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Full of yearning for the north.
Then, after the storm, Cheng Jiang moved the other party's cargo to his three large ships and left the inland river estuary with the other party. As for the other party's merchant ship smaller than Cheng Jiang, it was directly abandoned by the river.
.I believe that soon after, when the sea water disappears, it will become a place for children to play on shallow water or river beaches. The bottom of the merchant ship eventually began to break, which is no longer useful.
In the words of middle-aged businessman Li Changlin, this is a rare opportunity. I will definitely buy a larger sea boat when I go back. As for this, it is old and can no longer be used.
"By the way, can't gold and silver be used as circulating coins in your northern Zhao State? Why..." Cheng Jiang asked with a smile when he thought of the thank-you gift the other party was about to give him.
Li Changlin smiled and said, "It cannot be used as a circulating currency. Moreover, the circulating currency designated by the government is the Da Zhao coins. This time I went south to Jiangzhou for trade, and I exchanged all the Da Zhao coins you like in my hand for gold and silver. Wait until I turn back.
, and then exchange it for the city's Dazhao coins, there will be a certain price difference."
"In addition, the government also encouraged merchants and the people to use gold and silver goods like Dazhao Bank to exchange for Dazhao coins in the city. Therefore, these gold and silver are still very popular among merchants. Of course, the government did not strictly prohibit the circulation of gold and silver.
, but the government needs coins rather than gold and silver.”
As soon as Li Changlin said, Cheng Jiang understood that the Dazhao currency has beautiful appearance, standard content and wide circulation, and naturally became the first choice for merchants. For the south, this is even more rare. Therefore, many southern merchants are willing to see it.
Even the King of Qi cannot stop the exchange of gold and silver into Da Zhao coins. In addition, the exchange of coins naturally also has its profits.
Then, three large ships went straight north. On the sea, Cheng Jiang saw naval warships flying the Zhao army flag patrolling back and forth. From time to time, naval warships dragged the severely damaged sea ships to escort some.
Merchant ships rushed to ports from all over the north and south. In addition, Cheng Jiang also saw some ordinary sailors on some warships.
"This is a naval warship that rescues the ships that fell into trouble. The ordinary sailors on the ships are probably some merchant ship sailors and some merchants who fell into the water." Li Changlin explained to Cheng Jiang with a smile.
"Naval soldiers? Why do they still do these things?" Cheng Jiang was a little surprised. In the south, those Qi soldiers were good for not making things difficult for the people, so they would still help them. Of course, it would be enough to pay huge benefits.
, ordinary people and businessmen naturally cannot enjoy it.
Li Changlin proudly said to Cheng Jiang: "In Zhao State, this is a very common thing. Even in Pingri, they will also help when they encounter ships that have died. Don't mention the navy soldiers, they are on the land.
The troops and soldiers from all over the country will do this." Li Changlin's proud expression seemed to be talking about his outstanding performance when Cheng Jiangxu came to the south.
Shortly after Li Changlin finished speaking, a Zhao army naval warship approached and asked if there was any need for assistance. Seeing this, Cheng Jiang began to be more and more surprised and interested in Zhao State.
As he saw more and more people being dragged by naval warships, more and more merchants and sailors being rescued by warships, Cheng Jiang realized that this natural disaster was more serious than he thought.
The strong wind was slightly weak, but it did not stop completely. Cheng Jiang's sea ship transported a lot of goods and did not dare to drive too fast. At the same time, he did not dare to get too far from the coast, so he went north along the coastline. Of course, Cheng
Jiang also wants to see what happened after this natural disaster.
All the way north, Cheng Jiang did not expect that the wind would be so severe, and all the vegetation along the coast had been destroyed by the wind. As for the land along the coast, it was even more devastated, making it hard to see. There were almost no complete houses along the road, almost all of them were
Destroyed. You can see from a distance that all the coastlines and coastal lines are traces of the sea's backflow.
