He was betrayed at the beginning, from a cake seller to a wealthy person

Before the prince arrived in Hengzhou, Liu Hongtu was arguing with the Liu family. It's the Liu family that sells medicinal materials.

Yaoshan County's government office did not stock much medicinal materials originally. They bought them directly from merchants, and small merchants donated little by little. Now that the disaster relief materials from the court have not arrived, the government office has almost spent all the medicinal materials. It was also used up. Liu Hongtu planned to buy it from the Liu family at a low price, but the Liu family would not sell it.

Since the beginning of the plague, most of the rich families have lost some money, except Mrs. Liu who has lost nothing. Even when Liu Hongtu asked her to buy it at a low price, she refused, and took advantage of the situation to raise the price, which made Liu Hongtu furious to death. You can't insist on it. If this spreads out, the Liu family will have to say that they rely on official power and bully the people. They don't want the official reputation they have accumulated for many years.

Lu Yan had been in close contact with the county government recently. She knew what Liu Hongtu was worried about and was not worried at all: "You and I both know that the lack of money and medicine is only temporary. The imperial court's medicinal materials, food and money are all on the way. Now it's just a matter of time before they come." Just fill it in before, don't interrupt. This is a great good thing for the Liu family. It only lasts a few days. Isn't it worth selling one to the court? But she doesn't want to. If she doesn't want to, then she doesn't want to. She doesn't want to. Don't worry about it. What should you worry about? There will be a time when her intestines will regret it."

"That's what you said." Liu Hongtu still frowned: "The key is not to stop taking the medicine now."

Lu Yan: "Our county is not the only one affected by the disaster this time. Apart from our county, where did Qiushan and Xiushui counties get the medicine? Just borrow some from them."

"That's easy for you to say. People who are willing to lend to their own county may not be willing to lend to us!" Liu Hongtu said.

"It's not easy for you to just talk. You have to seduce them with actual benefits!" Lu Yan said, "I don't believe that those who can make their business bigger don't have the desire to further develop. You talk to them about the county magistrate." Go out, whoever is willing to deliver medicine to Yaoshan County during this period, or come to Yaoshan County to open a shop with three years of rent-free and tax-free, I don’t believe there is no one who is willing to come!"

Liu Hongtu slapped his thigh: "You still have more ideas! I will write to the magistrates of those two counties right now."

Lu Yan snorted: "I've already seen that the Liu family is displeased. Letting the new herbal medicine dealer come in will just kill their spirit."

Liu Hongtu finished writing the letter and was hesitant about who should deliver it. Lu Yan asked him to find a confidant: "When you get there, go straight to the Yamen and deliver the letter. The most important thing is to come back with the medicinal materials. Don't return empty-handed. Wear a mask. , don’t get sick.”

Liu Hongtu knew what he was doing and asked someone to give him instructions. The servants worked hard without stopping, and arrived at the place after a day's running. Five days later, they came back with the medicinal materials, which were replenished.

The Liu family was still waiting for Liu Hongtu to come again. They had already made plans to raise the price, but they waited and waited for no one to come. They only waited for her new steward to come in a hurry and bring a message: there were guards escorting a large number of people. Medicinal ingredients are coming to town.

Mrs. Liu almost dropped the cup and hurriedly asked the steward: "What's going on? Where did they get the medicinal materials?"

The steward replied: "The officer said that the magistrate borrowed it from another county!"

Mrs. Liu fell back in anger. She was just inexperienced, but not stupid. She quickly thought that there were still merchants willing to lend medicinal materials at this time. It must be that the magistrate had promised some benefits that they were reluctant to refuse.

She was the one who wanted to get Qiao in the first place, and rejected the magistrate in a condescending manner. If the magistrate and the two parties had sat down and discussed it when he first came to look for him, she might not have been able to get the benefit herself. When Mrs. Liu thought of this, her teeth itched with hatred, but it was too late to regret it.

