Duan Yunchi replied casually: "More than fifty people."

Gu Xinran was shocked. There must be a river of blood here. Let’s go quickly.

When the elders of the Gu family heard this, they hurriedly took everyone home, deciding not to watch the excitement.

Duan Yunchi continued, "Several hundred more people have been sentenced to exile in Lingnan. They left three days ago. Jinzhou has undergone a major shakeup. Now everyone is ours, and they are very safe."

Gu Xinran felt sad. The crime of treason was punished severely, but it still couldn't stop people's desires. Unfortunately, the main culprits, the third prince and Wang Kui, escaped.

Her uncle and Xiao Mingzhan, who cleared out Jinzhou, were heroes in her heart. They left a way out for herself, Qingshan Village, and even all the refugees heading south.

The severe punishment of these bad men who did not serve the people or who were plotting treason was a great pleasure to the people, and they could not help but exclaim: "Well done for the killing! Right for the exile!"

My grandparents thought of the refugees who fell at the gate of Lin'an City and the hardships they endured while traveling through mountains and rivers, and they all responded.

After this incident, the feeling of loss from bidding farewell to loved ones gradually faded away.

When passing by the governor's office, Duan Yunchi shook his head and sighed frequently, looking worried.

Gu Xinran stopped and couldn't help but show concern, but she said rudely: "What's making you unhappy? Tell me and make me happy."

Duan Yunchi also stopped and stood opposite her, rolling his eyes. This cousin is good in every way, but it's a pity that she has a mouth.

But he still answered seriously, "We are short of food. Mingzhan is worried about this. I am also looking for food everywhere.

Refugee subsidies are a bottomless pit. If the grain from Jianzhou doesn’t arrive, the sale of affordable grain at the city gate will have to be stopped.

The army consumes a lot of food and supplies. This time we are heading north, we only brought half a month's worth of food and fodder. My father is on his way to bring the food over, I hope we can catch up."

Gu Xinran hadn't expected the situation to be so dire. She recalled the hundreds of thousands of pounds of food they'd looted from Qingfeng Village. There was no need to wait any longer. She had to help both the people and the army, doing her part.

Now there are more than ten acres of space for farming, and more than 10,000 kilograms of grain can be produced in half a month. However, the grain harvested in the future will have to be kept as seeds, and the empty farm is still crying out for food.

Together with the three small farms that Tolai Fu bought later, there are a total of 1,000 acres of rice fields and more than 300 acres of wheat fields. One acre of rice produces 6 kilograms of rice seeds, and one acre of wheat produces 4 kilograms. Combined with the needs of Qingshan Village, 10,000 kilograms is more than enough.

Sigh, I’ve gone off topic. Let’s plan the farming later and send the grain out first.

Gu Xinran pinched her delicate chin and said calmly, "I thought it was a big deal that put you in such a difficult situation. Why didn't you tell me earlier? I have a way to deal with it."

Duan Yunchi stood there in shock, then a smile crept onto his face, "Really? Good Ranran, tell us about it quickly."

Gu Xinran had a wicked smile on her lips and looked at him cunningly, "Brother Yunchi, what benefits can you give me?"

Alas, Duan Yunchi thought that he could no longer keep this cousin, but what he said was: "As long as I have it, I will give it to you whatever you want."

Gu Xinran was happy, "When you have time, accompany me to buy people."

Duan Yunchi saw that it was such a trivial matter and agreed immediately, "Once the food is ready, we'll go right away. Now tell me your plan."

Gu Xinran lowered her voice and said mysteriously, "I have a good friend who has a batch of grain to sell to you, about 150,000 kilograms, which may be able to alleviate your urgent needs."

Duan Yunchi stepped in front of her, pulled her sleeve, and headed towards the governor's office, "Let's go, let's go see Mingzhan!"

Gu Xinran pulled out her sleeves and said, "Calm down, calm down, Young Master, don't get excited. Say hello to my mother and the others first."

