"..."

"Two hundred and forty thousand!" Guo Yao became more and more helpless, and several county officials behind him also shook their heads. "In more than thirty years, the population has been reduced by half! This is the result of the Xianbei people's constant harassment, but it is also the frequent use of troops by the imperial court.

A result that the people of the county cannot support!"

Gongsun Xun remained silent, but suddenly used force to drag him towards the camp gate...but he didn't go too far, because the stripped Wei Yue was kneeling on the ground in front of the high platform in the center of the camp, being whipped.

When Cheng Lian saw Gongsun Xun coming over, he immediately pumped harder and harder, and Wei Yue also yelled more and more fiercely.

"Wen Qi..." Guo Yan glanced here unnaturally, then took Gongsun Xun's right arm to prevent him from moving forward.

"Guo Gong disregarded his status to petition and was treated with such courtesy. He thought he had something to tell me. In that case, he might as well be direct." Gongsun Xun said helplessly.

"Wen Qi has a clear mind, so I will not hide it." Guo Yan finally said seriously. "In this battle, almost all the troops in Yanmen were wiped out. Zang Gong drove into Luo, and the Xiongnu Chanyu's life and death were unknown. He is still there.

He was recuperating in the underworld, not daring to move lightly, and the tens of thousands of civilians who originally gathered here dispersed all at once, either fleeing back to their hometowns, or falling into the surrounding mountains with the stragglers and becoming refugees, thieves... I'll tell you the truth.

Said that the entire northern half of Yanmen County is now in ruins! Then..."

"Mr. Guo, please speak frankly!" Gongsun Xun urged again. "What on earth do you want from me?"

"There are two big things!" Guo Yan said with a wry smile. "Please help Wen Qi."

"Tell me."

"For one thing, if the border defense eases, would you please send your elite troops to go with the county soldiers to eliminate bandits around here?"

"Of course it's okay." Gongsun Xun frowned slightly. "It's better to let these people become apprentices than to let them become bandits. What else is there?"

Guo Yan was quite embarrassed for a moment. Given his level, he had already vaguely felt that this trip was going to hit a snag, but now he could only bite the bullet and explain: "Wen Qi should also understand that these refugees are

, the civilian husbands of thieves usually have to join the government as prisoners or be sold out... This is legal and is not the same as the previous eunuch who sold immigrants!"

"I know, I know...then, aren't there two big things?"

"Then, after this incident, Yanmen's production collapsed, and the autumn harvest was just around the corner, but the young crops were trampled... If no relief was provided, many people would probably become refugees after the autumn, but the treasury was empty..."

Gongsun Xun immediately looked astonished: "Could it be that Mr. Guo is interested in the remaining food and grass in my camp, but the food in this camp is military ration, and you have no right to use it, so he wants me to open a warehouse for relief.

?”

"You don't need to distribute too much." Guo Mian changed his plan temporarily. "As long as the situation can be stabilized before the autumn harvest, I will send a letter to Taiyuan, Zhongshan and other counties to borrow grain after the autumn harvest."

Gongsun Xun shook his head repeatedly: "Guo Gong's words are wrong. I have been traveling all the way. I have seen along the way that the people are displaced and the soldiers are miserable. And if I, Gongsun Xun, don't have capital, that's fine. But since I have so much food in my hands, what can I do?

Are you going to sit back and watch the people ignore you? There are three warehouses of grain and grass in the camp. I want to keep one warehouse for my own use. You can send people to move all the food in the remaining two warehouses!"

The whole camp was silent for a moment, and even Wei Yue, who had just been beaten, couldn't help but look back secretly.

"This is really, this is really..." Guo Yan didn't know what to say for a moment, but he suddenly withdrew his hand and bowed openly to Gongsun Xun. "Guo thanked Wen Qi from top to bottom for Yanmen."

Gongsun Xun accepted the other party's bow calmly.

"I'll send people to move the food right now." Guo Mian stood up and turned around immediately.

"Mr. Guo, stay here." At this moment, Gongsun Xun suddenly stopped him with a smile. "Give me an order to move the grain and let others move it... I haven't finished talking to you yet!"

When Guo Mian heard this, he motioned to the county officials to call for people to bring the food, but at the same time he quickly turned around and said, "If Wen Qi has anything to say, just say it!"

"Mr. Guo!" Gongsun Xun asked with a smile. "Actually, I don't agree with what you just said..."

"May I ask what those words are?"

"It's about the population of Yanmen." Gongsun Xun continued to laugh. "You said that Yanmen had a population of 240,000 thirty years ago, but now it has a population of 120,000..."

"Exactly!"

"Is there really only a population of 120,000 in Yanmen now?"

Guo Mian was horrified: "What does Wen Qi mean? It is written clearly in the document? The court also recognized it!"

"Why did Mr. Guo bully me?" Gongsun Xun immediately shook his head and said with a smile. "Although the customs in the southeast and northwest of our Han Dynasty are different, as far as I know, the so-called population loss is the same thing. Half of it is natural disasters and man-made disasters, and the other half

But they were hidden by the local powerful. The surrounding areas of Yanmen are mountainous, so a lot of people should be in Wubao in some mountain nests, right?"

