Wu Yuan, Qiu Dalai and others became uneasy. If they were targeted by the security bureau for the rest of their lives, it would be too difficult to do anything.
Maybe the burial date will have to be brought forward.
Yu Xin watched quietly and said nothing.
Sometimes, if you are too polite to them, they will think that you are easy to bully. Since being polite can't solve the problem, let's do it rudely.
Xiong Wucheng is a warrior, or a warrior of the Security Bureau. No matter how big the trouble is, he is not responsible for it. Even if he kills this group of people, it doesn't matter to him. At most, he can add some victims to help with the disaster.
Anyway, don’t worry if there are too many lice.
If these people go too far and ignore the life and death of the people, then Yu Xin won't mind throwing away Wusha in exchange for a thunderous method, and then die to apologize to the world.
Wu Yuan was so tough that he had to give in and said: "We really don't have food in our hands, but since the government needs it, we have no choice but to go to the countryside and buy some food."
"How much can you buy?"
Yu Xin asked coldly.
"It's not clear yet. People know that disasters are everywhere, and food is the foundation of life. I think there aren't many people willing to sell it. I think it's okay to raise about five dan."
Wu Yuan said.
Yu Xin shook his head slightly, five stones?
It's really just sending beggars away.
"Five hundred stones."
Yu Xin said.
"Five hundred stones is probably impossible. Your Excellency also knows the situation in the city. If you can really purchase so much food, why would you hold a banquet here?"
Wu Yuan refused directly.
Yu Xin stood up, looked around and said, "If you can't be the master, let your master be the master."
Wu Yuan and others looked at Yu Xin leading people away, their expressions became very ugly.
"Mr. Wu, what should we do? The imperial court wants to be a bandit."
Qiu Dalai said angrily.
Wu Yuan gritted his teeth and hummed: "The bandits have to find out where the food is when they rob it! I have only kept food at home for a month, and even if they search, they can't tell me anything. I don't believe it anymore. They don't have food." Can you survive it?”
"That's fine. Once these people go crazy with hunger and become a mob, then we can use our luck to deal a fatal blow to these court officials!"
Qiu Dalai lowered his voice and said harshly.
Wu Yuan nodded slightly and said, "Have the manpower been arranged?"
"They were all mixed up in yesterday's refugee team. They are all broken-down people. They are absolutely reliable."
Qiu Dalai said confidently.
Wu Yuan looked at the others, cupped his hands and said, "Everyone, please follow the instructions of the imperial court and do your work with all your heart. Don't let down your heavenly grace."
"As commanded."
Everyone saluted and came out one after another.
County government lobby.
Pedestrian Yan Xubo looked at Yu Xin, Huang Zicheng and others and said anxiously: "Sir, there is not enough food to eat. Tomorrow morning there will only be gruel. It will bottom out at noon. If there is no more food, people will die."
Huang Zicheng raised his hand and touched his belly, and said to Yan Xubo: "You are anxious, my lord is also anxious. Then arrange for people to go to people's homes to buy some, raise the price, buy as much as you can, and try to last for a few days."
"Sir, I heard that in the past few days, grain merchants bought a lot of grain from the people at a high price of eight yuan and one stone. This is also the reason why we are not enough to raise food. Even if we go to the people to buy it again, I am afraid it will be a drop in the bucket."
Yan Xubo said bitterly.
Yu Xin remained silent.
Judging from various signs, the black hand behind the scenes is anything but ordinary. Not only is it aware of the movements of the court, but it also anticipates the food problem in the city and is also aware of the court's next actions.
A person who seizes opportunities everywhere is by no means an ordinary gentry. There must be forces behind him.
We know that the refugees from Huaiyuan were transferred to Dingyuan, and many people from the imperial court were involved in disaster relief in Dingyuan. The prefect of Fengyang, the commanding officer, and the commanding officer also
There are people from Huaiyuan and people who guard the place.
Who tipped off the news, and who was planning the plot in Dingyuan?
Yu Xin's eyes narrowed slightly and he said: "Post a notice, two taels of silver and one stone of rice. As long as you deliver it, the government will take it."
"Sir, is this inappropriate?"
Jing Qing stood up and said quickly: "Now we don't have much silver in our hands. Most of it is the silver saved by Wu Maocai. Now we have spent a lot on buying clothes, food, medicinal materials, etc., and now we only have a little money left." To two thousand taels.”
"If two thousand taels can save the lives of the people, it's worth it. I'm afraid, even if it's two thousand taels and one stone, it won't be able to buy food."
Yu Xin said worriedly.
Jing Qing gritted his teeth and said, "Those gentry must have a lot of food stored in their homes! To sit back and do nothing like this is extremely abominable!"
Yu Xin shook his head and said: "They are businessmen, and it is normal for businessmen to hoard. At present, the imperial grain is in Chuzhou, but Chuzhou is surrounded by mountains and the roads are difficult to travel. It will take at least five days to transport it here. Everyone, we still need After a few days of hard life, I will have a fight with the person in the dark."
Five days?
Yan Xubo was a little miserable. There were more than 3,000 people with no rice to eat at the moment. Where did they get five days?
The terrible thing is that there will be new refugees arriving tomorrow. Once people starve to death, it will cause panic. The refugees will turn into a mob, and it is not impossible to stage a murderous drama.
"Sir, given the current situation in Dingyuan, we are simply unable to accept any more refugees. It is better to send people to let the subsequent refugees return to Fengyang."
Yan Xubo advised.
Yu Xin sighed: "The current flood situation in Fengyang is severe. What should we do if we send the refugees there in case of another disaster? Besides, Fengyang has already sent many people to rescue the victims in Guohe, Suishui, and Yingshui. They How much power do we have to help the refugees in Huaiyuan? Moreover, the refugees must be exhausted after walking for a few days. They can enter the city right now, so if they turn back, wouldn't it kill people?"
