Assassin's House.

Du He and the others came in.

"What is the situation with the floods?"

Fang Yuan invited Du He and the others to sit down and asked.

Every day, he asks people what the flood is like.

But it is estimated that Du He and others do not understand it as clearly.

"The leak should have stopped, but there are many places that have been affected."

"Nowadays, refugees are fleeing in all directions, and many are coming in the direction of Liaozhou."

Du He said in a deep voice.

Several people looked at Fang Yuan.

"How is Liao Fengmao now?"

Fang Yuan nodded and continued to ask.

"Seriously injured and unconscious, when I entered the city, I was sent to Fangfu."

Duho continued to reply.

But he was a little curious, curious, didn't Fang Yuan care about the refugees coming here?

"Thank you for your hard work, let's go back and rest first."

"Let's talk about cooperation in business."

Fang Yuan pondered for a moment and said.

"Don't you care about the refugees coming this way?"

Qin Huaiyu couldn't hold back and asked.

Several people were also curious, wanting to know Fang Yuan's thoughts.

"Does it work?"

Fang Yuan shook his head and smiled.

Hedong Road is too close to Henan Province.

The refugees came this way to be expected.

"Are you going to open the city gates to accommodate those refugees?"

Qin Huaiyu continued to ask.

This is also what Du He and others want to know.

"The gates won't open, but the refugees still have to be accepted!"

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

The gates cannot be opened, and the risk of opening them will be great.

Fang Yuan, who used to be an outcast, knows how crazy hunger can make a person.

If the city gates are opened, a large influx of refugees will destroy the city's living structure.

"And how do you accept them?"

Qin Huaiyu asked puzzled.

How to accept refugees without opening the city gates?

"You'll find out later."

Fang Yuan didn't intend to elaborate.

This was the result of his second meeting of the General Assembly.

After the first meeting of Fang Yuan and Du Miaoyan's team last time, a second meeting was held.

The second meeting almost called the city's fame, and the county magistrates and the chief bookkeeper of the other four counties were called over to discuss it.

"Okay then."

Qin Huaiyu saw that Fang Yuan didn't explain, so he didn't ask.

As long as they accept it, it is not in vain that they work hard to attract refugees to this side.

"Do you want to help?"

Fang Yuan asked suddenly.

He's still quite short of manpower.

The five of them are all sons of the Duke of the Kingdom, and their identities are there, and they can help with a lot of things.

"If you need help, just say it!"

Duhe was the first to say.

With Fang Yuan's relationship with his sister, he had to support Fang Yuan at critical moments.

"I want to accept those people, but Liaozhou City is destined not to have so much food."

"I've already asked for some food from two places, but it's a long way and I need some people to escort me."

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

Under the floods, there is a flood of refugees, and many people will definitely want to stock up on food and increase prices.

At this time, food is money, dare to transport it on the road, afraid that it will be robbed at any time, and so on.

The security team had other things to do, and Fang Yuan urgently needed more people to help.

"I'm willing to escort!"

The eldest grandson Chong immediately spoke.

Qin Huaiyu, Cheng Chumo, and Yu Chi Baolin also nodded heavily.

Hearing Fang Yuan's words, they were truly sure that Fang Yuan really wanted to save those refugees.

This is in line with their thinking, they also want to save the refugees, and the more they can help, the better.

"One is in the hands of Zhao Yingcai, the assassin of Langzhou."

"One is in the hands of Wang Changrong of the Jinyang Wang clan in Bingzhou."

"You will assign your own personnel to escort you back, and if you want to transfer manpower, you will transfer them from the Royal Comptoir."

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

Langzhou is a long way to go, and there are many dangers on the road.

The state is close, but Fang Yuan and the history of the state assassination have contradictions, and the other party may make trouble.

"Good!"

"We'll leave in the afternoon!"

Du He glanced at each other and said in a deep voice.

"It's not half a day, you can rest for 10,000 nights and leave tomorrow."

Fang Yuan looked at their dusty appearance, shook his head and said.

I could see that they had been through a lot, there was mud in many parts of their clothes, and their eyes were black.

The difference between morning and evening is not too big, and you have more energy to do things after a night's rest.

"Okay, then let's quit first!"

The five of them got up and saluted Fang Yuan.

Fang Yuan also got up and sent them out to the door of the Assassin's Mansion.

"It's me who underestimates Fang Yuan!"

"He's a good official!"

Qin Huaiyu sighed.

Along the way, he saw too many officials who didn't want to lend a hand.

Although he could understand the considerations between them, Qin Huaiyu still despised their behavior.

