And Luoyang to Shanxi Taiyuan this road is not as peaceful as Li Mao imagined, due to the drought in Shandong years ago, a group of people just walked out not far away and scattered met a lot of refugees dragged their families to Luoyang in the Guannei, but these poor people saw the Shouwang Mansion chariot and horse team, did not rush up and rob like a hungry wolf encountering a flock, but were frightened and hid around.

So after Li Mao saw this strange phenomenon, she couldn't help but lie on the window of the car curiously and asked them, "Chasing life, why don't these people beg for food from us, looking at their appearance, they shouldn't have eaten a full meal for a long time!" Why do you have to dodge like seeing a ghost? ”

"Your Highness, do you know that every time there is a disaster and famine, it is a long thing for the people to flee from their homeland, and the local government in order to retain the number of people, often send garrisons to intercept along the road, once captured, they will serve, and they will be distributed, at this time, although they seem to be numerous, but they have long been frightened birds......"

After Li Mao heard what he said, he also nodded in understanding, after all, once the population of the people is lost, then the cultivation of the place in the coming year will definitely suffer a huge impact, but then again, if the people do not abandon their nationality and run away, waiting in place is actually no different from waiting for death in terms of the traffic situation in ancient times when they have to travel for several months, plus some disaster relief officials in the middle are likely to fill their pockets. Therefore, this dilemma was at least unsolvable in the Tang Dynasty in the early Kaiyuan period.

"Didn't the imperial court already order His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to personally supervise the disaster relief matters? How could such a miserable scene still occur! Even if the relief food arrives a little late, it shouldn't be like this! ”

"This? The subordinates don't know the reason, but judging from the number of refugees they have seen along the way, it is much better than in previous years, and the reason for this is probably because the local government is forced by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince...... Your Highness, sit down carefully, the garrison in the direction of Taiyuan Mansion seems to have come to drive away the victims......"

After the sudden shout of the chaser, a large group of cavalry galloped through the dusty fog in the distance of the crowd, and the spectacular scene did not wait for Li Mao to see clearly, and thousands of homeless people instantly dispersed in all directions as if they had exploded.

Seeing that those officers and soldiers were all going to take bows and arrows, wielding spears to drive people away, Li Mao didn't think much about it, and ordered loudly to the chasers and others, "Chase life, quickly, take people to take the tokens of this king, so that they don't have to drive away the victims, just say that this king will take the displaced people into Taiyuan Mansion to settle down, and all the consequences will be borne by this king!" "Wow!"

After getting Li Mao's royal order, the strong kung fu players such as the iron hand of chasing life immediately drew a strong crossbow and shot a wall of arrows, which instantly separated the Taiyuan Mansion army and the victims, and with the continuous intervention of other guards of the Shouwang Mansion, the attack and harassment of the Taiyuan Mansion soldiers was quickly stopped, and the disaster victims who were originally hiding everywhere gradually stood near the pipeline and watched and no longer stayed away.

"All the villagers, listen well, His Royal Highness King Shou ordered that after a while, Ling Er can follow His Royal Highness King Shou into Taiyuan Mansion in an orderly manner to avoid the famine, and all food and accommodation matters are settled by His Royal Highness, in addition, you must abide by the laws of the Tang Dynasty, and you must not attack and harass the local residents without permission, and the violators will ......be killed on the spot."

The sound of chasing life resounded in an instant like a loudspeaker expanding the capacity of the team, and when the victims conveyed Li Mao's royal order to each other, thousands of people suddenly became silent, and after a while, some people knelt on the ground and cried loudly.

However, after waking up after seeing this, the hundreds of Taiyuan soldiers rode on their horses and turned their heads one by one in horror. "General Wang, I'm afraid this matter is inappropriate! Taiyuan Mansion has already accepted tens of thousands of people, and if it is implemented according to the royal order of His Royal Highness King Shou at this moment, the relief grain pre-stored in the palace will not survive the autumn harvest no matter how much you save it!! ”

"You're right! The general also felt that this matter was strange, His Royal Highness King Shou obviously came to Taiyuan Mansion to assist Dali Temple in handling the case, how could he suddenly take care of this idle matter again! Let the soldiers wait and wait for the changes to take place, and wait for the general to explain to His Highness in person, otherwise Taiyuan Mansion will cause a civil uprising due to lack of food, then you and I will be afraid that it will be difficult to protect the heads of the people......"

After a few people finished talking so softly in the carriage, the general immediately turned his horse and ran to the side of the chasing man to meet him, and then under the guidance of the chasing life, he came all the way to Li Mao's car, and at this moment, Li Mao had already walked down the station with the big and small pairs and stopped to watch the situation of the victims.

"Your Highness, the Taiyuan Mansion Border Guard General Wang wants to meet you to discuss relevant matters!" "Is it another surnamed Wang? Taiyuan Mansion on the dog day has really become a small territory of his Wang family, call him in, and you take the guards to distribute the dry food you carry, you must first close the old people and children and the weak hair! "Wow!"

