Chapter 103 The exposed fangs!
After Zu Yi guided Taishan’s work for a few days, Taishan’s government affairs gradually got on track. The entire disaster relief operation became much more efficient within a few days, and many problems were reported one by one, and fast and efficient solutions were obtained. The Taishan disaster relief plan process can be described as a thousand miles a day.
These days, after finishing the basic guidance work, Dr. Zu basically left the rest and pushed Prince Zhao Gao Rui to the front desk again. Gao Rui was helpless and helped him finish the remaining endgame, and was busy.
So in the next few days, the people and the public could often see an old man with a serious face patrolling various construction sites. Occasionally, they stopped to ask the public about their work progress, asked whether the people were well-fed and well-dressed, and left after receiving a satisfactory answer. Otherwise, the superior officials in charge of this area would be called over and scolded.
"What's going on with you people? Didn't you agree to do things according to the regulations? Do it nonsense! Now, immediately, immediately, return to the original order for me!
...Don't tell me anything Dr. Zu said! He is him, I am me!
You are under my hands now, so you have to follow my methods!"
After venting his rudely, Gao Rui finally got the best of his wish and revised some details that were tampered with by Zu Yi, and then left.
The ancestor didn't give him face, and he had to go against him for a small matter of the constitution, and he even deliberately tampered with it, insisting on complicating simple things just to get angry with him... It's really... I don't know what's wrong!
"Ming Gong, will we change it back like this? Will Doctor Zu be dissatisfied? After all, he is the one who takes charge of the overall situation in Shandong now..." Liang Jingxing had to stand up and remind Gao Rui not to take it off...
"Don't worry, I have my own concerns, so I can't find any problems! This old guy is still very good at being scheming, but if he wants to do these practical things, can he still have me? I was also sent to the county and was very familiar with these government details. When I left, the people erected a monument for me!"
Gao Rui laughed, "Look at what the old guy Zu Yi has? When you mention him, people all over the world hide from him like flies! Let's take a look. After returning to the court, his reputation will become even worse! Hahahaha..."
Liang Jingxing didn't know what expression to respond to Gao Rui's laughter. He looked around and saw someone occasionally rushing out of the road, so he pulled Gao Rui's sleeve and said, "You have been sarcastic about Doctor Zu every day, but have you not sarcastic enough?"
"Why are you two so inconsistent? We are obviously on the same boat as him this time..." Liang Jingxing lowered his voice and said, "Are you afraid that those people will not notice it? You are taking the risk of your plan being leaked in advance, you must know..."
Gao Rui's eyes rolled and he said loudly as if he was not concerned: "I just don't accept him. He was a lucky minister and entered the pavilion by catching up. When I made the situation in Shandong basically stable, he came out to pick peaches again...
Haha, I guess that old pervert is still lying on the widow's belly now!
Hum..., I'm so old, can he bear it?"
The topic of the conversation suddenly changed. He clearly said it to others in the distance. Several men in the distance pricked up their ears and listened to the movements here secretly, thinking to himself:
"I heard that the Prince Zhao and Doctor Zu had a rift. Now it seems true. No wonder Prince Zhao has intervened in Doctor Zu's policy these days. The reason is this..."
This is the news, and it spreads ten to hundreds of people. Soon, the news spreads to the ears of the officials who were interested in inquiring about the trends of the upper class. While they were dissatisfied with Prince Zhao's arrogance, they all felt relieved. It seems that Prince Zhao is not from the same group as Doctor Zu, so that's good...
They were hesitating whether to move towards Doctor Zu completely, but with Gao Rui's comparison, they immediately felt that it was the best choice to do Doctor Zu. So in a short time, they made a decision. Finally, after Gao Rui interfered with the operation of government affairs again, officials from Taishan County finally submitted a surrender order - jointly impeached Zhao County King Gao Rui and asked Doctor Zu to temporarily remove him from office!
This is not only because they are surrendering, but also testing Zu Yi's limits of power. As for people, before hugging their thighs, they will inevitably want to know whether the thighs they hugged are strong and solid. I heard that Doctor Zu had a secret decree to clamp down on Prince Zhao, but I don't know whether it was true or false...
Zu Yi's reaction was very satisfying to them. They directly ultimatum made Prince Zhao not interfere in all the things that disaster relief were provided. In addition, they also handed over all the power to the lower officials to take charge of the final work in the later stage of the disaster relief. This made them feel grateful! With twelve points of enthusiasm, they devoted themselves to Zu Yi's arms!
After receiving the ultimatum of Zu Yi, Gao Rui returned to the inn, swept the gray look on his face and smiled: "This old guy is quite good at forming cliques..."
"Ming Gong, then we next..."
"Don't do anything! Didn't you hear Zu Yi say that? If you dare to interfere in Taishan's government affairs, you will jointly impeach me. I won't do this stupid thing..." Gao Rui raised his sharp eyebrows and said sarcastically.
Liang Jingxing was speechless and thought to himself: [Who said that these two people are not dealing with each other? Are these people who are not cooperative are quite tacit?...... There is no simple one who can get into the cabinet...]
