In the palace of the Jiedu envoy, Yang Xingmi was furious. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The main reason why he opposed the disposal of Qu Zhang and others without evidence in the past was that he had to take into account the impact, and this time Yang Wu's separation of military and political affairs had touched the interests of many people, so he was unwilling to move Qu Zhang and others at will.

It's just that I didn't expect it to be so harmful, and it seems that we can't let these people go as we did in the future.

Yang Xingmi walked around anxiously in the study, Yan Keqiu and the others were also very anxious, and walked out of the study from time to time to see if there was any new news.

Soon after, news came from the granary.

When Yang arrived at the scene, the fire was basically under control.

After all, it is a granary, and it is usually more strict about fire prevention, not only built by the river to facilitate water intake, but also a small team of soldiers stationed nearby, which began to rescue at the first time of the fire.

After some effort, the fire is no longer spreading, but it will take a little time to completely extinguish it.

Then, Fan Yu, who was responsible for arresting Qu Zhang and others, sent someone to report, and more than ten people who secretly participated in creating rumors this time were basically arrested, and more than a dozen of Qian Biao's spies were also caught, but Qu Zhang escaped alone, and the old man mentioned by Jia Lingwei was not caught.

Soon after, new news came that two of the five people who had set fire to the warehouse had been caught, and the remaining three had committed suicide on the spot after being surrounded and seeing that there was no hope of breaking through.

These people looked like dead soldiers, not to mention the three who committed suicide, but the three people who were caught did not explain anything about anything other than the people who admitted that they were the king of Yue and were ordered to come to sabotage in order to delay the departure time of the Guangling army.

Yang Xingmi and the others were naturally dissatisfied with this result, they knew that maybe these people were really Qian Biao's people, but if there was no internal response, just relying on these few people who had no power and power in Guangling, they couldn't connect the granary, let alone set it on fire.

And the person who has the ability to put them in the granary is naturally Qu Zhang.

Yang Xingmi didn't expect Qu Zhang to make such a big mess under the surveillance of the Long Sword Capital, and more importantly, Qu Zhang and the old man didn't catch any of them, which made him really annoyed.

Yang Xingmi immediately summoned Fan Yu and reprimanded him fiercely, ordering him to catch Qu Zhang and the old man within three days, otherwise the position of this long sword capital would be given to Xian.

Fan Yu hurriedly pleaded guilty, and after he went back, he finally launched a ruthless attack, took down the deputy commander who took the lead in disobeying him, and rectified discipline, and ordered to quickly arrest Qu Zhang and others within a day, and find out their various crimes.

After such a big mess, the other deputies of the Long Sword Capital naturally knew that they couldn't play tricks anymore, so they immediately took out twelve points of ability.

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That night, the fire in the two granaries was extinguished, but unfortunately all the grain stored in them had been burned, and the remaining three granaries were extinguished in the first place, but they also lost a lot of grain.

According to Yang Wu's estimates, the grain burned this time was at least 200,000 stones, and although the remaining grain was barely enough for the army to go on the expedition, it would be a little insufficient if you consider the need to leave a certain reserve and transfer grain and grass for Li Shenfu's army.

"In the current situation, let's talk about what to do, whether to continue to send troops according to the previous plan, or wait until the grain and grass are fully stocked again?" Yang Xingmi's voice was a little tired.

"King, the minister thinks that the more Qian Biao tries his best to stop us from sending troops, the more we should send troops as soon as possible. If it is delayed for a few days, and there is any accident in Huzhou, it will be too late to regret it. Yan Keqiu bowed down and said.

"Subordinates seconded!" Several other people also agreed, in the current situation, everyone can see that Qian Biao must have reached the critical moment of attacking the city, or he has seen the hope of breaking the city, and at this time he must not follow his steps, and must go out of his own way.

"What about the grain and grass? How big is the gap today? Yang Xingmi also advocated sending troops as soon as possible.

"Back to the king, after this fire, the remaining grain in the granary plus the grain seized from Qu Zhang and other families, the current gap is about 150,000 stones, if it is purchased from the market, because it cost a lot of money to purchase grain before, even if the remaining money is used to buy grain, there is still a shortage of 100,000 yuan. If we are prepared for some emergencies, we also need to buy more food. Gao Miao, who was in charge of logistics, said in a deep voice.

100,000 guan is not much, and even everyone present can get it together, but Yang Xingmi naturally won't be so unkind.

"100,000 times, this time it is all Lone's responsibility, if it weren't for Lone's insistence that there must be evidence to arrest them, there would be no trouble today. There are still some private money in the lonely family, and if you count it all, you can barely plug this gap......" Yang Xingmi groaned slightly, ready to get out of his private money.

"The king can't, his subordinates are also responsible for this matter, and his subordinates don't have much money left, but they are willing to do their part!" Seeing that Yang Xingmi said so, the other people naturally didn't say anything.

