After the true daughter was reborn, the whole family knelt down and begged for forgiveness.

Shen Yuan took the food directly to Nan'an County and gave porridge and medicine to the victims every day. At the same time, he led local government offices to clear roads for subsequent supplies. At the same time, he called on wealthy gentry from various places to help the people rebuild their homes.

The rich gentry originally hated Shen Yuan because of the food price. After all, they thought they could make a lot of money with this opportunity, but who knew that the Laoshizi Jinxiu Food Store in the capital had so much food that it was hard to eat all the food, so the price of food was suppressed. Damn it, some people even harvested their grain when the price went up. Now, not only are they not making any money, they may even be paying back money.

The government has ways to prevent them from raising prices, but there is no way to force them to pay!

Therefore, not many people in the entire Nan'an County responded to Shen Yuan's call. Although some people were willing to contribute, they were worried that they would cause dissatisfaction from others and suffer retaliation in the future, so they did not dare to go too far.

After hearing this, Magistrate Sun of Nan'an County curled his lips and sneered, "Shen Yuan may be good at fighting, but he is still a bit immature after all.

It's so naive for him to block other people's financial opportunities and still expect them to contribute money and efforts. "

Although Shen Yuan rescued the victims in time, this was not a long-term solution.

If the people's residences are not restored to their original state, these disaster victims will have nowhere to go. No matter how much money the Jinxiu Grain Store has, it will not be able to pay for it for so long, and trouble will continue to happen as time goes by.

But before Magistrate Sun could wait too long, he heard from his subordinates that Shen Yuan had begun to repair the houses of the people.

"What? Where did he get the money? He must have paid for it out of his own pocket!" Magistrate Sun thought to himself that Shen Yuan was really young and vigorous, and he couldn't change anything even if he emptied his family fortune.

"No, sir, all the merchants have contributed money and efforts, and even many squires have participated..."

When Magistrate Sun heard this, he couldn't sit still for a moment, "How is this possible!"

He hurriedly put on his boots and ran outside, and sure enough he saw Shen Yuan leading a group of people to build a house.

The women were cooking by the fire, while the men rolled up their sleeves and worked with the servants of each family to clear the mud and carry wood.

Magistrate Sun frowned and walked towards a spectator. This man was the richest man in the area and had many properties to his name.

"Master Liu!"

"Oh, Master Sun." When Liu Fugui saw Magistrate Sun approaching, he quickly bowed and greeted him, "Prefect Sun is here to understand the sentiments of the people. You are really a parent-official who is dedicated to the people!"

In the face of Liu Fugui's compliment, Magistrate Sun didn't say much. He just asked, "I am a local parent and I want to come here to investigate. Why is Mr. Liu here too?"

Liu Fugui pointed to the people gathered around Shen Yuan and said with a smile: "It's not just ordinary people, everyone is here."

Magistrate Sun all knows these people, and they are all greedy for money. Now they are able to cooperate with Shen Yuan obediently.

Magistrate Sun was suspicious and tried a few words. Liu Fugui chuckled and said, "We are all from Nan'an County. Now that we are seeing the people of Nan'an being affected by the disaster, how can we just stand by and watch? We must have the money and strength to contribute!"

Magistrate Sun sneered in his heart, these are a group of people who don't see rabbits and don't let go of hawks. He doesn't believe they have such good intentions.

"Besides, General Shen is indeed not unkind to us."

It turned out that Shen Yuan promised that each family would donate as much money as they could this time, and that they would be exempted from taxes in the next three years.

These merchants calculated that this was a sure profit, and if they took out one hundred taels today, they would be exempted from three hundred taels.

The annual tax revenue of these wealthy gentry is at least 1,800 taels, so they are naturally happy.

"Besides, General Shen also promised that the top three families with the most donations can produce a son from the family, and General Shen will find an official position in the capital for these three families."

Although they are just petty officials the size of sesame seeds, for people like them, what they want is reputation. It doesn't matter how much their salary is. The important thing is that their descendants can escape the status of merchants.

Liu Fugui sighed: "You can only be rich if you have nobility. Being rich does not count as nobility. We merchants look at the scenery, but in private anyone can call us cheap businessmen.

The unfilial sons in the family are really stupid, and it is impossible to think of them as a way to gain fame. Now that we finally have the opportunity, we naturally don’t want to miss it. "

So as soon as Shen Yuan made this promise, every family responded one after another. After all, only the first three families had this qualification, and they all wanted to spend their money.

Magistrate Sun did not expect that Shen Yuan would come up with this trick, so he went to look for Shen Yuan that night.

Shen Yuan was reading a letter from the capital. When he saw in the letter that Yunqing's mine had begun mining, the corners of his lips were slightly raised, and a gentle smile appeared in his eyebrows. As long as he saw her name, his fatigue for the day seemed to disappear. All disappeared without a trace.

When Magistrate Sun came in, he happened to see Shen Yuan's expression and was startled. He didn't expect that the man in front of him could actually smile.

"General Shen is still busy?"

Shen Yuan didn't raise his eyebrows and asked quietly: "Prefect Sun, are you looking for me?"

Although Magistrate Sun's official position is not high, he is like a local emperor in Nan'an County. How could anyone dare to treat him with such contempt?

"I heard that General Shen promised to arrange official positions for the Liu family. I know that General Shen is eager to resettle the people, but the court strictly prohibits the private sale of official positions. Isn't General Shen's move inappropriate?" Magistrate Sun asked directly.

General Shen raised his head and glanced at Magistrate Sun, then brushed the Shang Fang Sword on the table, "When your Majesty gave me the Shang Fang Sword, he said that I would be the one to decide all matters regarding disaster relief. If Magistrate Sun is dissatisfied, he can directly write to the capital.

And I want to correct Magistrate Sun, I did not buy or sell official positions privately, I competed openly and honestly! "

"well!"

Magistrate Sun was so angry that he walked away, and within two days the memorial to impeach Shen Yuan was delivered to the court...