Seeing that everyone had left and only the prince sitting on the chair, the commander of the guards and Dong Hezhang standing aside were the only ones in the living room, Jiang Huai gritted his teeth and knelt down in front of Chu Yang. "My lord, students deserve death!"
Looking at the person who voluntarily knelt in front of him and confessed his mistake, Chu Yang raised his eyebrows. "Your name is Jianghuai, and you are a villager in Huanggang Village, Xicheng, right?"
"Yes, the students are villagers of Huanggang Village!" Nodding, Jiang Huai said yes.
"You wrote a pleading paper to this king, suing your county magistrate in Xicheng for embezzling the disaster relief money sent to you by the imperial court, causing the villagers of Huanggang Village, Shangpo Village and Tugao Village to starve. You can't even eat grass roots and bark, can you?" Chu Yang asked again, staring at Jianghuai.
"Yes, there was a severe drought in Xicheng for three years. In the first year, Wangzhi County gave porridge to our three villages. But after Huzhi County took office in the second year, he never gave us victims a grain of rice. Food. My father, my mother, and my younger sister were all starved to death. I was begging all the way to Dongzhou City. Later, I met a kind study owner who took me in. I did some chores for him in the store. , helped him to copy books, he took care of my three meals a day, and let me live in the shop." Talking about his experience at home, Jiang Huai burst into tears.
"Your life experience is indeed very pitiful, and the affected people in the three villages of Xicheng are indeed pitiful, but do you know that it is a crime of disrespect for people to sue officials?" Having said this, Chu Yang narrowed his eyes.
"Students know that it is a crime of disrespect for people to sue officials, and they have to be punished fifty times before the trial! But the students would rather die than sue the magistrate of Xicheng for corrupting the law, embezzling disaster relief money, ruining human life and causing the victims to starve to death by the roadside, Displaced!" Having said this, Jiang Huai burst into tears again.
"You know you're going to be beaten to death? You still want to sue?"
"Sue, the student's family is starved to death, how can the student not sue?" Gritting his teeth, Jiang Huai said indignantly.
"Okay, this king has accepted the case. Five days later, I will go to Xicheng to meet Lord Hu in person. If the county magistrate is really corrupt and perverts the law, and embezzles the court's disaster relief money out of conscience, then the king will decide." Beheading is not forgiving. However, if you make a false accusation, this king will behead you!" Having said this, Chu Yang's eyes flashed a clear murderous intent.
"The prince doesn't need to do anything. If it is verified that Mr. Hu is not corrupt, the student is willing to apologize with death." This sentence, Jiang Huai said very firmly.
"Okay, then get on your stomach and get ready to hit the board!"
"Yes!" In response, Jiang Huai fell to the ground.
"My lord, this person is so thin, I'm afraid he will die if he hits fifty boards!" Seeing the thin young man lying in front of Chu Yang, Leng Feng frowned, feeling impatient.
Hearing this, Chu Yang turned his head and glanced at his wife. "Well, what you said makes sense. It would be a bit unlucky for him to die in this king's palace! How about you selling yourself to the palace for three years?"
"He, why sell yourself for three years?" Raising his head, Jiang Huai looked at Chu Yang suspiciously.
"It means that you work with me, but I don't give you wages, I only dare you to eat and live. After three years, if I feel that you are easy to use, I will continue to keep you and pay you. Of course, If this king thinks that your ability is not good, you may not be needed after three years!" Looking at Jiang Huai, Chu Yang explained seriously.
"Okay, the student is willing to sell himself for three years to work for the prince!" Nodding, Jiang Huai immediately agreed.
"Well, take this!" Chu Yang handed over a silver medal to Jianghuai after speaking.
Looking at the staff silver medal, Jiang Huai was stunned, then took the silver medal with trembling hands. "Thank you, my lord!"
"Well, remember, the other staff members are paid twenty taels of silver a month, but you don't have one tael. You won't be paid for three years!" Looking at Jiang Huai, Chu Yang gave a warning, and said in his heart: It would be better if there were more staff members who didn't need money.
"Yes, the students remember it!" Nodding, Jiang Huai expressed his understanding. Although it will take three years to sell his body, Jiang Huai feels that compared to playing fifty boards, the three years of selling his body is nothing at all. Living and eating in the palace, and being able to do business for the prince, this is a good thing that many people can't envy!
"When did you come to Dongzhou City? Do you know how the disaster situation in West City is now?" Looking at Jianghuai, Chu Yang asked again.
"Reporting to my lord, the students came to Dongzhou City last year. Last year was the second year of the famine, and many victims had starved to death. This year, the west city was drought again. The students met many fellow countrymen who came to Dongzhou in the study. Begging in Zhoucheng, and some women and children were sold to Yazihang." Speaking of this, Jiang Huai burst into tears again.
"Okay, after a while, the king will send you twenty guards, and I will give you one thousand taels of silver. You go to buy rice. As much rice as you can buy within five days, the king will take as much rice to the west city to help the victims." Looking at Jianghuai, Chu Yang said so.
