On the second day, most of the houses in Ulei County had been demolished. The people who had lost their homes did not complain about the good officials at all. They just waited for the good officials to make arrangements for them.
All the tents on the ship were taken out. There were also temporary sheds. They moved slowly towards the seaside. The people followed the tents and sheds. Occasionally, there would be some hidden bad guys who wanted to cause trouble. When they were discovered, they would be killed immediately regardless of whether they were guilty or not.
The rain was still falling. The people from the Zhang family's inner court had already spread out and went to various places to buy things, especially Qinzhou, which was the closest to them. They used money to pave the way and bought a large amount of herbs, food, and cloth back at a price several times higher.
It was also raining heavily in Qin Province. It was the same for the neighboring provinces as well. Occasionally, there would be people who would pick up the falling fish. In some places, the houses were blown away by the wind. In this era where information was not up to date, all of this had been forgotten.
The four judges who wanted to leave had no choice but to stay because of the state of martial law. They didn't intend to listen to the notice, but the house was still demolished. The four of them took the deed and wanted to go to Zhang Zhong to argue, but they couldn't even meet with him in person.
According to Zhang Xiaobao's words, in this era of power, what could you do if your house was demolished? A place that was constantly promoting the rule of law could be demolished just like that. Moreover, the nature was different. This was not for personal gain. If it was not demolished, it would be flooded in the end. It was a pure waste.
The rain these two days was too heavy. Some old people said that they had encountered it before. The Dragon King was angry. They had encountered it once a few decades ago. At that time, the people here ran to the mountains. Although they were not flooded, the mountains collapsed and many people died.
Zhang Xiaobao was ready to take a gamble. At most, he would just spend money. Why would he need so much money? If he could not keep his father's position, who would be able to keep his money?
"Go on, go on with all your might. Zhang Zhong, this time you will lose tens of thousands of strings of money. Isn't his family rich? Let's see if his heart aches or not. Hahaha, let's see if it's bigger. "
Even though Liu Shaoqing's house had been torn down, he was still with his family. The servants had made a wooden raft and a shed. His family and the other three families had gathered together. The four judges were eating and drinking under a shed. When they saw the heavy rain and found out that the Zhang family had given up on all their loans and goods, they were all as happy as if they were celebrating the New Year.
Cao Herui took a sip of the warm wine and said with an undisguised smile, "This time, not only did the Zhang family lose money, but Zhang Zhong's position is also in danger. Such a big disaster, if the Emperor knows about it, he will report it to the heavens and punish himself. How can the officials under him think about it?"
"You can't say that. Some people said that the Zhang family scattered and went to different places to buy things. If they buy enough things and reduce the loss, maybe the Emperor will consider it." Jiang Huanshi was also happy, but she was a bit worried that Zhang Zhong could escape this time.
Fan Jianxi, who had been silent all this time, said, "The Zhang family is rich. If they can buy things, the price will not be low. I know this. Recently, they bought the most things in Qinzhou. The price is five times higher than usual. So what if they buy things? The house is gone. Will the Zhang family repair it? I don't believe that the Zhang family is so rich that they dare to repair the house for more than seven thousand people in Qinzhou. "
The four people talked, and from time to time, there was laughter. This news quickly spread to Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan.
After Wang Juan heard, she curled her lips and said, "In the beginning, we left them alone to deal with them slowly because we thought they had some ability. I didn't expect them to be so bad. When real politicians are in conflict with each other, they will not gloat when the people are suffering. They don't even understand what politics is."
"Yes, we can make use of them, but we definitely shouldn't be so happy. If I were them, I would look for my father and tell him about this matter. Conflicts are conflicts, but when facing external forces, we have to compromise. They've already broken the jar. After this matter is over, we'll deal with them."
Zhang Xiaobao was also very angry. If this kind of thing happened in the current imperial court, they would find a way to deal with it even if it was a conflict. The imperial court in the past was not too bad. There were not many parties fighting. Even if there were, they would not use the people as a bargaining chip. After all, they were still influenced by some ideas of governance.
After hearing Zhang Xiaobao's words, Wang Juan said, "Xiao Bao, I can't wait. I want to deal with them as soon as possible."
Zhang Xiaobao first thought about the typhoon and the flood, and then his hand touched his face. Wang Juan was relieved after seeing this. She knew that the four judges were going to be unlucky. If Zhang Xiaobao was good at making money and construction, then he could be said to be a top figure in calculating people.
"Continue to move to the seaside. Start making food in large quantities. Don't extinguish the fire. As long as the fire is big enough, wet firewood can still be burned. It's just that there will be more smoke. There's also a reserve of fresh water. Boil it all into water and put in some salt."
