When Yan Hong heard this, he asked: "Since it is not enough to buy rice, what about the savings in the treasury of Shandong Province, except for Jinan, in other places?" ”

Guo Shoucheng shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it's not very rich." As far as Xiao Lao'er knows, in order to make money, Liu Cai used to transport all the grain from the government treasury to Jinan one after another, and then Wang Xuan was responsible for reselling. At present, the grain in the treasury of various prefectures is afraid that it is less than 30% of the food on the books. ”

Hai Rui frowned and said: "Then according to this, there is no food on the ground in Shandong?" ”

Guo Shoucheng said: "That's not true, the local squires have the habit of storing grain. After all, there are many households, inherited for a hundred years, and their ancestors have experienced peaceful and prosperous times, and they have also spent troubled times and famine years, and they know the truth that gold is not as good as rice. So when selling grain at the beginning, Ren Wang Xuan said that the sky was falling, and everyone also stored some grain in their hands to prevent food shortages. As far as the old man is concerned, the rice grain in his hand is no less than more than 100,000 stones. Several other wealthy people in Jinan have at least this number. ”

Hai Ruijiu has been a pro-people official for a long time, and his computing power is excellent, so he immediately said: "If several families are willing to lend half of their grain deposits to the government to help the famine, then these hundreds of thousands of refugees will have nothing to worry about surviving this." ”

Yan Hong also gradually heard some eyebrows, so he asked: "Guo Yuanwai's estimate of this grain is so accurate, could it be that he has the heart to save people?" This bodhisattva's heart is rare. ”

Guo Shoucheng said: "Don't dare." The old man was just a businessman, not a state official. The people live and die bitterly, but in fact, the old man should not worry about it. In general, the old man is just talking about charity. However, Guo inherited the family business from his ancestors, and he did not want to see it destroyed in the war. Now Jinan City is full of disaster victims, and they are in danger. That Wang Xuan was ambitious. Misdeeds. If it's a big reversal together. I'm afraid that big gentry like us will be the first to be unlucky. Even if they are not burned and killed by the mobs, they will not be spared if they turn back to the court to quell the chaos and pursue the joint sitting. Therefore, just to protect my Guo family's clan and ancestral industry, the old man must also borrow tens of thousands of stone grain from Qin. To reassure the people. ”

Yan Hong praised slightly in his heart, this is a smart person. Trading with smart people is the happiest. He asked, "How did Guo Yuanwai know that Wang Xuan was plotting against him?" ”

Guo Shoucheng said: "The few grain stores that were robbed today are mostly the industries of Xiao Lao'er. And among the victims who besieged Qincha Xingyuan, there happened to be a fellow villager of my Guo Mansion family, how could someone provoke it, and some people in the disaster carried weapons, but the old man just knew about it. ”

That Guo Shoucheng is a first-class local tyrant in Shandong, and he is not a good man and a woman, and he has been entrenched in Jinan for many years. It has become a force of its own. He looked down on Wang Xuan, an upstart, from the beginning. to fear, to obey, but always to be mindful. A few years ago, he followed Wang Xuan, colluded with Liu Cai, did some illegal deeds, and earned a lot of silver money and land, which is very cool.

But recently, seeing that the danger of the civil uprising is getting bigger and bigger, several major families are worried, and Liu Cai is also panicking, why is Wang Xuan the only one who still cares about the situation, and even some moves, in Guo Shoucheng's view, are intensifying rather than easing the contradictions? Including the Qincha who came and asked the major families to borrow grain, the four major families almost agreed, as long as the price given by the government is fair, or sufficient compensation will be given in the future, then it is also in the interests of the rich to sell the grain to the government to quell the civil unrest. However, he was held back by Wang Xuansheng, rejected Hai Rui's proposal, and only took out the meaning of a thousand stones of grain. Although Wang Xuanzhen said that these practices were to ensure the interests of the rich and not be wronged by the government, it was inevitable that Guo Shoucheng would have more eyes.

