Five years of county magistrate, 100 million catties of grain shocked Li Shimin

Chapter 168 An Iron Cavalry Across the Eastern States

"Fang Yuan, thank you!"

Yang Xiulan solemnly thanked her.

Thanks to Fang Yuan, otherwise Zhao Yingcai would be finished.

It is also thanks to Fang Yuan that he brought his mother and daughter to Liaozhou City, otherwise he would be bullied by the Yang family if he stayed in Langzhou.

In short, thanks to Fang Yuan!

"Aunt Zhao, Uncle Zhao is kind to me!"

Fang Yuan quickly helped Yang Xiulan up.

But considering the difference between men and women, it's just a vain help.

"Mother, brother Yuan belongs to us, you are too polite."

Zhao Zixuan pouted and helped Yang Xiulan up in dissatisfaction.

Mother was so polite, she was ashamed to be too nice to Fang Yuan.

"That's right, as a family."

Fang Yuan smiled lightly.

"It's me who is out."

Yang Xiulan smiled, wiped away her tears and sat down.

She re-read the court documents, and she was relieved to be sure that Zhao Yingcai was really fine.

"Uncle Zhao hasn't returned to Langzhou yet. I'll communicate with him first and then decide when to send you back. How about it?"

Fang Yuan looked at Yang Xiulan and asked.

The court document only said that Zhao Yingcai was fine.

But it is uncertain whether he is still in Chang'an City or returning to Langzhou.

If Zhao Yingcai is not in Langzhou, Fang Yuan still doesn't want Yang Xiulan to go back.

"Well, okay, I listen to you."

Yang Xiulan had no problem, she nodded heavily.

When there is a man in the family, she habitually relies on him.

Zhao Yingcai is not here, Fang Yuan is also fine, she has no objection to Fang Yuan's arrangement.

"Fang Yuan, how did you do it?"

At this time, Li Danqiu asked curiously.

Mrs. Li also looked at Fang Yuan, with sighs and admiration in her eyes.

Cui Zhentang, the minister of the household department, impeached and arrested Zhao Yingcai himself, and he must not be without evidence.

But even so, Fang Yuan still rescued Zhao Yingcai, and returned to his post.

The key point is that Fang Yuan was in Liaozhou City the whole time, and did not personally act.

"You all know the blood book of the people."

Fang Yuan smiled lightly.

Force the court to make concessions with tens of thousands of people's opinions.

Even if the imperial court wanted to dispose of Zhao Yingcai, they only considered whether it would arouse public anger.

Tens of thousands of refugees, officials in Jialiao Prefecture, and the imperial court is in a national war, they will think twice.

And this time, it was indeed the court's fault. Zhao Yingcai raised food for the refugees, so it's hard to justify not being a hero.

However, it may also be to cancel out the dirty things behind Zhao Yingcai, Fang Yuan doesn't know the process, so it's useless to guess too much.

"It turns out that Wanmin's blood book is to save Governor Zhao!"

"The Wanmin blood book is quite dangerous, but it is also quite successful, Governor Fang, I admire it!"

Madam Li sighed.

She only knew that Fang Yuan did this from Li Danqiu.

But because Fang Yuan didn't let her siblings sign it, Li Danqiu didn't know what was written in Wan Min's blood book.

Hearing what Fang Yuan said now, he immediately felt that Fang Yuan's Wanmin blood book plan was quite dangerous, if he failed, he would be impeached for treason.

Fortunately, it succeeded, and I have to admire Fang Yuan's courage and courage.

"lucky."

"I'm still busy, you guys talk."

Fang Yuan smiled lightly.

Then he got up and prepared to leave.

There are still many things waiting for Fang Yuan to do.

"Brother, I'll see you off."

Zhao Zixuan jumped to Fang Yuan's side, and walked out holding Fang Yuan's hand.

Fang Yuan wanted to push her away, but she stuck even tighter, unable to shake her off.

The key is that Yang Xiulan didn't intend to stop it.

"Mrs. Zhao, I think Ling'ai and Fang Cishi are a good match."

Madam Li looked at Fang Yuan's back and joked.

"I feel so too."

"But Fang Yuan thinks Xuan'er is too young, the age difference is too big."

Yang Xiulan also looked at Fang Yuan's back, more and more satisfied.

In fact, Zhao Yingcai had the heart to match Fang Yuan and Zhao Zixuan a long time ago, when Fang Yuan was still the county magistrate of Wuling County.

But Yang Xiulan was born in the Hongnong Yang family, and Zhao Yingcai's background was not low, so she looked down on Fang Yuan's identity and was not happy with Zhao Yingcai's arrangement.

In addition, Fang Yuan only regarded Zhao Zixuan as his younger sister, and expressed more than once that he didn't like those who were too young or those with a big age difference, so there was no follow-up.

