The two big households went down to arrange a funeral, and they deliberately pretended to be very difficult. They wanted to scrape the bottom of their granary, and then they found 20,000 stone of grain.
The car was already being loaded outside, Xue Tingxiang asked someone to bring a pen and paper, and wrote down a pen and ink with a flick of the pen.
"This official knows that it is taking advantage of you, but it is a last resort because it is urgent. If you don't want the silver taels, you can use this pen and ink in exchange for the same amount of food and silver taels after collecting the tax grain in Baoding Prefecture. Then escort Shangjing, where Your Majesty, this official will explain."
What is this for, what is it for? Want to prove that your imperial envoy did not forcefully buy or sell
But in any case, Xue Tingyan was satisfied to get the food, and the two big households not only received the money, but also received a calligraphy from the imperial envoy.
Xue Tingxiang took the food and continued to move forward with a group of cheering victims.
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Just walking all the way, buying and selling by force, Xue Tingxiang and his party finally entered Henan.
They are like locusts crossing the border along the way, and they will not let go of every prefecture or county, and the local big households are all complaining. If the city can be moved, I can't wait to move out quickly, or stay away from the route of this group of people.
Of course, this is all a luxury.
Because Xue Tingxiang didn't want much food, and he threatened with his life, many big households and local officials took out food and sent them away based on the mentality of sending the god of plague.
Fortunately, Xue Tingxiang also kept his promise, but he didn't do anything that he could not leave after taking out the food.
In fact, everyone has a certain bottom line. Xue Tingxiang was very smart not to cross that bottom line. The numbers he said were all painful, but they would not even kill him or give them away.
In fact, there has been no shortage of food along the way, but outsiders don't know about it. Every time he got the food, Xue Tingxiang kept half of it, and the other half sent food to the front secretly. When the food ran out, he would take the victims to find the big households.
Because the team was too large to hide people's eyes and ears, no one found out about it for a while.
As for the capital, some people have long received news that Xue Tingxiang was forced to buy and sell, but no one dared to say it, they all pretended not to know.
Say what? Impeachment for what
Disaster relief comes first, so what if you are forced to buy and sell you? It’s not like they didn’t give you money! I'm really in a hurry, the poisonous-tongued Emperor Jiacheng's words, "You do what you want," is enough to block the words.
Everyone knows that this is the job of an offended person, and whoever is out of his mind will find trouble for himself. Otherwise, in normal times, the position of the disaster relief commissioner would have long been robbed.
After entering Henan, Xue Tingxiang and his party were divided into batches, and both Wang Lianghua and Ji Chunde were sent out.
Not only brought soldiers and food, but also brought many victims.
Today, the lives of these victims are not bad. Although they still do not have enough to eat, at least they don't have to worry about starvation and death from illness. What they have to do every day is to follow the big team. Food fell from the sky.
It just wasn't too beautiful.
In fact, by now, almost everyone knows what the imperial envoy is doing.
Out of a feeling of mutual pity for the same sickness, it is also out of saving oneself and others, and even more glad to see those big households and corrupt officials slumped.
They are willing to follow the adults, just like this to fight corrupt officials and robbers. In fact, it is not considered a robbery. They gave money, and they served as a decree, a relief, or a disaster.
It took the victims to live their whole lives to discover that those corrupt officials and big families could deal with it like this, and they admired the imperial envoy.
In particular, His Excellency the Imperial Commissioner loves the people, is approachable, and has been eating and living with the disaster victims. His reputation has also spread among the disaster victims, and through the mouths of the disaster victims, it has spread to more people.
The imperial envoy, surnamed Xue, was the No. 1 master who made a sensation in the world at the time. He has benefited many people in the coastal area over the years. The people in the coastal area are living a prosperous life, and now he has come back to save them from the fire and water.
The victims didn't say these words, they didn't know one big character, how could they say it.
They would only say to everyone that Master Xue is a good official, a very good official.
They will only support each other, like arms and fingers, hit where they are pointing, never ambiguous!
As Xue Tingxiang said, in fact, the people at the bottom are the most lovely people for the upper class. Their needs are not high, but they are filling their stomachs.
With such a group of people at hand, Xue Tingxiang was not afraid that this disaster relief could not be completed.
If you pierce the sky, pierce it, anyway, it will be pierced sooner or later.
The charisma of personality is displayed here, even if Wang Lianghua and Ji Chunde are not willing, they dare not say anything more.
It is nothing more than being held too high, nothing more than these victims, and even their soldiers absolutely support Xue Tingxiang.
Since then, the troops have been divided into three groups and spread out, and the details are not listed for the time being.
Entering Henan is the real purgatory on earth.
Ten rooms and nine empty spaces, either dead or running away. A large number of disaster victims gathered outside each prefecture and county, but the government had no food to store.
Some held the city to resist it and prevented the victims from entering the city, while some soft-hearted officials put the victims into the city, but were unable to mediate the conflict between the victims and the local people, and faced a situation of chaos throughout the city.
However, such officials are very few, because once the city is in chaos, it is the responsibility of the local officials.
If he is serious, he will be beheaded, or if he will lose his office.
This is also the real reason why those local officials are reluctant to let the victims into the city.
This is the case in Cixian County, which Xue Tingxiang and his party passed by.
The county seat was a mess, not only Changping was attacked, but the county government was also attacked by the mob. The local magistrate was so frightened that he hid in a dwelling, and he never dared to show his face, but after seeing the banner of the imperial envoy, he came out in hiding.
