The city is the seat of Jizhou.
At this moment, because of Chen Xiao's action of bringing the people back to the north, the entire Ye City was in an uproar.
On the city wall, the current governor of Jizhou, Jia Cong, looked outside the city with a gloomy expression. The people of Ye City were densely packed like ants working hard. Finally, he could not help but look at the other driver, Yu Shou, who was beside him.
"Gongyu, is that Chen Ziang crazy?”
Jia Cong's face was filled with unconcealable doubt.""He spent a huge sum of money to buy the position of Youzhou Prefecture's Overseer. It's just a one-year term of office. If tens of thousands of refugees were brought to Youzhou Province, it would be an unimaginable expense to provide food and materials for relief, not to mention how to settle them.”
In this day and age, anyone who bought an official position did not just want to be an official.
It was to make money.
To earn more money.
Therefore, Jia Cong could not understand Chen Xiao's actions at all.
If it was to gain fame, the price was too high!
Besides, you're just a Youzhou Prefecture Overseer that you bought with money. Once your term of office is up, His Majesty will dismiss you. What's the use of gaining fame?
"Starting from Fanyang City to Ji City, the capital of Youzhou, it would normally take half a month to arrive. However, if you bring tens of thousands of people, it would take at least a month.”
Qiushou, who was about thirty years old, had a handsome face and an extraordinary aura.
His gaze was distant as he slowly said," Based on this calculation, the Zhen family will have to pay quite a lot of money and food this time. However, in reality, even if 100,000 civilians follow us, it will only be equivalent to a month's worth of food for an army of 100,000…"
"This is nothing to the Zhen family…"
"The reason why you have such a feeling is that this matter has caused too much of a commotion.”
Many people thought that Xu Shou was Han Fu's other driver, and later became Yuan Shao's other driver.
But in fact, this person had a rich resume in officialdom.
When he was young, he had been the governor of Jizhou. Later, he was sent out to be the county magistrate. Last year, the governor of Jizhou, Wang Fen, committed suicide and Jia Cong took over, so he was called back.
" A month's worth of rations for an army of 100,000 is not a small amount…"
Jia Cong still couldn't believe it.""The Zhen family's wealth is indeed well-deserved!”
He couldn't help but think of the congratulatory gift sent by the Zhen family when he took office.
It had to be said that for him, who had just taken office and had almost zero control over Jizhou, those gifts were extremely valuable.
Jia Cong had once been the governor of Jiaozhou. He had a good reputation and was capable, but he had a label that could not be torn off. He was a eunuch who was attached to eunuchs!
He had only risen through the ranks by bribing eunuchs.
There was no other way.
In this day and age, it was impossible to be an official without having a good relationship with the Ten Generals.
Jia Cong was not a corrupt official who only wanted to plunder and accumulate wealth, but he still needed money to show filial piety to the Ten Generals. At that time, the Zhen family's congratulatory gift had helped him a lot.
Because of this, he had a good relationship with the Zhen family.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have borrowed troops to be Chen Xiao's guard.
However, he never expected that in just half a month, Chen Xiao would actually cause such a huge commotion.
"After this incident, the reputation of Hebei will belong to Chen Zi 'ang!”
Qiushou nodded with a complicated expression.""If we can resolve Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju's rebellion and expel Qiu Liju's Wuhuan rebels…In less than two years, all the officials and citizens of Youzhou will submit to him, and his prestige will even surpass Liu Bo 'an!”
A hint of envy appeared on Jia Cong's face.
Everyone knew about Liu Yu's prestige in Youzhou.
In comparison, he, the governor of Jizhou, did not have a high presence in Jizhou.
Who would have thought that Chen Xiao, who was just the son-in-law of a mere merchant family half a month ago, would already have such a reputation now?
"I can't let this kid enjoy such a reputation alone!”
Jia Cong quickly made a decision. His eyes flashed as he said," Gongyu, order all the government offices in Ye City to mobilize all their forces to lead the construction of the refugee camps. Make sure that the refugees are properly settled after they arrive in Ye City…"
He paused for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said," If possible, I will snatch those refugees from Chen Xiao's hands and settle them in various places in Jizhou!”
