Hua Manman didn't expect the prince to come here.
This is really no coincidence.
She went back to King Zhao and told him about it.
Li Ji was not surprised by this.
According to the original plan, the prince would stay in Fu'an County for a while when he went south to provide disaster relief.
After all, the disaster situation in Fu'an County is quite serious, and the court's assistance is urgently needed.
What Li Ji was more interested in was, what exactly did the officers and soldiers mean by "no nonsense"
Is there anything in Fu'an County that the prince cannot know
While bandaging the wound, Li Jixiang casually chatted with the doctor.
"It's a good thing that the crown prince is here. Why do those officers and soldiers still look like they want to eat people?"
There are no other patients in the clinic at the moment, and the doctor is also idle and bored, so he hurriedly lowered his voice to remind.
"Don't talk nonsense, if those officials hear this, you will suffer!"
Hua Manman asked curiously: "I heard that the crown prince brought a lot of money and food this time to help the victims. You should be very happy?"
The doctor glanced at the two of them: "Aren't you locals?"
Hua Manman admitted frankly: "Yes, we escaped from other places."
The doctor sighed: "If the money and food can be delivered to the victims, of course everyone will be very happy, but how can such a good thing happen?"
Li Ji raised his eyebrows: "You mean, someone enriched themselves?"
The doctor was taken aback by his words, and hurriedly waved his hands in denial.
"I didn't say that, don't talk nonsense!"
Li Ji put it another way: "I heard that there is a lot of food in the granary of the county government. Why didn't the county magistrate distribute food to the victims?"
The doctor stared at him, frowning and asked back.
"What are you asking so much about?"
Li Ji just smiled without explaining.
The doctor pretended to be busy and turned around to do his own work.
Hua Manman followed the buddy to grab the medicine.
When she took the medicinal materials wrapped in oil paper from the clerk, the clerk suddenly came over and asked a question mysteriously.
"Are you guys who came to Weibo for a private interview?"
Hua Manman was startled, did they lose their vests so quickly
Seeing her silence, the man felt that she had acquiesced, and couldn't help showing excitement on his face.
"I knew I guessed right, there are often scenes like this on the stage—
In order to investigate the situation of the people, a certain high-ranking official deliberately pretended to be a commoner and inquired about things.
To tell you the truth, I like this kind of plot the most! "
Hua Manman: "..."
It turned out that it wasn't that they were exposed, but that this little guy had too much brains.
The man rubbed his hands and said to her winkingly.
"Actually, I saw just now that you are visiting privately via Weibo, otherwise you wouldn't inquire about County Magistrate Luo."
Hua Manman's heart skipped a beat.
She took out a piece of broken silver from her sleeve, stuffed it into the clerk's hand, and asked in the same mysterious way.
"How much do you know about the county magistrate and disaster relief? Can you tell me about it?"
The man squeezed the silver, and the smile on his face became even more excited.
He looked around to make sure there was no one around, so he whispered to her.
"Didn't you ask the county magistrate Luo why he didn't distribute food to the victims
In fact, it was not that the county magistrate Luo refused to distribute grain, but that the county magistrate Gao was unwilling to open the granary. "
Hua Manman became more and more puzzled.
"The official position of the county magistrate is lower than that of the magistrate, so he should obey the magistrate, right?"
The man put the money into his sleeve and told the story.
"That's what you don't know.
Although Gao Xiancheng's official position is slightly first-class, he comes from a high-ranking family.
Do you know the Gao family? That's a local big family!
Not only the entire Gao family supported Gao Xiancheng, but the Deng family and Cao family also secretly helped him.
Before Luo County Magistrate took office, Gao Xiancheng had served in the county government of Fu'an County for more than ten years, and the county government was almost full of his cronies.
It can be said that the entire county government is now in the hands of Gao Xiancheng.
The county magistrate of Luo has an official name, but no real power. Even the key to the granary is kept by the county magistrate, and the magistrate Luo has nothing to do with him. "
Hua Manman blinked: "That is to say, Gao Xiancheng made Luo County magistrate empty?"
The guy nodded vigorously.
"Yes!
I accompanied Master to the county government office to see the mother of County Magistrate Luo, and I heard the old lady complain about these things.
To tell you the truth, that person from Luo County is actually pretty good.
He saves money on food and clothing, but is willing to spend money to help those widowed and lonely old people.
If people were wronged and begged him, he would try his best to help them get justice.
By the way, when he first took office last year, he proposed to build canals in the whole county and raise the embankment of the river.
It's a pity that as soon as this proposal came out, it was opposed by Gao Xiancheng.
The entire county government stood on the side of Gao Xiancheng, and Luo County magistrate couldn't do anything alone, so he had no choice but to let it go.
Unexpectedly, the flood came this year.
If we could have followed Luo County Magistrate’s advice to build dams and canals, there wouldn’t be so many homeless people today…”
At the end, the man couldn't help sighing.
Although his family lived in the city and escaped the catastrophe by chance, he also had several relatives in the countryside.
Now that the countryside is flooded, I don't know if his relatives are dead or alive
Hua Manman: "So, County Magistrate Luo is actually a good official?"
The guy sighed: "Yeah, it's just a pity that I was unlucky to encounter such a mess when I came here."
Hua Manman then asked some more about Gao Xiancheng and the Gao family, Deng family, and Cao family.
The guy said all he knew.
The Gao family, the Deng family, and the Cao family seem to be independent, but they have always been related by marriage. For example, Gao Xiancheng's mother came from the Cao family, but his wife came from the Deng family.
The relationship between the three families is intricate, just like their interests, they are all firmly bound together, and it is difficult to separate them.
This is also the main reason why they can be closely united and unanimously external.
Carrying the medicine bag, Hua Manman left the clinic with Li Ji and Jin Ling'er, and stayed in an inn in the city.
The first thing they do when they stay is to take a hot bath.
After washing away the cold air all over her body, Hua Manman brought the boiled soup to King Zhao.
While drinking the medicine, Li Ji listened to Hua Manman tell her what she had heard.
After listening, Li Ji already had a bottom line in his heart.
He put down the empty bowl and said lazily.
"Flooding occurs every year in the south during the rainy season.
In order to solve this problem, the imperial court not only distributes disaster relief materials to the south every year, but also allocates funds to county governments in various places to let them strengthen the dams.
But looking at the situation in Fu'an County, it is obvious that they have not followed suit honestly.
So where did the money used to build the dams go? "
Hua Manman was startled: "Could it be that he was corrupted by Gao Xiancheng
No, he can't eat so much money by himself, and the Gao, Deng and Cao families must have been involved. "
(end of this chapter)