"In the disaster-stricken area of Henan, are you saying that the Yellow River is overflowing? The imperial government allocated two million taels from the stretched treasury for disaster relief, but haven't they been used in practice?"
Last year's Henan disaster, the imperial court immediately squeezed out two million taels of disaster relief money from the not-so-rich treasury after hearing the news. Part of it was due to him. He took the lead in impeaching Shi Heng, which led to the general's house being confiscated.
, all his family property was added to the national treasury, and the total amount was more than one million taels of silver.
As a result, he Fengzhou became a fifth-rank official.
"Bah!!"
Speaking of this, Ye Yun looked indignant and said disdainfully: "I don't know whether the court has allocated money, but the local corrupt officials in Henan have not done any disaster relief at all!"
"The imperial court specially sent a censor to supervise the disaster relief. I heard that the disaster relief situation there is very good!"
I didn't expect to get such breaking news. I don't have to think that there must be collusion between the top and bottom in a major corruption case. I just don't know what level of people are involved this time.
Even the imperial envoys sent by the imperial court can handle it. What happened this time is very unusual.
If this is true, then Shi Hengke died unjustly.
All the money he worked hard and greedily benefited the corrupt officials below.
He was thinking this in his mind, but his face was calm and he said with a smile: "Since you said that the Henan government has no disaster relief measures at all, why haven't you seen the refugees from Henan coming to Beijing?"
According to normal disaster years, the government's relief funds are only a drop in the bucket, not to mention that officials at all levels are involved. If the relief money that finally falls into the hands of the victims has three layers allocated by the court, it is considered that the local officials are very conscientious.
Naturally, the victims who cannot survive will not die in front of them. They are all wandering in villages, towns, and even prefectures. He is not sure where the victims in the south are wandering, but as long as they are in the north,
If something goes wrong, most of the refugees will come to the capital to seek survival.
After all, we are under the emperor's feet, so we will naturally not watch a large number of refugees starve to death. No matter whether it is the court organization or various wealthy families who are kind and provide relief, in short, although the refugees in the capital have a difficult life, they will not starve to death on the streets.
.
With the rise of many great eunuchs such as Wang Zhen, Cao Jixiang, and Cao Shaoqin, a large number of unknown people appeared in the capital, most of whom were homeless victims of the disaster.
If according to what Ye Yun said, the victims of the disaster in Henan did not receive government relief at all, then they should have come to the capital in groups to seek survival. However, more than half a year has passed and there have been no large-scale refugees entering the country. This is really weird.
matter.
"Hmph, those dog officials are collaborating together. The imperial envoy has been enjoying himself in Henan's Fireworks Willow Alley for a while. How can he say bad things about the local dog officials?"
Ye Yun knew a lot of things, and sneered: "As for the refugees, hey, the governments at all levels set up roadblocks everywhere, how can those unarmed refugees get by?"
When he said this, he had a look of resentment on his face, and two cold gleams shot out from his clear eyes: "What a shame, those dog officials just watched the victims die in large numbers under their control, but they remained indifferent and continued to live in debauchery. They are simply worse than animals and deserve to die."
!”
Nonsense!
Feng Zhou didn't believe this at all.
As the saying goes, "If the people are not afraid of death, why should they be afraid of death?" If the government sets up blockades, it can actually block a few thousand people at most. But once the victims become tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions, the officials in each district will not be able to do that.
Men and horses are of no use at all.
I'm afraid there will be rebellion all over the place!
Just a few decades ago in the prosperous age of Yongle, there was an uprising by Tang Sai'er. A generation of female heroes, Tang Sai'er, made a big fuss and disappeared without a trace. Even though Emperor Yongle had a master like Zheng He in his hands,
Nothing can be done.
Thinking of this, Feng Zhou frowned slightly and said angrily: "Looking at how angry you are, why didn't I hear about the assassination of an official in Henan?"
Even officials did not dare to kill. How did the victims of the Ming Dynasty become so well-educated?
Are the ambitious people among the disaster victims so qualified?
"Do you think I'm stupid?"
Ye Yun looked disdainful and sneered: "Killing people in anger is a reckless act. It will not only attract severe attacks from the government, but it will have no effect on alleviating the suffering of the victims in the disaster area!"
Is this guy stupid?
Almost dead, afraid of retaliation?
Are these disaster victims?
"I didn't expect you to be a smart thief!" Feng Zhou smiled slightly and decided not to discuss this issue with him.
When facing a guy who doesn't know what a "peasant uprising" is, it's useless to talk to him about things beyond his understanding.
Feng Zhou asked back: "So you came to the capital to commit crimes and send the money back. Is it safe? How can you guarantee that those who take the money will not take advantage of the money? How many of them will end up in the hands of the victims!"
"
"Loyalty is the most important thing among the children of the Jianghu. Anyone who dares to interfere with this will no longer have to hang out in the Jianghu!" Ye Yun's expression changed and he sneered: "At least they are much more trustworthy than those dog officials!"
"Hey, so what if you can't hang out in the world?"
Feng Zhou did not let him go, and said disdainfully: "Take the money and run to the capital, or run to Jiangnan or Huguang, hide your name, live a free life, what if you don't hang out in the world? Thousands of taels of silver are enough.
The whole family will live a prosperous and happy life in the future, and even be able to become big landowners, etc. In the face of absolute interests, the morality of the world is nothing!"
"How are you doing?"
Ye Yun was angry and said unhappily: "I am only one person. Even if I have three heads and six arms, I will still be busy. If I don't ask for help from my colleagues in the world, why should I trust those greedy dog officials?"
Feng Zhou shook his head. The rivers and lakes are just the rivers and lakes. Everything should be done according to the rules of the rivers and lakes. Wouldn't they be a little more flexible and use some normal means?
Now that he knew that Ye Yun was a thieves and that the purpose of stealing money was to provide relief to the victims, he naturally would not hand this guy over to the government so easily.
Even though he worked so hard, he most likely made wedding clothes for someone else.
This caused a group of people to withdraw from the world.
"If it weren't for the fact that you still have some benevolence and righteousness, I would have killed you long ago!"
Feng Zhou smiled coldly and changed the subject slowly: "I'll give you two choices, either to surrender or be disabled. First of all, I'll tell you, if you hang out with me, you'll get meat!"
According to the information provided by Wang Hu and Sun Liu, whether it is Dongcheng or Xicheng, there are many poor families who suddenly have a lot of silver in their homes. If you think about it, you will know that it is Ye Yun's handiwork.
Although the purpose is good, this method of teaching people to fish is actually a drop in the bucket and is a typical case of mindless help.
However, Feng Zhou also made sure that this guy was not a pure gangster, otherwise he would not be polite when he captured this guy.
"Are you a son of a government official?"
Ye Yun stared at Feng Zhou with his eyes.
When he thought about it, although the guy in front of him called himself "my master" or "my master", he probably pretended to be an elder because he was obviously the eldest son of an official and a powerful family. He relied on his martial arts skills to come to him and pretend to be the eldest son. It was really abominable.
Very!
Thinking of this, he sneered and said: "If you want me to join you, you can, but first of all, you must not be a member of the government, otherwise I will not agree even if I die!"
"It's a pity that I happen to be in the government." Feng Zhou's expression remained unchanged and he said calmly: "I am a Jinshi Jinshi, Feng Zhou, the fifth-rank chief of the Ministry of Justice. I am very interested in talents like you..."