Jia Lian was busy apologizing: "Your son-in-law heard about the desertion and famine, and was terrified, so..."

Wang Ziteng snorted: "It's not like you don't know about the natural and man-made disasters in the Fujian and Zhejiang regions in the past few years, don't you have any idea? As for being so scared?"

Jia Lian was shocked: "Before, I only thought about fighting the Japanese pirates. I really didn't care about the people's livelihood. I really didn't expect the people to live so hard."

Wang Ziteng waved his hand: "You, a prince and grandson, know the sufferings of the people. If I hadn't been adjusting food and grass since the beginning of spring, let alone the people, the officials would have starved to death."

Jia Lian said: "I'm thinking, don't the provinces have communal warehouses, can they open warehouses for disaster relief?"

Wang Ziteng smiled: "How do you think the disaster victims survived these three months?"

Jia Lian's heart sank, is he going to die in this famine?

How could Jia Lian be reconciled to erasing it after years of hard work: "Did my father-in-law report to the court about the famine in Fujian and Zhejiang?"

Wang Ziteng snorted coldly: "How dare I delay such a big matter? The famine in Fujian and Zhejiang was a natural and man-made disaster, and it was not caused by my incompetence. Besides, I am the inspector of nine provinces. It is not my business that all the people starve to death. Why cover it up for them?"

Jia Lian frowned: "But when I was in Kyoto, I only knew about the famine in Gansu, but never heard of the famine in Zhejiang?"

Wang Ziteng said: "That's because of the large number of dead people in Gansu, and because of my adjustment of food and grass in Zhejiang, few people died of starvation. Moreover, there were Japanese pirates in Fujian and Zhejiang, so a large number of dead people were covered up."

Jia Lian said angrily: "Since the report has been submitted, Prince Xi is in charge of the household department. It is impossible not to know that he didn't say anything before I left. Is this intentional to trick me?"

Wang Ziteng patted Jia Lian on the shoulder: "What are you doing so impatiently, sit down!"

Jia Lian got angry with her hips on her hips: "How can I sit still? As soon as I came to Fujian and Zhejiang, people died on a large scale. I... can't, I have to find a way."

Wang Ziteng threw down the case file: "I told you to sit down and you should sit down. Take a look. This is the result of my unannounced visits to various prefectures and counties in the past few months."

When Jia Lian saw it, he was furious: "How dare these moths? These are rich and unkind things, they have to be dealt with." Then Jia Lian relaxed, and laughed: "There are rice seeds!"

Wang Ziteng waved his hand: "There are rice seeds, so don't delay the paddy fields. What about the dry fields? Half of the dry fields in the two provinces, and only half of the prefectures and counties in more than 130 counties are sown. The rest of the dry fields are all abandoned, and the harvest in spring is gone!"

Jia Lian smiled immediately: "Father-in-law doesn't know, I have discovered a crop that not only has high yield, but also is drought-resistant. There will be no more famine problems."

Wang Ziteng was surprised: "What crop?"

Jia Lian smiled and said, "You don't remember. I have to thank you for discovering that crop. Don't you remember what you and Du Ruoxin bought back then?"

Wang Ziteng raised his eyebrows: "Sweet potato?"

Jia Lian nodded: "Yes, it's sweet potatoes. After I returned to Beijing, I discussed sweet potatoes in detail with Mr. Du. Sweet potatoes are easy to grow, drought-resistant, high-yield, and are good for drought relief. I thought about letting Jia Yun try planting them before, and then Promotion, now it seems impossible, must be promoted immediately, otherwise, the famine in autumn will be difficult to resist."

Wang Ziteng was overjoyed: "This is a major event that benefits the country and the people. If it is really done, your boy will be famous in history!"

Jia Lian was very happy when he heard the words, and hurriedly cupped his hands: "It's all thanks to Master Taishan!"

Wang Ziteng laughed: "You are so useless. I said that you have cultivated Jia Yun so carefully, why did you let him marry a wild girl, but you are waiting here!"

That night, Jia Lian summoned the little leopard.

When the little leopard saw Jia Lian, it was the same as seeing his own father, and the joy in his eyes just flowed out: "I heard that the adults are coming, and the little ones and the guards from the Imperial Forest Army have not slept well for several nights. They are counting the days on their fingers every day. However, when you came, we dare not disturb you, for fear of disturbing you."

Jia Lian was also very happy, and patted the little leopard on the shoulder: "It's grown taller and stronger again."

Immediately, Jia Lian gave an order, and Long'er carried a big bundle to the little leopard: "This is the clothes, shoes and socks that the old lady gave to the young master."

Little Leopard's eyes turned red. Now that he is capable, he can take his mother to live here. However, his mother is unwilling to cause trouble for her son. She likes children very much and has been helping Guan Shan to take care of those orphans in Changping.

Jia Lian persuaded: "Although your mother is not in good health, she lives happily and has taken in many godbrothers and sisters for you. The twenty guards I brought this time are all your godbrothers. Kong, you teach them sea battles, if you come to the sea, you won’t suffer from sea battles.”

