Renzi Scroll, Section 213: Do Practical Things, Ziying Secret Layout
Not to mention that Feng Tang was strategizing in Henan and starting to prepare for the conquest of Shandong, but Feng Ziying still acted at his own pace in Shuntian Prefecture.
After reaching an agreement with Huang Ruliang, Feng Ziying took the initiative to convene representatives of merchants from Shanxi, Shaanxi and Jiangnan to communicate on the grain storage issues in Dagu, Dingzigu, Yuguan and Yuepo Port, as well as subsequent grain purchase issues.
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Although there are a few people who think that the imperial court has gone too far in suppressing prices, and the price of grain in the market is still rising steadily, the Ministry of Household Affairs is only willing to buy it at a 10% discount on the market price, and the payment needs to be deferred for a period of time, until the end of March in the 10th year of Yonglong.
It had only been paid in full before. Fortunately, Haitong Yinzhuang was responsible for providing guarantee for this amount, which slightly alleviated the merchants' worries. After all, Haitong Yinzhuang was considered "one of their own."
Huang Ruliang's idea is also very simple. At present, there is not much money in the Ministry of Household Affairs, and it needs to be kept as emergency reserve. The money for purchasing food can only come from sales income, and the money seized from various households by Lianlong Jinwei, the Ministry of Punishment, etc.
Cash cannot be used, which means that all the money needed to purchase grain must come from the sale of dead things. This is also a test of Feng Ziying.
Didn’t you talk so loudly that you contacted businessmen from the south of the Yangtze River to come to Beijing to submit the “investment certificate”? Didn’t you say that the proceeds from the sale could be as good as those from the Jingtong Second Warehouse case? Well, the Ministry of Household Affairs will use the proceeds from this sale
Put it all in Haitong Yinzhuang.
The money transferred from Haitong Yinzhuang to purchase grain reserves from Daku, Dingzigu, Yuguan, and Yuepo Port, and even the money needed to purchase grain from these merchants in the future, will all come from this. You, Feng Ziying, can rest assured that those merchants
We can rest assured that the court will also be stable.
"Sir, are you looking for me?" Fu Shi hurriedly stepped into the public hall, with snowflakes still falling on his shoulders. It was obvious that he had just returned from outside.
"Well, Qiusheng, the situation is not very good." Feng Ziying said calmly, "The refugees coming from Shanxi and Baoding have already crossed the Marco Polo Bridge and will soon arrive outside the city. There may be more people than we thought.
, mainly the prefectures and counties of Yizhou, Laishui, and Dingxing and several Baoding prefectures have also brought many victims. I have informed the court that Baoding Prefecture does not mean to intentionally allow the refugees to come, but at least they are unable to intercept them. However,
Investigating these are things for the future. Now we need to deal with the waves of displaced people, and the relief needs to keep up. In addition, the weather is very cold, so I am afraid that we need to be more prepared for clothes and accommodation..."
Fu Shi looked troubled, "Sir, I've heard about it too, but on such a large scale, our government alone may not be able to handle it, and we have to use people from Wanping and Daxing counties..."
"Well, this is necessary. I have already informed Daxing and Wanping Counties that they must cooperate unconditionally. In addition, I have also written a letter to the City Procuratorate, asking them to transfer some from the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division and patrol battalions.
The manpower cooperates with us and is dispatched by us..." Feng Ziying glanced at Fu Shi and said, "This is a big test. The Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Punishment and even the Second Duke Ye Fang of the Cabinet are very concerned about how to deal with such a large-scale immigration of immigrants to Beijing.
, is related to the stability of the entire Gyeonggi region, so we must complete this examination paper. I want to leave this matter to you to coordinate, what do you think?"
Although it was freezing cold, Fu Shi was sweating profusely.
In fact, he had this feeling for a long time. Feng Ziying was trying to train people in Shuntian Mansion, and he was the first to be trained, and then Song Xian.
Now Song Xian is assigned to jointly investigate the White Lotus Sect case with the Ministry of Punishment, and he is very interested. If the case is handled well, it is conceivable that Song Xian will definitely take a big step forward, and even being promoted to the second or third level is not impossible.
In the same way, Feng Ziying valued herself more, perhaps because of her connection with the Jia family, or perhaps because she was the first to join him, so she valued herself very much, so she delegated many things to herself, which even greatly exceeded the powers and responsibilities of a general judge.
"Your Majesty attaches such great importance to Qiu Sheng, I will definitely live up to it." Fu Shi held his hands in his hands and nodded heavily.
"Well, I have already told Mr. Cui, Minister of Industry, that with such a large number of refugees coming to the capital, it would be inappropriate if we did not find something for the best of them to do. However, the city of the capital has not been repaired for many years, especially many streets.
The streets are covered in gray on a sunny day and mud on rainy days. All the excrement and urine of cattle, horses, animals and people are thrown on the street. The gang of people who collect dung under Ni's second hand simply cannot cope with it. There are too few public toilets in the city, so a large one must be built.
At the same time, the main streets also need to be renovated, so the best of these refugees must be organized to carry out a round of renovation of the entire capital city..."
Feng Ziying's words surprised Fu Shi. Relief for work is not a new thing, but if these refugees are allowed to repair toilets in the streets of the city, it would be a bit out of line.
