Zhao Bangfu finally rushed back to Zhuji County with food. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info only when he learned that the grain he wanted from the Shaoxing Mansion was only 20,000 catties, and the people in the county government were disappointed.

Yang Chen recovered the fastest, and said to Zhao Bangfu, who was full of fatigue and shame: "Zhao Xiancheng has worked hard all the way, so let's go back and rest first." Although he also felt a little disappointed, he knew that this was the limit of what Zhao Bangfu could do, and he might not be able to do better if he went by himself, so why blame people?

Zhao Bangfu was a little moved in his heart, but at this moment he couldn't leave, so he said softly: "My lord, the lower officials still have a report." ”

"Oh? But what is it, let me hear it? Yang Chen asked casually.

"This ......" Zhao Bangfu looked at his colleagues and subordinates around him, with a look of embarrassment.

When those people saw this, they knew that Zhao Xiancheng was going to talk to the county order alone, so they didn't stay for a long time, and they each said that they had something to do and said goodbye. It wasn't until everyone withdrew from the second hall that Yang Chen asked with a little curiosity: "But what can make Zhao Xiancheng pay so much attention to you, and you have to retreat left and right to say it?" ”

"Excuse me, my lord, it's really a big deal, so I have to be cautious." Zhao Xiancheng said for a moment, and said in a more serious tone: "My lord, you wrote in the letter to the prefect that the river embankment collapsed and Chang Ping was burned, but you didn't mention that these two things are likely to be deliberately done. The prefect was greatly annoyed when he saw it, and he thought that it was because of the incompetence of the adults that such a calamity had occurred. Therefore, he asked the subordinate officials to tell the lord that when this incident was over, he would explain the past to the governor's yamen and the imperial court as appropriate, but he was afraid that ......" In the end, he sighed.

When Yang Chen heard this, his heart sank. In fact, when he was in the book, he had such a judgment, but he didn't expect the other party to be so direct. Seeing that he seemed a little worried, Zhao Bangfu couldn't help but complain: "My lord, your previous book is too real. In fact, it is possible to be vague, and even if you really want to mention these two things, you should point out that someone is behind the trouble. But you're ...... sir. Ay! Saying that, he let out another long sigh, obviously not worth Yang Chen's judgment.

But Yang Chen had already walked out of the worry just now at this time, and only shook his head when he heard the words: "Although I can use some Spring and Autumn brushwork to cover up my mistakes, do you think that the government will not be able to find out what happened?" So why bother to make people look down on it? As for the explanation that the embankment and Chang Ping were deliberately destroyed, these arguments are of little use until the prisoners are caught, and the prefect will not adopt them. On the other hand, if we can catch those criminals, we can have an explanation without saying anything. Moreover, even so, if the prefect really refuses to be accommodating, he will think that they are the people under my rule and condemn me for ineffective education. ”

"Huh?" Zhao Bangfu looked at Yang Chen in surprise, he really didn't expect that this young county magistrate could see the affairs of officialdom so thoroughly, even more clearly than himself. Thinking about it carefully, this is indeed the case, at least before he catches those prisoners who destroyed the burning warehouse, Yang Chen is in a disadvantageous position no matter what he says. This made him look at Yang Chen again, and he couldn't help but arch his hand and said, "What the lord said is that the lower officials are too eager. I just don't know if there has been any progress on these two things in the past few days? ”

Yang Chen smiled slightly: "Originally, it seemed that there was no chance for the matter, but Zhao Xiancheng, you came back in time, but this matter has taken a new turn." As he spoke, he told Yang Zhen about the fact that Yang Zhen had discovered that Yu Changfeng was a White Lotus disciple and was going to investigate the people of the county.

Zhao Bangfu was full of surprise when he heard this, but he didn't expect that just a few days after he left, such a big thing happened in the county. And what made him even more shocked was that the White Lotus Sect who had been attacked by the imperial court was actually by his side. He had also dealt with Yu Changfeng a few times, but he didn't expect that this businessman, who seemed to have almost no scheming, would have such a terrible side.

After a while, Zhao Bangfu recovered from the shock, and returned his attention to the problem of food shortage in the county at the moment: "My lord, the consumption of food in this way is not small. The lower officials only asked for 20,000 catties of grain from Shaoxing Mansion, and it seemed that it was only enough to distribute to the people of the county. Once this is done, then the county government will have no food to use. Although the flood outside has receded, there is no food in the city, and the people are dissatisfied. ”

"Now there is still some grain in the official warehouse, as long as the porridge can last for a while. I have my own arrangements for the next things, so you don't have to worry about Zhao Xiancheng. Yang Chen also sold a pass at this moment.

