The sound of steady footsteps kept coming, gradually getting closer, and soon a tall figure appeared at the small door of the inner courtyard, looking at the person who was walking with steady steps, Wei Tongtong did not walk out of the pavilion, but still stood up a little reserved to greet him.

Pang Gang from a distance saw Wei Tongtong sitting in the pavilion, and next to him sat a daughter of the prefect who had met last time, Miss Wei, walked to the front of the pavilion and arched his hand and said, "Xiaguan Lingshan Wei Qianhu Pang has just seen the prefect!" ”

Wei Tongtong didn't put on a show like last time this time, but smiled gently: "Pang Qianhu doesn't need to be polite, this official has been waiting for you for a long time, please take a seat." ”

Pang Gang thanked him, and looked at Miss Wei on the side, a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes, but he still hugged his fist at Miss Wei, who was sitting on the side, and said, "Pang Gang has seen Miss Wei!" ”

Wei Manyao stood up and smiled generously, put her hand on her left waist and bent down to return the salute, as if she saw what Pang Gang was thinking, she smiled and said: "Forgive me, the little woman is just a role in serving tea and pouring water, and I hope that the big man will not dislike the little woman for being clumsy." ”

"Don't dare to be, Miss Wei is showing off her wisdom, how can Pang make a mistake?"

Pang Gang didn't dare to underestimate the glamorous and delicate woman in front of him, Wei Tongnian must have come to him today to talk about business, and when talking about this kind of business, Wei Tongnian could take her with him to listen obviously not just for fun.

"Pang Qianhu, please take a seat! The little girl's tea-making skills are not bad, please taste Pang Qianhu together. Wei Tongnian on the side smiled and made a gesture of please.

Pang Gang was not polite, he did it as soon as he did it, Wei Manyao pursed her lips and smiled when she saw this, rolled up her sleeves and lifted the purple sand teapot and began to brew tea.

Pang Gang didn't have any research on the tea ceremony, he just thought that Wei Manyao's fiddling with her hands was very good-looking, and a small purple clay pot was beautiful in her hands.

Soon, a cup of steaming hot and fragrant tea with a pale cyan color was brought to Pang Gang by a pair of Qianqianyu hands, Pang Gang picked up the teacup and drank it all before nodding to Wei Manyao to show his gratitude.

Wei Tongnian asked with a smile: "Pang Qianhu, what do you think of the taste of this tea?" ”

Pang Gang said honestly: "My lord, Xia Guan doesn't know anything about the tea ceremony, he just thinks that tea can quench his thirst!" ”

"Hehehe" Wei Tongnian laughed, "Pang Qianhu, you are sincere!" ”

Pang Gang didn't feel embarrassed, he used to drink tea even in modern society, even if he drank tea, he was also a tea stalk, or he just bought a bag of the lowest tea that was so cheap that it couldn't be cheaper, what kind of taste could he have, but he didn't feel embarrassed, if he didn't know how to pretend to understand, it would be really embarrassing.

Bowing his head and drinking the tea in his hand, Pang Gang was anxious to look back at Haibao, so he decided not to play hide and seek with the Wei prefect in front of him, he looked up at Wei Tongnian and asked bluntly: "My lord, you called the lower officials today and don't know what is important. ”

Wei Tongnian was stunned when he heard this, and then said with a straight face: "It's okay, then the official will speak bluntly." ”

After a pause, Wei said: "Since the beginning of winter, there have been a large number of displaced people in Qingzhou, and they have poured into Qingzhou City, causing great inconvenience to the security and management of Qingzhou. Even though the official has already asked the gentry and wealthy households in Qingzhou Mansion to open porridge shops, it is only a drop in the bucket, and it is far from solving the fact that Qingzhou is becoming more and more densely populated. ”

Pang Gang pondered for a moment and asked, "Have you ever asked where these homeless people came from?" ”

Wei Tongqing snorted: "There is no reason not to ask in this mansion, most of those displaced people came from Laizhou Mansion, Jinan Mansion and other places, but this official also knows that this is obviously intentional by the local government." ”