However, in the eastern part of Jiangdu Prefecture, Cheng Jiang's sea ship was stopped by the Zhao army's official office. Of course, it was not because they did something illegal, but because their goods were purchased by the government. The available food and medicinal materials on the ship
All the flows were purchased by the government at market prices. In addition, the government also entrusted them to transport grain to the north to the government. After all, the heavy rain had just stopped, and it was not easy to walk by land, and it was not as fast as the sea.
Cheng Jiang received the demand from the government, but he did not act with the fleet anymore. Instead, he planned to stay in the eastern part of Jiangdu Prefecture to take a look. As for the ship, it was left to other members of the Cheng family on the ship. His cargo had been
Almost all of them were purchased by the government, and the rest were also bought by Li Changlin. Cheng Jiang wanted to see the situation of Zhao State's rule, especially at this moment, and he could see the true inside story of Zhao State.
Cheng Jiang, under the escort of several servants, went to the shore with old sailors with experience in the north, walked deeper, and along the way there were various remnants that were destroyed by the wind and waves. Not far from the coast, Cheng Jiang saw a large number of
The victims built temporary sheds under the organization of the government and divided into regional management. The food and medicines that were previously taken from their ships were transported here and were rescued from the refugees here. Not far away, Cheng Jiang also saw them.
Some drowned bodies have been covered with straw mats by the government, waiting to be buried and dealt with.
"Didn't you go north with your fleet?" Just as Cheng Jiang was watching, a cheerful voice rang in his ears. Cheng Jiang looked up and found that it was the local official who had purchased food and goods from him before.
"I have met the adults. The little people are from Jiangzhou, the south. This is the first time I went north. I heard about the natural disasters and have a heart to see. The little people obeyed Xuzhou, because of the favor of King Zhao, they were exempted from all kinds of harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes for three years.
Land tax. Xuzhou has had a bumper harvest in recent years. Is there no food left in the area?"
"Haha... You don't know that Xuzhou is building a road, and the Shu army river channel is extremely cost-effective. Even if you buy a lot of food from the people, such a natural disaster, the materials needed to treat the people, are not
A few. In addition, all the prefectures and counties in eastern Xuzhou were affected by disasters, and there were also many people who needed treatment. Because of the rain, the road was difficult, and even if it could be transported from government agencies in various places, it was not easy." The official smiled
He explained that he did not have any prejudice because the other party was just an ordinary businessman. It was also because of this that Cheng Jiang dared to talk directly to these officials. If he were in Jiangzhou, he would never ask such questions.
After a pause, Cheng Jiang asked slightly solemnly: "But the local government bought grain from maritime merchants and entrustd maritime merchants to transport large quantities of food. In this way, wouldn't it be..." As he said that, he pointed to the sky.
The official smiled and said, "Pingri naturally dared not, but this is a natural disaster and is considered an emergency right that local governments should have. In addition, if you act like this, you will also be supervised by the secret guard system, the Jinyiwei and the inspectors sent by the Censorate.
There will naturally be no surprises when you investigate.”
From the other party, we learned that the government had already dispatched local yamen runners when the weather changed drastically and county soldiers informed the people of all over the country to avoid natural disasters. In addition, due to the timely assistance from the government, there were not many people on the coastline, along the river.
Compared with the state, Cheng Jiang suddenly felt that the Qi army where he was located was in the sky and the other was in the earth compared to the Zhao State.
Cheng Jiang even saw that in some places, it was not the government organizing disaster relief, but the merchants and large families in some places. They brought food and clothing to help the invading people. Seeing this situation made Cheng Jiang feel a little surprised.
You should know that it is absolutely a taboo to organize disaster relief without the identity of the government, and it can even be accused of being a illegitimate plan. However, here, they organized people to treat refugees in various places without the permission of the government.
It is simply impossible to be in the south.
"No wonder so many southern merchants moved north and quietly moved their property out and entered the jurisdiction of Zhao State. It was these merchants' fair position in Zhao State that was enough to make people happy to settle down here. It seems that
My Cheng family should also consider whether to move to another place." Cheng Jiang saw many merchants and local officials and county soldiers talking with laughter, and he couldn't help but think in his heart.
