Shock! I accidentally entered the Qing Dynasty and was spoiled by the Fourth Master
Chapter 34: Intercepting letters and raising funds for disaster relief
Along the way, Yinzhen kept an eye on what was happening around him, thinking that if the man had not replaced the snake the night before, the wish of the person behind the scenes might have come true.
"Thirteen, I must get to the bottom of this matter when we return to the capital." Yinzhen would not let the person who committed the murder that day go. Looking at the court and the public, there were not many people who dared to do this. Could it be that the person was against him? Yinzhen was thinking about the biggest beneficiary of this matter. Once the disaster relief work could not be done and the emperor blamed him, the happiest people would be the other princes.
But there is no evidence yet, it's just speculation.
"Fourth Master, we are almost in Henan."
There were many refugees fleeing famine along the way, all of them carrying children and the elderly. Several people relied on one piece of dry food to fill their stomachs, and some of them fell down because they could not walk anymore.
Deyin couldn't bear to see them like this. Just as she was about to get off the car to ask Yinzhen for help, a little girl knelt at her feet and said, "Sister, please save my brother. This is the only relative I have left."
The little girl also escaped with her family, but her mother had always been in poor health and died while walking. Her only brother also collapsed, so they had no choice but to stop Deyin's carriage.
Deyin followed the little girl and took a look. She felt his pulse and luckily the child was weak and had low blood sugar. Fortunately, she met him, otherwise he would be abandoned in the forest again. Deyin took out the sweet cake and fed it to the little boy, letting him rest for a while. Not long after, he recovered.
Yinzhen also noticed that there were more and more victims along the way, so he got off the car and asked them about the situation in the city.
Ever since the flood broke the bridge embankment, all the crops in the city have been destroyed. Now it is difficult to even get a bite of food. The victims have no choice but to leave their homes to beg for food.
The imperial court clearly ordered local officials to build porridge sheds to provide relief to the people, but they actually treated the imperial edict as a joke. It seems that many people really took the opportunity to enrich themselves. Yinzhen was a little angry when he saw the scene in front of him.
Deyin took down all the food from his carriage and distributed it to the refugees fleeing famine, which was also a way to relieve Yinzhen's worries. Today, when I saw these groups of disaster victims, I realized how fragile people are. I don't know what my fate in this Qing Dynasty is.
"Get out of the way! There are important letters from the court." A man on horseback shouted while waving a whip.
"What's going on?" Yinzhen asked Ling An after hearing the voice.
"Master, it's an urgent document from the court."
"Stop him." Upon hearing this, Yinzhen ordered Ling An to take people to stop the person who delivered the letter. It was probably not a letter at this time, but a tip-off to the local officials.
It just happened to be sent from the court. How could the timing be so coincidental? It was obvious that the mastermind was worried that the matter would be exposed and asked them to destroy the evidence. It was just that they were unlucky to meet Yinzhen today.
Ling An stopped the man, only to see that he had been holding the letter tightly against his chest and refused to let go. Yinzhen knew something was fishy at first sight.
"Why are you so nervous?" The man was brought to Yinzhen's carriage and didn't even dare to raise his head when he looked at Yinzhen sitting in the carriage.
"Fourth Master, I am only here to deliver the documents. Please let me go."
When Yinzhen saw that he knew him, the matter became more and more interesting. How could a post station staff know him? Now it only means that he has also been in the palace.
"Take out what's in your hand." When the man mentioned what was in his hand, his expression changed obviously and his hands became quite flustered.
Yinzhen walked out, snatched the letter from his hand, and opened it. As expected, it was all information for local officials. The person who signed it was not surprising - the ninth prince Yinzhen.
Thirteen also noticed it, so he took the letter and looked at it. The Ren Bo'an mentioned in the letter was the Imperial Salt Inspector, who not only managed the local salt merchants, but also the local grain. But Thirteen remembered that Ren Bo'an was a man of the Eighth Prince, so could it be that the Eighth Prince also knew about this matter?
"Tell me, who sent you?" Yinzhen asked the person kneeling on the ground, holding up the letter.
The man felt the murderous intent in Yinzhen's eyes. If he didn't tell the truth, he would be killed today. "Fourth Master, I'll tell you, it was Ninth Master who asked me to come. If I tell a lie, I will die a miserable death."
This confirmed Yinzhen's guess that it was Yinzhen. Now the previous things made sense. Laojiu was afraid that he would intercept the letter he sent on the road, so he used the despicable method of releasing a snake to delay him during the journey. However, he did not expect that the store owner would switch the package. Now everything was just right, and he got the letter.
"Ling An, keep a close eye on this man and don't let him run away." Yinzhen was afraid that the messenger would run away, so he sent people to keep a close watch on him.
They were about to arrive in Henan, and no one knew they were coming. Yinzhen wanted to see how chaotic the city was.
The city needed to raise funds for disaster relief. Jiangnan was originally a prosperous place, but it had become quite depressed after this incident. Now that we had this letter, we had a solution.
As soon as he arrived in Jiangnan, Yinzhen went straight to the point. He found Ren Boan and his group and threatened them with intercepted letters to donate money. Those people were scared at first sight. They were afraid that if the Fourth Master found out, it would be reported to the Emperor, so they all began to compete to donate money. They also agreed to all the requests raised by Yinzhen and built porridge stalls in the city.
Seeing that the people in the city were suffering greatly, Deyin joined the maids in helping out in the porridge stall.
"Yinyin, why are you here?" Yinzhen didn't expect that she didn't dislike this place at all and came to the porridge stall to help.
"Fourth Master, aren't you also busy raising funds all over the city? How can I not endure this hardship if you can come?" Yinzhen felt much better when he heard this. The burden of fundraising was indeed a bit heavy on him recently, but he felt much more relaxed when he saw Deyin today.
Yinzhen went forward and worked with Deyin to make porridge. It was the first time for him to do this, and he followed Deyin step by step. Thirteen looked at his fourth brother and saw that he seemed like a different person. He had never had the chance to see him like this before.
Yinzhen has been busy raising funds these days and has not had much time to spend with Deyin. Today, he took the opportunity to spend a little more time with Deyin while distributing porridge.
"Fourth brother, the salt merchants here are all rich. If we can start with them, we won't have to worry about raising funds."
Yinzhen also knew that the salt merchants in Jiangnan were wealthy and powerful, and they were the "small treasury" of the Eighth Prince's party, so it would be no problem for him to collect one million taels of silver. However, if he wanted them to pay the money, he had to find something against them.
Unable to withstand the harassment of the victims, the salt merchants had no choice but to write letters to the Eighth Prince's party for help. The Tenth Prince was smart enough to reply to the letter, but it was intercepted by Yinzhen. Unexpectedly, the fish took the bait. After receiving the letter, the chips in hand were no longer worried about money. Ren Bo'an, who had vowed to fight against the Fourth Prince Yinzhen to the end, had to donate another 200,000 as an example.
When the Eighth Brother found out in Beijing, he was speechless towards the Ninth and Tenth Brothers as they had failed in the same way twice. He blamed them for not using their brains to think carefully.
This time, Yinzhen seized the Jiangnan Salt Road, which dealt a heavy blow to the Eighth Prince.
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