In the year of famine, large households served porridge. In Xiaoyi County, the Guo family was the leader of kindness, but the Guo family was not the only one who actually served porridge. In Xiaoyi County, there are also several other families who occasionally come out to donate porridge and rice with kindness, which also includes government relief. After this disaster, although there is not much surplus grain in various places, the government always ensures that some people can survive, which is also in the interests of the rich and powerful.
However, this kind of relief cannot be too much or too much. Some people have to give up their dignity and struggle to survive. In this way, those who still have land do not want to be too tossed, so they have to become sellers, and the tyrants and large families have thus completed land mergers and capital accumulation.
In a sense, only talking about interests and living, but not about dignity, is seen more in people after modern capital is rampant. In ancient times, especially in low-productivity villages, people were still quite stubborn. Of course, the expression of this kind of stubbornness was relatively simple. The wealthy will be more respectful than the average person.
That is why, when the famine came, most people moved their own food first, and then borrowed it from relatives and friends. Everyone was gone, so they had to sell their fields. If you go further, you will give up your dignity and beg for alms.
On weekdays, when the Guo family cooks porridge in the small square in front of their house, because of the large area and many people, the government will occasionally set up porridge stalls here. There are also two carriages, which sometimes bring porridge and rice, coarse grains and steamed buns to send. It is said that they are good people from other places.
For these things, the Guo family is welcome. After all, it is in the square of his house, and when others talk about it in the future, they will only talk about the benevolence of the Guo family. To incite the crowd today, Guo Mingyi also bought some yamen who were nearby to prevent riots. Before the announcement was made, who knew that the words were finished, someone in the crowd shouted: "He lied!"
As soon as the man opened his mouth, his voice was loud and spread throughout the audience, and Guo Mingyi knew something was wrong. When even shouted: "Who are you, you are that dog officer's lackey—"
He shouted hoarsely, and someone immediately responded: "Take him out!" But the man's subsequent words also came out: "Every township party, he lied to you, the Guo family deliberately raised the grain because they were stockpiling food at home. The price has been checked! Today he wants to incite you to attack the government. This is a major crime of treason! Punish the nine clan! The officers and soldiers are already on their way, and there is still time for a stick of incense! Whoever believes him will only be guilty of the Guo family!"
The man took off a piece of tattered clothes on his body, and saw that he was tall and had a bald head, but he was not a monk. Someone recognized him. This was the man who followed the two carriages that often came to cook porridge and rice. Although his figure looks a little scary, he is kind and kind when he cooks porridge and rice. Many times he treats injuries to some people in the crowd, and he has long been familiar with the crowd. At this time, when he opened his mouth, he said "treason", "kill the nine clans", "the officers and soldiers will arrive", although I don't know if it is true, but he really gave Guo Mingyi a blow to the head, and poured a pot on everyone's heads. cold water.
Guo Mingyi originally wanted to overwhelm him with his voice, but he was still shouting: "This is the dog official. Everyone, they want to add a crime without any excuses. These dog officials are insatiable. Seeing that Guo's family has food, to extort..."
Some people in the crowd also shouted: "Master Guo is a good man."
Guo Mingyi has done good deeds for many years. After all, it also has a background, and then someone echoed: "My life was saved by Master Guo."
"Yeah, the government must have made a mistake..."
"Master Guo is not a bad person..."
At this time, everyone looked at me and said a word, but due to the few words of the bald man, no one dared to act rashly, only the people in the crowd who were originally Guo Mingyi tried to incite everyone to help: "The person who caught this dog official. ... get him out..." Some people shouted and squeezed through the crowd, waving sticks and ropes to take him, but the big man grabbed a rope and waved it smoothly, only to hear a loud shout: "Who dares to mess up! "The rope broke in the air, and even the servants who wanted to take someone fell off the ground.
"Everyone, don't be instigated by this old man. The rise in food prices in Xiaoyi County is controlled by these people. It's not that there is no food now, it's just because they firmly hold on to it and refuse to let it go! Now the new Mr. Li from Hedong He will be here soon, he will give everyone justice, and the thousands of stones prepared by the court for disaster relief are now outside the city. If the Guo family does not cook porridge, the government will not ignore you—"
The biggest problem of inciting the starving people into chaos is to be fast. As long as some people lose their minds and make extreme actions, the rest will be trapped and it will be difficult to turn back. However, the bald man's response was waiting here for the first time. Others did not know how credible his words were, but a few simple words had successfully deterred everyone. Guo Mingyi was immediately blacked out, knowing that the other party could suppress the commotion with such a rapid means, he must have been preparing for it a few days ago. I really didn't expect that I just wanted to do something on my side, and immediately ushered in such a thunderous blow.
He fell directly before the crowd, and when he was carried home, he immediately called the son he valued most, and asked him to rush to the Zuo family to report the news and seek shelter at the same time.
"Master Li has already made preparations, this plan has not been completed, our family will be doomed, you go to Zuo's house to inform San Shao, and say that I, Guo Mingyi, will not let go, let him find a way to save our Guo family... Let's go! Time is running out… "
The son was about to leave, but the old man suddenly opened his eyes again and grabbed his hand fiercely: "Wait, wait, don't go to Zuo's house, you ask someone to report the letter, and you find a place to hide. , if, if my Guo family can't survive this time, at least I will leave you alone..."
