Yang Lin returned to the bedroom, where there were already servants on duty, laying out the brand new bedding purchased from the city's quilt shop.

After days of running around, even a man like Lu Qian was so tired that he couldn't even stand it, let alone Yang Lin. Before his men came back, there was a slight snore in his room.

Qin Qingqing got off the carriage and was shocked to find that these people had brought her to the government office of Yan'an Mansion. A man dressed similarly to Lu Qian came forward and whispered a few words.

The proud brother in Baihua Tower actually laughed and said, "In that case, make a room for this girl. I'm really tired and exhausted, so I'm going to rest first."

After leaving Yili's boudoir in Baihua Building, Qin Qingqing slept more soundly in the clean and warm yamen office.

Early the next morning, Yang Lin stretched, got up and went outside the house. Lu Wang and others each took a salted duck egg in their hands and ate and drank porridge in front of the door.

Seeing Yang Lin coming out, he silently served him a bowl. Yang Lin leaned on the railing and drank while saying: "The weather in the northwest is really freezing to death. I was so hot last night. By the way, I have a bed-warming beauty."

What? You two scoundrels can't even handle such a trivial matter!"

Lu Wang's expression condensed, he stepped forward and said in a deep voice: "Young Master, I checked on the beauty last night and found out something big for no reason."

Yang Lin rolled his eyelids and said, "Come in and talk."

Entering the room, Lu Wang whispered: "Young Master, for this battle against Xia, the imperial court recruited 500,000 local people. According to rumors, not only did these people not get half a penny, they even had nothing to eat.

Food was also lost due to corruption. One hundred thousand people starved to death in the Hengshan area. These civilians were all locals, and the Western Army in Xingqing Prefecture were their descendants. If word spreads, this matter will be no small matter."

Yang Lin wondered: "How is it possible? I was responsible for this matter. For this reason, I even replaced Chen Xian, the former Shangshu of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and changed him to Zhang Shangying. The grain and grass supplies in the court were all available, and there was no debt. The Western Army also

The table above says there is food."

Lu Wang said with a smile: "Young Zai did everything right in the court, but there are tricks in the army. It is said that Tong Guan withheld part of the food allocated by the court and only gave food and wages to the soldiers who sent troops to Hengshan, but asked local officials to collect additional money.

Donate to support your people. These people are originally local people. They don’t have to come by themselves to collect donations. This means that people in Shaanxi have to pay to support themselves and work. The local area is extremely poor and has many wars. Years of wars and shortages.

Young and strong, who has enough food?"

No wonder Tong Guan had such a bad reputation in history. A eunuch became the king of the northwest, but he did not fully control the Western Army. It turned out that there were such scandals.

Although he made great achievements in the northwest, when the Jin people later moved south, Tong Guan was supposed to be responsible for guarding the territory, but he fled before the battle. He also gave a grand reason: "Guan was ordered to proclaim the governor, not to guard the territory. You must want to stay."

Guan, why do you want to be in command?"

It would be impossible for the old guy to reach this point. Yang Lin was silent and thought to himself.

Although Tong Guan in history also had such a trick, Xixia was not destroyed at that time, and the Western Army was still able to tolerate and restrain the enemy. Now that Xixia is dead, the Western Army is at a sensitive time. Can they not doubt how the imperial court will weaken it?

them?

At this time, Tong Guanlai's move would most likely cause the Western Army to use this as an excuse to break out into chaos.

When the situation becomes corrupt, I am afraid that the strongest soldiers of the Song Dynasty will become a more terrifying and serious problem than Xixia.

The aliens marched southward, the country's heroes rebelled, and the Western Army was still there to clean up the mess.

If the Western Army makes a uprising, who will stop it?

Tong Guan only cares about his soldiers who are working hard for him, but he doesn't care about the logistics workers who are transporting food and materials. The war is not over yet. Once the soldiers who are fighting in bloody battles return to their hometowns, their only remaining relatives will be damned.

starving

Even if it is possible to cultivate the teachings of teachers, Yao Gu and others are loyal to Zhao Song, and the Western Army will overthrow them and elect new leaders. This kind of hatred cannot be suppressed——

In Hengshan, the old border between Song and Xia, Yang Lin led his people to build a porridge shed from scratch.

