Manchu traitor, how can you let me be the emperor of the ages

Chapter 138 Here comes the adults!There is a blue sky!
"Welcome to the meeting?"

Yan Song paused, turned his head and glanced at Tong Qiufeng, with displeasure still visible on his face.

Yan Yi hurried forward, took Tong Qiufeng's arm and asked, "How many people are there for the welcome meeting? Is there such an extravagant red carpet? Are there ordinary people who are victims of the disaster?"

Tong Qiufeng was stunned by his three consecutive questions, and after recovering, he carefully explained: "My lord, the people in the county who have nothing to do will basically be there."

"The red carpet... of course there are still some, and we invited the gong and drum team, set up a stage, and tied a few big flower houses..."

Yan Yi frowned: "All these things have been removed. My master has always been clean and simple, and he hates these extravagant things the most!"

Tong Qiufeng and the officials and gentry behind were dumbfounded.

Is the person who came today really Yan Xiang?Could it be a counterfeit?
In the past, I heard that people who came to Beijing to seek officials and evaluate officials would send a large sum of money to Xiang Xiang. Why is the situation different now?
Is the news all fake?

"Yes Yes!"

Tong Qiufeng came back to his senses, and nodded hastily: "The next official will be dismissed."

"However, my lord, why don't you leave the stage behind? It's just a wooden stage, it's not luxurious, but standing on it can let everyone see Yan Xiang clearly."

Yan Yi turned her head to look up and down Yan Song's current attire, and nodded when she saw that he was insignificant.

"Okay, then only the wooden table will be left."

"Yes, my lord."

Tong Qiufeng kept wiping the sweat off his forehead, his mind was spinning, and he carefully looked for any omissions.

To welcome Prime Minister Yan today, everything he did was not in line with his wishes.

I don't know how Yan Xiang will think of himself after today...

Tong Qiufeng was still thinking wildly, but Yan Song suddenly turned around and walked forward to the right while stepping on the muddy water.

There was a group of disaster victims dragging their families and being led by the yamen servants to a dark village in the distance.

Tong Qiufeng thumped in his heart, and hurriedly followed behind Yan Song, and many gentry also hurriedly followed.

The few yamen servants who were leading the victims saw their county lord rushing over with a large number of superiors and gentry, they hurriedly stopped and greeted them: "Meet the county lord."

At the same time, a few people were quietly looking at the crowd in front of them.

Didn't you say you're going to meet Prime Minister Yan today?What about Yan Xiangren?
Tong Qiufeng ignored them, but followed Yan Song's pace and walked towards the group of victims.

In all fairness, the victims were not in a bad condition. They were wearing linen clothes that were patched and stained with mud, dragged their families along, and had a bit of fear of seeing a big man on their faces.

Of course, this expression was not to Yan Song, but to Tong Qiufeng and the officials and gentry in the rear.

"Old parents, Second Master, Third Master, Master Zheng..."

A dark-skinned old man came out of the crowd quickly, yelling. He looked like a local village elder or clan elder, with a flattering smile on his ravine old face: "Old parents, are you back?"

"Welcome Prime Minister Yan today, are we doing well in Dongzhang Village? I listened to your orders, and took all of them out, absolutely not causing trouble to the old parents and the old men!"

The expressions on the faces of the officials and gentry suddenly froze. Tong Qiufeng held a handkerchief, and with an embarrassed smile on his face, he glanced at Yan Song and kept wiping the rain and sweat from his forehead.

"This……"

The elders of Dongzhang Village were even more happy to see him smiling happily.

He saw Yan Song walking in front of the crowd again, looked up and down Yan Song's attire, and suddenly realized: "Old parents, did this big brother also suffer from a disaster at home? He came out to escape?"

"Our Dongzhang Village has to solve the worries and problems of our old parents, so we will take him in today."

