Chapter 298: Shaobai confirms the identity of a master, and Lin'an City is out again...
Master Li naturally denied it, and even knelt down and swore that he would never do anything to harm the people.
Qin Shaobai actually has a good impression of Mr. Li.
However, after these few days, he still felt that Mr. Li was kind-hearted, but occasionally made some mistakes when doing things.
It's possible that in a moment of confusion, his little mind might have done something that harmed the people even he didn't know.
"Master Li, don't be anxious. There are so many things going on in sending food to provide disaster relief. It's normal for there to be one omission."
With that said, Qin Shaobai asked people to find records of food distribution.
There is indeed only a record of the main household receiving grain.
"Back to the prince, there are too many tenants, and many of them are from other places, so we have to divide the grain according to the number of main households."
Mr. Li returned with fists clasped, feeling confident.
"Over the years, whether the government distributes goods or collects goods, they have been based on the household registration of the head household. Moreover, we have also told each head household that the grain received must be distributed to the tenants in charge in proportion."
Qin Shaobai was very angry and said that you were confused, but you were really confused.
Not to mention that this is a time of great calamity, even on ordinary days, those households will not spit out the food easily if they get it.
Thinking of this, Qin Shaobai couldn't help but straighten his face.
"Do you think the principal households are short of food? Don't you know that it is the tenant farmers who are short of food?"
Master Li saw Qin Shaobai's face and responded quickly: "I'm going to ask someone to register the number of tenants now, but..."
"Just what?"
"It's just that the food in the official warehouse has been almost divided, and now there is no food to divide."
"This is easy to do. You just ask each owner to report the tenants under their own names, and then ask them to divide the rice they received into equal shares, and each tenant gets a share."
Seeing that Mr. Li was still hesitant, Qin Shaobai added: "If any owner has any objections, let him come to the county government directly to see me."
Mr. Li listened to Qin Shao's spoken words in a serious tone, but he dared not say a word and led all the arresters to go to work.
"Everyone, come and thank the prince. He treats us tenants as human beings."
As Miss Wang said this, she took the lead and knelt down on the ground.
Qin Shaobai quickly stepped forward and helped Miss Wang up.
"Dear fellow citizens, the imperial court's intention is very clear. No matter what status or identity you have now, you are a member of the Song Dynasty. The imperial court will never give up on anyone from the Song Dynasty."
The crowd became excited, and some people even started to cry softly.
Qin Shaobai understood that his words were actually just words of comfort to the people.
The Southern Song Dynasty court itself could not protect itself. How could it, as he said, take all the people at heart and not give up any Song people?
But the common people became quiet because of his words and left the county government one by one.
Miss Wang was about to leave, but was held back by Qin Shaobai.
"Miss Wang, I have a question that I would like to ask Miss Wang for clarification."
"Your Majesty, please tell me if you have anything to say."
Miss Wang is now full of admiration for Qin Shaobai, and her words have become extremely soft.
"I would like to know if this petition was organized by you, Miss?"
Miss Wang smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you think too highly of my daughter. We all came here to seek justice under the guidance of an expert."
"Oh, where is the master now? I really want to see the master you are talking about."
Qin Shaobai's heart beat wildly again.
Mu Qingyi can definitely do something like today.
Miss Wang covered her mouth and smiled again.
"Why is Miss Wang laughing?"
"Our master also guessed what the prince did just now. Even what he said was almost as expected by the master."
These words made Qin Shaobai feel more doubtful, and his desire to meet this colleague became even more intense.
"Your Majesty, it's a pity. The master arranged this petition for us after he came back yesterday, and then went to other counties and said that the problems encountered in grain distribution there are even more serious than those in Nanyang County."
"Oh, you mean, there are still some obstacles to putting food in."
Miss Wang nodded solemnly.
"Please also ask Miss Wang to tell you everything you know in detail."
"I just listened to what the master said. By the way, the master said that if you ask about the food distribution, I will give you this letter."
