Chapter 729 Young Master Zong

I was busy for four consecutive days, giving porridge to the victims, personally inspecting the river embankments, and inspecting the flooded houses of the people. After the flood slowly receded, the flooded villages and towns were in urgent need of reconstruction, and the follow-up was a big project.

However, when the two returned, they unexpectedly found that officers and soldiers on both sides of the street had begun setting up tents for the victims.

"Is this what Master Jiu means?" Xuanyuan Chen was surprised.

Xie Jin shook his head slowly, and the smile on his lips was clear: "No."

Xuanyuan Chen had a strange look on his face: "What did the government do?"

"It seems that the documents from the imperial court have been received." Xie Jin said calmly.

Xuanyuan Chen was even more surprised when he heard this, "But..." It shouldn't be that fast.

"When the documents come out is the Lord's decision. If he wants to go two days faster, he can go two days faster, and if he wants to go two days slower, he can go two days slower." Xie Jin turned around and walked towards his residence, "It is important to investigate the case, but We can’t delay the people’s livelihood, so the paperwork shouldn’t be delayed for too long.”

But even so, the Mianzhou government was still caught off guard. Now those people were already panicking, and they were probably thinking of remedial measures and discussing countermeasures. The best example of this was the officers and soldiers setting up tents in a hurry.

Xuanyuan Chen said nothing and followed Xie Jin silently, but his heart was shocked.

Is the regent really capable of reaching heaven?

Returning to the Chen family's house, Xie Jin was about to step across the threshold when Chen Xing hurriedly walked out. Seeing Xie Jin, his eyes lit up: "Master Xie, I have been looking for you everywhere, but you are finally back."

"What's wrong?"

"Yu Zhizhou went to the Zong family. The Zong family is gathering all the food at the Zong family." Chen Xing said, "Master Zhizhou ordered the officers and soldiers of the government office to start spreading out to build tents for the homeless victims in various towns. These tents have been ordered long ago. They originally planned to take it out for show before the imperial envoy came, but they didn’t expect the imperial envoy to arrive earlier than they expected. Now they were a little panicked, and even the grain merchants planned to take out the grain and sell it. "

"Don't worry." Xie Jin walked into the yard with steady steps, "It's a good thing that they are willing to make amends now, at least they are willing to show off."

Chen Xing was not so optimistic: "It's a good thing to show off, but the Mianzhou grain merchants obey the Zong family's words, and the Zong family doesn't know what they will do next."

The three of them entered the room together and sat down on their chairs. The servants served tea and then left.

"We don't need to worry about them for the time being." Xie Jin smiled lightly, "The imperial envoy has arrived, and the disaster relief materials sent by the imperial court have also arrived. The next step is to resettle the people, build houses, build river embankments, and let the government draw up a list. , distribute relief money according to the household registration statistics of the government... These are what the government should take the initiative to do. I believe that Yu Zhizhou would not dare to cheat here. "

Xuanyuan Chen didn't say anything, just sat aside and listened to Xie Jin's words.

He found that Xie Jin really knew a lot of things. He was clearly such a young man, and he was an aristocratic son born in Jinxiudui. He was used to living a life of fine clothes and fine food. His ability to maneuver in the court could be said to be due to his background. As a result, going to Shangning to handle the case can be said to be strategic and outstanding.

But as a native of the imperial capital, he should have never been exposed to the lives of the lower class people. However, he was able to handle disaster relief at ease. He knew better than the local government what the people needed after the disaster, and he even did more. Thorough and reliable.

Disaster relief has become a battle of wits and courage with the government and grain merchants.

What kind of person is he?

"Assign a few more people to keep an eye on everything." Xie Jin said, "Just watch. Leave the main matters to the government, so we don't need to interfere."

The most difficult days have passed, and the people have been suffering from hunger for a few days after the disaster. The aftermath of the disaster should be made clear and follow the rules. What the government needs to do is to resettle the people - even if it is just to do some work. Show it to the Imperial Envoy that they must also do their best.

Xie Jin's next task is to investigate private matters.

"Yeah." Chen Xing nodded, "I'll make arrangements right away."

"Xuanyuan Chen, you go with Chen Xing." Xie Jin ordered, "It will be good for you to see more about people's livelihood."

Xuanyuan Chen nodded, stood up and left with Chen Xing.

Xie Jin sat alone in the room drinking tea. After drinking the tea, he took a nap. He was thinking about how long it would take for things in Mianzhou to end. When he went back, he would definitely try to get a few more days off with his master, so as to have a good time with Yao Yao. Warm and warm.

