Just do what you say. As soon as the meeting ended, the Yunzhou County government began to organize an official visiting team to go to the pass.
On the surface, this delegation from Yunzhou County was going inside the customs to purchase supplies that were in short supply outside the customs, but in reality they were discussing human trafficking with the prefects of various prefectures.
The first stop is Xining Mansion at the junction of Liaobei County and Yunzhou County.
Since the severe drought last summer, Xining Prefecture has been starved to death and the people are in dire straits.
But for the landowners and gentry in Xining Prefecture, this is the best time. With only a small amount of money, they can get the land that is usually held tightly by the unscrupulous people and refuse to sell it even if they give money.
The landowners and gentry expanded their land aggressively during this disaster year, and their family fortunes gradually became larger, and their daily food and drink became more luxurious.
Landlords and gentry played music every night in their homes, and the garbage dump outside the house was filled with leftover food.
But the people in the mansion not only lost the land they relied on for a living, but the rice jars at home were still empty. The people could only go up the mountain and try to find something edible in the mountains, but often all they could find in the end were some tree roots. turf.
All this forms a sharp contrast, one heaven and one hell.
Since the severe drought, the prefect of Xining Prefecture has been both happy and distressed.
Fortunately, the imperial court has allocated another disaster relief fund. Although it has been divided up layer by layer, I can still get a large share.
What is distressing is that the disaster relief funds have been received, but the number of victims under their control is increasing day by day.
If this matter cannot be resolved or contained, it will eventually explode, and then the prefect himself will die without a burial place.
As for the disaster relief funds that cannot be used to help the victims, don't be kidding. This disaster relief has already been exploited at all levels when it comes to you. The remaining money used for disaster relief is just a drop in the bucket. It is better to improve yourself. Life, after all, there are natural disasters, and the prefect’s family is also suffering from disasters. It needs relief, right?
As the number of victims in the prefecture grew larger and larger, Ma Denghe, the governor of Xining Prefecture, was also worried that he had to listen to two less Tianqu songs and eat two less bowls of rice every day.
The body also became puffy and fat twice.
It’s so sad!
On this day, the prefect of Xining was handling some document handover matters at the yamen. The main thing was that the landlords and gentry in the prefecture were handing over large quantities of documents to the common people in the prefecture. Because the quantity was too large, the people below did not dare to make the decision, so they were submitted to him. Come.
And these landowners and gentry Ma Deng and they are all old acquaintances. They spent the night together at Zuichun Tower last night. Now when they saw these documents, they immediately signed the prefect's seal with a few clicks without hesitation. He pressed it up.
In this way, these land transfer documents have official credibility.
These lands were completely transferred from the hands of the common people to the hands of the landlords and gentry in the government.
The land in Tay Ninh Province was once again concentrated in the hands of a few people through land annexation.
"Master of the Palace! Master of the Palace! Someone is coming! Someone is coming!"
While he was using the seal, suddenly his master Mu Youwei's somewhat surprised voice came from outside the house.
Madden and Yongyin couldn't help but paused, looking up at the door with puzzled faces.
At this moment, the voice also came to the door from far away, and a Confucian scholar wearing a square turban and dressed as a scholar was walking in quickly with a happy face.
This person is Mu Youwei, the master of the prefect of Xining Prefecture, who assists the prefect of Xining Prefecture in handling the daily affairs of the prefecture's yamen.
"Master Fu Zun, there is good news! Someone is coming!"
Mu Youwei said in surprise as he walked in quickly.
Ma Denghe simply put down the magistrate's seal in his hand and asked with confusion:
"When did Kun Lin (Mu Youwei) feel so happy? What good news is it, and who is coming?"
Mu Youwei took two quick steps and came to Ma Denghe's desk. He said with excitement on his face: "Master, haven't you been worrying about the number of victims in the mansion lately?"
Madden and nodded somewhat blankly.
"That's true, but does the good news have nothing to do with who comes?"
"It does matter, it does matter a lot!"
Mu Youwei said excitedly.
"The good news is that there is a solution to the disaster victims' problems, and the person who is coming is the one who can solve this problem!"
Ma Deng and Wen Yanteng stood up immediately and asked in disbelief: "Kun Lin, are you telling the truth? This is not a joke! Sir, I have been worried to death about these victims recently, you Don't make fun of me!"
"It's true! It's true! How dare students make fun of the governor on such an issue?"
Mu Youwei quickly confirmed the authenticity of the news.
Madden and Deng couldn't sit still anymore. They stood up and walked back and forth in front of the desk for a few steps. Then they stopped, looked at Mu Youwei and whispered with a little hope in their voice: "Tell me in detail!"
Mu Youwei chuckled, stepped forward and explained in a low voice: "Master Fu, a visiting group from Yunzhou County outside the pass just came to the government office. It is said that it is a team organized by the Yunzhou County government, specifically to come to the pass. Purchasing some materials that are scarce outside customs.
The students also looked at their documents and found that they were indeed printed by the Yunzhou County government.
It doesn't matter originally. If you need to purchase any supplies, just go to the market and buy them yourself.
But they said the quantity was too large and they needed to cooperate with the government for procurement.
The students thought that if they did this, we might be able to get a commission from it, so they invited them into the government office to start a detailed discussion.
But during the conversation, they revealed another meaning, that is, Yunzhou Mansion is not only short of supplies, but also short of people!
Moreover, they were willing to exchange seven pounds of grain for one young man, and two pounds of grain for women and children to buy the population to fill Yunzhou County.
We just need to send people outside Liaoyun Pass. "
"What?! Isn't this just asking me to sell off the people under my rule? They are all people under my rule! As the parents and officials of Xining, they are like my brothers and sisters. How could you do something so unconscionable as betraying your brothers, sisters, relatives, and friends in exchange for food?!"
Ma Deng and Deng, the prefect of Xining Prefecture, immediately started shouting with ugly expressions.
But Mu Youwei went even further, and then whispered: "The students told them the same thing, but then they raised the price to ten pounds of grain for young adults and five pounds of grain for women and children..."
Ma Denghe, who had looked unhappy just now, turned from cloudy to clear in an instant. He rubbed his chin and thought: "Well, these people will definitely die in the future if they stay in Xining Mansion and cannot get relief.
It is better to let them go to Yunzhou County to seek a livelihood. This is the only thing that the parent official of this government can do for their siblings and friends.
Have you asked clearly? How many people do they want? When do you want it? "
Mu Youwei immediately showed an expression that he knew you would be like this, but then quickly restrained himself and replied in a low voice: "The more, the better, and the faster, the better!"
Ma Denghe nodded and said: "Okay, let's send the people out in several batches. Each batch has 100,000 people. The young men, women and children will be sent out together as families to earn a living, lest they say that the government has given them their own flesh and blood." Separation, as for the elderly in these families, they will be sent as additions. It depends on Yunzhou County if they want to.
The newly arrived guard at Liaoyun Pass also has some friendship with him.
In this way, if I write a letter to him and let him go, I will give him a pound of grain. Thinking about it this way, it should be fine, right? "
Mu Youwei: "The master is wise! Let the students do it now!"
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After a while, Mu Youwei went down to arrange the sale... Oh, he didn't want to send the people away.
The prefect Ma Denghe began to recall the recent food prices on the market.
“Hiss, it seems that the food on the market has almost risen to one tael of silver per dou recently.
Then I will send one hundred thousand at a time, not just for the young men to fight each other, but also for the women and children to fight...
Hiss... it happened! Posted! …”
(End of chapter)
