"Since they are opponents, it is not too much to use any means to weaken them."

He got up and walked to the door, and finally said, "Do not have the kindness of a woman...... It's not something Jaesuke should have. ”

Pang Ji nodded, still shocked in his heart, and then entered the palace.

“…… Qin Wei wanted the army on the West Guangnan Road to pretend to be Jiaozhi people...... Then attack and harass the Great Song Dynasty, so that the Great Song Dynasty can become famous, and the naval army continues to attack and harass Jiaozhi in the south. ”

This is a false accusation!

Pang Ji felt that such an act was too much.

And Jiaozhi is a problem for Zhao Zhen, which makes him annoyed.

"This matter ......"

He picked up the song and said casually: "I heard that Yan Shu is working very hard outside, send the imperial doctor to accompany him, take care of his body, don't have an accident......

Pang Ji wanted to vomit blood.

Although His Majesty didn't give an answer, and even said Yan Shu like a god, but this is his attitude, Qin Wei did a good job in this matter, and I am very relieved!

Yan Shu is a rare hardliner after Wang Zhen, and he praises and comforts Yan Shu for doing a good job, which is equivalent to praising Qin Wei.

……

Weishi County, the sun is like fire.

In the fields, countless farmers are looking into the distance, and the crops in the fields are hanging their heads, and their appearance is gradually turning yellow.

"Here ......

The carts came slowly, the old cow pulling the cart was panting, there was white foam at the corners of his mouth, and the carts were full of containers of water, various wooden barrels, and jars.

"This is my family! Don't rob it! ”

As soon as the watermill arrived, the peasants began to scramble.

"This is mine! I don't care about you! ”

The two big men scuffled together, and finally the jar fell down, and the water splashed......

"Stop fighting!"

An old man stamped his feet and shouted, "If you have this kung fu, you might as well go and pull water!" ”

The crowd numbly began to water.

A spoonful of water was poured down, and the cracked land was greedily sucked, and in an instant the water disappeared, and the land gradually returned to a dry and cracked state.

Another spoonful, still the same, a bucket of water all watered, this field is still cracked...... The old farmer looked up and shouted in despair, "It's gone...... It's gone! ”

He tapped the bottom of the empty bucket with a water spoon, looked up and scolded, "You thief, why doesn't it rain?" Why cut us off! ”

The peasants looked at the blue sky, and despair spread.

"Weng Weng!"

An old farmer fell to the ground, and his grandson went over to hold him and shouted, "Weng." ”

The old farmer gritted his teeth, finally pried open the irrigation, and woke up leisurely.

"Not this year."

The old farmer shouted: "Don't pull the water, it's useless, it's not enough!" Go get someone to come and dig a well! ”

"We're on the edge of the Huimin River, and we can dig wells."

The advantage of the area around Bianliang is that the water system is developed, but the disadvantage is that everyone is not prepared for the drought, so that after encountering the drought, they cannot come up with the most effective response.

The peasants did not look for people like flies, but those who could dig wells had long since been asked away, leaving only despair.

"What to do"

Everyone was a little panicked, but there was no way to deal with it, and it was time for the village elders and gentry to play their role.

"Find the government!"

The villagers gave this standard answer for thousands of years.

"But the government is very busy."

The government was very busy, and before the drought, the officials of Weishi County were not prepared at all, so that after the drought broke out, they were helpless.

What about the gentry?

The courtyard of the mansion is still singing and dancing, and the gentry are living a good life.

"They had hired the men who had dug the wells, and now the crops in the fields are watered......

The old farmer lamented: "^_^ People know that it is ...... to ask someone to dig a well."

"Yes! It's good to read. ”

"What about the craftsmen who dig wells?"

In that case, let's dig a well too.

"They ate and drank well in those houses, saying that they ...... He said that he would dig a well. ”

"Spank a fart!"

The old farmer said angrily: "This is stuck in people's hands, forcing us to borrow from them." ”

This is a routine, and when there is a famine, it is a good opportunity for these gentry to make a fortune.

"As long as we borrow their money, we will not be able to pay it off for the rest of our lives, and in the end we have to give them the land, and the whole family will cultivate their land...... Or the whole family goes to the city to find a way to survive. ”

In business, the accumulation of capital is never clean.

But in the private sector, the accumulation of agricultural capital is more direct and bloody.

Emperor Shangao was always practical, and the gentry showed their hideous faces in times of famine, and exploited the people through usury.

And all of this is absurdly protected by the law.

Yes!

In the Great Song is usury legal......

Those who have a lot of money and no place to invest will find the leader of the lender, and then invest the money for him to operate, as for how to operate, they only look at the money.

This kind of person is called Qian Min.

The money people in the countryside were the gentry and rich peasants, and the lenders were all big men who were similar to the bad guys, and they often colluded with the government, whether they were public or private, so that the borrowers had no way out.

So no one dares to borrow unless they can't survive, but now is the time of despair.

"There's no way, the magistrate is enjoying himself in the county office!"

"I really want to rebel!"

"No, now the rebellion will not be recruited, and it will not be organized into a ...... of the Xiang Army"

A group of peasants looked desperately in the direction of the county seat, only to vaguely see a few horses galloping.

"Who is it?"

Someone raised his hand to cover his eyes and squinted, "It's three horses...... The first one was an old man, who looked at and listened to the elegance, came, they came. ”

The three horsemen galloped and dismounted near and fore.

