Hearing what Cheng Yaojin said, Qin Ming nodded heavily and said:
"Uncle Cheng is right. From now on, our three families will advance and retreat together."
Niu Jinda nodded and said:
"Okay, it's settled."
Cheng Yaojin's mouth curled up and he nodded with satisfaction.
"Okay, now that everything on your side has been arranged, let's not delay and go to the government office quickly to discuss how to let the people spend these ten days safely."
After hearing Cheng Yaojin's words, Qin Ming and Niu Jinda couldn't help but show solemn expressions on their faces.
Because what they want to discuss next is the highlight of today.
This is also the key to completely resolving the crisis in Lanzhou.
Everyone knows that in the face of a major disaster, if you want to completely comfort the people, it is obviously not enough to rely on spiritual sustenance. The people must be fed and clothed.
And what Qin Ming and others want to talk about next is this matter.
Some people may want to ask, if Lanzhou suffered such a big crisis, didn’t the Tang Dynasty open warehouses to release grain?
The answer is that it depends on the circumstances.
Under normal circumstances, if various places in the Tang Dynasty encountered floods, droughts, earth dragons, and other natural disasters that caused a large reduction in grain production, the imperial court would immediately open warehouses and release grain to relieve the victims.
But there is another situation. Datang will delay the disaster relief time, or even not provide disaster relief!
For example, the plague.
As for plagues like smallpox, which are contagious and almost fatal, according to past practice, disaster relief will not be provided.
Moreover, once smallpox appeared in a certain city, Datang's only solution was to lock down the entire city.
Let the people fend for themselves.
This is also the reason why Li Jing and Cheng Yaojin are unwilling to let Qin Ming enter Lanzhou City.
Because they had received Li Shimin's imperial edict yesterday.
Li Shimin clearly stated in the imperial edict:
Until the plague in Lanzhou City completely disappears, anyone who leaves Lanzhou City will be killed without mercy.
Not only that, Li Shimin also deliberately emphasized that Lanzhou City would not only be blocked before the crisis was relieved, but also that the court would not provide any assistance during the blockade.
To put it bluntly, Li Er, who was suspicious by nature, simply did not believe that vaccination with cowpox could prevent smallpox.
In Li Er's opinion, this is simply the most ridiculous thing in the world!
...
Soon, Qin Ming, who was wearing a mask, came to the Lanzhou government office under the leadership of Cheng Yaojin.
At this time, there were many people standing scattered in the courtyard of the government office.
These people, like Qin Ming, also wear "masks."
As soon as Cheng Yaojin and others appeared, the eyes of everyone in the courtyard fell on Qin Ming, who was dressed in white.
These days, they often heard the name Qin Ming from Cheng Yaojin's mouth.
Moreover, with the arrival of Li Jing's army, everyone present, whether it was the local civil servants in Lanzhou City or the generals in the left leading guard, all heard about Qin Ming's glorious achievements.
In addition, as the core figures in Lanzhou City, these people were the first batch to be vaccinated against cowpox in Lanzhou City.
Therefore, these people have long wanted to meet Qin Ming.
Cheng Yaojin pulled Qin Ming to his side, put his arm on Qin Ming's shoulders, and introduced with pride:
"The person next to me killed the 20,000 elite Tuyuhun cavalry with just a hundred men and broke into the famous Qin Canjun Army."
The reason why Cheng Yaojin introduced Qin Ming in this way was because most of the generals in the army were unruly people.
To suppress them, one must rely on force or military merit.
Cheng Yaojin's move also had another purpose, which was to help Qin Ming establish prestige in the army!
After returning to Chang'an, he will contact various forces and draw Qin Ming into the military camp.
In his opinion, Qin Ming's current situation is no longer suitable for serving as a civil official.
Moreover, in Cheng Yaojin's view, in today's world, military power is the greatest talisman.
As long as you hold military power, even the emperor cannot easily touch you.
After Cheng Yaojin introduced Qin Ming's achievements, he added another sentence.
"By the way, I forgot to mention just now, Qin Canjun has another level of identity. He is also a close disciple of Duke Wei."
As soon as Cheng Yaojin finished speaking, the whole place was in an uproar.
Who is Duke Wei?
He was one of the only two commanders in the Tang Dynasty recognized by the entire Tang army.
Now in this army, the soldiers who want to be personally instructed by Li Jing are like crucian carp crossing the river.
But in fact, since before the Qin and Ming Dynasties, no one had been recognized by Li Jing and accepted as his personal successor.
There were even rumors in the army that the reason why Shangshu Hou was able to listen to Duke Wei's teachings was because His Majesty himself acted as a lobbyist.
Looking at the stunned people, Cheng Yaojin showed a proud smile, then he straightened his face and pretended to be displeased:
"What are you still doing?"
Only then did everyone in the courtyard react, bowing to Qin Ming and saying:
"The last general (lower official...) has seen Qin joining the army."
Qin Ming looked into the eyes of everyone in the courtyard, and then glanced at Cheng Yaojin with some resentment.
He felt that Cheng Yaojin had stabbed him, but he had no evidence.
Without time to think too much, Qin Ming straightened his clothes, bowed in return, and said:
"Qin has met you all."
Cheng Yaojin laughed, pulled Qin Ming to the front of everyone, and introduced them one by one:
"This is Li Wenjin, Governor Li."
"This is Su Dingfang...This is Lawyer Pei..."
After a while.
Qin Ming followed Cheng Yaojin into the main hall of the government office, and only a few people entered with them.
After everyone sat down, Cheng Yaojin took the lead and said:
"Now, I already talked about the situation in the city last night, so I won't repeat it today."
After speaking, Cheng Yaojin asked the Lanzhou governor:
"Li Shishi, can you count the remaining grain and grass and the hungry people in the city?"
Li Wenjin nodded, reached out and took out a booklet from his arms, and gestured to hand it to Cheng Yaojin.
Cheng Yaojin's mouth twitched.
It’s the most troublesome thing when it comes to studying.
He pointed at Qin Ming and said:
"Qin Canjun is well versed in arithmetic, so you'd better leave this booklet to him."
Li Wenjin was stunned for a moment and glanced at Qin Ming suspiciously.
[Cheng Guogong, in order to support the younger generation, you are really shameless. How can you understand arithmetic at such a young age? Bragging, right? ]
Cheng Yaojin caught Li Wenjin's disdainful look in his eyes, then winked at Qin Ming and said:
"My dear nephew, what happens next is up to you."
Qin Ming nodded slightly, then took the booklet from Li Wenjin's hand and quickly read through it.
Seeing this, Li Wenjin shook his head and sighed silently.
[Even if you are just pretending, you should pretend to be decent! ]
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