Shen Yan's eyes were firmly fixed on Han Hui, her hand had already touched the hilt of the knife, and she secretly felt a nervousness in her heart.

Entering the city and directly ordering people to be taken, this is the idea she gave Lin Pingping. Only this approach has a surprising winning effect, but it is difficult to guarantee that Hanhui will jump off the wall in a hurry, which contains certain risks.

It was when the two sides were tense that Long Boxiang also pulled out his waist knife, but pointed the blade at Han Hui's subordinates and said, "The deputy envoy of the Qin mission is here, do you really want to raise troops to rebel?" ”

Although Liuzhou Wei set up local officials and local soldiers, there were more Han soldiers here. If Han Hui's gang wanted to rebel, Long Boxiang and the others would definitely be loyal to the Ming Dynasty and would definitely suppress it.

Han Hui looked at the identity of the other party is Qincha, and Long Bo thought that these Han soldiers had made a stand, so he couldn't help but sigh gloomily in his heart, and ordered bitterly to his own soldiers: "Stand down!" ”

Although these pro-soldiers have been loyal to the Han family for generations, most of them are dragged by their families, and many people are actually unwilling to follow Han Hui to rebel.

After hearing Han Hui's order, they put down their weapons one after another, knowing that Han Hui was in big trouble this time, and they were afraid that they would have to pay the price for his greed.

Several wolf-like brocade guards stepped forward, took Han Hui down directly, and tied people up with ropes.

In just one face, Lin Ping immediately showed a determination that did not match her age, and even directly arrested several of the most powerful people in Liuzhou City.

Originally, there were still some wavering neutrals, but seeing that this deputy envoy of the Qin Mission was so tough, and even arrested Gao Yan and others, they had already decisively fallen to Lin Pingping.

Although Han Hui was arrested by Jinyiwei, he secretly gave a henchman beside him a look, and that henchman quietly retreated and then disappeared into the crowd.

With Liuzhou Governor Gao Yan, Liuzhou Governor Qian Huilong, Ma Pingzhi County Wei Gangjin and Liuzhou Commander Wei Tongzhi Hanhui becoming prisoners, everyone's attention is on Lin Pingping, and they are full of awe for this deputy envoy.

Lin usually watched Han Hui being taken down, so he sat on a tall horse and said eloquently: "This deputy envoy is here for disaster relief this time, and it is also for justice!" How you oppress the people on a daily basis, this deputy envoy doesn't care, in fact, he can't control it. However, now Liuzhou has suffered from a drought that has rarely been seen for decades, thousands of miles of red land, no harvest, and there is still no rain until today, maybe there is no harvest of grain this autumn! Now that the deputy envoy has arrived in Liuzhou City, he will mainly do three things: first, he must open a warehouse to release grain and relieve tens of thousands of displaced people outside the city; the second is to crack down on the price of rice in Liuzhou City, so that the people in the city can eat affordable rice; The third is to eliminate local bad governance, so that the two-level yamen can focus on people's livelihood! ”

These three things seem to be simple and unpretentious, but each of them is to the point, and it can be said that it is a real move to benefit the country and the people.

"The subordinate (lowly position) is at the disposal of the deputy envoy!" Liuzhou Tong sentenced Qin Di and the others to be hot-blooded people, and they were moved by these words, and immediately said respectfully.

"Everything is at the disposal of the deputy envoy!"

There were not only the officials and generals of the two levels of yamen present, but also the soldiers and officials at the bottom, who also knelt down to respond at this time.

The reason why they support Lin Pingping so much is that in addition to Lin Pingping's identity, what Lin Pingping did before for the people of Liuzhou City is more important. It was under her intervention that the price of rice in Liuzhou City dropped to ten wen a catty.

On the other hand, the price of rice during Lin's usual absence actually rose from 10 wen a catty to 100 wen a catty, so that the 100,000 residents of the city could only be forced to eat the sky-high price of rice from the four major banks.

It is precisely because of this, whether it is for the people of Liuzhou City or for their own livelihood, they have reason to support this deputy envoy of the Qin Mission, who is dedicated to the people.

Lin usually felt everyone's intentions, so he raised his hand seriously and said: "Let's go, let's go to the granary together and open the granary for the refugees outside the city to release grain!" ”

After all, this is an agricultural country, and natural disasters are not uncommon.

In the past disasters, the imperial court and the local government have always served as the main force for disaster relief. Once the imperial court is unable to take on this mission, it is usually not far from its demise, and many regime upheavals have originated from revolts of displaced people.

Nowadays, Daming has established a perfect disaster relief system and has always been the absolute main force of disaster relief. In addition to the imperial court will transfer relief grain from other places, the local government has also set up a standing position.

Lin Ping's heart is most concerned about the grain that is often closed, and only by holding this most important disaster relief resource in his hands can he ensure the rations of refugees outside the city and the price of rice in Liuzhou City.