Whether it was reporting to the capital or borrowing medicinal materials from surrounding counties, Liu Hongtu always bypassed Dai Kuangyuan and acted directly, without taking Dai Kuangyuan seriously at all.

Dai Kuangyuan knew that the prince was coming, and did not want to make things easier for Liu Hongtu. He urgently summoned the magistrates of Qiushan, Yaoshan and Xiushui counties to Hengyun City to discuss the matter of sending imperial envoys from the capital to provide disaster relief.

Liu Hongtu: "This Dai Kuangyuan, when he's not doing business, he spends his days thinking about heresy."

The staff member said: "I'm afraid he has bad intentions this time."

Liu Hongtu sneered: "What can he do to me?"

"I'm afraid that he will jump over the wall in a hurry." The staff said: "Dai Kuangyuan has long known in his heart that the prince is here to deal with him."

"It's really annoying." Liu Hongtu waved his hand and didn't accept the call at all: "Calm yourself sick and tell him that I am tired from working to treat the plague every day. I will go to visit Lord Zhizhou when I am cured."

Staff: "That's right."

Liu Hongtu is not the only one who has the same idea.

The Qiu Shan County magistrate sneered: "When the plague started, I delayed reporting it. I asked him for money and started pretending to be poor. I relied on myself to provide medicines and food. Now that people from the capital are coming, I am scared. Why are you trying to make a confession with me?" Let’s have his big spring and autumn dream! Whoever wants to go can go, I won’t go.”

The magistrate of Xiushui County looked cold and hard: "Dai Kuangyuan, this idiot, why did he try to win over people? If someone from Liu Hongtu's court hadn't reported directly to him this time, he would have dragged the entire Hengzhou to death. Such idiots are still here. What are you doing? The prince will come down and settle the matter, and replace him with someone who is not so stupid."

The magistrates of the three counties were all ill, and none of them came. Dai Kuangyuan had no choice but to get angry.

Qi Yuan set out from the capital all the way. Because he was carrying food and medicinal materials and a group of old doctors, he could not go any faster. It took him ten days to enter Hengzhou.

"According to our previous plan, I will go directly to Yaoshan County with the relief supplies, and you will take a few people to Hengyun City." Qi Yuan patted Xu Ying on the shoulder: "Be sure to hold Dai Kuangyuan back and find him some supplies first. Let him have no time to find trouble for me."

Xu Ying nodded: "Don't worry!"

The team was divided into two groups. Qi Yuan took the supplies and bypassed Hengyun City and went straight to Yaoshan County, while Xu Ying took people to Hengyun City.

Dai Kuangyuan had been prepared to welcome him in person, but the result was that the prince didn't come at all, which was within his expectation. But the prince didn't come, and Xu Ying came, so he still had to receive him well.

Xu Ying is a doctor in the Ministry of Finance and is a fifth-rank doctor. Dai Kuangyuan is the magistrate of Hengzhou and is also in the fifth rank. But the gap between the fifth rank of a Beijing official and the fifth rank of a local official is huge. What's more, Xu Ying clearly came here this time to follow the prince to increase his seniority. He would have to be promoted after returning home. Dai Kuangyuan is not very smart, but he still knows this about interpersonal relationships. He has spent a lot of money to entertain people well, and he must not let him mark him down again.

As soon as Xu Ying led the people into Hengyun City, Dai Kuangyuan greeted him: "Master Xu, you have worked hard all the way. Go and rest and freshen up. I have prepared a banquet to entertain everyone in the evening."

Xu Ying nodded expressionlessly, and without any nonsense, he led the people to the imperial envoy's cabin that had been prepared.

The place where the emperor temporarily resides when traveling is called the palace, and the place where the imperial envoys and ministers temporarily reside is called the palace. Dai Kuangyuan is very good at having fun, and the restrained elegance of his clothes is full of luxury. Xu Ying was secretly amazed all the way, thinking that if Dai Kuangyuan could put half of his fun thoughts into the journey, he would not be brought down. so.