"The Biography of Jiang Zhen."
"This is the food and wine prepared by the prefect for you."
The emperor has no shortage of hungry soldiers.
Jiang Xuan and others have been working hard, so they must take a rest first when they come to Longhua.
But the servant who came to deliver the food was very apologetic and said with an apologetic look: "In the year of the great disaster, Longhua's life is not easy, I hope you don't dislike it."
Jiang Xuan glanced at it.
More than a dozen servants put a dozen dishes on the table.
How.
There are thirteen people in total, and a dozen dishes are not too many.
And the food is average.
More than half of the dozen or so dishes are vegetables, with very little oil or water.
Not to mention the food in Shanmen, it's not even as good as a better restaurant. It's just home-cooked dishes like chicken, duck, and fish.
"Prefect Zhou also eats this?" Jiang Xuan asked casually.
"Prefect Zhou has been eating pickles for half a month." The officer looked at Jiang Xuan and the others, and then plucked up the courage to say: "Prefect Zhou is a good official, but there is nothing he can do about it. Everything in Longhua is owned by the owner. Prefect Zhou
He has been here for three years, and it is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. We all admire him."
Jiang Xuan nodded and said nothing.
In the middle and late stages of every dynasty, there is an unavoidable problem, which is the concentration and distribution of wealth.
It is normal for a small number of people to control most of the wealth.
The same goes for Longhua. He didn't even need to ask. He knew that 80% of the land, money and food in Longhua's three-thirds of an acre were in the hands of those big families. Ordinary people had neither land nor food.
Wealth.
Magistrate Zhou may be a good official.
But he is also a man who begs for food on his knees. If the gentlemen of the big family don't nod their heads, and his decrees can't get out of the yamen, there is no talk of changing anything.
The next day.
"Jiang Zhenzhuan, how was your rest last night?"
"Okay, what are your plans for today?"
Early in the morning.
Jiang Xuan and his party were having breakfast when Magistrate Zhou came eagerly.
When Jiang Xuan asked, Magistrate Zhou didn't pretend to be pretentious and quickly stated his plan: "My Longhua Mansion has one government and seven counties under its jurisdiction. There are a total of eleven granaries and three bank vaults. I have already thought about it."
After that, since the people from Ping An Road want money and food, they will definitely keep an eye on the granary and bank vault.
At present, seven granaries and two bank vaults have been robbed by thieves from Ping'an Road. The remaining four granaries and one bank vault are in Fucheng, and only one is in Yonggu County below.
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On the Fucheng side, there are garrison generals guarding the city, and major families are stationed in the city. It is difficult for thieves from Ping'an Road to do anything in the city, so I conclude that there is a high probability that they will target the Food Office of Yonggu County."p>
Speaking.
Prefect Zhou looked at Jiang Xuan tentatively: "I will convince the garrison general of Longhua Mansion and let him allocate eight hundred elite soldiers to me. When the time comes, Jiang Zhenzhuan will lead these soldiers and sect disciples to sit in Yonggu County and take a look.
Can you fish out the thieves on Ping An Road and catch them all in one fell swoop?"
Jiang Xuan thought for a while.
He didn't say he agreed or disagreed, but asked: "How many soldiers are stationed in Longhua City?"
"Three thousand..." Magistrate Zhou added: "There are also hundreds of government officials, and this is only the power of the government. Speaking among the people, each of the six major families has hundreds of servants, and each of the five major martial arts schools in the city also has
With hundreds of disciples, you can easily arm tens of thousands of people."
Jiang Xuan shook his head: "This is just strength on paper. Now the enemy is hidden and we are clear, and Ping An Dao is not attacking in a large scale. It is impossible to recruit these people, and even if they are recruited, they will not obey."
Think about it.
Jiang Xuan added: "Among the seven counties under the jurisdiction of Longhua Mansion, the treasury of six counties have been looted. Why is Yonggu County an exception?
You think Ping An Road’s next target is the Yonggu County Grain Office. This is just your guess, based on assumptions after other counties were looted. But don’t forget that in Longhua Mansion’s Fourteenth Silver Grain Treasury,
The three largest granaries and a bank are all located in Longhua City."
The county magistrate is called Bailihou.
As for the prefect, he is also a Marquis of Qianli.
Being able to achieve this position, Magistrate Zhou is certainly not a fool. He hesitated and said: "Yonggu County was deliberately omitted. The thieves on Ping'an Road want to use Yonggu County to attract our attention and thus attack the prefectural city?"p>
Jiang Xuan shook his head: "I didn't say it, because the truth is true and false, and false is true. If you don't strengthen the defense of Yonggu County, the false may become true. In the same way, if Yonggu County involves you too much,
If you think too much, you might end up getting your carbine back."
