Jinling County was the governing area of Changzhou.
Changzhou under Jiang Yu's rule was originally not bad. Unfortunately, a huge rainstorm in August destroyed everything. The entire Changzhou was in a mess. People died everywhere, houses collapsed, and rivers burst their banks.
Everything was already in chaos.
Especially this time, the area of the rainstorm was mainly concentrated in Changzhou. Although the other provinces of Jiangnan, such as Suzhou, Huzhou, and Xuanzhou also encountered heavy rain, it was not as heavy as Changzhou.
The situation in the surrounding provinces was barely passable.
At least, it was not a mess.
However, under his rule, all the counties collapsed. No, it should be that other than Jiangyin County, all the other counties in Changzhou collapsed. According to the information obtained, because Du Ye dug ditches and built canals to clear the river, although Jiangyin County suffered heavy rain, the losses were not great. Moreover, there were no cases of the river banks collapsing, and there were no cases of people dying tragically.
Originally, Jiang Yu, the ruler of a province, should be happy to have such a capable person. However, such situations were too rare. It was only in Jiangyin County. If there were a few more places like this, Jiang Yu could evade the responsibility.
The problem was that it was only in Jiangyin County.
In this way, he would be derelict in his duty. He did not control the place well, resulting in chaos.
On the contrary, Jiangyin County outshone.
It was precisely because of this that Jiang Yu arranged for Liu Jin to go to Jiangyin County and ask the county magistrate to transfer 100,000 dan of grain. Without grain, Jiangyin County would have difficulty in the next step of disaster relief. It was similar to the other counties. At that time, Jiang Yu could say that the disaster this time was too serious. The rainstorm was too heavy and could not be dealt with, resulting in the disaster.
While Jiang Yu was waiting, Liu Jin returned.
When Liu Jin returned, he went straight to the Provincial Governor's Office. He bowed and said, "Liu Jin greets Provincial Governor Jiang."
Jiang Yu waved his hand and said, "Official Liu, no need to be so polite."
After Liu Jin sat down, he said, "Provincial Governor Jiang, I went to Jiangyin County to pass the order. However, Jiangyin County Magistrate Du Ye refused to send the grain over. Moreover, in his words, he laughed and mocked several times. It was obvious that he looked down on Provincial Governor Jiang. In fact, they might even be resentful. "
Jiang Yu's face immediately turned cold.
His expression was not good.
Du Ye, a mere county magistrate, actually dared to resist the order.
Jiang Yu said, "Liu Jin, what do you think?"
Liu Jin said, "Reporting to Provincial Governor Jiang, I feel that Du Ye, the Jiangyin County Magistrate, is too daring. Governor Jiang gave the order, yet he directly rejected it and even openly mocked him. This kind of atmosphere could not be helped to rise. If they didn't deal with Du Ye now, the other counties might follow suit. Therefore, I believe that we must punish him in order to make an example out of him. "
Pausing for a moment, Liu Jin continued, "As for the disaster in Changzhou, the Jiangnan Road side has already started to move grain. So next, we quickly transferred food to Changzhou to relieve the disaster and appease the local people. Then, this matter will naturally be resolved. "
Jiang Yu nodded and said, "Jiangnan's grain is indeed being transferred. Our food for the disaster relief will be distributed soon. There was no need to worry about the disaster relief. In addition, the Jiangnan Dao previously issued a notice that heavy rain may come. We also forwarded this order and informed the counties. When the time came, this matter would definitely be investigated. We still have to cover up this matter. Governor Liu, how do you think we should deal with this investigation? "
Liu Jin smiled and said, "That's very simple. Because the Jiangnan Road issued a notice, our Changzhou also issued a notice. We even sternly ordered the various counties to pay attention to guard against heavy rain. In fact, Provincial Governor Jiang had repeatedly given the order. These were all things that could be investigated, and there were traces that could be traced. Therefore, even if the higher-ups want to investigate, we are not afraid. "
Hearing this, a smile appeared on Jiang Yu's face.
That was the reason.
It was impossible to say that he was worried about being investigated. Unfortunately, he couldn't make any contributions this time. If there were a few more Jiangyin County like this, Jiangyin County wouldn't be the only one standing out. He could still exchange anything for contributions.
Jiang Yu said in a deep voice, "Since we are dealing with the higher-ups' investigation, there is no need for us to worry. Now, let's talk about Jiangyin County Magistrate Du Ye. How do you think we should deal with him? "
Liu Jin said in a deep voice, "Provincial Governor Jiang, this matter is actually very simple. First, arrange for people to inform Du Ye to come to Jinling County to report. As long as he comes to Jinling County, won't he be at your mercy? Second, arrange for people to raise the price of grain in Jiangyin County and mess up the situation there. This way, Jiangyin County will be in chaos. At that time, we can charge Jiangyin County Magistrate Du Ye with the crime of raising prices and not caring about the people. Therefore, if we do these two things at the same time, it will be easy to control Du Ye. "
"Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!"
After Jiang Yu heard this, his face revealed a look of praise.
This plan was indeed ingenious.
According to this plan, Du Ye definitely wouldn't be able to escape.
Liu Jin said in a deep voice, "Provincial Governor Jiang, since you have no objections, then I will make arrangements for this matter. After all, it involves sending merchants to Jiangyin County to raise prices, so we need to make some arrangements. "
Pausing, Liu Jin said, "Of course, when the price of grain rises, there will be people who will benefit and people who won't have money. After the merchants benefit, I will follow the old rules and make them hand over twenty percent to Provincial Governor Jiang. "
Jiang Yu stroked his beard with a look of praise.
He admired Liu Jin very much.
This was a pretty good arrangement. After all, merchants would only be able to earn a lot of money by hoarding.
However, Jiang Yu wasn't a kind person. After thinking for a while, he said, "The plan will be carried out according to your plan. But apart from that, find some wanderers to ambush Du Ye on the road from Jiangyin County to Jinling County. "
Liu Jin didn't understand and asked, "Why?"
Jiang Yu said, "If the assassination succeeds, then say that Jiangyin County under Du Ye's rule is in chaos. In reality, countless people are suffering. Therefore, there will be people who will try to assassinate Du Ye. In this way, it will be logical for merchants to hoard grain to raise prices. Of course, if the assassination doesn't succeed and Du Ye arrives at Jinling County to convict him, then say that Jiangyin County is in chaos and he will be directly imprisoned. In that case, he will be the one to be sacrificed. "
Liu Jin praised, "Provincial Governor Jiang is wise. This arrangement of yours is truly flawless. With this arrangement, Du Ye's matter will be arranged clearly. "
Jiang Yu stroked his beard, looking very pleased with himself.
He was very pleased with himself now.
Liu Jin stood up and bowed to Jiang Yu. Then, he turned around and left to make arrangements for the follow-up.
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