My Brother-in-law is the Prince

  When bedding and clothes were distributed, Kaifeng Dongcheng was extremely lively.

   Even if there are not many clothes, some people have not received them yet, but for these people who have escaped death, it also means hope.

  They have a sense of trust, as if all of a sudden, they have reliance, and they no longer have only fear of the future.

  So the young men read books, the women weaved and mended, and the men either served as guards or transported food, and doctors, workers, and musicians were selected from among them.

  There are many homestays here.

   Immediately afterwards, the roads and garbage were cleaned up, and even the huts were built.

   Between the thatched huts, even paved with gravel, even if it rains, you are not afraid of mud.

  Pharmaceutical offices, cobbler offices, blacksmith offices and even postal offices that wrote letters for others sprang up one after another.

  The food has been getting better and better. Now I no longer eat porridge. The first thing to improve is labor. They now eat three meals a day, except for the gruel in the morning, and the rest of the time, they are dry rice, and it is white rice.

  A guard of a hundred households dispatched fifty people to guard against thieves on the only way to the grain road.

  The remaining fifty people continued to practice on the spot.

   I heard that the same is true of other city gates in Kaifeng.

   That's right, after work, everyone sat on the ground in the open field. Here, someone boiled water, and even mixed a little tea in the water.

  The tea leaves are poor and worthless, but the boiled water has a little tea flavor, but it is still very popular.

  Everyone sat on the stone, or simply sat on the ground, and there were half-grown boys who read aloud there with the latest residence newspaper sent by the food team.

   These half-old boys are older, and they are probably the best learners.

  Thus, apart from looking at the half-grown child with admiration and admiration, people listened to the court's movements while they were tired.

  What did the emperor do today, what edict was issued, and who was reprimanded.

   Or, what orders did His Royal Highness Wuhu Junwang give, such as the words of determination to protect the army and the people in the catastrophe.

  Or somewhere else, if it is found out that the relief in a certain place is not enough, Jin Yiwei will arrest him.

  There is another interesting news today, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince followed the model camp to Guanzhong to help relieve the common people.

  These news were extremely distant to people in the past. People who could read were rare, and newspapers were expensive. What happened in the mansion newspaper seemed to have nothing to do with me.

  Their only connection with the imperial court is probably the local dibao and Jiachang who came to urge food in the name of the imperial court.

  But now, they gradually understand what the imperial court is like. The emperor is not just eating pancakes and sleeping with women in the palace all day long.

  As for someone greedy for the food that should have been given to them, people can't help but gnash their teeth for it.

This kind of hatred is really deeply rooted in the bone marrow. The catastrophe after disaster, I don’t know how many times, the wives and wives who teach here are scattered, and the feeling of starvation is so unforgettable that every time the food is released, everyone gobbles it up .

The memory of hunger is the scariest, because even if one day you are no longer hungry, when you look back on those unbearable years, you can’t help feeling like a thorn in your back. Even if the stomach and intestines are full, it seems faintly Peristalsis brings a sense of hunger for a lifetime.

  The child who read the newspaper was stuttering, his voice was a bit immature, but this voice had an indescribable magic power, which taught people to slowly digest the anger and calm down.

  Sometimes, civil servants would come, and after reading the newspaper, they would give a speech. What they said was nothing more than what the Taiping Mansion would do in such a situation, what orders the emperor would issue, and what edicts His Royal Highness the Prince of Wuhu County would issue.

  Of course, it is boring to say these things, and this kind of scribe who is responsible for preaching will also intersperse a little story in it.

  What kind of sea, what kind of ocean, the natives of the land of the world, and Qixia's steam locomotive and so on.

  Everyone gathered together, some were shocked, some muttered in low voices, while drinking bad tea, they tried hard to imagine the world described by the scribe in their minds.

   People who are experienced in the world feel that these things are not reliable. How can there be such a place in the world.

  But Liu Jianye sat on the ground, listening quietly, but his eyes were shining.

