"When I entered the city yesterday, I saw that most of the people's houses were dilapidated, and now it is about to be the middle of winter.

Why don't we spend some money from our accounts and repair the houses of the people, what do you think? ”

Chen Jian'an walked down the street and saw that many people were about to enter winter, and they were still wearing thin linen clothes, and their lips were blue from freezing in the cold wind.

There are also houses on both sides of the street, most of which are loess thatch, built, and because of the erosion of wind and sand for many years, they are a little crooked, so not to mention winter, but whenever there is a snow disaster, the house can be directly collapsed.

It is urgent to solve the problems of people's livelihood.

Hearing this, the county didn't speak rashly, but turned his head to look at the middle-aged man with two mustaches on the side.

That man is Lin Yang's main bookkeeper, unfortunately, surnamed Zhang.

He took out an account book from the table and handed it to Chen Jian'an, and directly began to cry poor.

"My lord, although the imperial court has allocated funds every year, all the money is used for disaster relief, and Lord Chen can check Lin Yang's account books.

Lin Yang is a place where birds don't, and the taxes can't be collected much every year, and the treasury of the government is empty, so I really can't come up with any money. ”

Chen Jian'an took the account book and opened it, the accounts inside were beautifully done, and the whereabouts of the arrears were very clear, but ········

"Master Zhang, here is a record that in the first half of the year, 10,000 taels of silver were spent to repair houses for the people, but I didn't see any repaired houses along the way, if this project has not started, where will the 10,000 taels of silver go?"

Master Zhang was choked up by such a question, and secretly scolded Chen Jian'an in his heart for not knowing current affairs, just come and go out for two years, what do you care about these idle things.

"My lord doesn't know, although this 10,000 taels of silver looks like a lot, but the price of Lin Yang Mountain is high and far away, and I can't hear a sound when I smash it.

Now that you see a dilapidated house, you know that this is not the consequence of our efforts to maintain it? ”

This ability to talk nonsense with his eyes open is really shameless, the county man coughed, and forcibly held back what he wanted to scold his mother.

He knew that no one could fight with the Zhang family in Lingnan, and he would definitely not be able to stand in line until he figured out Chen Jian'an's strength, let alone show his intention to oppose the Zhang family.

"Lin Yang is rich in all kinds of ores, although the tax is not abundant, but it is not so poor that it is not clean.

Go and bring me the record of the annual tax and tribute, and I will check it carefully. ”

Chen Jian'an's attitude is obvious, and he refuses to give up at this time.

In recent years, there have been no less than 100,000 taels of money used for the construction of people's livelihood in the account books, but I am afraid that less than one thousandth of what is really used on the people.

Chen saw that An Pingsheng hated two kinds of people the most, scraping the ground and drinking the blood of soldiers!

No matter who takes the money, he will make them spit it all out!

Master Zhang looked gloomy and went to get the account book, but as soon as he went out, he asked someone to notify Zhang Heng.

"Can't let this stunned young man mess around, since he toasts and doesn't eat, let the head of the house give him some color to see!"

The subordinates quickly ran out to ventilate the news, and Chen Jian'an moved all the account books in recent years to the study, but circled out any problems and put them aside.

In just one morning, more than a dozen problematic ledgers were singled out.

The higher the ledger is stacked, the more ugly the face of the master book becomes.

This person is not a straw bag who doesn't understand anything, he circles out all the data that he has modified, and these data can't stand up to inspection at all.

If he gets to the bottom of it, then the head of the family will be implicated.

"It's hard for everyone to accompany me for a hard morning, I'll do Dong at noon, have a good meal, and let's continue to watch in the afternoon."

Chen Jian'an closed the account book in his hand, glanced at the sky, and let everyone go to take a lunch break.

Zhang Zhushu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and just as he was about to stand up, a soldier wearing armor ran in from outside, and when he came in, he knelt on the ground and said loudly:

"My lord, it's not good! The embankment ten miles outside the city of Lin Yang has just been washed away, and the embankment is the main sluice gate of several rivers downstream, and the damage has caused all the dozen or so villages below to be flooded.

The number of dead and wounded is incalculable, and a large number of villagers poured into the city gate, daring to ask whether to open the city gate and release the people? ”

Chen saw that An'an's pupils shrank and he shot the case, and said angrily:

"There has been no rain in recent days, so why is the dam so washed away? Since it is the main gate, why didn't someone send someone to report it as soon as possible! ”

Hearing this, Master Zhang lowered his head and showed a hearty smile.

Let this hairy boy refuse to take refuge in the head of the family, now there is such a big mistake, and so many lives have been implicated, look at how he deals with the other side of the capital!

So no color will not be on the peak, deserve it!

Now is not the time to hold accountable, Chen Jian'an didn't even have time to take the cloak, so he strode out in a hurry.