As he spoke, he walked up with a smile, patted Yan Song's arm, and left a yellow mud handprint on it: "Big brother, you were brought here by your old parents. From now on, as long as our Dongzhang Village still has a mouthful of food, you will be absolutely I can't get you hungry!"

All the county magistrates and squires are about to lose their temper, please, please don't say a few words!
Tong Qiufeng even lost two souls from three souls. He ran over to pat his hands away, carefully wiped the muddy handprints for Yan Song with the sleeve of his official robe, turned his head and said with a 'kind eyebrow and kind eyes' smile: Third child, this is Prime Minister Yan."

"Ah?" Zhang Laosan opened his mouth wide and stared wide-eyed in shock, his mind went blank: "This is... Yan... Yan..."

The victims in the back were also dumbfounded, and they all knelt down without knowing who took the lead.

"Get out of the way." Yan Song pushed Tong Qiufeng's hand away, walked over and chatted with Zhang Laosan just now with a smile.

It's just that Zhang Laosan seemed to be terrified. No matter what Yan Song said, he just nodded dumbly and kept echoing.

Yan Song was speechless, and walked to the back again, pulled the victims up with a kind face, and talked with them about the disaster situation: "How many fields in Dongzhang Village have been flooded?"

"Strict... Yan Xiang..."

These victims were trembling, and they could not speak fluently: "There are not many floods in our Dongzhang...it will be worse if we go to the east..."

The officials and gentry behind watched Yan Song with trepidation and talked with the victims for a long time before leaving here and continuing to Wuzhi County.

After the group left, the shocked victims and government servants gradually came to their senses, staring wide-eyed for a while, not knowing what to say.

"Yan Xiang... the one who talked to me just now was the prime minister of the imperial court? Guigui! Can I still see the prime minister in this life?"

"It should be, look at those old men, isn't that respectful? But why does Yan Xiang wear the same clothes as us? I see that his clothes are all patched! Master Liu in our village doesn't wear that stuff Son!"

"You know what a fart, Yan Xiang is an upright official, do you understand an upright official? They definitely don't take other people's money!"

"Yan Xiang must be an upright official, but he still dragged me to ask me where Tian Duo was flooded!"

"It would be great if all of our officials were the same as Yan Xiang..."

The disaster victims and government servants agreed one after another, and couldn't help thinking about that beautiful scene.

On the other side, Yan Song also led a group of gentry officials, and saw the bustling scene in front of Wuzhi County from a distance. Many gentry stood in front, looking forward, and behind them were the people and disaster victims of Wuzhi. Looking away, waiting for the arrival of Yan Xiang.

"Yan Xiang, just ahead."

Tong Qiufeng wiped the sweat from his forehead, and followed Yan Song with deep feet and shallow feet. The hem of the beautiful and decent blue official robe was already covered with yellow and black muddy water.

The officials and gentry in the rear are also like chickens in muddy water, losing their original prestige.

Although the gentry who stayed behind wondered why these people didn't take the carriage and were in such a mess, they saw the figure surrounded by Tong Qiufeng and the officials from afar, and bowed down with their heads bowed.

"Students pay respects to Prime Minister Yan, grassroots pay respects to Prime Minister Yan..."

"Let them all get up." Yan Song frowned slightly.

"Yes, Prime Minister Yan."

Tong Qiufeng hurriedly got those people up, and led Yan Song onto the stage from behind.

Only then did the many gentry and common people who stayed behind see clearly what Yan Xiang looked like.

He has gray hair and looks old. He is wearing a patched green shirt and a pair of trousers that are rolled up. It is already wet and splashed with mud spots. A pair of black cloth shoes have been completely covered. It was covered with mud and water.

"This……"

Everyone was stunned by his outfit.

This is the prime minister?
Not to mention anything else, just smear mud on his face and throw him directly into the pile of refugees so he can't be recognized.

A group of squires were about to bow down to worship again, but Tong Qiufeng stopped them in time.

"Get up!"

