Chapter 819: Direct Threat

"Li Dabing and Li Yuan's family in the east of the city have purchased a total of 1,000 dan of grain through various channels and means since last month and stored it in a warehouse in the suburbs."

"The family of Wang Dagui, a wealthy businessman in the west of the city, has purchased a total of 500 dan of grain through various channels and means since last month and stored it in the family warehouse in the city."

"The family of Zhao Daya, a wealthy businessman in the north of the city, has purchased a total of 800 shi of grain through various channels and means since last month, and stored it in the warehouse on the west side of the mansion."

"Chengnan..."

Tang San stood next to Wu Fan, holding a small black book in his hand, reading out loud word for word. Every time he read a name, someone's face changed drastically, from surprise to anger, and finally to... Panicked, when Tang San finished reading the contents of the small book, everyone present changed their expressions. Without exception, their names had just been mentioned, and every one of them was mentioned.

"Tsk tsk tsk." Wu Fan had a sarcastic smile on his face and said in his mouth: "As expected, they are all rich men. They are really generous with their purchases. One purchase can cost hundreds or thousands of shi. This is you. You're having a hard time, and you don't have any food left at home? I haven't even taken into account the food that your family had before, so why should I be so poor?"

Embarrassment appeared on everyone's faces.

"Sir, we are also preparing for a rainy day. The world is in chaos, so we just want to store a little more food in case of emergencies." Someone said in defense.

"To prepare for emergencies? I think you want to take advantage of the chaos to make a fortune from the war and sell the food in your hands to the people at a high price?" The expression on Wu Fan's face became colder, and his tone became a bit gloomier.

"How could it be? Your Excellency has misunderstood."

"Sir, you really misunderstood. How could we have such thoughts?"

Everyone explained.

"You don't have such an idea? Do you need me to explain your channels and methods of purchasing food one by one?" Wu Fan sarcastically said: "If you don't have that idea, why are you hoarding so much food? Are you raising rats?"

Everyone's faces were embarrassed again, and they were speechless.

Originally, they all thought that Wu Fan was new to the city and would not know much about the situation in the city. However, they never thought that Wu Fan actually knew their respective situations in such detail. This made them surprised at Wu Fan's methods. , and there was a lot of fear in my heart.

Since Wu Fan knows their situation so well, Wu Fan is probably also aware of some of the dirty things they did, such as the methods they used to buy food. None of the people present dared to say that the bottom of their butts was clean. , once Wu Fan catches them and convicts them, none of them can escape!

"I have told you about the seriousness of the matter before. There are more and more rebels around our Qingyuan County, and they are becoming more and more rampant. If we cannot deal with the refugee problem outside the city as soon as possible, then our Qingyuan County will really It is in danger. When the rebels enter the city, not to mention the food you have hoarded, but also your family property, wives, concubines, and children will not be protected," Wu Fan said.

"Perhaps, some of you will think that there are still troops in the city and it will not be easy for the rebels to enter the city." Wu Fan paused and continued: "But let me put it here, if you don't agree to provide food to help outside the city today, refugees, once the rebels attack the city, I will leave with the army and abandon this county! Maybe you can flee first, but your family property is here, and you can’t take your fields and food with you, nor can you take your house with you. Go, and the feeling of leaving home will definitely not be good.”

Everyone looked at Wu Fan with some annoyance. Wu Fan's words were obviously threatening them, but they had to be afraid. There was no county magistrate in Qingyuan County. Wu Fan was a viscount. This was his fief. It was not impossible to control the army in critical moments. , when he really gives up on this county, then these people will be blinded. Wu Fan is right, their home is here, and their foundation is here. If they leave here, their family will inevitably fall.

"Also, there are too many rebels around here. I don't know when a small group of rebels will sneak into the city, break into any of your homes, kill people and steal food. That would be bad." Wu Fan pretended. He said with a distressed look.

threaten!

The threat of Hongguoguo!

Everyone present was not a fool, and they could all hear the meaning of Wu Fan's words. If they did not cooperate with Wu Fan, I believe that a small group of "rebels" would sneak into their homes soon. It was hard to say what would happen then. .

While everyone was cursing Wu Fan in their hearts, they also felt really scared. This Wu Fan didn't look like a noble, he was just a bandit and a robber.

"Sir, there are too many refugees outside the city, and the relief is not big enough. Even if each of our families has food in stock, we may not be able to survive forever." After some hesitation, someone said to Wu Fan, his tone softer than before. Quite a few.

"I also know this." Wu Fan said: "I said that everyone present should provide food to help, and I am no exception. In addition, I will let the official warehouses in the city also open warehouses to release food. In this way, Come, your pressure will be much less. Also, I am not going to let the refugees outside the city eat and drink for free. Otherwise, they will start digging trenches, digging moats, moving rocks, cutting down trees, etc. At the same time, who of you If there is a shortage of short-term workers, you can also hire them, I believe the price will not be too high. "

Wu Fan had no intention of exploiting these wealthy businessmen from the beginning. Although he could do so, if he did so, it would inevitably cause great resentment in these people. Now he also took food and distributed official food at the same time. In this way, even if these wealthy businessmen had some resistance in their hearts, they would feel much more relaxed.

As for the refugees outside the city, Wu Fan did not intend to let them eat for free. If they only ate and slept all day, they would become lazy and easily breed conflicts. People who do nothing are more likely to fight and cause trouble. Therefore, Wu Fan planned to let them work and find something for them to do. It can also strengthen the defense of Qingyuan County, killing two birds with one stone.

Wu Fan's words really made the expressions on the faces of the people on the scene look much better, and the resistance was not as strong as before. Of course, they were definitely uncomfortable. After all, they were a group of businessmen who loved money. Now they must feel uncomfortable when they took out the food they were going to use to make money.

"In addition, I will also have people lead the army out of the city to wipe out the surrounding rebels. Once the rebels around the rebels are wiped out, the refugees outside the city will naturally return to their homes, and you don't have to provide assistance all the time." Wu Fan continued.

The rebels around Qingyuan County are always a threat. Even if there are no factors such as these merchants and wealthy families, Wu Fan will find a way to wipe out and suppress those rebels.

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