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Chapter 345 Shi Kefa's Preparation
On the platform, the lights are already on.

The core administrators of the empire have long been arguing about how to deal with Wang Er, and many of them have already talked nonsense.

Yang Reform focused half of his attention on listening to the arguments between the two sides, and the other half on thinking about his handling of Shaanxi affairs and the loopholes.

For the emperor who has been listening, both sides of the argument have exhausted their tongues.The imperial party naturally spoke in the direction of the emperor, and the emperor wanted to save Wang Er, so they naturally tried their best to speak in this regard, while the opponents insisted that rebellion must pay a price.

The "firepower" of both sides has long been exhausted, and they looked at the emperor eagerly, hoping that the emperor would give him a "sacred judgment".

Yang Reform is also a headache. Today's news is too little. It is just a letter. As far as the information revealed in this letter is concerned, it is difficult not to discuss Wang Er's matter. What can be said is limited, but once Wang The matter of Er must involve a group of people like Wang Er, and how to deal with Wang Er has become a model of how to deal with this group of people.

Yang Reform suppressed with both hands, everyone quieted down, the fight was enough, there were few people, and the fight was exhausting, there was no time to rest, and no one could take it anymore, seeing that the emperor seemed to want a "sacred order", everyone stopped .

"How to deal with Wang Er is no longer a matter of dealing with Wang Er alone. It involves how to deal with Wang Er and his group of people. This matter, you all have a reasonable point, and I can't make a decision right now. Please suspend the discussion, gentlemen, when there is more news and a more mature solution, we are making a decision..." Yang Reform was very helpless, although he really wanted to let Wang Er go, but he couldn't help it. There is too little news, and he has to be cautious. This kind of thing is a typical representative. Shaanxi is a powder keg, with bandits and bandits everywhere. If there is no unified statement, where will these people go? A big constraint.And immigration is Yang Reform's hope against heaven.

Many of the core managers of the empire were foaming on their lips, and they didn't care to wipe it off. They were relieved to see that the emperor had postponed the matter.

"Everyone, how should we deal with the Shaanxi matter? Do you have any good suggestions?" Yang Reform asked again.

The ministers are silent, what should be said, what can be said, what should be done, what can be done, has been said and done, now, waiting for further news, waiting for tomorrow, what else to say of?The ministers felt that it was very rare for them to be able to keep talking based on this letter for so long, what more?there is none left.

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Shaanxi governor's yamen.

Bi Zisu listened to Xu Guangqi, the "teacher of the emperor", in shock.

"Master Xu, are you saying that there are disaster victims in Fugu who might participate in the civil uprising? Are you waiting for food? While preparing to rebel, you are also preparing to immigrate? If the food is not delivered in time, those people will take risks and raise flags to rebel?" Bi Zisu was also terrified when he heard this kind of inference, which already explained the problem very well. If there is no food, it is the way to rebel. In other words, if there is food, the rebels will not rebel.That is to say, now, it depends on the tug-of-war of Sinongsi. If Sinongsi is effective in the tug-of-war, there will be fewer rebels. On the contrary, there will be a lot of rebels.

"Exactly, this is a conclusion based on various sources of information. However, it is almost the same. Judging from Wang Er's case, there are a large number of victims, or people who are planning to rebel. One group is still waiting and watching, the immigrants are still rebelling, and are still hesitating. Now, the matter of Wang Er has been reported to His Majesty, and we need to wait for His Majesty's holy order. Now that this happened again, it shows that the matter of Shaanxi has arrived. In the critical period, the future direction of Shaanxi is in these few days!" Xu Guangqi said with a sigh.

"Master Xu means what to do if you want to sue yourself?" Bi Zisu said, he knew that Xu Guangqi's coming here would not be in vain.

