Chen Wennian nodded affirmatively and said: "It's absolutely true, all the notices have been posted. County: Read the novel [ ][] Yesterday afternoon, only the refugees on the outskirts of the city had the momentum to retreat, and neither did the refugees outside the city gate.
It’s as noisy as it was a few days ago.”
Yuan Su laughed coldly and said: "You are really self-inflicted. This is really Wu Chenglu shooting himself in the foot. The Shanhaiguan Governor's Office does not have excessive funds at all, and the official treasury of Funing County and Linyu County do not
All have been exhausted, otherwise we would never have been asked to rush to Shanhaiguan to assist in the relief work. At present, the main relief funds are the 110,000 yuan we brought from Luanzhou. This amount was raised privately by me. Since I want to leave, I will naturally have to
take away."
Chen Wenian and Zhao Shanhe's eyes lit up, and they gradually showed expressions of joy. They knew very well that the 70,000 yuan in disaster relief funds allocated by the central government actually only provided 2,500 shi of food, and the remaining money had long been embezzled by Zhao Fangyu. As long as
He took away 110,000 yuan in disaster relief funds, and Wu Chenglu no longer had the funds to maintain the disaster relief work.
What's more, Wu Chenglu boasted about Haikou yesterday. As a result, the little remaining food reserves will be consumed faster. When even the food reserves are used up, the refugees will definitely lose control again.
"That's all. Mr. Yuan raised this fund for disaster relief. Now Mr. Yuan is not responsible for disaster relief. Of course, this fund cannot be used by others. It is only natural that we take it away. [ ][ ~]" Zhao
Shanhe said loudly.
"Yes, people inside and outside the city were already dissatisfied with Wu Chenglu. Now that Wu Chenglu has boasted that Haikou cannot be fulfilled, he will definitely get a bad name for deceiving the refugee people. By then, people's emotions will definitely rise, and they will definitely be even more angry than before.
Once the refugees get out of control, Wu Chenglu will inevitably bear pressure from all aspects, and fu will inevitably realize that the situation is serious." Chen Wenian followed closely.
"Right now, we need to immediately remit the remaining 110,000 yuan back to Luanzhou, and any remaining grain purchased previously will be transferred to the first regiment's station. This must be done, otherwise Wu Chenglu will not be able to do it at all.
You know what the stakes are." Yuan Su ordered in an orderly manner.
"Yes, I will arrange for someone to do it right away." Zhao Shanhe responded.
"Sir, do we really have to return to Luanzhou first and wait for the disaster situation to change?" Chen Wennian asked additionally at this time.
"This matter needs to be considered again. There is nothing we can do if we stay, but it will be directly involved in what happens next. If we return to Luanzhou, we will have an alibi, and then we will be here
Nothing that happens will be suspected on our heads.[][~]" Yuan Su said thoughtfully.
"However, if we just leave like this, firstly, we are afraid that things will get too big and get out of hand. Then we will not be able to control the development of the situation, which will eventually lead to a catastrophe; secondly, if we don't
We are adding fuel to the flames. If Wu Chenglu is allowed to deal with it, all the previous efforts will be wasted." Chen Wenian said deeply.
"Yes, yes, Mr. Chen is right. What's more, Mr. Yuan, we have no way to explain to the foreigners and the local gentry this morning. They will mistakenly think that Mr. Yuan will give up the two projects that have been decided.
." Zhao Shanhe added.
Yuan Su pondered for a moment. He really couldn't leave easily at this time, nor could he say hello to the gentry and foreigners in advance. But even if he wanted to stay, he still needed to make some formal arrangements to avoid arousing Fu's suspicion.
"In this way, let the first regiment return to Luanzhou in two batches. The second battalion and the regiment headquarters will leave first tomorrow morning, leaving the first and third battalions. I will talk to Wu Chenglu about this tonight and use the 110,000
On the grounds of paying money and storing grain in the official warehouse, we made more arrangements with him, so that we can stay for a few more days." Yuan Su said.
"That's all we can do for now."
Later, Yuan Su discussed the details of mobilizing refugees with Chen Wenian and Zhao Shanhe in detail. In fact, the plan was not too difficult, it was just a matter of time. As long as Yuan Su insisted on not keeping the 110,000 yuan for disaster relief,
Within half a month, the refugees will inevitably fall out of control again.
However, he can't wait for half a month, so what he has to do now is to increase the intensity of catalysis and stimulate the refugees to launch riots as soon as possible. It is expected that he can start from two aspects, one is the most old-fashioned incitement and manufacturing
Rumors and other means can also be used to bribe a group of desperadoes to take the lead in building momentum. The second is to make the new disaster relief measures announced by Wu Chenglu yesterday invalid as soon as possible.
The former can be left to Sun Desheng. Sun Desheng has been very efficient in this aspect before. As for the latter, there are some troubles. After all, there is still some food stored in the official warehouse, even if it is not enough to last ten days and a half.
, but three or five days is still enough. If Wu Chenglu succeeds in stabilizing the current momentum of refugee restlessness, then if he wants to incite these people to make trouble again, he will have to stay up step by step.
After some discussion, Chen Wenian came up with the core idea to solve the problem, which is to make Wu Chenglu realize as soon as possible that the grain reserves are not enough and he cannot immediately implement the new disaster relief measures promulgated before. With this idea, Yuan Su immediately thought of buying or bewitching Wu Chenglu
Ask the staff around you to stand up and point out the problem for Wu Chenglu.
After deliberation, everyone split up and started taking action.
Just after noon, Yu Jifang hurried to the garrison office in a sedan chair. After making a briefing, he met Wu Chenglu in the small room in the west courtyard. At this time, Wu Chenglu was lying on the couch, sucking on the longevity ointment.
His expression was a bit confused, and when he saw Yu Jifang, he just said hello casually.
When Yu Jifang saw Wu Chenglu's undisciplined look, he stepped forward extremely eagerly and asked, "Master Wu, I heard that you have let Yuan Su go, is this the case?"
Wu Chenglu slowly exhaled a puff of smoke and said lazily: "Oh, Mr. Yu, I was about to send someone to inform you. No, I just received a message from bei jing the day before yesterday, which has ordered Yuan Su, a young man
He resigned and asked me to send him back to Luanzhou. This matter is finally over and I can feel at ease."
Yu Jifang looked depressed and said plausibly: "My Lord Wu, what does it mean that this matter is over, and what does it mean that I can feel at ease? If you let Yuan Su go, it is equivalent to letting the tiger return to the mountain! This little kid
How could he be willing to go back home? He has been entrenched in Shanhaiguan for more than two months, mingling with the local gentry, and having close contacts with the foreigners in Beidaihe. How can a mere order dispel his ambitions? "
Wu Chenglu was indifferent and said with a smile: "What else can he do? This is an order from the central government. How dare he rebel? Hum, to say the least, even if this guy dares to rebel, do you think I will be afraid of him? In terms of military strength.
He is not as rich as me, and this is an unfamiliar place for him, so he is no match for me."