From the end to the other world

The reinforcements came from Rongcheng, and the leader was Sun Zhian's youngest son, Sun Dingping. He and Pei Qingrong were old acquaintances. When they met, they didn't even need to say hello. They knew what each should do.

As for the fact that there was no food in the burned cars, Qin Luochuan didn't explain, but told him to pack up what could be packed, and ordered Ye to rush to Xigu.

The robbers were handed over to Sun Dingping's people. Qin Luochuan continued to do what they were supposed to do. Some people were injured in the battle. It happened that the seven burnt carriages were emptied and some people came out, so they replaced them. Come down and rest.

Even though the escorts were full of curiosity, and even doubted whether there was still food in the car they were escorting now, they didn't dare to ask if Qin Luochuan didn't say anything.

The camp that had only been set up for a few hours was quickly uprooted, and a group of people lit torches and planned to set off.

The team was ready, and the torches were lit on Xipo, which had been quiet for a short time, but only three or four. Compared with the torches on their side, which could illuminate most of the valley, it was like fireflies against starlight, neither bright. , and there is no threat.

Soon the torches parted, two stopped where they were, and two came towards them.

Five or six figures could be vaguely seen under the torch. After watching for a moment, Qin Luochuan raised his hand to signal the team to stop.

The road down the hill was slippery, and it was night. Even with torches, those people did not walk fast. After waiting for almost a cup of tea, these people walked in front of Qin Luochuan.

There were six young people in total, one of them had his hands tied and was escorted from left to right. He was very uncooperative when walking forward, which was one of the reasons why they walked so slowly.

The other two were holding torches one after the other, only one in the middle was free, and when he got in front of Qin Luochuan and the others, that person stepped forward, stood in front of the six of them, and saluted Qin Luochuan, " This person touched our resting place in the middle of the night and tried to persuade us to grab the relief supplies together. He should be an accomplice of those who were caught, and I think it is better to hand it over to the adults."

Qin Luochuan was riding on the horse, looking down at the young man who was talking.

The other party was only 27 or [-] years old, and his figure was a little thin. His complexion was more malnourished and sallow than the people around him, but when he raised his head and spoke, he looked calm and humble, without the slightest fear of seeing officials.

Qin Luochuan waved his hands back and ordered, "Put him up."

Those who can be sent to be lobbyists will definitely not be ordinary people. After the soldiers behind Qin Luochuan took over, they added a rope to the person's already bound hands, and then talked with the previous leader. They are far apart, and they should be watched separately.

After handing over the man to the soldiers, no one still stood there and did not leave.

Qin Luochuan asked, "Is there anything else?"

The young man standing at the front glanced at Qin Luochuan and the carriage with food behind them, and asked meaningfully: "When we arrive in West Valley tomorrow, will your lord really give porridge to the people as you said before?"

"Of course," the emotional person discovered that the seven cars that had been burned before were not food, but Qin Luochuan still deserved to be decisive, "I will keep my word. If you don't have porridge, you can come to me. Surnamed Qin."

The young man nodded thoughtfully, "Cao Min knows."

After speaking, he led the other four people and turned back to Xipo.

Qin Luochuan also waved his hand, indicating that the team can start.

This time he was still at the front, with Sun Dingping who was escorting the prisoner next to him, and Pei Qingrong led some people behind him.

Fortunately, although the road behind was difficult, there were no accidents. A group of people set off in the middle of the night and finally arrived at West Valley before noon.

Although there is a valley in the name of Xigu, in fact, the whole county is on a mountainside, and further south is an endless plain. Therefore, after the flood, most of those who could flee to the West Valley fled.

When Qin Luochuan and the others were still some distance away from the gate of the town, they caused quite a commotion.

All the victims who had been scattered in the open space surrounded them all at once. After seeing the soldiers guarding the carriage with real swords and guns, they stopped not far away, not daring to go forward.

Especially after seeing the prisoners who were tied up, they didn't even dare to speak. It was obviously a crowded scene, but it was as quiet as if they were in the wilderness.

Just after entering the town gate, the magistrate of Danzhou had already heard a message to bring people out to meet him.

Xigu is just a county, and the magistrate's office is not here. It was only because of the flood that he came here to direct the disaster relief work in the past two months, and the place where the work is done is also in the county office.

The group arrived at the county government. After seeing the ceremony, Qin Luochuan gave his edict and the list of relief supplies to the magistrate Mr. Zhao. After Zhao Zhang had seen it, he asked, "There are seven carriages for grain missing, Mr. Qin Won't you explain it?"

After the carriage entered the county office, it was roughly counted. Mr. Zhao would find that it is reasonable to be short of seven carts of food, but his questioning tone and expression when he spoke were really repulsive. Qin Luochuan frowned. He frowned and said, "There are still some on the way, and they won't be delivered until tomorrow."

"This is the first time I've heard that the supplies from the capital can be delivered in two batches," Zhao Zhang smiled inexplicably, "But since Master Qin said so, I will bring them tomorrow People come over and check it out."

Qin Luochuan cupped his hands, "Thank you for your understanding, sir."

