After Xu He passed the message, he entered the second hall.
Chen Hua, who was getting darker and thinner, was seen slumped in the chair.
The official robe was obviously much wider, making him look like he was recovering from a serious illness and was wearing too much clothes.
After seeing Xu He, Chen Hua stood up from his chair, looking embarrassed.
"I originally wanted to send someone to tell Liangsheng tonight, but I didn't know you were back!" Chen Hua was completely depressed. He had long lost the majestic Bao Gong demeanor he had when he first came to Hailing.
Seeing him like this, Xu He wanted to laugh a little, but in order to save his face, he said, "What do you want from me, sir?"
Chen Hua sighed: "I just want to ask how the situation is at the salt farm. Can it still be sustained after three days?"
Xu He also sighed after him: "It's not easy to sustain that little food for three days!"
Then, he asked: "How is the situation in the county?"
Speaking of this, Chen Hua was really angry and complained to Xu He: "If Xiao Shigong hadn't sent people to deliver some food in the past two days for emergency response, the porridge shops outside the city would have been closed!"
Xu He was startled. Is the situation already so bad?
"What's going on over there in Caoliang? Why is it stuck?" Xu He asked curiously.
Chen Hua shook his head: "The people sent couldn't even see Chang Yingcang's Ambassador Cang."
"What do the surrounding prefectures and counties say?"
Chen Hua rubbed his brows and said, "Food has been released one after another. Even here, there is still no news at all!"
When Xu He heard this, his heart suddenly moved. The grain was detained. This was not the work of a warehouse ambassador.
Even if he had ten more courages, he wouldn't dare.
In other words, there are other black hands behind this.
However, this was not the purpose of Xu He's visit. He thought about it, and then told Chen Hua the plan he had stated to Xu Dai when they were in Caijiazhuang.
Chen Hua's eyes lit up. Of course he agreed with both hands and feet. As long as the kitchen was not in chaos, it would remove a big stone in his heart.
Chen Hua gratefully grabbed Xu He's hand and said affectionately: "Liangsheng, the times are difficult. After all, it is only at this time that we can fully understand people's hearts. I asked the right person for your help!"
Xu He had goosebumps all over his body when his hand was held by a dark, thin middle-aged man, so you are planning to rely on me!
We made a three-day appointment. Are you making yourself fat by breaking your promise?
"Tell me, is there anything you need my help with? I'll definitely do it!" Chen Hua found a savior and immediately offered him a huge package.
Xu He said: "Our Xu family's granary is not always full. It can only support it for a period of time. The county should solve the food problem as soon as possible, otherwise it will inevitably change over time!"
Chen Hua nodded solemnly: "Don't worry, I have already written to Qian Budang of the Nanzhi Household Department, asking him to come forward to help turn things around!"
Xu He sighed and said: "As soon as possible! The victims need to eat. If there is no food, there will be chaos. If something happens and the court blames it, your Excellency will bear the brunt!"
When he said this, Chen Hua became even more worried. After a while, he gritted his teeth and cursed: "In Hailing City, there are too few country officials like your Xu family who are as concerned about the country and the people, and most of them are wolf-hearted bastards. "
Speaking of this, he was almost so excited that he almost cursed: "Let me tell you something quietly. Just now this group of people, led by the Xu family, came back from buying grain from other places at this juncture."
Xu He asked in surprise: "Where did they come from? When the food from other provinces entered the border of Nanzhi, wasn't it all purchased by the imperial court and distributed to various prefectures and counties? How could they..."
Chen Huadao: "The eldest son of the Huang family is now the director of the Ministry of Household Affairs!"
It's the Huang family again.
Xu He finally understood.
They were taking advantage of their connections with the Ministry of Agriculture, buying grain from other places at low prices, and then smuggling it to Hailing. The idea was the same as that of the old man Xu Cang, who was waiting for the local government to be unable to provide disaster relief and exchange grain for fields.
Xu He asked Chen Hua about Hailing's current situation.
Disasters have hit various places, and the local people's food supply can still last for a while, but it won't last long.
People who fled from other places pointed to the county for relief.
The cooks also pointed to the county to allocate grain.
All hands are extended to the county government!
Currently, the most dangerous Zao Ding, Xu He, took the initiative to find a way to help Chen Hua stay stable.
The second step is to provide relief to victims fleeing famine and local people.
These all require the support of Chang Ying warehouse.
Chen Hua's current plan is to borrow grain from the eunuch of Dahu Township in the county.
But these people are hoarding.
Suddenly, a flash of lightning flashed in Xu He's mind...
These people clearly know that the grain is sent directly to the prefectures and counties, but they are still hoarding grain. What does this mean?
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The Huang family in Fenghuang Dun is not far from the county government office.
At this time, the Huang family's house was full of people.
Those present here are all officials from Dahu Township, Hailing, who were in the second hall of the county government just now.
The good wine and food were brought to the table by the servants, and everyone ate at their desks until they were dripping with juice, and burst into laughter from time to time.
At this moment, Huang Dewang raised his glass and said: "Everyone is advancing together and retreating together this time, so Chen Hua can't do anything to us. As long as we can hold on for another five days, you see, the areas around Xiangxiang Fishing Bank, Zhuzhuang, and Sunzhuang will definitely Someone is selling their land. When the time comes, we will allocate it to whoever buys it first and who buys it last. Don’t mess with the rules and don’t raise the land price!”
At this time, someone at the banquet asked: "Brother Huang, we listened to your words and collected a lot of grain from various places at high prices. If Chang Yingcang allocated the grain, we would all lose our money and lose our fortune. In Haihai Ling’s reputation is ruined!”
Before Huang Dewang could speak, a young man next to him with a face as white as a sheet of paper and holding chopsticks in his left hand sneered: "Do great things but cherish your life, see small profits and forget your righteousness. It won't make a difference!"
As soon as these words came out, the person who just spoke immediately blushed like pig liver.
Upon seeing this, Huang Dewang quickly scolded the young man and said, "You are so impudent, Huang Youcai, why are you talking to your uncle Sun?"
After scolding his son, Huang Dewang turned to the man named Sun and said: "This child, since his arm was broken by a bandit, has become more and more perverse. Brother Sun, don't blame me! Don't worry, I have channels to keep this grain for ten years." It won’t be shipped within a day!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Huang Youcai stood up from the table in a loud voice, threw the chopsticks in his left hand on the table and sneered: "You can use food in exchange for this trick, but I, a loser, came up with it! What? Look? Don’t want to fuck me?”
Only then did everyone realize that such a damaging move came from Huang Youcai, a loser.
Huang Dewang had always claimed that it was all his idea, but now that his son had exposed it, he suddenly lost his composure.
He scolded: "What are you talking about, get out of here and talk drunkenly without drinking?"
Huang Youcai looked at his father and everyone else with a cold heart.
He turned around and left the main room, stood in the courtyard, raised his empty right arm and said to himself: "Xu He, today's humiliation is all thanks to you in the final analysis. Just wait. One day, I will let you Even if you kneel in front of me, you will cut off an arm!"
