Chapter 379 All kinds of things in the world
Xia Yan's residence in the capital was empty.
All the valuable things were moved away, and the owner of the pawnshop calculated the value of the goods in detail. An old friend heard the news and rushed over.
"I said, are you over it?"
Xia Yan smiled and said, "That's all."
"Going back home?"
"Ah."
"Mr. Xia, can you please take a look at the logarithm?" The shopkeeper came over and told Xia Yan the result of the calculation.
Xia Yan nodded, "That's it!"
Even a broken boat has three pounds of nails. Even though the old man has been in poverty for a long time, his family property in the capital is still worth a lot of money.
"How much do you think this house is worth?"
Xia Yan pointed at the house and asked.
The shopkeeper was stunned, "Mr. Xia...really?"
"Seriously, I'll pawn it until I die." If I sell the house now, I won't be able to find a suitable buyer for the time being.
After some bargaining, the house was sold.
"Are you crazy?" the old friend said, "Your family is not well off, so how can you go back with nothing? How can you face your wife and children?"
"Some people say that one becomes an official for money and studies for fame. As I grow old, I finally see through these petty schemes. You can't bring anything with you when you are born, and you can't take anything with you when you die.
As for children and grandchildren, they will have their own blessings. Those who are truly blessed will receive gifts from heaven.
"You are unlucky. No matter how much money and house I leave behind, it will be a disaster. Sell them all!"
“I have nothing in my hands, but I have never felt so energetic. Wonderful! Hahahaha!”
Xia Yan is crazy.
"They said that he even sold his house and left with nothing, not even lunch."
Huang Jin frowned, "Where are the others?"
The eunuch said, "We are helping Chief Wilbur's family distribute porridge and medicine at the north gate."
Huang Jin went in and saw the Taoist priest reading memorials.
"Your Majesty, Xia Yan sold all of his properties in the capital and used them all for disaster relief."
Emperor Jiajing raised his eyes and asked, "Has that stubborn old man figured it out?"
Huang Jin said: "I think... it should be."
"Fame, fortune and money are all empty. He has nothing in his hands now, but I have to shoulder the responsibility of carrying the Ming Dynasty and walking with difficulty. Many times, I envy those hermits who drink mountain spring water when thirsty and eat Polygonatum odoratum when hungry. They are far away from material desires, fame and fortune, and live a carefree life. And I..."
The Taoist sighed, and a eunuch came to report, "Your Majesty, Rui Jingxian from the East Factory wants to see you."
"Your Majesty, the motorcade of Duke Cheng's Mansion has set off. It is so huge that it is blocking the streets and causing a sensation."
……
The entire street was blocked, and a group of scholars who were preparing to go out of the city to enjoy the snow were shouting and cursing loudly.
"You bastard, this is a street, not your doorstep. A good dog doesn't block the road. Get out of here!"
Carts of grain kept pouring in, and the scholars were laughing and joking. Some said, "These grain merchants are like thieves. They all want to take advantage of natural disasters to make money from the national crisis. They all deserve to be killed."
"That's right. But everyone, wine and food have been prepared outside the city. Shall we go and enjoy them first?"
"it is good!"
A horseman came galloping over, and seeing the scholars blocking the way, he pointed a whip at them and said, "Beat them!"
A group of powerful slaves swarmed over, beat the scholars severely and threw them on the roadside.
"You bastard, you..."
"It's Duke Cheng!"
Zhu Xizhong had a cold face, and his staff member Huang Liao rode forward. "Those people heard that the Second Master went out of the city to provide disaster relief and were raising money and food, saying that they wanted to suppress the Second Master and the Mohists."
"Speed is of the essence in war. Let's take action first and let them imitate us!" The old playboy looked back at the convoy and said, "Send someone back to inform the lady and collect some money and food to send over. Remember, be quick!"
Huang Liao agreed and immediately sent someone back home.
"This is a bloodbath!" Huang Liao said with emotion: "The Second Master is providing disaster relief, and those people are providing fame relief! Hey! Fame and wealth can kill people!"
"If those hypocrites had any humanity, they would have put aside their past grudges now." Zhu Xizhong sneered, "Xia Yan was accused by them of being arrogant, but this arrogant person sold all his property and left home just to provide disaster relief. Send someone to tell Lord Xia that the Duke's Mansion has several properties in the capital. If he doesn't give them up, we are willing to give them to Lord Xia to stay temporarily."
Zhu Xizhong did not say "send him away", but said "stay temporarily", which is the proper way.
But before the convoy left the city, Xia Yan's response came.
"Mr. Xia said, no need."
"This old man!" Zhu Xizhong shook his head.
After leaving the city, Zhu Xizhong asked about Jiang Qingzhi's whereabouts.
"Long Wilbur has been gone for over an hour."
……
"Disperse the soldiers, according to the...booklet!"
Jiang Qingzhi held out his hand. Zhou Xia glanced at the official from the Ministry of Revenue. The official handed over a booklet. Jiang Qingzhi took it and looked at it carefully. "Nineteen villages, two hundred soldiers from each village, and five kilograms of food per person."
Prince Yu said, "Uncle, five catties of food per person is not enough!"
"As long as I don't starve to death." Jiang Qingzhi looked indifferent. People who knew him knew that this uncle had entered a certain state.
"Watch the distribution!" Jiang Qingzhi instructed the generals in charge, "Whoever dares to take action, no matter who it is, will be arrested! Anyone who dares to resist will be killed!"
"Killing people is not right!" someone raised an objection.
"In troubled times, heavy punishments are needed!"
"But this is not a chaotic world!"
"In my eyes, this is a chaotic world!" Jiang Qingzhi looked at the official who was speaking grimly, "In addition, military orders are as strong as mountains, and those who do not know are not guilty. If you dare to disrupt my determination next time, you will still be punished severely in a chaotic world!"