Qiushou was slightly startled.
He looked at Jia Cong in surprise but did not accept the order.
Instead, his eyes revealed a hint of disappointment.
"May I ask, Provincial Governor, how should we settle all these refugees in Jizhou? If these people were settled, then the other refugees from all over Jizhou would definitely swarm over. At that time, would the Provincial Governor's Office not care?”
He asked two questions in a row, leaving Jia Cong speechless.
Zhang Chun, Zhang Ju, and the Wuhuan Qiu Liju's rebel army surrounded Gongsun Zan and wreaked havoc in many places in Jizhou and Qingzhou.
As the provincial governor, Jia Cong's primary responsibility was to quell the rebellion. The resources in the Jizhou treasury also needed to be supplied to the army first, so he did not have the extra ability to settle the refugees.
One had to know that settling the refugees was not just finding a place for them to stay!
There were countless follow-up events!
Even if they were properly settled, the Provincial Governor's Office would have to be responsible for providing disaster relief for a long period of time before the fields cultivated by the refugees grew food again.
It was not an exaggeration to say that he spent money like water.
Jia Cong was depressed,"Don't tell me that I, the biggest province in Hebei, can't compare to the wealth of a mere Zhen family?" Even the Zhen family could cooperate with Chen Xiao and accept those refugees, but I can't do it?”
Was the richest man in Jizhou really that rich?
"It's not that I can't do it, but I can't do it with all my strength.”
Qiushou was very objective. He paused and continued,"And in my opinion, this is not the matter that the Provincial Governor should be most concerned about now.”
"What do you mean?" Jia Cong turned his head and asked in surprise.”
Qiushou sighed softly.
"Chen Zi 'ang only needed one sentence to mobilize the entire manpower of Ye City. Isn't that terrifying?”
He stretched out a hand and pointed at the refugee camp outside the city.""According to the news from the other cities, wherever Chen Xiao brought the refugees, nearly half of the merchants in the city donated generously. They did not hesitate to close their doors or even take the initiative to pay money to call for the help of the people in the city!”
"When this matter spread to Ye City, many people praised Chen Youzhou's unparalleled benevolence and virtue. Some people also said that there were also benevolent people among merchants!”
" There are also some people who gave Chen Xiao an elegant name…"
"His name is Chen Banzhou!"
At this moment, the eyes of the famous scholar from Hebei Province shone with wisdom."Of course, no matter how many businesses the Zhen family has, they can't cover half of the business in Jizhou. However, from this, we can see the Zhen family's appeal among merchants and commoners!”
"Provincial Governor, don't forget that Chen Zi 'ang…is the Overseer of Youzhou!”
"The half province that the nickname refers to is the Ji Province!”
Halfway through his sentence, Jia Cong was startled awake.
He wasn't a fool, so how could he not understand what Qiushou meant?
Chen Xiao was only the Prefecture Overseer of Youzhou Province, but he had such terrifying power in Jizhou Province, which was under his control. To put it bluntly, he was even more powerful than him, the legitimate Provincial Governor of Youzhou Province!
How could this be?
Who exactly did Jizhou belong to?
Could it be that after Chen Xiao completely controlled Youzhou, he would still be able to dictate the matters of Jizhou?!
"So you can accumulate such power in business…"
At this moment, Jia Cong clearly felt that everyone, including himself, had underestimated the power of merchants.
But he still didn't believe it. The commoners of the various cities were only helping because of the money promised by the Zhen family. They were all greedy for benefits, but it did not mean that the Zhen family had such a rallying power!”
Qiushou's lips moved slightly, wanting to say more.
Seeing Jia Cong's indifferent expression, he could not help but sigh in his heart.
This kind of thing, of course, had to be prevented.
If he didn't pay attention to it now, he would have no room for regret when he discovered something abnormal in the future.
Governor Jia…
Not as much as Chen Xiao!
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