The granaries of Daqi are divided into two types: official warehouses and righteous warehouses. The official warehouse was used to ensure the normal food supply of the imperial court and to distribute money to officials; The main function of Yicang is to provide temporary emergency relief in the year of serious disasters, so as to prevent a large number of hungry people from taking risks because of hunger and causing unnecessary social turmoil.

In the lower reaches of Lushui, less than 100 miles away from the garrison of General Yan's army, there is a large righteous warehouse covering an area of dozens of acres and storing 100,000 stones of grain.

Yu Xingwei, the county guard of Jizhou Prefecture, has a black face that surpasses his age with calmness and ability. With a wide forehead, thick eyebrows and big eyes, if his complexion can be bleached, he can be regarded as a beautiful man.

At this moment, he was leading a group of entourage, hurriedly inspecting the Yicang warehouse, and the supervisor in charge of the warehouse was sweating profusely, following him step by step and cautiously.

"The flood is overflowing, and a large number of victims will emerge in my Jizhou capital in the near future. In order to help the victims, the Holy Lord has issued an edict to open a warehouse and release grain, you must not be sloppy here, it is a matter of the country, and if anything goes wrong, this official will definitely want your head to land! Yu Xingwei turned his head and said to the supervisor who followed closely as he walked.

The little official wiped the sweat from his forehead, nodded and said, "Don't worry, Lord County Shou, the little one has been doing his best, and he doesn't dare to have a little difference." ”

Master Yu ignored him with a dark face, and when he came to a pile of grain bags, Nuzui motioned to his attendants to take a long iron chisel and insert it deeply. After the iron chisel was taken out, there were a few grains of grain stuck to the chisel bit, and Yu carefully took it off, held it in his hand and put it in front of his nose to smell it, and there was no smell of rot and mildew, so he nodded reassuringly and walked out.

Suddenly, Master Yu stopped, frowned his dark eyebrows, and his gaze stopped on the pile of firewood scattered in the courtyard.

"What's going on?" Lord Yu raised his hand affectionately and solemnly and pointed to the pile of firewood and asked.

The little official in charge hurriedly bowed down and replied: "Lord Hui, this is the dry firewood cut by some soldiers who are responsible for guarding the granary, which is used for daily cooking. ”

Lord Yu's face changed, and he said angrily: "Nonsense, storage land, what if there is a fire?" From now on, the official strictly ordered: There shall be no fireworks within a radius of two miles from the granary. Let them move out immediately, or else you will be asked! ”。

The supervisor trembled with fright, and whispered.

"Lord Commander, according to your orders, the tents for the victims outside the city have been set up. In addition, the adults of Pingzhang from all over the country have also arrived, and they are waiting for the adults in the palace. A hurried escort bowed to Lord Yu and saluted.

Yu Xingwei waved his hand, glared at the supervisor with a dark face, and said: "Immediately order someone to dispose of those firewood, and the next time this official comes to inspect, I will not spare you if I find similar hidden dangers again!" In addition, the disaster relief food that this official has ordered to be urgently dispatched must be transported to our government before sunset, which is related to the lives of the victims and must not be mistaken. ”

In the hall of the Jizhou Mansion, Lord Yu hurriedly walked in, and several Pingzhang who came from all over the country hurriedly got up and saluted.

Yu Xingwei kept waving his hand and said, "No need to be polite!" Sit down."

After everyone sat down again, Yu Xingwei's eyes swept around, and he said steadily: "There is a holy decree, and this disaster relief responsibility is heavy. More than 100 people starved to death, and local officials were dismissed from their posts and investigated or beheaded. Everyone must do their best, and don't take your net worth and life as a child's play! This official asks you that if there is a riot among the hungry people in the jurisdiction, or if more than 10 people die of starvation, you will be dismissed from your post and sent to prison! ”。

Several Pingzhang looked at each other with painful expressions, and they all bowed their heads and were silent.

