activa-t Chapter 253 Move them all out
Chapter 253 Move them all out
"I don't care who you are, hurry up and move all the valuables out for me."
The leading man gave an order and then got on a carriage with his men.
"An Yi, show mercy." Mu Ruixi spoke quickly when she saw that the hidden guards had already taken action.
Although she was in the carriage, the curtains were always drawn. In front of An Yi, those people were vulnerable and could not withstand a single blow.
Before those people got close, they were attacked by the guards in secret. In just half a minute, all of them were lying on the ground.
The secret guard glanced at the people lying on the ground and walked to the carriage without saying a word. If the princess had not spoken, they would have been dead by now.
Anyone who dares to block the road is simply courting death.
"Hero, please forgive us, hero, please forgive us. We are blind and do not recognize Mount Tai. Please." The leader fell to the ground. After he regained his ability to move, he immediately stood up and kowtowed to the carriage.
Seeing the surrounding villagers trembling, the man in the lead was also frightened. This time, he really offended them badly.
It seems like these people are not ordinary people. Moreover, they have been waiting here for several days and finally got a carriage. Even if the other party is a superstar, they will still go up and give it a try.
"Who is coming?" Mu Ruixi lifted the curtain and asked calmly, with deep worry in her voice.
The leading man looked up and saw a beautiful woman, but her long hair was slightly tied up, which showed that she was obviously married.
In Daqin, there is a rule that women must tie their hair into a bun after marriage, to distinguish young women from married women. Thinking of the words "cherish women" just now, it must have come from her mouth, and he couldn't help but cast a grateful look at Mu Ruixi.
"Miss, we are all from the Western Regions, and we were forced into this. This is the first time, and we've failed just at the beginning. Please have mercy on us and forgive us. We will never do it again." The leader kowtowed repeatedly.
Soon, a bloody mark appeared between his eyebrows, but the leader seemed to be unaware of it and continued to kowtow without slowing down at all.
"Okay, stop making trouble." Mu Ruixi was a kind-hearted woman. As soon as she saw the man in the lead, she immediately asked them to stand up.
She was still very confident in her vision. At least, her eyes could not see anything false. However, those people had a hint of panic in their eyes and weapons in their hands during the robbery.
If they were robbers, they would never do so many things. However, she didn't know how these people, who were all poor, could have fallen to this point.
They were all aware of the situation in Western Xinjiang, especially since even Lin Muwen's arrival upon hearing the news was known to the court. The first batch of silver should have arrived, so how could it be ineffective?
"Since you are ordinary people, why don't you follow the rules and do such despicable things?" Mu Ruixi looked at those ordinary people and felt more and more sorry for them.
The weather in western Xinjiang is relatively dry and crops are difficult to survive. Therefore, every year, the western and southern Xinjiang have to rely on funds provided by the court to maintain their lives.
"Aunt, you are obviously from another place. I don't know why you came to our Xinjiang. Listen to me, go back to where you came from. This place is really difficult. It has been dry for three consecutive years. There is no land in Xinjiang." When talking about this, everyone had a sad look on their faces.
If they could, they wouldn't want to do this, but now, they have to.
No matter how difficult it is, they have to survive. Only in this way can they see hope. They also have to support their families. They cannot die.
"Since the court gave us a sum of money, why did he die?" Mu Ruixi still trusted him very much. In fact, when she came to Western Xinjiang, she had done a rough investigation of this place.
They had heard that there would be drought in western Xinjiang for three consecutive years, but they did not expect it to be so bad.
However, he was still very curious. According to the Ministry of Revenue, this money should be enough for the people to eat for a month.
Moreover, the next batch of funds from the court will arrive in a few days. Even if it cannot revive the company, it can at least solve the current problem.
"The imperial court?" Wang Chong's heart skipped a beat. After hearing Mu Ruixi's explanation, the leader could only smile helplessly. There wasn't a penny, and what was distributed to them was only a small portion.
“When did we get the money? This money was sent from Kyoto. The people in charge of transportation and other officials on the road pushed it down layer by layer. When it came to us, there was only a little left.” The leader said with tears in his eyes.
The grown men were not seriously injured and could handle it, but there were a group of elderly, weak, women and children who already had weak constitutions and now had no food, which made the situation even worse.
If you don't come up with a solution, you'll just have to wait for death.
A hint of coldness flashed across Mu Ruixi's face. Although he didn't understand, he knew that these ministers were corrupt and accepted bribes, but he didn't expect that corruption had reached this extent.
Mu Ruixi glanced back at Shi'an's position and saw him nod. The worry between her brows deepened. It seemed like this was a very difficult task, and those ministers would not hand over the embezzled money.
Besides, there is no reason to return the money that has gone into one's own pocket. Moreover, the relationships behind those ministers are complicated and involved too much. Even if the emperor in Kyoto knew about it, at most he would only punish the ministers who wrote the poems.
But there was nothing that could be done about those corrupt ministers.
"An Yi, go check if you can take out the silver you have and share some with them!" Mu Ruixi thought for a while and spoke. He really sympathized with those ordinary people and could understand why they did this.
The two of them were alone, and Zhang Shuhe followed behind her because no one wanted them to disturb her sleep.
Yes, when people reach their wits' end, they will try every possible means to survive. Moreover, Mu Ruixi's resentment towards these ministers was even greater, but she was helpless.
However, she still decided that after returning to the capital, she would conduct a thorough investigation and make them pay for it. Moreover, she did not believe that the prince had not embezzled money during the disaster relief.
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