In the inner hall, Xin He said with a frown on his face: "The top priority is to raise food. Where does so much food come from?"
Yang Anxuan said slowly: "Yu has sent people to Xinye and Baling to raise food. About 100,000 shi of food were collected a year ago. Plus each county can raise some by itself, it should be able to support it for a while."
When he heard that Master Yang could raise 100,000 stone grains, Xin He put his palms together and chanted the Buddha's name, and said with a smile: "Master Yang is really a Buddha born in ten thousand families. With 100,000 stone grains, the people of Runan can survive the winter safely." .”
Yang Anxuan shook his head and said: "Be more prepared in case of emergencies. Runan County was hit by floods, and roads, bridges, and canals were seriously damaged. It was foolish to take the opportunity to use work instead of relief to repair them, so that the people would have work to do. If you have food to eat, you will not be exiled to another country.”
Xin He said sincerely: "Master Yang is very thoughtful. Since we are recruiting workers, we should prepare more food."
Yang Anxuan thought carefully and said: "The people who come to work will be provided with one meal at noon and five taels of corn every day. What do you think?"
"That's enough." Xin He made an estimate in his mind and said, "I estimate that more than 50,000 people will come to apply, and people from neighboring counties may also come after hearing the news. Master Yang must be prepared, there are so many When people recruit workers, they must prepare at least 50,000 to 60,000 shi of grain. If we want to be safe, we must prepare 200,000 shi of grain."
Yang Anxuan put his hand on his forehead and sighed: "Yes, we need 200,000 shi of food. Where can we find it?"
Xin He said: "Yangzhou, Jiangzhou, and Guangzhou are all grain-producing areas. They have a bumper harvest this year. I heard that the price of grain in these places has dropped to one hundred and twenty yuan per stone. If you can raise the money, you can send people to buy grain." "
Yang Anxuan shook his head, stroked his chin and said, "It takes a lot of time to come and go. We have to find a way to let the grain merchants come to sell grain on their own initiative."
Xin He understood the idea and said with a smile: "Then let out the news that Runan County collects grain for one hundred and eighty yuan, and merchants will come here in pursuit of profit."
Yang Anxuan put his hands on his hands and laughed, saying: "What Xin Ji's office said is exactly what I want. You can arrange this secretly."
Soon, the news of Runan County purchasing large amounts of grain disappeared. Three days later, grain ships began to dock at the Qingshui River dock outside the city.
At a price of one hundred and eighty yuan per stone, thousands of stones of corn were purchased from Runan's treasury. The returning grain ship brought the news to Jingzhou. The news disappeared along with the passing passenger ships. Soon merchant ships from Jiangzhou, Yangzhou, and Yongzhou arrived one after another. The ships at the Qingshui River dock were like crucian carp crossing the river and could not find their place. dock.
The wharf was extremely busy, and people carrying grain bags could be seen everywhere. The petty officials sent by the government were busy greeting grain merchants to transfer grain to the city warehouses.
A group of children carried bamboo baskets and picked up corn grains scattered on the pier. They could pick up two or three kilograms in a day, enough for the family to cook a pot of porridge.
Countless grains and rice were continuously transported to various counties in Runan County along waterways and official roads. When the people saw the teams transporting grain, the disaster relief propaganda promoted by the government seemed to be true. The people who were originally preparing to flee the country settled down and found work while waiting for the distribution of disaster relief.
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In the lobby of the government office, Yang Anxuan threw the report from Liu Yan out, and all the people standing in the hall changed their faces.
Liu Yan's face was full of anger and he said sternly: "Master Yang, what do you mean? Although you are a superior official, you cannot insult us lightly."
Yang Anxuan sneered and said: "When you went out to patrol, Yu repeatedly told you to supervise the inspections according to the truth. Look at the numbers you reported. Most of them are the same as those reported by various counties. Could it be that they were discussed."
Liu Yangen said: "According to Chief Secretary Yang's instructions, we inspected the inventory, inspected the villages, and interviewed the victims. The inspection results were almost the same as those reported by the counties. Do you want me to report according to your wishes, Mr. Yang? .”
Seeing Liu Yan holding his head high, looking dissatisfied and angry, Yang Anxuan sarcastically said: "You are so good at inspecting inventory and patrolling the countryside, Liu Xunxing. I heard that you patrolled Anyang and Langling, and were so drunk that you couldn't wake up every day. Could it be that you are here?" Patrolling in a dream.”
