Chapter 726: The Emperor’s Grace

Xuanyuan Chen suppressed his emotions and said gently: "I understand what Jiuye means. The most correct thing for us to do now is to drive to the residence and settle down, understand the details of the disaster, and then formulate a detailed and reliable disaster relief plan."

But this plan must be ensured that no one will destroy it. If someone makes trouble in the middle of the way, it is no joke for so many disaster victims to get in chaos.

Xie Jin hummed: "When doing big things, you can't succumb to temporary softness. You have to consider the overall situation. We came early, and there was no big delay. Except for some people who were caught off guard and drowned by the flood, no one should have starved to death, so don't worry too much. They are short of food now, and they will definitely starve, but they won't starve to death."

Xuanyuan Chen nodded and said nothing.

The carriage was moving very fast. There were sallow and thin disaster victims everywhere along the street, but there was no official walking on the street. The two saw all this but were silent.

Soon they arrived outside an ordinary house. The young man who came out to pick them up looked about 27 or 28 years old. He was wearing a green satin robe, with a big belly and a round waist. He looked like a Maitreya Buddha and looked like a wealthy businessman in this area.

The two got off the car and followed the man into the house.

Xuanyuan Chen felt something was wrong.

The imperial capital was a long way away. He and Xie Jin rode all the way here at full speed without any delay. If the court issued an edict, they should not arrive faster than them. Why do people in Mianzhou seem to know Xie Jin?

"His name is Chen Xing." Xie Jin turned his head and looked at Xuanyuan Chen, "You can call him Boss Chen."

Xuanyuan Chen said gently: "Boss Chen."

"I don't deserve it." Chen Xing said quickly, "Just call me by my name, sir."

The three of them entered the house together. There were several people waiting in the house. When they saw Xie Jin coming, they all bowed slightly.

"This is the Ninth Master of the Xie Family from the Imperial Capital." Chen Xing introduced, "Mr. Chu wrote to say that all supplies will be at the disposal of Mr. Xie. The relief money from the court will arrive ten days later. Disaster relief is the most important thing right now."

Everyone nodded in agreement when they heard this.

"On behalf of Her Majesty the Queen and the Regent, I thank you all for your cooperation." Xie Jin bowed slightly, "Her Majesty has ordered that the flood in Mianzhou is a disaster for the people. We must control grain merchants from taking the opportunity to raise grain prices, and prevent any officials from embezzling disaster relief funds to avoid making the people's plight worse. After the people are settled, the river bank will be reinforced. This money will also be allocated by the court, so you don't have to worry."

Paused, "In addition, the Regent said that although we cannot take the opportunity to raise grain prices, as long as the grain merchants cooperate with the court in disaster relief, the relief money allocated by the court will be paid to you at twice the previous price. We will never let you suffer any losses, and we will not let you work in vain."

Hearing this, several people in the room said they dared not to.

"Natural disasters and man-made disasters are inevitable, but the emperor's grace is the welfare of the people." A middle-aged man said, "It is our duty to cooperate with disaster relief. Thank you, Mr. Xie, for your kind words."

"That's right. Her Majesty cares about the people of the world. It is a blessing for the common people to be able to earn a small amount of money in a peaceful and prosperous era to support their families. The whole family lives a stable and comfortable life. It is all because of Her Majesty's grace. It is a blessing for the common people to be able to do something for Her Majesty now. I dare not take the opportunity to earn talents that I don't deserve. The price of grain should be what it is. There is no need to raise it twice."

Xie Jin smiled calmly: "The double price was set by Her Majesty. It has nothing to do with me, and I can't make the decision."

Other grain merchants could only agree when they heard it.

Xuanyuan Chen listened silently. No matter what he thought in his heart, his face remained calm and he didn't ask easily.

"Mr. Xie, you must be very tired after the long journey. I will have someone take you two to settle down first, have dinner, and have a good rest for the night." Chen Xing said, "Let the bosses arrange other things first."

Xie Jin nodded.

So the bosses left one after another.

Chen Xing's expression became serious: "The grain merchants in the neighboring towns have been in close contact with the prefect these two days. Some gave silver, some gave calligraphy and paintings, and some even gave beauties directly... If you come two days later, the people's plight will be aggravated, and the grain merchants in the neighboring towns will start to raise the price."

Xuanyuan Chen's heart sank slightly.

Xie Jin nodded calmly: "I understand. You follow the plan. Tomorrow morning, distribute porridge and steamed buns at the entrances of various towns and streets, twice a day, to help the people overcome the difficulties in front of them."

"Yes." Chen Xing nodded, "But the flood came suddenly, and the rice hoarded by those bosses just now is limited, and it can't last for a few days."

The total population of the towns in Mianzhou is more than 100,000, and the number of people affected is as much as half. Those unscrupulous grain merchants hold on to the grain and only rely on these few people just now. Even if there is more grain in the granary, it will be consumed quickly.

This is also the reason why other grain merchants have been actively arranging for the governor in the past two days. They are collecting grain from all over the place and hoarding it. They plan to wait a few days and sell the rice to the people at several times the price when the time is right, and wait for them to get rich.

Xie Jin said: "Chu Nanyi has already allocated grain from other places, and it will arrive soon."

Chen Xing was relieved: "Yes, I will do it now."

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