Li Ruchu was confused by Ye Qianqian's gold-loving character.

Is this really how a three-year-old should behave?

No matter how you look at it, it feels too mature.

"Uncle Xiaochuan, when will you get married to your aunt?"

Li Ruchu blushed instantly.

Ye Xiaochuan said openly.

"We have to wait until the emperor chooses a good day."

Ye Qianqian nodded.

"Yes, yes, you must choose a good day to get married."

"Good Samaritan..."

Just at this time.

A man in ragged clothes came over.

"Can you give me a bite to eat?"

Ye Qianqian looked at this thin man with a sallow complexion.

It looked like he hadn't eaten enough for a long time.

Ye Qianqian pushed the small yellow croaker in front of him to him.

"you eat."

"Thank you."

The man immediately grabbed the small yellow croaker and started eating it.

Not even the fish bones were left.

If he hadn't been extremely hungry, how could he have eaten like this, even if he was pricked by a fish bone?

Ye Xiaochuan went to buy some steamed buns nearby and gave them to him to eat.

Wait until he is full.

Ye Xiaochuan asked him.

"where u from?"

"Sir, I'm from Guang County."

"South? Isn't the harvest there very good?!"

"Alas, there is a drought over there. It has not rained for a long time. We people have no harvest and have no choice but to leave our homes and flee."

Ye Xiaochuan frowned.

"Has the Governor of Guang County reported this matter to the court?"

"I don't know about that."

"Is there anyone from your hometown who came with you to escape the famine?"

"There are many, but many of them didn't make it here and starved to death on the way. I also worked hard to chew the bark of the tree before I got here. I heard that this is Dayuan City, under the emperor's feet, and there is sufficient rainfall this year. , the people have food to eat.”

Ye Xiaochuan thought for a while.

Take out a piece of silver.

"You take it first and keep it for An Sheng."

"Thank you sir."

The man left with a lot of thanks.

Ye Xiaochuan thought for a while.

"I haven't heard any court minister talk about this matter. I have to go back to the palace and report this matter to the emperor."

Li Ruchu nodded.

"Well, Xiaozhuan, you go ahead."

Ye Qianqian knew that this was a major matter concerning the people, so she did not choose to cry at such a time.

"Uncle, you go back, I'm with Aunt Ruchu today,"

"it is good!"

Ye Xiaochuan returned to the palace.

He quickly told Ye Ling about meeting the victims in Dayuan City.

Ye Ling was shocked after hearing this.

"Drought? Famine? The Governor of Guang County did not mention these things in the memorial. He said that Guang County had sufficient rainfall this year and the crops are growing well."

"Brother Imperial, I'm afraid there's something fishy about this matter, so I'd better call him over to ask."

Ye Ling nodded.

soon.

Li Zhi, the governor of Guang County, was summoned by Ye Ling.

"Li Zhi, I ask you, how is the precipitation in Guang County this year? How are the people?"

"Back to the people, the rainfall is abundant and the people live and work in peace and contentment. Please don't worry about it, Your Majesty."

Ye Ling dropped the tea cup to the ground.

Li Zhi was startled by Ye Ling's anger.

"Li Zhi! As the governor of Guang County, you lied about government affairs!"

"What crime should be committed!?"

Li Zhi was trembling.

Unexpectedly, the emperor found out what he had always wanted to hide.

Li Zhizhi finally told the truth.

"Your Majesty, I hid it!"

"Guang County, it has not rained for three months, and all the crops have died in the ground! At first, I thought that as long as I opened the warehouse to store grain and waited for the rainy season, the crops would survive, but after waiting for so long, The grain in the granaries is all gone, but the rainy season still hasn’t come.”

"I am afraid that the emperor will blame me, so I can only conceal the truth. The people of Guangjun have left their homes and begged for food because of the disaster."

"Since the granaries have all been stocked with food, why not transfer it from surrounding counties?!"

"Your Majesty, I have also thought about this method, but it has not rained in the surrounding counties for a long time. Now various places have opened warehouses to store grain. It is about to bottom out. Naturally, there is no extra grain that can be transferred to Guangzhou. county."

"Then why didn't you report it when you knew it?"

"Your Majesty, I don't want your Majesty to worry about this matter. I just hope that the rainy season will come earlier and alleviate the drought, so I will hide this matter."

"madness!"

Ye Ling was furious.

"Dayuan City's granary is sufficient. As long as you submit a memorial, I will mobilize the food!"

"So many people won't starve to death!"

Li Zhi sighed.

"Your Majesty, it's useless. The granary in Dayuan City doesn't have much food left."

"This is impossible! Governor Chuankangchang!"

Wang Shu came to meet Ye Ling soon.

"Wang Shu, how much food is left in the warehouse now?"

"this--"

"Answer truthfully!"

Wang Shu answered honestly.

"Your Majesty, there is not much left in the granary. The harvests in the past few years have been bad. Only last year's harvest was better, but the total grain reserves are not much. If there is a year of natural disaster, the total grain stored in the granary will not be much. It’s only enough to keep food in Dayuan City for half a month!”

"What!? So few! Then if other counties in Dayuan encounter a famine, wouldn't they have to wait to starve to death?"

Wang Shu did not answer this question.

Noncommittal.

Ye Xiaochuan: "Brother Emperor, what has happened now is that we need to mobilize food to go to the south."

"Alleviating the disaster in the south. The north has received heavy rainfall this year and the crops are growing well. There is no need to worry about the disaster in the north for the time being."

"The important thing is that there can't be any more victims in the south!"

"Otherwise, it will endanger the country and the country!"

Ye Ling nodded.

"Publish my decree to open the granary and transfer all the stored grain to the disaster-stricken counties in the south."

"Yes!"

"Li Zhi, if you didn't report what you knew! I will remove you from your position as Governor of Guang County!"

"Xiao Chuan, you are responsible for preparing food and relieving the victims!"

"Yes!"

Because Ye Xiaochuan has a heavy responsibility.

The matter of getting married was postponed.

After Li Ruchu found out, he didn't say anything, but supported his decision.

Simultaneously.

Li Ruchu came up with an idea.

"Xiao Zhuan, it just so happens that my father was one of the top rice merchants in the Yuan Dynasty!"

"I want him to donate generously and send the rice in the rice warehouse to various places in the south!"

Ye Xiaochuan thought for a while.

"It's natural for you to think about the victims."

"But your father is a businessman after all, and businessmen want to make profits! Is he really willing to do this?"

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