Plane of Immortal Cultivation

Chapter 176 A problem that can be solved with money is not a problem
Xu Tongpan frowned and said, "To put it in the simplest terms, we are short of money and food, and there are at least [-] victims in two counties and one prefecture who need to be resettled."

After hearing this, Qin Guan asked in surprise, "Isn't there more than 1 people?"

Xu Tong judged: "They are completely homeless refugees. There are more people who really need help. If these people are not resettled, there will still be troubles."

"Prefect Huang was taken away for questioning. My ability is limited, so I can only maintain it as much as possible. Now that the magistrate is here, you still need to decide these matters."

According to the normal procedures, Qin Guan should have handed over with the previous prefect, check the money and food official treasury, check the prisoners, and explain important things, etc., but because the Liao State violated the frontier last year, Huang Zhifu's work was unfavorable and he made major mistakes, so he was held accountable by the emperor Now, he has already gone to Beijing to be punished, Qin Guan can only find Xu Tong to judge for the handover.

Then the two chatted for a long time, which gave Qin Guan a general understanding of the current situation in Xiongzhou. It can be said that there are many difficult problems that Qin Guan needs to solve now.

In the evening, Qin Guan went to a restaurant for a banquet, and this time more people came. Although Xiongzhou is a frontier state, there are still many officials and gentry, and Qin Guan met three or forty people.

The reception was held in a harmonious atmosphere. Qin Guan expressed his vision for the future development of Xiongzhou. The gentry expressed their warm welcome and heartfelt support for Qin Guan coming to Xiongzhou to be in power. Finally, the two sides toasted together to express their support for the future development of Xiongzhou Make due contributions.

Finally, the reception ended in a warm atmosphere.

When I got up the next morning, Xiongzhou City hung a sign and posted a red list to tell the people of Xiongzhou that a new prefect had taken office.

So far, Qin Guan has officially taken office as the magistrate of Xiongzhou.

The first thing Qin Guan did was to go to the place where the victims were resettled with Xu Tongpan. Qin Guan felt that it was shocking. In a wide open area under the east city wall, there are many Xiang army handles around, just to prevent them from causing trouble.

Without the necessary facilities, these people can only make a nest out of rush grass and lie on it like livestock.

Qin looked at the place where the porridge was placed. There were not a few grains of rice in the big pot, and it was as thin as clear soup with little water.

The victims were all hungry and emaciated. Xu Tong judged that the official warehouse in Xiongzhou had opened, but there were so many people that they could only guarantee two or two grains a day. The bottom line was not to starve to death. That’s it. It's not much, and it can last for half a month at most.

Then the two went to the Xiongzhou government granary. There was only a small amount of grain piled up in the corner of the huge granary.

Xu Qingdao: "The [-] catties of grain brought in by the magistrate yesterday is estimated to last for another ten days or so."

At the third stop, Qin Guan went to the bank, which is the place where the state government keeps government money and taxes. Qin Guan saw the empty warehouse where mice could run, and the corners of his eyes twitched.

At the fourth station, I changed the prison again, and looked at the situation in the cell.

Qin Guan turned around, frowned and returned to the magistrate's office, sighing in his heart, what a mess, a super mess.

After the two sat down, Qin Guan asked Xu Qing, "Xu Tongpan, how to deal with those refugees, let me first talk about your opinion."

Qin Guan felt that everything else could wait, and that the refugee issue was the top priority.

Xu Qingdao: "For refugees and refugees, what we have always done in Dazhao is that the government funded the construction of roads and canals and recruited Xiang troops."

Qin Guan nodded: "This method is feasible."

Xu Qing spread his hands, "But my lord, Xiongzhou has no money."

"Xiongzhou is located on the border. There are only more than 5 households in the prefecture, with more than [-] people. The annual tax revenue is only about [-] yuan. The money needs to meet various expenses. It is beyond our means and there has never been a balance."

"Last year when the Liao Kingdom violated the frontier, the taxes at the end of the year were not collected. You have also seen the situation of the official bank. There is no money. Not only that, all the officials in the whole state have not paid their salaries for three months, so we still owe It's worth a thousand pennies."

Qin Guan said calmly: "How much money do you think will be needed to completely resettle them?"

Xu Qing said: "At least [-] guan."

Is it more than [-] Guan? For the Xiongzhou Yamen, this is an astronomical sum.

Don't think that the Great Zhao Kingdom is very rich. The economy of the Great Zhao Kingdom is indeed very prosperous, but the country really has no money because there are more places to spend money. Otherwise, the emperor would not value Zeng Yu so much, because Zeng Yu's greatest ability You can get money for the court.

Xiongzhou Yamen will never be able to spend [-] guan, and even Hexi Province will not be able to spend so much money.

As for the court's relief, don't think about it, he will only let the local government solve it by itself, and now that Qin Guan is placed in Xiongzhou, let alone ask the court for money, because Zeng Yu will never approve it.

Is [-] guan more? For Qin Guan, it's really not much.

In his space, there are now 10,000+ gold, silver and copper coins piled up.

Just take out two pearl necklaces, a fake luminous pearl, and a few glazed products, which can be worth [-] guan.

But Qin Guan can't take out money casually.

It is definitely not the way to be an official with your own money to do public affairs.

Seeing that Qin Guan didn't speak, Xu Qing thought he was worried, so he said, "My lord, I have been thinking about these issues these days, and I have some thoughts in my heart."

"Oh, tell me." Qin Guan said.

Xu Qingdao: "First, go to the governor's office and the chief secretary's office, and continue to ask for relief funds. If you can ask for some, it will reduce our burden. Second, call the county magistrates of the two counties and let them be responsible for the disaster relief. Third, if the state government can raise some money, it can buy more food to solve the current predicament."

Having said that, Xu Tongpan sighed and said, "My lord, these methods are actually just a temporary solution, not the root cause. If you want to completely solve these refugees, you should let them return to their hometown, distribute food and supplies to them, and survive this winter. It will be completely settled down next year.”

Qin took a look at the dark-skinned Xu Tongpan. Through these two days of contact, he found that the deputy's character was a bit old-fashioned, but he knew the situation of the state capital very well, and he could understand the data Qin Guan asked. Answering casually, it seems that he is also a capable official.

Qin Guan tapped the table with his fingers, and then said: "Let me think about it, we are discussing tomorrow."

Xu Qing was a little disappointed, and thought to himself, maybe the new champion could not come up with any good countermeasures, so he left without saying anything.

After Xu Qing left, Qin Guan called the yamen servants and ordered them to bring the local editions. He locked himself in the room and read for a long time.

After knocking on several maps on the table, Qin Guan smiled and said to himself: "The problem that can be solved with money is not a problem."

　I wrote it in the early hours of the morning, and set the time to the next day in a daze. Fortunately, I just checked it.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)