Number of People

  Chapter 1829 There is a secret in the renzi scroll Jieshen library

"Don't worry, my lord, the little one started preparations ten days ago, and over the years, hundreds of people under my little one have been relying on this for food. They have been working for many years, and they are familiar with the way. The work of the Ministry of Industry is not very particular. Work, it's just crude work..." Ni Er has a plan in mind.

"Ni Er, this is not a few hundred people. I am afraid that the number of people who will eventually enter the city will reach 20,000 to 30,000. You only have a few hundred people. Can you bring them down? Can you guarantee that nothing will happen?" Feng Ziying looked at the other party and asked. road.

Ni Er rubbed his hands together, considered his words before saying: "Master, even if there are 20,000 to 30,000 people and let them eat and drink, accidents will inevitably happen. There are so many people who are bound to stumble, how can we not?" Something happened? It’s just that there are hundreds of people under my command, all of whom are not familiar with each other, and they fight and make trouble every now and then, the key is whether they can be controlled.”

   "Well, it makes sense, then how do you plan to manage these tens of thousands of people?" Feng Ziying asked.

"It's what you said, sir, even if one person has an accident, the group will be punished, and if they perform well, everyone will be rewarded." Ni Er is already familiar with these things, and after several years of managing these coolies, I will never become an expert again.

"Divided by region, by age, in groups of 30 to 50 people, let them elect the leader internally, and my people only take care of the leader. If something happens, they will be punished even if something happens. The rations can also be linked to their family members. The small ones tend to be the latter two. Of course, it is too much and cannot be indulged. If you should fight or kill, you can’t be soft. Don’t worry about this, adults. I have enough people to do this. Guaranteed to do it good,…"

Ni Er's tone was full of confidence, "Well done and obedient, you have to be rewarded, rewarded for rest, rewarded with more rations, it depends on the situation, not how much, but must be fulfilled, and orders and prohibitions must be fulfilled... "

"What else?" Feng Ziying nodded slightly. This Ni Er has been practiced. No wonder he can become a tyrant in the capital city. He has brains, means, money and people. Difficult.

"There are also some shady tricks. It is nothing more than mixing sand in various groups, placing chess pieces, placing our own people, or buying some people for our use. This is inevitable..." Ni Er was very angry in front of Feng Ziying. Frankly, without any cover, "In addition, pulling one faction against another and instigating discord among the various factions will make it easier for us to manage it and prevent them from uniting. This is also indispensable..."

Hearing what Ni Er said, Feng Ziying knew that there was no need for her to listen any longer, and she could skillfully play tricks with these tricks. Feng Ziying believed that Ni Er would be able to tidy up these refugees who only wanted to beg for food at the current stage. What's more, there is gang support behind Ni Er, so it shouldn't be a problem.

"Well, I see. You can do it according to your ideas. Now let's talk about the specific things. There is something wrong with Jieshenku. It may take a while, but the things agreed with the Ministry of Industry Can't delay..." Feng Ziying put her hands on the desk, thoughtfully, "This requires Ni Er to go ahead first, let's do it..."

Ni Er actually expected this and was not surprised, "Sir, there is no problem, but you have 20,000 to 30,000 people, and now the price of food in the city is high, even the prices of cloth, charcoal, and firewood are also rising. Three to five days, or even ten days and a half months, the small ones can carry it, but if it takes longer, the small ones may not be able to bear it,..."

Of course Feng Ziying understands this point. The cost of tens of thousands of people, just the problem of eating will drag people to death. Although these tens of thousands of people have no wages, the hundreds of people under Ni Second Hand are equivalent to management, so they also have to be paid. Yes, it's fine in the short term, but in the long run, the emperor is not short of hungry soldiers.

"I know how to do this. It's limited to half a month. You have to put everything first. I know you have a way. You can buy these grain shops, rice shops, charcoal shops, and cloth shops in the capital city. After half a month, if the festival Shenku hasn't been able to solve it yet, so you just come to me, how about it?"

Feng Ziying made a big sword, and Ni Er also agreed with a smile: "Since the adults say so, the younger ones will naturally dare not obey. You have spoken for a month, and the younger ones will grit their teeth and carry it, but no matter how long it takes." , it’s really not good, the small one doesn’t have that much face, if in normal years, every family and business in the capital city would give the small one a bit of face, but this year’s weather is bad, no one knows what will happen, so the small one This face may not be so useful,..."

"Okay, it's half a month, it's half a month, can I still take advantage of you?" Feng Ziying waved her hand impatiently, "But during this period of time, don't make any trouble for me, otherwise I will only ask you , In addition, Wu Yaoqing will have to negotiate with you at that time. If the tens of thousands of people here say that there is no White Lotus Sect, I will not believe it. Two suspicious clues, I will not give up the prize."

   "Don't worry about this, my lord. The young one has been cooperating tacitly with Mr. Wu, and will never let go of any suspiciousness. Besides, my lord, isn't that the Ministry of Industry member Liu Shilu who is in charge of the treasury?"

