Chapter 974 The Hungry County Master
Yuan Baobao's eyes turned cold, and he pushed through the crowd and walked towards the woman.
The woman was already too thin, and the child in her arms was also a big head and a pitifully thin body.
"Give him some water first!"
Yuan Baobao glanced at the child and saw that the situation was not very good.
Xiu'er quickly took out the water bag, and many people looked at it with burning eyes, wishing they could grab it immediately.
Yuan Baobao hurriedly said, "Don't worry, this time it's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who has brought people here in person, and he has also brought food!"
"If you still have the energy, please help set up the pot. Just move the pot to the entrance of the county government office."
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that the porridge will be cooked soon!"
"Everyone can have a bowl, and those who help with the work can get an extra bowl!"
Everyone was surprised when they heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was coming.
"Your Highness, the Crown Prince?"
"Did His Highness really bring food here? Is he really going to give out porridge?"
"It won't be the same as before, will it?"
"I heard that the person in charge before was also a prince..."
"I guess he is fooling us again!"
Many people didn't believe it, Yuan Baobao said loudly, "What good is there for me to fool you?"
"Besides, we just moved the pot to the gate of the county government. You will know whether you can drink porridge in a while?"
"The county government has limited manpower. If you want to drink an extra bowl of porridge, you should be more active!"
Everyone...
Although there are still many people who don't believe it, some people have already run home quickly.
With someone taking the lead, the rest of the people are much faster.
Yuan Baobao handed the kettle to the woman, and the woman hurriedly took it and carefully fed it to the child's mouth.
The little guy smacked his lips, still quite energetic.
Yuan Baobao did not take back the water bottle, and instructed, "After the child has finished drinking, you take him to the county government office to get porridge!"
"You are too weak now, you still have to take good care of yourself! Look at him, he is so young, if you are gone, what will happen to him in the future?"
The woman's eyes were moist, and she was about to kneel down with the child in her arms.
Yuan Baobao hurriedly supported her.
"Thank you, thank you!"
Yuan Baobao sighed, "Don't worry, with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince here, you will definitely make it!"
Disaster relief is really the top priority.
The Third Prince's faction is simply heartbroken.
I wonder if he has any guilt in his heart when he sees these disaster victims who died of starvation?
"The prince who provided disaster relief before is the emperor's third prince. The emperor already knows that he was corrupt and in debt, and colluded with corrupt officials. All of them have been severely punished!" "
The people the prince brought this time are all reliable!"
"Of course, you can also supervise them well!"
Everyone nodded hurriedly. Even if these simple people didn't believe it in their hearts, they still wanted to give it a try.
After all, this is their only way to survive.
After pacifying these people, Yuan Baobao also walked towards the county government.
Sure enough, the door was full of big pots.
There were also countless people, and everyone gathered together, waiting to start a fire.
Yuan Baobao and Xiu'er walked in and asked someone to bring water first.
Because of the disaster, there was not much water in the county government.
But there is still porridge to cook.
Everyone watched the white rice being put into the pot, and many people couldn't help swallowing their saliva.
[That third prince is really a bastard! ]
[I feel like he's getting off easy now! ]
[He deserves to die! ]
[Ah, luckily the Crown Prince came, and these people are saved! ]
[But...]
Yuan Baobao looked at the clear sky and the scorching sun, but her mood was not very good.
[It looks like it won't rain for a while! ]
[I wonder how many people are affected by the disaster? Even if you only have a bowl of porridge a day, you need a lot of food! ]
[I just don't know if you can buy so much food? ]
Yuan Baobao frowned. Although she was not a citizen of the Daqian Kingdom, she still wanted to do her best to help.
Xiu'er was also worried. She didn't know exactly how many people there were, but the daily consumption was definitely an astronomical figure.
"The little princess is right. The food we brought won't last long!"
The prince thought to himself. The first thing he did when he arrived at the county government was to have someone control the county officials here.
To his surprise, there was actually a lot of food stored in the county government.
It was probably from previous corruption.
When the prince came out, Yuan Baobao hurried to greet him.
"Any harvest?"
The food they brought alone was not enough.
The prince nodded and whispered, "There are three warehouses in the county government, and they are all full."
"About 200,000 kilograms!"
Yuan Baobao took a breath of cool air and looked at the hungry people outside. He really didn't know how the county official could sit still!
How could he feel at ease guarding more than 200,000 kilograms of food?
"Where is the county official?"
Yuan Baobao also wanted to get to know him.
The prince sighed, "He has been locked up!"
Yuan Baobao snorted coldly, "Then let them count the number of people first, and then see how much food there is in total. We can distribute it according to population first. Of course, the porridge distribution can continue!"
If the porridge is distributed, it still needs to be controlled. It would be easier if it was distributed to individuals.
"But we also need to make relevant policies, such as not stealing food!"
The prince nodded, and he would send people to implement these.
"As for the county magistrate, after all the people have received the porridge, we might as well hold a public trial!"
[Alas, I am really good to the prince! ]
[I am doing this for him! ]
[Of course, it is also for the court! ]
[Now the people have completely stopped trusting the court, and we can only appease them! ]
The prince... he also thinks that the princess treats her very well!
Soon, a strong aroma of rice came from the pot.
The onlookers were even more eager to move.
They were all too hungry, and many people had not eaten rice for a long time.
Even food and water with rice grains were a luxury for many people.
"Don't worry, everyone will get a bowl after the porridge is ready!"
Yuan Baobao looked at the crowded pots and the guards around them.
"Everyone line up and get the porridge in order! If anyone tries to grab it, they will be killed!"
The prince's eyes were cold and he swept his stern gaze over the crowd.
The people were so scared that they shrank their necks, holding their bowls one by one and lined up honestly.
The prince was satisfied!
...
"Your Highness, I am innocent!"
The county magistrate was almost wronged to death, kneeling on the ground and crying.
"These grains have nothing to do with me!"
"I am just a small official of the seventh rank, how dare I withhold the grain for disaster relief? These are..."
The things in the capital have not been spread yet, and the county magistrate is also very entangled now.
In the past, it was the people above who asked him to hoard.
And these grains did not belong to him. You see, he usually did not dare to eat more.
"I really dare not move. The people outside have had a hard time in the past two years. I dare not..."
Now he is crying, and people who don't know would think he has suffered a great injustice.
Yuan Baobao looked at the poor county magistrate and thought that this old man was quite funny.
[You really don't dare to move the grains at all! ]
[If the person who opened the grain warehouse outside is not your brother-in-law! ]
[There is no grain everywhere now. I wonder where your brother-in-law gets the grain? ]
[You dare not eat or drink, and you have starved yourself to the point of almost 200 kilograms! ]