Chapter 291: Take advantage of the fire to rob
Hearing that the new Taishou wanted to meet them, the gangster leaders in Surabaya County reacted differently.
But there is one thing in common, and that is that this Taishou has absolutely bad intentions.
The class system of the Eastern Han Dynasty society is so strict that it is outrageous, and if you can do it from the second grade, you must be from a family.
In the eyes of the family, the common people are just tools for work, extremely despicable, and those who are gangsters are basically poor people, and those who can still smash and burn during the epidemic are even more ruthless.
In fact, they all have backstage behind them, and most of them are local scholars.
In this era, the family pays attention to reputation, regardless of how to abduct and deceive men and women in private, but on the surface, they are all honest and honest.
Therefore, there are some things that are inconvenient to do, so you need to borrow their hands to do them.
During this time, they took advantage of the fire to rob, but they made a lot of windfalls, Chen Taishou is a newcomer, and he is not familiar with the personnel, so it is not so easy to move them.
Now that you suddenly want to see you, do you have to be soft? Or do you want to do it both hard and soft?
But even so, there's no need to come in person, right? This Chen Taishou is indeed acting too strangely.
On the appointed day, the two parties met in the market wine shop, during the epidemic, the wine shop was only allowed to sell wine, not to make banquets, so it was very quiet inside.
A few people thought that this Chen Taishou was very big and full of style, but who knew that he was a Confucian in green clothes, very approachable, but obviously bookish.
"Meet Taishou, I don't know what the king is calling, what's the matter?"
The person who spoke was called Chang Dong, who was the person they jointly recommended to speak, and he was articulate, and he had a lot of eyes on weekdays.
"It's nothing else, I'm new here, I don't know about the situation in Surabaya City, you are all locals, I want to ask you about something."
Readers are scheming, they are all mixed outside all the year round, so they naturally know very well.
Worried that there was a trap in his words, he replied cautiously, "We are neither officials nor village elders, but some untouchables who have no skills, what insight can we have."
I'm afraid you're asking the wrong person. ”
Chen Yu laughed, "You can't be wrong, some things are useful if you ask them."
I heard that the security in the city is not good, but is there something wrong? ”
Everyone looked at each other, this Taishou spoke quite directly, it seems that he is ready to come hard, do you want to threaten them?
"It's not good, but what do you have to do with me? We are all small people, honest and responsible, and we have never participated in this matter. ”
Chang Dong opened his eyes and said nonsense, and pushed it all away without changing his face, whether you know the reason or not, anyway, you will die and not admit it, see what you can do to me.
"That's right, we are all good people, please be too discerning."
The rest of the leaders chimed in.
Chen Yu bowed his head seriously, "Since none of you participated, then I will be relieved."
You also know that I am a newcomer, but now that the plague is rampant, there is a shortage of manpower in the yamen, and it is really not enough. ”
Several people are old rivers and lakes, but they still don't know what Chen Yu said, so Chang Dong's eyelids jumped, and he suddenly had a very bad premonition.
"I heard that you and others are all heroes in the market, and according to the emperor's latest special management regulations during the epidemic, I will requisition you as temporary servants.
Responsible for patrolling the streets, as well as various law and order incidents, if there is any deviation, just ask you. ”
Everyone was stupid for a long time and couldn't come back to their senses, the special regulations mentioned by Chen Yu had been announced by the government.
The epidemic period was designated as an emergency wartime standard, and the government had the right to temporarily requisition any citizen to be used during the epidemic.
And they must not refuse to disobey, otherwise they will be engaged in accordance with military law, one word: kill.
When Fang Guang got the order, he only forcibly requisitioned a group of people who buried the dead, after all, this work was really not done by people.
If it is not forced, no one is willing to do it, even if it is forcibly requisitioned, in fact, it is still bullying the weak and afraid of the hard, and some homeless people on the street are indiscriminately pulled.
This kind of life is cheap, and if they get sick, no one will complain about them.
Now, this Chen Taishou is holding chicken feathers as an arrow, deliberately distorting the facts, and requisitioning them to maintain law and order, and there is no way to refuse......
For a while, everyone only felt like a fish in their throats, they couldn't spit it out, they couldn't swallow it, they couldn't swallow it, and they were so uncomfortable that they wanted to vomit three liters of blood.
This Chen Taishou is simply amazing, how do you say they will rob it in the future? Guarding oneself is a crime of killing one's head.
