kingnovel Chapter 379 Yu Jiusi Brings Relief Food to the Government House but Does Not Enter
Chapter 379 Yu Jiusi Brings Relief Food to the Government House but Does Not Enter
Seeing Shen Zheng not speaking, Wu Quan was a little nervous and asked, "Sir Shen, can Chi Qing... come to our county school to study?"
He quickly added: "Don't worry, I know that he is not from our county, so the treatment he enjoys in the county school is naturally different. He will pay the tuition to the county school and the teacher according to the standards of Liuchang Academy!"
Shen Zheng nodded.
The standards for students from this county and those from other counties are naturally different, and it is reasonable for students to pay tuition.
She looked at Liang Fu, "Lord Liang, would you like to go to the county school with me?"
Liang Fu asked her, "Is Wu Quan going too?"
Shen Zheng nodded.
Upon hearing this, Liang Fu took out the blueprint from his arms and said to Shen Zheng, "Then you go. One of us, Wu Quan and I, must stay behind."
Wu Quan didn't expect Shen Zheng to take him directly to the county school, and he was a little incoherent:
"Shen, Master Shen, I am not ready yet."
He looked down at his dusty clothes, stood up and said anxiously, "Why don't you wait for me for a moment, I will go home to change clothes, take the tuition money, and then go to the county school with you."
Shen Zheng shook her head and stood up.
"That's not necessary. After all, this is also a matter for the county school. It's not enough for me to agree. We have to ask Principal Li for his opinion first. As for how much the tuition fee is, it should be decided by Principal Li."
Wu Quan nodded repeatedly upon hearing this.
"Yes, yes. Your Excellency is right. Let's go now, shall we? Don't worry, I will make up for the lost time!"
Shen Zheng glanced towards the yamen.
As a foreman, Wu Quan actually spends most of his time coordinating and scheduling, and only a small amount of time working.
"No problem, let's go over there first. Principal Li should have just finished his work."
“Hey, hey!”
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Outside Changnan City, at dusk.
Hu Dan came out of Changnan Prefecture again.
He rode for half an hour and arrived at the place where everyone was resting, where he found Yu Jiusi.
Yu Jiusi took off his armor, held a grass root in his mouth, clamped the horse's hind hoof between his legs, and trimmed the horse's hoof with a file in his hand.
When he saw Hu Dan coming back, he kept moving his hands and asked Hu Dan while biting a grass root: "What happened?"
Hu Dan exhaled from his nose and gritted his teeth as he said, "It's just as you guessed. A lot of grain merchants entered Nanchang City a while ago. This afternoon, a large group of convoys entered, all loaded with grain. I took advantage of the chaos to grab a bag, and it looks like it should be old grain from last year and the year before."
Yu Jiusi nodded.
He finished trimming the horse's right hind hoof, patted its butt, and then lifted its left hind hoof.
"No one is leaving the city?"
Hu Dan shook his head. "The brothers kept a close eye on them and took note of the appearances and carriage signs of the grain merchants. No one left the city."
Yu Jiusi stopped talking, changed the end of the file, and picked out the dirt from the horse's hooves.
Hu Dan looked at his focused expression, waited for a moment, and finally couldn't help but move closer.
"General Yu, we have been waiting outside for two days. When can we enter the city? If we don't go in soon, the high-priced grain in the hands of those profiteers will be bought up by the people."
Yu Jiusi looked focused and whispered, "Don't worry, wait until the people I want arrive, then we will enter the city...to defend the city. Otherwise, we don't have enough manpower, and we will be slaughtered like rabbits if we go in."
He raised his head and looked towards the city gate.
They were still quite a distance away from the city gate, and all he saw was a forest of dirt and rocks. But Hu Dan felt as if he was seeing the scene of Changnan City.
Hu Dan's heart sank.
Would the Changnan prefect refuse to let them into the city, or would he use other methods to torture them after welcoming them in and not give them grain fairly? !
Hu Dan felt that his breathing was a little sluggish. If this was true, the Changnan government was really too bold!
If this is reported to God, it will be a capital crime!
What Yu Jiusi thought was actually very different from Hu Dan's.
He was not afraid of being embarrassed by the Changnan prefect, but he was afraid that he would not be able to find the other party's weakness and would be embarrassed.
After trimming the hoof, he looked up and called someone over.
"Look south to see if there are any grain merchants who have fallen behind on the road, and then tell the people we are waiting for to move faster. Remember, take the small road, and you must come back and report before noon tomorrow."
"Yes!"
The man took the order, mounted his horse, and rode away.
Yu Jiusi walked towards the stream. The water level had risen recently, so he didn't need to go near it to wash his hands in the puddles on the ground nearby.
He rubbed his hands back and forth several times before nodding in satisfaction and rubbing them on his body.
Hu Dan admired his patience, but he was still anxious.
"General Yu, the grain sold by the grain merchants is too expensive. Will the people...starve themselves?"
Yu Jiusi pondered for a moment and asked him, "Tell me everything you saw in the city today."
At this time, the people in the team started to cook dinner and came over to fetch water skillfully.
Yu Jiusi looked at them, found a tree to sit under, and motioned Hu Dan to come sit with him.
Hu Dan sat properly and told him what he had seen and heard in Changnan Prefecture today.
"After entering the city, I first went to a few grain stores. The situation there was slightly better than in the previous few days. Although the people were still eager to buy food, they no longer fought over it. At least no one was killed."
Yu Jiusi nodded, "There are more and more grain merchants, and they bring a lot of food. It must be enough for the livelihood of the people in the city for the next few days."
He then asked Hu Dan: "Have the people gone to the grain store to steal grain?"
Hu Dan shook his head. "No, it hasn't happened yet. The soldiers and detectives kept a close watch on the grain store. I followed a few people who bought grain for a while, and one of them was targeted and his grain was stolen. The others all returned home safely."
There was no major chaos, which sounded like good news, but Yu Jiusi frowned.
"This is just the situation in the prefecture. As for the county towns... it's hard to say. When the people arrive tomorrow, we must go into the city. If the situation in the city is okay, we will give priority to the surrounding counties."
Hu Dan heaved a sigh of relief after getting the confirmation.
He looked at the young man in front of him. He was clearly only in his early twenties, but he was thoughtful and had great skills.
He secretly admired that he was worthy of being a young man from an aristocratic family in the capital. If he were allowed to gain more experience in the army for a few more years, he would probably surpass his master.
Yu Jiusi stood up and looked down at him:
"Don't look at me like that. It's weird."
The ponytail on the back of his head disobediently moved closer to him. He reached out to push it back and walked aside.
Hu Dan scratched his head and stood up.
Does he look weird?
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The next morning, there was a thick fog in the forest. People were only a few feet apart and could hardly see each other's faces.
Yu Jiusi used his hands and feet to climb up the tallest tree and looked into the distance.