Guo Yan immediately sighed: "Wen Qi, what does this have to do with what we are talking about today?"

"It's irrelevant." Gongsun Xun said with a sigh. "I just heard that these Wubao obviously hide a large number of people, but they don't pay taxes or serve at all. The court's so-called labor force and mobilization of troops will not affect them at all. I think there will be a lot of food storage!

"

Guo Yao's face couldn't help but jump: "What exactly does Wen Qi want to do?"

"Without him, I just don't want to suffer losses." Gongsun Xun sneered. "I believe that the county government's treasury is empty, I believe that the people are displaced, and the crops are lost, so I have to risk my conscience.

At the risk of being questioned by the central government, I handed over military rations for relief, but... as much food as I give, I also ask Governor Guo to let these local powerful people in Yanmen give out as much food! Otherwise, my heart will probably not be at peace! And my heart cannot be at peace.

You must have something to say or something to do! Mr. Guo, do you think this Wubao in Yanmen is as strong as the Xianbei Royal Court?"

Guo Yao was speechless but could not speak.

"Mr. Guo, once a man has made a promise, it is hard to follow him. I have pointed out the two warehouses of grain to you, and I will definitely not take them back! And Mr. Guo, please be sure to act like a famous family in the state, so as to suppress these powerful people! You and I

The two of them join forces, you don't care about fame, I don't care about strength, who in Yanmen can make waves? Besides, before Zang Gong left, he didn't directly give you the food, but left it to me, didn't he just hope that I can be with you?

Are we in the same boat?"

Guo Mian was at a loss, but he did not dare to say anything after all... On the one hand, although it was Gongsun Xun who exposed his and Zang Min's cleverness, on the other hand, the words "Is the Xianbei royal court strong?"

It really shook him up, and he didn't dare to refute... But if he tried to touch those powerful people, wouldn't he be known as a cruel official?

"Is the beating finished?" Gongsun Xun suddenly ignored Governor Guo and turned to question Cheng Lian.

"Reporting to Sima, the twenty lashes have been finished!" Cheng Lian bent down and handed back the riding whip obediently.

"Wei Yue, let me ask you," Gongsun Xun took the riding whip and walked around to the shirtless man. "Whose bribe did you accept to suggest that I expand my army?"

"Report to Sima!" Wei Yue quickly kowtowed and explained. "No one asked me to encourage Sima to expand the army, but people from Jiuyuan Township wanted to join the army, so they asked me for some money. I was good at saving face and took their money.

, so you did such a stupid thing..."

"You have always been greedy for money and have an out-of-touch personality. I have always turned a blind eye. Do you know why I want to beat you today?"

"I shouldn't be clever and think I can manipulate Sima in my hands!" Wei Yue kowtowed again. "Actually, if I tell the truth, maybe Sima will still feel pity and allow me to recruit a few more villagers..."

"It's true that I have made progress!" Gongsun Xun couldn't help but laugh. "Well, you are so sincere and I have a good job with you... As early as in Juyang, my mother wrote a letter saying that she would come to see me in person, and she also wanted to

Bring my engaged wife over here to get married. You go get someone to escort you and serve her well... My mother wants to be generous, and maybe she will reward you with two million yuan if she is happy!"

Wei Yue was about to burst into tears: "Except for what Sima has given me, I absolutely dare not accept any more money. I just ask Sima not to drive me out of the camp!"

"Mr. Guo!" Gongsun Xun suddenly raised his head and smiled at Guo Yao. "Did you hear that? I will get married here soon, which will be a major event in my life... I also ask Gong Gong to come and support me!"

"Definitely, definitely!" Guo Mian, who had already walked a few steps outside, quickly turned back.

"My mother is coming too. If Mr. Guo is interested, he can go to the hall with me to worship my mother first."

"Absolutely." Guo Yan just wanted to leave here quickly, but he couldn't hear clearly what the other party was saying.

"A man's words are hard to follow!" Gongsun Xun suddenly reminded him seriously. "The people of Yanmen are still looking forward to it!"

"Once a word is spoken, it is difficult to follow it!" Guo Mian was forced to have no choice but to turn around slightly bitterly and formally bowed to answer.

——————I am the poor dividing line——————

"In the past, Guo Jian was the prefect of Yanmen. When Zang Min went out to the fortress and lost his troops, the defeated troops committed banditry and chaos, destroyed the young crops and plundered the soldiers and people. Yanmen was in great trouble for a while, especially because there was no hope for the autumn harvest, and there was a fear of famine. I heard that Gongsun Xun

Returning to Tunping City, there was food in the camp that had not been lost, so I wanted to get it. The people on the left and right advised me: "The northern border is ruined, everyone is in danger, and the powerful are all collecting food to protect themselves. Even if there is food in the army, they should not do it!"

After hearing this, he went to the camp in a light carriage and asked for supplies. When he saw them, the two of them could not talk to each other for more than a few words. Xun knew that he wanted to help the people. At that time, there were three warehouses of grain in the camp, each with three thousand stones, and he pointed two at the camp gate.

Cang and it. From then on, Xun knew that Xun was strange. At that time, Xun was thirty, and four of them were worth two thousand stones.
Chapter completed!