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The disaster relief team arrived in Dongjun. The food and medicines on board can be said to be a timely help, which can alleviate the urgent needs of the local area.

Because the roads were flooded, and half of the county was also soaked in the water, wading through the water was too slow, so the prefect, chief secretary, and clerks of Dongjun were all taken on wooden boats modified from carts, and sampans were extended from the back of the boat to accompany them. The people squeezed together, no longer have to wade through the water.

In the sky, hot air balloons fell one after another, and were quickly put away by Fang Jijia.

On the wooden boat, the burly man stepped on the wooden paddle, and the water rolled up in the back of the boat.The mechanism made by Mo Zhe forms a driving force, pushing the hull forward continuously, breaking through layers of water waves as the paddle speed gets faster.

When encountering a turbulent vortex, the man will turn on the mechanism on the side of the ship, driving the hull and the sampan to turn around together.

After a series of operations, the prefect of Dongjun and the master were stunned, and almost forgot that their whole bodies were soaked and half of their bodies were still covered in mud.It wasn't until Zhao Jia personally handed over the dry clothes that the two recovered from the shock, took them in a hurry, and thanked Zhao Jia.

Wei Qing brought hot water and two trays of steamed buns, Zhao Ponu and Zhao Xin each brought a few soldiers, put steamed steamed buns into rattan baskets, and gave them to the people behind the boat.

The floods have lasted for nearly three months, and the county's grain depots have long been exhausted.Even the prefect himself can only eat porridge every day.At this moment, smelling the aroma of buns, his Adam's apple rolled unconsciously, and his hunger surged up instantly.Thinking of what he saw, he couldn't help feeling sad.

"Emissary, all affairs in Dongjun need to be presided over by the envoy, and the grandson of Jiatong Wang still needs to rush to Jinan."

Although Zhao Jia and Han Yan were disaster relief envoys sent by the imperial court, local officials were still the main ones in managing floods, presiding over disaster relief, and resettling the people.

Liu Che issued a decree, ordering Ji An, the prefect of Donghai County, and Zheng, the prefect of Jinan County, to take charge of the matter at that time, with Zhao Jia and Han Yan assisting.In this way, the prestige of the two eunuchs can be used to suppress the local tycoons, so that various tasks can be implemented, and it can also prevent Zhao Jia and Han Yan from being unfamiliar with the local situation and doing wrong things with good intentions.

Under Zhao Jia's persuasion, the governor of Dongjun and the master ate their first full meal in recent days.While drinking warm water, he was taken aback when he first heard Zhao Jia mentioned the nobles and powerful families in the county.

"The imperial court issued an order for disaster relief, and all the food and medicine were transported from Chang'an, which was a long journey and took a long time."

"The Yellow River is moving, and it is not known when the flood will recede. To the south of the old river, people in sixteen counties have been affected and displaced. If the water does not recede, they will have no livelihood."

As Zhao Jia spoke, he observed the prefect of Dongjun, and saw that his brows were deeply furrowed, and a trace of grief flashed across his expression, so he couldn't help sighing, and continued: "The emperor decreed that the servants will build dikes and river channels, and distribute grain and cloth within the construction period. In order to change the service, I will be exempted from taxes for three years. In addition, I will tell the tyrants in the counties to send food relief, and second the healthy servant Tian Tong."

The powerful in Zhao Jia's mouth includes not only the disaster-stricken counties, but also more than 20 north of the old river.

Liu Che has read all the memorials that Ji An and Zheng sent to Chang'an at that time.

When we saw that in the face of the disaster, there were unscrupulous and powerful merchants hoarding food and medicine, driving up the price of food and medicine, treating human life like nothing, and even bolder, colluding with corrupt officials to secretly exchange grain for disaster relief and transporting away life-saving medicinal materials, which almost caused civil unrest. , I wish I could go to the local area in person and kill all these damn villains.

This time, when Zhao Jia and Han Yan went south, they got the emperor's clear order, and they had the right to kill first and play later.

