Chen Yan stared at Hanhui tightly, and his hands had already touched the hilt of the knife, and he felt a little nervous in his heart.

She directly ordered the acquisition of people when entering the city. This was her idea for Lin Pingchang. Only this approach has a surprising effect, but it is difficult to guarantee that Han Hui will be anxious and will be in a hurry, which contains certain risks.

It was when both sides were at a strife that Long Bo wanted to draw out his waist knife, but pointed the blade at Hanhui's subordinates and said, "The deputy envoy of the imperial envoy is here. Do you really want to raise an army to rebel?"

Although Liuzhou Guard has set up local officials and local soldiers, there are more Han soldiers here. If Han Hui and his group of people were to rebel, Long Bo Xiang and others would definitely be loyal to the Ming Dynasty court and would definitely take action to suppress them.

Han Hui saw that the other party was an imperial envoy, and Long Bo thought that these Han soldiers had expressed their position, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and ordered bitterly to his personal soldiers: "Get back!"

Although these personal soldiers have been loyal to the Han family for generations, most of them have been with their families. Many people are actually unwilling to follow Han Hui to rebel.

After hearing Han Hui's orders, they all put down their weapons, knowing that Han Hui was in big trouble this time, and they probably had to pay the price for his greed.

Several Jinyiwei, who were like wolves and tigers, stepped forward, took Han Hui directly, and tied up the man with a rope.

After just one encounter, Lin Pingchang immediately showed decisiveness that was inconsistent with her age, and actually directly arrested the most powerful people in Liuzhou City.

There were some volatile neutral factions, but seeing the deputy envoy of the imperial envoy being so tough, he even arrested Gao Yan and others, and he had already decisively turned to Lin Pingchang.

Although Han Hui was caught by the Jinyiwei, he secretly gave a confidant beside him, and the confidant quietly retreated and then disappeared into the crowd.

With Gao Yan, Liuzhou Prefecture's magistrate Qian Huilong, Ma Ping's magistrate Wei Gangjin and Liuzhou commander Wei Tongzhi Hanhui became prisoners, everyone's focus was on Lin Pingchang, and the deputy envoy of the imperial envoy was full of With a sense of awe.

Lin usually watched Han Hui being taken down, and even rode a high-headed horse and talked: "This is the lieutenant who came for disaster relief and also for justice! How do you oppress the people on weekdays? It doesn't matter, but Liuzhou is now suffering from a rare drought in decades. It has been a thousand miles of barren land and has no harvest. Until today, there is still no rain. Maybe there is no harvest this year's autumn grain! This subcomman is now in Liuzhou. The city mainly does three things: First, open warehouses and release grain to help tens of thousands of refugees outside the city; second, crack down on the rice prices in Liuzhou City so that the people in the city can eat affordable rice; third, eliminate local evil policies. , let the two-level yamen put people's livelihood first!"

These three things seem simple, but each one hits the nail on the head, which can be said to be a real move that benefits the country and the people.

"All officials (lower positions) are subject to the order of the deputy envoy!" Liuzhou Tongzong Qin Di and others were all passionate people. They were moved by these words and immediately expressed their respectfully.

"All right up to the deputy envoy!"

Not only were officials and generals from the two-level yamen, but more were soldiers and runners at the bottom. At this time, they also knelt down to respond.

The reason why they support Lin Pingchang so much is that in addition to Lin Pingchang's identity, more importantly, Lin Pingchang has done for the people of Liuzhou City. It is precisely under her interference that the rice price in Liuzhou City has dropped to 100 cents per kilogram .

On the other hand, Lin's rice price during this period actually rose from ten cents per kilogram to one hundred cents per kilogram, which made 100,000 residents in the city be forced to eat the sky-high rice from the four major banks.

That's why they have reason to support this deputy envoy who is dedicated to serving the people, whether for the people of Liuzhou City or for their own livelihood.

Lin Pingping felt the feelings of everyone, so he raised his hand seriously and said, "Let's go and count the granary together, and open the warehouse and release grain for the refugees outside the city!"

This is an agricultural country after all, and natural disasters are common.

In the past disasters, the court and local governments have always served as the main force in disaster relief. Once the court cannot shoulder this mission, it is usually not far from being destroyed, and many regime turmoil originated from refugee uprisings.

Nowadays, the Ming Dynasty has established a complete disaster relief system and has always been the absolute main force of disaster relief. In addition to the imperial court who would transfer disaster relief grain from other places, local governments have also set up a permanent warehouse.

What Lin Pingchang cares most about is the grain that is often closed. Only by holding this most important disaster relief resource in his hands can he ensure that the food rations for refugees outside the city are peacefully suppressing the rice prices in Liuzhou City.

