flstandardbreds Chapter 184: Harmful Tricks
Chapter 184: Harmful Tricks
Wuzhou began distributing porridge, and other disaster-stricken cities also set up pavilions to distribute porridge and medicine.
This time was different from the past. Those who were distributing porridge in the pavilion were all unfamiliar soldiers.
They all looked like evil spirits crawling out of hell, and would slap anyone with a palm-leaf fan if they heard any noise or disturbance.
No matter how unruly and rude a person is, he has to lower his head and obey orders.
The officials in the government offices felt that their authority had been damaged, and initially tried to drive them away on the grounds that they should not interfere with the military or the government.
Who knew that the group of soldiers wouldn't buy it at all, and whenever a yamen runner came to nag them, they would draw their knives and stab the person!
After the death of two officials, no one dared to take the lead.
The provincial government was at a loss and sent letters to various garrisons to question them, but the letters fell on deaf ears and there was no response at all!
Not even one of the messengers who delivered the letter came back!
The state government was shocked. Is this a rebellion?
So more secret letters and memorials flew towards the capital!
No matter how the various forces fight in the dark, the distribution of porridge and medicine is going on very smoothly at the moment!
After a great disaster, there was no riot, let alone a riot.
The victims obediently accepted the rice porridge three times a day and the soup medicine they had to drink every day.
The collapsed houses and flooded fields were gradually restored to their original state under the leadership of a group of fierce and fierce soldiers.
The victims who were afraid to approach at first now dare to go up and lend a hand, and even dare to go over and give guidance when they see a soldier does not understand something.
"These people look fierce, but they are much better than those smiling tigers in the government office!"
"These soldiers are too honest. Their superior told them to drink only two bowls of porridge a day, but they really didn't drink even half a bowl. I secretly hid a piece of bread for them the other day, but they glared at me and insisted on stuffing it into my mouth and watching me finish it!"
"I saw a handsome man yesterday, and I remembered that my younger sister still has no engagement..."
"Come on, your little sister can hold me down!"
A burst of laughter temporarily drove away the intense pessimism after the disaster.
Gu Feiwan sat in the yard, listening to Lou Yi's story and nodding frequently.
Ning Weizhou's method is good. When you cannot convince people with reason, fighting violence with violence is a good solution.
Whether it was the officials in the prefecture government or the profiteers like Sheng Yanhua, they all cherished their lives.
The disaster situation is serious now. If we are not careful, a mob may attack the government office. If the army pretends to be a mob, wouldn't it be easy to kill them?
In the end, they pushed the case onto the mob. It was perfect. The dead wouldn't cry out for injustice anyway!
Gu Feiwan could laugh out loud just thinking about Sheng Yanhua's gritted teeth yet helpless expression.
However, there was another matter before her. After several days of distributing porridge and medicine, the Gu family's warehouse was soon half empty.
Even though the relief governor had to travel overnight, the official road was difficult to travel on after the heavy rain. He was also escorting a long grain transport team and could not move fast at all.
As a result, the originally scheduled half-month journey would have to be postponed, and the Gu family’s warehouse could no longer bear it!
Now the victims have porridge and medicine. Although they cannot be completely full, they will not starve to death, and their morale will not be weakened.
But if one day the rice porridge and medicine are not available in the shed, and if someone with ulterior motives instigates something, the situation will take a sharp turn for the worse. No one dares to imagine what will happen then!
No matter how cruel the soldiers under Admiral Zhao are, they can't kill all the people in a city, right?
Gu Feiwan pinched her brows. She was worried about the disaster victims and Ning Weizhou who was busy outside.
Although Ning Weizhou had not told her in detail, she had seen him leaving early and returning late since he came to Jiangnan.
Since Ning Weizhou didn't say anything, there must be a reason why he couldn't say it, so Gu Feiwan didn't ask.
But it must be no easy task for a general of a country to supervise it personally. It is dangerous and Gu Feiwan dare not think too much about it.
So she took out the Gu family's supplies for disaster relief, not only for the victims, but also to cooperate with Ning Weizhou.
Lou Yi saw the worry on her face, thought for a while, and said, "Madam, don't worry. The general has a solution."
Gu Feiwan raised his head: "What's the method?"
Lou Yi pursed his lips and raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "It's a very mean method. It was Lord He Dao who gave him the idea."
When Gu Feiwan heard this, he immediately became excited!
Gu Shian took office as the Director of Jiangnan River. The Lord of River mentioned by Lou Yi is the second brother that Gu Feiwan has been worried about these days.
"Tell me quickly, how is it damaged?"
Lou Yi is a man of few words, but this idea was too damaging, so he described it in a much more detailed way.
Although the soldiers under Admiral Zhao were responsible for distributing porridge and medicine, Ning Weizhou would inspect the area every day.
The supplies in the Gu family's granary and pharmacy were dwindling, and Ning Weizhou knew this very well.
Besides, Gu Shi'an and Ning Weizhou seemed to have a tacit understanding. While Ning Weizhou was thinking of a solution, Gu Shi'an had already set an example and wrote a letter to pass on all his experience!
In Anping City, the Gu family's warehouse ran out of money a few days ago.
But earlier, groups of disaster victims suddenly gathered at the homes of Sheng Yanhua's relatives, saying that there was no way to make a living outside, and that the Sheng family was the richest in Jiangnan and would be able to support them.
The victims claimed that they were used to hard times and had the ability to serve others.
So the servants of those families were driven aside, and the victims took over all the affairs of the mansion.
Those who raised fish and flowers, cleaned the courtyard, cooked in the kitchen, and did all the rough and fine work in the master's room were taken over by the victims.
Everyone said that they were not eating the Sheng family’s food for free, and they also knew how to work!
But within two days, all the flowers, plants, insects and fish in the mansions died. There were so many fallen leaves in the courtyard that even the trees were cut down. The food in the kitchen made the masters vomit and have diarrhea.
As for the affairs in the masters' rooms, who would dare to let people whose background they don't know get close to them?
It’s not that these relatives of the Sheng family haven’t resisted before. They are also well-known people in Anping and can get whatever they want. In Anping City, who can be more arrogant than them?
But after a flood, the situation changed and today it is their turn to suffer!
The once invincible guards were beaten to a pulp by a few disaster victims and fled in panic!
I went to the government to seek justice, but found that the backyard of Anping County Magistrate was also in chaos!
After two days of confusion, a smart person finally noticed something was wrong.
So he prepared a table of delicious food and invited the victims to have a good meal. After some persuasion, he finally got their true feelings.
So the Sheng family sent out two groups of troops overnight, one heading for Wuzhou, and the masters of the other group personally mounted their horses and ran towards Gu Shian's broken yard.
Gu Shian showed all his literary character, and was not affected by poverty and humbleness!
Several masters of the Sheng family drank outside the door all night, and it was not until the afternoon of the next day that Gu Shian appeared in front of everyone leisurely.