Tong Qiufeng helped Yan Song onto the stage, then walked a few steps quickly to the edge of the stage, with the light of wisdom shining in his eyes.

Just before taking the stage, Yan Yi really couldn't see it, so she took a chance to mention him a few words.

Therefore, Tong Qiufeng has already realized something.

He raised his chest and looked up at the gentry and common people below, regardless of the dirt all over his body. He suppressed his excitement and spoke.

"Fathers and folks in Wuzhi County, today is a day of great joy! Strictly concerned about the disaster situation in Xingyang, we have traveled thousands of miles to help the victims and repair the Yellow River embankment!"

"Our Wuzhi County is the first stop for Prime Minister Yan's disaster relief and dike repair!"

The gentry and common people applauded below.

Tong Qiufeng turned around and glanced at Yan Song. Seeing the smile on his face, his heart suddenly settled down, and then he turned his head and said loudly: "Didn't someone ask this county why it took so long and why it was so dirty? , and some people said that the county led the wrong way and brought all the adults and Prime Minister Yan into the mud ditch!"

There was a burst of laughter from below.

But Tong Qiufeng didn't smile. In just two sentences, he had already brewed his emotions, his eyes began to turn red, and his voice began to choke.

"I, Tong Qiufeng, have regarded this place as my home since I became the magistrate of Wuzhi County. I have walked countless days and nights in the fields of Wuzhi! Folks, how can I make mistakes when I am alone in my own home? Where is the road?"

"For our Wuzhi County, I thought I had done enough and had a clear conscience. But it wasn't until today when I went to meet Prime Minister Yan that I realized that I didn't do enough!"

Tong Qiufeng wiped away tears like a fountain, turned around and glanced at Yan Song, then turned his head again, and shouted with forgetfulness: "Folks, aren't you curious why we came back so late and are still in such a mess?"

"The people present today are all our fathers and fellow villagers, and I, Tong Qiufeng, am not afraid of everyone's jokes! Today, Prime Minister Yan criticized me for my extravagant and exaggerated welcome!"

The country gentry and the people looked at him quietly, looking at Yan Song on the stage.

In fact, since the red carpet and flower building were withdrawn just now, some people have already noticed the signs.

Tong Qiufeng cried as he spoke, as if he had really been greatly impacted.

"Yan Xiang took us all the way from there, watching the disaster situation in our Wuzhi County while walking, and caring about our victims! He also took me and the elders to see the victims in Dongzhang Village, and asked them if they could Have a full meal, can you put on your coat..."

The country gentry and common people were really shocked this time!
Dongzhang Village is only more than one mile away from the county seat, so you can find out about it as soon as you inquire about it, and it is absolutely impossible to fake it!

The dignified prime minister, with one person under ten thousand, is really willing to run over to care about those muddy legs?

Tong Qiufeng choked with sobs and shouted: "Today I saw Yan Xiang's incorruptibility, and I realized how ignorant I was before! Folks, Yan Xiang traveled thousands of miles from the capital to our disaster-stricken area!"

"I don't have a long body, but I only carry two sleeves with the wind, and I have a benevolent heart, and I can warm thousands of miles of mountains and rivers!"

"Yan Xiang is really the number one upright official in our Dagan, and he is a role model for all officials in our Dagan!"

It wasn't until this moment that Yan Song raised his eyebrows unexpectedly, and took a direct look at Tong Qiufeng's back.

The gentry and common people below were even more moved!
Coupled with Yan Song's attire, Tong Qiufeng's words are not too convincing!
Yan Yi was also in the crowd, looking at Tong Qiufeng on the stage in surprise, thinking that this kid is quite savvy and has potential?

After saying this, Tong Qiufeng wiped his tears for the last time: "What I have learned from Yan Xiang today, I will never be able to comprehend it all in my life! Please, Yan Xiang continue to tell you a few words."

The gentry and common people below applauded: "Master Yan, please give me a lecture!"

