Chapter 70: The Problem of Displaced Peoples

When Yunyi was dragged to the restaurant by Wan Fatzi, the county magistrate Liu Gengnian listened to the report in the county hall with a gloomy face.

Qian Kun, who was originally known for his gentle and elegant bookkeeper, was sweating profusely at this time.

"My lord, I have already inquired about everything you asked me to inquire about."

"The reason why more and more people from outside the city are gathering is because the earth dragon has turned over this time, and the houses in several neighboring counties have been seriously damaged."

Looking at the subordinate in front of him, who had already lost his bearings, Liu Gengnian first handed him a cup of tea, and then frowned and asked:

"Even if the houses are seriously damaged, these victims will not come to our Linjiang County in the rain, right?"

The reason why Liu Gengnian has such doubts is because in the Great Zhou Dynasty, population is productivity.

Even if these victims want to leave their hometowns, they have to take the road guides issued by the government.

Now that these victims are ready-made laborers, how could the county next door agree to let them go?

"Adults don't know that if it's just a house collapsing, these victims are naturally reluctant to leave their places of origin easily."

"But after the earth dragon turned over, it rained in the next county for several days, and the rain was much heavier than our Linjiang County."

"Due to the relatively low terrain of the next few counties, even those houses that have carried the earth dragon have been flooded at this time."

After Qiankun poured a few sips of tea, his mood recovered a little, and he didn't wait for Liu Gengnian to ask, so he continued:

"It stands to reason that in the event of such a catastrophe, the county order should have opened the warehouse and released grain as soon as possible to comfort the people."

"However, the Sun County Order of Pingyang County not only closed the county office, but also ordered that no one should go near the granary."

"After many people starved to death, those victims who gathered in the county seat finally braved death to open the granary of the county government under the pressure of hunger and cold."

"I thought I could survive with food, but when these victims rushed into the granary, they found that the tall granaries were all straw."

"After getting the news, the county government secretary who hurried to the book was directly beaten to death on the spot by the angry victims, and I heard that the corpse was dragged by the hungry victims to share the food."

Speaking of this, Qian Kun couldn't help but retch.

But before he could recover, Liu Gengnian, who was pale, couldn't wait to ask:

"What happened to that Sun County Order?"

Although he asked, Liu Gengnian actually had a rough guess about the ending of Sun County's order.

This guy who emptied the granary, even if he can escape the anger of the victims, I am afraid that he will inevitably be settled by the emperor.

"Back to my lord, after those victims killed the main book, they gathered together to ask Sun County Commander for an explanation."

"But when they forcibly rushed into the county office, they found that Sun County Ling had already committed suicide in the county government hall."

"The county order chief secretary was both killed, and now Pingyang County has already been in chaos."

"Those victims understood that they could only starve to death if they stayed in place, so they had no choice but to brave the rain and come to our Linjiang County."

After Qian Kun finished speaking, he couldn't help wiping the sweat on his forehead, and then he looked at Liu Gengnian, who was pale.

"What's going on outside the city now?"

Hearing Sun County's order ending like this, Liu Gengnian's eyelids couldn't help jumping.

However, in front of Qian Kun, he still forcibly calmed himself down.

"My lord, now that the victims outside the city have gathered more and more, if we only rely on those outsiders in the city to give porridge, I am afraid that it will no longer be able to meet the needs of the victims."

Hearing Qian Kun say this, Liu Gengnian's brows wrinkled directly into Sichuan characters.

I saw him get up and stare at the pace, and after a long time he said to himself:

"The reason why those wealthy businessmen went to the city to give porridge was just to make a good name."

"Businessmen are profit-seeking, and the money of wealthy families is not blown by the wind."

"According to the official's estimate, I'm afraid that in three or five days, those soup kitcheners outside the city should find a reason to withdraw."

When Qian Kun heard this, he was shocked at the moment.

However, thinking that the imperial court should not let this matter go, he said to Liu Gengnian with some uncertainty:

"My lord, so many days have passed since the earth dragon turned over, and the excerpt that wants to come to Pingyang County to report the disaster should have been delivered to the capital, right?"

"As long as we hold on for a while, as soon as the relief food from the imperial court arrives, the problem of the victims should be solved."

Hearing Qian Kun say this, Liu Gengnian first glanced at him, and then sighed helplessly:

"If you are the commander of Sun County, do you dare to report the disaster to the imperial court?"

Liu Gengnian's words instantly made Qian Kun fall into an ice cave.

Oh, yes!

If he emptied the granary, how could he dare to report the disaster to the imperial court?

According to the disaster relief process of the Great Zhou Dynasty, after the following counties reported the disaster, the imperial court would send a messenger to inspect the disaster as soon as possible.

As long as the Qin messenger comes to the door, the matter of the granary being empty will naturally not be able to be hidden.

Such a self-defeating thing, I don't think the Sun County Order will do it, right?

However, without the relief food provided by the imperial court, it would be impossible to completely support these displaced people by relying on Linjiang County alone.

If there is no porridge shed outside the city, those hungry victims will probably hit Linjiang County.

As soon as he thought of this, Qian Kun only felt that his heartbeat was half a beat slower.

After thinking for a long time in the county hall, Liu Gengnian didn't think of any effective countermeasures.

In desperation, I had to sigh and say:

"For today's plan, we can only use the 800-mile expedited to report the situation in Pingyang County to the imperial court."

Qian Kun was still waiting for Liu Gengnian to come up with an idea, but when he heard the county magistrate say this, he instantly became anxious.

"My lord, by all means! Our business ......"

It's just that before he finished speaking, Liu Gengnian directly interrupted him and said:

"You don't have to worry about that matter, there is no problem with our accounts, even if the imperial court wants to check, it won't be able to find any problems for a while."

"Besides, now that there is a mess in Pingyang County in front of us, even if Qin Cha comes, I'm afraid he won't have time to take care of us."

After Liu Gengnian finished speaking, seeing that Qian Kun still looked like a catastrophe was coming, he couldn't help but step forward and patted him on the shoulder and said:

"For today's plan, only by reporting the situation in Pingyang County to the imperial court can the imperial court allocate funds and release grain as soon as possible."

"Otherwise, once the lack of food leads to a riot outside the city, you and I will inevitably be affected by the pond fish."

"At that time, no matter how good our accounts are, they will find flaws."

Liu Gengnian's words were half explanation and half threat, although the voice was not loud, but Qian Kun was in a cold sweat.

Once that matter is revealed, my fate will probably not be much better than that of the master book in Pingyang County!

As soon as he thought of this, Qian Kun instantly shuddered.

If he hadn't forcibly pinched it, it is estimated that his pants would have been wet a lot.

"My lord, even if there is no problem with our granary in Linjiang County, the grain stored in it will not last long!"

Qian Kun was about to cry at this time.

If it weren't for the thief ship of Liu Gengnian a long time ago, he would have wanted to just pick on it at this moment.