Chapter 7 — Phu Chan

Day and night, without stopping, transporting food to Lu Chau. Boats carrying food crowded to the banks of the Hoai River. Just for a short time. The surface of the Hoai River was filled with boats carrying food. Luc Van Hac sent a boat to maintain order that "accidentally" capsized, blocking the river mouth. In just a moment, hundreds of boats carrying food were stuck on the Hoai River. The longer food remains unsold, the greater the preservation costs. Not to mention the dozens of sailors on each boat who have to eat, drink and live every day. Meanwhile, the amount of food in the city at this time far exceeded the need. If you want to return, the waterway is blocked. To quickly recover capital, traders had to proactively lower selling prices. Food prices quickly dropped. It has even returned to normal levels like in good years. One month later, the natural disaster in Lu Chau was basically controlled. Luc Van Hac began work on reconstruction after the natural disaster. First, he mobilized a large amount of drought-resistant seeds from neighboring districts. Then distribute it to farmers and organize additional planting to try to minimize damage. But distant water cannot put out a nearby fire. Waiting for the plants to mature still takes time. The most urgent thing is to stabilize the situation before the new crop arrives. I immediately told the secret guard to send a letter to Luc Van Hac. In the letter there was only one short sentence: "Distribute the surplus wealth of the rich to help the poor." Relying only on the government's distribution of relief food, it cannot last long. Giving someone a fish is not as good as teaching someone how to fish. During years of poor harvests, labor wages were extremely cheap. Luc Van Hac first hired people in trouble to dig water canals. After that, he repaired the shop, the clinic and other public properties. People in distress rely on their hard work to earn wages to buy food to survive, thus avoiding the situation of exile. Not only that. With the status of ambassador to the great mandarin. Every day, Luc Van Hac holds a party on the banks of the Hoai River. He also organized boat races on the river for people. To please Tuyen Vuong. Crowds of wealthy relatives flocked to the banks of the Hoai River. Where are there many rich people? There will be many business opportunities there. In just three short months. On both sides of the Hoai River, countless restaurants and shops have sprouted. It also attracts a lot of people to come and have fun. People pulling together to go out on excursions also promotes trading and dining in the surrounding area. Just like that. A positive cycle gradually forms. Money spent by rich people. In the end, it became a source of income for the people. Purchasing food at high prices, using construction works as relief and encouraging people to race boats. Three plans for famine relief passed down by ancestors. In the end, it succeeded in stabilizing the people's hearts, which were weakening. … The good news spread to the capital, and everyone was extremely happy. But before the emperor's words of reward had finished, Ngu Su's harp music was continuously presented. The head of the royal court, Doctor Ngu, boldly stepped forward and loudly accused Tuyen Vuong of "not taking care of relief work, only being too busy having fun, causing the people to waste money." He accused that during the relief period in Lu Chau, King Tuyen did not know how to save money and arbitrarily squandered the royal salary. He also criticized him for not taking care of political affairs and traveling every day to enjoy pleasure, making the people more miserable. But there was also a group of other officials who stood up to defend him. "Whenever there is a year of famine, the scariest thing is that the rich people hoard food and refuse to sell it, and the poor have no way to live, so everything His Highness Tuyen Vuong does is for the people; if he really doesn't care about the people's livelihood, why only?

In such a short time, the people in trouble in Lu Chau were able to stabilize?" Both sides maintained their positions, arguing to the point that no one was willing to give in. The Emperor sat on the long armchair, quietly listening to the entire debate of both sides without expressing any praise or criticism from beginning to end. Finally, he issued an edict to summon Luc Van Hac to return to the capital. The decree had not been issued for a few days when the bad news was transmitted to the capital. King Tuyen's convoy was on the way back to the capital by the people. fleeing the attack, in the chaos he fell into the abyss, his life and death unknown. When the news reached Ta Palace, the tea cup in my hand could not hold, broken porcelain pieces scattered all over the ground. "What is unknown life and death?" I stared at the secret guard who came to report the news, my voice could not help but tremble. "My subordinates sent three groups of people along the cliff to search, but the cliff is too dangerous, and below is the forest. dense, up to now we still haven't found any trace of the Vuong family... but... we haven't found the body yet." The body hasn't been found yet. So that means there's still hope. I took a deep breath, trying to force myself to calm down. "Increase the manpower, continue to search." In life you have to see the person, in death you have to see the body. The dark guard took orders and retreated. Just at the same time the shocking news of Tuyen Vuong's disappearance spread throughout the world. After being successful, the Crown Prince's detention was lifted. It is said that the Emperor saw that the Crown Prince had repented, and the Queen came forward to ask for forgiveness, so he forgave him for his mistakes and returned his freedom. The first thing the Crown Prince did after being freed was to proactively offer to atone for his sins and voluntarily go to Lu Chau to pray for rain. Now, although Lu Chau has stabilized, the drought has not ended, the people still hope day and night for rain. During the time of confinement in the Eastern Palace, I always remember the people in trouble, burn incense every day to pray, now I pray to take a bath, set up an altar to pray for rain, only hope that heaven will have mercy and bless all people. "The Emperor looked at the Crown Prince for a long time. In the end, he still agreed.