Originally, Lu Zhen was going to try to convince the boss step by step, but now the other party's direct questioning made him have to follow up and tell him his first intention to come here: "It's not a secret, in addition to transporting food, Xia Guan really wanted to ask for your help when he came to Datong this time, Master Miao." ”

"But what?" Miao Guangtai couldn't see the joy and anger, and looked at Lu Zhen indifferently.

"As far as Xia Guan knows from the relevant documents of the state government in the past few days, the walls of this Ulzhou city have been damaged and collapsed in many places, and the waterway of the moat also needs to be dredged, otherwise this little water will not play a role in isolating the Mongolian cavalry. It is obviously not enough to rely on civil servitude alone, so the lower officials want to allocate a sum of money to deal with related matters. It's just that...... You must also know the situation in Ulzhou, so you can only ask the prefect's yamen for help. Lu Zhen said, and solemnly bowed his hand.

Having said so much, in fact, there is only one meaning, asking for money. However, Lu Zhen gave the reason first this time, which can be regarded as justified.

But Miao Guangtai didn't nod, just frowned slightly: "It stands to reason that if you come to the mansion to ask for help, this official should also give some face." However, you said that the official should know the situation in Ulzhou, then you must also know something about the current situation of Datong, right? This year's famine has caused the income of Datong Province to drop by three percent, not to mention, the situation in other states and counties is even more serious, maybe there are more problems than your Ulzhou. If the official just allocates a piece of money to you to repair the fortifications, what about the other states and counties? ”

The people do not suffer from inequality, and this principle also makes sense when put between the upper and lower levels of government. If one is favored, officials in other places will naturally have opinions, even if they don't say it, they will definitely find all kinds of excuses to drag it out in the future, this is not the result that Miao Governor's Mansion wants to see, after all, he is the head of the government, and he must level out a bowl of water.

Lu Zhen actually expected that the other party would respond like this, so he also nodded and said, "Your adult's concerns are indeed reasonable. But there's always a priority......"

"Lu Zhizhou, what you said is a bit exaggerated, the location of Ulzhou is not closer to the Mongolian people than other cities, not to mention that the Mongolian people have not invaded in the past few years, how can you say this?" After Lu Zhen finished speaking, He Feng suddenly interjected. However, Lu Zhen saw it clearly, so he said this, in fact, it was hinted by Miao Guangtai's eyes, which was obviously to leave a way back.

He experienced some truth in this, but when he looked closely, it was a little inappropriate. Yes, the Mongolian people have indeed been quite peaceful in recent years, but that is only because there are still internal disputes and they cannot be unanimous with the outside world. But once they are calm down internally, and the people and horses of several tribes are all in one place, the situation will be quite unfavorable to my Daming. Now that we are at the border, we should be ready to face the battle at any time, how can we have such a fluke mentality? ”

Lu Jin's righteous and stern words made He Feng look embarrassed and ashamed, he was indeed a little speechless, so he had to hug his fists and apologize. And Miao Guangtai glanced at Lu Zhen thoughtfully, and attached a little more importance to this person in his heart.

In fact, his attitude before, saying that he was respecting Lu Jin, was actually secretly tempting. After all, Lu Jin's reputation in the Datong area was only heard of by him, and he had not really seen Lu Jin's ability.

But now, after listening to his response, Miao Zhifu has a further understanding of this subordinate, this person's vision is not short-sighted, and his eloquence is also quite good, at least not He Feng can deal with the past.

So he smiled at the right time: "It is also reasonable to think about what you said, this is also the standard that this official has always pursued, no matter what the situation of the Mongolian people is now, we must not relax our vigilance, so as not to give them an opportunity to take advantage of." However, even so, the official cannot agree to allocate the silver taels right now, because the situation in these prefectures and counties in Datong is similar, and I can't favor one over the other. ”

The meaning of his words was to let Lu Zhen come up with a more powerful excuse. Indeed, if it is important, even Guangling is much higher than Ulzhou, so this silver is really difficult to take.

Lu Jin didn't see the slightest embarrassment, just looked at the boss in front of him: "My lord, I really don't think that what is more important in Ulzhou than other states and counties?" Then I have something to say about the food that was sent today. ”

"Huh?" He Feng frowned a little puzzled, what did he mean by this, did he want to use this little credit to bargain with the prefect? This Lu Jin's courage is also great, although it is indeed extraordinary that he can pay taxes and grain in full as soon as he arrives, but this is not a credit, after all, this is the responsibility of all magistrates.

