Datang: God-level son-in-law, salted fish will become stronger

"There is a lot of food shipped from all over the world, but according to the current situation, it's not enough."

"Let's take a look at the situation first, and then make a plan."

Xue Rengui nodded and followed behind Qin Mu.

on both sides of the road.

It is full of shacks made of rags and straw mats, and the victims of the disaster lie in twos and threes, their eyes empty.

Of course.

While the rich wine and meat smell, the road with frozen bone.

No matter how big a natural disaster is, there are always landlords and human traffickers active in the disaster area.

not far away.

Behind a rich landlord, a dozen or so ragged girls followed.

From time to time, his eyes swept across the faces of the girls kneeling on the ground on both sides of the street.

These desperate girls were all kneeling on both sides of the road, with the corpses of their father, mother or parents lying beside them.

They sell themselves, just to exchange some money, buy a coffin made of broken wood, and bury their relatives, so that the lost relatives can be buried in the ground.

They would never allow the corpse to be thrown into the cremation pit and burned.

Those burned in the cremation pit were unclaimed corpses.

"Master, we..." Seeing this scene, Xue Rengui couldn't move. He really couldn't bear the heart of these rich landlords, even human traffickers, to buy these girls away.

"Don't worry." Qin Mu reassured: "We have kept people at various checkpoints, and none of them can leave. They can spend the money as they like, and we will settle the score after the fall."

"Besides, in the current situation, there is no food in the city. If we punish these landlords and Lao Cai, these disaster victims may not want to fight with us."

"Let's take it easy, we've seen the situation with our own eyes."

heard.

Xue Rengui nodded, considering the current situation, it is indeed the case.

The most important thing now is to continue to adjust grain and repair the embankment.

Chapter 669: Buying and Selling in the Disaster Area (5/5)

suburbs.

Qin Mu and Xue Rengui still shuttled among the victims.

To avoid trouble.

Both of them were wearing plain clothes and left their horses in the city.

Even so, there are still many victims begging around the two of them.

Xue Rengui couldn't bear it, and took out all the money on his body, but Qin Mu didn't say anything about it.

not far away.

A business is booming.

Stacks of coffin boards piled up like a mountain.

Nearly a hundred carpenters are working inside the fence.

peripheral.

From time to time, disaster victims walked into it with the money they sold themselves, just to buy a coffin to bury their deceased parents.

This shop does business.

The coffin was spread out to the disaster area, and a cemetery was circled next to it.

Buy a coffin, send it to the cemetery, and manage the burial.

It is simply one-stop service.

Qin Mu and Xue Rengui stopped in place, this was the first time they met this phenomenon.

"Master, do you think they are making a fortune for the country?"

Xue Rengui frowned, looking puzzled.

"This..." Qin Mu had a hard time, "It shouldn't be counted."

"If he obeys the rules."

People in this era have more rules, and filial piety comes first.

Not being able to bury even the deceased parents is considered unfilial in their eyes.

These girls would rather sell themselves into slavery and bury their parents in exchange for money, but they really couldn't survive.

This is the court's fault.

Followed by.

A ragged man came to the two of them with the dying girl on his back.

Puff then knelt down.

"My lords, please do me a favor and give us a bite to eat."

"My daughter is only five years old and she hasn't eaten for three days."

"If there is no more food, she will starve to death."

The man burst into tears and kowtowed to Qin Mu and the others.

Xue Rengui couldn't bear this the most, and hurriedly helped the man up.

But he has long since lost his money.

Xue Rengui had no choice but to take out the two people's dry food, then wrapped it in a rag, stuffed it into the man's hand and said in a low voice: "Here are some cakes, don't say anything, hide in a place where no one is around to eat."

"Benefactor!" The man touched the dry food, tears welling up, "This is too much, I just need one."

Men are also sensible, not greedy people.

Qin Mu looked at the little girl lying on the ground, and pondered.

"Let's go, the two of us will follow you. Your daughter is ill. I have studied medicine. If I don't treat her, her life will be in danger."

The man was startled when he heard this, and knelt down on the ground again, "Thank you benefactor, thank you benefactor."

moment.