Little Leopard patted his chest: "Leave it all to your subordinates."

Jia Lian said again: "This time, your mother specifically mentioned your marriage. You are not young, you are in your twenties, and now you can be regarded as successful and famous. Why haven't you found a wife?"

The little leopard smiled and said, "General Lu also told me about it, but unfortunately, those beautiful women in Suzhou and Hangzhou were scared when they saw me. This will tell me how I will live in the future. I will forget it once I think about it, let's let it go."

Jia Lian persuaded: "Don't look too high, you can pass on the family line, and the couples in this world are not all harmonious, but they are deeply affectionate!"

The little leopard laughed dryly: "Just wait."

Jia Lian didn't bother, and talked about official affairs: "How many people are left in the original Shuiziying and Kuiziying?"

The little leopard said: "When General Feng left, he ordered the two battalions to disband on the spot. We asked the soldiers for their opinions, and those who were willing to return home were given five liang of silver for traveling expenses, and those who were unwilling to return home were merged into the Yongding Army. , The Yongding Army has been greatly reduced. The officers and soldiers of the Shuiziying and Kuiziying are good at land and sea warfare. It is more cost-effective to recruit them than to recruit them again. General Lu asked General Feng for instructions, and General Feng agreed. At the beginning, the Yulin Army left 200 people. 200 people returned home, and there are more than 100 people. The Xishan Imperial Forest Army went back to Beijing. The remaining 800 people are now under the command of the small army. You can keep the name of Shuiziying, Kuiziying, Haiziying. I have already discussed with General Lu, and from now on your subordinate will be the governor of the government, "

Little Leopard nodded: "This subordinate knows."

Jia Lian handed three envelopes to Little Leopard: "You go back to prepare today, and tomorrow you will go to do errands for me, and seal these three places for me. When they are captured, they will be sent directly to the inspection office and handed over to Mr. Wang."

Wang Ziteng came from a criminal background, no one can escape from him.

Jia Lian himself continued to meet the county magistrates of various places in a leisurely manner, while Xiao Baozi led the three battalions out early in the morning and went straight to the three prefectures of Taizhou, Wenzhou, and Ningbo.

Three days later, on March [-]th, Jia Lian was promoted for the first time since he was promoted to governor.

This time, Jia Lian smiled and summoned eleven magistrates in Zhejiang to attend the trial: "This governor encountered a very difficult case today, and I ask you eleven parents to take care of this governor."

For a while, the criminal was escorted to the court.Immediately three people collapsed.

Jia Lian sneered: "What's wrong with the three parents, are you feeling unwell?"

The three trembled and kowtowed: "Atonement, my lord!"

With a wave of Jia Lian's hand, Master Yan and Master Jiang passed the three confessions to the prefects sitting in the hall to watch.All the prefects suddenly changed their faces.

Jia Lian was on top, his majestic eyes slowly swept across everyone's faces, waiting for these people to stand still.Jia Lian smiled lightly: "Everyone remember, three days ago, I asked everyone, how do you organize yourself to save yourself? You all said it, and I listened to it. I remember it clearly. The Taizhou government said that he put All the food stored in the homes of the wealthy households in the mansion have been borrowed clean, he said, because of the Japanese pirates, and last year’s help in raising military food, the official warehouses and communal warehouses have been cleaned up. But, do you know who these three people are?"

Jia Lian pointed to the man in the sky-blue robe and asked the Taizhou government: "Do you know this man?"

The Taizhou government kowtowed: "The villain is guilty, please make amends, please look at... look at..."

Jia Lian slammed down three red sticks: "Who's looking at it? Tell me and listen to the governor?"

Jia Lian's eyes swept across the faces of the officials in the hall: "Which adult knows the origin of this Taizhou master? Please explain to the governor?"

The officials were silent.

Jia Lian stretched out his general: "Hangzhou Mansion?"

The Hangzhou government could only make a reply: "The lord's surname is Li, and he is from Zhengding Prefecture in Zhili. His aunt married to the clan, and she is the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo in Jingdu."

Why Jia Lian didn't know, he just let people tell his background on purpose.This person is Shui Huan's uncle who repented of his marriage before the battle, and a former two-list Jinshi.It's strange that the daughter of the family dared to do such a thing, and the elder brother wanted to regret the marriage and marry Xijue's younger brother when he was disabled.

Jia Lian snorted coldly: "It turns out that they are all uncles and masters of high-ranking officials and powerful families. No wonder they are so bold. Not only are they greedy for the people's life-saving food, but they dare to resell them at a high price. Everyone knows that the territory of Fujian and Zhejiang is now devastated because of the war. The county’s production decreased or even failed last autumn. More than 70 states and counties did not plant wheat last winter due to lack of seeds. Now it is not harvested, and autumn is also facing reduced production and no harvest. The grain store is plundering people's wealth at the price of five taels of silver once wheat. Tell me, should the governor look at the fifth prince of Zhen Guogong and forgive these gentle scum who embezzle the people's life-saving food, drink people's blood, and eat people's fat and people's anointing? , a beast in clothes?"

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