When Lin Yiran heard Madam Xiao mention the national treasury, she lowered her eyes and slightly pulled up the corners of her lips.
There are no national treasury granaries in the capital.
Lin Yiran felt guilty at this moment after glancing at the food piled up like several mountains in the space.
The rice, flour, oil and grain from the two mountains were exchanged for her previous assets, and they were all refined rice and flour.
There are also four mountains of grain, which come from the granaries of the royal family and ministers in the capital.
The national treasury was empty at that time, and Emperor Wu of Liang had no time to care about the lives of the people.
He needs to collect food to feed the army.
hiss~
Isn’t this just perfect? Emperor Wu of Liang has no money and food to support the army, but she has money and food.
So is it possible...
"Oh, the dog emperor is so incompetent that he doesn't care about the lives of the people." The eldest sister-in-law sneered and hated Emperor Wu of Liang to death in her heart.
Why didn’t I see that Emperor Wu of Liang was so foolish before? He became so arrogant after only being emperor for a few years?
The third sister-in-law looked at the people who were as thin as sticks and crying in a ball, and tears fell down her face.
When a tyrant is in power, the people suffer.
Xiao Yunzhan frowned slightly, feeling very confused.
Based on his understanding of Emperor Wu of Liang, it was impossible for him to be so stupid.
It was already unethical enough to confiscate the property and exile the military officers because they were afraid that their achievements would surpass their own. How could they do such a thing that would lose the support of the people when there were sufficient granaries?
Suddenly he thought of the scene when Lin Yiran came out of the palace with the imperial seal, and his eyes flashed slightly.
Could it be that she not only stole the imperial seal, but also stole the granary and the national treasury? Otherwise, Emperor Wu of Liang would not have been so cruel.
Also, when they were in the mountains before, after coming out of the royal cemetery, Lin Yiran suddenly went out quietly in the middle of the night.
Could it be that she emptied the royal cemetery as well?
Thinking of this possibility, Xiao Yunzhan's pupils shrank in shock, and he couldn't help but look back at Lin Yiran behind him.
This fairy is really brave. No wonder the food he ate tasted like the imperial kitchen several times.
When Emperor Wu of Liang was trying to win him over, he often summoned him to the palace to have meals together, so he was very familiar with the taste.
"Isn't he a tyrant?"
Zhu Changshou said angrily that at this moment he didn't care whether it was treason or not.
The dog emperor doesn't care about the lives of the people, so can't they just curse him a few words?
Zhu Changshou was delighted to hear that the immortal also looked down on the tyrant, and continued to speak.
"What the Immortal doesn't know is that all the wealthy merchants in this city are in cahoots with the government."
"Those merchants and high-ranking officials are very cunning. As soon as the drought shows signs, the price of grain starts to rise. Merchants also buy large quantities of grain from the people, and then sell some of it at a higher price when the drought becomes more severe.
"Right now, grain prices in various cities are ridiculously high. One ounce of silver can only buy one pound of coarse grain. Even if the people spend all their money to buy food, it's still not enough to last for a few days. Those officials and merchants don't care about the lives of the people at all. They only care about making money from the disaster..."
Zhu Changshou's mouth was dry as he spoke, and he swallowed hard, his pupils filled with pain and sorrow, and he choked and said,
"The people knelt at the city gates, begging the officials to open the granaries and release grain to provide relief to the victims. However, the corrupt officials were only concerned with their own interests and remained indifferent..."
"Zhujia Village is located on a plain, and the land is parched by the sun. I can't just wait to die in the village without food or water. If I really can't survive, who would be willing to leave their hometown?"
"The common people heard that there were mountains to the south, and there would always be food in the mountains, so they thought they could survive..."
"I just didn't expect this journey to be so difficult. If we hadn't encountered the immortal, I'm afraid we wouldn't have been able to hold on..."
As soon as Zhu Changshou finished speaking, all the villagers following him kowtowed and cried for help.
"Woo woo woo~~"
"Please, immortal, save the common people..."
........
Zhu Changshou's tearful narration made the eyes of all the female members of the Xiao family red and their throats tightened so much that they could not speak.
There is indeed an immortal here, that is Lin Yiran, but none of them want to reveal Lin Yiran’s secret.
The human heart is unpredictable!
In times of disaster, the people would express their gratitude to Lin Yiran for helping them and call her an immortal.
If she survives the disaster safely, some people will become jealous of Lin Yiran's extraordinary abilities, and might even call her a witch.
Xiao Yunzhan didn't know what Lin Yiran's plan was after taking over the national treasury granary.
Although he felt pity for these people, he could not make decisions for Lin Yiran.
Lin Yiran sighed in her heart, her eyes falling on the children in the crowd.
The skinny children had sunken cheeks, tears in their eyes, and were still chewing dry yellow bark in their mouths.
The children's faces were covered with dust and their original appearance could no longer be seen.
His eyes were wide open, looking at them expectantly.
There was no color on the children's lips, their hair was tangled and matted, and their clothes were tattered...
Lin Yiran looked at the silent Xiao family members and cleared her throat.
"The immortal has taken pity on you and has given you a pot of porridge. You all have bowls, right? Line up and get yours."
The refugees have been hungry for too long, their gastrointestinal function is not good, and they are thirsty, so drinking white porridge is appropriate.
When everyone in the Xiao family heard this, they all turned to look at Lin Yiran, and then all turned their heads away tacitly, deliberately giving Lin Yiran a chance to cast a spell.
When Lin Yiran opened the lid of the pottery jar, she covered it with the lid and quickly filled the pot with white porridge.
There is limited ready-made porridge in the space. Even if all the porridge cooked by civil and military officials in the capital is poured out, it is barely enough for these people to drink.
After all, not every family makes porridge. Some families make meat porridge. Having two kinds of porridge in one pot can easily make people feel unbalanced. They are satisfied with drinking plain porridge.
Well, let’s distribute food in the future.
But it’s not a problem if they don’t have water to cook the food.
Suddenly, Lin Yiran had an idea and came up with an idea.
When the people of Zhujia Village heard this, tears welled up in their eyes and they kowtowed and knelt in gratitude.
"Thank you----thank you immortal for the white porridge..."
"Thank you...thank you, Immortal..."
“........”
The villagers of Zhujia Village were not yet starving, and they all listened to Lin Yiran's words and lined up in the order of the elderly, the weak, the sick and the disabled.
Those who fled famine all brought ceramic bowls with them.
While queuing, they all took out a dirty ceramic bowl from their pockets.
He tilted his head and looked at Lin Yiran in the car pocket with anticipation.
When they saw spoonfuls of steaming porridge being poured into the bowls, they couldn't help swallowing.
The people queuing at the back took a few deep breaths of the fragrant porridge, and their stomachs began to rumble.
In order to prevent any cunning people from causing trouble, Xiao Yunzhan stood beside the team with a sword in hand to intimidate everyone.
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