When the group was just halfway, a constable hurriedly came to this side, pointing at the granary behind in panic and said, "No, someone set fire in the granary, please go and put out the fire quickly!"

"Sir, I am willing to go to rescue Chen Sanshui, a hundred households of Liuzhou Guards!" When Chen Sanshui heard the news, he immediately volunteered.

Lin Pingchang knew that the fire must be put out as soon as possible at this time, and immediately said to Chen Sanshui: "Okay, go quickly, the granary is responsible for the food rations of nearly tens of thousands of people, and this matter cannot be missed!"

"As for the order!" Chen Sanshui responded, and immediately took the people to the other side.

When Hanhui heard this sudden news, his mouth couldn't help but gently rise, and his heart was already promising, hoping that the fire could burn the granary completely.

Qian Huilong was secretly happy when he heard the news, hoping that the fire could burn the food to ashes.

"Let's go, let's go quickly!" Lin Pingchang looked at Han Hui with joy on his face thoughtfully, and immediately accelerated toward him.

After these days of investigation, she naturally learned about some of the situation in Liuzhou City. Although Wu Guifang personally checked the Changping Store, according to the exact information she obtained, the granary had long been stolen.

In fact, it can be guessed from Gao Yan, Qian Huilong, Wei Gangjin and Han Hui's greedy faces that they must have reached their hands to the granary. In the past, they should have used some means to get away with Wu Guifang's verification.

Gao Yan and Wei Gangjin heard the news of the fire in the granary, but there was no look of joy on their faces. Whether they were greedy for disaster relief or the fire in the granary, they were also held accountable by the court.

The granary is located in the southeast corner of Liuzhou City. Not only is there a heavy army guarding it, but a warehouse ambassador is also set up to manage it.

When Lin Pingchang and his group arrived, the granary fire had been extinguished. Chen Sanshui came forward to report: "Report to the deputy envoy, the granary has been controlled by the humble official, but..."

Lin Pingchang raised his head and looked at a thin wisp of blue smoke rising from the east wall of the granary. He lowered his heart slightly, and asked curiously: "But it's okay?"

"Ambassador Cang just wanted to abscond, and someone verified that it was the fire he set. Mo Jiang arrested him with his own advice!" Chen Sanshui's face was quite complicated, and he ordered to his subordinates behind him: "Power the man is the only one."

Bet on it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a middle-aged man wearing a blue official robe was pushed up by two soldiers.

Ambassador Cang is a ninth-rank official. Although he has little authority, he is an official after all, and he will always be a little bit rich and humble when dealing with the granary. As long as he is not too greedy, he will usually stay honestly in this position.

Lin Pingchang looked at the ambassador of the warehouse and learned that it was him who set fire to the granary, so he asked straight to the point: "Tell me how much grain is left in the granary!"

Compared to whom she is responsible, she is more concerned about how much grain there is left in the granary. If the granary can have an additional 100 stones of grain left, it can save many more refugees.

Ambassador Kura was tied up with a rope. As soon as the soldiers pushed hard, he fell to the ground with both knees.

Qin Di has always hated such officials who robbed themselves. He immediately stepped forward and said sternly: "This is the deputy envoy of the imperial envoy. All your actions have been exposed. Don't you explain it truthfully now?"

Maping County Magistrate Niu Dongsheng and others looked at the ambassador kneeling on the ground, and they were also curious in their hearts, wanting to know how much grain Gao Yan and his group had moved away from Changping Cang.

Ambassador Cang knew that this time was doomed, and he responded dejectedly: "If several granaries are combined, there are only about five hundred stones left!"

What? Five hundred stones?

When Qin Di heard this number, his eyes immediately glared hard, and asked in shock: "The grain stored in the granary is 5,000 stones, but now only 500 stones are left?"

When officials such as Maping County Magistrate Niu Dongsheng and others exchanged their eyes in confusion when they heard this.

Although they had long guessed that there were some problems with Changping, they were still shocked when they heard that there was such a large shortage in the granary.

If it was normal, the problem would not be too serious. It was just that in a period of severe drought, every grain of rice was life-saving food, but it ended up losing 90% of the gang.

Lin Pingchang was also secretly shocked, exchanged a glance with Shen Yan, and immediately issued an order and said: "Calibrate the grain in the granary and directly arrest the relevant personnel!"

Gao Yan, Qian Huilong, Wei Gangjin, Hanhui and others saw that the matter had been completely exposed, and they were like eggplant beaten by frost. Waiting for them to be settled.

Gao Yan thought that his life's reputation was ruined, and suddenly knelt down at Lin Pingchang and said, "Sir, the deputy envoy, the junior official is willing to hand over all the silver he received to the master, please give it a break!"

