Zhang Yanling sneered and said: "Sir, don't scare me, saying that I incited the victims to cause chaos. You have also seen that the people are already very dissatisfied. If you don't do anything, there will be chaos. Look at the weather today.
There will be wind and snow in the evening. If a few people are frozen to death tomorrow morning, do you think these people can stay here safely tomorrow? Also, the capital has been hit by a large area, and a large number of refugees may be coming to the capital soon. If the court does not
Prepare all means of relief. Then there will be a big chaos. I am afraid that your lord's black hat will not be saved. I advise you to quickly find a way to build shacks to settle the people and keep them fed. Otherwise, there will be trouble.
later."
Zhong Zhong stared at Zhang Yanling, wanting to scold and refute him, but he also knew that what Zhang Yanling said was not alarmist.
"Why hasn't the porridge shed been set up yet? Lu Wenqing, what are you doing for food?" Zhong Zhong vented his anger to a short, fat official next to him.
The official said hurriedly: "Sir, you can't blame me. The price of food soared in the morning, and people in the city rushed to buy food. The cabinet issued an urgent order to control the treasury and not to release food at will, waiting for the order to prevent the treasury food from flowing out. You can handle this matter.
I know. I took people to get food, but I was blocked from coming back. I was told that I had to wait for your approval."
Zhong Zhong scolded angrily: "Didn't you say this was a relief operation? You bastard, how can you do anything?"
Lu Wenqing said: "I said it, but the cabinet didn't say anything and the treasury didn't provide food."
Ji Zhong stamped his feet and cursed angrily: "Let's go, I'm going to find the cabinet's approval. If we don't receive food relief, people will really die, and the people will really rebel. The people in the cabinet don't even look at what's going on. They don't know how to be accommodating."
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Ji Zhong turned around and left. All the officials and his entourage hurriedly followed. Cars and horses came and went in a hurry.
Zhang Yanling sneered as she watched Zhong Zhong and others leave. When she turned around, she saw Axiu and others looking at him with horrified faces.
"What's wrong? We're making porridge and the fire is almost out. What are you doing in a daze? There are still many people who are not full." Zhang Yanling said loudly.
"Oh oh oh oh." Everyone in the Zhang family was busy and busy.
A Xiu breathed a sigh of relief and continued to serve porridge to the people. Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "Xiu'er was scared?"
Axiu tangled her hair at her temples and shook her head, saying, "No, I just think Mr. Shicai is so handsome. He's the Master of the Secretariat."
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "Shang Shu? I am still the uncle of the state, or the prince. If I give him face, he is the minister. If I don't give him face, he is nothing."
Axiu smiled and said: "Handsome."
Zhang Yanling walked to the outside of the shed with a smile, wanting to see how many people still had nothing to eat. Suddenly a man stopped in front of him and raised his hands to speak.
"Master Zhang, you are polite."
Zhang Yanling turned around and saw a thin, dark man wearing a dirty official uniform with his sleeves rolled up and his hands covered in dirt standing in front of him. He was bowing his hands in salute. He was obviously not a disaster victim, because he was wearing a
He is wearing an official hat and official uniform. But his appearance is not much different from that of a disaster victim.
"Excuse my poor eyesight, who is this sir?" Zhang Yanling returned the greeting with her hands raised, wondering.
"Oh, my subordinate is Xu Gao, a foreign minister from the Ministry of Industry. Of course Mr. Zhang doesn't know me." The thin and dark official said hurriedly.
Zhang Yanling said with a smile: "It turns out to be Mr. Xu, whom I have admired for a long time. I wonder if you have any advice?"
Xu Gao said: "I don't dare. I'm here to express my gratitude to Lord Zhang."
Zhang Yanling said in surprise: "How can I thank you?"
Xu Gao said: "I would like to express my gratitude to Lord Marquis on behalf of these victims. If Marquis Jianchang had not quickly set up a porridge shed to distribute rice and porridge, the people would have been miserable at this moment."
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "So that's what happened. What do you want to thank you for?"
Xu Gao said: "What the Marquis of Jianchang doesn't know is that my subordinates were ordered to cooperate with officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs to provide relief and resettlement for the people. We, the people from the Ministry of Works, are responsible for building shanties for the victims to stay here tonight. However, we are progressing.
