Li Chengqian's main mission to Guanzhong this time was to provide disaster relief.
However, he was not just here to provide disaster relief!
Because he had already made Guanzhong his home!
In the future, if he wanted to be an idle prince, the first thing he had to do was to solve the problem of money!
No money?
What idle prince!
Now that Guanzhong was suffering from a drought, many refugees had gathered. Weren't these good labor forces?
Perhaps in normal times, when Li Chengqian said that he wanted to build a factory, he might not be able to recruit people at all.
After all, people at this time still held a lot of respect for the land!
To them, other than farming, everything else was useless.
However, looking at the drought this year, the land would definitely not be able to be planted, so it was better to work.
They walked and stopped along the way. All they could see was the dry and cracked land!
And the barren land!
Even some of the trees had withered due to the drought.
The people were displaced.
Along the way, they were almost attacked by refugees.
There was no other reason!
Because they had brought a lot of food with them.
Those refugees didn't care who you were or whether you were the current Crown Prince.
They only knew that without food, not only would they die, but their families would also die!
At this time, it was simply nonsense to talk about etiquette, morality, and law with them!
In this regard, before Chang 'an Fortress's reinforcements arrived, Li Chengqian could only try to calm them down.
He stood on top of a carriage and looked at the disaster victims who had gathered around.
he said loudly.
"Villagers!"
"I am the Crown Prince of the Great Tang!"
"The Imperial Court knows that Guanzhong is in a drought, so they specially sent me here to help everyone!”
"Everyone, don't worry. The Imperial Court has not given up on you, nor has it forgotten you!”
Looking at Li Chengqian who was standing on the roof of the carriage, the disaster victims who were originally still glaring fiercely were suddenly stunned.
They looked at the people around them who were also disaster victims.
An old man walked over shakily.
"Are you really the Crown Prince?"
Li Chengqian nodded seriously.
Who would have thought that the old man would actually kneel down after seeing Li Chengqian's actions and speak with tears flowing down his face.
"Former Chang 'an Imperial Army Wang Zhi greets Your Highness!”
" Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you, Your Highness…"
By the end, he was already sobbing.
Li Chengqian only felt that his throat seemed to be blocked by something, and it was very uncomfortable.
Looking at the shabbily dressed and emaciated disaster victims gathered around him, he felt that perhaps he should do something for the Great Tang.
He quickly got out of the car and helped Wang Zhi up.
However, just as he helped Wang Zhi up, the disaster victims who were still surrounding him knelt down one after another.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
They were all crying in excitement.
"Wu…the imperial court has finally sent someone!”
"Mother, if only you could hold on for another two days.”
"You even said that you wanted to help your son take care of his grandson.”
"Hu-er, I'm sorry!"
“……”
“……”
These disaster victims, no, these citizens of the Great Tang, were releasing their grievances and fears to their hearts 'content.
Only the heavens knew how miserable they had been tortured by the natural disaster.
Now that they finally had hope, they finally heaved a sigh of relief.
He was like a child who had fallen. If there was no one around, he would get up on his own and lick his wounds silently.
If there were adults around, he would definitely jump into their arms to seek comfort.
They were like children now.
Li Chengqian helped Wang Zhi up and let him sit in the carriage before asking.
"Old man, has the Imperial Court never sent anyone?”
Wang Zhi nodded and said aggrievedly.
"During the New Year, we discovered that there wasn't much snow in Guanzhong. At that time, we reported it to the Imperial Court, but the Imperial Court didn't reply at all!”
"In March, the weather began to heat up. We reported this to the Imperial Court again, but the Imperial Court still did not reply!”
"Until now!"
"It's already July!"
"It's been dry for four months!"
"All the crops have died from the drought, and there's no harvest at all. The government still has to levy taxes..."
"The Imperial Court hasn't sent anyone either.”
"Everyone…everyone can't hold on any longer!”
Wang Zhi quickly wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and said to Li Chengqian.
"Your Highness, I don't blame the Imperial Court.”
"I knew it. The Imperial Court would definitely not ignore us!”
"The heavens have taken pity on us. We've finally been waiting for Your Highness the Crown Prince!”
“……”
Li Chengqian did not continue listening to Wang Zhi's words.
Right now, all his attention was on Wang Zhi's statement that the imperial court had not sent anyone.
Did the Imperial Court really not send anyone?
As far as he knew, Li Shimin had started to allocate funds from the national treasury to Guanzhong as soon as he found out about the drought.
After a rough calculation, he had transferred the money three times, and the total amount was about four million taels of silver.
Until the treasury was almost empty, Li Shiming would not ask the officials to donate money in the court!
Li Chengqian's fists gradually clenched tightly, his teeth clenched.
"They all deserve to die."
Although his voice was very low, it was filled with killing intent.
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