On the day of the granted marriage, the daughter of a general wept and was reborn!

"I thought that the court would punish those parasites and bring peace back to Nanzhou, but I didn't expect that the one who came was a black-hearted person! He wants to make money in troubled times. I think he is not a black-hearted person, but a heartless person!"

Zhou Gengxin stood up angrily, spitting and cursing.

Shen Wantang remained calm and put the teacup down slowly.

"This method can solve the predicament of Nanzhou. You can scold me if you want. As long as this predicament can be solved, I will accept it even if you scold my ancestors of the Shen family."

She smiled calmly.

But this made Zhou Gengxin even angrier. He waved his long sleeves and shouted, "Shameless!"

Seeing this, Pei Qing wanted to curse along with Zhou Gengxin, but before he could open his mouth, Cen Xiao's sword-like gaze fell on him, and Pei Qing was instantly speechless.

"Now, the key to the granary is in my hands. Even if I risk my life, I will not give it to you!" Zhou Gengxin was so angry that he was shaking all over.

After saying this, he was about to leave in anger.

But Shen Wantang stood up and blocked his way, grabbed his hands, and took the key from Zhou Gengxin's waist.

"You! You! Someone come here!"

Zhou Gengxin was furious and wanted to rush forward to grab it.

Hearing the noise, the officers guarding outside rushed forward.

Shen Wantang took out Ji Xunchuan's gold medal, stood aside, and said coldly: "The emperor's gold medal is here, who dares to act rashly!"

Upon seeing this, the officers dropped their weapons and fell to their knees.

"Sir Zhou, since the court sent me here to provide disaster relief, I must have some extraordinary abilities. Don't worry. If the state is still in this state after ten days, I, Shen Wantang, will die as a token of my apology."

Shen Wantang half-closed his eyes and spoke loudly.

With Shen Wantang's words, Zhou Gengxin had no choice but to grit his teeth and agree: "Okay! If Nanzhou is still in this situation in ten days, I will put you in jail and write a letter to explain my grievances!"

After getting the key to the granary, Shen Wantang turned and left.

"Master, what on earth is this Miss Shen up to? We came all the way with her to help with the disaster relief, but she wants to kill us!"

Pei Qing was anxious, so he stopped the young master and asked, "Our mansion is already in danger now. If we wade into this muddy water again, I'm afraid the entire mansion will fall into Shen Wantang's hands!"

Cen Xiao paused, looked at Pei Qing beside him, and raised his eyebrows: "I know you are worried about the Marquis' Mansion, but I believe Shen Wantang, she will not joke with the Shen family."

Looking at the stubborn young master, Pei Qing was really helpless.

"Fortunately, my parents have passed away. Otherwise, I would have brought trouble to them at this age. I would rather die on the battlefield!"

He shook his head and left reluctantly.

The next morning, the officials opened the alms tent and the victims rushed in.

"From today on, we will only provide one meal a day. If you don't have enough to eat, bring your silver to exchange!"

The officer told everyone about this incident while beating the gong.

Everyone was stunned at first, but then they burst into laughter: "Why? Are the government going to watch us starve to death?"

"You government officials are taking human lives lightly!"

"Oh my God, how could this be! Didn't they say that the high officials in the capital had come to help? Why is it that the number of people is decreasing and not increasing?"

"You will be struck by lightning if you treat us like this!"

The crowd was in chaos, cursing.

However, the officer ignored what Shen Wantang said and said coldly: "Old man, you can scold me as much as you want, but this is the only meal today. If you finish it, there will be no more!"

As soon as he finished speaking, several young men behind him came forward, raised their fists and wanted to fight with the police.

The officer drew his sword and frowned, "If anyone gathers to cause trouble, they will be thrown into jail! There will be no food in jail!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he put away his fist just as he was about to fight.

The news that silver was needed to buy food quickly spread throughout Nanzhou.

The price of grain has risen rapidly, and now it has reached a high price where one cart of gold can buy ten dou of rice.

"One tael of gold for ten dou of rice?" Upon hearing this, Shen Wantang raised his eyebrows.

Qing'e nodded, but her brows were furrowed. "Miss, why are you doing this? Do you really want to watch the people starve to death?"

Shen Wantang smiled calmly and stood up slowly: "I have no grudges against these people, why should I starve them to death? I am just waiting for an opportunity."

Timing? Qing'e was puzzled.

At that time, Cen Xiao was guarding the city gate, but today many carriages left the city.

When they were stopped and questioned, they turned out to be wealthy people in Nanzhou.

"These merchants are now running away to avoid disaster! Bah!" Looking at the endless stream of horse-drawn carriages, Pei Qing was very angry.

It was not until now that Cen Xiao understood Shen Wantang's intention.

He suddenly realized it, and a smile of appreciation appeared on the corner of his mouth: "It's really a good plan."

"Pei Qing, go to Mo County in person and give a message to County Magistrate Jiang." Cen Xiao raised his eyebrows and turned to look at the deputy general beside him.

Pei Qing regained his consciousness, but was puzzled: "Sir, now is a busy time, why do you want me to go to Mo County?"

"I'm just afraid that the news of the skyrocketing grain prices won't reach County Magistrate Jiang's ears." Cen Xiao raised his eyebrows.

Although Pei Qing still didn't understand, he immediately stood up and rode the fastest horse towards Mo County.

The next morning, only one meal was distributed.

In the government office, Shen Wantang looked at the documents slowly and leisurely.

"Today is already the third day!" Zhou Gengxin came over in a hurry, "Why hasn't the food approved by the court been delivered yet! Could it be that you, a heartless person, embezzled all the food!"

After saying that, Zhou Gengxin slapped Shen Wantang's desk with his palm.

Shen Wantang was not in a hurry and raised his head: "Master Zhou, please be patient. The relief grain from the court is transported by water, so it is naturally slower. The grain came directly from the Ministry of Revenue and did not pass through my hands. How could I have embezzled it?"

Zhou Gengxin ignored him. In his opinion, Shen Wantang was just a villain who took advantage of the power of others.

"If you don't release the government grain, I will release all the grain in my house!" Zhou Gengxin couldn't bear it anymore, waved his sleeves and was about to leave.

But Shen Wantang felt nervous.

"Someone, capture Lord Zhou for me!" Shen Wantang shouted coldly.

The officer standing by frowned and hesitated to take action.

Shen Wantang showed the gold medal, and the officers then gritted their teeth and captured the powerless Zhou Gengxin.

"Rebellion, rebellion!" Zhou Gengxin wailed, "Shen Wantang, you want to rebel!"

"I'm really sorry, Lord Zhou. I'd like to trouble you to stay in the office for a few more days. Please don't ruin my plan." Shen Wantang smiled awkwardly and then waved his hand.

The officers dragged Zhou Gengxin out.