"You said, with the pitiful balance of these three people, it is considered good if I can guarantee that I will not starve to death. How can I help Xiaojunyun upgrade and earn interstellar coins?"
She never expected that the system level of these three people was lower than the last, and the highest one, Mu Yuze, was one level lower than Lu Ruyun.
Just outrageous.
"With the cheat, if you don't hurry up and make money to marry Bai Fumei, what are you thinking about all day long?"
"..."
Chen Xingluo twitched the corner of his mouth and suddenly became speechless.
One orc is busy surviving, and the martial arts idiot is busy improving himself. As for the remaining one, he probably doesn't even know what Bai Fumei is, so what can you expect them to do?
Cheng Xi sighed, "So, it's up to us women to have a career!"
"You can recommend Mu Yuze to Miss Lu. There are fights and sect training in the ancient martial arts plane. I believe the fabrics in the plant plane can save your life at critical moments."
[An app that has been running stably for many years, comparable to the old book-chasing tool, used by all old bookworms.
Chen Xingluo hesitated for a moment, then suddenly felt inspired, and his eyes became brighter and brighter.
"I'll go right away."
"Make sure to rest and don't be in a hurry."
"Know it!"
Cheng Xi saw that she looked like she was about to get inspired and didn't stop her. Just when she wanted to see how her master was doing with her research on medicinal plants, she saw Chen Xingluo and Su Zhan walking in, their faces seemed a little solemn.
"What's going on here?"
"There's been some restlessness outside the city these days."
Not only was the outskirts of Beijing uneasy, but the entire north of the Yan Dynasty was also uneasy.
The end of September is the day after the autumn harvest. In April this year, a cold wave swept through most of the country, causing all wheat and other crops to freeze to death, leaving people with no food in their hands.
The refugees who were affected by the snowstorm have just been comforted, but they are afraid that trouble will happen again.
"Did something happen to Zhuangzi outside our city?"
"Back to Madam, there have been refugees visiting Zhuangzi in the past few days, and many nearby people have had their homes robbed."
"Nothing serious happened, right?"
"..."
Su Zhan looked strange, "Ahem, madam, the red fruit trees behind Zhuangzi are bald."
"..."
Cheng Xi blinked and was extremely confused, "What does it mean to be bald? What's the way to go bald?"
"I don't know where the refugees heard the news. They said that the red fruits were very valuable, so they picked the remaining small fruits and ate them as food. Some of them were so hungry that they even picked the leaves. Cook and eat."
"..."
Big Venus is very sour, can you eat it?
Besides, hawthorn is an appetizer, so the more you eat, the hungrier you become, right?
Even if you eat leaves, you can't pick them and eat them.
When Cheng Xi was speechless, he realized the seriousness of the matter. If even the refugees outside the capital were picking hawthorns and eating them without any scruples, then the situation in other places would only become more serious.
"Does the court take any measures?"
"Not yet. These refugees have only gathered in the past month. Because the autumn harvest in various places was not good, they were afraid of starving again. They gathered together again, and even the court did not react."
It may be fine if you are hungry and suppressed once, but if you do it again, it may be more serious than the last time.
Chen Xingluo said, "Pay more attention to the news outside Beijing these days."
"yes."
Su Zhan quickly left the courtyard, and the two of them went directly into the study.
A letter came from Shenjiacun, written by Shen Mantun.
The second-season potatoes planted in Shenjia Village were all harvested a few days ago, totaling nearly 700,000 kilograms, which can be described as a bumper harvest.
The fifth prince had already led his troops to leave Shenjia Village, and bought and took away all the seeds except the seeds reserved for them. Now every household had more than a hundred taels of surplus silver in their hands.
In addition, Magistrate Xie bought half of the potatoes in the name of Lin'an Prefecture and kept them as seeds for distribution next year, and the remaining ones will be escorted to the capital soon.
"Not tomorrow?"
Cheng Xi calculated the distance and time, "This letter was sent five days ago. If there are soldiers escorting it, the journey from Lin'an Prefecture to the capital will only take about 8 days. Does that mean these potatoes will arrive soon?"