Now that Fang Yuan has been promoted to governor, and has shown courage and ability that he never had before, Yang Xiulan is also more and more satisfied with Fang Yuan, and seems to think that it is not impossible for her daughter to be handed over to Fang Yuan.

"Huh? Is there such a thing?"

Mrs. Li glanced at her daughter.

I thought that the age difference between Li Danqiu and Zhao Zixuan is less than one year, right?

Since Fang Yuan said that he doesn't like those who are too young, why did Zhao Yingcai write to Li Ji intending to get married?

Fang Yuan returned to the Governor's Mansion.

It didn't take long to receive a report: the food from the imperial court had arrived.

And there is good news that the water gushing out from the cracked Yellow River dam has receded.

After one and a half months, the flood in Henan Province has finally been relieved, and the pressure in Liaozhou has also been relieved.

Fang Yuan who got the news immediately appeared outside the city gate, standing on a high platform facing tens of thousands of refugees.

Refugees are building tents to provide shelter for refugees who do not yet have shelter.

Seeing Fang Yuan appearing again, they all looked at Fang Yuan with curious eyes.

"Fathers and folks, our efforts have paid off, and the imperial court has allocated food!"

Fang Yuan said loudly.

Give voice to all refugees wherever possible.

"Long live the court!"

"Master Inspector is merciful!"

After a while, the audience boiled, and there was a sound after another.

After waiting for a long time, the voice finally stopped slowly, and Fang Yuan spoke again.

"There is another piece of good news. The water of the Yellow River has also receded. You can go home!"

Fang Yuan said loudly again.

The sound was so loud that his throat felt a little uncomfortable.

This time, the refugees were not as excited as Fang Yuan imagined, but more complicated.

After fleeing for about a month and a half, my home was soaked by the Yellow River for a month and a half.

Go back again, is home still home?Is there any way to go back?

If they don't go back, will Liaozhou take them in again?Will there be a home for them here?

"Considering the different situations of different people, this officer has made a policy!"

"Anyone who wants to leave, register now. Liaozhou will give each person ten buns tomorrow morning, but there is no guarantee that everyone will have enough."

"If you don't want to leave, you can also register tonight. I will try my best to assign everyone to one city and four counties in Liaozhou as soon as possible, and allocate space for those who stay behind to open up wasteland, farm and start a family!"

Fang Yuan shouted again.

This time, his voice was hoarse.

It felt like my throat was on fire.

He was about to step off the high platform, but suddenly stopped.

Suddenly many people among the refugees knelt down.

"Master Inspector, great grace!"

"Lord Inspector, Master Qingtian!"

The kneeling refugees choked up and wailed on the ground.

No matter whether to leave or stay, Fang Yuan, governor of Liaozhou, will take care of them.

They are grateful and grateful for this assassin who keeps them alive and thinks about them.

More and more people knelt, and more and more refugees cried.

Fang Yuan wanted them to get up.

But when he opened his mouth, he found that his throat was already hoarse.

With a sigh, he walked down the high platform with a heavy heart and walked towards the city.

Sometimes, people don't want much, they just want to live healthy and healthy, eat enough and sleep well, that's all.

Those who can do this are good officials in their eyes, and officials who are a little better are the Lord Qingtian.

Follow Fang Yuan to leave.

Zhang San brought people to register again.

Someone checks out, someone checks in.

From Fang Yuan's announcement, most people moved.

"Father, shall we go back or stay?"

Xiaobai's family is still among the refugees.

There are so many refugees that they have never been selected.

In fact, it wasn't that he hadn't been picked, Xiaobai's father had actually been picked.

But there is no way to prove that the family is a family, so Xiaobai's father chose to stay with his wife and children.

Fortunately, there is a man left to take care of him, because there are many dirty things in the seemingly orderly and stable refugee camp.

"Leave!"

"Here is Daddy's dream!"

The man said in a deep voice.

He looked at Fang Yuan's back with piercing eyes.

After pondering for a moment, the man quickly chased after Fang Yuan.

"stop!"

"Not within one mile!"

Immediately, security guards yelled at him to stop the man from moving forward.

There is a rule in the refugee camp outside the city that when the city gate is open, it cannot be within one mile.

If someone keeps persuading you to come closer, the time for the next porridge handout will be delayed by one stick of incense.

By analogy, it can be superimposed.

With such a system, there is no need for punishment by state officials and security guards, and refugees may beat people to death.

Therefore, after the security guard scolded him, countless pairs of eyes stared at the man immediately.

"I have something important to see Lord Inspector!"

The man was like a light on his back, he didn't dare to go forward, he froze in place and explained.

