This year's tax has already been paid, and the government has posted this notice. It shows that this money and food, which is used as military salaries, will be paid to the common people. Let the people complain and talk about it.

"Why do you want to raise money and food in our county?"

"Although there is no brigade of yellow turban thieves in our county, there are many bandits, and the officials and soldiers don't help us suppress the bandits, but they still raise money and food from us, which is really too much."

10,000 plants and 2,000 stone of grain were not too much to be distributed among the people in the city, but at this time, the grain of each family was almost exhausted, and they were all waiting for the newly ripe wheat to be replenished. In this case, the people naturally do not want to take out the surplus grain, after all, if they take out some of it themselves, the family will have to eat less.

The officials of the yamen went door to door to raise money and food, but the people resisted very much and found excuses to shirk it. The people thought that the messenger would forcibly take away the food, but what made them strange was that as long as they shirked it, the messenger turned around and went to another house.

It was getting late, and the errand officer who had gone out to run errands returned to the palace. However, more than 100 stone of grain was levied, and the money was even less pitiful. 10,000 trees is equivalent to one-half of the tax in a year, and the people are not able to support it.

The people in the county government didn't want to do this errand, so they all suggested to the county order to let Zhao Yi go elsewhere to raise money and food, Changli County was too poor.

The county magistrate looked at Zhao Yi with an embarrassed face: "Lord Zhao, you have also seen that the people in the city do not have much food left, and money is even more powerless, if it is forced to oppress, I am afraid that it will provoke a civil uprising." The Changli County Commander was very satisfied with Zhao Yi's plan and agreed, but the plan was not easy to implement.

Zhao Yi looked at the county order and the bad official, but Zhao Yi thought that this county order had brains, but now it seems that the wisdom of the county order is there, but it will not be flexible. Walking back and forth in the government office: "Who is the richest businessman in Changli County?" ”

The county magistrate has been managing the county seat for many years, and he is very clear about this matter, and replied without thinking: "Shen Liang in the east of the city is a big household in my county. Guessing Zhao Yi's thoughts, the county order reminded: "Shen Liang is very stingy, and if Lord Zhao wants him to help, I'm afraid it will be very difficult." "When there was a disaster back then, the county magistrate went to Shen Liang to raise money for disaster relief, but he was ruthlessly turned away. Zhao Yi estimated that it was also in vain.

Zhao Yi first sent a messenger to the Shen Mansion to inform him that he would visit the Shen family later. After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, Zhao Yi took two hundred soldiers to the Shen family.

Seeing this kind of formation, the county commander was stunned, Zhao Yi was the same county commander as himself, why did people hug him so much when he traveled? Walked two steps and followed Zhao Yi's pace. He was really afraid that if Zhao Yi and Shen Liang didn't talk about it, they would rush to grab food in a fit of rage, and then it would be a big problem.

The people who were walking at night saw this rampaging group of officers and soldiers and hurriedly got out of the way. I thought I was going to grab grain from house to house, but when I saw Zhao Yi walking in the direction of Shen Liang's house, I exhaled deeply.

In front of the quaint mansion, the two palace lamps flickered with a dim yellow light, and after Shen Liang received Zhao Yi's post, he hurriedly led his family to wait in front of the door. From time to time, while looking around and waiting for Zhao Yi to arrive, he was also speculating about Zhao Yi's purpose in his heart.

The notice posted in the city to raise money and food reached Shen Liang's ears early, but he didn't take this notice to heart, and the government could do whatever it wanted.

What really made him nervous was the words that the official had just brought that made him restless. The people were not familiar with Zhao Yi, who came to Changli for the first time, but Shen Liang, as a businessman, knew a lot about Zhao Yi. Zhao Yi's reputation has spread radially in Zhuo County, Youzhou, coupled with Guangzong's victory, Zhao Yi's reputation has risen, and Shen Liang, who was doing business in Jizhou a few days ago, can feel the legend and pressure brought by these two words.

At this time, Shen Liang was about to see this man who was rumored to be a god, and Shen Liang was very nervous and even a little scared in addition to some expectations. I'm afraid that the other party will make trouble for me.

There was a jumble of footsteps and a cacophony of voices from the street to the west, "Here we are." Shen Liang saw Zhao Yi, dressed in white, walking like a moon of stars surrounded by soldiers. Zhao Yi was several years younger than he thought.

When Zhao Yi was about to arrive in front of the mansion, Shen Liang took two steps and bowed, just about to kneel. was held by Zhao Yi: "Sir, don't be polite." ”

As soon as Shen Liang and Zhao Yi looked at each other, they immediately noticed that Zhao Yi was different. Zhao Yi is a man who is deeply hidden, with a special temperament in his gestures, even if he is smiling at this time, but the mystery in that smile still teaches Shen Liang to play carefully.

Shen Liang was stunned for a moment before coming back to his senses: "The name of Lord Zhao, I have long been like thunder, and I am even lucky to see it today." ”

The two said politely, Shen Liang introduced Zhao Yi into the mansion, and looked at the soldiers who followed Zhao Yi into the mansion with apprehension. Although Zhao Yi is young, he always does things that others don't expect. He was really worried that Zhao Yi would order his soldiers to rob him of his money, and with the dozens of guards in his courtyard, would he be the opponent of Zhao Yi's soldiers?