Cheng Jiang knew that such a situation was impossible in Jiangzhou and the entire Qi army. Now that Xuzhou is suffering from disasters, the losses must have been greatly suffered, but there must be not many people who have suffered casualties. If it were in the south, this would be fundamentally
It is impossible. In fact, he didn't know that the northern part of Yangzhou is also hit by this typhoon.
The disaster in eastern Xuzhou naturally spread to Luoyang quickly and Zhao Xun's ears. Zhao Xun immediately ordered the Xuzhou government to immediately appease the people and rescue the victims. In addition, he ordered Jizhou, Yanzhou, Qingzhou and other areas around Xuzhou to do their best.
Help the Xuzhou government to rescue disaster victims.
In addition, the Jinyiwei, Feiying Guard and Shadow Guard among the secret guards were all dispatched to supervise the disaster relief situation in Xuzhou. The Censorate also sent an inspector and censor to supervise the disaster relief. Any illegal matters in the disaster relief will be dealt with twice as much.
Those who make trouble will be executed on the spot.
Zhao Xun also ordered that the merchants, landlords, clans and people who assisted the government in disaster relief this time would be rewarded. The list would be listed on the merit monuments of various parts of Xuzhou and recorded by the people.
In addition, the senior official in the court, Lu Ziliang, the Right Secretary and Feng Ziming, the left censor, even went to Xuzhou in person, and were fully responsible for all disaster relief matters in Xuzhou. In Xuzhou, disaster relief is the most important thing, and the rest are all light.
Cheng Jiang walked around Xuzhou and looked at it. He was deeply surprised by how quickly the Zhao government acted and how to rescue disasters. At this moment, he realized that the people in the south knew too little about Zhao.
Among these rivers, Cheng Jiang also saw other merchants and scholars from the south. Most of them stayed here because of the disaster. Many merchants' goods were directly purchased by local governments, and merchant ships were also rented by government officials.
.Their understanding of Xuzhou also led many people to decide to move their families north.
Those scholars are even more prepared to return to the south to publicize the disaster relief situation in Xuzhou and the changes in Xuzhou this year learned from the people of Xuzhou. They hope that the Qi government in the south will also make corresponding measures.
After his fleet transported food and various supplies to Xuzhou, Cheng Jiang decided to return and move the Cheng family's foundation to the north. Most of the members of the Cheng family who accompanied him agreed with Cheng Jiang's views. They went north to Qingzhou this time.
, Through the experiences and exchanges with other merchants from Zhao State, many situations in the north were obtained, and they also believed that Zhao State was more suitable for their survival.
Cheng Jiang did not buy too much stuff, and of course, he could not carry out normal trade in Xuzhou at this moment. However, he brought many southern merchants and scholars who were preparing to return.
However, Cheng Jiang and the passengers accompanied him did not expect that the wind disaster would have such a great impact, and the entire eastern Yangzhou area also encountered natural disasters. The eastern coast of Yangzhou, like Xuzhou in the north, had already destroyed the wind. The coastal vegetation was full of devastation, causing devastation to occur.
It is hard to see it. The villages along the coast can still be seen when they head north, but after several ripples of wind, it no longer exists here.
In order to get the passengers on the ship ashore, Chengjiang's sea boat landed in Qiantang, the eastern port of Yuhang Prefecture. The once prosperous port here is now in chaos, and a large number of refugees gather within a range of dozens of miles north and south of the port.
.Chen Jiang and others who were on land, even on both sides of the road along the way could see various traces and drowned corpses. The more they looked, the more they felt chilled.
Looking at the refugees who were homeless, had no food to eat, had a blue face but were not managed by officials, Cheng Jiang and others had all their faces. In the north, it was impossible to see such a situation.
arrive.
Jiang Ming, a scholar among the passengers, is a township dozens of miles north of Qiantang. This time he returned, he invited Cheng Jiang and others to return home in a tone and have less rest. The Jiang Ming family is also a home for landlords, so he thought
Naturally, the family could escape this difficulty, but after returning home, everyone found that there were only ruins here, with sludge and debris sweeping from waves everywhere. The towns of the past no longer exist.
