Chapter 2126 Guizi scrolls are bustling, and all parties are on the stage

The staff obviously thought more deeply, "Sir, I'm afraid the Yulin Army can't give him so many people, right? When Feng Ziying was a Tongzhi in Yongping Mansion, he organized Minzhuang to fight against the Mongolian invasion army, and he also made great achievements. Complete victory, and this time he summoned the commander of the capital, Tongzhi Xie, could it be that he wanted to use the capital guard as a structure to form a guard to deal with the rebels?"

The middle-aged Confucian scholar is Lu Chuan, the political envoy of Shaanxi Chengxuan, Si Zuo. Although he sent his staff to meet Feng Ziying, Feng Ziying seemed a bit understated and was lukewarm to himself and the people sent by Sun Yijie. It seemed that they were He had to observe it, which made Lu Chuan not very happy.

From Lu Chuan's point of view, even if Feng Ziying is a powerful dragon across the Yangtze River, if he does not have the support of a local snake, he will not be able to open up a situation in Shaanxi, even if Sun Yijie supports him.

I never thought that Feng Ziying would not come to Xi'an at all, but settled in Yan'an, and stayed there for a month. It seemed that he was a little happy to be in Yan'an, and he didn't want to miss Shu. How could there be such a governor? !

Lu Chuan knew that the situation in Shaanxi was in such chaos. There were many reasons for this, and in a sense, it was even due to his own laissez-faire.

Sun Yijie was fighting with him. He originally wanted to use this chaos to drive Sun Yijie out of Shaanxi, or to completely overwhelm him, but he didn't expect that Sun Yijie was cunning. In the end, they had a tacit understanding and refused to confront him. The conflict made it impossible for me to find a suitable opportunity for a while.

 I did not expect that the drought would be so serious, and the local response was so weak, which led to chaos and swarms in various places. Later, I could no longer control the situation.

Sometimes Lu Chuan himself wondered if he had made a mistake and got himself into trouble. Otherwise, why would the imperial court suddenly send a governor and directly cut off his possibility of serving as governor.

That's fine, but Feng Ziying's appointment as governor was already a bit awkward. A young boy in his early twenties who had just been a fourth-rank official for a short time could also serve as governor. Lu Chuan felt that this was the court humiliating him and being dissatisfied with him. an attitude.

And this Feng Ziying actually slapped her in the face as soon as she came. Instead of coming to Xi'an, she stayed in Yan'an. She seemed to be doing it so well that she couldn't even sit or stand in Xi'an, and she didn't even know. What to do.

The staff he sent were sent back in a tepid manner, without any clear instructions. They seemed to treat him as if he didn't exist, which made Lu Chuan very unhappy.

The problem is that in Yan'an, I am still a little beyond my reach, and it is inconvenient to even try to do anything. Pan Ruzhen is not one of my people, which makes me very embarrassed.

"Forget it, if he wants to make trouble, let him do it. He is the governor and he is the biggest. Don't dig a hole for yourself and fall in. You will have to come to us in despair to cover him up." Lu Chuan sneered. He said, "I always feel that because I have done something before, I can go anywhere in the world. He will understand that Shaanxi is not that easy to deal with."

"Haha, the little pony finds the road narrow at first, and the young eagle hates the sky for its first dance. The governor is too young and feels that it is very easy to work in Yongping Mansion and Shuntian Mansion. He probably feels that it is similar when he comes to Shaanxi, but he seems to have forgotten that in In Gyeonggi, he can rely on teachers like the old monk Shangshu of Qige and Qiao Yushi, but the sky is high and the emperor is far away in Shaanxi, there has been a severe drought for many years, and the people are in chaos. If he can bring millions of millets, wheat, or money, he may still be able to win There was a lot of cheers, but it’s not okay to do it with bare hands.”

Seemingly aware that Dong Weng was not in a good mood, the staff could only follow the other person's tone, but finally changed the subject: "But it seems that Governor Feng has been to the northwest to fight the rebellion, right? We are no strangers to the northwest, so why are we so naive? Do you really think that by recruiting a bunch of border troops, you can conquer the world and wipe out both the north and the south?"

The staff member's last words made Lu Chuan also fall into deep thought. Feng Ziying was not a young child and was no stranger to the northwest, and Datong was not far from Shaanxi. He had grown up in Datong, so how could he not understand the people's sentiments in the northwest? Not to mention there is a father.

"The imperial court still gave him 300,000 taels of silver, but I think this small amount of money is just a drop in the bucket and will not help the urgent need." Lu Chuan pondered for a moment, "Our news in northern Shaanxi is still too limited, Pan Ruzhen That guy is unreliable, and all the news he relays is irrelevant. I have some doubts about whether this guy is hugging Feng Ziying's thick legs."

"What your lord means..." the staff thought for a moment, "we still need to send more people there. In addition, many gentry in Yan'an Prefecture still have some knowledge. We might as well understand the situation through them. I don't believe that Governor Feng can get around it." With these people, northern Shaanxi is short of food, and just relying on the few warehouses in Fuzhou County to store food cannot last two days, and we have to find these gentry to raise money. Then there will be a good show."

Lu Chuan nodded slightly. This is a problem that no one can solve.

