Smuggling Daming

The area affected by the disaster in Shandong this time is quite large, and the number of victims is naturally also very large. The first batch of people who arrived at the city of Songjiang Prefecture was two to 3000 people. Songjiang Mansion rushed over.This was also confirmed in the next few days. Every day, a lot of victims rushed to the city, and the number quickly exceeded the [-] mark, and depending on the speed of the arrival of the victims, it is likely to exceed [-] in the end.

For these fleeing victims, generally the local government has only two choices. The first is to find a way to disperse the victims and let these victims go to other places.But this practice is prohibited by the central court, and it will also have some impact on the reputation of local officials.

The second way is to let these victims stay, and the local government is responsible for resettlement.However, these disaster victims dragged their families along, and all of them were hungry with green eyes. It is undoubtedly a huge challenge for the local economy, food reserves, public security and official quality to resettle these disaster victims. !

The total population of Songjiang prefecture city is only about 20, and now suddenly one-tenth of the total population is flooded by disaster victims. This is definitely a big trouble for the entire Songjiang officialdom.

An official's incorruptibility is not the only criterion for judging an official's quality. For example, Xu Shenzhong's father, Xu Guan, was the magistrate of Songjiang Prefecture. At this critical moment, he withstood the tremendous pressure. On the second day after the Shandong victims arrived in Songjiang Mansion, he immediately made the decision to open a warehouse to release grain. Six porridge sheds were lined up outside the city gate. Bags of rice in the official warehouse were moved here and turned into delicious rice porridge to be distributed to the victims.

However, although Prefect Xu made the decision to open the granary to release grain, the official granary involves the interests of the entire Songjiang officialdom. Even if he is a magistrate, he dare not take too much food from it, otherwise the entire Songjiang officialdom will resist him.

It is precisely because of this that while Xu Zhifu opened the official storehouse to give out porridge, he also began to lobby the wealthy businessmen in the city, hoping that they would generously donate money to help the victims.Although rich businessmen are not all unkind people who want to be rich, but human nature is always selfish, and no one's money is blown by strong winds. Usually, doing business requires careful planning, let alone using it to help victims of disasters all at once. .It's just that because of Xu Zhifu's face, they also took out some money in the end.

Zhou Zhong, Zheng Jing, Zhang Kuang and Li Zheng were all there in the Nuan Pavilion in the Zhou family's front yard. In addition, Xu Shenzhong, whom he just met a few days ago, was also sitting in the hall, but at this time Xu Shenzhong was full of anger.

"Hey! It's not benevolent for the rich! It's not benevolent for the rich! There are more than 200 people in Songjiang Mansion who have more than 5000 taels of wealth, but the money donated by these people is less than 1000 taels, and the Xie family, the Wang family and the Li family donated a few generous people. Added together, it accounted for more than half of them, and most of the remaining wealthy businessmen only donated more than [-] taels of silver, and even some stingy people only donated a few taels of silver, which is really a loss for them. Make a move?" Xu Shenzhong suddenly slapped the table and shouted angrily.

Xu Shenzhong, as the son of the magistrate Xu, naturally knew very well about the disaster victims, and these days, the magistrate Xu sighed because of the donation, and his hair was a little grey, which made Xu Shenzhong very annoyed at those rich businessmen. Zhou Zhong told him to come get the manuscript, so he vented all his anger.

"Brother Shenzhong, it's useless to scold those wealthy businessmen now. The most important thing is how to help the victims outside the city. 5000 taels of silver may seem like a lot, but with the arrival of the victims, the food prices in the entire Songjiang Prefecture have risen." Several times, these money plus the food released from the official warehouse, I am afraid it can only last until the end of the year at most, if there is no follow-up food, I am afraid that most of the victims outside will not be able to survive this year!" Zheng Jingyi He said anxiously, as a scholar, he has a heart of worrying about the country and the people, and he is most concerned about current affairs. This is one of the things that Zhou Zhong and Li Zheng admire Zheng Jing the most.

"Hey, so what if we get through the New Year's Eve, the weather has been so abnormal in the past few years, and it won't get warmer until at least two months after the New Year's Eve, and these two months are the most difficult!" Zhang Kuang also said at this time Dao, his natural smiling face was also somewhat worried.

"Don't worry about this. My father has already sent a letter to Nanjing, requesting to allocate a batch of food for disaster relief. It is said that the problem is not serious, but it will not be allocated until after the new year. It is estimated that it will arrive in February next year!" Xu Shenzhong said at this time. He opened his mouth and said, but when he said it to the end, there was a lot of helplessness in his tone.This is the case in the officialdom. No matter how urgent the matter is, everything must be done according to the procedure. As for the time wasted in the middle, it is not a matter of consideration for the officials above.

