Chapter 1817 Ren Zijuan does practical things and Zi Yingmi’s layout
Not to mention that Feng Tang was strategizing in Henan and starting to prepare for the conquest of Shandong, but Feng Ziying still acted at his own pace in Shuntian Prefecture.
After reaching an agreement with Huang Ruliang, Feng Ziying took the initiative to convene representatives of Shanshan and Shaanxi merchants and Jiangnan merchants to communicate on the grain storage issues in Dagu, Dingzigu, Yuguan, and Yuepo Port, as well as subsequent grain purchase issues. .
Although there are a few people who think that the imperial court has gone too far in suppressing prices, and the price of food in the market is still rising steadily, the Ministry of Household Affairs is only willing to buy it at a 10% discount on the market price, and the payment needs to be postponed for a period of time, until the end of March in the 10th year of Yonglong. It had only been paid in full before. Fortunately, Haitong Yinzhuang was responsible for providing guarantee for this amount, which slightly alleviated the merchants' worries. After all, Haitong Yinzhuang was considered "one of their own."
Huang Ruliang's idea is also very simple. At present, there is not much money in the Ministry of Household Affairs, and it needs to be kept as emergency reserve. The money for purchasing food can only come from sales income. Lianlong Jinwei, the Ministry of Punishment, etc. Cash cannot be used, which means that all the money needed to purchase grain must come from the sale of dead things. This is also a test of Feng Ziying.
Didn’t you talk so loudly that you contacted businessmen from the south of the Yangtze River and came to Beijing to hand in the “voting certificate”? Didn't you say that the sales income is not much inferior to the Jingtong Second Warehouse case? Well, the Ministry of Revenue will put all the proceeds from this sale in Haitong Yinzhuang.
The money transferred from Haitong Yinzhuang to purchase grain reserves from Dagu, Dingzigu, Yuguan, and Yuepo Port, and even the money needed to purchase grain from these merchants in the future, will be paid from this. You, Feng Ziying, can rest assured that those merchants We can rest assured that the court is also in peace.
"Sir, are you looking for me?" Fu Shi hurriedly stepped into the public hall, with snowflakes still falling on his shoulders. It was obvious that he had just returned from outside.
"Well, Qiu Sheng, the situation is not very good." Feng Ziying said calmly, "The refugees coming from Shanxi and Baoding Prefecture have already crossed the Marco Polo Bridge and will soon arrive outside the city. There may be more people than we thought. , mainly the prefectures and counties of Baoding Prefecture in Yizhou, Laishui, and Dingxing, also brought many victims. I have informed the court that Baoding Prefecture did not deliberately allow the refugees to come, but at least they failed to intercept them. However, Investigating these are things for the future. Now we need to deal with the waves of displaced people. Relief needs to keep up. In addition, the weather is very cold, so I am afraid that we need to be more prepared for clothes and accommodation..."
Fu Shi looked troubled, "Sir, I've heard about it too, but with such a large scale, our government alone may not be able to handle it, and we have to use people from Wanping and Daxing counties..."
"Well, this is necessary. I have already informed Daxing and Wanping Counties that they must cooperate unconditionally. In addition, I have also issued a letter to the City Procuratorate, asking them to transfer some from the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division and patrol battalions. The manpower cooperates with us and is dispatched by us..." Feng Ziying glanced at Fu Shi, "This is a big test. The Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Punishment, and even the Second Duke Ye Fang of the Cabinet are very concerned about how to deal with such a large-scale refugee movement into Beijing. It is related to the stability of the entire Gyeonggi region, so we must complete this examination paper. I want to leave this matter to you to coordinate, what do you think?"
Although it was freezing cold, Fu Shi was sweating profusely.
In fact, he had this feeling for a long time. Feng Ziying was trying to train people in Shuntian Mansion, and he was the first to do so, and then Song Xian.
Now Song Xian is assigned to jointly investigate the White Lotus Sect case with the Ministry of Punishment, and he is very interested. If the case is handled well, it is conceivable that Song Xian will definitely take a big step forward, and it is not impossible to even be promoted to the second or third level.
Likewise, Feng Ziying valued herself more, perhaps because of her connections with the Jia family, or because she was the first to serve him, so she valued herself particularly, so she delegated many things to herself, which even exceeded the powers and responsibilities of a general judge.
“Your Majesty attaches such great importance to Qiu Sheng, I will definitely live up to it.” Fu Shi held his hands in his hands and nodded heavily.
"Well, I have already told Mr. Cui, Minister of Industry, that with such a large number of refugees coming to the capital, it would be inappropriate if we did not find something for the best of them to do. However, the city of the capital has not been repaired for many years, especially many streets. The streets are covered with gray on sunny days and mud on rainy days. All the excrement and urine of cattle, horses, animals and people are thrown on the street. The gang of people who collect excrement under Ni's second hand can't cope with it. There are too few public toilets in the city, so we need to build a large one. At the same time, the main streets also need to be renovated, so the best of these refugees must be organized to carry out a round of renovation of the entire capital city..."
