Although it was already the end of March, the weather had not yet warmed up, and the north wind was still howling.

Shi Kefa tightened the leather burden on his body, stood on the hillside and looked down at the river, the waves on the river were turbulent, and the clouds on the river were rolling, which looked very magnificent.

"Master, in less than a month, he gathered 100,000 hungry people to do nothing, this kind of skill, except for the master, no one else can do it, right?"

A curtain guest praised him, and Shi Kefa smiled: "Thanks to your efforts, thanks to your efforts." ”

This is indeed a miracle, Shi Kefa successfully drove the early 100,000 "criminals" to Wuwei Liudu, and there were no major accidents. As for the casualties such as the capsizing of the boat, and the death of the criminals themselves, it was all a small accident.

"It should be, it should be."

In the sound of harmony, only Zhang Chi was smiling bitterly.

"Why, Xiuzhi, this time you have made great contributions, why are you unhappy?" Shi Kefa noticed that his expression was different, and said half-jokingly: "Could it be that you think this official's move is wrong?" ”

Originally, there were only 80,000 "sinners", but as a result, they were driven to the early 100,000s. However, Zheng Hongkui said that one more person on the boat would give one more stone of grain, so no one exposed the matter. Deep down in Shi Kefa's own heart, he was actually faintly uneasy, but the matter was related to whether Donglin could gain a firm foothold at the top of the court, and he couldn't care much about it.

In the final analysis, he still put his personal prestige and Donglin's interests above the interests of the Ming Dynasty. Not only him, but almost all the Donglin Party members at this time thought so.

"It's not ...... for this" Zhang Chi smiled, and finally decided that it would be better for him not to say anything.

He is not a very talented person, and this time he was able to come up with an extremely detailed plan, the reason is very simple, Bao Wenda was entrusted by him to go to Xiang'an again. This plan was actually proposed by Yu Guozhen, and he made a slight correction according to the rules of officialdom.

Ironically, Shi Kefa also regarded this as his own merit.

But since Governor Shi is happy, it is naturally better not to say it and spoil the fun.

In the midst of the conversation and laughter, a series of large ships appeared in everyone's sight, and the most eye-catching of these large ships were three of the three-masted giant ships.

"I heard that Zheng Zhilong built several big ships according to the style of Xiyi, and I think about these three, tsk, I don't know which of Zheng Chenggong's treasure ships was bigger or smaller compared to this big ship." Shi Kefa looked at these big ships and said with some amazement.

"I'm afraid this ship can carry a thousand people!" Some people were also amazed.

"Squeeze it, I'm afraid that 2,000 people can fit it, anyway, it's not an ocean voyage, there are supplies along the way, and you don't need to bring too much food and water." This one knows a little bit about sailing.

Since 20 days ago, Wuwei Liujiadu has been carrying people away, and those flat-bottomed sand boats on the Yangtze River, although they cannot enter the sea, but the carrying capacity is not small, and it is not a problem to load hundreds of people in a boat. Therefore, the last batch of ships to be loaded is about 16,000 men. The waterway here in Liu Du is deep, and the main three-masted giant ship can also dock, and it has been arranged in advance, so the process of loading and unloading is very fast, 16,000 people, it took six hours, and it was all loaded.

"Let's go, let's go meet that Zheng Hongkui." Seeing Zheng Hongkui who stayed on the shore, Shi Kefa smiled.

Zheng Hongkui seemed to be waiting for someone on the shore, and after seeing Shi Kefa coming, he was still rude on the surface, but his actual attitude was a little perfunctory. Although Shi Kefa noticed it, he didn't care, because he still had a request from the Zheng family.

"Gradually, now it is so smooth, it is really convincing, it is said that there is such a talent, the official should play the court, and ask for credit for the gradual success."

Shi Kefa's set was close, but Zheng Hongkui smiled: "It's just an order, and it shouldn't be praised by Shi Gong." ”

Shi Kefa only said that he was saying in the name of Zheng Zhilong, he didn't care, and said with a smile: "This time, thanks to the grain that was gradually transported, this 100,000 stone grain can only be organized in such a short time." ”

Zheng Hongkui smiled and said nothing, although he was very young, he was very old. Shi Kefa's heart turned, and he simply said: "However, this time, An Ludao was disturbed by thieves, and only 100,000 stone grains may not be enough, I wonder if I can prepare some more grain?" ”

"Hehe, Shi Gong doesn't need to ask the lower officials when he says this, where can the vulgar people of the lower officials prepare so much food. This is 100,000 stones, but not 10 stones, if you want to prepare enough, you have to be at least three months in advance! When Zheng Hongkui heard this, he couldn't help laughing.

"Three months in advance?" Shi Kefa was stunned.

"Yes, these rice grains were transferred from Liangguang, Fujian and Zhejiang, as far as I know, in September of the old year, preparations began, and it took three months for my brother to transfer only 100,000 stone grains."

"Didn't this grain come from Zhejiang?"

"This is strange, Shi Gong doesn't know, if the grain is transferred from Zhejiang, the price of rice in Nan'jing is already high, and if you transfer 100,000 stones, you have to at least double the price of rice in Nan'jing!" Zheng Hongkui looked at Shi Kefa's eyes with a hint of contempt, but it was gone in a flash, he was just acting on orders, and he didn't need to offend Shi Kefa at all.

"Brother Ling...... Last year, I knew that the thieves were going to break the capital? ”

"My brother doesn't have such a good vision, someone asked my brother to do things." Zheng Hongkui saw Shi Kefa's appearance: "Shi Gong, it is useless to know more, it is better to be confused." ”

"Gradually, how can I say this, last year, someone asked Brother Ling to mobilize rice and grain...... And where is it shipped? ”

"Naturally, it was transported to Shang'hai County." Seeing that he was still about to break the sand pot and ask to the end, Zheng Hongkui could only say the truth: "At the end of January this year, all the grain was transported to Shang'hai County. ”

"No wonder, no wonder...... Who is that person? Shi Kefa vaguely guessed a possibility, and he asked in a trembling voice.

