491 There were big landlords, such as the Zhang family in the south of the city and the Wang family in the north of the city, and some small gangs, such as Liu Rong of the Chai Gang, Zhou Peng of the Beggar Gang, and of course there were some people who were unwilling to fall, such as Liu Song of the Cao Gang, and a series of people came.
There was also a special person at the door to call out the names.
"Chai Clan leader Liu Rong is here!"
"The head of the Zhang family in the south city has arrived!"
"The Beggars' Sect leader Zhou has arrived!"
"The young leader of the Cao Gang has arrived!"
With the arrival of various major forces in the city, the owner of Zuixianlou was extremely excited.
At this moment, I suddenly saw a group of black cavalry coming from a distance, with a man sitting in the middle, and it was Yelu.
The owner of Zuixianlou immediately went up to him and saluted, "Master Yelu, I am honored to be here."
Yelu glanced at the owner of Zuixianlou and asked, "Has the princess arrived yet?"
The boss said: "No, never."
As they were talking here, they saw a group of people coming from the other side, led by a man riding a horse, riding slowly towards them.
Seeing this man, the boss immediately went over and said, "Boss Chen, I am honored to meet you."
Chen Jie glanced at the boss and said, "Haha, thank you for your hard work, boss."
Upon hearing this, the boss said, "Boss Chen, you are too polite."
At this time, Chen Jie looked up at Yelu, and then immediately clasped his fists and said, "Master Yelu is polite."
Seeing Chen Jie's rebellious look, he even refused to dismount from his horse. Yelu snorted coldly and said, "Haha, Chen Jiusi, you are really showing off. You are not even going to dismount from your horse now that you have seen me?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Jie immediately said, "Oh, Lord Yelu, I will not dismount unless I do. However, I am also an official now, so I am afraid it will be difficult for me to perform the salute to you, Lord."
"Official status, what official position are you in?"
Yelu looked at Chen Jie and asked. Chen Jie was about to answer when he heard a voice saying, "He is a rank 7th-rank officer under the command of the Hubei Jianghu General Manager. Yelu, he is not lower than you, right?"
Yelu frowned and turned around, only to see a group of people walking towards him.
Yelu looked and saw Asan shouting at this time, and behind him was Princess Zhao Ya.
When Yelu saw the princess, he immediately dismounted and said, "I greet you, princess."
Chen Jie also dismounted and said, "This subordinate greets the princess."
Zhao Ya glanced at the two and said, "You two are the pillars of the country, why are you making such a fuss here? Come with me into the building."
After hearing this, the two immediately said, "Yes, we will follow the princess's orders."
The group of people walked directly into the building. Seeing this, the people watching around were shocked and said, "Hey, what big thing are they talking about? All the big shots in Mianshui County are here."
After hearing this, everyone around nodded.
There was a big monk not far away who looked up and looked over here.
Sitting at the table opposite him was a very beautiful woman, who was none other than the leader of the Zoroastrianism here, Qiao Hongyan Han He.
Han He looked at the monk and said, "Your Excellency, I just checked and found that there are only a few hundred thousand dan of grain in Mianshui County. At present, the grain in Huangzhou Prefecture, Yong'an Prefecture, and Xiaogan Prefecture has been withdrawn, and there is not much left in the government warehouse. I am afraid that Mianshui will suffer a disaster this time!"
"Well, what do you mean above?"
Peng Yingyu looked at Han He and asked. Han He said, "The higher-ups want us to start an uprising right here and kill the officials to start a rebellion."
Peng Yingyu said: "This place is in the hinterland of the south, where the Qi Palace and Ruyang Palace meet. If there is an uprising, as long as there is a disturbance on both sides, we will definitely suppress it."
Han He said, "Yes, that's what I meant, but it doesn't say that we have to succeed, we just have to make some noise."
Peng Yingyu asked, "Then why are you telling me all this?"
Han He said: "Master, my master heard that you were in Mianshui, so he asked us to ask you for your opinion. Whatever you say, that's fine."
Peng Yingyu smiled and said, "Then don't start any uprising. Chen Jiusi seems to be playing a big game. I think he can solve the disaster of the Mian River."
