Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

Soon, there were a few more tables and chairs at the gate of the city, and all the medical craftsmen in the city were invited to sit in the town, and then a Habayashi army rode on horseback and shouted among the victims: "Those who want to enter the city must line up at the gate of the city, and the medical craftsmen must go to the city gate." Check your body and enter the city if you are healthy."

As soon as the word spread, the victims started to move and ran to the gate of the city. In fact, they didn't know why they had to enter the city. They only knew that they had nothing to eat or wear outside the city, and they didn't even have a tile to protect them from the wind and rain. , If you spend the night like this, you will freeze to death and starve to death.

There were Habayashi soldiers holding knives and guns to maintain order, but none of the victims dared to ignore order. Occasionally, some people wanted to jump in line, but they were also picked out by the sharp-eyed Habayashi soldiers.

"Next time, don't even think about stepping into this city gate!" This threat was still very effective, and no one dared to flout the rules afterwards.

Li Xu waited for the officials from Yuhang after blowing the wind on the city wall for half an hour. These officials were terrified yesterday. They heard that King Shun had left and were lying comfortably at home to recuperate. He got up from the bed, and it was still the order of King Shun.

On the way here, they thought that King Shun had changed his mind, and were going to take them into surgery. They walked all the way in fear, but they were stunned when they saw the bustling scene at the gate of the city.

"This is……"

Li Xu asked them to come up, and a group of officials wearing official uniforms appeared on the city wall, and they were immediately spotted by the victims below. Some immediately knelt down and bowed down, shouting loudly: "Master Qingtian..."

Li Xu asked quietly: "I don't know how the adults feel at this time, and what countermeasures are there to resettle these victims?"

Someone cautiously replied: "Lord Bing, Yuhang has been hit by floods this year, the harvest is not good, and there is not much grain in the granary. I'm afraid it's..."

"Oh? There was a disaster this year, what about last year?" Li Xu looked at the official with a smile, he waved his hand, and pointed to the young magistrate, "I remember you, tell me."

The young county magistrate looked over in surprise, then took a step forward, and said, "My lord, the weather was good last year, but...more than half of the grain was confiscated by the prefect's office, and there is not much grain in Yuhang."

Li Xu laughed angrily: "More than half of it will be collected when the weather is good? Then how much will be collected this year? Is there a rule for this in previous years?"

"Not at all." In a word, it all depends on the sheriff's pleasure. When he wants food, you have to give it. Otherwise, don't blame him for grabbing it.

"Very good, I don't know how much grain is in the granary in Yangzhou Mansion. I have a handwritten letter from the king. You send a few cavalry to Yangzhou Mansion quickly, and ask Wan Junwei for food."

The young county magistrate raised his head and glanced at Li Xu, his eyes were complicated and mocking, obviously he didn't like Li Xu's actions.

Li Xu approached him and asked, "Do you think this king is crazy, or do you think Wan Jun will disobey?"

"Wei Chen dare not."

"Heh, don't worry, things have to be done step by step, first settle the victims below."

"But... food... so many victims, Yuhang can't afford it."

"Then first borrow some from the local gentry and rich man."

The young county magistrate took another look at Li Xu, with the mocking look on his face as usual, "I'm afraid it might be a bit difficult."

Li Xu felt that he was stupid, "Do you think there will be people who refuse to borrow money when the king goes out?"

The young county magistrate replied conservatively: "It's true that the prince's status is valuable, but the gentry may have their own reasons for refusing."

"Then try it."

Li Xu saw other officials standing on the city wall one by one indifferently, as if the disaster victims gathered underneath were a group of ants, so he assigned work to them.

"Separate two people to register the information of the disaster victims. The place of origin, age, family size, what they do for a living, and what specialties they have are all clearly registered for the king to see."

"Divide two people into supervising the construction of greenhouses outside the city, as well as the management of the victims after they enter the city, their food and clothing, and all matters related to the aftermath. All the aftermath matters will be assigned by myself. Don't I need to assign them by name?"

Li Xu glanced at him, and didn't need to say much at all. The officials immediately nodded and agreed. They had seen King Shun's ability to kill people. They felt that there was nothing to be afraid of doing something, and disaster relief, which year they didn't do it. These procedures They are also cooked.

After all those people went down, Li Xu asked the young magistrate, "Your name."

The young man hesitated for a while, then replied, "Joan, my lord."

Li Xu looked at him in surprise, "Qiao An, the magistrate Qiao is from your family?"

A bit of disdain appeared on the young man's face, "It's just a coincidence, the next official has nothing to do with Magistrate Qiao."

Li Xu doesn't really believe it, but he doesn't plan to pursue this for the time being, "I also give you a task to write a post-disaster relief strategy theory. It must be well-founded and not flashy."

Qiao An was not too convinced, "Any official knows the method of disaster relief, but to implement it, you must have money and food. It's hard for a smart woman to cook without rice. No matter how good an official's writing is, having no money and no food is empty talk."

"So what I mean is to ask you to write something useful, don't you understand?" This nerd probably took office through a back door, right?

