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Chapter 21

"Jiang Zhenchuan."

"This is the food and drink prepared by the prefect for you."

The emperor is not short of hungry soldiers.

Jiang Xuan and the others were exhausted, so they must take a rest when they come to Longhua.

It's just that the servant who came to deliver the food was very apologetic, and said with a guilty face: "In the year of the catastrophe, Longhua's life is not easy, I hope you don't dislike it."

Jiang Xuan glanced over.

More than a dozen servants put a dozen dishes on the table.

how.

A total of 13 of them came, and a dozen dishes are not too much, so it's not too much.

And the dishes are average.

More than half of the more than a dozen dishes are green vegetables, and there is very little oil and water.

Not to mention the food in the mountain gate, it is not even as good as the better restaurants, which are obviously home-cooked dishes such as chicken, duck and fish.

"Prefect Zhou also eats this?" Jiang Xuan asked casually.

"Prefect Zhou has been eating pickles for half a month." The guard looked at Jiang Xuan and the others, and summoned up his courage again: "Prefect Zhou is a good official, but there is no way, everything in Longhua is owned by the Lord, Prefect Zhou He has been here for three years, and it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, and we all admire him."

Jiang Xuan nodded and said nothing.

In the middle and late stages of each dynasty, there is an unavoidable problem, that is, the concentration and distribution of wealth.

It is normal for a small number of people to control most of the wealth.

The same is true for Longhua. He doesn't even need to inquire about it. He knows that 80.00% of the land, money and food in Longhua's three-acre land are in the hands of those big families. Ordinary people have neither land nor wealth.

The prefect of Zhou may be a good official.

But he is also a beggar on his knees, and if the elders of the big family don't nod, his government orders can't get out of the Yamen, so how can he change anything.

the next day.

"Jiang Zhenchuan, how did you rest last night?"

"It's okay, what's the plan for today?"

Early in the morning.

Jiang Xuan and his party were having breakfast when Zhou Zhifu came eagerly.

Hearing Jiang Xuan's question, Zhou Zhifu didn't put on airs, and quickly expressed his plan: "My Longhua Mansion governs a prefecture and seven counties. There are eleven granaries and three silver warehouses in total. I already want to After that, since the group of people in Ping'an Road want money and food, they will definitely continue to focus on the granary and bank.

At present, seven granaries and two silver warehouses have been robbed by thieves in Ping'an Road. Of the remaining four granaries and one silver warehouse, four of them are in Fucheng, and only one is in Yonggu County below. .

On the Fucheng side, there are garrison generals guarding the defense, and there are also major families sitting in the city. It is difficult for the thieves from Ping'an Road to do anything in the city, so I conclude that they will most likely target the Food Department of Yonggu County. "

talking.

Zhou Zhifu looked at Jiang Xuan tentatively: "I will persuade the garrison general of Longhua Mansion to send [-] elite soldiers to join me. At that time, Jiang Zhenchuan will lead these soldiers and disciples of the sect to sit in Yonggu County and have a look. Can you catch the thieves from Ping'an Road and catch them all in one go?"

Jiang Xuan thought about it.

He didn't agree or disagree, but asked, "How many soldiers are stationed in Longhua City?"

"Three thousand." Zhou Zhifu added: "There are also hundreds of yamen servants, and this is only the power of the government. In terms of folks, each of the six major families has hundreds of family members, and each of the five major martial arts halls in the city has several Hundreds of disciples can easily arm tens of thousands of people."

Jiang Xuan shook his head: "This is only strength on paper. Now that the enemy is dark and we are clear, Ping An Dao is not committing a large-scale invasion. It is impossible to recruit these people, and even if they are recruited, they will not obey."

I thought about it.

Jiang Xuan said again: "Among the seven counties under the jurisdiction of Longhua Mansion, six counties' treasuries have been looted, why is Yonggu County an exception?
Do you think that the next target of Ping An Road is Yonggu County Grain Department? The three largest granaries and a silver warehouse are all in Longhua City. "

The magistrate is called Bailihou.

As for the magistrate, why is he also a thousand li lord.

To be able to achieve this position, Governor Zhou is naturally not a fool, hesitatingly said: "Yonggu County was left out on purpose, the thieves from Ping'an Road want to use Yonggu County to attract our attention, so as to attack Fucheng?"

Jiang Xuan shook his head: "I didn't say it, because it's true and false, and the false is true. If you don't strengthen the defense of Yonggu County, the false may become true. In the same way, if Yonggu County involves you too much." If you think too much, maybe you will get back the carbine."

