After Cui Tong's persuasion was heartbroken, Master Liu and his two students also persuaded him again and again. Xie Jing'an originally planned to take advantage of the twilight of the sky and bring a few guards and retinues to patrol the city in the snow. After all, although he had made adequate preparations as much as possible after knowing about the snow disaster, it could not allow him to sit firmly on Mount Tai in the palace.

But this idea can only be thought about after all, he didn't even have time to say it, he was half coerced and half coaxed by the people in the study to eat a bowl of porridge, and even quietly called someone to persuade Liu Zhubo After seeing Lin Wan, they probably thought that Lin Wan was the only female family member with some status in the royal residence, and Xie Jingan didn't marry a wife or take concubines, so it was somewhat different for Xie Jingan.

In fact, Lin Wan did have some differences with Xie Jingan, but that was on the premise that her brother was Lin Yan. If King Shun had some entanglements with Lin Wan in the end, but now it is Xie Jingan, that would be impossible. After all, Xie Jingan is male and likes men. This is innate. Even if Lin Wan looks like a fairy, she is not as attractive to Xie Jingan as Lin Yan.

Thinking of Lin Yan, Xie Jingan couldn't help but looked out worriedly through the open window. Seeing that the snow was getting bigger and bigger, he didn't know if Lin Yan was really trapped on the road. Trapped, can he think of a way to save his life?

The more Xie Jingan thought about it, the more worried he became. He didn't even hear Lin Wan's words. She didn't wake up like a dream until she called His Highness a few times. She frowned and said, "What did you just say? Let's continue." , this king is a little worried about whether General Lin is trapped by Feng Xue on the road, so he is a little distracted."

For Xie Jingan's quick admission that he deserted, Liu Zhubo, Lin Wan, and Cui Tong looked as usual, but the newcomers Yan Jing and Chang Qing looked a little surprised, they looked at each other calmly, and then turned their attention back to the few people speak above.

Lin Wan said in relief: "Your Highness, don't worry, my brother is highly skilled in martial arts, and he has always acted calmly. Besides, with so many soldiers patrolling the city guards, he will definitely turn danger into good fortune. It may be that he is not far from Mozhou at this time. , and he will be able to return safely in a few days."

Xie Jingan was also looking forward to this in his heart, and even comforted himself like this, but every time he had a moment of leisure after finishing his affairs, this worry would involuntarily pop out of his mind, almost making him feel like he was sitting on pins and needles.

Xie Jingan almost squeezed hard enough to reveal a faint smile, and said calmly: "Miss Lin said that brother Ling has always been mature and prudent, and resourceful, so he will definitely be able to turn the danger into safety and return safely."

Xie Jing'an not only comforted Lin Wan, but also comforted himself, so he didn't want to continue entangled in this issue, so he changed the subject and asked: "Miss Lin has been in charge of the weaving workshop for more than half a month. This king knows that Miss Lin is a daughter. It's so inconvenient, I wanted to give Miss Lin more time and not to rush, but Miss Lin also knows that the snow disaster is imminent, no matter what part of my preparations are missing, there will be big troubles, so this king Ask Miss Lin, how many pieces of clothes can the weaving workshop produce to keep out the cold? How many people can wear them to keep out the cold?"

Lin Wan obviously didn't expect that Xie Jingan would not be idle during the meal, so she was a little surprised, but she quickly restrained her emotions and said confidently: "Reporting to Your Highness, since I took over the job in the weaving workshop, my subordinates have been working non-stop They have been sending people to search for baidiezi and the cloth made of baidiezi in the nearby counties, but baidiezi is only a rare thing after all, the output is not much, and the price is expensive, so the subordinates almost turned over the nearby counties Fortunately, when His Royal Highness exchanged perfume, soap and other goods with the family, he got quite a lot. Although it was not enough, four to five hundred pieces of clothing for warming the cold could be produced. Your Majesty knows that this is just a drop in the bucket for His Highness's fiefdom, but it is the limit of what his subordinates can do. Moreover, these days, his subordinates have recruited many embroiderers with quick hands and feet. A lot of quilts were made out of coarse cloth, although they are not as warm as those made of white folds, but there is a house to shelter them from the wind and rain, and they are enough to keep people from freezing to death, that is..."

Lin Wan hesitated for a moment, but she didn't say the last sentence, but none of the people present was stupid, and almost immediately thought of what Lin Wan hadn't finished saying, and they just wanted to suffer.

If Xie Jingan in the past wanted to be perfect, but now Xie Jingan has a lot of pressure on his shoulders, and he only focuses on minimizing the impact and loss caused by the snow disaster. As for whether the victims will suffer, he has no time to take care of it. enough.

It might be a bit cold-blooded to think so, but Xie Jingan really knew that he got the news too late, and the preparations he could make were limited after all. Even if he couldn't bear it, in front of the huge disaster-stricken people, he could only go so far.