The official felt a chill down his spine and shivered. He wanted to retort, but found that Sun Chonglou was staring at his neck with ill intent.
"The accompanying doctors will follow. Remember, the most important thing is to prevent the epidemic. Those who have lost their homes are not allowed to relieve themselves anywhere. Let each village organize to dig pits..."
"Yes!"
"When the army arrives, if they find anyone taking advantage of the situation, they can kill them without asking for permission!"
"Yes." "Kill those who loot the supplies!"
"Yes!"
"Those who pretend to be good will be killed!"
"Yes!"
When the word "kill" was uttered several times in succession, everyone was awed.
There is a village ahead.
Jiang Qingzhi led everyone into the village.
The village was covered in white, and collapsed houses were everywhere.
Smoke was rising from a house that was mostly collapsed. Jiang Qingzhi walked over to take a look, then stepped back.
He closed his eyes and said, "Old Three and Old Four, go and take a look."
Prince Yu and Prince Jing stepped forward.
The collapsed door was tilted and covered with a piece of rag. Through the gap, one could see a family of five, young and old, huddled together and shivering in the dim, narrow space.
With disheveled hair and clothes filled with hay, he stared at the two of them with numb eyes. A child was held in the woman's arms with his head down, but his face looked dark...
A strong stench emanated from it, as if the person hadn't taken a bath in years.
vomit!
King Jing turned around, knelt down, and vomited out all the food he had eaten.
Prince Yu turned around, staggered to the side, and leaned his forehead against the tree trunk, muttering, "Is this the human world? The officials in the court are still arguing, and the meat eaters are guarding their own money and grain and refusing to give alms. What are they thinking?"
King Jing knelt on the ground, and continued to vomit with tears in his eyes. "Ugh! They... Ugh! Now I know why the Former Han Dynasty fell. They... Ugh! They didn't treat the people as human beings at all. They... Ugh! They treated the people as straw dogs, pigs and dogs."
"Then the people gave the big man a funeral." Jiang Qingzhi pointed at the village, "Get started. Also, light a fire immediately."
He was the first to walk over and hang up the curtain. "Your Majesty ordered us to come to rescue. Come out!"
The five people looked up, and there was a glimmer of light in their numb eyes. The woman lowered her head and said to the child in her arms: "Second child, there is food and clothes to wear. Second child, second child..."
"Second dick!"
Prince Yu's cheeks trembled amidst the sharp howling. He turned his face away and said in a trembling voice: "The thin porridge I refuse to eat is life-saving food for the people. The clothes I refuse to wear are life-saving clothes for the people. I..."
He was trembling all over and blinking his eyes constantly.
Not long after, a general came with Muramasa.
"Greetings, Master." Muramasa saw that the situation was not bad. "There are 135 people in the village. Sixty-one people died of starvation and freezing in this snowstorm. There are still... still..."
Muramasa squatted on the ground, sobbing silently.
The news was being reported from everywhere.
"The majority of people died of starvation and cold here." Xu Wei took stock, "Other places are not so bad."
"That village chief, check it out." Jiang Qingzhi ordered.
"Yes."
After the food was distributed, the soldiers simply repaired the collapsed houses. Even though they were leaky on all sides, at least they had a place to live.
Smoke rose from every household, and Jiang Qingzhi heard crying and laughing.
“Human sorrows and joys cannot be shared. Those in power must be affectionate, but this is great love, and great love is ruthless, do you understand?” Jiang Qingzhi took his two nephews to inspect the village.
"Yes." Prince Yu nodded.
"Tell me about it." Jiang Qingzhi said.
Prince Yu glanced at Prince Jing, but Prince Jing was in a daze.
Okay, I'll take the lead once. Prince Yu said, "The ruler loves all the people in the world, but his policies cannot benefit all the people. For example, if a decision can benefit 80% of the people, but 20% will suffer losses, or will not benefit at all, then the ruler should insist on it. This is great love without ruthlessness."
Jiang Qingzhi nodded and glanced at King Jing.
King Jing said, "Love for all."
Jiang Qingzhi remained silent.
King Jing was smart, but his intelligence made him a little conceited.
Arrogant people are narcissistic and do not reflect.
This is a disastrous character for an emperor.
"Master, the disaster is more serious than expected." Yan Xu came, his face solemn, "This heavy snow covers a wide area, and there is also disaster in the northwest."
"This is really worrying!" Jiang Qingzhi covered his forehead, "Send someone to report to His Majesty, we can't take care of the northwest. Squeeze out some of the grain in the capital area to give them to them."
Don't stretch your hands too far.
"But there is not enough food." Yan Xu said.
"It'll be there soon."
Jiang Qingzhi said meaningfully.
"A convoy is coming."
Someone shouted outside.
Several riders came galloping, led by Zhu Xizhong.
“Celebrate it, celebrate it!”
"Lao Zhu!"
Jiang Qingzhi came out to greet him.
"Brother, you're not late, are you?" Zhu Xizhong asked.
"Just in time!" Jiang Qingzhi glanced at the convoy behind him and said, "Distribute them immediately."
"Your sister-in-law is still collecting money and grain from the mansion. I have already told her that as long as we can hold out until next autumn harvest, the Duke's Mansion will be able to recover. As for Dalang..."
"What's wrong with Dalang?"
"He said he was going to Huairou, where the disaster was the worst."
"As long as someone follows, it's okay!" Jiang Qingzhi felt that it was time for Zhu Shitai to experience something.
"That kid..." Zhu Xizhong shook his head, "He ran away on his own."
Jiang Qingzhi: “…”
(End of this chapter)