"If nothing else happens."
Accident......
Isn't that right? There are a lot of refugees on the road to the capital.
Thinking about it this way, it might be a good thing for Magistrate Xie to keep half of the seeds, so as not to be robbed halfway.
Seeing her thoughtful look, Chen Xingluo laughed and said, "No."
"What?"
"The fifth prince sent Song Zhi to transport potatoes. The refugees will not succeed. The people who are really on guard are not the people, but the officials and aristocratic families in the capital."
"..."
"And it's not guarding on the road, but entering the gate of the capital."
Cheng Xi suddenly realized, "You mean, the Holy One can't keep you?"
"...Well, that's okay too."
"Then our Holy Lord is really pitiful."
It's not even the slightest bit pitiful to be unable to keep something that belongs to you, and to have to give it away even if someone misses you.
That's so pitiful.
"An emperor can do this—"
Cheng Xi sighed and silently lit a piece of wax for the man on the dragon chair.
Chen Xingluo: "..."
There is no need to sympathize with him so much.
***
The next day, news of a large number of refugees outside the city spread throughout the capital.
In a short time, most of the excitement due to the examination was gone. The number of women on the main street decreased at a speed visible to the naked eye, for fear that they would be hit by the sudden arrival of refugees.
On the contrary, the number of students staying in Beijing and those in the Imperial College increased in number, and they began to gather together to think of countermeasures as if they wanted to ask for orders for the people and for the sake of the court.
Chen Xingluo returned home quickly after being out all morning, and locked himself in the study room not to go out.
Cheng Xi's traditional Chinese medicine course has already entered acupuncture. At the end of the morning course, she heard noise coming from outside.
"Wangshu, go and have a look."
"yes."
Wang Shu's figure returned not long after he left, "Madam, refugees are gathering outside the city. Many officials and squires are planning to give porridge to help. There are people queuing up at all the major grain stores in the capital, and they have already reached the entrance of the alley."
"So exaggerated?"
The alley and the main street are two blocks apart.
"Most of the boys who go to the grain store to buy grain drive carriages, so the queue is quite long."
"Does a wealthy family need a horse-drawn carriage to buy groceries? Just ask the shopkeeper to have it delivered to your door, okay?"
"..." This was the blind spot of her common sense. Wangshu shook his head and said that she didn't understand either.
Wang Shu didn't understand, and Cheng Xi, who thought she understood very well, was also confused. It wasn't until Qin Zheng came over with the news that they suddenly realized it.
"What, because there were too many mansions that wanted to give out porridge, so the servant just took the carriage and went there for fear that he wouldn't be able to get it at his own mansion?"
The master and the servant twitched their lips at the same time. Are your officials in the capital already so involved?
Isn't this too unreasonable?
Qin Zheng spread his hands, "It's a surprise this year. All the students who can be ranked are here. If any of them didn't go, they will probably be killed by these righteous people!"
"If I remember correctly, you are one of them."
"Can that be the same? I am a member of the Qin family first, and a scholar second."
"..." It's true, but I'm speechless?
"So your Qin's shop is making money?"
"Then, who gives these people not only a lot of money but also fame?"
Qin Zheng clicked his tongue twice, his eyes narrowed into a ram's horn symbol, "But my grandfather said that the Qin family will also provide food for porridge, not only in the capital, but wherever there is a Qin family food store."
"Oh haha!"
This is to single-handedly suppress other officials and aristocratic families.
Well done though.
"Hasn't the imperial court come up with a solution yet?"
"No method is the best method. Nowadays, major aristocratic families are offering porridge to others just to gain a good reputation, but it does solve the urgent need of the imperial court."
When it comes to this aspect, Qin Zheng is not sleepy at all.
He clasped his fingers to analyze and said clearly, "But I do know some inside information. The Ministry of Household Affairs does not have much food reserves, and the major state capitals have also opened warehouses for disaster relief a few days ago. If they are released any more, they will probably damage the foundation. , so I guess the only thing left for the emperor to do is reduce taxes."
"..."
After all, aren't the people left hungry?