After saying that, he caught up with his family who was twenty meters away, reported to them, and then followed him into the governor's office.

Five meters away from the study, a man's voice was heard complaining: "Your Highness, the Prince of Qi, we can barely continue the porridge distribution, but these three kilograms of affordable grain are no longer sustainable. The refugee crisis will take more than a month to pass, so we simply can't provide any more food."

Duan Yunchi nodded towards the study and said, "Did you hear that? There's a severe food shortage. Alas, in Yunzhou, the Zhennan Army has started to tighten their belts to prepare food for the disaster victims. If your friend has any extra, Yunzhou is willing to buy them at a high price."

Xiao Ba, who was standing at the door of the study, saw them coming and immediately informed them and welcomed them in.

Xiao Mingzhan felt as if he had found his saviors. He didn't know where his elder brother found such talents. This magistrate Zhao was capable and responsible, but he was bold and difficult to deal with.

The grain transferred from Jianzhou could not arrive in time, resulting in a shortage of food for the next ten days. He was asked to find a way to deal with it, but he insisted on solving it himself. How audacious!

His reputation for brutality and cruelty was completely useless in front of Prefect Zhao.

Seeing his frown, Gu Xinran hurried to help him out, "Brother Xiao, how much food do you need?"

Prefect Zhao turned his head to look at the person who spoke. Oh, what a pretty girl, she looks familiar. He looked closely and found that she was the attendant who interrupted his report a few days ago.

Judging from the confident tone of her voice, there must be a way. Seeing her close relationship with His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi, she must be no simple person.

Don't judge a person by appearance. Ambition is not limited by age. Perhaps this is a noble person? Can he save him from this dire situation? He really has no other choice.

Magistrate Zhao licked his face, bowed and saluted, and rushed to speak: "Hello, young lady, there is a shortage of 200,000 yuan."

Seeing this man's face full of smiles and a smooth demeanor, Gu Xinran realized he must be a man of ideas and responsibility. Otherwise, he wouldn't have come up with a food-saving method like the "Clean Plate Campaign," and he wouldn't have stopped Xiao Mingzhan, who had just returned to the city, to discuss official business the moment they met.

Officialdom needs this kind of people the most. Gu Xinran politely returned the greeting and looked at him with a smile, "Zhao Zhifu, please don't make things difficult for the King of Qi. I will help you solve the shortage of 150,000 jin, and you can figure out the rest on your own."

Prefect Zhao felt relieved and said that two hundred thousand was an exaggeration and he was just trying to bargain.

I didn't expect this girl to be so capable. She finally got some affordable food to help the disaster victims this afternoon. She smiled brightly and said, "Okay, thank you! You are so kind."

Xiao Mingzhan pulled Gu Xinran aside with an anxious look on his face. He didn't want to put his little girl in trouble.

He whispered softly, "Ran Ran, where did you get so much food? We can't do anything dangerous. We were saved in Hong County last time thanks to you."

Seeing his anxious look, Gu Xinran couldn't help laughing.

She leaned close to Xiao Mingzhan's ear and whispered, "The grain in Hong County was confiscated from the home of Sun Zhifu, and the grain this time was confiscated from Qingfeng Village. Come on, praise me, I'm an expert at confiscating property.

Tsk, if you want to know what makes money and food the fastest, it has to be robbing thieves.

Brother Xiao, you now have a cheating tool. If you meet someone you don't like, just empty his house. It will make you feel better and bring you money."

Xiao Mingzhan wanted to praise her, but he was afraid that she would continue to take risks. He really had no way to deal with this big treasure.

He patted her forehead and said lovingly, "You did a great job. Don't do it again next time, or ask me to do it with you."

"Okay, if there's good news, I'll call you and share it with you. Don't forget me when you encounter good things. Let's get down to business. How do we get the food out and where do we put it? It shouldn't be difficult to find an empty house."