"But there is no food, and it will be useless even if they come!"
Yan Xubo bravely shouted.
Yu Xin narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Do you know about Fan Xiwen's old stories?"
Yan Xubo looked at Yu Xin doubtfully, Fan Xiwen?
Fan Zhongyan who shouted "worry before the world's worries, and rejoice after the world's happiness"?
Who doesn't know this kind of person, but what does this have to do with disaster relief?
Huang Zicheng clapped his hands and said, "Does Master Yu want to repeat the old plan?"
Yu Xin smiled coldly and said: "If the people in the dark just want to make some money, I will tolerate it. If they want to make the court unable to relieve disasters and cause chaos, then they will die." Yan Xubo, You are responsible for posting notices in and outside Dingyuan City, purchasing grain for two taels of silver and one stone of rice. If you don't get anything for half a day, you will raise the price of grain by five cents. If you don't get anything for a day, raise the price by one tael!"
"this……"
Yan Xubo was a little confused. He had only heard of merchants raising prices, but he had never seen the government raise food prices on its own. Isn't this too crazy?
Huang Zicheng nodded slightly and said, "In this case, there are still some shortcomings."
Yu Xin's eyes turned cold and he said: "It's not enough. Early tomorrow morning, we will arrange for the government officials and people from the Security Bureau to lead five hundred men up to Haotang Mountain and go down to various waterways to dig weeds, hunt, pick fruits, and fish. All we need is Hold on for a few days.”
"Haha, if your lord is so decisive, it seems that the previous letter from the court has given you a lot of confidence. Anyway, since it is a duel between chess players, then I will just be a chess piece and wait for orders."
Huang Zicheng cupped his hands with a relaxed look on his face.
Soon after, the people of Dingyuan City saw the government servants who were beating gongs and shouting to buy grain. They all looked downcast and shouted without confidence: "Collect grain, the government government collects grain, two taels of silver and one stone..."
Many soldiers and civilians came home and looked at the rice vat and regretted it. They had sold it for eight cents of silver. It was a loss, it was such a loss. It was all the fault of the melon woman who refused to sell it and insisted on selling it.
lunch
After that, the yamen servant started shouting again: "Collect the grain, the yamen collects the grain, two taels, five coins and one stone..."
At this time, the woman happily scooped out some rice from the rice vat, intending to sell some grain for money after starving for two days, but the man stopped her.
"It's gone up by five yuan in just one morning. Let's wait and see."
"Okay, what if the price drops again?"
"What do women know? Just wait."
In the evening, the price of food had risen to three liang and one stone.
The woman picked up the bag and said, "Is it okay?"
The man waved his hand: "It has increased by one or two today, and it will definitely be more tomorrow."
As expected, in the early morning of the second day, the price of grain collected by the government reached three to two or five yuan.
In the house next to the Muchun River, Wu Yuan said with a serious face: "The government is raising prices every day. It seems that we can't sustain it. However, I found out that businessmen from Jiashan and Beiluo have already brought food. It’s less than thirty miles away from Dingyuan City. If this batch of grain falls into the hands of the county government, our plan will be..."
Qu You frowned and said, "Why did the merchants from the two places come so quickly? They shouldn't have known about the Huaiyuan refugees entering Dingyuan beforehand, right?"
"Sir, there are also Huaiyuan people in those two places. They may be people who went there to seek refuge with relatives after the disaster. However, according to my guess, they don't have much food. Even if it is sent, it will not be enough to feed the refugees in the city."
Wu Yuan said seriously.
Qu You took a few steps, turned around suddenly, and said in a commanding tone: "Buy all the grain, and don't allow a grain of grain to enter Dingyuan!"
Wu Yuan looked at Qu You in surprise and said, "Sir, this will probably cost a lot of money..."
"We don't want to do this for money, so let's do it. In less than three days, these refugees will start to take action, and then we can take advantage of the situation. Although I know that we will be defeated and die, but I can't Regret, even if we die, we must let the dead Zhu Yuanzhang and the living Zhu Yunwen see our anger!"
Qu You said sharply.
Wu Yuan was in agitated mood and gritted his teeth and said: "What's wrong with dying? We are all homeless and childless, so death is a relief, and we can reunite with our families as soon as possible."
"I'll accompany you on the journey."
Qu You said solemnly.
Wu Yuan smiled and nodded heavily.
The food in Dingyuan City has reached a sky-high price of six taels per stone, but still not much food can be purchased. From time to time, people in the city faint from hunger.
Qu You stood on a high place, looking at the county government in the distance, his eyes full of murderous intent.
Soon, soon.
More and more people were fainting from hunger, and Qu You even suspected that those who were carried to the government office had starved to death and were hidden in the county government office to avoid causing panic.
What is disturbing is that the people placed among the refugees never reported the news.
Is it because of the closed government office?
Wu Yuan hurried over and said uneasily: "Sir, we have purchased two thousand shi of grain, all at a high price of eight taels. If we continue like this, our accounts will be too much to bear."
"Buy it, use all the money, and you will have to stay away from Dingding for another day!"
Qu You said coldly.
"Those merchants are asking for ten taels of stone... this..."
Wu Yuan was unwilling to accept it. He had always killed others, but now others were killing him.
"Buy! We need time!"
Qu You knew that a little more time would give a little more certainty.
"As commanded."
Wu Yuan left helplessly.
Qu You turned around and said to the guard standing not far away: "Are you all ready?"
"Everything is ready, just waiting for your order, five hundred brothers will be able to control Dingyuan City in an instant."
The guard said solemnly.
"Haha, okay, very good. Tomorrow night, we will kill officials and rebel!"
Qu You showed a cold smile.
