An Ning was extremely puzzled, "Isn't it just..."
hip "I handle all the missing persons cases across the country. Wouldn't it take a lot of time? Moreover, these cases were originally handled by three hundred people across the country. The magistrates of several counties handled the matter. "I am asked to handle the affairs of more than 300 yamen by myself. Does An Qing want to turn me into Zhuge Liang?"
h "Brother Ye Cheng. Brother, what does this have to do with Zhuge Liang? "
"What's the connection? They're all exhausted!"
Ye Cheng rolled his eyes at An Ning angrily, "I can't handle it by myself, so of course I can't handle it. So, tomorrow I will ask for an order to set up Anguo government branch offices in various places, and these cases will be handled by the branches."
"This is a great plan, but Xiao Tian is here again..."
"Invite him in. I want to see what crooked idea our Majesty has come up with."
Hitchhike A moment later, Xiao Tian walked in wearing a brocade robe and a cheerful face, followed by several young eunuchs, holding bright yellow imperial edicts in their hands.
"Ye Guogong, please accept the order." Xiao Tianpi said with a smile, with a hint of schadenfreude in his tone.
Ye Cheng knelt down and saluted with an expressionless expression: "Your Majesty, Ye Cheng, accept the order."
The little eunuch unfolded the imperial edict and read in a high-pitched voice: "The emperor is destined to be blessed by heaven. The edict says: Ye Cheng, Lord An Guo, is commendable for his loyalty and bravery. He has made great contributions to suppressing the rebellion many times in the past. He is specially given a thousand taels of gold and a hundred pieces of brocade to show his merit. However, recently, due to natural disasters and man-made disasters, The gathering of refugees near the capital is unsightly and may lead to chaos. I hereby order Lord An Guo to handle the affairs of the refugees in the capital and ensure that the necessary money and food can be raised by the government itself to show the benevolence of the state."
After reciting the imperial edict, the smile on Xiao Tian's face became even stronger.
This imperial edict looks like a reward, but is actually extremely vicious.
Rebellions have been raging recently, and there are hundreds of thousands of refugees around the capital. One person eats 20 cents a day, and also needs 50,000 taels of silver a day.
An Ning, are you asking him to spend all his wealth?
It’s done, the credit goes to the empress, and the people are all praising An Qing for caring about her subjects, can’t it be done?
Then I'm sorry, An Qing can justifiably punish him.
"I accept the edict to express my gratitude. By the way, General Xiao, you go and tell His Majesty that for the case of missing persons, I am going to set up an Anguo Gongfu branch office in various places, and the branch office will handle the matter."
"Please also ask the general to report this matter on your behalf, and inform me of the reply below."
Xiao Tian sneered secretly in his heart when he saw his appearance, but maintained a superficial politeness on his face.
nodded, "My lord, you have worked hard and made great achievements. The country will remember you. As for the branching, I will report to Your Majesty."
After they left, An Ning frowned and said worriedly: "Brother Ye Cheng, what should we do? This is obviously the emperor's sister's poisonous plan. She wants to drain your money and then take advantage of you."
Ye Cheng smiled, he helped An Ning up and threw away the imperial edict. On the table, a confident smile flashed in her eyes, "A poisonous plan? This is obviously a great gift."
"She thought that the people were a drag, and throwing the drag on me would drag me down. Unfortunately...she forgot that the people are like the water of the sea. If there are winds and waves, the boat will be overturned in an instant..."
"Furthermore, I have so much money that she can't imagine that I couldn't even spend it all on the day I gave soup to her in the capital."
"Zhou An, go and send an order to the Royal Guards. Starting tomorrow, two thousand people will be divided into two thousand people. They will be responsible for buying rice and giving porridge. The required banknotes can be collected directly from my Duke Anguo's office." "Zhou An, you didn't hear what I just said? The empress can't imagine my money."
"In that case, I obey."
Zhou An was about to leave when he was suddenly stopped by Ye Cheng, "You go pick another elite and rush to Jiangzhou at starry night."
"Let the elite tell Zhang Ji that the time has come, and order him to contact Su Xiong who is twenty miles west of Jiangzhou Prefecture to prevent trouble, join forces, organize the troops and horses, store grass and store grain, and wait for my follow-up orders."
"This matter is confidential, no news should be leaked."
h "My subordinates know."
h "Go." Ye Cheng waved his hand.
The next day, three huge porridge tents were set up outside the twelve gates of the capital. The soldiers of the Royal Forest Army were personally responsible for cooking rice and porridge to provide relief to the victims.
Countless refugees with sallow faces and thin muscles and ragged clothes gathered around cautiously after their initial suspicion.
A soldier from the Royal Forest Army handed them bowls of porridge in a friendly manner.
They never dreamed that the forest guards, who were usually domineering in the fish and meat village, would one day be so friendly to the people.
What’s more, I didn’t expect that these imperial guards were really here to give out porridge, not to trick them into drinking porridge and then doing hard labor!
One after another, the refugees knelt on the ground and cried loudly, and began to thank the imperial court for its grace.
"Your Majesty is so wise!"
"It's your Majesty, it's your Majesty who is saving us!"
Some of the forest guards couldn't stand it, and just about to say something, their centurion stopped him with his eyes.
To tell the truth here would be an offense to the authority of the emperor. Once An Qing takes it seriously, the nine tribes will not be protected.
And when all this was reported to Changle Palace, it indeed attracted a burst of unbridled ridicule.
"Your Majesty, listen, people outside are praising you as a living Bodhisattva."
Xiao Tian stood behind An Qing, gently squeezing her shoulders and smiling flatteringly.
An Qing was facing a huge glass mirror, admiring her flawless appearance. Upon hearing this, her red lips curled into a contemptuous sneer.
"Yes, Ye Cheng provided the money, and I got a good reputation. What a good deal..."
Said, An Qing turned around and said contemptuously, "I asked him to resettle the refugees, and he really used his own family wealth to fill it. Now it seems that Ye Cheng really has no cultivation and a brain."
“Fortunately, I did not fulfill my agreement with him, otherwise I would have been killed by his stupidity at this moment!” There are hundreds of thousands of refugees, and they need more than 50,000 yuan in food and silver per day, not to mention the consumption of building refugee camps and the corresponding consumption of recruiting workers, which is a bottomless pit. "
"Once he runs out of money, those things will be lost to him. The untouchables who use money to help will be the first to turn against them. When the time comes, there is no need for us to take action. Who in the world is not willing to kill Yecheng? "
"That's exactly what it is." An Qing nodded with satisfaction, a hint of venom flashed in her eyes, "By the way, didn't he say that he would establish branch offices of the Anguo Government in various places? I agree with all of them, but the country's financial difficulties are such that he will be responsible for the funds for the establishment of the government offices and the salaries of the branch offices."