"In February, why didn't they wait until next year's autumn harvest?" Li Zheng, who had the most straightforward temper, scolded angrily. Xu Shenzhong mentioned before that the Li family that donated the most was Li Zheng's family. Although their family has been a businessman for generations, they are kind and generous. Famous in the village, they have always been very enthusiastic about donations, and the Li family donated 800 taels without even waiting for Zhifu Xu to ask, which is already a considerable amount.

"In this way, when the prefect Xu runs out of money and food, it will be nearly two months before the food allocated by the court arrives. If the food for these two months is not resolved, I am still worried that the victims will be extremely hungry. If something like an attack on the capital city occurs, I'm afraid the entire imperial court will be shocked!" Zhou Zhong, who hadn't opened his mouth until the end, said suddenly.

Zhou Zhong's words are by no means alarmist. The cruelest punishment in the world can't compare to the taste of starvation, especially for a group of people who are tortured by hunger. They will do anything for a bite to eat.And this kind of thing is not unheard of. Many peasant riots in history were caused by hunger.

Hearing Zhou Zhong's words, Zheng Jing and the others also became serious. Among them, Xu Shenzhong seemed the most anxious. After all, his father is the prefect of Songjiang Prefecture. It's to blame.

"Two months' food and money, this is not a small amount. According to the current price of food, I estimate that it will cost at least 1 taels of silver. This is not a small amount. I am afraid that the prefect Xu will not be able to raise this amount in a short time. A sum of money!" Zheng Jing said again with a painful face, thinking that the victims outside the city might be frozen and starved to death during the Chinese New Year, and he felt a suffocation in his heart.

"No, I have to go home and discuss with my father and uncle to see if I can donate some more money!" I saw Li Zhengyi gritted his teeth and said again. The reason why their Li family donated so much last time was mainly because of him. In addition, the elders of the Li family also felt that Li Zheng was going to be an official in the future. Now that the family can have a good reputation, it will also be a good boost to his career.

After Li Zheng finished speaking, he turned around and was about to leave, but Zhang Kuang grabbed him and said, "Don't worry, Shrike, your Li family has already donated a lot of money, and you can't just let your family do disaster relief." So I don’t think it’s better than this, let’s mobilize the students in the prefecture and let everyone use their influence to persuade those rich businessmen, I think there should be some effect.”

Most of the students in the prefectural school are from the rich, and with the friends they know, it can be said that the rich in the entire Songjiang Prefecture have some kind of relationship with these students, so if these students come out, they should be able to persuade Some rich people donate.

"What the alchemist said is actually a solution, but most of the students in the government school are concentrating on their studies, and usually don't care much about their family's finances. With their influence at home, although they can get those rich people to contribute some money , but the final number may not be very large." Xu Shenzhong was overjoyed at first, but at the end, he couldn't help feeling depressed.

Seeing these close friends worrying about donations, a flash of inspiration flashed in Zhou Zhong's mind, and he thought of a very good method. If this method is used, it may make those wealthy businessmen who are unwilling to donate more bloody , and may even make those rich people ask Xu Zhifu for donations in turn.

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhong immediately interrupted Xu Shenzhong and the others who were discussing, and then explained the method he thought of. After hearing this, the four of Xu Shenzhong looked at each other in dismay, and looked at Zhou Zhong with incredible eyes. .

"Wenda, your method is good, but isn't it a little too insidious?" Zheng Jing, who has a square personality, said with a wry smile. Just now he carefully considered the method Zhou Zhong thought of, and found that it was indeed very feasible, but he I always feel that this method is not fair and aboveboard, and it loses the candid demeanor of a scholar.

"Brother Minglun's words are wrong, but I think Wenda's method is very good. To deal with those rich and unkind people, we should let them know how powerful they are!" Li Zheng has always been on Zhou Zhong's side, and he also I feel that my family has donated nearly a thousand taels of silver, but other rich people only donated a few dozen taels or even a few taels of silver. In this way, their Li family is really at a loss, and those who are not benevolent for the rich must bleed some blood. !

"I don't care about that much anymore. There are tens of thousands of lives outside the city now. As the saying goes, human life is at stake, so don't worry about trivial matters!" Zhang Kuang is a good-tempered and slow-tempered person, but at such a critical moment, he rarely shows it. Very decisive.

"It's a good idea not to stick to trivial matters, so the matter is settled. I'll go back and discuss it with my father. I believe he will definitely agree with Wenda's approach!" Finally, Xu Shenzhong finally made a final decision.Zhou Zhong's method must be implemented by his father, otherwise it will not achieve the desired effect.

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