Zhong Lao saw everything in his eyes. He tucked up the corners of his robe, stepped up to the table in short clothes, and faced the villagers who were receiving the porridge. He clasped his fists and opened his mouth in an authentic Qin opera: "Dear fellow villagers! This is

This is Yang Shaozai who gives us porridge! The current envoy to the dynasty is Yang Lin."

Everyone thanked him incessantly, and some of them, who were hungry and emaciated, kept bowing.

An old man, about his age, with white hair and beard, was still carrying luggage. He immediately said: "We came from the Suide Army from far away. We caught the snow in the mountains and caught the cold. We couldn't walk. The official gave us a whip.

, left us and left. If Yang Shaozai hadn’t given us a warm meal, we old guys wouldn’t even be able to return home with our corpses.”

Yang Lin wiped away his tears and said in a passionate voice: "Old man, don't say that. You suffered this disaster because of the imperial court's lack of thinking. I also just rolled over in the snow, and I know what it feels like to be tired and hungry.

"Everyone has traveled thousands of miles to bring food, but I can't even take a bite. What's in my heart?"

Yang Lin suddenly raised his voice and said: "Dear elders! I know that although you are eating at this time, you are still worried about whether you will have more food tomorrow if you eat it at noon? If you eat it today, will it still be there tomorrow?"

Everyone in the crowd immediately raised their eyes and stared at Yang Lin.

"I'm here to say something today: You don't have to worry anymore!" Yang Lin waved his hand vigorously, and then said: "This porridge shed is open today, it will be open tomorrow, and it will still be open after the fifteenth day! As long as you are tired

Come and have a hot meal!

Your children are fighting on the front lines, bleeding for the country, and fighting for the Song Dynasty. Now that I, Yang Lin, am here, I will not let their father and brother suffer in the back."

Yang Lin turned back coldly and said to Tong Guanlao'er's private soldiers who were being escorted and beaten to death with a bruised nose and face: "If another person starves to death, I will kill one of them. If two people die of starvation, I will kill the commander."

If more than ten of you starve to death, I will kill you all."

Yang Lin's voice was loud and could be clearly heard by thousands of people present. Listening to his words, the cheers from the crowd became louder and louder, and then there was a burst of cheers every time he said a word.

When he heard the end, not only the farmers, but also the generals of the Yan'an Prefecture of the Western Army who came with him had their eyes filled with tears.

When the shouting gradually subsided, Yang Lin clasped his fists and said, "Although I still have a lot to say, if I keep talking nonsense, I'm afraid it will delay everyone's meal and cause us to complain."

Everyone laughed.

"This is the last thing I have to say. I will leave after I finish saying this. Everyone can eat in peace."

The audience fell silent, waiting for his last words.

Yang Lin walked to the crowd and suddenly lifted his robe and knelt down. The officials and generals accompanying him hurried forward to help him up.

Yang Lin waved his hand and signaled them to go away, knelt down and clasped his fists and said loudly: "Yang Lin came a step late, and 100,000 people starved to death in Hengshan. Whose fault is it? Some say it is the fault of corrupt officials, some say it is the fault of cruel officials, some say

It's the Xia thief's fault.

Today I am here to admit my guilt. This is the fault of the official family! This is the fault of all the ministers in the palace! This is the fault of me, the young prime minister!

From now on, 'residential homes' will be set up in the five prefectures and forty states of Qinlong and anyone in the army who has direct relatives killed in battle can receive food every month."

The cheers thundered and lasted for a long time. A group of people cried and shouted and stepped forward to help Yang Lin and surrounded him.

Only Lu Wang and others looked strange. This policy was proposed by Cai Xiang and will be implemented immediately. Shao Zai said privately that it will be widely implemented in the spring.
Chapter completed!