From Song Gun down, basically all the heads of Class 3 and Room 6 are here. The expressions on everyone’s faces are very serious. Obviously, at this time, what the Lord Magistrate summoned everyone to say, everyone has something in their hearts.
Guessed.
"The news from the Chief Envoy is that this year's relief money and grain will only come to my Yan'an Mansion. There won't be one more grain or one tael of silver!" Song Gun looked at his subordinates,
He said in a deep voice: "However, the taxes, money and food that each government should pay cannot be reduced. I think you all know that the magistrate of Fufeng County hanged himself a few days ago. I would like to warn you again that no matter how difficult the world is this year,
For me, Yan'an Mansion, the most difficult time has passed, and you must not have similar thoughts!"
"This, colleagues have not yet!" Li Zhi, the colleague, said with a smile: "Thanks to Mr. Song's preparation for the rainy day, he lured the Beijing army into our Yan'an Mansion. This move may seem dangerous, but it was also Mr. Song who led our Yan'an Mansion.
This dead situation has been revived. Compared with other prefectures, life in Yan'an Prefecture will be much better this year!"
"The prefect is indeed far-sighted!"
All the subordinate officials smiled and delivered the horses one by one for free. Perhaps, in their hearts, this was not flattering the prefect, so these flattering and complimentary words were spoken so smoothly.
After all, the current scene in Yan'an Mansion is the best evidence. According to some refugees who fled here, cannibalism has begun to occur in Yulin. It is very scary to think about such things.
"Here at the barracks, cooperate with the soldiers and horses of Nanhai Guard to guide the refugees!" Song Gun smiled reservedly: "Those who are strong and strong will be sent to the salt field. Those with families are best.
The elderly, infirm, women and children were placed in temporary camps outside the city!"
"The military department understands that if we transfer more manpower from the fast shift to me, we will be able to do better!"
"You and the fast class catcher can discuss this yourself. We will not make any forced arrangements!" Song Gun nodded and continued.
"Here at the workhouse, errands to the refugees are distributed every day, and they need to be more detailed. Whether it is digging trenches around the site, cutting firewood, or transporting earth and stone to the salt farm, these tasks must not be done in a messy manner, let alone appear on the street.
The refugees gathered together and couldn't get errands to cause trouble. Our government's food is limited and we can't just feed them in vain. These errands are an important means for them to exchange for their own food!"
"The workhouse, like the barracks, is also short of manpower!" The head of the workhouse said with a sad face: "There are many things to do, and the refugees outside the city can also be accommodated, but there are new refugees coming every day. I
The small number of people in the workshop are really too busy!"
"Household?"
Song Gun glanced at the household, and the head of the household stood up: "A notice has been posted to recruit officials from good families in the city, but there are only a few applicants. I saw these people
It’s because they feel that if they don’t do anything, the government will support them anyway, and none of them will want to contribute!”
Several officials nodded repeatedly: "Yes, sir, it is not a problem if this continues. The food in our treasury is decreasing day by day, but the food promised by Commander Jiang is nowhere to be seen. Over at the salt field, it is said that
Hundreds of tons of salt have been produced..."
Li Zhi also looked at Song Gun with some worry. He was in charge of the treasury, so he naturally knew these situations and never told a lie.
"How much grain do we have in our treasury now?" Song Gun turned around and asked him.
"It's less than a thousand dan, including the 600 dan borrowed from the grain workers!" Li Zhi pondered for a moment, and then told the amount he knew: "Every day in the city, at least fifty or sixty dan are consumed. Nanhaiwei
There is also twenty or thirty kilograms a day over there. If this continues, if the grain merchants promised by Commander Jiang are not there within ten days, we are afraid that we will be caught blind!"
"The food in the city is halved. The price of food is not allowed to rise, but the quantity sold is reduced by half!" Song Gun nodded: "The military rations cannot be reduced. If Nanhaiwei rebels because of lack of food, everyone will be in disaster.
!”
"But we can't support this for a few more days!" All the officials looked sad.
"It's enough to support you for a few more days!" Song Gun showed a smile on his face: "Yesterday, the Japanese government visited Xu Qianshi from Nanhai.com. He told the government that the first batch of grain merchants from Shanxi arrived in three days.
We have already set off before, and if nothing happens on the way, we should arrive in the next two days!"
"Sir, why didn't you tell me earlier? You worried your subordinates to death!"
"With this chaos of war, is it really safe on the road? How about we ask Nanhai Guard to send out a troop of troops to escort the food over? There can't be any mistakes in this matter!"
"Everyone, everyone!" Song Gun looked at his subordinates who were talking about each other and said loudly: "You guys just flattered me and said how far-sighted I am. Could it be that what you want is something I can't think of?"
Everyone stopped talking and looked at Song Gun with wide eyes.
"Grain merchants, of course, don't just take a few guards with them!" Song Gun said slowly: "From the time they set off to the time they arrived at my Yan'an Mansion, they were escorted all the way by Nanhai Guard soldiers and horses. Xu Qianshi said that from then on
This should be a common occurrence!”
"How many people are there in the Nanhai Guard..." Someone murmured again: "If they all go to escort the grain merchants, what will we do to resist the refugees outside the city if something happens to them?"
"Have I ever said that the ones escorting the grain merchants are the Nanhai Guards and Horses stationed in my Yan'an Mansion?" Song Gun glanced at the muttering guy: "I originally wanted to give you a surprise, forget it, it's up to you.
If I’m so worried, I might as well tell you in advance!”
He raised his head with some pride: "At the request of my officer, Commander Jiang of the Nanhai Guard finally decided to dispatch most of the Nanhai Guard's troops to my Yan'an Mansion. My Yan'an Mansion will become the commander-in-chief of the Nanhai Guard."
During this period of chaos in our permanent residence, this matter has been reported to the Chief Envoy and the Governor-General's Office of the three sides, and I think there will be a reply soon!"
"Actually, you all know the current situation. The so-called reporting is just a routine. All the state governments have too much time to take care of themselves. The Nanhai Guard troops are not controlled by the three sides. Even if the adults above are unhappy in their hearts,
I’m so happy, I’m afraid I won’t stop this!”
"Sir, how many people are there in this Nanhaiwei army?"
Everyone was talking a lot. Obviously, their focus was slightly different from what Song Gun thought.
"Are you worried that my Yan'an Mansion can't support them?" Song Gun said with a smile: "If there are Shanxi grain merchants to supply my Yan'an Mansion with grain, I think there will be no problem with these troops!"
"Master Fu!" Li Zhi saw that Song Gun didn't understand what these subordinates meant, and couldn't help but remind him: "They want to know how many soldiers and horses there are and whether they have the ability to recover the states below our Yan'an Prefecture.
County, if the Nanhai Guards really have a large number of people and strong combat power, then it would be a good choice to become a chief officer in the following counties..."
"This..." Song Gun was speechless for a moment, how dare they care about this!
"One guard and horse, according to the military system, there must be at least three to four thousand people!" An official below blinked and looked at Song Gun, his eyes full of expectation.
Song Gun sighed and nodded slowly.
Everyone shouted in unison, and the atmosphere in the lobby suddenly became lively. Compared with the depressing atmosphere just before the discussion, the atmosphere at this time was as if everyone knew that they were going to be promoted.