The first-class concubine of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 146 Situation
Jiang Jie looked at Peng Jiu with anticipation in his eyes.

Peng Jiu smiled lightly: "Because it's hard to clean up."

"It's not easy to clean up?"

Jiang Jie didn't understand the meaning of Peng Jiu's words. Pan Mei's army was tens of thousands of horses. Would it be difficult to deal with them, the big clans of the Southern Han Dynasty?They even captured the Lord of the Southern Han Dynasty, will it be difficult to deal with them?

But Peng Jiu didn't seem to be joking.

"We big clans are related to the stability of Xingwangfu. If we are destroyed, the entire Xingwangfu will fall into extreme chaos. Brother Jiang, do you believe it?"

Hearing Peng Jiu's words, Jiang Jie suddenly realized that they are not considered powerful people, but the food, clothing, housing and transportation of the entire Xingwang Mansion cannot be separated from them. Most of the people, if they collapse, those people will become rootless, and when those people have no way out, is it any wonder they don't rebel?
Wasn't it because of this that Shu and Shu rebelled frequently after the Song Dynasty was destroyed?
"Brother Peng has a long-term view!"

Peng Jiu smiled again: "To tell you the truth, my brother once got news that before Pan Mei went to the expedition, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty held his hand and said that the people of the Southern Han Dynasty must be appeased, and the people of the Houshu must not be allowed to fight." If things happen again, then Pan Mei is a fierce general in battle, but with the words of the emperor, after he captured the Xingwangfu City, he only captured the monarchs and ministers of the Southern Han Dynasty and demolished the palace of the Southern Han King, but for us The common people have never committed any crimes!"

Jiang Jie felt much more relaxed at this time, and said, "Then according to Brother Peng, what should we do?"

"Wait and see. Now most of the financial resources of King Xing's Mansion are in the hands of us big families. As long as the new magistrate does not harm our interests, we will not oppose him. If he wants to suppress the bandits, we will also contribute money to help. When will the spearhead be pointed at us, and they will be wiped out so that our business can continue."

Speaking of this, Peng Jiu's expression suddenly changed: "But if Liu Wei doesn't know what to do and wants to snatch the meat from our mouths, then don't be rude to us."

Jiang Jie was taken aback for a moment, then quickly smiled and said: "Brother Peng is right, whoever dares to interfere with our interests is our enemy, in this case, I will find an opportunity to communicate with other big clans, so that they can also prepare. "

"That's right, more people are more powerful. The more we have, the more Liuwei will not dare to touch us."
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The government office of King Xing's Mansion is somewhat dilapidated.

It is reported that the ruler of the Southern Han Dynasty has a quirk, that is, to become an official, he must first accept the castration, so there are not many people who really want to be an official in the Southern Han Dynasty. They take it seriously.

The large group of people stopped in front of the government yamen, and the remaining yamen servants in the government hurried out to greet them. After seeing Liu Wei, they immediately saluted. Liu Wei glanced at them and found that among them was a middle-aged man in his 40s. , the middle-aged man was thin and had a long beard, but he looked very handsome.

Liu Wei ordered them to get up, and then asked: "How many of you are left in the government office now?"

The thin man stepped forward and said, "Returning to my lord, after the fall of the Southern Han Dynasty, everyone else fled, and we are the only ones left."

Liu Wei showed a trace of curiosity: "The others have left, why did you stay?"

"My lord, I have nothing to do. I left the government office because I was afraid that it would be difficult to support myself, so I stayed."

Seeing that the middle-aged man didn't show any nervousness in answering the question, Liu Wei obviously didn't have any skills as he said, so he wanted to test it out.

"Everyone has hands and feet, even if you have nothing to do, you still have strength, right? If you want to leave the government office, you may not starve to death, right?"

After Liu Wei finished speaking, the other yamen servants thought that Liu Wei meant to drive them away, so they couldn't help showing a trace of nervousness on their faces, but the middle-aged man looked calm and said: "My lord's words are not bad, but now Xingwangfu The situation is not optimistic, many people are stronger and more capable than us, but they may not be able to eat enough, as long as we stay in the government office and wait until we are adults, we will not have the problem of hunger."

After hearing the middle-aged man's words, Liu Wei finally understood that these people just made a choice. They may starve to death when they leave the government office, or they may not starve to death, but as long as they stay in the government office and wait for him, they will definitely not starve to death , A person can make such a choice in this situation, which shows that he still has a certain vision.

Liu Wei became more and more interested in this middle-aged man, because he is definitely not a stupid person who can still have such vision under the predicament of hunger. Didn't the others just choose to leave?
Of course, it doesn't mean that there will be no opportunities if you leave, but after you leave, you may just have enough to eat, but you can stay in the government office. In addition to having enough to eat, you may also make contributions.

Liu Wei looked at the man in front of him and asked, "What's your name?"

"The subordinate's name is Zhugepi, and he was originally the chief bookkeeper of the Southern Han government office."

Liu Wei nodded: "Okay, you will still be the master of the government office in the future."

