"There's no need to be so serious. After I rescued Qiao Zhong and Qiao Guan, will I sit back and watch their families suffer?" Lin Fu helped Hu Zhiyong and his son up and said, "I can use you to help with the current disaster relief.
I’m not in a hurry to talk about other things for now…”
Lin Fu did not tell Hu Zhiyong the details of Changshan Island, so naturally he would not easily accept Hu Zhiyong's surrender. The disaster relief was the most urgent at the moment, and other matters would be considered in the long run after the disaster relief was over.
"The Hu family, from Zhiyong on down, will listen to your orders." Hu Zhiyong stood up from the ground and said.
Lin Fu did not expect to encounter such a serious disaster when he came out this time. Zhou Pu, Wu Qi, Ge Cunxin and Ao Canghai were all good at martial arts. Leading troops and charging into battle were their expertise, but rescuing victims was not their specialty.
Lin Mengde, Cao Ziang, Lin Jingzhong, Little Loach Master Ge Cunxin and others who were good at these things all stayed with him in Jiangning.
Lin Fu was short of manpower, and Hu Zhiyong, Hu Zhicheng, Hu Qiaoyi and others were exactly what he needed.
Xiao Taoyuan is the most urgent threat to Changshan Island. Once the news leaks out, Xiao Taoyuan will send troops to wipe out Changshan Island before the She family can expand the Donghai bandit's power to the north. For Xiao Taoyuan, saving all the meat votes
The boy's Changshan Island and the boy's family are also his biggest threats. Maybe the imperial court will condone him for a while due to the situation in the southeast, but with such a big stain, his political opponents in the military or in the court will definitely not let it go.
, of course, only after the stains are removed can he sleep peacefully.
Although Changshan Island has limited manpower, they have sent people to closely monitor the movements of Shuiying in Ninghai Town and Chongzhou County, always paying attention to the disturbances on these two sides.
The information of the young people's families was gradually compiled into a book. Lin Fu could not meet the young people's families, but he knew their situation well.
Chongzhou originally belonged to the Huainan Salt Farm of the Hailing Salt and Iron Division. It is said to be a salt farm. Since the Yangtze River enters the sea in Chongzhou, the eastern sea area is diluted by a large influx of river water. The benefits of producing salt in Chongzhou are very small, and large tidal flats are gradually reduced to affiliated with the Huainan Salt Farm.
The grassland is specially used to provide salt-cooking fodder for the Huainan Saltworks. The county has only been established for 70 or 80 years, and there are no truly powerful families in the county.
The ancestors of the Hu family were originally low-income salt farmers. When Chongzhou County was established, they broke away from the salt households and became tenant farmers. After two generations of hard savings, a sugar making workshop was passed to Hu Zhiyong and the Hu Zhicheng brothers. They were considered to be well-off families in Chongzhou.
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Last year, in order to raise two thousand taels of silver to redeem themselves, the Hu family was pushed to the brink of bankruptcy by selling land and borrowing money.
Both Hu Zhiyong and Hu Zhizhong have read books and have been running workshops for many years. They are more knowledgeable and have a broader vision than the ordinary rural landowners who only live on a few hundred acres of fertile land. They also have economic acumen and talents, which Lin Fu can use.
The right people for disaster relief.
Lin Fu talked a lot about disaster relief matters with Hu Zhiyong, Hu Qiaoyi and his son in the tent. Hu Qiaozhong rushed back after hearing the news, and Lin Fu and Ao Canghai went out to let them, father and son, and brothers meet each other.
The great loach masters Ge Cunxin and Hu Zhicheng returned from Chongzhou at noon the next day. Chen Kun, the magistrate of Chongzhou County, did not come forward. Other places in Chongzhou County were also seriously affected by the disaster. He sent his chief minister Geng Weide and Li Shuyi, secretary of the Chongzhou Ministry of Household Affairs, to come with the ship to inspect the disaster.
"What right do you have to deal with disasters in Chongzhou without authorization?" Chen Kun's chief, Geng Weide, came to the island. When he saw Lin Fu's face, without any other greetings, he walked into the tent and shouted loudly in front of everyone Lin Fu organized to greet him.
"You sent people to the county without authorization to purchase rice grains, causing the price of rice in Chongzhou to skyrocket by 40 to 50% in one day, and the people in the county were resentful. Can you, a little prison officer, bear this responsibility?"
"When Xisha Island suffered such a disaster, the gentry and officials all had the responsibility for disaster relief. Mr. Lin also happened to be brave enough to take on the responsibility of disaster relief. Master Geng, do you want Mr. Lin to sit back and watch the two or thirty thousand victims starve to death?" Hu Zhiyong just said.
Naturally, he couldn't bear to see Geng Weide being so arrogant in front of Lin Fu.
"What the hell are you talking about? Is there a place for you to talk here?" Geng Weide became more and more arrogant when he saw that Lin Fu remained silent and said, "If there is no one to rescue the disaster, these wandering untouchables will disperse on their own. If you are here to provide disaster relief, they will not be able to gather together."
If you go, it will bring more harm to Chongzhou."
In the tent, in addition to Zhou Pu, Ao Canghai, Hu Zhiyong and others, there were also several representatives elected by the victims. They were actually refugee leaders. After hearing Geng Weide's words, their expressions changed drastically, but there was no place for them to talk.
, stood aside silently and gritted his teeth when he looked at Geng Weide.
"Please sit down and talk..." Lin Fu said with a gloomy face, and impatiently asked the people around him, "Why haven't you brought the tea?"
Geng Weide raised his eyebrows and glanced at Lin Fu. Seeing how attentive he was, he sat down with satisfaction.
