It rained heavily in Huainan, the water level of the Huaihe River soared, and there was a danger of breaking the dam, so it was normal for the people to panic.

In such a situation, the people are panicked, which is not conducive to the stability of the city, and it will also cause people with bad intentions to find opportunities for chaos. As the county magistrate, Lin Yuantu is naturally correct to stabilize the hearts of the city, but this method has a bit of "finding a different approach".

After hearing Guangyangzi's words, Li Ke asked with a smile: "Anyway, you have made no mistakes when you say this. Should I be rewarded?"

Guangyangzi said: "I don't dare, but this is the case that the people in Xuyi City are already panicked. If we don't find another way and keep people's hearts calm for the time being, we may not have to wait for the Huai River to break the dam, and Xuyi City will be divided into pieces."

Li Ke heard this and asked, "It's not like that? Xuyi is still under my Tang Dynasty, so how can there be a saying of division?"

Guangyangzi said: "Your Highness is far away in Yangzhou, and I don't know that just five days ago, when the Huai River began to soar, the prices of grain and salt in Xuyi City had been increasing continuously. Today, it is probably five times more common. People can only buy it with their teeth. However, ordinary people have limited wealth. With such high grain prices and salt prices, and that little family foundation can last for a few days. I am afraid that if there is no good plan, the price of salt and grain will rise again and the people will find it difficult to fill their stomachs, and the city will be in chaos."

Although Li Ke was not angry when he heard Guangyangzi's words, his face was not angry, but he was no longer satisfied and even had the intention of murder.

Food is the most important thing for people, and salt and grain are even more so. These salt and grain businesses are so bold and arbitrary that they make a fortune by taking advantage of the floods. How could Li Ke tolerate him?

Li Ke snorted: "Zhou Dingfang was very respectful in front of me. He didn't expect that he would indulge the Yan Xing below to act like this on his back. He was so brave."

Xiao Yuexian sat beside Li Ke, looking at Li Ke's appearance, and knew that Li Ke was already angry, so he only sent someone to add a fire to his heart. So he said at the right time: "Your Highness is a nobleman who is a patrol to the southeast and holds the power of life and death. Zhou Dingfang naturally dared not act rashly in front of the hall. However, did your Highness ever think about where the 20,000 yuan he had paid for to His Highness came from? It was not the people."

Li Ke listened to Xiao Yuexian's words and asked, "Immortal Lady thinks Zhou Dingfang's respectful appearance is pretending to be the one I see?"

Xiao Yuexian said: "I don't know if I pretended to be a fake, but I know that if Zhou Dingfang had known that His Highness had come here today, even if he had borrowed ten courage, he would never dare to soar the salt price."

Li Ke's arrangement to go to Xuyi was very sudden, only those around him knew it. No matter how powerful Zhou Dingfang was in Huainan, he could not reach his hand around Li Ke for a while, so he must have no idea that this scene would happen in Xuyi.

Li Ke did not know what Xiao Yuexian's life experience was. Her purpose and intention were not entirely clear, but Li Ke knew that what she said was the truth.

The salt industry is rich and the best in the southeast. The salt industry can have so much money, so naturally it is inseparable from plundering people's wealth. Li Ke has seen it in Shanyang County, and now he has seen it again in Xuyi County. However, this time the salt industry's actions were worse than last time, and Li Ke's anger was even worse than last time.

Taking advantage of the disasters and raising the price of salt in a big way is no longer as simple as bullying the market. This is shaking the foundation of the people's governance in the Tang Dynasty!

Li Ke asked Guangyangzi: "I don't expect that although Taoist priest is a foreigner, he is so concerned about the sufferings of the people, but he doesn't know where the news came from?"

Guangyangzi looked at Li Ke's appearance and knew that although he believed in his words, he seemed to have some doubts about him. So he replied: "Your Highness is joking. Although I am an outsider, I also eat grains and grains, and I cannot do without tea, rice, oil and salt. The price of salt and grain in this city has soared, and I am using the remaining money in my bag more and more. How could I not know?"

