Chapter 274: So generous

So generous? !

She invested so much, put so much effort, and put so much thought into it, just to earn two hundred taels?

She just asked her mother for it, and her mother gave her one thousand taels!

Thinking of this, Zhu Yingyan's hands trembled, and she turned around quickly to avoid her father seeing the dissatisfaction and resentment in her eyes.

Perhaps due to the difficulties of spring plowing, the capital was not lively at all on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and

all the noise disappeared completely.

All the people were afraid of how long they could eat new food in the future.

They were afraid that one day when they opened their eyes, there would be no cheap new food to sell outside, and

all were old food with terrible high prices, and they would not be able to survive.

If the rules of low-priced new grain had not changed, you would need to have a household registration to buy grain, and you would also have to check the frequency of buying rice.

With this tense atmosphere, the people in the capital would definitely have the momentum and ability to buy out every rice shop.

Such stability would not last long. It would just depend on when it could no longer hold up, and all the problems would burst out at once.

Everyone waited and waited until all the ice and snow melted into water, and everyone could feel the warmth of the sun on their faces.

This was already March.

According to past habits, spring ploughing should have been almost done by this time.

But this year it really wasn't possible.

The melting process of ice and snow was extremely cold.

When the ice and snow melted, the occasional late spring cold could freeze the crops.

Some people who didn't believe in evil took out the grain seeds from their homes and carried out spring ploughing as usual.

The final result can be imagined. All the grain seeds were wasted, and not a single seedling grew...

The capital was well controlled by the crown prince and the fourth prince, so all the anxiety was suppressed and the surface was kept calm.

But other places lacked the threat of people like the crown prince, and problems gradually broke out.

Even if the initial impact of the snow disaster on people's livelihood was not great, the impact in the later period was uncontrollable.

So, when the weather was slightly warmer, refugees began to appear in the capital begging on the streets in groups of three or two.

"Are there many refugees?"

Hearing this, Zhu Xuntao was surprised for a moment, then sighed deeply,

"This situation is indeed not so easy to change."

Hearing that the number of houses collapsed by the snowstorm has greatly decreased, Zhu Xuntao thought that there would be no refugees in this lifetime.

"Where they are, there is no food."

Xiao Jingzhan also felt very sorry.

The Great Yong Dynasty is really too big, and their personal power is so small, so there are always places that they cannot take care of.

"People move and live, trees move and die. As long as people are alive, there is hope, which is more important than anything else."

Zhu Xuntao didn't know whether she was encouraging Xiao Jingzhan or herself,

"Do you know how many refugees are there near the capital now?"

"About a hundred people."

Xiao Jingzhan's eyes were serious,

"I have sent people to inquire. These refugees are the first batch to escape. I am afraid that once the refugees behind arrive, the capital may not be able to accommodate so many people."

"A hundred people?"

Zhu Xuntao sighed "Not bad", a hundred people were really not many for her.

"If all the refugees gather, how many people do you think there will be?"

"No less than a thousand."

Xiao Jingzhan felt a headache, afraid that there would be more than a thousand people, what if there were tens of thousands of people.

If these refugees could not be arranged in a timely and appropriate manner, it would definitely cause chaos in the capital.

"Thousands of people..."

Zhu Xuntao sighed again. Just when Xiao Jingzhan wanted to comfort her and told her not to be afraid of these refugees,

Zhu Xuntao added,

"It seems that there are not enough people. Are you sure there are no more refugees?"

"..."

Xiao Jingzhan was speechless for a while, and then asked Zhu Xuntao,

"What are your plans?"

"I have some ideas."

Zhu Xuntao did not deny:

"You also know that I just became a big landlord not long ago."

"It's a pity to leave so many fertile fields there. I was just worried about where to find so many people to help me take care of those fertile fields."

"It seems that I don't have to worry about it now..."

[The labor force has come to my door.]

[It is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish. When the refugees arrive, I think I can do something. 】

This was a very difficult problem for Xiao Jingzhan, but it was solved very well by Zhu Xuntao.

"You want those refugees to work on your estate?"

This is a good idea.

With the land deed delivered by the prince, Zhu Xuntao became the sole owner of that large piece of fertile land.

Zhu Xuntao really had no shortage of places to take in people. The prince was quite happy

to hear that Zhu Xuntao, a miser who only took and never gave, was willing to take in the refugees. "I thought Zhu Xuntao was a stingy person who would never give a penny." "I didn't expect that she still understands the principle of taking from the people and giving back to the people." "But there are quite a lot of refugees, and they are a mixed bunch. They are difficult to manage and prone to causing trouble." "We must not be careless about the affairs of Zhu Xuntao's farm. Has Zhu Xuntao really thought it through?" Thinking of the good things Zhu Xuntao would come up with from time to time, the prince was not happy for a while before he backed down. Having had this experience once, the prince was really afraid that enemies who appeared out of nowhere would infiltrate the refugees.

Then he moved to Zhu Xuntao's manor to cause trouble for Zhu Xuntao.

With so many people, the prince was worried that no matter how strong the people he sent were in martial arts, once they caused trouble, he would not be able to control the situation in the shortest time.

"What is there to worry about?"

Zhu Xuntao blinked.

The prince went to the Yongjing Marquis's mansion to talk to Zhu Xuntao in person. When he heard Zhu Xuntao put the matter so simply, he was very angry:

"You really don't know..."

How important are the things in your manor? ! ! !

If there is a problem with the potatoes that Zhu Xuntao put in the manor, this year's spring plowing will be ruined! !

Zhu Xuntao is not nervous, he is nervous for Zhu Xuntao, but Zhu Xuntao doesn't even appreciate it!

"Hey, why are you angry? Aren't you afraid of high blood pressure..."

Seeing the prince's handsome jade-white face suddenly turn red, Zhu Xuntao was shocked by the speed of the prince's expression change.

If it continues to turn red, won't it turn into Guan Gong's face?

"I have considered the problem that the prince is worried about."

"Under the current situation, it is so rare for refugees to have a place where they can live in peace."

"If anyone dares to make trouble in my manor, he will lose his residence qualification and be kicked out of the manor."

"All the rules will be explained to them before they enter the manor."

"Only by setting up the rules can they be made to abide by them."

"Then let them supervise each other and have the right to report. If the report is true, the reward is one tael of silver and five catties of grain."

"If you make up stories, you will be punished once."