Chapter 1815 Rong Li Postscript 3

Rong Li was very embarrassed and looked up, only to find that the Nine-Five Master outside the door was looking at him with the corners of his mouth slightly curled.

Rong Li frowned, moved out of the way, walked over, covered Yan Qiu's mouth, and said, "Go to sleep if you feel sleepy."

Yan Qiu is the type who doesn't drink well when he's drunk, but Rong Yun is good. Hearing what Rong Li said, he started to fall asleep in a daze, but Yan Qiu didn't listen. Instead, he jumped on the stool and wanted to take off his clothes.

Rong Li hurriedly held his hands, thought for a moment, and simply tied his hands behind his back with his belt.

Yan Qiu felt uncomfortable and kept struggling, so Rong Li gave him another glass of wine.

After drinking this cup, Yan Qiu finally stopped making noises and was thrown to the beauty's couch without moving, his hands clasped upside down.

It was quiet in the box. Rong Li turned to look at the emperor and said uncomfortably: "Just kidding."

Rong Jindong walked into the side room and raised his hand to signal the guards behind him to wait outside.

The guard closed the door and Rong Jin walked eastward to the wine table and looked at the sleepy Rong Yun.

"Uncle Sixteen cannot drink alcohol." Compared to Rong Li, the king of a country didn't mind much about the title Uncle Wang.

Rong Li said: "I don't know."

Rong Yun is young, and Rong Li rarely plays with him. He doesn't like the things that children like anymore. He is now a mature man.

Rong Jindong reached out and touched Rong Yun's forehead to make sure his temperature remained unchanged, then bent down and picked him up personally.

Rong Jindong put Rong Yun on the beauty's couch. Rong Yun was not as naughty as Yan Qiu. He was very well-behaved. He would sleep wherever he put him down without moving a finger.

There were four people in the box, two of them slept like pigs, and the other two looked very embarrassed.

Rong Li planned to send his two children home, but when the emperor came, he showed an attitude of not intending to leave. The emperor and his ministers were different, so Rong Li could not make a decision for the emperor, so he had to wait aside.

After placing Rong Yun in place, Rong Jindong glanced at Rong Li and sat down at the wine table.

Rong Li did not follow.

"Sit down." The Nine-Five Master said.

Rong Li then walked over, but sat opposite him, the farthest away from his superior.

"I came out in a hurry and haven't eaten yet. You guys have eaten?"

He said "I" not "I". This title, for some reason, made Rong Li relax a little.

Rong Li said: "These are all dirty. If the emperor wants to use them, I will order someone to prepare them."

"No need." Rong Jindong waved his hand: "You can still eat it." After saying that, he reached out and picked up the bowls and chopsticks in front of him.

The seat at the top was previously occupied by Rong Li, and the used dishes and chopsticks on the table also belonged to him.

Rong Li stood up hurriedly: "I'll get a new one for the emperor."

Rong Jindong had already picked up a piece of green vegetables and put it into his mouth: "Isn't this yours?" He pointed to the pair of bowls and chopsticks.

There were only three people in the room before. When Rong Jindong came in, he saw the seats where Rong Yun and Yan Qiu were sitting. The only pair of bowls and chopsticks belonged to Rong Li.

Rong Li frowned: "Yes, it's mine, but it's been used..."

"Isn't it like this when I was a kid?" Rong Jindong said casually, with a smile in his eyes.

When they were children, the two of them often ate from the same bowl. Rong Jindong was the eldest brother at that time. Sometimes Rong Li would play with skeletons while eating. If he didn't eat well, Rong Jindong would feed him. It was often a mouthful for the two of them. I took one bite.

But now that I have grown up, how is it the same as when I was a child? Besides, wake up! We have already broken up!

Rong Li murmured in his heart, but did not say anything, even if you are the emperor, you don't mind eating leftovers, so why should I worry.

Rong Jindong was pretty good at eating, and he ate all the rest of the dishes. Seeing him put down his chopsticks, Rong Li asked, "Do you want to scream again?"

