Yuzhou.
The eye-catching white banner is particularly eye-catching on the slow moving carriage.
As soon as they entered the city, they attracted the attention of countless people. Many people stared at the exaggerated big character cloth and talked one after another.
"Ah! It seems that the disaster in Qingzhou is not light. Even the imperial court officials have borrowed grain from the surrounding states and counties for disaster relief."
"Isn''t it? There''s a plague of locusts again. Think about it, the people of Qingzhou are suffering this year."
"You can''t say that. The officials who come down from the court can put down their authority and seek happiness for the people of Qingzhou. This is Qingzhou''s blessing."
"Let''s go, let''s go. I''m afraid the price of this grain will rise again."
As the saying goes, food is the most important thing for the people.
No matter which state or county this grain is in, it is something to be prepared for.
Thinking all the way also made Li Zhi slow down from his previous excitement.
Hearing the sound in my ears, I was more confused and turned my head slightly to my side.
"Sister and son-in-law, how sure are you that we can borrow grain this time?"
Tang Hao, who still closed his eyes and shook the Pu fan, slightly stretched out his palm and swayed in front of Li Zhi.
"Fifty percent."
Looking at the shaking five fingers, Li Zhi''s heart suddenly cooled. He stared at Tang Hao with an unbelievable look.
"Only 50%?"
"Isn''t that our trip in vain?"
Tang Hao slowly opened his eyes, sat up straight and said slowly.
"Fifty percent is already a lot."
"The plague of locusts in Qingzhou is serious. Yuzhou is not far from Qingzhou, and will be involved more or less. It is very likely to reduce grain production this year."
"I have this conjecture. It is based on the fact that the governor of Yuzhou is clean and honest, and his conduct is high. It is estimated that 50% is possible."
Hearing this, Li Zhi immediately suffocated and leaned back in the carriage, looking dejected.
"In that case, you are also gambling."
"In my opinion, this trip is in vain."
Call~
While talking, Wu Tong stopped the carriage.
"Lord Hou, Yuzhou government has arrived."
As soon as he jumped out of the carriage, a shout came from the door of the government office.
"The name of the Duke of Dingbei is like thunder. I''m lucky to see you today. Nice to meet you."
Following the prestige, a middle-aged man, dressed in Fei robes, with a round face and kind eyebrows, bowed with smiling hands.
Tang Hao replied respectfully.
"My Lord, it''s ridiculous."
"Tang investigated Qingzhou. Passing by here, he heard that the governor of Yuzhou was honest and clean. He came to pay a special visit."
The two politely exchanged greetings, and the governor of Yuzhou personally led Tang Hao to the government hall.
Geng Zhishuang, governor of Yuzhou, is quick. When the three are seated, get straight to the point.
"When Marquis Dingbei came here, he borrowed grain for the disaster in Qingzhou?"
Tang Hao smiled calmly and said.
"To tell you the truth, Qingzhou has a severe drought and hungry people everywhere."
"This locust plague comes one after another. I''m afraid it will delay the growth of ears this year and make the people miserable."
"Tang took the courage to borrow food from you for disaster relief, so the people of Qingzhou were in water and fire."
The governor of Yuzhou slowly got up, walked a few steps behind his hands and looked at Tang Hao.
"I have heard a little about the disaster in Qingzhou. As fellow villagers, we should support each other."
"It coincided with the implementation of Dingbei Hou ploughing. Last year, there were a lot of harvests and granaries."
"Just don''t know how much Dingbei Hou is going to borrow?"
The governor of Yuzhou has already spoken, so there is hope for this.
But in the year of famine, the two states and counties were not far apart, and Tang Hao did not speak to the lion.
"Two thousand Dendrobium."
Two thousand Dendrobium is only a drop in the bucket for the disaster. On average, it is only a year''s rations for hundreds of people.
Of course, it is urgent to solve the hungry people begging today.
Hearing this figure, the governor of Yuzhou also relaxed slightly.
The plague of locusts is not only a matter for the people of Qingzhou, but also a matter for the governor of his neighboring state and county.
If the locust crosses the border, as the head of a state, it must leave enough rations, which has been in an emergency.
The governor of Yuzhou smiled and said.
"There are not many things that the Marquis of Dingbei borrowed."
"Qingzhou is in trouble. As an adjacent state and county, even if it will not sit idly by."
"It''s just the grain. I''m afraid I can''t return it this year?"
Brother, settle the accounts.
This remark is to the point.
But judging from the current disaster situation, the grain in Qingzhou will not be available until the grain harvest.
The grain borrowing is out of trust and respect for Tang Hao.
But after all, as the head of a state, it is more about the survival and safety of the people of the state and county.
Even today''s emperor will definitely not deliberately reduce the tax grain of a county because of personal friends.
One yard to one yard. There are some rules, even if they won''t be broken.
The prefectural and county assassins are the parents of thousands of people. Tang Hao certainly won''t think of the daydream of sending them off.
Tang Hao clapped his hands and stood up, Lang said.
"The food must not be enough, but Tang also knows the difficulties of the governor of Yuzhou."
"What happened today is under my name Tang Hao."
"I''ll leave a debit note and buy this batch of grain at three times the price."
"If Qingzhou has finished returning grain at the time of harvest, he will give Yuzhou 10% more as a gift of thanks. If he has not finished returning grain at the time of harvest, Tang is willing to return three times his money."
This business, in any case, is quite cost-effective.
Suddenly, the governor of Yuzhou suddenly turned around and looked at Tang Hao.
"I deeply admire the great righteousness of setting the northern marquis to seek happiness for the people."
"If you can return it on time, naturally it''s best. If you can''t, I''ll ask for money at the market price. How about it?"
Tang haolang smiled and said.
"Tang is very grateful for the great kindness and righteousness of the assassin."
"As for the price, it''s three times."
"Deal?"
A sudden sound came quickly from outside the hall.
"Wait a minute, my master is willing to buy grain at four times the price."