Chapter eight hundred and fifty first helpless to refuse
It is also a problem for so many disaster victims to eat and drink. Hangtian Mansion does not have so much food for them to eat and drink!
Not to mention two meals a day, even one meal a day is not enough. Those river workers have nothing to eat. Yang Chaoying has been worried about this for the past two days!
Besides, there are not only young and strong laborers among them, there are many old, weak, women and children in this group of people, accounting for more than half.
These people cannot do heavy work, and all they can count on are the strong laborers.
But these people must go to the city with the strong laborers at home, and he can't give out so much food!
The yamen servant on the side saw that his master was obviously hesitating, so he tugged Yang Chaoying's sleeve anxiously.
"Sir, I have something to report to you in my humble position!"
Seeing the yamen officer's hesitant expression, Yang Chaoying knew that this would definitely not work. He was pulled aside by the yamen officer, and the two began to whisper.
"Sir! Our Hangtian Mansion has no food reserves. Even the river workers don't have enough to eat! How can we admit so many more people?"
The yamen servant also had a frown on his face. He felt that this matter would not work at all.
Even though he was very excited about the extra labor force, he couldn't give his labor in vain, right?
If you want a horse to run, you have to feed it! If you don’t have food, water, or money, how can you help?
Yang Chaoying pondered for a moment, frowning and thinking about this countermeasure.
"Sir, if these victims enter the city, they will have nowhere to settle! Besides, this is only a part of it! If all the victims from Changtian Mansion come to us, think about it, how can our Hangtian Mansion accommodate this place?
One group enters the city, and if those behind are not allowed in, they will riot and force their way in."
This analysis is considered reasonable and well-founded. Yang Chaoying had already thought of these issues just now.
However, there would be victims arriving one after another, and he almost forgot about it.
He also couldn't see these victims wandering around and having nowhere to stay, but he didn't expect that there would be many victims behind him!
After being reminded by the yamen, he felt that this precedent should not be set. Otherwise, if there were more victims, Hangtian Mansion would also be in chaos.
The old man on the other side saw the two people conspiring for a long time. The look on the adult's face became more and more solemn, and he suddenly felt that something was not good!
He was a little uneasy. The adult was still hesitating because of his words just now. He thought there was great hope.
Who would have thought that when the policeman mentioned it now, he felt that the matter was hanging in the balance again.
Yang Chaoying clenched his fists, sighed helplessly, and then walked towards the victims.
"Dear fellow villagers, I just learned that the food reserves in Hangtian Mansion have reached the bottom. Even if everyone helps strengthen the river embankment, I can't get out the food!"
After saying that, Yang Chaoying bowed her hands to everyone, "I'm sorry! Please go to Yingnan Mansion!"
When the victims heard this, they couldn't help but feel disappointed. Looking at Yang Chaoying's helpless look, they were both angry and helpless.
The village chief was very anxious, "Sir, please take us in! We have nowhere to go now. Didn't you push us to a dead end?"
The village chief wiped away his tears with his damp sleeves, hoping that the adults would feel compassion.
"Yes! Sir, I can see that you are a good official, please let us in!"
Some villagers spoke quickly, and they could see that this man had a conscience.
Because the helplessness and pity on his face didn't seem to be fake, and he didn't agree that they might really be in trouble.
But I understand, but they have to live! So they can only ask the adults to let them enter the city, otherwise they will wait to die if they stay outside the city.
"Everyone, this is what I have to say! It is really a helpless move to keep you out of the city. Please understand."
Yang Chaoying didn't want to talk any more. He was thinking of countermeasures in his mind. With so many people, these twenty soldiers would definitely not be able to resist.
It is better to temporarily close the city gates and strictly check, and only allow people to go out but not enter!
"Sir! You asked us to go to Yingnan Mansion. What if the master of Yingnan Mansion refuses to let us enter the city?"
The village chief is not an unreasonable person. On the contrary, he was a scholar before. It's just that his talent is not good and he didn't get any honors!
It is true that reading can make people understand things.
Compared with the villagers who cannot read a word, the old man is naturally more knowledgeable and can analyze the situation more comprehensively.
When Yang Chaoying was asked this question by the old man, he was immediately speechless. Indeed, he certainly knew very well who Li Taixing, the prefect of Yingnan Mansion, was.
After all, the two cities were very close to each other, so they would naturally have many contacts. That person was a greedy and cunning master, and Li Taixing was definitely not willing to take in disaster victims, which would have endless consequences.
Not to mention Li Taihang, even he himself, who usually thinks about the people, was somewhat resistant to this matter.
Who is not afraid of trouble? Who doesn’t want to keep his hat on his head, his wealth and his life?
So even if the victims did go, Ying Nanfu had the same plan as him. He closed the city gate to prevent the victims from entering or leaving.
However, he thought of the imperial envoy sent by the imperial court. The imperial envoy must have discussed this matter with Li Taihang in advance.
I heard that Li Taihang was a classmate of the Imperial Envoy Hu Maoshen and was in the same year. In order to support him, he might actually be able to accept these victims.
After all, if this is done well, and Mr. Hu can say a few nice words in front of the emperor, wouldn't promotion be just around the corner?
Thinking of this, Yang Chaoying was also a little moved. But when he thought that the granary he kept for himself had reached the bottom, he immediately shook his head.
"Don't worry, everyone, the imperial court has sent an imperial envoy here. The imperial envoy has sent a letter to Yingnan Mansion to discuss the matter with him. As long as you go to Yingnan Mansion, the prefect over there will not dare to deny you entry into the city.
Even if he refuses, the Imperial Envoy will not agree."
When Yang Chaoying said this, the victims knew that they were determined not to let them enter the city.
They didn't care who the imperial envoy was, and they didn't want to go to Yingnan Mansion, which was so far away. There was no food or water on the way, it was raining, and they had to trek through mountains and rivers on the way.
If a mountain collapse occurs, wouldn't their lives be in danger?
What's more, there are bandits and road bandits on the way, and there are women among them. Not only will they be robbed of money, but these women are even more dangerous.
The most important thing is that most of the silver they have has been used up, and some people only have a few copper coins left.
If the bandits didn't get the money, would they kill them all in a rage?
Many people had already thought of this, and they were all talking about it behind the scenes. The old man also frowned when he heard the words.
He had already thought of this, so he didn't want to take the villagers to the farther Yingnan Mansion.
Because there were too many unpredictable dangers on the way, they were all acquaintances from the same village, and most of them were even members of his tribe. He couldn't do it watching them die on the way.
In the end, the more the victims talked, the more they felt that there were many dangers on their way there. How could they dare to go to Yingnan Mansion?