Fuzhou City Guancang

Bags of grain and rice in the warehouse were carried out, and the scribe recorded them with a pen on the side, Wei Ze and Zhang Jian were smiling, but He Ju on the side was still sad.

Zhang Jian turned his head and saw He Ju with such an expression, and his expression was very puzzled: "Why is He Taishou still so sad?" Aren't you afraid of blaming the granary for opening the granary? ”

He Ju shook his head with a wry smile.

Wei Ze said with a smile: "He Taishou doesn't need to worry, since I said that I will not blame others for this matter, my father gave me a bamboo talisman to make a decision, and the emperor's grandfather also loves me and will never blame me." ”

These truths are naturally understood, but these are not what he is worried about.

Zhang Jian: "He Taishou, isn't there anything wrong with the grain of this official warehouse?" ”

He Ju finally couldn't hold back anymore: "The number of victims is still increasing dramatically, and the lower officials roughly estimate that the food in this official warehouse is enough for ten days at most, and if each meal is reduced, it may last for half a month." "In fact, in He Ju's heart, half a month is the highest estimate, and it is difficult to really stand up according to the rules and not fall down, and it is estimated that it will be difficult for five days.

Wei Ze was surprised: "It's only enough for half a month?" Isn't it the rule of the imperial court that the grain hoarded by the official warehouse should be enough for the local county for two months? ”

He Ju smiled bitterly: "The official warehouse is the lifeblood of the place, and even if the lower officials have 10,000 heads, they don't dare to move it." Since the beginning of the appointment of the lower officials, the grain in this warehouse has long been insufficient, although I have not had a major war in Dachu in recent decades, but the border army and other expenditures have not decreased but increased, I Yuezhou is located in the rear, and for a long time, it is to dispatch money and grain to the imperial court, and the loss is more than enough to make up for the shortage, and once there is an emergency, it is like now, so that every day is not called the earth. ”

After He Ju finished speaking, everyone present was silent.

Wei Ze suddenly said: "I see, it seems that I am wrong to blame He Taishou." However, it is enough to support half a month, and Mr. Lu is now urging the superintendent to give relief to grain and rice, and half a month should be enough. ”

He Ju: "Then the lower official will order to go down and open more porridge fields in the city to help the victims." ”

Zhang Jian suddenly thought of something and answered: "Not only do you have to set up a porridge field, but now that the weather is humid and warm, and after the flood, if it is not handled properly, it will be a plague, and even if there is food, it will definitely be full of sick corpses." ”

After listening to Zhang Jian's words, He Ju couldn't help nodding again and again, he sat up from the local official and walked step by step, now he knows that there will be a big epidemic after the catastrophe, and when he saw Zhang Jian, he couldn't help but ask happily: "Mr. Zhang, does there be any way to prevent and cure?" ”

Zhang Jian didn't study medicine in his previous life, and he wasn't very interested in medical books, so of course there was no cure, but he hadn't eaten pork and never seen a pig run, and now he still knows some basic protection methods, as long as the risk is strictly controlled to minimize the risk, the certainty is still very large.

Zhang Jian tried hard to recall the scattered methods in his head: "The first thing is to dispose of the corpses of the dead people, not to abandon them, but to carry them out of the city in time to be burned in a centralized manner, the second is that the filth in the city should also be disposed of in time and burned with fire, and the third is that the sick people should also be gathered separately and not let them mix in the crowd to infect each other." The most important thing is that the water used for eating and drinking must be boiled before use, and the things used for eating and drinking must also be steamed with boiling water. ”

Zhang Jian said one by one what he did, and ordered his subordinates to write down one by one, and from time to time he interjected to ask what he didn't understand.

After a while, Zhang Jian breathed a long sigh of relief: "That's all for now, the method is actually very simple, but the test is execution." ”

He Ju frowned and said: "The method Mr. Zhang said is indeed not cumbersome, but the manpower demand is extremely great, and the soldiers in the city have all been sent by me to carry grain and rice, and this manpower is indeed in short supply." ”

Zhang Jian: "The matter of manpower may consider the method of cash-for-work, and now the most important thing in the city is people, He Taishou can organize the young and strong people in the disaster victims to work for relief." ”

He Ju nodded again and again and gave the method copied by the subordinate officials to Wei Ze to check, Wei Ze took it and looked at it carefully, turned his head and asked He Ju: "What does He Taishou think about this method?" “

He Ju: "This... Xia Guan is also using it for the first time, but there is no lack of medical theory in it, but the filth of the corpse is unclean and can also cause discomfort, and the method that Mr. Zhang said is not difficult to do, Xia Guan feels that he can give it a try. ”

Wei Ze nodded, and immediately ordered the letter to be carried out in accordance with the law in the affected counties, and if there was any dereliction of duty, he would be punished with a felony.