Seeing that Yang Chen looked confident, Zhao Bangfu stopped persuading. In fact, he had a question before, why the county magistrate felt that as long as he wanted some food from the government office, he would have a chance to turn around until late March. And now, it's the same rhetoric, which is so curious. But he could also see that this was Yang Chen's last hole card, and he wouldn't tell him easily.

Thinking about this, Zhao Bangfu no longer insisted, hugged his fist at Yang Chen again, and retreated.

With 20,000 catties of grain as a base, Yang Zhen's plan was finally implemented. From the next day, the officials in the county government became the warmth team of the Ming Dynasty, sending food to all parts of the city and handing it over to the people who were already hungry.

When the people looked at the grain in the hands of the officials with antiquity, they were told to count the number of people in their families and give them food according to the population. Naturally, these people will not have any objection to this. They didn't know that the real intention of the county government was to find possible White Lotus cultists, and they just thought that the county government was just to distribute food to everyone more fairly and clearly.

As a result, hundreds of people received food every day and were grateful to Yang Zhi County, and at the same time, hundreds of families were ruled out of suspicion of harboring the White Lotus cultists. It was only in this way that the grain that the county granary had managed to hoard quickly became shallow, and after entering the 20 March, there was once again little grain left, but the effect of this operation did not show at all.

"Haha, Yang Chen, this kid is really whimsical. actually distributed the grain to the people one by one, so I am afraid that the county government will soon have no food to share, right? After learning about the actions of the county government during this time, Li Chenggang couldn't help but laugh.

He does have big capital to laugh at the poverty of the county government at the moment. You must know that in a few warehouses of their Li family, hundreds of thousands of catties of grain are still hoarded and have not been moved. He has been waiting for an opportunity, once the county government runs out of food, it will be the time for him to make a move.

At that time, he will be able to sell grain to the people in the county town at a high price. It turned out that when he bought grain from Xu Tongzhou, it was only three or four wen per catty, but this time he offered a price of thirty or forty wen per catty, and no one would object, and it could even be higher.

So what if you don't have money? Li Chenggang also already had a countermeasure, allowing them to use land and land to resist. He believed that if he did not have enough food in the city for a short time, he could make money ten times the cost of the food in his hands. As for the fields that may be exchanged for grain, there are even more.

It was precisely because he felt that his wishful thinking had been completely launched, so when he laughed at Yang Chen, Li Chenggang also seemed very happy, and he laughed so much that he couldn't see it in both eyes.

Li Chengjin on the side also laughed a few times, but he still said a little worriedly: "Big brother, there is something I have always wanted to say, but I don't know whether to say it or not." ”

"Say! What can't you and my brother say. In a comfortable mood, Li Chenggang seemed to be very generous. In fact, since the success of the embankment breach, he has been smiling every day, and he has not been in a bad mood for a day.

Seeing that he said this, Li Chengjin couldn't hide his thoughts anymore, and said: "If the county government has hoarded Juqi's crime against us, what should we do? You must know that once we really do this, it is clearly an enemy of the county government, so will the Yang County Commander let us do this? Also, if the people are instigated to attack us and rob us of food, I am afraid that things will not be dealt with. ”

Li Chenggang obviously didn't expect these two changes, and he was stunned when he heard the words. But then he waved his hand very disapprovingly and said, "You are too worried." How to sell our own grain is our own business, and can the county government convict me because of this? There is no such thing in the Great Ming Law. What's more, our Li family is not another businessman, so he can be so intimidated.

As for the people, they don't have to worry. They don't have the guts to go against our Li family. It's not that I don't give them food, but if they can come up with the silver, the title deeds, and the land deeds, they will be able to eat enough. Why should they risk their crimes against us? ”

Seeing him speak like this, Li Chengjin knew that his brother at this time had been carried away by the upcoming victory, and he would not listen to his persuasion, so he had to sigh and say no more. But his heart was still full of worries about the next situation, and the smile on his face was naturally a little reluctant.

Li Chenggang saw his thoughts, and the smile on his face flickered: "Third child, don't be so afraid of wolves and tigers anymore, our Li family is not a generation or two in Zhuji, how can those grass people and a new county commander be able to fight?" Don't worry, this time I will definitely be able to get back what I lost before! ”

Seeing that his brother's expression had changed, Li Chengjin knew that further persuasion would only make him dissatisfied, so he had to reluctantly smile and nod in response: "What the eldest brother said is that the younger brother is too careful." ”

"That's just like the words. You and the second child are ready, I guess it's time for us to make a move in the next two days. Only then did Li Chenggang regain his smile and commanded.

Just when Yang Chen and the others thought that the enemy was only the White Lotus Sect, a new crisis had reappeared!