"Lord Yue, the villain is here on the orders of my lord. The food you requisitioned last time can not be returned now? ”

"Lord Yue, the little one is here on the orders of the father-in-law. The abbot said that the emperor has issued an order to let the adults pay off the grain, you see......"

"Lord Yue, the trumpet is a small profit, you have bet so much on our food, if we don't pay it back, we will drink the northwest wind. Please, be merciful, and give the little one the money......"

…… In the hall of the governor's line, a large group of uninvited guests came tonight, these people were not sent by the palace, they were sent by the governor's mansion, and they were not the proprietors of the big millet store in the city. I came here for no other purpose than to ask for money.

Like King Fu and Guozhang, they received the reply from the chapter and asked them to ask Yue Su for it, and those small merchants received the news and saw that the people from the palace and the Guozhang Mansion came to ask for it, so they mustered up the courage to follow. Otherwise, with the prestige of "Yue shaving his head", even if he gave those small shops a few guts, he would not dare to come to the governor's line to ask for money.

However, the tone of everyone asking for money is different, the people in the palace, the tone can be slightly harder, the country is there, it can only be regarded as neither humble nor arrogant, not to mention the small business, one by one, all crying poor there, a handful of snot, a handful of tears, how pitiful they can say themselves, how pitiful they can say. There is the owner of the rice shop, who describes himself as even worse than the victims.

Crying poor is a deception, how can Yue Su believe them. When there was a disaster, he sold grain and rice at several times the price, and made a fortune in the country's disaster, and now he is crying poor and pretending to be his grandson, so that he can do it. It's just that the palace and the prince can't say no, Yue Su smiled slightly, and said: "Your feelings, the Ministry can understand, but the Ministry of Finance here has not said that it will not be returned, but there is really no silver." When the headquarters left Beijing, the cabinet said that the disaster relief money from Huguang could go to Henan with the headquarters, but the headquarters had been in Hunan for many days, and the disaster relief money had not yet arrived. This makes the ministry pay you back. Otherwise, you will wait a little longer, and as soon as the silver from Huguang is delivered, the headquarters will immediately repay the money. ”

Yue Su is face is full of smiles, and his attitude is very kind, but he has no money. In this year, it is the tradition of the uncle who still keeps the account, and it is the grandson who owes the debt. But Yue Su took out the style of postmodernism, the one who owes money is the uncle, and the one who asks for the money is the grandson.

King Fu's Mansion came to ask for money from Bai Tang, the shopkeeper of Fu Mi Xing, who was scolded by King Fu after returning to Luoyang. After receiving the reply from the fold, King Fu asked this kid to ask for money for the first time. Before leaving, he also added an instruction that if you don't come back, you don't have to come back.

Bai Tang also mustered up the courage to run to the governor's line. Seeing that Yue Su didn't give money, he immediately said: "Lord Yue, you said that there is no silver, if you said this a few days ago, our big guys would also believe it, and we can't run to the governor Xingyuan." But now, you have copied the mansions of so many officials and local tyrants and gentry, and their family property together is not a million taels, but also 800,000 taels. Our money is all decimals, and if you leak a crack in your finger, it will come out. What a hardship for us little fish and shrimp. ”

"That's it, it's ......" "Lord Yue, please have mercy on us, otherwise, the big guy won't even be able to go home." …… The others sang along with the wind and cried together to be poor.

"I confiscated the convicts and local tyrants, but I got some silver, but the silver was to be used for disaster relief. On both sides of the Yellow River, hundreds of thousands of disaster victims should not eat one day. Rebuilding river embankments, digging mountains and stones, requisitioning livestock, vehicles, big and small, don't cost anything. The people also have to pay a sum of money to rebuild their homes. Thinking of this, the headquarters has a headache every day, and it is really difficult to be an official if you are not an official. The ministry is now overstretched, and it doesn't matter who else to borrow, how can there be any money left to pay off the debt. But don't worry, the money that the imperial court owes you will definitely be repaid, and as soon as the silver from Huguang is delivered, it will definitely be returned as soon as possible. It's getting late, so go back and rest. Yue Su said with a smile.

Bai Tang came with the death order of the prince, how dare he leave like this, and hurriedly said: "My lord, you can't say that." My lord has already handed the emperor an excerpt, His Majesty's reply is to ask for your lordship, the emperor has said so, if you don't give it, isn't it a protest. ”

"Yes, Lord Yue, my father-in-law has also received the emperor's approval, if you don't give it, you will not obey the decree." Zhang Guozhang's family sent to ask for the account was also the original owner of Yunsheng Rice Shop, whose name was Zhang Yang, and he also agreed.

"Oh. It turns out that there is the emperor's approval, so please show it to the ministry. Yue Su said with a smile.

Bai Tang and Zhang Yang are both masters with a heart, and they are afraid that they will go alone, but Yue Su still won't give money, so they both want to come from the master, so as not to let Yue Su cheat at that time. As soon as the two of them heard Yue Su say this, they immediately took out the chapter and presented it to Yue Su for a look.

Yue Su glanced at it and said with a smile: "This is indeed Your Majesty's instruction, asking you to ask the Ministry for money." In fact, even if the emperor does not give this approval, the ministry will not fail to repay the debt. ”

Seeing Yue Su say this, Bai Tang, Zhang Yang and the other rice shop shopkeepers all laughed. Especially Bai Tang and Zhang Yang, they scolded secretly in their hearts, "Yue Su, Yue Su, you are embarrassed to say that you will not repay the debt, if we don't take this out, you will be out of the ghost if you are not bad." ”

However, they never thought that even if they had this batch, Yue Su would still be reluctant. At this time, I only heard Yue Su continue: "These two copies, take them back, the ministry knows about this." As soon as Huguang's silver arrived, the headquarters sent someone to deliver the silver to you. ”

What the! Still waiting for Huguang's silver!