In the next two days, the weather in Fuzhou was still warm and humid, and although the number of victims was increasing day by day, the city was in good order. Zhang Jian's whimsical ideas from time to time, coupled with the execution and deployment of He Ju, and finally Wei gave orders with the respect of the prince of the king, holding a bamboo talisman, which can be said to be very effective.

In the past few days, following He Ju to go around, Zhang Jian found that this fortune He Ju He Taishou is really not simple, the cumbersome political affairs of Fuzhou are well known in his heart, and the material deployment and personnel arrangements are even more easy, I have to say that he is a capable minister.

And in He Ju's heart, this prince who came to sit in the town and this Mr. Zhang are also quite not simple, although this Zhang Jian is not very old and is not familiar with government affairs, but the method of insight is extraordinary, some problems make people rack their brains, but this Mr. Zhang is whimsical from time to time, which makes people pause. Besides, this prince, when he came to Fuzhou before, He Ju always thought that this was a little prince who did not go through the world, and now it seems that he is also superficial.

Zhang Jian sat under the grass shed and fanned desperately, now I really miss the electric fan and air conditioner, the most important thing is that now my image as a public official is very important, and I can't be shirtless, this wide robe and big sleeves are really super hot.

He Ju looked at the submissions sent from below: "Mr. Zhang, look at these submissions. ”

Zhang Jian took the submission and read it with difficulty: "Pretending to be a disaster victim to receive porridge? ”

He Ju: "That's right, these submissions are all the same. ”

Don't underestimate these reports, they show a problem, that is, the people in the city have also begun to run out of food.

He Ju lowered his eyes: "The price of grain in this city is rising every day, and now it is more than two or three times that before the disaster, how can the people in the city bear it." If this continues, the food in the city will be unsustainable, and natural and man-made disasters will be in chaos in Fuzhou. ”

Zhang Jian looked at He Ju: "I remember that He Taishou mentioned before, saying that the Qi family trading company buys grain and rice and then raises the price of grain, presumably this is the credit of the Qi family trading company." ”

He Ju smiled bitterly: "That's right, I have sent people to inform the stakes many times, but this Qi family trading company still turns a deaf ear. And there are a lot of people involved, and I can't use strong measures without permission. ”

Hearing that even he, Taishou, could not do anything, Zhang Jian stopped asking, and remembered an incident a few days ago, and couldn't help but ask He Ju: "He Taishou, what do you say about this official money and private money?" ”

He Ju smiled and didn't answer, but asked for a few copper coins left and right and spread them in his hand for Zhang Jian to watch: "What is the difference between Mr. Zhang's view of these copper coins?" ”

Zhang Jian picked up the copper coin and compared it for a long time, shook his head and said, "This is not much different except for the slight difference in size and color." ”

He Ju groaned: "One money in the east and one money in the west, it's all copper money, not money." One money in the south and one money in the north, all of which are copper coins and different coins. This ballad is widely spread in the north and south of the river, and it is about the Copper Coin Rebellion. Since the end of the Tan Dynasty, the world was in turmoil, and the princes from all walks of life cut the county to stand on their own, and in order to raise soldiers, they minted copper coins, and the small money was used to loot the people's wealth, and it was a great chaos with currency. After the beginning of the confrontation between the north and the south, the copper coins minted by various countries also had different regulations, and private coins were rampant. You see that these copper coins are different in material and size, although they are copper coins, they are not the same money, and the purchasing power is very different, and the official money is quite kind compared to other private money. ”

Zhang Jian: "In that case, the court doesn't care?" ”

He Ju: "At the beginning, the imperial court released the right to mint coins in order to win over the powerful of the family, and the idea was good. But now it is difficult to take it back. ”

Zhang Jian sighed helplessly, such high-level problems are no longer something that people like him and He Ju can manage. At the moment, the most important thing is still the food problem, but He Ju said that the Qi family trading company does not enter the oil and salt, and he is treated like this by a Taishou, and he is even more useless as a small doorman. A black-hearted businessman like this who hoards goods and is strange will definitely not work to reason with him, and it will not work even if he is in the way of affection. In the end, the two really couldn't help it, so He Ju suggested that it would be best to let the prince exert pressure as a special envoy and Wang Shizi, forcing him to lower the price of food, or he could try. There is no other way to do it now, so Zhang Jian immediately set off to say goodbye to He Ju and went to the county to discuss the matter.

Qi's trading company is the largest house in this Fuzhou city, and it is said that the headquarters of this Qi's trading company should be located in Linchuan, but because of the reason of avoiding the Wu family, there is no choice but to retreat and choose Fuzhou, where the freight in the west of Yuezhou is relatively smooth.

