Chapter 133 Post-disaster Resolution (Section 2)
.There are no more severe floods in the south of the Yangtze River than in the Yangtze River.
After hearing this news, the court also distributed food and grass and disaster relief money in an orderly manner. After all, disasters of all sizes and big times are no longer one or two times. The court handled them very easily. The matter of allocating grain and grass was quickly notified. The emperors of various local governments also issued an edict requiring local governments not to slack off and to transfer strong men from the victims according to the old methods to avoid local unrest.
Wang Xian had also received an official document from Hangzhou to ask him to transfer a strong man to Hangzhou to meet, but he didn't care, just instructed Lu Shou to let him pay attention to avoid the people sent by Hangzhou.
He lay in bed and rested for several days and his health gradually recovered, but Li Qingzhao said that he had not yet recovered completely and could not walk around, so he stayed in the backyard every day to do behind the scenes.
Lu Shou quickly asked the villagers to go home, but no one was willing to go back, for fear that the government would have no choice but to do so, so he declared that if he went home, he would give nothing if he stayed home.
Everyone didn't believe it, but not long after a village went back, news came that the food had been transported and the people went home one by one.
Lushou allocated various officials to make them responsible for the affairs of each village and urged the people to farm.
He also started to raise money, but the results were minimal. Although he borrowed money in the name of the government, the wealthy families in Changhua County obviously distrust him. At first, he could get a little, but later everyone avoided the door and closed the door to see Lu Shou, just like seeing the plague god, which made him laugh and cry.
Wang Xian also knew about this. He originally thought that it would be a very simple thing to borrow money in the name of the government? However, he did not expect that the people of Changhua were quite stingy and even Lu Shou was so embarrassed.
In desperation, he took action himself, but it still couldn't do it. These people regarded money as more important than life. Wang Xian could not take it away. He thought about it and could only give up.
The government has raised some of the money and has gone to the Sichuan-Shu area to purchase it. The original Changhua County granary has basically become empty. Everyone is eagerly waiting for the imperial court to send food.
But Wang Xian couldn't wait for him to talk to the officials in Changhua for several days about resuming farming as soon as possible, and even went to various villages to inspect and encourage the people to drain water Zaiyang and carefully inquire about the situation of these victims.
Most of the victims were homeless. The house collapsed in heavy rainstorms for several days. The things in the home were washed away by water. Although they picked up a lot of them, it was difficult to restore normal life. The crying sounds were endless.
Along the way, Wang Xian kept saying that being rich is the kingly way to recover with money.
He knew that the people are extremely saving at present. Many people rely on wild vegetables to make a living. But even so, it won’t take long to eat. The only way out is to buy grain.
However, buying grain requires money and it is quite a lot of money, but he can't find any way to get money even if he wants to break his head.
After a few days, he basically read and said what he should say until the end of June.
The summer is hot, but somehow the cool breeze has been coming from the West since those days of heavy rain.
Wang Xian was sitting in the pavilion in the backyard and was frowning, but he heard Lu Shou next to him saying, "Sir, Hangzhou urged us to recruit men and send them over quickly, should we respond?"
"Response? No need." Wang Xian waved his hand and said, "If you can, just drag it down, now everyone is busy working in farming. It's a big deal. If these dying and Zhuang people leave, what else can they expect? The court is afraid that people will be unstable after the disaster. Keeping these dying and Zhuang people will cause trouble, so they are all organized into troops. Although they can maintain stability, they cannot recover as soon as possible. In this way, Jiangnan will starve to death again."
Lu Shou hesitated and said, "Then just keep hiding like this?"
Wang Xian smiled and said, "Mr. Lu, you should have a good idea, let me leave this matter to you."
Lu Shou was stunned to see him smiling and couldn't help but smile and nodded, "The official understands."
Wang Xian pondered: "Although this matter is easy, it is difficult to guarantee whether Hangzhou will send someone to check it out. You have to deal with it well. As for how much money it costs to spend now?"
"It's empty." Lu Shou blinked and then said, "But sir, don't worry, I can still handle it."
Wang Xian pondered: "Then County Magistrate Lu will wait for it before talking about it. Now I can't deal with the lack of money everywhere."
Lu Shou said: "Sir, don't be too anxious. Although the capital is tight, the food and grass allocated by the court is about to come down. Then everything will be stable."
Wang Xian narrowed his eyes and said, "Do you still have fantasies about the court's food allocation?"
He shook his head and said, "I believe that most people in Jiangnan are waiting for the imperial court to allocate food so much, so how can they ensure that they cannot starve to death?"
Lu Shou was stunned but didn't say anything.
Wang Xian sighed: "We cannot count on allocating food and dare not count on ensuring that our Changhua County will not be starved to death and freeze to death. We have to rely on ourselves. This is also the reason why I have let the people resume farming so quickly, but what we are facing now is really beyond my expectations.
After drainage, although some crops have not suffered from water, most of them have been washed away, and it will be difficult to drain them for a while.
Part of the grain in our county government office is used as compensation rice seeds. I wanted the people to resplant them, but most people kept them because they lacked food and kept them for consumption.
Even those who have started sowing seeds have encountered difficulties. Because the water has washed away, the fat fields have become barren lands and it is difficult to have a good harvest."
After he said that, he sighed lightly and continued: "What I thought about solving the problem is that I have enough food and clothing and enough food is because the money purchased from Sichuan and Sichuan is just a drop in the bucket. It's really not enough."
When Lu Sook saw him frowning, he couldn't help but feel depressed. He really needed money for everything he did now, but where did he look for money?
Wang Xian shook his head and said, "You know that there are several stocks in Changhua County who stockpile grain and grass for sale at high prices."
"I have heard Zhu Qiang say it." Lu Shou frowned and said, "These profit-oriented villains are too cunning. Now the rice price in Changhua County is ten times higher than usual. The people can no longer afford it."
Wang Xian snorted: "Take aside the chaos and reap the benefits, you should be punished by County Magistrate Lu, then take someone to make it clear that you should take these people to court for trial and should deal with them!"
Lu Shou suddenly responded solemnly and walked out.
Wang Xian sighed and suddenly he turned around and said, "Who is it?"
Chapter completed!