With the help of everyone, Jiang Ming and others met hundreds of people from Qinglin Town gathered there, namely Jiang Ming and Xiri's neighbors.
They have all become refugees, all hungry, their faces are pale and thin, and they are not responding to each other, and they are not effective in the ground.
"Uncle Lin, what about the others? Where are my parents and the others?" Jiang Ming looked at the only hundred people here and asked one of the middle-aged people in his forties in his trembling voice.
"Jiang Ming? You are back! They all rushed in with the flood, all died, and the bodies floated into the sea. We are the only ones left, and we don't know if we can survive... Your parents... you
The parents couldn't escape, only your younger brother Jiang Yun survived. Now he and the people in the town went to the county for help." The middle-aged man with a sling hair was also crying without tears, and his voice was hoarse toward Jiang Ming.
Said.
"Xiaohai, please make some food on the boat. Remember, don't let people see it!" Cheng Jiang ordered the servants around him with a serious face.
"Jiang Ming, I feel sorry for you!" Others also comforted each other.
"There are only a few people in a town? There are thousands of people! These are almost ten miles. Has the government not taken care of?" Jiang Ming asked with red eyes.
The middle-aged man gritted his teeth and said, "The government will take care of these things? They will only extend their hands. The south of the townships around us ask for help from the government, but they ignore it at all. The distributed rescue food is not enough to rescue so many refugees.
In just a few ris, and in the area around it for more than a hundred miles, two or three thousand people have died."
"Natural disaster! Haha... This is not just a natural disaster? Damn the government! It's quite straightforward to collect taxes and pay grain every year, but why can't it be easy to rescue the victims? This is human life! What's the use of the government?" Jiang Ming said angrily.
Roared.
Cheng Jiang sighed and said to Jiang Ming: "The government here can't count on it anymore. I'll return to the south. Jiang Ming, let these victims go south with my fleet to Jiangzhou. I asked just now, it's better to go south than here.
Many, not so serious…”
Jiang Ming said bitterly: "Then I would like to thank Mr. Cheng! It is the same coastal areas and the same disaster-stricken areas. Why is the gap between the north and the south so big? The gap between the governments of the two places is so big?"
Then, Jiang Ming's younger brother Jiang Yun and others also returned from the county town. As before, they went to ask for help and did not receive any reception from the government. For these victims, what they need most now is food. After all, nothing else is still there.
It's easy to say, if you don't have anything to eat, you will starve to death.
"I want the people of Yangzhou to know how the Zhao government in the north governed the local area, how it treated the victims, and how it treated the affected people." Seeing Xiri Township excited after seeing the food brought by Cheng Jiang's servants, Xiri's hometown, she was happy after seeing the food brought by Cheng Jiang's servants.
Jiang Ming looked coldly at Qiantang County in the south and said.
Seeing that no one else was paying attention, Cheng Jiang said in a deep voice: "Jiang Ming, just say this yourself, don't really do it. If the local government knows it, the consequences will be unimaginable. Otherwise, you can go south with me.
, After I arrange my family affairs, you will follow me to the north. You scholars are the talents needed by Zhao State and will definitely gain a foothold in Zhao State in the north."
"Thank you! I know what I should do, and I know what we are going to do now!" Jiang Ming said in a deep voice. He naturally knew that Cheng Jiang was worried that he would anger the local governments if he did this. After all, spreading the gap between the two places, it would be certain that
It will make the people here even more dissatisfied, and there may be chaos. However, in just a few minutes, his family was destroyed, and Jiang Ming had already made up his mind.
"I don't want to go against the government, but these dead refugees forced me to do this, and my dead parents and family members also needed me to do this. Since Qi Jun did not want to pay attention to the lives and deaths of the people, then
Someone needs to wake them up. If even the people under their rule cannot be treated well, how can the Qi army gain the support of the people and how can they accept the taxes of the people without any guilt?"
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