Song Ci felt cold in his heart when he said this, and he was shocked when he said it, if the emperor heard it, I am afraid it will not be good. However, he sits high in the Hall of Virtue every day and swims in the Longxi River with Concubine Jia, how can he see such a situation?

"Old man, and fellow villagers, Song has already come anyway, since you believe me, well, this matter will be solved by me, Song promises, I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer within three days."

Soon, Wencheng Wenwu ran over, and the two of them gasped heavily, came to Song Ci's side and said: "My lord, there is no granary in this county, but there is one in the rice shop, how about it, should we go and see?"

Song Ci said: "Wencheng, you immediately return to the barracks to transfer people, transfer a thousand generals, if you don't let out, you will break in, at the same time, Wenwu, you take us to this rice shop to see, at the same time, we had better change all the clothes, otherwise we won't see the problem."

"Yes, sir."

Everyone took off their clothes, and then changed into plain clothes, and dozens of people walked forward.

Along the way, Song Ci didn't know how many refugees he had met, but he really couldn't control it, this county magistrate, his heart was made of stone? He didn't touch it in the slightest?

The further he went, the more unbearable Song Ci became, and he couldn't wait to immediately arrest this magistrate and behead him.

With the passage of time, gradually, everyone finally came to this rice shop, which is very large, dozens of meters wide, and the millet inside has been ground up, so it can be washed and taken directly.

Outside the rice line, there were hundreds of people, and these people didn't know how long they hadn't eaten, they fell to the ground, and they didn't even have the strength to turn over, which was very miserable.

And in the rice line, there are dozens of people stationed here with weapons in hand, and they are worried that someone will take the opportunity to rob, but they ignore that these refugees will fall down as soon as they touch them, and where do they still have the strength to speak?

"Xiaoyue Xiaoxiang, you go buy a few more hundred steamed buns, look at these people on the ground, Song really suspects that they won't survive today."

"At the same time, Wenwu, you take some people to buy steamed buns and send them to the refugees in the city, remember to tell them that if you want to eat a full stomach, you can come here, and Song is currently in charge."

"Yes, my lord." He led the men out.

Song Ci came to this rice shop, glanced at it casually and said, "Xiao Er, I don't know how much this rice costs a bag?"

A big man walked over and stretched out his hand, "It's not much, a bag of 100 catties only costs one tael of silver." ”

A tael of silver for a hundred catties? This price is more than ten times longer, even if there is; A working craftsman can't afford to buy a hundred catties of grain in a month!

He was cold, the price must be controlled by someone with a heart, this price, even if it is a person with a lot of money, sooner or later one day the mountain will be empty, very terrible.

Xiao Er saw that Song Ci was dressed ordinarily, but he didn't look like a poor person, so he also opened his mouth.

"How about the guest officer, do you want to buy it. How many hundred pounds? You see that you are strong, it should be no problem for one person to resist 200 catties, and besides, it really can't be done, hire two people outside, give them a few steamed buns, and assign you to send them to the house. ”

Song Ci shook his head and sighed: "In other counties, one or two pieces of silver can buy more than 1,000 catties of rice, why is it so expensive when it comes to you?" In my opinion, you are sincerely robbing!"

Xiao Er was furious, he groaned, and even the fierce light appeared, obviously dissatisfied with Song Ci's words.

"Boy, I think you're sincere in finding fault, aren't you? Our rice shop is at this price, if you can afford it, you can buy it, if you can't afford it, go farther, don't come to disturb the uncle's business, otherwise the county magistrate can arrest you, believe it or not?"

Song Ci smiled: "What, you still know the magistrate?"

"Hehe, it's not just acquaintance, do you know that this rice line is opened by the county magistrate, do you know? If it weren't for his old man's order, who would dare to do this?"

Song Ci understood but didn't say anything, in just such a short time, no less than dozens of people walked in from the outside, and then one person left with a bag of rice, although the price is high, but people have to eat, otherwise wouldn't they starve to death?

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These people are also forced to do so, they are not very rich, and in this county, they can be regarded as having some small businesses, but after all, they can't stand sitting and eating.

Song Ci looked at it for a while, and since he didn't have the idea of buying, he was naturally driven out at this moment.

On the side of the road, Qin Xiaoyue and Xiaoxiang distributed steamed buns to these people, and in just a while, hundreds of people gathered, but compared with the overall, it was too much worse.

After these people were full, they did not act immediately, and had no other plans at all, and continued to sit on the ground, staring into the distance with blank eyes, as if they were stupid.

In the distance, a team rushed over, it was the relief grain of the imperial court that arrived, there were dozens of carriages, each cart had thousands of catties of grain.

