This time for disaster relief, there was no money or food, so Gu Chengyu could only think of his own ideas.
To put it bluntly, if it weren't for Gu Chengyu, Hangtian Mansion would have been in chaos long ago.
Moreover, the imperial court has not issued any money for disaster relief yet, so the victims now rely entirely on Gu Chengyu to think of ways to support themselves every day.
In fact, if you want to make a serious calculation, Gu Chengyu is a Beijing official and not an official in the Ministry of Household Affairs. He has nothing to do with the economic development of Jiangnan.
But who told Gu Chengyu to want to be promoted? These are all political achievements! So they definitely don’t count as lenient.
Rubbing his chin, Gu Chengyu thought for a moment. Of the 200,000 taels of silver, after excluding the renovation of the river embankment, there should be more than 100,000 taels left.
If the court's disaster relief funds were allocated twice, there would be even more left.
Thinking about it this way, Gu Chengyu felt that the chances of persuading the emperor to practice officialdom were quite high.
"Sir! An official document has arrived from the imperial court!" Ding Shiliu hurried into the room and reported to Gu Chengyu.
"Oh?" Gu Chengyu's eyes lit up. There should be news from the disaster relief banks. Maybe those government banks are already on the way at this moment.
"It was brought here quickly by the inn. It's waiting in the government office now!"
Gu Chengyu strode towards the government office. When he arrived, he found Guo Haoshou already waiting there.
"I'm here to pay my respects to Mr. Gu. This is Wang Yicheng, who has come very quickly to deliver the official document."
After putting Li Taixing in prison, there was no one in charge of Yingnan Mansion for the time being. Gu Chengyu was too lazy to take care of the affairs of Yingnan Mansion, so he called Guo Haoshou to take charge temporarily.
As soon as evidence of Li Taihang's crime was collected, Gu Chengyu would immediately send a letter to the emperor. At that time, the emperor would definitely send another official to take over the position of prefect of Yingnan Prefecture.
"I pay my respects to Mr. Gu!" Wang Yichen quickly saluted respectfully.
The post station of Dayan Dynasty was equipped with an express shop and a delivery station. The express station was used to deliver official documents, relay transmission, day and night, while the express station was used to transport official materials and military supplies.
Of course, in general, the food, grass and weapons that are urgently needed during a war cannot wait to be transported by the delivery station. The imperial court will send special officials to escort the supplies to the battlefield.
Wang Yicheng took out an official document from his chest and handed it to Gu Chengyu.
"Take Mr. Wang down to have a rest, and we'll serve you with good wine and food first. It's been a hard journey!"
Gu Chengyu looked at Guo Haoshou, smiled and made arrangements.
Guo Haoshou responded quickly, and then asked his servants to place the man.
Ever since what Gu Chengyu did last night, Guo Haoshou and other officials have become quails in front of Gu Chengyu.
Who dares to disobey Lord Gu? That Shangfang sword cuts iron like clay, and they are not vegetarians. They don't think their necks are as hard as iron.
Gu Chengyu returned to the study, quickly opened the official document, and read through it carefully.
After only a moment, Gu Chengyu felt that his head was as big as an ox. Even if he was given fifty thousand taels of disaster relief silver, he even asked the man to bring it to him.
Doesn’t the emperor think he has enough troubles? Couldn’t the emperor still see what happened last time?
He sighed and put the official document on the desk. It seems that the emperor is still a little wary of him!
He was only given 50,000 taels of silver, but he even sent Lu Chen over. Could it be that he would still reach out for the 50,000 taels of silver?
Without the 50,000 taels of silver, he was still able to handle the disaster relief work properly and also created a lot of revenue for the court.
The emperor underestimated him too much. Gu Chengyu didn't take it seriously at all for a mere fifty thousand taels of silver.
He donated 60,000 taels for this disaster relief. After all, he felt that he was richer than the imperial court.
Shaking his head, Lu Chen came to Jiangnan, and it would not be so convenient for Gu Chengyu to do things.
Besides, given Lu Chen's tendency to have a hand in everything, would Lu Chen still let go of those good deeds that could make meritorious deeds? Gu Chengyu had a headache over this.
"How was the search of Li Taihang's residence? Did the steward have a lot of incriminating evidence?"
The search had been going on all night, and at first they really couldn't find any evidence. Whether it was money, letters, or account books, Ding Shiliu and the others simply turned the house upside down, but they still couldn't find it.
Gu Chengyu would not think that Li Taihang was an upright official. He had been an official in Yingnan Mansion for so many years, but he had never been corrupt.
In the end, Ming Mo found out that this man had a concubine outside the mansion, and that concubine lived in an alley not far from the government office.
Gu Chengyu believed that the money and evidence of the crime were probably in the house where the foreign minister was kept, so he immediately sent people to search the house.
"Ding Shiliu sent someone over just now to reply, saying that a lot of silver was found in the ice cellar below. The specific amount has not been settled yet. You will be shocked if you see other harvests."
Mingmo couldn't help but think of the information narrated by the person named C, and his heart became hot.
He felt that as long as the adults in his family went down to the place, they could catch the corrupt officials. Following the adults would be very exciting.
It's a pity that the adults in his family were promoted too quickly, and all their efforts were wasted.
"Your Excellency! There are many victims outside the city who are selling their children." Suddenly, a guard of C-generation outside reported to Gu Chengyu.
Gu Chengyu frowned when he heard this, "Let's go! Come with me!"
Even when there is no famine, there are still people selling their sons and daughters!
Therefore, it is not unusual for the victims to sell their children and daughters. After all, there is no food to eat, and the children are not hungry at all. Without the money and food for disaster relief, they will starve to death sooner or later.
As for the people who buy people, they are just big families in the city, or those who are wealthy.
Some families, under the guise of fearing that their children would starve to death, sold their children so that they could live happily with the money.
However, some families really care about their children and cannot bear their children to suffer from hunger like themselves.
Gu Chengyu went outside the city gate to save such a family. With money in the past few days, he planned to organize the victims to reroute the river embankment.
As for repairing officialdom, Gu Chengyu had to ask the emperor for permission. After all, he was not the prefect of Yingnan Mansion and had no right to make such a big move in Yingnan Mansion.
Gu Chengyu walked out of the city gate and looked at the commotion at the victims' place. Those little children were like animals, being picked over by people or stewards of wealthy families.
Some of the victims in ragged clothes were holding on to their children, while others were happily counting their coins.
"Dad, don't betray me. I'm very obedient. I eat very little. I'm full just by drinking water."
The man's eyes were slightly red and he looked away. If he didn't sell his daughter, the whole family would starve to death. If his daughter goes to a good family, she can still have enough food and clothing.
At this moment, Gu Chengyu looked at all aspects of life and tasted the sufferings of the world.
The cries of children and parents were accompanied by the scoldings of the stewards and people.
Seeing this scene, Gu Chengyu couldn't help but feel pity and was deeply moved.