The sound of steady footsteps kept coming, gradually getting closer, and soon a tall figure appeared at the small door of the inner courtyard. Looking at Wei Tongnian, who was walking with steady steps, he did not walk out of the pavilion, but he was still a little reserved.
stood up to greet him.
From a distance, Pang Gang saw Wei Tongnian sitting in the pavilion. Next to him was Miss Wei, the daughter of the prefect whom he had met last time. He walked to the front of the pavilion and cupped his hands and said: "Wei Qian of Xiaguan Lingshan.
Hu Pang just met the magistrate!"
Wei Tongnian did not put on airs like last time this time, but smiled gently and said: "Pang Qianhu, there is no need to be polite. I have been waiting for you for a long time. Please take a seat."
Pang Gang thanked him and looked at Miss Wei with a look of confusion in his eyes, but he still cupped his fists at Miss Wei who was sitting beside him and said, "Pang Gang has met Miss Wei!"
Wei Manting stood up and smiled generously, put her hand on her left waist and bent down to return the gift. As if she could see what Pang Gang was thinking, she said with a smile: "My lord, please forgive me, the little girl here today is just a stranger."
The role of serving tea and water, I hope you don’t dislike the little girl’s clumsiness.”
"I don't dare to take it seriously. Miss Wei is so smart, so how could Mr. Pang make a mistake?"
Pang Gang did not dare to underestimate the stunningly beautiful and delicate woman in front of him. Wei Tongnian must have come to him today to talk about business, and it was obvious that Wei Tongnian could bring her by his side to listen when talking about such business.
Just for fun.
"Pang Qianhu, please sit down! My little girl's tea-making skills are pretty good. Please let Pang Qianhu taste it together." Wei Tongnian on the side smiled and made a gesture of invitation.
Pang Gang was not polite and did it right away. Wei Man Ting pursed her lips and smiled, rolled up her sleeves, picked up the purple clay teapot and started brewing tea.
Pang Gang didn't have much research on tea ceremony. He just thought that Wei Mantingsu's delicate hands were very beautiful, and the small purple clay pot flipping up and down in her hands was very beautiful.
Soon, a cup of steaming hot tea, fragrant and fragrant with a light blue color, was brought to Pang Gang by a pair of jade hands. Pang Gang picked up the tea cup and drank it all in one gulp, then nodded to Wei Manting to express his gratitude.
Wei Tongnian asked with a smile: "Pang Qianhu, what do you think of the taste of this tea?"
Pang Gang said honestly: "Sir, I know nothing about the tea ceremony. I just think that tea can quench your thirst!"
"Hahaha..." Wei Tongnian laughed, "Pang Qianhu, you are sincere!"
Pang Gang didn't feel any embarrassment. In the past, even if he drank tea in modern society, he would only drink tea stems, or he would buy the lowest-grade tea leaves that cost more than ten yuan a pack and couldn't be cheaper. What kind of taste could he have?
But he doesn't feel embarrassed at all. It would be really embarrassing if he insists on pretending to understand.
Lowering his head and drinking down the tea in his hand, Pang Gang was anxious to look back at Haibao, so he decided not to play hide-and-seek with the prefect Wei in front of him. He looked up at Wei Tongnian and asked bluntly: "Sir, what will you do today?"
I don’t know what’s important when the official calls me, but if there is anything, just ask for instructions, and anyone who is within Pang Gang’s ability will definitely obey the order.”
Wei Tongnian was startled after hearing this, and then he said seriously: "That's fine, I'll just speak out."
After a pause, Wei Tongnian said: "Since the beginning of winter, a large number of refugees have appeared in Qingzhou. They have poured into Qingzhou City, causing great inconvenience to Qingzhou's security and management. Dozens of robberies and robberies have occurred recently.
The murders and plundering of wealth have made the officers of Qingzhou Prefecture exhausted. Even though I have asked various gentry and wealthy households in Qingzhou Prefecture to open convenient porridge shops, it is only a drop in the bucket and far from solving the fact that Qingzhou's refugees are becoming more and more dense."
Pang Gang pondered for a moment and asked, "Have you ever asked where these refugees come from?"
