The Young and Vigorous Eighth Prince

It is estimated that in the face of such a situation, only Jiang Fan's ruthless methods can solve it.

Other princes may pay attention to their image, but when it comes to Jiang Fan, he has no scruples and will do whatever he wants if he doesn’t accept it!

"Miss, this Eighth Prince is too powerful...Ye Ren and Liu Wen Zheng returned empty-handed. They also suffered a great loss. But, do you think they will go to His Majesty to complain?"

The little girl Xiaoya looked worried.

Seeing her amorous look, Chu Yan'er patted her head gently and chuckled, "Are you amorous? You are so worried about him."

When the little girl heard this, her face turned red with shame and she stammered as she tried to explain, but she couldn't explain clearly.

Speaking of which, if Jiang Fan really married Chu Yan'er, she would be included in the dowry and become a concubine.

Chu Yan'er laughed and glanced at her, then changed her tone and said, "They will have to bear this loss even if they don't want to. If they really find His Majesty, they will be the ones who suffer!"

At this point, she added with a hint of worry in her voice, "His Majesty should be issuing an order soon. He will leave for Huainan within three days. He is not in a hurry at all. I really don't know how he will win this battle."

She didn't know what to say to Jiang Fan at this moment. The disaster relief in Huainan should have been prepared as early as possible, but Jiang Fan seemed to have made no preparations.

How could he win if a few days were wasted like this? You know, the Emperor of Yan only gave one month for disaster relief!

Hearing the resentful tone of her young lady, Xiaoya curled her lips behind her and complained in her heart, "You're still talking about her, young lady, aren't you caring about others as well?"

On the other hand, Jiang Fan did not really do nothing. He asked Chu Chengrui to find information about the disaster in Huainan and checked it carefully.

Just as he imagined, there are currently three major problems with the disaster in Huainan. The first is that food prices are too high and the people are filled with resentment.

Second, there were disaster victims everywhere, and the people who lost their homes were initially estimated to be 130,000 to 140,000. They were distributed to two counties in Huainan Prefecture, with at least 60,000 to 70,000 people in each county.

Third, there is the bandit problem in Huainan. These bandits now not only rob the rich, but even the victims of disasters.

Moreover, due to the disaster, many refugees joined the gangs, and the scale and number were not small. There were at least seven or eight gangs of bandits, large and small.

The three largest gangs consisted of about one to two thousand bandits in each gang.

Because of the bandits, there were almost no merchants going to Huainan Prefecture, and the economy was almost paralyzed. This was also one of the reasons for the increase in food prices.

Even if Jiang Fan could get enough food, even if the grain merchants in the surrounding cities knew that the grain price was high, I'm afraid few people would dare to go there.

If Jiang Fan wants to win this bet, he has to solve these three problems, and the first one to be solved is the bandit problem.

Fortunately, he has more than a thousand private soldiers, which can be used to suppress the bandits. However, suppressing the bandits may not be so easy. It is impossible to do so without the princes and court officials making trouble.

As for Chu Yan'er, there is probably no need to worry about the banditry at all. In order to help Chu Yan'er win, several princes and court officials will definitely help Chu Yan'er suppress the banditry!

In addition to studying the disaster, Jiang Fan also asked Chu Chengrui to get a geographical distribution map of Huainan Prefecture to familiarize himself with the topography, landforms, and various geographical conditions of Huainan.

In addition, Jiang Fan also asked the two brothers to find a series of documents about the economic situation of Huainan Prefecture and the livelihood of the people.

This bet was exactly what Jiang Fan wanted. He was still thinking about how to worry about it. Now, Huainan Prefecture was a very good base for development.

Jiang Fan planned to build Huainan into his own business empire, or even his own base.

Brothers Chu Chengrui and Chu Chengxiong were bewildered by Jiang Fan's performance. They didn't know what the point of Jiang Fan reading this information was.

After all, when providing disaster relief, shouldn't you be thinking about how to provide food and clothing for the victims and how to ensure that the people can live and work in peace and contentment? What's the point of looking at irrelevant information?

Moreover, Jiang Fan only has one month left.

Just after Jiang Fan spent a day to understand all the information, Emperor Yan's decree was issued.

The criteria for winning or losing in this disaster relief bet are very simple. Jiang Fan and Chu Yan'er are responsible for one county each in Huainan, and the period is one month.

First, lower the price of food. Second, resettle all the refugees. Third, eliminate banditry. Whoever does the best will win!

The winner of this match will be judged by the court officials, and the results of both sides will be made public to the court officials, ensuring fairness and justice.

On the second day after the decree was issued, Emperor Yan personally went to the east gate of the capital to see Jiang Fan and Chu Yan'er off.

Such treatment made several princes jealous.

It was just a bet, but they didn't expect their father to take it so seriously and even come to see him off in person! This made the princes more determined to get rid of Jiang Fan.

Jiang Fan brought with him more than a thousand private soldiers, all of whom were wearing white armor, becoming the real white robe army.

Emperor Yan and his ministers looked at the more than a thousand white-robed soldiers behind Jiang Fan with amazement in their eyes.

Even Chu Yan'er, who was also leading a thousand elite soldiers of the Zhenyuan Army, couldn't help but stare at them in amazement. Her private army was to help her suppress the bandits.

"My son, be careful when you go to Huainan. Even if you lose, your father will not blame you."

Emperor Yan came up to Jiang Fan, patted him on the shoulder, and spoke with some concern in his voice.

Jiang Fan was moved when he heard this. The Emperor Yan was becoming more humane and more like a father.

Even though the gambling matter had caused such a big stir that the entire capital city knew about it, it might even have spread beyond the capital city.

If Jiang Fan lost, he would not only lose his own face, but also the face of Emperor Yan.

But the old father did not force Jiang Fan to win, which shows his kindness towards Jiang Fan.

Of course, if Jiang Fan really lost, even if the current Emperor Yan didn't care, as time went on, this matter might become one of the factors that caused Emperor Yan to be disappointed in Jiang Fan.

Therefore, no matter what, Jiang Fan could not lose this time. Not to mention, he wanted to be bound to the Chu family. This marriage certificate must be earned in an upright manner.

"Father, don't worry. I will never let you down!" Jiang Fan nodded to Emperor Yan.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Yan smiled and took a package from Liu Fu and handed it to him.

"Father believes in you..."

He patted Jiang Fan on the shoulder, then came to Chu Yan'er and said a few words of encouragement.

And so, the team began to set off.

Huainan Prefecture is neither far nor near from the capital, about three or four hundred miles away. Even with a large army, it would only take about two days to get there.

As the team moved forward, Jiang Fan sat in the carriage and opened the package handed to him by Emperor Yan. He took a look at the contents and was stunned.