Chapter 122: Suffering with Refugees
"I'm willing to pay 100,000 taels of silver!"
"I'll give 200,000!"
"Brother Li, you have recently married so many concubines, and there must not be so much money in the house, so don't rob me of it. I'll give 500,000! “
"Emperor Mobao, how is 500,000 taels enough, I'll give 1 million!"
Mo Yan drank tea calmly, watching the group of merchants compete for the first place, and the amount of money raised was increasing.
"If you are a merchant who buys rice, you can donate grain, and the amount raised will be calculated from the ordinary market price!" Mo Yan suddenly added this sentence, because if the silver for disaster relief is used to buy grain, the price of rice will definitely rise at that time, and the amount of rice exchanged will be less, so it is better to start with the original merchants and let them donate rice at the ordinary market price, because the rice merchants may not have so much silver, but there will definitely be a large amount of rice that can be used to donate.
They can make their competition a little more fierce, and they can buy rice at a low price, killing two birds with one stone.
She put down her teacup with a smile, no longer listening to their slowly increasing fundraising amount, she turned around and said to the junior official in official uniform on the side, "You are the little official sent by the Hubu Shangshu?" Stay and keep a record of the amount of money each of them has donated, without omission or typo. After writing, let them draw a pledge to prove the voluntary donation, which is also convenient for the emperor to see who the first person in fundraising is. “
The little official was a little afraid Mo Yan nodded, this princess is also too powerful, he has seen the appearance of the head of the household department Shangshu for the silver, every time it is time for disaster relief, the number of the treasury has given Lord Shangshu a headache for a long time.
Unexpectedly, he was suddenly sent to the Hou Mansion today, but he saw this amazing scene, it was just a cup of tea, coercion and temptation, and all the means were exhausted, and those merchants obediently offered silver, and they didn't dare to have any complaints about the princess.
Looking at the way they are fighting now, it's more like rushing to send money!
When they saw the princess one by one, they all looked respectful, and even the merchant pocket who couldn't take out a penny from the household secretary was easily handled by the princess in a few words.
It was precisely with the comparison of Tobe Shangshu that he knew better the horror of the person in front of him!
He responded respectfully, "Yes, princess!" “
After seeing the shadow leave, he breathed a sigh of relief.
On the second day, Mo Yan ordered people to use the silver to buy quilts, grain, and build porridge sheds.
Many of the refugees are now sick from hunger, so they have to stay for a few days to be healthy before returning to the town.
She led a group of minions, each carrying food and other items in their hands.
Standing under the city gate, many people on the street were watching, after all, this smart princess started from breaking into the Fengtian Temple alone, and then used the Huairou policy and threats and temptations to make the merchants obediently pay money for disaster relief.
This woman is really not ordinary!
Now that she has brought people to the city gate, what is she going to do?
Mo Yan shouted to the soldiers on the city wall, "Open the city gate!" ”
She held the token in her hand high, the golden token showed the honor given by the emperor, and also reminded the soldiers that the emperor had said that anyone who obstructed it was a capital crime.
The soldiers struggled for a moment, but finally obeyed her orders and opened the gates.
The thick city gate slowly opened, revealing the shocked eyes of the refugees, they shouted, and wanted to rush in one fell swoop, but they didn't expect a woman who looked like she was overwhelmed and walked out of the imperial city with people.
Her noble aura contrasts strongly with their ragged clothes.
Her hand was raised slightly, signaling everyone to be quiet, "I am the princess of the strict Hou Shi, and I have come to solve your problem." The man who is in good health stands on the left, the old man and the child stand in the middle, and the sick, young and old, stand on the right. “
The refugees frowned, the hope in their hearts had long since disappeared these days, and only full of despair remained, who knew that today the door of the imperial city was finally opened.
They hesitated for a while, and finally stood apart according to the princess's request.
"Don't worry, since I said I would help you, I will spend days and nights with you here, and I will not leave casually. The sturdy men help to build the porridge shack, and the food distribution will begin later, and the porridge water in it will not be just a few grains of rice, but you will be satisfied. ”
A man's eyes lit up with hope, "Is there really food?" ”
"Naturally!"
"Are you really here to help us? Is the imperial court finally willing to come forward? ”
"These days, I will be here every day, eating the same food as you, and you will know the truth when the time comes!"
Mo Yan did not have a trace of panic on her face, but patiently answered the refugees, and immediately calmed the refugees' anxious hearts.
There are also men with a little strength who go to help build makeshift houses and porridge sheds to escape the cold and rain.
"If you are sick, please sit down patiently, and the doctor will personally prescribe medicine for you later. When you are all recovered, there will be enough food for you to return to your town, and I will order the magistrate and the lord's mansion to open a storehouse, and the rice stored in it and the food from the merchants will be enough to survive this drought. I also ask the emperor to reduce the taxes in your three cities, so that you can work hard this year and store more grain in the coming year. ”
"As for the prevention of drought in the future, I have ordered people to send rice seeds, which will greatly reduce the damage caused by drought."
After Mo Yan finished speaking, she began to distribute quilts and other cold things with the slaves, trying to ensure that those refugees did not get sick again, and they could be sent back when the time came.
These days, she has changed out of the gorgeous clothes of the princess and put on the cotton clothes of the commoners, but she continues to help indifferently, without a trace of the princess's shelf.
"Official, record the number of people in each household, don't let gangsters get into the refugees, you must distribute supplies to those in need."
Those petty officials followed behind Mo Yan, counting and recording the materials one by one to ensure that the food and quilts were not greedy.
Those people were originally suspicious of this princess, but after a few days, watching her change into ordinary clothes, greet the refugees one by one, and do it herself, plus a steady stream of food sent under the city wall, gradually dispelled the slightest thought of the refugees.
These ordinary people are not very demanding, as long as there is food, so that they can eat and sleep well, they will be satisfied.
After a few days, those hungry refugees ate food and gradually regained their strength, and Mo Yan had planned to let them return to the city.
Suddenly, a doctor quietly walked up to her and said, "Princess, a little boy with many sick people has been found here, eight years old, with his mother. I fell ill a few days ago, and we prescribed medicine but it didn't work, maybe...... It's some rare pathology! There is nothing we can do about it. “
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