From the outside, the head office of the Qi family trading company has a high wall and a deep courtyard, but it is very low-key in repair, there is no archway plaque and no luxurious atmosphere of brick and tile decoration, which makes people feel that it is difficult to get a name.

Suddenly, a figure flashed and slipped into the alley next to Qi's business.

"Knock, knock, knock." The figure tapped the deadbolt a few times.

"Squeak." A crack opened in the door.

Looking around left and right, seeing that there was nothing unusual, the figure flashed into the door. Walked quickly through several courtyards and finally arrived at the warehouse in the side courtyard, and lightly knocked on the door with three long and two short codes.

The "squeak" door opened.

"Fifth brother, you're back." The one who opened the door was a strong man with a smile on his face.

The figure didn't say anything, he went into the warehouse, turned his head to cover the door, patted the dust on his body, walked to the middle and sat down, and dozens of other people in the warehouse also gathered around.

"The government has opened a warehouse for disaster relief, and Linchuan has also sent Shi Ziwei as a special envoy to stabilize people's hearts."

"What? Is that the kid we ran away with a few days ago? The strong man who opened the door was unwilling to say: "That kid still dares to come?" I'll take some of my brothers and take him. As he spoke, he picked up his knife and went out.

"Da Niu, sit down for me, what are you messing about!"

The big man suddenly lost his temper when he was reprimanded, and sat down to the side stupidly.

At this time, someone next to him asked, "Fifth Brother Liu, what should we do next?" ”

Liu Wu pulled his loose hair back, took the long towel handed over and wiped the dirt off his face, if Zhang Jian and Wei Ze were there, they would definitely be pleasantly surprised to find that this was not an old acquaintance. The few people who chased and killed Wei Ze were among them, and this Liu Wu was the leader at that time.

Liu Wu: "Although the government has started disaster relief, the grain and rice will not be able to support it for long, so we can just act according to the original plan." Last time, we missed and failed to capture Nawei, so we almost missed a big mistake, so we can't make any mistakes this time. ”

When everyone was gearing up, another person came in from outside the door, and everyone looked at the door vigilantly, only to see a person wearing a brocade robe and walking in with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

Everyone saw that the person who came hurriedly stood up and bowed: "Mr. Qi! ”

What kind of person is this Mr. Qi, it is the person in charge of the Qi family trading company, don't look at him with a smile on his face, but he is also a powerful character in Fuzhou.

Qi Guan waved his hand and motioned for everyone to sit down: "I have decided to start tomorrow night." Su County has already made a good response, and Wu Yun's troops outside the city will be transferred to Su County as expected. Even if Wu Yun received the news and rushed back, it would be two days later. ”

Liu Wu: "The affairs of Yuezhou are all handled by Mr., and Mr. orders it." ”

Qi Guan: "Tomorrow night, the Nanling Mountain Bandits will act as an external response, and you will incite the victims in the city to think that they will respond internally, and then light a fire in the city to echo the internal and external responses when the time comes. ”

Immediately afterwards, Qi Guan added: "However, you must not hurt Na Wei Ze at that time." ”

Liu Wu was puzzled: "Sir, a few days ago you ordered us to kidnap him, why can't you hurt him now?" ”

Qi Guan: "The kidnapping of him was to use his identity to lure the Linchuan army away in advance, although it happened suddenly, once it was done, he would be more effective and cleaner than our original plan." Of course, even so, it is only used and still not to harm his life, our old emperor Da Chu, don't look at him on weekdays, the gods, Buddhas and Buddhas are not very careful, and you and I are also turning a blind eye to the open and secret battles between the clansmen, but once we see the blood, the matter will not end, once the guard aid is really investigated, it is difficult to ensure that nothing is leaked, and it is not yet that time, we can't add chaos to the Lord. ”

Liu Wu blamed himself: "Hey, it's all my fault for making a mistake for a while." ”

Qi Guan: "You don't have to blame yourself, although the failure to catch Wei Zeke has no impact on the original plan, our hoarding of grain and rice in advance has already made the food around Fuzhou urgent, and the high price of selling has made the city resentful, now this Fuzhou City is like a pile of dry firewood, just a little spark is a raging flame, and when the time comes, as long as Fuzhou City falls into our buried hands in the rest of the counties, we will also take advantage of the situation to incite the hungry people, and then the smoke everywhere is the time for our lord to take profit." ”

After explaining the matter, Qiguan still didn't feel at ease and told Liu Wudao: "When the time comes, there will be chaos in the city, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to master." You'd better take someone to hold the guard first, just in case. ”