Bianning County.
Prefectural Governor Xu Xi set down the official document in his hand, his eyebrows tightly knitted. He called a staff member and said, "Why have there been more and more refugees lately? Over the past ten days, fifteen thousand refugees have passed through our county. Should we cut the porridge rations by half again?"
The staff member was shocked and hurriedly said, "Absolutely not, absolutely not! The last time one porridge station gave out less, it resulted in a refugee uprising, and they beat up everyone working there. Now, no one is willing to take on the job at the porridge factory, but the refugees say…"
"Stop hesitating, out with it!"
"They say... if they can't survive, they'll come to the Governor Mansion for food!"
Xu Xi slammed his hand down on the table, angrily saying, "Such audacity! Are mere refugees really that hard to suppress?"
