When Liu Heng came to Shandong, a month had passed, 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 can't 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.
A shipload of food cost Liu Heng thousands of people.
Xun You also sent two ships of food from the south of the Yangtze River, and Liu Hao 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 tend to follow the crowd, and many victims saw those people fleeing and followed them.
They threw themselves into a trap, and Liu Heng accepted it with a smile.
The number of victims plus the people he bought back exceeds ten thousand.
The valley is uninhabitable.
However, Liu Hiiragi was interested in more than one base. He divided his people into three groups and established three bases.
The disaster relief person from the court finally arrived, and it was indeed the fourth prince.
However, Zhang Rushi, who had lost his memory, could no longer provide food to the fourth prince.
The 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 a good life.
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 in the engagement was a different person.
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 helping Zhang Rushi get revenge.
The fourth prince came to Shandong and found that although the drought was serious, the disaster was not serious, and he was 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 is 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 completed the disaster relief and returned to the capital, it was already the end of the year.
Liu Hiiragi also returned to Beijing from "Jiangnan".
Liu Hiong brought many specialties from the south of the Yangtze River to the emperor. The emperor was very happy and rewarded Liu Hiong 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 a gift from Zhenyuan Gong in return.
Along with the return gift came the funds for next year’s activities given by Duke Zhenyuan to Liu Shan.
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 Cryptozoology 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 Liu Shan and how filial he was to his biological father. For the sake of his biological father, he had to complete the task no matter how hard it was. .
Duke Zhenyuan 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 Shanhe and Xunyou 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.
Cryptomeria opened the door and walked out.
He and Liu Hei looked at each other, praising each other's appearance in their hearts.
The two of them wore brand new red brocade robes and white jade crowns, making them look elegant and noble.
They were going to attend a dinner party in the palace, so they dressed up.
The two of them look good, and they look even better when they are dressed like this. The maids in the mansion all blush and look at them secretly.
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 the person was not seriously injured, 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, let alone climb into bed.
Liu Hiiragi and Liu Shan left the house and got on 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 in charge of guarding the palace today?"
Qian Jingjiang lowered his head slightly and replied: "I will take over for Chu Xing."
Liu Shan nodded and without asking any more questions, she walked straight into the palace with her younger brother and passed 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.
As a dog, you have to look after the house and the home.
Compared with the palace guards, the emperor believed in eunuchs like Qian Jingjiang more.
Liu Hiiragi stepped forward to keep up with Liu Shan. He noticed the sight behind him, which was vague but very hot.
Liu Heng couldn't help but turn around and met a pair of wolf-like eyes.
The eyes immediately lowered and converged their sight.
But Liu Hiiragi saw a hint of emotion leaked out of it.
Liu Hiiragi couldn't help but blink his eyes.
The palace is not a place for talking. 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.
In the past, the two of them would have been very moved and deceived by the emperor's disguise.
But now, the two of them only had sneers in their hearts.
On the surface, the two of them are good babies who are full of respect for their elders. (End of this chapter)