The county magistrate was just as King Qian had guessed. Not to mention the food that could fill his stomach and save his life, he was reluctant to provide any supplies in the county to outsiders.
As a county official, his current ability can only ensure the personal and property safety of the people in the county. As for the refugees and nobles outside the city, they are not within the scope of his responsibilities. He has no obligation to provide protection for them.
The master thought about it for a while and asked softly: "Your Excellency, you really don't care about King Qian and others outside the city? Those are the big shots in the capital. They are existences that are usually out of our reach. Your Excellency, are you really not afraid of offending them?"
The county magistrate was greatly embarrassed. He rubbed his brows and said, "I really don't care. We can't care about it. Let's not worry about the tens of thousands of refugees outside the city. There are thousands of people in the team including King Qian and others, and the people in our county.
The number of people is equal, and if we give them a batch of food, the people in the city will have to drink the northwest wind."
The most terrifying thing is that there is no food in the city. Without the refugees outside the city attacking the city gate, the city will become chaotic on its own.
At that time, it will be impossible for the county government's twenty or so government officials, plus the hundreds of strong men recruited, to defend the entire county.
The master frowned slightly, "If you don't plan to help King Qian, then don't open the city gate. Just let someone hang a letter from the city wall. Otherwise, the refugees will break through the city gate the moment it is opened."
The county magistrate played with the jade pendant on his waist, "Master, what you said makes sense. If the city gate is breached, then the people of this city, including you and me, will suffer! I heard that now all the cities in Yuzhou are closed to protect themselves.
, not to mention that for humble officials like you and me, it would be a great merit to be able to hold on to the one-third of an acre of land we have now. I don’t dare to expect too much in other aspects for the time being!"
The master nodded: "Master Bo was still complaining to me this morning. Since he took charge of Bo, this year has been the poorest. Last year, there was no harvest in the county, and even a grain of tax was not collected. This year's spring planting
We can't sow seeds anymore, so this year's tax collection will be in vain again. Now the official warehouse and the free warehouse can only go in and out, leaving no room for the Mouse Cuju Competition."
The county magistrate sighed deeply and said with regret: "It's a pity that we have this opportunity to meet King Qian. Otherwise, if you and I had seized this opportunity, maybe we could have made further progress in our career."
The master frowned, "It can only be said that God's will plays tricks on people."
Between life and career, everyone will choose to live first.
During natural and man-made disasters, food is even more useful than gold and silver to survive in troubled times.
King Qian's power should not be underestimated. He had no way to buy food in the county town, so he had other channels to obtain food.
Xia Jing looked at the basket placed on the city wall from a distance and knew that there was no way to replenish food and grass today.
Sure enough, it didn't take long before Wang Jia heard King Qian's angry scolding!
"I am the first-rank prince of the Yu Dynasty, but a small county magistrate dares to shut me down. I think he is too courageous! As an official of the Yu Dynasty, I can't do anything for the Yu Dynasty.
Even if he doesn’t have the consciousness to work hard, he is worthy of being a parent official!”
The captain of the guard squinted at the city gate in the distance and asked solemnly: "Your Majesty, since he is so ignorant, do we need to break down the city gate? This dog official refuses to open the city gate, maybe the food in the official warehouse
They are so greedy that they dare not trade with us because they cannot produce food."
After hearing this, King Qian thought for a moment and said, "Don't tell me, it's really possible."
Seeing King Qian's move, the chief of the guard asked for his opinion again, "Your Majesty, are you going to call the brothers to assemble now?"
King Qian did not make a decision immediately, but asked his staff to come over for discussion.
When King Qian was young, he was a famous dandy emperor in the capital. He often gathered a group of dandy princes to go to flower houses together, and they had many close friends.
In order to fit his image as a playboy, the palace has never maintained many staff members, only two in total.
Moreover, the two aides lived a leisurely life in the palace, and sometimes they had the illusion that their life in old age would be like this.
When the staff came over and heard King Qian's plan, they were so frightened that they quickly asked, "Your Majesty, who the hell came up with this bad idea?"
"What? What's wrong?" King Qian glanced at the captain of the guard without any trace and asked the two staff.
The goddamn captain of the bodyguard was shrinking his neck and not daring to say anything. He felt aggrieved. He felt that he could be killed for being disrespectful to the prince. How could his brains compare with these two staff who were thinking all the time?
When the staff saw that the prince did not tell who had the idea, they were furious, "Your Majesty, let's not talk about the impact of attacking the county seat on your reputation for the moment. Let's talk about the moment. The chief guard summoned all the guards to break down the city gate. The prince and the
Who is responsible for the safety of my family?”
As he said that, he pointed at the refugees staying outside the city gate, "Do you know how many refugees there are in this large open space outside the city gate? At least ten or twenty thousand. If you add in the refugees gathered in every corner of the city, there will be more
The number is astonishing. If they rise up to rob, all of us will be finished!"
"In such a dangerous place, someone dares to encourage the prince to find trouble with the county magistrate. What is the difference between this and seeking death?"
After saying that, the staff member looked at the captain of the guard standing aside with suspicion.
The captain of the guard wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked guiltily: "Why are you always staring at me? I am only responsible for the safety of the prince, and I am just here to be on guard."
King Qian waved his hand to the captain of the guard to retreat, and then asked: "Then what do we do now, sir?"
The staff observed the refugees gathered outside the city gate for a while, and said with a solemn expression: "Your Majesty, this place is not auspicious because of the fierce and deadly atmosphere. It is better for us to leave as soon as possible. We can think about food and food after we leave here.
way."
King Qian believed in their ability, and after listening to their suggestions, he did not hesitate for a moment and directly ordered the team to move forward at full speed. His unhesitating attitude made both aides quite satisfied.
It is better to meet a master who listens to advice than to meet a master who does not!
Xia Jing sat in the carriage and used her mental power to listen to the conversation between King Qian and the others. She was even worried about the captain of the guard.
This guy's bad ideas are really deadly.
Fortunately, the palace staff stopped them in the end, otherwise she would have been prepared to go out personally to stop their crazy actions.
Withdrawing her mental power from Wang Jia, she observed the refugees around her and found the greed and increasingly crazy looks in their eyes. Xia Jing instantly raised her vigilance.
I just hope that my team will leave here as quickly as possible, but the huge team stopped. It is not easy to start again, and the speed cannot be increased.
The carriage at the front has turned the corner and is no longer visible, while the carriage at the back is still stationary and unable to move.
Tens of thousands of refugees watched helplessly as the carriage loaded with supplies left in front of them. How could they remain indifferent?
When more than half of the team turned the curve on the post road, they moved.
Such a large number of refugees rushed over to seize supplies, even if there were many guards with swords in the team, it would be of no avail.