Half fairy

Chapter 147 Three
It was still dark, and the lanterns in the aisle and under the eaves of the post house were still lit.

A group of scholars who looked like scholars gathered in the courtyard of Sihe.

They got up early before the time came, and came here to wait for Zhan Muchun to wake up.

Usually they rarely get up so early.

These scholars are all scholars of Shangwan Mansion. They gathered because they admired Zhuangyuanlang, and they also gathered because of Zhuangyuanlang's summoning.

Still the same sentence, Xuan Guogong killed corrupt officials so hard that he didn't even have enough officials for disaster relief. Even officials from Jing County like Zhan Muchun were temporarily retained. It is conceivable that there is a shortage of available manpower.

It happened that this group of scholars admired Zhuangyuan Lang and regarded him as a model scholar. When they came to pay a visit, they were bumped into by the new prefect.

The eunuch took advantage of this group of people and instructed Zhan Muchun to summon them.

In a city during a disaster, it is not unusual for the city to be stable and orderly in all aspects, and it is necessary to coordinate the forces of all parties.

Most of the scholars these days have some family background, and most of them have some reputation in the local area. With the help of this group of scholars scattered in various streets, the situation of good governance in the city will naturally be much better.The newly appointed prefect did everything he could to survive the disaster.

So Zhan Muchun, under the banner of his champion, called this group of scholars together for use, talked about a lot of great principles, and assigned tasks to the scholars every day.

Zhan Muchun, who came out in a hurry, saw them, and found that the commotion did not come from their whispering, but from outside.

Without waiting for the scholars to visit, he asked first, "What's going on with the commotion outside?"

A group of scholars immediately gathered, and someone said: "Master Zhan, the victims of the disaster have entered the city."

"Ah?" Zhan Muchun was taken aback, immediately left them, and hurried to the gate of the post house.

Standing on the steps, looking left and right in the aisle, I found that there were many ragged people sitting on both sides of the street. Some were wolfing down their food, some were leaning against the wall and sleeping, and some were lying on the corner of the street and sleeping soundly. , obviously exhausted.

On the street, there are still ragged victims walking by, looking around while eating, seemingly looking for a suitable resting place.

The noisy movement came from these victims.

The astonishment on Zhan Muchun's face was hard to dissipate. It made these victims sleep peacefully, and made them so stable. Obviously, they all had food, so they don't panic if they have food in their stomachs.

"What's going on here?" He hurriedly asked the scholars who came out from left and right.

A scholar said: "My lord, I heard that there is a good man outside the city who is distributing money to the victims outside the city."

"It's true, my family lives near the gate of the city over there. When I came here, I took a look at the gate of the city. Someone was indeed distributing money to the victims. Five taels per person. It seems that the distribution started at Xu o'clock last night and has been distributed until now. , it’s almost dawn, and it’s still sending out.”

"Yeah, we were just talking about how much it costs to send it out all night."

"Before, I heard from the changing guard at the gate of the city that at least [-] people had already entered, and that the disaster victims gathered under the city wall were about to be emptied."

"I don't know who is so merciful. At least 100,000 taels of silver have been spent. It's really a big deal!"

Hearing the scholars' comments, Zhan Muchun looked around at the victims on the street who were eating and sleeping and had settled down. He was a little dazed. Who would come to save people like this at this time?A figure suddenly flashed in my mind.

A lonely figure with a muddy body and a big bag leading the victims forward!
His expression was shocked, and he jumped down the steps suddenly, ran away with his legs, and went straight to the direction of the city gate, without even taking care of washing.

"Master Zhan..."

"grown ups…"

A group of scholars didn't know why he lost his composure, and why he went there. He hasn't assigned work for everyone yet. Maybe something happened?

I don't know if I need their help, the scholars looked at each other and followed one after another...

The disaster victims outside the city were indeed almost emptied, at least the outside of the city was basically invisible, and as far as the eye could see, there were only eight people left in front of the suspension bridge.

"Fives"

"Four"

"three"

"two"

"One"

The guy holding the inkpad counted, and the stamper stamped a stamp on the back of a victim's hand, then stopped.

"One" the victim stepped onto the suspension bridge and passed.

There were three left, and three nervous victims looked at Yu Qing eagerly, because Yu Qing didn't move to pay.

The treasurer of the bank and two fellows were also staring at Yu Qing.

The guard and other guards were also staring at Yu Qing.

It's a bit strange, so many people have been rescued, why the last three are hesitant.

The red-eyed Yu Qing looked around, wanting to yell at them twice, why are you all staring at me?Does I owe you anything?
Wow!He completely opened the mouth of the big leather bag. If it wasn’t enough, he turned the whole big leather bag over completely, turned the inside out, and shook it vigorously for them to see, roaring silently, I’m out of money!
Understood, the guard and the bankers looked at each other in blank dismay.

Yu Qing was furious, and suddenly pointed at the nose of the shopkeeper of the bank and cursed, "Damn, I gave you so much money, and you still guard a bank, so you won't give money to these three people?"

The shopkeeper's face turned bitter, "Brother, it's not that I don't give it, but the bank has its rules, and no penny can be tampered with. Even if there is a penny that cannot be accounted for, it will be a trouble. Banks are not opened by one person." , there are noble people who have invested in the shares, and you can’t spend randomly without permission. I’m just the one who guards the counter, and I also work for others, so I really can’t be the master.”