"Fan Jiu, I hope to send officers and troops to patrol the banks of the Yellow River, especially in northern Shaanxi, to strengthen security in this area, and strictly prevent people from taking advantage of the chaos to rob food. A large number of disaster victims flock here, and food is in short supply. These are transported to northern Shaanxi. The lack of food is almost related to the national destiny, so we have to guard against it." Xu Guangqi said with a trace of anxiety, there will be rebellion if there is no food, and it is very possible to rob the food passing by when you are hungry. , it is hard to say that such a thing does not happen in that place, Xu Guangqi has to guard against it.

"Master Xu, don't worry about this matter. His Majesty has already issued an imperial decree on this matter. The officers, soldiers and guards all over the country must ensure the safety of the immigration officers and the safety of the immigrants. On this point, not to mention the Yellow River along the river, even in the whole of Shaanxi, the immigration officers are all There will be a guarantee!...Since Master Xu said that the food along the Yellow River is so important, Fan Jiu will send another group of elites to ensure the safety of food transportation along the Yellow River... Well, the new army Wu Sangui just returned from suppressing the bandits , and it’s close to the Yellow River, I think it’s better to send Wu Sangui’s unit there…” Bi Zisu said.

Xu Guangqi is really worried about the safety of food. The shortage of food in northern Shaanxi has reached such an extent that a large number of people are waiting for food to save their lives. In other words, the scale of rebellion in Shaanxi depends on this batch of food. In any case, we must be careful and The reason why Xu Guangqi came to move troops, in any case, this batch of food, there should be no accidents.

"So, thank you Fan Jiu." Xu Guangqi was relieved when he saw that it was Wu Sangui who was sent to the new army.

"Master Xu doesn't have to be like this, it's all for His Majesty, it's all for the court to solve the problem, this is what it should be." Bi Zisu said.

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Yang Liu stood alone on the high mound, looking down at the Yellow River, all night long.After watching and suffering all night, he placed all his bets on whether he could come to the boat tomorrow.

It was already daylight.

The rags of men who have been the archetype of poverty under the sun, talking and laughing last night, full of hope and joy, are gone.One by one still stared at each other indifferently, and some people even had a hint of despair in their eyes.

Yang Liu stood alone on the high mound, as if he was scorched by several eyes behind him, he didn't dare to turn his head.Disappointment, or despair?
The sun has been born, but the Yellow River is still empty.

"Sixth Brother, let's go back, it's been a night, otherwise, let's go down by ourselves." Seeing that his brother had been standing here all night, Yang Qi came over to persuade him.

"No, Lao Qi, brother is still standing here for a while, someone will come, someone will come..." Yang Liu didn't dare to turn his head, let alone move, for fear that if he moved, someone would come from the Yellow River and he wouldn't be able to see him.

The sun has already risen, but people still haven’t arrived. Some people in ragged clothes have no food, and some still have a few mouthfuls, which are slightly moistened. Even after one meal, the next meal, is there any I don't know.

Yang Liu stood on the mound parched, not daring to move or turn his head. He kept looking at the lower reaches of the Yellow River. He was afraid that once he turned back, he would never be able to "turn back".

The anger of the crowd who had just eaten a meal gradually dissipated, and the scorching sun began to show its power.

"Brother Six, let's go by ourselves, I'm afraid we won't be able to do it when someone comes to pick us up." Yang Qi sweated and came to the top of the mound, persuading his brother again.

It's not that Yang Liu doesn't want to go down. If he wants to go down, he needs to get definite news before he can go down. Has the immigration officer of the Son of Heaven received the letter, and will he send someone?Is there any food?These are all questions.

A few fast horses trampled up billows of smoke and dust from the lower reaches of the Yellow River, and headed towards the upper reaches.

"Sixth Brother, Sixth Brother, look quickly, there are people coming..." Yang Qi saw with his own eyes, standing on the mound, he saw that these people were unusual at a glance.

Yang Liu couldn't bear it any longer, and he was holding on with a burst of energy. When he saw someone coming from the downstream, he smiled in relief. Maybe this is the person he was waiting for. Although he didn't come from the Yellow River, he also There are still people coming.

