At the same time, Zhao Junchen was dealing with the resettlement of disaster victims in his office room.
According to Zhao Junchen's plan, he will integrate his properties and fields in various places this time and try to accommodate 80,000 victims. The vast majority of the victims will become Zhao Junchen's tenants and be resettled in various farms.
In addition, some disaster victims with special skills or smart personalities will be selected to supplement Zhao Junchen's various industries.
Even though Zhao Junchen has a lot of properties under his name, and has secretly purchased a large amount of military land and wasteland in the name of "Jubao Trading Company" during this period, it is still very stressful to accommodate these many people at the same time.
.
Therefore, after the plan was officially launched, Zhao Junchen became busy again, but once again forgot his repeated promises to Zhang Decheng.
"Since this period of time, I have purchased 2,500 hectares of abandoned land from the generals of the major military towns, and purchased more than 5,000 hectares of uncultivated wasteland from the governors of various places. In addition, the Wang family was
After the 500 hectares of private land were copied... I owned a total of more than 3,000 hectares of farmland and more than 5,000 hectares of wasteland in Shaanxi, Gansu and Shanxi!
The desertion phenomenon in major military towns is extremely serious. They all have a large number of idle fields, which are gradually being abandoned due to the lack of manpower to cultivate them. The uncultivated wasteland in each province is also of low value. In addition, these governors and general soldiers all have requests from us.
, but it didn’t cost much money...
However, according to statistics from the Ministry of Household Affairs over the years, the average grain yield per mu in the northwest provinces is only 320 kilograms. Taking into account the imperial court's spring and autumn taxes, as well as various unexpected natural and man-made disasters... If you want to feed a common person,
It requires at least two acres of fields, or five acres of wasteland...
In other words, this land seems to be a lot, but it is only enough to support 35,000 people. Compared with the total number of disaster victims in the northwest, it is still a small amount of money. Even if you add those in Xuanfu Military Town,
Land is better than nothing... Well, this time we can only do our best and save as many people as we can!"
Thinking of this, Zhao Junchen couldn't help but frown.
Although he spent countless efforts, when faced with continuous natural disasters and endless victims, he could only try his best and do some things within his power. The rest could only be helpless and let things go.
.
Manpower will eventually be limited, and the way of heaven will eventually be determined - Zhao Junchen has felt this way countless times in the past two days.
While Zhao Junchen was making secret calculations, Xu Qingyan pushed the door open and entered.
After entering the room, Xu Qingyan reported: "Master, I just received the news that Zhang Cheng has taken away more than 40,000 victims from the refugee camps near Xi'an Fucheng. Now he is guiding these people to the direction of Xuanfu
Placement.”
After hearing Xu Qingyan's report, Zhao Junchen's expression relaxed slightly.
Xuanfu Military Town is located in the north of Zhili and is the closest to the center of the capital. Zhao Junchen has penetrated this military town for the longest time and with the greatest intensity. In order to control the economic lifeline of Xuanfu Military Town, Zhao Junchen has long since
His family fortune was completely wiped out!
Today, most of the land under the name of Xuanfu Military Town has fallen into the hands of "Jubao Trading Company". The total amount is 3,500 yuan, which is the largest land under Zhao Junchen's control.
At the same time, the refugee camp near Xi'an is also the largest refugee camp in Shaanxi and Gansu. As long as the resettlement problem of the victims in this refugee camp is solved, the relief pressure in the entire Shaanxi and Gansu will be greatly alleviated.
Therefore, Zhao Junchen wanted to resettle all the victims of the refugee camp near Xuan Mansion, and asked Zhang Cheng to personally handle this matter with a large number of manpower.
Now, hearing that this matter is progressing well, Zhao Junchen is naturally relieved.
After Zhao Junchen nodded, he told Xu Qingyan: "Send someone to urge Zhang Cheng to arrange for all the people to be settled before the end of autumn planting this year, and to organize the people to start farming as soon as possible. I will give you the tools and seeds."
All arrangements have been made. The people's housing problems can be alleviated for a while, but we must not delay this year's autumn planting time, otherwise there will be no harvest for the whole year. We do not have the ability to support tens of thousands of people in vain.
Long time.”
Xu Qingyan had the temper of a miser. Thinking of all the losses that Zhao Junchen had suffered after the people delayed their autumn planting, he couldn't help but feel dizzy, and his expression was more serious than ever before. He nodded and said: "I will send someone to urge Zhang Cheng, and we must let him go."
He understands the time constraints on this matter."
After saying that, Xu Qingyan turned around and left.