Zheng Hongkui smiled slightly, but did not answer, and at this moment, he heard the sound of chariots and horses in the distance. He looked over there, but there was a small group of people, escorting a dozen cars here.

"Here, if Shi Gong has any questions, you might as well ask him." Zheng Hongkui said.

Needless to say, Shi Kefa had already turned around and saw Yu Guozhen's face that made him feel complicated.

Yu Guozhen's expression was calm, and when Shi Kefa saw it, he nodded with a smile, then got off the horse and arched his hand towards Zheng Hongkui: "Brother Gradual, it's been hard work in the past month." ”

"Ah, it's a great blessing to be able to do things for the young tiger who is not doing anything." Zheng Hongkui stepped forward and hugged his fists, and the courtesy was very respectful: "My brother asked me to greet Yu Gongzi......"

"Brother gradually doesn't treat me as a friend when he comes like this." Yu Guozhen feigned anger: "No matter how it is, the little brother will turn around and leave." ”

"Hehe, this is my brother's etiquette, change the foolish brother...... Zheng Hongkui patted Yu Guozhen's shoulder violently: "Brother Jimin, every time I see you, I can't help but think, do you have the ability to predict the future, so everything is in your calculations?" ”

Needless to say, Shi Kefa already understood. He trembled and pointed at Yu Guozhen: "Yu, Guo, Zhen!" ”

Yu Guozhen turned his face sideways to him and bowed slightly: "Last year, the people of Tong's city changed, and I felt that the garrison of Nanzhili was empty, if it was taken by thieves, the southeast would be rotten, and most of the court's food and salary depended on it, so I was afraid that the people would suffer from it." In the next place, he entrusted an official brother, in Fujian, Zhejiang and Guangzhou, purchased 120,000 stone grains and placed them in Shang'hai County. What, what advice does Shi Gong have? ”

That is, that is, that is...... All these sinners have fallen into your hands? Shi Kefa not only trembled his hands now, but his whole body trembled.

Originally, I thought that if Shi Gong would give the 30,000 people he promised to be in the next according to his words, then the 120,000 stone grains would be donated to Shi Gong in batches for disaster relief, which can be regarded as a tribute to Shi Gong's dedication to the public. It's a pity...... People are not as good as heaven, and I knew that Shi Gong suspected me of being jealous of me, so I had to find my brother to help. ”

When Yu Guozhen said this, his face was full of regret. Shi Kefa was trembling so badly that if it weren't for Zhang Chi behind him to hold him up, he would almost fall to the ground in anger.

"Zheng Yuechuan, you, you and Yu Guozhen lied to me?"

"No, our Zheng family is indeed ready to send these victims to Dayuan for resettlement." Zheng Hongkui looked innocent: "However, after all, the senior member is an overseas desert island, and it is a little difficult to settle 100,000 people for a while, so the virtuous brother of Jimin shares the worries of my Zheng family and reluctantly accepts half of them...... Hey, hey, Shi Gong, why are you like this? ”

"You, you ......"

"Alas, Shi Gong, in fact, you should be happy, these victims were originally a big trouble in your heart, otherwise it was only more than 70,000, why did it become 100,000?" Yu Guozhen sighed: "If we take some more, we will help you solve some more troubles, and besides, you also got 100,000 stone grain!" This is 100,000 stone grain, if I sell it in Anlu at this time, it can be worth 500,000 taels of silver, even if I sell it in Nan'jing, it can also be sold for 300,000 taels. ”

When Zheng Hongkui heard what he said, he smiled and said: "Jimin, you are so calculating, the silver money you gave to your brother last year was only 100,000 taels, and the cost of buying grain was only 80,000 taels, and 20,000 taels were used as freight storage fees, which is good, and it became 500,000 taels in your mouth!" ”

The price of rice in Liangguang and Fujian is cheap, and the purchase began in September last year, even after the grain harvest, so the cost is naturally not very much. In addition, there is plenty of time, so Zheng Zhilong has not used 80,000 taels to complete the entire harvest.

"Ahh

Shi Kefa felt that his throat was sweet and fishy, and Zhang Chi persuaded bitterly: "Shi Gong, Shi Gong, don't be angry, don't be angry!" ”

Shi Kefa didn't know what he was tossing for more than a month, all his efforts seemed to be useless, and Yu Guozhen even calculated that he might break the contract, and arranged a Zheng Zhilong waiting for him in advance, which made him shudder.

"You deceive people too much, this official, will go to the court to accuse you and the two of you of secretly marrying the people and plotting against them!"

"Shi Gong, speaking of the imperial court, there is one thing that you must not know." Yu Guozhen sighed again.

His sigh was like a drum, beating Shi Kefa's heart.

"What's the matter?"

"Wen Zhenmeng has been dismissed." Yu Guozhen smiled and said: "It's a pity, Duke Wen is a righteous person, but he was dragged down by repeated villains, and he actually wanted to get out of prison for Zheng Zheng and was angry with His Majesty, but he was already dismissed." Now the first assistant is Wu Zongda. Yu Guozhen looked worried: "Shi Gong, you, the governor of Anlu, if you don't have the support of the first assistant, it will be difficult to deal with the matter of relocating the victims." ”

What else can Shi Kefa say?

He would rather believe that what Yu Guozhen said was a deception, but reason told him that this was by no means a deception, he leaned on the Great Wall, what he tried to maintain, and he would rather be a treacherous villain than support, and the Donglin Party's control of the court collapsed at this moment.

(To be continued)