Volume 1 Chapter 285 Straight to Zhangcha
With such a big matter, Xu He naturally can't make his own decisions.
When he came out of the yamen, he didn't care about going around Lao Huna, he went directly to Fenghuangdun.
Hearing that Chen Hua asked Xu He to go to the salt farm, Xu Song frowned and said, "He said it would only take three days?" ”
Xu He nodded and said, "And Chen County ordered me to take three days of grain and grass with me!" ”
Xu Song nodded: "If that's the case, it's not very dangerous, you still take Xu Yong with you when you go!" ”
Xu He shook his head, not that he looked down on the lame Uncle Yong, but in the face of so many people, the little master of the nursing home brought by Uncle Yong was basically pretending, and there was no deterrent at all.
Xu Song thought for a while and said, "There are a lot of mudflats near the four salt farms, so if you bring my handwritten letter over, you can ask them for help if you have any difficulties!" ”
Xu He is overjoyed, with his own people on the ground, then things are much simpler.
After coming out of Xu Song and returning home, Xie heard that his son was going out again just a few days after he came back, so he sighed and said: "In the past, I always looked forward to your appearance, but now that you are out, my mother is looking forward to you being an ordinary person!" ”
Gu Hengbo held Xie's hand and comforted: "Mother, don't worry, my younger brother is a blessed one, and he will be fine!" ”
It is said that behind a successful man there is a good woman.
Sure enough!
If it is an ordinary woman, when she hears that her sweetheart is going out, she is reluctant to give up.
But their insight is obviously not as good as Sister Gu's.
A good man has ambitions in all directions, how can he be trapped in a private house because of his children's private affairs, and play among women all day long?
It wasn't for his good, it was for his harm.
Xu He went out this time to call the Ding Ze brothers and sisters, and invited the second child.
Xu Peng was worried and wanted to go with him, but the Nuoda family encountered an influx of homeless people into the city, and if he also followed, Xu He would not be at ease.
In the end, Xu He only brought Ding Ze's brothers and sisters, Xiao Er and Wu Decao.
Before leaving, the person in charge of this escort task in the yamen was Qiu Hushu from Hufang.
"Master Xu, before I came, the second master asked the villain to bring you a message, saying what happened to that matter? You were sent by the eldest master, and as soon as you went out, it was so many days, and he was in a hurry! Qiu Hushu avoided the soldiers of the government and the Hailing Thousand Households, and whispered.
Xu He thought for a while, and said to Qiu Hushu: "The eldest lord is in a hurry, I was sent in the morning, and I set off in the afternoon, I really didn't avoid the county lord!" ”
"But ......" Xu He thought for a while and said, "In this way, you call a white servant to go back and help me pass on a message, this time when I come back, Xu He must think of a rut!" ”
Qiu Hushu beckoned a white servant who was on a mission, and after pointing fingers for a long time, he let the man go.
When the team carrying grain left Hailing, as soon as he left the city, Xu He was shocked by the scene in front of him.
I saw that from the root of the wall, stretching for several miles, were all thatched huts built by the people with bamboo poles and branches.
Along the way, both men, women and children, all watched the convoy pass by with empty eyes, and there were ignorant little dolls following them, looking at the convoy curiously, and laughing with the friends around them while running.
Seeing this, Xu He said to Qiu Hushu on the side: "The yamen sends people out to set up a porridge field every day? ”
Qiu Hushu patted his ass and said: "It is said that the talented master can know the world without going out, Xu Gongzi is amazing!" Since the day before yesterday, there has been a porridge field outside the city, but it was at the north gate, you didn't see it, how did you know? ”
Xu He smiled, pointed to the homeless people and their children, and said, "Seeing that the grain carts are not gathered, the children still have the strength to chase and frolic, which means that there is food in the stomach!" ”
Qiu Hushu thought that he heard it from the eldest master, but who knew that he actually came from his own observation, and the little sycophant just now suddenly turned into a little admiration.
"At least this person in front of me is not a sour talent who doesn't understand anything!" Qiu Hushu thought secretly.
But he laughed at himself again, is a fool for the talent of a county, a government, and a small three yuan?
In the early years, when he first entered the yamen, he also thought hard about entering the imperial examination, but after reading the book for a year, he was delayed by the staggered entertainment, and there was a lot of oil and water in the house, so he gradually stopped thinking.
Therefore, he sincerely admired Xu He.
Only after experiencing that kind of difficulty can we feel incredible about Xu He's achievements today.
Looking at the young man riding on the horse in front of him, Qiu Hushu thought to himself: "I have to listen to the second master this time, you must not play tricks in front of this one, otherwise something will definitely happen." ”
Regarding this disaster relief, Xu He is also thinking about where to start.
He called Qiu Hushu behind him and said, "Qiu Sihu ......"
Before he could finish speaking, Qiu Hushu hurriedly said: "My Xiucai Gong, alas, in front of you, how dare I dare to hold it up, you just call me Qiu Jian!" ”
Xu He smiled and said, "Since this is the case, Brother Qiu is older than me, then I will call him brother!" ”
Qiu Hushu still wanted to persuade again, but Xu He said directly: "Brother Qiu, you are used to walking in the yamen, and there was a flood last summer, how do we generally provide disaster relief in our county?" ”
Qiu Hushu thought for a while and said: "It's just that the eldest lord speaks, reduces some taxes, and then mobilizes big families to open warehouses and release grain!" Of course, the county also has to give a little! ”
Xu He nodded, saying that this was also decent, and then asked, "Then what can Brother Qiu teach me about this trip to the salt farm?" ”
Qiu Hushu saw that Xu He was serious, so he thought for a while and said to Xu He: "Grain can't be released all at once......
After speaking, he looked around and whispered to Xu He: "There is an accident in the Yongfeng warehouse in the county, it is said that the old Xun of the warehouse ambassador has been greedy a lot, and the county lord said that he wants him to make up for the grain, where can he make up for this stall?" Besides, it is estimated that the grain merchants who cooperated with him had already sold the grain, and even if they didn't sell it, who would be willing to take out the grain now that the grain is in such short supply? ”
Xu He nodded, what Qiu Hushu said was similar to what he thought.
In the normal process, he should escort the grain and grass to the four salt farms for a turn, and then ask the ambassador to arrange for someone to receive the grain, and announce in public that the riot is prohibited for three days! Waiting for the food sent by the imperial court.
But now there is a problem, almost all the ambassadors of the salt field have been killed last time, and the imperial court is busy with the construction of the upper echelons of Huaiyan and the distribution of benefits, and the lower officials have not yet made arrangements.
This is also the reason why the imperial court made the major salt works nearby to the local government.
Therefore, no one restrained him, Xu He released the grain, that is, the mud cow into the sea.
Xu He thought about it, called the hundred households of the escort guard, and asked them to pass by the Liang Duo without stopping, and go directly to Zhangcha.
I can't say it, but we still have to rely on places with a mass base to do things.
"The beams don't stop! Straight to the tea! ”
"The beams don't stop! Straight to the tea! ”
In the noisy shouts of summer, Xu He's command was passed to the front of the team.