"Yes, Prime Minister Yan, it is a blessing that we have cultivated for eight lifetimes to have an upright official like you come to our Xingyang to provide disaster relief!"

"Yan Xiang! No matter what you say, our Wuzhi Zhou family will absolutely obey..."

Looking at the excited people, Yan Song walked forward slowly, with a smile on his face: "In fact, there is one thing that Tong Zhi County was not right just now. The truth is not that he didn't bring anything, but he brought food for disaster relief!"

Before the people below cheered, Yan Song continued: "But there is only one thing, I want you to know the truth."

The smile on his face disappeared slowly, and his voice sank a bit: "This time the situation is special, the imperial court does not have much food in stock, and the relief food is related to the lives of hundreds of thousands of victims along the coast!"

"The truth does not hope that during the disaster relief process, there will still be people who disregard the lives of the victims and only seek their own self-interest, and use their hands to embezzle the relief food! Today, the truth is here. If someone finds out that someone will commit the crime again, don't blame the truth It's not predictable!"

The numerous squires and subordinate officials were silent for a moment, and then, whoever took the lead, suddenly burst into loud applause from the crowd.

"it is good!"

"Absolutely don't embezzle the food for disaster relief!"

"Yan Xiang said it well..."

In the distance, since Yan Song got off the car, the two supervisory censors who had been following behind them held papers and pens, looked at each other, and both saw the confusion in each other's eyes.

That's it?This is Yan Song?
Can we have something explosive!
……

The south bank of the Yellow River, Gaoshan County.

He Shen also sat in a carriage and came to the welcome meeting outside the city.

The movement here is more lively than that on the North Shore, and the misty rain can't dampen people's enthusiasm.

The horse's hooves trampled, and the wheels rolled over the wet ground, splashing a puddle of muddy water, and stopped in front of the beautifully decorated stage.

Accompanied by the sound of crackling firecrackers, He Shen and his lord got off the carriage.

The firecracker team, gong and drum team, and suona team in front of them all fired together, rendering the atmosphere here like a red and white event scene.

The two censors looked at all this with frowning frowns, intending to question Zhou Dafang, the magistrate of Gaoshan County, but when they thought of Wei Zheng's instructions when they came, they had to hold back their words.

"Congratulations, my lord!" Standing at the forefront was a group of young girls who were as delicate as flowers, all bowing and saluting.

He Shen smiled more like a flower than they did, and wanted to move forward, but suddenly thought of something and stopped in his tracks.

"Ming Qi, this kind of behavior is unacceptable!"

Zhou Dafang was stunned, and hurriedly said: "Yes, Mr. He, I have been educated as an official."

Said that hurriedly asked people to take all these girls down.

He Shen pointed to those hard-working bands again: "Stop these too!"

"Yes, with your lord."

Under the eager eyes of all the officials and country gentry, Zhou Dafang, who had a thick back, led He Shen, who was thick and thick, onto the stage.

"Fathers and folks in Gaoshan County, today is a day of great joy! The masters and adults are concerned about the disaster situation in Xingyang, and have traveled thousands of miles to come to us to help the victims and repair the Yellow River embankment!"

"Our Gaoshan County is the first stop for disaster relief and embankment repair with adults!"

Immediately, cheers from many gentry and common people resounded below.

Zhou Dafang nodded in satisfaction, and continued to shout loudly: "Here, this county can tell all the folks very responsibly that since Mr. and I came to relieve the disaster, we in Gaoshan County will never starve to death, and we can repair it in Xingyang." The Yellow River embankment, the elders will never see the Yellow River flood again in their lifetime!!"

As soon as these words came out, many gentry victims in the field froze, staring at the stage in a daze, ignoring the rain falling into their eyes.

A disaster victim will not starve to death?

Can it really make Xingyang no longer have floods?
Such a big breath?