Looking at everyone's reactions, Yu Xingwei snorted coldly in his nose and said slowly: "What, are you afraid?" Without such a little responsibility, how can you be the parent official of the people? In this way, the official will not embarrass you. I have ordered people to set up tents in the open space outside the city for the temporary resettlement of the victims, and at the same time urgently allocated a large amount of relief food. All you need to do is send the people in your jurisdiction to the state capital. When I arrived in Jizhou Mansion, if there was any problem with the victims, the official would take responsibility! ”

Everyone in Pingzhang breathed a sigh of relief, and the expressions on their faces came alive. The county guard stretched his neck and took the initiative to carry this black cauldron, and the pressure on everyone's shoulders was reduced a lot. As long as the victims in the jurisdiction are sent to Jizhou alive, even if they take some food, they can get out of the way, but there is no risk in asking for the black gauze hat on the head, and everything else is negotiable.

Lord Yu glanced at all the Pingzhang adults with a slightly disdainful gaze, and then said: "This county has a word first, and the life-saving food for the disaster victims is managed by the prefecture and county, and will no longer be distributed to the counties. You can find your own way to ensure that the victims in the area under your jurisdiction are alive and arrive in Jizhou safely. Needless to say, the official is also worried that this life-saving food will not be able to fall into the stomachs of the hungry people after passing through your hands! Do you have any objections to this proposal? ”。

Several Pingzhang adults glanced at each other, and they all shook their heads to indicate that they had no objection. If the grain is not handled, it is a big deal to make less money, and there will be opportunities in the future. But if there is a starvation or riot, then the trouble is great. If you really get to that point, it's not just the Wusha on your head, I'm afraid that even your life will become a problem! The lesser of two evils, there is a county guard who stepped forward to take the blame and ended up relaxed, he is good, and I am good! Hello is really good! (For the record: this is not an advertisement)

Seeing that several Pingzhang had no objection to getting up and saluting, Yu Xingwei waved his hand with a little disgust and asked them all to retreat.

It was almost dawn, and Sulunga was awakened by the noise of neighing horses from people outside the tent. She hurriedly got dressed and hurried out barefoot to find out.

When the curtain was lifted, I saw torches blazing in the open space outside the tent, and there were many people. Several strong men covered in dust and unable to distinguish between blood and sweat were hurrying towards the unconscious Shanihada.

"What's going on?" Sulunga eagerly asked one of the chief guards beside Shanihada.

The chief guard hurriedly knelt on the ground with a face full of shame, and said: "Princess Niangniang, the king of Khan led the warriors of my Shani tribe to attack the enemy camp at night. During the retreat, his subordinates were incompetent and ineffective, and the Khan was hit by an arrow in the shoulder, and begged the princess to punish him. ”

Su Lunga waved his hand with a calm face: "Now is not the time for you to ask for guilt, it is important to quickly pass on the medical officer to treat the Khan King!" ”

The chief guard hurriedly saluted, got up and ran away in a panic.

Sulunga also turned, lifted the long skirt with both hands, and trotted out to check on Shanihada's injuries.

The resettlement site for the victims outside the city of Jizhou was crowded with people. In just over half a month, more than 1,000 homeless and hungry people have been sent to the counties and districts below.

On this day, Jizhou County guarded Yu Xingwei and came to comfort the victims in person with life-saving food.

The grateful victims fell to their knees on both sides of the road, and after the master dismounted, he walked over, stretched out his hands to support an old man, and said loudly, "Everyone get up!" In accordance with the divine decree, this official provided relief and grain. If you still have any difficulties, just ask, as long as this official can do it, try your best to solve problems for everyone! For one term of office, for the benefit of one party".

Everyone kowtowed one after another, chanting in their mouths: "Thank you for the compassion of the county guard!" "The lord of the county guard is our great benefactor!"

Yu Xingwei waved his hand and clenched his fists and said: "This official is just acting on orders, everyone wants to thank you, you should thank the saint today for his wisdom and benevolence, and for the people of the world." ”

The people kneeling on the ground shouted in unison: "Long live the wisdom and benevolence, the heart of the world, and the longevity is boundless!" ”。

Yu Xingwei nodded with satisfaction, turned his head and asked the old man's family if it was okay, whether it was crowded in a makeshift tent, whether it was cold at night, whether it could fill his stomach these days, etc.