In the past, they could not admit it, even if they knew that they did it, there was no way, but now even if others want to smash and rob, they can only desperately stop it.
"How? Are you overjoyed? ”
Chen Yu looked sincere, and he couldn't see the sinister and cunning at all, "In this way, if the law and order can be suppressed during the epidemic, I will keep the establishment of you afterwards, how about it?" ”
After beating a stick, he always had to draw a cake, and although these people didn't believe in his promise, they couldn't refuse.
"You can go and inquire, I, Chen Yu, have always been true to my words, and I have never been false.
When I was in Taishan County that day, I directly pardoned the bandits who had helped the government, and they are still doing well. ”
As soon as he said this, Chang Dong suddenly lost his voice and exclaimed, "Chen Yu? Is it Chen Yu, who was born in a poor family and is the leader of the palace test? ”
As the first leader of the Han Dynasty, Chen Yu's name has long spread to every corner of the empire and is spread as a legend.
Almost everyone here has heard of him, and this time he said that he was transferred from other places Chen Taishou, and everyone didn't know the details, but they just took it for granted that he was a nobleman.
"Exactly down there."
After receiving an affirmative answer, everyone immediately became excited, and everyone in Dahan knew that Chen Yu was born in poverty and was no different from them.
Chen Yu seems a little out of place in the scholarly class, but he has super popularity and fans among the people.
In the hearts of the common people, Chen Yu's various behaviors have been deified, and he has been praised as a model of the glorious lintel of the people.
"It turned out to be Chen Kui's face, I'm rude."
Chang Dong was excited, and re-bowed with everyone.
"You don't need to be polite, I, like you, are from poor people, so naturally I understand your suffering.
At any time, it is always us ordinary people who suffer, so in extraordinary times, we should protect them and be a man who stands up to the sky.
What do you think? ”
The few people who said this are enthusiastic, they are people with extreme personalities, easy to be emotional, as long as they have the right eyes, they will not hesitate to kill a single one.
"Too guarded is a blessing for us, please rest assured, we will not disgrace our mission, who dares to make trouble in extraordinary times, you have to ask me if the knife in our hands will agree."
With his statement, the whole thing was settled.
Chen Yu hurriedly explained a few words to them, arranged a subordinate handover, and left in a hurry, there were too many things waiting for him to do, and there was so much confusion that there was really no time to delay.
Not to mention how he worked hard in Surabaya County to deal with the epidemic, at this time, Liu Zhi was also arguing with the courtiers for the third batch of relief supplies.
Because last time I promised not to make my own decisions privately, so after a public discussion this time, the courtiers decided to rescue in unison.
Human lives are at stake, not to mention thousands of lives.
You can be indifferent to each other behind your back, and even give up directly at a critical moment, but you must not say it in front of the public, otherwise you will be accused and discredited.
So they had to agree to the rescue, which was also the result that Liu Zhi had guessed a long time ago.
But how to save it, to what extent, if things don't turn around, shouldn't it be stopped.
lest we lose a big loss because of a small thing, and delay the safety of the whole country for the sake of the people of a place and a city.
These reasons are also high-sounding, and it seems that everyone is dedicated to the country.
The court quarreled into a pot of porridge, but most of the people were inclined to limited rescue, and it was the right way to save the other infected people.
Now that the epidemic in Dahan has gradually become unconcealable, many families have gotten the news, and among the Beijing teachers, the hearts of the people have long been fluctuating, and everyone knows it.
Now public opinion is surging, and the imperial court is asking the imperial court to immediately block the area around Jiujiang County and Surabaya County to prevent the spread of the epidemic to all sides.
However, they have a pessimistic attitude towards whether to rescue or not, and according to past experience, there is not much difference between saving and not saving.
In the end, you still have to rely on your own life to survive, so too much rescue can only be said to be a waste of materials.
On the contrary, the country has a shortage of food and medicine, and people are panicking.
The courtiers had the intention of coercing the public opinion to force Liu Zhi to bow his head, this time, they would stick to the end and could no longer let the emperor act willfully.
Liu Zhi looked at it coldly for a long time, and when he saw that the DPRK and China were almost all opposed from top to bottom, he knew that he could not stick to his own opinion.
Nor did he intend to convince them that this kind of idea and insight, which had been separated by a thousand years or two, could not be filled with words.
