"Burying the Qing Dynasty ()"

Mr. Lu Xun once said that any small thing that is too big will never be small once it is multiplied by a huge base number.

During the Qing Dynasty, a young man normally consumed about two to three kilograms of grain every day, and the elderly and women probably consumed about eighty-two to one kilogram. Even taking the lowest average of one kilogram of grain consumed by everyone during the drought,

, the food gap in Shandong and Henan alone is 10 million dan or more.

What's even worse is that the price of food will inevitably skyrocket. Originally, a stone of rice only cost one tael of silver, but during a drought, the price of a stone of rice may rise to three taels or even four taels of silver.

Assume that the Meng Lianggu rebel group has 8 million taels of silver. Originally, it could buy 8 million taels of rice for one tael of rice. However, during the drought, the 8 million taels of silver could only buy 200 taels of rice.

Tens of thousands of tons of rice could originally feed eight million people for one hundred days, but now it can only feed two million people for one hundred days.

What about the remaining six million people?

Of course, if Zhu Jinsong could be ruthless enough to replace the grain with bran and use my Tatar porridge shed to provide relief to the victims, then this so-called food gap would not be a problem, and there might even be rumors of "Chopsticks"

The ever-lasting story of "He fell on his head".

As He Zhongtang said, can disaster victims still be considered human beings?

It is a pity that Zhu Jinsong is not He Zhongtang, and he cannot treat the people like pigs and dogs like He Zhongtang did.

So Zhu Jinsong was very worried.

After being silent for a long time, Zhu Jinsong raised his head, looked at Ke Zhiming and ordered: "Send someone to contact North Korea, Japan, Siam, Annan, and Myanmar to see the price of food there. If possible, start from Denglai.

He and Lin Shuangwen dispatched ships to purchase grain from these places.

After thinking for a while, Zhu Jinsong continued to order: "Let the people in Guangzhou find a way to contact Xiyi and buy a few whaling ships and large fishing boats from them. In addition, see if the production and manufacturing technology can be transferred to them."

Get it here."

There is really no other way to do this.

If the Denglai Navy or the Fujian Navy under Lin Shuangwen had reliable ships, Zhu Jinsong would not have set his sights on Xiyi.

In fact, our Tatar Qing Dynasty has strictly enforced the ban on sailing into the sea since the days of Mazi Ge. Coastal residents have to move inland ranging from 30 miles to 300 miles.

"The deadline is only three days. Those who are far away will not know it, and those who are close will know it but do not believe it. After two days, the riders will arrive. For a moment, they stagger. The rich have abandoned their inheritance, and the poor have their husbands carrying their cauldrons and their wives carrying children.

Carrying a bucket of rice and a bunch of manuscripts, I looked at the door and settled in. From Jiangsu and Zhejiang, to Fujian and Guangdong, thousands of miles of fertile soil were donated to make basil, and the natives were relocated."

"Those who were moved thought that they would return soon, but they could not bear to leave their flesh and blood. As a result, they were wandering for a long time, with no way to maintain their health. So the father and son abandoned each other, weeping bitterly, and they took their children. A daughter is worth a hundred coins...

The strong men went to serve as soldiers, while the old and weak wandered into the ravines. Some drank poison with their families, or threw all their money into the river. Some officials regarded them as ants, with no kindness to help them; relatives regarded them as mud and sand, with no comprehensive friendship. So the people of the eight counties died again.

In the hundreds of thousands.”

When it was time for Qian Deafangou, the grandson not only carried forward the sea ban, but even burned all the design drawings and manufacturing technical documents of the treasure ship, and at the same time put the blame on Liu Daxia's head.

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Therefore, even though Denglai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong are close to the sea, they are actually of no use. The private fishing industry during the Qing Dynasty has been almost abolished. During the Ming Dynasty, everyone was

The dog's invincible armada has also completely become history.

As a result, Zhu Jinsong had long wanted to hunt whales, but the warships of Denglai Navy and Fujian Navy under Lin Shuangwen were not strong enough, so he had no choice but to target British whaling ships.

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Zhaocun Township.

Zhao Yuntian looked at the land in front of him that was full of drought cracks, and he wanted to die.

In the past, when Zhao Yuanwai was still there, Zhao Yuntian felt that he was living a pretty good life. Although he still had to pay excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes from the Qing Dynasty, and he still had to pay rent to Zhao Yuan.

But compared with the rents in other nearby villages, which are often 50% to 60% or even 70% to 80%, Zhao Yuntian feels that 30% rent seems to be very happy.

And after defeating the evil gentry Zhao Yuanwai, and after Meng Lianggu sent people to help set up a farmers' association and distributed land to everyone, Zhao Yuntian felt that his current life was the real happiness.

After all, there are no more exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes from the Qing Dynasty, and there are no more rents to pay to Mr. Zhao. The harvest in the fields is all my own. If this is not happiness, then what is happiness?

But Zhao Yuntian was a little worried.

After all, it was Zhao Yuanwai who led the people of Zhaocun Township to fight against Meng Lianggu's army, and he was the most active one. Who knows if those officials would secretly hold grudges in their hearts?

Especially now that the whole of Henan is suffering from drought. If the officials turn a blind eye and ignore Zhaocun Township, won't the people of Zhaocun Township starve to death?

