Chapter 145 The prefect Yu Rentian was driven crazy
Ming Dynasty: Huddled in Beiping and became the county magistrate Chapter 145 The magistrate Yu Rentian was driven crazy Latest website: Zhu Di looked at Guo An again, "Guo Qing, half a month has passed now, Wanping County
When will the road to Tongzhou be completed?"
Guo An replied: "Your Highness, it can be completed in half a month at most."
“Very good!”
Zhu Di nodded with satisfaction, "You must not delay spring plowing."
"Please rest assured, Your Highness, if the plowing cannot be completed before spring, I will stop paving the road and let the young men go back to plowing the fields!"
Guo An replied.
"Hmm!"
Zhu Di nodded slightly, then thought of something and asked again: "We heard that many scribes in the house have been sick these days?"
Guo Andao: "Your Highness, not only the family, but also many people in Beiping Mansion are sick."
Zhu Di frowned slightly, "Why is this? Is there another big epidemic?"
Guo Andao: "Back to Your Highness, I have asked the doctor in charge of the house and several doctors in the city. It is not a serious epidemic.
It seems that the weather is warm in winter and spring, but the ditches in the city are blocked, everything is filthy, every house is moist, and the air is blocked, so we get sick."
"At this time of year, the smell of the ditches in the city is really unbearable."
Hearing this, Zhu Di didn't know what he thought of, and frowned again, "This kind of trivial matter has not been cured by the Beiping government office for so many years. It's really a dead body!"
"Zhu Changshi!"
"Your Highness!"
"Send someone to tell the magistrate of Beiping Prefecture that he was not punished for the case of hiding the farmland in Beiping Prefecture this time. It was his luck.
But the Peking Mansion's ditches are so filthy and make people sick, it is the responsibility of the Peking Mansion Office. If even this matter cannot be handled well and a big epidemic is caused, we will definitely report to His Majesty and severely punish him."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Zhu Fu replied with a pained face.
Sure enough, all these offending tasks will be his!
However, it is indeed not a good thing if people all over the city get sick because of some ditches.
After exiting Cunxin Hall, Zhu Fu went to the Peking Government Office in person.
When he learned that Zhu Fu was coming, Yu Rentian, the prefect of Peiping, was shocked. He quickly took Zhao Jie and his companions to inform Dang Fu and went out to greet him in person.
"Early in the morning, I heard the magpies chirping in the trees. As expected, a distinguished guest came to the door today. I wonder what happened to His Highness, King Yan, that he bothered Zhu Changshi to come to the door in person?"
"Prefect Yu has dismissed the official."
Zhu Fu bowed respectfully to Yu Rentian and then directly explained his intention.
"In the past few days, a clerk in Prince Yan's Mansion has fallen ill for no apparent reason, and I heard that hundreds of people in Beiping Mansion have also fallen ill for no apparent reason.
His Highness ordered an investigation and found out that it was the blocked ditches and filth in Beiping Mansion that made many people sick.
His Highness was furious and ordered his subordinates to come and urge Magistrate Yu to solve this problem quickly."
"Your Highness is angry?"
Yu Rentian was shocked and a little aggrieved, "I and my colleagues have worked hard for half a month and searched many gentry's properties and fields.
Now that I have gained nothing, don’t say anything. Now, before I can take a breath, His Highness is furious again..."
Zhu Fu's expression remained unchanged and he continued to speak quietly: "Prefect Yu must be careful. Strictly speaking, the incident at Zhangjiawan Wharf was also due to Prefect Yu's lax supervision.
It's just that His Highness sees that Magistrate Yu has been making amends for his past mistakes, so he doesn't blame him... Now, the ditch incident in the city not only affects the people, but also affects the safety of His Highness in the palace.
Nowadays, there are just a few minor illnesses. If we don’t deal with them quickly, a major epidemic will occur... Magistrate Yu, you won’t just be able to make up for it with another half month of hard work!”
Yu Rentian's expression suddenly changed, and he quickly said: "Oh, I understand what Zhu Changshi meant. This is also the responsibility of the officials in my Beiping government office.
Please rest assured, His Highness King Yan, that everyone in the Beiping government office will handle this matter immediately and lead people to clear the ditch!"
A smile appeared on Zhu Fu's face, "The people of Beiping Prefecture are truly blessed to have such kind and hard-working parents as Magistrate Yu."
"Zhu Changshi is so complimentary, so complimentary..."
When Zhu Fu left, inside the Yamen of Beiping Mansion, Yu Rentian, Zhao Jie and other chief officials suddenly looked sad.
"Spring plowing is about to start soon, and the King of Yan urges us to dredge the ditches in Beiping Mansion. How can this be accomplished?"
"Will the labor force be imposed now?"
"If all the money and grain from the confiscated gentry's homes belong to my Beiping government office, then why should we worry so much? Just like the Yanwang government office, we can just hire people directly..."
While several people were talking, a clerk ran in from outside the door.
"Master Fu, it's not good."
"What's the matter?"
Yu Rentian asked.
The scribe replied in a hurry: "Today, dozens of people in the city are sick.
Now, there are dozens of rumors circulating throughout the city, some say there is plague, others say there is plague...
Anyway, the whole city is in panic!"
Yu Rentian, Zhao Jie and others could not help but look surprised.
"How could this happen?
"Even villains don't know."
There was also a flash of panic in the scribe's eyes.
At this time, any major epidemic is a tragic scene of ten rooms and nine empty houses. Anyone who hears this word will panic.
Yu Rentian's expression condensed and he quickly made a decision.
"Send government officials quickly to tea shops and taverns to strictly prohibit people from discussing the epidemic."
"In addition, a team of scribes and government officials were sent out to post notices that hundreds of people in the city were sick because the ditches were blocked and the filthy odor was inhaled into the body."
"Also, I ordered Wanping and Daxing two counties to begin recruiting labor, dredging, and cleaning all the ditches in the city."
"Recruit doctors from the city and treat the sick people together!"