son-in-law

Chapter 537 Chapter [-] Thunder
In the year of famine, large households served porridge. In Xiaoyi County, the Guo family was the leader of kindness, but the Guo family was not the only one who actually served porridge.In Xiaoyi County, there are also several other families who occasionally come out to donate porridge and rice with kindness, which also includes government relief.After this disaster, although there is not much surplus grain in various places, the government always ensures that some people can survive, which is also in the interests of the rich and powerful.

However, this kind of relief cannot be too much or too much. Some people have to give up their dignity and struggle to survive.In this way, those who still have land do not want to be too tossed, so they have to become sellers, and the tyrants and large families have thus completed land mergers and capital accumulation.

In a sense, only talking about interests and living, but not about dignity, is seen more in people after modern capital is rampant.In ancient times, especially in low-productivity villages, people were still quite stubborn. Of course, this kind of stubbornness was relatively simple. As long as there was still a bite to eat at home, they would not ask too many people for help, a little bit. The wealthy will be more respectful than the average person.

That's why, when the famine came, most people moved their own food first, and then borrowed it from relatives and friends. Everyone was gone, so they had to sell their fields.If you go further, you will give up your dignity and beg for alms.

On weekdays, when the Guo family cooks porridge in the small square in front of their house, because of the large area and many people, the government will occasionally set up porridge stalls here.There were also two carriages, which sometimes brought porridge and rice, coarse grains and steamed buns for distribution. It is said that they were good people from other places. Seeing that everyone was hungry and cold, they came to help out with sympathy.

The Guo family welcomes these things. After all, it is in his square. In the future, when others talk about it, they will only talk about the benevolence of the Guo family.To incite the crowd today, Guo Mingli also had people bribe some government servants who were preventing riots nearby. After checking that the government did not pay too much attention to this side, he started to announce. Who knew that when he finished speaking, someone in the crowd shouted : "He lied!"

As soon as the man opened his mouth, his voice was loud and spread throughout the audience, Guo Mingli knew something was wrong, and immediately shouted: "Who are you, you are the lackey of that dog official——"

He shouted hoarsely, and someone immediately responded: "Take him out!" But the man's subsequent words also came out: "Every township party, he lied to you, the Guo family deliberately raised the grain because the family was stockpiling grain. The price has been checked! Today he wants to incite you to attack the government, which is a major crime of treason! Punish the nine clan! The officers and soldiers are already on their way, and there is still time for a stick of incense! Whoever believes him will only be guilty of the same crime as the Guo family!"

The man lifted off a piece of tattered clothes on his body, only to see that he was tall, with a bald head, but he was not a monk.Someone recognized him, this is the man who often came to the two carriages to accompany the soup. Although his figure looks a little scary, but the soup has a kind face, and many times he will give some people in the crowd. People who treat injuries have already become familiar with everyone.At this time, he said "conspiracy", "judgment of the nine clans", "the officers and soldiers will arrive", although he didn't know if it was true, but he really gave Guo Mingli a blow and poured a pot on everyone's heads cold water.

Guo Mingli originally wanted to overwhelm him with his voice, but he was still shouting at this moment: "This is the man of the dog official, everyone, there is no excuse for their crimes. These dog officials are greedy. Seeing that Guo has food in his house, Just come to blackmail..."

Some people in the crowd also shouted: "Master Guo is a good man."

Guo Mingli has done good deeds for many years, after all, he has a solid background, and then someone echoed: "Master Guo saved my life."

"Yes, the government must have made a mistake..."

"Master Guo is not a bad person..."

At this time, everyone looked at me and said something, but because of the few words of the bald man, no one dared to act rashly after all. Only Guo Mingli, who was originally in the crowd, tried to incite everyone to help: "The person who caught this dog official ...Get him out..." Some people shouted and squeezed through the crowd, waving sticks and ropes to get him, but the big man grabbed a rope and waved it, only to hear a loud shout: "Who dares to mess up?" Come!" The rope broke in the air, and even the servant who wanted to take him fell more than ten feet to the ground.

"Everyone, don't be instigated by this old man. The rise in food prices in Xiaoyi County is controlled by these people. It's not that there is no food now, it's just because they firmly hold on to it and refuse to let it go! Now the new Mr. Li from Hedong He will be here soon, he will give everyone justice, and the thousands of stones prepared by the court for disaster relief are now outside the city.

The biggest problem with inciting hungry people to riot is to be quick. As long as some people lose their minds and make radical actions, the rest will be coerced and it will be difficult to turn back.However, the bald man's response was waiting here immediately. No one knew how credible his words were, but a few simple words had already successfully deterred everyone.Guo Mingli's eyes immediately went dark, knowing that the other party was able to suppress the commotion in such a quick way, it must have been prepared several days ago.I really didn't expect that I just wanted to do something on my side, and immediately received such a thunderous blow.

He fell directly before the crowd, and when he was carried home, he immediately called the son he valued most, and asked him to rush to the Zuo family to report the news and seek shelter at the same time.

"Master Li has already made preparations. If this plan fails, our family will be doomed. Go to Zuo's house and tell the third young master, and say that I, Guo Mingli, will not let go, and let him find a way to save our Guo family... Hurry up. !Time is running out……"

The son was about to leave, but the old man suddenly opened his eyes again and grabbed his hand fiercely: "Wait, wait, don't go to Zuo's house, you can let a servant report the letter, and you can find a place to hide. , if, if my Guo family can't survive this time, at least I will leave you alone..."

