"Mingyuan, your worries are not unreasonable, as long as we solve the source of these things, the remaining problems can be solved." Xiao Wenjun said after a moment of silence.

"Your Majesty's disaster relief strategy is practical and effective, and it is the people who are wrong to implement these decrees, and talent is the key! The most important thing at the moment is how to deal with these people, and then find a group of capable people with lofty ideals to temporarily make up for them. ”

"That's why you want me to sneak into the mansions in advance to investigate?" Mingyuan suddenly realized.

Based on the investigation of these days, he made a detailed list of the officials who were in a vegetarian position and had no regard for human life, and through actual contact, he gathered patriots who were capable, flexible, courageous, wise, and responsible.

Xiao Wenjun gave him a teachable look. looked at Wang Jiuyuan beside him again, the two glanced at each other and nodded in understanding.

"He Hong, you take us to see how the capital of Jiangnan is giving porridge." After Xiao Wenjun finished speaking, he turned his head to Xiao Kedao and said, "Keren, you also go with us." ”

The group soon arrived at the soup kitchen, and there were already many people around, and the two teams of soldiers were maintaining order, but they still looked chaotic.

The porridge shack was set up in a messy and dirty clearing, where black water flowed and mixed with other household garbage, and before I could get closer, I smelled a sour smell and swarms of flies flying overhead.

The porridge shed was also randomly propped up with rags, and the container for the porridge was not a wooden barrel with a better thermal insulation effect, but two large vats. I don't know what dirt is around the cylinder, I can't see what it was supposed to be, and it's not a hot steam floating above the cylinder mouth, but flies flying wildly.

This is not over, the two soldiers in charge of the spoon did not pay attention to hygiene at all, while casually scooping the sparse rice porridge in the large vat, while spitting and gossiping, from time to time burst into laughter.

The most poignant and angry thing is that the people waiting in a long line for soup soup are numb and turn a blind eye to this heinous scene.

Suddenly, an abrupt man's voice rang out in the crowd.

"The imperial court has rules for soup kitchens, how can you be so lawless? Look at what these are, it's not much thinner than rice water! ”

He saw the notice posted by the government, so he left his hometown and fled to the capital of Jiangnan, thinking that what was waiting for him was a new life, but he didn't expect it to be such a scene, and he instantly felt angry, and continued to say indignantly.

"It must be you people who have embezzled the people's relief food, and the students must sue the prefect!"

He chattered like this, but the surroundings were quiet, no one spoke, and the few people who were closer to him whispered to persuade him not to meddle in his affairs, but to no avail, he walked away like a snake and scorpion.

It turned out to be a scholar, no wonder his mouth slipped, and the country's righteousness pressed on these soldiers one by one.

The officers and soldiers at the head plucked out their ears and said impatiently: "Take down this noisy person!" ”

Suddenly, two soldiers strode towards the man with sticks.

Seeing that the two of them were menacing and full of anger, the man was so frightened that he hurriedly spoke: "I am a county student of Nali County, and the laws of Daqi clearly state that you are not allowed to use private acts against students!" ”

"Wait!" The leader raised his hand to signal the two to stop, and said to Xiucai with a smiling face: "Scholar, right?" Our lord loves talents the most, and as long as there is a show of talent and fame, he is regarded as a guest. ”

The two fierce and vicious soldiers, standing on both sides of Xiucai, also squeezed out a smile and made a gesture of please, "Please inside!" ”

Hearing this, Xiucai's frightened face suddenly turned into a happy look, looking at the respectful attitude of the two, he raised his chin, put his hands behind his back, and put on a chic posture and entered the tent next door alone.

But no one around was envious, but shook their heads and sighed.

It's a really weird phenomenon.

Xiao Wenjun and the others looked at each other for a while, and they also looked at each other at this time.

He Hong asked the reason for the old man standing closest to him, but the other party was full of vigilance, only shaking his head and not answering. So he cleverly handed over a big white steamed bun, and the old man slowly spoke.

"There is an unspoken rule in the government soup kitchen, after receiving a bowl of porridge here, the man is responsible for doing half a day's physical work for the housekeeper, and after the completion of the bowl, he can get another bowl. And we, the old and weak, women and children, can only get this bowl every day. ”

"If anyone dares to protest or refuses to work, they will be dragged to the same tent as before, some with injuries, and some with unknown lives. Many people who have just arrived here don't know what to do, just like the show just now, hey! ”

A few people followed what they were looking for, and there were four powerful soldiers guarding the door of the tent, all of whom were armed with wooden sticks, and they were not easy to provoke at first glance.

Xiao Wenjun breathed a sigh of relief and whispered to Xiao Kedao: "Keren, you also go to the queue to get a bowl of porridge." ”

Xiao Keren nodded obediently, and in this group of people, only she looked the most like a disaster victim.

He Hong and Ming Xiu stayed here and waited for Xiao Keren, Xiao Wenjun and Wang Jiuyuan walked around at will, observing the age level of the victims, the ratio of men and women, and the speed of the new number, silently calculating how to carry out the soup soup next and how much food to prepare every day.

When Xiao Wenjun came back from a walk, Xiao Keren also brought the porridge and water he received. Before I could take a closer look at it in my hand, a fishy and sour smell rushed straight to my nose, and I wanted to be nauseated.

Xiao Wenjun looked at it carefully without changing his face, and in this bowl of porridge, the number of rice grains was probably less than 100 grains.

No wonder the show just now scolded him, even if it is a bumper harvest year, the people's families will not waste food to this point, only large families will be spoiled, and they will not give people to eat!

Where is the appetite for this? Looking at the flies flying around, I am afraid that eating this bowl of porridge will be uncomfortable for a long time.

As far as the eye can see, the victims are eating with relish, they know that after eating this bowl, they can live at least one more day, and if they don't eat, they are afraid that they will die.

Although Qiao'er had been fed by Xiao Wenjun before she came, her eyes still lit up when she looked at this bowl of rice porridge.

"Master, look over there!" He Hong reminded in a low voice.

I saw that in the tent not far away, there was a strange noise, Xiucai, who had just entered proudly, was dragged out by several soldiers like a dead dog, dragging blood stains along the way, he lowered his head, did not scream and struggle, his leg bones turned out, I am afraid that he is already dead.

The two casually threw Xiucai in the crowd, as if demonstrating. Everyone had a look of horror on their faces, covered their mouths and didn't make a sound, and their bodies quickly avoided uncontrollably, instantly giving up a large open space.

The two of them were very pleased with the effect, looked around viciously, and walked away.

This situation, like a black and white picture, is suddenly dyed with a touch of bright red, which is dazzling and frightening.

It's so arrogant! The officialdom in Jiangnan is afraid that it has been corrupted to the bones, as the head of the province, there will be such a terrifying thing, and what is even more chilling is that the people are not surprised by this, they are already numb!

Xiao Wenjun was furious and reached out to knock over the porridge bowl.

Fortunately, everyone's eyes were gathered on Xiucai, and they didn't notice the movement here, Wang Jiuyuan and a few people hurriedly evacuated: it was easy to kill these people, but the people above couldn't find their traces, so as not to startle the snake!