Li Ke was shocked when he heard Guangyangzi's answer. He looked at the Taoist priest in his heart. Guangyangzi was different from those singular Taoists. He did not have those pretending mysterious postures, but was very down-to-earth.

Li Ke felt that Guangyangzi had some meaning and was about to ask him a few more questions, but at this moment, a team of people wearing yamen uniforms were moving out of the city, and the leader was wearing light green official uniforms.

There are many officials in Huainan Road. Li Ke has only seen officials as the governor of various states. Li Ke is very jealous, but Li Ke looked at the visitor and quickly guessed the identity of the visitor. In this Xuyi city, who else can be wearing a seventh-rank official in addition to the magistrate of Xuyi Lin Yuantu?

Li Yuantu rode a fast horse. As soon as he left the city gate, he saw Li Ke sitting in the teahouse outside the city. He turned over and dismounted and walked quickly to Li Ke.

"I am the magistrate of Xuyi, Lin Yuantu, to pay homage to the ambassador for the promotion and demotion of Huainan Road, His Highness the King of Chu." Lin Yuantu walked to Li Ke and leaned over to worship.

Li Ke looked at Lin Yuantu in front of him and said to Lin Yuantu with a smile: "The news that Magistrate Lin is so well-informed. I have just sat outside the city for a while, and you will be there."

Xuyi City was flooded and the Huaihe River was at risk of breaking the dike, so Li Ke had to come here to supervise the water in person. Lin Yuantu was already intimidated. Now someone told Li Ke that he had arrived. Lin Yuantu was afraid that Li Ke would be accused of it, so he rushed here.

Lin Yuantu said: "I am not well-informed, but I happened to be patrolling the city and saw Your Highness here from afar, so I came to pay my respects."

Lin Yuantu rode his horse, looking hurried, and didn't seem to see Li Ke, and then came down from the city, clearly coming from a long way.

However, Li Ke was too lazy to point out him, and just said, "Minister Lin is determined, but if Magister Lin puts half of these thoughts on civil affairs, why would the people in the city panic? They actually have to set up altars and set up magic to stabilize people's hearts."

Guangyangzi was standing beside Li Ke. Li Ke probably knew about Guangyangzi's opening of the prefecture. Lin Yuantu did not dare to make too much excuse and replied: "I am talented and knowledgeable, but I am not good at managing water. I can only try to stabilize the hearts of the people in the city for a while. I hope your highness will forgive me."

Li Ke said unhappy when he heard this, "I used the casting of spells to temporarily stabilize the hearts of the people in the city. I asked you to use light methods. But now the law has been used and the Tao has been done, but the heavy rain has not stopped. What should I do? You do not matter how important things are. This is to put me on the fire and roast me."

Through this method, Lin Yuantu has indeed temporarily stabilized the hearts of the people in the city to a certain extent, but all of this is only temporary and can only serve as a delay.

Now that the heavy rain has not stopped after casting spells for a few days, the people in the city will naturally become gradually in chaos again. This pressure is pressing on Li Ke who came to Xuyi to supervise the water, so Li Ke's words are not false.

According to the identity of Li Ke and Lin Yuantu, what Li Ke said was serious. Lin Yuantu hurriedly bowed and said, "Your Highness forgives your crime. I am definitely not this. I hope your Highness will observe clearly."

Li Ke gently waved his sleeves and said, "You want me to observe clearly. Will I stop the heavy rain and the people in the city be safe?"

Lin Yuantu heard Li Ke's words, and seemed to have other intentions, so he asked: "I am stupid and my governance is not as good as Your Highness, I hope your Highness will make it clear."

Li Ke said: "If you want to cure a flood, you must first calm the people's hearts. If you want to calm the people's hearts, you must first set the salt in the city and the price of grain. I will go to the county government immediately. You will bring the salt store and the person in charge of the grain store for me to come to me."
Chapter completed!