And this morning, tens of thousands of refugees besieged Qincha Xingyuan. Moreover, he was robbed of several grain stores, and although the loss was not very large, he could not afford to lose face. Under Guo Shoucheng's careful investigation, he found out more information. After careful analysis, Mr. Guo couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

Look at this situation, these people who are on the street today really want to incite a riot in Jinan! Fortunately, Yan Hong was holding something in his hand that could amplify his voice several times, highlighting the strange soldiers and letting the people mess up first. Fortunately, Hai Rui, the yellow-faced Bao Longtu, is in charge, stabilizing the people's hearts and promising to release rice. Fortunately, Yan Hong killed a bandit who attacked the officers and soldiers on the street and avoided the slaughter of the officers and soldiers...... Otherwise, today's Jinan would have become a purgatory on earth. When the time comes, gentry like themselves are afraid that they will bear the brunt of the victims. The grain bank was smashed, and it became a trivial matter.

And the spies sent by Guo Shoucheng in the refugee team heard the words of many White Lotus disciples fanning the flames. It is also that most of the White Lotus cultists do not have a high level of education, and they are secretive, although they can be implemented among the hardcore disciples, but there are always those who are not strict and like to show off, not to mention those peripheral sects who have accepted propaganda, they can't sew up their mouths, right? In fact, at the end of the Qing Dynasty, those robe buddies of the elder brothers' association dared to openly discuss riots in street teahouses, which can be said to be in the same vein. Therefore, when Guo Shoucheng got these news, the more he listened, the more frightened he became, and concluded that Wang Xuan was going to do a big deal this time, and he was not willing to accompany him to death.

Yan Hong smiled deliberately: "Outside of Old Guo, you and Wang Yuanwai are also in-laws. Even if he really wants to make trouble, it may not hurt your old age. ”

Guo Shoucheng said: "Yan Gongzi Mo joked with the old man, he even dared to do such a big thing to exterminate the clan, and he still expected him to have relatives in his eyes?" Since ancient times, how many of these instigating the victims of the disaster have not killed and robbed all the ordinary households? What's more, with Wang Xuan's ability to pretend to be a god and a ghost, if he wants to rebel in this peaceful and prosperous world, it is self-defeating. The old man's bones, although they are not very valuable, do not want to give them away in such a foolish way. Moreover, I see that during the day today, in the face of the clamor of the people, if the command is determined, the handling is appropriate, and it is expected that if the local households help them, it will not be difficult to eliminate this great disaster in Jinan. Therefore, my Guo family is willing to help the old man. ”

Yan Hong said: "So what is the intention of Mr. Guo?" ”

Guo Shoucheng stretched out a finger and said: "I want to give 100,000 stone of rice and grain accumulated in the family to relieve the plight of Lord Qincha, and also to save my own predicament, so as not to be instigated by Wang Xuan to rise up and burn the jade." I just hope that when he is the head of Wang Xuan, my Guo family can stay out of the matter and not be implicated, and I hope that some of the things that I did with Liu Laojunmen in the past will not be investigated. There is one more to say. Wang Xuan has been in the past ten years. Buying a home. There is a wide range of land, and the day he is exterminated, how to deal with this property, I hope that Qin Cha will make a decision as soon as possible. ”

Seeing that the other party put forward conditions, Yan Hong also understood that this was a transaction. When he first arrived in Jinan that day, the situation was unclear, and the other party was under Wang Xuanjiwei. Naturally, he refuses to cooperate with himself casually. Now the situation is critical, if a few people keep food for themselves, it will be difficult to keep the door, so they came out to contact themselves. Bustling, profiteering, that's all.

On the other hand, since Wang Xuan wants to kill the head and exterminate the clan, the family property cannot be preserved. Floating wealth is easy to say, and it is not an official matter. Fields and shops have a lot to do. Guo Shou clearly hopes to profit from it.

