Xiaoyao Xiaojunhou

Chapter 92: Chain plan? 【410】

Zhu Xiuyuan's eyes suddenly lit up. He figured out why Hua Chaoshi refused to accept the position of commander-in-chief of disaster prevention and relief!

If Hua Chao Shi did not take over and Dong Cheng took over, in this natural disaster, if Dong Cheng had done well, then Hua Chao Shi would have had no merit; but if Dong Cheng failed, Hua Chao Shi would have failed. You can take the opportunity to make trouble.

If Hua Chaoshi takes over the position of general leader but Dong Cheng does not, then Hua Chaoshi can use the power in his hands to attack the Dong family and do whatever he wants.

However, if Hua Chaoshi does not respond well to this natural disaster, then Hua Chaoshi may lose his official position.

The two powers harmed each other, whichever was the lesser. In order to ensure nothing went wrong, Hua Chaoshi refused to accept the position of commander-in-chief, life or death.

He is indeed an old fox, as steady as an old dog!

If Hua Chaoshi doesn't take over the position of commander-in-chief, he will be invincible!
On the other hand, Dong Cheng, his father-in-law, his thoughts and plans are actually deep enough...

Because whether he accepts it or not, the Dong family may face difficulties. It may be better if he accepts the position of general leader. This is Dong Cheng's consideration.

Soon the proceedings were over.

The officials dispersed.

Dong Cheng led Zhu Xiuyuan and the three and six Cao people in the third class from the back hall of the Yamen back to the custody room. As they walked in the corridor, the sound of rain, and the heavy rain like splashing water, was still falling violently.

He seemed a little more anxious than before.

The evaporation of water vapor brought by heavy rain makes the air very humid.

Everyone walked in silence, no one spoke. The heavy rain kept coming, and everyone was in a very bad mood.

After returning to the signing room, Dong Cheng sat down and thought for a while, then immediately summoned the heads of the third team and the sixth room to discuss disaster prevention and relief.

Soon, everyone from Class Three and Six Cao arrived.

"Let's talk about the rainstorm first."

After Dong Cheng sat firmly at the desk, his eyes swept over the six military officers and the leaders of the three squads of government officials. When he glanced at Zhu Xiuyuan, Dong Cheng's eyes paused slightly.

Zhu Xiuyuan saw a hint of approval in his eyes.

"According to past practice, all heavy rain and flood disasters are caused by the following points. One: Floods wash away houses and bridges. Two: People whose houses are washed away are homeless and become refugees. Three: Farmland is flooded. Four: : Food prices have soared, causing widespread public dissatisfaction. Fifth: If the heavy rain lasts for several days, a major disaster will be followed by a major epidemic!"

Sigong Shenjun said first.

"In addition, the water level of the Yangtze River has skyrocketed, and the drainage is not smooth. If it is not handled properly, the entire Jiangzhou City will be submerged and swallowed. It is not impossible." Si Hucan military added.

"My lord, the torrential rain is coming at the moment, and it seems that it will not stop in a short time. However, the number of people participating in the disaster relief is very limited. Compared with the entire Jiangzhou, the number of people in our yamen may not be enough." Someone continued.

"We can recruit civilian husbands, and the young and strong among the victims can also be recruited..." Another person immediately proposed a countermeasure.

"As for the following counties, just order them to arrange disaster relief on their own."

"Let's discuss the destruction of houses and the collapse of bridges first." Dong Cheng nodded.

"It's not too late to deal with houses, bridges, official roads, etc. after the rainstorm has passed. The immediate priority should be the homeless victims of the disaster."

"What Liu Canjun said is absolutely..."

"As for the flooded farmland... we can't take care of it in the short term, but it is foreseeable that the harvest in the field will definitely be yellow this year!"

"When such a big flood occurs, the imperial court should issue an order to reduce taxes and recuperate, right?"

"..."

Everyone made suggestions and expressed their opinions one after another.Soon, most of the issues were settled in a few words.

"It's over! It's over! It's completely over now..."

Suddenly, a certain Cao Shenjun remembered something and screamed, drawing everyone's attention.

The discussion stopped suddenly, and everyone was like ducks that kept quacking, and their necks were suddenly pinched.

The signing room suddenly became quiet.

"I'm so surprised, what's the end?!" Dong Cheng frowned.

"The five major charity warehouses in Jiangzhou are already empty. There is not a single grain in them! What can we do to stabilize grain prices and provide relief to the victims?" The man said with a pale face.

As soon as these words came out, the entire signing room became quiet again.

This sentence is too scary.

It was like a basin of biting cold water, poured down on them in a clumsy way, dousing all the lively discussions and everyone's passion.

Food prices and disaster relief food are two extremely difficult things in themselves.

Fortunately now, all five major charity warehouses in Jiangzhou are empty!
This directly raises the difficulty of disaster prevention and relief, reaching "hell level".

It’s hard for a clever woman to make a living without rice. Without food, how can she feed the victims who are crying for food? !

My father-in-law also fell silent.

He sat behind the desk, holding the table with both hands, frowning in thought.

Zhu Xiuyuan's eyes were already bulging, and he thought to himself: "The five major warehouses in Jiangzhou have been emptied out by the previous Sicang Army, and all the food in them has been packaged and sold, and not a single grain is left... Although the previous one Sicang joined the military and was convicted for this, and he was already dead. However, the mess was left to us..."

Zhu Xiuyuan frowned again and thought to himself: "This Lao Shizi's position as commander-in-chief of disaster prevention and relief really has a huge hole in it!"

Thinking of Hua Chaoshi, that cunning old fox, for a moment, Zhu Xiuyuan almost thought it was Hua Chaoshi's serial plan.

"It shouldn't be a serial plan. After all, this natural disaster happened so suddenly that no one can accurately predict it." Zhu Xiuyuan had a change of thought and rejected the idea.

"The victims are crying for food. They can't survive without food. How about... we open an official warehouse?"

"But the official warehouse is an important place in the yamen, and it has always been supervised by the governor himself. We ask the governor for food, I'm afraid..."

Dong Cheng came back from his deep contemplation and sighed: "For the current plan, I'm afraid I can only open the official warehouse to get food. I will go to see the governor in person and explain the reason..."

Everyone was silent.

Although the governor is a high-ranking official in a state, if you want to ask him to open the official warehouse to release grain, it will be even harder than climbing to the sky!

According to the regulations of the State of Chen, the grain in the official warehouse cannot be moved unless the imperial court orders it.

As for disaster relief and stabilizing food prices, they rely on free warehouses. Official warehouses are not responsible for disaster relief and keeping food prices down.Unless the court issued an order.

Therefore, there are two roads before the governor.

First, open the official warehouse to store grain, and accept punishment from the court afterwards.

Second, regardless of the life and death of the people affected by the disaster, they insisted on not putting food in the official warehouse. In this way, the black yarn on their heads could not fall off.

How will the governor choose?
Everyone here knows that the governor will definitely choose the second option.

(End of this chapter)