Thirty miles out of Chang 'an, the team walked and stopped along the way. The snow blocked the road and made it difficult to walk.
Liu Jin had thought that patrolling was a simple task. Only now did he know that patrolling on behalf of the emperor was a difficult task.
In the evening, the team finally arrived at a village 30 miles away from Chang 'an.
This village was called Thirty Mile Pavilion. Many places in the Western Han Dynasty were named after pavilions. For example, the founding emperor Liu Bang was the chief of the Sishui Pavilion.
There were more than 200 households in the village, and about 1,000 people.
The chapter establishment camp cavalry spent a lot of effort to bring the horse team into the village.
The local pavilion chief and county captain had already brought a group of officials over to welcome His Royal Highness. The large team wrapped Liu Jin in the middle, three layers inside and three layers outside.
"Greetings, Your Highness.”
Even though Liu Jin had just turned twenty, no one dared to be disrespectful. Firstly, Liu Jin was a member of the Great Han Imperial Family, and secondly, he represented the Emperor.
These local officials scrambled to surround Liu Jin and serve him tea, showing extreme hospitality.
After all, who wouldn't want to leave a good impression in the eyes of the royal family?
"There's no need to bow. The disaster is more important. Follow me into the village.”
"Yes, sir!"
This time, there was no need for the Zhang Creation Camp cavalry to clear the way. The local officials and bailiffs had already cleared the snowy road ahead.
After entering the village, Liu Jin found that many refugees were working hard to build houses.
In the middle of the village, there was a huge and simple house for the people affected by the disaster to live in temporarily.
The county captain explained that these were all temporary residences built according to the national policy of the imperial court and did not dare to neglect them.
Liu Jin walked forward with his hands behind his back, surrounded by more than ten flattering local officials.
"Did you provide them with hot water to drink and wash their hands? Was it strictly implemented according to the policies issued by the Imperial Grandfather?”
"Did you buy the lime powder?"
The county captain hurriedly bowed and said respectfully,""Your Highness, everything has been carried out according to the Imperial Court's policies.”
Liu Jin nodded and looked over. He realized that the county captain did not lie to him.
The commoners of the Thirty-Mile Pavilion seemed to have been informed long ago that Liu Jin would be arriving here, and they had long been waiting in line.
The eyes of the people affected by the disaster were unfocused and sad, and their faces were filled with deep worry.
It was said that an auspicious snow was a sign of a bumper year, but this year's snow was definitely not an auspicious snow. In ancient times, where disaster response was weak, especially at the beginning of the feudal society like the Western Han Dynasty, any natural disaster was fatal!
Liu Jin sighed silently in his heart, but he could not show anything on his face. He walked to the front of the gathered commoners and shouted,"Everyone!"
The commoners had already practiced it and said in unison,"Greetings, Your Highness!"
"I know that your days are not good now." Liu Jin pressed his hands together and said.”
When Liu Jin said this, the county captain at the side was suddenly stunned.
This wasn't right. This wasn't something an imperial grandson should say. The local officials had seen many times that the emperor patrolled. The crown prince, the princes, and even the relatives and marquises had patrolled.
They would all say some empty words, such as 'you've suffered,''the Imperial Court will not give up on you,' and so on.
Liu Jin continued," Life is not good. We still have to live well. Live well."”
"My imperial grandfather is working hard, and we are all working hard. You can't rely on yourself, and neither can the Imperial Court. We need to work together to overcome this crisis.”
"The Imperial Court is not doing this to save face, and neither is Imperial Grandfather. We have already mobilized all our forces to help you build houses and distribute food.”
" All of you must have hope. Believe in the Imperial Court and His Majesty. All of you won't die and will live on. This is my guarantee to all of you, as well as the guarantee of the entire Great Han Empire. Today, I promise all of you that if one of you dies because of the snowstorm, I will dismiss the chief of the pavilion. If ten of you die, I request the imperial edict to dismiss the county captain. If a hundred of you die, I request the imperial edict to behead the local prefect!”
Powerful promises and powerful words were more powerful than anything else. They could give these dying people confidence.
The officials at the side couldn't help but tremble. They thought to themselves that this imperial grandson was a little too ruthless. How could there not be deaths from disasters?
However, Liu Jin's words were definitely not for fun. Thinking of this, the faces of the local officials were filled with worry.
The muddle-headed commoners 'turbid eyes suddenly lit up. Liu Jin's words were not dignified, but it was these down-to-earth words that the commoners could understand the most.
They wanted the people to feel that the imperial grandson had integrated into them and stood with them!
Some of the commoners were so excited that tears welled up in their eyes. Those who were more emotional had already begun to cry silently.
What they were most afraid of was not death, but being abandoned by this society and country. They were afraid that they would not have a sense of belonging!
They had never seen such a powerful royal family in their lives. Now that they heard Liu Jin's guarantee, the confidence of the commoners instantly increased.
"Thank you, Your Highness. Thank you, Your Highness. Long live!”
Liu Jin's heart trembled as he narrowed his eyes at the commoners in front of him.
First Grandfather was right. There were indeed people who would make use of the disaster victims.
Liu Jin turned around and respectfully cupped his fists at Weiyang Palace."Long live Your Majesty."
A few local officials also reacted at this time. Then, they quickly followed Liu Jin's footsteps and bowed towards Weiyang Palace with cupped fists.
When the speech ended, it was time for dinner. The village chief methodically brought the people and the refugees who were building houses to the porridge stall for dinner.
The county captain and a few local officials also said to Liu Jin respectfully,""Your Highness, shall we have dinner?”
Liu Jin nodded and followed the county captain and the local official to a house.
The rice in the house was emitting white steam. There was also some mutton, wild vegetables, steamed eggs, chicken, fish, and so on on the table.
Liu Jin frowned and said," The commoners outside are eating chaff and vegetables, while I'm eating fish and meat here. Just now, I said that I didn't want to do any face work. Now, you're putting me in an unjust position?"”
The county captain was shocked and hurriedly said," I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare. I wouldn't dare to neglect Your Highness. I know I was wrong."”
Liu Jin glanced at the county captain. He did not want to make things difficult for these low-level officials. They had their own rules. After all, the eldest grandson of the empire had come. If they treated him with simple food and tea, it would be too disrespectful to the eldest grandson of the emperor. That was why they were so grand.
It wasn't easy for them.
"Forget it. Prepare the food and reward the commoners when necessary.”
"Follow me and eat porridge with the commoners. We'll eat whatever they eat!”
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