However, just as he walked to the door of the room, Xu Qingyan seemed to have thought of something and reported to Zhao Junchen again: "By the way, I just received news that Liang Fuchen's messenger finally arrived at Huamachi Camp. Now
He is reporting the news to Liang Fuchen, and he must have learned about the imperial court’s rewards and arrangements.”
Zhao Junchen couldn't help but smile and said: "I have invested so much in Tongji Temple, and now it has achieved fruitful results. This incident can be regarded as another contribution for them... Now that the overall situation has been decided, Liang Fuchen has delayed the best opportunity. Even if
It’s okay for him to receive these messages.”
In fact, the reason why Liang Fuchen's messenger had an accident on the way and was delayed for several days was because of Zhao Junchen's prior arrangements.
Tongji Temple is an intelligence agency in the hands of Zhao Junchen, who also uses missionary means to infiltrate all major forces in the temple. As a cabinet minister and an important minister of the "imperial party", Liang Fuchen is naturally the key target of Tongji Temple.
However, Liang Fuchen has a very strong personality. His close confidants are all devoted and loyal. There is no way they can betray Liang Fuchen in a short period of time. If the bribery method is too hasty, Tongji Temple and Zhao Junchen may be exposed.
Relationship.
But after Fang Ru took over the affairs of Tongji Temple, Tongji Temple's ability to do things has also greatly increased, and it can be said to be all-pervasive. Even if it is not possible to bribe the cronies and confidants who control Liang Fuchen in a short period of time, but wants to bribe some of the servants of the Liang family,
But it’s also a piece of cake.
This time, it was a groom from the Liang family bribed by Tongji Temple who played a role.
Even before leaving Beijing, Zhao Junchen speculated that once the situation in Shaanxi and Gansu changed, the imperial court would definitely ask Liang Fuchen to rush to Huamachi Camp to take over all matters.
Therefore, Zhao Junchen warned Fang Ru in advance, saying that if there was a major change in the situation in the court, the Liang Mansion would definitely send a reliable messenger to Huamachi Camp to report the news to Liang Fuchen. At this time, the Liang Mansion's horseman only needed to move a little.
He had to use some hands and feet to arrange a mount with health risks for Liang Fuchen's courier. Taking into account the road conditions between Huamachi Camp and the center of the capital, the courier would most likely have an accident on the way, and Liang Fuchen would also
The inability to receive the news in time gave Zhao Junchen a time difference that he could operate.
A few days ago, after Zhao Junchen received the news from Fang Ru, but still did not see Liang Fuchen's messenger arriving at Huamachi Camp, he knew that his arrangement must have worked.
At this time, after hearing what Zhao Junchen said, Xu Qingyan also smiled a little and said: "This messenger is also unlucky. I thought he would only be delayed for a day or two at most, but I didn't expect that he was delayed for three or four days at a stretch.
No wonder Liang Fuchen realized it after the meeting."
After saying that, Xu Qingyan's expression returned to seriousness again, and he hurriedly turned around and left.
For Xu Qingyan, nothing is more important at the moment than urging people to plant autumn seeds as soon as possible.
If the people delay this year's autumn planting, Zhao Junchen will have to spend hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to feed them for a whole year. This kind of thing is simply a nightmare for Xu Qingyan.
Seeing Xu Qingyan's performance, Zhao Junchen shook his head slightly, and then immersed himself in dealing with the resettlement of the victims again.
*
Just when Liang Fuchen was anxiously waiting for Zhang Daozhen and Li Hong to find out the truth, they did not disappoint Liang Fuchen.
That night, Zhang Daozhen and Li Hong finally found a crucial piece of evidence.
According to the tip, Zhang Daozhen and Li Hong rushed to Yanchuan County in eastern Shaanxi and found a businessman named Wang Mao.
This Wang Mao appears to be an ordinary businessman in Yanchuan County, but in fact he is inextricably linked to the "Black Tiger Army" that kidnapped Liang Fuchen. He is the leader of the Black Tiger Army and Wang Laohu is a distant relative.
He was also responsible for selling off the proceeds from various plunders carried out by the "Black Tiger Army".
Wang Mao was not a man of courage. When he was caught by Zhang Daozhen and Li Hong, he was immediately frightened and confessed all the information before being tortured.
In the Xing Hall of the Yanchuan County Yamen, Wang Mao was tied to a pillar, and various instruments of torture were placed in front of him.
Zhang Daozhen and Li Hong listened to Wang Mao's confession expressionlessly.