"You can tell me, I will consider whether I want to tell Lord Inspector!"

The security still stopped the man.

"I"

The man opened his mouth, and finally retreated in embarrassment.

He can't say, I'm a talent, I want to seek refuge with Lord Governor, right?
If you say this, you are afraid that all the refugees, including the security guards, will laugh at you.

In the end, the man watched Fang Yuan's back gradually drifting away, until he returned to the city, he had no choice but to return to his wife and children.

At night, Fang Yuan was in Fang Mansion, and received Zhang San's statistics.

"Zhou Zhou, according to today's statistics, a total of 70 people have left, and 360 people are willing to stay."

"Including the 800 people we arranged to enter the city before, a total of 160 people have been absorbed from this refugee."

Zhang San reported truthfully with the statistics sheet.

This time, everyone's identities are counted in more detail.

"Have the resettlement places been allocated in the four counties?"

Fang Yuan nodded, said in a deep voice.

After a flood, Liaozhou took in 8000 people.

It is an opportunity for development, but it is also a burden in the city.

If it weren't for the support of major factories, it would have been impossible to support so many people coming in.

After all, it is not enough to store it in, but also to provide food, living space and so on.

"It's drawn out."

"Two places are designated in each county, and each place can accommodate about 2000 people, a total of [-] people."

Zhang San flipped through the record again and said.

The matter of allocating places in various counties to accommodate refugees has long been proposed.

"That is to say, our Liaozhou City will accept 360 people!"

Fang Yuan said with some headaches.

How can so many people be arranged?

Factories are now almost saturated.

"Why don't we put another 200 people in the counties?"

Zhang San saw Fang Yuan's difficulty, said in a deep voice.

"Then arrange it like this first."

Fang Yuan sighed, he could only do this first.

Liaozhou City accommodates more people than each of their counties, and they have to endure their opinions.

"That... I have a question, I don't know if I should say it or not."

Zhang San pondered for a moment, then chirped and said.

"We still see each other?"

Fang Yuan frowned and said.

"It's like this. Tomorrow, the burden of ten buns for each refugee is too heavy for us in Liaozhou. Can we do less?"

Zhang San smiled flatteringly, then said with a serious face.

More than 5000 people left, and each person took ten buns, which is 25 buns.

25 buns, all the bun shops in the city can't make that many overnight.

The most important thing is that the money is too much to spend in exchange for benefits.

"It's all poor people, let's help the last time."

"It's not like we haven't gained anything. Didn't the court just come out of disaster relief?"

Fang Yuan sighed, shook his head and said.

He had already ordered all the steamed stuffed bun shops in one city and four counties to hurry up and make steamed stuffed buns.

Give as much as you can do tomorrow. Refugees who can't get it will either leave or stay later.

"Ok."

Seeing Fang Yuan's support, Zhang San stopped dissuading him.

Although the burden on Liaozhou is heavy, Liaozhou will not be short of food in a short time.

Chang'an City is transporting [-] shi of grain back, and Langzhou is also transporting [-] shi of grain back.

"Work hard, next is the best time for our development in Liaozhou!"

Fang Yuan cheered up and said in a deep voice.

The population is sucked in, and the next step is development.

The two communities in Liaozhou City have also been built to the seventh floor, and the eighth floor can be capped.

At that time, these influx of refugees will also have purchasing power, allowing them to buy houses with loans from banks.

Fang Yuan already has a rough loan policy, specifically for these refugees.

They don't have a house in Liaozhou, and this kind of community is the most suitable for them.

"Then I'll go back first."

Zhang San also nodded solemnly.

He is also cheering up to welcome the new day.

The next Liaozhou will usher in its fastest development time.

"If you haven't eaten, stay and eat before going back."

Fang Yuan patted his shoulder, and went to the dinner table with him.

At this time, Fang Yuan hadn't eaten yet.

"Xie Zhouzun."

Zhang San was naturally not polite to Fang Yuan.

He often goes to Fang's mansion for dinner.

When they came to the dinner table, everyone had already eaten.

Fangfu doesn't need to wait for anyone to eat, someone will call when the time comes.

If you don't have time to come over, those who have already arrived can have a meal.

At this time, Hongxu Qingyu, Zhao Zixuan's mother and daughter, and Mrs. Li's family of three all arrived.

"Master, I'm about to deliver food to you."

Seeing Fang Yuan coming, Hong Xu immediately prepared Fang Yuan and Zhang San's bowls and chopsticks.

"Well, I'm busy today."

"Lu Xia, I have something to discuss with you."

Fang Yuan took Hong Xu's bowl and chopsticks, but did not open the chopsticks immediately.

He just thought of giving loans to the victims, and he happened to discuss it with Lu Xia.

"Sir, tell me."