  Ni Er's abrupt question made Feng Ziying raise his eyebrows, "That's right, you know him?"

   "I can't say I know each other, I've dealt with you a few times,..." Ni Er had a strange smile on his face.

   "How many times have you dealt with?" You, a bachelor and assassin in the capital city, why do you still deal with the steward who is in charge of the emperor's internal treasury? Feng Ziying looked at the other party with great interest, "It seems that you have a story here."

"Hey, my lord, a snake has its way, and a fox has its tracks." Ni Er also smiled shyly, "There are many tricks in Jieshen's library, and all kinds of materials are prepared for the palace. If you are dissatisfied with your lord, then It is the garden of Rongguo Mansion, and there are many materials in it from the Jieshen warehouse."

   "What?!" Even Feng Ziying was somewhat prepared, and was taken aback by the words, "Really?"

   "My lord, can there be a lie? Those hidden things in the capital city can be hidden from others but not small." Ni Er smiled.

   "That means you also handled it at the beginning?" Feng Ziying's face was a little ugly, this Ni Er is so bold?

Seeing that Feng Ziying's face was not good-looking, Ni Er realized that the other party had misunderstood, and quickly waved his hands, "My lord, how can you be so ignorant? It was the group of people that Mr. Xi was looking for. They bought some from the market for cheap. The unknown material, as far as I know, is the stone and wood exchanged in the Jieshen warehouse. Every year, a batch of damaged and consumed materials are reported in the Jieshen warehouse, and the amount of materials consumed in the palace is also the same. Things, if you free them up, you can sell them at a good price, but everyone is tacitly aware that they are all earning money from the Jia family, so there is no need to tear your face apart,..."

   "Well, the materials from the Jieshen warehouse are the people below doing their own thing, or is it related to Liu Shilu?" Feng Ziying was more concerned about this.

"It's hard to say, because it had nothing to do with us at the time, so I didn't inquire further, but I heard that Liu Shilu was very careful about his affairs. If you want to hide it from him, it may be possible once or twice. It’s been a long time, I’m afraid it’s impossible.” Ni Er added, “The relationship between Liu Shilu and His Royal Highness King Shou is not normal.”

   "Oh?" Feng Ziying couldn't help raising her eyebrows again, "What is the relationship between Liu Shilu and Shou Wang?"

"It's said to be related by marriage." Ni Er said in a deep voice: "Concubine Shou's surname is Liu, from Quyang of Zhending Mansion. Her father is a military officer in the Governor's Mansion of the Rear Army. Now she seems to be serving in the Shenwu Youwei, and Liu Shilu is also From Quyang, Juren was born in the thirty-eighth year of Yuanxi. He was originally a minor official in the Ministry of Industry, but somehow he got into the eyes of the emperor, so he became a member of the Ministry of Industry...”

  Feng Ziying pinched the bridge of her nose, thinking it was a bit interesting. Liu Shilu seemed to have something to rely on to dare to do this, but Shou Wang and Xu Junru were a bit out of line. I really think he is a prisoner? Want to show it exists?

   "Is it a common practice for materials from Shenku to come out this season?" Feng Ziying couldn't help asking again.

Ni Er couldn't help laughing, "My lord, this kind of thing, why is it not the case? Not to mention the imperial court, isn't it also the case in the previous Ming Dynasty? It's nothing more than that sometimes the imperial court is stricter, and everyone's hands are tight." Some, if the court is more relaxed, then everyone will naturally be bolder."

Feng Ziying was silent, no matter how many systems, no matter how many institutions, no matter how loudly you shouted in the hall, if you and the people who execute you make mistakes, it will be useless after all. Everyone has a responsibility, dare to say that they know nothing about this kind of thing? But whether it is Jingtong Ercang, Xishan Kiln, or Shenku in this festival, everything is full of holes.

   Then think of my father-in-law Lin Ruhai, who has been a censor for several years and has a rich pocket and can spend hundreds of thousands of taels of silver. This is still a censor, what should I say?

Feng Ziying doesn't want to think about it anymore, even if she is a time traveler, she still feels helpless in the face of such a situation, maybe wait ten years until she has enough qualifications to become a minister, and then imitate Zhang Juzheng and start a new deal , see if it works a little bit.

After dismissing Ni Er, Feng Ziying discussed some specific matters with Fu Shi, who had been silent all this time. In addition to the repair of the Ministry of Industry in the city, can some water conservancy ditches outside the city also be considered? Considering that after the next spring, if these refugees are unwilling to return to their hometowns, or if the drought continues next year and they cannot return to their hometowns, what should they do? They need to plan and plan.

  Feng Ziying also thought that there is so much wasteland in Liangchengsuo, Dagu has a promising future, so it would be good to use these labors for port construction and Weihe dredging.

  (end of this chapter)