How can an official just think about seeking nothing wrong but seeking no merit?

If everyone is like this, what will Datang become?

"Indeed!"

Changsun Chong and others nodded solemnly.

Soon, several people arrived at the Royal Comptoir.

As soon as they entered the royal trading house, several people saw the soldiers in the palace packing up the grain, carrying large and small bags and piling them up.

"What are you doing here?"

Du He and the others' faces changed slightly.

Refugees are about to appear and start stockpiling food to increase prices?

The royal trading house was founded by the emperor, so how could such a thing happen?

If the royal trading houses are like this, then aren't the other families and trading houses in Liaozhou City even more exaggerated?

"Back to a few sons, we are responding to Fang Tingshi's comprehensive control policy."

"Miss was still worried about a few sons just now, if a few sons are free, let's go see Miss first."

Nie Jiazhong saw that it was Du He and a few people, and immediately said respectfully.

"Comprehensive control policy?"

"Okay, we got it."

Du He and the others glanced at each other.

But he didn't continue to ask Nie Jiazhong.

I will ask Du Miaoyan directly.

Soon, several people saw Du Miaoyan in the hall.

"Duhe?!"

Du Miaoyan was stunned for a moment, and then overjoyed.

Seeing that Du He and the others were back, she breathed a sigh of relief.

The Yellow River dam in Henan Province has collapsed, and she is very worried about the situation of Du He and others.

"Sister, what does the comprehensive control policy mean?"

After a few common words, they began to get to the point.

"Fang Yuan demanded that the price of grain from all families and commercial banks in one city and four counties in Liaozhou should not be raised!"

"And strongly require all families and trading houses to sell at least thirty percent of the grain to the Thorn Mansion, and the Thorn Mansion will buy it at a price higher than the market price."

Du Miaoyan said.

When the words fell, the four of Du He were shocked.

"Oh my God, that's a big deal!"

"Do all the families in the city agree?"

"Will Fang Yuan be attacked because of this?"

Qin Huaiyu and the others were greatly shocked.

Unconsciously began to worry about Fang Yuan.

The policy of total control is terrible, it is simply a dictatorship.

If it is not handled well, one city and four counties in Liaozhou will all backfire on Fang Yuan.

This kind of policy must be carefully considered even when His Majesty the Emperor implements it.

"I won't agree."

"But at the meeting, Fang Yuan directly slapped the table to warn them that whoever dared to make trouble during the disaster relief period would definitely be investigated afterwards."

Du Miaoyan couldn't help but chuckle.

Thinking of Fang Yuan's domineering that day, she was a little sunk.

is really a domineering man, and one sentence makes the whole city dare not refute.

With Fang Yuan's prestige in Liaozhou, there is no problem at all in deterring one city and four counties.

But whether they can really follow the policy is a matter of course.

"It's really domineering."

Qin Huaiyu saw Du Miaoyan's smile, a little discolored, and a little bitter.

There is no doubt that if such a thing were a thorn, he would definitely not be able to do such a domineering thing.

A man like Fang Yuan is indeed inferior to himself, Du Miaoyan and Fang Yuan are a couple, and he should no longer be nostalgic.

Changsun Chong and the others also sighed, their cognition and senses of Fang Yuan deepened a little, and they began to admire Fang Yuan.

"Sister, Fang Yuan asked us to go to Langzhou and Bingzhou separately to escort two batches of grain, saying that the manpower was from the royal trading house."

Du He remembered what was going on and said.

"You're going to escort you back?"

"Rest for a night?"

Du Miaoyan was surprised.

But after thinking about it, I thought it would be good for them to escort it back.

There are several sons of the princes who personally lead the team, and no one should be so bold.

"Sister, why do you feel like you are very similar to Fang Yuan?"

"He also told us to rest for the night before we left."

Du He looked Du Miaoyan up and down, and said with a strange smile.

It's only been a few days, and Du Miaoyan's heart is hanging on Fang Yuan.

"Look at what you said, go down and rest."

Du Miaoyan's face flushed slightly, and she glared at Du He and said.

"Hee-hee, brothers, let's go rest."

Du He grinned, got up and left with Changsun Chong and the others.

As soon as they came out of the living room, several people discussed where to rest, and finally decided to go to the White Tiger Club.

Early the next morning, Du Ho and his men set out from the Royal Merchant House with fifty people each.

As soon as they got out of the city gate, they noticed that there were scattered refugees staggering towards them.

"Let's go."

"Go and come back!"

Eldest Sun Chong took a deep breath and said in a deep voice.

