Chapter 194 You should be taken advantage of
"Sir Huang, since the refugees haven't rebelled, I really can't give the order. Why don't you write a letter to General Su Song and ask them to send troops to come?
Furthermore, I really did not dare to send troops without the order from General Su Song. "
Huang Shijing was rejected. Although the king had to send troops, Songjiang Guards were stationed in Fucheng and they had the responsibility to defend Songjiang. So now Huang Shijing did not do anything else: "What are these Shaanxi bumpkins going to do?"
After listening to all the slogans, Liu Wenzheng said: "Now that we have food in Songjiang, Futai, now we are in a big trouble."
"Quickly, send someone out from Dongcheng and go to Shanghai County to find Marquis Dingwu and ask what happened to these refugees."
As soon as the messenger here set off, the Yamen of Governor Su Song and the Yamen of Suzhou Prefecture who came from the west gate entered the city at the same time, and brought 80,000 refugees to Huang Shijing.
Huang Shijing felt like the world was spinning at the top of the city. Can he let these 80,000 people go back to where they were? Definitely not. Even if he goes back, his position as Songjiang prefect will come to an end.
This is a lucrative position, and everyone in the government is jealous of this position. If it is given to someone else, the worst he can do is be transferred to a remote place. Whether he can make money by then is a big question mark, and he may even have to be demoted.
"Liu Zhixian, Huating County has the full authority to handle this matter. If it is not handled well, this year's evaluation will be forgotten. I will report it truthfully..."
Liu Wenzheng looked at Huang Shijing who was leaving. He felt bad. When he was greedy for money, he only took small profits. Now that things were going on, how could he be allowed to bear the responsibility alone?
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"It's not that I don't need people, it's that I don't have that much food in my hand now. The food I bought from the Champa Kingdom is still on the way. It will take at least twenty days to be transported by fast ship. The time difference between this time will cost you Songjiang." The government is responsible for itself.”
The person who came to act as a messenger was the master of Songjiang Prefecture, a serious official from the eighth rank. When he heard Chen Cao's words, his legs went weak. According to the current market situation, 120,000 refugees can completely wipe out Huating County. If he, the master, doesn't figure things out today, he might be in trouble when he goes back.
"Dingwuhou Mingjian, the current warehouse in Huating County is only enough to feed 30,000 people for ten days. The 120,000 people cannot be sustained by the food warehouse for only two more days."
Chen Cao sat in the middle of the dilapidated county government office: "What should I do if I don't have food in my hands?"
"Marquis Dingwu, these... refugees are the ones you agreed to with the Palace Master..."
"Presumptuous..." Zhao Xin, who was standing aside, shouted loudly, frightening the master's legs. "How dare you, a little master, come to question the Marquis' behavior? Forty thousand people are easy to criticize, but you are doing it for no reason." What’s the point of recruiting another 80,000 people?”
Not to mention where the news about Chen Cao came from, when the master heard this, he was so frightened that he quickly saluted: "This is not what I mean, but now there is really nothing the government can do..."
"That's also your Songjiang Mansion's business." Chen Cao patted his butt and stood up: "Go back and tell your mandarin that I am the governor of Songjiang..."
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"What should we do...what should we do..."
Liu Wenzheng was pacing back and forth in the county government office. Although Huating County's taxes were no worse than those of Suzhou Prefecture, Songjiang Prefecture only had three counties. Huating County turned in a large amount of white rice every year. The current county government's grain treasury was insufficient. Before the summer harvest, , his stored grain is the reserve grain of Huating County.
"Your Majesty, we have been tricked by Marquis Dingwu."
Liu Wenzheng's staff member was sitting opposite Liu Wenzheng at this moment, with a serious look on his face: "Maybe the news in Suzhou was detected by Marquis Dingwu in advance, so Marquis Dingwu was not willing to provide 80,000 more grains. The county magistrate, just imagine Come on, how can a small Shanghai county need 40,000 people to build it?"
"This county is now facing 120,000 refugees. Even if they are dealt with, this county will only suffer a loss. We cannot afford to offend Futai, and we cannot afford to offend Dingwuhou. We have no party or faction, so we are not allowed to eat people at will?" Liu Wenzheng sat anxiously on the main seat: "If this matter is not handled well, the position of Huating County Magistrate in this county will not be stable."
The staff master was hired privately by the county magistrate and was not an official. The sitting master was a necessary senior official in a county. Although he was not comparable to the government-level master, he was still an official of the court, so this master was not worried about Liu Wenzheng's future. , but after following my boss for so many years, I definitely can’t just walk away.
"The words of the county magistrate awakened the students. Ding Wuhou belongs to the eunuch party, and the people on the side of Futai are attached to the Donglin party. The two sides are incompatible with each other. Mr. Yang, the governor of Su Song above, is a serious member of the Zhejiang party. We won’t take sides, so there is still a way to resolve this matter.”
Liu Wenzheng seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw: "Come quickly."
"It depends on which side the Lord County Lord chooses..."
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"Choice? I still have a choice?"
After hearing the master's report, Huang Shijing shouted immediately: "If this matter is not handled well and the refugees are allowed to cause trouble in Songjiang, thus affecting the summer harvest, not only will my official position be in doubt, but the people below may also lose their heads."
"Master Fu, why not compromise with Marquis Dingwu?"
