Since Zhao Junchen issued the announcement, the situation in Xingzhou City has been temporarily stabilized and public complaints have been temporarily suppressed. The people suppressed their impatience and waited for three days to buy low-priced rice.
Compared with the temporary calm of the people, the officials and gentry in Xingzhou were all uneasy and on guard.
In the view of the Xingzhou officials and gentry, Zhao Junchen's various actions were probably an attempt to sink the ship and fight with his last resort!
Taking advantage of the stable situation in a short period of time, Zhao Junchen would neither be coerced by public opinion nor have to worry about the constraints of officials and gentry, so he could use various means to deal with them without any taboos.
Therefore, the Xingzhou officials and gentry were always on alert, either preparing to resist or flee.
But what surprised the Xingzhou officials and gentry was that after Zhao Junchen promulgated the announcement, there was no change in the next three days. He just went to the Xingzhou Tongzhi Office every day according to the announcement to deliver justice to the people.
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And because of the secret efforts of the Xingzhou officials and gentry, Zhao Junchen has been unable to collect their crimes and evidence. However, he also took the opportunity to inculcate the benefits of the new agricultural reform policy to the people, which caused a great response, and most of the people were
Already dubious.
In this way, the Xingzhou officials and gentry's plan to conceal the benefits of the new agricultural reform policy and obstruct the implementation of the new agricultural reform policy was already on the verge of failure.
As long as Zhao Junchen fulfills his promise and allows the people to successfully purchase low-price rice, he can establish a strong reputation. The people will no longer doubt the benefits of the new agricultural reform policy, and they will definitely actively participate and cooperate enthusiastically to improve the agricultural reform.
The new reform policy can be quickly promoted throughout Xingzhou!
Therefore, the officials and gentry in Xingzhou are only concerned about one thing at the moment, and that is whether Zhao Junchen can cash in the vouchers and support the people to buy low-price rice grains?
When the situation has developed to this point, Xingzhou officials and gentry are also worried about gains and losses.
On the one hand, they desperately hoped that Zhao Junchen would be unable to fulfill his promise and completely lose credibility, so that the people would not believe the benefits of the New Deal he described, and then they could completely block the implementation of the New Agricultural Reform Deal in Xingzhou.
On the other hand, they are extremely worried that Zhao Junchen will not be able to fulfill his promise, because the people will definitely think that they have been fooled by the government. When new hatreds and old grievances are added to each other, a civil unrest will inevitably break out again!
But unlike the previous civil unrest, this civil unrest broke out in Xingzhou City. Xingzhou officials and gentry could no longer hide in a safe place and watch the fire from the other side as before. Both their clansmen and their wealth would be affected. It can be said that
If there is no way to avoid it, the losses will be heavy.
In this way, with conflicting and complicated emotions, the Xingzhou officials and gentry finally waited three days after Zhao Junchen issued the announcement, which was the day when Zhao Junchen promised to let the people use their vouchers to buy low-price rice!
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On this day, before dawn, countless people had already poured into Nanxiang Street and gathered near major grain stores. They were holding grain purchase certificates issued by the government and were ready to rush into the grain stores at any time.
Buy rice at low prices.
After seeing a large number of people gathering continuously, the Xingzhou government and the Jizhen garrison were also very nervous. They all came out in full force to maintain order near the major grain stores and prevent riots and stampedes.
At the same time, Zhao Junchen also got up early that day, but he did not care about the urgent situation in Xingzhou City at the moment. He just sat leisurely and contentedly in the main hall of Liu Mansion, patiently waiting for the visit of various forces in Xingzhou.
While waiting, Zhao Junchen turned to Liu Zimin and asked: "Have you found out? How many vouchers has the Xingzhou government issued to the people in total?"
For the past three days, Zhao Junchen has been personally sitting in the Xingzhou Tongzhi Hall, taking the opportunity to educate the people on the benefits of the new agricultural reform policy. However, except for the first day, Liu Zimin replaced him in the subsequent two days.
Speak to the people.
Therefore, Liu Zimin now not only has a hoarse voice, a swollen and sore throat, but also signs of losing her voice.
But in the face of Zhao Junchen's inquiry, Liu Zimin naturally did not dare to neglect, and forcefully replied: "For the record, the students have found out clearly that in the past three days, the Xingzhou government has distributed more than ten thousand yuan to the people in total.
Thousands of vouchers!
However, the total number of people in Xingzhou City is less than 100,000, and a considerable number of them are penniless. Even if they receive vouchers, they cannot afford to buy food. They will not specifically receive food purchase vouchers at all. Logically speaking, at most
It is enough to issue only 70,000 to 80,000 vouchers, and it is absolutely impossible to issue more than 100,000 vouchers!
Therefore, it is obvious that the Xingzhou government was deliberately negligent and wanted to make it more difficult for you, the cabinet minister, to fulfill your promise, so it issued more vouchers! Now there are a large number of people holding two vouchers or even three vouchers, trying to take advantage of the opportunity.
Buy some low-priced food..."
Zhao Junchen sneered: "You are smart! You are seeking death!"
Later, Zhao Junchen turned to Niu Fude and asked: "Are you ready for the things I have told you?"
Niu Fude nodded and said: "Everything is ready!"
"Where's Xu Qingyan?"
"Estimating the journey, Xu Qingyan has led more than 3,000 people from eastern Xingzhou to 20 miles east of Xingzhou City. They will arrive at about noon today! The Ji Town defenders have also discovered their whereabouts, but
Because of your request, Minister Zhao, General Zhang did not leak the information to the outside world!"
