Invincible son

Chapter 727 726 [I am going]

Qinzhou prefecture, into the capital.

Today, the population of this place is close to one million, and it has already surpassed Xingyang, Lingzhou, and has become the second largest city in Daliang after Kyoto.

Chengjing Fukuo is Zhongshan County, which is the hometown of a generation of civil servant Lin Qingyuan, and it is also the origin of Pei Yue's title of title.

This city took six years to build after the founding of the country by Gao Zu, so the architectural layout is roughly modeled after Kyoto, and the regional divisions follow the principles of the North Yamen and the South Min, and the East is rich and the West is rich.As Chengjing is the nominal accompanying capital, the number of rich and powerful mansions naturally cannot be compared with that of Kyoto, so it is not as clear-cut as Kyoto.

In an elegant, exquisite and spacious mansion in Dongcheng, a group of middle-aged men in fancy clothes were drinking tea and chatting in the flower hall.

The tea is produced from Guzhu purple bamboo shoots in the northwest of Yaozhou. It is said that the annual output is only more than a hundred catties, most of which will be presented to the palace.Ordinary people naturally cannot enjoy such treasures, but those who can sit in the flower hall are definitely not ordinary people.

"Pei Yue was praised in the capital as a god descending to the earth, almost unmatched in business, art of war, martial arts, etc. Now it seems that he is nothing more than mediocre." A middle-aged man with a rich face said quite disdainfully.

Another person chuckled lightly and said, "Pei Yue's trip is to go to the Southern Zhou Dynasty to welcome his relatives, so he shouldn't interfere with our local political affairs in Qinzhou."

"Not necessarily, this son is young and energetic and has a good reputation, coupled with His Majesty's trust and respect for him, he will probably intervene forcibly. It is better for us to deal with him carefully."

"Brother Xintong is right. This Pei Yue has too much murderous intent. Whether in the western region or in the capital, tens of thousands of people died in his hands. This is a lesson from the past. We have to guard against it."

"Why are you so worried? Just now, Mr. Kun made it very clear that since Pei Yue entered the border of Qinzhou, the speed of the mission has been normal. Apart from chatting with Wang Qi along the way, he didn't mind his own business."

Speaking of this, everyone couldn't help but look at the middle-aged man on the main seat, that is, Mr. Kunwu who was mentioned earlier.

His name is Wang E, his style name is Zhaofan, his name is from Kunwushan, and he is from Zhongshan in Chengjing. He is now fifty-three years old.

There are seven representative aristocratic families in Qinzhou, and the Wang family is the leader. As the head of this generation, Wang E has undoubtedly become the core of this group of people.

Wang E put down the teacup in his hand, and said calmly: "Pei Yue is proficient in military affairs, but it doesn't mean that he is proficient in everything, and we will not give him the opportunity to act recklessly."

His deep eyes swept over the others, and he said slowly: "Everyone, please don't forget that Qinzhou is our foundation. Don't get carried away because of this year's drought, so that you can't tell the priority. We just want to take the land and the people into our pockets instead of watching them starve to death."

Everyone was awe-inspiring, and they all responded: "My Lord Kun, don't worry, how can there be such a stupid person who can sit here."

Wang E nodded slightly and said: "You have to tell the stewards of the mansion to try not to make people starve to death, and give some food to the villagers from time to time."

The rich man who mocked Pei Yue earlier was named Zhao Xin, and he smiled flatteringly and said, "Mr. Kun, when will the rice shops under our control open to sell food?"

Wang E said lightly: "Don't worry, wait for the adult who participated in politics to ask to come to make a decision."

Zhao Xin couldn't help laughing strangely: "When Mr. Shenzheng came here, he was so majestic. He raided six grain merchants in a row, plus the grain stored in four Changping warehouses. He thought that this would easily solve the disaster situation in the seven prefectures of Qinzhou. , haha, it’s really a fool’s dream.”

Except for Wang E, other people have a bad impression of Zhao Xin, who is like an upstart. Even Sun Mingchun, the patriarch of the Sun family, changed the topic and said, "Mr. What about food? Although this young prince is not good at government affairs, his status is too special, and it is difficult for anyone to stop him if he really wants to mess around."

The so-called scholar encountering soldiers is justifiable, but what the core figures of these aristocratic families are most afraid of is unreasonable banditry.