Miss Wang took out a letter from her arms.
When Qin Shaobai saw the beautiful handwriting on the envelope, he no longer had any doubts in his heart.
Yes, it must have been Mu Qingyi who passed through it. He was so familiar with this font, it was the young regular script that Mu Qingyi had been practicing.
Qin Shaobai suppressed his inner excitement, opened the letter and read it.
There was only one word in the letter, to be precise, it was a big question mark.
Qin Shaobai couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Mu Qingyi actually still likes to play this kind of suspense reasoning with him as before.
A question mark proved that Mu Qingyi had met him.
She must have felt that the person in front of her was very familiar, but his appearance was completely different from the person in her mind, so she gave Qin Shaobai a big question mark.
Alas, why couldn't she stay in Nanyang and have a good interview with him?
He will definitely tell her clearly all the strange things he has encountered this year.
"Your Majesty, the master said that her ultimate goal is Lin'an City."
Seeing the regret on Qin Shaobai's face, Miss Wang quickly sent another piece of bombshell news.
That's great.
It seems that infinite power has been injected into the body.
The most important thing for him now is to quickly settle the food distribution issue, so that he can return to Lin'an early and meet with Mu Qingyi.
Wait.
Qin Shaobai's heart suddenly tightened.
Miss Wang just said that Mu Qingyi went to deal with the dispute that occurred when Lin'an distributed food.
However, Qin Shaobai clearly remembered that when he left the capital, Shi Miyuan had already asked the new Lin'an prefect to distribute food to the victims.
Could it be that Shi Miyuan was so bold and reckless that he actually committed corruption and perverted the law under the eyes of the emperor?
However, if you think about it, it is quite normal for Shi Miyuan to do such a thing.
"Feiyu, have you finished distributing the food in Nanyang County?"
"My lord, everything has been allocated. There should be no problem for the people to survive for a month."
"Okay, Mr. Li, you have to think of a solution this month."
Mr. Li responded repeatedly.
"The first thing is to keep the grain in the fields. Although the quantity is not large and the ears are not full, it is better than nothing. The harvest can still fill the stomach for several days."
"Xiaguan thinks the same way. He will definitely organize strong people in the county to harvest."
"Second, I took a look at the grain in your granary. It's okay for eating, but not so good for sowing. Find a good grain grower and take a good look around these rice fields to see if there's anything you can save for next spring.
If you don’t have rice seeds, go check last year’s harvest situation and find the best ones to buy grain seeds from.”
"Remember, it's an acquisition, not a robbery."
Mr. Li has asked someone to take out a notebook and record it carefully.
"This third thing is also the most important thing. If you want to have a good harvest, you need fertile land. So, after the rice is harvested, you have to find ways to make the rice fields fertile."
"Your Majesty, these rice fields are already so barren, how can we make them fertile?"
"When the rice is harvested, let everyone drive all the chickens, ducks and geese at home to their own rice fields."
Mr. Li's eyes lit up and he couldn't help but praise: "The method that the prince has thought of is really wonderful. Firstly, the chickens, ducks and geese can eat the fallen grains. Secondly, the excrement of the poultry can be used to increase the land."
Fat."
What's the matter? If Mu Qingyi was here, she could come up with hundreds of ways to make these fields fertile.
"Okay, I'll leave Nanyang's affairs to you."
Qin Shaobai turned around and said sternly to Mr. Li: "This drought may continue for a while. In addition to handling the grain fields, people's drinking water must also be treated well. You can divide your troops into two.
Road, divide the county government officers into two teams, one team will help the people harvest, and the other team will search for underground water sources and dig as many wells as possible."
"Sir, the digging of the well is already in progress."
"Oh, Mr. Li's thoughts are also comprehensive. The people of Nanyang are blessed."
"Your Excellency, you are ridiculous. This matter of digging the well was also ordered by the master."
Oh, Qingyi, you are really the smartest woman in the world.