"Master, Master, um, do you still want to take those little shrimps?" Tao Qiqi, who was about to pack up and go back to the county seat, was stopped by the village chief's wife and asked.
"Hey, what's the matter? Have you fished out shrimps from the well again?" Tao Qiqi asked and answered.
"Well, just now the folks went around again and caught a lot, so let me ask the young master if he can still collect it? If the young master collects it, we will save it after we have taken care of it, and wait until the water subsides later.
I've got it, come and get it when the young master leaves."
"Okay. Okay. If you want to go to the county, you can also bring it to me at a restaurant in the county. I will exchange it for you in food. I will stay at the restaurant in the county for the next few days."
"Okay. This is for the young master. This is a little thought from our fellow villagers. I know that the young master likes to eat, so I picked a lot just now." The village chief's wife said and handed Fang Yu the tender tips of the newly picked homa.
Fang Yu was about to shirk, but Tao Qiqi said: "Since it is what the villagers want, we will accept it. Auntie, please come back."
"Okay, then I'll go back and get busy first, so that the young master can leave."
After discussing it, Tao Qiqi got on the carriage and headed towards the county seat.
"Shan Qing, when we arrive in the county soon, you can take everyone to have a look around the area. See if there are other suffering villages and see how their situation is? By the way, let's see if there are any solutions provided by the above.
." Tao Qiqi said to Shan Qing who was driving the carriage on the road.
If you go directly to the county magistrate, you will definitely not get any useful information.
And she didn't want to expose Aunt Jiang's identity too early.
Only through secret visits can we get the most authentic news.
Regardless of who is sitting in that position now, Tao Qiqi is now capable, so she still needs to help the refugees who are in trouble if she can.
Not to mention that now that Nangong Ye is sitting in that position, Tao Qiqi and the others cannot stand idly by.
During this period of time, Nangong Ye was also extremely busy dealing with matters in Yongdu.
If we don't take care of the people, we can't let them starve to death this winter.
When the time comes, the public opinion is not good, and they feel uncomfortable listening to it.
Now if I can help solve it, it would be better if I help solve it.
When they arrived at the county, Tao Qiqi and the others opened a few rooms in a restaurant to rest. Shan Qing and the others followed Tao Qiqi's instructions and walked around.
Tao Qiqi didn't see them coming back until evening.
Then Shan Qing told Tao Qiqi what he saw today.
There are currently seven villages suffering, not including Yaojia Village. If Yaojia Village is added, there will be eight suffering villages in Jinxiang County.
But compared to Yaojia Village, the other seven villages suffered slightly better.
The terrain of some villages is relatively high, and only half of the houses in the villages were flooded.
In another village, only two or three households at the end of the village were flooded.
Although some villages were flooded, the flooding was not as exaggerated as that of Yaojia Village, and the water level was not as high as that of Yaojia Village.
Now some of the suffering villagers have gone to seek refuge with relatives, and some who have no place to go are living in caves in the mountains, or they are staying in the homes of some villagers who still have vacant houses in the village.
Fortunately, there are many mountains and caves in the countryside.
As long as it's not deep in the mountains and there are no wild animals, living there is better than sleeping on the streets.
The only thing now is food.
Because ordinary people are stuck in the autumn harvest, some people's grain harvest is late, and the grain sprouts directly in the fields.
Some were harvested earlier, but they didn’t have time to dry yet.
There are only a few households, the population is large, and those who attack quickly will suffer less food losses.
The food supply of these suffering people may be able to support them in the near future, but due to the continuous heavy rain, winter wheat cannot be planted, and there will be no food harvest in the spring harvest next year. The villagers may be faced with the situation of no rice to cook.
Faced with this situation, Tao Qiqi thought about it and decided to write a letter to Nangong Ye first.
Regardless of whether he knew it or not, Tao Qiqi should tell him.
If he knew and had a plan to deal with it, it would be easier for her to cooperate.
If not, then she would directly deal with it.
Besides, when she is done with it, she can take credit and be rewarded.
He is the emperor now, so she can't do something for him without asking for anything in return. After all, if you don't ask, it's nothing.
In fact, the most difficult thing now is food, and the other is the houses of the villagers.
The water level has not been discharged and cannot recede. If the house is soaked in water for a long time, it will definitely become a dangerous house, especially a mud house. You don't have to think about it. After being soaked in water like this, it will definitely no longer be inhabitable.
The conditions of ordinary people who can only build mud houses are certainly not much better.
Building another house is a lot of money.
Since she wrote to Nangong Ye, Tao Qiqi naturally told him everything.
He also gave his own suggestions.
For refugees who are suffering, if the country has the conditions, it should provide appropriate subsidies.
In addition, the food tax for next year should be reduced or exempted.
If possible, the house is subsidized and the food can be borrowed and repaid.
The common people borrow grain from the local government, and they can repay it when the grain is harvested in the coming year.
If that doesn't work, there's still a fundraiser.
Find local wealthy households to donate some grain. Of course, you won’t let their donation go in vain. After all, no one’s grain or money comes from strong winds.
For large donors, the tax for the coming year can be appropriately reduced based on the intensity of the donation.
I believe that this method will definitely lead to many wealthy households donating food.
After writing the letter, Tao Qiqi put the letter into an envelope and handed it to Shan Qing.
"Shan Qing, give the letter to Mr. Nangong in person. Then come back to me after he replies."
"Yes." Shan Qing agreed and took the letter. Just as he was about to turn around and leave, Tao Qiqi said again: "Hurry up and hurry up."
First of all, she didn't have much time to waste here.
Secondly, the people here are also waiting for emergency help.
"Yes." Shan Qing responded and immediately turned around and left.
Early the next morning, Tao Qiqi hurriedly stepped into the space as soon as she opened her eyes.
It's daytime now, and Xiao Hei will return to space to rest when it's inconvenient to move. This will definitely be in space.
Sure enough, as soon as Tao Qiqi entered, she saw Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai having fun.
Seeing Xiao Hei, Tao Qiqi immediately asked: "Xiao Hei, have you helped the refugees in the past few days? How much have you helped?"
Xiao Hei replied: "Master, you asked me to go back to the south to help the suffering villagers, but it has only been less than ten days. It will take time for me to come back from the north. Moreover, there is heavy snow in many places in the north, and Xiao Hei's travel will be restricted. At present, I have encountered
People in a place are suffering.
However, Xiao Hei observed that their situation is not very bad, and Mr. Nan has reduced their taxes, and they are not so short of food for the time being, so Xiao Hei has not taken action yet.
In addition, I have heard in the past few days that Jinxiang County has been hit the hardest. So I plan to go to Jinxiang County tonight to have a look."
