Chapter 016: Money Comes, Grain Goes
With Du Ruhui to help speak, Li Shimin is not good at talking about anything else.
So after resting for a while, the three of them went downstairs, and Fang Yuan also sent them out to take the carriage by the way.
In the following days, Fang Yuan only met with the two of them twice, and there were things to do at other times.
He is a county magistrate, and there are a lot of things, but he put grain bidding in the first place before, so he feels very idle.
Thirteen days passed.
On the morning of the thirteenth day, Fang Yuan was on duty at the Yamen.
Li Shimin and Du Ruhui walked in quickly and told Fang Yuan that the money had been sent.
"The money is here?!"
Fang Yuan didn't say anything yet.
The county clerk and the chief bookkeeper, who were in the same room, both got up excitedly.
The eyes of the two widened, and their qi and blood soared to the highest point at this moment.
One thousand hundred and seventy-one stones, a total of one million stones, a total of one hundred and seventy thousand guan!
One million and seven hundred thousand, such an astronomical amount, the two couldn't suppress their excitement.
"Where is the money now?"
Only then did Fang Yuan stand up and said calmly.
"At the door."
Li Shimin made a gesture of invitation.
"Yao Kaicheng, you are responsible for informing the villages and asking them to bring people to collect the money."
"Zhang San, take the account book, record the grain money, and register the amount of money received by each village."
Fang Yuan was not in a hurry to see the money.
Instead, he calmly instructed the county clerk and the chief bookkeeper to do things.
After it was over, he invited Li Shimin and the two to walk towards the door.
Du Ruhui followed behind, looking at Fang Yuan's back and nodding secretly.
Calm, calm, and did not lose his mind in the face of a huge amount of money, and his heart became more and more satisfied.
With Fang Yuan's order, the county and the chief bookkeeper had to go down to work first even if they wanted to take a look at the astronomical figures.
Soon, Fang Yuan and the three of them walked out of the yamen.
At this time, more than 100 carriages were already parked at the entrance of the yamen.
A long procession stretched from the yamen to the city gate.
There are a lot of convoys in and out of Wuling County, but it is the first time to see such a long convoy, and it instantly attracted the attention of many people.
"Boss Li, let them unload the car."
"After the car is empty, the official will let them take them to load food."
Fang Yuan said with a slight agitation.
Although it's not all your own money, you can't get excited.
But looking at such a long queue for transporting money, it is still inevitable to be excited.
"Isn't it too eye-catching to unload here?"
Li Shimin frowned slightly.
Unloading the car on the street, in case of an accident, people may flock to grab money.
"It doesn't matter."
Fang Yuan shook his head and said indifferently.
Li Shimin didn't say anything more and glanced at Du Ruhui.
Du Ruhui immediately understood and ordered the on-site fleet to be equipped with personnel to unload the trucks.
"Unload the truck!"
The horsemen and guards in charge of transporting the carts unloaded their trucks one after another.
The unloading of the truck went smoothly at first, and boxes of money were safely placed on the ground.
But when I got to the back, I couldn't do it at first, and I didn't grasp it firmly when I lifted the box, and a box fell to the ground.
With a bang, the box opened, and circles of copper coins rolled out of the box and appeared in front of everyone.
The scene was silent, and after a moment there was an uproar.
"Wow!"
"So much money?!"
"This long line won't be all money, will it?!"
People passing by couldn't help but stop.
In the distance, there were people who rushed over after hearing the sound.
Almost in the blink of an eye, the entrance of the yamen was full of people, dense and terrifying.
Seeing this, Li Shimin's face immediately sank, and what he was worried about was about to happen.
Money is not exposed, so many people show their wealth in front of them, and there may be a chaotic situation of grabbing money next.
In the face of more and more people, Li Shimin was ready to retreat to the yamen if he was slightly wrong.
Anyway, the money has already arrived by itself, and it is no longer a problem for you to lose it or have other accidents during the period.
"What are you looking at here?"
"Each team will come with three strong forces to help unload the trucks!"
Fang Yuan took a step forward and shouted.
The people who had been slowly squeezing in stopped and smiled at Fang Yuan.
Then, some seemingly tall young people were squeezed out of the crowd and walked towards the convoy to help unload the truck.
"This ......"
Li Shimin was stunned for a moment.
In a word, tens of millions of people stopped.
And there are obedient people who stand up to help unload the car, really help unload the car!
That's money, there are hundreds of copper coins in each box, and there are hundreds of boxes!
"Lord County, is this the money you make from selling grain?"
In the crowd, someone shouted.
