Chapter Twenty-Seven: The First Encounter
Under the guidance of Dong Senjun, Wen Bin and others walked towards the place where the envoy was, and along the way, Dong Senjun's eyebrows danced, and told Wen Bin all the customs and customs of Lizhou. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
The three of them burst into laughter from time to time, and in Dong Shenjun's opinion, the distance between him and Yi Xianhou was gradually narrowing, and he couldn't help but feel a little proud in his heart. At this moment, a noisy sound of footsteps came from ahead!
Wen Bin stopped, looked around, and after a moment, he secretly said in his heart: "Hmph! Here it comes! ”
Who's coming? The answer is self-explanatory!
The Lizhou assassin made Bai Zongwu walk in the forefront, and the officials at all levels followed, and in just a moment, they walked in front of Wen Bin. Everyone bowed their hands and said loudly: "Xiaguan has seen Yixian Marquis!" ”
"Colleagues! Did last night replace Benhou to drink all the wine in the king's mansion? ”
"Back to Wenhou, I came to the palace today and found that the envoy's face was much darker than before!" An official beside Bai Zongwu said with a smile.
"Haha...... Ha ha...... Haha......" As soon as the words fell, everyone burst into laughter, attracting the attention of many officials.
"Haha! Wenhou, this way, please! After the laughter, Bai Zongwu stretched out his hand and said respectfully.
"Envoy, please!"
Bai Envoy Jun and Wen Bin walked in front of the crowd, talking and laughing side by side, and it didn't take long for everyone to come to the mansion hall. After taking their seats in turn, Wen Bin took the lead in asking, "Envoy!" In this flood, I don't know how Lizhou was damaged?
"Back to Wenhou, this flood has caused great damage to Lizhou! Dams have been destroyed, fertile fields have been flooded, homes have been destroyed, and thousands of people have been displaced! As the parents and officials of Lizhou, we work hard every day to seek the well-being of the people of Limin. Bai Zongwu turned sideways and said with a straight face.
"I have my colleagues!"
"Don't dare! Can't! Duty! ”
Wen Bin didn't continue to speak, and after thinking for a while, he asked, "Envoy!" The grain allocated by the household department should have arrived in Licheng a few days ago, and I wonder if the grain was distributed to the victims. ”
"It's been distributed! Wenhou! There are many people in Lizhou, and the first batch of food is a drop in the bucket, to no avail! A certain generation of Lizhou people implored Wenhou to write to the court and allocate food a few more times! ”
"The second batch of grain will arrive in the future, but the third batch? Hey! Aren't the officials of the household department in the government? Wen Bin looked around and found that several officials who had come to Lizhou with him were not present.
"Several officials from the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Industry, and the Metropolitan Water Supervisor have not yet come to the mansion, and the lower officials will arrange for people to go to their mansions now."
"Good! Just say that Ben Hou said it, let them come quickly! ”
"Yes!"
After speaking, Bai Zongwu waved his hand, motioned for an official to step forward, and after explaining in a low voice, the official quickly left.
"Envoy! There is a matter that I don't understand, and I hope you can solve your doubts? ”
"Wenhou, please speak!"
"Lizhou is originally the land of fish and rice, and it is one of the most important granaries of my Dachu. Why is food so scarce in this flood? Was the granary badly damaged? ”
Wen Hou didn't know. Last year, there was a war in the west, and there was a shortage of food and grass! The imperial court allocated grain from Lizhou to the west, and seven or eight out of ten of the granaries in Lizhou were empty! This year, before the granary was filled, there was a sudden flood, and the grain harvest was lost, which is why it is so difficult! ”
In the next half an hour, no matter what questions were raised by Ji Bin, Bai Zongwu could explain them, it was really leaky! For the Lizhou Mansion, Wen Bin didn't report any hope. His first task now is to make sure that the second batch of food reaches the victims, and secondly, to collect evidence of the moths.
