On the third day of the seventh month, an official document came from Fucheng, asking Yuan Rui, the magistrate of Qiyang, to go to Fucheng to discuss official business.

Okay this time, Ah Niu was carrying his luggage, Xu Bing and Bai Lao were guarding on the side, with such two masters, there was almost no danger on the road.

Yuan Rui was also looking for an opportunity to go to Fucheng, and now Qiyang had some things that needed the permission of the prefect.

Now Yuan Rui has a new arrangement, he has asked Qi Feng to expand the number of soldiers in the inspection office to 1,000 first, according to the rules, this is also okay, because Qiyang is on the edge of the Miao settlement, and it is possible to recruit more inspectors to prevent Miao people from being in turmoil.

is also worried that Qi Feng has no relevant experience, Yuan Rui directly sent Xu Meng and Xu Yong over to help, Xu Meng needless to say, a very brave cattle man is more than enough to be a school captain.

Although Xu Yong's combat power is not as good as Xu Yong, he has strategies and ideas than Xu Yong, and he went to the inspection office, not to mention that a thousand or three thousand people can be trained.

Later, Yuan Rui found Hu Xiancheng and Chen Tai, and especially told them that the group should also increase the number of people, at least to 1,000 people, otherwise they would encounter a large number of mountain bandits, and these people in the city would not be able to hold it at all.

Yuan Rui still has his own understanding of the ancient city, and now there is no big killer weapon for attacking the city, he is purely climbing up with a ladder, as long as the materials and soldiers in the city are sufficient, it will definitely be no problem to defend it for three or two months.

Some fortified cities can even be held for more than a year, and there are simply too many such examples.

Yuan Rui thought comprehensively, as long as a city like Qiyang could be defended for a month, the surrounding reinforcements could arrive.

Therefore, at present, it is best to prepare three or five thousand soldiers in the county town in advance, plus the people, so that it can be defended.

Although Hu Xiancheng said that it was a little strange why the county magistrate suddenly wanted to increase his defensive strength, there were indeed some scattered mountain bandits who came out of the mountains to rob during this time, and it is not wrong to make some preparations in advance.

Chen Tai is even more willing, there are not many people under him, and he is already very worried, but whenever something happens, he is still unlucky, and now that his subordinates have increased, not only do they not have to worry too much about danger, but they also have a lot more oil and water.

Yuan Rui also did one thing, he asked Liuzi to do his old job, directly found a place in the county seat, and began to search for some strong young adults in the city who had learned three-legged cat kung fu, and prepared to set up a guard team.

Yuan Rui gave him a base of at least three or five hundred people, which is really dangerous, and these people can also play a little use.

As for the cost of patrolling and guards, Yuan Rui is not worried, this time the sixth son came, and the second son directly asked him to bring 100,000 taels of silver tickets, just worried that in Qiyang, Yuan Rui wanted to do things, but he was stumped by having no money in his hand, and he shrunk his hands.

But it is not something that can be done with money alone, like this kind of expansion of soldiers, although the magistrate has the right to do it, but it still has to be reported to the government.

In particular, the militia groups must be discussed with the guerrilla forces, otherwise they will say that they are meddling indiscriminately, and it will not be good. It's not a question of fear or not, it's the most important thing not to make extraneous branches.

As Yuan Rui expected, the prefect convened several prefects this time for the resettlement of the victims after the flood.

Yuan Rui doesn't care about doing things, he doesn't think about any gold and silver property, and he doesn't think about any high-ranking officials, but other magistrates can't do it.

In this disaster, there is no money, there is no food, and the grain in the treasury is about to bottom, what should I do?

Yuan Rui understands the difficulties of these magistrates, and he can understand that he is almost the same, and there is not much grain in the Qiyang warehouse, so he has barely survived until now by transporting a lot of grain from outside.

"Fuzun, can you play with the court and take out some of the grain from the official warehouse, I really can't bear it." At this time, the magistrate of Binh Duong was the first to speak, and Binh Duong was also the hardest hit county this time.

"Fuzun, Fuzun, yes, can you use a little grain from the official warehouse." Other magistrates also opened their mouths for help.

The harvest in the counties has been good in recent years, in addition to the grain prepared by the official warehouse, there are also some private warehouses, and now in the event of floods, the first to use is the people's warehouse, but the grain in the people's warehouse is limited after all, and it cannot withstand it at all.

"Ladies and gentlemen, my lords, I also know your difficulties, some time ago, I have been in the state, and now the official documents in the state have come down, so I am looking for you to come and discuss." Lord Song sat on it and interrupted everyone's commotion.

"Don't hide it from your lords, the state does not agree to use the official warehouse, and now the entire Tanzhou is full of disaster victims, and I don't know when it will be recovered, so the state thinks that it is not the time yet."

Now the whole of Tanzhou is a disaster area, and the flood is not like others, and if you want to recover immediately, it will definitely not work for a while.

But the common people can't do it, and now in such a big flood, the family can't hold on to some food, and there is nothing to deal with, not even the wild vegetables in the field.