The old man is sober, knowing that things will not work out, and the Guo family's situation has come to an end.He hadn't thought about it this way before he acted, and he realized it the moment he was interrupted by the bald head.That Mr. Li was fierce, and he sent it to his door this time.Sure enough, not long after his son left, the first group of people who came over first surrounded the front and rear gates of Guo's house. Half an hour later, an army stationed outside the city came and killed them.Li Pin led the troops from the gate and drove straight in, and came to Guo Mingli's bed.

"Master Guo, you are not smart."

Guo Mingli had already cried to the point of tears: "Master Li, the little old man admits to being defeated, and the little old man is also fascinated by ghosts for a while."

"So... put food?"

"Master Li, you have a compassionate heart. The Guo family is about to die after releasing the food. It is not a pity for the little old man to die. I beg you to give the Guo family a way out." While crying, he lowered his voice, "Master Li, Master Li, There are 5 taels of silver and jewels, which are the house silver of my Guo family. You can’t copy them out. I would like to dedicate them to Mr. Li, please Mr. Li..."

He was still talking, and Li Pin was still bowing to listen, but now he straightened his waist expressionlessly and waved to the back.

"seal up."

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Li Pin's actions against the Guo family can be called resolute.Immediately go to jail, lock doors, search homes, and appease the victims.Behind it is part of the conspiracy, but Cheng Zhouhai is in charge.

Not only that, five days after Guo Mingli's family was imprisoned, Cheng Zhouhai successfully pried away the other party's loose defense. His whereabouts had already been tracked down by people from the Secret Investigation Department. At that time, when he persuaded Guo Mingli, Li Pin just pretended not to know, and it was five days before he informed the other party of the news.Shortly after, the two parties closed the deal.

Guo Mingli kept his [-] town house silver, and then moved his family to Jiangnan, never returning to Hedong, and the Guo family released all their grain and belongings to help disaster relief.

Although Guo Mingli also knew in his heart that once his family turned against him, Zuo Jilan would be furious.On the other hand, if he did not turn against him, at most he would be killed and his family members exiled.But anyone can make the trade-offs. The problem is that not everyone is a tough guy who is not afraid of death. Once he has a chance, he still chooses to compromise.

The loosening of Guo Mingli's line has caused a certain gap in the price of food in Fenzhou. First of all, it has increased the food resources that the government can use by about [-] shi. The hidden impact is not limited to this. This made a small number of small traders believe that the price of food was going to drop, and they began to sell food to make a fortune.After that, the wrath of the Zuo family and the Qi family also subsided as expected.

Zuo Jilan and Qi Fanghou visited various parties, and they acted frequently, and the pressure in the officialdom increased sharply. Many people found Li Pin. On the surface, they were affectionate, but secretly persuaded: "Be a good person and stay on the line, and see each other well in the future." The two nodded. Under the operation of Wang Zhizhen and Xu Mai, the two families invested their capital. In an instant, the food near Fenzhou was swept away like a long whale sucking water.At this time, this matter is not only related to the price of food, but also the face of the two families.Zuo Jilan said in front of the people: "I must investigate this matter to the end!"

Well-informed businessmen felt this breath. As the weather fell, food prices rose again, and then fell again under the pressure of the government.In this tug-of-war-like fluctuation, both sides were at a deadlock. Ning Yi in the capital was waiting for an opportunity after the snowfall, but for Wang Zhizhen and Xu Mai, as local snakes, they could not even be able to do so after the weather dropped. Let food prices continue to rise, this is a big slap in the face.With the ever-increasing intelligence efforts, they finally learned the name of the Beijing trader in reverse.

"The person in charge of the food price in the prime minister's mansion is named Ning Yi, let's take a look."

Zuo Jilan handed the information to the two of them, and Xu Mai frowned: "Ning Liheng?"

Wang Zhizhen also glanced at him: "That word is well done?"

"I don't care how his words are written, and I don't care how powerful he is against a bunch of bandits in Liangshan!" Zuo Jilan sneered, "I must not lose face!"

Qi Fang said kindly, "I don't want to lose face either."

After realizing that this situation was not easy, the actions of Zuo and Qi were still quite remarkable, and they were vigorous and resolute, and they were not as sloppy as the general big family sons.After saying a few more words at this time, Wang Zhizhen and Xu Mai looked at each other: "Three young masters, Master Qi, the key to the price of food is the first snow, if you don't want to lose, you have to hurry up, before the snow, who will Whoever does more will win.”

"Of course I understand." Zuo Jilan nodded, "No one can be without weaknesses, he goes to the mall, I go to the heart. Mr. Qi, my cousin is in the capital, I will go to the capital and talk to Ning Yi in person, you are here. ,how?"

Qi Fanghou nodded: "My family is in the capital, too. After I fix a few books, San Shao will bring them with me. It's not too late for this matter, I'll wait for good news from San Shao."

"Hmph." Zuo Jilan smiled coldly, "When I catch Ning Yi's handle, I'll kill him!"

In a cold tone, the next action is finalized.The next day, Zuo Jilan left the house and came all the way to the capital. At the same time, countless tentacles from all over the north and south were spreading towards the capital with the same idea.When they were at a deadlock in the market, they still had countless powerful means that could be used in other places. In the past, they defeated their enemies countless times like this, and this time, it was similar...

　OK, let's go back to Beijing!

　
(End of this chapter)