"Open the warehouse to stock up on food!"

Li Chengqian's loud shout lifted the curtain on drought relief in Suzhou City, although there was no reason for the lack of grain reserves in the official warehouse!

Fortunately, a lot of silver was confiscated in Ma Rong's mansion. Li Chengqian made a decisive decision to use the stolen money to buy grain in a nearby area, hoping to support the day when supplies from the court arrived.

Multiple soup kitchens were set up outside the city and operated on multiple fronts at the same time. Li Chengqian even went to investigate in person to learn about the disaster relief situation.

The current food reserves are very small, so the only way to gather the victims and supply them uniformly is to save food to the maximum extent and delay the time when food runs out, instead of distributing food on a per capita basis and leaving it to their own devices.

Even so, it can only be maintained with gruel. However, such a problem has arisen. There is a severe drought in the south of the Yangtze River, water resources are seriously lacking, many ponds and lakes have dried up, and even rivers have stopped flowing. People have to drink water.

The problem was solved, so many victims gathered together, which gave Li Chengqian a headache.

Finding water sources was a big problem, so Li Chengqian invited the magistrate in charge of water conservancy projects in Zhoucheng to ask for solutions.

After some discussion, everyone decided to dig wells to search for water. Fortunately, although the Jiangnan area is currently short of water, it is still very short-lived. The water under the surface is still relatively abundant, but it usually needs to be dug very deep for water to flow out. Despite this,

To a large extent, the water problem has been basically solved, but it can only be done reluctantly. It is very difficult to have the luxury of taking a bath.

"Your Highness, the news just came that the supplies from the imperial court will arrive within ten days!"

Li Chengqian raised his head suddenly. This was the best news he had heard in the past few days. The problems he had encountered these days were all very troublesome, and he felt a little nervous. Just now

Now, he is still looking at the documents carefully. Many things that appear here require him to make decisions. It is really tiring!

There are too many victims, so they cannot be allowed to enter the city without restrictions. If that happens, Li Chengqian believes that there will be a big situation in the city, with looting and vandalism happening, which will pose a great threat to the lives and property of the people in the city, especially

Now most of the troops in the city have been sent outside the city to give soup. The city's troops are empty and unable to effectively maintain order, and the victims are very irritable. If they are rashly sent into the city, they can only

You're asking for trouble, you're just a fool!

There is not much grain left in the official warehouse, but people are sent to the surrounding areas to buy grain, but little is gained. The reason is that the persistent drought in the south of the Yangtze River has begun to spread, and now everyone is hoarding grain to cope with possible emergencies.

Due to drought and famine, Li Chengqian can only place his hope on the court. He hopes that Li Shimin can understand his suffering. This is his first time to solve such an incident alone. He needs to hand in a good answer sheet!

Now, upon hearing the news of the arrival of supplies from the imperial court, one can imagine Li Chengqian's excitement. This is really a timely help, a timely help!

"Wuda, how many days can our surplus food last?"

"Reporting to His Highness the Crown Prince, more and more victims are gathering outside Suzhou City, and many people are coming here. Therefore, the daily food expenditure is much more than our budget. Now it can support up to eight

sky!"

Li Chengqian's face turned solemn again, could he no longer hold on? This situation was worse than he imagined, and he thought he could maintain it.

"Wu Da, starting from now on, starting from this prince, the food and clothing expenses of everyone in the mansion will be reduced by half. Chengqian must tide over the difficulties together with the victims!"

"Prince!"

Wu Da was stunned. He had never known that His Highness the Crown Prince could achieve this. The former prince was gone, and now standing in front of him was a prince who cared about the people and the prince of the Tang Dynasty who shared the hardships with the people! Wu Da

I feel my nose is sore and my heart is very excited. With such a successor in the Tang Dynasty, I have no worries!

However, he had to stop him. When he came here, Li Chengqian had repeatedly reduced the fee. If it was halved now, it wouldn't matter to them, but even the prince might not be able to fill his stomach!

However, Li Chengqian did not listen to his advice. Now is an extraordinary period. Why should he act like a prince?

However, he told how much food could be saved. He just set an example to let people know that the court was determined to support him! Let them stop worrying. The prince of his country is just like them, so there is nothing to worry about.

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At the same time, this also reminded some people, "Pass this order, families with surplus grain in the city, especially grain merchants, will hand over their surplus grain for disaster relief, and they will be credited for their contribution. After this incident, I will

The prince personally wrote a memorial for them to ask for rewards! For those families who maliciously store grain for the purpose of making huge profits, all money and grain will be confiscated!"

Li Chengqian's eyes narrowed, don't blame me for scheming against you, but blame you for being too greedy!

The price of rice on the market is getting higher and higher now. The price is ridiculously high. In the past, a bushel of rice cost not only seven cents, but even seventy cents. So they are not satisfied, so they hoard all the rice and fill the sky with it.

Asking for a price, hoping to make a big fortune! Huh, what a fool's dream!

In response to this situation, Li Chengqian directly ordered a strict prohibition on unreasonable price increases, and would control the price to less than one hundred cents per dou. However, it is said that there are policies and countermeasures. In response to this ban, they actually stopped selling. They were right.

Due to the situation, knowing that the state and city are short of food, sooner or later they will be begged for help!

However, they forgot that they were not only the temporary governor, but also the prince of the Tang Dynasty! They had the right to kill first and report later!

Aren’t you guys piling up the grain and not selling it? It doesn’t matter, I will go and get it myself!

"Your Highness, isn't it inappropriate to do this? It's easy for others to get caught. Do you want to submit some memorials to ask the Emperor for instructions first?"

Wu Da carefully suggested that Li Chengqian's status in his heart has changed a lot now. He has seen Li Chengqian's efforts, so he doesn't want the prince to be attacked by others because of these things!

Regarding Wu Da's statement, Li Chengqian was not displeased but very pleased. He was the person arranged by his father to be by his side. Being able to say these words to him showed that he regarded himself as a real master, not a prince!

Of course he knew that it was inappropriate to do so. There were so many people watching him, waiting for him to make a mistake, but he couldn't wait, and the victims couldn't wait. If he continued to do things step by step like that, the problem would not be solved at all.

Since there is a shortage of food, he must find a way to solve it. Li Chengqian no longer cares about others saying that he abused his power to seize people's wealth. He only cares about the victims of the disaster! As for how they will arrange themselves, he can no longer care!
Chapter completed!