"What's going on?"

The visitor walked in along the ridge and asked, "Why didn't you dig a well?" ”

The old farmer looked at him, hesitated for a moment, and said, "There are no craftsmen, I don't understand." ”

There have been numerous droughts since ancient times, and most of them are helpless.

"What about the craftsmen? It's not that difficult to drill a well, but what about people? ”

The old farmer lowered his head and rubbed his eyes: "They were all invited away." ”

The visitor squinted at these peasants, and the green tendons on his head jumped: "Why don't you go to the government?" ”

The old farmer looked at him suspiciously.

"Government ...... The government is busy. ”

"Huh?"

The person who came was angry, turned around and shouted: "Go to the county seat and bring Chang Mi." ”

An attendant answered the promise and mounted his horse and left.

The old farmer was shocked and said, "You are ......"

Chang Mi is the magistrate of Weishi County, and the old man mentions him casually, which means that he is not an ordinary person.

"Old man Yan Shu!"

Yan Shu stood there, the anger in his heart surging.

"It turned out to be Yan Xianggong who came......"

The old farmer's body trembled, and he couldn't help but cry, and slowly knelt down, "Yan Xianggong, I'm waiting for you to make a move, please be the master of the villain!" ”

Yan Shu was stunned, and when he was about to help the old farmers, those farmers knelt down one after another.

"Ask Yan Xianggong to be the villain's master."

Bao Zheng said anxiously: "Get up, if you have something to say, the old man will call the shots for you." ”

The old farmer was helped up by him, wiped away his tears, and said: "Yan Gong, we don't lack strength, but the craftsmen who can dig wells have been invited away, we can't help it!" ”

"Okay, the old craftsman will solve it."

Bao Zheng turned around and instructed the last entourage: "Go to the county seat and find a craftsman." ”

The entourage looked at the peasants worriedly, "Yan Xiang, if the villain goes...... You're here ...... alone."

"No problem!" Bao Zheng said calmly: "The old man can act with his conscience, what are you afraid of?" Hurry up! ”

Believing that the people would not harm him, he mounted his horse and went away.

Yan Shu turned around and smiled bitterly: "Is there water?" ”

He has never stopped since he left Beijing, and he has been inspecting the drought fighting in various places, and he is tired and sore, and if it were not for the support of a thought, he would not be able to stand steadily.

"Quick, bring water to Bao Gong."

There was still water to drink, but it looked a little muddy, and the old farmer looked ashamed, but Yan Shu drank it all and handed the bowl over.

"One more bowl."

He drank two bowls of water in a row, and then he took the burden from his horse and took a cake to nibble.

"Yan Xianggong, why don't the villains go back to the village to get a bowl of soup cakes?"

The old farmer saw that he was having a hard time nibbling on the cooking cakes, and thought that the dignified Zaifu had only taken two people on the trip, which was really wronged himself!

"No need."

Yan Shu ate the cooking cakes, drank another bowl of water, and began to inquire about the disaster situation and the local treatment method.

"The water of the Huimin River is mostly short, and the fields by the river are fine, but the canals on our side are all broken......"

"Government ...... Government ......"

The old farmer's eyes flickered, and Bao Zheng sighed and waved his hand, "You don't have to say it." ”

The people did not dare to offend the government, so they refused to say that the answer was the answer.

"A bunch of brutes!"

Chang Mi, the magistrate of Weishi County, was pulled out of the back hall by Yan Shu's entourage, and at that time he had just returned from an inspection in the countryside, and he was hot as a dog, so he was ready to rest for half a day.

The officials of Weishi County were almost out of the nest, and when they saw the fields and the old farmer-like Yan Shu, everyone's hearts were half cold.

"Coming?"

Chang Mi saw Bao Zheng a few years ago, and Yan Shu looked more gentle and elegant at this time, which made Chang Mi happy in his heart, and hurriedly said: "I've seen Yan Xiang." ”

Yan Shu snorted and asked, "Why are you in the yamen?" ”

At the time of the drought, the magistrate still had the mind to rest in the yamen, which was a dereliction of duty, and Chang Mi smiled bitterly: "Yan Xiang, the lower official went to the outside of the city in the morning to check the disaster situation......

It's so hot!

"What about the craftsmen who dig the wells?"

"Here."

More than a dozen men walked over, all craftsmen.

Yan Shu sneered, "Where were you waiting before?" ”

The craftsmen didn't dare to speak, and Chang Mi said: "Yan Xiang ......"

"Shut up!"

Yan Shu shouted: "Get out of the way!" ”

Chang Mi's cheeks trembled, and then retreated to the side, those craftsmen looked at each other, but Yan Shu's entourage got the news and said, "Yan Xiang, they are all found by Changzhi County." ”

It's a slap horse!

Yan Shu was furious and shouted, "Take Chang Mi!" ”

Chang Yi panicked, knelt down and said: "Yan Xiang, the lower official is not at fault!" ”

"The old man has come all the way, the disaster of the Wei family is not the most serious, but it is the worst, when the farmers are at a loss in the field, where are you?"

Chang Mi opened his mouth, his eyelids jumping: "Xiaguan has been thinking of a way." ”

"What did you think of?"

Yan Shu's questions were quick and urgent, and he couldn't answer them for a while.

"Those people gave you benefits in order to lend, right?"

Chang Mi trembled and said, "The lower official has wronged ......"