NovelPantry Chapter 120 Got Food
Chapter 120 Got Food
Chapter 120 Got Food
Hearing that Li Hao had already borrowed food, Changsun Wuji rushed out to meet Li Hao without even putting on his shoes.
As soon as he saw Li Hao, he shouted:
"Mr. Li Hao, have you borrowed food?"
Li Hao smiled and said:
"That's right. I got the grain from the family. The family gave it to me in batches. The first batch is already in my mansion. There are about [-] dan. Uncle Changsun can go and see it anytime."
Changsun Wuji was really surprised and delighted!
Others don't know, but his eldest grandson Wuji knows it very well. Li Hao said it simply, and he got the food in an understatement.But in fact, it is extremely difficult to get a grain of wheat from the extremely stingy family.
Li Hao just promised to do it not long ago, and it will be done immediately.
This talent is really rare, Changsun Wuji doesn't even know how Li Hao accomplished it, even His Majesty can't do it with the strength of all the ministers!
Changsun Wuji was really shocked.
Of course, there is also an uncontrollable joy.
Five thousand dans of grain is enough to feed 50 people for a day.
Hedong Road is not without any food now. As long as the [-] tans of grain are used properly, it will be possible to prevent a large area of Hedong Road from starving to death within five days.
Follow-up family will also send food.
As long as it lasts for half a month, when Li Jing returns with his troops, the treasury can fully support the disaster relief in Hedong Road.
Such a big crisis was resolved in this way.
Changsun Wuji was extremely grateful to Li Hao.
He was obviously a prudent and mature prime minister, so he was so excited that he wanted to cry.
Seeing this, Li Hao said with a smile:
"Uncle Changsun, there is no need to be so excited."
"By the way, I'm also planning to go to Taiyuan Mansion on Hedong Road. Uncle Changsun, let's go together."
When Changsun Wuji heard that Li Hao was going to Taiyuan Mansion, he naturally agreed.
"Mr. Li Hao, you brought this food, you can go wherever you want!"
Li Hao smiled.
"It's not too late, let's get on the road as soon as possible."
Zhangsun Wuji nodded.
Both of them coincided with each other.
Li Hao wanted to go to Taiyuan Mansion to sign in as soon as possible. The sooner he signed in, the more rewards he could get.
Changsun Wuji was in a hurry to help the disaster.
Famine will starve people to death every minute, and it is great to be able to go 1 minute earlier.
The two traveled day and night.
With the first batch of grain, rush to Jinyang County, Taiyuan Prefecture, Hedong Road as fast as possible!
At this time, the weather was getting colder, and the strong wind was howling, blowing on the dry and cracked land, showing a shocking desolation!
On both sides of the official road, the large tracts of farmland are so dry, Li Hao knows without thinking how much grain will be reduced.
Along the way, Li Hao met many people fleeing famine.
Their clothes were torn, and everyone was so disgraced, as if they were natives, and they hadn't bathed for a long time because of the drought.
Li Hao caught a glimpse of their eyes.
The eyes of these fleeing people are already gray, completely desperate.
It wasn't until Li Hao gave them a catty of food for each of them that a glimmer of hope was rekindled in the eyes of these people.
It's just a catty of grain, these people are very grateful to Li Hao, some even want to sell their daughters to Li Hao, as long as Li Hao gives a few catties of grain more.
Li Hao naturally refused.
Everyone has one catty of grain. This is an iron rule, and no exception can be made casually. Otherwise, more people will starve to death because of injustice.
Of course, Li Hao also encountered bandits on the road, and was killed by Li Hao with a few knives.
Jinyang County finally arrived.
However, after arriving in Jinyang County, the scene was even more shocking.
Jinyang County is similar to the provincial capital of Taiyuan Prefecture, and can be said to be the most prosperous area in the entire Taiyuan Prefecture.
But in front of the government office, there are people lying everywhere.
These people surrounded the government office, begging Lord Qingtian for disaster relief and a bite of food with a voice as vigorous as a silk.
They don't have the strength to make trouble, they can just lie there and wait for their lives to pass.
Among them are men, women and children.
The gradual dimming of the breath of life, even Li Hao, when he witnessed the scene, couldn't help but be shocked!
This is the first time Li Hao has seen people like this.
All along, Li Hao's little life has been very comfortable.
However, the common people in ancient times, the so-called prosperous age, just had a full stomach.
Li Hao couldn't bear it, and asked:
"Elder grandson, although there is a severe drought on the River East Road and all the crops are dead, there should be some harvests in previous years. Why are the people so hungry now?"
Changsun Wuji could only smile wryly when he heard the words.
"Mr. Li Hao, you don't know something. Because of His Majesty's expedition, he raised food from various state capitals, and almost all the grain stored in Hedong Road was transferred away by His Majesty."
"What's more, the more it comes to this time, the more the landlords want to firmly control the grain storage in their own hands, and try to find reasons to occupy the grain storage of their tenants and serfs."
"How much food can ordinary people have in their homes? If some are confiscated, and some are taken over by the landlords, there is still food to eat."
"A severe drought not only kills the food crops, but also wild vegetables and fruit trees, etc. Even the rivers are dry, and the fish and shrimps have disappeared."
"At this time, the common people really have nothing to eat, and some can only eat Guanyin soil!"
As he spoke, Changsun Wuji couldn't help sighing sadly!
Li Hao also sighed.
At this moment, a group of people ran out of the government office.
Among them, the leading official is the governor of Taiyuan Prefecture.
The governor led his men, and when he saw the carriage escorted by Changsun Wuji and a large number of guards behind him, his face immediately became overjoyed!
He ran over quickly, and then led a group of people under his hands to bow and clasp their hands.
"The next official pays homage to the eldest grandson!"
Changsun Wuji had no time to salute and said:
"Don't bother, hurry up and tell me about the current situation. The truth has brought the relief food, and it will be distributed soon!"
The governor also got up quickly, then pointed at the hungry people lying in front of the mansion, and said in a heavy tone:
"Master Xiang, you have seen that there is no food in the official warehouses of the Taiyuan Mansion, and the landlords are urged to donate food, but the landlords only give a little, and even hide all the food that was originally sold."
"Taiyuan Mansion and even the entire Hedong Road, if there is no relief, not one or two people will starve to death!"
"Master Grandson, we have already made preparations for disaster relief. As long as the food you bring is in place, the next official will send someone to distribute it immediately!"
Zhangsun Wuji nodded.
He ordered the governor to take his men to make porridge immediately.
One bowl of porridge per person can barely survive.
The governor took the lead.
Immediately, he took his men and rushed to the carriage, anxiously unloading the grain from the carriage.
Some people are responsible for transporting food, some are responsible for making fire and cooking porridge, and some are responsible for notifying the news.
They are all very busy.
soon.
Porridge distribution points have been opened in various places in the county.
The fast horses also notified people from all over the county to come and get the porridge.
Many people from the countryside came to Jinyang County because they had nothing to eat, so a large number of hungry people rushed to drink the porridge just after the porridge was ready.
The hungry people scrambled for each other, everyone was hungry, and finally drank the long-lost porridge.
(End of this chapter)