In the yamen of Kuaiji County, several people in official robes were sitting in the back yamen with solemn expressions, seeming to be discussing something.
"There is news from the imperial court that food has been transferred, and it is estimated that it will arrive in the next few days!"
The leader had sunken eye sockets and a tired look on his face, as if he had not slept well for several nights.
"How much food can we get for more than 100,000 refugees?"
"That's right! We only reported less than 100,000 to the higher authorities. It is estimated that the court will distribute relief food based on this number of people. But what should we do with the extra people?"
"If it doesn't work, just make the porridge a little thinner so that we can fill our stomachs! If we report the truth truthfully, His Majesty will be angered. Can we still keep our official positions...?"
As soon as the leader finished speaking, several people sitting below spoke one after another.
They are officials of Kuaiji County, and the leader is the county guard here.
After learning about the serious consequences of the flood, I almost never slept a wink!
"I don't know if our official position can be saved, but your nephew's official position is definitely not!"
The county governor Yuan Pengxing frowned slightly and glanced at the county magistrate Jiang Hua aside with a very unhappy expression.
"Master Yuan, you must save my nephew. My brother died early, and leaving such a nephew behind, nothing can happen to him!"
Jun Cheng Jiang Hua's face suddenly turned pale, he quickly stood up and asked for help.
"Such a big thing has happened, and I have concealed a lot of the number of victims in Nanzhou City for your sake. How else do you want me to save it?"
Jun Cheng turned his head to the side, seeming very impatient.
"Master Jiang, Master Yuan has really done his best in this matter. You know, if you just conceal the number of victims and the superiors find out, you will lose your head!"
"Yes! We usually turn a blind eye to how your nephew manages Nanzhou City, but this time things are really too big!"
"There was a natural disaster, and it had nothing to do with your nephew, but he shouldn't have delayed the time, failed to report what he knew, and even beat up the person who reported the news! Now that the news has spread, how do you ask Mr. Yuan to protect...?"
Several other officials also spoke out.
They all knew the relationship between County Cheng Jiang Hua and Nanzhou City County Cheng Jiang Dalei. Moreover, Jiang Dalei was usually very discerning and would come to give them gifts during every year and festival under the guise of paying attention to his uncle.
Due to their short hand, they have also relaxed a lot in the management of Nanzhou City.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Dalei was so courageous that he didn't report the disaster in time. He didn't send someone to report it until early the next morning after he had eaten and drank enough!
The county magistrate above him is also a coward. He has been suppressed by Jiang Dalei all these years. He doesn't care about anything and doesn't dare to take care of it. He just gets free salary every year.
Even if a disaster occurs, the people below will go to the county magistrate Cheng Jiang Dalei to report it, not the county magistrate!
"Master Yuan, you must think of a way. The mountains here are high and the emperor is far away, so the news may not reach your majesty's ears. As long as you can keep your nephew and his official position, your nephew will definitely change his past and become a good official!" "
Jun Cheng looked sincere and spoke as if he was telling the truth.
In fact, everyone knows in their hearts that a dog can't change its habit of eating shit. His nephew is just a gangster who can't even read a few Chinese characters. How can he be a good official?
Besides fighting with fists, what else can he do?
"Okay, you don't need to say any more. Don't think about the official position. I will try my best to save his life, that's all...!"
Yuan Pengxing waved his hand impatiently and motioned for him to sit back, "What we are discussing right now is about relief food. We will talk about your nephew's matter after all the victims have been appeased. We will talk about it after the matter calms down!"
"yes!"
Jun Cheng responded slightly disappointedly and sat back in his seat.
He also knew that his nephew had gone too far this time, but there was nothing he could do about it. Things were already like this, so he could only try his best to protect it!
"Lin Shan, send people to control the victims. Don't let them spread, let alone let them leave Kuaiji County!"
"Wang Si, take people to calm the emotions of the people affected by the disaster. Don't gather people to make trouble. If necessary, you can also take some appropriate and necessary measures!"
"Liu Wu, please send someone to wait at the port. It is estimated that the relief food will arrive in the next two days...!"
County Governor Yuan Pengxing began to issue orders to minimize the impact of this incident.
As long as the relief food comes out and the people's emotions are calmed, everything will be easy to handle!
"Report..."
"Let me report to Mr. Yuan, a group of people came from outside the government office. They call themselves..."
"Go away, go away, go away, you didn't see us discussing something? How dare you come to disturb us?"
Jiang Hua was in a bad mood because of his nephew's affairs. He was in need of a punching bag, and the guard who came to report the news bumped into him.
Being scolded for no reason, the guard flattened his mouth and said, "But..."
"But what can you do? Get out of here! No matter who comes, let them wait!"
Jiang Hua scolded sharply.
The biggest officials in the entire Kuaiji County are already here, who else can come?
They don't look down on those cats and dogs either.
The other people were also upset, so they didn't say anything and just let him go!
"But...but they say they are the Six Ministers!"
The guard flattened his mouth and said aggrievedly.
"Huh? Do you believe this? Get out of here! Tell them to go cheat somewhere else. If they are the Six Ministers, I will be the Jade Emperor!"
Jiang Hua vented all his anger on the guard and waved him away.
"yes!"
Seeing that the atmosphere in the hall was not right, the guard didn't say anything more and quickly turned around and ran out.
If you stay here any longer, you will only get scolded!
"Nowadays, the swindlers are so bold, they actually tricked us into coming to the government office...!"
Jiang Hua snorted coldly, glanced disdainfully outside the door, and then looked at the officials in the hall, "Not long after Feng Shangshu sent us the telegram, he also said that His Majesty and several other ministers were enshrined in Mount Tai. Why? Maybe it will appear in our Kuaiji County?"
"Yeah! That makes sense!"
Several other officials were shocked after hearing what the guard said.
They come just as they think they are afraid. Before the affairs of the victims here have been settled, the six ministers over there have already arrived. There will be no way to explain them at that time!
But after Jiang Hua's analysis, they suddenly breathed a sigh of relief!
The six ministers are very busy every day, how could they suddenly come to their place?
"Okay! Let's continue! Where are we talking about...?"
Yuan Pengxing didn't pay much attention to this matter, and continued the topic just now, assigning tasks to everyone to stabilize the victims.
After the guard was scolded, his mood became very bad. He believed what County Cheng Jiang Hua said and thought that the people outside the door were a group of liars. When he came outside the government office, he roared at the old guys!