Liu Che's meaning was very clear. All blacklisted officials, tycoons, and merchants who dare not act in accordance with the imperial court's will can be killed on the spot and reported to Chang'an afterwards.

Previously, Zheng went on a killing spree in Jinan County. In order to save his life, some merchants confessed a large number of people involved in the case, not only the local tyrants, but also several families north of the old river.

Due to jurisdiction, Zheng could not punish them at that time, but he did not intend to take advantage of them. He wrote all of them into the memorial and ordered them to be sent to Chang'an.

With the diversion of the Yellow River, floods flooded, and most of the people south of the old river suffered disasters. Their houses and fields were all flooded, and they needed relief from the court to survive.

On the other hand, to the north of the old river course, such as Qidi, not only was not affected by the disaster, but instead the ears of grain were covered with pulp, presenting a scene of a bumper harvest.

Knowing that the price of food in the sixteen counties remained high and the victims were displaced and homeless, some villains made up their minds to plunder women, children and even strong men, sell them to child caravans, and then take them to other counties through the latter.

Half of the looted people were bought by the tyrants hiding behind their backs, and reduced from ordinary people to slaves.Some tyrants even sent healthy servants to pretend to be bandits, with the purpose of robbing Tian Tong.

Zhao Jia and Han Yan's other task is to punish the local tyrants in addition to providing disaster relief.

Before the two set off, Zhao Jia made a special trip to visit Ning Cheng to ask for relevant experience.If it weren't for Yanmen County being too far away, Jin Diao and Xinying would not be able to convey too much news at once, Zhao Jia wanted to learn from Zhidu.

For Zhao Jia's visit, Ning Cheng was naturally happy, and he introduced him as a confidant, so he naturally knew everything without saying anything.

From Lieutenant Ning, Zhao Jia gained a lot. To sum it up, the central idea is one word: kill!

The wicked deserve no mercy.

The so-called "hateful people must have pity" is nonsense when it is applied to these greedy and cruel villains.

According to Ning Cheng, if you want to achieve the best results in the shortest time, killing chickens and monkeys has limited effect. You must turn on the group killing mode, catch one and kill the whole family, and catch one and kill the whole family.

Don't say that family members and clansmen are innocent.

They enjoy the benefits with peace of mind and trample on the blood and tears of innocent people, and they must pay the price for it.

Back then, Zhidu's reputation in Jinan could stop children from crying at night.Every time the prefect Zhi was mentioned, Hao Qiang was silent like a cicada.When encountering a goshawk with a butcher knife in his hand, no matter what his background is, he has to restrain the children of the family. If he doesn't want the whole family to be wiped out, he must not do anything wrong.

Ning Cheng admired Zhidu and devoted himself to the cause of cruel officials. His reputation in Jinan was no less than that of his predecessor.

Zheng had been doing nothing for several years at that time, and he couldn't bear it when he encountered powerful and unscrupulous merchants who dared to step on the line. Suddenly, his shirt exploded, Fei Feiqian and his halo were thrown away, he picked up a long knife, and directly slashed in a row.

In the face of a disaster, if you dare to do illegal things, you are lucky if you kill one, but you are unlucky if you kill the whole family.

There are "successful cases" first, what Zhao Jia needs to do is to hold the facts, so that others can't make a mistake, and then kill as much as he wants, so that the people who kill these ghosts will be frightened, and they dare not do more harm to the victims. The mind of self-seeking is considered success.

Han Yan supports Zhao Jia and is willing to take responsibility together with him.

If it wasn't for the Huns in the north, the other three battalions had to be on standby in Chang'an, ready to go to the border counties at any time. Wei Yue, Cao Shi and Li Danghu would definitely ask for orders to go together.

Wei Shang and Li Guang, as the prefects of the frontier county, have guarded the frontier for the country for many years and have made great military exploits.Cao Shixi Marquis, Princess Shangchang, if they come together, it will be more secure.

It's a pity that everything is difficult. The Xiongnu assembled a large army, and the war will start at any time. The emperor's army must go to the frontier fortress, and they cannot all be transferred to relieve the disaster.