Xuanyuan Chen and Chen Xing walked outside for a long time. On the way, they saw a scene of desperate victims selling their daughters on the street. After asking, Chen Xing explained: "Although the disaster relief has started in the past two days, the collapsed buildings after the disaster have Building a house is not something that can be completed in a day or two. The crops are all rotting in the ground. There will be no harvest this year. If everything goes well next month, we can plant rice. We will have to wait until at least autumn before we can harvest the food. In the past few months, Many families will have a difficult time, and those with many children will have no choice but to sell their daughters to tide over the current difficulties. "

Xuanyuan Chen frowned: "Since the imperial court has sent imperial envoys to take charge of disaster relief, and after the household registration is completed, money will be distributed to help them temporarily tide over the difficulties. How could they be reduced to selling their daughters to make a living?"

Chen Xingdao: "After a major disaster, food is usually soaring. Grain merchants take the opportunity to hoard food and sell it at high prices later. Even if the court distributes food according to the ordinary family's six-month expenditure standard, it will not be able to withstand the cost of food after the skyrocketing."

Xuanyuan Chen remained silent.

"According to the current grain price, a bucket of rice costs fifteen cash, and one tael of silver is enough to support a family of five until the autumn harvest." Chen Xing said, "But if the grain price rises sharply, a bucket of rice costs fifty cash, or even a hundred cash. There will be very little food that can be bought with two taels of silver, and many people know that the price of food will definitely rise after the disaster. They know it in their hearts, so they know that the few taels of silver distributed by the court will not be able to support the autumn harvest season. "

Xuanyuan Chen was silent for a while and then said: "So controlling food prices is the top priority."

Chen Xing nodded: "Yes. Now Mr. Chu is mobilizing grain from all sides. Several bosses that Mr. Xuanyuan met before will accept these grains and fill their own granaries with enough to cope with the next few months. After that, they will We can control grain prices so that merchants who take advantage of the opportunity to stock up on grains and sell them at high prices will be unable to sell grains and will eventually have to sell them at lower prices. Only in this way can the problem of skyrocketing grain prices be solved."

Xuanyuan Chen let out a sigh of relief.

These words sound simple, but a Mianzhou city with hundreds of thousands of people needs a huge amount of food. Whether it is Chu Nanyi mobilizing food from various places, or Xie Jin secretly contacting these bosses to control food prices, it is definitely not the same. It was a simple matter. Although this decision protected the people's livelihood, it directly harmed the interests of those profiteers. How could they let it go?

What seems to be a disaster relief act dedicated to the court and the people, but there are also many unknown secrets hidden in it.

After wandering around outside for a day, they returned to Chen's house in the evening. Xuanyuan Chen and Xie Jin had dinner together and were about to discuss what they had seen and heard during the day when someone outside reported: "Master Xie, the young master of the Zong family wants to see you."

Xuanyuan Chen was stunned, Young Master of the Zong Family?

"The real master has come forward." Xie Jin smiled, and under the light of the lights, his handsome features were filled with boundless elegance. "If my prediction is correct, he should be the youngest master of the Zong family."

The servant replied: "Young Master Xie guessed correctly, he is the young master of the Zong family."

Xuanyuan Chen frowned: "Who is the young master of the Zong family?"

"Beauty." Xie Jin raised his lips carelessly, "The Zong family is really willing to spend a lot of money, and is willing to give away their own blood... It is exactly what they said, 'I can't bear to let the child catch the wolf.' I admire you."

Xuanyuan Chen heard the meaning of his words and was startled: "Young Master Zong's purpose of coming here is..."

"As you think in your heart." Xie Jin said in a lazy voice, "I'm here to sacrifice myself."

Xuanyuan Chen's expression slightly condensed: "..."

"Achen, do you know what it means to do what you want?" Xie Jin pointed outside, "The Zong family is very powerful and controls almost all the forces in this area, whether it's merchants like the Chen family, Zhang family, or the Yu family. The official family is controlled by the Zong family, both covertly and covertly."

Xuanyuan Chen was shocked when he heard this: "Emperor?"

"Yes, it's the Tu Emperor." Xie Jin adjusted his position to a comfortable position, "The Zong family has a big business and great influence, so they will definitely have many eyes and eyes. If they know who the imperial envoy is here, they can then prescribe the right medicine. ...A few months ago, Her Majesty the Queen granted a special marriage. Because the two people being married were both men, it was instantly known to the world. Looking at the Dongling world, who doesn't know that the ninth master of the Xie family loves men? "

Xuanyuan Chen pursed his lips, not knowing how to answer this question.

"Let Master Zong come in." Xie Jin said, and said to Xuanyuan Chen, "You should avoid it first."

He said and pointed to the bed in the inner room.

Xuanyuan Chen was a little embarrassed and didn't know how to deal with the next scene. Hearing this, he breathed a sigh of relief. He got up and walked into the inner room, lay down on the bed and lowered the bed curtain.

For a moment, I forgot that lying in bed was actually not a suitable decision.