Ye An was certain that the White Lotus Society planned to take advantage of the Jianghuai disaster to expand. Nothing could provide a breeding ground for religion more than a natural disaster.
Ordinary people have become victims of disasters. They have no food to eat and no clothing to cover their bodies. Coupled with man-made disasters caused by natural disasters, official corruption, exploitation and oppression, under all kinds of pressure, the victims can easily fall into the faith of the White Lotus Society.
It seems that the person behind it is very capable and a ruthless character who is difficult to deal with.
The only way to stabilize the victims and prevent the "cancer" of Bailian Society from growing is to open warehouses to release grain to relieve the people, and the grain was collected by Lidong Liangpu.
This is a vicious cycle, and the only way to break it is to provide food to the people.
Ye An took the people to the Lidong Grain Store, and sure enough, before they even entered the door, they saw the price of grain "three hundred and fifty cents per bucket" written on the big sign.
This is not about buying food. It is simply robbing money and lives. The victims are not without money, but compared with such high food prices, it is a drop in the bucket.
The victims gathered outside the store and did not intend to leave. Everyone was begging the store to lower the price, but both the clerks and the shopkeepers in the store had indifferent faces. They were not from Suzhou, they were all from Tokyo.
In their view, the life and death of the victims has nothing to do with them.
Ye An led the people into the store. As soon as the waiter saw Ye An's official uniform, he immediately said: "This official, please come in! I wonder what the store can entertain you?"
Tieniu and others were about to go to the counter to check the accounts, but were stopped by Ye An. Important account books could not be placed at the counter, otherwise the shopkeeper would be stupid.
Seeing Ye An wink at him, Tieniu looked at the waiter with his nostrils and snorted: "Call your shopkeeper to come and speak!"
The waiter nodded with a wink and left. He couldn't afford to offend such an official. Entering the house in the backyard, the waiter spat fiercely at the shop: "How dare you yell in front of my shop!"
"Chen Liu, who came to make trouble?"
In the backyard, under the camphor tree, the shopkeeper He Jian was leaning on the brocade couch to enjoy the coolness and drink tea. He wiped the ice cubes handed over by the maid on his arms to relieve the heat. Seeing Chen Liu coming over, he threw away the ice cubes that were about to melt.
Asked in the past.
Chen Liu took the ice cube with a smile. Seeing the maid's charming appearance, he couldn't help but look at it a few more times and said with a smile, "Who else could it be? Someone from the government, I'm afraid it's the person from Zhang Qian's faction!"
Following Chen Liu's words, He Jian's frown relaxed: "Huh! If it's the people sent by Zhang Qian, there's no need to pay attention to him. He resold the grain himself, and now he wants to sell it back after the scandal. How can there be such a thing in the world?
What’s a good thing? In terms of cards, we don’t belong to him, he is just a magistrate of a state, and the husband of our family is in charge!”
"That's right! Originally, Zhizhou still came in person, but now he just sends someone to come, and it seems that he has to give up! When will the head of the family invite the master to sit at home?"
A woman walked out of the wing, and the man hurriedly left the courtyard. This was not the place he should have been, but He Jian said: "Let's give it some time! Now is not the time for people like us to interact with that kind of people."
The fewer people there, the better, but if there may be turmoil in Suzhou City as he said, we still have to say something to prevent the victims from attacking us!"
The woman frowned and said, "That won't work. We have to be sincere. The slave family gave us hundreds of dollars a few days ago. Even if we don't invite the master this time, we should still show it!"
He Jian rolled his eyes and said: "Forget it, just send some more money. It can be regarded as some exchanges, so that the master will not blame you when the time comes, and we can have something to talk about!"
The woman's face suddenly became joyful, and she agreed repeatedly: "What the master said is true, you still have your own opinion!" After saying that, she glanced hard at the maid serving He Jian, and saw the maid lowered her head in fear.
Then left with satisfaction.
He Jian leaned on the brocade couch and chuckled, then hummed, his hands became more and more dishonest, causing the maidservant to gasp for breath.
Ye An in the shop was equally unhurried. Tieniu and others couldn't bear it anymore and asked the waiter why the shopkeeper hadn't come yet. Chen Liu smiled bitterly and said: "The villain has already informed the shopkeeper! But you
I also saw that our shop has a front and a back yard, and the shopkeeper is still cleaning it up! You always have to be more dignified to meet the officials, right?"
Ye An pulled Tieniu's arm and said, "No hurry, no rush!" Then he looked at the waiter and said, "Brother, let's talk. Does your shopkeeper know that the Heavenly Official from Tokyo City has come to Suzhou City?"
Chen Liu's expression changed, and he looked at Ye An with a slight frown and said, "Does this official want to use Tianguan to suppress my Lidong Grain Store? Our family is also an official family, and we do serious business. The prefect signed it himself.
Don’t dare to use your power to overwhelm others!”
"Oh? It seems that my little brother also knows the secret! My Zhizhou master was driven to a dead end by the pacifier. If we don't find the food now, his life will be in danger. Then we won't care about it."
Have you ever heard of this sentence: "The magistrate of the family is destroyed, the county magistrate of the family is destroyed"? If you haven't gone back and asked your shopkeeper!"
The young man's expression changed, he lowered his head and walked back. Ye An smiled coldly, he was not in a hurry, it seemed that the shopkeeper didn't know who was coming to the door in person!
Indeed, even if He Jian was killed, he would not have thought that the dignified pacifier, the Yunzhong Commandery of the Song Dynasty, would come to his store in person.
After hearing what the waiter said, he thought Zhang Qian was about to jump over the wall, so he quickly packed up and came to the store to meet him. But as soon as he entered the store from the courtyard, he saw a young official wearing a scarlet official uniform sitting in the main hall. He Jian
I thought I was dazzled, so I rubbed my eyes hard and then I could really see.
I shivered in the middle of summer and had goosebumps all over my body. This was not an official from the state government. This was the crimson color that could only be worn by officials of the fifth rank or above in the imperial court!
The closer to the third rank, the brighter the color becomes. The official uniform on the young official is almost vermilion. He is obviously a great official. This is completely different from the sixth rank judge in Suzhou!
The shining silverbait bag on Ye An's waist has been inlaid with gold, and the leather belt around his waist is even inlaid with transparent white jade. Thinking about the news he got from Tokyo City, He Jian's legs softened and he bowed.
Go down.
"Xiao Lao, please visit Yunzhong Commandery!"
Chen Liu's eyes almost popped out of his sockets. Who would have known that the person who came was the founding lord of the Song Dynasty, or the one closest to the official family. He asked him to wait here without saying anything, and even threatened him with rude words...
…
With a roll of his eyes, Chen Liuruan fell to the ground. The shopkeeper He Jian was not much better. He was very aggressive. Even if he was beaten to death, he would not have thought that Ye An would come in person. This was a ruthless man who had worked in the Imperial City Division.
The master has already told him not to offend this man. He has a very high importance in the hearts of the officials. It would be bad luck to offend him.
Looking at Ye An tremblingly, He Jian said dryly: "It is a death penalty for neglecting the great master Ye Hou. I wonder what Ye Hou has learned from coming here?"
"If you take something you shouldn't take or make money you shouldn't make, you will always spit it out. Do you think I am as easy to talk to as a pacifier? I am not Duke Fan. I only investigate lawlessness. A company officer like you
I don’t even have Bai Ding, so I can just lock it and take it away! Someone is here!”
"Gudong"
Before Tieniu could take action, He Jian, who was kneeling on the ground, fainted. The soldiers stepped forward and kicked him, but He Jian remained motionless. He turned to Ye An and said, "Master Hou, this killer was stunned by fright!"