Shaanxi is short of food, everywhere, and the grain is in the hands of the grain merchants of the gentry. No matter who comes forward to yell, these gentry will only make a brief statement, which is considered to give some face to the local officials.

No one knows how long this drought will last, and the price of food will only get higher and higher. It is predicted that by at least this winter and next spring, the price of food will rise by at least 30%.

As long as you stockpile grain, you will make a profit without losing anything, and you will make a lot of money. However, the possibility of large-scale transportation of grain from outside is very small.

Shanxi and Henan themselves are suffering from drought. The cost of transporting grain from Huguang alone can drive up the price of grain.

Lu Chuan was also trying to figure out what Feng Ziying would do if he wanted to open up the situation, but he always felt that it was difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. He could not solve this problem no matter what if he had no food. He felt in his heart that if northern Shaanxi was to be in chaos, he would be allowed to do so. The court would Unable to provide relief, there was nothing anyone could do without more than half of the population of more than one million in the three prefectures of northern Shaanxi dying.

As for how to die, starving to death is too ugly and the reputation is not good, so it is better to let the rebel armies spread and let them fight and kill each other, while the government guards the county seat and fortresses, which is enough.

The best way is to introduce these troublemakers to Shanxi and Henan, and let them swarm to neighboring provinces to cause trouble. That way everyone will be happy, but this can only be hidden in the stomach and cannot be said.

What he can do now is guard the line Tongguan-Pucheng-Tongzhou-Tongguan to ensure that the rebels do not advance westward to Xi'an. There is really nothing else he can do.

Feng Ziying thinks he is capable, so let him go. Anyway, he is the governor, and she should listen to him now. If something goes wrong, she cannot be blamed on her.

Before, Lu Chuan thought that Feng Ziying's entry into Shaanxi was a major threat to him, but now it seems that it is a good thing that he has to toss in northern Shaanxi, at least it will reduce the pressure on Xi'an.

He didn't believe what tricks Feng Ziying could do in northern Shaanxi. Without food, money, or even money, how could the more than one million hungry victims be appeased?

Feng Ziying, who is far away in Wubao, can actually guess what Lu Chuan and Sun Yijie are thinking now. In northern Shaanxi, under a severe drought, the surrounding areas are also food-deficient. How to solve the problem of survival of the hungry people, the gentry landlords We have food with merchants, but asking them to hand over the food is tantamount to killing them. No government dares to destroy its own foundation.

But for Feng Ziying, this is simple. Everything was done by the bandits. He followed up to suppress the bandits and restored the situation. The local gentry and merchants should thank themselves.

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"What's going on?" General Ye Xianggao slammed the letter in his hand on the table, with confusion and anger on his face. "They surrendered and rebelled again. Are these rebels in the border villages so unruly? The court gave Are you not satisfied with such good conditions?"

Fang Congzhe, Li Sancai and Zhang Huaichang were all silent. After waiting for a while, Zhang Huaichang slowly said: "I'm afraid it's still a food problem. There are thousands of family members behind these border villages. Just taking care of these people, their Relatives, friends and old family members cannot make a living, and they will definitely still not be able to comfort themselves.”

 Everyone understands this problem, but there is no solution.

“Didn’t Feng Keng collect grain from the local gentry?” Ye Xianggao’s tone also softened.

“It must have been raised, but...” Zhang Huaichang shook his head.

The effect will definitely not be good. Who will hand over all the food when food prices are soaring? What return can the court give to equal the profits brought by the skyrocketing?

"What about Ziying's countermeasures?" Ye Xianggao's tone softened a little.

"This,..." Li Sancai also smiled bitterly, "It's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice, and she has done everything she can. As long as Ziying can control the situation, I don't think there is a need to be strict."

 “How is the situation over there in Pingyang Mansion?” Ye Xianggao looked at Li Sancai again.

When they heard the mention of Pingyang Mansion, everyone frowned again. Li San took a deep breath and said slowly: "It's very bad. The Shaanxi rebel army keeps moving eastward to Hedong, but Shanxi Town Chai Guozhu and Datong Town Yang Yuan are slow to move. , The reason is quite sufficient. You must have all the food, grass and supplies before you dare to go south. Otherwise, if the border troops mutiny and become rebels, then it will really be another disaster."

"What's the current situation?" Ye Xianggao became a little impatient, "Daofu, I just want to listen to the truth."

"The three counties of Ronghe, Wanquan and Wenxi were all affected. The victims of disaster and hunger rose in droves. Puzhou, Jiezhou and Linjin also followed suit. Small groups of rebels emerged one after another, and various places came to Taiyuan for emergency. The governor of Shanxi Both the Envoy and the Envoy of Punishment and Prosecution have urgently reported to the capital, requesting that they be dealt with as soon as possible, otherwise..."

Before Li Sancai finished speaking, Ye Xianggao was already angry, "Where are the various military stations? They are really all just decorations. Shaanxi Dusi is a decoration, and Shanxi Dusi is also a decoration? I remember that the Ministry of War arranged people and allocated a sum of money. Will Qian Yin go to Shanxi to train troops? Where are the soldiers?"

Zhang Huaichang had to step forward to help soothe his cheeks, "Shanxi Town suffered too many losses. The Ministry of War trained some soldiers in Shanxi, but they were all transferred and replenished by Shanxi Town first, so..."

 (End of this chapter)