After Su You and the others entered the city, the city gate behind them was closed again, and Xue Mao, the county commander of Shanyang County, had already greeted him with sincere fear, and praised in his mouth, "Xue Mao, the county commander of Shanyang County, visited Shangguan, and Xiaguan greeted him late."

"Xue Zhixian doesn't need to be polite, how do you plan to resettle the nearly 1,000 refugees outside the city?" Su You made a false gesture, and after Xue Mao stood up, he asked straight to the point.

"The lower officials thought it would be inappropriate for them to enter the city." Xue Mao wanted to say that he would listen to Su You for everything, but he was afraid that Su You would scold him for being incompetent, so he had to say his thoughts tremblingly.

He was obviously not so sure about his thoughts, so he secretly observed Su You's face as he spoke.

Su You's face didn't change much, but he had long thought about relocating these people outside the city, not only because of his commitment to them, but more importantly, Su You understood the truth that "a spark can start a prairie fire".

If the refugee time is not handled properly, it is likely to cause a great turmoil at the end of the Sui Dynasty in advance, and he is likely to be impeached as a strategic envoy to the southeast.

"You're thinking very well. But they are surrounded by the gates, and no one from outside the city can enter, and no one from the city can get out, and this is not a long-term solution. Su You looked at Xue Mao expressionlessly and said slowly.

Xue Mao asked cautiously, "What does Shangguan think?" ”

Su You didn't come up with any good way for a while, so he had to say, "Let's open a warehouse and release grain." You can keep them out of town, but you can't keep them hungry. ”

"I'm afraid this is a palliative rather than a cure." Xue Mao nodded and said again.

"The root cause should be in Yangzhou, you just need to guard your Shanyang." Su You sighed, although he guessed that the food shortage in Jiangdu County was due to the hype of well-intentioned people, it was not easy to find a solution for a while.

Xue Mao heard the song and knew the meaning of elegance, he listened to Su You's words, obviously guessed that Yangzhou was still in chaos, but what he couldn't understand was that Su You didn't think about countermeasures in Yangzhou, why did he come to Shanyang?

Xue Mao couldn't figure out Su You, so he had to echo and say, "The imperial history is reasonable. The lower official later ordered them to put the grain, why don't the lower officials take you to the post house to rest first? ”

Su You immediately shook his head and said with a forced smile, "If you don't go to the post house first, I'll watch them receive food here." By the way, you can help prepare dinner for a few of us, and we'll have to hurry after dinner. ”

"Holo." Xue Mao heard that Su You was still in a hurry, thinking that he was passing by, so he breathed a sigh of relief; After he answered Su You, he began to instruct his entourage to inform the opening of the Yicang, and ordered his subordinates to order food for Su You and others.

Su You took Wang Bodang and others to the city, and the people outside the city gate originally thought that Su You was gone, but when they saw Su You's appearance, they couldn't help but be quiet.

Su You looked at the people in the city, and he had mixed feelings, these people may have been troubled by the price of food because of themselves, but they are all good people, but once they are starved, the consequences are really unimaginable.

The requirements of the Li people are actually very low, the only purpose of their life is just to "continue to live", they can endure as "peace dogs", who wants to be "troubled people"?

"Folks" Su You stood at the head of the city, waving down with Fan, a leader unique to the twentieth century, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he felt that this title was a bit inconsistent.

"First of all, I want to apologize to you on behalf of myself and Xue Zhixian in Shanyang, and I really have a guilty conscience for stopping you out of the city gate." Su You bowed to the more than 1,000 refugees under the city as he spoke, and then said, "However, I heard that when you were about to enter the city, you came in groups, and the soldiers guarding the gate urgently closed the city gate because they were afraid that the chaotic people would enter the city, which is understandable, isn't it?" ”

The Yaque under the city was silent, and Su You could also feel what a bastard his words were, and he abandoned people outside the city for the safety of the people in the city, what kind of bullshit is this? If you're afraid of the safety of the city, why don't you keep more soldiers?

In fact, this answer is easy to answer, the military system implemented in the Sui Dynasty is still the government military system, and the reason for the lack of garrisons in the counties is not the lack of soldiers, but because Yang Guang transferred too many sick people in order to fight with Tuyuhun.

This situation will intensify as the battlefield increases.

"This official and Xue Zhixian have just discussed your actual situation, and decided to distribute thirty catties of rations to each of the villagers who are really in difficulty, and now you will start to line up on the left side of the column, waiting to receive food; Those who do not need to receive food, but are about to return to the city, are lined up on the right, so please prepare your 'appearance' in advance. ”

As soon as Su You's words fell, there was a cheer in the city, those who asked for food could get food, and those who wanted to go home could finally go home, what was there to be dissatisfied with?

"Shangguan" Su You's voice fell, and Xue Mao had already trotted up to the city.

"How?" Su You watched the people outside the city start to line up one after another, and finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked Xue Maodao with a smile.

Xue Mao followed Su You half a step behind and replied respectfully, "The grain has been shipped, and the grain from the Yicang is used; Also, your dinner has been delivered. ”

The granary is used to store the grain that collects taxes, most of which will eventually be handed over to the granary of the state, and most of the grain comes from donations from large households, and these grains are spare grains, which are generally used for disaster relief in famine years and disaster years.