"Where's Jiang Quan?"
"He has now become the leader of a group of poor people and is always ready to act according to the plan!"
Zhao Junchen nodded with a smile and said: "Very good, everything is ready, we just need the east wind, so let's wait patiently for the guests to visit one after another!"
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Almost at the same time, four people, Lu Wensheng, the magistrate of Xingzhou, Liu Jiahe, the head of the Liu family, Song Songgong, the head of the Song family, and Li Ci, the head of the Li family, were also crowded into the same carriage and hurried towards the Liu Mansion.
In the carriage, Liu Jiahe looked a little impatient and said: "What is going on? How does Zhao Junchen plan to fulfill his promise to let people buy low-price rice? If he fails to fulfill his promise, another incident will occur.
What should we do if there is civil unrest? Once civil unrest breaks out, we are all stuck in the city, how can we protect ourselves?"
Li Ci was also uneasy. He turned to look at Lu Wensheng and asked, "Master Lu, have you heard any news? Has any grain from the treasury been transported to Xingzhou in the past few days?"
Lu Wensheng shook his head with a grimace and said: "No! There is no news at all! If Zhao Junchen transported grain from the treasury granary to Xingzhou, I don't have to be so nervous now! In just three days, Zhao Junchen would not have time to collect the food from the treasury
We need to transport food among them! In all likelihood, he will not be able to fulfill his promise!"
After hearing this, Li Ci looked a little pale, but still managed to cheer up everyone and said, "Don't worry, everyone! Maybe Zhao Junchen just wants to scare us! He will take advantage of the severe situation in the city to force us to give in and wipe his ass. But if he wants,
If civil unrest breaks out again in the city, he, Zhao Junchen, will need to bear full responsibility, and his credibility with the government and the opposition will be completely destroyed! He cannot afford such a heavy price! Maybe, maybe he will choose to bow to us at the last moment
Be willing to surrender and ask us to lower the price of food immediately, and then we will be completely victorious!"
Seeing that Zhao Junchen was very likely to be unable to honor the people's grain purchase vouchers, a civil unrest was about to break out. These officials and gentry who usually acted recklessly were all panicked, so they did not notice that they had always behaved in the past.
Song Songgong, the active head of the Song family, had not expressed his position at this time, but looked at them with a strange look.
In this way, as several people continued to discuss countermeasures, their carriage finally arrived outside the Liu Mansion. Several officials and gentry also got off the carriage one after another, wanting to enter the Liu Mansion to urgently see Zhao Junchen and ask Zhao Junchen
Ask about countermeasures.
And while these officials and gentry were anxiously waiting for Zhao Junchen to summon them, another carriage and horses slowly drove towards the Liu Mansion.
After the carriage stopped, an energetic old man was seen getting out of the carriage quickly.
After seeing the old man, the expressions of several officials and gentry changed drastically, and they all saluted and greeted the old man.
This old man is naturally Ge Lao Li He.
In front of outsiders, Li He still behaved elegantly and calmly. He also noticed the worry and impatience of several officials and gentry, and immediately comforted them with gentle words.
"Everyone, you don't need to be polite! I know that the current situation in Xingzhou City is tense. If Zhao Junchen breaks the contract and breaks his promise, it will quickly trigger a civil unrest, but you don't have to worry too much. No matter what happens next, I will
The cabinet will stand up and support you! So after you see Zhao cabinet minister, you don’t have to have any scruples, just express your attitude and ask him questions directly!
By the way... I visited General Zhang of Ji Town last night and obtained General Zhang's promise that if civil unrest breaks out in Xingzhou City today, he will immediately send troops to suppress the mob without any hesitation.
We will focus on protecting the clansmen and industries of all the virtuous people."
After hearing what Li He said, several officials and gentry in Xingzhou finally felt at ease. They were all grateful to Li He and believed that the "Zhou Party" was indeed their ally. In the past few days, Song Qili suddenly became "seriously ill"
All the doubts that had arisen were immediately swept away.
After a while, Li He and several Xingzhou officials finally entered the Liu Mansion and met Zhao Junchen himself in the main hall of the Liu Mansion.
After Li He and Zhao Junchen smiled and nodded to each other, they sat directly next to Zhao Junchen, with expressions as if they were watching a play.
Several Xingzhou officials and gentry could no longer care about etiquette, and they couldn't wait to question Zhao Junchen.
"Zhao Gechen, the time limit for your announcement has expired! People have gathered in large numbers near various grain stores, waving the certificates issued by you and rushing to buy low-price rice, but they don't know where the rice you prepared is.
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"If you are unable to fulfill your promise, we and the Xingzhou Jinshen are of course willing to give our full assistance. We can reduce the price of food in a short period of time and satisfy the people's rush to buy. However, after all, our ability is limited... Therefore, I still hope that the ministers will return immediately.
Capital, let the imperial court take the lead in donating a batch of grain to Xingzhou!"
"Zhao Cabinet Minister, please come up with a solution immediately, otherwise the people will not be patient enough to wait too long, and riots will occur soon. By then, even if you are the respected cabinet minister, you will not be able to protect yourself!"
Under the questioning of several Xingzhou officials and gentry, Zhao Junchen still looked calm and said slowly: "Rice? I don't have it! But you do!"
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The second update, I encountered a little accident, it is ten minutes late, please forgive me!