In the end, Xu's father agreed with Xu Zhiwei's idea. After all, being a queen is more glorious than being a prince's consort.
Moreover, this method is indeed feasible. No wealthy family is willing to marry a sickly mistress.
After all, it's unlucky.
When Xu Jinyi and his group arrived in Jiangnan, the weather was already bad.
It was rainy and there were refugees everywhere. Many people left with their families, and I even saw several people selling themselves on the streets to bury their fathers.
These people were all pale and thin, but their bellies were bulging. Their sickly expressions made Jun Moxie frown.
"Ling Feng, go find out what's going on in this area. Why are there so many refugees?"
The imperial court allocates money to this area every year. This year's flood has not yet started, so what's going on with these people?
Why didn’t anyone in the capital receive the news?
Xu Jinyi also noticed something was wrong: "Your Highness, look at what that person is eating?"
The window of the carriage was not big. After Xu Jinyi squeezed in, Jun Moxie smelled the rose scent on her again.
I laughed secretly in my heart, thinking that men also like the feminine scent of roses.
Following Xu Jinyi's gaze, Jun Moxie also discovered the problem: "It's Guanyin soil."
Xu Jinyi nodded: "This may be the reason why these people's stomachs are so big."
Ling Feng came back soon.
"Your Highness, it turns out that this area of Jiangnan has experienced floods for more than three consecutive years. After the floods, there are droughts."
"The crops failed, and although the imperial court allocated money and opened granaries to distribute porridge, countless people still starved to death."
Jun Moxie frowned: "Go to the county magistrate's office."
Jun Moxie thought that the local magistrate knew about the incident but did not report it, or that he had embezzled the money for disaster relief, or that he had sold the grain in the granary at a high price.
But unexpectedly, when he arrived at the gate of the county magistrate's office, he realized that he was wrong.
Seeing the county magistrate standing at the door in his patched clothes and personally distributing porridge, even though the porridge was as thin as water, the refugees who received it still thanked the county magistrate repeatedly.
Jun Moxie has very good hearing. If this were a corrupt official, the people would not be so grateful and respectful to him.
Moreover, his own situation was no better than that of the refugees. The tight belt and the slightly shaking hands showed that his situation was not much better either.
Seeing this, Jun Moxie's expression not only did not improve, but became even gloomier.
"You're right. The corrupt officials in the court are a huge cancer. If we don't eradicate them, there will be endless troubles."
Xu Jinyi knew that he was feeling bad: "Your Highness, this is not your fault."
Upon learning that the third prince had arrived, the magistrate was surprised and then overjoyed.
The third prince is well-known and has been heard of in this area.
So even if other officials were sent, the magistrate might not be happy.
"Your humble servant greets the Third Prince."
"The imperial court distributes relief grain and silver every year, so why do the people here seem to have been hungry for so long?"
The magistrate smiled bitterly upon hearing this: "Since I took office, I have not received any relief grain or money from the court."
"Even the annual dike repairs are done voluntarily by the people themselves, and the rice used for the porridge is donated by the other two places."
"Some of it is old grain and rice from three years ago."
The people looked over here one after another, their eyes filled with hope.
Jun Moxie's face turned ashen. He didn't expect that the corrupt officials were so capable and not only concealed these situations.
And they ignored the people.
The magistrate banged his head heavily on the ground, his voice choking with sobs. "Please, Third Prince, save these people. Investigate the corruption and let them have a place to stay."
The people in the team wiped their tears and knelt down one by one following the magistrate.
The corners of Xu Jinyi's eyes turned red, and even the soldiers were filled with emotion, with several of them secretly wiping away their tears.
Jun Moxie personally helped the magistrate up: "You are a good official, a blessing to the people."
"Ling Feng, move all the food we brought in. Let's have a bowl of thick porridge today."
"I promise you that I will get to the bottom of this corruption and give you an explanation."
Upon hearing this, the people burst into tears and thanked the Third Prince.
Living in the county magistrate's mansion, Jun Moxie stood on a high place and watched the endless stream of refugees coming to line up and beg for a bowl of porridge.
My heart sank little by little.
Ling Feng was called in to investigate the corruption thoroughly.
Xu Jinyi spoke up at this time: "Your Highness, there are many officials involved in the corruption. If there is no one behind them, how can they be so arrogant?"
"Once they investigate, you'll become a target."
Jun Moxie stared at Xu Jinyi, his eyes turning disappointed. "Are you telling me to pretend I didn't see anything and not investigate?"
Xu Jinyi smiled slightly: "Of course not, I mean that this matter is investigated secretly and cannot arouse the suspicion of those behind the scenes."
"And the most important thing right now is not to investigate this matter, but to resettle the refugees and dig the canal."
"Tell me what you think." Jun Moxie nodded his chin slightly, agreeing with her.
Xu Jinyi leaned over and explained her plan in detail.
Jun Moxie looked at her in surprise, then patted the back of her head: "It seems I have found a treasure."
Xu Jinyi looked at him in confusion, looking very confused and cute, which made Jun Moxie laugh out loud.
"Just do as you say."
Then Jun Moxie asked the county magistrate to gather all the doctors in the town, have them eat their fill of porridge, and sit in a row to provide free medical treatment to the refugees.
People with the same symptoms stand in the same group. If they need the same prescription, they can get the medicine together and boil it at the door.
Xu Jinyi's method was to secretly investigate the corrupt officials.
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