Qin Yining led someone to stand behind Pang Xiao, and heard the tragic situation clearly, and felt as sad as being cut by a knife.
Last winter, the contingent of those who surrendered to the court left the old capital in several groups and went to the capital of Dazhou, leaving the starving and riddled city after the famine years to the people.
Although she tried her best to take in many people, and she had her land everywhere in the surrounding counties, and she could take in those people to help her to work, but she could not save all the people no matter how rich she was.
What's more, it is impossible for Pang Xiao's facades on the street or her fields in the far and near countryside to be immune to such things as the dragon turns over.
They have suffered so much. The harm suffered by ordinary people is even more unpredictable.
I am afraid that, like Sister Liu they saw when they first came to the city, many people would rather end their suffering in such a decisive way and choose to reunite with their deceased family members.
Amidst the heavy weight of the house, Gong You said again: "My lord, the imperial court did not send relief rice, last year's famine had already emptied this old city, although more than half of the people died, but the rest A mouth is also to eat every day.
"The location here is special because it was once the capital of the Great Yan Dynasty. Many high-profile families living in it were high-ranking officials of the Yan Dynasty. Some of those officials were unwilling to become officials in our Great Zhou court, and some of them were of real age. The big one is at home.
"My lord, I can say responsibly that there are more than a dozen of these big households in the old capital and surrounding county towns, and the grain they hoard accounts for 70% of the entire old capital's grain!"
Gong You squeezed his fingers and said indignantly, "These big families have taken up so much rice grain, and I went to buy them from them, but they started to charge the price on the ground. The brown rice that used to be nine coins and one stone is now sold for eight taels of silver and one stone. You say them, isn't it difficult to make money for the country!"
Hearing this, Pang Xiao's face turned gloomy: "Have those big households, Lord Gong, been there to find them?"
"All gone." Gong You shook his head with a bitter face: "They seem to have colluded. If they want to sell rice, it will cost eight taels of silver and one stone, and the common people will not buy it at all. How come they are all the common people, although those big families are also affected, but they have people, and they will quickly clean up the house, and I can't even get over the wall!"
Everyone's faces turned ugly.
It turned out that the capital was not without food at all, but that the food was hoarded in the hands of the big households, and the big households would not let it go when they formed a partnership.
"Have you thought about going to other surrounding areas to transport food?"
"My lord." Gong You's face became even more ugly, "This time the earth dragon turned over, there were two big ones, and countless small ones. There were more than 20 towns affected, and there was no way to go to the south. The next few good ones are that when I go to the surrounding county towns to discuss and buy food, I rely on one pair of feet and two hands to walk and climb rocks. If I even buy food, transportation will be a real problem.”
Pang Xiao understood completely, "Master Gong. It's hard for you."
The big hand patted the short and weak scholar's shoulder, "The Holy One is concerned about this place, but there are people like the King of Yan Jun, and I must not say this, Lord Gong can also understand that the war has been chaotic for years, the treasury is empty, the Holy High It is also difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice!"
"I understand what the prince said about the lower officials." Gong You sighed, then stood up, and said with high spirits, "It is the time when the kingdom is so difficult, when we really need the efforts of our ministers, so there is no need to say it better. I don't even mention why the sages share the worries, the poor officials are the common people!"
Turning around suddenly, Gong You looked at Pang Xiao with a wry smile and said: "Your Highness didn't see it, the people in this city are suffering too much! The bastards from Captain Tan's Chi's family are in power and have been exploited for so many years. It was a famine, and it just turned a little bit, and the dragon turned over again. Tell me... Xiaguan watched it with his own eyes, and even Xiaguan couldn't bear to watch those tragic situations!
"Unfortunately, Xiaguan has no ability. At this juncture, Xiaguan has neither money nor food, and no ability... To put it poorly, even if you have money now, you may not be able to buy food."
Speaking of this, Gong You's face was covered in tears, and he lay on the table sadly and began to cry, causing the surrounding yamen clerks to wipe their tears, even the men who brought Longxiang Army by Pang Xiao. He bowed his head sadly.
Qin Yining pursed his lips, saw all this in his eyes, and made some decisions secretly.
Pang Xiao let Gong You cry for a while, then sighed: "Master Gong, don't feel sad. For now, we just have to look forward. We can't do anything about the people who have died. What we need to do next is to Let the people who survived be able to live."
"Your Highness." Gong You heard the words, and looked at Pang Xiao with a rather moved expression, "Okay! With the words of Your Highness, the lower officials are willing to follow His Highness and do the hard work of dogs and horses!"
"We are all for the common people, what about following or not? I believe you and I will work together, and we will always be able to see a turning point!" Pang Xiao said with a smile.
It was only then that Gong You realized that Pang Xiao once made a great contribution to the master, and his words "following" and "a dog and horse's labor" just now were easily misinterpreted.
But he didn't regret what he said, because this God of War Lord seems to be a reliable person, he is not like those who are famous for their fame. In his heart, the people are truly alive and dead.
When the business came to an end, Pang Xiao called Qin Yining over and introduced Gong You, "Master Gong, this is Zhuo Jing."
Gong You had seen Qin Yining a long time ago. After all, she was such a beautiful woman. As long as there was no problem with her eyes, she could see it at first sight. At first, when she followed Pang Xiao in, Gong You was still a little jealous and thought she was Pang Xiao. The concubine brought.
Who knew this turned out to be the princess!
"It turned out to be the princess, disrespectful and disrespectful." Gong You saluted.
Qin Yining bowed his knees in return.
Gong You hurriedly turned sideways to avoid, "Princess, this is impossible."
"I made it. Lord Gong sticks to the old capital, just now I can see that although the situation of the victims is bleak, all the aftermath matters have been carried out in an orderly manner. We are late, and it is all supported by Lord Gong here, so that the people who survived will not have any Infected with the plague, did not let the plague spread, Mr. Gong worked hard and made great contributions! As a concubine, she is helpless in business affairs, and Mrs. Gong is a hero, how can she not bear a concubine."
Qin Yining bowed his knees again.
Gong You was helpless and avoided again, but his heart was warm.
It seems that the rumors are really unbelievable, and neither the Prince Zhongshun nor the Princess are the unreliable people in the rumors. The Prince Zhongshun is not cruel, and the princess is not seductive, they are all people who are very considerate of the common people.
"My lord, let's put it in the back office these days. I'll let Zhuojing arrange the accommodation."
"It's work." Pang Xiao handed over.