Chapter 312 Drought
"But if I didn't notice it, it should be very law-abiding and not causing any trouble."
Otherwise, she would have noticed.
"Yeah." Song Jingyun nodded, and the corners of his lips couldn't help but curl up, "The King of Yue knows how to restrain his edge."
The movements in the harem are usually consistent with those in the officialdom.
The Crown Princess of Yue could do this only because she was restricted by the Yue Palace.
Jiang Mixia understood this truth, but was also curious, "Is something going to happen?"
"Probably, but it's still early, there's still time." Song Jingyun smiled, "If we prepare properly, everything will be fine."
"This matter is of great importance and cannot be revealed to the outside world at all." Song Jingyun warned.
"I understand." Jiang Mixia said.
The most important thing is to keep your mouth shut. Jiang Mixia knows the seriousness of the matter.
In July, the weather was extremely hot and humid.
Since the beginning of the dog days, there has not been a single rain. The sun is like a fireball, scorching the entire earth every day, as if it would not stop until the entire earth was dried out.
The successive heat and drought caused many summer crops to wilt, and farmers had to start drawing water from ditches and wells to irrigate their fields.
Soon, the water in the ditches became less and less, and the water level in the capital became deeper and deeper, but the crops in the fields became increasingly wilted.
In some places, the riverbeds have even dried up, there is no water to irrigate farmland, and people began to worry about drinking water.
Some places have also begun to leave their homes and flee to other places because of drought...
For a while, refugees fled everywhere and the area was unstable.
The imperial court began to allocate silver for disaster relief, and the prince sent capable ministers to take charge of this matter, to rescue the victims and maintain public confidence.
However, the disaster-stricken area was too large, and the amount of money and grain allocated was far from enough. The prince began to summon court officials and ordered famous families to donate money and materials to help with the disaster relief.
At this time, Jiang Junli was the first to step forward. Without hesitation, he handed over all the boxes of jewels that had been dug out from Guanghua Garden as disaster relief funds for the court.
They even took out all the grain from the grain stores in other parts of the Jiang family, set up porridge stalls, and provided relief to the victims.
With Jiang Junli as an example, other aristocratic families naturally did not want to lag behind and stepped forward one after another.
Those who have money contribute money, those who have strength contribute strength, and everyone works together to get through this disaster.
However, just as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and everyone else were doing their best to resist the drought, rumors spread quietly in the capital.
"We haven't had any floods or droughts in years. What happened this year? The drought is so severe. Could it be that God is punishing us ordinary people?"
"We ordinary people have not done anything wrong, why would God punish us for no reason? Maybe some people have done something heinous and God just couldn't stand it, so he got angry."
"If you say so, then God will punish him. What's the point of punishing the common people?"
"You don't understand this, right? What kind of mistakes would make God angry?"
"You mean to say that God is displeased with the current emperor?"
"That's for sure, but the emperor hasn't been involved in government affairs for many years, and all the affairs of the court are now handled by the prince. I think this father and son have displeased God, so God is angry!"
(End of this chapter)
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