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  Chapter 2133 Guizi Juan borrows and employs people, Ziying makes a move

  Wang Wenyan felt a little relieved when he heard this.

  This breaks the current pattern of the states and counties, and the tiger's mouth grabs food. It is a measure that cannot last long by drinking poison to quench thirst. It can only be said to delay the outbreak of these hungry people and try their best to survive until next summer.

But the current situation is definitely not possible, and Feng Ziying has to rely on Feng Ziying to transport in part of the grain through the imperial court or by means of loans, so that he can barely delay until next year, and he has to pray for God's mercy next year, and more rain, so that the suffering can be relieved. Shaanxi, suffering from severe drought, can breathe a sigh of relief.

"My lord, according to the current situation, as long as the Yan'an mansion can be stabilized, the population of Pingliang and Qingyang is much smaller, and even if there are some troubles, they can be controlled, and the key to the Yan'an mansion lies in the north and the south. From the current point of view, the situation in the north has basically been calmed down, and the next thing is to stabilize the situation. Mr. Pan is quite capable. With him in the early stage, and your lord as the backing, Jiazhou, Mizhi, Suide, Ansai The counties of Fugu, Fugu, and Shenmu can basically calm down, of course, food must be guaranteed, and the key now is the counties in the south."

Wang Wenyan's focus has been on the south, "The drought in the south is far better than that in the north, and the conditions are better, but the chaos is more prominent and ferocious, which has something to do with the violence and greed of the local government gentry. It has a lot to do with it. In comparison, Huaining Guo and Suiping Hu's family are nothing, so it depends on Qiu Zixiong's performance, so I support Qiu Zixiong's attack on Qingjian. The identity of the leader attracts more rebellious troops to vote, and then instructs these rebellious troops to act,..."

Feng Ziying's eyes lingered on the map for a while, "Well, I'm afraid that the tail will not be lost. Once Qiu Zixiong rises in the south and really becomes the leader of your so-called rebellious army, the states and counties in the east of Xi'an Prefecture may also be controlled by him. It may affect the east side, and when it really comes, do you think he will abandon his family members in his hometown for his own ambitions?"

  Wang Wenyan hesitated for a while, and finally shook his head: "Everyone is subject to change. No one can guarantee that when we reach that point, Qiu Zixiong is more decisive than Modren,..."

Feng Ziying thought for a while, "In the final analysis, it depends on our own strength. If I have the strength to defeat him at any time, he can only be a **** in my hand and let me use it. But if I can't control him I am afraid that he may not be so obedient, and if there is any accident, it will be even more difficult to say."

Wang Wenyan nodded in agreement, "So it is necessary to build the assault camp, the destroying camp, and the Yueshan camp as soon as possible. As long as these three battalions are in hand, Qiu Zixiong will not be afraid of his ambitions. There is a way to go, otherwise, it is still impossible to kill, impossible to defend, my lord, when will the food from Datong be transported?"

  Feng Ziying sighed, "I have to wait a while, and I will also find a way to transport some grain from Henan, otherwise it will be difficult to maintain."

  Of course Feng Ziying knew that her trip to Shaanxi would not be easy. There are millions of victims of disasters and hunger in front of her. How will they survive until next summer harvest?

When he was in Yongping Mansion, he successfully dealt with refugees, disaster victims, and hungry people. It was because the number was too small, and the situation in Yongping Mansion was much better than that of Shaanxi, but there was much more wasteland. With abundant coal and iron resources and good port transportation conditions, Shanshan merchants have gone all out to build this huge coal and iron base and various subsequent industrial chains, so he has the confidence to take over nearly 100,000 obedient The refugees who migrated from Tianfu are absorbed.

   Even so, the main destination of these refugees is to build post roads and use work as relief to survive that year.

   But now he has to face millions of hungry victims, and a considerable number of them have changed from hungry victims to mobs. To deal with such a huge group, the means of Yongping Prefecture are not enough.

He has considered the issue of substituting work for relief. Shaanxi is a water-scarce area, especially northern Shaanxi. The construction of water conservancy facilities requires a lot of labor. It can be said that officials in various prefectures and counties also have plans to promote construction at any time, but The only thing that is lacking is money, food and goods. Without these things, it is all empty talk.

  In addition, the construction of post roads in Shaanxi is also quite backward, and there are also great restrictions on commercial flows. If you want to use work for relief, this can also be implemented in this regard.

  The key is money, food and goods.

Feng Ziying's idea was to drive the two "rebellious armies" of Modron and Qiu Zixiong to break the existing local structure and eradicate a considerable number of powerful gentry who might hinder and affect governance. On the one hand, they could "raise" some food and materials from them, and on the other I can install some cadres and officials who work for me and I can trust, and do local affairs according to my own ideas and intentions.