Looking at Pei Yue's previous behavior style, this person is no different from a bandit leader in official identity.These people in the hall are not afraid of an upright gentleman like Han Gongduan. Even if the other party is determined to kill, they have various means to deal with it. No matter how bad they are, they can bow their knees to show weakness.

But Pei Yue was obviously different. If he stood on Han Gongduan's side and started killing, few people in Qinzhou could hold him back.

Wang E said disapprovingly: "This is neither the border nor the capital. He dare not instruct his soldiers to do anything wrong, otherwise His Majesty will not agree. If Qinzhou is in chaos, the five southern states will not be peaceful. How can His Majesty attack the Southern Zhou Dynasty? That's why I asked you to treat the villagers better just now."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Wang E continued: "If he dares to raise the butcher's knife, we can encourage the people to rebel. The mere Zhongshan Marquis can't bear the crime of stirring up civil uprisings. In short, you should hide the food well during this period, and tell the people to keep their tails between their legs and be human." , don’t give the killing star a handle, and at the same time try not to let the people starve to death, and I will negotiate with Han Gongduan for the rest.”

The rest of the patriarchs nodded in conviction and said, "I would like to follow the instructions of my lord Kun."

……

In Beicheng, imperial envoys go to the palace.

In the political affairs hall, Han Gongduan, a member of the Eastern Mansion, put his hands behind his back, and stared at the map of Qinzhou on the wall with his brows furrowed.

Before he left Beijing, he knew that this trip would not go smoothly, but he never thought that it would be so difficult step by step.

The reason why Qinzhou is different from Yuzhou and Dengzhou is that Chengjing is the companion capital of Daliang and the core of the five southern states. After nearly a hundred years of accumulation, the tentacles of the aristocratic families in this city have spread in all directions.This year's severe drought has given them an excellent opportunity, that is, they can justifiably use the hoarded grain in exchange for the land in the hands of the people.

In this era, fertile land is the best wealth.

In order to achieve this goal, or to grab more money, grain merchants will definitely manipulate the price of rice to keep rising.

Han Gongduan led a thousand imperial troops to Qinzhou, and used thunderous tactics on the charge of hoarding. In five days, he ransacked six medium-sized grain merchants and chopped off more than a dozen heads, which immediately shocked everyone.

Fourteen days ago, the price of rice fell sharply, and the market has not risen since then.

Then a new problem emerged. Since ten days ago, there were only a few grain stores open in Qinzhou, and all the grain was bought by the people very quickly.

Now Han Gongduan can only rely on the food in the four Changping warehouses to help the people, but how long can this last?
"My lord, Cheng Jing's official is asking to see you." A follower's voice sounded from outside the door.

Han Gongduan frowned and said, "No."

The entourage was slightly startled, then immediately bowed his head and said, "Yes, my lord."

Logically speaking, Yin of Chengjing Mansion could be regarded as a big man in this area. In terms of official rank, he was only below the governor of Qinzhou, but Han Gongduan didn't like him very much.The reason for this is that the governor of the prefecture is exquisite and does not want to offend anyone. He is very respectful to the Eastern government's participation in politics, but he also greets the local dignitaries with a smile all day long.

Han Gongduan knew who his enemy was, and he didn't need to investigate to determine who the masters behind those grain merchants in Qinzhou were.

Song Ximeng, governor of Qinzhou, is a scheming old official who never wants to get ahead easily, and Yin Luqi of Chengjing Prefecture is an extremely tactful grasshopper. Han Gongduan has had a very difficult time these days.

The situation in Qinzhou was like a quagmire. No one dared to openly disobey Han Gongduan's order, but the people below always had all kinds of excuses to shirk and perfunctory, but those excuses couldn't find anything wrong.

After a long silence, Han Gongduan suddenly said softly, "Come here."

A burly man walked in from the door, bowed and said, "My lord, please tell me."

There was hesitation in Han Gongduan's eyes. It was difficult for him to agree with Pei Yue's way of doing things. However, thinking of those ordinary people with ugly faces at this moment, he hesitated for a while and then gritted his teeth and said: "Go and tell Pei Yue that I agree with his actions. All responsibilities shall be borne by this official!"

"Little man obeys!"

"Go."

Han Gongduan let out a foul breath, his eyes became cold and firm.

(End of this chapter)