Han He frowned and said, "Master, although I admit that Chen Jiusi has some ability, there are more than 200,000 stone holes in the Mian River. Now there is a shortage of food all around. Even if he has the power of a god, he can't create food out of thin air!"
Peng Yingyu said: "Let's see, I always feel that he is a man who can create miracles."
After hearing this, Han He said, "Master, what if he has difficulty creating miracles?"
Peng Yingyu said: "Then let you do whatever you want. The Mian River will inevitably suffer a catastrophe."
Han He heard this and said, "Yes, Master, let's listen to what you say. If he can resolve this crisis, we will stop fighting. It just so happens that Yu Meizi's position is vacant, and my master asked me to go to Huangzhou Prefecture to serve as the deputy hall master."
"If he can't, I will start an uprising here in Mianshui and make great achievements. My master told me to return to the headquarters and take the position of the hall master."
Peng Yingyu said: "Amitabha, it seems that the life and death of the Mian River depends on Chen Jiusi."
After saying this, Monk Peng looked at Chen Jiusi who was entering the restaurant with the princess, and said, "Chen Jiusi, although you have inherited the heritage of Changchun Valley, the crisis of Mianshui cannot be solved by force."
Chen Jie and his group entered Zuixianlou.
When the people present saw the three people coming in, they immediately clasped their fists and said, "Greetings to the Princess, Lord Yelu, and Gang Leader Chen."
Zhao Ya said, "Everyone, please take a seat."
Zhao Ya walked to the main seat and immediately said to the owner of Zuixianlou, "Do you have breakfast? Bring some to everyone. You must have missed breakfast this early, right?"
After hearing this, the boss of Zuixianlou said, "Yes."
After saying this, the boss of Zuixianlou directly ordered his men to bring various snacks, cakes and breakfast.
Zhao Ya also got herself a portion and said, "Everyone, eat, eat."
Everyone gathered around breakfast and started eating in small bites. Chen Jie was not polite and ate along with Xiaohu.
After eating a few bites, Zhao Ya asked, "Is everyone here?"
After hearing this, A Dadao on the side said: "It seems that the Mianshui County Magistrate Tang Wannian has not arrived."
Just as he was talking here, he heard a voice from outside: "Here they come, here they come."
Hearing this voice, everyone turned around, and then saw Tang Wannian trotting in: "Mianshui County Magistrate, Tang Wannian, greets the princess."
Zhao Ya glanced at Tang Wannian and said, "Haha, County Magistrate Tang, you are late."
Tang Wannian said, "Ah, this morning, I went to the riverbank on the front line with our county's chief constable Wu Hong, and found that the flood had receded. That's why we are late. Please forgive me, princess."
"Haha, County Magistrate Tang loves his people like his own children. What crime have you committed? Sit down."
"Thank you, Princess"
Tang Wannian came in, followed by Wu Hong. Wu Hong glanced at the people sitting there, didn't say anything, but just looked at Chen Jie a few more times.
Everyone sat down. Zhao Ya looked at everyone sitting down and said, "Everyone is here. It's great. I have something to discuss with you."
After hearing this, everyone immediately clasped their fists and said, "Princess, please speak. We will never refuse anything we can do."
Zhao Ya heard this and said, "Well, you are all loyal ministers who share the country's worries. It is like this. The Mian River has flooded, the grain fields have been destroyed, and the people of the Mian River have no hope for autumn harvest..."
As soon as Zhao Ya opened her mouth, the people around her looked at each other and stopped talking. They were not stupid, so how could they not know the meaning of Zhao Ya's words? There must be something forcing them to donate grain.
But donating food?
Everyone looked at each other. It was impossible. These grains were obtained through their hard work and by squandering the people's money. It was a dream to expect them to hand them over so easily.
So everyone looked at each other, but no one spoke.
Zhao Ya glanced at Chen Jie, who nodded slightly. Zhao Ya continued, "So the Mian River is in urgent need of food. I called you all here today for no other reason than to appeal to you to find a way to get some food from other places to save the people of the Mian River."
After hearing this, everyone in the room fell silent.
Zhao Ya looked at Mr. Zhang and Mr. Wang and said, "You two are big landlords in Mianshui, and you own a lot of good farmland. On this day when food is needed, can you donate some food to help us out?"