He knew that the refugees would be getting tired and coming to this side.

Although Fang Yuan has implemented a comprehensive control policy, the food in the city is destined to be insufficient.

And I don't know if those families and trading houses in the city will really respond to Fang Yuan's policy.

"Take care, brothers!"

Several people said goodbye to each other and left in two teams.

Changsun Chong and Cheng Chumo led the team to Bingzhou, and Du He, Qin Huaiyu and Wei Chi Baolin set off for Langzhou.

After they left, more refugees appeared on the concrete road, struggling to walk in the direction of Liaozhou City.

"The refugees are coming!"

"Close the city gate and notify Lord Thorn!"

The captain of the garrison saw the appearance of refugees from afar.

He stood on the wall and looked farther away, seeing the refugees in the distance.

In the morning sun, the refugees staggered like the walking dead.

"Again, are the gates closed again?"

"Isn't there a place willing to take us in?"

"God, what kind of world is this, what kind of world is this?"

A middle-aged refugee at the forefront collapsed to the ground.

Looking at the slowly closing gates, his eyes slowly lost color.

After passing through so many places, the gates of the city were closed, and they were not willing to accept them.

They are hungry, they just want to have a bite to eat, they just want to live, why is it so difficult?

More refugees approached, more refugees noticed the gates closed, and hope was dashed again.

They had been walking for days, eating everything they could along the way, and if they continued like this, they would only starve to death.

"Open the door, please open the door."

"We don't do sabotage, we just want to have something to eat, we can work."

Some of the refugees did not give up, and went to the city gate and patted on the door and pleaded.

More refugees poured under the city gates, banging on them.

More radical ones rushed directly into the city gates.

There are also those who are depressed, and their eyes are silent and ready to leave.

In such a short period of time, hundreds of refugees have gathered at the gate of Liaozhou City.

"Lord Thorn Shi has an order, everyone listen!"

Suddenly.

There was a loud shout from the city walls.

The refugees slowly quieted down and looked at the city walls.

After walking through so many cities, all they got was silence, and no one responded.

Suddenly, a place responded to them, and it made them seem to see a spark in their despair.

"Lord Assassin Shi has an order, Liaozhou City will provide food and shelter for all refugees!"

The captain of the city guard said loudly.

The voice fell, but no one spoke.

A moment later, a sound of excitement sounded, and they wept with excitement.

"Now listen to the order, everyone retreat!"

"If there are words that don't listen, we in Liaozhou will not come to the rescue!"

The captain of the garrison shouted again.

When the people heard this, they obeyed.

Now that I have a chance to live, what is the requirement?

After a while, after all the refugees retreated to a mile, they looked at Liaozhou City.

A moment later, there was a boom, and the closed door slowly opened again.

At the same time, five carts carrying gruel were launched.

"Line up, line up in a line of five!"

"Whoever makes trouble and does not follow the rules will not be given porridge to drink."

Huang Dada did this.

The person in charge of guarding the gruel is also the state official.

Today is the first disaster relief, so be cautious.

Under Huang Dada's call, the refugees thanked Dade and lined up.

Although there were also people who were so hungry that they couldn't help but want to rob, to the state officials wore weapons to deter them.

"Dad, are we in line?"

In the distance, the boy Xiaobai watched this scene and asked the man next to him.

Their family was the part that they wanted to leave just now, thinking that Liaozhou City would not accept them.

"Stay for a few days."

The man pondered for a moment and touched the dry food in his baggage.

There was not much dry food left, and after six or seven days of walking, the family of four had almost eaten.

Let's stay here for a few meals to regain my energy.

The man thought that the disaster relief in Liaozhou City was only a few days.

Because they are the ones who are on the run, and they are not really the victims.

There are tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of disaster victims, and once they come over, a small city like Liaozhou will not be able to hold it.

"Okay."

Xiaobai didn't think about it that much.

Pulling my sister and walking briskly in the direction of the team.

From such a distance, they could all smell the aroma of porridge.

The Imperial Study.

Li Shimin is in a big fire.

He was outraged by the news coming back from the states and counties.

"Bastard, it's all dog stuff with a corpse vegetarian meal!"

"Then order that all states and counties must accept refugees!"

"Whoever doesn't listen, I will hold them accountable afterwards!"

Li Shimin roared.

Angrily kicked the desk away.

After discussing the plan with Du Ruhui and others, he ordered all prefectures and counties to accept refugees.

But the order was given, but no state or county listened to the order to do things.

