Chapter 501: Secret engagement

Chai Jian looked calm and said confidently: "No! If Your Highness really discovered the clue, he would not have spoken to us so kindly, and he had already questioned us!"

Zhang Feng rubbed his hands repeatedly and said, "That's all we do, we can't do it anymore! Once things are exposed, we..."

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but shivered.

Chai Jian looked at Li Ge silently and said, "Sima Zhang is worried too much! Your Highness is all about how to fight against the people of the Xifan. How can Your Highness take small matters such as food in mind?"

After a moment of pause, he said meaningfully: "As the saying goes, the emperor will be the minister! Now, the King of Wu is the governor of Qinzhou. After the war is over, do you think the King of Wu will continue to be the governor of Qinzhou?"

Everyone shook their heads one after another.

Even if Li Yu thought, the court would not agree!

The King of Wu is now serving as the governor of Liangzhou. If he continues to serve as the governor of Qinzhou, what would be more than that?

Chai Jian said: "But, after Your Highness resigns, who do you think will take over as the governor of Qinzhou?"

People subconsciously looked at Li Ge.

Chai Jian shook his head and said seriously: "Even if the King of Wu resigned as the governor of Qinzhou, he would definitely recommend his confidant to take over. When that time comes, think about how long can he sit in his own position?"

One day the emperor and another day the minister!

The provincial governors have been replaced. Can officials from the prefecture and even the county government be replaced?

"So, while we still have real power in our hands, we can make more money, which is also paving the way for the future!"

As he spoke, Chai Jian looked at Li Ge again and bowed and said, "In the future, if you want to find a good way out, you also need to spend a lot of money and go to the court to settle some relationship!"

Li Ge nodded thoughtfully.

Chai Jian looked around everyone, seeing that everyone's faces were very serious, he smiled and said, "What's more, there is that big man who is helping us, so what can you worry about?"

Zhang Feng asked carefully: "That... is really a greedy person?"

He really couldn't see it.

Chai Jian smiled and said, "I don't know if that person is greedy or not, but I know that the person behind him must be greedy for money!"

Zhang Feng was shocked, with a look of horror on his face, and he said anxiously: "Chai Changshi, you mean..."

Chai Jian waved his hand to Zhang Feng and interrupted his words below.

He said seriously: "So, everyone keeps their hearts in their stomachs, we won't be in trouble!"

After hearing Chai Jian say these words, everyone was indeed relieved.

Li Ge, who had been silent, said with a silence, "I'll stop after finishing it again."

Everyone looked at Li Ge in unison.

Li Ge said meaningfully: "If you are greedy, you will eventually play with fire and burn yourself. Only when you come is suitable is the best strategy!"

Everyone looked at each other, Chai Jian owed Li Ge and said, "What sir is saying is very true!"

Li Ge continued: "There can't be left behind in this matter. No one who is familiar with the matter, especially those grain merchants who trade with us, can leave behind!"

A cold light flashed in everyone's eyes, and murderous intent suddenly appeared.

The people nodded in unison and replied, "Yes! Sir!"

The food allocated to Qinzhou by the imperial court now is all disaster relief food.

No matter who it is, as long as the disaster relief food is moved, once the matter is exposed and verified by the court, it will be a death sentence without any excuse.

Life is at stake, and in order to protect themselves, they have to take ruthless measures.

Zhang Feng wiped the sweat beads on his forehead and said, "What I worry most is that a large number of refugees will starve to death!"

Once people starve to death, they can't hide those things they do in secret.

Chai Jian laughed and said, "Now Qinzhou is in chaos, and wars are everywhere, and eighteen thousand people have died. Who knows whether they starved to death, or were killed by the Xifan people, and were scared to death by the Xifan army?"

Everyone thought about it and said that the same is true.

Chai Jian looked at Li Ge and said, "As long as the governments in various places have the same attitude, even if a few unlucky people really starve to death, the court will not know!"

Li Ge said: "So, we must not miss the management of the county governments in various places!"

"Don't worry, sir, I'll do this!"

Let’s talk about Li Yu.

After leaving the prefecture, Liang Pi suggested: "Ultra, let's go to Nancheng to have a look!"

Li Yu said in confusion: "Nancheng?"

"The most lively place in Huaian City is now in Nancheng!"

The Xifan Army was stationed outside the northern city of Huaian City. The Xifan Army was also mainly attacking the northern city. The stone throwing machines outside the city occasionally threw huge rocks into the city.

People from the North City moved a large number of people to the South City.

The land route between Huaian City and the outside world was blocked and they could only walk through the water route of Nancheng. Naturally, Nancheng became more and more prosperous and lively.

The streets of Nancheng were indeed crowded with people.

What surprised Li Yu was that there were also many businesses in Nancheng serving porridge.

However, the amount of porridge these merchants donated is far less than that of the state capital. Usually one or two barrels are served, and they will be delivered as soon as they are delivered.

It seems to be doing charity, but it is actually promoting itself in disguise.

Li Yu and Liang Pi walked along the way, watching the fun all the way, and unknowingly, they walked to the pier in Nancheng.

It's even more lively and business is booming.

Many vendors sit on the dock and wait. Once a fishing boat docks, the vendors rushed forward and asked for the price. As long as the price is right, they would immediately pay for it.

There are also many strong men and young men who work as coolies, who also wait for work at the docks, relying on helping people carry goods and making some hard-earned money.

Liang Pi sighed: "Fortunately, the Xifan Army has no ships, otherwise, once the waterway is blocked by the Xifan Army, our Huaian City will really become an isolated city!"

"yes!"

Li Yu also felt the same way.

In fact, the navy of the Xifan Kingdom is very powerful, but the Xifan Kingdom is too far away from the Zhou Kingdom, and there are also desert areas in the Western Regions. No matter how powerful the Xifan Kingdom's navy is, it cannot reach the Zhou Kingdom at all.

Li Yu was holding his hands behind his back and looking around on the pier to watch the fun. At this time, another fishing boat was docking.

The fish merchants immediately rushed forward.

But soon, the fish merchants who squeezed forward made way out as if they had seen the plague god.

Li Yu was puzzled and looked over there curiously.

I saw four fishermen carrying two people off the fishing boat.

Because the distance is too far, Li Yu can't see it clearly.

He shook his head at Liang Pi, and the two walked over quickly.

When the two of them got closer, they saw two bodies being placed on the ground.

These two people, with dark skin, were wearing ordinary clothes and trousers, and looked like they were all fishermen.

Liang Pi was curiously approaching and looked carefully. He saw no wounds on the two of them.

Li Yu asked the fisherman standing aside and said, "Brother, what's going on?"

A fisherman in his early thirties shook his head with a look of dismay and said, "It looks like a drowned fisherman! When we were fishing, we happened to catch it up!"

I was going to fish, but when I threw it away on the first net, I caught two corpses, which was really unlucky.

A small vendor onlooker frowned and said, "How many of them have they drowned this month?

Is it the seventh, or the eighth, or the ninth?"
Chapter completed!