Zhao Tai did not expect that Pu Chaoguannu would not give him face, "Xuanxiang, you can't say that! Tens of thousands of hungry people gathered outside the city, how could Xuanfu Secretary just sit idly by and ignore it! Besides, it is already the end of May, and all he needs to do is to take out With a small amount of grain, the people can survive until the wheat harvest. If the people all starve to death, who will feed the army in the future?"
Pu Chaoguan's slave put the tea cup down heavily and showed displeasure, "I don't care. I only know that the order given by the court is to guard Xuzhou! Deputy Zhao, you must understand that the Mongols may attack at any time and the people will starve to death." Yes, Dajin is still Dajin, but if the army has no rations to eat, then who else will guard Dajin? Don’t blame me for being ruthless, in short, the rations must not be touched."
When Zhao Tai heard what he said, he really wanted to go up and overthrow him, but he was also a frontier official now, so he had to be dignified and magnanimous, so he stood up with his cheeks twitching and slightly cupped his hands, "In that case, I will resign! "
Pu Chaguan’s slave didn’t even get up, “I won’t send it away!”
Zhao Tai went out angrily, while Pu Chaguan slave sat and sneered.
There was only half of Xuzhou left on the east and west roads of Shandong, and the imperial court sent a deputy historian to decentralize power. Moreover, he was a Han who he looked down upon, which made him feel very unhappy.
He looked at Zhao Tai's back and sneered inwardly, "You are a Han, how can you be so virtuous and capable? In such a short time, you have climbed to the high position of Xuanfu Deputy Historian. Humph, you want to win over people's hearts as soon as you come here. In this official's place You can never expect to get a grain of grain or a penny of copper, but I want to see how you can continue to do this as deputy historian!"
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Zhao Tai came out of Xuanfu Yamen with a black face. Chenghu stepped forward and said, "Ms. sir, what's going on?"
Zhao Tai waved his hand, unwilling to say more, "Go to Xuzhou Yamen!"
Seeing this, Cheng Hu quickly brought the war horse. Zhao Tai turned over, clamped the horse's belly tightly, and headed towards Xuzhou Yamen.
Compared with Xuanfu Division, Xuzhou Prefectural Government Office is much shabby. The door is open and two old government officials are standing at the door.
Zhao Tai informed him of his intention, and the prefect of Xuzhou quickly invited him in.
In the military circles of the Jin Kingdom, the Jurchens and Khitans held high positions, while in the political circles there were many Han people.
The magistrate of Xuzhou is called Zhou Rongchang. He is a northern Han in his forties. He was a Jinshi and worked hard for more than ten years before he reached his current position.
Zhao Tai came in and the two of them greeted each other. Seeing that Zhao Tai had become the deputy envoy of Xuanfu at such a young age, he felt a little jealous in his heart and couldn't help but sigh.
At this time, as soon as he sat down, Zhao Tai got straight to the point and asked why Xuzhou Prefecture did not provide relief to the victims.
Zhou Rongchang immediately complained, "Mr.
Zhao Tai didn't look like he was telling lies. If he thought about it carefully, there were tens of thousands of gold soldiers stationed in Xuzhou. No matter how rich the Xuzhou government was, they would have been depleted long ago.
Thinking of this, Zhao Tai exhaled a thick breath, "Even if Xuzhou's treasury is out of food, as an official of the imperial court, you cannot ignore the hungry people. You can still do what you can do!"
The prefecture of Xuzhou is not actually under the jurisdiction of the Xuanfu Division, but belongs to a different system. Unless Zhao Tai is the deputy historian of Xuanfu and has the title of judge of Xuzhou, knowledge of Xuzhou or power of knowledge of Xuzhou, he can decide the political affairs of Xuzhou.
Judgment, knowledge, and power knowledge are three ways of sending officials during the Song and Jin Dynasties. The results are similar, they are all to manage certain things.
Take Zhao Tai's knowledge of affairs in Tengzhou and Pizhou as an example. The deputy historian of Xuanfu has no rank, so Zhao Tai's rank is still the fifth-rank official of the Ministry of Rites and Guests, and the magistrate of Tengzhou is usually a fifth-rank official. , Pizhou affairs.
