Daily life in Qin Dynasty

Chapter 87 Return
After the carriage entered the territory of Nanjun.

Mo Jun quickly saw the tragic situation in Nanjun through the car window.

Although Nanjun used to be a remote county in Qin State, but before that, Nanjun was the capital of Chu State, and a place that can be selected as the capital by a country is naturally impossible to be a barren and desolate area.

Therefore, in the past, the common people in Nanjun did not dare to say that they lived a prosperous life, but at least they could be considered to have no worries about food and clothing.

However, as far as the eye could see, the entire South County was covered with mud.The original fields have now turned into puddles of water.All kinds of crops withered and drooped in the water, and some of them had only a single pole standing in the puddle.

Along the way.

Countless farmers stepped on the paddy fields, desperately saving the few remaining crops.

In some fields, the crops were submerged by floods, and there was not even a single grain left. Only the old farmer sat alone on the muddy ridge, staring blankly at the scene in front of him, his face pale and desperate.

Mo Jun sitting in the carriage fell silent.

The so-called natural disasters and man-made disasters, Mo Jun, who has been a man for two generations, has heard of many cases, but this is the first time he has seen it with his own eyes.

In fact, the flood in Nanjun is not really a large-scale disaster, but even if it is just such a small and medium-sized disaster, if it falls on an individual, it is enough to destroy hundreds of families in an instant.

"Heiyu, speed up and return to Yingdu."

"Yes, my lord."

Compared with Mo Jun's silence at the moment, Hei Yu's expression is much calmer, perhaps because he has seen countless similar situations.

When he was with Ji Wuye, even Heiyu obeyed Ji Wuye's order and created such a disaster with his own hands.

The carriage picked up speed.

After half a day.

Mo Jun returned to Yingdu again.

As the former capital of Chu State, the impact of this flood on Yingdu was not too great, but even so, when Mo Jun's carriage entered Yingdu, he could see that Yingdu, which used to be peaceful, became much more chaotic.

A large number of disaster victims huddled in the corner of the city wall like beggars, and batches of officers and soldiers came and went on the streets to maintain the law and order in Yingdu.

"My lord, you are finally back!"

Seeing Mo Jun's carriage parked in front of the Sheriff's Mansion, Zhan Qin breathed a sigh of relief as if seeing the backbone, and hurried over to greet him.

At the moment, the sheriff's mansion is also quite chaotic. Before Mo Jun returned, Zhanqin had already set up a shed for food and porridge, barely maintaining order, but this was only a temporary measure after all.

If it weren't for the fact that there are more than [-] black armored soldiers guarding the county guard's mansion all year round, even if there is a riot outside now, it is not impossible.

"How's the situation?"

After getting off the carriage, Mo Jun didn't talk nonsense, and went straight to the topic.

"The damage caused by the flood is okay now. Basically, it just flooded the farmland, and there is not much loss in terms of personnel. But..."

Halfway through speaking, Zhanqin hesitated for a moment, then looked at Mo Jun and said, "But now Nanjun can't buy food anymore."

Mo Jun paused, frowned and said, "Is it the fault of those families?"

Zhanqin nodded, and said, "That's right. Since the flood, grain merchants in the entire South County have been sitting on the ground and raising prices. In just two or three days, the price of grain has soared by more than ten times in an instant."

"Although I have sent a message to ask Xiong Da and Xiong Er to prepare food from the other six countries, the food will not come to Nanjun in the short term."

"Heh~~"

When Mo Jun heard this, he laughed angrily, and said, "This is really a turn of events! I didn't expect what happened in Nanyang, and I came to Nanjun in a blink of an eye."

Perhaps seeing the anger in Mo Jun's heart, Zhan Qin hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Also, General Meng sent General Li Xin over."

"Are you here to help Nanjun with disaster relief?" Mo Jun asked.

"Not exactly. Although I haven't found out the specific situation, it must be related to Chu State. Because of this flood, Nanjun is only the fringe area of ​​the disaster, and Chu State is the hardest hit area."

Hearing this, Mo Jun narrowed his eyes slightly, and then walked into the Sheriff's Mansion with big strides.

And just when he entered the county guard's mansion, he saw a figure wearing a fairy dress of Yunjuanliu, with black hair hanging down his shoulders and a green ribbon tied behind his head. His skin was crystal clear and his figure was slim, like a baby swallow. He threw himself into Mo Jun's arms as if he was in his arms.

"Brother Mo Jun, you are finally back!"

Jian Ling'er is the only person who can do this kind of behavior in the entire Sheriff's Mansion.

Seeing Jian Ling'er, whom he hadn't seen in a year and whose height was about to reach his shoulder height, Mo Jun's originally tense expression eased slightly, revealing a gentle smile.

"It's Ling'er! Did you follow your father to learn how to forge swords this year?"

"Of course, in the future, Ling'er must create a world-famous 'famous sword' for Brother Mo Jun." Jian Ling'er arched her small head in Mo Jun's arms a few times, then raised her small head and said seriously .

Mo Jun smiled and said, "Okay, Brother Mo Jun is waiting for the 'famous sword' that Ling'er forges."

Yujianmen has two inherited unique skills, namely: Yujianshu and Swordcasting.

At first, Jian Jiuyuan hoped that Jian Linger would learn the art of controlling the sword, not for inheritance, but for Jian Linger's ability to master some means of self-protection in the future.

After all, Jian Ling'er was born by Jian Jiuyuan's old man, and in addition to running around for more than ten years, Jian Jiuyuan himself has accumulated dark wounds.