When the group was just halfway there, a catcher hurried to this side, pointing to the granary behind him in a panic and said, "Oh no, someone has set fire to the granary, please go and put out the fire quickly!" ”

"Lord Deputy Envoy, the last general Liuzhou Wei Baihu Chen Sanshui is willing to go to the rescue!" When Chen Sanshui heard the news, he immediately took the initiative to ask for help.

Lin Pingchang knew that he had to put out the fire as soon as possible at this time, so he said to Chen Sanshui: "Okay, you go quickly, the granary is related to the rations of tens of thousands of people, and this matter cannot be lost!" ”

"Obedience!" Chen Sanshui responded, and even led people towards that side.

When Han Hui heard this sudden news, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise slightly, and he already had some expectations in his heart, hoping that this fire could burn the granary to the ground.

When Qian Huilong heard the news, he secretly rejoiced in his heart, hoping that this fire could burn the grain to ashes.

"Let's go, let's hurry up!" Lin usually glanced thoughtfully at Han Hui with a happy look on his face, and even sped up and walked towards that side.

After these years of investigation, she naturally knew some things about Liuzhou City. Although Wu Guifang personally inspected Chang Ping's position, according to the exact information she received, this granary had already been stolen.

In fact, from the greedy faces of Gao Yan, Qian Huilong, Wei Gangjin and Han Hui, they can also guess that they must have already stretched out their hands to this granary, and they should have used some means to fool Wu Guifang's verification in the past.

Gao Yan and Wei Gangjin heard the news of the granary fire, but there was no joy on their faces. Whether they were greedy for relief food or a fire in the granary, they were also held accountable by the imperial court.

The granary is located in the southeast corner of Liuzhou City, which is not only heavily guarded, but also managed by a warehouse ambassador.

When Lin Pingping and his party arrived, the fire in the granary had been extinguished, and Chen Sanshui stepped forward to report: "Return to the deputy envoy, the granary has been controlled by the lowly position, but it is ......."

Lin Ping raised his head to look at the thin wisp of green smoke rising from the east wall of the granary, and his hanging heart was slightly lowered, and he asked curiously: "But it's okay to say?" ”

"Ambassador Cang just wanted to abscond, and someone pointed out that he set the fire, and the last general took the initiative to arrest him!" Chen Sanshui's face was quite complicated, and he ordered his subordinates behind him: "Escort people up!" ”

As soon as the words fell, a middle-aged man in a cyan official robe was pushed up by two soldiers.

Ambassador Cang is a Zheng Jiupin official, although he has little authority, but after all, he is an official, and there will always be some oil and water in the granary. As long as they are not overly greedy, they usually stay in this position honestly.

Lin usually looked at the ambassador of the granary, and when he learned that he was the one who set fire to the granary, he asked straight to the point: "Tell me how much grain is left in the granary!" ”

Rather than holding anyone responsible, she was more concerned about how much grain was left in this granary, and if there was an extra hundred stones of grain left in the granary, she would be able to save many more refugees.

Ambassador Cang was tied with a rope, and as soon as he was pushed hard by the soldiers, he fell to his knees on the ground.

Qin Di has always hated this kind of official who guards and steals, and immediately stepped forward and said sharply: "This is the deputy envoy of the Qin Mission, everything you have done has been exposed, don't you still tell the truth?" ”

Maping County Cheng Niu Dongsheng and others looked at the ambassador of the warehouse who was kneeling on the ground, and they were also curious, and they all wanted to know how much grain Gao Yan's group had moved from Changping.

Ambassador Cang knew that this time it was a catastrophe, and responded with a dejected appearance: "If the number of granaries is added up now, there is probably only ...... left Five hundred stone left! ”

What the? Five hundred stones?

When Qin Di heard this number, his eyes immediately widened vigorously, and he asked in shock: "The grain stored in the granary is 5,000 stones, and now there are only 500 stones left?" ”

When Maping County Chengniu Dongsheng and other officials heard this, they exchanged glances with complicated faces.

Although they had already guessed that there were some problems with the regular closing position, they were still shocked to hear that there was such a big shortage in the granary.

If it were in normal times, the problem would not be too serious. It's just that now in the period of great drought, every grain of rice is life-saving food, but it turns out that these people are greedy for ninety percent.

Lin Ping was also secretly taken aback, exchanged a look with Shen Yan, and even gave an order: "Count the grain stored in the granary, and put the relevant personnel directly in prison!" ”

Gao Yan, Qian Huilong, Wei Gangjin, Han Hui and others saw that the matter had been completely exposed, and the whole person was like a frosted eggplant, waiting for them to be liquidated.

Gao Yan thought that his reputation for a lifetime had been ruined, and he suddenly knelt down towards Lin Ping and said, "Lord Deputy Envoy, the lower official is willing to hand over all the silver taels he has obtained to the Lord, and please open the net!" ”

When Qin Di and the others heard this, they couldn't help but secretly look at Lin Pingping.