Liu Yan lost his temper. He knew that Yang Anxuan had been informed about his drunkenness. He still frowned and said, "You are just ruling by doing nothing. There are subordinates who patrol the place, so how can you do everything yourself?"
Yang Anxuan asked with a cold face: "Who is that subordinate who is doing your job for you?"
Lin Hua hurriedly squeezed out of the crowd, bowed and said, "This is Lin Hua, who is in a humble position."
Yang Anxuan shouted and asked: "Tell me the truth about what you saw in Anyang County."
Lin Hua was a little panicked and said: "All fourteen townships in Anyang County were hit by floods, and 1,688 hectares of farmland were damaged... There were 12,333 victims..."
This is the data in the report. Yang Anxuan interrupted Lin Hua's report and said: "You came back from Anyang County and carried three loads of things home. I wonder what you carried?"
Lin Hua was shocked. He had received something from Magistrate Chen in Anyang, and deliberately asked someone to postpone the delivery for two days. He thought it was done secretly, so how could Master Yang find out about it. Lin Huazhi said, "It's a local specialty from Pumai."
Yang Anxuan sneered and said: "The bullock cart that delivered the goods for you has been hijacked by the Fool's sect, and the three carts of things have been transported outside the lobby. Someone, bring the things up and let everyone see what specialties they are. ?”
A dozen soldiers moved wine, tea, cloth and other items into the hall like a flowing stream. Yang Anxuan stood up and looked around the property, then asked: "Lin Hua, how much did you spend on these things? Where did you buy them?" Come?"
Lin Hua's face was ashen and he collapsed on the ground, trembling and speechless.
Yang Anxuan called Kucao Gaotai and said, "Gao Kucao, please give me an estimate."
As a treasurer, Gao Tai has been dealing with property all year round. At a glance, he can tell that the value is more than two hundred stones. Thinking of Yang Anxuan's claim that hundreds of stones would be confiscated and confiscated the family property, and the officials were dismissed, he felt cold in his heart. He hesitated and said: "About a hundred stones."
"Okay." Yang Anxuan returned to the main table and said: "A few days ago, I said that I had confiscated hundreds of stones and confiscated my family property, and the officials were dismissed. The words were still in my ears, but some people didn't take it seriously. Lin Hua, I think you are in bad luck, so I will operate on you first. Bar."
Looking at Chen Hua standing in the hall, Yang Anxuan ordered fiercely: "Colonel Chen, you led people to ransack Lin Hua's home and expel his family from Xinxi City."
Chen Hua accepted the promise, turned around and left with his soldiers.
"Master Yang, have mercy on me." Seeing that Yang Anxuan was serious, Lin Hua lay down on the ground and repeatedly nodded his head in begging. He raised his head and said to Liu Yan, "Liu Xunxing, please say a word for me. Please have mercy on me."
When Liu Yan saw the blood on Lin Hua's forehead, he couldn't bear it. He cupped his hands and said, "Master Yang, I hope he can be punished lightly. Lin Hua has an elder and a younger one. If his family's property is confiscated and expelled from Xinxicheng, the entire family will be affected." Everyone, old and young, will die."
"It is better for one family to cry than for hundreds of families to cry. Since you dare to interfere with disaster relief, you should think about the consequences." Yang Anxuan thought for a while and said: "God is kind enough to allow Lin Hua's family to be included in the disaster relief list and receive financial aid." The relief food will prevent them from starving to death.”
It was so cruel that everyone in the hall felt chills in their hearts. When those Xunxing who had received the benefits saw Lin Hua's miserable state, they were all terrified and their legs were trembling, fearing that Yang Anxuan would spit out his name.
Yang Anxuan glanced at the people who were walking around and shouted: "Today we will kill the chicken to scare the monkeys, and we will open a fool's net. You have collected the benefits from each county and confessed truthfully. Each of you will be whipped ten times and you will be fined. If you are found out by fool, the crime will be increased." Wait."
"Plop," "plop," the sounds of kneeling down kept coming, "Mr. Yang, spare your life," and "I accept my punishment for my humiliation."...
Seeing that nine of the fourteen Xunxing people on this trip fell to their knees, Liu Yan felt that he had lost all face and sighed: "I have neglected my duty as a low-ranking official. I have no shame to be appointed as Xunxing again. I am willing to resign and return to my hometown."
Yang Anxuan sneered and said: "Liu Yan, you have been appointed as the leader, and the corpses are on the table. Your subordinates are corrupt. Even if you don't resign, I will depose you. If you want to leave, don't worry, you can take the lead first." It’s not too late to leave after ten lashes.”