Before setting off, Wei Yue handed Zhao Jia a silk book, which was a list of officials in the sixteen counties he personally compiled, as well as famous local tyrants.

The most rare thing is that he drew a network of relationships in the silk script, including these people's in-laws, old friends and even fellow villagers in the court.Everything that can be thought of is listed in detail to ensure that no one is missed.

After reading the silk script, Zhao Jia couldn't help admiring it.

The third son of Wei is simply a walking database, a humanoid library.

With this information in hand, Zhao Jia has more confidence in his actions.Comparing the list with Han Yan and referring to the list given to him by the emperor, the two quickly locked down the three families, and decided to act immediately after arriving in Dongjun.

These people must be made to understand that they are entrusted with the emperor's order, and everything in this trip is for the common people.Anyone who dares to do illegal things at this juncture, collude with government and businessmen, deceive superiors and conceal inferiors, harm others and benefit themselves, will move their heads, and they will surely die!

The team passed the dam that was almost breached, and Han Yan mobilized a group of soldiers to replace the county officials and civilians who had been covered in mud and water for several days.

"Use some hot water, steamed buns are enough."

Gongsun Ao and Zhao Xin pulled up the long rope and fixed the hull near the embankment, then hung the pulley on the rope, and the baskets of steamed buns slid down to Qing Zhuang.

These are all proposed by Zhao Jia, and jointly created by Mo Zhe and Fang Jijia.It was originally needed for training, but now it is installed on the ship, which can also be of great help.

The county officials and Qing Zhuang added water and took a short rest. Except for a few people who developed a high fever and couldn't hold on anymore, they had to return to the county city.

The scripture official explained that Zhao Jia had just learned that the two young men in charge in the crowd were the third son of the prefect of Dongjun and the eldest son of the master.Since the dam first appeared in danger, the two have stayed here for more than two months.

As early as when the water flooded, the eldest son of the Dongjun prefect lost news.The second son was separated from his brother after he left the city, which may be more or less ominous.

"My lord, please be honored!"

The prefect of Dongjun helped Zhao Jia up, and said: "In his position, he is in charge of the government, and he is the shepherd of the court. He should protect and love the people. My three sons are born in Jiaoliang Jinxiu, and they have everything they want from the common people. When disasters come from the sky If the flood is tormenting you, you should stand up. Even if you destroy your family and perish, you will not be able to retreat behind others. This way you will be worthy of the kindness of the master, the support of the people, and the name of the family!"

After saying that, the prefect of Dongjun looked behind him and saw the third son in the crowd. There was no sadness on his tired face, but pride.

When the team entered the county town, due to the shortage of civil servants, the prefect and the master book personally presided over the allocation and sent food and medicinal materials to the counties.If it is not possible to leave, they will definitely go to the counties in person to ensure that food and medicine are distributed to the victims.

Knowing the first-hand information, Zhao Jia wrote a memorial, signed it together with Han Yan, and handed it over to the embroidered emissary who accompanied him to bring it back to Chang'an.

After unloading all the supplies, Zhao Jia and Han Yan did not stop, and the team rushed to Jinan for several days.

On the way, they encountered a caravan selling children, and they were dealing with three buyers. Zhao Jia gave an order, and Wei Qing and Zhao Ponu jumped off the bow of the boat. They rushed forward with twenty infantry, and wiped out the gang of villains. Capture, together with the three buyers, none of them escaped.

"Bold! Do you know who my Patriarch is?!" A man in a straight train who was clearly not a child servant yelled.

"Who is it? Let's hear it."

Zhao Jia stood at the bow of the boat, looking down at the man half submerged in the water with his arms twisted, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, but there was no smile in his eyes.

Worried about being run away by the villains, Zhao Jia jumped onto the flying boat on the way and lost touch with the large army.The man didn't know his identity, and mistakenly thought that some family was going to fight for the house boy, so he boldly shouted.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the threatening words fell, a dark fleet suddenly appeared on the surface of the water and stopped behind Zhao Jia one after another.

Seeing the army on board and Zhao Jia standing at the bow, the young man's face was pale, and a thought suddenly came to his mind: It's over!