Chapter 100 Serving the People
'Russling, rustling...Russling, rustling...'
In Shen Kee's grocery store, the brazier in the main room was shining with a faint blue charcoal fire, and the house was full of spring.
"As I said before, I want all the food, as much as I can get. I, Chen Cao, took all the jobs that the Mu family didn't dare to take. You must have heard about the Hangzhou Commercial Bank. This is another lesson learned from the past. Tell them exactly what happened and let them weigh the importance. For the sake of Duke Wei, I can make a deal with your Yunnan Trading Company."
Chen Cao didn't care about her divergent words and asked her to clean up for him, and then continued: "You still have a year to think about it. It may only be half a year if it comes quickly. If you really get past this village, Xiaonu (Shen Zhuangling in Mu (family name), your chance is gone, I, Chen Cao, am not a good man or woman."
After cleaning up for Chen Cao, Shen Zhuangling blushed and said with a smile: "Look at what the uncle said, the slave family didn't say that they would not follow the uncle. Since the uncle took the slave's body, the slave family belongs to the uncle. It's just the uncle." I also know that the slave family has been sold to the Duke of Guizhou since they were young, and it is not easy to get out..."
"Not necessarily..." Chen Cao looked at her coldly: "Anyway, I have told you all the good things to say. It is your business to choose. Time has passed..."
Chen Cao didn't finish speaking. He stood up and asked Shen Zhuangling to buckle his belt: "You have to take care of the food issue for me now. It is a profitable business after all, and it is not for your shop to work in vain. Okay, you can send me to the Longjiang Navy camp as usual."
Xin Zhao's expression changed and he shook his head repeatedly: "I realize my mistake..." He said quickly and added: "Last time, Liu Weisi's family members were sent to Jinling. Didn't my uncle ask his subordinates to collect a few of them on the way? Now? It’s been done, everyone is at my subordinate’s home, I’d like to ask my uncle to come with his subordinate.”
"In your home?" Chen Cao raised his eyebrows: "You are so brave, won't your wife take care of you?"
"She dares?" Zhao Xin immediately showed his manly spirit: "A woman dares to interfere in her own affairs."
Zhao Xin's house is two streets away from Zhenfusi Yamen, and the back door leads to Zhengyangmen Street.
"Hey, your kid's home is quite spacious..." Chen Cao looked around: "The housing prices on Zhengyangmen Street are not low, and you can make a lot of money..."
Zhao Xin laughed sarcastically: "If I hadn't followed my uncle, I would still be living in Xicheng Hutong."
Xicheng in Nanjing and Xicheng in the capital are both places where dirty things are sold. Generally, the people who live in such places or in alleys are poor people, just like before Chen Cao's family became rich.
"Well, sure, I got another five hundred thousand taels on my trip back to Zhejiang. What do you think?" Chen Cao squinted at him and teased.
Xin Zhao hurriedly clasped his fists and said with a smile: "It's time to follow uncle..."
"You bastard, why are you making such a fuss..."
At this moment, Zhao Xin's wife, wearing a somewhat transparent dress and a large cloak, walked out of the inner room and started drinking.
Chen Cao could vaguely see some invisible positions, so he coughed and turned sideways, not looking at his wife.
Upon seeing this, Xin Zhao immediately cursed: "You bastard, uncle, come to our house, how can you be dressed like this?"
"Old Si Zhao, I rebelled against you..." After scolding, his wife tied up her cloak with a smile, and then saluted Chen Cao: "The slave family has seen uncle..."
"Well, Madam-in-law, you're welcome." Chen Cao still leaned sideways and didn't move.
Seeing this, Xin Zhao scolded: "Okay, go back and nurse the baby quickly, stop ink stains...I am here."
Zhao Xin's wife pinched him hard, then turned and left with a smile. Chen Cao also turned around with a look of sympathy on his face: "Your son must be raised well, otherwise who will inherit your family business and title in the future?" ?”
"She's like that..." Zhao Xin laughed sarcastically.
"Would you like to divorce? I'll make the decision to find you a better one." Chen Cao raised his eyebrows.
Xin Zhao waved his hands repeatedly: "I don't dare. I have been talking about taking concubines for a long time. If you hadn't forced me to do so, she wouldn't have let go."
"Okay, I'll make the decision this time and let you take a concubine as you please. If she doesn't listen, I'll throw her into the Jiaofang Department..."
"ah..."
The remaining female relatives of the Liu family were taken to Zhao Xin's home and placed in a side room in the backyard. There were five people living in two connecting rooms, all of them young people.
Zhao Xin opened the door and let Chen Cao go in first. When the women in the room heard someone coming in, they huddled together like little quails. This action immediately reminded Chen Cao of Zhang Shuhua and her daughter.
"Liu Weisi's eldest daughter is married, this is his second daughter, and this is his third daughter," Zhao Xin pointed at two young and beautiful women, and then pointed at three others who were obviously two years older than her. The National People's Congress said: "After questioning, these three are all Liu Weisi's concubines, and their average age is around twenty-seven or eighty-eight."
