After that, another few days passed.

Evening, Zhejiang, Zhejiang Governor's Palace.

At this moment, Zheng Michang, who saw a sad face, summoned everyone to the meeting hall of the Governor's Mansion to discuss the next countermeasures.

I saw Zheng Michang sitting on the top, and after looking around, he sighed helplessly and said slowly.

"At the moment, they haven't responded yet, we have to find a way to survive this time!"

As soon as Zheng Michang's words fell, He Maocai on the side added.

"Recently, those Sannons have gathered at the door of the Governor's Mansion almost every day to make trouble, and if this continues, the prison cells of the official mansion will almost be closed."

He Maocai paused for a moment when he said this, and then continued to add.

"Otherwise, let's take out some of the grain in the granary first and distribute it to those mulberry farmers, if it goes on like this, the situation will soon be out of control!"

He Maocai's voice fell, and Ma Ningyuan and Gao Hanwen on the side also followed closely and said: "Yes, for now, we should temporarily distribute some relief food, and stabilize those mulberry farmers first!" ”

"If the time comes, we won't be able to eat and walk around!"

After listening to everyone's admonitions, Zheng Michang also nodded helplessly and said slowly.

"Before this, I had already sent someone to calculate that if it was distributed according to the minimum standard, the relief grain in the granary would be able to support twenty-three days at most!"

"If there is no grain arriving in Zhejiang in 23 days, we will be finished!"

At this moment, Gao Hanwen on the side seemed to suddenly think of something, turned his gaze to Zheng Bichang, and immediately gave his own advice.

"Your Excellency, you say, can we get some grain from Ningbo Port?"

He Maocai and Ma Ningyuan, who were on the side, also had their eyes lit up after listening to Gao Hanwen's suggestion, and immediately slapped their thighs and said in a deep voice.

"Yes, why can't we go to Ningbo Port to get some food?"

After speaking, He Maocai and Ma Ningyuan both looked at Zheng Michang with a look of hope, expecting him to respond.

At the beginning, Zheng Michang also agreed with Gao Hanwen's suggestion, but just as he was about to make a decision, he suddenly remembered that not long ago, he had just offended those officials of the Maritime Trade Division!

Thinking of this, Zheng Michang couldn't wait to slap himself twice: "Zheng Michang, Zheng Michang, you said that you have nothing to do to provoke those people in the Maritime Trade Division, now it's okay, the food will definitely not be available!" ”

Facing everyone's expectant eyes, Zheng Michang had no choice but to bite the bullet and say: "I don't think this matter is very reliable, have you forgotten who is the person in charge of the Maritime Trade Division, it is the head of the household department Gao Gong!" ”

"How can he, as a man from the clear stream, let us get food easily?"

When Zheng Michang said this, he deliberately paused for a moment in order to observe the expressions on everyone's faces.

When he saw the flash of disappointment on everyone's faces, he immediately changed his words and continued.

"But there is no other way at the moment, let's be a dead horse and a live horse doctor, I will personally beg them!"

When Zheng Michang said this, he continued to add.

"But don't expect too much from this matter, after all, the Sea Trade Division is in charge of the Tobe Squire Gao Gong!"

Zheng Michang's words fell, and the rest of the people couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

After all, it's better to be willing to try than to do nothing!

Seeing that the matter had been discussed with a rough result, Ma Ning Yuanxuan on the side was about to turn his gaze, and Zheng Michang, who was sitting at the top, asked in a speech.

"And how soon will we start distributing relief food?"

When Zheng Michang heard this, he responded after thinking for a while.

"Let's start tomorrow, and stabilizing these mulberry farmers right now is the key!"

"Well, no problem, when I go back later, I'll ask the government to post a notice right away!"

When Ma Ningyuan heard this, he quickly put his mind at ease and immediately responded.

I saw Zheng Michang pick up the teacup on the side, take a sip, and after looking around, he turned to speak.

"Well, since things have been discussed, let's go back and prepare!"

"Hmm."

After that, He Maocai, Ma Ningyuan, Gao Hanwen and others got up from their seats one after another, and then left the conference hall.

……

The night passed quickly, and early the next morning, at dawn, the Sannons, who had learned the news in advance, lined up early in the place where the government distributed relief food.