You must know that the rules set by the imperial court are that refugees who come to Kyoto should stay outside the city and are not allowed to enter the city. Once these refugees gather, the city will be affected and the situation will be unimaginable.
Seeing Fu Shi's worried face, Feng Ziying smiled and said, "I know you are worried, but Master Cui and I have been planning this for a long time. You also know the situation in the market in Beijing. The citizens have been criticizing it for a long time, and so have the Ministry of Industry and our Shuntian Prefecture.
I have been criticized a lot, so I had this idea for a long time. Now the question is whether there will be any problems if the refugees come to repair it. I think there will definitely be problems. Ten or twenty thousand strong men can enter the city and nothing will happen.
, is it possible? The key is that we are not absolutely sure that we can control it?"
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Fu Shi nodded silently, this was the key.
"So the key lies in our early preparations and organizational work." Feng Ziying continued: "The refugees want nothing more than a mouthful of food, and if they are separated from their families, they will have concerns, and they will also take the form of joint guarantees.
, How can we ensure that nothing happens to these people from the same area? There are still some methods to deal with it, Qiusheng, what do you think?"
Fu Shi thought for a while, "I have also considered that we should keep them from the same place on a certain scale, but not too large to avoid being difficult to control once they gather. For example, two to three hundred people are a small group, so three to five
Groups from different regions are gathered into a group, which can not only supervise each other and prevent them from working together, but also maintain organization to a certain extent and make things more organized..."
"Well, how to operate it specifically, you better think about it and come up with a strategy." Feng Ziying nodded: "In addition, you can find a reliable helper among several general officials, the officials in the government office and the three-class government officials.
It's up to you to choose, and I will ask Yao Qing and Ni Er to fully cooperate with you..."
Fu Shi's spirit was also lifted.
Since Feng Ziying established government affairs, the attitudes of several general judges have also changed drastically, and they have begun to move closer to Feng Ziying. However, Feng Ziying has always maintained a lukewarm attitude, which makes several general judges other than the chief minister panic.
Uneasy, two of them even approached Fu Shi, hoping to smoothen the relationship by making friends with Fu Shi. Now it was obvious that Feng Ziying wanted to give herself such an opportunity so that she could also be kind to those colleagues.
"Don't worry, sir, I know how to do it." Now that it was finalized, Fu Shi settled down and considered how to do it.
"Well, I've already told Prime Minister Fang about this. If you do it well this time, you won't have to stick to Shuntian Mansion in the future. There is a lot of potential in the vast world." Feng Ziying nodded with satisfaction.
Fu Shi felt excited. If he could get into the ears of the cabinet ministers, then it would be worthwhile. If he did this job well, he might be waiting for a promotion opportunity.
"It's just my lord, it costs a lot to do this. I'm afraid the government will..." Although he expected that Feng Ziying would have arrangements, Fu Shi still wanted to remind him.
"This expense is not small. The Jieshen Treasury of the Ministry of Industry will provide part of the silver supplies. In addition, I have also agreed with the merchants in Shanxi and Shaanxi that the required cement will be transferred from the new workshop they built in Shijingshan. Until this happens
After we finish the work, we will make a unified settlement. I also told Ni Er about the rest of the materials, and he will be responsible for coordinating it, and we will settle the final settlement as well." Feng Ziying was confident.
When the turbulent refugees slowly but unstoppably advanced along the post road to the edge of the capital city like a mottled rag, they were greeted by the officials of Shuntian Prefecture, Wanping and Daxing counties and the cooperating soldiers of the five cities.
Ma Sihe and the people from the patrol camp had already written the names of places such as "Yuzhou", "Guangchang", "Laiyuan" and "Yizhou" on the signs erected.
Although most of the refugees were illiterate, many of them recognized the names of their hometowns. Coupled with the roars of the officials, the refugees were soon divided into several areas according to states and counties, and then divided into different areas according to states and counties.
, and are divided according to townships, and fellow villagers who know each other need to sign a joint guarantee. This is only the first procedure.
However, looking at the steaming gruel, and the shacks that were shabby and crude, but still barely able to protect themselves from the wind and rain, the refugees' hearts calmed down. At least the court still had intentions, but they were afraid that the court would turn them away and replace them with swords and guns.
Stick, then we really have no other choice.
Feng Ziying changed into casual clothes and stood in the crowd observing the situation. From time to time she approached the crowd and watched the officials divide the refugees into small groups, and then began to lead them towards the designated areas.
The number of the first wave of refugees was not large, only six to seven thousand people. This was also intentionally divided into several sections from the previous section of the road, so as to leave ample time for the people here to respond.
As long as the first step is taken steadily, the subsequent steps will be much easier to handle. Everyone has a herd mentality. If everyone does this, naturally they can only follow this way.
There are soldiers fighting with swords and guns, and gruel and hot water to deal with it. The people of the Zhou Dynasty are the most simple, honest and patient. As long as they are not forced to the point of desperation, no one is willing to rebel and seek death.
Feng Ziying knows this better than anyone else, so he is confident that he can handle this matter well. Of course, he still needs to deal with the challenge of the White Lotus Sect.