Chen Cao looked around at the three older people. Sure enough, he only liked slightly older wives. Moreover, these three women were well dressed. Chen Cao nodded: "I want these three, his two daughters." Here you go.”
"Uncle," Zhao Xin said a little embarrassedly: "They are all young ladies, you?"
"No need," Chen Cao licked his tongue: "I don't like that."
After the two people completed the second distribution, they walked towards the door. At this time, a school captain came up and said: "Uncle, the convoy transporting corn grain stopped five miles away from the military camp. The local town People's houses were crushed by heavy snow and roads were blocked."
"Does the uncle need to be distracted by such a trivial matter?" Zhao Xin said as he was about to slap the captain.
Chen Cao stopped him and said, "Let's go and serve the people."
"Yangchun Town is very close to the military camp. There are about 3,000 households in the town. It is considered a big town. Furthermore, it is the intersection of the canal to the north. The local inspection department sets up road cards here all year round to collect taxes and fees from passing merchants. "Xin Zhao explained to Chen Cao as he walked.
When we arrived in the town, it was indeed as the captain said. Because of the snow, all the houses near the intersection were crushed. At this moment, only a few or two of the affected people were cleaning up their houses.
"This is a common problem," Zhao Xin saw Chen Cao's doubts, so he explained: "When they are hit by a disaster, the Shangyuan County Government will at most let them provide disaster relief on their own. The county government will not take care of it."
"If the army cannot win the trust of the people, even if it conquers the world in the future, it will only be a wedding dress for others..."
"Uncle?" Zhao Xin shouted softly as he listened to Chen Cao's silent recitation.
Chen Cao came to his senses and said: "Send an order to Nanjing Youwei and ask Qi Xianzong to lead a team to repair the houses of the victims in the town."
Zhao Xin was stunned for a moment, and then saw Chen Cao looking into the distance without changing his eyes, so he handed over his hand: "I will do it now."
Qi Xianzong did not dare to delay after receiving the order. He led two soldiers from the Qianhu Station and ran toward the town with crowbars and shovels. The people in the town were frightened when they saw this, and many people were frightened. This formation was so frightening that they went home and closed their doors, because they all knew that there were not many good people in the guard army.
However....
The purpose of more than 2,000 soldiers coming here is not to grab things and arrest people, but to help the people standing guard on the roadside clean up the houses that were collapsed by the snow...
This scene is really not like the behavior of our Ming Guard troops...
"The real Wang Liusi from Yangchun Town, a grass-roots citizen, has met your Excellency, but I don't know what you mean..." Wang Liusi was followed by the respected old people in the town, as well as many people who were watching the fun.
At this moment, Chen Cao showed the same look he used to do on TV, and pretended to be concerned about the safety of the world: "The people of the Ming Dynasty, no matter who they are, should be protected by our Ming army. If the people are affected by the disaster, if it cannot be dealt with, we and other troops will The people of Wu should protect the people under the rule. When I heard about the disaster in the town, I specially ordered the right guards of Nanjing to go out to help you;
One is to prevent you from freezing and starving after the house collapses, and the other is to let the people of Ming Dynasty know that the guards and troops are not all greedy guys. You can rest assured that I will have the collapsed houses repaired for you. If Xue cannot handle it, as Li Zheng, after registering clearly, tell the officer leading the team and they will handle it for you;
If there are soldiers who rob or demand your property while clearing the snow, you don’t have to worry. Just report it to Uncle Dingwu’s Mansion and I will make the decision for you. "
Wang Liusi was so moved after hearing this that he quickly knelt down and said, "On behalf of the people in this town, I would like to thank Uncle Dingwu for his great kindness..."
Chen Cao thought it was not enough, so he added: "For those people in the town who are unable to eat due to the disaster at home, I will set up a porridge shed at the entrance of the town. You can come and eat for free."
"Uncle, I heard that Nanjing Youwei's food is very good. Can we eat the same oily food?"
a young man shouted from the crowd.
Chen Cao laughed loudly: "You can come, there are enough oil and water pipes..."
"Thank you uncle..."
"Uncle, I'm so kind..."
A group of people sang praises, and some old women even took out the incense at home, lit it, and knelt down to worship Chen Cao.
Chen Cao felt that this was the right thing to do, and he couldn't help but have a new idea, so he asked the quartermaster to unload a lot of corn flour and immediately started making corn buns at Zhenkou.
"Zhao Xin, go and inform Xia Yunyi and tell him that I asked him to be Xiao He of our Dingwu Army..."
Xin Zhao nodded, mounted his horse and left.
Chen Cao looked at the soldiers who were rescued and rescued under the command of hundreds of households in various ministries, and he felt relieved. This is the right thing to do, and this must be done in the future. Not only does it have the voice of the people, even in the future...
That is also the vane of public opinion.
