Tao Zhu knew that he couldn't persuade him, so he changed his words.

"Okay." Li Qiao thought for a while, agreed, and sent Li Gun out to explore the way.

There were people on duty in the kitchen for twelve hours, and they quickly made a simple breakfast and came out, and when Li Qiao led a few people to have breakfast, Li Gun also came back.

The main street in the north of the city has been dug through, and it is wider than the alleys, after all, the north of the city is inhabited by officials and rich people.

The main street in the north of the city is open, and Taiping Street must also be opened, which is the main street that runs through the entire Shengjing City.

Li Gun thought well, Taiping Street had indeed been opened, and the newly appointed commander of the Soldiers and Horses Institute had led people to clear the snow early.

The forbidden army stationed in Shengjing City also dispatched 5,000 people to Taiping Street to clear the snow.

The trail cleared by these men was large enough for two carriages to pass side by side.

Wrapped in a thick cloak, Li Qiao walked to the inner city.

When he arrived at the gate of the inner city, the guards guarding the gate saw him and immediately saluted respectfully and told him that just now Manager Qian sent someone to pass the word, urging him to enter the palace quickly.

Hurry up and get into the palace?

He immediately quickened his pace and headed to the Seeking Virtuous Palace.

In the palace of seeking talents, not only Sheng Hong is there, but also the seventh prince, the fourth prince, the sixth prince and the third prince are all there.

Zhou Zhengye and Cao Taizhuo are also there.

In addition, there are more than a dozen officials, including those in the six yamen, and there are also generals of the forbidden army who Li Qian does not know.

Sheng Hong saw him coming, and directly clicked on a few pieces of paper on the imperial case: "Li Aiqing, you are young and strong, you should go out to help the people in this weather." You come and pick an area, and then lead people to see the current situation of the people in that area, and write down the houses that are crushed and those who lack food and clothing. ”

“…… Good. ”

Li Qiao hurriedly stepped forward and picked up a piece of paper on top.

It opens, and it says a few streets south of the city.

He unfolded it to Sheng Hong, and Sheng Hong nodded: "There are all poor people over there, the houses are not firmly built, and there is such a heavy snowfall, after you go, count the casualties as soon as possible and send the injured to the hospital." ”

"Yes." Li Qiao should go down.

At this time, the Seventh Prince took two steps forward and stood in front of Sheng Hong: "Father, if there is nothing else, the son will lead people to the south of the city." ”

He also chose Seongnam.

Sheng Hong was about to speak, but at this time, the sixth prince stepped forward and said, "Father, although disaster relief is like fighting fires, is there something to be explained clearly?" ”

"What?"

Sheng Hong asked.

Li Qiao also looked at the six princes.

The six princes are like him, his figure is a little thin, he is bookish, and his appearance is good, he has always hoped that the six princes can compete with the three princes.

However, because he didn't know who the Seven Princes were fighting for, although he was optimistic about the Six Princes, he never had any contact with the Six Princes.

At this moment, he just looked at the six princes with a calm expression.

"Father, this snow disaster is extremely rare, not to mention the people outside the city, just inside the city, I am afraid that thousands of people's houses will be crushed, and there will definitely be casualties, such a big disaster, let the third brother only pay the silver, isn't this okay?"

"My son has some silver in his hand, why don't I let my son share some of it for the third brother?"

The sixth prince said sincerely.

"This ......"

Sheng Hong looked at the third prince.

Li Qiao's gaze also turned to the third prince.

He remembered clearly that yesterday the third prince straightened his back and prepared supplies in advance, looking like no one could stop him from relieving the disaster if he wanted to show his talents.

But now the third prince is frowning?

"Third brother, how was the excitement yesterday? Seeing that there is a lot of money to be paid today, so you don't want to pay? ”

The Seventh Prince snorted and directly opened his mouth to mock.

As soon as these words came out, the third prince's face darkened, and he glared at the seventh prince and asked, "Xiao Qi, what are you talking about?" ”

"Honestly. Although the last snow and yesterday's snow are not disasters, there are indeed people who have been affected, so it stands to reason that you should look solemn. But you are full of red and smiling, is this what you should look like in disaster relief? You're celebrating the event! I said you were excited, did I say it wrong? ”

The Seventh Prince folded his arms in front of him and sighed again.

"I was happy because I could do something practical for the people, but when it came to your mouth, it turned out that I was celebrating the disaster."

The third prince suppressed the anger in his heart and tried to defend himself.

"Then now it's time for you to do the real thing, why do you keep your face calm? Didn't you say yesterday that you would bear all the costs of this time? ”

"Moreover, besides the people in the city, there are also people outside the city who have been afflicted, why do you only care about the people in the city, and the people outside the city are not the people?"