As soon as the prefect of Song finished saying this, several prefects and counties were in a hurry, and the official warehouse was not moved, how will the next few days be lived!

Yuan Rui was also very helpless, but fortunately he made a little preparation, first, he planted a lot of potatoes, and after the water receded, he transplanted more than 100,000 acres of peppers.

Peppers are actually not easy to grow, neither drought tolerant, nor afraid of too much water, so Yuan Rui did not let them scatter seeds everywhere this time, but found a village on the edge of the county town to set aside a field, and found thousands of villagers to watch it every day.

He also put dozens of veterans from the capital in this field to instruct how to maintain them.

Yuan Rui himself has been there several times, looking at the chili field within a radius of several kilometers, Yuan Rui was shocked!

At that time, he didn't even think about what it would be like to plant such a large piece of land with peppers, and when he arrived at the scene, he was immediately shocked by that scene.

You can't see the edge at a glance, and the small white flowers are dotted among the green seedlings, which is very beautiful.

He has already said hello to the capital, and after waiting for more than ten days, the peppers will be picked and shipped directly to Jingzhou, Yangzhou, Suzhou and Hangzhou, which are places where water transportation is more developed, will not be spoiled for a long time, and the fresh ones are also valuable to sell.

What's more, in order to prevent too many chili peppers from being sold out, Yuan Rui is going to make chili sauce directly after picking them, put them in a jar and then ship them out, and it will be no problem to put them for a few months, and they can be sold for more money.

Several officials who seemed to be in a state of mind fought for a whole day in the government for food, and in the end they did not negotiate a charter, and there was still no way to face the current situation.

Yuan Rui really had no choice, he shook his head helplessly in the face of Song Governor's inquiry several times, he didn't have any food, and he couldn't do anything.

"Lord Yuan, I heard that none of the people in Qiyang were affected by the disaster and starved to death, and now the people in the county are even more energetic, making the whole Qiyang very lively, or you can give some pointers to other counties." Governor Song had no choice but to put the problem on Yuan Rui, even if there was a chance.

"Fuzun, ladies and gentlemen, it's not that I shirk it, it's really no way, and our Qiyang is just barely maintaining."

"Lord Yuan, don't hide your secrets anymore, for the sake of millions of people, help us!" At this time, several magistrates also asked Yuan Rui for help, people are different, there are people in the capital to help, I heard that the impact of this disaster in Qiyang is very small.

"Lord Yuan, don't shirk it, now millions of people in Hengzhou are going to starve to death, we parents can't ignore it, you really have to think of a way."

"The whole Tanzhou has been affected, and now it is not easy to patrol so that the adults take special care of us, we still have to think of other ways, I have an idea, I have not dared to say it, since you adults are talking about this, I have an idea I don't know if it will work."

"Ladies and gentlemen, you all know that our Hengzhou is still relatively close to Yuezhou and Jiaozhou, as far as I know, Yuezhou has not been affected by the disaster, and the Lianzhou capital has had a bumper harvest for many years, if the court can come forward and transfer some of the grain in Lianzhou, the problem of Hengzhou will be solved." Yuan Rui made a suggestion at this time.

"However, we can also go privately and discuss with the two prefectures of Lianzhou and Xiongzhou, since the grain cannot be bought and sold privately, whether the government can borrow from each other, we can return it to them according to a certain amount of income, so that the court will not interfere too much."

"For a transaction like this between the government and the government, Lord Yang of the Jingzhou Trade Division can call the shots, and there is no need to go to the capital, the distance is short, the time is small, does Lord Fuzun think it is possible?"

As soon as the original proposal came out, several county magistrates and Song Governor's Mansion were brightly eyed, which was a good number.

Originally, I didn't expect that the transaction department would have this benefit, if it was cross-regional, it would be really a big trouble, and besides, those counties were not easy to get along with, and they were not willing to support easily.

The Trading Department happens to be in charge of the trade of goods in Tanzhou, Jiaozhou, Yuezhou, and the people, and it is best for them to come forward.

They have a lot of power in their hands, just say that grain, according to the exchange policy of the trading department, the most basic thing can be mobilized from that side is a million stones, and there is no need to report it to the court.

The most important point is that the trading department has the right to mobilize food in advance, without having to pay any money and materials, just a voucher.

And such a certificate, I can't wait to get it over there, which is much better than the prefect and the county order.

In particular, he is not afraid of repaying his debts, and such a strip is recognized by the court.

Yuan Rui also had no choice but to pull Yang Qi out, this was an opportunity to give himself prestige.

As long as he can successfully survive this catastrophe for millions of people in Hengzhou and even Tanzhou, then he will definitely be able to gain the support of the people, and it will be easier to do anything in the future.

This is also a good thing that Yuan Rui did for the Miao people, there is no way, the way he thinks of himself, he can't give up halfway in the end, and he can't do it.

Yuan Rui still knows one thing in his heart, others dare not say that Yang Qi attaches great importance to the people, and he will definitely do this.

As long as this thing is done, the contradictions between the two sides will be eased a lot in the entire Xiangxi region.

This is Yuan Rui's biggest purpose.