Twin Brocade

Chapter 632 Special Guest

It's just that this rain brought more than that.

Except for Fang Jinshu and Wei Yixin who knew the future, no one in Luoyang City realized the seriousness.

However, the earliest batch of victims who fled due to the embankment burst of the Yellow River have arrived in Luoyang city one after another.Because of their arrival, an atmosphere of uneasiness began to permeate the city.

The plentiful rainfall caused Luoshui to rise day by day, and finally overflowed the embankment in the middle of the night, flooding a piece of low-lying houses.

Fortunately, it has been raining heavily for several days, and Jingzhao Mansion has a plan in advance.Responding in a timely manner, the police officers and the water dragon team were dispatched overnight, and all the people went into battle, rescued these people from the water, and evacuated them to a temporary safe place. No one was killed.

For example, the spacious Guozijian, Fuya, Dabei Temple and other places have taken in many people.Only when the flood recedes can they rebuild their homes.

But these people's belongings were all soaked in the water, and when the flood came up, they only had time to escape with a little gold and silver, so how could they care about their belongings?Eating and drinking water is a problem.

The Jingzhao Mansion drew up a booklet, and Emperor Qinglong quickly approved it, rewarding the messengers who had done meritorious service in protecting the people, and opened warehouses to release grain to help the people affected by the disaster.

Because the Yellow River broke its embankment and the Luoshui River spread, all merchant ships stopped shipping.No matter how familiar the old boatmen are with water, they dare not sail on the flooded river.The waterway has been changed, God knows how many deadly whirlpools are hidden under the calm water.

With the loss of cargo ships traveling north and south, the price of goods in Luoyang City suddenly rose, one price per day.The eastern suburbs were flooded, and even fresh fruits and vegetables in the city were now a rarity.

In the middle of the month, the rain finally stopped.Instead, it was the unbearable heat and many problems left to be dealt with.

There is not even half a cloud in the sky. The sun hangs in the sky, exuding heat, and steaming the water vapor of the earth.Under such exposure, the trees, flowers and plants are all drooping, without a trace of cool breeze.

The entire Luoyang City seemed to be shrouded in an incomparably huge hood, and it was unbearably hot.

Si Tianjian held an ivory wat board and waited solemnly outside the imperial study, waiting for the emperor to summon him.

"Xuan, Si Tianjian has an audience."

Emperor Qinglong rubbed his eyebrows, sat on the dragon chair and asked: "You have seen the astrology, what will happen next?"

"Replying to Your Majesty, the scorching heat has arrived." Si Tianjian replied respectfully: "According to our speculation, it will last until August, and we hope it will ease."

That is to say, after a flood, there is a drought.

After Si Tianjian retired, Emperor Qinglong urgently announced the important ministers in the court to discuss countermeasures together.The ensuing disasters will affect the livelihood of the common people, and one bad one will cause chaos.

This is no small matter.

In Luoyang City, which is shrouded in scorching heat, people have their own calculations and calculations.

Black-hearted businessmen always want to take advantage of this rare opportunity to make more profits; common people secretly hoard as much as possible the supplies they need for life, such as rice, flour, grain and oil; the families of powerful and noble princes wantonly buy all kinds of items from caravans ,in case for need.

Hundreds of officials in the imperial court also have to face seven things to open the door, vegetables, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea.Each of them is looking for relationships and connections, trying to prepare more for themselves.

People in the capital have experienced more things than those in other places. They have lived in the center of power for a long time, and their sense of touch is much sharper.

With the continuous influx of disaster victims, even though the Ministry of Households, under the order of Emperor Qinglong, suppressed the price of rice, the hearts of the people were not at ease.I always want to buy more and keep them at home while the price is still normal.

The reason is simple, the north has been hit by a disaster, and there is bound to be no harvest this autumn.Looking at the whole of Gaomang, this year's food supply will be quite tight.

Fortunately, the weather has been good in the past few years, and there is plenty of food in the warehouses used for disaster relief or military use.

But this principle is understood by all the court officials, but the common people do not understand it.They would rather spend all the spare money at home to buy food than face the possible food shortage.

As a result, in front of the rice, flour, grain and oil shop in Beijing, there has been a long queue for buying food since the door opened in the morning.

Due to the order of the Ministry of Households, the merchants inevitably complained a lot when they saw that the money they got could not make any money.Some merchants shut down without authorization and hoarded food to wait and see.

As a result, the people are even more panicked, worried that they will not be able to buy food to survive.

And those victims, who fled all the way to the south, had nothing to drag their families with them.They can only rely on the porridge shop set up in the city to barely eat.

Under such circumstances, Sinong Temple, which is in charge of the world's granary, has become the center of all forces' plans.

As for Master Hong, Minister of Sinong Temple, over forty years old, he is a close friend of King Ruyang who was imprisoned in the Taimiao.He has a violent temper, but he won the trust of the first emperor, who entrusted this important task to his shoulders.

When Emperor Qinglong came to the throne, a large number of people fell to the ground because they supported King Ruyang, but he was safe and sound.

Firstly, it was because although he was a veteran, his power was limited.In the matter of King Ruyang fighting for the crown prince, he actually couldn't make much effort, so he had no reason to be caught by Emperor Qinglong.

Secondly, he was a courtier who was valued by the late emperor, and he was a diligent official.When Gaomang was newly established, foreign enemies continued to invade the border, and several battles were fought, large and small.He has been coordinating food and grass for the late emperor, and he has never made a mistake.

Such a meritorious veteran, even though Emperor Qinglong hated him because of King Ruyang, he had no proper reason to replace him.

Even the emperor can't act recklessly.

Emperor Qinglong was able to kill a large number of courtiers who opposed him because he took advantage of the power of competing for heirs, the winner became the king and the loser became the bandit, no one dared to speak up.

Now, it is impossible.

Mr. Hong also understood his situation very well, so he poured all his blood into the errand, and did it perfectly.He even accepted his own violent temper, making Emperor Qinglong unable to find his fault.

This time there was a shortage of food in central Beijing, and he cooperated with the household department to mobilize food without any slack.

It was getting dark, and the stuffy air finally eased a little.

From the side door of Qing Hong's Mansion of Sinong Temple, a young man in brocade clothes and jade belt came out, it was Master Hong's direct son Hong Ziliang.He has an average appearance, the corners of his mouth are slightly upturned as if he is always smiling, and he is wearing a jade crown, which is a typical nobleman's attire in Beijing.

He took a look at the sky, got on a soft sedan waiting at the door, and headed towards Ningxianglou, the largest brothel in Zhongjing.

In the Ningxiang Building, it seems that it is not affected by the outside world, and it is still full of the sound of paper and gold.The singing girls and dancing girls speak softly, with jade arms and lips, outlining an intoxicating gentle township.

Here, floods, refugees, extreme heat, rice prices, all these troubles no longer exist.During these days, the business of Ningxiang Building has improved a lot compared to usual.

Especially today, in the backyard, a special guest came.

A guest who shouldn't be here anyway.

(End of this chapter)