Qiao An looked at him angrily, but didn't talk back to Li Xu, Shi Shiran saluted and left with his sleeves thrown up, he didn't look like an obedient child no matter what.

After Qiao An left, Li Xu also went down the city wall, and seeing Liu Shu rushing towards him, he asked expectantly, "How, how many things were copied from Qiao Rui's house?"

Liu Shu jumped off the horse, took out a list from his pocket and handed it to Li Xu, angrily said: "This Qiao Rui is really a corrupt official, his family is full of gold and silver, and the storehouse is full of food. Life is much better than ours."

There is an old saying: Three years of clean magistrate, one hundred thousand snowflakes of silver, this Qiao Rui has been an official for several years, and he is not a clean official at first glance, the accumulated wealth is indeed quite amazing.

Thinking about it this way, Li Xu suddenly wanted to know, the Kou family in Nanyue has been officials for generations, is the family also piled with gold and silver?

"Ah!" In a certain mountain forest in South Vietnam, a young man in soft armor sneezed loudly. He rubbed his nose and cursed in a low voice, "Damn it, this kind of life is impossible. I'm freezing to death, let someone go ahead to find out the way, this general will definitely destroy this group of barbarians this time!"

Li Xu roughly calculated that the food and gold and silver copied from Qiao's house would last for a few days. The more he calculated, the more frightened he became. Such a huge property could only allow these victims to spend half a month safely, and it still included gold and silver. The availability of food.

Li Xu used to be the boss, and he knew how much the employee's wages and benefits were paid each month, but he didn't know how much rice, how much water, and how many clothes his employees had to eat a day. He found that he didn't know enough about people's livelihood.

There are thousands of disaster victims pouring into the city right now. What these people lack the most is food, warm clothes, and firewood for them to keep warm. The daily consumption of thousands of people is not a small number.

"First put all the food in Qiao's family into the granary, and then ask the clerk in charge of the granary to calculate the number for me. He can control how much food each person should eat every day. Tell him that as long as no one among the victims starves to death, the king will There are many rewards."

How could a small official in charge of the granary think that one day he would take on such a heavy responsibility, and he was so frightened that he was so frightened. Fortunately, grain is something he is proficient in. As long as he calms down and calculates, it is not difficult. Arrange the daily delivery of grain. If there is too much grain, the granary will not be able to supply it. If there is less, people will definitely go hungry.

Everyone's potential is unlimited, Li Xu knows this very well, he can't do all the work alone, a complete enterprise must need people in different positions to operate, Yuhang County is the same now, any small person can play play a huge role.

Seeing that the disaster victims have been resettled properly, Li Xu's first problem to solve is the follow-up supply of food, and it is imperative to borrow food.

"Commander Lin maintains order in the city. All the servants in Yuhang's yamen are dispatched by you, and all the Habayashi troops follow me to borrow food."

The mighty team drove out of the city gate, and some of them saw the situation and thought that King Shun was about to abandon the stall and run away. When they heard that he was going to borrow food, they also showed the same expression as Qiao An. Everyone agreed He thought to himself: The prince used to be under one person and above ten thousand people, so naturally he didn't understand the twists and turns of the people, and he could respond to thousands of calls just by showing his identity. It's a pity, who would care about the face of a down-and-out prince?

No one dared to say this to Li Xu, but Li Xu was clear in his heart. He was not confident enough to think that he could get food with just a face and a name. Weapons, of course, can be solved with money, and he will definitely not use force.

Knocking on the door of a wealthy family, Li Xu explained his purpose, took out some of the gold and silver copied from Qiao's house, and only said that he wanted to buy grain.

Merchants who have stored grain know that when natural disasters and food shortages occur, they will not easily sell grain. Firstly, they need to store more grain at home, and secondly, the price of this grain is rising day by day, so fools will sell it.

When a big Buddha stands in their house and says they want to buy their food at the market price, do they nod or shake their heads?

Because of Li Xu's status, the Zhang Family Dalang didn't immediately refuse, but said that his family was also short of food. This year, there was too much rain, and the food production was reduced. He had a family to support, so he couldn't afford any extra food.

Li Xu sipped his tea carelessly, and only after listening to him finished speaking did he say: "This world is difficult, and this king took over such a mess because he couldn't see it, but this king has no money or food. Fortunately, he copied some from Qiao's house." Gold and silver, that's why you have the audacity to buy food, since Brother Zhang doesn't want to sell it, then I can go to the next family to get it."

Hearing him mention Qiao's family, Zhang Dalang felt guilty. He sent a large sum of money to County magistrate Qiao every year. Maybe his family belonged to the gold and silver confiscated by King Shun, and he remembered that he gave a The jade was presented to Qiao Rui, and his surname was engraved on the bottom. If this was discovered, it would be difficult for him not to be implicated.

And he received the news early in the morning that the county magistrate Qiao was beheaded by King Shun last night. He didn't know the details, but if he dared to kill someone, the King Shun would not be a small man.