Chapter 583 Bargging

Therefore, everyone is still a little uneasy.

Although Master Cheng and everyone thought about a list of laborers overnight, everyone didn't know whether they could be satisfied.

No one knew how big the appetite of this "Wang Shi" was, and they were afraid that the new "Wang Shi" senior officials would turn their faces and hang people up directly -- they had heard a lot of such legends......

As soon as these "representatives" entered the door, Zhang Chenfeng looked at He Shouxin.

Seeing that he didn't have any hints, he understood that he didn't necessarily know the king's shopkeeper, so he asked directly, "Which one is ...... The king's shopkeeper of Jiang Kee's grain store? ”

"Grass people Wang Luo, meet your lord!"

Seeing that the lord directly called his name, Wang Luo hurriedly took a step forward and made a gesture to kneel.

"Eh~eh! No kneeling, no kneeling......"

Zhang Chenfeng hurriedly stretched out his hand to support him, "Let's ask for the capture of the army." ”

"Grass people, etc...... I've seen adults! ”

Master Cheng, who was behind Wang Luo, was observing his words and colors, identifying which one was the main one, and when he saw this, he hurriedly took a half step forward and made a deep bow, which was regarded as a courtesy.

"I've seen adults...... I've seen ...... adults."

Those who followed followed suit.

"Excuse me, let's all sit down."

Zhang Chenfeng waved his hand and said with a pleasant face.

In fact, he doesn't want to see these people in his heart, these "village sages" can be "representatives", they must all be Yangzhou's influential figures, and they are not good people.

However, they still have to be used for now, after all, they are the most familiar with the local situation and have the most social resources.

But they all stood still and did not look for a seat.

When Zhang Chenfeng saw it, he immediately laughed dumbly.

It turned out that there were only five or six chairs in this hastily cleaned flower hall, which was obviously not enough.

"Messenger, quick, get some stools!"

He hurriedly shouted to the door.

Immediately, he was no longer polite to everyone, and directly raised his hand to make a gesture of invitation, and said to Wang Luo: "Come on, come on, please sit down with the shopkeeper Wang!" ”

Wang Luo's face was a little embarrassed, he was afraid of losing face of Master Cheng, but he didn't dare to disobey the adult's will, so he hurriedly invited Master Cheng to sit together.

"Shopkeeper Wang, where is your Mr. Gu now? Can you tell us a little bit more? ”

Zhang Chenfeng got straight to the point, and came up to inquire about Gu Yanwu.

"Uh...... The grass people have not seen the owner today......"

Wang Luo hurriedly bowed and replied, he was a little confused.

He understood that he could get extra courtesy, naturally because of Gu Yanwu's relationship, but he ...... Haven't you always been with your army?

"That's ......"

Zhang Chenfeng frowned slightly, then changed the topic, turned his gaze to Master Cheng, and said warmly: "You have to work hard this time." ”

"Your Excellency has won a prize!"

Master Cheng hurriedly laughed with his hands, "Abandon evil and follow good, save your life, save yourself...... It's all the little ones who should do. ”

The officer in front of him in military uniform looked very young and had no shelf, but from his face and conversation, Master Cheng wondered about the depths of his heart, and the stone in his heart did not dare to fall to the ground, and his tone was particularly humble.

"There is a rule in our army, call the chief, don't call the adult anymore."

At this time, He Shouxin, who was sitting on the side, interjected.

"Yes, yes, chief...... Awards, chieftains. ”

"Hmm,"

Zhang Chenfeng smiled and nodded, and then got down to business, "Our army successfully recovered Yangzhou, and I would like to ask you to help and support the aftermath of the next ......."

"The king's expulsion of the Tartars and the restoration of the homeland is a feat that the people desire,"

As soon as he said this, it was naturally Master Cheng who came out again, "Labor Army...... My lord...... Whatever the chief commands, the younger ones will do their best to do the same. ”

"Do your best, do your best......"

At this time, the rest of the people also sat down on their stools and joined in.

Wang Luo saw the opportunity and immediately got up, took out the gift slip from his arms and presented it with both hands: "This is a little bit of heart from everyone, and I hope the chief will not dislike ......"

"Okay,"

Zhang Chenfeng was also not polite, he took the gift list but did not open it, but just took advantage of the situation to comfort him, "It is our duty to protect the territory and the people, and to provide relief and goodness, our army has never committed any crimes, so you don't have to worry about your safety and property." ”

Then, he announced that he had decided that the deputy director of the Military Management Commission who accompanied the army would be responsible for contacting them and starting specific matters to deal with the aftermath, hoping that the village sages would "have the money to contribute and make a strong contribution."

Everyone felt that this was all due and righteous, so they all responded to it one by one.

"I won't say more than anything else,"

Zhang Chenfeng's greatest concern is naturally the food problem, "Yangzhou City is now under fire, the city has been damaged, many people have been displaced, we must help as soon as possible, and we must repair their residences, all of which please contribute more......

In addition, the army also needs military rations, and the autumn harvest has not yet arrived, and most of the people in the city are small merchants and small households who have no food to eat, and these are reasonable burdens...... I have to bear a lot of responsibilities from the villagers. ”

Asking for money and food is expected, and bargaining is also essential.

Therefore, as soon as Zhang Chenfeng's words came out, some people came out to complain.

"Chief, silver...... The little ones should have come out with some of them, but this food ...... It's really difficult......"

Master Cheng is the backbone of everyone, so he is naturally the first to come out and cry poor.

Then, Master Cheng started the performance, he cried and said that there was a lot of grain in the city, and he didn't dare to say more, but there were still 30,000 or 40,000 stone stocks in each rice bank.

It's just that since the army of the Tartars came, people have eaten and chewed, and in the past few days, they have rushed to transport the grain, and they have been burned and robbed, and the rice shops have suffered heavy losses, and in his own opinion, it is only four or five hundred stones.

“…… The small ones are good, and some small households, the grain and rice in the warehouse have been robbed,"

In the end, Master Cheng actually moved himself, and wiped away the old tears with a fake play, "I hope the chief will understand the difficulties of the little ones......"

During this period, Wang Luo, who was sitting on the side, listened quietly.

He knew that although Master Cheng's words were suspected of "crying poor", they were not all lies, and it was indeed a fact that all grain banks suffered heavy losses.

Take his own house as an example, just yesterday afternoon, after only half a day's work, several groups of green battalion soldiers came to smash the door and loot, and in the end they didn't even leave a grain of rice.

Yes, hearing this, he coughed, and also echoed: "Chief, the local grain bank has suffered extremely heavy damage, and we will do our best to repay the reasonable burden, but this time and number are ...... I also ask for the Chief's understanding. ”

"It seems that this Ma Jinbao has indeed left us a mess."

When Zhang Chenfeng heard him say this, he couldn't help frowning and sighed.

It was indeed very difficult to store food in the city, of course he knew this, otherwise he would not have wasted his time in his busy schedule and came to talk to these people in person.

According to the preliminary statistics just reported by the receiving personnel, less than 10,000 stone of military rations have been seized, and some of them have been damaged by fire, smoke, and flooding, and there is still very little grain left in the grain depots and Changping warehouses at the prefectural and county levels.

I originally wanted to squeeze a little bit on this group of big households, but now it seems that these rice stores have indeed suffered a lot of losses.