A group of people pushed and muttered into the house. Before they even entered, Shi Lei loudly complained. His loud voice startled Liang Duo in the room.
"What's the fuss about?"
A man walked out from behind the door and faced Fangzheng. He was about forty years old, wearing coarse linen clothes and holding a book in his hand.
"Brother, Shen Yanqing is here, Li Biao let him in!"
Seeing that he didn't hear clearly, Shi Lei repeated it again, and Liang Duo frowned.
"Shen Yanqing?"
"Yes, Shen Yanqing, the new county magistrate of Zhenjiang Prefecture, Li Biao knew you were the county magistrate now, but let him in. Isn't this a slap in your face?"
Shi Lei didn't believe Li Biao's words. How could Shen Yanqing, a poor scholar, have high-yielding crops?
"Brother, don't listen to this grandson. I brought Shen Yanqing here because he found a high-yielding crop that can save the people of Zhenjiang Prefecture. Aren't you always worried about the people outside the city? With this crop, you are afraid of raising Don’t live them?”
"real?"
Liang Duo's expression became serious, and his square face was quite majestic. Li Biao nodded repeatedly and pulled Shen Yanqing behind him.
"Really, if you don't believe me, just ask him!"
"Master Bing didn't lie. My wife and I did find a high-yielding crop. The yield per acre can reach 500 shi."
Shen Yanqing was suddenly pulled, his steps staggered, and he stood upright before answering Liang Duo's words. He had such an extraordinary bearing that Liang Duo inexplicably believed what he said.
“Where is this crop that might save people right now?”
The victims outside the city have always been his concern. Liang Duo wanted to be the county magistrate from the beginning just to save the people of Zhenjiang Prefecture, but he ignored the situation in Zhenjiang Prefecture.
The former county magistrates fled with their money, and the wealthy businessmen also took advantage of the chaos to escape. In addition to the victims, Zhenjiang Prefecture was just ordinary people, relying on the food stored at home to survive, and there was no spare capacity to help others.
Moreover, he also overestimated his ability, thinking that he could handle official business if he knew only two words. However, he could not even write the most basic disaster relief plan, so he could only watch the death toll of victims outside the city increase more and more. The people in the city were panicked and frightened.
When he saw Shen Yanqing arriving, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
If Shen Yanqing is really capable, he can abdicate in favor of others.
"Sweet potatoes are planted in my hometown, Furong Town, only one day's journey from here."
"So these sweet potatoes have just been planted and will take half a year to mature. Who knows whether you lied to us or not?"
As soon as Shen Yanqing finished speaking, the crowd exploded.
"Yeah, you don't even have any basis for it. You just say that this crop has an yield of five hundred dan per mu. Then I can also say that this grass can also produce fruits and the yield is 1,000 dan per mu!"
"Hahahaha... Biaozi is really becoming more and more unreliable. Others just lied to him and believed it, and then eagerly brought him to Big Brother. This is really embarrassing!"
"What are you talking about? You, you son of a bitch, tell me again!"
There was constant ridicule around him, Li Biao's face turned red with shame, and he immediately exploded when he heard Shi Lei scolding others.
"I said what's wrong, you're an idiot. Big brother asked you to guard the city gate and you couldn't do it well. You dared to let in all kinds of cats and dogs. Fortunately, this time I was vigilant and discovered that the two of them were liars. Otherwise, big brother, you would be harmed. See if the brothers will spare you!"
Shi Lei was very proud. He had always been suppressed by Li Biao, but this time he finally turned around and suppressed him. Li Biao knew that he was wrong, his face turned red and he could not speak, so he could only vent his anger on Shen Yanqing and Shen Yanqing. On the body.
"Damn it, if you dare to lie to me, don't think that because you are a scholar, I won't dare to beat you!"
Li Biao waved his fist as big as a sandbag, and with a strong wind in his movements, he came directly towards Shen Yanqing's door. Jiang Miao was startled.
"don't want!"
Shen Yanqing ducked sideways and pulled Jiang Miao behind him, his face suddenly turned cold.
"What are you going to do, Master Bing?"
"If you ask questions knowingly, of course I will beat you up!"
Li Biao looked at him like a fool, but he didn't go out without hitting his fist.
"Tsk, you're a loser!"
Shi Lei was sarcastic, and Li Biao turned around and scolded him again.
"Who are you calling a coward?"
"I'm talking about you, idiot!" Shi Lei rolled his eyes at him. He had strong limbs and a simple mind. If Liang Duo hadn't taken a liking to him, how could he have taken him seriously?
"Hahahaha, you are the idiot, just admit that you are a loser hahaha!"
Li Biao succeeded in the prank and laughed loudly, with unbridled ridicule on his face. Only then did Shi Lei realize that he had been tricked by an idiot, and his face turned red and thick with anger.
"you!"
"That's enough, just say a few words and don't be afraid of making jokes in front of the guests!"
Liang Duo couldn't stand it and scolded him in a low voice. The two of them immediately shut up, but their eyes were fierce as if they wanted to eat each other.
"You wait!"
"Coward!"
The two of them cursed each other silently behind Liang Duo's back, and almost got punched and kicked.
"Shen Zhuangyuan said that we will provide disaster relief, but the crops have just been planted and are still far away from bearing fruit. I can afford to wait, but the victims of Zhenjiang Prefecture cannot afford to wait. You have to give me an explanation on how to provide disaster relief!"
"Yes." Shen Yanqing sorted out her thoughts and spoke slowly.
"Although the sweet potato has just been planted, its seedlings can be cut. The fields outside the city are all deserted and the owners have fled. These lands are ownerless. Xiaosheng thinks that the fields can be redistributed and distributed to the victims for cultivation. Sweet potato Although it will take several months to mature, its leaves are edible and can barely keep the victims full until there is no food."
"Well, this is indeed a solution."
Liang Duo nodded slightly. In this way, the land outside the city would be populated, and the victims would also have food. As long as they survive until autumn, they won't have to worry about having nothing to eat.
"It is possible to divide the land, but these victims have been hungry for many days and have no energy to farm. Even if they are given sweet potatoes, it will not help."
Liang Duo's worries were not unreasonable. Shen Yanqing stopped and thought for a moment.
"I can ask the court for food. Since the emperor sent me here, he asked me to help the people of Zhenjiang Prefecture tide over the difficulties. As long as I report the problem of food shortage to the court, I believe the emperor will send someone to deliver it soon."
When he talked about the emperor, Liang Duo and others felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
"No! I don't agree!"
The first person to speak out was Shi Lei. They were now the leaders of the riot, and they were most afraid of seeing officials. What if the emperor sent official servants instead of food? They would all be dead.
"I don't agree either!"
It's rare for Li Biao and Shi Lei to be in the same camp.
"Is there any other way?"
Although Shen Yanqing's method was good, Liang Duo was also afraid that the court would send people to arrest them.
“Then we can only use fundraising!”
Jiang Miao thought of the way modern people do charity and said.
