"Ha ha!"
Chen Jiang looked up to the sky and laughed, "Boss Li, it's really funny that we have recovered so much food."
A gentleman said with a smile, "It's really funny. When I went to the Yamen this morning, I saw many people sitting on the roadside, waiting for the government to distribute food to them, haha."
Li Fu nodded, "Although many people have requested it, there has been no response from the Yamen, and the effect has not been achieved yet!"
Chen Jiang snorted coldly, "Then let everyone continue to collect food until they have received it."
Li Fu shook his head, "Those who want to sell grain have already sold their grain, and those who want to collect debts have probably used it all. Now if they want to buy grain, the effect will not be so good."
Chen Jiang was stunned, "Boss Li, can this be the end of the matter?"
Li Fu smiled and waved his hand, "How can we forget it? The matter has already progressed to this point and is about to succeed. There is no way we can just forget it."
At this point, Li Fu paused, "Now it is impossible to get those people to sell food, so we have to find other ways to get their food back."
Chen Jiang frowned, "But what else can I do?"
Li Fu smiled slightly and slowly said one word, "Grab!"
Chen Jiang was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand, "How is this possible? If we send people to snatch it, if something goes wrong, wouldn't it be discovered by Lu Bu?"
Li Fu sneered, "Boss Chen, why are we going to rob it?"
Chen Jiang frowned, "If we don't send people to rob it, who will?"
Li Fu waved his hand, "Of course we can't send people there, we have to let the people grab it themselves, so that it has nothing to do with us."
"But those people are so timid, how dare they rob?"
Li Fu nodded, "Since the people are timid, then we send people to cheer them up and make them courageous. Isn't that enough?"
At this point, Li Fu paused and sighed, "What's more, think about it, those people have no food and can only starve now. As long as we send people to sneak into them, and then let them If we go and rob those who have food, won’t the matter be solved?”
When everyone heard this, their eyes suddenly brightened and they nodded, "Boss Li is indeed very clever. We will listen to you."
At this moment, hurried footsteps suddenly came from outside the door, and the Chen family's housekeeper ran in from the door, "Master, it's not good, someone came back with news that the county government will release food to those people today."
Hearing the news, Chen Jiang was immediately surprised, "Boss Li, I didn't expect Lu Bu to have so much food. This is bad."
Li Fu waved his hand and said, "Why panic? Since Lu Bu has released grain, isn't it just right? Now everyone go back quickly. Those who have accounts will pay, and those who don't will spend money to buy them. I want to see how much grain Lu Bu has for these people. .”
Next, the gentry went around, asking for accounts, buying grain, and getting busy.
Among the people in the city, there were some scoundrels. Seeing that the government easily released food, these people became interested. They felt that even if there was no food, they would just go to the government and ask for food, and the food would be distributed immediately.
The main reason for this is that the acquisition price is too high. Even Zhang Miao is a little tempted, let alone these rogues.
So, these scoundrels sold the grain in exchange for a large amount of property, and then happily came to the Yamen, ready to receive grain again.
In recent years, due to natural and man-made disasters, many people have incurred huge debts in order to survive.
As soon as these people received the food, creditors immediately came to ask for food.
It was impossible for these people to keep some food, so they could only watch it being forcibly taken away by their creditors.
This time, the gentry took action faster with all their strength. In less than three days, a large number of people gathered in front of the government gate, ready to receive food.
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Chen Gong and Zhang Miao frowned and walked into Lu Mansion with wry smiles on their faces.
"I've met Marquis Wen."
Lu Bu nodded, "How is things going?"
Zhang Miao said with a wry smile, "Marquis Wen, we have already distributed the grain. As expected, many people jumped out to ask for payment, and many people bought their grain."
Having said this, Zhang Miao sighed and said, "Marquis Wen, do you know how high the price they pay for purchasing grains? Even I was a little moved when I heard about it.
Many people could not resist the temptation and secretly sold the grain. Now a large number of people gathered in front of the government office, wanting us to distribute the grain. "
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After hearing this, Lu Bu's expression changed slightly, and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Chen Gong nodded, "There is indeed someone who is against us. If there are no accidents, it must be the gentry.
