In Jinzhou, the sun was high in the sky, and the sky was distorted by the heat.
The cracked land opened its mouth wide, crying out the cruelty of the drought.
In the fields, which should be a season of rolling golden wheat waves, now it is 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, feeling as heavy as if a thousand-pound lead block was pressing on his heart.
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 and resolute face was tense at the moment, his brows were tightly furrowed, and he felt both worried and angry.
Jinzhou was originally one of the richest cities in the dynasty. However, when the drought first hit, 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 prevent the normal import of grain from other government offices, 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 and lined their pockets!
Jun Yihuan was wearing simple clothes and standing on this barren land, without any trace 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 didn't hesitate at all. He suddenly raised his head with a sharp gaze. Although his voice was still a little childish, it was very powerful.
"Call all doctors, set up medical tents, remove all patients, and isolate them quickly."
"Set up checkpoints to restrict the large-scale movement of people and prevent the disease from spreading to other towns." He spoke very quickly, each word loud and clear.
"Immediately post notices and send people to spread the word, so as to educate the people on how to prevent and respond to the epidemic."
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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, always stayed beside the eldest prince. Seeing the eldest prince being so decisive, 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, history books record many droughts, and the government has long had various measures to deal with them, but Jinzhou has now become so serious."
Jun Yihuan's face was solemn, and his tightly pursed lips revealed his inner anger.
Xiao Jingzhi's brows furrowed tightly, his expression equally solemn. "Your Highness, do you think 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 had been opened in time or if officials had organized merchants to provide relief to the victims, the current situation would not have occurred. This is because the Jinzhou government was protecting each other and was rotten from the inside.
"Since the Jinzhou officials 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 problem and to solve the water problem."
Jun Yihuan raised his hand, waved it, and said seriously.
"Master Xiao, please first put pressure on the Jinzhou governor and officials in my name and find a way to get them to release grain. Ideally, you should ask those officials who are in collusion with the wealthy families in Jinzhou to release more grain from them to help the people."
"As for the water source, we still need to send soldiers to dig deep wells and find the source of the water. However, these are not long-term solutions. This time, the emperor sent you here, I believe 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 lead to further chaos. The more afraid they are, the more they will want to atone for their mistakes."
Xiao Jingzhi listened to the eldest prince's comprehensive instructions and arrangements, and was filled with surprise. After a moment of 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 abundant, 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 brought under control to a certain extent, and everything is developing in a good direction.
However, Jun Yihuan never expected that someone was secretly trying to assassinate him using various means.
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 naturally took advantage of the situation. Since 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 him 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 person 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 much investigation, he found out that it was the Yan family who was behind it.
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 monitor the Yan family's every move at all times.
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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