How could they, who were living in peace in the north, know that undercurrents were surging in the capital at this moment? The old emperor's health was declining, so the prince began to supervise the country. After learning that the Central Plains had suffered a flood, the incompetent prince did not rush to order disaster relief, but was instigated by several ministers to suppress the news, and the reasons were ready.
Now you have begun to act as regent, and just as you started to act as regent, a flood occurred in the Central Plains. I am afraid that someone in the court will use this to attack Your Highness.
The prince thought about it and realized that it was indeed the case, so he actually suppressed the matter!
At this time, if his good brothers attacked him by saying that God had sent down a punishment and that the prince was unworthy of his position, and if his father really believed the slander of these villains, wouldn't he be in trouble?
How could he have imagined that he was just being used?
The old emperor has been enjoying himself these years, and his subordinates have followed suit. The national treasury has long been empty, so there is no spare money to be used for disaster relief. Everyone turned a deaf and dumb, pretending that nothing happened!
The Second Prince, a strong contender for the crown prince, learned that his elder brother acted in this way. However, the dark and perverse Second Prince just watched coldly. He saw starving people everywhere and people without homes. He only hated that more people could not die. The greater the public outrage was, the more likely it would bring down his elder brother!
Li Yan was unaware of the struggle in the capital at the moment. She was thinking about how to deal with the problem of hundreds of thousands of refugees!
"Dad, these refugees won't all flock to our north, right? The south is stronger than our north in every way. Maybe only a small number of them will end up here!"
Li Erlang nodded: "There are not hundreds of thousands, but there are tens of thousands!"
When those people arrive, it will be a headache to accommodate them.
The market outside the city is booming right now. What if those refugees migrate in and cause chaos in the market?
However, when Li Yan heard her father say this, she felt a little relieved. If only ten thousand people came in the end, it might not be a bad thing for the North!
The north is vast and sparsely populated, so finding a place to accommodate these people is not a difficult task. The difficult part is feeding these more than 10,000 people.
"Dad, hasn't the county magistrate issued labor service this year?" Li Yan suddenly asked.
Li Erlang nodded. Weren't we talking about the refugees? Why did they end up talking about this again?
"Then when those people arrive, let them build ditches and water conservancy projects. The county magistrate can issue an order that this time's corvée labor can be offset with grain. I believe there must be people willing to do so. Secondly, we can collect some donations in the city, and add the monthly market taxes and rents to supplement the funds. Once those people settle down, we can give them some seeds, and then we can get by!"
If these people were given some way to make a living, who would want to walk down that dead end with their families? Besides, if a region wants to develop, it must have people, and talent is the foundation!
However, this also involves the issue of food. The sweet potatoes she planted are not yet mature. Once these refugees arrive, there will be tens of thousands of people to feed. At that time, the food prices in the city will inevitably increase accordingly. In order to avoid causing panic among the people, Li Yan is preparing to go find Qin Yue tomorrow.
She remembered that Qin Yue's grain shop was across from the snack shop. She had to find out more about Qin Yue's background so that she would know what to do next!
After hearing his daughter's words, Li Erlang weighed the options for a long time. He concluded that the method his daughter had just proposed was a good one. "I'll discuss your solution with the county magistrate tomorrow."
The father and daughter talked for a while and then went back to their rooms to rest.
On the other side, at the General's Mansion, Qin Yue also received a letter from the capital, which said that there was a flood in the Central Plains.
The information obtained by Qin Yue was a little more than that obtained by County Magistrate Zheng. The letter to Qin Yue clearly stated the current situation in the court. After reading the letter, Qin Yue couldn't help but sneered, and then put the letter on the oil lamp and burned it!
Under the flickering light, Cen Bo looked at the young master worriedly, and finally couldn't help but say, "Young Master, the general only hopes that you..."
Before he could finish his words, Qin Yue raised his hand to stop him: "Uncle Cen, I know, I won't be stupid enough to get involved!"
My father has a special identity. As his son, how can I take sides and put my father in the vortex?
The situation in the court is becoming more and more weird. The crown prince is incompetent and the second prince is immoral. He doesn't even need to do anything at this time. These two can fight to the death.
He only needed to watch them kill each other in this remote little town.
After all, this was the child he had raised, so how could Cen Bo not see that the child was not telling him the truth? From his bloodthirsty eyes, he saw the young man's long-suppressed desires.
"Don't get too involved with the Fourth Prince!" Cen Bo said lightly.
Qin Yue turned around to cover up and said, "I'm going to sleep!" He avoided the topic.
Qin Yue knew very well that the Fourth Prince also had his eyes on the military power in his father's hands. It was just a matter of mutual benefit!
After all, this was a child he had watched grow up, and he couldn't bear to scold him. Cen Bo sighed and walked out of Qin Yue's room!
He understood the child's intention. After all, the child still wanted to prove himself to his father, to prove that he was not uneducated and had never embarrassed his father.
After Cen Bo left, Qin Yue sat quietly at the head of the bed in a daze.
If it were her, would she obediently follow her father's arrangements?
Qin Yue suddenly wanted to ask the energetic girl, but then he shook his head. He thought he was crazy to ask a girl such a question.
At this time, there was a knock on the door. Qin Yue came to his senses and hurriedly let someone in.
Ying Si nervously walked in with a plate of food: "Sir, would you like to have dinner?"
When Uncle Cen left just now, his face was very bad. Could the young master be angry at this time? With a nervous heart, Ying Si stepped into the house. It was all because Uncle Cen was having a quarrel with the young master. There was no other way, the job of delivering the meal fell on his head.
As for the job of serving tea and food, why did they use shadow guards? It all started when Qin Yue refused the servants arranged by the housekeeper.
In the past, when he was in the capital, his courtyard was filled with countless spies. Now that he finally had some free time, how could he go back to the same life as before?
In fact, Qin Yue didn't have much of an appetite, but when he smelled the familiar fragrance floating in the air, he suddenly changed his mind: "Bring it over!"
It turned out to be fried noodles with soybean paste.
When Uncle Cen heard that Qin Yue liked to eat noodles with soybean paste, he specially asked the chef in the mansion to learn how to make it. Except that the taste was slightly lacking, the taste was not bad!
Qin Yue picked up the chopsticks from the tray, the depression in his heart gradually dissipated, and he ate the noodles slowly and carefully.
Ying Si, who was standing behind the young master, also felt relieved!
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