I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

Chapter 426 There was a fire dragon burning warehouses in ancient times, but now there are fire dragons burning boats

After listening to Hu Zongxian's words of comfort, all the people present felt much better.

Just as everyone started to discuss the next countermeasures, a guard with a hurried expression entered the meeting hall.

As soon as he entered the meeting hall, he knelt down on one knee and reported to Hu Zongxian.

"My lord governor, outside the governor's mansion, there is a person who claims to be Jiangxi Governor Cao Shunhe and sent him, saying that he has a letter to deliver to you face to face!"

Hearing this, Hu Zongxian was so excited that he was about to stand up from his seat, and immediately gave orders.

"Let him in!"

"Obey, my lord governor!"

After the guard responded, he turned around and left quickly without stopping.

After hearing the news from the guards, everyone in the conference hall was as excited as Hu Zongxian.

He didn't even dare to breathe out, his eyes were fixed on the door, and there was an unconcealable hotness in his eyes.

Not long after, under the guidance of the guards, the visitors entered the meeting hall of the Governor's Mansion.

As soon as he entered the meeting hall, while kneeling on one knee, he carefully took out the envelope from his arms, then looked at Hu Zongxian who was sitting above him, and said respectfully.

"My lord, this is a reply letter from my lord!"

"Before leaving, he told me that I must deliver the letter to you in person!"

After hearing what the visitor said, Hu Zongxian immediately spoke.

"Well, bring the letter here!"

"Yes, Lord Governor!"

After getting Hu Zongxian's permission, the visitor slowly got up from the ground and approached Hu Zongxian step by step.

The guards who were in charge of guarding Hu Zongxian's safety were extremely tense. While staring at the person with a pair of eyes, they had quietly touched the weapon at their waist. As long as this person made any changes, they would kill him on the spot. Kill!

Fortunately, from the beginning to the end, the visitor did not make any actions that could easily cause misunderstanding.

Seeing that Hu Zongxian took the envelope from someone else's hand, the guards present couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and let go of the hand that was holding the weapon without a sound.

After Hu Zongxian took the envelope from Lai Ren's hand, he withdrew his gaze, and immediately spoke.

"Well, the officer has received the letter!"

Seeing that the goal of this trip has been completed, and the stone in the visitor's heart has quietly landed, the whole person can't help but relax.

Seeing this situation, Hu Zongxian said this to the visitor.

"Go down and rest for a while!"

"Thank you, Lord Governor!"

Afterwards, the visitor followed the guards of the Governor's Mansion and left the meeting hall.

At this moment, the eyes of all the people present were focused on the envelope in Hu Zongxian's hand. For them, the contents of the envelope would determine whether they could survive the immediate crisis safely.

It was also because of this that everyone's eyes were full of anticipation, and in order not to disturb Hu Zongxian, everyone held their breath and concentrated, not even daring to make a sound.

Hu Zongxian took a panoramic view of the expressions on the faces of all the people present, smiled, then unhurriedly opened the envelope, and began to browse the contents above. The contents of the letter are as follows.

"Brother Ruzhen, I have received the letter you sent earlier. At present, the amount of food available for mobilization in Jiangxi is [-] shi."

"I have already sent people to ship the grain immediately. If there is no accident, the grain will be transported to Zhejiang in batches in about three days. I hope Brother Ruzhen will not worry!"

After Hu Zongxian turned his eyes away from the last word on the letter, he met everyone's expectant eyes, stroked his beard lightly, and said with a loud smile, "Haha, yes, yes!"

Seeing Hu Zongxian's happy face, everyone couldn't help but become curious about the contents of the letter.

Afterwards, Ma Ningyuan was the first to stand up and asked Hu Zongxian.

"Teacher, what is the content of the letter, can you tell us about it?"

As soon as Ma Ningyuan's words fell, He Maocai on the side followed closely.

"Yes, my lord governor, just tell us about it!"

At this moment, Hu Zongxian was in a good mood, so he did not refuse everyone's request. Hu Zongxian put away the envelope and said slowly.

"Governor Cao Shunhe of Jiangxi said in his letter that the grain available for mobilization in Jiangxi currently totals [-] shi!"

"He has now ordered his subordinates to ship the grain immediately. If there is no accident, the grain will be shipped to Zhejiang in batches in about three days!"

After listening to Hu Zongxian's explanation, everyone's hanging heart finally let go.

After hearing Hu Zongxian's words, Zheng Michang's face was full of excitement, he stood up suddenly from his seat, and said excitedly.