At this time, Yang Wu hurriedly spoke: "Father, my lords, everyone doesn't have to be like this. Since there is still a gap of 100,000 yuan, then borrow it from the rich families in the city, why let everyone pay this money! ”

His voice was a little hoarse, but it was caused by the loud screaming at the scene of the fire today.

"Borrowing money from the rich? Would they like to? Gao Miao expressed his suspicions, although the Jiedu Embassy personally found them, and the fate of those profiteers a few days ago was shocked, and everyone would definitely not dare not borrow it.

However, this will definitely lose the support of the people, and the food price turmoil some time ago has already had a great impact on the people, and if you do it again, I am afraid that there will be chaos.

"Simple, promise them, borrow the same money, in addition to repaying the principal in three months, but also give an interest of 100,000 yuan, a total of 100,000 yuan. The Jiedu envoy used the autumn tax as a guarantee and set up a document for them, presumably they would agree! ”

"This ......," Gao Miao frowned, "Will the interest given be too much?"

There is a 10% interest in three months, which is similar to usury, and Gao Miao is naturally unwilling.

"This is the first time to borrow money from the people, and the people may not trust us in their hearts, and it is normal for the interest rate to be higher. The next time the people see that we are doing what we say, and the two sides have trust, the interest can be lowered a little. Yang Wu said with a smile.

"In the future, with the deepening of trust, the interest rate can gradually decrease, and even if it is a little lower than the normal interest rate, someone will lend us money in the future. By the way, if you have any money to spare, you can also lend it. ”

What Yang Wu means is actually to issue treasury bonds.

Historically, many times, due to emergencies and other reasons, resulting in a relatively insufficient amount of revenue from the imperial court, at this time there are often three solutions, one is to levy new taxes, one is to pre-collect taxes, and the third is that the emperor pays out of his own pocket. But none of this is a good idea.

The first two methods are undoubtedly self-excavation, and the latter method is generally the choice of those relatively benevolent emperors, but this is too much of a loss to the emperor's personal pocket, and it is not a long-term solution.

Treasury bonds, on the other hand, do not have these drawbacks, but rather have many benefits.

Yan Keqiu's eyes lit up and said: "This method is feasible, and it can win the hearts of the people, as long as the people lend us money, they will be tied to us." In the future, if we win the war, they will be able to reap the benefits; If they lose, they will also suffer. In this case, how can they not support us? ”

Luo Zhixiang even agreed: "Yes, if there is anything that needs to be increased in the future, it can also be solved by this method, so that there is no need to temporarily raise taxes, which will cause a huge burden to the people."

The turmoil caused by the increase in taxes is too great, and it will be difficult to remove the general tax after the increase, so that the burden on the people will become heavier and heavier.

As for whether it will be a loss of face to borrow money from the people, no one in the people present now thinks about it, after all, they are all people who are in troubled times, pay attention to practicality, and are not so pedantic.

After listening to the opinions of Yang Wu, Luo Zhixiang and others, Yang Xingmi nodded and said, "Then do as you say, but this matter should be done quickly, don't delay for too long."

"Yes." Yang Wu nodded in agreement.

"Great King, Qu Zhang and the others have made such a big move, he has been in Huainan for many years, there must be many people close to the old department, how to deal with these people?" At this time, Yin Wengui bowed down and asked.

Yang Xingmi frowned, although he was angry, he didn't faint because of this, and after thinking about it, he said: "Qu Zhang is Qu Zhang, his old department is the old department, these are two different things, don't implicate them at will." However, the necessary precautions still need to be done, and those who are in key positions should be transferred as much as possible. ”

"Subordinates obey."

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That night, Yang Wu ordered someone to write the document overnight, and issued a notice early the next morning.

But what he didn't expect was that after seeing the notice, the people of Guangling, especially those wealthy families, showed great enthusiasm for the first time.

First, Yang Xingmi has a very good reputation after so many years, and the Jiedu Embassy uses the autumn tax as a guarantee, and sets up a document, so there is no need to worry about the Jiedu Envoy regretting it in the future; Second, the interest given is indeed very high, and there is a 10% income in three months.

After more than ten years of recuperation in Guangling, there are already many wealthy families who have stored a lot of money and have nowhere to spend, either to buy land or to pile it up in their own treasury.

What's more, some time ago, the price of grain in Guangling skyrocketed, which made the people suffer a big loss, and at this time it was just time to make up for the loss.

As for the possibility of Huainan's defeat, if Zhu Quanzhong went all out to the south, maybe everyone would still be worried; The current situation, with the continuous arrival of war reports from all over the country, especially the situation in Jiangxi, makes everyone understand that the situation this time is not dangerous, at least it will not threaten the survival of Huainan, so they don't need to worry.

As a result, the people burst out with great enthusiasm, coupled with Yang Xingmi, Yan Keqiu and others paid out of their own pockets, and borrowed 100,000 yuan in just half a day, and purchased the required food.