"When there are floods, droughts, and epidemics, open warehouses and check the treasury to provide relief." [Zhiping Chapter]
Hou Wen had a good appearance, and was born in the Hou family of Taiyuan, but because he behaved quite upright and upright in daily life, he was respected by his peers. After several turmoils, although he was never promoted to an official, he was safe and sound and kept his position.
Hu Miao had heard of the other party's name and knew that he was a noble person, so he was afraid of being looked down upon by the other party, so he did not prepare any small gifts, so he went straight down the steps and went out, and welcomed Hou Wen into the main hall in the usual way.
After the guests and hosts were seated, Hu Miao ordered people to invite Wang Ling, the commander of Chang'an, and planned to have some greetings and get to know each other before Wang Ling came: "The people of Chang'an have been suffering from drought for a long time. Looking forward to the imperial court's relief is like looking forward to the rain.
The imperial censor was ordered to supervise the food supply, which clearly shows the country's love for the people and can relieve the worries of the people here."
Hou Wen twisted his beautiful long eyebrows, his face turned blue, and he said in a strange way: "Jing Zhaoyin naturally knows how to measure. The people of Chang'an have to rely on you, the local guardian, to deal with it. I am only a mere six hundred stone."
, but you don’t dare to overstep your authority.”
Hu Miao frowned and secretly thought that it was because he and Dong Cheng were on good terms that he was not liked by scholars like Hou Wen? But at such a juncture, he still acted like this, which seemed to be a little disregarding the overall situation and the reputation in the rumors.
Not quite consistent anymore.
Thinking like this, Hu Miao's voice became a little stiff, and he retorted: "The imperial censor is supervising the misconduct. Zhuxia came here to shoulder the king's orders and hold the ax under the imperial edict. How can there be no reason to do nothing? Please ask Zhuxia.
Think twice."
In the Zhou Dynasty, Shi Yushi was called Zhu Xia Shi, so Hu Miao said this.
Hou Wen was not happy at all. He lived in poverty for many years in Yushitai. At first, he wanted to maintain a clean image under Wang Yun, so he did not dare to make mistakes. Later, under the upright Huan Dian, he became even more dissatisfied.
Dare you do anything inappropriate? Now that you have finally found the opportunity to take up a foreign post, why not do it if you can take advantage of your position to earn more benefits? But this Hu Miao is blind and has no 'meaning' at all.
, I don’t know how the government and the opposition came to have such a reputation for being sociable.
At that moment, he replied in a cold voice: "I am indeed responsible for the king's orders. The common people in Chang'an have no food in their homes, and it is difficult to buy a handful of millet after their homes are destroyed. The imperial court sees this. Before I came here, I had an edict.
Zhao is different from other counties. The opening of warehouses for relief this time will be handled by Taicang Ling and I. The grain in Taicang is dispatched by Taicang Ling Wang Jiang. Wang Jun is cautious and measured, so I will not interfere. As for the warehouses in Jingzhao, we have to
I’m sorry to trouble Mr. Hu.”
"I don't dare, I don't dare." Hu Miao had been listening with a frown. Now he relaxed a little and said with a smile: "I have made arrangements to open a store in the East and West Market tomorrow and sell it at a low price.
In addition, we will build a porridge shed at the city gate to make porridge for the hungry. The censor will go with me to inspect and supervise the release of grain. How about that?"
"Master Hu." Hou Wen didn't answer. Instead, he knocked on the table, looking like an interrogation: "If the court stops here, will the wealthy businessmen in the city who are driving up grain prices still investigate and deal with it? If they just let it go.
If they ignore it, they will make enough money and not learn a lesson, and they will do what they did today again next time. It’s just that people’s hearts will never come back.”
Hu Miao was stunned for a moment and replied: "I have heard about the wealthy businessmen driving up prices for a long time, and I am preparing to send officials to deal with it recently."