The matter of grain bidding has spread all over Wuling County.
The fifteen-day agreement to send money arrived, and the people were looking forward to it.
It's thirteenth day now, and it's only reasonable that the money arrived two days earlier.
"Yes."
Fang Yuan replied calmly.
The people at the scene became even more excited.
His hands were rubbed together, and his eyes were full of money.
Because that's their money, the money they sell their grain.
The grain that Fang Yuan bid for was not from the government, but from the villages of Wuling County.
Soon.
Representatives of the villages sent by Yao Kaicheng began to appear.
Like a gang, there is a pinch in the east, a pinch in the west, and another pinch in the south.
There were about a dozen or twenty people in each handful, and the noise was extraordinary, and those who didn't know thought they were forming gangs to fight.
At this time, Yao Kaicheng walked out again.
"Each village should be lined up in a line, and it should not be noisy or crowded."
"If any village is disobedient, the village will stay until the end and then divide the money."
Yao Kaicheng shouted several times in a row, and finally notified the representatives of the villages.
There were no more officials at the scene, and they were all sent by him to inform the village representatives.
After a while, although the scene was noisy, there was a queue of eight horse-drawn carriages standing in parallel on the street.
Li Shimin and Du Ruhui looked at it and couldn't help but take a deep breath.
The scene was like a thousand troops, so neat that they were surprised.
"Master Zhang, it's your turn."
Yao Kaicheng finished shouting and came back with a dry mouth.
Zhang San expressed his gratitude and asked the church to move a stool and table.
"Listen well, listen to this official."
"If you call the name, go forward to determine how much money your village should receive, and then carry it away after you are clear, you can't stay in the same place, there are other villages behind, leave a place for other villages to line up."
"Also, warm reminder, when you go back, take the main road, and if the money is robbed, you don't care."
Zhang San shouted.
Regardless of whether the village representatives in line heard it clearly or not, he began to roll call.
As Zhang San took the roll call, a village representative stepped forward to confirm, and after counting the number, he grinned and left with the money belonging to his village.
"Fang Xianzun's move really makes me admire!"
Li Shimin sighed.
He watched the whole time, and thought there would be chaos.
But he didn't expect that Fang Yuan's reputation in Wuling County was so high.
Moreover, unloading and sharing money on the spot properly ensured the fairness and justice of the period.
Du Ruhui on the side also nodded thoughtfully, thinking that Fang Yuan was far superior to him in some places.
"Boss Li praises falsely."
"After unloading the car, let them follow Yao Kaicheng to load the car."
"However, there should be no way for the convoy to be fully loaded with food at this point, so if necessary, find a convoy from Wuling County and send it back."
Fang Yuan smiled slightly and said indifferently.
"That's exactly what I mean."
Li Shimin nodded.
He had that idea in mind.
There is certainly no way to fully load the convoy that carries the money.
When the time comes, just rent some convoys from Wuling County and let them help transport them back to Chang'an City.
Fang Yuan nodded and motioned for Yao Kaicheng to lead the convoy away.
Next, Fang Yuan and Li Shimin watched the meeting at the gate of the county government and did not continue to watch.
Although there were no guards at the scene, the order was still very orderly, and there was no need to accompany them all the time.
For half a day, the money was finally distributed to each village, and the rest was the labor money for harvesting, as well as the part of the officials represented by Fang Yuan.
Yes, represented by Fang Yuan, the yamen has a large amount of money from the county order to the white service hall, and naturally Fang Yuan occupies the lion's share.
In the afternoon, after the unitary hour, Yao Kaicheng came back and said that the grain had been fully loaded.
"It's not early, Boss Li, Steward Du, do you want to rest for one night and go back tomorrow?"
Fang Yuan said.
It is not safe to go out at night and it is easy to attract the attention of bandits.
"No, I've been away for so long, I need to go back soon."
Li Shimin shook his head and said.
It's been nearly a month since he left, and the court may have already been in chaos.
Although there is a prince in charge of the country, he is too young to suppress those old guys.
In addition, there is no food in Chang'an City, and the people are hungry every day and can't stay any longer.
Go back, the time of manifestation before those who belong to me will finally come!
"That's okay, then the official won't be retained."
"Zhang San, inform me to go down, tonight the yamen will sink and sink the fish and fall into the wild goose tower for dinner... Public expense please. ”
Fang Yuan nodded, no longer holding on.
But if you don't keep it, you still have to celebrate.
When Li Shimin heard this, he immediately pouted, and his heart of wanting to go back to show his sainthood in front of people was much lighter.