"Give us an explanation!"
"that is!"
"This house cannot be burned down in vain! Where will I live if it is burned down?"
"Give us compensation!"
"If you don't give it, let's see if we can overthrow your yamen!"
"that is!"
Arrogant words sounded in front of the Yamen of Yanyang Mansion.
In fact, as early as dawn, this group of people had already made trouble in Liu's house, but Liu's house never responded. The burned-out door was tightly closed, and no one could get in. In desperation, these people had no choice but to They came to Yanyang Mansion and made a fuss in front of the Yamen.
At this moment, a large group of people gathered in front of the Yanyang government office. Cen, the prefect of Yanyang City, was afraid that they would invade the government office, so he ordered a large group of government officials to stop them outside.
At this moment, Cen Yichun, the magistrate of Yanyang Prefecture, stayed in the government office and was at a loss.
Yanyang Prefecture is the capital city, and the Yanyang Prefecture Government Office can be said to be a model for prefectures and counties across the country. If the Yanyang Prefecture Government Office does not handle the matter well, then Cen Yichun, the prefect of Yanyang Prefecture, will be ashamed.
But they are also afraid that these people will go to make trouble outside the palace gate if they don't get a good solution. Where will they show their faces then?
"Send Zhang Zhizhou to come over."
"good."
The person who spoke is the prefect of Yanyang Prefecture. Being the prefect of this capital can be said to be the most honorable. Most people want to be but they can't. How good an official must be to be the prefect of this capital. The prefect.
He was wearing a purple official robe and a black gauze hat, with white hair and a gray face. He could really be described as gentle and gentle.
In short, looking at this face, it is obvious that he is a good official. If he is a corrupt official, there is no doubt from his face.
"Prefect."
After saying something, a man in his thirties walked in, wearing a purple official robe and a black gauze hat.
It seems that this is such a majestic government office, so everyone is neatly dressed.
If you go to other yamen, you may not see it like this. It should be that the prefect is not wearing an official hat, sitting leisurely on a chair with his legs raised.
"sit."
With Magistrate Cen's words, Tongzhi sat down.
Tongzhi, whose surname is Zhang and whose given name is Feiguang, has such a good position as the prefect, how can he dare to neglect it.
No wonder my parents always said that when I was a kid, I wanted to play with those who studied well, hahaha.
After Zhang Tongzhi sat down, the prefect Cen Yichun took a sip of tea, put down the cup, looked at Zhang Tongzhi, and then said: "The people outside are making such a noise, what do you think should be done?"
After hearing this, colleague Zhang Feiguang thought about it for a moment, and after a while he thought in his mind: "How about I go and tell them, let them go back and wait. Let's see what the court says first."
Listening to what Zhang Tongzhi said, it was not unreasonable. Listening to the noise of the people outside, Magistrate Cen could understand their mood and looked at Zhang Tongzhi and understood: "Okay. No one will be sad if they lose their home and money. Yeah. Don’t irritate them too much with your words, just say it nicely.”
"Eh."
After answering, Zhang Tongzhi stood up and walked out towards the entrance of the government office.
Looking at the quarreling common people, Zhang Tongzhi said: "Fellow fellow villagers, please listen to what I have to say. Be quiet, be quiet."
After a few words, these people became silent, and looked at their colleague Zhang Feiguang with helpless and pitiful eyes.
"My fellow villagers, listen to what I have to say. I and Magistrate Cen can understand your feelings. Our Yanyang City Government Office is just thinking about the people. At the moment, the court is still thinking of ways to deal with this matter. The government is also thinking of a way for you, so you go back for the time being, and we will naturally give you an explanation when we work out the method."
After listening to Zhang Tongzhi's words, a bold commoner asked: "How long will it take?"
"As soon as it's today, or as slowly as two days. The yamen will find a solution for the folks' accommodation and other issues."
At this time, no one had any objections and had to disperse, waiting for the court to deal with it.
However, at this time, Liu's cloth shop had suffered heavy losses, and only one side of Liu's house was burned down. The foundation passed down by the ancestors was destroyed in the hands of Mr. Liu.
Liu Hongyuan, the master, fell ill because of Liu's business.
Seeing his father like this, the son Liu Zhiyong couldn't bear it and started to investigate.
"Who was responsible for inspecting the warehouse yesterday? Come forward."
As soon as the eldest young master shouted, the two people standing in the crowd were so frightened that their faces turned pale.
Even if no one admits it, the eldest young master Liu Zhiyong can still find these two people by relying on their faces.
Perhaps it was the first time they made a mistake. The two servants were so panicked that they didn't dare to step forward. Sweat poured out of their foreheads.
Looking at the faces of these two people, the eldest young master Liu Zhiyong knew that they were right: "You two, stand up."
Upon hearing this and looking at the look the eldest young master cast, the timid one knelt down first, and then the others on the side knelt down together.
"Eldest Master, please spare your life, Eldest Young Master, please spare your life, the younger one doesn't know, the younger one doesn't know." The two men kowtowed together and shouted.
But what's the use of apologizing at this time? It's all burning. It would be great if an apology could solve anything.
"Did you check carefully last night?" the eldest young master asked.