Seeing that someone cut in line, the official who was responsible for maintaining order on the side immediately stepped forward, and after the future person found out, he kicked him hard and kicked him to eat, and this scene naturally caused everyone to laugh.

"Quiet, all quiet!"

"If anyone dares to make any more noise, I'll get him to the back of the line!"

The official's voice fell, and the Sang Nongs who were in a long line at the scene closed their mouths one after another, after all, no one wanted to be at the end of the line, if they couldn't receive the relief food distributed by the government because of this incident, what should they do?

At this moment, their faces were full of hope, because the relief food promised by the government earlier had finally begun to be distributed, and with this food, they and their families would not go hungry.

Wang Erzhuang of Wangjia Village is also in the team, since Gao Hanwen came to count the situation last time, he and the remaining villagers who also planted mulberry seedlings have been paying attention to the relief grain all the time.

And yesterday evening, just after the announcement was posted by the government, Wang Erzhuang and others learned the news.

In order to get the relief food from the government first, they simply slept in the place where the government distributed the relief food, but there were not a few people who had the same idea as them, but fortunately they came early and got a relatively high position in the queue.

Just when Wang Erzhuang was stunned, he only heard the voice of the official messenger, and pulled it back to reality: "The government has begun to distribute relief food, all of them are lined up, come one by one, and when it comes to you, just say your names and hometowns!" ”

The official's voice fell, and the endless team seemed to be "alive" again, and began to discuss the topic of how much relief food the government had distributed.

"Quiet, all quiet!"

And this time, under the buzz of people, the voice of the official was quickly drowned out, and it did not set off any waves.

At this moment, at the front of the line, there was a long table, and there were several officials sitting at the table, and when they saw the first Sannong lined up in front of them, they immediately asked in a voice that did not contain any emotion.

"Name, place of origin?"

"Zhang Erniu, from Fuyuan Village."

When the words fell, I saw one of the officials take out the corresponding roster, and after finding Zhang Erniu's name on it, he drew a circle on his name, and immediately commanded.

"Let's go over there and get food!"

"Thank you, thank you, thank you!"

After that, I saw Zhang Erniu come to the side with great gratitude and take the grain from the soldier's hand, but when he weighed the amount of food, a puzzled expression appeared on his face, and he immediately asked.

"Big ...... My lord, this is different from what I said before, my family has four people, how come there are less than two liters of food? ”

When the official heard this, he glanced at Zhang Erniu impatiently, and then spoke.

"That's all, if you don't want it, just leave the food, and I'll send it to the next person!"

Hearing this, even though he was unwilling in his heart, Zhang Erniu had to admit that he was unlucky, lowered his head, and didn't dare to say another word.

Because if you provoke these officials, maybe you won't even have this bit of food, and in the end, your own family will be the ones who are starving!

With Zhang Erniu's previous experience, those Sannong behind him no longer dared to have any opinions on this matter.

They just came to the officials in silence, like emotionless puppets, reported their names and places of origin, and after receiving their own share of relief food, they did not leave in a hurry, but like rats, they looked around, and after confirming that no one paid attention to them, they carefully put away the food, lowered their heads, and left quickly.

In the governor's palace, Zheng Michang was sitting at the top, listening to the reports of his subordinates.

"Your Excellency, right now, relief grain has begun to be distributed, but those Sangnong seem to have a lot of complaints about the amount of relief grain distributed by the government."

When Zheng Michang heard this, he frowned slightly, and immediately picked up the teacup on the side, took a sip, and then responded unhurriedly.

"How dare they have an opinion?"

"The government is very merciful, afraid that they will starve to death, and give them relief food for free, and they dare to have opinions?"

"It's really a group of people, and they don't understand the difficulties of the government at all!"

Seeing that Zheng Michang, the top boss, was complaining, the subordinate of Fang Cai also put on a look of righteous indignation, and echoed his words.

"Yes, Lord Political Envoy, this group of Diao people really don't know what to do!"

"If you want me to say, we shouldn't give them relief food and let them taste hungry."

When Zheng Michang heard this, he withdrew his gaze from this subordinate without a trace and skipped the topic.