It was very slow because the materials could not be transported for a long time. The people were freezing and hungry here, and I was very anxious. In such a cold day, the old and the weak were exposed to the cold wind, ice and snow, and they were hungry and cold.
If something like that happened, it would be a dereliction of duty by our relief officials. Therefore, Mr. Zhang’s act of giving out porridge and rice can protect the people from hunger and cold, and in fact it also helps us relief officials. Therefore
I came to say thank you."
Zhang Yanling understood that Xu Gao was a responsible official. He was a relief official, but the progress was slow and he was anxious. If someone froze to death, he would blame himself. He would come to the rescue and give porridge himself.
Indirectly, it helped them.
"Hahaha, it turns out it's for this, so there's no need for it. I'm here to help the people, not to help you. Besides, didn't the Lord Minister of the Ministry of Revenue just now say that? I'm just causing trouble for him, hahaha.
"You see, some people say they are causing trouble for him, while others want to thank me. I don't even know if I am doing the right thing or not." Zhang Yanling laughed.
Xu Gao said sternly: "I don't care what Mr. Ji thinks. I only know that Mr. Zhang helped the people by helping the people when they needed it. This is a good thing."
Zhang Yanling nodded and said: "Finally, I met a reasonable person. Mr. Xu, your shacks are being built too slowly. I'm afraid you won't be able to build dozens of shacks by nightfall. Although the people have food, at night
, that is no joke. Drops of water turn into ice, do you plan to let the victims spend the night in the snow?"
Xu Gao frowned and said: "Your Majesty is also worried, but we don't have enough materials and manpower. The warehouse is empty, so we have to collect it from outside temporarily. The warehouse is not under my control, and other people are doing the collection of materials. I am the official.
We are only responsible for building shacks here, and I am in a hurry and can't help it. If this continues, tonight will be really difficult. I'm afraid we have to mobilize the people to take in these victims."
Zhang Yanling pondered: "It's already too late to mobilize the people to take in the victims. It's less than two hours before dark. Besides, the people nearby may not be willing to take them in. Instead of asking questions one by one, it's better to seize the time to build shacks."
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Xu Gao said: "But the materials and manpower..."
Zhang Yanling pondered and said: "I hope that the relief food and materials from the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry will be in place, so dozens of people will die? It seems that I have to continue to think of a way. Mr. Xu, you are busy first, I will think of something."
Xu Gao cupped his hands and said: "Okay, if the Marquis of Jianchang can find my place, just say something. I am always at your disposal."
Zhang Yanling cupped her hands and said with a smile: "I don't dare to take it seriously."
Xu Gao handed over his hands and left quickly. Zhang Yanling stood there and pondered for a moment, then walked quickly back to the porridge shed, pulled Zhao Yuancheng and Huang Si aside and said: "Brother, Lao Huang, you have to go for a run."
"What to do?" Zhao Yuancheng asked.
"Please help me. Waiting for the imperial relief to be implemented, I'm afraid dozens of these people will freeze to death tonight. We can't just sit around and wait. I'll think of a way. Lao Huang, go to Cheng Guogong's Mansion and ask Zhu Lin and Zhu Xiaogong to come here.
He said that I was here to entertain guests and he must come. My uncle went to Dingguo Gongfu to send a letter to Mr. Xu Xiaogong and also invited him to come. He told them that they could not delay and must arrive immediately. If anyone does not come, there will be huge consequences.
Loss." Zhang Yanling said.
Zhao Yuancheng and Huang Si rolled their eyes and thought to themselves: Isn't this lying with open eyes? Treating guests here? When those young gentlemen arrived, their noses were going to be crooked with anger.
"Go quickly, ride a horse." Zhang Yanling urged.
The two of them did not dare to neglect, so they got on their horses and galloped away. Zhang Yanling himself also pulled the horse and said to Axiu: "I'm going to the British government palace, which is nearby. You nail it here first."
After saying that, he mounted his horse and left. Axiu was too busy in the steaming heat of porridge and rice to hear Zhang Yanling's words clearly. When she saw Zhang Yanling mounted his horse and left, she shouted: "What are you going to do, sir?"
However, Zhang Yanling had already mounted his horse and headed off through the ice and snow. Axiu sighed helplessly, turned around and shouted: "Folks, don't push, don't push! We have them all, we have them all."