Bai Tang's mouth was almost crooked, he was also the master he was used to, in addition to groveling in front of the prince, he rarely gave others a good look. Hearing Yue Su say this again, how could he not be angry, and his voice suddenly raised, "Lord Yue, the emperor said that you should pay back the money, why don't you pay back the money, do you want to resist the decree and disobey it?" ”

"Smack!" As soon as he heard that Bai Tang dared to speak like this in front of him, Yue Suden became angry, slapped the coffee table heavily, and shouted angrily: "In front of this department, you are not qualified to shout. Whether or not the ministry resists the decree is not up to you. Saying that, Yue Su picked up the fold and said loudly: "The emperor asked the ministry to repay the money, but the ministry didn't say no, where is the protest?" If you don't understand, don't blame the headquarters for treating you with a crime of slandering the court officials! ”

Seeing Yue Su getting angry, Bai Tang's momentum weakened, but he had eaten Yue Su's board and knew how powerful this adult was.

"Smack!" Bai Tang lightly appreciated himself in the face, and said with a smile: "My lord, it's all because the villain made a mistake and said the wrong thing, and I hope the adults won't be surprised." This one...... Since you didn't say that you wouldn't pay it back, now return the silver to the little one and let the little one take it away......"

"Didn't the ministry say that it would be returned until the silver from Huguang was delivered, and His Majesty did not give the ministry a limited time in the approval of the folding, did you say yes? In addition, before the Ministry of Residence left Beijing, His Majesty had made a decree and prepared for the Ministry to act cheaply. This is cheap, that is to say, the ministry can do whatever it feels is beneficial to the imperial court, the people, and disaster relief. After Yue Su finished speaking, he yawned and said, "Okay, the words have been explained, as soon as Huguang's silver arrives, the headquarters will pay back the money." The main ministry is tired now, and you need to rest, so let's go. By the way, don't forget your plays. ”

Then, Yue Su picked up the teacup.

The governor is chasing away guests, if you don't leave now, it is estimated that you will be driven away later, who dares to stay here and find it uncomfortable. Bai Tang and Zhang Yang took back the fold, but they had no choice but to go, not to mention the other bosses, the big families were gone, and they stayed by themselves, they really wanted to be beaten.

These people left, Yue Su returned to the back room to rest, and the next morning, he led the honor guard to the banks of the Yellow River. Yue Su's guard of honor escorted these hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, and the marching speed was naturally not fast. Bai Tang, the shopkeeper of King Fu's Mansion, rushed back to Luoyang non-stop.

After returning to King Fu's mansion and paying homage to King Fu, he immediately told King Fu what happened when he was asking for debts, of course, if he didn't add oil and vinegar, how could he be worthy of the slap he received and the previous meal.

When King Fu heard this, he was furious, for him, this little bit of silver was a trivial matter, but it was a big thing to lose face. I am a dignified prince, you Yue Su can't help but rob me of my food, and I still owe money and don't pay it back, this matter spreads, where can I put my face.

But he is not angry in his heart, he can't think of any good way, King Fu is a big brainless person, he usually exploits the people, but he is still doing it, and if he really wants to do something, he has no idea at all.

If you can't think of an idea, you will inevitably scold, "You are a waste, more than 20,000 stones of grain, just let people rob it, now go and ask for money, or if you don't come back, what am I raising you for!" You can find a way for me now, if you can't think of an idea to get the money back, you don't eat for a day, and if you can't think of it for ten days, you don't eat for ten days. Starve you piece of waste! ”

After King Fu finished scolding, he brushed his sleeves and was about to leave.

Bai Tang still had some ghost ideas, and hurriedly said: "Lord Wang, don't go, the little one has come up with a way." ”

"Oh?" King Fu's eyes lit up, turned around, and asked, "What is the idea?" ”

On the way back, the villain saw that a granary was being built on the south bank of the Yellow River, thinking that Yue Su wanted to mobilize the victims and rebuild the river embankment. The villain noticed that there was a lot of grain piled up there, not to mention 30,000 stones, so we might as well take advantage of Yue Su's absence and snatch the grain back. Anyway, it's all from the prince's family, and it's all about getting it back, no matter how bold he Yue Su is, he doesn't dare to come to the palace to grab it. Even if he sues the emperor, you have something to say, what is wrong with taking back your own food. Bai Tang said with a smile. Such villains, they are afraid that the world will not be chaotic.

King Fu has no brains, and when he heard this, he was also reasonable. nodded and said: "That's right, it's all my food, if he doesn't return it, let's grab it back, if not, don't believe it, he still dares to come to my palace to grab it." Okay, I'll leave this matter to you, you go and prepare some more mule carts, call some more men, and I'll give you another five hundred guards, go back quickly." ”

Yes! I'll go!

Bai Tang shook his head like a rattle, where would he dare to go to such a head-off thing. Yue shaved his head is a notoriously ruthless stubble, and when he touches him, his head is not allowed to move. Besides, the 500 Guards are enough to do anything, and seeing that there can be thousands of officers and soldiers guarding the grain and grass, once the fight starts, it is obvious who will lose and who will win.

Bai Tang rolled his eyes and said: "Lord Wang, the villain's weight is not enough, there are thousands of officers and soldiers who guard the food, in case they don't buy the villain's account, start to move, it doesn't matter if the villain's name is lost, Lord Wang, your face will be completely lost." ”

At this time, I can't say that I am afraid of death, I can only say that I care about the face of the prince, and I am afraid that I will not be able to get back the food and embarrass King Fu.

King Fu thought about it for a while and thought that this was also the case. nodded and said: "That's what I said, who should I send there, I can't let this king go in person, right?" ”

(To be continued)