"We are in contact with many parties. The household department has agreed, and the grain will be transported over soon. Qi Shi taught.

Yu Ren sneered. "Soon? If there is no relief from our people, I am afraid that when the grain of the imperial court is distributed, there will be few living people in Taizhou!

Besides, even if the food of the imperial court is distributed, how much of it can really be distributed to the people? This has happened more than once or twice! I heard that this year, the imperial court has already sent relief grain to Jinan Prefecture twice. There are no more than 10,000 quintals given to Taizhou alone, but how many victims have really seen this food?

All that grain was quietly transferred to the south by the officials and resold!

I heard that there is an unwritten unspoken rule in our Ming officialdom, no matter what the imperial court allocates downward, half of it must be intercepted at each level. The 10,000 quintals of grain were first cut in half at the household headquarters to become 5,000 quintals, and then half was cut off from the household headquarters to Shandong, becoming 2,500 quintals. Then it was sent from Shandong to Jinan, and it was only 1,250 quintals. From Jinan to Taizhou, there are only more than 600 quintals. If we cut off half of Taizhou, it will only be more than 300 quintals. If another squire is arranged to preside over this matter, he will cut off half more, and there will only be more than 100 taels that can be distributed to the people.

10,000 quintals of grain were distributed, and finally it became one percent in the hands of the people! ”

Speaking of this, Yu Ren couldn't help but laugh three times.

"Stay? Stay, how do you let the people live? ”

Qi Shijiao didn't speak, and he was very embarrassed when he asked a few words from Yu Ren, but he knew that what Yu Ren said was indeed the truth. He glanced at Jiang Xiaowan next to him. Although he had heard of Yu Ren, before this, he had never thought that this person would have anything to do with him, let alone that this person would be involved with the mysterious and special woman in front of him.

Jiang Xiaowan on the side saw that Qi Shijiao was speechless by Yu Ren's words, and was worried that he would be annoyed and angry, so they would be considered to have messed up today. So I hurried up to play the round.

"Those are all things done by corrupt officials, and Lord Qi has always been honest and honest officials, and these things have nothing to do with him. What's more, what Yu Xianggong said was the political atmosphere, which is not something that Lord Qi could change. We shouldn't blame Lord Qi for this. Let's talk about what we're here today! ”

Qi Shijiao looked at Yu Ren.

Long......

"Yu Xiaoxianggong is right. There are many things that we do fall short. Although I have withdrawn from officialdom, this responsibility cannot be shirked.

Therefore, I decided to do my best to stop Yu Xiaoxianggong and take these victims away. ”

This result surprised both Yu Ren and Jiang Xiaowan. They came here to ask Qi Shijiao to help them transport people away, but they didn't expect the result to be counterproductive.

"Lord Qi......" Jiang Xiaowan said this, did not say anything more, but revealed the jade plate in his hand again. She was clearly reminding the people behind Qi Shijiao's identity.

"I'm sorry. Ask the girl to go back and tell the king. For the sake of the overall situation of Daming, I can't help with this. Because these people are all tax collectors of the imperial court. If they all moved elsewhere, the court would lose a large amount of tax money in the future.

At present, the war situation in Liaodong is becoming increasingly tense in the imperial court, and it is the time to use silver. If I lose such a large amount of tax silver, it will be a big blow to my Ming Dynasty. ”

Jiang Xiaowan glanced at Yu Ren and had to sigh impatiently.

Yu Ren sneered, "Why did Lord Qi say it so high-sounding. Isn't it just that my words have offended you? Why find such a whole bunch of reasons.

You said that these are the tax collectors of the Ming Dynasty. Yes yes! But if you have to keep them here, it won't be long before they're dead tax-payers. Can a dead man pay taxes to the court? Leaving these people, these tax collectors of the Ming Dynasty will lose; If you don't stay, these taxpayers will also lose. For the imperial court, the result was no different.

But it's a different story for them. Stay, then there is only one way - starve to death; But if you go to Dongfan, there is still some hope for life.

Let's talk about the big picture of the Ming Dynasty that you talked about. At present, the overall situation of the Ming Dynasty, we will not talk about the Jurchens in Liaodong. Just in Shandong, the incense sect is about to be revealed. There are no less than one million members of the Wenxiang Sect in Shandong and Zhili, and once they rebel, the Ming Dynasty will definitely be greatly hit.

