The distance from Chang'an Town to Jinping County is more than eighty miles in total. In the past, it would have taken six or seven hours.
But now, thanks to the construction of a spacious and flat cement road, it only took the Chang'an Army four hours to arrive outside Jinping City.
The sun is still high in the west at this moment, and it is still some time before it sets.
Spring has returned to the earth, and all things have revived. Green grass has emerged in the fields, and the treetops have turned green. Birds that were disturbed by the large crowds of people flapped their wings and flew away screaming.
After receiving the news, the county magistrate Liu Gongfu and the principal Bo Wu Huaijie hurriedly led the official servants to greet him. The squires of Jinping County also spontaneously organized to welcome him. For a while, the gongs and drums were noisy and firecrackers were blasting.
When Wu Huaijie saw the militia in Chang'an Town for the first time, he couldn't help but be shocked by the strength of the troops: "The militia in Chang'an Town is so elite that it can almost catch up with the regular army."
Zhu Renxia first introduced Zhao Yun to the third class of officers: "This is my master, whose surname is Zhao Mingyun. He is from Nanchang, Jiangxi Province. He once won the imperial examination. When I am not around, he will assist Liu Gongfu County Magistrate and Wu Huaijie Master Bo to preside over the affairs of the County Magistrate." , I also hope that all my colleagues will support me.”
Hearing that Zhao Yun was born in Juren, all the officials in Jinping County greeted him with smiles and nodded: "Don't worry, Mr. County Lord, we will definitely cooperate with Mr. Zhao."
Zhao Yun clasped his fists and bowed: "Zhao Yun is so polite. Following the order of the county magistrate, I escorted one hundred thousand kilograms of grain and five thousand taels of gold. I'm new here, so please take care of me."
With a wave of Zhao Yun's hand, the golden carriage slowly came out and stopped slowly in front of the officials.
"Bring the box down and ask Lord Wu to check it." Zhao Yun ordered.
"okay!"
Eight carefully selected burly men, wearing thin spring shirts and outlining strong muscle lines, all agreed in unison and lifted the two vermilion wooden boxes from the carriage in three strokes.
Zhao Yun took out the medicine key from his sleeve, bent down and inserted it into the delicate keyhole, and opened the iron lock with a "click" sound.
With a slight exertion of his arm, he opened the top cover of the first box, immediately revealing the yellow gold ingot inside, shining brightly in the sun.
In order to facilitate the exchange of silver, Zhu Renxia specially asked Jiang Tiejiang and others to cast the huge gold necklace into twelve gold ingots. Otherwise, he would drag pieces of gold as thick as a big tree with him when he went to the merchant to exchange it. Convenience cannot be explained.
Although there are some differences between gold smelting and iron smelting, the principle is always the same. After thinking about it for a few days, Blacksmith Jiang and others successfully created a thousand gold ingots, each worth about ten taels.
Because the craftsmanship is backward, the shape and weight are not very standard. The size and weight of each ingot are somewhat different, so it needs to be weighed and calculated when exchanging silver.
Zhao Yun then opened the second box, and the golden ingot was also presented to everyone.
Then he cupped his fists and saluted: "Master Wu, these ingots were cast by us in Chang'an Town ourselves. Each one weighs about ten taels. This box contains two hundred and fifty, which is about two thousand five hundred taels. The two boxes add up. It’s exactly five thousand taels, please check the owner’s book.”
"Yeah!"
Even though Wu Huaijie had been an official for half his life, he had never seen so much gold. His eyes were straightened when he looked at it, and he could only stroke his beard and cheer.
Even Wu Huaijie was dumbfounded, not to mention the ordinary officials and servants, as well as the gentry and merchants who came to welcome him, all of them were dumbfounded and envious.
Zhu Renxia did not speak anymore, but gave the limelight to Zhao Yun to help him establish his prestige.
Wu Huaijie took a general look and then said with a smile: "Since it was donated by the county magistrate, there will definitely be a lot of money. I will immediately order everyone to deposit it into the treasury."
Following Wu Huaijie's order, Bo Cao, who was in charge of Jinping County, immediately led his officers to take over the gold, transported it into the city by carriage and sent it to the warehouse.
Zhao Yun did not forget to remind: "Keep records when putting them into the warehouse. If there is any discrepancy in the number, report it to me in time to avoid unclear explanations in the future."
Gan Bocao nodded repeatedly: "Master Zhao, please rest assured that I will definitely remember the accounts clearly and clearly."
Zhao Yun pointed to the rows of carriages again: "In addition to relieving the people, some of these 100,000 kilograms of grain will be left to supply the front line or support the prefect. Please also ask Lord Wu to put them all into the treasury."