"Ah, my lady, you are right. My brother Zhang and I do have a little land, but we have many people in our family. In addition, the government has been engaged in wars over the years. We have sold all our food, and we only have a little food left to survive. We really have no power, no ability!"
Mr. Wang said to the princess.
Upon hearing this, the princess looked at Zhou Peng and Liu Rong and said, "You two are also big gangs in Mianshui. In this time of crisis, can you donate some food?"
Zhou Peng immediately said, "Princess, although we are willing to serve the country, we are a small gang with few people and insufficient financial resources, not to mention the precious food. Even the food sold by our shops in the past few days was raised in response to the order of the princess, so it is really difficult to raise more!"
Zhao Ya turned her gaze towards Chen Jie and said, "Chen Jiusi, your fishing gang is the largest gang in Mianshui. Why don't you contribute at this time?"
Chen Jie stood up and said, "Princess, I, Chen Jiusi, was born and raised in Mianshui County. My heart belongs to the Mianshui River. When the Mianshui River is hit by a disaster, my fishing gang has an obligation to help. Apart from anything else, my fishing gang will definitely stand up and help."
"At present, my Antai Grain Shop has been selling affordable grain. There are nearly 200,000 dan of grain in my fishing gang's warehouse, which is enough to support the consumption of the Mian River in a short period of time. I, Chen Jiusi, promise that I will sell these grains to the people at cost price and will not make any extra money."
"But there is still a shortage of food in Mianshui, so the princess needs to find a solution. I, Chen Jiusi, thank you on behalf of the people of Mianshui."
Zhao Ya heard this and said, "This..."
Chen Jie said, "I know that food is precious now. If the princess wants to raise food, she can only make connections, which will cost money. I, Chen Jiusi, have gained a lot from the Mianshui treasure this time. Now I will offer all the ninety Tai Sui Pills in my hand to the princess for her to use in making connections. Please accept them."
As Chen explained this, he took out the ninety second-grade Tai Sui Pills. In an instant, everyone present was stunned and looked at each other.
This is the second-grade Tai Sui Pill. It would be a huge sum of money to anyone. How could Chen Jiusi just hand it over like that?
Zhou Peng, Liu Rong and others were secretly laughing at this time, saying that Chen Jiusi was a fool. How could he hand over such a treasure so easily? You will regret it one day.
The rest of the people were also shocked. After all, ninety Tai Sui Pills, these little people in Mianshui County had never seen such a scene.
Everyone thought that Chen Jiusi was really stupid. If they got this treasure, they would definitely hide it. Not to mention handing it over to the princess, even their own sons would not be able to get their hands on it.
But only Yelu frowned. This Chen Jiusi was so insidious!
He actually thought of using Tai Sui Dan to exchange for his future. That's right, he thought that Chen Jie must have exchanged his future by using Tai Sui Dan.
Don't think that he gave the Tai Sui Pill to Zhao Ya with an attitude of surrender, but he was obviously saving himself. Think about this amount of Tai Sui Pills, ninety pills, second grade or above, it would be tempting even for a strong man in the Wolf Smoke Realm.
With Chen Jiusi's strength, it is not easy to protect the Tai Sui Pill.
It may even lead to death.
In this case, Chen Jiusi also knew that he could not keep the Tai Sui Pill, so why not directly surrender to the princess and use the Tai Sui Pill to exchange for a future.
The position of a hundred households under the Chief of the Hubei Green Forests was probably their bargaining chip.
The seventh-rank centurion is at the same level as herself, so the princess is willing to pay a high price. Although this second-rank Tai Sui Pill is very expensive, the official status is also valuable.
Yelu thought so and glanced at Chen Jie, only to see Chen Jie looking at him. When their eyes met, everything was clear without words.
Zhao Ya and Chen Jie had already made an agreement, so she took the pills and said with a smile: "Chen Jiusi is very good and loyal to the court, but you..."
Zhao Ya didn't say anything, but the people who were mentioned by Zhao Ya suddenly felt a tremor in their hearts and became restless.
At this time, Wang Yuanwai said, "Princess, I, I will give you 100 dan of grain. Even if my whole family lives a hard life, we will help you solve your problems."
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