In Jinzhou, the sun was high in the sky and it was distorted by the heat.
The cracked land opened its mouth wide, crying out the cruelty of the drought.
The fields should be full of golden wheat waves, but now they are barren and there is no harvest.
Jun Yihuan had been in Jinzhou for a few days. He stared at the miserable scene for a long time and felt his heart was so heavy as if a heavy lead block was pressing on it.
He had always lived a life of luxury in the palace, but the people of Jinzhou before him were all ragged, pale and thin, struggling under the torture of famine.
Jun Yihuan's young yet resolute face was tense at the moment, his brows were tightly locked together, and there was both worry and anger in his heart.
Jinzhou was originally one of the richest cities in the dynasty. However, when the drought first struck, some merchants in Jinzhou were blinded by greed and colluded with wealthy families and officials to hoard grain.
They spread rumors, created panic, and firmly controlled the circulation of food.
They even went so far as to block the normal import of grain from government offices in other places, causing the grain prices in Jinzhou to remain high and the people to suffer terribly.
What is even more outrageous is that the grain originally distributed by my father to Jinzhou for disaster relief was also embezzled by some greedy and shameless officials in Jinzhou for their own benefit!
Jun Yihuan was wearing simple clothes, standing on this barren land, without any sign of retreat or fear in his eyes.
Jinzhou must be thoroughly rectified to give the people justice.
"Your Highness, the epidemic is spreading among the refugees and the situation is critical!" The subordinate looked panicked and hurried to report.
Upon hearing this, Jun Yihuan did not hesitate at all. He suddenly raised his head with a sharp gaze. Although his voice was still a little childish, it was powerful.
"Call all doctors, build medical tents, remove all patients, and isolate them quickly."
"Set up checkpoints to limit the large-scale movement of people and prevent the disease from spreading to other towns." He spoke very quickly and every word was sonorous.
"Immediately post notices and send people to spread the knowledge of epidemic prevention and response to the disease."
"......"
Jun Yihuan gave orders one after another in an orderly manner.
The subordinate took the token from His Highness and hurriedly retreated to make arrangements.
Xiao Jingzhi, a doctor in the Ministry of Works, was always beside the eldest prince. Seeing how decisive the eldest prince was, a hint of surprise first flashed in his eyes, and then a hint of admiration gradually emerged, as if he saw the shadow of His Majesty in the court in the eldest prince.
"Master Xiao, there are many records of droughts in history books, and the government has long had various measures to deal with droughts, but Jinzhou has become so serious now."
Jun Yihuan's face was solemn, and his tightly pursed lips revealed his inner anger.
Xiao Jingzhi's brows were also furrowed tightly, and his expression was equally solemn. "Your Highness, do you think that the officials in Jinzhou are corrupt and incompetent?"
Jun Yihuan nodded without hesitation, his chin slightly raised, his eyes full of determination.
If the granaries were opened in time or if officials organized merchants to provide relief to the victims, the current situation would not have occurred. This is because the Jinzhou government is protecting each other and is rotten to the core.
"Since the officials in Jinzhou are not taking action, I will report this to the court immediately." Xiao Jingzhi said with a fist salute.
"No, the two most important things in Jinzhou right now are to solve the famine and to solve the water problem."
Jun Yihuan raised his hand, waved it, and said seriously.
"Master Xiao, first put pressure on the governor and officials of Jinzhou in the name of this palace, and find a way to get them to give out grain. It would be best if those officials who are in collusion with the wealthy families in Jinzhou can give out more grain from the wealthy families to help the people."
"As for the water source, we still have to send soldiers to dig deep wells and find the source of the water, but these are not long-term solutions. This time, the emperor sent you here, I think the most important thing is to build a canal to divert water to Jinzhou..."
Jun Yihuan put his hands behind his back and looked into the distance.
"If we hold officials accountable now, it will only make things more chaotic. The more scared they are, the more they will want to make amends."
Xiao Jingzhi listened to the eldest prince's comprehensive instructions and arrangements, and was filled with surprise. After a moment's silence, he came to his senses.
"Yes, I will do it right away." Xiao Jingzhi bowed quickly and turned to leave.
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Jun Yihuan has been in Jinzhou for more than a month. Although the food supply is not sufficient, it is enough to ensure that all the people have a meal every day, thus avoiding the tragedy of fleeing famine and even cannibalism.
The epidemic has been controlled within a certain range, and everything is developing in a good direction.
However, Jun Yihuan had never expected that someone was secretly trying to assassinate him using many different methods.
Some openly hired assassins to assassinate him, while others bribed his servants in an attempt to expose him to the source of the disease...
Jun Yihuan took advantage of the situation. As Jinzhou had been completely blocked by him due to the drought, he deliberately did not pass any news to the capital, making the people behind his back mistakenly believe that he was infected with the disease and his life was in danger.
As expected, as he lured the enemy deeper step by step, the people behind the scenes finally stopped hiding and blatantly sent people to Jinzhou to investigate his situation.
Jun Yihuan naturally pretended to be terminally ill.
The people behind the scenes became more and more rampant, and Jun Yihuan finally caught them. After making inquiries from various sources, he discovered that it was the Yan family that was behind this.
After that, Jun Yihuan secretly communicated with his own people in the capital, secretly collecting various evidences left by the Yan family in Jinzhou, and at the same time asked people in the capital to keep a close eye on the Yan family's every move.
Finally, in the third month that Jun Yihuan stayed in Jinzhou, he not only properly resettled the people of Jinzhou, but also collected all the evidence of the Yan family's corruption, secret profiteering, and even assassination of him in Jinzhou.
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