Chapter 851: Reluctantly refused
It is also a problem for so many victims to eat and drink, and Hangtianfu does not have so much food for them to eat and drink!
Don't say that two meals a day is not enough. Those river workers have nothing to eat, and Yang Chaoying is still worried about this matter for the past two days!
Besides, there are not only young and strong laborers, but also many old and weak women and children in this group, accounting for more than half of them.
These people cannot do heavy work, and those who can be counted on are the strong laborers.
But these people must have to go into the city with the strong laborers of the family, and he can't give out so much food!
Seeing that his adult was obviously hesitating, the official on the side was so anxious that he pulled Yang Chaoying's sleeve.
"My lord, I have something to tell you about my humble duties!"
Yang Chaoying saw that the official was speechless and stopped, knowing that this thing would definitely not work. He was pulled aside by the servants, and the two began to whisper.
"My lord! We don't have any grain reserves in Hangtianfu, and those river workers don't have enough to eat! How can you admit so many people in? ”
The official was also sad, he felt that this thing would not work at all.
Even if he is excited about the extra strong labor, people can't give their efforts in vain, right?
If you want the horses to run, you have to give the horses grass! Without food, drink, or money, how can people contribute?
Yang Chaoying pondered for a moment, frowning and thinking about this countermeasure.
"My lord, if these victims enter the city, they will have nowhere to settle! And that's just a small part of it! If all the victims of Changtianfu come to us, think about it, how can our Hangtianfu accommodate it? The first group entered the city, and if the latter did not enter, they would riot and break in. ”
This analysis is also reasonable, and Yang Chaoying has already thought of these problems just now.
But there were still those victims coming one after another, and he almost forgot about it.
He also couldn't see these victims wandering and having nowhere to stay, but he didn't expect that there would be many victims behind him!
was reminded by the official like this, and he felt that he still couldn't set this precedent. Otherwise, there will be many victims, and this Hangtianfu will also be chaotic.
The old man on the other side saw that the two of them were conspiring for a while, and the expression on the adult's face became more and more solemn, and he suddenly felt bad in his heart!
He was a little apprehensive, just now this adult was still hesitating because of his words, he thought there was great hope.
Who wants to be told by that officer now, he feels that this matter is hanging again.
Yang Chaoying clenched his fists, sighed helplessly, and then walked towards the victims.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this official just learned that the grain left in Hangtian Mansion has bottomed out, even if everyone goes to help strengthen the river embankment, this official will not be able to get food!"
After that, Yang Chaoying arched his hand towards everyone, "I'm sorry!" Please go to Yingnanfu! ”
When the victims heard this, they couldn't help but be disappointed. They looked at Yang Chaoying's helpless appearance, both angry and helpless.
The village chief was anxious, "My lord, please take us in!" We have nowhere to go now, aren't the adults driving us to a dead end? ”
The village chief wiped his tears with his wet sleeves, hoping that the adults would be moved by compassion.
"Yes! My lord, I can see that you are a good officer, so let us in! ”
Some villagers hurriedly spoke, and they also saw that this adult still had a conscience.
Because the helplessness and pity on his face do not seem to be fake, and disagreeing with them may be really difficult.
But understanding is understanding, but they have to live! Therefore, I can only beg the adults to let them into the city, otherwise they will die if they stay outside the city.
"Ladies and gentlemen, that's all this is said! It is really helpless to stop you from the city, and please understand. ”
Yang Chaoying didn't want to say any more, he thought of countermeasures in his heart. With so many people, these twenty or so soldiers will definitely not be able to resist.
It's better to temporarily close the city gates, strictly censor, and only allow you to go out and not enter!
"My lord! You let us go to Yingnan Mansion, if the adults of Yingnan Mansion refuse to let us into the city, then what? ”
The village chief was not such an unreasonable person, on the contrary, he was a scholar before. It's just that I don't have the talent to do anything, and I didn't get any fame!
It's really good that reading makes people reasonable.
Compared with the villagers who can't read a single word, the old man is naturally more knowledgeable, and his analysis of the situation is more comprehensive.
Yang Chaoying was asked by the old man, and he was a little speechless. Indeed, of course he knows very well what Li Taixing, the prefect of Yingnan Mansion, is.
After all, the two prefectures are very close to each other, so naturally there will be more contacts. That person is a greedy and treacherous master, and Li Taixing must be unwilling to take in the victims of the disaster.
Don't talk about Li Taixing, even he himself, a person who usually thinks about the people on weekdays, is also a little resistant to this matter.
Who is not afraid of trouble? Who doesn't want to save the black gauze hat on their head and their net worth?
So even if the victims really went, it was impossible to say that Ying Nanfu would have the same plan as him. The city gates were closed to prevent the victims from entering and leaving.
However, he thought of the Lord Qincha sent by the imperial court, and the Lord Qincha must have discussed this matter with Li Taihang in advance.
I heard that Li Taihang was a classmate of Hu Maoshen, the master of Qincha, and in the same year, in order to support the other party, maybe he could really accept these victims.
After all, if this thing is done well, and Lord Hu says a few kind words in front of the emperor, isn't promotion just around the corner?
Thinking about it like this, Yang Chaoying was also a little moved. However, when he thought that the granary he had left behind had bottomed out, he immediately shook his head.
"Rest assured, the imperial court has already sent Lord Qincha here. Lord Qincha had already sent a letter to Yingnanfu to consult with him on the matter. As long as you go to Yingnan Mansion, the prefect over there will not dare to let you enter the city gate. Even if he refused, Lord Chincha would not agree. ”
Hearing Yang Chaoying say this, the victims knew that they were determined not to let them enter the city.
They didn't care about Lord Qincha, and they didn't want to go to Yingnan Mansion so far. There was no food or drink on the way, it was raining, and there were even more trekking on the way.
If something collapses, aren't they in danger of dying?
What's more, there are bandits and road bandits on the way, and there are women among them, who will not only be robbed of silver, but these women will be even more dangerous.
The most important thing is that most of the silver on their bodies has been used, and some people only have a few copper plates left.
If the bandits didn't get the money, would they kill them all in a fit of rage?
Many people have already thought of this, and they are all talking about it in the back, and the old man also has a sad face when he hears this.
He had already thought of this, so he didn't want to take the villagers to Yingnanfu farther away.
Because there were too many unpredictable dangers on the way, they were all acquaintances of the same village, and most of them were even his people. Watching them die on the way, he couldn't do it.
In the end, the more the victims talked, the more they felt that there were many dangers on the way, where did they dare to go to Yingnanfu?