"Your opinions, I have all understood, now that the treasury is empty, you can't give up the entire country for the sake of Jiujiang County and Surabaya County, yes or no?"
Although they knew that the emperor's tone was implicitly displeased, the courtiers still nodded quickly.
"Since you all feel that this matter should be relieved, then do so, wait and see how the situation develops, and if the epidemic situation improves, we will immediately provide additional assistance."
Seeing that the emperor had changed his mind, everyone was relieved, once Liu Zhi started to lose his temper, it was really difficult to convince.
It's a pity that before they could start to be happy, the emperor changed his tone and said with emotion on his face.
"Early this morning, the queen wrote a letter and was willing to cut thirty percent of the harem expenses, and donate all her jewelry to rescue the epidemic area."
As soon as everyone heard it, they knew that the situation was not good, this was not the first time Liu Zhi had raised funds for the disaster area, he had done it several times over the years, which time was not forcing them to bleed.
"I admire the queen's benevolence, and I am willing to cut my own expenses by thirty percent, and the queen mother also donated her jewelry, and the concubines of the harem also actively participated."
The emperor's family took the lead in donating, and it was impossible for them to be indifferent, there was no way, and they hurriedly expressed their stance from top to bottom.
You can't lose face with this kind of public semi-compulsory donation, because the emperor is really thick-skinned, and he has to let them verbally report the amount in person, and then register them one by one.
They are all officials in the court, everyone has to take care of face, and if they donate too little, they will definitely lose their face, and they will be laughed at in the future, and even the official reputation will be affected.
But the pain of donating too much and real flesh, the emperor clearly regarded them as the wronged, and finally persuaded him to suspend the imperial court rescue operation.
It's good for him, the court really doesn't plan not to rescue, but it passes the cost on to them.
This kind of forced public fundraising behavior is called voluntary, and everyone has suffering, and in just half an hour, Liu Zhi's fundraising list is full of words.
After a rough calculation, the amount of money he paid out of his own pocket was much more considerable than the last time he opened a private warehouse, and it seems that there are still many people and great power.
The emperor himself seems to be very rich, but compared to the entire family class, he is still very poor.
Looking at the long list of lists, Liu Zhi was expressionless, but his heart was happy, and the third rescue had come to an end.
He and everyone in Tai Hospital carefully calculated that the epidemic situation in Jiujiang County should have reached its climax, and after this batch of rescue materials is fully implemented, good news should begin to come.
When the facts were in front of them, they naturally believed that the plague could also be defeated.
With the example of Jiujiang County in front, it will be much easier for Surabaya County to ask for rescue.
Before Dou Yun set off, Liu Zhi had promised him that he would do everything in his power to unconditionally support his actions.
But it seems that it will not be possible to do so, but it is not yet known.
Because the current judgments are only on paper, once things backfire or the epidemic continues to spread, he will not be able to get the fourth batch of assistance.
Now I can only pray that Dou Yun's fight against the epidemic in Jiujiang County can be effective.
On the same day, Liu Zhi issued a notice, widely announcing all the donation lists, and called on the wealthy families in Beijing to do what they could and do their part.
This is also tantamount to openly admitting the plague, and it can't be hidden anyway, so there is no need to pretend anymore.
Fortunately, the people of Dahan have been tested for a long time against the plague, and their calmness far exceeds Liu Zhi's expectations.
Compared with those in later generations who changed color and fled in all directions, they were even a little insensitive.
It is also a little sad to think about it, the plague has been rampant in the past few decades, and since there is nothing to be done, the people are afraid that they have already accepted their fate.
In their hearts, the plague is a natural disaster, because of the imbalance of yin and yang, offended the heavens, and the Haotian Emperor instructed the plague god to send down the disaster.
The intention is to punish the world and harvest those who bear the original sin, so everything is a doomed disaster that cannot be fought by human beings.
Liu Zhi felt that he was not qualified to criticize this kind of pessimistic and self-conscious thinking, after all, the medical skills of this era were too backward, and no one had seen an example of defeating the plague.
Not to mention the ancients, even in modern times, in the face of the plague that is constantly being renovated, human beings still have extremely difficult copies.
Just when Dahan was in a hurry, a war suddenly broke out on the northern border.
The Northern Xiongnu Shan Yu Huyan took advantage of the Han Dynasty to take care of himself, and brazenly attacked and started a full-scale war.
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