"Your Excellency, please forgive me for speaking bluntly. Twenty-eight thousand shi of grain, even if only [-] shi of grain is transported to Zhejiang, it is enough to survive this period of time, and it is even more than enough!"

"In a month or two, when the mulberry seedlings mature, everything will be fine!"

As soon as Zheng Michang's words fell, Gao Hanwen who was beside him followed closely.

"That's right, Governor, with the [-] shi of grain, the government will no longer have to worry about those mulberry farmers!"

At this moment, He Maocai took this opportunity to propose to Hu Zongxian.

"Master Governor, why don't we take advantage of this time to distribute the relief food in the warehouse to those Sannong?"

"In this way, a lot of things can be saved."

After hearing He Maocai's proposal, Hu Zongxian keenly sensed the inadequacy, immediately shook his head, and firmly refused.

"No, before the food is actually delivered to Zhejiang, we must not take it lightly!"

When Hu Zongxian said this, he paused for a moment, looked around, and continued.

"I would like to ask you, what should we do if the ships in charge of transporting the food have any accidents on the way and cannot deliver the food to Zhejiang on time?"

After the words fell, Hu Zongxian continued without waiting for everyone to respond: "When the time comes, the food in Jiangxi has not yet been delivered, but the food in Zhejiang has been exhausted. You should think about it carefully." Come to think of it, what will the consequences be?"

When the people present continued to think along Hu Zongxian's train of thought, the picture presented in their minds made them feel shuddering.

After that, a look of shame appeared on He Maocai's face, and he immediately lowered his head and admitted his mistake to Hu Zongxian.

"Your Excellency, the lower official was too abrupt. Because the lower official was too excited, he didn't think of this level, which almost caused a catastrophe!"

Hu Zongxian didn't care about this. He looked away from He Maocai and continued: "It's okay. During this period of time, the amount of relief food distributed should be kept the same as before."

"Only in this way can we survive this period of time!"

After Hu Zongxian's voice fell, everyone got up from their seats and said in unison.

"Yes, Lord Governor!"

……

Jiangxi, Nanchang Prefecture.

At this moment, as night fell, Cao Shunhe returned to his mansion in the city after finishing his official duties for the day.

The usual Cao Shunhe has a proper sleepy physique, as long as he lies on the bed and touches the pillow, he can fall asleep in the blink of an eye.

But tonight, no matter how much Cao Shunhe tossed and turned, he just didn't feel sleepy at all. Besides, an indescribable palpitation filled his whole body and mind.

Helpless, Cao Shunhe had no choice but to put on his coat, get up from the bed, and then went to the study.

After relighting the candles in the study, Cao Shunhe randomly took out a book from the bookshelf beside him. He planned to read for a while before going to sleep.

Beside the pier, more than a dozen large ships responsible for transporting food were docked quietly, and around the pier, except for a few sporadic servants, there was no sign of anyone else.

Perhaps because they were bored, a few guards stopped patrolling and gathered together to chat.

"Hey, our brothers are really unlucky. We don't sleep at night, but we have to look at these broken ships on the pier!"

"This man, there's just no comparison. Look at Lao Li, who doesn't do anything all day long and just hangs around Mr. Zhang. His life is much more comfortable than ours!"

"Damn, if he hadn't secretly sent a large amount of tribute to Mr. Zhang, he wouldn't be bothered to look at him!"

"Oh, there is still such a thing. How about we raise a sum of money some other day to honor Mr. Zhang and his old man?"

"Come on, it's hard to support yourself with such a small salary from the government. How can we get this money together? And those adults, not long ago, the imperial court just increased their salaries!"

"It's better to study. If you pass the imperial examination, you don't have to worry about anything!"

Among those servants, whoever it was, raised such a sigh, which aroused the sympathy of everyone present.

"Yeah, it's better to study!"

And just as they were having a heated chat, they didn't realize at all that a group of people in black had already quietly bypassed them and headed straight for the ships docked at the pier.

"Hey, do you smell anything, it seems like something is burning?"

At this moment, an officer stopped chatting, and after carefully sniffing the smell in the air with his nose, he immediately asked his companions on the side.

"Where is the smell coming from? Why can't I smell anything?"

"Come on, where did we talk just now, yes, the girl from Dongxianglou, she is amazing in that respect, it is said..."

Before the officer could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the officer on the side.

The officer suddenly stood up from the ground, his face was extremely pale, his whole body was trembling, and he pointed his fingers at the dozen or so large ships docked by the dock.

