The convoy left Xiongzhou City.

On the carriage, the two muscular servants turned their heads and said to Mr. Mei: "Bring me the land deed."

Mr. Mei did not dare to neglect and quickly took out the wooden box from his arms and handed it over.

One of the sturdy servants took the wooden box, opened the land deed and checked it carefully to make sure it was correct. He then took out another document and asked Mei Youren to sign and fingerprint it. The two documents were put together and put back in the wooden box.

inside.

The strong man said: "You did a good job this time. This matter must be kept completely confidential. If anyone asks in the future, no one can leak it. The promised reward of 50 guan will be placed in the car. Don't stay in Ohara Castle. Go

Somewhere else.”

The middle-aged man smiled and said: "I am a Jianghu person. I naturally know the rules. I will keep my mouth shut when I get paid. With this money, I can go to Jiangnan for a walk. It is better than being stuck in the cold and cold place here.

.”

Xu Tongpan hurried to the experience department, but did not see the wealthy businessman who bought the land. The experience department official smiled and said to Xu Qing: "Sir, I really didn't expect that all of them were sold in just one moment, and the other party didn't have any."

Counter-offer, real money and silver, a total of 80,700 guan."

Xu Qing was startled. When he entered the room, he saw a row of large boxes neatly arranged in the hall. Four silver boxes and about ten copper coin boxes were all open and brightly lit.

Xu Qing's breathing became a little rapid.

He was very excited at this moment, because with this money, Xiongzhou could help the victims, get through this year without causing trouble, buy food, and do many, many things.

"Is the calculation clear?" Xu Qing asked excitedly.

"Everything has been calculated clearly. Every penny is a lot," said the official.

"Okay, put these coins into the treasury and keep them under strict supervision. There will be absolutely no mistakes. I will report the good news to the prefect right away."

Xu Qing came to the magistrate's yamen and saw Qin Guan, with excitement on his face, and said: "Sir, I didn't expect that all the land was sold. Today a wealthy man came and sold all the land in one go.

I bought them all, more than 80,000 yuan, which solved Xiongzhou's dilemma."

Qin Guan smiled lightly after hearing this: "This is a good thing. Now we have money to do things. Since you are here, let's discuss how the money should be used."

Seeing that Qin Guan was not very excited, Xu Qing was a little surprised, but when he heard what Qin Guan said, he said, "I don't know what you think, sir."

Qin Guandao: "I do have some ideas. I think it may not be a good idea to directly send money and food to these refugees to return home. Since the imperial court has methods for building roads and canals and recruiting Xiang troops, we will follow them."

"My idea is to select a group of young men from these refugees to join the Xiang army, and the remaining mature men can be used as laborers. These people basically belong to one household, and the income can naturally support their families. If it is true,

They belong to the old, weak, women and children, we are providing relief, you think this is good."

Xu Qing thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty's method is feasible."

It is indeed not a good idea to give money to those refugees. Problems of one kind or another will inevitably arise. It is better for the government to manage it directly.

Moreover, the current Xiang army is all veterans, and it can be said that they have almost no combat effectiveness. During the war, they can only do some assistance and carry food and grass. It is better to take the opportunity to recruit a group of young men.

I didn't recruit people before because I couldn't afford to support them. Now I have money and it's easy to do anything.

"Sir, as a result, we are in urgent need of a large amount of food now. We can no longer let people eat gruel. We also need to prepare some houses to accommodate those people." Xu Qing said.

"Of course you can, but the price of grain in Xiongzhou is too high now. Go talk to those grain merchants. If the price can be reduced to a price similar to that of Dayuan City, we can buy a batch in large quantities."

Xu Qing left quickly and came back in the evening, his face full of anger.

"Sir, those grain merchants are all a bunch of profiteers. They eat people without spitting out their bones. They insist on the price and won't let go. They also say that the current price is low, and they won't lower the price even if we buy it. They are really a bunch of bastards.

"

Qin Guan narrowed his eyes. It seemed that the Prince of Xiong'an County was really powerful in Xiongzhou. He controlled the price of grain, and even the grain merchants who came to the prefecture's Yamen dared not give him face.

Qin Guan sneered: "We are only 200 miles away from Dayuan City. The worst we can do is send people to Dayuan City to buy it. These little tricks can still stump us."

"Yes, let's go to Dayuan City to buy food." Xu Qing also said angrily.

If the food distribution in Xiongzhou is carried out in the current mode, it can last for half a month, which is enough time to buy food in Dayuan City.

Early the next morning, the Xiongzhou grain-purchasing convoy set off. There were hundreds of carts in the force. Two Xiongzhou magistrates were responsible for purchasing grain. At the same time, Hu Yuanfa, the guerrilla general of the Xiangzhou army, was sent to select a hundred people from the Xiang army.

Responsible for transportation and protection work.

Feeling uneasy after thinking about it, Qin Guan asked the two brothers Xiong Daxiong to follow him.

The grain purchase in Xiongzhou went smoothly. Although the Prince of Xiongan County dominated the sky in Xiongzhou, he could not affect Dayuan City. After a few days, the grain purchase convoy began to return.

On the official road, hundreds of carts were filled with food, enough for four thousand shi of food, enough to feed 30,000 refugees for half a month. It was a full meal.

And this is only food for emergency use. Now that Xiongzhou has money, it has ordered a large amount of food from Dayuan City's grain merchants. When the time comes, the grain merchants will gradually transport it to Xiongzhou. By then, Xiongzhou will no longer be short of food.

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As long as you have money, these are easy to solve.

At the same time, Qin Guan also wrote a letter to Zheng Da, telling him that if the Zheng family has a business selling grain in the north, they can contact him. If you don't buy from anyone, why don't you take care of your friends.

The motorcade moved forward slowly. Xiong Daxiong Er and Hu Yuanfa walked side by side at the front of the team. Because the ox cart was moving slowly, the three of them were swaying on their horses and chatting casually.

Now Xiong Daxiong Er already has an official position and is also a guerrilla general of the Xiongzhou Xiang Army. He has reached the sky in one step.

Hu Yuanfa was also a rugged man, with a big beard and a rough voice. Looking at the weapons hung by Xiong Daxiong and Xiong Er, Hu Yuanfa said: "I guess the two brothers are good at martial arts. In ancient times, they used horse weapons."

, but they are all generals, Brother Xiong Ping’s mace weighs thirty-six kilograms, but I can’t do it, and my horse-killing sword only weighs sixteen kilograms.”

Xiong Er said: "Mine is nothing, the young master is the most powerful. His Overlord Spear weighs sixty-eight kilograms, and I can't even play with it a few times."

Hu Yuanfa naturally knew who the young master Xiong Er was talking about, and he whispered: "The magistrate is really descended from the stars. Wen Neng won the first prize in the examination, and Wu Neng wielded a sixty-eight-pound gun. There are rumors in Xiongzhou that the two brothers were there that day.
Chapter completed!