Chapter 2090
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"Hurry! Hurry up! "
At noon, on the streets east of Taiyuan City, a group of bailiffs was escorting a dozen carriages of grain to the west. The leader of the bailiffs turned his head and urged the people behind him.
These bailiffs weren't from the Provincial Governor's Manor, but from the Jinyang County office in Taiyuan City!
Taiyuan was part of Bing Province, and Bing Province had thirteen counties under it. Both Jinyang County and Bing Province were in Taiyuan City. In the morning, Wang Liaoyuan had ordered the transfer of ten thousand dan of grain from the official storehouse. All the bailiffs in Taiyuan City had been mobilized, temporarily acting as the 'grain transport team'.
After all, ten thousand dan of grain wasn't a small amount. In this era, one dan was equivalent to one hundred catties of modern times. Ten thousand dan of grain was equivalent to one million catties of grain. Just transporting the grain to the carriages would take a lot of manpower and time, not to mention that the officials at the official storehouse had to make a detailed record of every grain moved out!
The soldiers in Taiyuan City were busy guarding the city gates and maintaining order in the city. Thus, the task of transporting the grain could only be left to the bailiffs of the various offices in the city!
At noon, under the scorching sun, the bailiffs pushing the grain carriages were all sweating profusely. Some of the weaker ones were already starting to feel weak in the legs and were complaining incessantly!
"Leader Wang, can you let us rest for a while? We've already moved three times! "
A bailiff standing slightly in front couldn't help but ask the leader of the bailiffs at this time.
That "Chief Wang" stopped in his tracks, frowned, and scolded, "What rest? The Provincial Governor has ordered that a total of ten thousand dans of grain will be released from the official storehouse. There are fifty to sixty grain stores in the city, big and small. We and the other brothers from the yamen have to deliver these ten thousand dans of grain to the major grain stores in the city before the sky turns dark! You want to rest after less than three trips? At this rate, we won't even be able to finish by tomorrow! "
The bailiff who spoke first felt embarrassed after being reprimanded by Leader Wang. He defended himself, "But it's already time for dinner, and we're all hungry. Leader Wang, you have to let us fill our stomachs first, right? How can we work when we're hungry? "
Hearing him say this, the other bailiffs all looked at Leader Wang. Clearly, they also wanted to rest and eat. Leader Wang saw this and muttered to himself.
"Good! After this trip is done, let's go back and have a meal first. After that, we'll continue! "
"Okay!"
Hearing this, the yamen runners were greatly encouraged. Their tired bodies seemed to be filled with energy again, and their speed suddenly increased by 30%!
"The transport team is here! The grain transport team is here! "
When the grain transport team reached Gu Jiang Fang, they were about to turn south when a group of people suddenly rushed out from the opposite alley. There were men and women, old and young. They were all holding cloth bags. When they saw the grain transport team appear, these people instantly became excited and rushed over.
"The Provincial Governor didn't lie to us! They're really opening the granary! "
"Sir! Can you sell me five buckets of this grain first? Since you're going to ship it to the grain store anyway, why not sell it to us now? "
"That's right! Sir, please sell us some of the grain first! My family only has one day's worth of food left, and it looks like we're about to run out of food! "
This group of commoners swarmed forward and instantly surrounded the carriages. The bailiffs of the county government were all on high alert as if they were facing a great enemy.
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