nashuaworldcup Chapter 767 Is Qingshui County a refugee shelter?
Chapter 767 Is Qingshui County a refugee shelter?
As he spoke, he reached out to tug at his outer robe, his movements frantic and unnatural. "If I stay here and drown, what good will I do as an emperor? All my calculations will be useless if I'm already dead!"
The counselor hurriedly stopped him, his brows knitted into knots:
"But Your Highness, if we run away, won't that give someone a chance to catch us?
By then, everyone in the government and the country will say that you have abandoned the people of Qingfeng County, which will be detrimental to your reputation..."
The Sixth Prince suddenly shook off his hand and sneered:
"What does the life and death of those people have to do with me?
As long as I live well, I will have a chance to compete for that position!"
He straightened his clothes, his tone full of justifiable arrogance:
"With my noble status, do I have to take a dip in the water with those lowly people?
Stop talking nonsense and get someone to prepare the car quickly, it will be too late if you are any later!"
The Sixth Prince ran away quite quickly and boarded his own boat directly. But after he got on the boat, he was in trouble. Where should he go?
Lin Zao Zao also boarded the boat. She was soaked to the skin and looked at the Sixth Prince and said, "How about we go to Qingshui County? I heard that Qingshui County is not flooded now."
The Sixth Prince looked at her and sneered, "If I went to Qingshui County, wouldn't that be a joke?"
Lin Zao Zao thought for a moment and said, "How about we disguise ourselves as civilians and sneak in? We don't have much food on the ship, and living here all the time is not a solution."
They came in a hurry. Lin had already taken a few clothes and some silver. He had no time to get any food. What's more, the boat was shaking so much that he was afraid it would capsize.
The Sixth Prince looked at her and said, "I heard that you and Bai Wanwan are sisters?"
"Not really sisters. She doesn't recognize me as her sister. Her father was also on the ship, but she doesn't recognize him either."
The Sixth Prince sneered and said, "I didn't expect Bai Wanwan to be so unfilial. Let's go directly to Qingshui County."
But when the boat got not far from Qingshui County, we found many boats parked on the lake, hundreds of them, large and small.
"What's going on? Why are so many ships parked here?" The Sixth Prince couldn't help but frown.
The butler quickly stepped forward and bowed in reply:
"Master, I just went to find out.
It’s not that these people don’t want to enter the city, it’s that there are rules for entering Qingshui County, and not everyone can enter if they want.”
The Sixth Prince was a little surprised when he heard this: "Oh? What rules?"
The butler continued:
"The magistrate of Qingshui County said that if you want to enter the city, you must have two qualifications, and you can't have one less.
The first type is people with special skills, such as craftsmen and farmers who can forge iron, weave cloth, and grow crops, or merchants who can help the county sell grain and cloth to other places and are willing to open shops and build workshops in the county.
There are also teachers and doctors who can teach and treat illnesses. Only those who can add strength to the county will be allowed in."
"What about the second one?" asked the Sixth Prince.
“The second type is people who have money and can spend it in the county.”
The steward explained:
“The county magistrate said that if you don’t have the skills or the ability to help the county, you must at least have the energy to spend.
For example, you can buy a house or open a shop in the county, and spend money on daily food, clothing and other expenses in the county.
If you have neither money to spend nor the ability to help the county develop, the county magistrate will not let you enter the city.
I'm afraid that after these people come in, they will just occupy the county's food and space, and actually add to the burden on Qingshui County."
The Sixth Prince nodded after hearing this and looked at the docked boats. "So, the people on these boats are either incapable of helping the county, or they don't have enough money, so they can only wait here?"
The steward nodded and said, "Yes..."
The Sixth Prince angrily cursed on the boat, "Bai Wanwan is so audacious! There's no room for her to be picky at a time like this. Does she not care about her reputation?"
The housekeeper wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "They accept people from other places, but not anyone from Qingfeng County."
"What? She's deliberately targeting the people of Qingfeng County, specifically me!"
Lin Zao Zao next to him said: "This Bai Wanwan is really disgusting. She actually dares to do this now. She has been like this since she was a child."
The Sixth Prince frowned and said, "Let's go. I want to see why Bai Wanwan did this."
The Sixth Prince's boat quickly got its number and sailed into the port smoothly.
As soon as the boat landed, Bai Wanwan's men stepped forward to stop it, asking tentatively, "Excuse me, what are your origins?"
The Sixth Prince raised his foot and kicked him, his tone full of impatience: "Get out of here! Who do you think you are? How dare you stop me here?"
The subordinate covered his aching chest and tried to defend himself, "I'm just in charge of the registration process. Can't you just talk properly?"
"Talk to you nicely?" The Sixth Prince sneered, his eyes scornful. "You think you deserve it? Who the hell are you? Do you think you deserve to be spoken to nicely?"
As the two argued, Bai Wanwan, who was not far away, happened to see them. She walked over slowly, her tone somewhat mocking, "Oh, I was wondering who had such a bad temper, it turns out to be the Sixth Prince."
The Sixth Prince turned to look at her, his tone instantly cold. "Bai Wanwan, I want to ask you, there are so many refugees waiting to enter Qingshui County. Why don't you let them in? Why do you have to conduct some screening?"
Bai Wanwan sneered when she heard this and asked back:
"Then what do you think we should do, Sixth Prince? Qingshui County isn't a market town with its gates wide open. How can you come and go as you please?
Do I just throw open all the gates of the county and let everyone in, regardless of the chaos that will follow?
The Sixth Prince's face darkened at Bai Wanwan's rebuke. He pointed at the refugees gathered not far away and raised his voice suddenly, "Several surrounding counties have been destroyed. Qingshui County is the only place left where we can stay! So many people are waiting to be saved. Why are you stopping them from entering?"
Bai Wanwan seemed to have heard a joke and raised her voice:
"Why? Because we dug the ditches ahead of time and diverted the floodwaters! Otherwise, do you think Qingfeng County can remain unscathed?
You are the magistrate of Qingfeng County. Why did you come to my port instead of guarding the county?
If I remember correctly, when the disaster was first reported, Qingfeng County was also flooded, right? Did you, the county magistrate, abandon the city and run away?
The Sixth Prince shouted loudly:
"I came out to find a way to survive for the people! Although Qingfeng County has suffered a disaster, as long as we enter your city, there will always be a way to survive!
Are you stopping them now, just to watch them die outside the city?"
Bai Wanwan sneered and said:
"Why? Is Qingshui County a refugee shelter?
How you treat refugees is a matter for your county magistrate to resolve. What does it have to do with me?
We agreed at that time that Qingshui County is independent and has nothing to do with other counties.
But since you're here, I'll naturally give in."