Zhou Dafang blushed from shouting, and hoarsely said at the top of his voice: "Here comes the lord, Xingyang is at peace, and the lord comes, the blue sky will be there!"

"it is good!!"

"My lord, if the embankment is really repaired, you will be our benefactor!"

"Yes, my lord! I want to build a shrine for you and offer incense to you..."

Looking at the excited faces of the gentry and common people, He Shen smiled slightly and stepped forward: "Fellow folks, I don't like to talk too much. No matter how much I talk, it's better to do something practical for you!"

"The materials for repairing the embankment have already been transported to the river, how about going there now and adding the first handful of soil for the embankment?"

"Okay!" The people were even more excited, they didn't expect Mr. He to act so vigorously.

A group of people walked towards the embankment in the rain...

On the south bank, the place where the Yellow River first breached was at Banzhudu in the northeast of Gaoshan County. Later, the breach became bigger and bigger, and even the embankments in Guancheng County and Zhongmu County were washed away in a large area.

Today, my lord and I braved the light rain and accompanied the gentry for an afternoon walk near the wreckage of the river embankment, surveying the situation near the embankment.

It is just a symbolic action to add the first handful of soil, not to start construction today.

Just kidding, the folks are not ready yet, and the design of the embankment is not perfect, how could it be possible to start construction rashly?
It's just that He adults want to use this behavior to express their attitude.

Of course, even if it is a random move by the top, the bottom cannot ignore it.

It is said that the shovel of soil filled with the adults has been protected by a stone wall built by the gentry in Ren County, for fear of being washed away by the water...

In Gaoshan County, in the courtyard of a luxurious mansion.

He Shen leaned back on the couch, staring at a book in his hand by the dim light in the room, dazed.

Today, two of the pretty girls who greeted him in front of the big stage, one squatted beside Mr. He, pinching his leg, and the other rubbing his shoulder behind his back.

"master."

Liu Quan trotted all the way, and walked in the door with a smile: "Master, those people have come to see you today."

"It's coming!"

He Shen held the book, stretched his waist, and yawned big: "My lord, I'm almost falling asleep waiting, please come in!"

He waved his hand back, and the two girls retreated quietly.

"Yes, sir."

Liu Quan took the order and turned around to go out, and brought back a group of squires and wealthy businessmen in brocade clothes after a while.

"And my lord!"

"Student Zheng Tong, I met Mr. He!"

"Grassman Lin Zhangquan, I have met Mr. He..."

The country gentry and wealthy businessmen crowded the room, and He Shen smiled and asked them to sit down: "Liu Quan, hurry up and serve tea."

"Okay, sir!"

The people who came to ask for an interview had already inquired clearly about He Shen and his lord's character. After asking, they didn't say much, and directly offered stacks of banknotes with both hands.

Zheng Tong, who was the leader, wore a black silk robe with a round neck for juren, called himself a student, and gave him the thickest bank note. He said with a smile, "Master He has done so much for our Gaoshan County, so we can't help it?"

"This is all a little thought from our people, and I hope you can accept it with a smile!"

He Shen was about to take it subconsciously, but he stretched his hand halfway, and then remembered the purpose of today, and his hand froze.

"With your lord?"

Seeing him suddenly froze, Zheng Tong and the others looked at him tentatively.

"Cough cough~"

He Shen, who came back to his senses, coughed twice to cover up his embarrassment, stretched out his hand and continued forward, grabbed Zheng Tong's hand, and pushed the bank note back into his arms.

"My lord?" Zheng Tong was dumbfounded.

A group of squires and wealthy businessmen were also dumbfounded.

What's going on here?
"Zheng Xiaolian..."

He Shen turned his head and took a few steps to sit back on the chair. When he looked back again, his face was already heavy: "Now Gaoshan County is severely affected by the disaster. I see it in my eyes, and it hurts in my heart."

Although the crowd didn't understand what kind of medicine he was selling in the gourd, they still followed suit: "Master He is really a good official who loves the people!"

