The news that Wenxian County Master arrived in Linjiang City spread quickly. It has been more than half a month since the flood broke out in Linjiang. The victims have been waiting for the means of relief from the court, but this time, the relief materials The delay has not arrived, and even the disaster relief officials have not come.
Originally, they were about to despair, but the arrival of Mu Yunyao made them suddenly see hope.
With the help of Xingshun Boat Line, the food and medicinal materials prepared by Buxianlou and Niyunfang were quickly transported along the waterway. At the same time, there were Steward Qin, Wei Yi and Yun Chun who came to Linjiang City together.
When steward Qin saw Mu Yunyao, his eyes were full of excitement. After looking at Mu Yunyao carefully, he came forward and saluted respectfully: "I have seen Princess Wenxian."
Mu Yunyao showed a smile: "Steward Qin, hurry up and excuse me, you've worked hard for the past few days."
"There's nothing to worry about. Fortunately, I have saved some food in the building, and with the support of Niyunfang, this has not delayed the business. Miss, come and see, are these food and medicinal materials enough?" Mu Yunyao After taking the pamphlet and looking at it carefully, he called Liuliang, who came back, and said, "Linjiang City was the worst hit, and many of the people are already sick. After I have the medicinal materials, I will keep an eye on them as soon as possible to suppress the disease. Going down, so I can't leave Linjiang City for the time being. You, Wei Yi, Yun
The spring soldiers are divided into two groups. You go to Huai'an City and hand over the medicinal materials and food to the officials of Huai'an City, while Wei Yi and Yunchun go to Yishui City, at least to let the people see a little hope. "The officials of Huai'an City have cleaned up a batch of them because of the Caiyue Pavilion, and the damage is not serious, so the situation is not bad, and the urgent need can be solved by sending the food and medicinal materials, and she can't let go of Yishui City. , Yishui City originally had the Yi River flowing through it, and the river burst and flooded
The influx into the Yi River caused a serious rise in the water level of the Yi River, and a second flood occurred directly, which blocked the road into Yishui City. Now there is the least news about Yishui City.
"Yes." The three quickly responded.
Steward Qin looked at the messy city around him and sighed: "Over the years, Dali Dynasty has been peaceful and prosperous. The sudden occurrence of such a serious flood is really dazzling."
Mu Yunyao and Steward Qin returned to the county government office that was temporarily cleared: "Steward Qin, do you have any news about His Royal Highness King Yue?" Steward Qin shook his head with a heavy expression: "After Jiangnan came down to King Yue, he did contact me. However, the account books of each mansion were accurate and the amount of tax and silver was sufficient, so there was no problem at all. He felt that something was different, so he found out about the salt merchant, and told me to investigate the news, and then received a message from the lady.
He brought the letter directly to Linjiang City, where he suddenly disappeared. "
Mu Yunyao clenched the ingot-patterned purse in her hand, and her slightly restrained eyes were full of gloom: "The letter I gave... Your Royal Highness King Yue, which salt merchants did you investigate?"
"Zhou Huai in Linjiang City, Jiang Jin in Yangzhou City..." Steward Qin understood the information of these people very clearly, and said it very carefully.
Mu Yunyao listened carefully, and suddenly frowned: "These people have contacts with Yang Lian... So how are they now?"
Manager Qin was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "Because of the incident of Linjiang's dyke burst, I stopped paying attention to them..."
"Steward Qin, you still need to supervise this matter in person. Now you will send more people to look for the traces of these people you have investigated to see if they are still alive..."
"Miss, do these people have problems?" "I'm not sure. After Yang Lian's accident, the King of Jin tried his best to erase the evidence of the shortage of the Jiangnan salt tax. The ship carrying the salt, tax and silver sank on the Linjiang River. No matter how big the deficit is, there is no trace to be found.
If the salt merchant who knows about it is silenced, he can rest in peace. "
Manager Qin couldn't sit still any longer, so he stood up quickly: "Then I'll go to investigate right now."
"Assign the staff, first investigate Zhou Huai in Linjiang City!"
After giving the order, Mu Yunyao sat in the government office and waited for news, and soon the head of Linjiang county government rushed over: "Reporting to the county master, Zhou Huai, who you want to investigate, has lost his life in the flood. ."
Mu Yunyao's eyes flashed: "I see, there is Lord Lao, the master, can the master know about Zhou Huai?" "Zhou Huai, the richest businessman in Linjiang City, had a close relationship with the county magistrate during his lifetime. The most famous garden in the city, Linjiang Garden, was built by the Zhou family. To put it mildly, Linjiang Garden is better than Buxian Building. On weekdays, many well-known people like to go to Linjiang Garden to play and have fun.
, However, no matter how rich it is, it is useless. There are so many servants to protect it, and not all the family members are buried in the flood. "
"A family, young and old... Didn't anyone in the Zhou family escape?"
The master was stunned for a moment, and then his face changed a little: "The county lord said this, I also think it is extremely unusual, more than a hundred people in the Zhou family, large and small, all died, no matter how you look at it, this is unusual. ."
"You said before that the Zhou family and the county magistrate have a good relationship, so did the two of them meet before the river burst?"
"I'm not clear about this, the magistrate is very fond of going to Linjiang Garden, which is the Zhou family's territory. Even if the two want to meet, it will not be easily noticed."
Mu Yunyao nodded: "I see, I don't know where Linjiang Garden is. I'd like to ask the master clerk to show the way. I want to go and have a look."
"At this time, Linjiangyuan has been resettled with victims, and the county owner may be bumped if he goes."
"Resettled the victims?"
"Yes, it was arranged by Master Tongzhi. If it is said that such a good place is empty, it is also empty. It is better to provide it to the common people."
"Did the victims resettle after the river burst, or did I arrange it after I came?"
The master said: "It was arranged after the county master came."
"I see. It's just right for the victims to gather. You can help them to see if they are healthy. Let's lead the way."
The place where Linjiang Garden is located has not been affected much. At this time, spring is coming, and the garden is full of life. A small garden gate seems to divide the space. Hundreds of flowers are blooming inside the door, the scenery is beautiful, the walls outside the door are broken, and the sediment is deposited...
When Mu Yunyao walked in, there were not many victims in the garden, and they were concentrated in one place, which did not have much impact on other places.
Linjiang Tongzhi knew that Mu Yunyao brought someone to Linjiang Garden, and hurried over: "I have seen the county master."
Mu Yunyao raised her eyes: "Does Master Tongzhi live in this Linjiang Garden?"
"No, no, it's just that the disaster victims are not resettled here. The lower official was really worried, so he came here to help take care of it." Mu Yunyao looked at Linjiang Tongzhi who was nervous, and suddenly sneered: "Come here. , detain him for interrogation, and let him spit out everything he knows!"