A lot of age, crying heartbroken, that kind of grievance can't be said.
He is kind, but he can't bear it, why is his kindness so let down
Who might be blamed
No one can complain, the victims want to live, and the people also want to live.
Such officials are stupid, at least they have a good heart, but unfortunately they did the wrong thing and the method was wrong.
Xue Tingxiang came forward to help reorganize the county government office, left disaster relief instructions and some food, and left hundreds of these victims before leaving with a large team.
With the help of these victims to appease, at least there won't be too much chaos down there, plus following his instructions and having this batch of food, it's enough to make the county temporarily stable.
Of course, if you want to truly stabilize, you must have enough food for these disaster victims to eat the autumn harvest. When there is no disaster-stricken place to receive a batch of food, all places are evenly distributed, and you can always overcome this difficulty.
There are a total of nine prefectures in Henan. Xue Tingxiang could not go to every prefecture and city. He could only go to Kaifeng first to see the local situation.
Kaifeng is temporarily stable, and it can be seen that the local officials still have some regulations.
Although the situation was equally bad, it did not lead to starvation and death. Xue Tingxiang did not go to Fucheng, but went to Guangji Cang in Kaifeng.
This Guangji warehouse faces the Yellow River, with high terrain and convenient transportation. It is one of the largest local granaries in Henan.
It is under the jurisdiction of Kaifeng House.
Xue Tingxiang brought people there first, and when he got there, the unsuspecting grain officer was petrified.
Afterwards, although he pretended to be calm and invited Xue Tingxiang and his party in, the surprise he showed before had long since missed his bottom.
Xue Tingxiang was invited to sit down for tea.
This grain official is only a small eighth-rank official, so naturally he only has to stand by him.
When the two of you came and went, most of them were asked by Xue Tingxiang and answered by the grain officer.
As he spoke, the grain official named Wei Dayong sighed.
Complaining about the suffering of the local people in Henan, it was either drought or waterlogging. Finally, in the past two years, the imperial court built dykes recklessly, but the waterlogging finally stopped, and the drought started again.
Xue Tingxiang also said a few words with him.
After finishing speaking, Xue Tingxiang did not delay to get to the point, and asked if there is still grain in the warehouse now, and how much grain can be transferred.
Wei Dayong answered naturally, there is no food to adjust, and all the food that can be adjusted will be transferred to the prefectures and counties, otherwise it will not be like this.
Xue Tingxiang nodded slightly and said, "Then bring the booklet of the corresponding rations and show it to this official. This official is ordered to relieve disasters, and only one person can take care of the whole province. , to supplement the queer.”
"This-"
"Is there any difficulty?" Xue Tingxiang asked curiously.
Wei Dayong wiped off his sweat and shook his head again and again: "It's not embarrassing, I'll go down to prepare, and ask the adults to sit down for a while. Xiaguan let people prepare some meals, the adults have worked hard all the way, and you should take a good rest. ."
This Xue Tingxiang did not refuse, and Wei Dayong went down.
Soon, someone brought food and drinks.
There are chicken, duck and fish meat, which is not rich.
With Xue Tingxiang, there were two hundred households.
One is from Jin Yiwei, named Wei Yunjie, in his forties, with a long beard, he looks ordinary, but his eyes flash with cold light, and he is not an ordinary person at first glance.
The other is from Jingda Camp, named Tao Jianxin, also known as Tao Heiniu. As his name suggests, he is as strong as a big buffalo.
After the dishes were ready, someone invited the three of them to drink and eat.
The entourage of people outside also have their own food and drink to take care of.
Seeing that everyone went down, Tao Heiniu scolded: "His grandma's, he said that there is no food, and he eats better than us."
Xue Tingxiang smiled and said with a glass of wine: "Since I know that something is abnormal, there must be something wrong."
Wei Yunjie took the jug, sniffed it at the tip of his nose, and said with a condensed expression: "Sir, there is sweat medicine in this wine."
Tao Heiniu looked surprised, and immediately slapped the table in a rage, but Wei Yunjie grabbed his hand.
Despite his immense strength, Wei Yunjie looked like a white-faced scholar, and he couldn't move after being clamped. Seeing him calm down, Wei Yunjie let go.
"They really dare."
Xue Tingxiang slammed the glass, took out a handkerchief and wiped his hands: "Why don't you dare, it is better to die than others. If you can gamble, no one will give up."
"So what do they think?"
"Don't say these things, tell the people outside not to be tricked."
No need for Xue Tingxiang to say, Wei Yunjie has actually done it.
I don't know if Jin Yiwei has any special contact information, and I didn't see him doing anything. He just stood at the window and knocked before returning to the table.
Except for the wine, the dishes were not drugged, and the three of them had a big meal.
In another yard, Wei Dayong paced back and forth anxiously.
A guard walked in from the outside, Wei Dayong hurriedly walked over and asked, "Did the food and drink delivered? Did they use it?"
The officer had a slender face and narrowed his eyes, making him look wretched.
He nodded and smiled again and again: "Sir, don't worry about the little things, just wait for them to fall asleep now."
Wei Dayong breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the sky: "Now we can only wait. I hope that the letter from Master Wu will arrive sooner, and we can also have a charter, otherwise..."
At this moment, another hurried footstep sounded, and a person hurried in.
Wei Dayong stepped forward a few steps, took the letter from the other party, and opened it.
After reading it, his face was ugly and scary, and Fang clenched his hands tightly for a long time, as if he had made a decision.