  He, like the vast majority of youth and teenagers, is convinced of this.

A catastrophe caused him to lose his mother, and he has not yet come out of the grief. Now, these people from Taiping Mansion, who heard that they came here under the imperial edict, gave him the greatest support in his life. Let him have a glimmer of hope for the future.

The two doctors who led him were also from the Taiping Mansion. Occasionally, they could always hear some trivial new things during their chats, so unknowingly, it seemed that a seed had been buried in his heart, quietly Take root and sprout.

   It's just the boom here.

   But it has already made people panic.

  Food prices have actually been maintained.

   But so far, there are very few people who buy grain.

  With such a high food price, everyone in Kaifeng can eat food for free. These people, each with a full belly, sang together in the evening.

  Idiots spend money on food, let alone want to sell it at a high price!

  At this point, Zhou Juren and others, who had been upset and irritable for many days, finally couldn't sit still.

   This time, with almost black faces, they arrived at the government office together.

  Prefect Liu Jin also felt a headache when he saw the faces as dark as ink.

   As the magistrate, what else can he do now? I don't understand anything in the city, but what about outside the city? Going out is the guard team led by Jin Yiwei and the model battalion, and none of the guards dare to make mistakes.

   Even if they were servants, many people ran away.

   Working here, I can barely make ends meet, but I can't stand the white rice outside.

  Even if the errand didn't go to eat food, the whole family ran away.

   After all, they are lowly officials, and they don't even have a decent establishment.

   Some people came back after eating food, and talked to the people that the officials were also entered in the official book, and they could still be officials.

  He went around saying that it is not necessary to take the imperial examination to be an official, and that any child can read and write, someone will ask you a husband.

  The news reached the prefect's ears, and prefect Liu was furious.

  The ancients, especially scholars, were very strict in governing officials.

  They think that petty officials are born humble and are the best at opportunism, and officials must be treated harshly.

  As for some restless words and deeds, it is even more taboo, and immediately ordered someone to beat this person up.

   But this had no effect, the man was carried away, and rumors spread in the government office that he went to a medical center outside the city for treatment.

   In this way, the servants in the government office feel even more meaningless.

   Even sometimes, if someone wanted to be arrested, Jin Yiwei didn't negotiate with the prefect's yamen at all. He only needed to find an officer, and the officer would immediately invite friends and volunteers to help him.

   It was the magistrate's order. Even if it was a threat, everyone thought it was meaningless. If you can mess with it, you can mess with it. If you can't, the person may disappear without a trace the next day.

Liu Jin listened to Zhou Juren's complaints, and thinking of what happened in the government office these days, his anger seemed to have accumulated to a peak for many days, and he went straight to the case, furiously said: "The hearts of the people are so floating, how can these people be so angry?" Stay safe!"

  He cursed angrily.

  When Zhou Juren saw him like this, he thought it was a joke.

Therefore, this week Juren put on a sad look and said: "Your Majesty, the students should speak up, if this continues, the students will be put to death. Now, our granary is full. , so much food, the loss of daily storage is not a small expense, but now...but not a single grain of rice can be sold, isn't this going to drive us to death?"

Zhou Juren paused, then continued: "Even when Emperor Taizu Gao was here, even though the punishment was harsh, at least... he thought we were the cornerstone of the imperial court. What is it like now? It's really lamentable, At this point today, grain merchants and students are really going to die without a place to die."

   Liu Jin frowned, hesitantly said: "This matter... what can I do? Hey..."

Zhou Juren and the others were obviously in a hurry, and everyone was no longer polite. Then Wang Jin took the lead and said, "A lot of the grain in our granary is supposed to be the relief grain of the imperial court, but why did these relief grains appear in our granary?" ? This...Once the truth is revealed, many things will be hard to say."

  The meaning of these words is self-evident, even if you are going to die, I will pull you on your back!

  Liu Jin's expression changed suddenly, he stared coldly and said, "Are you going to threaten me?"

