roccoschili Chapter 418 Taking advantage of the situation
Chapter 418 Taking advantage of the situation
"Um!?"
When everyone heard the county magistrate suddenly roar, they were all stunned!
"My Lord, what is it?"
"Sir, do you have any idea?!"
"grown ups……"
Everyone asked hurriedly.
"Haha, that's right, I really have a solution!"
The county magistrate said with a smile: "Didn't Jiang Chen open the gates to allow all refugees to enter the city?"
"Then we will drive all the refugees over there!"
"By then, I wonder how long that small county can hold out!"
"Your Excellency is wise!"
When everyone heard the county magistrate's words, they all cheered!
"Haha, just a little trick!"
"You all should hurry up and do it!"
The county magistrate said with a smile.
"Yes!"
When everyone heard what the county magistrate said, they hurried to do it!
After everyone left, the county magistrate continued to sneer!
"Haha, Jiang Chen, Marquis Jingyuan?"
"I'm going to see how you die this time!"
In the eyes of the county magistrate, there is not much grain stored in a county!
When the time comes, I must make him pay!
On the other hand, in the county where Jiang Chen was, there were more and more refugees!
Commander Wang has tried every possible means to raise food!
Even if he sold all his property, it was still not enough!
In the end, Commander Wang had no choice but to find Jiang Chen.
"My Lord, I really can't hold on any longer!"
"There are too many disaster victims in this county. The food we have now can only last for a dozen days at most."
"What shall I do then...?
Commander Wang found Jiang Chen with a bitter face.
He has no solution now!
Otherwise, I wouldn’t have come back to find Jiang Chen!
But when Jiang Chen heard what Commander Wang said, he laughed.
"Haha, having so many disaster victims is also a good thing!"
"Do you want to get rich?"
Jiang Chen looked at Commander Wang with a smile on his face.
……
"My Lord, since I took over the county, I have never embezzled a single copper coin!"
"I even sold all my property!"
"Villain..."
Commander Wang said with a bitter face.
He feels miserable!
In order to get promoted, he sold all his property!
Now, he is a pauper!
Jiang Chen couldn't possibly accuse him of corruption! ?
"Haha, Commander Wang misunderstood."
"I know your situation, so I'm giving you a chance to make a fortune!"
"You can't leave. You have to pay for disaster relief and work for the court!"
Jiang Chen said with a smile on his face.
"This... My Lord, are you kidding?" Commander Wang looked at Jiang Chen in disbelief.
"Haha, that's natural!"
Jiang Chen smiled and nodded, then said, "Starting tomorrow, you will stipulate that disaster victims in this county are allowed to enter but not leave."
"At the same time, the city's efforts to distribute porridge cannot be reduced at all!"
"I promise that within five days, someone will come to you to ask for disaster victims. Then... you will sell them to them at a high price."
"Wouldn't this be a great way to make a fortune?!"
“Sell out the victims!?”
Commander Wang was stunned: "My Lord, if I sell the victims to the traffickers, will the court still want my life?"
"Besides, even a human being can't eat so many disaster victims!"
"Hahaha!"
"I'm not asking you to sell the victims to the traffickers, but to other counties!"
"By then, even your county magistrate may come to beg you!" Jiang Chen said with a smile.
……
"this……?"
Commander Wang was stunned.
Now other counties are eager to send the victims to him!
How could I buy it back at such a high price! ?
This... this is impossible!
But Jiang Chen did not explain too much.
Early the next morning, Jiang Chen set out with a large army.
As the news of Jiang Chen's departure spread, the county magistrates of other counties all became nervous!
What would they do if Jiang Chen came to their place?!
Everyone hurriedly pretended to be providing disaster relief.
In just two days, Jiang Chen arrived in the next county.
"Welcome to you, Lord Marquis!"
"I am sorry for not coming to meet you in person. Please forgive me, my Lord!"
As Jiang Chen arrived, the county magistrate hurried out to greet him.
"Well, no need to be polite."
"I am here to provide disaster relief, not to listen to your politeness!"
"How is the disaster relief situation in your county?!"
Jiang Chen asked coldly.
"Your Majesty, the disaster relief situation in our county is very good!"
"I am accepting refugees and opening warehouses to distribute food. I..."
"That's enough. I don't want to hear these high-sounding words!"
Jiang Chen interrupted the official's long speech.
"This... Lord Marquis, what does this mean?" The county magistrate looked at Jiang Chen blankly.
"How many people were originally within the scope of your county?" Jiang Chen asked coldly.
"Your Majesty, our Jinyuan County is a relatively large county, and it should have a population of about 100,000..." The county magistrate hesitated for a moment, but still answered truthfully.
"it is good!"
"I will calculate it based on 100,000 people!"
"In three days, I will send people to check the number of people in your county. If the number is less than 80,000, you will be beheaded!"
Jiang Chen said coldly.
……
"What!?"
When the county magistrate heard this, he was stunned!
His county town has less than 30,000 people, let alone 80,000!
This...what should I do?!
"My lord, you...you can't do this, your humble subject...your humble subject is innocent..." the county magistrate said hurriedly.
But Jiang Chen smiled coldly and said, "Haha, you are not guilty?"
"The court stipulates that in disaster relief in years of disaster, no more than 20% of the people can die!"
"Now, I will calculate it based on 80,000 people, but it is more than 20%!"
"Are you still not satisfied?!"
"Or is it that you are not good at disaster relief and can't even protect 80,000 people?"
"I...I..." The county magistrate stammered and was speechless after hearing Jiang Chen's words.
"Three days later, I will send someone to investigate!"
"If there are less than 80,000 people, you will be killed!"
"I believe that there should be someone in your county who can do a good job as the county magistrate!"
"Then the commander of the Xinyuan County Yamen, Commander Wang, isn't he doing a good job now?"
"You must seize the opportunity!"
Jiang Chen said this with a smile on his face, while glancing at the legal advisors and yamen runners behind the county magistrate!
When these people saw Jiang Chen’s gaze, they were extremely excited!
Of course they knew what happened in Xinyuan County!
They are extremely envious!
If they had the chance, then... they would spend all their wealth and work hard to provide disaster relief!
"this……!?"
The magistrate of Jinyuan County looked at the expressions of the crowd and immediately thought to himself that something was not right!
Since ancient times, the officialdom has been more cruel than the battlefield!
Who didn’t come here on a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood?!
Now... Jiang Chen said this, if he accepts these people, they might really betray him!
"My Lord, don't worry. In three days, there will be more than 80,000 people in Jinyuan County!"