Qin Luochuan can understand why Zhao Zhang doesn't like him. Under normal circumstances, Tongzhi is the deputy of the magistrate, responsible for sharing the work of the magistrate, and is led by the magistrate. Although he is also the position of Tongzhi this time, the emperor made a special order. Let him be responsible for disaster relief and subsequent water conservancy matters, and report any problems directly to the emperor, not to the prefect.

Zhao Zhang snorted softly as an answer, then asked after a pause, "What happened to those victims of the disaster that you arrested?"

"They are not disaster victims," ​​Qin Luochuan explained casually, "They are just prisoners who tried to snatch and burn relief supplies."

Zhao Zhang's expression turned serious, "Does Master Qin have evidence for this statement?"

"What kind of evidence do you need?" Qin Luochuan was puzzled, "The escorting soldiers all witnessed it with their own eyes, and even many of them were injured in order to protect the supplies. If this is the case, evidence is needed." Qin Luochuan paused for a while, meaning It pointed out, "Or is it only evidence that the materials are actually burned?"

Hearing this, Zhao Zhang said angrily, "What is the meaning of Master Qin's words? I'm just reminding you. Although the emperor has given you special privileges, this matter happened in the place under my jurisdiction. I have the right to intervene."

"It's natural." Qin Luochuan replied indifferently.

Zhao Zhang was so annoyed by Qin Luochuan's attitude that he left in a huff, "Master Qin, please take care of yourself, I will report everything here to the emperor in every detail."

When the people walked away, Pei Qingrong asked puzzledly, "Why did your lord talk to Mr. Zhao like that just now?"

In his opinion, although Qin Luochuan has some privileges, Zhao Zhang is the magistrate of Danzhou after all, and he has a stalemate with him. In the future, if he stumbles a little when Qin Luochuan is doing business, or participates in Qin Luochuan's book with the emperor, after all, it will be his fault. The loss outweighs the gain.

Qin Luochuan spread his hands indifferently, "I did it on purpose."

Although he had the privilege of not being managed by the magistrate, Qin Luochuan felt that Zhao Zhang would not be so hostile to him, and judging from the fact that he kept his three sentences, he seemed to know something.

When Qin Luochuan said it was intentional, Pei Qingrong's expression was startled. Both Qin Luochuan and Zhao Zhang had higher official positions than him, so it was hard for him to say much. Moreover, from the beginning of the meeting, Zhao Zhang's tone of voice to Qin Luochuan was also not good. As the emperor's confidant, it's normal for Qin Luochuan not to want to be a low-key kid.

After finding a reasonable reason for herself, Pei Qingrong silently put the matter behind her, and asked instead: "Then what should we do now?"

"Let people put all the things in the carriage into the county government warehouse. I will personally guard it tonight." Thinking of the victims he saw at the gate of the city just now, Qin Luochuan changed his mind. Porridge at the gate of the city."

Qin Luochuan was in full charge of the disaster relief. As the magistrate, Zhao Zhang had to check whether he had delivered all the disaster relief supplies. He was also qualified to intervene and supervise his disaster relief, but he had no right to control such trivial matters as when he started to provide porridge.

Pei Qingrong hesitated for a moment, but still asked the doubt that had been suppressed in his heart for almost a day, "Are the things we escorted over really food?"

Anyway, the answer will be revealed soon, so Qin Luochuan didn't hide any more, "Some are, some are not."

Pei Qingrong was stunned for a while, and finally said happily, "Fortunately, those prisoners were unlucky, and none of the seven burned cars contained food."

Qin Luochuan laughed, got up and said, "Let's go, go and see the food."

He knew that Pei Qingrong might not believe all of his explanations, but this is the benefit of a smart and loyal person. Some things are known to the point, and they will not ask again, and they will not go to the bottom of it. Anyway, it will be used for disaster relief in the end. Isn't it all right if there is enough food?

Qin Luochuan personally moved the rice for the porridge relief from the car at night, and the rest was put into the warehouse of the county government together with the car and sacks.

In the past years, when floods occurred in Danzhou, the relief supplies were sent to Xigu, so the warehouse of Xigu County Government was built very large, but before the relief supplies were sent in, it was empty, not to mention food, even a mouse Shit is not necessarily found.

Nuo Da's warehouse is now more than half full, and Qin Luochuan is quite satisfied.

He told Zhao Zhang that the missing seven carts of grain would arrive the next day, but in the evening of that day, Shang Minghe and his soldiers sent twenty carts of grain from the direction of Rongcheng.

The escorts, including Pei Qingrong, all breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Qin Luochuan had the foresight to share part of the food with the army's salary in Rongcheng, so that these disaster relief materials would not be burned by the prisoners.

Then it occurred to him that since Shang Minghe sent twenty carriages from Rongcheng, among the carriages they originally escorted, besides the seven burned ones, there were thirteen carts that were not food.

Thinking that the things I carefully escorted along the way might not be food at all, the escorting soldiers felt a little complicated.

The twenty carts of grain were also put into the warehouse before dark, and at night, Qin Luochuan went to the warehouse to count the supplies in person.

The escorting soldiers were already used to his behavior. He had been like this all the way since he set off from the capital.

Maybe it was because the magistrate was going to count the supplies delivered tomorrow. Qin Luochuan stayed in the warehouse for a long time that night, and he didn't leave after the counting was over. He stayed at the warehouse door with the guards all night. .