It was midsummer, and there was heavy rain in the south. Suddenly, the river broke out in the dam, floods broke out in the Xiaoxiang area, the plains turned into marsh countries, the fertile fields turned into quagmire, and the people's property was instantly destroyed. In Xiaoxiang, there were sorrows everywhere, and millions of victims were killed. Emperor Tang was deeply saddened when he heard the news and quickly arranged personnel to rescue the disaster.

As a great master of the country, Tang Sen should pray for the people of the world. At this time, he also asked the emperor to approve him to go to the disaster area to comfort the people. Emperor Tang agreed and appointed him as a special envoy to rescue disasters and exercise his power to supervise disaster relief.

It was more than ten days later when Tang Sen and others rushed from Chang'an to the Xiaoxiang disaster area. The Xiaoxiang land was originally a granary and stored a lot of food. Therefore, the Xiaoxiang disaster area was relatively stable at this time. The people in the disaster area were almost guaranteed not to go hungry, but there were already a lot of people outside Changsha City. I believe that even if you can eat a bite of rice, you will inevitably get sick and plague. If the plague spreads, it would be unimaginable. So Tang Sen quickly and together with local officials, scattered the people to the southeast, northwest and north of Changsha City, and warned everyone to do a good job of personal hygiene, not to eat raw food, not to drink raw water, try to avoid getting wet in the rain, etc.

The Xiaoxiang land was almost done, so Tang Sen rushed to another location, Jiangzhou. Although Jiangzhou was not hit by a major flood, the arrival of most of the victims in Xiaoxiang land caused great pressure on Jiangzhou City. The governor of Jiangzhou did not dare to let these victims enter the city, so he ordered the city gate to be closed. Those who stole the victims into the city would be killed.

Therefore, many victims had to stay outside the city gate. They thought there was hope to come to Jiangzhou, but they did not expect to be turned away. One or two days, the victims still endured it. However, on the third day, with some children fainting from hunger, lack of water and thirst, the victims became noisy and threatened to rise up and attack the city. There were at least tens of thousands of victims outside the city of Jiangzhou. If this was risen up, it would be a bloody storm and the Tang Dynasty would be in peace.

The governor of Jiangzhou not only did not open the door to help, but actually sent thousands of soldiers in the city to step up their defense. The current attitude of the enemy was like treating the people as class enemies. When Tang Sen led the imperial army of condolences, Tang Sen was extremely angry and directly ordered several guards who protected him to arrest the governor of Jiangzhou, and then ordered the treasury to open a warehouse to release grain, and set up hundreds of large pots for the victims outside the city to cook porridge. He also collected materials in the city and set up tents for the victims outside the city.

Seeing that Tang Sen had done so many practical things for them, and was also a high-ranking official who could easily capture the governor, how could the victims not be moved? He called Tang Sen a good official who loved the people as much as his son.

Tang Sen looked at the densely packed and ragged victims and couldn't help but calculate and said loudly to everyone: "I am not a good official, I am just a special envoy of our emperor. Don't thank me. If you want to thank you, just thank the emperor for your great kindness! Don't worry, as long as I am a citizen of the Tang Dynasty, the emperor will definitely not give up on him. The emperor will definitely love you well."

After resettling the victims, Tang Sen felt relieved to enter the city. Behind him was the loud cry of "Long Live the Emperor". Tang Sen couldn't help but wiped his wet eyes and strode into Jiangzhou City. The gates of Jiangzhou were wide open, but the victims lived in their tents with peace of mind. With Tang Sen's words in front, what else can the victims be worried about?

Tang Sen strode into the city, and the victims were relieved, but Tang Sen was worried. As the emperor's special envoy for disaster relief, he represented the emperor outside, so he must share the worries and problems for the emperor. The number of victims outside the city was huge, and the food stored in the government treasury in Jiangzhou City was only enough for the victims to eat for one day. In other words, after today and lunch at noon tomorrow will be the last meal that the victims can eat.

