Chapter 600 The Kind Princess
In this way, the three princesses of the Ming Dynasty finally delivered disaster relief materials to Shaanxi after dozens of days of long journey.
After arriving in Shaanxi, they finished handing over the disaster relief materials with Li Yan, and the three of them left.
Li Yan originally wanted to send someone to protect the princess, but was rejected by the princess. They wanted to know the real situation in Shaanxi.
Security is not a problem at all. Their guards are enough for Shenji Camp soldiers and Royal Group security guards.
Don't underestimate the Royal Group security guards, they are all elites selected from the army.
In addition, when Zhu Youjian left, he specially arranged several Dongchang men and Jinyiwei to protect them privately.
The more than a dozen people around the princess were Dongchang Fanzi and Jinyiwei, but the princess just didn't know.
They left the Governor's Mansion and began to disguise themselves in the luxurious carriage. Soon they walked out of the carriage.
The three of them started patrolling in Shaanxi with ten bodyguards, and they wanted to know what the real disaster was.
After two days of inspection, the three princesses found that the actual disaster in Shaanxi was more serious than Li Yan reported.
Due to the drought, not only did the people not harvest any grains, but now they are becoming nervous about domestic water.
Water is the spring of life. How should people live without water?
I originally came to Shaanxi with the mood of disaster relief and traveling, but after they saw the actual situation, they still had the mood of traveling.
Princess Kunxing suffered from the uprising of the people. Not only did she lose her sister and mother, but her brother and younger brother are still missing.
She was really worried that the people would have another turmoil due to the disaster.
Jianwen and Ziwei are from poor families and can better understand the sufferings of the people.
The three young girls immediately gave up their mentality of playing and were ready to go to another village to find out the situation.
They were also lucky and wanted to see if the village could be in better condition, at least there was no problem with daily water use!
"You two follow me, and the others are waiting for me outside the village. Let's go in and take a look."
"Abide by the order"
After turning over and dismounting, taking two masters with him, the three princesses walked towards a village that looked quite big.
As soon as they walked to the entrance of the village, they found that many people dug something in the dry pond at the entrance of the village.
Princess Kunxing was very curious, and she turned around and asked Jianwen:
"Sister, what are those people digging in the pond?"
Jianwen grew up in the countryside when she was a child, and she knew more about rural affairs than Princess Kunxing.
"Sister, I guess they are digging a well."
"Dig a well, let's go and have a look."
The five people walked towards the pond. The pond had long dried up and cracked many large holes, and they did not look like water.
Princess Kunxing shook her head and quietly approached a newly dug big hole.
A dozen middle-aged men who were working didn't care if they saw someone coming.
Recently, officials often come to patrol, and they have long been used to it.
The three of them walked to the big pit and stretched their heads down to look. The big pit had been dug very deeply, almost close to a battle, and there were still five people inside who were continuing to dig.
The people above will put down the basket and pull up the soil they dug up.
Water has slowly oozed out of the pit, but the speed is very slow.
Jianwen turned around and asked an older man around him:
"Uncle, how many days can this deep well be dug out? "
The uncle looked back at Jianwen and found that the person was coming, a handsome scholar. He sighed and said:
"I hope the whole village can eat for a few days! I'm afraid I won't be able to get out of the water. Look at how many of them dug up there a few days ago, and now it's almost dry inside."
Princess Kunxing looked at several big pits not far away and walked over quickly.
There is still water in the big pit, but it is only a thin layer, about an inch deep.
She turned around and asked:
"Do you have more food?"
Speaking of food, the uncle's eyes were a little wet:
"The policy is very good now, and it is a world of difference compared to before. Thanks to the court for its relief, it is enough to eat for a few days. The relief should come one after another."
The uncle's words made Princess Kunxing extremely pleased, but she still asked tentatively:
"Uncle, this situation should continue now. The court does not have so much food to help you. What if there is no food one day, will you scold the emperor?"
Before Princess Kunxing finished speaking, the uncle's face suddenly changed. He looked at Kunxing and Jianwen Ziwei vigilantly, and his tone began to become cold:
"Who are you? Where did you come from? The Emperor of Ming Dynasty is our rebirth of parents. Let me ask which dynasty has been able to reach this point from ancient times to the present.
The people have been out of food for several months, and the court has not made us hungry. Now the problem is that God does not open his eyes, it has nothing to do with the emperor?
If someone dares to provoke the relationship between the people and the court in front of us, we will never be merciless!"
Yes! No matter who is the emperor, as long as the people live a good life, the people will support whom.
Princess Kunxing couldn't help but feel a layer of mist in front of her. She was moved by an ordinary citizen.
He turned around and whispered to the two bodyguards:
"Notify the people we bring and come to dig wells immediately in plain clothes."
Princess Kunxing was talking about the bodyguards she brought, and there were still seven or eight waiting at the entrance of the village.
The bodyguard took the order and turned around and left, and soon called the masters at the entrance of the village.
Princess Kunxing said to the villagers:
"Everyone have a break and let our people dig for you for a while."
The villagers have dug this pit with a length of about three meters and a depth of one meters for two days.
Seeing someone helping, they thought it was sent by the government. After expressing their gratitude to Princess Kunxing, they handed the tools in their hands to ten bodyguards.
Several people in the pit were also pulled up to drink water and rest.
Five Jinyiwei jumped out of the big pit, and five Dongchang men came to the top to support them.
The villagers originally thought that these people were all second-generation officials or scholars.
Since they are not afraid of fatigue, let them taste the suffering of the people.
But I soon found something wrong, and I saw that ten people cooperated very well and moved very quickly.
They didn't need a basket at all, and easily threw the soil on them in a deep pit about one meter.
Then the few people above quickly shoveled away the dirt next to them.
The villagers who dug the soil just now stared at amazement. They could not imagine where the weak scholars got such great power.
"you……"
Princess Kunxing stood aside with a smile, watching. He didn't know that these people were Jinyiwei and Dongchang's fan.
But Princess Kunxing knew that they were all masters sent by her father, and her strength was definitely not comparable to ordinary people.
One morning, the big pit was dug about three feet deep, and streams of spring water flowed out quickly, and the water level in the deep pit quickly reached more than three feet deep.
The Jinyiwei and the men also dug out a trapezoidal passage diagonally on the edge of the big pit.
The people above can easily climb up and down by stepping on the earth ladder, which is cleaner and neater than using a rope to fetch water.
In the past, they threw it down with wooden barrels to fetch water, which easily made the water turbid, and the people behind them had to wait for a while before they could continue to fetch water.
Seeing that more than a dozen foreigners were so capable, the villagers came forward to thank him:
"Young man, thank you for going to our village for lunch!"
To express gratitude, the villagers sincerely invited Princess Kunxing and others to stay for lunch.
Princess Kunxing smiled slightly:
"We all appreciate the kindness of everyone. There is still something to do at home. Goodbye!"
Just kidding, the people still live on relief, how can they go to the people's house for dinner?
(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!