Xie Jingan felt sorry for a while, but didn't show the slightest bit on his face. He nodded and praised: "Miss Lin can do this in just half a month. It's already a woman who won't give up to a man. This king is very surprised. Besides, Miss Lin What I said is not complete. The king not only prepared the courtyard for the resettlement of the victims, but also asked the fire kang team to spare the manpower to build all the houses in the courtyard. Now I am only worried about the lack of briquettes, but I am not afraid of them. It will be cold, but this king is still worried about one thing. Although most of the people in this king's fief are honest and kind, they may not be narrow-minded and troublemakers. This king is worried that so many people are crowded together. After a long time, there will be troubles, and moreover, I can accommodate them for a while, but not for a lifetime. If they are used to the days when they don't have to worry about food, and even the briquettes for heating are prepared, they may become lazy and feel It should be taken for granted, so the king thought about whether to use work as relief, from young children who have some strength, to the elderly who are still healthy, all use the method of work in exchange for food and heating. What do you guys think of things, if those who work harder than others can save up to exchange for wood or cement to rebuild the house?"

It was the first time for a few people in the study to hear the idea of ​​"relief with work", and they couldn't help being a little surprised. After thinking about it for a while, Liu Zhubo stroked his beard and praised: "Your Highness, this method sounds a little ridiculous at first, but when you think about it carefully, it doesn't make sense." There are merits, even quite subtle. After all, His Highness also knows that if you just give them rice and grain to live in, if you just blindly give them a place to live, they must be very grateful to His Highness, but as time goes by, He would only think that His Highness should do what he should do as a feudal vassal, and he might blame His Highness in turn. Since His Highness has exchanged so much silver from the family, and as the lord of the fief, why not just prepare the courtyard for them? If it is complete, they have to spend all their time trying to find ways to raise money for building the house.”

"Furthermore, too many people are prone to chaos," Master Liu continued, "Only by giving them something to do and something to look forward to can they settle down. Your Highness's method can be said to have eliminated this hidden danger."

Liu Zhubo used to be extremely stingy in complimenting Xie Jingan, but after thinking about it, he only felt that he was a genius, and that he was full of whimsical ideas, and he couldn't wait to use up his words when he praised him.

If Xie Jingan, who had just crossed over, would be flattered when he praised him, but fortunately Xie Jingan was not as innocent as he was when he just crossed over. Liu Zhubo just laughed off his praise, and then ordered: "Since Liu Masterbo I think this king's method is advisable, so this matter will be presided over by Mr. Liu Bo, and Deputy Commander Shen will cooperate with you to ensure that there is no trouble. If someone makes trouble, you don't need to ask this king for instructions, and they will be taken down immediately. Imprisonment first and then a long-term plan."

Troubled times use heavy scriptures, although the snow disaster is not considered troubled times, but it is also a dangerous moment when something goes wrong if you don't pay attention, no matter how kind-hearted Xie Jingan is, he can't care too much at this time, so he can only harden his heart.

Although Liu Zhubo had a lot of burdens on him, he knew that nothing was as important as the snow disaster, so he didn't complain, and he responded immediately without even a moment's hesitation.

And Shen Wei was originally Xie Jingan's old guard and a martial arts practitioner. He only knew that he would obey Xie Jingan's orders, so he was more straightforward than Liu Zhubo's promise. Looking at that appearance, he wished he could issue a military order to show his determination .

Xie Jingan summoned Jiang Zheng again to inquire about the production of briquettes from the Minerals Department. He said that although the briquettes produced today would not be enough to keep the courtyard where the victims were placed on fire for twelve hours, they were still enough to use when resting at night, which made me feel more at ease I even ate a few more bowls of porridge with a big appetite, and calculated with Liu Zhubo how to rescue, resettle, and appease the victims after the snow disaster. Seeing that the preparations were indeed well done, I felt a little bit uneasy Went back to the room to wash up and fell asleep.

It's just that he didn't sleep well that night, he was half asleep and half awake, dreaming all kinds of weird dreams, and even woke up by the scene in the dream once in the middle, so that he was still very scared after waking up. He was dazed for a while, until the servant on duty at night lit the lamp and poured tea for him, then he gradually came back to his senses, casually took the cup of tea and took two sips to moisten his throat, then wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and asked Servant: "What time is it?"

The servant just replied respectfully: "Return to Your Highness, it's three quarters of the Yin hour." He heard a rumble of footsteps coming from the corridor outside the door, from far to near, but he walked to the door in a short time, with He knocked on the door in a bit of panic and shouted: "Your Highness, there is an urgent message from the city guard. General Lin has returned with his troops and is waiting outside the city gate. The city guard sent someone to ask whether to open the city gate to let General Lin in. The city, and what's more...According to the guard sergeant who came to ask for instructions, it seems that General Lin's condition is not very good, he seems to have been seriously injured, but the sergeant who sent the message said that it was too dark to see clearly, The city gate is also high, and the sound is a little muffled by the wind, so I couldn't hear clearly whether it was General Lin who was injured or the soldiers he brought with him."

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