"It's really not easy for the court..."
Lin Yi opened his mouth to talk about the difficulties faced by the imperial court. The treasury had been dragged down by the war in the north and was about to collapse.
Unexpectedly, the two southern provinces encountered unprecedented snow disasters, and the two batches of disaster relief materials completely destroyed Dayan's treasury.
As for civilian supplies, they briefly mentioned that the imperial court had issued a call to the civilian population.
He Weijun and Song Zhili listened carefully and were stunned for a while.
"No, how do you know so much about the court?"
He Weijun felt that something was not right, and Lin Yi knew it too clearly. It felt like he had touched the core of the court.
But at Lin Yi's age, he still couldn't do this.
"Yes, yes, how does Academician Lin know this?"
Magistrate Song stared at Lin Yi curiously.
"Let's not talk about this first. The top priority is to command how much supplies are left in the department and to deliver these supplies to the people in need as soon as possible."
What Lin Yi fears most is that revealing his identity will make him look special.
Unless there is a last resort.
"The command department is full of disaster relief materials sent by the imperial court. Bachelor Lin can check it out for himself..."
Song Zhifu and He Weijun took Lin Yi to the temporary warehouse.
Lin Yi opened the warehouse door and took a look, his heart dropped.
No wonder there are so many empty carts outside, and the wheels are frozen. It turns out that there is no supplies at all in the huge warehouse.
There were only about ten boxes of silver.
However, silver taels are of little use at this time. Only during the reconstruction work will a large amount of silver taels be used.
'Even if the batch of disaster relief materials arrives on the road, it will be a drop in the bucket. We can only rely on Dayan's private power...'
Lin Yi was quite powerless and felt like his hands were tied.
"Scholar Lin, you have seen the situation. I also want to protect the livelihood of the people, but what can I do to protect it?"
Magistrate Song Zhili shook his head and sighed: "It's good that we are literary monks. We can endure hunger and cold. The key is that the common people have nothing to do."
"What's going on with the rice and grain shops in the city?" Lin Yi then asked.
"After the disaster, the people could not bear the wind and snow. Longwei and the Yamen agents had requisitioned all the rice and grain shops in the city in advance and distributed them..."
Magistrate Song said bitterly: "If it weren't for these shops, the people of Nanxiang Prefecture might not be able to bear it!"
'Not bad, he is a practical person. I am too prejudiced against Dayan officials...'
Lin also examined himself in his mind.
It seems that there are still many Dayan officials who can do practical things for the people.
"How is the situation of the granary in Nanxiang Fucheng?" Lin Yi suddenly thought of this.
Each prefecture has a granary. In addition to handing over part of it to the court for the convenience of the court's control and support, most of it will be kept in the granary of each prefecture.
It is to prevent natural disasters and at least protect people's livelihood.
"Master Tongzhi Sun is responsible for the situation at the granary."
Magistrate Song Zhili waved his hand and called Sun Tongzhi over, saying: "Scholar Lin wants to know the situation of the granary in Fucheng. Please tell me..."
"..."
Sun Tongzhi immediately looked embarrassed and stammered: "This granary...that..."
As he spoke, his expression became solemn and he stared at Lin Yidao: "Why does Academician Lin ask this? The food in the granary will naturally be used for disaster relief."
When Magistrate Song saw Sun Tongzhi's appearance, he felt a chill on his neck.
He stared at Sun Tongzhi and said in a deep voice: "Where are we going to provide disaster relief? Please tell me clearly!"
"Logically speaking, by opening a granary to provide disaster relief, the people of the city will not have any surplus food so quickly..."
Cold sweat broke out on Sun Tongzhi's forehead, and he said seriously: "Xiaoguan originally thought that the people in the city were unlikely to be short of food, so he sent it to other disaster areas in Nanxiang Prefecture."
Magistrate Song then breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Lin Yi helplessly, and said, "Scholar Lin, we are really at the end of our rope and have nothing to do!"
"Yeah?"
Lin Yi ignored Magistrate Song. He walked up to Sun Tongzhi and said, "Show me the grain book!"
He felt that Sun Tongzhi had a big problem.