Hou Wendan clenched his fist, placed it on the case, and said with a sneer: "But I heard that there are several wealthy merchants in Chang'an who have a close relationship with the government. This time they openly raised the price, but the government did not take action before I came.
It’s certainly suspicious.”
"Master Fu, the Chang'an Order is here." The head of the pavilion suddenly came over and said under the eaves.
Hu Miao was a little embarrassed. He waved his hand to the chief of the pavilion, saying that he was not in a hurry to bring Wang Ling in. Then, while there was no one else here, he asked the other party in a deep voice if he wanted to clarify this matter: "Yu Shi
What does this mean?"
He claimed that he had done a clean job and had no evidence, but the censor had heard about the matter. If he was impeached for this, Hu Miao would also get into trouble. But the other party did not seem to have any intention of reporting the matter, and Hu Miao gradually got used to it.
He noticed that the other party's behavior was inconsistent with the rumors, and he was even vaguely familiar with it. This method of threatening the other party with a handle, didn't it mean that he also had what he wanted?
Hou Wen laughed and finally saw: "Most of the rice grains in Taicang are used for military purposes. If you use one decimeter of grain, the court will have one decimeter less grain for the army in the future. But Jingzhao Canglin is different. This time, we will provide relief.
I think we should focus on Jingzhao. Those wealthy merchants are hoarding money, and they may be close to each other. As long as the governor upholds justice, who dares to say what is right and wrong? As for the relief of Jingzhao, I might as well let you come down and supervise it."
It turns out that you are not angry because you see others making enough money, and you also want to take advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune?
Hu Miao was ridiculing in his heart. He had deliberately inquired about Hou Wen's family background before. Although he was born in the Hou family of Taiyuan, his family was poor and he had been poor since he was a child. He was praised by the villagers for giving his only rice porridge to his mother, and he was praised by the villagers.
He was valued by Guo Tai, a famous scholar in Taiyuan, and was elected as Xiaolian by the county government. Such a scholar who had been accustomed to the hardships of the people since childhood would only take two paths after becoming an official, and Hou Wen obviously took the most common path.
That one.
He knew the truth and asked: "What the censor said is true! It's just that there is not much grain stored in Jingzhao warehouse, otherwise the court would not let Taicang allocate it. If Jingzhao is to bear the burden, there must be a perfect way."
"It's not difficult to do." Hou Wen had already made a plan in his mind. He took back his hand on the table, folded his hands on his belly, and said in the style of a scribe: "When cooking porridge, the rice and beans are mixed. As long as Li Shu is not hungry,
, and there is porridge for nothing, then everything will be fine. Wait until the prince of the government disposes of the wealthy merchants of Chang'an, check the family wealth, and then use the surplus food in their homes to make up for the shortcomings here."
It turns out that this was a calculation! It seems that although Hou Wen is greedy, he does not care about the life and death of Li Shu. As long as Hu Miao "timely" checks the wealthy merchants and has the surplus food in their homes, he can naturally restore the standard of relief to the standard.
Normal level, and during the previous period, Hou Wen could profit from it.
After hearing this, Hu Miao felt very dissatisfied, but he still said with a smile on his face: "This is indeed a good idea, but it's just that the prisoner should be leveled..."
"There are insufficient warehouses in Jingzhao. How could the imperial court not know about it? How can we deliberately be greedy for such a big matter? If Pingzhun wants to investigate, just let him investigate." Hou Wen shouted flatly.
"Well." Hu Miao felt something was wrong in his heart, thought for a while and said: "In that case, I will ask Cang Cao to entrust the Canglin seal key to the censor, hoping that the censor can save my life and the people." As he said,
He winked at the chief of the pavilion who was waiting outside. The chief of the pavilion understood and immediately walked out. Hu Miao nodded and continued to make arrangements: "The Prince of Chang'an is familiar with government affairs and is known as the 'Little Prince'."
', we might as well let him help with this relief effort."
When Hou Wen heard Wang Ling's name, his expression changed, and he agreed without knowing how.