"The students have also experienced He-sama's painstaking efforts, so let's accept it..."

"no!"

He Shen shook his head, his attitude was extremely firm: "Everyone, you are all natives of Gaoshan County."

"Instead of giving this money to this official, why not do something practical for your hometown?"

Everyone had smiles on their faces, but they didn't take it seriously in their hearts.

Do you think we are willing to give you money when riding a horse?Isn't this afraid that you will wear small shoes for others?

Zheng Tong thought that He Shen was shy, so he was embarrassed to take it, and hurriedly persuaded him: "My lord, everyone here is from Gaoshan County, but everyone is a citizen of Dagan!"

"He has a high and far-reaching structure with your lord, and it's not in a small high mountain county. It's more beneficial for you to take this money!"

"That's right! My lord, this money has to be spent by someone who knows how to spend it. Spend it to the real thing, to a useful place!"

"Brother Liu is right! We don't know how to spend money, so we have to let someone who knows how to spend money like Mr. He spend it..."

He Shen looked at them speechlessly: "Everyone, you all misunderstood what I mean!"

"No misunderstanding, no misunderstanding."

Zheng Tong smiled obsequiously, grabbed the bank note and stuffed it into He Shen's hand.

For a moment, He Baobao really felt that he was about to lose control.

Then at the last moment, he still held back abruptly, and withdrew his hand: "Shut up!"

"Everyone, listen to me!!"

Seeing that He Shen's expression did not seem to be fake, many gentry and wealthy businessmen stopped embarrassingly, but still did not take back the bank notes in their hands.

Then the bright lights came on, and He Shen looked around, and said seriously: "Everyone, you are all from Gaoshan County, don't you want to do a good deed, so that the villagers in the village will be grateful?"

"You... don't you want to engrave inscriptions and be praised by others?"

Everyone present was dumbfounded by his question, thinking what kind of routine is this?
Zheng Tong immediately cooperated and said, "I want to! My lord! We all want to dream!"

"Yes, my lord, who wouldn't want to do that!"

"Master Zheng is a filial man, he may have a chance in the future, but Mr. and I, we white businessmen probably won't have that day in our lives..."

Seeing that all of them had this idea, He Shen nodded slowly: "Now, I can give you a chance."

He didn't wait for the merchants and gentry to open their mouths, and said: "In the past, the imperial court wanted to repair the embankment for disaster relief. After the embankment was repaired, you just use it and have nothing to do with you. At most, you are just like ordinary people, guarding behind the embankment. Landing in the field, live a stable life for a few days."

"When the flood comes, the embankment can't stand it, and it will be like today!"

After He Shen finished speaking, everyone present fell silent, and even Zheng Tong didn't speak again this time.

Without him, these words really reached their hearts.

They were actually people who lived here, but now they looked like outsiders in this situation.

He Shen looked around and said with a smile, "But this time it's different! Before going to Xingyang, I begged His Majesty for three days in the court, and I specially won a great benefit for you!"

Everyone looked at him anxiously, are you sure it's really welfare?

He Shen smiled and said: "This time, I will build a stone embankment in Xingyang, a stone embankment that will not be broken for a thousand years!"

The gentry were stunned when they heard the words, and the room was deadly silent, except for the crackling sound of the crackling lights.

He Shen smiled and sat back, taking a sip of tea without haste.

"And...and my lord..."

Zheng Tong's voice trembled a little: "What you said...is it true?"

All the country gentry and wealthy businessmen were also full of hope, staring straight at Heshen.

If such an impenetrable levee can be built, who will benefit the most?
Naturally, they are landlords and wealthy households!
Let’s take this year for example. Summer grain is usually harvested by the end of June, but this year, it has been raining continuously since the beginning of June.

Some people didn't dare to gamble, and they rushed to harvest the summer grain when it was still green.