"Really? I guess you heard me just now? The people of the city, whether they should come in or let them in, and the rest of the people will find a way to provide them with some firewood and grass to spend the night. ”

"Yes." Xue Mao bowed down to answer, but thought in his heart, "Who doesn't hurry home after receiving the food?" I won't be able to get it a second time tomorrow. ”

"Then you go and distribute food to them, the official will not come forward, I told them that no one is thirty catties, you haven't forgotten, right?"

"Shangguan rest assured." Although Xue Mao felt that thirty catties per person was a bit much, he also knew that more was better than less, so he did not raise any objections.

Su You and the others had dinner in the gatehouse of the guards, and a few zhang away, Xue Mao was organizing more than a dozen soldiers to distribute food to those victims, and those locals who were eager to enter the city entered the city in an orderly manner.

After Su You finished eating, it was already completely dark.

The locals who had just been blocked outside the city had basically entered the city, and there were still two or three hundred people in the queue to receive food.

Su You looked at the refugees who were quietly waiting for relief, and finally left with peace of mind.

Su You stood up and said to Wang Bodang and the others, "Let's go back to Yangzhou." Everyone got up one after another, and Lu Sheng and Xia Ziteng hurried to lead the horses.

Xue Mao was holding a torch at this time, and half of his mind was spending his mind on distributing food to the refugees, and half of his mind was consciously or unintentionally paying attention to the movement of the gatehouse where Su You was.

When Su You walked towards the city gate, Xue Mao naturally greeted him as soon as possible, and said apologetically, "Yushi is leaving?" The subordinates did not greet them well, which is really an unforgivable sin. ”

No one will take this greeting seriously, Su You is no exception, he just shook his head and said, "You have managed this Shanyang County well, this is the best explanation to this official, the best explanation to His Majesty, and the best explanation to the people." Okay, I still have to hurry, and I've worked hard for you today. ”

"It should be, it should be." Xue Mao nodded yes, and then sent Su You out of the city, and now he no longer cared about the ferocity of the refugees.

When the refugees queuing up to receive food saw Su You come out at this time, they all saluted Su You, and most of the thanks in their mouths were sincere, but Su You always felt that it was not a taste.

Su You always thought that this food shortage was caused by himself, but the real reason was like confusion.

Su You, Wang Bodang and others squeezed out of the crowd, and the latter said, "Let's ride back?" There is no moon in the sky."

Su You smiled bitterly, "There are still more than three hundred miles from Shanyang to Yangzhou, and it takes about three or four hours to ride a horse. ”

Su You's words were obviously more inclined to take a boat, the problem was that the boat they sat on during the day was not willing to travel at night, and the other small boats could not lead the horses up.

Of course, Lu Sheng understood Su You's words, and immediately volunteered, "I'll ask the owner of the ship again, if he is willing to travel at night if he gives him more money, Mr. won't have to suffer from this rush." ”

"It doesn't hurt to give him ten more times." Xia Ziteng immediately opened his mouth and added.

Lu Sheng quickly returned, and then shook his head and said to Su You, "This is a stubborn lord, he said that there are still some guests who will go from Shanyang to Yangzhou tomorrow."

"Okay, we should encourage him to be honest with him, so let's ride a horse." Su You smiled and nodded, and immediately turned over on the horse's back.

Wang Bodang and others also got on the horse, and then a group of five people urged the horse to get on the official road and galloped all the way to Yangzhou.

When Su You set off, the moon had just set down in the mountains, so it was pitch black all the way, and the reality was not like a game where you could reach the destination by clicking on automatic pathfinding, so the journey was really difficult; Fortunately, the official roads in Yangzhou and Shanyang are straight, and Su You and the others will not get lost because of this, and by the time they arrive in Yangzhou, the time has already passed the three watches in Su You's plan.

Yangzhou City was shrouded in darkness when it was ugly, and when Su You and the others arrived at the gate of the city, they did not see the imaginary refugees.

After tapping on the city gate, Su You saw a familiar face at the head of the city, this person was the little leader of the city who received him when Su You entered the city that day.

The little leader obviously remembered Su You, and immediately shouted, "It turned out to be Su Yushi, please wait a minute, please wait a minute, the villain will open the door immediately." ”

Su You laughed easily, he originally thought that the soldiers guarding the city were sleeping like pigs.

The little leader welcomed Su You in, and immediately asked, "Is it to send you to the county office?" Or will I take you to the inn? ”

Su You also knew that a few of them were walking through the streets and alleys of Yangzhou City so late, and it was a little unreasonable to have this leader who defended the city to send him off.

"What are you doing in the county office? Please send me to the post house first. ”

"By the way, the little one almost forgot to tell the imperial history, and your escort also arrived in Yangzhou three days ago."

"Really? Where did Mai Envoy arrange them? Su You immediately became excited, he almost forgot that Yang Guang had arranged three hundred guards for him, but I don't know if Yang Guang also arranged for the elite soldiers in the East Palace to come over as he wished?

If Ling Qing or Duan Si led the team, it would be crooked