Changli County Commander also followed Zhao Yi into the living room and knelt on the cushion: "Mr. Shen's name has spread all over Sanzhou, I just told Mr. Shen that he is in Changli, and Lord Zhao immediately came." This sentence raised Shen Liang's reputation and status, and if it was an ordinary person, he would have already shown joy.

But Shen Liang has been in business for many years and often deals with different people. The compliments in my heart to the county order were very useful, but there was no change in my face: "The county commander is under the promotion, I am just a small businessman, how can I compare with Lord Zhao." I wanted to go to the government to visit Lord Zhao, but I didn't expect Lord Zhao to come to my house, which is really a villain. "Zhao Yi has already arrived at the mansion early this morning, and if he wants to pay a visit, he will already come over during the day. Shen Liang knew that Zhao Yi and the others had nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace, so they must have something to ask for. However, Shen Liang didn't take the initiative to ask, if the official family cared about his face and was embarrassed to speak, he would drag it with this kind of scene, and it was best for Zhao Yi and the two to lose patience and leave with their sleeves up, then they would all be happy.

Zhao Yi looked at Shen Liang's mansion, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Mr. Shen has won the award, the reason why I came to your mansion to pay a visit is because there is money and food in your mansion, but there is no in our county office." ”

Zhao Yi's words were very direct, so that Shen Liang almost squirted out the water he had just drunk, and asked stupidly, "Lord Zhao, what does this mean?" When Zhao Yi said those words, Shen Liang already knew that the purpose of Zhao Yi's coming tonight was to take out the money and food himself.

Zhao Yi frowned slightly: "Mr. Shen has already understood my intention, even if he doesn't want to lend me money and food, don't pretend to be stupid." I'm here today to lend you 10,000 plants and 2,000 stone of grain. ”

Shen Liang's face became bitter, and he subconsciously looked at the more than two hundred soldiers standing in the courtyard, and said in a trembling tone: "For the current situation, adults should be more detailed than I know, at this time, there is smoke everywhere, the Yellow Turban Army is in chaos, and there are a lot of rogue activities, and it is difficult to do business." As the adults said, I do have some food in my house, but there are still so many family members waiting to eat in the house, and if I give the money and food to the adults, my family will starve to death, and I hope the adults can understand me. The implication is that they don't want to lend their food. Saying that, Shen Liang showed a thoughtful expression, as if he had made some important decision: "Why don't you wait for this season's wheat to mature, and then I will hand over some tenants' rented grain to adults, do you think it's okay?" ”

There is still a long time before the wheat is ripe, and if it waits until that time, Zhao Yi and the others don't know whether they are dead or alive.

Zhao Yi looked at Shen Liang with a smile: "I fully believe what Mr. Shen said, this matter of food has been revealed, and I still have one more thing I want to ask for Mr. Shen's consent." ”

"Please." Shen Liang looked at Zhao Yi cautiously, with a cautious look on his face, and did not dare to say the sentence "My lord, please say something, I will try my best to help." Because he couldn't guess what Zhao Yi was asking for.

"I want my soldiers to loosen the soil in Mr. Shen's courtyard, okay?"

These words made Shen Liang's face change, loose soil? It's very euphemistic, don't you just want to raid your home? "There are many families in the house, how dare Lord Lao's own soldiers drive and let these soldiers save their strength to kill the enemy."

Zhao Yi stared at Mr. Shen closely, and his tone was slightly gloomy: "What if I insist on this?" ”

Seeing that Zhao Yi had already waved his hand and planned to let the soldiers move, Shen Liang's face changed drastically, Zhao Yi is county commander of Youzhou will not obey the orders of Changli county order. And he is just a small businessman, if Zhao Yi is embarrassed to speak directly, the two can still be entangled for a while.

Zhao Yi has already opened his mouth to borrow money, and there are still many soldiers under his command who are ready to move, Shen Liang does not dare to move at all, if he dares to make a move, Zhao Yi will dare to label him as a rebel, and then not only will all the family property be confiscated, I am afraid that even his own life will be guaranteed.

Gritting his teeth, Shen Liang made a concession: "I don't need to loosen the soil, I am also a citizen of Changli County." Now that Kumon has arrived in Changli County, I should naturally contribute my part. I wasn't embarrassed to say just now, there are still 500 stones of old grain in my granary, if the adults don't dislike it, I am willing to turn these grains into military rations, and I am willing to give 2,000 plants as military expenses, what do you think, my lord? "Zhao Yi is different from Changli County Order, Zhao Yi can really do this kind of thing. The robbery of a small merchant was nothing compared to his previous merits.

Zhao Yi pretended to be surprised: "How dare I ask Mr. Shen for money and food, isn't this asking for Mr. Shen's net worth?" No, no, I still begged Mr. Shen to let my soldiers enter the courtyard. ”

You're ruthless! There were already fine beads of sweat on Shen Liang's face, this was not satisfied with the amount he had spit out, if the soldiers entered the search, I am afraid that the amount would be much more than the amount he had reported.

Shen Liang took a deep breath, waved his hand to let the maid who was waiting in the hall go down, turned his head and said with a wry smile: "Lord Zhao, I understand what you mean, at this time, the subordinate has been separated by me, if you have any requirements, please say it directly." ”