Since you think about the world as the public and think so much about the Ming Dynasty, why don't you care about this?

Let's talk about Liaodong. Yuan Yingtai was defeated, and the Jurchens almost captured most of the cities and lands of Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty. However, the imperial court has never used Xiong Tingbi, who has the ability to stabilize the situation in Liaodong.

Why don't you care about this? ”

Sect Qi Shi let out a long sigh, then bowed his head and remained silent, as if he was thinking about some major issue.

Ruolan saw that this matter was hopeless, and she didn't want to see Yu Ren being harassed by Qi Shijiao again, so she gently pulled his sleeve.

"Let's go! Landlord. ”

Yu Ren glanced at Jiang Xiaowan.

Jiang Xiaowan didn't speak, just turned around silently.

Yu Ren began to regret his impulsiveness and confession. He still overestimated Qi Shijiao, thinking that since he could do so many things for the sake of the people, he should be an open-minded person. In the face of such a person, saying something flattering to Yu Ren felt that it was an insult to his personality.

It seems that he is still wrong. A man must be a man. Whether it's good or bad, they all like to hear good things just as much. Yu Ren couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

But the matter has come to this point, it is irreparable, and the big deal is to wait a few more days and slow down. But he believed that all the officials in Shandong would not be as selfless and far-reaching as this Qi Shijiao had considered. They weren't going to touch the time bomb they'd already taken over for them.

Thinking of this, Yu Ren no longer paid attention to Qi Shijiao and turned to leave.

Just as Yu Ren was about to be discharged from the hospital, Qi Shijiao suddenly shouted, "Slow! ”

Everyone turned around, and Qi Shijiao had chased him out of the house. Probably running too fast, he gasped for breath.

"How?" Yu Ren turned around.

"Please don't rush to leave. I've just thought about this matter carefully, let's go into the house and talk about it! ”

Yu Ren saw the sincerity of Qi Shi's teachings, but he didn't deliberately take a shelf.

Several people returned to the house with Qi Shijiao, and Xinzhong sat down. Yu Ren said, "Lord Qi called us back again, I don't know what advice?" ”

Qi Shijiao replied to the question, "Yu Xiaoxianggong, it is the folk rumored Donglin rookie Yu Ren!" After speaking, his eyes were fixed on Yu Ren's eyes, as if waiting for an answer to a major question.

Yu Ren glanced at Qi Shijiao, and he didn't know why he suddenly asked about his other identity. But he didn't want to hide it.

"Not bad!"

Qi Shijiao breathed a sigh of relief.

"Good! Since Yu Gongzi is outspoken, I don't have to hide my inner thoughts anymore.

I can do Yu Gongzi a favor and help you send this batch of more than 4,000 people out of Shandong. Not only can I help you send these 4,000 people. And it can also help you send more people. Until Yu Gongzi thought it was okay. ”

"Really?" Ruomei was on the side, and she was overjoyed when she heard this, and couldn't help but scream.

Yu Ren glanced at Ruomei and did not speak. Because he knew that Qi Shijiao would definitely put forward conditions.

Sure enough, Qi Shijiao continued, "It's true. However, I also have conditions. I helped Yu Gongzi complete his mission, and Yu Gongzi also had to help me twice. ”

"Let's hear it!" Yu Ren didn't agree right away.

Qi Shijiao glanced at Jiang Xiaowan, "I have two conditions. First, Yu Gongzi wants to help me do my best to stop the rebellion of the Wenxiang Sect, and if not, I will also try my best to assist the imperial court to quell the rebellion, and minimize the impact of the Wenxiang Sect's rebellion as much as possible. ”

"That's fine. We've been dealing with a lot of incense cults lately. Not long ago, we had a fight. After that setback, they should have been preparing to rebel in Yanzhou. Maybe by the time we talk now, they've rebelled. So, if I want to stop it beforehand, I can't do it. But if you want me to help counterbalance the rebellion afterwards, it's no problem. I'll do my best. ”

Qi Shijiao nodded, "Okay, I believe in Yu Gongzi's character, and I believe that Yu Gongzi will definitely practice what he says." My second condition is: to lobby you Donglin bosses and let them re-appoint Xiong Tingbi as the Liaodong Economic Strategy. ”