He was unwilling to question Sun Tongzhi, because the Sun Tongzhi he knew in Nanxiang Mansion was a conscientious official.
"Xueshi Lin, you are not from the Yamen. The whereabouts of the rice and grain are recorded in the grain book. It is inconvenient for you to know!"
Sun Tongzhi refused to provide it. He was a little panicked and his eyes evaded.
"Master Sun, what do you mean? Academician Lin wants the grain book, and you are still hiding it? If Academician Lin hadn't taken action just now, your and my head would have fallen off. Go and get it!"
Magistrate Song on the side scolded him harshly, feeling that Sun Tongzhi was a little ignorant of current affairs.
He wasn't worried about what Sun Tongzhi was doing.
After all, I have been a colleague for so many years, and I still know very well what kind of person he is.
The key is thoughtfulness!
"kindness!"
Sun Tongzhi didn't say anything more, nodded and retreated.
He Weijun did not interfere in the internal affairs of the yamen, but chose to watch and keep an eye on Lin Yi.
He felt that Lin Yi had changed a lot and had an indescribable temperament about him.
I heard that the Jingcheng Rural Examiner Jieyuan was able to meet Emperor Dayan. Maybe Lin also met the Emperor, and he started to feel a little confused...
"Lin Yi, come here!"
Dean He Weijun called Lin Yi over, pulled him to a deserted corner of Tianshu Courtyard, and advised: "Lin Yi, listen to my advice, be sure to guard against arrogance and impetuosity!"
"???"
Lin Yi was a little confused. Did he show arrogance?
"Just have a heart-to-heart talk with me. Did you meet Emperor Dayan when you won the title of Jie Yuan in the provincial examination in the capital?" He Weijun asked.
Lin Yi nodded and said he had seen it.
"now it's right!"
He Weijun showed that he was observing everything, and said seriously: "Lin Yi, you can't think that you are superior to others just because you have met Emperor Dayan, how amazing you are!"
"Prefect Song and Sun Tongzhi are both imperial officials. You have to think about your status. Can they be manipulated by you like this?"
"Definitely not!"
He Weijun did a lot of things, all of which were for Lin Yi's persuasion.
I hope he won't be arrogant. The official path is very deep. He can't grasp it. If he is not careful, he will be in a doomed situation.
He said that Lin Yi was still a child and he didn't understand the adult world.
"Go and apologize to the two adults later. You may have to rely on them in the future..."
He Weijun patted Lin Yi on the shoulder and had high hopes for him.
"Dean He, I have a reason to intervene. In fact, I am..."
Lin Yigang wanted to say that he was actually the Prince of Dayan and had to intervene in this matter. Halfway through his words, he saw that Sun Tongzhi had come back with the grain book.
He walked over quickly.
"Lin Yi, what are you actually? Hey, this guy hasn't even finished his words. Is there any reason why you have to intervene?"
He Weijun shook his head and sighed.
He had tried his best to persuade, but Lin also went to the capital and his temperament changed too much.
If this continues, you will suffer big losses in the future!
"Scholar Lin, this is the food book!"
As soon as Lin Yicai walked over, Magistrate Song handed the grain book he took from Sun Tongzhi to him.
Lin Yi opened it and looked at it. It recorded in detail what day it was and how much grain came in from the granary.
Then on what day, how much grain will come out of the granary.
Including which official in the household was the person in charge, everything was recorded clearly, and there seemed to be nothing wrong with it.
Lin Yi closed the food book and glanced at the wet ink on his right thumb... He couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.
He suddenly threw away his hand, smashed the grain book directly into Sun Tongzhi's face, and scolded: "When did you move the grain in the granary? What benefits did you get from it? Will your conscience hurt if you do such a thing?"
"Is it because there are no close relatives of yours among the people in Nanxiang Fucheng, so you don't think it matters whether they live or die?"
Lin Yi's voice was like thunder, exploding in the silent command hall, deafening.
"What's going on?"
He Weijun and Magistrate Song were stunned and looked at Lin Yi and Sun Tongzhi in confusion.
I didn’t come back to my senses for a long time!
