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"Master, you are back."
As soon as County Magistrate Chen came back, some officials from the county government office immediately came forward to greet him.
"Is there nothing going on in the Yamen?" Magistrate Chen asked as he walked in.
The yamen attendant who accompanied him said: "Everything is normal, nothing happened. But Master, he has stayed in the yamen since he came back from fighting."
"Well, I understand. You go and ask someone to make a pot of tea and send it over." County Magistrate Chen explained.
The officer retired.
County Magistrate Chen came to Houya alone.
"Student has met Dong Weng." When the master saw Magistrate Chen coming back, he hurriedly stepped forward to salute and say hello.
County Magistrate Chen stretched out his hands to help the master up and said, "It's so late, why haven't you gone back to rest yet?"
"I never saw Dong Weng come back. The student was always uneasy and couldn't sleep even if he went back, so he decided to stay in the Yamen privately and wait for Dong Weng to come back." Master said.
"Sit down!" County Magistrate Chen motioned for the other party to sit down, and then he walked to the main seat and sat down, saying, "You don't need me to look for you here anymore. I need you to help me come up with something." .”
The other party can be said to be the person he trusts most in the county government.
The important thing is that the interests of the other party are tied to him, and it can be said that both are prosperous and suffer losses, while other petty officials in the yamen are passed down from father to son, and are the subordinates of the county magistrate.
No matter how the county magistrate is replaced, it will not have much impact on these petty officials in the county government.
After sitting down, the master looked at County Magistrate Chen and asked curiously: "I wonder what kind of trouble Dong Weng encountered?"
"Today I followed Governor Yang's order and went out of the city to the rebel camp outside the city." County Magistrate Chen said in a slightly low tone.
The master was stunned for a moment when he heard this.
He had no idea that the reason why his boss took so long to come back was because he had left the city.
County Magistrate Chen didn't wait for the master to ask anything, so he said: "It's not going well out of the city this time. The rebels are raising the price, asking for 100,000 taels of silver."
"So many!" Master looked surprised.
Between fifty thousand taels of silver and one hundred thousand taels of silver, it is equivalent to doubling. You must know that not much time has passed since the last time he left the city.
County Magistrate Chen said with an ugly face: "The rebels are indeed a bit aggressive, but I have the leverage in the hands of the rebels, so I have no choice but to agree."
"Master Yang won't agree!" Master asked tentatively.
Magistrate Chen glanced at him and said, "You are right. Governor Yang did not agree to pay the one hundred thousand taels of silver. Not only that, he even regretted confiscating the Yun family."
"The Yun family embezzled official food. They asked for it when their house was ransacked. No wonder Dong Weng got it." The master shouted Qu Dao on behalf of County Magistrate Chen.
County Magistrate Chen raised his hand and waved it gently, saying: "Not to mention the Yun family, what worries me now is how to get the one hundred thousand taels of silver together. Without Yang He's support, not to mention the one hundred thousand taels of silver, it is only fifty thousand I can’t even get out two taels of silver.”
Yang He's retreat made him helpless.
"What are Dong Weng going to do?" Master asked.
County Magistrate Chen sighed and said: "I just want to collect money and give it to the rebels. Even if the rebels don't retreat, I just need to return the document that I drew as a deposit."
"The key issue is still money." Master said.
Magistrate Chen said: "What worries me the most is how to collect so much money. Do you have any good ideas?"
As he spoke, he looked at the master.
He couldn't think of any better way to collect the money, so he placed all his hopes on his master's body.
At that time, he approached Yang He in order to collect 50,000 taels of silver. It was the other party who came up with the idea for him, so the master was his last hope.
Hearing this, the master looked thoughtful.
County Magistrate Chen didn't bother him. He was pointing at the other party at the moment.
After a while, the master said: "Not many people can come up with so much money at once, but the easiest way is to raid a grain merchant's house, which will be enough to get the money together."
"It's useless. I tried to persuade Yang He, but he was unwilling to attack the grain merchants in the city again," County Magistrate Chen said.
The master thought for a while and said, "If Governor Yang is unwilling to take action, we can help him do it."
"What do you mean?" Magistrate Chen asked.
The master said: "The reason why Governor Yang raided the Yun family and the Yun family's grain store so easily was because of General Chen's troops and horses. We can also borrow a troop of soldiers and horses in the name of Governor Yang." Cut it first and tell it later. As long as the matter is completed and the money is obtained, Governor Yang can only accept the matter no matter how reluctant he is."
"Behead first and report later." County Magistrate Chen muttered to himself, frowned, and then said, "No, no, no, Supervisor Yang can persuade Chen Yongfu to send troops, but Chen Yongfu will never obey his orders."
The master smiled and shook his head and said: "We are not looking for Chen Yongfu this time. We can choose someone else. There is more than one general in the city who has troops and horses, Mr. Chen."
"Right now, Chen Yongfu is the only one who dares to take action against the grain merchants in the city. Others may not dare to do such a thing. They may betray me before taking action," County Magistrate Chen said.
Yang He has great righteousness in his hands, but he knows that he cannot compare with him.
The master smiled softly and said: "General Chen has just obtained a large amount of food. Even if the superintendent comes forward, he may not be able to persuade him to send troops, so we are not looking for General Chen's people. Don't forget, Dong Weng, Xuanwu Wei's Bian Ke is still hungry!"
County Magistrate Chen's eyes lit up when he heard this.
However, he soon said in disappointment: "Xuanwuwei has always been close to the prefect's yamen, and he knows that I am Yang He's man, so he is afraid that he will not listen to me."
"In the past, Commander Huang of Xuanwuwei would not listen to you, Dong Weng. He even knew that Dong Weng was going to attack the grain merchants in the city and would betray you. But it is different now. The students found out that Commander Huang Taking the letter from the prefect's Yamen, he went to General Chen to ask for food. Not only did he not get a grain of food, but the soldiers around him were severely humiliated. Not only that, Commander Huang went to the prefect's Yamen again, but still came back empty-handed. , Xuanwuwei’s soldiers and horses are waiting for food, as long as you win over Dong Weng, and with the example of Mr. Chen in front of you, Commander Huang will definitely be tempted."
The master said such a lot of words sparsely.
"The method sounds good, but I am still a little worried." County Magistrate Chen was worried that he would not be able to convince the commander of Xuanwuwei. After all, he was just a county magistrate, and his rank and status were not as good as his.
The master said: "In the past, Xuanwuwei might not agree, but now it is different. Mr. Chen's side eats and drinks a lot every day, but the people in Xuanwuwei don't even have enough to eat. There is a saying that it is better not to worry about being in numbers. If the commander of Xuanwuwei can't get food evenly, he may not be able to suppress the people below, and Dong Weng, you have no other choice."
He looked at County Magistrate Chen in front of him.
