puff!
The tea that had just entered his mouth immediately spat out on the ground.
"What is this! Why does it taste so bad?"
"And this tea, it's not tea at all, the water for washing the pot tastes better than this."
Many people complained.
The food on the table didn't taste good, the tea didn't taste good, and no one wanted to touch the remaining food.
These people looked disgusted, but the Yanzhou prefect was very satisfied.
Just listen to him say: "Everyone has tasted these meals on the table. What do you think?"
"This is not food for humans, even the dogs at home won't eat it."
Among the people who tried to take a bite of the food on the table, some people complained with dissatisfaction.
"Yes, this is not for human consumption at all."
"No matter how poor the yamen is, it can't afford such a small amount of tea money!"
"If the government agrees, the Wang family will pay for the tea."
"My Li family recently hired two good cooks. Our Li family can send the cooks over to prepare today's banquet."
Someone took the lead, and the people below said something to each other, saying that the tea here in the government office was terrible and the food was terrible.
As soon as more people spoke, the scene suddenly became chaotic.
The prefect of Yanzhou, who was sitting on the main seat, frowned slightly.
Kong Yinjing, who was sitting at the same table, noticed the dissatisfaction on the face of Yanzhou Magistrate, and immediately said: "Everyone, be quiet and let Fu Tai finish what he said. If you have anything to say, wait until Fu Tai finishes speaking."
As a member of the Kong family in Qufu, as soon as he opened his mouth, the surroundings immediately fell silent.
The people present are all local wealthy people or squire, no one dares not to give face to the Qufu Kong family, and Kong Yinjing sitting here represents the Qufu Kong family.
Seeing that no one dared to talk louder, Kong Yinjing turned to the Yanzhou magistrate and said, "Please continue speaking. We are all listening, and I guarantee that no one will dare to interrupt again."
This was said so politely, but no one from the wealthy squires present refuted it.
The magistrate of Yanzhou nodded to Kong Yinjing with a satisfied expression, then looked at everyone present and said: "These meals are very delicious, far inferior to what you usually eat at home, but I want to say one thing here, this is it. The things you look down on, the food you can’t even swallow, are the things the city’s defenders eat every day, and they can’t even get enough of them.”
The more he spoke, the more excited he became, waving his arms a few times in time.
However, no one here answered the question at all.
They don't care at all about what the soldiers and generals guarding the city eat. Even if the soldiers and generals don't have enough to eat, that's a matter for the court and has nothing to do with them.
Good people don't deserve to live a wealthy life. They have been eaten by people for a long time without even leaving their bones.
Ahem!
Seeing that the situation was miserable, the magistrate of Yanzhou coughed twice in embarrassment, and then said: "I have called everyone here. It's actually very simple. The army of tiger thieves has appeared on the ground in Ziyang and may attack Ziyang City at any time. Once The city is destroyed, and I am afraid that your peaceful life will no longer be able to be maintained. I hope that for the sake of Ziyang City, and for the sake of your own family, you will all contribute, spend money and food, and assist the government in guarding Ziyang City. "
As he spoke, he looked at everyone present.
He found all the famous and wealthy families in Ziyang City, and those who were qualified to sit on the seats were all families with considerable financial resources in Ziyang City.
Whether they can get money and how much money they get all depends on how much these people are willing to spend.
The scene was very quiet, no one spoke.
If you didn't speak up before to give Kong family face, if you don't speak up this time, no one would be willing to stand out. After all, they are just taking out money.
For them, it is all the wealth accumulated by their families over the years, so why should it be used by the government in vain?
Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, the Yanzhou magistrate narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "You don't want to have a thief in your home on the day when Ziyang City is destroyed!"
These words made many people present change their expressions.
The prefect of Yanzhou continued: "I believe some of you should know what a tiger thief is and what a human being is. Those who don't know can also ask others who know. Don't think that you are safe hiding in the city. You can enter the city. But the family’s property cannot enter the city.”
Many people looked ugly.
Some people who didn't know much about the Tiger Flag hurriedly asked people around them what it was about.
Some people present who did not know anything about the Tiger Character Flag quickly figured out some of what the Tiger Character Flag was doing on the ground in Henan and Shandong.
Anyone who can come to the government office for a banquet is not sitting on fertile land and has a beautiful concubine. What Tiger Character Flag is doing is digging up the roots of these people. How can they do this?
Suddenly, many people started mumbling.
All were voices cursing the tiger-character flag.
However, despite the scolding, no one was willing to spend money and food to support the government in guarding Ziyang City.
Seeing that this situation could not continue, the prefect of Yanzhou winked at Kong Yinjing, who was sitting at the same table.
After receiving the wink, Kong Yinjing stood up, turned around and faced everyone present, pressed his arms, and said loudly: "Everyone be quiet, please hear me."
The surrounding voices slowly died down.
"Everyone should understand that if the thieves are allowed to enter the city, even if they have tens of millions of wealth, they will not be able to protect it. Not only that, but even the lives of their family members will be difficult to protect." Kong Yinjing said, "At this time, everyone should work together to protect the city. Ziyang City, only if Ziyang is safe can all colleagues have a good life in the future, so I, Kong, am willing to take the lead and support Futai to defend Ziyang City."
As he spoke, he bowed slightly towards the Yanzhou magistrate.
"I am really moved by Mr. Kong's patriotism. He is worthy of being a descendant of a saint. As a parent of Yanzhou, I would like to express my gratitude to Mr. Kong here in advance for the people." The Yanzhou prefect said with a face full of emotion.
After hearing this, Kong Yinjing hurriedly said: "Old parents, you don't have to be like this. It's you, old parents, who are really doing the hard work! For the people of Ziyang City, all I can do is give out a little money and food. , far inferior to my old parents.”
Many people present looked on indifferently at the exchange between the two of them.
Some even looked heartbroken.
These people who show heartache all know that there is no way to escape the bleeding.
"When the tiger thieves attacked Kaifeng, Futai said that in order to prevent the tiger thieves from invading, let us all contribute money and food. Later, when the tiger thieves attacked Daming Mansion, Futai asked everyone to contribute money and food, and the tiger thieves attacked Dongfang Changfu, you once again call on everyone to contribute money and food. In just half a year, we have already paid money and food three times."
Someone said dissatisfiedly.
At this time, someone else said: "All this money and food are used to support the soldiers, which can feed thousands of soldiers and horses. However, after such a long time, Ziyang City has not seen an increase in soldiers and horses."
"That's right! We have paid out money and food three times. We must know where we spent it!"
Someone took the lead, and the people below expressed their dissatisfaction with each other.