Ever since he saw these instruments of torture in front of him, Wang Mao has been pale and frightened. He stuttered and said: "... At that time, the villain happened to rush to Tangnan Mountain, the stronghold of the 'Black Tiger Army', and meet with
Wang Lao Lao was discussing the share of the stolen goods. During this period, a gangster reported to Wang Lao Lao that he was a young man dressed as a noble prince and asked to see Wang Lao Lao. There was a big deal that required cooperation with Wang Lao Lao. The relationship between Wang Lao Lao and the villain was just mutual use.
, there was no trust between them, and after receiving the report, they sent the villain away...
But when the villain left, the noble young master happened to be led to see Wang Laohu. The villain glanced at him from a distance and remembered his appearance... The villain didn't pay attention at first, and just thought it was him.
The young master of a wealthy family had an enemy, so he wanted to bribe Wang Laohu to avenge him. Who would have thought that this matter had something to do with the current court elder..."
At this point, Wang Mao started to cry: "So, you two adults know clearly that this matter has nothing to do with the villain! Even if the villain has the courage, he would not dare to follow the 'Black Tiger Army'
Those gangsters kidnapped the current court elder!"
After hearing Wang Mao's confession, both Zhang Daozhen and Li Hong's eyes lit up.
Then, Zhang Daozhen asked with a serious expression: "The young man dressed as a noble prince you mentioned is about five feet tall, with a moderate build, slightly thin lips, a somewhat flat nose, and his left eye is slightly larger than his right eye.
Is there a brown mole at the corner of the right eyebrow?
Zhang Daozhen's description is all about Xu Qingyan's appearance characteristics.
After hearing Zhang Daozhen's inquiry, Wang Mao nodded repeatedly and said: "That's exactly what he looks like! That's what he looks like! At that time, the villain was a little strange. He felt that his appearance did not look like someone from Shaanxi and Gansu, but rather looked like Su."
A young master from Hangzhou."
Zhang Daozhen and Li Hong looked at each other, both seeing the excitement in each other's expressions!
If it can be proven that the "Black Tiger Army" had contact with Xu Qingyan before kidnapping Liang Fuchen, Zhao Junchen will no longer be able to untangle the connection!
After thinking for a moment, Zhang Daozhen turned to look at Wang Mao again, his tone was slightly gentler, and he said slowly: "Wang Mao, you also come with us to Huamachi Camp! When you get there, we will arrange an opportunity for you.
You secretly observe and identify a person to confirm whether he is the young man you saw! If this is done, it will be a great achievement, and we will spare your life! Otherwise...it depends on you and '
The relationship between the Black Tiger Army and the Black Tiger Army will definitely lead to death!"
Seeing that he still had a chance to survive, Wang Mao's eyes lit up, and he nodded repeatedly and said: "I don't dare to neglect, I will definitely observe carefully and identify carefully!"
Zhang Daozhen nodded with satisfaction, turned around and ordered in a deep voice to everyone: "Send people to prepare carriages and horses. We must rush to Huamachi Camp as soon as possible to report the matter to Mr. Liang Ge, and arrange for Wang Mao to secretly identify Xu Qingyan!
"
Zhang Daozhen and Li Hong were both close aides of Liang Fuchen, and they always acted vigorously and resolutely when doing things.
Following Zhang Daozhen's order, they left Yanchuan County overnight and headed towards the Huamachi Camp.
After traveling hurriedly, they finally arrived at Huamachi Camp two days later.
And on the day that Zhang Daozhen and Li Hong arrived at Huamachi Camp with Wang Mao, Zhao Junchen's plan against the Mongolian right wing finally took the first step.
*
On this day, at the junction of the Ningxia Military Town and the Hetao Plain, a group of frontier soldiers transported 200,000 stones of grain and grass to this place.
There, Qie Gemu had been waiting for a long time with more than 5,000 Ordos cavalrymen.
In the Ming Dynasty, one stone was equivalent to about one hundred kilograms, and two hundred thousand stones was equivalent to twenty million kilograms of grain and grass. Thousands of carriages were needed just to transport the grain, and there were more than 3,000 people escorting the grain.
However, when so many Ming Dynasty troops appeared in the Hetao Plain, the Ordos tribe did not take any precautions. When they saw so much food and grass being transported to them, everyone smiled happily.
"Chief Qi Gemu, according to the agreement between Mr. Zhao and you, all the two hundred thousand stones of grain and grass have been transported here. Do you want to take inventory?"
After all the grain and grass were piled together, Wang Ying rode his horse to Qigemu's side and asked with a kind expression.
