Chapter 20: Fearless
Han Mu is a county magistrate, and he has the biggest official in this Yi County, if he wants to buy grain, or buy a large amount of relief grain, it is naturally impossible to go to the Yao family in person, and he doesn't even plan to come forward to talk to the Yao family in person.
He was very arrogant and beckoned to Zhao Zhushu, and directly ordered: "Go and call the steward or owner of the Yao family, and say that the county government wants to buy grain, and let them come to negotiate the price personally." ”
"Keep the price down and buy as much food as you can," he said. ”
Gu Junruo listened from the sidelines and directly added: "After the price is negotiated, it must be reported to the county order." ”
Han Mu glanced at her and felt that it was too troublesome, but because Zhao Zhushu and other outsiders were still there, he didn't object to her words.
When Master Zhao left, he asked, "Why bother?" He can still do this kind of trivial thing with a master book, right? ”
Gu Junruo: "I don't think he can do it." ”
Master Zhao really couldn't do it, he took someone to Yao's house, and then was politely sent out.
He came back with a black face and said to Han Mu: "Master Yao is not at home, and the housekeeper of the Yao family can't be the master for a while, so he said that he would wait for Master Yao to come back." ”
Gu Junruo looked at Han Mu, his face was as expected, as I expected, right?
Han Mu narrowed his eyes, "He's not here, where did he go?" ”
"I said I went to the countryside to collect grain."
When Han Mu heard this, he was angry, "Do you buy grain in Yi County?" ”
Master Zhao didn't speak.
Han Mu was so angry that his nose was about to smoke, he turned around twice in place, waved his hand, and shouted, "Xiaobei! ”
"Hey!" Xiaobei immediately rushed out, looking at Han Mu with restrained and expectant eyes, "Erlang, are you going to knock on the door?" ”
"Yes, if you bring a few more people, I don't believe it, then Master Yao will not be at home!"
Master Zhao was dumbfounded, and hurriedly wanted to stop him, "No, the county order, this is ...... There is no precedent for this. ”
"Do you have to have a precedent to do things?"
"Naturally......" Before he finished speaking, Han Mu had already said: "Okay, then I'll set this precedent." ”
"It's not good to open this head," Seeing that Han Mu looked like he couldn't listen, Master Zhao was tired, and couldn't help but turn around and call Gu Junruo who was standing on the steps, "Madam, you have something to say." ”
Gu Junruo said: "Since Master Yao is not here, let's go to the Yao family's grain store, do you know where their family's grain depot is?" ”
Master Zhao's eyes were about to pop out, and his face was uncertain, "What does Mrs. want to do?" ”
Gu Junruo and Han Mu said: "Now you go and write an official document and order that from this time on, the price of grain in the county shall not be more than three times higher than that of the same period in previous years." ”
She said: "The county order has the responsibility of stabilizing prices, and it is illegal to greatly increase the price of grain during natural disasters like the Yao family, so you can take the officials to directly seal up the grain shop and grain depot of the Yao family." ”
It's illegal, but in this world, who really can't be held accountable?
Gu Junruo looked at Master Zhao and asked, "How many grain shops does the Yao family have in Yi County?" ”
Master Zhao said indifferently: "Three." ”
"Very good, bring the official who knows the way, and directly confiscate and seal the three families."
Although Han Mu was eager to try, he was still a little hesitant, "It's okay if I go to the door to see people, isn't it okay to grab things?" ”
Gu Junruo said: "This is not to rob things, but to collect evidence, and the things in the grain store are all evidence that he hoarded and sold grain at a high price." ”
Han Mu blinked and asked, "That is to say, rob, oh no, is it a confiscated thing that does not have to be returned?" ”
Gu Junruo said: "Then it depends on how the Yao family chooses, as well as your conscience." ”
Han Mu: "My conscience is naturally very big. ”
He tentatively took two steps forward, "Then I'm leaving?" ”
Gu Junruo nodded.
"Am I really gone?" Han Mu moved two more steps and turned back to ask.
Gu Junruo continued to nod.
"Did I really take someone to seal the grain shop and collect the grain?"
Gu Junruo looked at Han Mu, who was about to leave, and did not speak silently.
This time, Han Mu finally stopped turning back one step at a time, and strode away directly, "I'll go and order someone." ”
Gu Junruo snorted softly at this time.
Master Zhao's mouth opened wide, and after a while, he was about to chase Han Mu, but Gu Junruo stopped him and said, "Master Zhao, there are so many refugees in front, let's go to disaster relief together." ”
"But madam, the county ordered him to ......"
"He is the parent official of Yi County, and it is his responsibility to prepare relief food for Yi County, Master Zhao doesn't have to worry, by the way, the county order was in a hurry, and there was no time to prepare an announcement, so you will write this announcement."
After that, he took Master Zhao into the lobby, then took a pen and quickly wrote an announcement, and then handed the pen to Master Zhao, "Copy two copies." ”
Master Zhao was stunned and stretched out his hand to take it, and only after copying it did he realize that it was wrong, "Madam, your writing is so beautiful, since you have already written an announcement, why don't you use it directly, but ask me to copy it again?" ”
Gu Junruo took the two copied announcements, took out Han Mu's county official seal, stamped them on them, handed him the stamped announcement, and said, "Because I am only a staff member of the county order, you are the chief of the Yi County." ”
If you have the ability, you can put down the county official seal in your hand and say this again.
Gu Junruo handed two proclamations to the officials, "One is posted on the proclamation wall outside, and one is posted outside the city gate, and two literate people are sent to guard the proclamation, and if anyone asks, they will read out the answers for the people." ”
The official took it and answered with a "yes".
Master Zhao was still a little flustered, and he couldn't help but persuade: "Madam, there are more than forty people in our county, and whether it is the Zeng family or the Yao family, there are countless tenants, and your wording is so harsh, I'm afraid it will become a mess." ”
Gu Junruo glanced at Master Zhao and then looked at County Lieutenant Xue, who came over at some point and was standing at the door listening to them, "What does County Lieutenant Xue think?" ”
County Lieutenant Xue had a righteous face, "The county order and his wife are all acting according to the law, what is there to fear?" ”
He said: "Although there are subordinates and tenants in their family, the county order is still their parent official, and there are so many people in Yixian outside, they are grateful for the great virtue of the county order, and they all stand on the side of the county order." ”
Gu Junruo's eyes flashed, and he bowed his head and said, "Not bad." ”
Gu Junruo said: "Let's go, let's go out to help." ”
They are short of manpower, so they have to move and weigh the grain, quickly write down people's household registration information, and maintain order, and the speed cannot be slow.
Gu Junruo walked out of the gate of the county ya, raised his eyes and looked at the victims who couldn't see the end, sighed softly, and after looking at it, he pointed to a position by the side door of the county ya, and said, "Move two more tables, open two more teams, how about the county lieutenant Xue come to help me?" ”
County Lieutenant Xue glanced at her in surprise and bowed his head.
The two tables were set down, and the people who moved the grain in the county office immediately moved the grain there, and some people in line in front saw that they were about to move, so they stared at them closely.
As soon as Gu Junruo waved at them, the fast-moving victims immediately rushed forward and grabbed the first one.
The two tables over there were instantly filled with people, and there were officials who maintained order shouting for them to line up, and then go to the other teams to find some more people.