The person who had been in contact with Governor He was West Twelve, but since the prince left, No. 42 had disappeared, so Governor He came to see Xie Xiangxiang in person.
When Governor He saw Xie Xiangxiang for the first time, his Adam's apple rolled up and down twice. He also had several wives and concubines, but none of them could compare to Xie Xiangxiang's beauty and elegance.
However, he was a high-ranking military commander and a close aide to King Xi, so he would not be so foolish as to instigate her.
He nodded calmly and said, "Madam, how many counties do you plan to support the people?"
Xie Xiangxiang saw the blasphemous look in his eyes and felt a little disgusted. She put on the airs of "Princess Xi" and said condescendingly: "How much can the governor get?"
"Madam, do you know how many acres of arable land there are in a county?"
"Does Governor He know?"
Governor He was not sure about Xie Xiangxiang's situation, so he did not dare to be careless and said, "In a county, there are at least 100,000 mu of arable land, and wheat alone accounts for more than 30,000 mu. This means that about 8,000 dan of wheat seeds are needed. If other crop seeds are included, more than 8,000 dan will be needed per season."
"Oh, then we'll need 80,000 dan of wheat seeds and 80,000 dan of other crop seeds," Xie Xiangxiang said. "Let's bring all the wheat seeds from the 10 counties to Jingshan County."
Governor He looked at Xie Xiangxiang calmly for a while and couldn't help but chuckle.
Turns out he's just a good-for-nothing!
Xie Xiangxiang saw the contempt in his eyes, and the increasingly greedy look in his eyes, her face darkened, and she said, "Saving people is like putting out a fire, the commander-in-chief should hurry up."
Governor He said contemptuously, "Madam, do you know that 160,000 shi of seeds would require three years of military funds from the Northwest Frontier Army?"
If the military rations and military funds are all taken out, what will the soldiers eat? How will they guard the border?
Xie Xiangxiang said coldly: "This should be something the governor should consider. Since the governor has promised the prince, he must keep his promise."
***
After the prince left, Chu Xiwang heard that Xie Yanyan did not go back immediately, so he came to visit Xie Yanyan.
"I originally wanted to invite you to visit Sihai Pavilion, but I have something urgent to tell you."
Chu Xiwang said that Xie Xiangxiang purchased seeds through Governor He and foreigners to send to several counties and cities in the west in order to win people's hearts.
Xie Yanyan was very surprised: She hasn’t gone back yet?
"She wants to win the hearts of the people. But the seeds were bought by Governor He with all his military resources."
"Does Master Yu know?"
"I don't know! If he knew, he would definitely impeach General He." Chu Xiwang said, "Misappropriating military funds and military rations is a capital crime. The whole family will be executed."
When the Western Rong or Northern Di invaded, General He could not stop them, and in the end, it was the people of Qin who were enslaved.
"Brother Chu, your Sihai Pavilion is here. If you go to the government to provide information, Lord Yu can take care of your business."
"Si Hai Pavilion does not deal with the government."
[I just want you to get one more credit and be acquitted as soon as possible]
It turned out that he wanted to give her a credit.
After Chu Xiwang left, Xie Yanyan held his chin with one hand and turned the pages of the book with the other hand. For a long, long time, he didn't turn a single page.
"Scan Xie Xiangxiang."
Xie Xiangxiang also lived in Jingchuan County, not too far from her. In an instant she saw Xie Xiangxiang in the villa.
Xisi: "Madam, the seeds that Governor He exchanged from Beidi will be delivered to Jingshan County tomorrow."
Xie Xiangxiang: "Wang Zhen has some connections with Zhou Qi, the third elder of Jingshan County. It would be best to let Zhou Qi handle this matter. With his prestige, the ten counties on the border will be grateful to the prince."
Xie Yanyan put down the book in his hand.
I saw Xie Anfeng sitting in the yard, carving a piece of wood. The rough shape of the wood carving seemed to be a girl, chubby, with two rough tufts on her head.
"I want to go to Jingshan County." She said, "Xie Xiangxiang is going there to provide disaster relief and distribute grain and seeds. I want to go and see her."
Xie Anfeng stopped and asked, "What will happen if you go? We don't have any seeds either."
"Just take a look."
"Yan'er, Xie Xiangxiang went to provide disaster relief in order to accumulate merit for King Xi and win the hearts of the people. You went to provide relief, but the court didn't know about it. What benefit would this bring to you?"
"I'm just looking around."
"There are too many hungry people in the disaster area. It's not safe."
"I heard there's a porcelain kiln over there, and the porcelain they make is very famous. I'll go take a look and buy a few pieces to give as gifts later."
Xie Anfeng knew that she was determined to go.
Then go ahead!
He put the wood in his hand into the bag he carried with him, and prepared to pack the carriage to take Xie Yanyan to Jingshan County.
Seeing Zhou Shaoyu coming back from outside on horseback, Xie Anfeng asked him, "Prince Zhou, do you have any seeds for disaster relief?"
This question was strange. Zhou Shaoyu blinked and said, "I got the news that King Xi wanted to win over the people. The seeds and grains he sent to the 10 counties and towns in the northwest were all bought from the Northern Di using military rations and military funds. Isn't this just drinking poison to quench thirst?"
This answer seemed to be true but Xie Anfeng's face darkened.
He knew that Xie Yanyan insisted on going to the disaster area, and it must have been Zhou Shaoyu who instigated her.
Zhou Shaoyu watched Xie Anfeng walk away with a stern look on his face and blinked. How had he offended General Xie?
[Is she going to provide disaster relief? Afraid that General Xie would not agree, so she pushed the responsibility onto me?]
[Well, come on, I do! ]
The next day, Xie Yanyan and Zhou Shaoyu went to Jingshan County.
There were only the two of them. She left a note for Xie Anfeng, changed into men's clothes, and ran away with Zhou Shaoyu.
The two of them are enough to intercept Xie Xiangxiang.
The further west we went, the worse the situation became. Not only did the fields yield no harvest, but even the fresh dates that were abundant in the area were completely lost.
A world without plants is devastated.
"Kind people, please give us something to eat! The children are dying..." A woman holding two dark-skinned children, looked at the galloping horse from a distance, and knelt on the side of the road begging.
What answered her was the sound of horses' hooves receding in the distance and the sound of flying dust.
The woman lowered her eyes and looked at the two children, aged four or five, in despair.
Xie Yanyan: "Xiaomei, exchange for 100,000 steamed buns, 2 in a pack."
[100,000 steamed buns, exchanged successfully]
"Mother, mother, buns, buns!"
When the smoke and dust settled, there were 5 oil-paper packages at the woman's feet. The children rushed out of the woman's arms, grabbed the packages and started to chew them without even opening them.
The woman opened the paper package and saw two snow-white steamed buns inside. Really, she had never seen such white steamed buns before.
5 packs, 10 buns in total.
"benefactor……"
The words of gratitude drifted away with the wind, and Zhou Shaoyu and Xie Yanyan could no longer hear them.
When they arrived at Jingshan County, they saw huge crowds of people, and a large number of horse-drawn carriages, donkey carts, and military grain carts rushing towards the county.
A large group of drummers and musicians were beating gongs, drums and playing suona at the city gate.
"Prince Xi has sent us food."
“They also gave me seeds.”
"Prince Xi is indeed a wise king..."
In the crowd, there was an old man in his fifties with long flowing beard, followed by a group of old men who looked very prestigious. In front of them stood a veiled woman, and several guards stood majestically nearby with their hands on the goose-feather knives at their waists.
In the distance, a fast horse was coming on the dirt road, amidst billowing dust.
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