Feng Ziying's words surprised Fu Shi. Using work for relief is not a new thing, but if these refugees are allowed to repair toilets in the streets of the city, it would be a bit out of line.
You must know that the rules set by the imperial court are that refugees who come to the capital should stay outside the city and are not allowed to enter the city. Once these refugees gather, the city will be affected and the situation will be unimaginable.
Fu Shi nodded silently, this was the key.
"So the key lies in our early preparations and organizational work." Feng Ziying continued: "What the refugees want is nothing more than a mouthful of food, and if they are separated from their families, they will have concerns, and we will also take the form of joint guarantees. , how can we ensure that nothing happens to these people from the same area? There are still some methods to deal with it, Qiusheng, what do you think?"
Fu Shi thought for a while, "I have also considered that we should keep them from the same place at a certain scale, but not too large to avoid being difficult to control once they gather. For example, a small group of two to three hundred people, then three to five Groups from different regions are gathered into a group, so that they can supervise each other and prevent them from working together, and at the same time, they can maintain organization to a certain extent and do things in a more orderly manner..."
"Well, how to operate it specifically, you better think about it and come up with a strategy." Feng Ziying nodded: "In addition, you can find a reliable helper among several general judges, the officials in the government office and the three-class government officials. It's up to you to choose, and I will ask Yao Qing and Ni Er to fully cooperate with you..."
Fu Shi's spirit was also lifted.
Since Feng Ziying established government affairs, the attitudes of several general judges have also changed drastically, and they have begun to move closer to Feng Ziying. However, Feng Ziying has always maintained a lukewarm attitude, which makes several general judges other than the chief minister panic. Uneasy, two of them even approached Fu Shi, hoping to smoothen the relationship by making friends with Fu Shi. Now it was obvious that Feng Ziying wanted to give herself such an opportunity so that she could also be kind to those colleagues.
"Don't worry, sir, I know how to do it." Now that it was decided, Fu Shi settled down and considered how to do it.
"Well, I've already told Prime Minister Fang about this. If you do it well this time, you won't have to stick to Shuntian Mansion in the future. There is a lot of potential in the vast world." Feng Ziying nodded with satisfaction.
Fu Shi felt excited, and if he could get into the ears of the cabinet ministers, then it would be worthwhile. If he did this job well, he might be waiting for a chance to be promoted.
"It's just my lord, it costs a lot to do this. I'm afraid the government will..." Although he expected that Feng Ziying would have arrangements, Fu Shi still wanted to remind him.
"This expense is not small. The Jieshen Treasury of the Ministry of Industry will provide part of the silver supplies. In addition, I have also made an agreement with the merchants in Shanxi and Shaanxi that the required cement will be transferred from the new workshop they built in Shijingshan. Until this happens After we finish the work, we will make a unified settlement. I also told Ni Er about the rest of the materials, and he will be responsible for the co-ordination, and the final settlement will be the same." Feng Ziying is confident.
When the turbulent refugees slowly but unstoppably advanced along the post road to the edge of the capital city like a mottled rag, they were greeted by the officials from Shuntianfu, Wanping, and Daxing counties and the cooperating soldiers from the five cities. Ma Sihe and the people from the patrol camp had already written the place names such as "Yuzhou", "Guangchang", "Laiyuan" and "Yizhou" on the signs erected.
Although most of the refugees were illiterate, many of them recognized the names of their hometowns. Coupled with the roars of the officials, the refugees were soon divided into several areas according to states and counties, and then divided into different areas according to states and counties. , and are divided according to townships, and fellow villagers who know each other need to sign a joint guarantee. This is only the first procedure.
However, looking at the steaming gruel and the shabby and crude shacks that could barely protect themselves from the wind and rain, the refugees' hearts calmed down. At least the court still had intentions, but they were afraid that the court would turn them away and replace them with swords and guns. Stick, then there is really no other way out.
Feng Ziying changed into casual clothes and stood in the crowd observing the situation. From time to time, she approached the crowd and watched the officials divide the refugees into small groups, and then began to lead them to the designated areas.
The number of the first wave of refugees was not large, only six to seven thousand people. This was also intentionally divided into several sections from the previous section of the road, so as to leave ample time for the people here to respond.
As long as the first step is taken steadily, the subsequent steps will be much easier to handle. Everyone has a herd mentality. Everyone has done this, and naturally they can only follow this way.
There are both soldiers and swords and guns, as well as the cope with hot porridge and hot water. The people of Da Zhou are the most simple and honest and the strongest. As long as they do not force it, no one is willing to make death.
Feng Ziying knows this better than anyone else, so he is confident that he can handle this matter well. Of course, he still needs to deal with the challenge of the White Lotus Sect.
(End of this chapter)