In Wushuang's opinion, if Li Ye really wanted to make money, this would be a good opportunity to catch him and provide evidence of his crime.
Let the third prince and the crown prince go to the emperor to complain together, and he will definitely be severely punished.
If he only pretends to be in cahoots with them to collect evidence of corruption, he can still interfere.
At least Li Ye will not get enough food for disaster relief.
Then Li Ye will still fail in disaster relief.
I went through it from beginning to end and confirmed that I was invincible.
㰱Wushuang's mood suddenly improved.
Qin Qingxue was not happy. She had been fooled too many times and felt that Li Ye would not be so stupid as to leak the evidence on his own initiative.
"We still have to be more careful. I always feel that Li Ye wouldn't be so stupid."
"Humph, of course I won't underestimate him! As long as we firmly control the food supply, we can seize his lifeline."
"That's true! No matter how powerful Li Ye is, he can't make food appear, right?"
Qin Qingxue also felt that Li Ye could not come up with any good solution.
I felt a little more relaxed.
"I have sent some disciples to investigate. If they find other merchants transporting grain here, they will take action to deal with them.
It is guaranteed that no one except the local grain merchants can transport a single grain.
Let's see what other tricks he can come up with!"
㰱Wushuang said with a sneer.
Qin Qingxue was surprised, as Wushuang had never told her about this.
However, in order to deal with Li Ye, Qin Qingxue could only acquiesce to Wushuang's actions.
However, they have been working hard on disaster relief in the past two days, and their influence among the people has increased a lot.
Many people are extremely grateful to Yunlu Pavilion, and even her name, Qin Qingxue, has gained a high reputation among the people.
Every time he goes out, he is recognized by the people and is praised and admired by them.
Qin Qingxue felt a little elated, and she really enjoyed the feeling of being admired and admired.
When saving people, they work harder.
As more and more food was delivered.
The local grain merchants were very excited and began to calculate how much money they could make from this business.
He started looking for Li Ye and asked him to buy a batch as soon as possible.
Li Ye did not agree immediately: "Don't worry, the three million taels of silver have already arrived and can be given to you at any time.
We have to wait until at least 500,000 tons of grain are transported here, and then buy the grain in front of all the people.
This can immediately boost morale and give all disaster victims enough confidence to survive the disaster.
We can also take this opportunity to recruit more strong men to build the river embankment."
The officials and grain merchants also felt that what Li Ye said made sense.
Anyway, the silver is all in the government's hands, so there's no need to worry about not getting the money.
Ask your men to deliver the food as quickly as possible.
Five hundred thousand dan of grain were quickly collected.
Everyone was very excited, thinking that they were about to make a fortune.
After so many years of being an official and doing business, I haven't made as much as I did this time.
Li Ye asked people to receive the grain and weigh it carefully.
Even one or two ounces less will not do.
The officials were still dreaming of getting rich, especially the governor, who thought he and Li Ye were on the same side.
I am not satisfied with the weighing of grain.
He complained to his face, "These grains are almost the same, there is no need to weigh them again.
How long will it take to weigh all these things?
Just accept the transaction."
Li Ye said with a smile: "This won't do! We have increased the price of grain several times, and we must not ignore the necessary procedures.
Not only must it be weighed carefully, but it must also be weighed in front of all the people.
This way it would be convincing enough to show that no grain was embezzled.”
Although the governor was also very anxious and wanted to get the silver as soon as possible.
He didn't dare to offend Li Ye.
I cursed Li Ye in my heart for pretending.
But his face was full of smiles, and he said in a flattering manner: "Your Highness is indeed very thoughtful. I will do as you say."
Li Ye sent someone to notify the victims to come to the Governor's Mansion to watch the weighing of grain.
Tell them that the relief food has arrived and can be distributed to the victims immediately.
No one will ever starve to death again.
The victims couldn't believe the news and many people remained skeptical.
"The Sixth Prince said that the grain has been delivered. Does that mean he will distribute it to us directly?
Didn’t food prices increase sevenfold?
How could they possibly give it to us for free?"
"No matter what, if you keep waiting like this, you'll starve to death sooner or later.
The imperial court has been giving away less and less rice porridge these days.
I'll get a meal if I can."
"I don't think this Sixth Prince is a good person. He is the same as those corrupt officials.
After he came, the price of food became more expensive than before.
Don’t expect anything good to happen.”
"Don't complain, since you want us to go and see it, then let's go!
If you can eat one more meal, you can live a few more days!"
Many people went to the Governor's Mansion while complaining.
Hoping to make a living.
There was a huge crowd of people at the entrance of the Governor's Mansion.
Li Ye arranged hundreds of people to weigh the grain. After weighing the grain, someone shouted and called it out and recorded it in the account book.
Looking at the bags full of food, the victims present were drooling with envy.
Some of the victims finally couldn't help but shout, "My Lord, please send us over to see the grain being weighed. Can you give us some food?"
"Everyone is so hungry that they are weak all over. Let's see what this thing is good for.
It would be more practical to give it to the stutterer!"
"That's what I mean! What's the point of just looking at it if you can't get enough?"
After listening to the victims' complaints, Li Ye went forward.
He said to the victims: "This is disaster relief food, and it was originally meant to be distributed to you.
But if we just distribute the food, it will be eaten up sooner or later.
Won’t you still be hungry after you finish eating?
Therefore, this prince has come up with a plan to use money as a substitute for relief.
Everyone can come and sign up, and we will assign work for you.
And you must obey the orders of this prince.
Not only are the workers provided with food, but they can also give them food as wages every day.
With this food, I can feed my family.
Of course, the sick, the elderly, or the disabled can get some food even if they don't work. Even if they don't have enough to eat, they won't starve to death."
Li Ye's words immediately aroused the interest of all the victims.
Of course they also want to work and earn money, but due to the disaster, there is not much work to do.
In ancient times, it was very difficult to find a good job.
They all looked at Li Ye with joy on their faces, and asked in disbelief, "Are you serious? We ordinary people may not have anything else, but we have strength.
As long as we have food to eat, we will do any job."
"You're right! As long as I'm fed, I'll do anything!"
"Let me do it. I'm strong and can do the work of two people!"
Many people were afraid of missing the opportunity and started scrambling for it.
Seeing the chaos at the scene, Li Ye quickly shouted, "Everyone, be quiet! No one should push forward!
Don't worry, as long as they are able to work, we will keep them all, no matter how many people we have.
Do you see the food behind me?
We transported 500,000 dan of grain at one time to ensure that you all have enough to eat.
Let me be frank: anyone who dares to take advantage of this opportunity to cause trouble will be killed without mercy."
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