Knowing this news, Qin Yuanwai's heart was like eating a fly feces.

The shopkeeper He on the side had a light in his eyes, and reminded in a low voice: "The owner, this is an opportunity." ”

Qin Yuanwai couldn't help but be stunned, "What kind of opportunity is this, being valued by the royal lord Bo and appointing him as the envoy of the river is equivalent to having an official status." If you find trouble with him, first, it will not be easy, and second, I am afraid that the king will try his best to protect him. Even the cash-for-work in the county this time was Fan Yu's idea, and this kid is already a little powerful now. ”

The shopkeeper He smiled reservedly, quite a bit of the meaning of the mountain people's own clever plan.

"The owner, it's because Fan Yu has become the envoy of the river that it's easy to do." Shopkeeper He said lightly: "Since you have an errand, you have to take responsibility." Think about it, if this errand of his river control is smashed, something will happen......"

Qin Yuanwai's eyes rolled a few times, and he said with some annoyance: "Something is wrong? What kind of trouble can happen, can't we still dig up the river embankment, won't it even flood your own fields, you are the lifeblood of the Qin Mansion! ”

Shopkeeper He grinned and said, "Don't worry, I won't come up with such an idea of burning jade." In fact, it is very simple, the owner sent people to spread the news in the direction of Chenzhou, saying that there is grain in Caoqiao Town. ”

Qin Yuanwai asked, "Aren't you the same as yesterday?" It's just that it attracts more hungry people. ”

"That's right, that's what the owner is. He, Fan Yu, is not a river control envoy, does he have food in his hands? The grain transported from the county is just to repair the river section of our Caoqiao Town, so it must not be too much. As long as the number of hungry people increases, these grains will not be enough to eat, or he Fan Yu will no longer recruit hungry people. Anything he does, something will happen. ”

Qin Yuanwai took a breath, "In this way, if there are too many hungry people, if one of them is not well controlled, it will be chaos." If Fan Yu can't resist it, then how can it be good. ”

Shopkeeper He said with a smile: "Yesterday, Fan Yu also reminded me that small profits can also be sold more, and you can also get a good reputation." Fan Yu couldn't support the situation, so our grain shop could take the opportunity to open, saying that it had rushed to ship grain overnight and sold it at the usual price of 200 yuan and one stone, so as to spend the country with the hungry people. Although this price is much cheaper than before, it is definitely a lot of money. fell in the eyes of the prince Bo and the magistrate, Fan Yu was young and thin, and he was not enough to succeed and more than to lose. How can there be a proprietor who is reliable and calm, and has the style of a general. ”

"How many hungry people are brought to the town, less is not good, more is dangerous, your idea is not very reliable." Qin Yuanwai shook his head.

"It's easy." Shopkeeper He shook his head and said very proudly: "The owner only needs to send someone to Chenzhou to register one or two hundred households." As long as they are told that only those who have registered can have food, they can let these families go to Caoqiao Town to work for relief. At this time, who cares whether this registration is true or not, as long as there is something to eat, they will come obediently. Those who didn't register must know that they won't have food to eat when they arrive in Caoqiao Town, so they naturally won't come. ”

Qin Yuanwai couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and clapped his hands and said, "You are really my little Zhuge , this method is very good!" Tomorrow you will find someone to do it, and don't show your feet. When Fan Yu Mo Ming saw many hungry people saying that they had registered, he didn't know how surprised and panicked he would be! ”

Wang Feng had already left, leaving all the affairs of Caoqiao Town to Fan Yu, and leaving two officials.

Hundreds of stones of grain were also sent by Wang Feng into an ancestral hall in the town, and the key was handed over to Fan Yu for safekeeping.

But this lot of grain is placed in the ancestral hall, and a lock can't stop people.

Fan Yu, who had a headache, had to find ten strong men from among the hungry people, and each of them was given half an extra ration. Let them leave five people to guard the ancestral hall every day, and the other five people go to the river as team leaders, leading people to strengthen the river embankment and dredge the river. Rotate once a day so that they count and supervise each other. These ten men directly obeyed Fan Yu's orders, and they had half the rations more than ordinary hungry people, and they felt that they would be superior to others and full of enthusiasm out of thin air. Of course, if there is dissatisfaction, two officials will come forward to deter them.

Fan Yu has been a village officer, and he has the task of flood control every year, and he is no stranger to affairs. But now that they are working for money, these hungry people don't even have a place to live, and they can't be allowed to sleep in the open air.

So it took a day for Fan Yu to let these hungry people cut down trees outside the town and build a shelter, which can be regarded as a place to stay.

It was only in the evening that he dragged his tired body home.

Stepmother Li heard Fan Yu's voice calling the door, so she came to open the door, "Yu'er, you are not at home every day, what are you doing?" There's a famine outside, but don't run around. ”

Fan Yu smiled bitterly, walked in the door with a hoarse voice, and said, "Mother, I don't want to either." Who knew that when I went out in the morning to meet with the king Bo, I appointed a child to control the river, and I had to lead the hungry people to strengthen the river embankment and dredge the river. It's not a tiring day before and after running, and I just got the hungry people in a safe place, and my voice is hoarse. ”

When Granny Li heard this, she was distressed, "Good boy, but my son is tired." What you're doing now is saving lives. If you do it with peace of mind, it is a great merit to save the lives of these hungry people. It's just that my son has to take on this heavy responsibility at such a young age. ”

may have thought of his own son, and his mother-in-law Granny Li's motherly feelings had nowhere to vent, so she made up for Fan Yu.

Although she was blind, Granny Li still kept picking vegetables for Fan Yu, and went to get his coat to be mended.

knew that the identity of his stepmother was the queen mother of the Great Song Dynasty, but Fan Yu felt that she was a mother and son for many years, and she didn't feel any sense of being born.

"The mother is too worried, and the child is only affected for one day. Tomorrow, the river will be cleared and the embankment will be strengthened, and the child will only need to assign people, and he will not have to work himself. Fan Yu comforted.

As soon as she heard Fan Yu say this, her stepmother, Granny Li, was relieved.

Early the next morning, Fan Yu took a large number of hungry people to the Jialu River, divided the river section for these hungry people, and ordered them to complete the repair on time. If any of the five hungry groups did not finish on time, half of their rations would be deducted. The leader of this group will also be unlucky and deduct all the rations of the day.

When the hungry people were neutral, some people were dissatisfied, "Fan Xiaoshan, why should you be so serious." The imperial court is working for relief, and this repair of the river is just a beginning, in fact, it is just asking for help from us hungry people. ”

Fan Yu frowned, and immediately responded loudly: "The food of the imperial court is not for nothing, if you don't want to work, it's okay, just give you one or two grains a day to hang your life, and the saved food, everyone can eat more when they work, do you promise or not." ”

The guy immediately shrank his head and said no more.

He arranged the affairs of many hungry people here, but he didn't know that people outside Qin Yuan had also arrived at the border of Chenzhou.