Lin Ping turned over and dismounted, and said to Gao Yan seriously: "Gao Zhifu, what you committed is not just a matter of silver taels, it is to swallow 4,500 stone of grain privately!" If you can hand over 4,500 stone of grain to the deputy envoy for disaster relief, the deputy envoy can intercede for you for the sake of the food! ”

Qin Di and the others found out that this deputy envoy really put the people first, and they couldn't help but admire it even more.

"Your Excellency, all that food is ...... It's all been sold! Gao Yan faced Lin Ping's request, but responded bitterly.

After two consecutive years of drought in Liuzhou City, there is actually not much grain in Liuzhou City. It's just that they don't want to spend a lot of money to buy grain from other places, but they have the idea of closing the position often, and they plan to make a deal without capital.

According to the plan they formulated, they stole 4,500 stone of grain from Chang Ping and sold it to the 100,000 people in Liuzhou City at a high price to grab profits, and then falsely reported the remaining 500 stone of grain as 5,000 stone of grain, which was distributed to refugees outside the city in the name of disaster relief.

This plan can be described as seamless, not only by selling rice at a high price to the people of Liuzhou City to grab huge profits, but also by opening a warehouse to release grain to falsely report the stolen grain.

It's just that people are not as good as heaven, and Nanyang Patrol Lin usually suddenly appeared in Liuzhou City, which completely exposed their plans, and all of them became prisoners.

Lin Ping's face sank, and he waved his hand and said, "This deputy envoy wants food but not silver!" Come on, put them all in the government prison, and wait for the deputy envoy to play the Ming court to discuss again! ”

A full 4,500 stone of official grain was sold, which was by no means a trivial matter. Once the matter is stabbed, even if it is Lin Pingping, it is actually impossible to open up to Gao Yan.

It can only be said that Gao Yan's group of officials are so greedy that they dare to stretch out their hands to life-saving food.

In just one day, Gao Yan, Qian Huilong, Han Hui, Wei Gangjin and others, who were separated and imprisoned, confessed one after another, and they admitted to participating in the theft of Chang Ping's rice and grain for private sale.

Han Fai confronts accusations from others and eventually admits that he is in charge of it all.

It's just that the food in Liuzhou City is less than expected, which makes the food problem in Liuzhou City more serious than expected.

As the saying goes: it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, even if Lin Pingping has now grasped the power, but he does not have enough official food in his hands, not to mention suppressing the price of rice, whether he can prevent thousands of refugees from starving to death is a question.

It is precisely because of this that the biggest problem in Liuzhou City at present is how to solve the problem of food shortage.

After this great turmoil in Liuzhou officialdom, the Liuzhou government sentenced Qin Di to become the acting governor of Liuzhou, and Chengniu Dongsheng of Maping County naturally became the acting governor.

The two officials both put themselves in their positions, and together they found Lin Pingping, and asked for instructions worriedly: "Lord Deputy Envoy, what can I do about the food?"

"Do you know which family still has a large amount of grain in our Liuzhou Mansion?" Lin usually knew that the top priority now was to find a large amount of food for replenishment, so he asked straight to the point.

Cheng Niu Dong of Maping County shook his head gently, but Qin Di, the general judge of Liuzhou Mansion, responded seriously: "There should be no in Liuzhou Mansion, but there are 100,000 stones of grain in the Jingjiang Mansion of Guizhou Mansion!" ”

Jingjiang Wangfu is not a descendant of Zhu Yuanzhang, the first generation of Jingjiang King is Zhu Yuanzhang's nephew Zhu Wenzheng. On April 7 of the third year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang divided the princes, and Zhu Wenzheng's son Zhu Shouqian was named the king of Jingjiang, and built the Jingjiang royal city in the territory of Guizhou.

Today, the population of Jingjiang Wangfu has multiplied to nearly 1,000 people, and the amount of rice in Jingjiang Wangfu has reached an astonishing 100,000 stone every year.

It can be said that two or three percent of Guangxi's tax and grain revenue in the whole province is directly supplied to the Jingjiang Palace. Even if Guangxi suffered two years of drought, it did not have much impact on the Jingjiang Palace, and they still held a large amount of grain in their hands.

Lin Ping's heart moved slightly, and he nodded in response: "Okay, I'll send someone to the Jingjiang Palace, hoping to buy some food from them!" ”

"Lord Deputy Envoy, you don't have to send someone over, the people from the Jingjiang Palace's Mansion are now in Liuzhou City, and their people have taken the initiative to find the next official!" Qin Di looked up at Lin Pingping and said seriously.

Shen Yan, who was standing next to her, immediately showed a thoughtful expression when she heard this, and Lin Ping was quite surprised and surprised: "How can it be so coincidental? ”