When Qin Di and others heard this, they couldn't help but look at Lin Pingchang secretly.

Lin Pingchang turned over and dismounted and said seriously to Gao Yan: "Master Gao, what you did is not just a matter of silver, it is embezzling 4,500 stones of grain! If you can hand over 4,500 stones

I will give food to this envoy to provide disaster relief. If you think about food, I can submit a memorial to you for your mercy!"

Qin Di and others found that the deputy envoy really put the people first, and they couldn't help but admire him even more.

"Sir, the food... has been sold!" Gao Yan responded bitterly in response to Lin Pingchang's request.

After two consecutive years of drought, Liuzhou Prefecture has not had much grain storage in Liuzhou City. But they did not want to spend a lot of money to buy grain from other places, but they had the idea of ​​often closing the warehouse and planned to do a no-cost transaction.

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According to the plan they formulated, they stole 4,500 stones of grain from Changping Store and sold them to the 100,000 people in Liuzhou City to make profits, and then falsely reported the remaining 500 stones of grain to 5,000 stones of grain, to

Distribution to refugees outside the city in the name of disaster relief.

This plan is perfect. It not only makes huge profits to the people of Liuzhou City by selling rice at high prices, but also falsely reports the stolen grain by opening warehouses and releasing grain.

But human calculations are worse than heaven's calculations. The Nanyang Inspector Lin Pingchang suddenly appeared in Liuzhou City, which completely exposed their plans, and all of them became prisoners.

Lin Pingchang's face darkened, and he immediately waved his hand: "I want food and silver for me! The person who came, I will put them all in the government jail. I will wait for the Imperial College to report to the Ming court to discuss the matter!"

It is by no means a trivial matter to be sold for 4,500 stones of official grain. Once the matter is exposed, even Lin Pingchang will not be able to make a fuss about Gao Yan.

It can only be said that Gao Yan and his officials were too greedy and dared to extend their hands to the life-saving food.

In just one day, Gao Yan, Qian Huilong, Hanhui, Wei Gangjin and others who were imprisoned separately confessed, and they admitted that they had participated in the stealing of the rice and grain sold in the Changping Store.

Han Hui faced the accusations from others and finally admitted that he was the one who dominated all this.

However, the grain in Liuzhou City was less than expected, which made the problem of grain in Liuzhou City more serious than expected.

As the saying goes, a clever woman can’t cook without rice. Even though Lin Pingchang has now taken power, he does not have enough official grain in his hands. Not to mention suppressing the price of rice, whether he can avoid starving to death by thousands of refugees is a problem.

That's why the biggest problem in Liuzhou City is how to solve the problem of food shortage.

After this great turmoil in the Liuzhou officialdom, the Liuzhou Prefecture General Qin Di became the acting governor of Liuzhou, and the Maping County Magistrate Niu Dongsheng naturally became the acting governor.

Both officials put their positions in the right place and came to Lin Pingchang together, looking worried and asking for instructions: "Sir, what should I do about food?"

"Do you know which one of our Liuzhou Prefecture has a large amount of grain stored?" Lin Pingchang knew very well that the most urgent task is to find a large sum of grain for replenishment, so he asked straight to the point.

Maping County Magistrate Niu Dong shook his head gently, but Liuzhou Prefecture Chief Judge Qin Di responded seriously: "There should be no in Liuzhou Prefecture, but the amount of grain stored in the Jingjiang Prince's Mansion in Guizhou Prefecture is at least 100,000 stones!"

The Jingjiang Palace was not a descendant of Zhu Yuanzhang. The first generation of Jingjiang King was Zhu Yuanzhang's nephew Zhu Wenzheng. On April 7, the third year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang granted the title of various sons and appointed Zhu Wenzheng's son Zhu Shouqian as the title of King of Jingjiang in Guizhou Prefecture.

The Jingjiang Royal City was built within the territory.

To this day, the population of the Jingjiang Palace has grown to nearly a thousand people, and the number of rice in the Jingjiang Palace has reached an astonishing 100,000 stones each year.

It can be said that 20% or 30% of the tax and grain income in Guangxi Province was directly supplied to the Jingjiang Palace. Even if Guangxi suffered a two-year drought, it would not have much impact on the Jingjiang Palace, and they even held a large amount of grain in their hands.

Lin Pingchang's heart moved slightly, and nodded immediately and responded: "Okay, I'll send someone to the Jingjiang Palace, hoping to buy some food from them!"

"Sir, you don't have to send someone there. The people from the Jingjiang Palace are now in Liuzhou City. Their people took the initiative to find the subordinates just now!" Qin Di looked up at Lin Pingchang and said seriously.
Chapter completed!