Due to the impact of the flood, the grain convoy of the disaster relief army was either muddy or flooded. The carriages could not pass through the south bank of the Yangtze River and the ships could not dock smoothly. Therefore, it was difficult to transport the grain from Chang'an to Jiangzhou. Give it aside!

Tang Sen thought about the possibility of mobilizing food from Xiaoxiang, but it was also because of heavy rain and flood that caused the road to be very muddy, but the grain trucks were also difficult to travel. After thinking for a long time, Tang Sen did not think of a feasible solution.

Suddenly, the big guard who was protecting him came to report and said, "Mr. Chen, there is a man named Li Yuanbao outside who said he wanted to see you, saying that he was your old friend."

"Li Yuanbao?" Tang Sen said in surprise: "Yes, why did I forget him? Hurry up, invite Mr. Li Yuanbao in." Tang Sen lined up his thighs and said happily: "No, I'll go in person." As he said that, he ran out quickly.

Outside the Jiangzhou government office, a fat middle-aged man was carrying his hands behind his back, looking into the gate of the government office. He saw a young man wearing a brocade robe running out. Who would it be if he were not Chen Jiangliu? He had known that he was an extraordinary genius for a long time, and he really lived up to my expectations! Not only was he the top scorer in high school, but he was also highly appreciated by Emperor Taizong. If he could get his care, wouldn’t he be more prosperous in business? After all, Li Yuanbao’s ultimate goal of coming here to meet Tang Sen is to make a fortune!

Li Yuanbao was about to speak, but Tang Sen was hugged and heard Tang Sen say, "Old Li, you are really my savior. You are here just in time. I just happened to have something to tell you."

Li Yuanbao was stunned and said, "What's the matter?"

Tang Sen laughed and said, "Let's talk about it when you go inside, come on." As he said that, he pulled Li Yuanbao into the government office.

After offering Li Yuanbao to the top, Tang Sen personally made tea for him, and then brought it to him, then smiled and said, "Old Li, you have also seen that there are tens of thousands of victims gathered outside the city, and the tents that stretched for miles. I feel uncomfortable when I see them leaving their hometowns and being displaced! This is nothing, the most heartbreaking thing now is that they can't even guarantee their lives, and they can't even eat. So... we are not outsiders, so I don't talk around the bush. I just say it, I actually want to borrow food from you."

"..." Li Yuanbao was stunned for a moment. He wanted to ask him to take care of him and make some disaster money, but he didn't expect that he borrowed the grain. He also said that he borrowed it and borrowed it, but he didn't know when it was. At this time, the grain was the most profitable. He wanted to borrow my grain, how could I make money?

"Old Li, I know you have many granaries! You put them one by one, and I guess one granary can last for several days!" Tang Sen said with a smile.

"Ah?" Li Yuanbao was speechless again, and wanted to release one by one. This is not a food release, this is simply a bloodletting!

Tang Sen glanced at Li Yuanbao, and saw that his face was abnormal. He thought a little, and then he became scheming and said with a smile: "Mr. Li, I have to remind you that hoarding food during a major disaster and refusing to relieve the disaster is like taking human life. The crime is like provoking the people's rebellion, but it will be severely punished. At the least, the family's wealth is confiscated, and at the worst, the three tribes may be destroyed. My teacher, who was once the daughter of the emperor, may also be implicated! Old Li, don't be confused at the critical moment!"

"But..." Li Yuanbao thought for a while and said, "My food has been released, so who will repay me?"

Tang Sen said seriously: "Old Li, we are not outsiders. In addition to making money, we also have too many things such as benevolence, righteousness, family affection and friendship in our lives. Therefore, you don't have to pay too much attention to money!" After pausing for a moment, he said: "Okay, I promise that if you release the food this time, I will definitely give you greater rewards. The more food you put, the greater rewards you will receive! Do you believe me?"

Li Yuanbao glanced at Tang Sen, but said, "Let me think about it, how about answering you tomorrow morning?"
Chapter completed!