Chapter 11
Shen You cupped his hands to Zhao Butou and said: "Please Zhao Butou go back and reply to Mr. Wang first, just say that I will be there soon."

Zhao Butou agreed and was sent out by Uncle Fu.

"Second brother, what do you think should be done?"

Only Shen You and Yang Chengye were left in the room, and Shen You asked, "The emperor ordered to keep the victims out of Jiaxing City, and this place is the only way for refugees to pass through. If there are rogues, then we..."

Yang Chengye pondered for a while, and said: "Don't worry, big brother, just do as I say."

After Yang Chengye finished speaking, he whispered a few words in Shen You's ear, and Shen You agreed, and got on the carriage and headed towards Jiaxing City.

In Jiaxing City, in the magistrate's yamen, Wang An fidgeted and looked outside from time to time. At this time, the lights were on, the city gate was closed, and Shen You hadn't arrived yet. Wang An hadn't had any water or rice for a day, and was already dizzy and dizzy from hunger, but Thinking of the emperor's imperial decree, I lost my appetite at all.

"Come here, go to the gate of the city to see if Shen You has already entered the city."

Wang An shouted towards the door.

"My lord, the official Shen has arrived, and he is just outside the gate of the mansion." At this time, the master came in and reported to Wang An.

"Please, forget it, I'd better invite you in person!"

After Wang An finished speaking, he hurried out.

As the magistrate of Jiaxing City, Wang An has always regarded himself very highly. He has never been so polite to merchants and squires who come to his door. Even Shen You, who is his distant relative, always ignores him every time he comes to the door. Going to greet him made the master dumbfounded.

Wang An soon welcomed Shen You in, and couldn't wait to say: "My brother Shen You, the residence has been waiting for you so anxiously!"

Shen You sat on the chair and asked, "I don't know why the adults are telling the little people?"

Wang An said eagerly: "My dear brother, this mansion is in trouble. The Huaihe River burst its embankment, flooding countless farms downstream, and countless refugees flocked in. The emperor ordered this mansion to keep all the refugees out of Jiaxing city. How can this be? Is good?"

Shen You said with a faint smile: "Since the emperor issued an order, my lord should obey the order, and the imperial order cannot be disobeyed."

Wang An said: "That's the reason, but keeping refugees out of the city will easily lead to rogues. Jiaxing will definitely be rioted. How will the plague break out and the chaos end? Don't forget the several peasant riots in this dynasty. It’s a lesson from the past.”

"Oh!"

Shen You was surprised, and asked: "Then according to your opinion, how should we deal with it?"

Hearing this, Wang An was secretly angry: "I came to you to give you an idea, but you are lucky, kicked the ball, and kicked it back."

However, Wang An still said calmly: "This manor is now a homeless place, please help me to come up with an idea."

Shen You pondered for a while, and said: "It is right not to let the refugees enter the city, but you can't let it go. Your lord should order tents and huts to be built outside the city to house the refugees."

"At the same time, build porridge sheds to reassure the people, so that the refugees are stable and there will be no riots."

Hearing this, instead of showing joy, Wang An showed worry instead.

"The method is good, but the money and food in the treasury are not enough to support the expenses of the refugees. Not only are the houses not built enough, but the food can last up to three days. What will happen after three days?"

Shen You frowned and said, "Could it be that the disaster relief funds from the court haven't arrived yet?"

Wang An sneered and said: "The imperial court has been fighting for years, and almost used up all the silver and grain. Now it is hard to stop fighting and stop fighting. It has to pay tribute and old coins to Jin and Xixia, which has almost consumed nearly half of the national treasury, and the rest is not enough. Those court officials are having fun, and the relief money is hopeless."

Shen You sighed: "It seems that we can only find a way by ourselves."

"My lord, why don't you gather all the wealthy households and merchants in Jiaxing City, and let them have money to pay for money, and have food for food, so as to solve the urgent need."

Wang An smiled wryly and said: "It's not easy to ask those guys to pay for the money and food, unless you use force and let the government soldiers take it forcibly."

Shen You said anxiously: "Your Excellency, you must not do it. Now that foreign troubles will arise, and if there are internal troubles, Jiaxing City will really be lost."

"In this way, my lord will call them all together tomorrow morning, and I will have a way to make them willingly contribute money and food."

"Okay, the government will send someone to do it now."

Wang An promised to leave, but was stopped by Shen You, and said: "My lord, I will send someone to purchase medicinal materials in Jiaxing City, and I hope your lord can send someone to help."

Wang Anqi said: "Could it be that my virtuous brother is going to be in the medicinal material business?"

Shen You said: "No, refugees are coming, and the plague will definitely be rampant. I purchased these medicinal materials to curb the plague."

Wang Anxi said: "Young brother and I have thought of one place, I really admire this mansion!"

Shen You left the magistrate's yamen, went out of the city overnight and returned to Gangzi Village.

At this time, the Shen family's banquet had just ended, and Yang Chengye was in Wu Ruolan's room, and the mother and son were talking heartfelt words.

Wu Ruolan's eyesight recovered, and after these days of training, she wore the dress tailored for her by Zou's order, and her face was radiant, she looked like a noble lady.

Wu Ruolan herself is a rich lady, a well-known beauty. Although she has gradually aged after ten years of hardships, she still has her charm.

"Jizu, now that my mother's eyesight has recovered, shouldn't it be time for you to think about your own affairs?"

Wu Ruolan watched her son grow up day by day, and his appearance became more and more like her husband.

Yang Chengye said with a smile: "Mother, don't worry, the child has his own measure."

"Mother drank a lot of wine tonight, so let's rest earlier."

Wu Ruolan smiled and said: "Speaking of this wine, I remembered it. They said that you brewed this wine. When did you know how to brew it? Why didn't mother know?"

"There are also medical skills. When did you learn medical skills?"

"Since you got better, why does mother feel that you seem to be a different person?"

Hearing this, Yang Chengye cried out secretly, how can this be explained?

"Second brother, come out for a while and discuss something for brother!"

At this moment, Shen You's voice suddenly sounded, and Yang Chengye was overjoyed, and hurriedly said to Wu Ruolan: "Mother, elder brother has something to do with me, I'll go first, I can't explain this matter in a few words, I will explain it to you when I have time. "

After Yang Chengye finished speaking, he hurriedly opened the door and left.

Looking at Yang Chengye's back, Wu Ruolan murmured: "Son, knowing your son is better than your mother, do you think you can hide it from me?"

Outside the room, Yang Chengye touched the sweat on his forehead, saw Shen You who was walking quickly, and asked, "How is things going, big brother?"

"Hey!"

Shen You sighed, roughly recounted the conversation between Wang An and himself, and finally asked: "Second brother, what should we do now?"

Yang Chengye pondered for a while, and said: "Tomorrow, I will go with my eldest brother to meet this Lord Wang Zhifu, and see what kind of medicine he sells in his gourd."

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