Half a day.

Ji Heng's hot water has been boiled.

He made Fusu a cup of weak tea, and then sat leisurely in the courtyard.

Then.

Wei Sheng hurriedly ran in and said in a loud voice: "Childe, the situation is not good, now the people in the city seem to be a little crazy, and some people even began to insinuate the imperial court in secret, and they also counted the official mansions in a large number, and even worse, they also called on others in the market to besiege the major merchants." ”

"Childe, what should I do now?"

Fusu frowned.

He turned his head and glanced at Ji Heng, knowing that Ji Heng had guessed correctly again, this time the matter had dragged on for too long, long enough to give birth to variables.

But.

He wasn't going to drag it out any longer.

There's no need for it.

Whether it is the Shaofu or the Tingwei Mansion, if he stops it again, he will not tolerate it, and in the past few days, he has not really taken no action.

He said coldly: "Immediately send an order to Shi Lu of the Imperial Governor's Mansion and let him lead a cadre of officials to immediately deal with the rumors that suddenly came out of the city, and be sure to curb these rumors." ”

"At the same time, the news will be released to the outside world."

"I, Fusu, have been aware of this matter and are discussing with the major government offices to deal with it."

"In the near future, I will give an explanation to the people of Guanzhong."

"No." Wei Sheng hurriedly said.

Just when Wei Sheng wanted to speak, Ji Heng suddenly spoke.

He said lightly: "Now that things have changed, we can no longer deal with them according to the past solution, and we should be strict and fast." ”

Hear the words.

Fusu frowned.

He was a little unsure of what to do.

Ji Heng said: "In addition to what you ordered earlier, you must also notify the officials of the Inner History Mansion to arrest those who make trouble, make trouble, and slander, and the leaders must be severely punished." ”

"The hurricane started at the end of Qingping."

"This kind of turbulent state must not be allowed to spread into a disaster."

"If such a turbulent posture is not properly handled, it will eventually form a dark tide of wind and rain like an obscure tide, and the people's will will be complicated, once these rumors fall into the ears of the world, it will affect the people of the world, and then the people's will will be repeated, and it will be a lot more difficult to re-appeal the people's hearts."

"It's harder to win trust."

Fusu nodded.

He already understood Ji Heng's thoughts.

Only by severely punishing those who cause trouble can we effectively crack down, only by refuting and refuting rumors, in the end it will be useless, and only when those who cause trouble are punished can we effectively curb it and avoid follow-up.

But all this is a palliative rather than a cure.

The only thing that can really be solved is to settle the matter once and for all.

Fusu's eyes moved slightly.

He lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then changed his words: "According to what Mr. Ji said, I will pass the order, and in addition, change what I said before today to before dusk, and the government will give a solution." ”

"No." Wei Sheng hurriedly said.

After Fusu finished his instructions, Wei Sheng hurriedly went to deliver the message.

Fusu's face was solemn, he was sitting in the courtyard, took out a blank bamboo slip, pondered for a while, and began to grind, Ji Heng's words woke him up.

He can't go ahead in a step-by-step manner.

It must be done quickly and strictly.

He clicked on the ink and began to put pen to paper.

He must show his attitude, and the best way to show it is to make public the situation of the shipwreck in Huaixian County some time ago.

Serious treatment of businessmen.

In addition, it is necessary to immediately announce that the government will take over the matter of salt and iron, and the local public opinion has long been aware of it, and has been secretly studying, and will give relevant solutions before sunset.

Let the people not be alarmed, not panic, and not bewitched by traitors.

After thinking it through.

Fusu wrote down the things he was going to do one by one.

He wasn't impatient.

He knew that the matter should be resolved as soon as possible.

But there is a limit to how fast it is.

Some processes can be fast, but they can't be saved.

Not much.

A white notice was posted at the entrance of the major markets in Xianyang and under the city wall.

It is full of neatly cleaned fist characters, and under the vast white wall, two small officials in soap clothes stand at the end of each white cloth notice, and they continue to proclaim loudly: "The eldest prince has issued an order, the lack of salt and iron among the people has been known to the prince, and the prince is negotiating a solution with the Shaofu and other official offices, and it will be announced before sunset." ”

"The court will not sit idly by."

“.”

The voice of the little official was very loud.

The contents of the notice were soon spread to all directions.

Within half an hour, a tidal wave of people poured under the city walls, and literate scholars stood on stone piers and mounds, chanting aloud the notices on the white cloth walls.

From time to time, there was a burst of cheers and cheers from the crowd.

But there are also some skepticism.

Under high walls.

The farmer, who couldn't read a single word, was full of nervousness, and said uneasily: "The eldest son is really so kind to help us solve the matter of salt and iron? ”

The little official said in a loud voice: "It is the eldest son who is discussing with the Shaofu. ”

"The eldest son is just one person, although he is naturally noble, but how can he conjure salt and iron? In the end, it was up to the Shaofu to come forward to solve the problem, the Shaofu was in charge of the mountains, rivers and seas of the world, and there was no shortage of salt and iron in the treasury, but the salt and iron in the Shaofu were the imperial court reserves and could not be easily mobilized, so it took some time. ”

"Again."