  Wang Jin retorted: "At that time, I have no choice but to die with the Fujun!"

  Zhou Juren smiled, gave everyone a step down, and said: "Okay, okay, this is the end of the matter, why is this necessary? We are all scholars, if you have anything to say, talk about it, and discuss it slowly."

  Liu Jin's face softened slightly, but he sighed: "Hey...the matter has come to this point, we have to find a way..."

   "What do you think?"

   "This..." Liu Jin looked hesitant, as if he was thinking about something.

  In the desolate house, fell into deathly silence again.

  After a long while, Liu Jin finally said: "For the present plan, the only way is to continue to buy grain."

  Wang Jin said angrily: "Where do we still have money now?"

  Liu Jin took a deep breath and said: "A few days ago, some merchants came to visit, saying that they were doing loan business..."

   "Borrowing?" Wang Jin had a quick temper, and said disdainfully: "In the past, only others borrowed money from us, so why should we borrow money from others? Don't you think these words of the Fujun are ridiculous?"

  Zhou Juren also frowned, obviously not very happy.

  Everyone whispered even more.

This Liu Jin obviously grasped the last straw, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "The problem now is... if there is no money, you will not be able to receive grain, and the price of grain cannot be maintained. But once you have money , buy out the grain in Jin Yiwei's hands, then...the grain will be in his hands, and then he can sell as much as he wants, and sell it at whatever price he wants? If the people have no silver, they can be taught to sell at a low price If there is no more money in the land, you can still sign a deed of sale, or loan it to the people at a higher interest rate. Lords...now you can neither advance nor retreat. There is only one way."

   Zhou Juren's face was miserable.

  Even the magistrate only gave them such a suggestion, which obviously shows that even the magistrate Liu has nothing to do.

  Zhou Juren was quite calm, and said: "But Jinyiwei has a steady stream of food..."

   "Heh..." Liu Zhifu sneered and said, "You guys have been fooled."

  Zhou Juren was stunned at first, and then said in shock: "Taken?"

Liu Zhifu nodded and said, "Qixia's news was sent to this mansion by express delivery two days ago. Guess what? The Wuhu County King, in order to raise food, did not care about the starvation of Zhili people, Many people rose up for it, and heard that a workshop was burned and many people were injured. There was a lot of trouble there, and the people’s grievances were already boiling, and Zhang Anshi himself was in danger at this time."

   "I can't protect myself, so why do I have so much food?" Zhou Juren's eyes faltered.

Liu Zhifu said: "Isn't this simple? It's a bet that we won't be able to eat this kind of food and dig our roots. But he is also at the risk of a military operation. You must know that the disaster-stricken places are in the four provinces. Hundreds of millions of people, how long will he be able to help so many people? Now we are fighting for such a breath, if we can't keep up, we will lose everything, and vice versa."

  Zhou Juren raised his eyebrows and said, "Is the news serious?"

  He stared at Liu Zhifu.

  Prefect Liu did not hide it from him, and really showed them the official documents circulated in the government.

   Zhou Juren and others looked at each other after seeing it.

  Liu Jindao: "Now you understand... In my opinion... He Zhang Anshi dared to bet that all the princes' wealth and lives would be lost. What else is there not to bet on? Nothing is difficult in the world..."

  Zhou Juren closed his eyes and weighed, as if he was also calculating something.

  Finally, he opened his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Once the bet is made, Zhang Anshi is a relative after all, and the king of the county..."

  He didn't continue what he said, but Liu Zhifu understood it.

Liu Jin took a deep look at Zhou Juren, and said: "But don't forget that Hu Guang, the great scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, has always sympathized with the princes. Going against Mr. Hu, this time...it's not difficult to guess, Mr. Hu may not be able to bear it."

   "Hu Gong..."

   Zhou Juren opened his eyes slightly, as if confirming something.

  Liu Jindao: "Mr. Hu is a gentleman in the court, a disciple of former officials, all over the court and the public..."