"Okay, okay, okay."
Wu Huaijie agreed repeatedly and asked Zhu Renxia for instructions: "County Magistrate Zhu, as the Bozhou Rebellion continues to develop, many refugees have poured into our Jinping County. I want to set up a relief point and give rice and porridge to these refugees. How about this?"
"This is my duty."
Feeling that Zhao Yun's role was almost over, Zhu Renxia just stood up and said loudly: "Not only should we rescue the refugees who have entered the city, we should also set up relief points outside the city. Even the refugees who have passed by must be fed."
"I will obey Magistrate Zhu's instructions."
Wu Huaijie accepted the order with his hand, and then showed a look of embarrassment, "I don't know if I should talk to my subordinates about something? If I don't talk about it, I'm afraid that the situation will get worse and I won't be able to control it. It's very embarrassing!"
Zhu Renxia said: "You and I are colleagues. Is there anything we shouldn't say? Lord Wu, if you have anything to say, it's okay to say it directly."
Only then did Wu Huaijie express his worries: "The Bozhou Rebellion has become more and more intense and has now affected nearly half of Guizhou. If we in Jinping County provide large-scale relief to the victims, I am worried that the victims will come from all directions after hearing the news, and even I will stay here for a long time and won’t leave.”
"It doesn't matter!"
Zhu Renxia almost said that he wanted it, "If our Jinping County cannot provide relief, let them go to Chang'an Town along the post road. There is endless food there. Even if we take in hundreds of thousands of refugees, we can still feed them." abdomen."
"Hundreds of thousands?"
Wu Huaijie clicked his tongue in surprise, secretly scheming in his heart.
If 100,000 refugees are accommodated and each person eats one kilogram of food per day, 100,000 kilograms of food will be consumed per day. That’s three million kilograms a month. If converted into stones, it would be about twenty-five thousand kilograms.
Where did Chang'an Town get so much food? Even if they dig out gold mines from under the village, is it possible that they can still dig out food? Could it be that Chang'an Town is indeed blessed by gods as rumored?
But no matter what, having such a powerful boss is a good thing for Wu Huaijie, because he can solve all problems easily.
Zhu Renxia then told Liu Gongfu: "Liu County Cheng."
"Hey, hey... It would be more agreeable for the mayor to call me Lao Liu."
Liu Gongfu, who was wearing an eighth-grade green official robe, laughed innocently and moved the black gauze hat on his head in embarrassment. "I am a county magistrate who has not made any achievements. I completely rely on your support, the county magistrate. I feel a little blushing when I say that."
Zhu Renxia laughed and said: "Then you should perform well, establish achievements early, and convince everyone."
"Please give me the county magistrate's orders." Liu Gongfu stopped smiling and clasped his fists seriously.
Zhu Renxia said: "There is both food and money in the city now. You can find more blacksmiths to cast weapons and armor. This county predicts that once the news of Jinping County's relief for the victims spreads, the surrounding people will flock to it. Then you will Select some strong men to form the militia, train them, and wait for my dispatch."
"As ordered." Liu Gongfu clasped his fists.
Zhu Renxia continued: "The strength of Jinping County alone will definitely not be able to accommodate large-scale disaster victims. You need to send people to maintain order and ensure that the road from Jinping County to Chang'an Town is smooth. Send some refugees to Chang'an Town, Let number five help you lighten the load.”
Liu Gongfu stroked his thick beard and nodded: "I know that the mayor has been worried about the slow increase in the population of Chang'an Town, but now the crowd has finally arrived."
After telling Liu Gongfu, Zhu Renxia turned around and called to the crowd again: "Come here, escort the bandit up."
Ding Xiao personally escorted the dog-headed military advisor whose ears were sewn shut and walked out of the Minzhuang team: "Sir, the bandit leader is here!"
Zhu Renxia snapped his fingers and asked Liu Gongfu: "Which one is Li Yuejin, the leader of the strong class?"
"What does the county magistrate want to do with Li Yuejin?"
Liu Gongfu was puzzled. He glanced around at the guards behind him and raised his fingers, "Li Yuejin, come out. The county magistrate is looking for you. It seems like you are going to make a great career."
After seeing the captured bandits, Li Yuejin's face turned pale and his body was trembling. He tried to find an opportunity to escape, but he didn't expect to be named by the county magistrate immediately.
After being summoned by Liu Gongfu, Li Yuejin could only drag his heavy legs out of the queue, and knelt down in front of the county magistrate with a "pop", kowtowing as if pounding garlic.
"The villain is guilty, sir, please spare your life! I have an eighty-year-old mother and an eight-year-old son. I have no choice but to do this because I have no choice but to do this..."
