Zhang Xutuo has been promoted to the Taishou of Qi County because of his meritorious service in quelling the rebellion in Hebei that year, and Wang Bo, who rebelled, is now hiding in Changbai Mountain at the junction of Zouping County and Zhangqiu County in Qi County, which is very close to the city of Qi County.

At such a close distance, Zhang Xutuo had already dealt with the other party, so he had the report of the military department.

He hoped that the imperial court could allocate some troops to him, or military salaries, but at the moment, the imperial court could not allocate anything to him.

"Father, the situation is not good," Zhang Yuanbei hurriedly came in and handed a report to his father.

According to the report, Wang Bo's ballad has not only been widely spread in Qi County, but has also spread to other counties, and many desperate civilians are now going to Zouping County, and I heard that there is food to eat with Wang Bo.

"There's a fart to eat!" After reading the letter, Zhang Xutuo snorted coldly, Wang Bo's grain was robbed, where did he have food, but now he was cowering in Changbai Mountain and did not dare to come out, so he used this rumor to demagogue and bluff, so as to recruit civilians to serve him.

"This thief is hateful, I will punish him," Zhang Xutuo said: "The key at the moment is to open a warehouse and release grain, otherwise in my Qi County, more people will be bewitched by it, and I am afraid that it will become a big trend." ”

Zhang Yuanbei hurriedly persuaded: "Father can't, opening a warehouse to release grain is a capital crime, the grain in the warehouse at the moment will be escorted to Qinghe in a month, and transported to Zhuojun by boat, this is the rations of the army, you dare to move this, you will be killed." ”

Zhang Xutuo was not surprised, and said expressionlessly:

"The official warehouse of Qi County is only 300,000 stones, and the expeditionary army lacks this, and no one will die of hunger, but in the land of Qi County, people are starving to death every day, and if they don't open a warehouse, the rebels will sit big and capture the county seat, and I will also die."

Zhang Yuanbei looked frightened and kept persuading his father, but Zhang Xutuo was unmoved.

This person is still powerful, and he knows that the key to the problem is that there are too many victims, so he is easy to be bewitched by the rebels, and if everyone can eat, he will go to the rebels if he has a sick head.

And Zhang Xutuo also knew that the palindrome of the military department had not been delayed, and I am afraid that he did not take his affairs here seriously at all, after all, the army had already assembled in Zhuo County, and there was nothing bigger than the expedition to Goguryeo in the current Great Sui.

Those things in the officialdom, he is clear, he has no backstage, and the military department will not allocate money and food to him, so for the sake of now, the only way to do this is to take the risk and open a position.

So Zhang Xutuo ordered that Qi County should be divided into ten counties, including Licheng, Zhu'a, Linyi, Linji, Zouping, Zhangqiu, Changshan, Gaoyuan, Tingshan, and Zichuan, all of which were opened and porridge sheds were set up for disaster relief.

As for himself, he was cheeky and went to visit several big families in Qi County, Gao, Guo, Bao, Fang, Lu, Tan, Luo, Ning, Yan, and Cha.

The Fang family in this is Fang Xuanling's family, Lu is Yang Jian's mother, and Lu Kutao is their family.

Lu Yongji, the Duke of Qi County, although he has been sentenced to exile to Lingnan and his family property has been confiscated, but his relatives, by virtue of their kinship with the Great Sui royal family, are not bad in the local area, and they belong to the nouveau riche who have no background, and they are a little looked down upon.

Zhang Xutuo's trip did not go well, until March, the Communist Party borrowed 10,000 stones from the hands of the family, and the fly legs were also meat, and these grains were sent to Zhangqiu County, because there were the most victims.

As a result, the relief grain was robbed by Wang Bo.

Luoyang, Comrade Yang Guang is about to set off, this time he is pouring out, the palace maids and servants of Ziwei Palace, there will be more than 6,000 people who will follow the emperor to the north and serve the emperor.

The family members of the 24th Road Governor also had to follow and see how their husbands were fighting on the front line.

This is an expedition of the nobles, with more than 300,000 people playing with their lives in front and peanuts and melon seeds and mineral water in the back.

However, before that, someone in Yushitai sued, accusing Zhang Xutuo of privately opening an official warehouse for disaster relief, and asked to be escorted to Luoyang and beheaded for public display.

"Your Majesty is about to recruit in person, it is not appropriate to kill, Zhang Xutuo is a helpless move, and he should not be punished," Su Wei pleaded in the court.

Yang Guang smiled and nodded: "This person is still powerful, he has a great cause for four years, and he has the merit of quelling the rebellion, I had an impression of him at that time, opening a warehouse to help the people, it is really to help the people, although the law is clearly written, but now I will not only open the net, but also reward him." ”

"Your Majesty Shengming," Yang Yue stood up and said: "The chief official of a county is the parent official sent by His Majesty to the place, and it is the will of His Majesty. ”

The reason why Yang Yue helped to speak was because Zhang Xutuo was promoted from the army by Shi Wansui, and now Shi Wansui's people have moved closer to the prince's side, and Zhang Xutuo is also a matter of time.

Yang Guang said with a smile: "That's right, pass on my will, reward Zhang Xutuo, the Taishou of Qi County, 5,000 horses of brocade, and 10,000 stones of millet, which will be sent out by my private treasury as a reward." ”

10,000 stone millet is not worth much, but 5,000 pieces of brocade are worth a lot of money.

Brocade is a high-end item in the cloth, only the rich can afford to wear it, 5,000 brocade converted, according to the current market price, can have 600,000 yuan.