Zhang Xiaobao thought for a while and stopped. He walked to the door and gave orders to the person who was there to deliver the news.
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The series of things Zhang Zhong did a few days ago were reported. Under his orders, basically all the people obediently followed and did whatever they were told to do. Even if they did not understand at the moment, no one objected. All the troublemakers were dealt with.
Pancakes were baked one after another, steamed buns were steamed one after another, and pots of water were boiled and filled into water bags. While the commoners were working, they were also moving towards the seaside. There were only eight ships left out of the eighteen that were on the seaside. These eight ships were enough to squeeze in a few thousand commoners.
"See, this is the strength of the government. As long as the government officials are capable, they will definitely not be afraid of disasters other than earthquakes." Wang Juan said with her chest puffed out.
Zhang Xiaobao pursed his lips and said, "This is the responsibility that we dare to bear, okay? What strength of the government? My father has the final say in Lu Zhou's government. There's no secretary or army to make trouble. Of course, it's up to him to say what he wants. Which government official is willing to throw in the money of his family like we are doing? "
When Wang Juan saw that the people were doing things smoothly, she relaxed and began to argue with Zhang Xiaobao, "Isn't it because we have to keep our position?"
"Whether we keep our position or not, at least our family is really taking money out. You can say that we are pretending. Who can say that we are pretending for the rest of our lives? Well, I still have to ask someone to find some dry wood and a big fish net. Then, let the flood wash them away. The grains that were originally planted here are also gone. After the flood, I will transfer 100,000 strings of strings of coins here and start all over again. It will be more convenient to plan. "
Zhang Xiaobao also made up his mind. Since they could not keep their position, they would start all over again. It was fine as long as the people were fine. It was just money. Not to mention that the Zhang family could withdraw enough money now, even if they could not for the time being, they could go to the capital and ask for cooperation. Countless rich merchants would be willing to join them.
Wang Juan knew that Zhang Xiaobao was encouraging her and using this spirit to influence others, but she still felt reluctant. She ordered a person next to her, "Pick out the strong people who have nothing to do and help me harvest the rice here. Get as much as you can."
"Yes." The person from the inner courtyard responded. After finding someone to make the arrangements, he came back and asked Wang Juan, "Miss, your order just now seemed to be useless. According to the rules, the orders of the young miss and young master must be unconditionally carried out. But after carrying out the orders, you can ask. Miss, what do you mean? "
"Nothing. If we don't eat the people, we can use it to feed the pigs, poultry, and fish. It's better than throwing it away. If we can reduce the losses, then reduce the losses. Those seedlings are not harvested yet. The bottom is green and can be used to make fodder. Do you understand now? Don't be too excited and busy because now is the time to distribute water. You have to deal with things without any emotions. This is planning. Busy but not chaotic, anxious but not angry. "
Wang Juan was quite satisfied with this person. He would carry out what needed to be carried out and ask if he did not understand. The people from the inner courtyard should be like this.
After the person heard this, he thanked, "Thank you, young miss. Young master, can you tell me why you want the people to make so many wooden rafts? We don't need so many at all. Just one-third is enough for the people to live. We still have the boats, so we don't even need one-fifth. "
When Zhang Xiaobao saw the person from the inner courtyard asking him, he looked at the rice seedlings on this person's chest. There were four circles. He thought for a while and said, "I shouldn't let you know. You are only a four-star. Let me remind you. Our family has lost a lot of money this time. Do you think we should earn it back?"
"Yes, we definitely have to earn it back. This kind of loss is too sullen. The heavens insist on messing things up, but this little one believes that the young master and young lady are even more powerful than the heavens," the person from the four-star inner courtyard replied. He was not deliberately flattering them, as he also thought so in his heart.
"That's natural. How can my family look at the losses and do nothing? Then let me ask you, can we earn back that money from the people in our prefecture?" Zhang Xiaobao wanted to give the person from the inner courtyard a strong impression.
"No, could it be that we have to earn the money of the people in other places?" The person guessed.
"Something like that. Think further. Think carefully. Once you understand, you can be promoted to five stars. Don't just think about this and delay the proper business."
In the end, Zhang Xiaobao did not tell this person why, and this person did not ask anymore. He knew that the first four stars only needed to make contributions or be outstanding during the examination. However, it was not so easy to be promoted to the fifth star. A five-star inner courtyard person could be sent out to take charge. This could only be thought about by himself.
The people of the two counties were busy. Not only did they have to take care of themselves, but they also had to wait for the people of the other two counties to come and help.
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