Water Margin people

Chapter 353 Relief for Work
"Brothers have worked hard!"

Sun Lei looked at him with a smile and said humanely.

"Brother, little brother is incompetent, these trivial matters have not been handled well!"

Lin Chong said with a guilty face, after Sun Lei left, he presided over the overall situation of Liangshan, but wave after wave of disaster victims came to vote, he had never dealt with this kind of thing, he could only wait for Sun Lei to come back.

"Actually, we have done a good job. As Master Lu said, the people around us who came to vote for us show that we are popular in Liangshan. This is a good thing, so we must treat it with caution."

Sun Lei shook his head. Lin Chong and the others cannot be blamed for this matter. All he left behind were military generals. It is no problem to train troops and deploy defenses. Dealing with these matters may even give Pei Xuan a headache.

"Pei Xuan, what exactly is the situation now?"

Sun Lei looked at Pei Xuan and asked.

"Brother, when the disaster victims came, it is reasonable to write to the imperial court to ask for relief funds, build temporary shelters, open warehouses for disaster relief, set up porridge fields, and properly accommodate these victims. After the disaster is over, they will be sent back to their original places."

Pei Xuan clasped his fists at Sun Lei and said, he was the state capital Kongmu and also dealt with natural disasters, but the methods were all from the government, the county government has the state capital, and the state capital has the imperial court, there is always a way.But Liangshanbo is different, this is a bandit village, and there is no other support, everything will stop with Sun Lei.

"There is already a temporary residence, and the porridge market has also opened, but this is not an option. Our cottage has limited food and grass. If it goes on for a long time, the cottage will be emptied sooner or later."

Zhu Gui said anxiously that money and food are the most fundamental problem. The imperial court’s disaster relief is because of the wealth of the family and the power of the world. Fabio, there is only such a small place in Liangshanbo, and there is nothing else.

"Jiang Jing, how many victims are there now? Do we have enough food and grass?"

Sun Lei looked at Jiang Jing and asked.

"Brother, we have taken in 530 and five victims of the disaster. There is no problem for us to provide them with food and grass in Liangshan, but this consumption will still have an impact on next year..."

Jiang Jing took out a small account book from his sleeve and handed it to Sun Lei.

"It made me laugh. The Liangshan I want to show is not like this."

Sun Lei looked at Wen Huanzhang and Xu Guanzhong with a wry smile after reading the account book. He described Liangshan so beautifully before, but now he is surrounded by disaster victims, which is really a slap in the face.

"Brother, why did you say that? This is a great kindness, and it just shows that Liangshan Po is a place where righteous men gather. I can't wait until it's too late!"

Wen Huanzhang and Xu Guanzhong quickly said that they would rather see the real side than whitewashing peace. What Sun Lei is doing is what people with lofty ideals want to do. Although he is a bit embarrassed, he is a real person doing things. No one can blame and ridicule.

"In addition to opening warehouses for disaster relief in ancient times, there are also food for immigrants and relief with work. It is impossible for immigrants to eat, and they are surrounded by corrupt officials. The victims will only be exploited if they go. I don't know if brother is willing to provide relief with work." ?”

Wen Huanzhang clasped his fists at Sun Lei and said, opening warehouses for disaster relief is the simplest and most direct way, but there are high requirements for financial and material resources, and Liang Shan must not be able to bear it by force. How can more than 1 mouths be raised?
Migration for food is to move the disaster victims to places where there is no disaster and abundant food. This is not realistic for Liangshan. Liangshan is so big, and they are all rebels who are not tolerated by the government. The surrounding Jeju and Yunzhou were originally affected by the disaster. Land, no place to move at all.

"Relief for work?"

Sun Lei stroked his chin and began to think.

"Brother, this is the method that Fan Wenzheng came up with in Jiangnan. When Fan Wenzheng was in power in Hangzhou, there was a famine in Wuzhong and Liangzhe Road. The disaster in Hangzhou was particularly serious. Although Fan Wenzheng wrote a letter to ask for relief, but However, the imperial court has not allocated the funds for a long time.”

"Mr. Fan Wenzheng had no choice but to find his own way. He saw that Buddhism was practiced in Jiangnan, temples in various places had a lot of money and food, and there were many rich people in Jiangnan, so he called the abbots of the temples to preside over them and told them that in the famine year, labor was cheap. It is a good opportunity to repair and expand the temple. The abbot of the Buddhist temple was overjoyed and immediately recruited civilians to start construction.”

"More than that, Mr. Fan Wenzheng also organized boat races, parades and gatherings on the West Lake. Rich people like face-saving, and they flocked to this matter. They spent a lot of money and food, and also supported many victims of the disaster."

"Officials and wealthy households were encouraged to renovate government offices, residences, and warehouses. For a while, everyone had a job, and the disaster passed."

Wen Huanzhang looked at Sun Lei and said, Liang Shanbo was established not long ago, and according to the blueprint drawn by Sun Lei, large-scale construction must be indispensable, which is just suitable for this work-for-relief method.

"This is a good way. It's the dry season now, and dredging and widening the river requires a lot of manpower. It's great!"

Sun Lei's eyes lighted up. These victims could be dealt with in the same way as the captives captured before. They were all sent to dig river channels and repair embankments. This is an extremely important matter for Liang Shanbo.

"Dredging and widening the river?"

Xu Guanzhong listened thoughtfully, dredging and widening the river is to control water conservancy, but water conservancy is the barrier of Liangshanbo, and this river can also be regarded as the barrier of Liangshanbo. In the future, if we fight together, these can play a big role.

"Little brother is stupid, I didn't expect it!"

Lin Chong and others suddenly realized that the prisoners in Jeju were still digging the river, and the leaders were Huang An, the leader of the Jeju regiment, and He Tao, the arresting envoy.

"Then do this. Tell the villagers that if you want to stay in Liangshanbo, you have to work hard and distribute according to your work. If you perform well, we can divide the land for them in Liangshan next year."

Sun Lei looked at Zhu Gui and said.

"Um, brother, where did we get the land from!"

Zhu Gui asked with some doubts, the land on Mount Liang must not be cultivated by outsiders.

"Zhu Gui, where is the land when you look around? Brother, I don't know anything else, I will rob it, and I will go to Yang Jian and those corrupt officials to rob it. Didn't Yang Jian say that the land without title deeds is public land? What do we Liangshanbo do? What we are robbing is their public land! I still don’t like the little sesame mung bean brother in the hands of the common people!”

Sun Lei patted Zhu Gui on the shoulder and pointed into the distance.

"Yes, brother!"

Zhu Gui was overjoyed when he heard that, but it's hard to say anything else. Most of the brothers on the mountain are familiar with the matter of robbing things, and isn't robbing the court and corrupt officials just doing justice for the heavens.

"Let's go back to the mountain first, it looks like I'll be busy for a while."

Sun Lei said with a smile that the resettlement of more than 1 victims is not a small problem, but fortunately with these people, the defense problem on the periphery of Liangshanbo can be solved in a few months. One step closer to the water.

Sun Lei's plan is to widen all the rivers and lakes around the water pool and connect them in series to form a huge water ring, extending the control area of ​​Liangshan Po for another fifty miles.

"By the way, Pei Xuan, this iron ox was pulled down and went down the mountain privately, and he will be severely punished in front of the Juyi Hall."

Sun Lei pointed to Li Kui and said to Pei Xuan that the military stick is just to record whether to fight or not.

"Yes, brother!"

Pei Xuan has been staring at Li Kui for a long time, he didn't obey the military order and went down the mountain privately, how can he be lighthearted?
(End of this chapter)