On both sides of the road in Hepu County, porridge sheds are under the supervision of government officials, and disaster relief is being carried out in an orderly manner.
From entering Hepu County, porridge sheds will be erected every few miles on both sides of the official road. In front of the porridge sheds, there are groups of people waiting in line to get rice.
Among these people, some were half-dressed, in tatters, covered in dirt, and exuding an indescribable smell. They were disaster victims at first glance.
Some people, however, were relatively clean and decently dressed, and they should be local people in Hepu County.
After Jin Yiwei inquired about it, these porridge sheds all distributed free rice porridge. The thick rice porridge made Jin Yiwei's eyes go straight when he saw it.
The rice porridge that people usually drink at home is nothing more than this. I didn't expect that Hepu County's disaster relief would be so kind?
The Jin Yiwei walking on the official road were deceived. Didn't they say that the prefect here was a ruthless and evil man who took the lead in raising the price of food, resulting in starvation all over the place?
What does it mean to starve to death everywhere, not to mention dead bodies everywhere, but it is definitely not like this where there are disaster relief sheds everywhere?
Could it be that Magistrate Li got the news and heard that the emperor wanted to punish him, so he hurriedly built these disaster relief sheds?
Put on airs and try to get away with it?
The more Jinyiwei Baihu thought about it, the more likely it became. He immediately led Jinyiwei to the city and went to investigate.
If it was true as he thought, he would immediately lead people to arrest Li Jin as a warning to others.
Soon, Jin Yiwei and his party arrived at Hepu County along the official road.
Entering Hepu County, Jin Yiwei felt that the scene in front of him seemed a bit familiar.
They saw that the people of Hepu County were actually building houses and streets in the city everywhere.
These common people who helped with the construction were also dressed in rags and should also be victims of the disaster, but here, their faces showed a sense of satisfaction.
Jin Yiwei immediately thought of the victims he met in Shanghu County, who were exactly the same as here.
Don't think too much, this must have been done by Li Jin, that work-for-relief thing.
However, Jin Yiwei is not here to study any work-for-relief scheme this time. They want to capture evidence of Li Jin's crime and then quickly arrest Li Jin and bring him to justice.
Now the emperor and commander Mao in the capital are waiting for their good news.
If you delay here for one or two days, Jinyiwei Baihu really doesn't know what the consequences will be.
Thinking of this, Baihu couldn't help but shudder, and then he led his men to find an inn, changed into casual clothes, and then looked for teahouses, restaurants and other places to gather information.
Jinyiwei Baihu randomly found a tea stall, ordered a pot of tea, and sat there quietly, cocking their ears, and began to eavesdrop on the surrounding information.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for Jinyiwei Baihu to hear the information they wanted to hear.
He immediately got up and came to a tea table. There were two middle-aged people sitting on the left and right sides of the tea table. Judging from the clothes they were wearing, they should belong to businessmen, but they should also be small businessmen, otherwise they would not be here. Drink tea at this small tea stall.
But these are not important. Jinyiwei Baihu just learned from the conversation between these two people that these two people seemed to know some inside stories about Li Jin's raising of food prices.
"Brothers, please come."
Jinyiwei Baihu walked up to the two of them, raised his hands in greeting, then slowly sat down beside them and asked:
"I just heard two people talking about our current magistrate. I was deeply interested in it, so I came forward to ask about it."
"I wonder if you two can clear up my doubts?"
With that said, Jinyiwei Baihu asked the waiter to serve a pot of the best Biluochun.
When the two middle-aged businessmen saw the generosity of Jinyiwei Baihu, they slowly let down their guard and began to explain what Li Jin had done this time.
But what they said from their mouths put Jin Yiwei in a dilemma.