   "Understood." Zhou Juren said: "This matter is of great importance, I still need to go back and discuss it, Hu Gong..."

  Prefect Liu understood in seconds, and immediately said: "Don't worry, I will revise the book immediately..."

   "Thank you."

  ...

  Tongguan.

  When we arrived here, a team of inspectors escorted the sedan chair out of Shaanxi and went straight to Luoyang.

  In the carriage, Hu Guang was sitting in the sedan chair. He was motionless, his usual gentle face, but with an indescribable emotion.

  Walk another ten miles, reach the top of the post station, enter the official room, and before I take my seat, there are accompanying servants who bring me quick plays from all over the place.

   "Grand Hu, reports from various places..."

  Hu Guang didn't raise his eyelids, but said, "Got it."

  Sheren took a deep breath, thought for a while, and said, "Mr. Hu, there are many rumors outside."

  Hu Guangdao: "Say it."

  She Ren said: "This time...someone seems to be targeting Hu Gong. Hu Gong has always been in the court and has nothing to do with the world, but he didn't expect... to be attacked by such a murderer. Hu Gong must make plans early and plan ahead..."

  Hu Guang said lightly: "Where did you hear it?"

"this…"

  Hu Guangdao: "You have been with the old man for many years, right?"

"yes."

  Hu Guangdao: "Hey..."

  Hu Guang waved his hand: "Go down, go down."

  Sheren hesitated to speak: "Actually, there are many people in the court... who complain about Hu Gong..."

  Hu Guang said lightly: "Don't worry, I don't need you to teach me how to protect yourself wisely and how to cut through messes quickly."

   Scheeren nodded.

  Hu Guang pointed to the official document in front of him and said, "These are all sent by the prefectures and counties."

   "Yes, they all hope that Mr. Hu will make up his mind."

  Hu Guang nodded: "It's not easy for everyone, I will reply."

   Then, he didn't make any more sound, and Scheeren quietly retreated.

  ...

  In the county prince's mansion, cars and horses are like dragons.

  Many reports came from all directions.

  Zhang Anshi's order is also overwhelming.

   Three orders were issued today.

  About the new regulations for the relief of the affected people, which greatly described the dangers of the victims eating only food. Therefore, tens of thousands of dried fish were immediately escorted and distributed to various prefectures and counties.

  The emergency recruitment of mobile troupes to various prefectures and counties was also issued.

   There is also the lack of paper and pen and ink for the various construction command divisions.

  The orders one after another left people stunned.

   After all, no one can imagine that this thing can still be played like this.

   This is not helping the common people, this is clearly serving the uncle!

   Zhang Anshi still kept smiling.

   "What are you afraid of, let's just place orders for each workshop, search for troupes, collect paper, books, pens and ink, and more cotton clothes and cloth. Don't worry, someone will pay us!"

"That's right, some iron tools are also needed. Bridges and roads are all inseparable from tools. I heard that there are many armed guards under the commanders. The way is to find some leftovers of swords, guns and halberds, and send them out."

   "Here."

  …

   "Your Majesty..."

  East Factory was not idle, and sent copies of the memorials to Zhu Di.

  Zhu Di has been upset these days.

  At this moment, he just nodded and said, "Say."

Yi Shiha said: "Another batch of food and a lot of supplies have been allocated from the Taiping Mansion, but... the situation in the Taiping Mansion seems to be not very good. I heard... many soldiers and civilians complained about this ..."

Zhu Di listened, shook his head and said, "Hey... these people have no clothes and food, I have to worry about it. Zhang Anshi spends money and food all at once, and I worry about sending out money and food in such a wasteful way. When is this going to happen? ah…"

  Yi Shiha was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to respond.

   Fortunately, he remembered something, so he said: "However, there are quite a few discussions in the court..."

  Hearing the word discussion, Zhu Di's face gradually turned cold: "Tell me and listen to me."