Magistrate Zhou frowned: "What do you mean?"
"We must turn passivity into initiative."
Jiang Xuan is a soldier and does not understand too many twists and turns. He only understands one truth: "We cannot let the people of Ping An Road lead the way. We must take the initiative in our hands and let them follow our rhythm."
, and then praise them in this rhythm."
Take out a simple map and lay it on the table.
Jiang Xuan's eyes swept across and finally landed on Quanjiang County: "Didn't the people from Ping'an Road distribute the money and food they robbed to the people who were affected by the disaster? Do you think they have any other purpose besides charity?
For example, recruit some believers to make up for last year’s losses.”
After a big battle last year.
Not only did the high-level officials of Ping'an Road suffer heavy casualties, but thousands of parishioners were also wiped out.
as religion.
Especially for a religion whose slogan is that once peace comes, the world will be at peace, it is impossible for these people to give up the opportunity to teach people and preach.
No doubt about it.
Quanjiang County, which has been severely affected by disasters and has refugees everywhere, and has received the blessings of Ping'an Road, is the best holy land for missionary work.
Not to mention including hundreds of thousands of refugees, it should not be difficult to select only one or two thousand young believers.
"This..."
Compared with Jiang Xuan's huge appetite, Magistrate Zhou was a little frightened: "If this is bad, it will be an uprising of hundreds of thousands of people."
"How can there be so many uprisings? They are just making ends meet."
Jiang Xuan thought about it and said: "You write a disaster relief document, and then borrow 10,000 dans of grain from the wealthy families in the city, and give me 500 elite soldiers. I guarantee that there will be no uprising in Quanjiang County, and I don't know, I can capture a few more."
The big fish of Ping An Road are out."
"Uh..."
Magistrate Zhou looked embarrassed.
"Can't borrow soldiers, or can't borrow food?"
Jiang Xuan pointed out the problem.
"I can't borrow food." Magistrate Zhou said in distress: "The current price of food has tripled from a month ago. The wealthy families in the city are using food to harvest the wealth and wealth of the people. Even if I go to hell, I can borrow money."
Why don’t you come with 10,000 dans of grain?"
Ten thousand dan.
That’s one million catties.
If we only hang our lives, it will be enough to feed hundreds of thousands of victims for half a month.
Just what can I get in return?
The current price of food is three times what it was half a month ago. If we borrow food at this price, the court's disaster relief money will not be enough.
"I have two options."
Sensing the prefect Zhou's dilemma, Jiang Xuan said slowly: "Use the government's grain stocks. The food and salary allocated to the border troops this month should still be in the city."
"Use it first to provide relief to the victims. When the victims have food to eat, the price of food will slowly drop. At that time, the court's disaster relief money will also arrive. Then take these silver taels and buy stored grains from the wealthy families and send them to them.
It only took ten days and a half."
"No." Magistrate Zhou refused as soon as he heard this: "The money and food for the frontier army cannot be delayed. Although there are still a few days until the day to transport food and grass, the time cannot be changed in one day. You should tell me the second way.
Right."
Hear this.
Jiang Xuan showed a sinister smile: "The second method is very simple. Ping An Dao doesn't touch aristocratic families. What they say doesn't matter, what we say matters.
You and my three hundred elite soldiers, I am the thief of Ping An Dao.
Just tell me how much food you want, and I will grab it for you.
After robbing, I will put the money and grain into the treasury, and you will use the remaining balance in the treasury to use it for disaster relief. Then, you can call on these aristocratic families and ask them to contribute money, grain, and troops, and together we can levy the Ping An Road.
, isn’t it beautiful?”
Scared!!
If you are smart, others are not fools.
Prefect Zhou quickly discovered the problem: "Although this plan is good, it cannot deceive smart people. Afterwards, these wealthy families will probably guess that it was us who did it."
"My lord."
Jiang Xuan was a little dumbfounded: "So what if you know, do they dare to come and report to the official?"
After speaking, he added: "The victims have no food to eat. If they say they are rebelling, they are really rebelling. As for these aristocratic families, it is just talk. Let them be serious. They are far from it."
Prefect Zhou was a little moved.
Some hesitation again.
There's nothing you can do about it, it's a very important matter, and the worst thing you can do is get yourself burned.
"Let's do this." Jiang Xuan added to the fire: "After the matter is completed, I don't want a grain of food. As for gold and silver, you are three and I are seven. If anything happens, just push it on me. I was
I’m a famous scapegoat, and I can take the blame for anything.”
As soon as I heard this.
Chapter completed!