Yang Liu shook a few times, managed to stabilize his body, grabbed Yang Qi with one hand, and barely passed out.

"Sixth brother, sixth brother..." Yang Qi was startled when he saw that his sixth brother was so weak, and immediately supported his sixth brother.

"It's okay, it's just that I haven't moved for a long time, and I'm a little stiff. It will be fine after the activity is started..." Yang Liu said with a smile, and after a while, he got better again.

Those fast horses arrived in a blink of an eye, and they greeted from afar: "Is the sixth brother Yang in front?"

Yang Liu was very puzzled. This person seemed to know him, and he greeted him from afar. In my impression, I don't remember this person!
Several fast horses arrived in front of Yang Liu in a blink of an eye. Yang Liu became a little vigilant and asked, "Who is this brother?"

"Hehe, Sixth Brother Yang doesn't know me, but I do know Sixth Brother Yang's name. My name is Li Hongji. I was sent by Mr. Shi, the immigration officer of Fugu County, to pick me up." Li Hongji was not wordy, Immediately reveal your identity.

"Li Hongji? The name of brother is loud..." Yang Liu looked at these people suspiciously. It seemed that he didn't bring much food. Is this counted as picking up people?You are not lying to me, are you?So, I planned to get close and ask for details.

"Hehe, my brother doubts my identity? Don't worry, I'm serious, and I work under the immigration officer of the Holy Emperor. Here, this is my badge of Li Hongji..." Li Hongji was also generous, and immediately took off a piece of wood from his waist. The waist badge, and handed it to Yang Liu to see.

Yang Liu used to be an insider of the government, so he naturally recognized the government's waist badge. After a little identification, he found that it was indeed "made by the government", and it was not just a matter of engraving a badge privately.

"Brother Li, so you have received a letter from my brother? It's not that I doubt the identity of the brother, but there are many people here, and there are many people who chew and eat. Now that I don't eat, I don't want to eat anything." If you can’t walk, you’ll just wait for the immigration officer of the Holy Son of Heaven to pick you up, and now, it’s just you and your horses..." Yang Liu began to suspect that this pick-up seemed unreliable.

"Hehe, Sixth Brother Yang, don't doubt it. Mr. Shi did receive a letter saying that a group of disaster victims will come here today, so today, I came here specially to take a look, but... to be honest, the emigration The number of people is really too many. Sixth brother Yang should know about it, right? So, he is very busy. Mr. Shi sent us to take a look, see how many people there are, and how much food we need to prepare. In addition, I heard that Sixth brother Yang has a lot of women and children here, so Mr. Shi specially sent a group of rafts over here to transport a group of women and children down first. The younger ones have to go down by themselves. Hehe, I hope Sixth Brother Yang will be more considerate. ..., food and leather rafts, because they are walking slowly, so they are still behind, brothers have brought some food here, Brother Yang, let's share it first..." Li Hongji explained with a smile, and then took some dry food from his horse and threw it away. To Yang Liu.

Yang Liu is not hypocritical, he knows his own affairs, people like him have already run out of fuel, and it is a great gift to get a little food. He took it immediately, and before he had time to thank him, he opened the bag. It's jerky.

"This..." Yang Liu looked at it suspiciously. It was really surprising that meat could still be eaten in this season.

"Don't worry, Sixth Brother Yang, this is mutton. Hehe, Mr. Shi tried his best to immigrate for you. Hehe, Mr. Shi bought a lot of sheep and skinned the sheepskins in order to prepare the sheepskin raft for transporting people. This is The leftover meat, hehe, otherwise, where are so many sheepskin rafts to transport people? Hehe, brother, don’t you think so?” Li Hongji explained with a smile, he now, this can be regarded as a professional smile, saying, It's also a professional statement.

