It is well known that the Zhou royal palace is not short of 50,000 taels of silver.

But Yang He knew even more that it was almost impossible to expect the Zhou royal family to spend 50,000 taels of silver. Even if the Zhou king wanted to get the money, he had to consider whether the court would think too much.

Many times, political things are not the right thing you do.

"I wonder what the governor needs to do next?" County Magistrate Chen felt much more at ease when he heard that Yang He was prepared, and at the same time he was curious about how Yang He collected the 50,000 taels of silver.

Yang He waved his hand gently at him and said, "Don't worry, you'll arrive in a while."

"Who else?" The curious County Magistrate Chen blurted out, and turned his head to look out the door.

Yang He didn't answer his words, and picked up a cup of tea in his hand and took it to his mouth to savor it.

The anxious County Magistrate Chen saw that Yang He was unwilling to say it, so he had to sit patiently and wait.

It didn't take long, and a servant came in outside.

"Master, General Chen is here."

"Well, I got it, bring the person in!" Yang He put down the teacup in his hand.

The servant retreated.

"Since the supervisor's illness, General Chen often went to and from Kaifeng Prefecture." The Chen County Magistrate thought Yang He was not sure about the relationship between Chen Yongfu and Prefect Lin, so he reminded him in a vague way.

Yang He looked at the door without saying anything.

Not long after, the servant took Chen Yongfu into the outside.

As soon as Chen Yongfu came in, he noticed the County Magistrate Chen sitting in his seat, but quickly withdrew his gaze, bowed to Yang He, and said, "I will meet the supervisor."

"General Chen hasn't come to my official place for one day." Yang He said in a plain tone, far from being enthusiastic about Cui Changshi of the Zhou Palace.

After hearing this, Chen Yongfu showed a hint of embarrassment on his face and said embarrassedly: "I heard that the supervisor is sick and needs rest, so I feel embarrassed to disturb the supervisor."

"General Chen is afraid that he will delay the condition of the supervisor, but he is very diligent when he goes to the prefect's office." County Magistrate Chen said sarcastically from the side.

A hint of anger flashed in Chen Yongfu's eyes when he heard this.

He was a little confused about the relationship between the Chen County Magistrate and the Supervisor Yang He, and suppressed the fire and explained to Yang He: "Since the Supervisor got sick, the affairs in the city fell on the Prefect Lin. He went to the prefect's office several times to ask for food and grass in the army. You know, the general guarding the city will have big problems if the soldiers who are hungry."

"It's also an explanation. Find a place to sit by yourself!" Yang He said in a calm tone.

Chen Yongfu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as Yang He, the governor of Henan, was not exempted from the court for a day, he would not want to offend the other party too much.

"Is the food and grass in the army ready?" Yang He asked about the matter in the army.

Chen Yongfu, who had just sat down, immediately stood up and said, "The two families in the city changed three times a day. The army has lost food. They can only use barely porridge to deal with each day."

"So the soldiers under General Chen went to the people's homes to get food and eat." County Magistrate Chen sarcastically.

There are already many people in the city who have destroyed their families due to the soldiers in the army. As the magistrate of Kaifeng Prefecture, although they know that they cannot stop them, they can only hide their dissatisfaction in their hearts.

Of course, when the siege of Kaifeng Prefecture City is lifted, it is necessary to impeach these arrogant soldiers and generals to suppress the generals.

"There is such a thing happening?" General Chen raised his eyebrows and said, "I will definitely find out after I go back. If something similar is really happening, I will strip them down with my own hands."

County Magistrate Chen, who was standing beside him, snorted disdainfully when he heard this.

The city guards went to the people's houses to eat almost every day. He didn't believe Chen Yongfu would not know, it was nothing more than deliberately pretending not to know in front of the supervisor.

"Okay, there is no need to argue here for this matter." Yang He interrupted the two of them and immediately said, "However, the issue of food and grass in the army is indeed very important. The people can tighten their belts, but the soldiers in the city must go to the battlefield to kill the enemy. They cannot let them go to the battlefield hungry."

"What the supervisor said is very true." Chen Yongfu praised on the side.

County Magistrate Chen understood that Yang He did not intend to pursue the city's defenders going to the people's homes to collect grain.

"General Chen." Yang He looked at Chen Yongfu and said, "Is the food and grass problem in the army solved now?"

Chen Yongfu's face turned bitter when he heard the question, and he said, "I'm not hiding the supervisor, I'm worried about this matter recently."

"So the problem of food and grass has not been solved yet?" Yang He asked.

Chen Yongfu nodded and said, "The price of grain has risen three times a day, and the army has reached the verge of being out of food. If you can't get any food, you will probably be unable to suppress the soldiers at the bottom."

Bang!

Yang He slapped the table and angrily scolded: "These grain merchants are really trying to make money and lose their lives."

"When the supervisor was in charge of all matters in the city, how could the grain merchants dare to raise prices like this? These cheap merchants who were forgetful of their righteousness when they heard that the supervisor was sick, they began to mess around randomly." Chen Yongfu cursed.

He had long been dissatisfied with the grain merchants in the city. If it weren't for the continuous increase in grain prices, the soldiers in the army would not have made any idea of ​​storing grain at the people's homes, and would not have left such a big handle in the hands of civil servants.

Yang He picked up the teacup at his hand and said, "Isn't it that there is a prefect Lin? The problem of food and grass should be solved by the local government, and the grain merchants in the city dare not disobey the orders of the prefect's office."

"Don't mention this prefect Lin. He asked him for grain several times. He used the excuse that there was no grain in the official warehouse and only gave silver. He still gave silver according to the price of grain before Kaifeng Prefecture was besieged. However, the price of grain in the city rose so quickly, that little silver was a drop in the bucket." Chen Yongfu cried.

He heard this and frowned and said, "Prince Lin is indeed a bit inappropriate to do this. The grain and herbs in the army should have been prepared by the prefect. How can the army buy grain on its own?"

"Who said no!" Chen Yongfu spread his hands and cried out.

At this time, the County Magistrate Chen said, "There should be food in the government garrison. Three days ago, the prefect Lin ordered people to take the prefect's handwriting, saying that it was to raise grain for the army and emptied the grain in the county garrison."

"No, I just went to the government office yesterday to ask for food and grass for the army. Prefect Lin said that there was no food in the granary and only gave less than a thousand taels of silver to the subordinates." Chen Yongfu said.

The county magistrate Chen said: "The food in the county's official warehouse is enough for 20,000 troops to eat for half a month. It's only a few days, and it's impossible for them to be eaten so quickly."

"But I have seen the granary of the government office, and there is indeed no grain of food." Chen Yongfu said.

However, the Chen County Magistrate said: "So much food will definitely not disappear out of thin air, and there are not many people who can eat so much food."

"Grain merchant!" Chen Yongfu blurted out.
Chapter completed!