Magistrate Zhao's study is not big. There are two bookshelves in it, one on the left and one on the right. There is a large desk in the middle. The table is full of used waste paper. Obviously, this is the unsatisfactory writing of Magistrate Zhao.
s things.
Xiao Zhuo frowned and looked at the messy tabletop, then looked at Magistrate Zhao who had just come in from the door. Magistrate Zhao felt the gaze on him, and when his eyes fell on the pile of waste paper, his heart skipped a beat.
It's over, it's over. I've been so busy for so many days about the flood and His Highness's affairs that I forgot to clean up. Now I'm bumped into by His Highness, what should I do?
"Your Highness, your Majesty, your Majesty has been busy these days and forgot to let someone clean it. Why don't we go and talk to your painting studio?" Magistrate Zhao wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said anxiously.
Xiao Zhuo waved his hand, "It's okay, just stay here. You have spent a lot of time looking for Gu Gu. The incident with the victims has already made you anxious. It's Gu Gu's fault."
They all say that the prince is benevolent, and indeed he is.
"Your Highness, this is what a lower official should do."
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's talk about the current problems in Ruizhou City. You can sit down." Xiao Zhuo pointed to the two chairs opposite him and asked the two of them to sit down.
Yun Miaomiao glanced at the stool and smiled, "Your Highness, I am a woman who doesn't understand anything, so I won't disturb you anymore. My father is still waiting for me to come home to cook, so I will leave first."
"Wait a minute." Seeing her running away, Xiao Zhuo felt funny in his heart, "You know everything, but you still want Gu Duoduo to pay attention to the people's hearts. Sit down."
Don't think that he doesn't know that Yun Miaomiao just wants to get rid of her so that she can pat her butt and leave.
Yun Miaomiao frowned, why was this child so willing to fight with her?
"Yes." She had no choice but to grit her teeth and agree.
Magistrate Zhao quickly moved his chair to the side and said, "Miss Yun, sit down quickly."
Okay, I can't afford to offend one or two of them.
Seeing her sit down, Xiao Zhuo also put on airs and went straight to the point, "Magistrate Zhao, tell me what the current situation is in Ruizhou City."
When Ruizhou City was mentioned, Magistrate Zhao's face instantly turned ugly, "Your Highness, you don't know something. If you are not around these days, Ruizhou City has been surrounded by water. People from outside have to take a boat to come in."
, before the water siege, as many as a thousand refugees came in, and they were all resettled in the east of the city. Now the county government has less than 500 kilograms of food. Although the people in Ruizhou City have some food in their homes, they have not been able to survive due to the outflow.
If we don’t go, the food in my hand will be exhausted. I can only get out the food but cannot get it in. If this continues, we won’t be able to eat in less than five days.”
"anything else."
"Also, in the surrounding counties, a total of twelve cities and thirty villages were affected by the disaster. These are just rough statistics. We don't have big ships, and the only ones that can go out are small ones, so that's all we know now."
After saying that, County Magistrate Zhao glanced at Yun Miaomiao. Yun Miaomiao knew what he meant and refused directly, "County Magistrate Zhao, this is the heart of our entire village. If you dare to ask, I guarantee you will be beaten to death.
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Magistrate Zhao glared at her angrily, "I'll find you a place to live, and we can lend you the boat in your village."
"No borrowing."
"I'll give you money."
"I don't lend money even if I give it to you."
Magistrate Zhao's face darkened, "Reason, if you can't give me a reason, I will also punish you."
Yun Miaomiao raised his eyebrows, "My Lord County Magistrate, do you think they will still care about money if they try their best to live a life and death? Maybe a few people will, but it is a life-saving boat. If there is another flood, the boat can be
Swimming on the water without being washed away is better than walking on the ground. Who would risk their lives?"
Magistrate Zhao was so blocked that he couldn't say a word, "Then you think of a way. We still don't know what the disaster situation is in the surrounding villages. Although the people in Ruizhou have no food, they have a place to sleep at least. Those outside
The people floating on the paper and standing in the room were waiting for someone to save them. Others escaped from the flood, but were starved to death."
Yun Miaomiao listened quietly. As a parent official, County Magistrate Zhao was right to think so, but the people of Jiangning Village were right to be more cautious for their own lives.
"County magistrate, you all know that if the corpses on the river are not cleaned up in time, many unexpected plagues will occur under the sun's exposure. We will never be able to withstand another disaster. As for you,
As mentioned, borrowing a boat from the people in Jiangning Village won't work. The boat is their hope, and taking it away will cost the lives of many people. Let's find a way to deal with the boat."
"How long does it take for the boat to reach the farthest village in distress?" Xiao Zhuo lowered his eyebrows and asked in a deep voice.
"It will take about three days."
Three days is too long.
"Is there a carpenter in the city?" Xiao Zhuo continued to ask.
He thought of everything he could think of, it would be great if he had.
Magistrate Zhao shook his head, "All the carpenters in Ruizhou City were washed away by the flood, and there is no one left."
"not a single one."
"No."
This is where he gets a headache.
Yun Miaomiao saw that the more they talked, the more they talked about herself into a dead end, and she couldn't help but feel a little upset.
That's right, now they have no other choice but to point the finger at the boat in Jiangning Village.
Xiao Zhuo also fell silent. Even if the boat could go to a nearby village or county first, it would still take a day to go back and forth. With so many villages nearby, when would it be the turn of those remote villages and counties.
"that..."
As soon as Yun Miaomiao opened her mouth, Xiao Zhuo and Magistrate Zhao immediately raised their heads and looked at her, their eyes full of expectation.
Yes, she is soft-hearted and easy to talk to.
"Well, if I can help you find a ship, will you pay me?"
Yun Miaomiao wanted to buy them a boat directly from the mall, but she didn't have that much money, so she had to ask Magistrate Zhao and the others for money.
Magistrate Zhao suddenly laughed, "Miss Yun, you don't know something. We have money now but can't buy what we want. If you can help us find a boat, we will pay for it."
Yun Miaomiao looked at Xiao Zhuo, the meaning in her eyes was very clear, she wanted his answer.
Under her gaze, Xiao Zhuo nodded, "Yes, as long as you can find a way to find it, money doesn't matter."
"Okay, you give me the money first, and I'll tell you where the ship is." Yun Miaomiao stretched out her hand, "It's not much, I want five hundred taels of silver."
She is not a lion talking loudly. Long before, Yun Miaomiao heard Yun's father and Yun Mu say that such a big ship here would cost at least one thousand taels of silver. If she bought it in the mall, the one that was bigger than now would cost at most.
It's only one hundred taels of silver. Although it's cheap, this is the business she is doing.
Xiao Zhuo looked at her palm, "Can you really find it?"
"Okay." Yun Miaomiao raised her chin, with confirmation in her eyes.