super concubine

Chapter 15 Haze
Maybe it's because a focused man will always have a strong attraction to women. If a little sadness is added to the focus, it will be extremely lethal to women.

Xiao Mo is like this now, concentrating on thinking, frowning together, Hu Yunxue can't help being infected by Xiao Mo's expression, and then squatting beside Xiao Mo with some melancholy.

It doesn't rain, and the county is short of food. Xiao Mo, who has been ill for three years, suddenly wakes up and thinks of a way to divert the river, but now he is stumped again. Is this God's will?
Hu Yunxue is also a little lonely. People in ancient times respected gods and ghosts very much, especially women like Hu Yunxue, who are delicate and sensitive, so they think more.

In the past few years, since Hu Yunxue became sensible, she felt that Shen County has been plagued by disasters. From the beginning of the military service to the current severe drought, it seemed that God was targeting the people of Shen County.

When Hu Yunxue was thinking wildly, Xiao Mo suddenly slapped his thigh. Due to the excessive force, Xiao Mo grinned and moaned. Hu Yunxue was also awakened by Xiao Mo's action, and complained: "Why are you so surprised?"

Seeing Xiao Mo's expression now, it was obvious that he was hurt by his slap, but he smiled like a child. Hu Yunxue suddenly understood, and said happily: "You thought of it?"

Xiao Mo nodded, and said: "Well, please let me go quickly, uh... yes please, please invite Master Li and Lin Shishu to come to the riverside, and say that I have already thought of a way to build a windmill!"

Hu Yunxue felt a little unhappy when she heard the words, and said, "Can't you tell me what to do?"

Xiao Mo said: "Little girl, why are you so curious?"

Being called a little girl by Xiao Mo, Hu Yunxue's face turned dark immediately, and just about to explode, she heard Xiao Mo say: "Okay, okay, I just found the steel for the windmill, I have already told you, you are Be the first to know, okay?"

Hu Yunxue didn't get angry now, but still gave Xiao Mo a hard look, then called Zhou Kui and asked him to guard Xiao Mo, and then left.

The atmosphere in the Lin Mansion compound was a bit oppressive. The attendants sent by Li Ji to the county had already returned, and they also brought Du Teng from the Shaofu, Sihu Chen Zhangping, and the master Lu Lu.

The three of them are Li Ji's subordinates, and they have been working together for a long time, so of course they will not be too much. After saluting to Li Ji, Li Ji asked: "Why are Chen Sihu and Master Lu here?"

It was Chen Zhangping who answered Li Ji first. Chen Zhangping looked a little old, and his temples were beginning to show gray hair. Chen Zhangping first saluted Li Ji, and then said: "My lord, this time I'm here to greet you. Please, I hope the master will allow the old man to resign from the account and return to his hometown to farm for the sake of old age!"

Hearing this, Li Ji said, "Chen Sihu, is it true that you have made up your mind to leave the county government office?"

Chen Zhangping heard the words and saw that Li Ji didn't seem angry, so he nodded and said: "This old man is fifty-three this year, and I hope the master will allow me!"

Li Ji had no choice but to say: "Since Chen Sihu's intention to go has been decided, the county is not good at forcing him to stay, but this is still not a county government office, and cannot be handed over. I can't find someone to replace Sihu for a while. Why not Chen Sihu?" Let's stay for a few more days until I return to the county government office!"

After all, Li Ji saw that Chen Zhangping was hesitant to speak, and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Chen, I promise that after returning to the county government, I will not force you to keep the Sihu, how about it?"

After Li Ji said this, Chen Zhangping had no choice but to leave with the help of his followers. For the sake of the landlord, Lin Chong would of course give Chen Zhangping a step.

After Chen Zhangping left, Lu Lu said: "My lord, Mr. Chen was afraid that after returning to the county government for an inspection by your lord, he would force him to find a big family in the county to donate food, so he resigned in advance..."

Hearing this, Li Ji frowned and said, "How did he know that this official is looking for big households in the county to donate food?"

Lu Lu said: "I don't know. On the way here, I didn't see Mr. Chen mention it, but his subordinates are probably big families in the county. They united and put pressure on Mr. Chen, which is why Mr. Chen resigned in a hurry. Sihu's position!"

Hearing Lu Lu's words, Li Ji couldn't help becoming furious: "Joke! Even if I want to ask them for food, it's the Shaofu's business. What's the matter with him as a householder?"

Hearing Li Ji's words, Du Teng next to him showed a look of embarrassment on his face, and then said to Li Ji: "My lord, I think it would be difficult to ask for food from rich households in this county..."