Qin Mu and Xue Rengui came to a shed built with straw mats.

The man put the girl on the straw mat, lit a fire, and boiled hot water.

Floods are better than droughts in that you don't have to worry about running out of water.

Qin Mu sat on the straw mat and performed acupuncture for the girl. He knew that this trip would definitely be useful, so he asked Xue Rengui to take it with him.

Unexpectedly, it really came in handy.

After finishing the stitches, Qin Mu went outside and sat on the ground.

The man looked into Qin Mu's eyes, full of gratitude.

Followed by.

The man knelt down on the ground again and kept thanking, "Thank you two benefactors, thank you two benefactors."

Xue Rengui stepped forward to help him up.

Qin Mu understood his helplessness in this environment.

Apart from this, men really have no other way to express their gratitude.

The man's name is Zhao Qian, and he is a local. With the support of the imperial court in the past few years, his life has been pretty good.

But the sudden flood took Zhao Qian's home and his wife away.

Now I can only take my daughter and wait for the court's relief.

"Has the city sent you relief food?" Qin Mu sat on the straw mat and asked Zhao Qian.

Zhao Qian nodded, "It has been sent, and before that, there was still food coming in from all over the place."

"But when the disaster was reported to the imperial court, it had already expanded. Think about it, benefactor, from Jiangnan to Chang'an City, and then from Chang'an back to Jiangnan, it will take at least a month."

"For a month, the disaster situation is constantly changing every day, let alone a month."

"Everywhere in the disaster area has almost eaten enough food. Even after the flood recedes, the fish, shrimp and aquatic plants in the river have almost eaten enough."

"There is still water and fire, so the victims will not die of thirst."

Qin Mu nodded after listening.

What Zhao Qian said is correct, this is basically the case.

In ancient times, transportation was inconvenient, but for the victims, time was life.

But this is also a fact that cannot be changed.

According to Zhao Qian, as many as [-] states were affected by the disaster.

The areas where the imperial court had originally granted food aid to the eight prefectures were also affected by the disaster, so it was time to report and adjust the food.

Qin Mu continued: "Then how did the local governments notify you?"

Zhao Qian muttered, "One word, wait."

"Supplies are gone, food is gone, no one can do anything about it. The reason why the victims did not revolt on a large scale is because they know that the local governments have done their best."

"The imperial court will definitely save us, but it will take time."

"Also, the victims of the disaster are strictly prohibited from entering the cities. If too many victims of the disaster flood in and the government office is paralyzed, all the victims of the disaster will die."

heard.

Qin Mu nodded again.

Among the many disaster victims, Zhao Qian had a relatively clear understanding.

And according to what he said, the local governments did their best.

This blame can only be carried by the imperial court, and the emergency response capability is too poor.

The two were talking.

Zhao Qian's daughter woke up from the shed.

He rushed in with water, gave his daughter some water, and brought in the freshly soaked cake.

The little girl is very obedient, holding a bowl, curled up in a corner, eating slowly, without disturbing others.

Followed by.

Zhao Qian sat back again and said to Qin Mu: "You two benefactors, you are big men from Chang'an, right?"

After hearing this, Qin Mu paused slightly, nodded, and asked, "How do you know?"

Zhao Qian responded, "There have been a few Chang'an merchants in our village, and their accents are similar to yours."

"The people from Chang'an who were able to come to the disaster-stricken area during the catastrophe must be high-ranking officials who visited privately in micro-services."

"The imperial court has vigorously rectified the officials in the past few years, and the lives of the people everywhere have become much easier."

"But it's fine on weekdays, but the more catastrophic it is, the more human nature will be tested."

"For the imperial court, this is a good opportunity to test the officials, how can we miss it?"

I heard this.

Qin Mu looked at Zhao Qian with new admiration.

No matter how he looked, he didn't look like a farmer with his face facing the loess and his back facing the sky.

Qin Mu looked at him and asked doubtfully, "Have you ever read?"

Zhao Qian nodded, "My benefactor has good eyesight. I did study for two years, but I gave up because my family was too poor."

"However, I know a few words. I have become rich in recent years, and I have bought a few books of sages."