"Fire... fire fire, the boat is on fire!"

"what!"

When everyone heard the words, they couldn't help but turn pale with fright, and immediately looked in the direction pointed by the officer, only to see that the dozen or so ships that were docked at the pier earlier and responsible for transporting grain had already ignited raging fires. The fire is getting bigger and bigger, and there is no hope of extinguishing it.

What was reflected by the orange flames was not only the scene around the pier, but also the panicked faces of the guards.

"It's on fire, come quickly!"

"on fire!"

……

Cao Shunhe closed the book in his hand, at this moment, the grotesque plots in the book kept reappearing in his mind, and then, a sense of drowsiness hit him.

Just when Cao Shunhe was about to go back to sleep, he heard a rush of footsteps outside the door. The housekeeper pushed the door open and reported to Cao Shunhe: "My lord, it's not good. Just now the government sent someone to notify you. Said there was an accident at the pier!"

When Cao Shunhe heard this, the drowsiness that had been brewing for a long time disappeared immediately, and he cheered up all of a sudden, and asked in a deep voice, "What happened?"

Facing Cao Shunhe's questioning, the housekeeper didn't dare to hide anything, lowered his head, and responded cautiously: "Master, those dozens of large ships parked by the pier for transporting grain are on fire!"

"what!"

After hearing the news from the housekeeper, Cao Shunhe didn't dare to stay any longer. After putting on his official uniform, he hurried to the pier under the escort of his guards.

Perhaps it was because everything that could be burned had already been burned. When Cao Shunhe arrived at the pier, the fire had gradually subsided. Supplies that survived.

Seeing this situation, Cao Shunhe's face was full of gloom, and he looked at the burning ships not far away, without saying a word.

Seeing Cao Shunhe coming in person, the officials in charge of the wharf knew that a catastrophe was imminent. In order to alleviate their guilt, they hurried forward and explained the reason to Cao Shunhe.

"Master... Governor, this... this..."

Cao Shunhe just glanced at the official indifferently, did not give him any chance to explain, but ordered.

"Call all the guards in charge of patrolling the pier tonight, and I will ask them personally!"

"Yes, yes, Lord Governor, you... you wait a moment, sir... my officer, go and call them here!"

Hearing Cao Shunhe's order, the official in charge of the wharf, while wiping the fine sweat that was constantly oozing from his forehead with his sleeve, responded with trepidation.

Not long after, all the guards who were in charge of patrolling the pier before were brought up.

As soon as these officers were escorted up, they knelt down on the ground with a 'plop', kowtowing on the ground non-stop, begging for forgiveness from Cao Shun and the governor of Jiangxi.

"My lord, please spare our lives!"

"This is the government's errand. We are all doing our best and dare not relax at all!"

"My lord, I have an 80-year-old mother who needs to be supported, and a one-year-old child who needs to be fed. I beg you to spare my life. In the next life, I will be your cow and horse!"

These servants were talking, and they cried quite sadly, talking about their own hardships, and they all shed tears when they heard it.

And Cao Shunhe just glanced at them, then looked away, and said in a deep voice: "If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will send you to see the King of Hades immediately!"

Hearing this, those servants felt as if they were struck by lightning, so they knelt on the ground submissively, not daring to say another word.

Immediately afterwards, Cao Shunhe stretched out his index finger, pointed at the dock, and asked in a deep voice about the dozens of large ships that were about to become wrecks.

"Now I'm asking you, how did these ships docked at the pier burn?"

Hearing Cao Shunhe's words, the guards exchanged glances with each other, hesitated for a long time, and did not give a more convincing statement.

These officers knew very well in their hearts that if they told the truth about the cause of the matter, they would definitely die.

Among other things, just for the crime of dereliction of duty, they have to lose their heads!
On the government side, if the murderer cannot be caught after a long time, in order to set an example to others, these servants will be pulled out by the government alone and treated as scapegoats!

After that, seeing that Cao Shunhe's patience was almost exhausted, one of the guards suddenly had a flash of inspiration, pointed his finger to the sky, and immediately reported to Cao Shunhe swearingly.

"My lord, to tell you the truth, not long ago, the brothers saw a few fire dragons suddenly flying in midair. After that, the ships docked near the pier caught fire for no reason!"

As soon as the officer finished speaking, the rest of the officers followed suit.

"Yes, my lord, we really saw those fire dragons flying in mid-air!"

(End of this chapter)