Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 3 Borrowing Food
"The chief envoy's yamen?"

Zhu Yixi shook his head and said with a smile:
"It's not like you don't know the virtues of civil servants. Even King Fu can't take advantage of them, let alone a Lieutenant of Fengguo like me?"

When Sun Chuanting heard this, he couldn't help laughing.

The vassal fields of the Ming Dynasty, such as King Fu, were rewarded by the emperor with [-] hectares of vassal fields, which seems to be a lot, but in fact, it is just a discount.

For example, the 6000 hectares of vassal land given to King Fu was to let the three provinces of Huguang, Shandong, and Henan pay 600 taels of silver from the fiscal revenue to the Fuwang Mansion every year, but until three years after the feudal clan, Huguang only gave [-] [-] taels of silver.

Needless to say, middlemen gobble up.

King Fu refused to accept it, and sent people to Zhangtian, but was beaten back by the civil officials.

Then nothing happened.

All dignified princes are like this, not to mention the lowest clan like Zhu Yixi.

"The current situation is difficult!" Seeing that he was a knowledgeable man, Sun Chuanting waved his sleeves and continued to prevaricate: "The robbers are raging in the Central Plains, every penny is of use, I really can't do anything about it."

"The money and food are still insufficient, where can I get them?"

"As far as I know, there are enough impeachments on the governor. If the imperial court learns that dozens of clans have been starved to death, the emperor will be blamed!"

Zhu Yixi saw that he didn't want to eat this, so he had no choice but to continue to persecute him, his eyes were bright, and he was not afraid.

"The clan is under the control of King Qin, so what's the matter with my governor?"

Sun Chuanting smiled indifferently, the wind was light and the clouds were calm.

"You really don't have enough food!"

Zhu Yixi couldn't help it, the official was really ruthless, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and said: "As far as I know, Governor Qingtian's conscription is a crime against Xi'an Haoyou. The court and the emperor are urging each day to win."

"There is a way to let you delay for a while."

Zhu Yixi's handsome face turned out to be a bit ferocious.

The hole cards are easily exposed, which is really uncomfortable.

Where did Sun Chuanting get so much money and food?
He checked the four guards in Xi'an, front, back, left, and right, except for the right guard, and the households of the three guards garrisoned fields, and checked them one by one.

Of course, it is not returned to the military households, but their ownership is recognized, but the Haoyou who farm the land must pay taxes.

As a result, all the gentry were offended.

Later, in order to deal with Li Zicheng, when he returned from defeat last year, he conscripted one man from three households and won [-] soldiers, but he offended the people of the whole city.

With the court at the top, the nobles at the center, and the common people at the bottom, Sun Chuanting's situation can be described as difficult.

"Oh?" Sun Chuanting was stunned, and took the time to straighten his sleeves, sat down and said with a smile: "Thank you, Lieutenant, but the old man is still powerless."

"If the lieutenant's family is poor and has no food, he can join the army and get a ration."

Hearing this, Zhu Yixi was suddenly out of breath.

Knowing that Sun Chuanting will be destroyed in the future, how could he join the army to die?

As for the status of the clan, it doesn't really matter. During the Wanli period, the suzerain and vassal reformed, and the clan's children below the general of Fuguo, set up a clan school, could participate in the imperial examination and become an official, and it was natural to join the army.

To put it bluntly, as long as it is not a prince or county king, no one cares about the low-level clan like Zhu Yixi. Zonglu has been detained for more than ten years, and the Emperor Chongzhen in Beijing doesn't even know.

The two spoke a word, but it was Zhu Yixi who fell into the disadvantage. The confidence he had when he came here was completely gone.

"If the lieutenant wants to join the army, the old man sweeps the couch to welcome him!"

Sun Chuanting smiled triumphantly, then picked up the tea and prepared to see off the guests.

"Report-"

At this moment, a soldier came running over suddenly, and said anxiously: "Governor, something is not right, the train camp fell ill, implicating thousands of people, Chief Soldier Bai had no choice but to call for help."

"What?" Sun Chuanting lost his composure, stood up suddenly, and said with a serious face, "But the plague?"

Zhu Yixi was startled when he heard it, and hurried away a few steps, covering his mouth and nose.

Surprised in my heart, it finally came.

"It's not a plague!"

The soldier said with some embarrassment: "It's athlete's foot, thousands of soldiers are no longer able to train."

"Beriberi!" Sun Chuanting heaved a sigh of relief. The death rate of beriberi is not the same as that of plague. He knows it:
"Go to the city of Xi'an and look for a famous doctor. Don't delay your training."

"Of order—" the soldiers turned around, ready to leave.

"Wait!" Zhu Yixi was overjoyed, he hurriedly stopped his soldiers, then turned his head and said to Sun Chuanting:

"Governor Sun, if I save these thousands of people and cure athlete's foot, can you send me a thousand stones of grain to help me?"

"What? Thousand stones? So many?" Sun Chuanting's focus immediately shifted to food.

"Annual salary of 16 shi, 640% discount, is [-] shi, [-] years, [-] shi, and there are more than a dozen clans behind me to support, as long as [-] shi, it is considered less."

Zhu Yixi said earnestly, her eyes full of anticipation.

With this thousand stones of grain, he can recruit soldiers and buy horses to protect himself and flee to Hanzhong Mansion.

I feel excited just thinking about it.

"If it doesn't work, I won't take any money from Zong Lu, and I will tell you how to evade the court and postpone sending troops."

Zhu Yixi gritted his teeth and said.

Sun Chuanting thought about it for a while, stared at it seriously, and thought about it for a while, there was no loss for him, and it would be no harm to try.

After a while, he confided: "If you can cure beriberi, I will give you two hundred stones at most. Moreover, this is not a reward from Zonglu, but a reward from you."

Zhu Yixi was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized.

There are about 2000 people in the clan of Qin Fan in the entire city of Xi'an. If you add Qing Fan in Ningxia and Su Fan in Lanzhou, tens of thousands of people can't beat it, and Zonglu really can't afford it.

"Two hundred stones are two hundred stones!"

Zhu Yixi gritted her teeth and said in a deep voice, "However, please give me some money in advance so that I can buy medicinal materials."

"The medicinal materials are always in the army, you can get them as much as you like."

Sun Chuanting waved his hands generously.

"Governor Sun, can you lend me ten shi of food to fill my stomach for now. When I don't want to save other people's lives, I will starve to death first."

Zhu Yixi gritted her teeth and bowed down helplessly.

Never seen such a stingy governor.

Speaking of this, Sun Chuanting's old face was a bit too sympathetic, he hesitated for a moment, and then made up his mind: "I will give you a stone grain!"

"Thank you Governor!"

Zhu Yixi breathed a sigh of relief.

One stone is one stone, right now, for the time being, no one can starve to death.

With a plan in mind, Zhu Yixi's footsteps became much easier. When he was about to step over the threshold, a voice suddenly sounded beside his ear:
"Lieutenant, remember to come back earlier!"

Zhu Yixi staggered and almost fell.

Fleeing from the Governor's Mansion in embarrassment, a group of clans greeted him with two bags of food.

"Sect Master, why are there only two bags?" Thirteen asked in surprise.

"Governor Sun is a dime a dozen, and I borrowed this stone of grain!"

Seeing everyone's expectant eyes, Zhu Yixi shook his head, and said with resentment on his face, "I've never seen such a stingy person!"

After waving his sleeves, Zhu Yixi looked back at the Governor's Mansion and left angrily.

(End of this chapter)