roccoschili Chapter 185 Lord Wang is concerned about his surname
Chapter 185 Lord Wang is concerned about his surname
"What happened here?"
Seeing so many refugees gathered here, Wang Ganju was even more puzzled.
This is not a porridge stall. What are these refugees doing here?
"Come on, come on, don't push."
Zhu Ming's childish voice came out among the refugees, and it frightened Wang Ganju.
Why is His Highness in there?
Without saying a word, Wang Ganju began to squeeze into the crowd of refugees, not caring about their tattered and dirty clothes.
With the help of his servants, Wang Ganju finally squeezed into the crowd with great effort, and his casual clothes were messed up.
"Your Highness..."
In the crowd, Zhu Ming, under the protection of officers and soldiers, stood next to piles of bags of grain, loudly maintaining order among these refugees.
Fortunately, Zhu Mingbi had a good reputation for disaster relief, and the refugees in Shanxi were willing to listen to him, so there was no chaos.
"Everyone will have a share of this food. Go over there and register your name. Each person will get a bag."
Zhu Ming shouted and pointed to the registration office where Liu Jin and Si Jin were in charge.
"Where did Your Highness get so much food?"
Wang Ganju looked at the food beside Zhu Ming, and his doubts reached their peak.
The key to the granary in Shanxi Province is in my hands, and there has been no transfer order recently. How did Your Highness get so much grain?
Moreover, these disaster victims now had food, which solved their urgent problem. The plans of those "rich" businessmen who wanted to exchange food for land had to be postponed.
Then all the arrangements I made before would be in vain.
"Your Highness, where did you get all this food?"
In excitement, Wang Ganju ignored his identity, shouted, walked out of the crowd, walked in front of Zhu Ming, and questioned him loudly.
"Lord Wang!"
Seeing Wang Ganju standing up, Zhu Ming went up to him excitedly and led him to the stage before he could react.
"Fellow villagers, these grains were obtained by the prefect from those wealthy merchants."
He brought Wang Ganju to the attention of the people and shouted loudly.
"I'm not...I didn't..."
"The Great Lord"
Wang Ganju was about to speak to refute Zhu Ming's words, but the people had already shouted in unison to praise Wang Ganju.
Although the Shanxi prefect had been ineffective in providing disaster relief before, now that they were able to receive so much food, they could forgive Wang Ganju for what he had done before.
Looking at the people praising him, Wang Ganju, who originally wanted to refute Zhu Ming, could only smile awkwardly.
After hearing what Zhu Ming said just now, he finally understood that these grains were exchanged by Zhu Ming for the treasures given to him by the wealthy businessmen.
"Such an act that benefits the country and the people, the prefect is really a good official, and I am ashamed of myself."
Zhu Ming stood aside, looking at the embarrassed Wang Ganju, and kept praising him and flattering him.
Only Si Jin and Liu Jin, who knew the whole story, were grinning from ear to ear.
The people were so emotional that Wang Ganju, who had wanted to question Zhu Ming in person about the issue of purchasing land with grain, felt too embarrassed to speak.
Caught in a dilemma, he tried to wave his hands, but Zhu Ming grabbed his arms and he couldn't break free.
The news that Zhu Ming exchanged the treasures sent by the wealthy businessmen for food and gave it to the people for free spread to everyone the next day.
Those wealthy businessmen who gave gifts were naturally no exception.
The things were exchanged for food. Zhu Ming's attitude towards this matter was self-evident. They were all fooled by Zhu Ming.
No matter how dissatisfied they were, they dared not cause trouble for Zhu Ming, the emperor's grandson.
In desperation, these wealthy businessmen had to vent their anger on Wang Ganju again.
Even though Wang Ganju was the prefect and a high-ranking official, he was still in the wrong to accept so much money from them.
Faced with the aggressive wealthy businessmen, I could only smile and deal with them perfunctorily.
"This... I didn't know His Highness would be so untrustworthy."
He looked at the wealthy businessmen who came to demand accountability with a wry smile and let out a long sigh.
Who could have thought that His Highness would take their things but not do anything for them?
We had clearly discussed this at the table.
"You guys are going to find trouble with the emperor's grandson."
These wealthy businessmen dare not cause trouble for the emperor's grandson, but they will definitely take back the money they have given out.
After all, when His Highness distributed the grain, he mentioned Wang Ganju's name, so he couldn't escape this.
Wang Ganju had no choice but to return the money he had collected from the wealthy businessman, including the principal and interest, before he could get rid of these people.
After being teased by Zhu Ming, their money was totally wasted.
"Your Highness, this is not my fault."
After sending away the wealthy businessman who was causing trouble, Wang Ganju gritted his teeth and spoke viciously.
Originally, he just wanted to drag His Highness into the water, and everything would be fine after the disaster was over.
But now that His Highness has plotted against me, I can no longer let this matter go.
"Come on, come on."
He shouted and called the servant who was hiding outside the door and trembling over.
The next morning, Zhu Ming was awakened by a series of hurried knocks on the door.
"Your Highness, Your Highness."
Liu Jincai just opened the door and a woman staggered into the mansion.
Looking at Zhu Ming who was still confused, he pounced on him.
Fortunately, Zhu Ming was quick-witted and moved back, thus avoiding being knocked to the ground by the woman.
"May I ask, how did Shi Ye offend you?"
Zhu Ming frowned, looked at the strange woman who suddenly appeared in the mansion, and asked cautiously.
"Your Highness, I am Li Wan."
The woman adjusted her clothes somewhat awkwardly, calmed down her emotions, and bowed gracefully towards Zhu Ming.
Zhu Ming breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Li Wan calm down. He thought he had encountered a female ghost in broad daylight.
He looked up and down at the woman who suddenly appeared and subconsciously touched his chin.
Li Wan looks to be in her early twenties, with fair skin and pretty looks. Although she is far inferior to Xu Miaojin and Si Jin, she is still quite pretty.
But Zhu Ming really couldn't remember when he had seen this woman.
"Your Highness."
When Li Wan saw Zhu Ming looking at her, she also showed a look of delight and took another step forward.
Zhu Ming immediately took another step back, kept a distance from Li Wan, and spoke out to stop her next move.
"Girl, where have we met before?"
He looked at Li Wan's face and couldn't remember when he had seen her before.
"Your Highness, you are really a forgetful person."
Li Wan looked at Zhu Ming's cautious look, laughed, and threw him a coquettish glance.
"Your Highness, do you remember when you distributed food?"
She looked at Zhu Ming expectantly, wanting to see if he still remembered her.
Zhu Ming thought about it, looked at Li Wan carefully again, and still shook his head blankly.