At this time, the waiter came over with tea. Lin Fu did not sit down in a hurry and held the tea cup in his hand. Geng Weide just thought that Lin Fu was offering him tea and reached out to take it. Lin Fu unexpectedly turned his wrist and took a scalding hot cup.
The tea was thrown straight into his face.
"Ah!" Geng Weide never expected that Lin Fu would pour boiling hot tea on his face if he disagreed with him, screamed like a slaughtering pig, and rolled around looking for something cold to put on his face to relieve the pain.
"How dare you sit in front of me, how dare you sit in front of me without even looking at your qualifications?" Lin Fu sneered, ignoring Geng Weide who was rolling on the ground and wailing, he headed towards the Chongzhou household, "Li Shuban, please sit down and talk."
The government servants that Geng Weide brought over heard Geng Weide screaming pitifully in the tent and rushed in with their swords. Ao Canghai and several guards quickly disarmed them and pushed them to the ground.
"What are you doing?" Lin Fu looked at Ao Canghai and others and reprimanded, "Who told you to be so unreasonable to the Yamen of Chongzhou County? Li Shuban is here, do you want to rebel?"
Li Shuyi's heart was in his throat, and his hands and feet couldn't help but tremble. He didn't dare to help Geng Weide, who was still rolling on the ground. Seeing Lin Fu still gesturing to invite him to take a seat, he sat down tremblingly and ordered
Yamen: "We are discussing the disaster situation, why are you barging in?" The tone of the voice changed, fearing that if the response was slightly wrong, Geng Weide would be treated badly.
The officials who came over only obeyed Geng Weide's orders, but were pushed to the ground by Ao Canghai and the guards, unable to struggle. After a while, they could see the situation clearly. After all, Li Shuyi was nominally the only official official present in Chongzhou County, and Geng Weide was just the county magistrate.
Chen Kun's watchdog. Under the current situation, he can only obey Li Shuyi's order for the time being and give up his struggle.
Lin Fu winked at Ao Canghai and asked him and the guards to take Geng Weide and the Chongzhou County Yamen Chief out to monitor them first.
"That bitch opened his mouth indiscriminately and disturbed people's hearts. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to cut out his tongue. Today is a lesson for him." Lin Fu sat down and calmly told Li Shuyi, Chongzhou Secretary General, about the disaster relief. "This matter concerns the past three years."
Chongzhou County must not ignore the lives and deaths of thousands of disaster victims. Isn’t Hongzepu’s lesson profound enough? Please ask Li Shuban to go back and tell Chen County Magistrate: If he dares to ignore this matter, it will cause chaos among the hungry people, and there will be no prison in Jinchuan Prison Island.
Do you need a place for him to live?”
"Yes, yes, we must not just sit back and do nothing. I will go back and report to the magistrate Chen, and I must take care of it carefully." Li Shuyi was like a kowtow-headed insect. Whatever Lin Fu said, he just nodded and said yes, thinking in his heart: The reputation of a swineherd and madman is not right.
It's all in vain, but Geng Weide is ignorant and comes here to show Lin Fu's power.
Lin Fu gave Li Shuyi, Geng Weide and the Chongzhou County officials a small boat and asked them to row back to Chongzhou County. Watching them leave, he couldn't help but sigh. This is Chongzhou County's attitude towards the displaced victims of Xisha Island. These
You really have to force the victims to rebel before you realize that these "bastards" and "untouchables" are not so easy to bully.
"Mr. Hu probably knows why my reputation is so bad, right?" Lin Fu turned to Hu Zhiyong and smiled bitterly, "The world is so miserable. If I don't show my teeth, I don't know how many dogs will climb on my head to poop and pee.
! I have offended many people by showing my teeth and claws like this. People like me usually don't end well, and they may die without a burial place in the future. You have to think carefully about whether the Hu family wants to follow my path to the dark side.
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"If your Excellency hadn't been like this, would the two sons of the Hu family still be alive? If not for your Excellency, would Zhicheng and Qiao Yi still be alive?" Hu Zhiyong knelt down and said, "How could Zhiyong be so ignorant? Refugees have a low life, and so does the Hu family now.
If you have a broken household, can you still expect care from those superior adults?"
Those refugee leaders completely saw the attitude of Chongzhou County. Lin Fu's arrogant attitude towards Chongzhou officials only made them feel happy. Although Li Shuyi wholeheartedly agreed to provide disaster relief, they knew in their hearts that if nearly 30,000 people were not hungry,
Dead and separated, their hope can only be pinned on Lin Fu. Otherwise, they will have no other way to survive except gathering a crowd to rebel.
Hu Zhiyong knelt down, and several refugee leaders also knelt down and said, "Please don't abandon me and wait for me!"
"You all get up," Lin Fu said, "I can no longer rely on Chongzhou County for disaster relief, and Chongzhou County does not dare to stop me from doing disaster relief here. There are many things that require everyone to work together to overcome this difficulty.
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The most urgent thing at the moment is that there is no legal disaster relief, otherwise there will be endless lawsuits with Chongzhou County. Even if Gu Wuchen can temporarily suppress everything for him, it will be a hidden danger in the future.
Fortunately, at dusk, Lin Mengde arrived in time to solve the problem. Lin Mengde rode a fast horse to Chongzhou by land. He took with him the inspector general who ordered Lin Fu to follow the authority and assist Chongzhou County in relieving the victims.
The official document also requires Lin Fu to use his authority to use the food and grass raised by Dongyang's compilation and training warriors for disasters.
What makes Ling feel strange is that this order was signed personally by the inspector Jia Pengyu.
There were a lot of things wrong with this order. After getting this official document, Lin Fu saw that even though Jia Pengyu had helped him a lot, he had other hidden motives, but it was a matter of life and death for nearly 30,000 disaster victims, and he couldn't care too much about it.
, Lin Fu really needs this official document right now so that he can handle it according to his authority.