Chapter 602: Jiangzhou Rebellion is Suppressed
"good."
Ji Huashang didn't have a good impression of Di Ran because of her brother's affairs, but it had to be said that King Beichen's ability was obvious to all. He stayed in Jiangzhou during the days when she was unconscious, so that the undercurrents in Jiangzhou did not cause too much waves.
"There is not much food in the treasury now. I plan to ask Yun to go to the nearby area to buy some food."
"Your Highness Prince Rui, don't you know that the price of grain outside has risen to four hundred and fifty per bushel?"
After Di Ran finished speaking, Yun Qingxia on the side widened her eyes and exclaimed.
"What? It's going up again?!"
How long has it been?
It was only 400 wen in the morning, and it increased by 50 wen in just two hours?
“These unscrupulous profiteers!”
Ji Huashang slammed the table and stood up with a gloomy face.
Ji Yunxie snorted coldly: "If there is no government protection, I don't think they would dare to be so blatant."
Ji Huashang looked at him in surprise when she heard this, frowning slightly: "Do you have any evidence for what my cousin said?"
Ji Yunxie pursed his thin lips and snorted, seeming very unhappy.
Di Ran couldn't help but laugh when he saw how angry he was.
A few days ago, Ji Yunxie took some money from those bad officials and wanted to buy some food to help the victims.
However, it is not possible to buy affordable food, as the prices in every grain store are very high.
Although the price of grain was high at the beginning, it was not too outrageous. In just one day, the price of grain doubled again, which made Ji Yunxie angry.
Later, Di Ran found out about this, and in order to vent his anger on the little guy, he secretly investigated the issue of grain prices.
Only then did I realize that these grain stores were backed by local tycoons and had connections with various officials in Jiangzhou.
"I see."
After hearing this, Ji Huashang suddenly realized.
Di Ran glanced at Mo Yan beside him, and Mo Yan understood and handed a few books to Ji Huashang. Ji Huashang looked at the account books in front of her: "These are..."
"The accounts of transactions between local wealthy families and government officials."
Ji Huachang was surprised when he heard this, as if he didn't expect that the other party could even get this.
She didn't ask King Beichen where these things came from, but she accepted the favor.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
……
King Rui was a capable person himself. With these account books, he could quickly eradicate those people or things that were disturbing the instability in Jiangzhou.
Not only that, they also obtained a list from them. It turned out that the sudden flood in Jiangzhou was not a natural disaster but a man-made disaster. The silver allocated by the court every year to repair and consolidate the dam was secretly withheld, leaving very little in the hands of the people.
The foreman of the renovation work was dissatisfied and joined the common people in seeking justice from the government, but he was arrested by the government on the grounds of causing trouble.
The levee had long been in disrepair, and local officials concealed the fact and even used shoddy materials in recent years, which led to the levee's inability to withstand floods.
Upon learning the truth, King Rui was furious and arrested all the officials involved. Some were confiscated their property, some were exiled, and some were demoted.
However, the list in hand is a bit hot.
After all, there are too many officials involved, and many of them hold important positions in the court.
Di Ran was unaware of Ji Huashang's distress. She was now doing the job of a military supervisor, overseeing the newly promoted generals of Jiangzhou in chasing after those evil bandits.
As for the original general, because he was related by marriage to the Jiangzhou prefect and was in cahoots with him, Emperor Ran dismissed him and promoted another deputy general after finding out.
With the joining of Di Ran, the new general was no mediocre person. Within a few days, he eliminated the bandits near Jiangzhou. Those who should be killed were killed, and those who should be imprisoned were imprisoned.
Two months later, the crisis in Jiangzhou was resolved, the tragic situation after the flood gradually recovered, the people rebuilt their homes, and Jiangzhou gradually regained its former vitality.
Ji Huashang dismissed many officials and promoted several capable officials.
As for Jiangzhou prefect Tan Qing'e, because she was involved in the list and was an important witness, she could not be executed at will for the time being. So she was detained and planned to be taken to the capital to be sentenced by the empress.
(End of this chapter)