In this confrontation, Wen Bin temporarily lost the upper hand, after all, Jiang is still old and spicy, and Wen Bin is slightly immature. But this is just the beginning, who wins and who loses? Still unknown!
"Envoy, how much grain is still stored in Lizhou?"
"Back to Wenhou, less than 2,500 stones!"
Wen Bin was shocked when he heard this, and said urgently: "So little? ”
"Wenhou, these grains are still purchased from grain merchants at a high level! Otherwise, there will be no grain of rice in the granary! ”
"What is the price of food in the city now?"
"It's a lot higher than it used to be. However, when the second batch of grain arrives, I believe that the price of grain will fall! ”
As he spoke, the three officials arrived together, and as soon as they entered the council hall, they hurriedly bowed their hands and said respectfully: "The lower officials have seen the Marquis of Yixian!" I've seen the envoy! ”
"What are you waiting for? It's so late! Wen Bin's tone was a little dissatisfied, and he said coldly with a frosty face.
"This ...... This...... The lower official deserves to die, I implore Wen Hou to forgive his sins! ”
"I hope that Marquis Wen will forgive his sins!"
"I hope that Marquis Wen will forgive his sins!"
The hall sounded begging for mercy one after another, and in the end, it was Bai Zongwu who came forward to intercede on their behalf, and the matter came to an end. The three officials glanced at Bai Zongwu gratefully, and then sat on the side, sitting upright, not daring to breathe!
"Jiang Yuanwailang, how many times does the household plan to transfer grain to Lizhou?"
"Back to Wenhou, a total of two! If the situation is urgent, the lower officials will report to the household department and apply for reallocation. ”
When Wen Bin heard this, his originally cold face gradually showed signs of thawing, and at the same time, the atmosphere in the hall gradually eased.
"Ben Hou decided to go to the affected county today, and Jiang Yuanwailang will go with Ben Hou!"
"The subordinate officer receives the order!" Jiang Yuanwailang hurriedly stood up, bowed his hands, and said loudly.
"Wenhou! Do you want to go today? After a few days of hard work, Wenhou rested for a few days, and it was not too late to go again! Bai Zongwu was taken aback when he heard this, and hurriedly said.
Wen Bin waved his hand, rejected Bai Zongwu's kindness, and said in an irrefutable tone: "It's better to go to the county seat earlier, so as to live up to the trust of the saint, after all, Benhou is an observer of the northern realm!" ”
"That's fine! I wonder where Wenhou is going to go first? ”
"Hmm...... Envoy, which counties were seriously affected by this flood? ”
"Returning to Wenhou! There are five counties under the jurisdiction of Lizhou, of which Changyun County, Dongjing County and Guanglu County are the most severely affected, and the remaining two counties are less affected. ”
"Okay, Ben Hou knows!" After speaking, Wen Bin paused, turned his head to look at the officials of the Ministry of Industry and the Capital Water Supervisor, and then said: "Regular Wailang, Cai Jian Cheng!" ”
"The lower official is here!"
"The lower official is here!"
"The flood has receded, and everything is waiting to be rebuilt! You and the other two will lead their subordinate officials to discuss the reconstruction plan with the officials of Lizhou, which will involve the water conservancy of the dam, the irrigation of farmland, the control of floods, and so on. After the discussion, you must go to the affected county town to investigate! ”
"The subordinate officer receives the order!"
"The subordinate officer receives the order!"
At this time, Wen Bin stood up suddenly, looked around at the officials, and said loudly: "Eating the king's lu, bearing the king's worries, and being loyal to the king, this is the way of the minister!" ”
"Good! Well said Wenhou! Wenhou is really a role model for my generation! Xiaguan will arrange manpower now and take Wenhou to the affected county! Bai Zongwu also stood up, and at the same time said with emotion.
"Everything has to be done!"
"Don't dare to be! Wenhou, when will you leave? ”
"Ben Hou will go back to the mansion first, and set off in an hour!"