After becoming a widow, I became the mother of seven children

Usually when Yan Qingqing saw Magistrate Ling, he was a little careless, but this time when he saw him, he looked a little serious and looked a little restless.

Yan Qingqing was immediately startled, and without even bothering to greet him, she directly asked: "What's wrong? But what big thing happened?"

Magistrate Ling nodded and said: "Large-scale snow disasters occurred in seven southern states."

Yan Qingqing's heart sank when she heard that snow disasters occurred in seven state capitals at the same time.

Those are millions of ordinary people, and the scope of the disaster is indeed quite wide.

And from the geographical location of Dayan. It's generally considered southerly, so it generally doesn't snow in the south.

Yan Qingqing looked at Magistrate Ling and asked, "Does the court have any countermeasures?"

Magistrate Ling nodded and said: "After hearing about this, the emperor promulgated a series of disaster relief policies early in the morning.

The Ministry of Household Affairs allocated a large sum of money for food, but the money and food disappeared. "

Yan Qingqing was shocked when he heard this. Who could be so heartless? This is a life-saving thing for the people, but they dare to be greedy.

Magistrate Ling calmed down and continued: "Originally, the emperor thought that the money and food had been allocated, and the disaster would be alleviated soon.

But who would have imagined that he would not get the good news?

What they were waiting for was that the money and food that had been escorted disappeared.

This was when the prefect of Yenan Prefecture saw that although the court had issued a disaster relief order, the things had not been in their hands for a long time. The people were freezing to death and starving to death.

Some people really couldn't survive anymore and even left their hometowns, leaving their families and families behind to become refugees.

He risked his life and fortune to go to Beijing to seek an explanation for the people.

Only then did the emperor know that the money and food for disaster relief had not reached the hands of the victims at all.

With the fury of thunder, the minister of household affairs and relevant personnel were thrown into prison on the spot.

He was tortured, but in the end the whereabouts of the money and food were not found. "

Ling Ziyuan has always been well-informed, so he knows more details.

After hearing this, Yan Qingqing also said: "Then the imperial court did not allocate funds for disaster relief again?"

Magistrate Ling smiled bitterly and replied: "Your Majesty wants to do it too, but in the past few years the treasury has been empty due to the continuous wars.

The situation has finally eased a bit in the past two years, but it's not that rich either.

Otherwise, if you thought you had discovered high-yielding crops and cotton, why would the emperor reward you so highly?

The last batch of food and money was raised from military rations and military salaries that the emperor had embezzled. "

Yan Qingqing groaned when he heard this, and asked with some disbelief: "Don't the soldiers at the border over there have lost their military pay and food.

This will kill more people. "

Once the soldiers at the border don't have enough food and clothing, how can they have the strength to fight? If the enemy knows this, they will definitely take advantage of it and seize the city and territory.

Although disaster relief is important, the soldiers at the border are even more important.

Ling Ziyuan nodded helplessly and said: "The emperor naturally knows that this problem is serious, and has already asked some officials and wealthy businessmen in the capital to raise donations.

With these things I can barely sustain myself for a while.

But who knew that such a problem would arise again.

If the emperor asks for donations again, I am afraid that the officials and wealthy businessmen in the capital will not be willing to do so, and they may lose the support of the people. "

To put it mildly, it was a fundraiser, but to put it worse, it was an obvious robbery.

This can happen again and never again and again.

However, Yan Qingqing always felt something was wrong when she heard this. She always felt like it was a trap waiting for the emperor to get into it.

No matter what the emperor does, he will fall into this trap.

However, before Ling Ziyuan finished speaking, the most serious thing about this matter was not the disaster.

Many of these victims were sick, with fevers and coughs, and the disease was contagious. I heard that many people had died, but the cold weather did not spread it so quickly.

Yan Qingqing was silent for a while and then asked: "Is it a plague?"

Ling Ziyuan shook his head and said: "I don't know if it's a plague, but it seems like it is, but no one dares to say it.

But somehow the news spread among the victims that this was a plague, and many people realized that something was wrong and began to flee.

By the time the officials found out, a large number of victims had already left the city. "

After hearing this, Yan Qingqing felt more and more like a conspiracy, but now was not the time to pursue this.

Whether it is a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, the most important thing is to find a way to solve the current situation first.

Although everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world, she is just an ordinary person. It is okay to donate some money, but there is really nothing else she can do.

She didn’t know what Magistrate Ling’s purpose was in coming to find her.

Yan Qingqing immediately asked: "Then why did Magistrate Ling come to me? You don't think I can solve such a big problem, do you?"

Magistrate Ling looked at Yan Qingqing and snorted coldly: "If you can solve things that the emperor can't solve, then don't you want to go to heaven!"

Yan Qingqing was so angry that she wanted to grind her teeth. If he looked down on her so much, why would he come to her for any purpose?

Ling Ziyuan saw that Yan Qingqing was angry and said quickly: "It's not that I have to come to you for discussion, but a group of victims have entered the city yesterday. As the parent officer of Chengyang County, you, as the emperor's Ming Zhaoshuo man, , naturally we must protect the safety of the people."

Yan Qingqing was even more shocked when she heard that some victims had already entered the city. Damn it, this was a fatal matter. Ling Ziyuan was wondering why he didn't just get to the point.

But when I think about it, it’s not too late.

So Yan Qingqing hurriedly said: "In that case, why don't you come up with a plan?"

Ling Ziyuan replied: "I have ordered the city gate to be sealed. How to do the rest? I really have no experience in this area.

Aren't you usually very resourceful? I want to discuss this with you. "

No wonder Ling Ziyuan was so calm and could still sit here and talk a lot to her. It turned out that the city gate had been sealed long ago.

Yan Qingqing agreed with his move.

Although he was a little cruel to the victims, he could at least keep the people in Chengyang County safe.

But sealing the city gates alone is not enough.

If she and Ling Ziyuan hunker down in the city and do nothing, after the epidemic is over, their songs will probably pile up on the emperor's desk.

Besides, she couldn't just watch the victims freeze to death and starve to death. She still had to do her best within her ability.

Thinking of this, Yan Qingqing asked: "Where are the victims who have entered the city, have they been properly accommodated?"

Magistrate Ling nodded and said: "There are about five or sixty of them. I have asked people to place them in the charity hall, and I have specially sent people to watch them."

Yan Qingqing nodded and said: "This is best, but you must tell the guards not to let them run around.

And you must take precautions when coming into contact with these people.

After all, no one knows if anyone among them will get sick.

It would be troublesome if there was really a large-scale infection of the plague. "

Ling Ziyuan also nodded when he heard this.

But at this moment, neither Ling Ziyuan nor Yan Qingqing realized that the matter was far more serious than they imagined.