"On the matter of 15 taels of silver, I will exchange you for a bunch of bullshit. Shut up!" Yu Qing yelled, then turned to ask the guard, "It's just three people, can't you let them in?"

The guard looked bitter, "Brother, everything will be strict during the disaster. No one dares to disobey the established laws. If I disobey the order, I will not be able to bear it. It is easy to let them in. If they have no money, they will enter the city for stuttering." If you have to steal, you have to rob, and if you are caught, you will be beaten to death."

Seeing that they really had no money, the three victims panicked and knelt down.

They all spoke this time, because there were only three of them left.

"Good man, please save me!"

"Great good man, you can't live outside the city!"

"Please!"

They didn't expect others, so they kowtowed to Yu Qing and begged.

"Your mother..." Yu Qing, whose eyes were already blushing, kept swearing. He reached into his clothes and took out a handful of scattered silver, mixed with seven or eight copper coins. The total amount was less than three taels of silver. The light in the palm showed to the guard and others, "You can figure out the rest!"

Then he turned around and quickly distributed the change of less than two or three to the last three victims roughly equally, and shouted at them, "Don't kowtow to me, I can't afford it, I only have this little money, not even a hair I'll give you all the rest!" He waved his finger at the guards and the bankers, "Give it to them, beg them to go!"

This is not a false statement, he really doesn't even have a penny now, he is going crazy!
More than 160,000 taels of silver were given away, what would he do with these pieces of silver, should he look sad?

No more, not even a copper coin, even if you give him another ingot of gold, he can throw it away like stinky shit.

No more, no more, my mentality is broken!
After hearing his words, the three victims immediately turned to kowtow and beg.

The faces of those who were messed up were embarrassed.

Yu Qing threw the big leather bag containing the banknotes to the guard's feet, "Look at how much this is worth, and exchange it for money! Look at Lao Tzu again, you can take whatever you think is worth it, and I will give it to you." Half of the reluctance is your grandson!" Opening his arms and roaring, not only his eyes were red with anxiety, but his voice was hoarse, and he seemed to let the body search.

The guard looked helpless, and wanted to tell him, what's the use of you getting angry with me?Now that the disaster has hit, the prices of things have skyrocketed, and many of the soldiers below can only eat and clothe their families to support their families. This is the reason why the four major families dare not let the defenders go hungry.

Anyone who understands knows that under this disaster, the wealth in this city will be concentrated in the hands of a few people. For some people, the disaster is a good opportunity to make a fortune, while many ordinary people have to rely on usury to make money. To survive, I don't know how many people will sell their sons and daughters and real estate after the disaster.

The same is human trafficking, and their methods are much more sophisticated than those outside the human traffickers. Sitting at home and waiting for others to take the initiative to send their wives and daughters to their door, they don't have to bear any moral stigma.

"Boss, take the three of them down to collect the money, and the rest of the money will be on my head!"

The guard waved helplessly.

In fact, it is not good for him to do such a thing in full view. Faced with such a disaster, he can't even take care of his own soldiers. How can he take care of outsiders?
However, there was no other way, Yu Qing forced her into this position.

After this night, he really lost his temper with Yu Qing, and he gave in!

"Hey!" The shopkeeper responded, and immediately asked two assistants to lead the three victims and leave.

What else could the three disaster victims do except kowtow to thank them.

"Grass!" The guard suddenly looked into the distance, and sighed, "There's another batch!"

Yu Qing turned around and looked around, and saw that under the hazy scene, there was indeed another group of people coming, walking very slowly, and he could guess that they were disaster victims, and he didn't know where they came from. The appearance of hundreds of people.

There is a strong wind blowing, blowing the torches on the city wall to sway randomly, blowing the flames of the bonfires below the city, and sparks flying in all directions.

Seeing the victims reappearing, Yu Qing was dazed, and smelled the bloody smell he made after killing, and also felt the frozen grip brought by the little blood stains when the wind blew on his face.

He really fell into a daze, and suddenly realized how small he was, and realized that even if he kissed the blood rain all over, he couldn't save everyone...

Guard: "No, I have to order the suspension bridge to be closed, otherwise I can only order the slaughter of these refugees when they become crazy. Brother, you have stayed up all night, go to the city and rest, I will buy you a drink."

Yu Qing turned around and spread her hands, "I don't have any money, can I go in?"

"Uh..." the guard didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Your situation is special, I'll make sure you'll be fine."

Yu Qing sneered: "Forget it, I'm poor and have a backbone, so I won't make it difficult for you!"

He was very stubborn, turned around and left.

What are you doing in town?

This is his sad city. He never wants to see this ruined city again in his life. He would rather stay in the flooded land at night than go into the city and see the refugees all over the streets spending his money.

"Where can you go to these waterlogged places? Hey, brother, I haven't asked your name yet!"

"Stupid!"

　Thanks to "Brother Zhao zq" for the support of [-] coins!
　　"I don't cultivate good fruits in my life, I only love to kill and set fire. Suddenly, I opened the golden rope, and the jade lock was torn here. Hey! A letter from the tide on the Qiantang River, today I know that I am me."

　　Last time, I borrowed the summary of Lu Zhishen from "Water Margin", and also sent two sentences to Yu Qing, who has left the officialdom in the capital, to share with everyone:
　　The wisdom of the water margin is deep, and the great monk knows me and is silent.

　　A half-immortal with shallow knowledge, Xiao Yuqing was born knowing me.

　　(thanks for your support)

　　
　
(End of this chapter)