Li Hongji was originally a postman, but he dereliction of duty and lost his official documents. Therefore, in this "great era" of mass recruitment of postmen, he actually lost his job. Li Hongji had no choice but to go home, and he was unwilling. He couldn't figure it out, so he was going to apply for a job in a different place. As a result, others heard that he had lost official documents before, and after being kicked out, they didn't dare to use him. Therefore, even though he is now In the great "era" of postmen, he could no longer enjoy this kind of preferential treatment. He had no choice but to see that the immigration officer recruited people who could ride horses and Kongwu to patrol the river. Li Hongji found the immigration officer again. This time, the immigration officer did not rush. When he left, he just let him ride the horse and ran on the horse for several hours, and then used him, not for anything else, just for the durability of his body.

He, Li Hongji, has now found a new life. The immigration officer, Mr. Shi, treats him really well. Not only that, he can often eat meat. The salary is also quite high. It is worthy of him riding around for several hours a day. Although tired, but in his words, worth it!
Yang Liu's eyes were glistening. Even though he was the leader of this group, he hadn't eaten meat for a long time, and today he hadn't even touched a drop of rice. He was already dizzy from hunger. Drooling, I couldn't help swallowing, took a bite, and said: "Sure enough, it's mutton, with salt on it,...good stuff, good stuff..." Yang Liu chewed a few mouthfuls unconsciously, Then praise.

"Hehe, Sixth Brother Yang, Mr. Shi was very happy when he received the news that you are planning to immigrate. He specially sent someone to come over and prepare a lot of food. The car will arrive later. Sixth Brother Yang will go down for a while. , or wait for the car to come? With the car, there are batches of rafts. Sixth brother Yang can pick up the disabled women and children with batches of rafts. It only takes one day to reach Fugu County. Young Li Those who are strong and able to walk have to go by themselves. It's not that Mr. Shi didn't send a boat to pick them up. Sixth Brother Yang also knows that it is difficult to sail on the Yellow River, and there are so many people. When I'm free, I'll pick up Qing Zhuang again, Brother Yang, look, is there a problem?" Li Zicheng's rhetoric is completely a set of "professional" rhetoric, how to say, it was all designed by Shi Kefa himself.

After Yang Liu ate a few mouthfuls of jerky, he became much more energetic, and said: "Sure enough, the Holy Son of Heaven did not break his promise. Sure enough, someone picked him up and offered him food. Of course, I, Yang Liu, followed the Holy Son of Heaven. Also, Mr. Shi But the immigration officer of Fugu County? I would like to thank Mr. Shi, and dare to ask Mr. Shi's name?"

"Hehe, Mr. Shi of my family, surnamed Shi, named Kefa, and named Xianzhi, is this year's Enke Scholars of the Holy Son of Heaven, an immigration officer appointed by the Holy Son of Heaven, who is in charge of immigrants in Fugu County. He is responsible for patrolling the river and contacting matters..." Li Hongji said quite confidently.Although Shaanxi is already a hell on earth, and the food is quite tight, but due to work, he can often eat meat. Therefore, his face is full of oil, matched with his fat body and bronze skin, he looks quite handsome. Good skin, like a military general on the battlefield, is enough to "shock" those victims.According to Shi Kefa, the victims had to see hope and ability, so this strong and strong former postman became the best candidate for him to decorate the front and "shock" the victims.

Yang Liu couldn't help but nod his head. This was similar to his news. Now that the person who came to pick him up had arrived and he had made arrangements, Yang Liu's heart was finally relieved.He said: "Brother Li, wait a moment. Let me explain. We are all farmers. They are not afraid of walking. As long as they have food, it is better for women and children to ride on rafts. Otherwise, they will not be able to walk fast. I know..." Yang Liu readily accepted Li Hongji's arrangement. Now in Shaanxi, as long as there is food, even the rebellion will follow, let alone this.

"Okay, Sixth Brother Yang, take care of yourself... By the way, Li Guo, Li San..., give Sixth Brother Yang all the food you brought..." Li Hongji also saw that this group of people might be out of ammunition and food. , if I am late for half a day, I am afraid that these people will not survive tonight, so, according to the "professional tutorial", I will immediately send my own dried mutton. First, it will solve the temporary food problem for everyone; ability to strengthen the confidence of these people in immigrants, in this year of natural disasters and droughts, it is difficult to eat meat.

