In the lobby of the General Military Mansion, Wang Peng, the same knowledge of the Datong Xuanfu envoy who was responsible for the resettlement of the displaced people and Tuntian, was pacing back and forth in the hall with an anxious face, waiting for the arrival of Wei Zheng.

Zhou Shuyuan, the Xuanfu envoy who held all the money and food of the Datong General Military Mansion, sat on a chair. However, the frowning brow on his forehead still betrayed the anxiety in his heart at this moment.

Wei Zheng had just walked into the lobby with his front feet, and Zhou Shuyuan, who was sitting on the chair, stood up from the chair as if he had been suddenly shocked.

Then, he walked directly to Wei Zheng and said: "General, something happened, something happened..."

For Zhou Shuyuan to show such an anxious look, this matter must be very tricky.

Therefore, as soon as Zhou Shuyuan finished speaking, Wei Zheng's brows subconsciously furrowed.

Facing Zhou Shuyuan, he asked a little urgently, "What's the matter..."

Zhou Shuyuan did not answer directly, but pointed to Wang Peng beside him and said, "What is the specific matter, Lord Wang knows better than me." ”

"Lord Wang, you immediately tell the situation as simply as possible, and see if there is any good way for Lord Commander... If such a big matter is not resolved, it is likely to cause turmoil in the entire Datong Province......"

Under Wei Zheng's gaze, Wang Peng quickly sorted out the thoughts in his mind. Subsequently, a very concise version was obtained: "My lord, with the spread of a new round of recruitment notices for the garrison of Datong Mansion, the number of Liu Min who poured into our Datong Mansion in various ways every day was more than 10,000 people...."

"According to preliminary statistics, the number of displaced people who have now entered Datong Province has reached a staggering 150,000. More importantly, every day that follows. There are almost tens of thousands of displaced people who have entered Datong Mansion......"

"According to my estimation and that of Lord Zhou. Over the next month. The number of displaced people pouring into our Datong Mansion will surely reach a staggering 300,000..."

"The resettlement of 100,000 displaced people in Datong Province has made us feel very stressful. Now there are suddenly so many displaced people, with the current strength of our Datong Mansion, we can't support them at all..."

Seeing that Wei Zheng's gaze quickly shifted from Wang Peng to himself, Zhou Shuyuan nodded directly and replied with a look of approval: "General, what Lord Wang said is not an exaggeration at all..."

"The 300,000 displaced people that Lord Wang just mentioned is only our most conservative estimate. If all the displaced people in Datong Mansion really pour into our Datong Mansion. Then it is possible for the displaced people in our Datong Mansion to exceed 400,000 within a month. ”

Hearing this, Wei Zheng's face also became solemn, and he asked Zhou Shuyuan and Wang Peng, "Is it because we don't have enough food..."

Zhou Shuyuan nodded affirmatively and replied, "Yes, General..."

"The grain and grass of our General Military Mansion are all pledged by the gentry and landlords in the territory when you first entered Datong Mansion, and it is only a few million catties when you are full. These millions of catties of grain, plus the silver we usually buy, can cope with the 100,000 displaced people and tens of thousands of soldiers in the territory. It's just enough..."

"And now, several times as many displaced people have been added at once. So many mouths to eat. Even if each person only gives them one bowl of porridge a day, the food in our hands is just enough for more than half a month.

"Of course, the half month I am talking about is still calculated under the condition that our Datong Mansion will no longer accept displaced people from now on. If Datong Mansion continues to receive displaced people, these millions of catties of grain can be eaten for ten days, and we are already thankful..."

Speaking of this, the solemnity on Zhou Shuyuan's face had been replaced by worry, and he continued to say to Wei Zheng: "General, once there is no food, not only the tens of thousands of soldiers under our command will be hungry, but also the hundreds of thousands of displaced people in Datong Mansion will also be hungry because of this. When the time comes, I dare not imagine that the hundreds of thousands of displaced people who have no food to eat will cause any chaos in our Datong Prefecture. ”

Hundreds of thousands of homeless people with red eyes because of hunger, in order to survive, attacked the official yamen, the official gentry and landlords....

What's more, they were starved and red-eyed, and they were directly eaten by their children

When the tragic and bloody pictures appeared in Wei Zheng's mind, Wei Zheng, who had a solemn face, also began to be anxious.

Directly facing Zhou Shuyuan, he asked, "Strategist, what do you think?" ”

"I have two opinions: First, immediately block all the transportation arteries around Datong Province to prevent displaced people from entering Datong Province again. This is because the more than 100,000 displaced people who have entered Datong Mansion are enough for the garrison to select enough qualified soldiers. ”

"Second, immediately take out the silver and buy grain from the gentry and landlords in Datong Prefecture, and we will sell as much as we want, and hold on as long as possible. Not only that, but we also have to take the silver to Jiangnan to buy grain, there is a lot of grain in Jiangnan, as long as we have silver, we can buy enough grain......"

"However, in this way, we will have less and less silver, and even all of it will be used to sell food. When the time comes, the money we will pay to tens of thousands of soldiers will become another problem. ”

Seeing Zhou Shuyuan and Wang Peng looking at him expectantly at the same time, Wei Zheng almost didn't think about it before he opened his mouth and refused: "No, you must not set up cards around Datong Mansion to intercept the homeless..."

"I can't make up my mind to do this even though I know that stopping these homeless people outside Datong Mansion is sending them to death. Can you bear to watch hundreds of thousands of displaced people starve to death and freeze to death because of a blockade? ”

"Besides, these displaced people have come with hope. If we keep them out, then the good reputation that our Datong Mansion has just made will be ruined. ”

"When the time comes, the imperial court far away in the capital may use the topic to play and play me again..."

Under Wei Zheng's questioning, Zhou Shuyuan and Wang Peng both lowered their heads and remained silent. Then, it was Zhou Shuyuan who plucked up the courage to continue: "General, I don't want to do this either, but I can't think of any other way except for the method in front of me......

"If we really can't make this decision, let the displaced people pour into Datong Mansion. At that time, it will not be the more than 100,000 displaced people outside Datong Mansion who will starve to death and freeze to death, but the 100,000 displaced people in the entire Datong Prefecture. ”

"Not only that, but a large number of ordinary people and gentry and landlords in the entire Datong Mansion will also die because of a series of turmoil in Datong Province... So, I insist that we can't let more people die because of a momentary woman's kindness. ”

"So, please think carefully..." (To be continued......)