After traveling through time, I married the prince by signing in

Chapter 23 Rongcheng Sign-in

Yuan Man looked at the empty mountain top in front of him again, took the lead in descending Qinhe Mountain, and started heading directly to Rongcheng.

The cotton planting can no longer be delayed, and Rongcheng’s sign-in is most likely to be the fields and farms where these ten thousand kilograms of cotton will be planted.

In the meantime, Yuan Yi received a message and the person who was inquiring about her found out. After tracing all the way back, they discovered that it was Prince Duan's men.

As for why he suddenly targeted her, one reason was because of the one thousand acres of rice, and the other was because he suspected her relationship with Yuan Man.

After hearing this, Yuan Man thought for a moment and said, "Tell Yuan Liu not to bother with those people. As long as they don't come into the house, they can do whatever they want."

As long as you don't suspect that she is Yuanman, it's fine.

Yuan Yi nodded, "Master, Yuan Si is back and said that Qinhe Mountain has existed for a long time and has encountered an earth dragon turning over, but nothing happened and there has never been any falling rocks."

"Yuan Si also looked around Qinhe Mountain. The entire Qinhe Mountain is made up of five huge rocks. There are huge trees taking root between the rocks, so it is not easy to collapse."

Yuan Man smiled with satisfaction after hearing this, "Okay, I understand."

It took another three days of travel before we arrived in Rongcheng.

Along the way, I found that there were many refugees here.

They walked like zombies, with lifeless eyes and skinny as sticks.

When we were in Qingfeng City, almost all the people in the city had left, but here, further north, many refugees gathered.

People from Tong County fled to the imperial capital or the south to escape famine, so why are so many people gathered here?

The refugees looked at her with longing eyes, no, it should be said that they were looking at the horse under her feet.

Yuan Man withdrew his gaze and entered Rongcheng, only to find that there were not many people in the city.

Walk along the street until you arrive in front of the county government office.

The county government office looked dilapidated and no one was walking inside.

Yuanman handed the horse to Yuansan and walked in.

[Ding, Rongcheng can sign in, do you want to sign in? 】

"Sign in."

[Ding, congratulations to the host for signing in successfully. The sign-in reward is one million taels of silver, ten shops on Rongcheng West Street, a farm in the suburbs, one thousand seven hundred acres of fertile land, and ten thousand catties of grain. The relevant items have been placed in the backpack, please check them. ]

When Yuanman saw the 1,700 acres of fertile land as a reward, he couldn't help but sigh.

It’s always calculated just right.

One thousand seven hundred acres of land is just enough to grow ten thousand kilograms of cotton seeds.

However, this time the farmers were not sent away, for fear that the farmers on the farm would either flee or starve to death.

Thinking back to the refugees outside the city, and the system giving her 10,000 tons of food, the purpose is self-evident.

Yuan Man continued walking towards the county government office while thinking about this, but he didn't meet anyone.

Where have the officers, soldiers and county magistrate gone?

When I walked to the back of the county government office, I saw an old man squatting on the ground pulling grass.

Yuan Man came over and saw that he was only pulling the tender shoots from the grass, so he knew what he was going to do.

"Excuse me, is the county magistrate here?"

The old man looked back at her, then sized her up and asked, "What do you want to see the county magistrate for?"

"Of course I have something to discuss with you." Yuan Man stood up and looked around the county government office. It was in a dilapidated state, and there were no tables or chairs in the room.

The old man stood up and looked at her, his eyes clear as he said, "It's me. What do you want to discuss with me?"

Yuan Man looked at him, bowed, and asked, "Sir, where are the officers and soldiers from the county government?"

"Let's all go find something to eat, otherwise you're just waiting to die." After saying this, County Magistrate Shang Congyang squatted down again.

"Didn't Kyoto send you any money or food for disaster relief?" Yuan Man also squatted down and watched him pull the grass leaves bit by bit.

Shang Congyang sneered, "The emperor is far away, even if there is, it can't reach us."

"Sir, please tell me what's going on."

"There is no one else in this county government except me, and you don't look like someone who has been wronged."

Indeed, he looked like he had never been out of food, he looked energetic and full of life.

Yuan Man looked him in the eyes and said, "I am here to provide disaster relief."

Shang Congyang looked at her sharply, "Really?"

"really."

Yuan Man sat down on the ground and said, "I have more than a thousand acres of land here, and I want to grow cotton. Things are urgent, so I need a lot of people to help."

"There are many refugees outside the city now. I will ask them to help me with the work. I will provide them with food but not shelter, and I will also give them ten cents a day. How do you think?"

Shang Congyang moved to sit in front of her, staring at her without blinking, "Seriously."

"Really." Yuan Man nodded with a smile.

"You want more than 1,700 acres of land, but you don't want people."

"Of course, I will not ignore the lives of those old and young people. They have family members working in my fields, and I will also provide them with meals."

"But there is one rule: no causing trouble and no stealing seeds."

"If you are diligent, I will give you additional rewards."

"If you come forward to handle this matter, the people will be more convinced, and it can also be considered a credit to you."

Shang Congyang stood up in an instant and shouted proudly, "Okay, I'll do it for you."

"As long as you have food for them, I think they will be willing to do so."

What's more, it also takes care of the old and the young, so no refugee would be unwilling.

If he didn't have that kind of achievement, at his age, he would not have been able to stay here as a county magistrate.

"Sir, it's clear that everyone in Tong County has fled to the imperial capital or the south to escape famine, so why are there still so many people here?" Yuan Man thought about it and asked.

Shang Congyang's eyes dimmed and he said, "They just don't want to leave."

"Why?" You're so hungry, why are you still unwilling to leave?

"I guess it's because of me." Shang Congyang sighed and told the whole story.

Yuan Man found it unbelievable when he heard it.

Is his personal charm really so strong that so many people would rather die for him than seek life?

Since Shang Congyang was sent to Rongcheng as a county magistrate, he has always been dedicated to the people and has never been greedy for a single penny or thread from the people.

This county magistrate served for more than 20 years, and the people of Rongcheng had great faith in him, and even built a temple for his believers.

Even in the face of famine, the people of Rongcheng are reluctant to leave, because if they leave, Lord Shang will no longer be Lord Shang.

No matter how Shang Congyang explained that their leaving would not affect him, they were unwilling to leave.

Yuanman thought about the appearance of those people, they were obviously starving to the point of being paralyzed.

Maybe she has never experienced it, so she can't feel what they feel.

Yuan Man looked at Shang Congyang in front of him and saw that his eyes were clear and he had no calculations, so he should not be trying to pua the people.

This is a truly honest official.

Yuan Man stood up and said, "I will go to the farm five miles outside the west city to make arrangements. You can take the people there for breakfast tomorrow. After breakfast, we will start working."

"But if you have hoes or tools, you'd better bring them. I'll give you an extra penny."

With so many people, there probably won’t be enough tools on the farm.

"Okay, the old man will tell them." Shang Congyang narrowed his eyes and smiled.

He had been hungry for several meals, and the food he had was nothing but grass. He could also carry a hoe and go to work to earn some food.