So at first even Jian Jiuyuan didn't know how long he could live. In order to prevent Jian Ling'er from encountering accidents after his death, Jian Jiuyuan taught Jian Ling'er to learn the "Sword Control Technique" a long time ago.

However, perhaps because of her talent, Jian Ling'er didn't learn much of the 'Sword Controlling Technique', on the contrary, she learned quite a bit of the essence of the 'Sword Forging Technique'.

Just after joining Mo Jun's command, Mo Jun secretly gave Jian Jiuyuan a little [Life Crystal], and the drug ghost prepared a potion with a great tonic elixir to heal Jian Jiuyuan, making the dark wounds in Jian Jiuyuan's body gradually Healed, and even appeared the phenomenon of 'reverse growth'.

No worries of the past.

Jian Jiuyuan no longer forced Jian Linger to learn the 'Sword Controlling Technique', but concentrated on teaching Jian Linger the 'Sword Forging Technique'.

"Ling'er, don't be rude."

Just as Jian Ling'er was hugging and coquettish in Mo Jun's arms like a little pig, a severe reprimand suddenly came from behind.

Mo Jun looked up and found that the person who came was none other than Jian Jiuyuan.

Today's Jian Jiuyuan is no longer the image of a "vicissitudes old farmer" when he first came here. The original white hair has become the current gray long hair, and his back is straight again. Although he only has one arm, his whole body It looks like a long sword in its sheath, restrained but sharp.

From outsiders' perspective, Jian Jiuyuan's changes are as unbelievable as "returning old and young".

But in fact, this is the image that Jian Jiuyuan should have. After all, Jian Jiuyuan is only in his 40s this year, and his original appearance like a rotten tree is entirely caused by years of fleeing and overdrawing his origin.

"Slightly slightly slightly~~~"

Hearing Jian Jiuyuan's reprimand, Jian Ling'er was not only not afraid, but shrank her body behind Mo Jun and made a face towards Jian Jiuyuan.

Seeing this, a hint of doting and helplessness flashed in Jian Jiuyuan's eyes.

A loving father loses many sons.

Jian Jiuyuan naturally understood this truth.

But Jian Ling'er has suffered so much behind her since she was born, and it can be said that she has never had a stable day.Now that he finally settled down, how could Jian Jiuyuan have the heart to reprimand him.

Even though Jian Jiuyuan had tried his best to put on a 'severe' appearance, but if he really wanted to be 'severe', Jian Jiuyuan couldn't do it at all.

"Ling'er is rude, I hope you will forgive me."

As a last resort, Jian Jiuyuan, the old father, could only 'apology on behalf of the daughter' and said to Mo Jun.

Mo Jun smiled, and said: "It's okay, Ling'er is lively by nature, Senior Jian doesn't need to worry about it. Is the mansion still stable recently?"

"When your lord left, some small thieves would occasionally sneak into the county guard's mansion. Later, perhaps because you found out that your lord was not in the mansion, there were fewer people from the rivers and lakes who came. However, the [Medicine Garden] where the medicine ghost master is located, there are often Uninvited guests come and go."

"Heh~~ Those guys really don't give up!"

Mo Jun sneered, now people in the Jianghu are basically only interested in Mo Jun's head, and those who are interested in [Medicine Garden], except for those few families in the entire South County, I am afraid that no one else knows that Mo Jun's back garden is still there. There is a [medicine garden].

It's a pity that Yaogui has been searching for baicao all over the world for 20 years. If he had no means, he probably wouldn't know where it was hung.

Chatted with Jian Jiuyuan for a few words.

Soon.

Mo Jun met Li Xin in the lobby.

"General Li!"

"Lord Mo!"

Li Xin and Mo Jun were already acquaintances, so after the two greeted each other, they stopped being polite and went straight to the point.

"What is General Li's purpose here?"

"Master Mo, we have received information that members of the four major clans in Nanjun are secretly raising food and plan to send it to Chu for disaster relief. General Meng has temporarily sealed off the border because of the emergency."

Mo Jun paused slightly when he was about to raise his teacup, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he said, "Is this news accurate?"

Li Dao: "Nine out of ten."

If people from the four major clans took the initiative to send food to Chu State, Mo Jun would not believe it. After all, although these people are old nobles of Chu State, they are also a group of guys who have no profit and can't afford it.

So the biggest possibility is that someone asked them to do this, and now the entire Qin State is qualified and has the right to order people from the four major clans, except for the 'Queen Dowager Chu' in Xianyang Palace, Mo Jun can't think of anyone else.

"That one really cares enough about her natal family's affairs!"

Mo Jun sneered, and then said coldly: "What did General Meng say?"

Li Dao said: "There is someone above to take care of them, and the actions of the four major clans themselves have not violated the law, so we can't stop them from the outside."

"General Meng means that it is best to start from the dark..."

Li Xin hadn't finished speaking when Mo Jun waved his hand and interrupted: "No need. Please General Li dispatch a bunch of people, and leave the rest to me!"

When Li Xin heard what Jun Mo said, he was taken aback for a moment, and then his face changed slightly: "Lord Mo, don't be impulsive. Although the behavior of the four major clans is disgusting, they are hoarding goods. Doing business across borders is not a violation of the laws of Qin. Acting impulsively can easily suffer backlash."

Mo Jun sneered and said, "Don't worry! Master Li. I didn't say I would settle this with these people!"

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