The Fuya Square was crowded with people. The small square was packed to the brim. Tens of thousands of people gathered here. The streets around the square were also crowded with people. People, old and young, came to thank the adults for saving their lives.
Thanks to the grace, the officers and soldiers were busy and sweating profusely to maintain order and prevent anyone from taking the opportunity to cause chaos.
When Su Jin, Song Xiang, and Gou Dasheng appeared in front of the government office, people burst into loud cheers and thanked the three adults loudly for their kindness. Song Xiang and Gou Dasheng, who had been officials for many years, were both the first.
The first time I saw this scene, I suddenly felt like there was nothing more I could do in life if I was like this.
"Master Qingtian, you saved the people from danger. The people of Yangzhou are deeply grateful. I wish the three adults all the best and good luck in their official career." the people shouted.
"When there is a good harvest next year, we will raise funds to build a shrine for the three adults in Yangzhou, and pray that the three adults will have good luck and longevity!" the people cried with tears.
Song Xiang was excited. He took a step forward and raised his hands to signal everyone to calm down. He said loudly: "Fellows and fellow villagers, Song Xiang is incompetent and has made you suffer. Please accept my apology from Song Xiang." After saying this, he lifted up his robe and knelt down.
Bowed to the common people.
All the people cheered and knelt down in return. The square was filled with people kneeling down in darkness. The scene was very spectacular.
Su Jinxin said: This Song Xiang is not just a bookworm. He has a good face inside, but he is so sensational when he goes out to meet the people. He is about to catch up with a certain host of a certain TV station in the future, interviewing some people.
Old artists always like to make people cry when they are sensational.
Song Xiang stood up and cupped his hands and said: "This year is a severe drought year. We have not been able to prepare for rainy days, and you have suffered a lot. Fortunately, the imperial court sent the food envoy Mr. Su. If he hadn't reminded us, we would have been helpless.
Mr. Lucang Sigou braved the cold wind and snow to come to Yangzhou, it should be them you want to thank."
The crowd raised their arms and shouted: "Master Su! Master Su!" But there were very few people shouting Gou Dasheng. Many people had witnessed the scene in the official warehouse and were not too cold towards this Master.
Su Jin smiled and cupped his hands, and said loudly: "Dear brothers and sisters, you should not come to thank us today. You have thanked the wrong person!"
Everyone was stunned, what did this person mean? Everyone came to thank you, but you said you thanked the wrong person.
"What you should be most grateful to is the current emperor who is in the capital and is worried about the people of Yangzhou. If the emperor hadn't been far-sighted and knew that the people of Yangzhou were suffering, so he sent an envoy to coordinate food services, how could we have the courage to hold office?
There are grains in the warehouse, so I suggest that we face the capital and kneel down to thank the emperor for his kindness."
After Su Jin finished speaking, he ignored everyone's reaction and turned around to face the direction of Bianliang in the northwest and knelt down on the ground. Song Xiang, Gou Dasheng and a group of officials quickly followed suit and knelt down. Song Xiang was just confused, but Gou Dasheng was completely devoted to Su Jin.
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Such a big news in Yangzhou, tens of thousands of people came to thank the three of them, what kind of impact would it have if it spread to the capital? Putting aside the private release of military rations, just tens of thousands of people kneeling to the three of them would be enough.
It evokes many associations. The person in the Jinluan Palace has always been soft-spoken. If one believed someone, this alone would be enough to make the three of them fall into the suspicion of seeking fame and reputation.
Gou Dasheng saw this, and Su Jin also saw this. Gou Dasheng didn't do anything for a while, but Su Jin couldn't give it to others. The credit must go to the emperor no matter what.
Find a way to go down to find a way to expose the incident of releasing food in the future. This step is not only your own, but also the emperor's.
The common people followed Su Jin and others and knelt down facing Tokyo, shouting in unison: "Long live my emperor!" After all the pomp and circumstance, they stood up one after another.
Su Jin loudly said: "I will definitely convey your thoughts to the Emperor on the day when I return to Beijing. It is freezing cold and it is not suitable for you, the elderly and the young, to stay in the snow for a long time. I sincerely ask you to go home. However, my envoy will not give you any advice."
I have a few requests, and I hope you can cooperate with me."
"My lord, if you have anything to say, please say it and we will obey it."
"Yes, yes, you are my benefactor. If you have anything to say, just say it."
Everyone shouted.
Su Jin smiled and discussed with Song Xiang and Gou Dasheng in a low voice. After getting their consent, he turned around and said: "In this case, I will put forward three expectations to you on behalf of the Song Prefect and Gou Cangsi, hoping to get your
response."
"First, we hope that you can resume your normal life after returning home. Those who do business will open their doors to welcome guests, those who work diligently, and those who work hard. Do what you need to do, and don't worry about food. This matter will be resolved by the envoy and the two adults.
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"Second, we hope that you will stop buying black market rice, so that merchants who hoard rice grains will be unprofitable. At the same time, I also advise merchants who hoard grain grains not to have any illusions. It will be until November 20th announced by the court.