The old man was sober and knew that things would not work out, and the situation of the Guo family came to a dead end. He had never thought so carefully before acting, and he realized this the moment he was interrupted by the bald head. That Master Li was fierce, and this time he sent it to the door. Sure enough, not long after the son left, the first group of people who came over first surrounded the front and rear gates of the Guo family. After half an hour, an army stationed outside the city was killed. Li Pin led the troops straight in from the gate and came to Guo Mingyi's couch.
"Master Guo, you are not smart."
Guo Mingyi had already cried so much that he burst into tears: "Lord Li. The little old man admits his fault, and the little old man is also temporarily obsessed."
"So... put food?"
"Master Li, you have a compassionate heart. The Guo family is about to die when you put food on it. It's not a pity for the little old man to die. Please give the Guo family a way to live." While crying, he lowered his voice, "Master Li, Master Li, There are 50,000 taels of silver and jewelry, which is the silver of my Guo family's townhouse. You can't copy it, I would like to dedicate it to Lord Li, please Lord Li..."
He was still talking, and Li Pin was still bowing to listen, but now he straightened his waist expressionlessly and waved to the back.
"seal up."
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Li Pin's actions against the Guo family. Called a resolute. Immediately go to jail, lock doors, search homes, and appease the victims. Behind it is part of the conspiracy, but Cheng Zhouhai is in charge.
Not only that, after Guo Mingyi's family was imprisoned for five days, Cheng Zhouhai successfully pried off the other party's loose heart defense. This is also the five-day prison life that killed Guo Mingyi's toughness. In fact, on the day Guo Mingyi arranged for his son to leave. The whereabouts of the other party have been decorated by the people of the Secret Investigation Department. At that time, when Guo Mingyi was persuaded, Li Pin only did not know, and after five days, he informed the other party of the news. The two sides closed the deal shortly after.
Guo Mingyi kept his family's 50,000 town house silver. After that, his family moved to Jiangnan and never returned to Hedong. The Guo family released all the food and belongings to help with disaster relief.
Although Guo Mingyi also understood in his heart. Once his family defected, Zuo Jilan would inevitably be furious. On the other hand, if he did not defect, he would at most be killed and his family exiled. But weighing anyone will do. The problem is that, after all, not everyone is a tough guy who is not afraid of death. Once there is a chance, he still chooses to compromise.
The loosening of Guo Mingyi's line has caused a certain gap in food prices in the Fenzhou area. First of all, it has increased the food resources available to the government by about 8,000 stone. The hidden impact does not stop there. A small number of small traders believed that the price of food was going to fall, and they began to make a fortune by selling food. After that, the anger of the Zuo and Qi families was suppressed as expected.
Zuo Jilan and Qi Fanghou visited various parties, and they acted frequently, and the pressure in the officialdom increased sharply. Many people found Li Pin. On the surface, they were affectionate, but secretly persuaded: "Be a good person and stay on the line, and see each other well in the future." The two nodded. Under the operation of Wang Zhizhen and Xu Mai, the two families invested their capital. In an instant, the food near Fenzhou was swept away like a long whale sucking water. At this time, this matter is not only related to the price of food, but also the face of the two families. Zuo Jilan said in front of the people: "I must investigate this matter to the end!"
Well-informed businessmen felt this breath. As the weather fell, food prices rose again, and then fell again under the pressure of the government. In this tug-of-war-like fluctuation, both sides were at a deadlock. Ning Yi in the capital was waiting for an opportunity after the snowfall, but for Wang Zhizhen and Xu Mai, as local snakes, they could not even be able to do so after the weather dropped. Let food prices continue to rise, this is a big slap in the face. With the ever-increasing intelligence efforts, they finally learned the name of the Beijing trader in reverse.
"The person in charge of the food price in the prime minister's mansion is named Ning Yi, let's take a look."
Zuo Jilan handed the information to the two of them, and Xu Mai frowned: "Ning Liheng?"
Wang Zhizhen also glanced at him: "That word is well done?"
"I don't care how his words are written, and I don't care how powerful he is against a bunch of bandits in Liangshan!" Zuo Jilan sneered, "I must not lose face!"
Qi Fang said kindly, "I don't want to lose face either."
After realizing that this situation was not easy, the actions of Zuo and Qi were still quite remarkable, and they were vigorous and resolute, and they were not as sloppy as the general big family sons. After saying a few more words at this time, Wang Zhizhen and Xu Mai looked at each other: "Three young masters, Master Qi, the key to the price of food is the first snow, if you don't want to lose, you have to hurry up, before the snow, who will Whoever does more will win.”
"Of course I understand." Zuo Jilan nodded, "No one can be without weaknesses, he goes to the mall, I go to the heart. Mr. Qi, my cousin is in the capital, I will go to the capital and talk to Ning Yi in person, you are here. ,how?"
Qi Fanghou nodded: "My family is in the capital, too. After I fix a few books, San Shao will bring them with me. It's not too late for this matter, I'll wait for good news from San Shao."
"Hmph." Zuo Jilan smiled coldly, "When I catch Ning Yi's handle, I'll kill him!"
In a cold tone, the next action is finalized. The next day, Zuo Jilan left the house and came all the way to the capital. At the same time, countless tentacles from all over the north and south were spreading towards the capital with the same idea. When they were in a deadlock in the market, they still had countless powerful means that could be used in other places. In the past, they defeated their enemies countless times like this, and this time, it is similar...
S: OK, let's go back to the capital!