The two nodded: "Everything has been checked, and the inspection is serious. After the inspection, the little ones will lock the door."
Listening to the two men's words, the eldest young master Liu Zhiyong didn't know what to do. How could he put all the blame on them without any evidence.
He had no choice but to wave his hand: "Get up."
Thinking that his father was ill today and Liu's cloth line was ruined, the eldest young master Liu Zhiyong was so sad that he didn't want to talk much and walked towards the burned warehouse over there.
Looking at the piles of rotten wood, black charcoal, and thick smoke, the young master Liu Zhiyong was so angry that he picked up a blackened firewood stick and threw it at the warehouse.
After the smash, for some reason, the eldest young master Liu Zhi shed tears of disappointment.
In the court today, all the civil and military officials are worried about this issue.
The residences of some officials were also lost in the flood, and even worse was the residence of Guo Kang, the censor of Zuodu.
I just came back from the disaster relief work, and I left home without even getting the least amount of sleep.
The other officials whose houses were burned were crying in the court hall. Only Guo Kang, the censor of Zuodu, was calm and seemed to be thinking about something.
Fortunately, the residence of Su Yunqi, the left prime minister, is not in that area, otherwise he would not be in the mood to attend the morning court today.
"Okay, okay. Don't cry anymore. The fever is gone, so what's the point of crying." Su Yunqi, the prime minister of the left, could no longer listen to the crying.
The right prime minister Yang Youcheng on the side should be the blessing of Tuen Gong Su Yunqi. The fire was put out just as it was about to burn to his mansion.
The houses of four of the six ministers were burned down, including the home of Cen Wenxing, the minister of household affairs. Unfortunately, he was still providing disaster relief. I wonder if his family members gave him the news. There was also the home of Ding Liu, the minister of rites. There is the home of Guo Xingwen, the Minister of Punishment, and the home of Xu Yushan, the Minister of Industry.
One can imagine how big the fire was last night.
"Prime Minister Zuo, you have to make the decision for me. The little property I had was burned to nothing. My favorite pen was also burned. I have nothing left." Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites, cried. .
Listening to Ding Shangshu's cry, Su Yun, the prime minister of Zuo, almost shed tears. Thinking that Da Mo's silver and copper coins could not be burned by an ordinary fire, he asked teasingly: "These silver and copper coins should be gone." Burned out?"
Upon hearing this, Ding Shangshu stopped crying, was stunned for a second, and said: "That's not true."
After finishing speaking, Ding Shangshu began to cry hypocritically again: "But...but that little money is not enough to buy a house."
Looking at the face of Ding Liu, the Minister of Rites, I didn't need to think too much to know that he was lying. After all, he had cooperated with him in corruption a few years ago, but he just didn't want to expose it in front of these officials.
"That's enough, don't say more." After saying that, Su Yunqi looked at the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue: "Servant Shen, how much money is left in the treasury?"
"Go back to Prime Minister Zuo, there are still three hundred and sixty taels." Shen Jun, the left minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, said.
Upon hearing this, the officials who had lost their homes suddenly became disappointed. They must have thought that they would have extra silver to buy them villas.
With this amount of money, ordinary houses can only afford three, and not even one good house can be bought. How can it be so shabby.
How can we provide disaster relief with this little money, and how can we help these displaced people rebuild their homes? It's impossible to just put up a few wooden sticks and then surround them with cloth and start a family, right?
It’s okay to use the good ones, but if they don’t use the ordinary ones, doesn’t it show that the court and the country are too incompetent?
Thinking of this, Left Prime Minister Su Yunqi frowned.
"Everyone, if anyone has enough money, you might as well donate some, and I will return it to you one by one when the treasury has enough money." Su Yunqi said.
Normally, as long as one of the two prime ministers asks a question, the officials in front of them will start talking about it, but today, no one is talking about it.
Su Yunqi thought it was because of the loudness of his words that they didn't hear them and continued to ask again.
After asking, it was still a silent scene.
Seeing that no official was willing, Right Prime Minister Yang Youcheng took the lead: "Left Prime Minister, Yang still has some silver at home, which can be used temporarily to provide housing for the people."
As soon as Yang Youcheng said this, Prime Minister Su Yunqi nodded with a smile on his face. Seeing that the civil and military officials had not yet made a decision, he took the lead and said, "I am willing to use part of the silver in the mansion to serve the people." Provide shelter.”
After speaking, Su Yunqi, the Prime Minister of the Left, looked at the officials below with a proud look: "What, the Prime Minister has taken the lead, you are still unwilling?"
At that time, these civil and military officials had no choice but to agree to come.
After the dynasty, the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry took charge of raising money to rebuild the homes of the people. Among them, only the leading Prime Minister Su Yunqi of the Left and Prime Minister Yang Youcheng of the Right donated the most. The small amount of silver donated by the other officials was a drop in the bucket.
With the money, they also built new residences for the people. They had no intention of complaining about the lack of relief food. Instead, they felt that the food was not worth the price of the house.
If it were us, if we were hungry for a few days and had a new house, most people would definitely choose a house.
The imperial court was like this. Although food was in short supply, silver could still be scraped together.
With good housing, who dares to complain anymore.
