In the blink of an eye, another four days passed.
It was late August, and there were ponds everywhere in Jiangyin County. Even the rivers and canals in various places had all been dredged. However, the heavy rain was so heavy that many places were still submerged by the heavy rain. Even some places near the mountains were washed away by the river.
On this day, the rain gradually weakened.
It was no longer raining heavily.
The current situation had already turned into a drizzle.
Du Ye walked out of the county government office. Looking at the drizzling rain, he breathed a sigh of relief. The heavy rain had lasted for almost half a month. If the rain continued for a month, he really didn't know how many people would be affected. Even the people in Jiangyin County would be less affected. However, many people were also affected.
In the afternoon, the clouds and rain dispersed, and the sun had risen.
The long-lost sun shone down, and the weather was clear.
Everything was warm and smooth.
After all, the weather in late August was close to September, and it was no longer hot. The people in Jiangyin County were not affected much by the disaster. Many people went out of their houses to feel the long-lost sun.
Du Ye walked around the city and found that many people had gone out. Even when the clouds and rain had just dispersed, many people had already come out and started to set up stalls on the street.
This was a good thing.
It proved that Jiangyin County recovered quickly.
When Du Ye returned to the county government office, Xu Tu had already hurried over and said, "County Magistrate, where did you go just now? Someone from Changzhou came with an order from the Governor of Changzhou."
Du Ye said, "Got it."
He went straight back to the hall of the county government office and saw a middle-aged man dressed in green. He was tall, and his facial features were slightly long and narrow, like a donkey's face.
After Du Ye took his seat, he said, "Governor Jiang of Changzhou arranged for you to come here. What's the matter?"
The Governor of Changzhou was called Jiang Yu.
He was promoted a few years ago.
The middle-aged man said, "I'm Liu Jin, the Governor of Changzhou. Today, I'm here on the order of Governor Jiang to inform County Magistrate Du to prepare 100,000 dans of grain and hand it over to Changzhou for Governor Jiang to use. "
Du Ye's face suddenly darkened.
100,000 dans of grain.
One hundred thousand stones right off the bat. That was an exorbitant demand.
One must know that the current Jiangyin County was also in dire straits. Especially after the flood this time. Although the entire Jiangyin County had made preparations in advance, everything was still fine. But even so, there were still many people in Jiangyin County who were affected by the disaster and needed help from the government. Especially now that the flood was over, the price of grain would definitely rise. Du Ye was still relying on the grain in his hands to stabilize the price and stabilize it. If they were to hand over all their food, the consequences would be unimaginable.
It was to the extent that all his previous efforts would go to waste.
This was something that Du Ye was unwilling to see.
Du Ye took a deep breath and suppressed the emotions in his heart. He said regretfully, "Chief Inspector Liu, I'm afraid I won't be able to complete Governor Jiang's order. As you all know, before the heavy rain, I have been recruiting people to dig ditches, reinforce the river banks, dig canals, and clear the river. Just this alone had consumed a lot of food and money. Even Jiangyin County originally had some grain. But now, most of the food has been used up, so where would there be any food left? "
He immediately found an excuse to shirk the responsibility.
In short, it was impossible for him to agree to 100,000 dan of grain.
After all, he also had to provide disaster relief for the flood this time. Besides, the Jiangnan Circuit had already begun to transfer food for disaster relief. Why should they transfer food from him?
Liu Jin's complexion also darkened at once. His eyes were sharp as he said in a deep voice, "County Magistrate Du, this is Governor Jiang's order. No matter whether you can gather the grain or not, you must hand over 100,000 dan of grain. Governor Jiang gave you five days. You must deliver the grain within five days. Otherwise, you can forget about your job. Governor Jiang will even bring you to the state capital to interrogate you. "
"Hahaha …"
After Du Ye heard this, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Interesting!
This was really interesting!
Liu Jin said, "County Magistrate Du, what are you laughing at?"
Du Ye shook his head and said, "I'm not laughing at anything. I just have a question that I want to ask Chief Inspector Liu."
Liu Jin said, "Speak."
Du Ye asked, "Now that Governor Jiang wants to enlist grain, apart from the 100,000 dan of grain I have here, what about the others? How much grain has been allocated to the other counties? "
Liu Jin shook his head and said, "All the counties have been hit by the flood. The situation is too horrible to look at. Only your Jiangyin County has been affected by the flood, but the impact is not big. Therefore, the only way to transfer the grain is from your Jiangyin County. The other counties have not been assigned any tasks. County Magistrate Du, let me remind you that the county magistrate is not as good as the current governor. "
"Perhaps you came from the imperial court and want to take up a post in the local area, wanting to make contributions. But in Changzhou, Governor Jiang is the most important person. He is your sky. "
"Whether you can be promoted or not depends on Governor Jiang."
"Moreover, at the level of Governor, who doesn't have some connections? Therefore, you'd better not talk about competing with your family background. Now that Governor Jiang has given the order, you just have to obey it. "
Liu Jin said, "That's all I have to say. As for whether you want to obey or not, that's your business. Du Ye, you are a smart person. You should know what to do. "
"Hahaha …"
After Du Ye heard this, he immediately laughed out loud.
There was disdain in his laughter.
There was even mockery.
He was really being bullied. All the counties in Changzhou had suffered a disaster. Of course, Jiangyin County had also suffered a disaster. It was just that the disaster was not serious. It was reasonable to say that Du Ye had done extremely well and should be rewarded. However, not only did the Governor of Changzhou not reward him, he even assigned tasks to disgust him. He even only assigned tasks to him.
One must know that the situation in Jiangyin County was because Du Ye had spent a lot of effort. He had run around for more than half a month to create the current situation. This was not easy to come by.
And in order to revive the current situation, grain was extremely important.
Without grain, everything would be difficult.
Once Du Ye handed over 100,000 dan of grain, it would be difficult for Du Ye to stabilize Jiangyin County. Then the situation in Jiangyin County would not be good in the end. Even if it did not suffer a serious disaster, it would not be much different in the end.
This was deliberately targeting him.
Seeing Du Ye laugh again, Liu Jin's face immediately darkened. He said coldly, "Du Ye, I've already said what I should say. As for whether you accept it or not, it's up to you. If you insist on resisting, then in the end, you'll have to wait for Governor Jiang's order. He will directly bring you to the state capital to be punished. "
Du Ye flicked his big sleeve and said, "Governor Liu, I'll give you an answer now. I, Du Ye, will never agree to give you grain. Moreover, my Jiangyin County does not have so much grain to give to the state capital. Even if Governor Jiang wants to arrest me, I'm not afraid. At worst, we'll make a big fuss and see who will suffer and who will be the first to collapse. "
Liu Jin shook his head and said, "You really think you're infallible. Let me tell you, you're a dragon crossing the river. But once you're in Changzhou, you still have to listen to Governor Jiang. County Magistrate Du, I'll ask you one last time. Are you going to give me grain or not? "
"No!"
Du Ye directly replied.
It was impossible for him to give the grain. Because once he did, all his efforts would go down the drain. At that time, merchants from all over would come to drive up the grain price. The stability of Jiangyin County would be directly broken.
Liu Jin flicked his big sleeve and said, "Kid, you refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit. Since that's the case, let's wait and see. "
With that, he turned around and left.
Du Ye's complexion was very unsightly.
He was so angry that his body was trembling. He was not angry that he had been treated unfairly. Instead, he was angry that a dignified provincial governor had such a shallow vision. He did not think about how to relieve the disaster or how to stabilize the situation in Changzhou. Instead, he dealt with him.
It was too disappointing.
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