Although Yan Hong knew that the old rich man in front of him might not be a good person. However, at least on the matter of hoping that there would be no riots in Shandong, the two sides have the same position and each has its own needs. In today's situation, what is needed is assistance. As long as the other party is willing to help, everything is naturally easy to say. As for the benefits of those fields, it is okay to give them to him.

Therefore, Yan Hong smiled and said, "It's not difficult. If it is really relying on the help of Mr. Guo to stabilize Shandong, who will mention some small rights and wrongs in the past? As long as the place is blocked and the rebellion is quelled, the family property of the rebel thief can be bought at a low price by some local virtuous and generous elders. In particular, this order for disaster relief is a major event of the imperial court. The one who loses the most enthusiasm can be selected first. It's just that the official still has something unclear. Why did the old man come to me at this time? Wouldn't it be better if you were willing to help during the day? ”

Guo Shoucheng was not obscure, and said with a smile: "Only by sending charcoal in the snow can people know that the Tao is precious." Just like the relief of the victims, if the disaster starts, the Qincha will come, and the ordinary means, the disaster victims will still dislike, for what food to ask for money, for what porridge is too thin, for what to have porridge without vegetables, for what to not give money to settle down. Only when people really starve to death, and everyone is just about to hang their lives in one breath, will they not have so many requirements, and they will be grateful for their lives if they have a mouthful of porridge. It's the same with the big man. If it weren't for the fact that the eldest man had no food in his hands, how could he care about the little old man's little food? ”

Yan Hong was sullen when he heard this, and then he was relieved, the other party was even willing to say this to himself, so he could really be called open and honest. He asked again: "What about the granddaughter of the old man, who marries the one of the Wang family?" "Guo Shoucheng is willing to give food to solve the dilemma, so naturally he has to give more sweetness. Outside of Wang Xuan's real estate, even if the other party proposes to spare his granddaughter's life, he has all the room to operate.

Guo Shoucheng said: "There are more than 1,000 lives in my Guo family's clan, how can I care about the last girl?" The girl who married out of the house, splashed out the water, her life or death, the old man didn't care, Yan Gongzi just followed the law, but the old man didn't care. ”

Yan Hong swallowed his saliva when he heard it, damn, I'm really too kind...... I didn't want Hai Rui to agree, nodded and said: "That's right, Mr. Guo killed his relatives in righteousness, and he is worthy of being a gentleman who can take charge of the great business." ”

Yan Hong sighed, thinking that by Hai Rui's words, it was estimated that the innocent woman would not escape death.

Yan Hong said again: "Since Wang Xuan is ambitious and has all kinds of ruthless methods, Guo Lao, since you promised to give grain relief to the government, you ruined his conspiracy, how can he let you go?" ”

Guo Shoucheng said: "That's okay. Now in the city, the five major families of Wang, Guo, Li Hong, and Liu are all related to each other. Wang Xuan is just an explosive household after all, and in terms of relationship, the four of us are closer. The so-called one is prosperous, and one is lost. Although Wang Xuan is rebellious, he has not openly raised the flag to rebel after all, so it is inconvenient for him to openly tear his face if I wait for a few others to serve the imperial court. If he dares to attack me now, it is equivalent to using a knife against those three families, and those few families will stand on the side of the government, if he really reaches that step, it will be nothing more than the burning of jade, and it will not be good for him. The old man seems that only when he really starts the army, will he use the heads of my four families to make things for sacrificing flags, and use our family wealth as military funds, but before that, he may not dare to attack us. Besides, Wang Xuan has harmed many rich people in the past, and that is whether he is intentional or unintentional. Now that our four families of Guo Lihong and Liu know their schemes, several of them have hundreds of healthy servants, and there are even martial artists to protect each other, and there are soldiers and horses sent by Qin to be here, but they are not afraid of him making trouble. (To be continued......)