Not only do they not sell food to the people, they also want to consume all our food. What a sinister intention! "
Lu Bu frowned, turned to look at Chen Gong, and asked slowly, "Gongtai, how should we deal with this matter?"
Chen Gong sneered, "We said last time that we were adding fuel to the flames, and we were worried that we wouldn't have a chance. Since they have given us a chance this time, don't blame us for being soft-hearted."
Hearing this, Zhang Miao's eyes lit up and he asked hurriedly, "Gongtai, do you have a way to deal with them?"
Chen Gong nodded, "If there is no accident, after the food was taken away from the people's hands, they now come to the government to ask us to distribute food. If we don't distribute the food, I'm afraid many people will starve again."
Zhang Miao was surprised, "Do we need to put in food again? If this continues, no matter how much food we have, it won't be enough!"
Chen Gong waved his hand and said, "Meng Zhuo, don't worry. We are not in a hurry to release food this time. We will starve them for a few days before making a decision."
Zhang Miao frowned, "But if we continue to be hungry, something might happen!"
Chen Gong snorted coldly, "Since we are not afraid of anything happening, why should we be afraid?"
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"Master, please save us, we are starving to death."
"Master, please give us some food."
The common people standing outside the yamen and shouting are originally scoundrels. They want the government to distribute food as soon as possible so that they can sell food.
And behind them are some people who have lost food because of debt problems.
These people were helpless, but they also wanted to survive, so they could only follow these scoundrels to the front of the yamen to ask for some food.
These people are not as bold as those scoundrels who dare to shout. They only dare to watch silently from behind, with constant expectation in their hearts.
This time, the government did not distribute food as happily as last time, but no one cared.
People are like iron rice and steel. If you don't eat for a day, you will feel hungry!
The government did not distribute food, and it was only a day's work. The rogue people standing in front of them and shouting had no strength left, so they sat there begging and looking at the yamen gate helplessly.
"Lao Li, are you hungry?"
"It goes without saying that I haven't eaten for more than a day. How can I not be hungry?"
"Oh, I'm hungry too. I can hardly stand up."
"When will the government distribute food to us?"
"Do we have to wait until the government distributes food to us?"
"What should we do?"
"Lao Li, your neighbor Lao Zhang's family has food, why don't we go...?"
"There's something wrong with this!"
"Hmph, if you're scared, then just stay hungry here. Anyway, I'm so hungry that I can't stand it anymore. When I'm so hungry that I really can't stand up, even if you want to go, I'm afraid you won't have the strength. "
Although these words were not loud, they were heard by many people.
At first, the people didn't pay attention, but soon, Lao Zhang and Lao Li walked over from a distance carrying steaming pancakes.
“It’s so delicious!”
“It smells so good!”
The rogue people in the crowd immediately got interested when they saw the hot pancakes in their hands. They immediately gathered in groups and followed this method.
More and more people lost their food and gathered in front of the government office, begging!
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Lu Bu frowned as he listened to Chen Gong and Zhang Miao's report on the situation in the city.
"There are three types of people in the city now. The first type of people deliberately sell grain in exchange for a large amount of property for them to squander.
The second type of person owes a lot of debt, so they have no choice but to let the creditor take away the food.
The third group of people, also the largest in number, were ordinary people. Although they did not sell food, they were robbed of all the food by those rogues. "
Lu Bu was furious when he heard that someone dared to steal his food. "You really don't know how to live or die, and you dare to steal my food."
At this point, Lu Bu paused, turned to look at Chen Gong, frowned and asked, "Gongtai, how are things going on over there?"
Chen Gong hurriedly raised his hand and said, "The necessary evidence has been collected, and it's time to take action."
A sneer appeared at the corner of Lu Bu's mouth, "In that case, let's take action. Don't forget to deal with those who dare to steal my food."
After hearing this, Chen Gong asked with a wry smile, "Marquis Wen, how should we deal with these rogue people?"
Lu Bu snorted coldly, "If you dare to steal my food, you will be killed without mercy."