Wei Tongnian snorted: "How can I not ask questions? Most of those refugees came from Laizhou Prefecture, Jinan Prefecture and other places, but I also know that this is clearly intentional by the local government."
Pang Gang's brows began to wrinkle. Only then did he know why Wei Tongnian called him here today. He touched his nose and asked: "In this case, why didn't Mr. Wei drive out all the refugees? How could he let them go?"
What about the influx into Qingzhou Prefecture?"
Wei Tongnian's expression darkened, "It's freezing cold today. Once these refugees leave Qingzhou, they will only die. As a parent, I can't watch them starve to death and freeze to death, right? But now these refugees
The refugees are gathering more and more. Once a popular uprising is provoked by someone with good intentions, the consequences will be disastrous. And I also heard that Wanghai Fort was recruiting refugees a few days ago. This is a great move. This time you have become a thousand households again. If
If we can recruit most of the refugees, the remaining refugees will not be a problem."
After hearing this, Pang Gang realized that since the refugee problem had reached an urgent stage, the prefect Wei finally got worried and asked for his help.
Pang Gang pondered for a long time without saying a word. Wei Tongnian next to him looked a little anxious. He was about to speak when he saw Wei Manying next to him winking at him. Then he endured it and watched quietly.
Pang Gang thought about the problem.
After a while, Pang Gang just raised his head and asked: "Sir, what is the specific number of these refugees currently? I want to hear the truth."
Wei Tongnian smiled bitterly: "About forty to fifty thousand!"
"Forty to fifty thousand refugees?" Pang Gang couldn't help being shocked.
With so many refugees in Qingzhou City, they are like a big powder keg. Once a spark ignites the entire Qingzhou, it will be blown up to the sky. No wonder this old man Wei is looking for him in such a hurry.
Pang Gang thought for a while and quickly made a decision: "Let's see, Lord Wei, can you give me some seeds, cattle, farm tools and some grain? I can try my best to introduce them to Lingshan Guard. Even if I can't attract them all, I can
It would be good to attract half of the people to relieve the pressure on Qingzhou Prefecture."
"This..." Wei Tongnian hesitated after hearing Pang Gang's words. Seeing this situation, Pang Gang couldn't help but feel a little angry. How come you are so kind to help you resettle the refugees but you don't even get a cent?
Wei Manqing on the side saw Pang Gang's displeased expression and knew that the newly promoted Qianhu was thinking wrongly. She hurriedly explained: "Mr. Pang, please don't misunderstand. My father did not say that he would not give it. It's just that there is no money in the Qingzhou Mansion warehouse now."
How much material is needed to..."
Speaking of this, even Wei Man Ting felt a little embarrassed. Yes, she wanted the other party to help her resettle the refugees, but she also wanted to get nothing. How could such a good thing happen in this world?
"How much can Qingzhou Prefecture allocate to Lingshan Guard?" Pang Gang asked directly without being polite to them.
A blush flashed across Wei Man Ting's pretty face, and her originally elegant voice became much thinner: "Now the government can allocate to Qingzhou Prefecture only more than 3,000 farmhouses and more than 150 cattle.
Twenty dan of seeds and one thousand two hundred dan of grain."
After she finished speaking, Wei Man Ting glanced at Pang Gang quietly. It was a pity that she did not see any strange color on Pang Gang's face.
It’s no wonder that Wei Man Ting was beating her drum in her heart. One thousand two hundred shi is almost two hundred thousand kilograms of grain. It sounds like a lot at first, but there are nearly fifty thousand refugees in Qingzhou City. If it were divided equally among them, even if
Drinking porridge every day is only enough for the refugees to eat for half a month. No wonder Wei Manting was embarrassed, this amount of food is simply a drop in the bucket for such a large number of refugees.
Pang Gang sat there in silence. Wei Tongnian and his daughter looked at Pang Gang in front of them and felt a little uneasy. After all, they would be scratching their heads if so many refugees were to fall on him.
Suddenly, Pang Gang spoke: "Master Wei, Miss Wei, it is impossible for so many refugees to be placed in humble positions at once."
Hearing this, Wei Tongnian's heart couldn't help but sink...