Li Ji heard this and said: "I know this, but I don't believe that they are monolithic, they can really stop the mouths of tens of thousands of people in Shen County!"

After Li Ji finished speaking, Du Teng and Lu Lu looked at each other, then shook their heads.What Li Ji meant was to force the rich households in the county to donate grain, and he didn't even mind using the power of the common people. If that was the case, it might cause panic in the whole county, and even riots among the common people, robbing the rich households of their grain.
In this way, all officials in Shen County, including Li Ji, will be questioned, so Du Teng must stop it.

Du Teng said: "My lord, absolutely not!"

Li Ji heard the words: "I also know that this is not feasible, but is there any other way? Those big households, relying on their relationship with some officials in the state government, don't take this official seriously at all. This official has endured it for many years. , Now that it’s finally time to show off your skills, how can you be restrained by them?”

These personal matters related to Li Ji, Li Ji would only speak out when he was surrounded by cronies. Hearing Li Ji's words, Du Teng and Lu Lu shook their heads, not knowing what to say.

At this time, Lin Chong came in and said, "My lord, for the sake of the orphans and widows in Changle Town, you must give us a way to survive for the matter of borrowing food!"

Li Ji was upset by Chen Sihu's incident just now, and now he hears Lin Chong's words, and he feels even more unhappy, but Lin Chong is also for the livelihood of the people in Changle Town, and Li Ji is not prone to seizures, so he had to ask Du Teng "Du Shaofu, you heard Lin Lizheng's words, you are the county's young mansion, in charge of money and food matters, please talk to him!"

Only now did Du Teng know why Li Ji called him here from the county, it turned out that it was for Changle Town to borrow food.

But Du Teng is also difficult to deal with. The granaries in the county are all empty. Where can I get food for Changle Town?

So Du Teng said: "Lin Lizheng, it's not that the county government is not accommodating. If you want to borrow food, you must have food to borrow!"

Hearing Du Teng's words, Lin Chong said: "Du Shaofu, the Ming people don't talk dark words, there is no food in the county, so is it possible that even the Fengping warehouse is empty?"

Fengping Warehouse is the largest grain storage warehouse in Shen County. It is said that it has a capacity of tens of thousands of shi. If there is any disaster in Shen County, the people of the whole county will point to the grain in Fengping Warehouse to save their lives. That's why Lin Chong asked this question.

But the current situation is that even Fengpingcang can't withstand the severe drought year after year. Du Teng glanced at Li Ji, and Li Ji said: "The forest is not an outsider. Du Shaofu has something to say." Straightforwardly, there is no need to hide it!"

Du Teng then said: "To tell the truth, most of the grain in Fengping's warehouse has been used up in the past few years, and there is no way to replenish the warehouse. This year, there are still two thousand shi of grain, which will be saved after the autumn harvest. Only when there is a disaster, can we open a warehouse!"

"Autumn harvest?" Hearing Du Teng's words, Lin Chong stood up and said dissatisfiedly: "When the autumn harvest arrives, I'm afraid that all the people in Changle Town will starve to death! Is the Shaofu going to watch it helplessly?" Do you want all the people in Changle Town to become beggars?"

Lin Chong was a little excited when he said this, but Du Teng's face was not good-looking when he heard it. At this time, it was Li Ji who stood up and said, "Bing Kun, you are serious!"

Hearing Li Ji's words, Lin Chong realized that he had gone too far. Like Li Ji, Du Teng was an official appointed by the imperial court. Just now Chong said that Du Teng ignored the life and death of the people in Changle Town, which really damaged Du Teng's reputation, so Lin Chong quickly apologized to Du Teng, saying: "Just now, the words are too serious, the Shaofu should not blame it!"

Du Teng shook his head, then exhaled heavily, it was obvious that he was still a little unhappy.

Just at this time Hu Yunxue arrived, led by Lin Yiye into the compound, after seeing Li Ji, Hu Yunxue hurried forward to salute, and said: "Hu Yunxue, the daughter of the people, I have seen you!"

Li Ji asked, "What's the girl's business here?"

Hearing Li Ji's tone, it seemed that he respected Hu Yunxue quite a bit, and everyone couldn't help being puzzled, but Hu Yunxue didn't notice it, and said directly: "My lord, Xiao Mo asked the girl to come here, please go to the riverside for a while. trip!"

"Xiao Mo?" Li Ji was a little surprised when he heard the words, but then he asked happily: "But Ziheng thought of a solution to drainage?"

Hearing Li Ji's question, the county officials in the yard, including Lin Chong, his father and son, Du Teng, and Lu Lu, all looked at Hu Yunxue in surprise.

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