Yang Guang is the most intelligent, he calculated exactly where Shandong's roots are, but he can't give food, so he gave Zhang Xutuo 5,000 brocades and asked him to exchange for grain to help the victims.

The reason why so much is given is because Yang Guang knows that the more places there are food shortages, the higher the price of grain.

Zhang Xutuo was wiping his buttocks, and he couldn't help but show it.

Last year's heavy rain, Luoyang around the loss is not small, Shandong is even greater, originally let Guo Yan go to Jiangdu, is to find food, but the food sent up, Yang Guangda stroked the pen, into the army, which led to the six counties in Shandong, there was a famine.

And what the crown prince Yang Ming did in Bashu, he also knew here, and he originally hoped that his son could get him some food, but as a result, Jingshi Guo Rong and Qu Tutong were also asking for money.

The expedition to Goguryeo has already taken half of the belongings of the Great Sui.

Yang Yue, who returned home from the next dynasty, received a letter from his niece and granddaughter Yin Jiang, and he hurriedly opened the envelope happily and read it carefully.

The happiest thing for him is that Yin Jiang sent him a letter, because this will let Yang Yue know that everything is fine with Yin Jiang in Beijing, he has no biological son in his life, only Yang Xuanting is such an heir, but Xuan Ting was passed on to him when he was a teenager, and Yang Yinjiang was cultivated by him.

Although they are nieces and granddaughters, Yang Yue is regarded as a daughter, and the two are more like father and daughter.

"What is written in the letter? Can I take a look? "As a father's mystery, he is guarding on the side.

After Yang Yue finished reading it, he handed the letter to Xuan Gan, and after Xuan Gan read it quickly, the corners of his mouth twitched:

"This loser girl, since she got married, she has been thinking about how to loot my family property every day, asking for money, horses, and food this time? No! Not a single grain. ”

Yang Yue looked at Xuan Gan with slanted eyebrows on the side, and said with a look of disdain: "Do you think that you are a scholar who shoots?" Don't need Yin Jiang to take care of it? ”

"I never needed her to take care of me, huh?" Yang Xuan was stunned and said: "I didn't give me this title, right?" I didn't seal my book of the Ministry of Rites, right? ”

"That's true," Yang Youyin said with a smile: "But if there is no Yin Jiang, how long can you keep this title and official position?" Can Yuanqing attack? ”

Yang Xuangan pouted and said, "I am the prince of the country, and I am hereditary." ”

"Fart! This is to fool a fool like you," Yang Yue rebuked:

"Hereditary replacement? Throughout the ages, how many titles have been passed down from generation to generation? Look at the virtue of your son, he is twenty-one this year, right? What's the mix? He dared to rely on his sister in the East Palace, beating Wei Zheng, when the old man was twenty-one, he had already followed your father to destroy Gao Qi, kill Chen at the age of thirty, and seal the county prince of Ancheng, does he have this ability? ”

"Yuanqing is still young, isn't he also with the army now? When I come back, I will find a way to find him a good position in the military government," Yang Xuangan said with a disapprehensive expression.

Yang Yue sneered again and again: "A good position in the military mansion, can you arrange it?" You are not your father, half of your life, half of the generals of the Great Sui are from his command, so he can do it, what about you? Who have you hit? You also followed me to beat Yu Shiji at the court meeting. ”

In the face of his uncle's cynicism, Yang Xuangan is a dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water, since I can remember, you have counted me, counted me for half my life, and I have been invincible.

"Why not? Second uncle, don't underestimate people, you see, when Yuanqing comes back, I will bring it to him as the general of the first mansion," Yang Xuangan said confidently.

Yang Yue smiled: "Okay, I'll wait, but for now, the grain needs to be borrowed." ”

"Why?" Yang Xuan was puzzled.

Yang Yue sneered: "For your grandson, Yinghui (Yang Rui's nickname) is the son, our family will rely on Yang Ming for the next thirty years, and in the next sixty years, rely on Yinghui, I have always told you, to be a useful person to others, because others don't need you, it is the most tragic thing, it means that you are useless, at present, Shandong is short of food for disaster relief, Yin Jiang opened his mouth, this matter must be done, if you have been useful to Yang Ming, then Yinghui's position can not be shaken by anyone, understand?" ”

Yang Rui's nickname was taken by Empress Xiao, because Yang Yinjiang was conceived in Jingzhou, and Jingzhou was where the Yingdu of Chu was located during the Warring States Period.

Then the other sons will become Erlang and Sanlang

The corners of Yang Xuan's mouth twitched: "This is too much, 300,000 stones, where can I make it for him?" ”

"You don't?" Yang asked about it.

Xuan Gan said with an innocent face: "Why am I lying to you, I really don't, there are so many people in my house, there are more places to spend money, this time I spent 200,000 yuan to buy high-quality armor and ordnance from Hedong, and now there is a shortage of food in various places, the price of grain is very high, if you want 200,000 stones, I can make up for her." ”

"Then you can borrow it with your brothers, 300,000 is 300,000,000," Yang Yue patted the table and said, he knew that Xuangan had food, and if he didn't put aside the daily expenses of the Guogong Mansion, at least 400,000 stones could be embezzled, and you cried poor with me?

Why don't you borrow it from your brother? Your brother is much richer than mine.

Yang Xuan sighed: "Okay, okay, I'll go out, I hope this girl can let me delay for two years and find me trouble again." ”

(End of chapter)