Lu Xia nodded heavily, but the food never left her mouth.

She is also very hungry today. She has been busy all day and has hardly rested.

"It's the loan I mentioned to you a few days ago, and it only supports housing loans."

"I'll ask Zhang San to mark their identities on record, and when they take out a loan, you can show it to them and grant it to them."

"But it is also necessary to make sure that they have a job, and they must pay back a certain amount of money every month, and add a condition that if they don't pay back the money after half a year, the bank has the right to take back the house."

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

About the loan, Fang Yuan had already talked with Lu Xia earlier.

At that time, it was only to ask her to consider the situation carefully when taking out the loan, and did not base the loan on any conditions.

Now Fang Yuan decided that the first batch of community houses in Liaozhou City will be provided for those refugees to live in, so that they can have a stable and decent home in Liaozhou City.

"Mrs. Li, what do you think?"

Lu Xia thought for a while, and soon realized.

But she didn't agree to Fang Yuan immediately, but looked at Mrs. Li beside her.

"No problem, I'll revise the terms later."

"The governor, should the calculation of interest also be changed?"

Madam Li nodded, looked at Fang Yuan and said.

"You are this?"

Fang Yuan was a little surprised.

He looked at Luxia and Mrs. Li.

Mrs. Li is working in the bank now?
"Hee hee, Mrs. Li is helping out at the bank now."

"Sir, you must have never expected that Madam Li's arithmetic is super good!"

Lu Xia explained with a smile.

Apart from Xue Jiaoyan, Mrs. Li is the most powerful arithmetic expert she has ever seen.

But Xue Jiaoyan is too hateful, always holding Fang Yuan's account book and saying that she is busy, and has no time to go to the bank to help her.

"It turns out that Mrs. Li is really hiding something."

"The calculation of interest is based on the number of years and the principal, and you just set the number."

Fang Yuan looked at Mrs. Li in admiration.

I really didn't expect that this seemingly weak woman was so different.

Not only is he good-looking, but he has a first-class figure, and he may also possess superb martial arts, and now he knows how to count.

I really envy Li Ji, who was able to marry such a beautiful lady.

"We will probably have three to five days to roll out the terms, and I will show them to you then."

Mrs. Li said with a smile.

The soft voice makes people feel comfortable.

Fang Yuan nodded in satisfaction, his stomach began to growl, and he began to eat.

The night passed.

Outside the city gate of Liaozhou.

Truckloads of steamed stuffed buns were pushed from the city and four counties.

The refugees led ten buns home in a long line.

Before noon, the buns were all collected, and some refugees didn't get them, so they stayed and waited for the next batch of buns.

At this time, the county magistrates brought people to take away their characters, and each county took away 400 people.

As the counties took people away, the city gate of Liaozhou finally lost a lot of people.

What remained was slowly settled into the city.

A few days later, there was finally no one at the gate of Liaozhou city.

The remaining tents were cleared away.

The news quickly reached Li Shimin's ears.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, Congratulations to Your Majesty, the flood is finally resolved, and there are almost no refugee casualties!"

In the morning, the officials congratulated Li Shimin and said a lot of good things.

"Ancestors bless you, Fang Yuan's contribution is indispensible for all the lovers to work hard."

"I thought that if you want to reward Fang Yuan greatly, you can't chill the heart of the hero!"

Li Shimin was also very happy.

After worrying about the problem for more than a month, it was finally solved.

Fortunately, this did not affect the war with East Turkistan.

Fang Yuan deserves to be his virtuous minister Ying Meng, he has his own peace of mind.

"Your Majesty, Fang Yuan's contribution to the flood here is indeed indispensable."

"Danchen heard that his methods were cruel during the disaster relief period. He lifted several refugees from the high platform and cut off their limbs."

"Or the balance of merit and demerit is in line with my Tang's criminal law."

Pei Ji stood up and said in a deep voice.

As soon as he finished speaking, many ministers immediately stood up and seconded.

Li Shimin's expression remained the same, but he was no longer happy in his heart.

Pei Ji's move is undoubtedly to erase Fang Yuan's credit.

Just as he was about to speak, he saw a soldier rushing in from outside the Tai Chi Palace.

Li Shimin's heart sank immediately, thinking that something major would happen again, right?

"Your Majesty, urgent report, urgent report!"

"Yunzhou was destroyed, and a group of about [-] Eastern Turkic cavalry rushed straight to the east of the river and killed in the direction of Taiyuan Mansion in Bingzhou."

The soldier reported panting heavily.

After the words fell, the officials suddenly turned pale in horror.

Li Shimin stood up from the throne in shock.

What he was worried about finally happened, and the East Turks took advantage of the break of the Yellow River dam to enter Datang.

(End of this chapter)