Hearing this, Jiang Huai was overjoyed, but soon lost his face again. "My lord, isn't this one thousand taels of silver too little? One thousand taels of silver can only buy one hundred catties of rice, but this one thousand taels of silver can buy one hundred thousand catties of rice. The students heard that this year the six village chiefs all The disaster, you, I'm afraid your 100,000 catties of rice may not be enough!"
Hearing this, Chu Yang was delighted. "Jianghuai, the money that the king said to give you is the king's personal money, not the court's money. Besides, the king didn't tell you to buy rice?"
"Don't buy rice?" Looking at Chu Yang, Jiang Huai looked puzzled.
"My lord asks you, do ordinary people eat rice for every meal?"
Hearing this, Jiang Huai immediately shook his head. "Of course it's impossible. How can ordinary people afford rice? They all eat corn bread, buckwheat pancakes, sorghum rice and sweet potatoes. Oh! Students understand, the prince means to let students buy corn and sorghum rice ?”
"My lord asks you, how many catties of sorghum rice can you sell for one tael of silver?"
"Five hundred catties!"
"So, do you think one hundred catties of rice saved more people? Or five hundred catties of sorghum rice saved more people?" Staring at the other party, Chu Yang asked again.
"Naturally, five hundred catties of sorghum rice saved a lot of people. Your lord is wise, your lord is wise!" Nodding repeatedly, Jiang Huai hurriedly replied.
"Go, let the servant girl take you to the staff's yard to rest first, and start shopping for food in the afternoon!"
"Yes, thank you, my lord!" Responding, Jiang Huai stood up with a smile, and exited the room respectfully.
"My lord, are you really going to Xicheng?" Looking at Chu Yang, Dong Hezhang asked suspiciously.
"I made a mistake. It's not that the king is going, but we are all going. You are going too!" Having said this, Chu Yang smiled at Dong Hezhang.
"Oh, that's natural, the next official will naturally follow the prince!" Nodding, Dong Hezhang said yes again and again. The aides who are attached to the prince like him naturally have to follow the prince's orders.
"Well, Dongzhou is a place with a special geographical location. It is flooded in the east and dry in the west. Fishing boats in the north often encounter pirates. The south is still peaceful!" Speaking of Dongzhou, Chu Yang sighed again and again.
"It's due to the geographical location. The prince doesn't have to worry too much. Fortunately, the imperial court allocates money to Dongzhou for disaster relief every year." Looking at the helpless master, Dong Hezhang hurriedly persuaded him.
"No, it's better to save yourself than to wait for others to save you. When I go to the West City this time, I must manage the West City well so that the people in the West City have a way to support themselves. Even if they suffer from a drought, they can still eat their stomachs!" Said Up to this point, Chu Yang's attitude was very firm.
"Self-help? I don't know how the prince's so-called self-help is self-help?" Dong Hezhang was shocked when he heard Chu Yang's words. He didn't expect his prince to say that.
"Take the commercial route to save yourself! Build wineries, large-scale chicken, cattle, horse, and sheep farms in the twelve villages directly under the jurisdiction of Xicheng. Start restaurants and inns in the city of Xicheng. Get rich through multiple channels! In this case, Even if there is no harvest in the fields, the people will still have food to eat." In fact, Chu Yang had his own ideas early on. Just haven't had time to practice it yet.
"My lord is wise!" Hearing Chu Yang's words, Leng Feng deeply agreed.
Hearing what Chu Yang said, Dong Hezhang was stunned for a long time. Just then excitedly bent down and gave Chu Yang a deep salute. "My lord is really wise."
Seeing Dong Hezhang's excited and shocked appearance, Chu Yang was delighted. "It's not a big deal. Recently, the king has been reading Dongzhou's history, geography, and business, which are the three books that the staff read before!"
"I see!" Dong Hezhang nodded, expressing his understanding.
"Master Dong, go back and prepare, we will leave in five days!"
"Yes, my lord!" In response, Dong Hezhang withdrew respectfully.
"Qian, you are so smart. Throughout the ages, I have never heard of disaster victims relying on self-help." Leng Feng looked at his man with admiration.
"I said before, I will let you see a prosperous Dongzhou, and let you see a man who is worthy of your pride and pride." Looking at his wife, Chu Yang said affectionately.
Seeing his man's infatuated appearance, Leng Feng blushed slightly. "I, I will always be by your side to protect you, and watch you turn Dongzhou into a prosperous and prosperous city, and watch you become the king of Dongzhou that everyone loves and admires!"
"Okay, for you, I will do my best!" As a modern person, Chu Yang felt that it was actually very easy to bring his Dongzhou people out of poverty and become rich. And by doing this, he can not only earn points, but also make his wife look at him differently, which would be even better.
"Well, I know you can do it. I believe in you!" Holding her lover's hand, Leng Feng said seriously. He will unreservedly support and trust his man, and will help him to turn Dongzhou into the most prosperous and richest city. The man who will make all the people in Dongzhou love him, love their Dongzhou King!
Seeing his daughter-in-law's resolute face, Chu Yang smiled and pulled him into his arms. Kiss each other's lips. "Okay, as long as you believe in me, I will do it. It doesn't matter how hard it is, as long as you are willing to believe in me!"
"En!" Nodding firmly, Leng Feng took the initiative to put his arms around his man's neck. Leaning on each other's shoulders.
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