"Okay, okay, you give the official a good look at the scene, if something goes wrong, the official asks you!"

As soon as Zheng Michang's words fell, the subordinate patted his chest and promised: "Your Excellency, you can rest assured, there is a subordinate official, and there will be absolutely no mistakes!" ”

Immediately afterwards, as if he had suddenly thought of something, Zheng Michang turned his gaze to Fang Cai's subordinate, and immediately added: "If you want to let this official know that someone dares to do anything with this relief food, don't blame this official for turning his face and denying people!" ”

"Yes, yes, Envoy, you're right."

"If anyone dares to do anything about this relief food, the lower official will not be able to spare him first!"

I saw that the subordinate kept wiping it with a handkerchief, and the dense sweat that kept coming out on his forehead echoed in response.

Zheng Michang withdrew his gaze and immediately issued an order to expel the guest.

"Okay, don't keep dangling in front of this official, this official still has things to deal with next."

"Yes, Lord Bu Political Envoy, the lower official will retire!"

After Zheng Michang gave the order to evict the guest, the subordinate did not dare to stop for the slightest moment, and hurriedly left the Governor's Mansion, but when he left the Governor's Mansion, his expression was extremely hurried, as if he was in a hurry to deal with something.

Zheng Michang looked at the back of this subordinate who left in a hurry, his face suddenly became gloomy, and he said to himself silently: "Damn, after this incident, see how the official cleans you up!" ”

After that, Zheng Michang embarked on the road to Ningbo Port according to the previous plan.

……

Since the last big victory in front and the capture of the Tatar Khan, the capital, which has not been quiet for a long time, has ushered in the third exciting news———— the imperial court has issued a newspaper called Daming Daily!

As early as a few days ago, the news of the imperial court's publication of newspapers had been spreading, and in the capital, whether it was dignitaries or peddlers' pawns, they were full of expectations for the official newspaper that the imperial court was about to issue.

After all, it's a rare novelty!

During this period, there was no shortage of various news leaking out, half-truths and half-truths, which are difficult to understand.

However, at present, the only thing that can be determined is that there will be two types of newspapers at present, one newspaper for the officials and gentry, priced at 20 wen each, and the other newspaper for those ordinary people, priced at 2 wen each.

The difference in the price of the two newspapers was tenfold, and this also pleased the officials and gentry, who, in their opinion, were a reflection of the social status of both sides: "Look, you lowly people, you can only read the lowest newspapers!" ”

The common people disagreed, and in their opinion, as long as the price was cheap, they could accept it.

After all, real life is too bitter, and you have to find some comfort for yourself.

In order not to cause conflict, newspapers for the officials and gentry and newspapers for the common people were sold separately.

And today, it happened to be the day when Zhao Zhenji rested, early in the morning, he had nothing to do, so he planned to go to the place where the newspaper was sold, and support the cause of the imperial court with his own practical actions.

Just kidding, this newspaper was promoted by the emperor, if the sales are not good, where will the emperor's face go?

As a courtier, the most important thing is to share the emperor's worries!

Therefore, Zhao Zhenji plans to buy one hundred and eighty newspapers for the time being, and even if he can't finish reading them, he can distribute them to the servants at home at that time.

And when Zhao Zhenji was full of interest and rushed to the place dedicated to selling newspapers in a sedan chair, he was dumbfounded.

He found that many officials and gentry had already gathered here, and all those who did not need to be on duty today had all arrived at the scene, and even if there was something to do today, they would let their housekeepers come on their behalf.

"I remember, it seems that Yan Ge Lao and Xu Ge Lao don't have to be on duty today, and I don't know if the two of them will come?"

Zhao Zhenji got down from the sedan chair with the support of the sedan chair man, and looked at the officials who gathered in groups in front of him and greeted each other, so he thought.

When those officials saw Zhao Zhenji coming, they stopped greeting one after another, looked at Zhao Zhenji with respect and awe, and immediately hurriedly stepped forward to say hello to Zhao Zhenji.

"Haha, I've seen Lord Zhao!"

"Lord Zhao, you also have time to come over today!"

In the face of the greetings of these colleagues, Zhao Zhenji also smiled several times.

After a while, the atmosphere of the scene became harmonious again, as before.

(End of chapter)