"What's wrong?"

Lin Bai was puzzled, could it be that the victims were making trouble again?

In the past, it should be Ping'an County, the last time there was a disaster, it was probably in this location that the news came, saying that Ping'an County was making trouble in front of it, and now it is a similar location.

What a coincidence.

The talented man muttered.

Thankfully, things aren't as they seem.

Yan Gang said: "Back to my uncle, the river ahead is frozen, and I can't move forward." ”

Lin Bai was stunned and said, "It shouldn't be! Didn't you be able to go to Ping'an County before? ”

There have been two batches of materials entered, and they were all diverted in Ping'an County before, because Ping'an County is a new city, and there are more people gathered, and life is relatively better.

Some of the people who have been affected by the disaster will gather here.

It is also closer to enter the hard-hit areas through Ping'an County.

Now that even the river to Ping'an County is frozen, which is definitely not good news, and it means that the weather is even colder.

Lin Bai couldn't help frowning, and was about to dock nearby.

At this time, two ships approached in the distance.

The leader was an official, as well as many officers and soldiers, who turned out to be official ships.

The talented man is now an ordinary businessman, so he didn't bother to show up, so Yan Gang went to negotiate with the other party.

Soon, Yan Gang returned, "Uncle, it's someone from the Xuzhou government, who said that he was going to take over our supplies and the government would unify the disaster relief." ”

Belch?

Lin Bai was stunned for a moment, the government will unify the disaster relief?

It sounds fine, after all, the government knows better where the disaster is serious.

However, the people of the government have run to the canal to intercept the supplies? That's a bit wrong to look at.

Immediately, he asked, "Has there been such a situation before?" ”

Yan Gang said: "The southwest fleet is relatively large, and there is no such situation for the time being, but some small donations in various places have encountered similar situations. ”

This relief is not just supplies from the southwest.

In response to the call of the Southwest Palace, merchants from all over the world brought supplies from other regions.

That is, these people have been in a similar situation before.

Wu Qiaojun asked, "There is no problem with identity?" ”

Yan Gang said: "Fourth Mrs. Hui, I have verified, there is no problem with the identity, it is the supervisor of the Xuzhou granary, an official in charge of grain reserves, in addition, the other party also claimed that under the order of the Xuzhou prefect, he was responsible for disaster relief and deployed various materials as needed. ”

Lin Bai nodded, it sounded quite reasonable.

Disaster relief! Without a unified blend, it will be really messy.

"Then do as they say!"

Yan Gang received the order and immediately retreated.

Soon, the fleet came to Xuzhou Wharf with two official ships.

This is not the first time Lin Bai has come to Xuzhou, the last time he went to Beijing to catch the exam, he had disembarked here to replenish supplies, and learned that the victims in front of him were making trouble, and now he is docked here again, still because of the disaster.

The granary supervisor is named Fang Daqing, and he is instructing the helpers on the wharf to unload the goods at the moment.

Wait for the goods to be unloaded.

Fang Daqing also walked over to the group, hugged his fists and said: "Thank you for the generosity of a few shopkeepers, the Xuzhou government and the people must remember the good deeds of a few shopkeepers, because the disaster is urgent, this official will not entertain a few shopkeepers......"

The attitude is very good, and the tone is quite gentle.

And it seems that the disaster relief is urgent, and there is no time to receive a group of people.

Looks fine.

But something is wrong, with so many supplies, a word of thanks is gone?

It's too easy to take.

Yan Gang immediately asked, "Lord Fang, I don't know where these materials will be transported for disaster relief?" ”

Fang Daqing said: "There are many places where materials are needed, and these materials are just a drop in the bucket, far from enough." ”

This is completely a question to answer, Yan Gang said again: "Shouldn't the disaster situation in Xuzhou be very serious?" We hope that these supplies will be delivered to where they are more needed. ”

As soon as these words came out, Fang Daqing suddenly became a little impatient, and said in his mouth: "The government will deploy it in a unified manner, and a few shopkeepers can rest assured!" The government knows better than you where it is needed. ”

With that, he was ready to leave.

The corners of Wu Qiaojun's eyes jumped, and he seemed a little unhappy.

Lin Bai also interjected: "Lord Fang, the yamen is busy, can these materials be delivered in time?" We also brought some people who could help. ”

Fang Daqing was even more unhappy, glanced at a few people, and snorted: "What? Don't you trust this officer? Still don't believe in the imperial court? ”

If this is replaced by an ordinary businessman, how dare you say anything, you can only admit it obediently.

But the group is clearly different.

Lin Bai smiled and said, "Lord Fang said that we are all here on the orders of the Southwest Palace, and we just hope to send these materials to the victims as soon as possible." ”

Hearing the Southwest Palace, Fang Daqing's face seemed to soften a little.

But he still didn't have a good face, so he just said: "If you want to stay, just stay!" However, the government has its own plans. ”

As he spoke, he ignored the crowd, casually arranged for a small official to entertain him, and took the opportunity to leave.

And the little official only dealt with a few symbolic words and went away.

"How can it be!"

Yan Gang suddenly became a little angry.

Lin Bai didn't react, as long as the supplies could reach the victims as soon as possible, he didn't mind who would distribute them, but there seemed to be something wrong with the situation.

"Let's go! Let's take a look at the city! ”

The group left the dock and entered Xuzhou City.

The situation in the city is not bad, although the weather is freezing and covered with heavy snow, there is not much damage, and the streets are in order.

Yan Gang said: "Strange! Doesn't that look like a disaster? Not even a beggar was seen. ”

In general, if there is a disaster, there will definitely be no shortage of victims.

If there is no food, these victims will inevitably go to the streets to beg, but the streets of Xuzhou are very clean, and even beggars are rarely seen.

This is very wrong, even if Xuzhou is not affected, the victims in the nearby area will flow to Xuzhou, how can it be so clean?

"Is it because it's so cold that the beggars don't want to come out to beg?"

"How is it possible, no matter how cold it is, you have to eat."

"Probably driven away? When there is a disaster in Hedong, the imperial court will inevitably send people to provide disaster relief, and the officials are afraid that the above will blame the disaster relief for not being effective, so they often do this in order to whitewash the peace. ”

“……”

The group talked a lot.

This possibility is indeed very high, and it is normal for officials to be afraid of losing Wusha.

Drove away the beggars and the victims, and the officials above came down to see that the world was peaceful, and the black gauze hat of the official was naturally unharmed, and those who have been officials since ancient times have been this virtue.

Of course, it's too early to tell.

Lin Bai thought for a while and said, "Find a passerby to ask." ”

Because there were a lot of people in the group, it was too much of an eyesore, so Yan Gang took a few people to inquire alone.

Soon returned again, "Uncle, the situation is different from what I imagined, the prefect of Xuzhou seems to be a good official who does practical things for the people." ”

Oh?

A look of surprise appeared on Lin Bai's face and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

……