Seeing this, the county hurriedly followed to stop it.

"My lord, don't open the gates of the city, once the refugees pour in, the city will be in chaos.

If someone takes the opportunity to steal chickens and dogs and do something illegal, wouldn't it be a mess. ”

Chen Jian'an knows that when an apple is rotten, it can't be put together with other good apples, otherwise other apples will also rot.

He pinched the bridge of his nose and commanded:

"Don't open the city gate yet, immediately take out all the money in the treasury to buy rice and grain, and set up a porridge shed outside the city to give porridge.

Then they built sheds for the refugees to settle in, and hired young men in the city to search for survivors outside the city.

I have to go to the embankment to watch the emergency repair, and if I don't solve the problem at the source, I am afraid that there will be more and more casualties. ”

As soon as he heard that Chen Jian'an was going out of the city, the county man hurriedly stopped him.

"No, my lord, the flood is dangerous, how can you risk your life!"

Just looking at his decision, the county Cheng knew that he must be a good official who has a heart and loves the people like a son, and this is why he can't let Chen Jian'an be lost in the hands of the Zhang family.

"If something goes wrong, I have to go and see for myself, you are old, and you stay in the city, and the matter of resettlement of refugees in the city.

Don't worry, I'll go and it won't be too long. ”

After saying that, he ignored the obstacles and walked out quickly.

On the other side, after Jiang Fu went out in the morning, he went straight to Yaxing.

"I want to buy a piece of land, in a sparsely populated area, and the price is not a problem."

She was wearing a valuable mink cloak and delicate jewelry, and as soon as the guy from the tooth shop saw her outfit, he knew that a big customer was coming, and hurriedly called the boss out.

"Yes, yes! Our land in Lin Yang is vast and sparsely populated, and there is nothing else, but there is land.

I just don't know what the girl wants to do with a large piece of land? Do you want to build a mansion, or do you want fertile land? ”

Jiang Fu touched the golden wire hand stove in his hand, and spit out two words like gold:

"Build a house."

My Lady, who was standing behind her, duly added:

"Our wife likes to be quiet, so we must find a secluded place with few people."

Originally, there were not many people in Lin Yang, and they had to build houses in places with few people, which was really unheard of.

But who doesn't make money if you have money, the boss hurriedly agreed, found out a few large-area land deeds, and led Jiang Fu to look at them one by one.

Jiang Fu looked at a few of them, but they were not very satisfied.

Either the place is not big enough, or the location is not far enough, is there a catch-eye, there is a neighbor next door, this is definitely not good.

But on the way back, Jiang Fu fell in love with a place.

She pointed to a house with a high gate, which was deserted for a long time, with no people around it, and the courtyard wall was high, and the door was overgrown with weeds.

"This yard doesn't seem to have an owner, can you help me contact the owner to buy it?"

When the boss looked at the house, his face changed, and he hesitated and persuaded:

"Madam, why don't you look at anything else, this land was originally a borderless land, but it was taken up by the Zhang family.

Later, Zhang Gongzi disliked the bad feng shui here and hindered his gambling luck, so he sold it to the outside world, so this land is not only expensive, but also has no title deed. ”

This Zhang family is bold and dares to openly occupy the public's land to build a house.

Jiang Fu's eyes rolled, and she asked my aunt to take out a stack of silver tickets from the carriage.

"The price is not a problem, you just go and tell the seller, I don't want to counteroffer.

However, how can there be no land deed in the transaction, as long as they can provide me with the land deed, I will immediately pay the money with one hand and deliver the goods with the other. ”

The boss's eyes straightened when he saw the silver ticket, he would definitely not miss such an opportunity to make money and please the Zhang family, so he agreed.

Jiang Fu was busy with this matter, and as soon as he returned home, he didn't wait to get off the carriage, but he heard the report of the small house outside:

"Madame is not good, there is a flood outside the city, and the lord personally led someone to control the water.

Now that the city is crowded with refugees, should we stock up on some food, so that the refugees will not rush to supply it in the future? ”

Jiang Fu retracted his feet when he heard this, and instructed the little servant:

"We must not rob the grain in the house, you take the family to the street to see, no one is allowed to raise the price of grain, if someone does not follow, just bring it back to the yamen and wait for the master to deal with it."

After finishing speaking, he sat back in the carriage, whispered a few words to my aunt, and after she got out of the car, he directly asked the coachman to drive out of the city.

The levee will not be destroyed for no reason, someone must be making trouble here!

Since they can do something to the dam, they can also do something to the refugees outside the city, and if someone with a heart instigates the refugees to make trouble, it will not only be a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster.

Compared with uncontrollable natural disasters, it is obvious that man-made disasters can cure Chen Jian'an for a crime that has no way to govern.

Jiang Fu wants to go to the town in person to see who is so short-sighted, and he is not happy to find it when he first comes!