I have lived forever since the end of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 377: Disaster relief is over, return home to worship ancestors

Since Chen Xu and the Lujiang Prefect had a "friendly exchange", the disaster relief work quickly got on the right track.

The victims who were originally displaced were quickly and properly resettled.

The statistics that had been incomplete before were quickly launched into investigation work.

But the efficiency is impressive.

This time there was no intentional guidance from behind, it was purely because of the limited abilities of the grassroots officials.

On weekdays, they check the collected grains, which is a tiring job. Now, coordinating and arranging the relief tasks for thousands of victims is equivalent to raising the difficulty level by two levels. They don't have the ability to complete it, you know.

However, Chen Luo sent Li Xu and others to serve as "firefighters" everywhere. At any rate, the disaster relief work was smoothly taken over and basically completed.

As the rain cleared and the floods receded, the government distributed a sufficient amount of relief food for the last time, and the victims gathered outside Shucheng dispersed and returned to their hometowns.

The houses were washed away, and the cultivated fields were almost turned into quagmire, but their ancestral roots were there for generations. Even if they had to flee due to disasters, they could not abandon them after all. It was the last place they had to return to.

This kind of rural plot belongs exclusively to farming civilization.

Even if the status of industry and the tertiary industry continues to rise with the development of later generations, the concepts brought about by agricultural civilization for thousands of years are still rooted in the hearts of most people.

The thoughts of never leaving one's homeland, returning home with rich clothes, and falling leaves returning to their roots, more or less, linger in everyone's mind and ultimately form the foundation of Chinese civilization.

With the end of the disaster relief, Chen Luo left Shucheng with Yangxia Chen's convoy.

The flood-prone areas are Nanjun, Jiangxia and Lujiang counties.

It took me nearly four months. Except for the disaster relief in Jiangxia County, where I was not personally involved, the other two places basically spent countless efforts to basically eliminate the short-term impact.

As for the long-term impact of this flood, it is related to the recovery of local production and economy. It is impossible for him to stay in the south and keep an eye on it for a year and a half. In the final analysis, the follow-up depends on officials in various places.

"Boyu, you have done a good job in the disaster relief work this time. You have a big picture view and solve the problem from an overall perspective without leaving any disaster behind. This is a great surprise to me. The new generation of the Chen family in Yangxia is probably I'll leave it to you to lead." In the convoy leaving Shucheng, Chen Qian chose to ride with Chen Luo.

In these days, he went to see Chen Luo's disaster relief results on the spot, and asked about Chen Luo's disaster relief ideas.

Among them, what impressed Chen Qian the most was the "work relief".

You must know that he can also consider matters such as preparing a camp and arranging doctors, and the final result will not be much worse than Chen Luo's current situation.

However, "work relief" is a groundbreaking idea. Without wild imagination, one would never have thought of such a disaster relief plan to replace the direct distribution of food for disaster relief.

And if you think about it carefully, in this kind of disaster relief that takes a long time, work relief is indeed the most appropriate solution. It can make the most of the limited food and leave infrastructure that can benefit future generations. It only requires a small amount of manpower for maintenance and repair every year.

"It's not commendable. In the pre-Qin period, Qi Jinggong opposed disaster relief. Yanzi proposed to use the victims to build terraces and distribute food rations as rewards. In the end, countless people were saved." Chen Luo shook his head and said modestly, "So I just learned from the past. It’s just human wisdom.”

The idea of ​​working for relief did not come out of thin air.

However, Yanzi's ingenious choice was not the source of Chen Luo's inspiration. The massive promotion and implementation of work-for-relief programs in later generations was the basis of his thinking.

Chen Qian smiled and said: "There are hundreds of people who know about this matter, but you are the only one who has really successfully used it and benefited the people.

It seems that not everyone can absorb the wisdom of the predecessors. "

"If I have the opportunity, I will find time to compile a plan for relief work into a booklet in an organized manner and send it to the family." Chen Luo rubbed his chin.

If work relief can be promoted and applied to a certain extent according to actual conditions, it will undoubtedly be a great thing.

You must know that blindly distributing food and relieving victims will undoubtedly be a test for the central government's finances. If it were a peaceful and prosperous era, it would be okay and it could bear such a burden, but if it is replaced by a newly established regime, or a dynasty in decline, one after another The catastrophe is completely a fatal test.