Rong Jindong shook his head: "That's enough."

Rong Li had actually seen it now. The emperor intended to restore old friendship with him. Logically speaking, the emperor was willing to look down on him and use his used dishes and chopsticks to remind him of their childhood friendship. He should also give some indication. Go down the stairs, don't be ignorant of the lift.

But Rong Li felt that there was really no need for this. He didn't even know why the emperor wanted to show kindness to him. There should be no interest in the relationship between the two.

"I heard that you went to Dingzhou before returning to Beijing?" Rong Jindong asked suddenly.

Rong Li nodded: "There is a severe drought in Dingzhou, and people are dying of hunger everywhere. I'll go take a look."

Rong Jindong looked serious: "What do you think?"

Rong Li shook his head: "The situation is very bad. The government's relief food is not enough. The victims are so hungry that they can only chew tree bark. Tree bark is not something people can eat raw. If they eat too much, they will suffer from abdominal distension and diarrhea, stomach diseases and internal organ failure. Many people In fact, he didn’t die of starvation, he died of illness from eating indiscriminately.”

Rong Jindong's eyes were heavy: "The drought has spread to Kyoto, and the imperial court has allocated more than 100,000 yuan for disaster relief. It can be sent to the disaster area, but it is still a drop in the bucket."

Rong Li said: "The disaster area is not a county, not a city, but an entire prefecture, with hundreds of thousands of people in total. Moreover, even if relief funds are allocated, it is still unknown whether there will be relief food to sell. This year, various places in the north , almost all have drought crises to some extent, but Dingzhou is the most serious. Even if there is surplus grain in other state government grain stores, the local people have digested it themselves. The 100,000 silver allocated by the emperor was sent to Dingzhou , but Dingzhou grain merchants had no relief grain to sell to the court. In the end, relief officials had to purchase surplus grain from various places in the south of the Yangtze River. Taking into account the freight of carriages and horses, the round trip time, and the difference between the price of rice in the south of the Yangtze River and the price of rice in the north, one hundred thousand silver , it is very difficult to save 200,000 victims, but there will be no more."

Rong Jindong didn't know these problems, but that was the thing. The court could give him money, but if he gave him money, he would have to go to Jiangnan to buy high-priced rice.

The imperial court could also transfer grain from Jiangnan to Dingzhou. However, the price of rice in Jiangnan is high because Jiangnan rice itself is more expensive than northern rice and has lower yields. The Jiangnan rice grown by farmers is sold Give it to the local grain store, and you will get what you deserve. Now you are forcing the grain merchants in the south of the Yangtze River to adjust the low price of rice to the north. In order not to lose money, the grain merchants will naturally reduce the rice prices for farmers accordingly. In the end, It is hard to say whether the people in Dingzhou can be saved. The people in Jiangnan will first suffer a wave of "man-made and natural disasters".

It was precisely because of the recent severe drought in Dingzhou that Rong Jindong was so anxious that he just ate the leftovers from the table.

His people were still in dire straits, and as the king of a country, how could he tolerate arrogance and extravagance?

Rong Li added: "In fact, Qing Le Tang also has a free clinic in Dingzhou to donate doctors and medicines to the people, but the results are not obvious. People have time and would rather dig tree roots and bark. Who is willing to listen? The doctor is telling you what's wrong with you."

Rong Jindong pressed his eyebrows. After a moment, he suddenly raised his head and looked at Rong Li: "Are you willing to help me?"

Rong Li: "..."

coming! You know it’s for a purpose! The fox’s tail is exposed!

Rong Li asked calmly: "Why does the emperor want Xiaomin to help? Xiaomin only knows how to see a doctor, but not anything else."

Rong Jindong glanced at the two people on the beauty's bed and saw that they showed no signs of waking up, then said: "Before I heard that, you went to Jingzhao Yin Yamen and wanted to see the repeat offender Zhong Ziyu?"

Rong Li was stunned for a moment.

Rong Jindong asked: "Are you willing to cooperate with him to solve this urgent problem for Dingzhou and the court?"