anything.

When his subordinates heard this, they said, "My lord, in this way, our thoughts will be completely in vain." ”

When King Chu heard this, he glared fiercely at the person who spoke, "This king doesn't know?" If you think you have what it takes to get things done under your father's investigation, then go ahead. ”

Of course, that person didn't have this ability, and he was reprimanded by the king of Chu, and he lowered his head and didn't dare to speak again.

It didn't take long for Nan Wuyang's flying pigeon to pass the book to Liu Qianwen, and Liu Qianwen, who was discussing things with Du Zhen, paused her work and took down the letter to check it.

The more Du Zhen saw her, the worse his face became, his brows gradually tightened, and he couldn't help but worry in his heart.

"Miss, what's going on?" Liu Qianwen didn't hide it from her, and generously spread out the letter and read it together.

"There is really an outbreak of plague in Licheng, which means that the disaster has become more serious, and even the prince who went to relieve the disaster will be in danger of contracting the plague." Liu Qianwen's mood was a little low.

Although she had long thought that there would be a plague outbreak over there, she did not expect the plague to come so severely.

thought that she could leave for Licheng to help Nan Wuyang after arranging the things in hand, but now it seems that it may be too late.

"We're just thinking about it here, and we don't know the specific situation, Du Zhen, let's go home."

Back at the palace, Liu Qianwen called Wu Ding, "What news is there in the court?" ”

"I received news from the imperial court, and when I allocated money to send the prince to the disaster relief, it actually took time for the prince to arrive all the way to Licheng, so that the disaster situation was inevitable, and the emperor meant to let the household department allocate some more money for disaster relief."

Liu Qianwen's brows furrowed fiercely, and if she appropriates funds again, she will inevitably need another envoy to escort the disaster silver, but she doesn't know who the envoy will send this time.

At that time, the emperor is afraid that he will send his sons out, and almost all of his sons are towards the emperor, and he is worried that Nan Wuyang's life will be in danger.

"Who is responsible for escorting the new supplies this time?" Material matters are very high, and none of them wants to be messed with by people with bad intentions.