A month had passed when Liu Heng arrived in Shandong, and in another month, it would be the time when the emperor ordered the four princes to provide disaster relief as Zhang Ru said.
But in fact, at this time, Shandong was already experiencing a severe drought.
It just took time for the news to reach the capital and for the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty to discuss how to deal with the drought.
At this time, some people were selling their sons and daughters just to exchange for some food.
Many human traffickers wander around the villages, taking advantage of the situation and buying many children and even young adults with a small amount of money.
The price of food is rising every day, and people cannot get much food for the money they sell their children.
But they sell their children not only for themselves, but also to give their children a way to survive.
Although he was sold and could only be a slave in the future, at least he had a stutter and could survive without starving to death.
Liu Heng sent people to these villages to exchange food for people.
Food is much more popular than money, and people are more willing to hand over their children to Liu Heng's men.
Liu Tong replaced thousands of people with one ship of food.
Xun You also sent two ships of food from Jiangnan, and Liu Heng used them to exchange for more than 3,000 people.
Liu Hao sent these people away before the people in the court could react.
On the surface, they are pretending to be refugees.
People tended to follow the crowd, and many victims saw those people fleeing and followed them.
They threw themselves into a trap, and Liu Hao accepted it with a smile.
The number of victims plus the people he bought back exceeds ten thousand.
The valley is uninhabitable.
However, Liu Heng was interested in more than one base. He divided his people into three groups and established three bases.
The disaster relief personnel from the court finally arrived, and it was indeed the fourth prince.
However, Zhang Rushi, who has no memory, cannot provide food to the fourth prince.
That batch of grain was accepted by Cryptomeria and was also transported to Shandong.
Having benefited from Zhang Rushi, Liu Shan believed that she was not a heartless person, and she had to thank Zhang Rushi.
If Zhang Rushi doesn’t want to marry into her husband’s family in her previous life, then help her find another family.
Liu Shan handed over the task to the spies who sneaked into Shangshu Mansion.
The spy became Madam Shangshu’s confidant and gave Madam Shangshu advice to marry Zhang Rushi to a poor scholar.
Without the wealthy life in his previous life, Zhang Rushi had to work hard if he wanted to live well.
Not long after Zhang Rushi got married, the Minister of Civil Affairs made a marriage contract with Zhang Rushi’s husband’s family in his previous life.
This time, the woman engaged in the engagement was someone else.
He is the one who has the worst relationship with Zhang Rushi and bullies Zhang Rushi the most.
The spy's move can be regarded as revenge for Zhang Rushi.
The fourth prince came to Shandong and found that although the drought was serious, the disaster was notNot much, very confused.
He felt something strange and asked someone to investigate.
Among the people who came to investigate were people from Dongchang, and their allegiance was now to Cryptomeria.
With all the inducements they used to eliminate evidence, the Fourth Prince's people did not find out the truth, only some specious information.
In the end, the Fourth Prince’s people gave up the investigation.
By the time the fourth prince returned to the capital after completing the disaster relief work, it was already the end of the year.
Liu Heng also returned to Beijing from "Jiangnan".
Liu Heng brought many Jiangnan specialties to the emperor. The emperor was very happy and rewarded Liu Heng with many things.
But they are all flashy things.
Liu Heng also asked people to send special products to the border towns, and naturally received gifts in return from Duke Zhenyuan.
Along with the return gift came the funds for next year’s activities given to Liushan by Duke Zhenyuan.
It is still one hundred thousand taels of silver, which shows how generous Zhenyuan Gong is.
The main reason is that the letter Xun You wrote to Duke Zhenyuan was of high quality, which not only showed the achievements of Cryptomeria this year, but also revealed how difficult it was for Cryptomeria to achieve these achievements.
After reading the whole letter, Duke Zhenyuan saw how difficult it was for Liushan and how filial he was to his biological father. For his biological father's mission, he had to complete it no matter how hard it was.
Zhenyuan Gong did not doubt Xun You's words.
He knew that Xun You was a smart man and could assess the situation.
It is impossible for Xun You to give up such a thick thigh and run to be loyal to his son. Therefore, Duke Zhenyuan did not doubt the letter sent by Xun You.
Liu Shan and Xun You got another sum of money from Zhenyuan Gong and felt very happy.
Liu Shan distributed one thousand taels of silver to Xun You.
Xun You accepted it readily.
"Brother, are you ready? It's time to go."
Liu Heng called him outside Liu Shan's door.
Liu Shan opened the door and walked out.
He and Liu Hei looked at each other, praising each other's appearance in their hearts.
The two wore brand-new red brocade robes and white jade crowns, making them look elegant and noble.
They were going to the palace to attend a dinner party, so they dressed up.
The two of them looked good, and they looked even better when they were dressed like this. The maids in the mansion all blushed and secretly looked at them.
However, these maids could only watch. They knew the temperament of the two masters well and would not have the idea of climbing into bed.
There used to be a maid like this who wanted to seduce Liu Shan just because she looked good.
As a result, he was kicked out by Liu Shan and then dragged out of the house by his servants.
Liu Shan’s kick was not heavy and did not seriously injure anyone, but being thrown out of the house was a very severe punishment.
If she wants to get married in the future, no good family will choose her.
The maids in the mansion took this as a warning. Although everyone admired the two young masters, no one dared to express it and just climbed into bed.Don't dare anymore.
Liu Heng and Liu Shan left the house and got into the carriage.
It was snowing and it was too cold to ride a horse, so it was more comfortable to ride in a carriage.
Not long after, the carriage stopped outside the palace. The two got off the carriage and walked into the palace gate.
At the palace gate, Liu Shan saw a familiar face.
Liu Shan: "Are you responsible for guarding the palace today?"
Qian Jingjiang lowered his head slightly and replied: "I will take over for Chu Xing."
Liu Shan nodded, without asking any more questions, and walked straight into the palace with his younger brother, passing by Qian Jingjiang.
Although Qian Jingjiang is the deputy governor of Dongchang and has a high position of power in the eyes of others, he is still a dog in front of the emperor.
If a dog is a dog, he must look after the house and the home.
Compared with the palace guards, the emperor believed in eunuchs like Qian Jingjiang more.
Liu Hiiragi took steps to keep up with Liu Shan. He noticed the sight behind him, which was vague but very hot.
Liu Hao couldn't help but turn around and met a pair of wolf-like eyes.
The eyes immediately lowered and converged their gaze.
But Liu Hieragi saw a trace of emotion leaked out of it.
Liu Hao couldn't help but blink.
The palace is not a place for talking, so Liu Heng hid his questions in his heart and waited until he had the opportunity to ask again.
The two went to see the emperor first. The emperor took them and chatted for a while. He didn't look like a king at all, but just an elder in the family who cared about the younger generation.
If it were before, the two of them would definitely be very moved and be deceived by the emperor's disguise.
But now, the two of them only had sneers in their hearts.
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