Their reason is either that the waters of the Yellow River might endanger them, and that they are now preparing to retreat, which they cannot accept.

Another reason is that the locust plague and drought have just been experienced, and now there is no food in the prefecture and county, and once those people are accepted, the people in the city have great opinions.

In short, the reasons are very good.

But Li Shimin knew that they were just evading responsibility.

"Your Majesty, it is imperative to continue to purchase grain from all over the country."

Du Ruhui is also here.

Seeing Li Shimin so angry, he sighed in his heart.

In fact, this situation is predictable, and nine times out of ten, those states and counties will not listen to orders.

From the time the meeting was first held, Pei Lin wanted to be held responsible, who dared to meddle?

The influx of countless refugees will cause a huge disaster in the local area, and it will also cause big problems for their management.

In this case, it is better to protect yourself wisely, and would rather not have this merit than have an unknown crisis.

"It's an expedited acquisition."

"Those fuck off are sitting on the ground again!"

Li Shimin said angrily.

Every time there is a natural or man-made disaster, the prices of those families who control a large amount of food will rise, and this time is no exception.

Fortunately, Fang Yuan's invention of fine salt and tea made a lot of money for himself, otherwise the treasury would be empty now, and he wouldn't even think about disaster relief.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin thought of Fang Yuan in Liaozhou.

Liaozhou was also in the place where he gave orders, and I don't know if Fang Yuan followed his orders.

If you don't obey orders.

Li Shimin felt sad when he thought about it.

Fang Yuan is the Ying Mengxian minister who solves the crisis of his own edict for himself.

At this moment,

"Your Majesty, Miss Du's letter!"

The eunuch Wang De came in from outside.

This time, he didn't dare to slack off.

The next moment he received the letter, he brought it to Li Shimin.

"Bring it in."

Li Shimin quickly took the letter.

Even some nervousness to open the envelope.

Hope is a good thing. Li Shimin thought so in his heart.

"Good, good, good!"

Li Shimin quickly read the letter, and was so excited that he said yes again and again.

"Your Majesty, what is the good thing?"

Du Ruhui suddenly asked curiously.

"Look at it!"

"Fang Yuan is worthy of being my Ying Meng Xianchen!"

Li Shimin happily handed the letter to Du Ruhui.

"Hiss!!"

"Comprehensive control policy, Fang Yuan is not worried about the opposition of those families?!"

Du Ruhui finished reading it, but he was more worried.

Disaster relief is a good thing, but such total control is likely to cause discontent among local families.

The more chaotic it is, the more powerful the family is needed, and the slightest jump in them may cause a big shock and have a great impact on the local regime.

"Keming, you're thinking too much."

"Liaozhou is different from Chang'an City, the family there has been intimidated by Fang Yuan."

"If he dares to do this, he won't worry about a backlash from those families, don't worry."

Li Shimin saw it more deeply.

He was very concerned about the information from Fang Yuan's side.

Fang Yuan didn't feel like a reckless person.

He dared to do this, it must be because the conditions in Liaozhou were ripe.

"What Your Majesty said is very true."

"Are we going to support him, then?"

Du Ruhui thought about it and felt that it was too.

Fang Yuan didn't look like a reckless person, he was definitely thoughtful.

"Definitely for support!"

"But the imperial court hasn't scraped together enough food yet!"

"Let him hold on, and besides, he didn't ask the court for help!"

Li Shimin thought about it, shook his head and said.

He also wanted to support Fang Yuan immediately, but the imperial court was really short of food.

Now the priority is to ensure that there will be no problems with the food of the army.

"Then praise him in the name of the court and build momentum for him!"

"Let other states and counties follow Fangyuan's example and learn from Fangyuan's disaster relief!"

Du Ruhui thought for a while and said in a deep voice.

To build momentum for Fang Yuan, you can't pay in vain and have no gain.

"As it should be!"

Li Shimin nodded solemnly, thinking that this was the way to go.

Allowing more states and counties to provide disaster relief and save more people can be regarded as reducing Fang Yuan's burden.

Soon, the imperial court issued an announcement of praise for Fang Yuan, and publicized the deeds of Fangyuan's disaster relief in Liaozhou to the three prefectures and counties of Henan Province, Hedong Province, and Hebei Province.

Li Shimin and Du Ruhui's starting point is good.

However, the states and counties that did not have disaster relief still did not provide disaster relief.

The wandering victims rushed to Liaozhou after learning about the disaster relief in Liaozhou.

Liaozhou has become a ray of hope for the victims.

However, it has brought great pressure to Liaozhou.

(End of chapter)