The source of these meats is actually one of Shi Kefa's ideas. He is this year's Enke Jinshi, but his ranking is really not ideal. He ranks in the back of the hall, but he was received by the emperor unexpectedly. During the reception, Chun Chun's encouragement made him flattered, and he was grateful to the emperor. The emperor wanted to send them to Shaanxi as immigration officers. He immediately signed up, determined to repay the emperor's kindness with his own actions, and chose the most difficult place. , one of the northernmost places in Shaanxi, Fugu County, he wants to make achievements in the most difficult place to serve the emperor.

When Shi Kefa first came to Fugu County, he immediately prepared and bought ships according to the "immigration tutorial". However, the actual situation is that the Yellow River is really not suitable for sailing at this section, and there is no local shipbuilding. It is impossible for a craftsman to build a large number of boats. Shi Kefa, who was in a state of desperation, saw that the sheepskin rafts were very convenient for traveling up the Yellow River, so he immediately sent people to collect sheep and kill them to make sheepskin rafts.

Shi Kefa was troubled by the emigration. This place is barren and the folk customs are tough. He doesn't have much food in his hands. The food transported from the lower reaches of the Yellow River is really limited, so he thought of various ways to solve it. problems encountered in immigration.Li Hongji's strong former postman, mutton, is also a "prop" for immigrants. Li Hongji is used to "shock" the victims of this place. Who made the victims of this place too tough? Lamb is specially used to lure those immigrants Humans are "props" designed to show his ability to immigrate, so as to convince those victims that he has the ability to emigrate, and he wants to use rafts to transport women and children away, just to guard against those young and strong The folk customs in this place are really tough. In order to make those people obedient, Shi Kefa came up with the idea of ​​taking the women and children into Fugu County with a raft. With these women and children in his hands, he would not be afraid of those young men. Disobedient, it doesn't matter if there are few boats, the victims can go by themselves, and it doesn't matter if they eat less, as long as they don't starve to death. These are all kinds of methods that Shi Kefa came up with in the face of various difficulties, so even Li Hongji's rhetoric was carefully prepared. of.

What pleased Shi Kefa was that it was more difficult to transport food, but the emperor was willing to spend money on immigration. Xu Guangqi also allocated more food to him because Fugu was too far away and the food that could be transported was limited. The silver taels let him buy some grain locally, so Shi Kefa has the confidence to buy a large number of sheep to make skin rafts, otherwise, if Shi Kefa's skin is pulled out, he will not be able to produce a few taels of meat.

Yang Liu took those big sacks of meat unceremoniously, and was quite satisfied. In this year of catastrophe, he could still eat relief meat. Just based on this, he was full of emigration from the Holy Son of Heaven. Gaining confidence, he was full of confidence in the immigrants. Now, he completely believed in the emigration of the Holy Son of Heaven, and was ready to follow the Holy Son of Heaven.

Yang Liu carried the packs of jerky, ran wildly, rushed to the front of the group of people, held up the jerky, and shouted wildly: "Brothers, folks, we are saved, we are saved, the Holy Son of Heaven Someone came to bring us food, but what they delivered was dried meat..." Yang Liutai hadn't drank water for a long time, and his voice was already hoarse, but the words he shouted were indeed shocking and powerful.

The ragged crowd finally burst out with the brilliance of life and shouted loudly.The glory of life reappeared in this group of people.The god of death fled in front of these jerky.

Yang Liu divided these packs of jerky, and everyone could eat a little bit of jerky. Although it was not much, the confidence given to this group of people was absolutely immeasurable.Many people pulled out the half-chewed dried meat, looked at it again and again, and stuffed it quietly into their clothes, preparing to save it for the next meal.

(End of this chapter)