The time limit is only ten days. If you fail to collect grain within the time limit, I will severely punish you in accordance with the imperial decree."
"Third, we hope that you can call back your relatives and family members who are wandering away. It is freezing and cold, and it is difficult to guarantee your life. Come back to Yangzhou, and the Yangzhou officials will not let everyone starve; starting from today
Twenty porridge stalls have been set up in the Yamen Square, and hot porridge is served three meals a day to the homeless. From today onwards, on behalf of the two adults, I hereby declare that not a single person will starve to death in Yangzhou City.
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After the announcement of Su Jin's three articles, the people cheered loudly and supported them loudly. Under the guidance of the officers and soldiers, the people discussed happily and slowly dispersed.
An hour later, all the people on the streets of Yangzhou mobilized, armed with brooms, shovels and other tools, and began to clean up the scarred Yangzhou city. They removed all the dead branches and leaves, cow dung and horse dung, rags, mud and snow all over the streets.
After being swept away, in less than half a day, Yangzhou City took on a completely new look and returned to its former cleanliness and order.
After noon, the shops opened one after another, and the shop assistants and shopkeepers who had gone out of business were all neatly dressed and welcoming customers in the stores. Although there were not many customers, this scene of recovery has made the scars in people's hearts begin to heal. Once something happens,
By doing so, people's minds become more and more stable and stable.
Song Xiang also had to sigh that Su Jin had a good idea. How important people's hearts are. Only by standing in the shoes of the people, touching their hearts, and having sincere communication with them can arouse huge resonance and make them immediately glow with such great enthusiasm.
Passion.
While sending dozens of small teams of soldiers to maintain stability, Song Xiang also agreed to send people to pick up the grain transport team. Chao Chao led the way, and Wei Dutou led a hundred soldiers along the official road to pick up the horse army team transporting food.
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At Su Jin's suggestion, the official warehouses in the city began to take inventory and gather them. Regardless of whether they were military or salary grains, they were all centralized and stored in the military grain depot on the south side of Baoyang Lake. They were heavily guarded. Although even if they were concentrated, they would only last six months.
Ten thousand shi of grain, but before the grain transport team arrived, these 60,000 shi were the last weight on which the entire city of Yangzhou depended for its stability.
The one liter of rice per capita distributed in the previous distribution, even if we save more, can only last three to five days. If we distribute it again, the whole city will run out of official food. If by that time, Luzhou will not have enough food, and Yangzhou will not have enough food. The city will face disaster again, and it will be even more difficult for the people to believe the words of the government. The chaos at that time will be fatal.
Everyone's expectations were pinned on the five hundred thousand shi of grain that was still unknown. From the eyes of Song Xiang, Gou Dasheng, Song Quan and others, Su Jin felt unprecedented pressure. Although he smiled on the surface. Haha, he didn't care. In the dead of night, he couldn't help but tossing and turning, secretly praying to God to bless the five hundred thousand stones of food and arriving safely and quickly. For some reason, when he thought of Long Zhen's way of thinking about the city and his wandering eyes, He felt waves of uneasiness.
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In the Bagong Mountain cottage, the panting Qiu Dabao drank a pot of tea. In the expectant eyes of the headmaster Shen Yaozu, he loudly said: "Congratulations to brother, congratulations to brother, our cottage is going to get rich."
Shen Yaozu said happily: "How to say?"
"The Luzhou garrison has not dispatched, and there is no preparation for dispatch. There are indeed 500,000 shi of grain heading east through the official road, and the escorting officers and soldiers are only about a hundred people and thousands of carts. No matter how big they are, I can’t even care about my tail.”
Shen Yaozu gave a high-five and said: "Sure enough, on the day you went out, I sent people to spy on the movements of the Shouzhou garrison, but they had no intention of dispatching. Moreover, we intercepted another messenger, this time from Those who came from Bozhou to collect food supplies, after comparing the two times, 99% of the time this matter is true."
Qiu Dabao laughed and said: "These idiots should go around the bend from the east and then the north. If we avoid it, we can rest easy. Although the official road is more than a hundred miles away from my village, can't we just go and serve it together?"
Shen Yaozu laughed loudly and said: "They thought that the previous sieges had frightened us and made us crippled. Little did they know that we are strong. Without further delay, we quickly sent the order. The grain truck team has been gone for two days. Don't let them go too far, or we won't be able to take action by then."
Qiu Dabao said: "I can't run away. I have to walk forty miles a day. Now it happens to be the closest to us. Let's go out overnight and catch them all in one go."
Shen Yaozu shouted loudly: "Come here, kill the pigs and sheep immediately so that the brothers will be full. Tonight we are going to catch a big fat cow. If we catch this fat cow, we will have enough food and clothing for a year."
Qiu Dabao laughed and said: "Yes, if we don't open for three years, we will guarantee it for three years. As long as we catch a stupid woman."