Liu Yan's eyes were about to burst and he roared: "Yang Anxuan, you are abusing the punishment and insulting the gentlemen. I will sue you to the imperial court."
Yang Anxuan waved his hand and said coldly: "Go ahead and sue him. Drag him out."
Liu Yan and the nine people who were kneeling on the ground were dragged out. The sound of whips sounded, and everyone in the hall felt the same. Those who had not yet stretched out their hands secretly rejoiced. This Master Yang had broken out of the mountains of corpses and seas of blood on the battlefield, and he was so evil.
Yang Anxuan looked at the few people left in the hall and said, "Shi Ping."
Shi Ping trembled deeply and quickly stepped forward and knelt down, "I have seen Mr. Yang."
"Shi Ping, you are going to Ancheng County, right? Did you know that I have also arrived in Ancheng County?"
Shi Pingru was struck by lightning and collapsed on the ground. He only listened to Yang Anxuan's words, "All 16 townships in Ancheng County were affected by the disaster, with 16,727 victims and 2,677 farmland damaged." Twelve hectares, more than 70 miles of roads and 18 bridges were damaged. Magistrate Meng is so generous. Could it be that he wants to move all the government warehouses to Ancheng County?"
"Master Yang, the humble inspector is unknown and is willing to be punished."
"Don't worry, I will punish you when we find out." Yang Anxuan said: "Xinji Office, Ancheng County, Ancheng County Magistrate Meng He was corrupt and perverted the law, falsely reported the disaster, took away the post of county magistrate, and was detained in Xinjiang In Xicheng, the county magistrate Fan Qing is temporarily in charge of his duties. All counties are required to re-report the disaster situation. Anyone who dares to make a false report will be severely punished."
Thunder breaks out, thunder rolls out, and insects flock to it.
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On December 20, the government began to distribute disaster relief grains. The people were notified in advance and knew that this year they would not be giving out porridge, but would be directly distributing grain relief grains, thus reducing deductions.
Yang Anxuan sent county soldiers to monitor the disasters in various counties. The officials learned from the past and were more cautious in their actions, so the disaster relief work was carried out in an orderly manner.
News of the widespread disaster relief in Runan County stimulated a steady influx of millet into Runan County.
In seven or eight days, more than 20,000 tons of grain were collected and put into the warehouse. Yang Anxuan's personal money was almost completely used up. Yang Anxuan was worried when Xin He hurriedly came in and reported: "Master Yang, I don't know who instigated those grain ships. Raising the price of grain, the price of grain has already risen to 200 yuan, and it is said that it will continue to rise."
Yang Anxuan sneered in his heart, this group of profiteers want to take advantage of the situation and make you cry.
The entire Wujia Inn was booked by grain merchants who came to sell grain. During dinner, several grain merchants gathered together to discuss.
Among the eight grain merchants, they were led by Fan Hao, the steward of the Fan family in Nanyang, Zhao Si, a grain merchant from Jiangxia in Jingzhou, and Ma Bin from Hefei County. They transported more than 10,000 shi of grain, and the others together also had more than 50,000 shi. .
"To be honest with you, I learned an important piece of news from the government officials." Fan Hao said, stroking his beard.
"Mr. Fan, don't be so pretentious. I'll invite Mr. Fan to sit in Caiyun Tower tomorrow." Ma Bin said with a smile.
Seeing everyone looking at him eagerly, Fan Hao took a sip of tea and then said slowly: "Master Yang plans to use work as a relief, recruit people, and in addition to a full meal every day, he will also give each person six taels of grain." .”
"Oh", there was a buzz of discussion. Zhao Si calculated that as a result, Runan would need at least more than 100,000 shi of food, and the price of food would go up.
"My lords, I heard that the government no longer collects grain. It is said that the price of grain is too high, so I want to lower the price." The grain merchant surnamed Qi said.
Zhao Tian knew about this news, and someone originally wanted to lower the price and sell it at 180 yuan per stone. After hearing what Fan Hao said, Zhao Si made up his mind that the government would ask again tomorrow and the price of food would rise to 220 yuan.
Grain dealers were reluctant to sell, and the grain store in Xinxicheng responded by raising prices, casting a shadow on the smooth progress of disaster relief. Yang Anxuan ordered the government to announce a price limit of 150 yuan per stone.
Suddenly, the grain store in the city closed its doors, claiming that there was no grain to sell. The people in the city were panicked and went out of the city to buy grain at a high price of 230 to 40 yuan per stone. Many people were enjoying the misfortune, waiting to see what happened to Master Yang. Book of jokes.
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