The old man had never seen a bigger official than Pingzhang in his life, and because he was too nervous, his face was swollen red, and he didn't dare to raise his head to tremble, and he carefully replied to the county guard's greetings.

After the inspection was over, Lord Yu called the director of the refugee camp aside and whispered in a low voice: "Lu Sheng, the counties under its jurisdiction no longer send people here, which means that the refugees who are alive near our Jizhou are almost there." Remember, many people have been hungry for many days, don't let them eat too much at one time, just have a porridge to drink, and you have to make sure that no one has an accident! ”。

Lu Sheng, who had two beards and was short and fat, replied in a low voice: "Brother-in-law, don't worry, according to your wishes, the arrangements are made by some reliable brothers, and everything is arranged."

Yu Xingwei nodded with satisfaction, waved his hand, and calmly led a large number of entourages away.

The night is dark and gloomy. On a dead tree next to the camp, an owl stared at the group of men in black who were silently sneaking under the tree with a gleaming eye, turning its head nimbly.

Suddenly, the refugee camp, which had been silent and peaceful, was sunk into the flames of dreams. The fire ignited from several directions at the same time, and in an instant, half of the sky was red. In the light of the raging fire, there was a faint cry of a baby, and then a dozen figures rushed out screaming, quickly rolled on the ground, extinguished the flames on their bodies, got up and ran out.

After barely a few steps, there was a crunch of bowstrings in the darkness, and the dozen or so refugees who had escaped from the fire fell to the ground in response, unable to move again.

Under the light of the blazing fire, dozens of masked men in black rushed out of the darkness, quickly pulled out the arrows from the deceased's bodies, and carried their bodies into the fire.

The owl on the dead tree, which had just come to its senses, screamed under the heat wave, flapped its wings desperately, and soon disappeared into the thick darkness.

In the bright back hall of the mansion, Lord Yu Xingwei, who was dressed in civilian clothes, was pacing back and forth waiting for news.

With the creak of the door, a dark shadow flashed in, and he bent down and saluted, "Everything is done, big brother." None of those untouchables slipped through the net. ”

Yu Xingwei breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and sat down slowly. smiled and said: "Wealth is in danger!" You have arranged for people to pull the relief grain from the government to our uncle's grain farm overnight and hoard it, and I have strictly ordered the grain farms in various places not to take advantage of the fire to loot, and must sell the grain to the victims at a reasonable price. When the major grain farms are out of stock, we will sell them at a high price. ”

The person who came asked worriedly, "Big brother, aren't you taking a big risk by doing this?" In case the Holy Dragon Yan is angry......"

Yu Xingwei waved his hand calmly: "Don't worry, I don't miss a lot of work on weekdays between the central Dazai and several princes and ministers." Moreover, I will write a recital asking for sins overnight, and say to the Holy Lord that the sinners have conscientiously worked hard to relieve disasters and release food in accordance with the holy decree, and none of the victims in Jizhou have died of hunger. Helplessly, the weather was dry, and the camp suddenly caught fire when the refugees used fire, and the guilty minister was guilty of mismanagement and negligence, so he asked to be dismissed from office. Anyway, the refugees are all dead, and there is no proof of how much food has been distributed. It's a big deal to lose this black veil, and the rich man's life is still more comfortable than his emperor! ”

Soon after, Lord Yu of Jizhou County received a holy edict from the Holy Lord, to the effect that Jizhou County was guarding Xingwei and loving the people, and the relief work for the victims was well organized and dispatched, which could be called a model for hundreds of officials. However, the refugee camp suddenly caught fire, and the county guard Yu Xingwei mismanaged it, and he bears unshirkable responsibility! It should have been punished severely, because Dazai and the ministers were vigorously protecting, and the refugees themselves were careless in using fire. I hope that Xingwei will take this as a warning in the future and work more attentively. Even though his merits and demerits are roughly offset, his official position will not be promoted or demoted, and he will be transferred to another place after three months to still serve as a county warden.