Pang Gang's brows began to wrinkle, he knew what Wei Tongnian called him over today, touched his nose and asked, "In this case, why didn't Lord Wei drive out those homeless people, how could he let them pour into Qingzhou Mansion?" ”

Wei Tongnian's expression darkened, "Now that the land is freezing today, once these homeless people leave Qingzhou at this time, there is only one way to die, and this official, as a local parent, can't watch them starve to death and freeze to death, right?" But now that these displaced people are gathering more and more, once they are instigated by well-intentioned people to provoke a popular uprising, the consequences will be unimaginable. And this official also heard that some time ago, Ziwanghai Fort was recruiting displaced people, this move is very good, this time you have made a thousand households, if you can recruit most of the displaced people, then the remaining displaced people will not be a problem. ”

Hearing this, Pang Gang realized that because the problem of displaced people had reached the point of urgency, this Wei prefect was finally in a hurry and asked for his help.

Pang Gang muttered for a long time and did not speak, Wei Tongnian next to him was a little anxious, he was about to speak, but saw Wei Manyao next to him wink, so he endured it and quietly looked at Pang Gang thinking about the problem.

After a while, Pang just raised his head and asked, "My lord, what is the specific number of these displaced people at present, the lower officials want to hear the truth." ”

Wei Tongnian smiled bitterly: "There are about four to fifty thousand!" ”

"Forty or fifty thousand displaced people?" Pang Gang couldn't help but be taken aback.

There are so many homeless people in Qingzhou City, it is a big powder keg, once it is ignited by a certain spark, the whole Qingzhou will be blown up into the sky, no wonder this old man Wei is so anxious to find himself.

Pang Gang thought about it and quickly made a decision: "In this way, can Lord Wei give the lowly position some seeds, ploughing cattle, farm tools, and some grain, and the lowly position can try his best to introduce them to Lingshanwei, even if it can't attract them all, it would be good to attract half of the people to relieve the pressure on Qingzhou Mansion." ”

"This," Wei Tongnian listened to Pang Gang's words, but hesitated a little. Seeing this situation, Pang Gang couldn't help but be a little angry, why did your buddy kindly help you settle the homeless people, and you didn't pull out a dime?

Wei Manyao on the side saw Pang Gang's displeased expression, and knew that this new Qianhu wanted to be crooked, so he hurriedly explained: "Don't get me wrong, my father didn't say no, but there are not many materials in the treasury of Qingzhou Mansion now, so it's a talent."

Speaking of which, even Wei Manyao was a little embarrassed, yes, she wanted the other party to help her settle the homeless, but she wanted to do nothing, how could there be such a good thing in this world.

"How many things can Qingzhou Mansion allocate to Lingshanwei?" Pang Gang was not polite to them, and asked questions directly.

A hint of blush flashed on Wei Manyao's pretty face, and her originally generous voice became much thinner: "Now the only thing that the government can allocate to Qingzhou Mansion is more than 3,000 farmhouses, more than 150 ploughing cattle, 20 quintals of seeds, and 1,200 stones of grain. ”

After finishing speaking, Wei Manyao glanced at Pang Gang quietly, it was a pity that she didn't see any discoloration on Pang Gang's face.

It's no wonder that Wei Manyao is beating a drum in her heart, 1,200 stone is almost 200,000 catties of grain, which sounds like a lot at first glance, but there are nearly 50,000 homeless people in Qingzhou City, if it is evenly distributed to them, even if they drink porridge every day, it will only be enough for the homeless people to eat for half a month. It's no wonder that Wei Manyao is embarrassed, this bit of food is a drop in the bucket for such a huge number of displaced people.

Pang Gang sat there silently, and Wei Tongnian's father and daughter looked at Pang Gang in front of them and felt a little apprehensive, after all, if so many homeless people were pressed on him, they would also scratch their heads.

Suddenly, Pang Gang spoke: "Lord Wei, Miss Wei, if so many homeless people want to be properly placed in a lowly position at once, there is nothing they can do. ”

Hearing this, Wei Tongnian's heart couldn't help but sink

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