At this time, Prague.
Liu Zheng and Teresa set out for Prague carrying half a million shi of food.
Along the way they saw famine in some places due to wars.
A lot of refugees came out, but things calmed down quickly.
Because Teresa would set up porridge shacks and distribute food wherever she went.
Let these disaster victims barely have enough food to survive the New Year. After the New Year, there will be a bumper harvest in spring.
Then there will be something to eat.
Liu Zheng told her: From a businessman's point of view, this can only solve temporary problems, but not permanent problems.
Because when they passed by, they often saw the nobles and wealthy businessmen still eating meat and drinking from big bowls.
There was even collusion between nobles and wealthy businessmen.
Nobles borrow their reputations, and wealthy businessmen use their money.
He used coercion and inducement to get Theresa to sell him the massive amount of food in her hands at a low price.
Teresa is not sold.
They even used local troops to besiege, but every time the nobles or wealthy businessmen who launched the siege died suddenly for various reasons.
The financial backers were all dead, so these local armed forces did not make things too difficult for Teresa and Liu Zheng.
The two of them traveled all the way to Prague.
Prague was originally a prosperous city. It was close to Saxony, and the two countries had direct and frequent trade exchanges.
Moreover, Prague also has fertile fields suitable for farming.
The agriculture here is very developed, at least famine should not happen here, but after Teresa arrives.
She and Liu Zheng boasted that this place was prosperous.
There are wheat seedlings everywhere here.
"Is this the wheat seedling you are talking about?" Liu Zheng pointed at the large wasteland and said in confusion.
Teresa was stunned and walked over to look at the abandoned field. It was overgrown with grass and there was no wheat seedling anywhere.
"This, this shouldn't be... When I came here a few years ago, wheat seedlings were everywhere this season."
Teresa wanted to refute, but she couldn't refute the scene in front of her. She lost her soul and said: "It shouldn't be so desolate..."
Liu Zheng patted her shoulder.
"If there is no problem here, why are you asking me to buy so much food?"
Teresa was stunned. She had been a refugee, but had never been to Prague.
I only heard about the tragic situation in Prague from other people’s mouths. Now it seems that Prague has become a hell on earth.
"Let's go to provide disaster relief." Liu Zheng stretched and said calmly.
Teresa looked at his relaxed look, and her heavy heart couldn't help but relax a little.
She looked at the city not far away and smiled: "Go to provide disaster relief."
Liu Zheng was pulled by her to provide disaster relief and build a simple porridge shed.
Waiting for familiar work, but this time Liu Zheng told her.
"It's best not to directly give food to these victims."
Teresa frowned: "Why?"
"Those are the victims of the disaster. If I don't share the food with them, who will I give it to?"
Liu Zheng shook his head: "These victims are different from the previous victims. Those people still have crops that are not wasted."
"After surviving the disaster year, they can still survive on the food harvested next year."
"But what about these people?"
"The fields were abandoned and we gave them food. They only care about having food now. Next year, these people will still be victims of the disaster."
After listening to Liu Zheng's words, Theresa fell into silence.
She looked at Xiang Liu Zheng and relaxed her frown: "Liu Zheng, sometimes I feel like you don't look like a businessman."
"Instead, he looks like an experienced officer."
Liu Zheng touched his nose, avoided her gaze, and said with a smile, "Really?"
"Maybe it's my talent. There's no way I'm that good."
Teresa laughed and ignored this guy who was sometimes as thick-skinned as the city wall.
After Teresa thought carefully, she decided to set up the porridge shed on the farmland and sent people to publicize the fact that she had set up the porridge shed.
It soon attracted a large number of refugees.
Most of the refugees agreed to work, tidy up the fields, and restore water canals in order to have something to eat.
After a few days, the effect was surprisingly good.
Of course, only a few of them were unwilling to do it and left.
Teresa didn't hold back either.
News of their porridge spread quickly spread to the city, attracting a large number of refugees.
Teresa and Liu Zheng had to build more porridge shacks.
During this period, some refugees even took the initiative to maintain order and helped them build porridge shacks.
Seeing this scene, Theresa was happy from the bottom of her heart.
But for some reason, when asked why Prague became like this, these refugees kept silent about it.
"Miss, Mr. Liu, please don't ask."
Theresa and Liu Zheng looked at each other and shook their heads.
It seems that no information can be obtained from these refugees.
A few days later, a priest in white robes came here from Prague.
After the priest inquired about Liu Zheng and Theresa, he came over and bowed.
Teresa was a Catholic, and the priest was also a Catholic.
So Teresa practiced Catholic rituals.
The priest glanced at Teresa, glanced at Liu Zheng, and said lightly: "Miss, are you also a believer in the Lord?"
Teresa smiled and responded: "Yes, I believe in the Lord."
The priest nodded, looked at her kindly and said, "Now our Lord is in trouble. As a believer, I would like to ask if you are willing to dedicate everything to the Lord."
Teresa was stunned and asked, "What does the Lord need to do?"
“The Lord needs your food now.”
Hearing this, Teresa's expression changed drastically. She was a devout Catholic believer and would not refuse the Lord's requests.
But this food was what she asked for emergency help!
Without this food, these Austrian people will no longer have food, and Prague will become a hell on earth.
"Why, you don't want to?" the priest asked coldly.
Teresa forced a smile: "Although I am a believer in the Lord, I can only dedicate a handful of food in my hand to the Lord. The other food is needed by all the refugees in Prague."
Hearing these words, the priest laughed and said: "Smart answer."
Teresa handed over the grain in her hand.
The priest did not answer but looked at the five hundred thousand stones of grain behind Theresa, then turned to look at the refugees in Prague and asked.
“Are you willing to offer food to the Lord?”
After hearing these words, Theresa's face turned pale instantly.
Prague is the place with the largest number of Catholics in Austria and is also the most devout place.
The refugee was silent about this, and looked at Teresa with complicated eyes.
After hearing the priest's request, some refugees' eyes flashed with fanatical faith, and they immediately bowed their heads and said, "Lord, I am willing to give everything I have!"
Many devout believers said at the same time: "Lord, I am willing to give everything I have!"
Teresa's expression changed, and the priest looked at him with a smile, stretched out a hand, and waited for Teresa to hand over the food.
At this moment, Liu Zheng stood in front of Theresa, looked at the priest with a grin, and said lightly:
"Priest, I am also a believer in the Lord, and these grains actually belong to me."
"Why don't you ask me?"