What's more, simply distributing food for disaster relief has led to countless corruptions.

From top to bottom, each link is handled carefully, and 30% of the food can be distributed to the victims. It can be said that those responsible for disaster relief are honest officials.

The solution of adding sand to the rice in the TV series is useless in reality, not to mention that it has little effect.

Is it possible that those officials who were corrupt in providing food relief would queue up to receive the food, or would they take it home and eat it themselves?

Countless steps ago, while the grains were still in the warehouse, they could have been moved.

As for the sand inside, these big shots don't need to pick it out, and it won't hurt their teeth.

However, the emergence of work relief can curb this situation to a certain extent.

After all, it is different from distributing food for disaster relief, where the quantity is determined by officials. In the case of work relief, if the victims really do something, corresponding food must be distributed. If they can't get food for work, the hundreds or thousands of victims will really They will cause trouble and blow their hats off.

With scruples, those officials naturally did not dare to act rashly.

"This is a good thing." Chen Qian nodded lightly, and after some mental calculation, he raised his head again, "After Boyuqian wrote this pamphlet, I guess my father and eldest father suggested to the court that when they meet in the future, In case of disaster, more methods like this can be used to solve disaster relief matters."

Of course, there are still some words that Chen Qian has not said clearly since he is still in the thinking stage.

That is the degree of matching between Gongzi and Mohist disciples, which is quite high.

This does not mean that the Mohist disciples need help. After all, the Mohist family has caravans. Even if a disaster hits a place, as long as the local Mohist disciples distribute all their rations to the victims out of pity, they will never go hungry.

And those ideas that he did not say out loud refer to the fact that among the countless ideas and ideas that Mohist disciples have on a daily basis, a considerable part are "big projects". However, due to insufficient manpower, only a very low proportion can be implemented.

Even if the people of Yangxia are very willing to help the Mohist disciples to realize those ideas, they still have to take care of their own three-acre land and can only help during slack times.

But if there is work relief, Mohist disciples will have an extra way to realize their ideas.

Those victims did not have special requirements for what they wanted to do, and they were very picky.

As long as they have a bite to eat in the end and can survive the disaster, then they will be content.

Moreover, according to Chen Luo's design, victims of work-for-work relief must complete a certain amount and pass verification before they can receive the daily rations.

Under such circumstances, they will never mess up while doing their work.

This is simply the dream situation of every Mohist disciple.

The design that originally took them who knows how many years to realize can be quickly implemented within two or three years.

For a craftsman, being able to see his designs become reality is undoubtedly the most proud thing for them.

"With the support of the family, I think everyone in the court will pay more attention to the work relief method." Chen Luo nodded, and then said, "Li Xu and I have discussed that allowing Mohist disciples to participate in related designs can provide a lot of benefits." If we need help, then we will probably need the head of the family or Marquis Taikang to negotiate and communicate with the Mo family."

Chen Qian couldn't help being stunned when he heard this.

Could it be that you have even considered this? Even I, who have been communicating with the Mo family for a long time and understand their needs, have just thought of a vague prototype.

And the only person around you who is related to the Mohist family is Li Xu, right?

Suddenly, Chen Qian fell silent.

No matter how the other party thinks about this problem, this angle of entry is extremely correct.

He couldn't help but raise his evaluation of Chen Luo to a higher level.

"No problem. The family's promotion of this matter will also benefit the development of the Mo family. My father and uncle will agree with your idea." Chen Qian naturally would not object to such a correct idea.

After a pause, Chen Luo rubbed his brows lightly and said, "In the final analysis, when a disaster strikes, no matter how perfect the relief plan is, the final damage has already been done.

Nowadays, it takes three years of farming for a big man to have one year's savings.

It is often impossible to have good years for five or six consecutive years, so when faced with famines, disasters, and corrupt officials, the savings saved by the people are wiped out.

That's what I feel sad about. "

"Speaking of this, the Lujiang Prefect and the family will resolve it if they come forward." Chen Qian answered.

The prefect of Lujiang is an official with two thousand stones. Although he is not "winner of two thousand stones", he is still one of the top people in the Han Dynasty. Chen Qian did not officially inherit the title of Marquis of Yangxia, so he can only use his power to dominate others in Lujiang. , let’s move things forward first and complete the disaster relief first.

