Chapter 826: When one thing is not resolved, another thing arises again
Aunt Ahua also doesn't know what Jixiang Tower is, but that doesn't matter.
It can be said that she has full trust in Prince Xian who saved their family's lives. Not to mention that she doesn't know what to do for a living, but it sounds like she was a good Jixianglou last year. Even if Prince Xian wants to kill them now, that's all
It is as it should be.
Qi Baoer raised his hand to summon a Chen guard and sent Aunt Ahua's family away.
She also felt that the current situation of Aunt Ahua's family was no longer suitable for them to continue living in this village.
A life-threatening friendship cannot be broken apart by steel and iron bones; but if it is a life-threatening friendship, it would be magnanimous to fight to the death if we meet each other.
After making arrangements for this, Qi Baoer did not leave Chen Yi and others behind this time, but took them to visit all the nearby villages.
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Fancheng is located in the southeast. It rains for half of the year, has a humid climate and is densely forested.
So Fancheng is a forest city, or the kind with dense rainforests on the front, back, left and right, much like the Miao border area in Qibaoer's previous life. The difference is that there is no one raising cups here in Fancheng.
The scope of the earthquake was not small, and even Fancheng was greatly affected. Many mud houses collapsed to varying degrees, while brick and wooden houses were less affected.
What was even more serious was the surrounding villages. The closer they were to the Dragon Vein, the more serious the earthquake was. The mountains next to several villages even suffered landslides due to the earthquake, burying the entire village in the mud.
Chenyi: "Does the government not care?"
Everyone came to a noodle stall that was open for the first time a long time after entering the city.
While the boss was busy working, Chen San came over and asked curiously as if he had nothing to do: "Shopkeeper, has something happened in Fancheng recently? Why do I seem to have so many refugees?"
Fancheng is the only place that must be passed by many places in the east, southeast, and south on the way to the capital. There are countless nobles and merchants coming and going every day.
The noodle stall does not have a separate kitchen, but only has a noodle hotpot separated by a board.
Fortunately, the imperial court sent a large army to garrison Fancheng, and I heard that the prince and Da Sima were still there, so the lives of the locals in Fancheng were basically not affected.
Once the army was taken away, there were only dozens of government officials in the city, but there were more than 200,000 victims. How could they manage it?
"The people in Nancheng can't be completely regarded as disaster victims. They all brought their belongings here, so the government didn't give them three meals a day, but only gave them a temporary place to live.
There are more victims than locals.
In just half a month, a total of nearly 250,000 people evacuated into Fancheng.
If you don't mind, my guest, my surname is Wang. My guest, just call me Lao Wang.
Chen Er called out: "The shopkeeper."
The victims you asked about were seen inside the South City Gate, right?"
Although the ground was shaking obviously in Fancheng, it was not serious, which meant that some dilapidated houses that were already unstable suffered.
——This earthquake covers a large area. The people who need to be evacuated have to evacuate the entire village. In some places, even the entire town must be evacuated.
"It's not like I don't care. I can't control it."
.... He continued to move his hands and said with a simple and honest smile: "The guest is so flattering, but I am just a noodle stall. How can I be worthy of being called a shopkeeper by a distinguished guest?"
After Lao Wang explained it in detail, everyone understood:
The noodle stall owner was so startled that the hand that was supporting his head slipped and he almost threw it at the table, "Hey, hey, sir, here comes."
Lao Wang sighed again, "The streets are so deserted now because they were frightened by the victims in Nancheng."
Chen Er seemed to be even more confused and looked around, "Did your city also suffer a disaster? Why is the street so quiet? I remember passing by you last time, the street was so lively that our carriage was blocked for a long time.
time."
Chen Er asked Qi Baoer for instructions and ordered beef noodles. It is not easy to eat beef. It seems that the relationship behind this small noodle stall is not simple.
"Your Majesty, I want to eat noodles. This shop has beef noodles and pork noodles. Which one do you officials want to eat?"
The noodle stall owner has been setting up his stall here all year round, and he has met not too many powerful or wealthy people, so his experience is enough to deal with this kind of inquiries.
"Those are indeed victims of the disaster. There was a big earthquake here a while ago. There are capable people in the imperial court who knew in advance that the earthquake was coming. They settled people from the surrounding villages in the city in advance. Dear guest
Those are the ones you see next to the South City Gate, and the others are over there at the City God’s Temple.”
When it came to those victims, although Lao Wang tried his best to hide it in front of the guests, he still couldn't hide his tone and the worry in his eyes.
Fancheng is not the main city, but Fancheng is the city with the largest area in Kezhou, the city with the largest population, and the city closest to the earthquake center.
Therefore, five days later, when Qi Baoer and others arrived at Fancheng, there were still many refugees piled up in the city, and the public security in the city did not look very satisfactory.
The business of the noodle stall can be described as pitiful. There were no other customers except them. Before they came in, the boss was already sitting there and taking a nap.
Lao Wang put his face on the table, "At first, there were too many thieves. If you don't pay attention on the street, you can't keep the money bag. Later, it became more direct robbery. Several or even dozens of people surrounded and robbed people.
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That means the city with the largest population needs to be evacuated.
There are 250,000 people. Fancheng itself is only worth 200,000 residents.
Chen Er nodded. They came in through the South City Gate. After entering the South City Gate, they saw the place where the carriages were originally parked. There were full tents on the left and right sides, and it was even more lively with people coming and going.
The people evacuated to the town first. Those who could not be accommodated in the town had to be sent to the city.
But not long after the earthquake, the prince and Da Sima left Fancheng with their troops. It was said that they went to check out various places that were seriously affected by the disaster.
"Alas~, to be honest with you, some houses in our city were indeed damaged by the earthquake, but when it comes to disasters, we really can't count them; the houses that collapsed were all dilapidated.
A dilapidated house that can be demolished and a slightly better house are all good."
Anyway, there were no other guests at the moment, so Lao Wang simply put the tray on the next table, pulled up the bench at the next table and sat down, wiped his hands with his apron and chatted with them.
Many people over there are happy to be arrested and thrown into prison by the government, where they can still provide them with three meals a day."
I don’t know who had that smart head and actually encouraged many victims to run to the prison.
It’s not like the government has no time to take care of other things recently. For minor cases such as smashing, smashing, and robbing, they arrest people and throw them in jail first, and then interrogate them when they are free.
Doesn’t that mean you don’t have to suffer, you still have three meals a day to eat, and you also have a sturdy ‘house’ to live in that is sheltered from the wind and rain?!
(End of chapter)
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