When Liu Wei's words came out, everyone was shocked. The Holy Majesty didn't believe in the Southern Han people, but why did Master Liu appoint the original master book as the master book as soon as he came? What if he has second thoughts?
Zhan Qing next to him frowned slightly, although Wei Ping didn't frowned, but his heart sank slightly.

But Zhuge Pi was stunned. He thought that if he stayed in the government office, he might be appointed as an ordinary government servant. As long as he could become a government servant, sooner or later he would let the new magistrate know that his ability was recent and he would be important, but this Liu Wei He was still appointed as the master secretary after he came up, which was absolutely unexpected to him.

He slightly raised his head and glanced at the man in front of him. He was very young and exuded an indescribable aura that made people want to devote themselves to him.

"Thank you, my lord, for your appreciation." Zhuge Pi knelt on the ground and his voice was a little choked up. He thought he was a great talent, but he hadn't been reused all these years. Now that Liu Wei treated him like this when he first came, how could he not be a confidant? Doom?

Liu Wei smiled slightly. From Zhugepi's answer just now, Liu Wei can be sure that he is a capable person. Even if his ability is not as high as he imagined, he is at least better than ordinary people. Moreover, he has just come to Xingxing now. The Wangfu is very unfamiliar with the affairs of the Xingwangfu. If someone like Zhuge Pi helps to support him, it can save him a lot of things.

And after he came to King Xing's Mansion, he really needed a master bookkeeper to help him take care of it.

He understands that his people may not understand him, but as long as he thinks that he is doing the right thing, he doesn't need to ask his subordinates for understanding.

"Master Zhuge, don't be too polite, let's go into the mansion!"

"Yes!"

A group of people glanced at each other, and then followed Liu Wei into the mansion. The interior of the mansion is not much better than the outside, but the area is huge, even if there are more than a hundred guards, they can completely live there. Down.

After entering the mansion, some servants and guards began to tidy up the mansion. Princess Ruyi took Qin Yun, Xiaoyu and others to tidy up the inner mansion, while Liu Wei, Zhan Qing, Zhuge Pi and the others came to the living room.

Not long after, a few more guards came over in casual clothes.

"My lord, we have almost finished investigating everything you asked us to investigate."

Before entering the city, Liu Wei sent guards to inquire about Xing Wang's mansion, and one day was enough for them to investigate some things Liu Wei wanted to know.

"Tell me, what did you find out?"

"My lord, after the fall of the Southern Han Dynasty, many deserters who could not be wiped out became bandits. Some of them hid in deep forests, and some occupied mountains as kings. They came out to rob from time to time. The people of Xingwang Mansion regarded them as a threat."

This willow smell was expected earlier, after slightly nodding, he asked again: "Is there any more?"

"It is said that the Witch Sect of the Southern Han Dynasty has moved to Qiongzhou Island, and from time to time, they sent people to Xingwang Mansion to spread the news about how rich Qiongzhou Island is, which has attracted many people who have nowhere to go to emigrate by boat."

Hearing this news, Liu Wei frowned slightly. Qiongzhou Island, also known as Hainan Island in later generations, is the second largest island in China. It is needless to say how rich it is, but the witches moved to Qiongzhou Island and attracted people to emigrate. It's not as simple as it seems on the surface.

The Witch Sect has always been heavily used by the Empress of the Southern Han Dynasty, and Fan Huzi, the Sect Master of the Witch Sect, even controlled the government of the Southern Han Dynasty. Such a person must have great ambitions. Now that the Song Dynasty destroyed the Southern Han Dynasty, it can be said that his ambition was destroyed. Then will he raise troops in Qiongzhou, and when the time is right, will he plan to rejuvenate the palace?
Hidden danger, the migration of the Witch Sect to Qiongzhou Island is a big hidden danger, and the people of Xingwang Mansion continue to leave for Qiongzhou Island. It is possible to recruit troops and buy horses. Furthermore, with so many people on the island, even if the imperial court wants to attack, it may have to be scruples.

Liu Wei furrowed his brows deeply, but soon relaxed them slightly, looked at the guards and asked, "What else did you find out?"

"Returning to my lord, many people in Xingwang's Mansion can't get enough to eat now, and...and those grain merchants have raised the price of grain very high, which is four to five times higher than the price of grain in our capital, and there is still an increase. the trend of."

When the guards said this, their expressions were a little nervous. Although the situation just now was critical, it was not very important to them, but the food was different. Although they were members of the imperial court, they had to pay for food Yes, and it is impossible for them to come to Xingwang's Mansion and bring food with them when they take office, that is to say, the food they will use for their meals in the future must also be bought from those grain merchants on the street.

Now that food prices are so high, will they still have to eat in the future?
Liu Wei's expression tensed up slightly when he heard the news. He had expected this situation when he came, but he didn't expect it to be so serious now, and the food price was already four to five that of the capital doubled.

Just when Liu Wei was frowning deeply, Zhugepi who was standing aside was hesitant to speak.

(End of this chapter)