"It is inconvenient to make a public announcement about the affairs of the DPRK and China."

"But the eldest son already knows about the recent situation in Guanzhong."

"Please rest assured that the second and third sons."

"If the second and third sons don't believe it, they can wait under the city wall for a while longer, and when it gets dark and dusk, the government will post a specific solution, and the second and third sons will know it at a glance."

"But there are some things that need to be said earlier."

"From this time on, those who dare to slander the court, criticize the court, and even incite the people to attack the government and rob the merchants, the eldest son also made it clear that he will be severely punished."

"The second and third sons must not make mistakes."

There was a lot of talk all around.

But few people dispute this.

It's just that someone still asked uneasily: "Shaofu will really make a move?" How much salt and iron can Shaofu come up with? Will the price of salt and iron from Shaofu be higher than usual? ”

“.”

A real and realistic question was asked.

But the little official did not answer.

Just let them wait for the court announcement.

An hour later.

More and more people flocked to the vicinity of the city walls, and the carriages and horses that had stayed in the carriage and horse yard were also squeezed out by the crowd, and even so, more and more people came.

All those who came to the front, regardless of their level of knowledge, the depth of their foundation, or their ignorance of big characters, stood straight in front of them, staring at the big wall of white cloth and black characters with red faces, and laboriously pondered and figured out, hoping to figure out some other explanations from it.

Even if he really doesn't know a word, he keeps urging the people around him, trying in vain to let others explain the black characters on the white cloth to himself.

The other side.

Hua Ji, who served in the Inner History Mansion, was arresting people all over the city.

It's just that relative to the bustle of the city wall, what Huaji did did not attract too many people's attention, and not too many people cared.

A mansion in the middle of the city.

He Yang had come back in a little panic.

As soon as he entered the room, He Yang couldn't help but scold.

"Tyrannical Qin!"

"Cruel and unkind, mediocre."

"Die!"

Zhang Haohao looked at He Ying with curiosity and wondered: "Brother He, what's wrong with you?" Why is there such a big resentment? ”

He Yang took a deep breath and said with a look of fear: "Didn't I listen to your advice and spread all kinds of news in the city?" But I didn't think about it, but I found out for the people around, I didn't care about it at first, because those words were nothing, they were the truth, but they were the truth, and they were not tolerated by the tyrannical Qin, and it didn't take long for the government to start arresting people. ”

"The few people I arranged in front of me have all been arrested."

"If it weren't for my cleverness, I quickly got into the crowd, but I am afraid that it will be more than lucky."

"The mouth of the people is more important than the defense of the river."

"Tyrannical Qin's vain attempt to block the world's mouths is simply ridiculous."

Zhang Liang frowned.

He shook his head secretly, but didn't say much.

He asked, "I just heard someone in the Di shop say that the government has responded, does Brother He know how the government responded?" ”

He Yang sneered and said disdainfully: "What else can you respond?" ”

"It's just that the government knows about it and is thinking of a way, and it will give a solution before dusk."

"It's all high-sounding empty words."

"This still makes the Qin people excited, and now the major city walls are crowded with people, all waiting for the government to give a solution at dusk."

"I want to see what solution Tyrant Qin can give."

"Can he really conjure salt and iron?"

"Is that really what Qin Ting announced?" Zhang Liang's face sank.

He Ying looked puzzled and puzzled: "Naturally it's true, I've seen that notice with my own eyes." ”

Zhang Liang sighed lightly and sighed: "We come to Xianyang this time, I'm afraid we won't have any gains." ”

"Why?" He Ying was stunned.

He became more and more unable to understand Zhang Liang's words.

Even if Qin Ting had a response, so what? Guan Zhong's emotions had already been instigated, how could Qin Ting easily calm them? Moreover, he had already arranged all the things that Zhang Liang had ordered, and when things became more serious, Guanzhong would easily mess up.

How can such a great opportunity be without gain?

Zhang Liang could see He Xuan's doubts, he shook his head and said: "I just thought back to what Qin Ting did for more than half a year, and preliminarily concluded that Qin Ting's disposition of the world has changed, and it is no longer in a hurry, but has begun to think slowly. ”

"It's just not known to outsiders."

"It's been more than ten days since the shipwreck in Huaixian, but Qin Ting has never made any statement, it has been dormant for so long, how can he continue to let it go? The encounter mentioned earlier was only afraid that Qin Ting deliberately showed his fangs. ”

"And that's just the beginning."

"If you think about Qin Ting's response carefully, you can already detect some clues from it."

"Qin Ting has long been fully prepared."

"Right now, it's just that the secret thing is almost done, so I just started to close the net, and there is not much need to continue to toss around."

Zhang Liang is very sober.

He knew he couldn't cling to it anymore.

He Yang frowned.

He didn't rush to speak, but recalled the notice posted by the government, thought about it several times in his heart, and suddenly showed a solemn look in his eyes.

He has realized the key.

Qin Ting seems to have made up his mind.

He looked at Zhang Liang and asked, "How should we deal with it now?" ”

(End of chapter)