There were over a hundred thousand refugees, and this was just the number of refugees that had fled. The number of people affected by the disaster was several times or even more than ten times that number. One could imagine how much money and resources this would require. If it was just Ye Lang who was a prodigal son, it might not be enough.
Because of this, Ye Lang felt that he shouldn't waste his money elsewhere.
"Yes, we all have it." These refugees were all from the same empire, so they naturally had the status of an empire.
"That's fine. Count the number of people. Other than me, everyone else will have to pay ten copper coins. Calculate the entrance fee," said Ye Lang. This sentence was not only for the refugees, but also for the people in the small city.
Now the small city was having a headache. If this group of people could pay the entrance fee, then should they let them in? If they entered and didn't come out again, then the refugees would bring a huge burden to them, and they might not even be able to bear it.
This damned grain officer, what did this matter have to do with you? Why are you talking so much? The group of guards looked at the grain officer with unfriendly gazes. Normally, they already disliked this grain officer, and now it was even more so.
"Grain officer, what qualifications do you have to say this? Don't think that just because you're the commander's brother-in-law that you can overstep your boundaries." The guard coldly snorted. This time, it was related to his duty, and they couldn't tolerate it anymore.
"Hmph, do you not want to stay here anymore? You actually dare to talk to me like this? Let me tell you, I have the final say here." The grain officer naturally wouldn't lower his head.
"You have the final say. You have to be able to bear this responsibility. Previously, you might be able to hide the matter of embezzling the refugees' food and filling your own pockets, but this matter, I want to see how you can hide it," said the guard disdainfully.
This sentence made everyone understand why those people who had distributed the porridge had been so angry at this grain officer. It was because this grain officer had actually done such a thing. Needless to say, the porridge was so thin, and it was definitely because of this grain officer.
If he could even embezzle food for disaster relief, then it could be imagined how hateful this grain officer was. Who knew how many refugees had died because he had embezzled food for disaster relief?
"You really should die." After hearing this, Ye Lang very directly said this to the grain officer.
Although everyone wanted to say this, no one thought that Ye Lang would say it so straightforwardly. This caused everyone to feel a burst of joy in their hearts.
"What's wrong? They're just a bunch of beggars. If they die, then they die. Why waste our food?" The granary officer was still very domineering, not feeling the slightest bit like he had done anything wrong. His expression was disgusting.
Everyone present, including the people from the small town, wanted to beat up this grain officer. This kind of person was the dregs of society and should not exist in this world.
At this moment, everyone was holding their breaths. If this breaths were to explode, it would be very terrifying, and this trash grain officer would also be very, very miserable.
"Go up and beat him to death. I'll take responsibility," Ye Lang said softly. Although it was only a soft sound, it heavily knocked on everyone's hearts. These words seemed to have opened a gap, allowing everyone's anger to explode.
The group surrounded the junior grain officer, clenched their fists, and approached him step by step …
"What are you doing? Let me tell you, my brother-in-law is … ah … "Seeing this situation, the junior grain officer was very afraid, but he still put on a strong front, thinking that his brother-in-law would be able to save him at this time.
But at this time, even if his father was the emperor, he would still be drowned by the crowd's anger.
"Beat this fiend to death!"
"Beat him, beat him ruthlessly!"
"… …"
At the beginning, it was only the refugees who were punching and kicking the junior grain officer. But later on, even the people from the small town joined in, secretly kicking and punching him …
"Ah ah …"
"Ah …"
"… …"
The junior grain officer's screams became softer and softer until they completely disappeared. But the crowd still did not stop, continuing to punch and kick him.
Some people would never know that they were actually nothing. In front of everyone, they were nothing more than an insignificant existence. They were completely unable to withstand the crowd's anger. But they very ignorantly provoked the crowd's anger, and in the end, they were drowned by the crowd's anger.
"That, have you finished calculating?" At this time, Ye Lang was negotiating with the guards of the small town. He did not care about what was happening over there.
"This, young master, if you want to enter the city, it will be very difficult for me." The guard frowned, feeling a bit awkward.
"What's difficult about it? We're going in to buy your things and stimulate your economy. What harm is there in that?" Ye Lang did not understand. Why would they refuse such a good thing?
Of course, at this time, Ye Lang did not consider that he was leading a group of refugees. What others were afraid of was that these refugees would not be willing to leave.
"Of course we want the benefits, but if you don't leave … wait, what did you just say?" The guard suddenly realized there was a problem. Ye Lang had said he wanted to buy things.
It had to be known that the reason they had turned these refugees away was because these refugees had no money to buy things. They could only rely on relief. If these refugees had money to buy things, then it would be a completely different matter. They would be more than happy to welcome them.
But could those who could buy things still be called refugees? They were tourists!
"Don't worry, we'll leave immediately. We originally wanted to stay in a hotel, but it seems camping is more comfortable," said Ye Lang. With so many people camping together, it actually had a different flavor.
"No, no, I'm not chasing you away. Are you sure you have the money to buy things?" The guards were doubtful. This was truly a bit unbelievable.
"Of course I do. Hurry up and finish counting. We're going to enter the city. If you have any doubts, you can come with me," said Ye Lang. At this time, Xiaorui had been called back by his side, which was even more convincing.
"Okay, okay, I'll do the counting immediately. No, you can go in as long as you can buy things here. Wait, this entrance fee is nothing. Just treat it as a gift from us." The soldiers might have discovered that Ye Lang was different from the others. They understood that while others might not have money, Ye Lang definitely did.
"Oh, thank you. This can also be considered as you helping these pitiful people who are suffering." Ye Lang nodded politely.
"Young master, that person is dead …" At this time, the other side had also finished. At this time, the angry crowd seemed to be a bit afraid.
It was always after an impulse that people would remember the consequences and start to fear.
Impulse is the devil. This sentence perfectly displayed the current mood of some people.
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