Chen Gong felt a chill in his heart and hurriedly raised his hands. Just as he was about to speak, there were sudden footsteps outside the door.
"Marquis Wen, Mr. Dexian and Mr. Wenxing would like to see you."
When he heard the two coming, Lu Bu's eyes lit up and he waved his hand, "Please invite them in quickly."
As Lu Bu finished speaking, the door was pushed open. Wang Kai and Xu Bang walked in from the door. When they saw Lu Bu, they hurriedly bowed their hands.
"I've met Marquis Wen."
Lu Bu nodded, "You two came this time, but has anything progressed?"
Xu Bang hurriedly stepped forward and handed over his hand, "Marquis Wen, some red bricks have been fired now, and the quality is the same as the red bricks we brought last time. I came here this time to ask if I can use them?"
Wang Kai also hurriedly stepped forward and handed over, "I have some matters here, the details will be decided by Marquis Wen."
Lu Bu smiled and said, "Wen Xing, tell me quickly, what is it?"
Wang Kai collected his thoughts and said slowly, "Marquis Wen, I have already seen it. Using those red bricks to build a house is simple and fast, and it is also very strong.
According to the previous plan, these houses were to be built outside the city for the refugees to live in. "
At this point, Wang Kai paused and handed over his hand again, "Marquis Wen, since the houses built with these red brick towers are extremely strong, I think that if these houses are carefully arranged and then built in a circle around the city, Once an enemy invades, these houses made of red bricks can also block the enemy's attack."
Lu Bu's eyes lit up when he heard this, "Wen Xing, I really didn't expect that you could think of this method?"
Chen Gong frowned, "If you want to build a circle of houses around the city, the manpower and material resources spent will probably be a lot. I wonder if we can afford it?"
Wang Kai waved his hands hurriedly and said with a smile, "Mr. Gongtai, these houses are built for the refugees, they must be built.
Building together will save time and effort. If they are dispersed in a circle, it will indeed use more manpower and material resources. However, there are so many refugees now. You only need to give them porridge every day, and these things can be solved. "
At this point, Wang Kai turned to Lu Bu, cupped his hands, and said with a smile, "Once the construction is successful, it will be equivalent to a second line of defense for the city. If a person wants to attack Xiaopei, he must first pass this level. That’s fine, it’s really beneficial to our army.”
After hearing these words, Lu Bu thought about it carefully. The effect of houses built with red bricks surrounding the city came to his mind, and he couldn't help but nodded.
"If it can be built successfully, it is indeed feasible!"
Chen Gong said with a wry smile, "Most of the refugees are reclaiming land now. How can there be so many people building houses?"
Zhang Miao suddenly said, "Marquis Wen, does he remember the people he just mentioned? How about leaving them behind and letting them do this?"
Hearing this, Lu Bu was stunned and said, "Meng Zhuo, do you want to let those who dare to steal my food go?"
Zhang Miao smiled and waved his hand, "Marquis Wen, how can you let this go? Think about it, getting rid of them is just a matter of one blow, but keeping them can do a lot of work for us."
When Chen Gong heard these words, he couldn't help but nodded and said slowly, "Marquis Wen, this method should be feasible. It's not just these people. If we capture prisoners in the future, we can also follow this method and let them go." When building a house, if you perform well, you can release them from their status as captives; if you perform poorly, you will simply tire them to death."
When Xu Bang heard what everyone said, his eyes lit up and he said with a smile, "Marquis Wen, those coal diggers are dirty all day long and it is really hard work. It would be really suitable if we let these people do it." But that’s it.”
At this point, Xu Bang paused and sighed, "Nowadays, coal mining areas are becoming more and more difficult to dig. A big hole has been made. If you want to dig coal, you need to drill into it. It's too It's dangerous.
If you let those people do it, you won't let the people take risks. "
When Lu Bu heard this, he felt that it made sense. He nodded and said slowly, "In this case, they are lucky. I will let them go for the time being and give them a chance. If there are any who are ignorant, it will not be too late to kill them." .”
Chen Gong nodded and said with a smile, "In this case, should we implement our plan?"
Lu Bu nodded, "Start immediately."
