It is known to everyone that the Zhou Palace has no shortage of fifty thousand taels of silver.
But Yang He knew better that it was almost impossible to expect the Zhou family to come up with 50,000 taels of silver. Even if King Zhou wanted to take this money, he had to consider whether the court would think twice about it.
In political matters, many times it doesn't always mean that you are right just because you do it right.
"I wonder what the governor will do next if he needs a subordinate?" County Magistrate Chen felt relieved when he heard that Yang He had already prepared. At the same time, he was curious about how Yang He collected the fifty thousand taels of silver.
Yang He gently waved his hand towards him and said, "Don't be in a hurry, we'll be here in a moment."
"Who else?" County Magistrate Chen blurted out out of curiosity and turned to look outside the door.
Yang He didn't answer his words, he picked up a bowl of tea in his hand, brought it to his mouth and savored it carefully.
The anxious County Magistrate Chen saw that Yang He was unwilling to say anything, so he had to sit patiently and wait.
Not long after, a servant came in from outside.
"Sir, Mr. Chen is here."
"Well, I got it, bring the people in!" Yang He put down the teacup in his hand.
The servants retreated.
"Since the superintendent fell ill, Mr. Chen often went in and out of the Kaifeng government office." County Magistrate Chen thought that Yang He didn't know about the interactions between Chen Yongfu and Magistrate Lin, so he gave a vague reminder.
Yang He looked towards the door and said nothing.
Not long after, the servant came in from outside with Chen Yongfu.
As soon as Chen Yongfu came in, he noticed County Magistrate Chen sitting in his seat, but he quickly withdrew his gaze, bowed to Yang He and saluted, and said: "I will see the Governor at the end."
"General Chen has not been here for a while." Yang He said in a flat tone, far less enthusiastic than Cui Changshi of the Zhou Palace.
After hearing this, Chen Yongfu showed a hint of embarrassment on his face, and said in a nonchalant voice: "The general heard that the supervisor was ill and needed to rest, so he was too embarrassed to disturb the supervisor."
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"General Chen is afraid of delaying the superintendent's condition, but he is very diligent in going to the magistrate's office." Magistrate Chen said angrily from the side.
Upon hearing this, a trace of anger flashed in Chen Yongfu's eyes.
He was a little unclear about the relationship between County Magistrate Chen and Supervisor Yang He. He suppressed his anger and explained to Yang He: "Since the Superintendent fell ill, all affairs in the city have fallen to Magistrate Lin. At the end of the day, a few times I went to the magistrate's office also to ask for food and fodder from the army. Superintendent, you know that if the soldiers guarding the city are hungry, there will be big problems."
"That's an explanation. Find a place to sit by yourself!" Yang He said in a dull tone.
Chen Yongfu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as Yang He, the governor of Henan, was not dismissed by the court for a day, he did not want to offend him too much.
"Is the army's food and grass ready?" Yang He asked about the affairs of the army.
Chen Yongfu, who had just sat down, immediately stood up and said: "The two families in the city are changing three times a day. The army has run out of food and can only deal with it with gruel every day."
"So the soldiers under General Chen went to people's homes to get food." County Magistrate Chen said sarcastically.
Many people in the city had their families destroyed by soldiers in the army. As the magistrate of Kaifeng Prefecture, even though I knew I couldn't stop it, I couldn't stop it. I could only hide my dissatisfaction in my heart.
Of course, when the siege of Kaifeng City is resolved, these arrogant and powerful generals will inevitably be impeached to suppress the generals.
"Is this kind of thing still happening?" Mr. Chen raised his eyebrows and said, "I will definitely find out when I go back. If something similar happens, I will skin them with my own hands."
Magistrate Chen on the side snorted disdainfully when he heard this.
It happened almost every day that the defenders in the city went to people's homes to eat. He didn't believe that Chen Yongfu didn't know about it. He was just pretending not to know in front of the supervisor.
"Okay, you two don't need to keep arguing here over this matter." Yang He interrupted the two people and said immediately, "However, the issue of food and grass in the army is indeed very important. The people can tighten their belts. , but the soldiers in the city have to go into battle to kill the enemy, and we cannot let them go to the battlefield hungry."
"What the supervisor said is absolutely true." Chen Yongfu praised from the side.
County Magistrate Chen understood that Yang He did not intend to pursue the matter of the city defenders going to people's homes to collect food.
"General Chen." Yang He looked at Chen Yongfu and said, "Has the army's food and grass problem been solved now?"
Chen Yongfu's face turned bitter when he heard the question, and he said: "To be fair to the supervisor, the general has been worried about this matter recently."
"So the problem of food and grass has not been solved yet?" Yang He asked.
Chen Yongfu nodded and said: "The price of food is rising three times a day. The army is on the verge of running out of food. If we can't get food anymore, the general will not be able to hold down the soldiers at the bottom."
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Yang He slammed the table and angrily said, "These grain merchants are really risking their lives just to make money."
"How dare the grain merchants raise prices like this when the governor is presiding over all matters in the city? This group of cheap merchants who are unscrupulous for profit started to act wantonly when they heard that the governor was sick." Chen Yongfu cursed. road.
He had long been dissatisfied with the grain merchants in the city. If it weren't for the fact that these grain merchants kept raising the price of grain, the military officers would not have the idea of storing grain in people's homes, and would not have fallen into the hands of civilian officials. inside.
Yang He picked up the teacup at his hand and said, "Isn't it the prefect Lin? The problem of grain and grass should be solved by the local government. The grain merchants in the city dare not disobey the order of the prefect's yamen."
"Don't mention Magistrate Lin. The last few times the general came to him to ask for food, he always used the excuse that there was no food in the official warehouse. He only gave money, and he still gave money according to the price of food before Kaifeng Mansion was besieged. However, the price of food in the city has increased. It's so fast, that little money is just a drop in the bucket." Chen Yongfu complained bitterly.
Yang He frowned when he heard this and said: "It is indeed inappropriate for the prefect Lin to do this. The army's food and grass should be prepared by the prefect's Yamen. How can the army be allowed to buy food on its own?"
"Who says it's not the case!" Chen Yongfu spread his hands and cried out.
At this time, County Magistrate Chen said: "There should be food in the government warehouse. Three days ago, Magistrate Lin ordered someone to take the prefect's handbook and say that it was to raise food for the army and emptied the county government warehouse. food."
"No, I just went to the government office yesterday to ask for food and fodder for the army. Magistrate Lin said that there was no food in the granary for a long time, so he only gave the subordinate less than a thousand taels of silver." Chen Yongfu said.
County Magistrate Chen said: "The food in the county's official warehouse is enough to feed 20,000 troops for half a month. It has only been a few days. It is impossible to eat them all so quickly."
"But I've looked at the government's granary, and it's true that there isn't even a grain of food in it." Chen Yongfu said.
However, County Magistrate Chen said: "It is certainly impossible for so much food to disappear out of thin air, and there are not many people who can eat so much food."
"Grain merchant!" Chen Yongfu blurted out.
The other party made it so clear, how could he not think of it yet.
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