Chapter 220: The Disaster in Yuzhou is Extremely Serious
"It's not that they don't sell it, but that as soon as their grain comes out, the government arrests people, and the grain is deemed to be disaster relief grain. All the grains are confiscated, and all the people involved are punished. So the grain merchants would rather rot than dare to let the grain in their hands rot.
Take it out and sell it!" The old shopkeeper looked helpless.
Because the government confiscated grain, there was no grain to sell on the market, and the people had nothing to eat, which ultimately led to the current situation.
"Didn't the imperial court send disaster relief missions to Yuzhou? Doesn't he care about this kind of thing?" Su Xuan asked in confusion. You must know that the disaster relief missions came to Yuzhou before them. Logically, with him here, this Yu
This kind of situation should not happen again in the state, but now the old shopkeeper's words don't seem to be false, and it really makes Su Xuan confused.
The original responsibility of the disaster relief envoy was to balance food prices, maintain the supply of food rations for the people in the disaster area, comfort the people, and ensure orderly disaster relief food distribution, but now it seemed that the disaster relief envoy had failed to do all of these things. She really didn't know
What on earth did Han Yong, the disaster relief missionary, do in Yuzhou Mansion?
"Master Disaster Relief Envoy? Don't mention that Disaster Relief Envoy. Before he came, the governor of Yuzhou Prefecture also prevented the city's grain merchants and wealthy households from donating grain and donations, and opened porridge sheds for everyone to cook porridge and help the hungry. But he
As soon as he came, he used the investigation of disaster relief food funds as the
He seized all the grain sold in the market and arrested all the grain merchants. They have not been released until now, leaving no grain to buy in the market!" Su Xuan heard about the disaster relief envoy.
, the old innkeeper was so angry that his teeth itched.
If it hadn't been for the appearance of this person, they in Yuzhou Prefecture would not have gone to the market without selling even a tael of grain. They would not have had food to eat even for people who were not considered poor, and they would not have had to leave their homes and flee.
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Therefore, the hatred in his heart is naturally difficult to express in words, but the hatred in his heart at this moment can be clearly seen from his attitude when he said this.
This is a kind of hatred without any concealment, a kind of hatred that is open and honest without any hesitation, and it is the kind of hatred that can only be relieved by devouring Lord Han Yong alive for disaster relief.
"You are leaving, what should we do? Can we still find an inn?" Ziqiong asked the old shopkeeper at this time. She had never thought that the disaster here would have such a big impact, even to the extent that they were in Yuzhou Mansion.
Accommodation has become a problem.
At this moment, she didn't care how deep the hatred in the old shopkeeper's heart was. She just wanted to know if they could find a place to stay on Yuzhoufu Street. After all, they couldn't sleep on the streets as a group of people.
What's more, there are hungry people everywhere outside. These people will do anything to fill their stomachs. If they really sleep on the streets, as servants, they won't think anything of it, but the safety of their master is.
No one could protect her, so she had to worry about Su Xuan's safety, so she wanted to get some details from the old shopkeeper to see if she could find a place to live.
"It's hard to say, but few people on this street have food in their hands. It is estimated that most of them will leave Yuzhou Mansion to make a living outside or join relatives and friends. The ones who stay are probably phoenix feathers and water chestnuts!" The old shopkeeper did not hide anything.
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I believe Su Xuan and the others have seen the situation in Yuzhou Mansion when they entered the city. However, places like inns and hotels, which are for people to consume, cannot even protect themselves, let alone entertain guests, so the old shopkeeper is not optimistic about Su Xuan and the others.
Due to their luck, he felt that Su Xuan and the others would not be able to find an inn or hotel that could accommodate them in Yuzhou Prefecture.
"Old shopkeeper, please leave here. The houses here are all empty. Can we stay here or give you some money?" Su Xuan said to the old shopkeeper at this time.
This Yuzhou Mansion is currently in its current situation, and there is no way to change it for a while, but she cannot leave Yuzhou Mansion now like the old shopkeeper did. After all, she came here with the emperor's envoy, and she will leave Yuzhou Mansion without doing anything.
State, naturally cannot be justified.
She would not leave here because of these difficulties, and that was not something she could do, so she felt that while the old shopkeeper was leaving, she should first solve the housing problem.
"The house is empty. If you want to live in it, you can choose a few rooms to live in. But there is no food, so I believe you won't be able to stay long. Forget about the money, you can just keep it for yourself to pay for your expenses on the road. I
It’s not bad for these three melons and two dates!” The old shopkeeper was very happy and didn’t mean to embarrass himself at all.
In his opinion, Su Xuan and the others were just stubborn here for two days without anything to eat. It would be good if they could persist here for two days, let alone live here for a long time, so he was not worried about Su Xuan and the others being here at all.
If you stay too long, you will suffer a loss.
Moreover, the old shopkeeper left by himself, and no one else would come to stay in these rooms of the inn, let alone business. Anyway, he was idle, so he readily agreed, and did not intend to ask Su Xuan and the others.
One tael of silver.
"Thank you so much, shopkeeper!" When Su Xuan heard this, she immediately thanked the old shopkeeper. After all, they gave them a shelter from the wind and rain, so they would not have to sleep on the street. So for the old shopkeeper, Su Xuan still
I feel deeply inside.
"Don't say anything polite. I wish you good luck. We'll leave now and you can take care of yourself!" The old shopkeeper said this to Su Xuan at this time, then turned around and walked out.
Only then did I find an old lady and a few waiters getting on the carriage, waiting outside for the old shopkeeper to get on the carriage, and left from here.
As the old shopkeeper got on the carriage, the carriage slowly walked out towards the outside of Yuzhou City and slowly disappeared on the street of Yuzhou Mansion.
"Master, we have a place to live here, but what about the food? Now I can't buy food even if I have money!" Ziqiong asked Su Xuan at this time, hoping that Su Xuan could come up with one as soon as possible.
The idea comes.
Living in an inn is better than sleeping on the street. At least their safety can be guaranteed. There are Lu Baotou and others guarding the door. I believe that those hungry people will not be able to come in anyway. Su Xuan's safety will not be affected for the time being.
question.
The most troublesome thing right now is food. The old shopkeeper also said just now that even if Yuzhou Cheng has money, there is no way to buy food. Being hungry is not a trivial matter, so she looked at Su Xuan worriedly and wanted to know
What should Su Xuan do next?
"Go to the post station to find Yuzhou Yicheng and ask him to find a way for us. If he refuses to implement it, we will capture him directly and send him to the Yuzhou government office for processing. I believe that at that time he, the fishing master, should be in a dilemma.
Chapter completed!