But to his surprise, Miao Guangtai on the side fell into deep thought. After a long time, he raised his head: "This matter is very important, and it is difficult for the official to make a decision for a while, so you go to the post station to rest first, and then give you an answer after the official and the person discuss." ”

"The lower officer obeyed. In that case, then I won't bother the adults. Lu Jin hurriedly nodded in agreement, and got up to say goodbye. He knew that the other party had heard the meaning of his words, so he was a little more sure. As for another more important matter, at least until this matter is settled, he will not mention this matter to Miao Guangtai, otherwise it may give people a feeling of insatiable greed, and then everything will be rejected and the loss will be great.

This time, Miao Guangtai didn't stay, but just got up and sent Lu Zhen out with a smile, and then came back. It wasn't until Lu Zhen left that the smile on his face changed to a deep one, obviously still considering the meaning of the words he had said before.

He Feng still looked puzzled, and after enduring it for a while, he finally asked, "My lord, what does what Lu Zhen said just now?" ”

"That's a natural thing, do you think with the situation in Ulzhou, it is possible to get all this food this year?" Miao Zhifu glanced at his subordinates and asked.

He Feng thought about it carefully, and then shook his head lightly: "In previous years, it was a little difficult to pay taxes and grain, let alone this year. ”

"So, how do you think he did it?"

"This ...... It was supposed to be borrowed from some large family in the city. After all, he is the new governor, and he still wants to show himself in front of adults. ”

"And who will this big family be?" Miao Guangtai asked again.

As an official of Datong, He Feng naturally knew the situation in Ulzhou, and immediately gave the answer: "Bacheng is the Wang family, only they can come up with so much grain to ......" As soon as the words came out, he immediately showed a sudden look: "The Wang family!" Lu Jin: This is talking about the Wang family! ”

"Yes, it's the Wang family! The official really didn't expect him to do this, originally thought that with the contradiction between him and Wang Zhen, he disdained to be with the Wang family, but now it seems that I still underestimated this young man. Miao Zhifu shook his head lightly and said with a sigh: "Not only did he go to ask for their help, but now he also took out the Wang family as a bargaining chip to persuade the official to allocate the silver taels." If there is any difference between Ulju and other states and counties, the Wang family is the biggest difference. After all, they are Wang Zhen's family members, and there is no room for error. ”

That's right, Lu Zhen vaguely pushed the Wang family out, which made Miao Guangtai have to carefully consider his request. If the government did not allow his request this time, and the defense of Ulzhou was weak, and then something happened, most of the responsibility would fall on him, the prefect.

And what Wang Zhen's situation is in the court, everyone knows it. If it really made him dissatisfied with Miao Guangtai, and the result would be self-explanatory.

"Amazing, this young man's scheming and eloquence are so powerful that people can't believe it." Miao Guangtai couldn't help but shake his head and sighed: "To put it mildly, I threw such an unshirkable problem to this official. And what's even better is that he didn't even say it directly, so he couldn't do it even if he wanted to. ”

He Feng couldn't help but take a cool breath. He has been a messenger under this seemingly rough but shrewd prefect for two years, and he has never seen him attach so much importance to a subordinate official, which shows how sharp this Lu Zhizhou is.

Under the fame, there is no vain! This was the first reaction that flashed through He Shi's mind at this moment. After a long while, he cautiously asked, "What do you mean?" ”

"Only if he fulfills his wish, he must completely repair the city defense of Ulzhou." Miao Guangtai sighed and said, "But before that, we must think of a countermeasure to see how we can appease the hearts of people in other places." This is the reason why he did not agree to Lu Zhen in person.

"My lord, isn't there a ready-made reason to put it there?" He Feng said hurriedly. What he was referring to was naturally to continue to push the Wang family out and block the mouths of other officials.

But Miao Guangtai shook his head again this time: "No." Lu Zhen can use this trick, but this official can't use it. Because he is only the governor of Ulzhou, he also knows that this official will not do anything on this matter. But this official is the prefect of the fourth grade of the dignified court, if he uses this as an excuse, he is afraid that he will give people a sycophancy to please Wang Zhen, which is not a good thing. Moreover, those local officials are not so easy to talk to, and maybe this will be a lever for them to attack me in the future. ”

Depending on the position of people, the various concerns will naturally be different. Only then did He Feng understand, he could only say yes, and at the same time looked at Lu Zhen twice.

And the Miao prefect, although he felt a little uncomfortable, he could only admit it. After all, as a member of the following more than ten states and counties, Lu Zhen naturally wants to do his best to win benefits for Ulzhou, and it is no wonder that he is not surprised.

No one could have expected that Lu Jin, Wang Zhen's opponent, would pull out the Wang family soon after taking office and make a tiger skin banner.