He secretly glanced at his benefactor, feeling that this prince who looked rough and irritable was not as easy to deal with as others imagined.
So what kind of person will the Prince of Zhao and Doctor Zu often talk about respectfully?
The gentle wind blew, and the trees in front of the inn were rustling. However, Liang Jingxing's thoughts quietly turned to the distance...
Without the Prince of Zhao, the green mountains are still there, the river water is still flowing, and the sun rises on time every day. The government affairs of Taishan County are still moving far away as usual.
In the early morning of the eighth day after Zu Yi arrived, refugees migrating to the north and south began to set off under the escort of county soldiers, leaving their hometowns to find another place to settle down.
As the victims were gradually transferred in batches, all the work was proceeding in an orderly manner, and the government affairs of Taishan County gradually became relaxed. However, it is an inevitable nature for humans to seek, and greedy people are always forgetful.
Some people who were consciously making contributions began to think about the nearly one million stones of food and grass stored in the treasury...
"How much money and grain are there in the treasury of Taishan County?" a man asked with his eyes shining.
Another person quickly understood, "This is not easy to say... These hundreds of thousands of victims left with their families, and the money and food on the way were all spent in the treasury..."
"Hehe, I guess, there should be 700,000 or 800,000 stones left!" After estimating in my heart, my eyes began to shine.
"And that money..." Another guy emerged.
"Not right!" the goatee chief clerk said flatly: "Silver is easy to count, and I will never get involved!"
"It's reasonable, I think it's more reliable for us to continue to storm the food..."
"But the court's disaster relief campaign disrupted our plan. We could make a fortune, but now we don't make much money and don't get much land. We have all the food in stock, so we probably won't give it too high in the future..."
A person who was obviously not in this bureaucratic circle spoke, but his status among these people is quite good, and it can be seen that his speech is very important.
"Brother An Zhi, don't lie to us. Shandong Da had a flood two years ago and had a severe drought last year. You said your granary was full. Where did you find the food you found to fill it?" The county magistrate came out and spoke at this moment.
"That is, in the past, we sold grain to you. We know very well how much grain you have on hand!" The county magistrate also smiled.
"Is your tone going to speak up?" The middle-aged man with the word "Anzhi" was not angry and said with a smile: "You can offer a price, let's discuss and see how to satisfy you?"
"These are all transferred from Pingyuan and Qingzhou, not comparable to the old rice and corn in your warehouse. However, because we have worked together for so many years, I don't want to take more of yours, a dou of rice costs 6 cents, how about it?"
"No, I'll pay five cents a bulldozer, otherwise I would never buy your food..." The middle-aged man knocked on the table.
"Okay, that's just a dou of rice and five citations. We don't care about these small profits. If we deal with each other in the future, we will make money with harmony..." The county magistrate came out to smooth things over, and directly made a decision on their behalf.
"By the way, I heard that the one who is in charge of Mount Tai is Doctor Zu of the imperial cabinet. Are you making money under his nose, aren't you afraid of causing Doctor Zu's attention? Besides, there is a Zhao County Prince..."
The county magistrate said proudly: "You don't know that this Zu Dadu is an enlightened and skilled man. He is a dissolute and unruly person by nature. He is actually a fellow disciple with us..."
The county magistrate took over the conversation, "He has already seized power from the Prince Zhao and handed over everything in Mount Tai to us. As long as we don't go too far, don't empty the treasury and leave 300,000 stones, it's still enough to spend... The rest should be transported out and then filled in with sand... It's perfect!"
"In this way, I want to wish everyone a happy cooperation in advance!" The middle-aged man raised his glass to invite the wine, and there was another burst of laughter inside, and a big business was negotiated...
In the next few days, the entire Taishan County was operating, and the grain and grass were continuously moved out of the treasury and sent to the granaries of wealthy families in various places.
One day, a team of grain transporters was struggling on the road outside Taishan County. Suddenly, the horse was so tired that it was gasping for breath. The man who was driving the cart waved several whips, but the cart just stopped moving forward.
"What's going on today? Hell?" The man got out of the car and led his horse.
One man stared at the deep ruts below and said, "Do you think the food on it is much heavier than yesterday..."
“Is there any?”
"It seems to be a little bit heavy..."
The head of the prince pondered for a while and said, "Let's see what's inside?"
As he said that, he picked up the sharp knife of the bull, cut a big hole in the bag, and the yellow grains slipped out. The scene afterwards shocked everyone. There was sand behind the grains! He then picked a few more bags to cut, and it was sand again!
"...What's going on?" They opened their eyes wide in shock!
At this time, there was a storm in Taishan County. Zu Yi, who claimed that he had received a report from the official guarding the warehouse, suddenly appeared in the treasury with a large group of imperial guards. Seeing bags of sand being poured out, Zu Yi was furious and ordered the whole city to search, "I will investigate thoroughly!"
Zu Yi, this guy who has always been thought to be in a gentle village and is happy, finally revealed his hideous fangs at this moment!...
Chapter completed!