Nothing was recovered from the military pay lost in Yinyang Ridge, and the newly raised batch of military pay from Yuzhou finally arrived in Yongzhou.
As an imperial envoy, one of Gu Yu's tasks when he came to the northwest was to supervise the military pay. This batch of military pay had not passed through the hands of many people on its way from the border of Yuzhou to Yongzhou.
I just don’t know if Governor Du dares to take action.
The people around Prefect Du kept staring at Gu Yu, and the people brought by Gu Yu also secretly stared at Prefect Du all the time.
There was an inexplicable solemn atmosphere surrounding the Prefect's Mansion, as if a drop of water could create a pot full of hot oil.
Gu Yu contacted the Gu Jiajun who was guarding Yongzhou, but unfortunately there were not many of them. There were only more than 300 people at full count, and only more than 120 people could obey orders at any time.
Fortunately, Junze left her three hundred masters, and together with Shang Fang's sword, maybe she could keep the situation under control.
However, the plan could not keep up with the changes. What no one expected was that during the transportation of this batch of military pay, there was a sudden heavy rain and a landslide.
A grain transport officer responsible for escorting the army's pay galloped on horseback in the heavy rain and ran into the prefect's mansion, almost crying.
"Report! The soldiers supported by Yuzhou were marching to Panwa Mountain Road. Suddenly there was heavy rain and landslides. They collected more than 72,000 stones to collect grain, more than 8,000 stones of natural rice, more than 90,000 taels of silver from the democratic movement, and more than 90,000 taels of salt.
Money, clothes, quilts, fabrics, etc. are all trapped under the mountain. Please ask Yongzhou to send troops to rescue food."
The grain transport officer cried bitterly, and the rainwater all over his body wetted the luxurious carpet in the hall of the prefect's mansion.
Suddenly there was a muffled thunder and a boom in the sky, and everyone's faces turned pale as frost.
When Prefect Du heard the news, his legs went weak and his huge body collapsed. Neither of his two attendants could hold him up.
The corners of his mouth kept trembling, and he barely managed to stay rational. Just as he was about to give an order to send troops, a voice came in from outside.
"Pass an order from me to gather all the troops in Yongzhou, government officials, and all the soldiers in the prefect's mansion to go to Panwa Mountain Road to rescue food."
"Prefect Du sent orders to the county magistrates to raise as much surplus grain as possible in the county as quickly as possible. In addition, they suppressed information from all parties, beware of merchants driving up grain prices, and guard against mutiny in the army."
Gu Yu walked in with rain all over her body and wind under her feet.
The hair on his forehead was wet and stuck to his face. It looked like he was here in a hurry and didn't even have time to hold an umbrella.
Her face was extremely ugly, but she was not as gloomy as Taishou Du.
There was no time to find out whether the mountain collapse was a natural disaster or a man-made disaster. Gu Yu could only make the most comprehensive response as quickly as possible.
The house leaked and it rained all night.
Yuzhou was reluctant to raise this batch of grain, and it was impossible for them to bleed again.
When word spread that the army's pay was hit by a landslide, if some unscrupulous merchants took advantage of the situation and drove up the price of grain, it would be difficult for Yongzhou to even buy grain.
The border officers and soldiers have been waiting for this batch of military pay for who knows how long, and they are about to get it. If something like this happens again, if there is another instigation by someone who is interested, the border defense line will be in danger.
After hearing Gu Yu's words, Governor Du quickly said: "Yes, yes, I will obey my order."
Gu Yu said again: "Come here, prepare your horses, I will personally go to save the food."
At this time, Pingsha held his coir raincoat and caught up with Gu Yu.
After putting on his raincoat, Gu Yu quickly went to all parties to gather troops and horses, and followed the grain transport officer to Panwa Mountain Road where the accident occurred.
Gu Yu acted quickly, coming in a hurry and leaving in a hurry.
Her words pointed the way to the panicked people and also gave them reassurance.
Governor Du looked at the back of Gu Yu who was wearing a raincoat and leaving in a hurry, with an indescribable look in his eyes.
The chief clerk called from the side: "Prefect."
Prefect Du said: "Do as envoy Gu Qin said."
The chief clerk was a little embarrassed: "Every county is in a tight situation now, how can it be possible to provide food again."
Governor Du got angry: "If you can't come up with something, just think of a way! What nonsense are you talking about? Just go!"
Prefect Du was unsure when he said this. But as the food was lost in Yongzhou, as the prefect, he could not just sit back and watch.
Here Gu Yu took all the soldiers and horses that Yongzhou could muster and set off on the road, weathering the wind and rain all the way to Panwa Mountain.
The situation is more serious than imagined, with huge mountains blocking the road.
Gu Yu asked: "Are the food, clothes and quilts all wrapped in oilcloth?"
The grain transport officer said: "I knew it was going to rain today, so I packed it tightly before traveling. I just didn't know if it would be able to survive being hit by the mud."
Gu Yu didn't say much, leaving only two words: "Excavation."
At this time, the rain gradually subsided, and more than 3,000 officers and soldiers rolled up their sleeves, raised their shovels, and started digging.
After Prefect Du finished everything Gu Yu ordered, he saw this scene when he came all the way without stopping:
The rain was pouring, and the more than three thousand officers and soldiers were covered in mud and water, and they could not even see their original appearance.
Some people were shouting chants on the mountain and inserting wooden stakes, while some people were struggling to move away the rocks below.
After searching for a long time, Governor Du finally found Gu Yu, who was in a mess and covered in mud.
She seemed to have accidentally fallen down somewhere and was covered in mud.
Before Prefect Du opened his mouth, Gu Yu said: "We don't have enough manpower. Let's call on the people around us to help. Each person will receive five guan."
Without a word of nonsense, Gu Yu turned around and left.
Holding his fat belly, Prefect Du hurriedly ordered people to beat gongs and drums and summon people.
Everyone dug in Panwa Mountain for three days and were exhausted. Prefect Du lost weight visibly to the naked eye.
Everyone finally dug out the grain and grass buried underneath.
Most of the food, grass, salt banknotes, clothes, quilts, and money we brought this time were lost.
More than thirty grain transport officers also died in this disaster.
After the rescued soldiers were transported back to Yongzhou, everyone was disgraced and depressed.
Gu Yu took a short rest and then began to investigate.
But after searching again and again, I couldn't find any results.
Such a large mountain collapse is indeed beyond human control, so we can only consider ourselves unlucky.
The truth about the military pay exploitation case was not revealed, and half of the military pay was lost. A deep sense of fatigue arose spontaneously.
Governor Du came over cautiously and said, "Envoy Gu, have something to eat and have a good rest."
Gu Yu was in a bad mood and asked coldly: "How is the collection of military pay going?"
It was for this reason that Governor Du was cautious and replied with a bitter look on his face: "By emptying out Yongzhou, we only raised 30,000 stones of grain and grass, and more than 40,000 taels of silver."
It would be too much to say that it was hollowing out, but no one from the county magistrates in Yongzhou wanted to be taken advantage of. If they did not blame the public, they would be even more stingy.
Gu Yu looked at the golden light in the prefect's mansion, and for the first time, he felt the desire to ransack the house.
But the most important thing now is not money, but food.
Harvesting a large amount of grain will inevitably lead to inflated prices, and the people will suffer the most.
Gu Yu returned to his room and shook the Wang family's token with a solemn expression.
This thing, which was originally used to save lives at a critical moment of life and death, had to be taken out in advance.