Chapter 614 I will send a letter to the black lady
The military pay shipped to the border can no longer be delayed. The military pay shipped from Yuzhou was originally emergency, and the quantity was not enough for distribution, and now it has been reduced by half.
In addition, Yongzhou counties cobbled together only two-thirds.
How to raise the remaining one-third is a big problem.
The Holy Emperor sent Gu Yu to supervise the military pay. Unfortunately, something unexpected happened and the truth about the military pay case was not discovered, but he suffered heavy losses along the way.
If the Holy One punishes him, not only will the surviving grain transport officers be unable to eat and carry around, but Gu Yu will also be blamed.
The fastest way Gu Yu could think of was to ask the Wang family to come forward.
After all, in the northwest, no one would give face to her, the imperial envoy who was ordered to investigate the case, but no one would not give face to Prime Minister Wang.
Encountering such a thing, Prefect Du couldn't control his anxiety and came to ask Gu Yu again.
This time, Prefect Du even showed his sincerity and said: "Gu Qinchen, after all, the food was lost in Yongzhou. I am willing to use my remaining wealth of 8,000 taels to help. If the Holy One blames him in the future, please ask Gu Qinchen to come before the Holy One."
Please give me a few kind words for my subordinate."
Gu Yu looked at him deeply and said, "The most important thing now is not money, but food."
Prefect Du showed bitterness on his face and said: "The food rations for the border officers cannot be delayed any longer. For the current plan, the only way is to collect a large amount of food from merchants."
Now is the time of drought. If a large amount of grain is harvested, it will give merchants an opportunity to raise the price of grain, which the people at the bottom cannot afford.
Governor Du didn't know Gu Yu's plan, so he just said: "There is no other way."
Gu Yudao: "Prefect Du, please be patient and don't be impatient. I have my own way."
Two days later, the Wang family in Longxi welcomed a distinguished guest from Kyoto.
The distinguished guest held the royal token and said: "Prime Minister Wang has an order for the family to collect food as soon as possible and transport it to Yongzhou."
Several leaders of the Wang family looked at each other.
The patriarch of the Longxi Wang family turned the token over and over several times to confirm that it was without a doubt.
The clan leader said: "I dare to ask you, but the food was raised for the military pay that was lost in Yongzhou?"
The guest said: "Exactly."
The Wang family members were even more confused.
I have long heard that Prime Minister Wang and Mr. Gu Xiaogong, who is here as an imperial envoy, are not willing to deal with each other. Now that there is something wrong with the military pay, Prime Minister Wang can just add insult to injury. Why should we help each other?
The distinguished guest simply said: "Prime Minister Wang has his own plans. You just have to obey his orders."
The patriarch asked tentatively: "Then how much food do we need to raise?"
The distinguished guest said: "Let's raise fifty thousand dan for the time being."
The Wang family took a deep breath.
The patriarch said: "This is not a small amount, we need time."
They need time not only to raise food, but also to confirm with Kyoto.
Gu Yu, who was pretending to be a distinguished guest, saw their plan and said: "Prime Minister Wang gave instructions in his secret letter that it must be loaded into a truck and transported to Yongzhou as soon as possible, within three days."
The clan leader once again confirmed that the token in his hand was indeed Prime Minister Wang's token, and it was not a token that the general Wang family could obtain.
Presumably Wang Cheng has great trust in this person.
Gu Yu stroked the beard on his face, changed his explanation, and said: "The stolen military salary has not been recovered yet, and something happened to the military salary that went to support. If the Holy Lord knew about it, Long Yan would be very angry, and we
Our timely action at this time can be said to have solved the Holy One's urgent need."
Needless to say, in the end, we are all human beings.
The patriarch also touched his beard. It turned out that this was what Prime Minister Wang had in mind.
Gu Yudao: "Gu Qinchen is extremely cunning. He must be thinking of ways to raise food now, so we must hurry up and deal with the matter before her."
Several leaders of the Wang family agreed one after another.
Three days later, 50,000 shi of grain set off from the Wang family in Longxi.
The Wang clan members looked at their empty granary and sighed.
One person muttered: "We provide food and money, and all the benefits belong to Prime Minister Wang."
The patriarch patted him on the shoulder and said: "You kid, take a longer view. Only when Prime Minister Wang is well can we be well."
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When Gu Yu returned to Yongzhou with the food, everyone's eyes were wide open.
Prefect Du looked around the grain truck with his big belly and was amazed.
Miss Ah Qin somehow managed to sneak out of the prefect's mansion and jumped around the grain truck, laughing constantly.
The surviving grain transport officer saw the carts of grain and excitedly threw himself on the sacks.
This time, more than thirty grain transport officers died. If the remaining people could not resolve the matter, they would not be able to escape from prison.
Gu Yu is not an imperial envoy, he is clearly a deity and bodhisattva who came to rescue people in distress.
The grain transport officer said: "It's amazing! It's amazing! Envoy Gu, where did you get the food?"
Gu Yudao: "The mountain people have a clever plan. Send the saved food to the border as soon as possible. We must not let anything happen again this time."
The grain transport officer cried with joy and said: "Don't worry, unless I die, these grains will definitely be transported to the border soldiers intact."
The grain transport officer immediately integrated the team and continued the journey.
This time, the grain transportation team not only included the original grain transportation officer, but also the Gu Jiajun whom Gu Yu had found.
This matter was finally completed. Even if the Wang family realized something was wrong later, it would be too late.
After running around for so many days, Gu Yu threw herself on the bed and fell asleep.
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At night, in Aqin's room in the prefect's mansion, Aqin's eyes were confused and she didn't know what she was thinking.
The person opposite her also fell silent.
After half a day, the man said calmly: "Aqin, the food has been transported."
Ah Qin said "Hmm", and after a few breaths, she said, "But that's the Wang family's food."
The man said: "It has also been spread outside that the Wang family is generous and took the initiative to donate food."
Ah Qin said: "Didn't you say that she and Prime Minister Wang are political enemies? Why is she doing this?"
The man said: "I can't see through it."
Ah Qin didn't know what she thought of, her eyes suddenly turned red, and she choked up and said: "The Wang family colluded with Zheng Ye to do so many evil things, and no one knows about it. After doing this good thing, he became a good person. Why?"
The man said: "With this food, we can feed the soldiers at the border."
Ah Qin said: "But the soldiers at the border guard the border. Isn't it necessary to have a full meal? Why should I be grateful to these people who are deducting money now that I have a full meal?"
The man sighed: "The world is so difficult."
Aqin said: "And Gu Qinqian, how could she mobilize so much food from the Wang family?"
The man said: "Unless Gu Yu is a person trusted by the Wang family, it is impossible to give orders to the Wang family in Longxi."
Ah Qin gave a wry smile: "I've been waiting for a long time, but I finally found someone who is not afraid of Prime Minister Wang's power, but I found out that he is in the same league as Prime Minister Wang."
The man said: "To say that she is complicit may be too much, but I think she is decisive and upright in her actions, and she is definitely not a follower of others."
Ah Qin said: "Even so, how can someone who is mixed up with the Wang family be clean?"
The man said: "Aqin, why don't we just wait and see."
Ah Qin said: "As you just said, someone who can command the Wang family to raise 50,000 shi of food in such a short period of time must be deeply trusted by the Wang family."
The man sighed: "Aqin, what do you want?"
A Qin's face showed a trace of sadness and anger, and said: "It would be better to kill her by mistake than to let her go. We are desperate. If she is really Prime Minister Wang's person, we will only die."
The man said: "Okay, I'll send a message to Black Lady right now."