This team came from afar, Song Ci thought that it would be distributed to the people for free, but unexpectedly stopped outside the rice shop, and then the steward got out of the car, and someone in the house also walked out.

The previous Xiao Er shouted at the crowd, "You give these grains to the master to get out of the car, and then all the grains are carried to the store, and then each person will be given five steamed buns for free." ”

With a bang, everyone went out, this kind of good thing is not every day, and tens of thousands of people grab dozens of jobs, which is very competitive.

Song Ci was worried about this scene, the people were completely like puppets playing around, they didn't have the ability to distinguish right from wrong, and completely regarded this matter as a charity.

Merely.... It's just that why don't you dare to expose the uprising and be a thief?

Hundreds of people have already rushed over at the same time, they are very rhythmic, and in less than half an hour, they have already been completed, but Mi Xing also kept his promise and gave goods.

They...... Are they going to live one day at a time? Or is it completely unaware that they and others are being kept in the dark? Song Ci didn't believe it, could all of these people be fools?

No matter how stupid he was, he should have found out what was wrong, so he walked up to a young man and said, "Brother, can I ask a question?" Why didn't you doubt it when you were already so destitute?"

This person raised his head and looked at Song Ci, "Doubt, what kind of suspicion do you say?" I obviously knew that this matter was done by the magistrate, but so what? Barefoot will never be able to fight those with shoes, at least people can run faster than you, don't you know?"

Song Ci was silent, this is a fact, and it cannot be refuted at this moment.

But these people are unwilling to rise up, are they willing to wait here for death?

"Xiaoyou, may I ask, you are no longer able to guarantee food and clothing, it is estimated that you will not be able to eat a meal this day, what if the days go on for a long time and you can't hold on? Just starved to death like that?"

He sighed, "Hungry? No, it doesn't matter, the rice line needs workers to carry it, and you can get a few steamed buns in an hour, which is enough to eat at the end of the day, although it is competitive, but they are willing to use acquaintances.

Song Ci didn't know how to describe his mood, maybe these people were already tired, and it was a big deal to live one day at a time!

The magistrates here are already fat, and they are so bold, not only as simple as corruption, but even deliberately hurting people.

Song Ci still has doubts at the moment, there are officials guarding the city gate, is there no one to escape? Also, how did the old woman who came to report to the official come out that day? Is there any silver?

"Young man, can you tell Song that you people have ever been out of the city? You can't afford to eat in the county, so why do you want to stay here?"

This person has tears in his eyes, and he can't stop it, not because they are willing to be here, but because they can't get out, or they are reluctant to grow up in a place where they grow up.

He got up and said: "Childe, I see that you are also from other places, you are really confused, we can't come and go in this county, no matter who you are, as long as you come in, then don't want to get out alive, don't you say angry?" These dog officials are more powerful than the emperor, and if there is anyone who disobeys, they will be caught in the river and drowned, and I estimate that there are thousands of bones in them.

With a bang, Song Ciru's head cracked, and his mind seemed to have been hit by countless heavenly thunders, looking dazed, looking at each other stupidly

Killed thousands of people, this is not as simple as casually embezzling some silver, it is simply not as good as anti-thieves, anti-thieves have some humanity.

His gaze was furious like it had never been before, from high to low, and he began to roar, and even his body couldn't help but tremble.

In the distance, these refugees had already left when they got the steamed buns, and at this time, another team came over, it seemed to be the magistrate of this place, about forty years old, riding a high-headed horse, very majestic, followed by dozens of officials.

The man came to a halt at the line carrying food, and then took out a silver ticket and handed it to one of them, and then a voice came.

"Lord Yun, I have worked hard to transport the grain from Lin'an, and the officials are really thankful.

Yun Dadao: "This official is in charge of the treasury, even if there is no official position of three or four grades, but the power in his hands is huge, and he can give the silver to whomever he wants, even if he is the emperor?" Can you care about such a trivial matter?"

Peng Zhixian echoed one after another, he felt that what the other party said was very right, so he said: "Lord Yun, it took nearly half a month to transport the grain this time, I don't know when Lord Yun will deliver it next?" You must know that the population of this county is over 200,000, and at present, I am afraid it will not be long before it will be eaten up!"

"This.... Peng Zhixian don't worry, the official's transportation team has set off, a total of one million catties, this time is enough for you to eat for a while, ahaha, besides, not everyone in the county can afford rice, right?"

Peng Zhixian nodded one after another, and when Song Ci heard their conversation, he came over because of the position of the director, and he must investigate the matter and fall to the ground, and when his soldiers came, it would be the death of these people.