When he returns to Yangxia, with Chen's methods, there are more than a dozen ways to make him step down.

Smiling, Chen Luo waved his hand and wrote lightly: "Before, I was unfamiliar with the place in Lujiang and needed the family's help to solve the disaster relief problem. But after returning to Chang'an, it is not difficult for me to impeach the Lujiang prefect. I no longer need the family." Came forward.”

In politics, pushing too hard can often be self-defeating.

The most suitable way to deal with the Lujiang prefect is for the censor to come forward and write a letter of impeachment. Then Chen Luo can discuss it with Zhao Wan.

What's more, after the disaster relief is over, when he returns to Beijing to report on his duties, he must meet Liu Che in person. At that time, he will only tell the Lujiang Prefect's behavior in full. It is hard to say whether he will be able to land smoothly in the end.

"Okay, the Lujiang incident is indeed not a big deal." Chen Qian rubbed his chin and fell into thought.

Seeing Chen Luo's current character and abilities, he would definitely have a good talk with his father after returning to Yangxia.

He knew that his father, over the years, had been waiting for someone to emerge from the Chen family and lead the family to glory again.

But he didn't have that ability, and none of his sons could reach his father's standards.

The sudden appearance of Chen Luo gave Chen Qian hope.

Judging from his performance during the disaster relief process, Chen Luo has the ability to take charge of his own affairs, and his youth is his capital.

Thinking of this, Chen Qian raised his head slightly and looked at Chen Luo with a somewhat complicated look.

If his persuasion to his father is effective, the family is willing to place a heavy bet on Chen Luo for the possibility of the Chen family's future prosperity.

Then the burden that the young man in front of him has to shoulder is not light.

Pursing his lips, Chen Qian asked slowly: "Boyu, what are your plans when you return to Chang'an?"

"Maybe write a letter to seek reform." Chen Luo said thoughtfully.

After seeing the outrageous behavior of the officials in Lujiang County, he began to think about a question.

Is there something wrong with today’s policies?

But when he thought about it carefully, it had only been more than seventy years since the founding of the Han Dynasty. The previous emperors, whether Gaozu, Emperor Xiaohui, Emperor Xiaowen or Emperor Xiaojing, were all above-average emperors, and the policies they formulated were all about recuperation and good governance.

Therefore, there is no serious problem with the Han Dynasty's policy, at least it does not have fatal consequences.

But then again, good governance also requires good enforcers.

For example, Chen Luo thought of the Xining Reform in history.

The "Green Crops Law" in the New Deal stipulates that people can borrow seeds from the government, which is intended to reduce the burden on farmers and relieve the pressure of farming.

Officials who just wanted to express themselves and seek a path to advancement used coercion to let the people under their rule borrow the government's seeds for farming, which aroused widespread resentment among the people. In the end, the reform failed and Wang Anshi stepped down.

Returning to reality, there is no problem with the current policies of the Han Dynasty, but there are problems with grassroots officials, which also need to be taken seriously.

If the corruption of officials is allowed to continue, the root will be broken and it will eventually affect the entire world.

Therefore, I wanted to try an innovation and cure the sores before they were completely infected with pus.

"Innovation... this is not a simple thing." Chen Qian took a deep breath. He originally thought that Chen Luo would say something like striving for progress and becoming prime minister, but he didn't expect that his level of thinking was too low.

After thinking for a while, he continued: "If you really plan to reform the order, I will try my best to win all the support of the family for you.

If you encounter any difficulties then, just write to Yangxia. "

Now without my father's approval, I can't guarantee it.

You can only try your best to promise.

Nodding, Chen Luo responded solemnly: "Okay, I understand."

He understands that he will have the full support of the Yangxia Chen family in the future, and he will be more confident.

As for how to win the support of the Yangxia Chen family.

Chen's two sons are the ones who make the decision now.

I have known each other since they were neither wearing crotchless pants, and I know their natures clearly.

It is not difficult to grasp their psychology and win support.

"Well... then let me tell you about the process and rules of ancestor worship." Chen Qian changed the topic.

Hearing this, Chen Luo, who was in a fugue, couldn't help but straighten his back.

I really don't understand how the younger generations of the family worship him.

Now you have to listen carefully.

(End of this chapter)