176. Sellable
When Mu Yunzheng saw Rong Qiaoyan's excited and suspicious eyes, he hurriedly explained.
"The dozens of state capitals of the imperial court in the south, centered on the Jinzhou Mansion and the Yinzhou Mansion, drew a large circle. Then all the state capitals were arranged with people from the Yuling Army. Not only did they let the government collect grain early, but when the rain began to fall heavily, they urged the local government to move people and goods to higher ground. Therefore, except for those fertile fields that are really incapacitated, most people, their lives and possessions are fine. Of course, there will always be some people who fall into the water, or have no time to escape, or do not listen to persuasion, or have unavoidable accidents that lead to someone's death. However, I read the information reported by various state capitals, and more than 1,000 people died. That's pretty hard enough. ”
Mu Yunzheng explained carefully.
Rong Qiaoyan listened to the explanation, and her heart relaxed slightly.
Indeed, natural and man-made disasters are difficult to avoid completely. It is already very rare for such a large flood to kill more than 1,000 people.
In his previous life, tens of thousands of people died. Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced, and the disaster site is empty.
After all, no one expected the rain to fall so much. By the time the flood did break down the houses, many people didn't have time to escape.
"As for the property, except for the large items that can't be moved, they have brought everything they can. I heard that some people drove the pigs and cows to the mountains. Mu Yunzheng saw that Rong Qiaoyan's face was better, and hurriedly smiled and talked.
"Pigs and cattle are already a very valuable property for farmers. Naturally, they need to be well protected. ”
Rong Qiaoyan also laughed.
"Exactly. Now, the Holy One has already sent people from the household department to arrange disaster relief matters such as food and medicine. ”
Thinking of this, Mu Yunzheng couldn't help but feel a headache for the emperor.
Even if the imperial court hoarded grain at the beginning, it was because of the poor harvest and the lack of harvest in the disaster area, plus there was still an army waiting for grain and grass, and the grain in the treasury was not enough.
"That's just right. I'll give my grain to the prince at cost price. The little woman has no ability, and she doesn't want to make a fortune in this national disaster. Rong Qiaoyan took the opportunity to talk about food.
This surprised Mu Yunzheng.
After all, he knows how much Rong Qiaoyan is short of money and how much she loves money.
I think that at the beginning, Rong Qiaoyan went to Yunji to sell the twenty-one clothes patterns.
"Are you really willing to do it?" Mu Yunzheng asked curiously.
Rong Qiaoyan's face was obviously tangled.
After a long time, she still reluctantly said, "Willing." The prince arranged for someone to pull it away. It's just that the cost is for me. ”
Oops, I don't want to say it, but if I keep talking, my heart hurts.
The money she earned herself, plus the three thousand taels given by Mu Yunzheng, she had more than five thousand taels of money invested in food and medicinal materials alone.
Not to mention, she rented a house and made people transport food, and she tossed for so long.
Mu Yunzheng couldn't help laughing when he looked at Rong Qiaoyan's painful appearance.
"You don't have to leave it to me. Now that the disaster relief is in the hands of the Ministry of Households, you can sell it to the people of the Ministry of Households later. Today, there is still some grain in the treasury. If a large amount of food is sold at this moment, I am afraid that it will attract attention. It is better to know that it is better to send charcoal in the snow than to put the icing on the cake. Mu Yunzheng gave Rong Qiaoyan advice. …
"What does the prince mean?"
Rong Qiaoyan didn't quite understand what Mu Yunzheng meant.
Isn't it good to sell this grain early? The grain merchants in the capital are all hoarding grain.
"There is still a lot of official food in the government now. If you sell it at this time, it's the icing on the cake. Maybe there is someone who is idle and wants to find out the source, and I can naturally help you stop it. It's just that after ten days and half a month, the official grain is almost released, and you can sell it again, not to mention anything else, the price will be higher. ”
Mu Yunzheng said with a smile.
On that day, after all, he promised Rong Qiaoyan that she would sell her own food as a reward.
A gentleman's word, the horse is difficult to chase.
What's more...
Mu Yunzheng's eyes sank.
Now several princes are staring at the household, wanting to intervene.
It's not to embezzle money, but to do a lot of work and let the emperor see it.
Nowadays, it is Hewang who assists the household department in disaster relief matters.
It is said that the king of Hedu asked the palace to be more frugal and kept the money saved to buy grain.
However, the truth of this matter can be hidden from others, but it can't be hidden from Mu Yunzheng, who is in charge of the Imperial Detective Division.
Thinking of some things he did with Wang, Mu Yunzheng planned to let He Wang behave first.
Therefore, he asked Rong Qiaoyan to earn what she should earn.
After all, this rents Zhuangzi, and makes people, and they have to be worried all the time, and they should also earn some money.
"So, okay?"
Rong Qiaoyan was a little hesitant. She didn't know if what Mu Yunzheng said was true, or if he was testing her.
"Nothing bad. Your little bit of food can't affect the roots. Mu Yunzheng said to Rong Qiaoyan with a smile.
How much food can Rong Qiaoyan have?
It was only bought with silver squeezed out of his fingers, which was far worse than those who owned their own granges and bought them specially.
Rong Qiaoyan listened to Mu Yunzheng's words, and her heart completely stabilized.
Anyway, this matter has full authority to do what Mu Yunzheng said.
"Okay, then I'll sell it to the government in a while." Rong Qiaoyan nodded in response.
Fortunately, I met Mu Yunzheng today, otherwise she would have lost a lot of money, not to mention, and she would have attracted the eyes of others.
"Okay. I'll get you a name right back. You let people go to him and sell their food. He will give it to you at the market price. ”
Mu Yunzheng said while thinking about asking the secret guard to check the more honest people among the household officials.
Rong Qiaoyan nodded and said casually, "Okay." I'll take a look at it myself. ”
Mu Yunzheng was about to say that he didn't need her to come forward, but he suddenly thought that this was one more opportunity to see Rong Qiaoyan openly.
Immediately, he closed his mouth, and quickly changed his mouth.
"Also, it's very private. If there is something that your subordinates can't do, they have to come back and report to you, which is troublesome and increases the risk. Well, I won't let anyone else interfere. When the time comes, the two of us will personally check the food and medicinal materials, saving more people from knowing and one more risk of exposure. ”
Rong Qiaoyan was stunned.
She just said that she would stare at it herself, but she just said it casually.
However, Mu Yunzheng said that he was going to take over in person, and she couldn't refuse anymore, so she had to nod her head and agree.
The two of them finished talking about the grain, and there was some silence for a while.
Mu Yunzheng thought about what he was going to say next.
But Rong Qiaoyan was a little embarrassed.
Before, she said that she didn't want Mu Yunzheng to come to her. As a result, at this moment, I also agreed to meet. It's a bit true.
There was silence for a long time, and it was not appropriate for the two of them to always not speak.
So, Mu Yunzheng cleared his throat, "In the future... ”
"The little woman said goodbye...
The voices of the two men rang out at the same time, and they looked at each other, and they both stopped in embarrassment.
"Let's talk about it first." Rong Qiaoyan politely asked Mu Yunzheng to say it first.
Mu Yunzheng originally wanted Rong Qiaoyan to say it first, but when he heard Rong Qiaoyan's words of farewell just now, he was afraid that if Rong Qiaoyan said it first, he would really say goodbye.