Zhao Yunguang couldn't help but slap himself when he thought that he and his fellow villagers might be in bad luck because of the previous attack on the army.

Why did you listen to Zhao Yuanwai's deception at that time?

Where is the brain?

And just when Zhao Yunguang wondered if the midwife had thrown away his brain, a cry came from a distance: "Yunguang! Yunguang! Go back to the Farmers' Association quickly, people from the County Farmers' Association are here!"

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Zhao Yunguang was stunned at that time.

When the county farmers' association sends people here at this time, are they here to provide disaster relief or to collect taxes?

Zhao Yunguang thought it was impossible to come here to provide disaster relief. After all, the drought had just begun, and the people of Zhaocun Township were far from being unable to survive.

Zhao Yunguang thought it was possible that they were here to collect taxes. After all, the officials always talked like farts, and now they came here to collect taxes. It was not something incomprehensible.

With a helpless sigh, Zhao Yunguang had no choice but to stand up from the ground and walk towards the direction of the rural farmers' association.

The Peasants' Association of Zhaocun Township was located in the courtyard of Zhao's maternal home.

As soon as he entered the yard, the president of the county farmers' association greeted Zhao Yunguang and said from a distance: "You are finally back. I have something urgent to come to see you."

Zhao Yunguang's heart was full of bitterness. He looked at the president of the county farmers' association and asked in a low voice: "Does the county want to collect taxes? Or does it want to collect taxes? We have just suffered a disaster. Can we delay for a few days?"

The president of the county farmers' association looked at Zhao Yunguang in confusion and asked: "What tax? What tax? Who told you to collect taxes and taxes?"

Zhao Yunguang was also stunned and asked: "Isn't the president here to collect taxes?"

The president of the county farmers' association snorted coldly, looked at Zhao Yunguang and said, "You are making a mess of everything? If this spreads out, won't you ruin the reputation of the great leader?"

After reprimanding Zhao Yunguang, the president of the county farmers' association continued: "Okay, I won't tell you all the nonsense. I'm here to tell you that the boss requires all county farmers' associations, township farmers' associations and

The village farmers' association must be prepared, on the one hand, to cooperate with the manpower sent from Meng Lianggu to promote drought-resistant crops such as sweet potatoes and potatoes, and on the other hand, to mobilize the people in each village to dig more wells without waiting."

"The third point is that the farmers' associations in each village should do a good job of appeasing the people and tell them that all of us in Meng Lianggu will not leave the people alone. The boss has already sent people to buy food. No.

It can be shipped to various places within a day, so people don’t panic."

Zhao Yunguang was confused at the time.

Promote drought-tolerant crops? Drill more wells? Purchase and transport grain?

Is this for disaster relief?

So, the officials in the government did not regret the people of Zhaocun Township for resisting the army?

Thinking of this, Zhao Yunguang asked tentatively: "Is it too hasty to start disaster relief now?"

The president of the county farmers' association glanced at Zhao Yunguang and said, "Urgent? You're not in a hurry now. Do you plan to wait until autumn when there is no harvest?"

"I'm telling you, hurry up and summon the young people from your village. I've brought all the Feng Shui masters from the county here. I'll choose the location for the well in Zhao Village today. You can dig in the well first. If you can get it back,

The amount of harvest is the amount of harvest."

"Also, as long as one of the people in Zhaocun Township escapes from hunger or is starved to death, everyone from you to me will be held accountable!"

Zhao Yunguang suddenly didn't know what to say.uuReading www.uukanshu.com

During the reign of the Qing Dynasty, only government servants were held accountable for failing to collect taxes or completing the tasks assigned by the officials. When have you ever heard of county officials fleeing from hunger or being imprisoned?

Being held accountable for starving to death?

Isn't this the most ridiculous thing in the world?

Zhao Yunguang's heart felt hot, and he nodded vigorously and replied: "Hey! I'll go call someone right now!"

After gathering all the people in Zhao Village, Zhao Yunguang stood in front of everyone and said loudly: "The president of the County Farmers Association came to our Zhao Village in person. Everyone listened carefully to what the president said.

sentence!"

After finishing speaking, Zhao Yunguang stepped aside, and the president of the county farmers' association stood in front of everyone and said loudly: "It's a drought period now, and I don't have time to be polite to everyone. It's three o'clock."

"The first is that the farmers' association in the village will bring the big guys to dig a few wells in our Zhao Village. After the wells are drilled, the big guys will carry water to water the crops and get back as much harvest as they can."

"The second is that the county will send people over to help everyone plant sweet potatoes and other drought-resistant crops, so everyone must be mentally prepared."

"Also, Mr. Meng Lianggu has sent people overseas to purchase food. It will be shipped soon. Don't worry about hunger, everyone."

"Okay, I've finished my words. Now let the president of your village farmers' association take the Feng Shui master to find a place to dig a well for everyone!"

As the chairman of the county farmers' association finished speaking, the people in Zhao Village were a little confused.

The people in Zhao Village had the same thoughts as Zhao Yunguang. They were all worried that the men in Meng Lianggu's government would hold grudges because of their previous resistance to the army.
Chapter completed!