"The people outside the city have been saying a lot lately that you are a prince who is close to the people."

The Seventh Prince raised his eyebrows as he spoke: "Third brother, the people outside the city must be looking forward to you setting up stalls in various towns and villages outside the city, so that they can count their losses." ”

The Third Prince: "......"

The anger in his heart was about to burn him to the point of exploding.

Damn it!

This Sheng Ye really didn't leave him any affection, where is this younger brother? This is clearly a life-reeling ghost.

But he couldn't bring out his brother's identity to suppress him.

Because of these questions, every sentence poked at the careful thoughts in his heart that could not see the light.

He really didn't expect that the snow, which seemed to stop at any time, would turn into a blizzard that was rare for decades after one night, and roughly estimated that if he alone provided the silver for the disaster, it would cost 50,000 taels of silver.

Last time it snowed, he only spent more than 10,000 taels, and yesterday he only prepared supplies with a total value of about 10,000 taels.

But now let him pay 50,000 taels of silver!

If you add the 50,000 taels of wages and 500,000 catties of grain donated some time ago, then he spent too much money this winter.

Not to mention that now this Sheng Ye still wants him to save the people outside the city!

If he saves the people outside the city again, then he is afraid that he will have to come up with more than 100,000 taels of silver this time!

Damn!

His money is not blown by the wind, and it is difficult for him to make money!

"Uh...... Third brother, I can help you share the burden. ”

The sixth prince saw that the third prince's face was ugly, so he opened his mouth again.

The Seventh Prince urged impatiently: "If you don't want to pay for the money, just say it, don't grind, I'll have to go to the palace to do practical things for the people!" ”

Even Sheng Hong said: "That's it, Yan'er, the scope of this snow disaster is indeed wide, you don't have to bear all the costs, just let ......"

"Father! I can! ”

The third prince gritted his teeth and abruptly interrupted Sheng Hong's words.

Now the people know that he is the prince who is close to the people and the people, and he praises him, and he has already paved half of the road to the prince, and it would be a pity to give up here.

Isn't it more than 100,000 taels of silver?

For the position of the crown prince, he paid it!

"Yan'er, don't be reluctant, don't talk about your sixth brother, the treasury can also give out money." Sheng Hong frowned.

"Not reluctantly! For the son, although the burden is heavy, the son can be frugal in other ways. ”

"It's okay for my son to spend less, but the people have to survive this winter."

The third prince straightened his back as he spoke, his voice and expression as resolute as yesterday.

"Father, the reason why my son hesitated just now is because my son is not like Lord Li, and he can earn millions of family fortunes casually, I hope you understand."

Seeing that Sheng Hong wanted to persuade again, he immediately raised his hand and shook the paper in his hand: "The people living in the south of this city are ordinary people, I don't know if their houses can withstand yesterday's heavy snow, and I don't know if anyone was injured." ”

"The thought that they might be crying in front of the ruined house at this time, the son's heart was like a fire burning, and the son couldn't wait any longer, so the son took the forbidden soldiers to the south of the city."

"Father, my son is one step ahead."

After saying this, he didn't wait for Sheng Hong to answer, turned around and left.

Sheng Hong: "......"

He opened his mouth to stop the third son, but, thinking of his own plan, he finally kept his mouth shut.

The Seventh Prince on the side suddenly said loudly: "This is just like the words, third brother, the people will remember your good, and your silver will definitely not be in vain." ”

This time he didn't sneer, and there was even a little encouragement in his voice.

Li Qiao: "? ”

But after a moment's thought, he lowered his eyes.

He understood why the Seven Princes were like this today.

The three princes only want to spend a little money to do big things, and it is really inappropriate for the emperor to pick and search the people, and he supports the seven princes!

Next, the group led the Praetorian soldiers to their respective areas.

Li Qiao's area and the area of the Seven Princes are next to each other, so the two walked all the way, and with the concerted efforts of the forbidden soldiers and the people of the city, the main streets in the city were opened, but there were still some alleys that had not been dug up.

For the next whole day, Li Qiao's furrowed eyebrows never loosened, and the damage caused by this heavy snow was even greater than he expected.

Chapter 163: The Three Princes Pass the Assessment If it's you, how do you do it?

Although Shengjing is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, there are also poor people.

The streets in the south of the city that Li Qiao is responsible for are inhabited by the poorest people in Shengjing.

These people have no land, no formal employment, and live on part-time jobs.

They had no savings or very little savings, and they didn't have extra money to repair their houses, so when such a heavy snow fell, the streets that Li Qiao was in charge of alone crushed more than 200 houses.