He was a little flustered.
To be honest, he wasn’t moved at all when he saw this scene.
But this prince in front of him couldn’t be certain.
He had lived in luxury since he was young and had lived in the most affluent imperial city for many years. It was impossible for him to have seen such a scene.
With his shallow understanding of the prince, he would definitely be kindhearted and unable to bear it!
When the time came, who would be the one to vent their anger?
It would be him!
He might even be punished for his mismanagement.
But could this be blamed on him?
These people looked miserable, but in reality, they were the true portrayal of the people at the bottom. It was nothing out of the ordinary.
In any other city, there were many more families like this.
However, the blame that he had imagined did not come.
Although He Chuan’s expression looked a little grave, his tone was still calm as he asked, “Xu Ke, how are the supplies in the city now?”
Xu Ke answered in fear and trepidation, “There are not many reserves in the military camp, barely enough for the soldiers to survive the winter. We haven’t had time to investigate the other places yet. If nothing goes wrong, most of them should have been taken away by the merchants.”
“I understand.”
He Chuan nodded slowly, “Work hard tonight, ask the brothers to go to the warehouse in my mansion to take out dry firewood and charcoal. Send some to each house. We’ll search the entire city tomorrow to determine the specific amount of reserves.”
“Your Highness, you’re not thinking of taking care of the civilians in Ji City, are you?”
Xu Ke said tentatively, “Forgive me for being blunt, but it’s already good enough that we can survive this winter. If we forcefully take care of these lowlifes, perhaps we won’t even have to wait for the beast tide. Everyone will freeze to death and starve to death…”
“Why are you talking so much nonsense?”
“Take it from the people and use it for the people. If you’re not willing to do it, step down yourself, I’ll choose someone else.”
He Chuan frowned, showing his might without being angry.
The domineering aura of an Emperor from his previous life could not help but be released.
Xu Ke did not dare to say anything else.
At the same time, he could not help but sigh in his heart.
As expected of someone who had once been the crown prince.
It was really rare to have such an imposing manner at such a young age.
There was no more talk.
He accepted the order and left, beginning to send his subordinates to do this matter.
When the people successively received such warmth in the biting cold winter, they were all very surprised.
No one had expected that the new City Lord, who was a noble, would actually care about their lives and give out such precious resources.
Although the amount was not much, it was enough for them to barely survive the night.
However, this goodwill was silently engraved in their hearts.
[The impression of the people has increased! The final evaluation point has increased slightly! ]
When He Chuan heard the news from the reincarnation seal, he knew that he did not do anything wrong.
This was the right direction.
The next morning, Xu Ke appeared at the gate of the City Lord’s mansion and reported to him excitedly, as if something good had happened.
“Your Highness! The goods in the city have been counted!”
“Tell me about it.”
“Hehe, it’s all on the list!”
Xu Ke took out a piece of origami paper from his pocket and handed it over, “Take a look.”
He Chuan received it and took a look.
The first half was a letter, and the second half was a list of goods.
“Those merchants are really hiding deep.”
Xu Ke rubbed his hands and smiled, “They didn’t even tell me that they left something for you. If we didn’t find it, then it doesn’t matter if Glory City still exists or not. When they come back, they can still take it away and continue selling it. If we find it, it will be given to you as a favor.”
He Chuan chuckled, “Merchants seek profits. Of course, they won’t do a loss-making business. The goods that can’t be taken away and my good impression, they’ll at least get one of them.”
Xu Ke gave him a thumbs up.
“Your Highness is indeed thoughtful, it seems that you’ve already expected all of this!”
He Chuan smiled slightly and didn’t say anything.
The content of the letter was probably to thank him for sending people to escort the group of merchants to Freedom City, so he especially left behind a large number of rice noodles and winter clothes.
Xu Ke thought that he was farsighted.
But He Chuan knew that this was the butterfly effect brought about by the Law of Heaven, the law of karma BUFF of ‘Thousands of gold are gone and returned’.
It was quite interesting!
At first, he thought that it was an immediate compensation for spending something.
He did not expect it to be returned in this way.
Although it came a little slow and he might not be able to find it, the biggest benefit was that he did not need to explain.
No one would doubt him.
Reasonable!!
Now it was a bit like an investment.
It was a small gamble.
Whether or not he could get the final profit depended on his own ability.
Not bad!
He Chuan liked this kind of challenging thing.
Otherwise, with unlimited free resources, even a pig might be able to get an SS rank!
Oh no, unlimited resources wouldn’t gain a high rating.
Doing so would instead be self-defeating.
Unless one obtained resources and did not use them but hoarded them, then this BUFF would be meaningless.
There was no need to think about this now.
Satisfied!
He Chuan’s thoughts sank slightly, and he started to use his deduction ability.
[Continue to distribute resources: Can activate the law of Karma, ‘Thousands of gold are gone’, Reward received for distributing wealth: A return of kindness!]
[Do not distribute resources: There are no special changes in the world timeline, waiting for the arrival of the beast tide.]
It was still the same notification.
If he chose the former, he did not know when the reward would be given to him.
If something unexpected happened along the way, there might not even be any emergency supplies.
As for the latter, it was growing steadily, waiting for the arrival of the beast tide.
The rich merchants left a lot of resources behind, giving them to the remaining citizens in the city. It would not be a problem for them to eat for a few months.
He Chuan did not think for long before he resolutely chose the former.
Continue to spend the wealth!
He looked further ahead.
The beast tide these few months was nothing at all.
It was just a small stumbling block at the beginning of his arrival in this place.
After he passed it?
What should he do?
He Chuan was very clear in his heart.
Only by continuing to develop and making Glory City bigger and stronger was the fastest way to raise the final evaluation point.
Hence, he issued an order.
From today onwards, all citizens in the city could receive a certain amount of survival supplies from the City Lord’s Mansion!
This included the food and clothes that everyone needed the most!
Once this news spread out, the entire city was in an uproar!