Chapter 251 Selling Disaster Relief Food

Upon hearing this, He Yanxiu ordered his men to send the guards to the nearby county town after daybreak.

The remaining injured guards were not seriously injured and only received simple treatment for their wounds. They continued to move forward with the group.

After all these were dealt with, Su Yujin sat in the carriage and caught her breath.

It was a very hot day, but I felt a chill on my back and even my hands were trembling slightly.

Although she had seen such serious injuries and such bloody scenes before, today they had just experienced an assassination and felt like they had survived a disaster.

And just now when she was treating the guard, because time was urgent and the light was insufficient, she could only rely on the light of lanterns and torches. She had to hold her breath and concentrate, and be fully alert to deal with it.

There was a string in my brain that was too tight, and when I relaxed it now, I felt a headache because of the excessive tension.

Su Yujin did the same at this time, she just used her fingers to rub her temples and took some menthol oil to relieve the pain.

"If you're tired, go and take a nap in the carriage. I'll be guarding outside." He Yanxiu wanted to let Su Yujin lean on him and rest for a while so that she would feel more at ease, but after hesitating for a moment, he raised his hand and finally let it fall.

"I'm not sleepy at the moment." Su Yujin said, "It's okay, I'll just sit for a while and drink some tea, and then I'll be fine. Second Master, go do your own thing first."

After encountering such an incident just now, He Yanxiu must have made some arrangements and also needed to discuss countermeasures with the Third Prince.

He Yanxiu heard Su Yujin say this and nodded, "Then you stay for a while. If you feel tired, go and rest for a while."

Then he ordered the guards to stay alert and stay by Su Yujin's side, and went to talk to the Third Prince aside.

"Do you have any idea about today's matter?" asked the Third Prince.

"No." He Yanxiu shook his head. "But it's probably just those few, more or less. It's just what happened tonight, and there may be more in the future, so we need to be careful."

"There are not many people coming this time, and the secret guards have not been exposed. The other party probably doesn't know our final details yet. Next time we come, they probably won't take us too seriously."

He Yanxiu smiled and said, "I hope they can come again."

If he could try again and fail again, the other party would probably give up the idea.

And if they come again, I won’t let them escape so easily.

He Yanxiu didn't point it out, but the Third Prince understood and nodded slightly, "That's the truth. It just depends on whether the other party has the courage."

"How far are we from Hong Zheng Mansion?"

He Yanxiu replied, "If we hurry, we can still reach the destination in three days."

"Then we will travel day and night and arrive as soon as possible." said the Third Prince.

Compared to the assassination and finding out the mastermind behind it, he was more concerned about the disaster in the Hong Zheng Mansion.

"Yes." He Yanxiu agreed, "I'll give the order right away and we'll set off immediately after daybreak."

After a short rest, the group set off again in the morning light.

We continued walking for another half a day, and the scenery we saw gradually changed.

Although the weather was still sunny and there were willows and flowers on both sides of the road, a normal summer scene, but among the pedestrians on the road, among the neatly dressed ordinary people walking outside, there were many people who seemed to be fleeing famine.

They were all ragged, pale-faced and thin people.

Some brought their families with them, some were alone, some could not even walk anymore and knelt on the ground begging for alms, and some simply put straw tags on the heads of their children...

And the further you go, the more people like this there are.

You can often see many people making fires and cooking along the road, but the so-called food is nothing more than wild vegetables, leaves, grass roots and the like picked from the roadside. Just looking at them makes your mouth bitter.

It was the first time for the Third Prince to leave the capital and help with such affairs. It was also the first time for him to see the various aspects of people's livelihood. Seeing this scene, he couldn't help but frown and asked He Yanxiu in a low voice, "Is the flood so serious?"

He originally thought that the flood had only destroyed houses and farmlands, and that he could rebuild his home and restore his former peace once the flood receded.

He had thought that the people would have a hard time for some time, but he didn't expect them to suffer to this extent.

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"The floods broke through the dikes, destroyed houses, and submerged farmland. Even after the floods receded, all the houses collapsed, and most of the food in the homes was submerged and washed away. The fields were flooded and most of the crops were lost. The people had no food to eat and no houses to shelter from the cold, so they could only look for solutions everywhere."

"Moreover, floods are usually mixed with a lot of silt. Once the fields are covered with silt, they cannot be cultivated for a long time. If you stay where you are, you will just wait for death. Naturally, you will want to move out in order to find a way to survive."

"But when they were on the road, they had no food or money, and could only eat wild vegetables and grass roots along the way. Their health deteriorated day by day, and many fell ill and starved to death on the road. Even if they could barely make it to the prefectures and counties that were not affected by the flood, it was not easy to find a job to make a living."

"First, they are physically weak, so employers may not be willing to hire them. Second, there will be a large influx of famine refugees. With more people and less work, it will naturally become increasingly difficult to find work. In addition, refugees have nothing and are extremely hungry. They are very likely to do extreme things such as stealing and robbing just to get enough food. Many county towns and prefectures do not welcome the influx of a large number of refugees."

"Many reasons have contributed to the tragedy at this time. This is why the imperial court attaches great importance to floods and allocates a large amount of money every year to build river embankments and prevent floods."

After all, the impact of a flood is too great.

After listening to He Yanxiu's words, the Third Prince frowned even more. "Father ordered us to come and check the flood situation. He also instructed the Ministry of Revenue and surrounding provinces to allocate money and grain for disaster relief. When will the grain for disaster relief arrive?"

"The allocation of food requires the approval of the Ministry of Revenue and the imperial edict, and disaster relief food is usually not allocated from one place, in order to prevent the food reserves in one place from being empty and unable to respond to the disaster in time. If it is allocated, integrated, and transported in this way, it will arrive here about ten days later than we are here."

"So slow?" The Third Prince's face was filled with anxiety. "All the disaster victims we saw along the way were in a precarious situation and could starve to death at any time. If we can get there one day earlier, we can save many more people."

"Don't worry, Your Highness. I have already given instructions to send people to urge them to hurry here day and night." He Yanxiu paused and said, "But there is one more thing I want to discuss with Your Highness."

"speak."

"I want to sell all the disaster relief grain allocated to grain merchants." He Yanxiu said.

(End of this chapter)