Zhang Dun glanced across everyone's faces and said in a calm tone: "If you don't understand why I said this, then I will give you a warning."

"Hedong Road has suffered from drought for months, and the court did not receive any news in advance."

"The supervisory censor Sun Xue, together with the general Lu Zitao, imprisoned General Manager Ma and Lu Changshi, and acted wantonly on Hedong Road, which led to the current result."

Hearing this, Chen Ran was shocked, stared at him and said: "Zhang Shaoyin, what does this matter you are talking about have to do with us?"

Zhang Dun sneered and said: "Whether it matters or not, you don't know yet? Why do Sun Xue and Lu Zitao do this? Do you need me to say more?"

Hearing this, a dozen wealthy gentry suddenly panicked and looked at Chen Ran.

Logically speaking, Zhang Dun should not know about this matter.

Did Sun Xue and Lu Zitao tell him?

This is the only possibility!

Otherwise, where would he know this?

Chen Ran's expression was gloomy and uncertain. He originally wanted to ask Zhang Dun for an explanation, but unexpectedly he was defeated by an army instead.

Fortunately, he already knew in advance that Sun Xue and Lu Zitao had already run away!

Death without proof!

Chen Ran looked at Zhang Dun and said: "Zhang Shaoyin, please don't spit on others. We have never done such a thing!"

"We are just citizens, not officials. Hedong Road has become what it is now because of the negligence of the people in the General Manager's Office!"

"As an imperial envoy, Zhang Shaoyin, why doesn't he blame those who failed in his duties, but instead blames ordinary people like us? Is there any royal law?!"

Inside the gate of the Grand Manager's Office, Changsun Wuji and Du Yan stood at the door, listening to the sounds outside, they couldn't help but frown.

After all, he is the governor of a county. These words directly removed them, the wealthy gentry, from this matter.

The two looked at Zhang Dun, now he had met his opponent!

Zhang Dun smiled, shook his head and said, "Mr. Chen, you are confident in saying this because you already know that Sun Xue and Lu Zitao have run away, right?"

Chen Ran said coldly: "I don't know what you are talking about!"

Zhang Dun said in a calm tone: "Then I will give you an explanation. Manager Ma and Lu Changshi have already come to arrest them all over the county."

"When Sun Xue and Lu Zitao are caught and interrogated together, the truth will naturally come out."

As he spoke, a smile appeared on his face and he said in a clear voice: "I am looking forward to it very much."

Chen Ran sneered and said: "I also hope that the people in the General Manager's Mansion can be arrested and brought to justice. The pure ones will become clean themselves, and the dirty ones will become dirty themselves!"

"Zhang Shaoyin, I came here this time just to ask you for a clear explanation!"

Chen Ran said with a straight face: "Why did the people in the General Manager's Office let the victims enter the city? Why did Zhang Shaoyin allow the victims to loot in the city?"

Zhang Dun sighed and said: "Mr. Chen, the victims of the disaster are also human beings, and they have to eat."

"You came just in time."

Zhang Dun looked at them, smiled kindly and said: "I'm going to find you."

Chen Ran raised his eyebrows.

A dozen gentry also frowned, what do they mean?

Zhang Dun said in a calm tone: "I just said that the victims of the disaster are also human beings. If people are hungry and anxious, they can do anything."

"Looking through the history books, you can also see the words 'people eat each other', not to mention that the victims are just grabbing what you eat."

Chen Ran laughed angrily and said: "Zhang Shaoyin, I don't understand this. If you don't let those victims into the city, how can we be robbed by the victims?"

"Then what do you want me to do?"

Zhang Dun narrowed his eyes and looked at him and said, "Let me see the hungry victims and rise up in anger?"

"That's your business!" Chen Ran shouted angrily.

"well said!"

Zhang Dun clapped his hands, and then said seriously: "Because this matter concerns me, the Grand Manager's Mansion, and the imperial court! That's why I absolutely cannot ignore the victims!"

"Why are the victims hungry? One reason is natural disasters, and the other reason is man-made disasters!"

"Natural disasters are ruthless and no one can do anything about them, but for man-made disasters, the court will pursue them! But now is not the time to pursue them!"

"Take Taiyuan County as an example. The price of food in Taiyuan County is so high, and I have not said that I will take care of it now."

Zhang Dun snorted coldly: "What the General Manager's Office needs to do now is to stabilize the victims."

"There are so many victims in Hedong Road, so they have to eat, right? The General Manager's Office has asked you to borrow food, and if you don't give it, then the victims will have to borrow it from you."

"I will give you a clear message today."

Zhang Dun made a gesture and said calmly: "Either you lend the grain to the General Manager's Mansion, or you lend the grain to the victims! Choose one of the two options."

Chen Ran was furious, "Why? Zhang Shaoyin, if we don't borrow it, what will you do?"

"Not borrowing?"

Zhang Dun looked at him with a kind smile, then looked at the dozen or so gentry standing behind him, spread his hands and said, "During this period, the victims outside the city will come to your house every day to borrow food from you."

"you--"

Chen Ran pointed at him angrily, "Are you an official? You are clearly a robber!"

Behind the gate of the General Manager's Office, Changsun Wuji almost couldn't hold back his laughter when he heard this.

Du Yan shook his head and whispered: "This Chen Ran is not an official after all."

"Yes." Changsun Wuji stroked his beard and nodded slightly.

Chen Ran is not an official, so he can sit back and watch the current situation in Hedong Road, but they can't.

If the victims cannot be stabilized, a civil uprising is imminent!

By then, we don’t know how many people will die!

Therefore, they felt that Zhang Dun was right. The civil uprising was imminent, but the General Manager's Office could not provide food. Even if Cheng Yaojin took the imperial edict to the surrounding counties that were not affected by the disaster, it would still take half a month.

No one can guarantee what will happen in the next half month.

Therefore, the most important thing for the General Manager's Office at the moment is to produce food to provide relief to the victims!

But where does the food come from?

We can only pry some out bit by bit from the mouths of these greedy businessmen!

From the beginning, Zhang Dun sent Lu Changshi to go to them to borrow food and persuade them, but he was humiliated by them!

They showed indifference to the victims of the disaster in Ha Tung Road.

They even want to take advantage of the disaster to make a fortune!

Then I'm sorry, if I don't do it, who will you do?

Zhang Dun tilted his head and looked at the frustrated Chen Ran with interest, and said, "I don't care whether he is a robber or not. What I care about is just the food in your hands."

"If you don't want to, then please go back."

Zhang Dun put his hands behind his back and said with a kind smile: "Soon, I will let some more victims into the city. At that time, I am afraid that the victims will borrow more than just food."
Chapter completed!