"Compromise," Huang Shijing looked at his confidant: "He is a member of the eunuch party, and I am a member of the Donglin party. How can we compromise?"
"The student once went to Jinling on official business and happened to hear that Qian Qianyi, the leader of the Donglin Party, endorsed Marquis Dingwu."
Huang Shijing frowned: "Is there such a thing?"
"Students must not dare to talk nonsense. Marquis Dingwu made it clear that he wanted to rebuild Shanghai County and came prepared. He also said that there are as many people as there are people. Do you think he did not prepare enough food?"
"It makes sense..." Huang Shijing thought thoughtfully: "Now, not only Liu Wenzheng below, but also this government is being roasted on the fire. The governor's Yamen has caused a big trouble, but This trouble is in my hands. Tell me, who did I provoke whom?
Everyone in Southern Zhili said that Wuhou Chen Cao was not an easy person to get along with. Now it seems that he is not easy to get along with. He is a troublemaker..."
"Master Fu, now we are already on the bowstring. If we don't change our flag, we may break our bowstring..."
Huang Shijing took a long breath, then stared at the sky outside the hall for a long time before saying: "Go down and tell Huating County to open a warehouse to release grain. We will provide two meals a day, one bowl of gruel for each section. Don't starve these people to death." .”
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"Catch Zhou Jiamo? What do you want me to do?"
Chen Cao was studying the establishment of a workshop in Puxi. Leng Buding was a little surprised when he heard Zhao Xin's report: "He controls the Fusi in the north and controls the army in the Fusi in the south. Why do he do such bad things that offend people?"
Zhao Xin also had an embarrassed look on his face: "Master Hou, the North Town Fusi Xingwen Tianjin Command Envoy Si Yamen, Tianjin then sent the official document to the Zhenfusi Hall, and Lao Xu asked people to rush from Nanjing quickly, saying that It’s important to have people around you.”
"Did Zhou Jiamo offend Wei Zhongxian?"
Xin Zhao shook his head: "I don't know the details. I just heard that it was because of Wang An's incident that implicated Zhou Jiamo. This is the former Minister of the Ministry of Personnel."
"Just send someone to lead him there. After they catch Nanzhen Fusi, they will hold him back for a while. He is from the Donglin Party, right?"
Facing Chen Cao's inquiry, Zhao Xin didn't know much: "I guess so, otherwise Wei Yi wouldn't have implicated him because of Wang An."
"The Marquis... Songjiang Magistrate and his party would like to see the Marquis."
In the central hall, Chen Cao sits at the head, Huang Shijing sits on the left hand seat, and his subordinate Liu Wenzheng sits below Huang Shijing.
"Marquis Dingwu, help me..."
It was Liu Wenzheng who was responsible for speaking. Naturally, Huang Shijing could not say this.
Chen Cao pretended to be surprised: "May I help you? How can I save you?"
Liu Wenzheng had a bitter look on his face: "Marquis Dingwu doesn't know that now 120,000 refugees have gathered outside our city, and I don't know how to end it."
This sentence also represents Huang Shijing's meaning. The dignified magistrate must not say these words, so Liu Wenzheng, as a subordinate county, is the messenger.
Huang Shijing also echoed: "That's true. I hope Marquis Wu can pick up some people to settle down first."
"Songjiang Prefecture paid a total of 180,000 shi for last year's autumn harvest. I wonder how much it will have this year?"
As Chen Cao finished speaking, Huang Shijing vaguely felt that Chen Cao was asking with ill intentions, so she turned to stare at Liu Wenzheng: "How many do County Magistrate Liu think there will be this year?"
It is common for officials to like to play football, and what they say involves personal interests. Liu Wenzheng was suddenly asked, and then he stared at Huang Shijing's eyes before he handed over to Lord Chen, the governor of Songjiang: "Hui Dingwuhou "There have been too many spring rains this year, and there are still some rivers in Suzhou and Song Dynasty, so the harvest will definitely not be as good as last year."
After Chen Cao applauded twice in his heart, he nodded solemnly: "It is true, but now there is no way for hundreds of thousands of refugees to gather in Fucheng. If not, I will write a letter to Governor Su Song to ask them to come forward. Let’s deal with this.”
"ah?"
Huang Shijing was a little out of sorts. Chen Cao's intention was obviously intentional. If he wrote about Su Song Yamen, he might as well stop being the prefect.
The power of the prefects in Suzhou and Hangzhou is sometimes greater than that of the chief envoy of a province. Who dares to provoke the prefect of Suzhou and Governor Su Song?
"This...this...Ding Wuhou...why not think of another way?"
Chen Cao shook his head seriously again: "I have already said it once, and I don't mind saying it again. I only have enough food to last ten days, but 80,000 people suddenly appeared. Your actions caught me off guard. Moreover, the food is still on the sea route. If I run out of food, what will the people below do?
Moreover, the issue of refugees is a task assigned to you by the imperial court. You have not finished the work of your previous term. If you let me, the newcomer, take over, even if I am taken advantage of, your reputation, Mr. Huang, will be bad. When the time comes, Huang There is no hope for an adult to get promoted and he will work for a few years before retiring;
If Mr. Huang feels that it really doesn't work, then why not do this? How about you be the one who takes advantage of me? "