If Zhao Tai's grade is higher than the fifth grade, then the matter of Tengzhou and Pizhou will be judged.
If it is lower than the fifth grade, it is power knowledge, or it can be understood as temporary management.
Although Zhao Tai was not Zhou Rongchang's superior, he was still very polite to Zhao Tai, "Xuanfu Xianggong, the state government needs money but no money, and food but no food. It's really hard to do anything!"
Zhao Tai said in a deep voice: "Let's do this! You have people maintain order outside the city, set up porridge sheds, bury the bodies of the people who starved to death, and avoid the plague. As for the money and food needed for relief, I will find a way!"
Zhou Rongchang looked happy, but at the same time a little surprised, "Mr. Xuanfu, is it possible that the Xuanfu Division is willing to allocate relief grains?"
Zhao Tai shook his head, "I have approached Pu Chaguannu, but he did not agree. I, Qianliang, will try to solve it myself."
Zhao Tai is not lying. Aid from the Song Dynasty is being sent to Chuzhou in a steady stream. Zhao Tai can get money and food from Chuzhou with just one word. At that time, he will ask Pu Chaguan's slave to see how ugly his face is.
Zhou Rongchang was doubtful, but he still agreed and sent Zhao Tai outside the Yamen.
After Zhao Tai left the government office, Cheng Hu hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Ms. sir, have you borrowed any food?"
Zhao Tai shook his head, and Chenghu became anxious upon hearing this, "What should we do? We can't let our brothers go hungry!"
Although Zhao Tai was able to get food from the Song Dynasty, the food would definitely not be transported within ten days and a half.
This Pu procurator slave obviously wanted to embarrass him, and if Zhao Tai could not solve the current problem, his subordinates would inevitably complain and even be unwilling to follow Zhao Tai.
Zhao Tai saw that Cheng Hu was a little anxious, but he smiled and said, "Why are you panic? Let me meet someone again, and I promise I won't let you go hungry."
Zhao Tai got on his horse again. This time he did not go around the city, but left Xuzhou and headed for a military camp on the south bank of the Yellow River.
The Jin army suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Sanfeng Mountain. In order to resist the Mongols, the Jin court had no choice but to recruit new troops.
Now that the Jin Dynasty court had no money and could not afford to support so many people around Bianjing, Wanyan Shouxu could only send generals to various state capitals to recruit troops and provide money and food on the spot.
Zhao Tai galloped outside the military camp and heard the sound of drills in the camp far away. He reined in his horse in front of the camp and observed the military camp. He saw that the tents were neat and orderly.
The sentry in front of the camp gate, although lean, has a straight waist and stands like a javelin, looking very energetic.
At this time, Zhao Tai came to the camp gate. The sentry stepped forward to salute and asked Zhao Tai's intention.
Zhao Tai said loudly: "I am looking for Mr. Hengshang, so just tell me that Zhao Tai is here to visit!"
"Later!" the sentry said, then entered the camp to report.
Not long after, Wu Xian, surrounded by several generals, came to greet him in person.
"Hahaha~" Wu Xian saw Zhao Tai from a distance and walked over with a big smile, "Mr. Zhao, no, it should be Mr. Xuanfu now. I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you?"
Zhao Tai smiled and said: "Thanks to the Duke, it's not bad!"
The two people walked up to each other, held each other's hands, and clasped each other tightly. Wu Xian said excitedly: "I heard that the young master has been appointed as the deputy envoy of Xuanfu on the East and West Road of Shandong. I am really happy to know that the young master is coming to Xuzhou."
To show his closeness, Wu Xian still called him Mr. Zhao Tai.
Zhao Tai still went straight to the point, "My lord, I came here this time to ask for something."
Wu Xian smiled and said: "Our friendship, if you have anything to do with me, just tell me. As long as I, Lao Wu, can help, I will help you to the end."
Zhao Tai said seriously: "Then I won't be polite."
Wu Xian held Zhao Tai's hand with a masked expression on his face, "Speak quickly, speak quickly!"
Zhao Taidao: "I want to borrow some military rations from you!"
"Borrowing food?" Wu Xian's smile solidified at a speed visible to the naked eye.