Zhou Zhifu frowned: "What do you mean?"

"Turn passive into active."

Jiang Xuan is from a military background, so he doesn't know too many twists and turns, but only understands one truth: "We can't let the people of Ping'an Road lead us by the nose, we must hold the initiative in our hands, and let them follow our rhythm." , and then praise them in this rhythm."

Take out a simple map and spread it on the table.

Jiang Xuan's eyes swept away, and finally landed on Quanjiang County: "Didn't the people in Ping'an Dao distribute the money and food they robbed to the people affected by the disaster? Do you think they did it for other purposes besides doing good deeds?" Well, like recruiting some believers to make up for last year's losses."

There was a big fight last year.

Not only did the high-level officials suffer heavy casualties on Ping'an Road, but thousands of religious people were also wiped out.

as religion.

Especially for religions with the slogan of peace in the world once it comes out safely, it is impossible for these people to give up the opportunity to teach people and preach.

no doubt.

Quanjiang County, which has been severely affected by the disaster, is full of refugees, and has received the blessings of Ping'an Dao, is the best holy place for missionary work.

Not to mention collecting 10,000+ refugees, picking one out of a hundred, it shouldn't be difficult to choose one or two thousand young and strong believers.

"This"

Compared with Jiang Xuan's big appetite, Zhou Zhifu was a little terrified: "If this is a bad one, it will be an uprising of 10,000+ people."

"How can there be so many uprisings, it's nothing more than just making a living."

Jiang Xuan thought about it and said: "You write a document for disaster relief, and then borrow [-] dans of food from the aristocratic families in the city, and then give me [-] elite soldiers. I guarantee that there will be no uprising in Quanjiang County, and I am not sure, how many can be captured?" The big fish in Ping An Dao come out."

"Uh"

Zhou Zhifu looked puzzled.

"Can't borrow soldiers, or can't borrow food?"

Jiang Xuan pointed directly at the problem.

"I can't borrow food." The prefect of Zhou said in distress: "The price of food now is three times that of a month ago. Those aristocratic families in the city point to using food to harvest people's fat and people's anointing. Don’t come with ten thousand dans of food.”

[-] loads.

That is 100 million catties.

If you just hang your life, it is enough to feed 10,000+ victims for half a month.

Just what to pay.

The current grain price is three times what it was half a month ago. Borrowing grain at this price will not be enough for the imperial court's disaster relief money.

"I have two options."

Sensing the embarrassment of Zhou Zhifu, Jiang Xuan said slowly: "Using the government's stockpiles of food, the food and salaries allocated to the frontier army this month should still be kept in the city."

"Use it first to help the victims. When the victims have food to eat, the price of food will gradually drop. At that time, the relief money from the imperial court will also arrive. Then take these silver taels and buy food from the aristocratic family. It took ten days and half a month."

"No." Zhou Zhifu refused immediately after hearing this: "The frontier army's money and food cannot be delayed. Although there are still a few days until the day to deliver the food and grass, it can't be changed for a day. You should talk about the second method. Bar."

Hear this.

Jiang Xuan grinned grimly: "The second solution is very simple, isn't Ping An Dao not touching aristocratic families, what they say doesn't count, we do.

You and I have three hundred elite soldiers, and I am the thief of the Way of Peace.

Just tell me how much food you want, and I will grab as much food for you as you want.

After the looting is over, I will put the money and food into the treasury, and you will use the treasury balance to give relief to the disaster, and then you can call on these aristocratic families to ask them to contribute money, food, and troops to collect the Ping An Road together. , isn't it beautiful? "

scare! !

You are smart, and others are not fools.

Zhou Zhifu quickly discovered the problem: "Although this plan is good, it can't fool smart people. Afterwards, these aristocratic families will check the accounts, and I'm afraid they can guess that we did it."

"My boss."

Jiang Xuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "So what if they know, do they dare to report to the officials?"

After finishing speaking, he said: "The disaster victims have no food to eat, and it is true to say that they are rebelling. As for these aristocratic families, let's talk about it, let them play for real, they are far behind."

Zhou Zhifu was a little moved.

There was some hesitation.

There is no way, the matter is very important, and one bad thing is to set yourself on fire.

"Let's do this." Jiang Xuan added to the fire: "After the matter is done, I don't want a grain of food, gold and silver, you three and seven, if anything happens, you just push it on me. Known as a blame man, I can carry any blame."

Upon hearing this.

Zhou Zhifu finally made up his mind: "I did it."

(End of this chapter)