Some people wanted to gamble, but the result was that the food was directly flooded in the field...

These are endless tears, and I have to gamble every year!

If Xingyang can really stop the flood forever, then not only is there no need to gamble, but maybe after harvesting the summer grain, they can learn from the people in Hengshan County and ask the tenants to plant autumn grain again, and the income of that year will directly double!

He Shen put down his teacup with a smile: "Of course it can't be more true, but don't be too happy!"

Zheng Tong pursed his dry lips: "My lord... I don't know what conditions the court has..."

He Shen sighed and stood up slowly: "It's not easy for the court."

"At this time when the food supply is cut off, the imperial court has just sent away the Ten Guards Imperial Army to go on an expedition, and the Changping warehouse in Longxi County is on fire, and there is also a need to provide relief to the victims of the disaster in the counties along the coast. There is not much surplus food in the imperial court's pot ..."

"It stands to reason that this stone embankment can only start construction after the canal is connected again and the grain is transported over."

"But I begged His Majesty for a few more days, and finally won a second benefit for you."

Another benefit?
The gentry were dumbfounded and didn't know what to say.

"My lord... dare to ask about this second benefit..."

He Shen suddenly laughed: "It means that the time has come, otherwise no matter what I ask His Majesty, I will not be able to get this second benefit."

There was a mysterious smile on his fat face: "Nowadays, grain cannot be transported, but I know that you must have food!"

"I...we..."

Zheng Tong stuttered and couldn't speak, and the others were also shocked, thinking that you have been holding back for so long, so it turns out that you have taken a fancy to our food?
He Shen smiled and said: "Don't worry, I'm not going to collect your grain, but to take care of your borrowing grain. When the canal is opened and the imperial court's grain arrives, I will unload the ship and return it to you immediately!"

The faces of the gentry and rich merchants softened again.

If they were asking for food directly, they would still have to murmur in their hearts, but borrowing food would be different.

The imperial court's boats of food and grain leave here every year, so they can't see it?

This must be able to pay back the food!

Of course, having the ability to pay back and whether or not it will be are two different things.

This is also the last concern of the squires. The imperial court will not bully the customers and rely on them, right?
He Shen seemed to see their concerns, and stretched out his hand to emphasize: "If you want to borrow, you can borrow. If you don't want to borrow food, I will never force him!"

"It's just that this stone embankment will stand on the shore for thousands of years. When the embankment is completed, I will ask the court to engrave the names and surnames of people who borrowed grain on the side of the embankment. If the stone embankment is not destroyed, the name will not be destroyed." destroy!"

"Let the imperial court set up such a memorial archway in the streets and alleys of those who borrowed grain, and write a letter 'destroying the family is difficult, benefiting the village'."

"Let's work hard, there are as many memorial archways for juren, and countless archways for Jinshi, but such archways..."

He Shen pursed his lips and shook his head: "I'm afraid Dagan can't find one now, and there may not be one in the future..."

Thousands of years of stone dike inscriptions!Out of print archway!
The allure of these two things is unimaginably great, and the breathing of everyone present is a little short.

Zheng Tong was not fascinated by the great event in front of him, and still had some concerns.

The other squires were vaguely headed by Zheng Tong. Seeing that he hadn't spoken, they suppressed their longing and remained silent.

He Shen had a look of regret on his face: "The embankment building is not a one-day job. It may take ten years to repair the entire Xingyang river embankment."

"However, which section to build first, and which county to build, is up to the official to decide. Now that the tank boats have not arrived, there is such a thing as borrowing food. If the tank ships come, there will be no such thing... ..."

"If Gaoshan County can't raise food, I can only wait here for a while, and then go to Guancheng and Zhongmou counties to try."

He sighed and shook his head: "I'm afraid there won't be such a good thing in the future..."

When the imperial court's imperial army conquered the state of Wu, they would soon be able to bring the water boats over. At that time, the dams in a county might not have been repaired yet, and the imperial court would have food later, so why would they need to borrow more food?