After chasing his life, he soon walked into the crowd with the guards of the palace of more than 30 years of life, carrying some flour cakes and water, and the victims also consciously lined up in a long queue in the face of the strong bows and arrows placed around the car, and did not dare to make noise at all.

The general Wang who was waiting on the side saw Li Mao returning to his own team in steps, so he immediately stepped forward and saluted with his fists and said, "The last general, Wang Sishen, the general of the Taiyuan Mansion Frontier Army, knocks to see His Royal Highness King Shou!" ”

"General Wang, don't be polite! I heard that you have something to do with this king, but I don't know what? "Your Highness, I just heard from you that you want the victims to follow the king into Taiyuan Mansion for resettlement, and I think there are many things wrong with this matter!"

"Oh, then tell me what's wrong!"

"This ...... There are three inappropriate things about this matter, Your Highness is kind-hearted and can't bear to see the victims being driven away, but three of the reasons are insurmountable, one is that the Tang Law has a household registration system, and any Tang Dynasty people are not allowed to leave the place of household registration without authorization, and the offender shall be punished as a felony, and the second is that the imperial court has tried its best to relieve the disaster and pacify the disaster-stricken area, if they leave at this time, it will cause a large number of manpower to disperse and the fields will be barren in the coming year...... The third is that there is little food and many people in Taiyuan City, if you rashly increase the number of disaster victims into the city, you will be afraid that it will cause unnecessary panic! ”

"It makes sense, but this king didn't think about it before, but now that this king's words have been spoken, can he go back on his word! No matter how difficult Taiyuan Mansion is, it's still my Tang Prefecture Mansion! No matter how many people are affected by the disaster, they are also the people of the saints, and there is a reason to turn them away when they encounter a little difficulty! Do you want to find a solution to a problem? If you don't have land to settle down, you will pay money to buy it, and if you have no food to eat, then it is not impossible to borrow some from your Taiyuan Mansion clan first? Aren't you just a disciple of the Taiyuan Wang family? Please contact us to arrange this matter first! ”

After Li Mao said this, he didn't even look at Wang Sishen a few times, and his tone of voice was full of unquestionable attitude, so the general Wang Sishen in front of him agreed for a while, but he hesitated for a while and still spoke again, "This...... This...... His Royal Highness King Shou, the last general is soft-spoken, I'm afraid there is a heavy trust! Moreover, it is against the laws of the imperial court to act like this, and the last general will dare to affirm Your Highness, you will think twice......"

"The law is determined, the king will accept the punishment, but the disaster in front of me is like fire, you and I don't have to be so stubborn, you go to Taiyuan Mansion first to gather all the wang clans to come to the state to discuss, this king will arrive later, and you will speak to them again, this king will not forcibly ask for the grain this time, but to send a big gift to them these families to exchange, if you still refuse to sell the face of the king, then you let them hide the grain so that the king will not use the force to rob!"

"This ......" "Needless to say, this king will make you accept it or not?" "Oh, my subordinates are ordered!"

After Li Mao finished speaking, his eyes stayed on Wang Shen's cheeks with a smile, and although Wang Shen still lowered his eyebrows at the moment, he didn't dare to look at Li Mao, but invisibly he also felt the powerful aura of the little prince in front of him, and he knew in his heart that no matter whether he agreed to this matter or not, it would be an unprecedented battle with the Li family for the Taiyuan Wang family.

So he didn't have time to think about it before he agreed. "General Wang, since you have agreed, then hurry up to Taiyuan to report the news, the convoy where the king is located was originally a large number of people and the speed of the horses was slow, and now with these many victims, I am afraid that it will not be able to enter the Taiyuan Mansion until tomorrow dawn, and the food and materials in the city cannot be delayed for a moment, so you can prepare in advance?"

"Then I will dare to ask Your Highness again, how much food should be prepared in advance in this city is enough, after all, food is not the expenditure of the government treasury, even if the Wang clan and other clans are willing to supply it temporarily, then there must be a specific charter to lobby their ......."

"That's right! Xiaoshuang took down the charcoal stove in the car and sent it to General Wang, and took a few more charcoal cakes for him to bring! As for the amount of grain, let's prepare 50,000 stone first! Not enough to borrow later! ”

After Li Mao finished speaking, Xiao Shuang and Da Shuang carried a modern coal cake stove and four or five honeycomb coals to Wang Sishen's eyes after a while, and Wang Shen hurriedly turned around and looked at Li Mao with a blank face after seeing these two strange things, as if asking him silently what he meant!

"Wang Shen will not have to think about it, this thing is a great wealth given by this king to your Taiyuan Wang clan, if there are smart people in your clan, they will definitely understand the key ......"

"That'...... That...... The humble post is now retired, and hundreds of soldiers will be left with Your Highness to drive on your way! Your Highness's golden body cannot tolerate the slightest mistake! ”

Seeing Li Mao's disapproving nod, Wang Sishen immediately rushed to Taiyuan City with a briquette stove and a horse, and then Li Mao and others also accelerated to catch up after integrating the team of disaster victims, and when they arrived at the city of Taiyuan Mansion overnight, it was already the early morning of the second day.