   But relying on this is far from enough. "Fighting local tyrants" can indeed obtain some money, food and materials, but it is not a long-term solution, and second, the amount is not enough to support millions of people, so foreign aid is still needed.

Before leaving Beijing, Feng Ziying discussed with King Zhongshun and Jia Yun that he might have to borrow money from Haitong Yinzhuang, but the amount is temporarily uncertain. How to repay it may only be based on the development of coal and iron resources in Shaanxi and the development of Yanchi. Come to think about it.

In this regard, Feng Ziying also got along with Shanshan merchants, but the conditions in Shaanxi are obviously far inferior to those in Beizhi, which is close to the sea. First of all, there is a huge difference in transportation conditions, and the cost will be much higher. It can be said that it was developed to meet the local needs of Shaanxi, but the market in Shaanxi Province is still so large, so it aroused the interest of Fan and Cao.

Feng Ziying is not a god, and he can't produce food for millions of hungry people. He still has to get it from various channels in order to put this big uprising in the late Ming Dynasty that may have subverted the dynasty like Li Zicheng. Calm down.

The key reason why the great uprising in the late Ming Dynasty could not be subdued was that there was not enough food to stabilize the victims, and there was no reasonable strategy to deal with the rebellious army. In the end, they kept surrendering and rebelling, rebelling and surrendering again and again, and finally got out of hand .

The rebellious army mainly fought against local tyrants, supplemented by 300,000 taels of silver from the imperial court, necessary loans from Haitong Bank, and advance support from Shanxi merchants. In addition, three types of cultivated grains, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corns were introduced from Tianjin. In the future, let it take root and spread in northern Shaanxi as soon as possible. This will become a key point of Feng Ziying's administration, and it will also be an important basis for Feng Ziying to examine the capabilities of local officials.

"Zhen Pu is here? Sit down." Feng Ziying's governor's office used an ordinary mansion in Fushi City, which was similar in layout to the mansion in Wubao City, but the official signboard of the governor's office was displayed, which meant nothing. The same, so I chose a house next to the governor's yamen as my residence.

   "My lord sees the move, but what's the rush?" Ever since Feng Ziying entered Fushi City, Pan Ruzhen changed her usual unhurried style and started to get busy.

  Feng Ziying entrusted him with a very simple task. While stabilizing the public security situation in the counties and counties in the central part of Yan'an Prefecture, he selected a group of officials for his use.

  Feng Ziying specifically instructed those with decent moral conduct and outstanding abilities. This requirement is not low for the officials below at present.

   But I heard that it was the governor's account. Before Pan Ruzhen could say anything, officials from all over the world who had heard the news had already flocked to Pan Ruzhen's mansion.

  Pan Ruzhen knew that this was not an easy task. Feng Ziying handed it over to him, which meant that he had to guarantee the selected people. If there was a problem, you would be the only one to ask.

  Pan Ruzhen has also worked in Yan'an Mansion for several years, and he naturally has a group of officials under his command. He knows that Feng Ziying's offer is both a bait and a trap, but Pan Ruzhen can only jump in without hesitation.

  Handing over his gang to him means that he is highly bound to Feng Ziying, and it is a knot that cannot be untied.

Lu Chuan might be able to tolerate helping Feng Ziying with some things. After all, Feng Ziying is the governor, and he is just under Fushi City's nose. Standing in line, and standing in line with no room for turning back.

However, this bait trap also left Pan Ruzhen with no choice but to follow Feng Ziying forward with all his heart. Only when Feng Ziying succeeds in Shaanxi can he stand out. It's not bad to stay here for a few years to wait for the opportunity.

  But the officials below also need opportunities. Pan Ruzhen created such an opportunity for them, of course they must firmly grasp it, so now Pan Ruzhen is following Feng Ziying without reservation.

"Zhenpu, the grain from Datong has arrived at Laoniuwan, and it will cross the river soon. There will be about 30,000 shi, and there will be some more in the future. This batch of grain is mainly to stabilize the entire Yan'an Mansion. Now the north It is estimated that the harvest of these states and counties will not be a big problem until this winter, but in the future, it will be difficult, and some food must be brought in from outside, so you must arrange and distribute it well without any mistakes. Do you recommend it? If there is a problem, you are the only one to ask, but if this matter is done well, I will not hesitate to recommend it to the Ministry of Officials as a reward from the imperial court."

"The food is here?" Pan Ruzhen was also refreshed, and finally came. There was no food in his hand, and he was panicked. The food in the Yan'an government treasury was just a drop in the bucket. I just figured out how long I could procrastinate, and how I could avoid being coerced by the chaos.

   Now, everything is different. I, the magistrate of Yan'an Prefecture, is firmly established, and the future can be expected.

  (end of this chapter)