In other words, perhaps only one of the three counties can enjoy this kind of treatment, can have this archway, and carve their names on the stone embankment for thousands of years...

The breathing of those present became rapid.

He Shen picked up the teacup with sapphire vine leaves and sipped lightly: "Everyone, don't make up your mind easily, just go back and think about it before giving me an answer. After all, this is a big deal..."

"My lord, don't think about it, I'll borrow it! I'll borrow it!"

A businessman blushed anxiously and squeezed out from the crowd: "My lord, Lin Zhangquan, a grassroots man, would like to lend the imperial court eight hundred shi of grain!"

Everyone recognized that this person was the president of Guantong Trading Company, Lin Zhangquan.

"Oh?"

He Shen was stunned, and looked at him with a smile: "Okay, the name engraved on the embankment must also be divided into high and low!"

"Since you are so sincere, if one day the levee can be built, then your name will be engraved on..."

Halfway through the speech, Zheng Tong in front of him became impatient. At this moment, he couldn't care less about anything else, and hurriedly said: "Your Excellency! The students are also willing to give food! The students are willing to give the imperial court a thousand shi of food directly! Don't want to come back! "

"Hiss~" All the squires gasped in unison, and the temperature in the room rose a bit.

A thousand stones of grain!This is not a small amount!
Normally, the price of grain in Xingyang was about eighty-nine renminbi a stone, which seemed nothing at all, but now that the catastrophe happened, the price of grain had already skyrocketed, and it was no longer possible to use money to compare prices.

No matter how much money you have, you can't eat it, but this food is a life-saving thing, and you can't sell it for any amount of money!
In addition, food is of great use in disaster years. When those victims cannot afford to eat because of the high price of food, they can use food to buy their land at a low price. It's good land to farm again!

How much land can this thousand shi grain be exchanged for this year?
All the squires calculated silently in their hearts, and they all came up with an astonishing number, and then looked at Zheng Tong in shock.

Although you always rely on the largest clan in Xingyang, the Zheng family in Xingyang, the price is too high, right?
He Shen was also stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, okay!"

"Since Zheng Xiaolian is so sincere, then your name should be engraved on the top."

Lin Zhangquan on the side pursed his lips a few times, intending to fight, but he still couldn't speak.

In fact, he is not short of this food at all, what he wants is that name, that memorial archway!

With those things, the government everywhere will think highly of him in the future, how dare he blackmail his chamber of commerce at will?
However, Lin Zhangquan understood that the Zheng family in Xingyang would definitely not sit back and watch his businessman's name engraved in the first place. If they continued to fight, they would only bring shame on themselves.

He Shen smiled and looked at the people who were doing it again: "Everyone, I don't want to borrow much food this time, as long as it is enough to last until the tanker arrives! I won't borrow more!"

"After all, the fewer the names on the embankment, the more precious they are!"

The many squires couldn't bear it any longer, and hurriedly said, "My lord, Liu Fuchang, a grassroots man, is willing to borrow three hundred shi for grain!"

"How can I borrow it? Your Excellency, student Zhong Liang, is willing to donate four hundred shi of grain to the imperial court to support the stone embankment!"

"My lord! Grassman Wang Changhai is not only willing to borrow four hundred shi of grain, he is also willing to help the imperial court contact a good stone supplier! It is definitely the cost price..."

"Hahaha..." He Shen almost smiled crookedly: "Take your time, one by one!"

"Liu Quan! Come and register!"

"Okay! Master!"

……

It's just that the happiness with the adults didn't last long. The news of borrowing grain to build embankments spread to Guancheng and Zhongmou counties overnight, and the gentry and wealthy households in these two counties quit!
And my lord, you are doing this unreasonably!

We also want to borrow food!If you don't come, you leave us out? ?
No, I have to go to Gaoshan County to find him!

(End of this chapter)