In the study room, Zhu Yuanzhang was still asking for news about Li Jin.
But Mao Xiang seemed to be able to investigate only these things, and other things could only be learned from the people's mouths.
However, Li Jin's reputation among the people is naturally well-known. Everyone says that Li Jin is a good official, the Qingtian Master of Shanghu County.
Which businessmen does Li Jin cooperate with? Or how much was embezzled?
There is no conclusion at all. Some people say that Li Jin is an upright official and has not been corrupted at all.
Or some people said that Li Jin might have had no choice but to accept some bribes and use them all to do things for the people, without keeping them secretly at all.
Zhu Yuanzhang became more and more angry as he listened. At the end, he shouted directly:
"Fart, we saw with our own eyes that bastard accepted tens of thousands of taels of gold from others, how could he not be corrupted or bribed?"
"These people are all accomplices, all accomplices of that corrupt official?"
Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang gradually losing control, Zhu Biao hurriedly tried to persuade him:
"Father, please calm down."
"No matter what, Li Jin deserves credit. It is not easy for Li Jin to manage Shanghu County like this."
Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath and then remembered that bastard Li Jin was currently relieving the victims in Yiwu!
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly felt much better.
It's been so long, and I haven't heard of anyone starving to death in Yiwu, which means that Li Jin has already started pouring money into it.
Zhu Yuanzhang felt slightly mentally balanced. As long as Li Jin could spend money, he would be mentally comfortable.
"Biao'er, what's going on in Yiwu now?"
Zhu Biao was stunned by Zhu Yuanzhang's sudden question and replied:
"I don't know this, why don't I summon Lu Shangshu and ask?"
"In that case, call Lu Chang here immediately."
Zhu Yuanzhang's mood gradually became cheerful at this time.
Soon, Lu Chang hurried to the study room.
"Your Majesty, Lu Chang, pays homage to the Emperor."
When Lu Chang saw Zhu Yuanzhang, he immediately paid homage to him.
"Pingshen, I called you here again just to ask you, how is the situation in Yiwu now?"
Zhu Yuanzhang went straight to the point and asked Lu Chang about Yiwu.
Lu Chang bowed and said:
"Your Majesty, no one in Yiwu has died of hunger. This has met the imperial court's expectations."
"Your Majesty, please don't worry."
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. As expected, Li Jin filled in a lot of money.
But then Zhu Yuanzhang thought of Li Jin's various tricks in Shanghu County, and asked a little uneasily:
"Li Jin shouldn't have any weird behavior, right?"
"This...I don't know."
Lu Chang shook his head in confusion, wondering why Zhu Yuanzhang asked this.
Zhu Yuanzhang felt a sudden change in his heart and said to Mao Xiang:
"Mao Xiang, you go to Yiwu immediately. You must investigate clearly the ins and outs of Li Jin's disaster relief."
"We must not miss any details. We need to know how Li Jin provided disaster relief?"
Mao Xiang was puzzled. Isn't Li Jin the magistrate of Shanghu County? Why did you go to provide disaster relief?
However, Mao Xiang did not dare to delay and hurriedly knelt down and replied:
"According to the order."
Seeing Mao Xiang leave, Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little calmer. No matter what, no one in Yiwu starved to death. This was already the best news.
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Yiwu County.
It has been several months since the last flood burst its banks. After such a long period of flood discharge, the floods in Yiwu County have receded.
But the roads in Yiwu County are still muddy.
Since Mao Xiang left Yingtian, he rode a fast horse straight to Jinhua. However, as soon as he arrived in Yiwu, he found that all the roads here were under construction.
Just like the roads in Shanghu County, they began to roll out in Yiwu County, which surprised Mao Xiang.
But unlike Shanghu County, the people in Yiwu County all look ragged, which is very different from the people in Shanghu County.
Mao Xiang got off his horse and planned to walk to Yiwu County to investigate.
When he arrived in Yiwu County, Mao Xiang was surprised to find that there was no soup kitchen here.
Since grain warehouses have been opened here, why is there no relief point?
If there are no relief points, how will the victims be treated?
These questions surrounded Mao Xiang's mind instantly, making Mao Xiang's mind full of doubts.
"Boom, boom, boom!!"
Just as Mao Xiang was wondering, he heard the sound of gongs being beaten next to him.
Mao Xiang hurriedly looked towards the place where the sound came from, and saw groups of ragged and unkempt people rushing toward the sound of the gong.
Mao Xiang knew that this matter was not simple, so he pushed forward regardless of his own safety.
As soon as he arrived, Mao Xiang saw a middle-aged man inside, standing on the stone mill, beating the gong, and yelled:
"Fathers, fellow villagers, young and old, come and take a look."
"We adults are going to build roads in the city. If you are willing to go, sign up now!"
"Sir, I am willing to sign up, I am willing to go!!!"
"Choose me!! Sir, I'll go! I'm strong and I can stand up to two."
The people below all signed up enthusiastically, fearing that they would not be chosen.
Mao Xiang was shocked by this turn of events. These people should have been so hungry that they had no strength, so how could they still be so motivated to work?
After the recruiters filled up their ranks, they turned around and left, leaving only some people who were not chosen and looked lonely.
Mao Xiang, who was not sure why, quickly reached out to stop a commoner who wanted to leave, took out a wheat cake and said:
"Brother, I'm new here. I wonder if I can ask you some questions?"
The man looked at the wheat cake in Mao Xiang's hand with bright eyes and nodded quickly.
Mao Xiang smiled slightly, handed the wheat cake in his hand to the man, and asked:
"Brother, can you tell me what's going on in Yiwu now? Why can't you see any relief points?"
While eating the wheat cake, the man said to Mao Xiang:
"Why else?"
"Since the censor arrived, our relief rules in Yiwu County have changed."
"All relief centers have been abolished and replaced with work-for-relief services."
After hearing this, Mao Xiang became even more confused and asked:
“What is relief for work?”
"Just like just now, only those who work can have food to eat."
The man looked very hungry, and he finished the big cake in his hand in just a few mouthfuls.
After eating, he licked his fingers with unsatisfied taste.
"What about children and the elderly who are helpless?"
Mao Xiang's brows were already wrinkled, as if he felt something was wrong with this.
"Don't worry about this. Master Yushi has made good arrangements for them, and there will be no starvation to death."
The man was not worried at all. After all, his children and old mother had been arranged, so he didn't need to worry at all.
"So what should people like you do if you don't find a job?"
Mao Xiang was very puzzled when he saw that this man was not worried about life problems at all.
"If you are really about to starve to death, there are emergency relief centers, but the food there is really not that good."
The man had a look of disgust on his face and continued:
“Except for the relatively large number of people who went there at the beginning, almost no one goes there now.”
"Don't do it out of necessity. It's not only embarrassing to eat there, but it's also unpalatable."
Mao Xiang suddenly expressed curiosity about this so-called emergency rescue center.
In Mao Xiang's impression, these people were almost starving to death, yet they were still picky?
