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Chapter 535 Carriage and Disaster Relief

On the platform, all the ministers were talking about it. It’s not that they haven’t seen the sand table before, and they know what the sand table deduction is about, but now they are expressed in this sand table and deduced by the sand table. This is still surprising. Not small, without him, it is too intuitive.

"Bi Hubu, let's continue." After Yang Reform explained, he said to Bi Ziyan.

"I obey..." Bi Ziyan immediately bowed and replied.

"...Because of this, the Ministry of Household Affairs has concluded that this year's drought will present the following elements. First, the disaster area is huge, affecting several provinces in the north of China, and the distribution is extremely wide; second, the distribution of the people affected by the disaster may be Sporadic; thirdly, what is certain now is that the grain production will definitely decrease, and the extent of the reduction is unknown, maybe only a little bit, maybe a big decrease, maybe even no harvest..." Bi Ziyan said the explanation.

"...Because what can be determined is the above points, and there are too many unknowns, and disaster relief is necessary and must be done in advance. This involves a problem, how to provide disaster relief, how to effectively relieve disasters, and how to be targeted. How to do the most things with the least amount of money..."

Speaking of which, many ministers have already started to nod their heads continuously. Today's matter is just a beginning. Many people already know what the emperor means, so they began to nod their heads continuously.

Bi Ziyan began to constantly analyze the situation of this year's disaster and the way to deal with it, as well as why it should be done in this way, and the benefits of doing it in this way naturally led to the issue of stagecoach transformation and public-sector carriages.

"...these stagecoaches and public carriages can usually transport official documents for the imperial court and transport migrants for business. The public carriages of the province are gathered in one place, and they are dedicated to transporting the victims of the disaster in a county, a state, or even a prefecture. This method has the advantages of flexibility and speed in transferring the victims, and also has the characteristics of consuming less money. It is an excellent This is the only way to solve the problem of natural disasters in my dynasty this year, and it will be suitable for the situation and characteristics of my dynasty's drought in the future..." Bi Ziyan briefly talked about the situation of natural disasters, and brought out what everyone knows , stagecoach, stagecoach issue.In the words, he even said that stagecoaches and public carriages were the magic weapon for disaster relief, and he was none other than him.

After listening to Bi Ziyan's explanation, all the ministers kept nodding their heads. This matter was also expected by everyone.

"Okay, Bi Qing's family also explained how to deal with the drought this year. If you have any questions, just ask." Yang Reform asked everyone in a very democratic way, hoping that everyone can ask if they don't understand, and express their opinions.

The ministers started discussing again, and after a while, someone stood up.

"My Majesty, I would like to ask, how does the stagecoach and public carriage work, and how does it provide disaster relief? Could Your Majesty explain it in detail?" someone asked.

All the ministers nodded, they knew about the matter of the stagecoach and the public carriage, and now talking about this matter is nothing more than going through the process to determine the specific matter. The emperor asked everyone to ask, and everyone cooperated Asking a few questions is enough, and none of the ministers really think that the emperor is discussing with everyone. If everyone disagrees, the emperor will withdraw this idea. Therefore, the questions asked are also very cooperative. After all, this matter needs to be discussed. To mess up is to block many people's money. As the saying goes, people's money is like killing their parents. Therefore, no one who is not good-looking really came out to stop this matter.

"Is Liu Mao and Liu Qing's family here? You are familiar with this matter, so please tell me." Yang Reform said.

The ministers nodded again when they heard this, and they looked like this. It seems that, as rumored, the emperor is going to hand over this matter to Liu Mao...

"The minister is here." Liu Mao's official was too young, so he could only stand in the corner, and when he heard the emperor's question, he immediately stood up and agreed.

"... Well, you answer this question." Yang Reform said.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the operation of postal carriages is actually quite similar to my previous delivery station. My previous delivery station was also responsible for transporting grain, grass and supplies, but it was gradually abandoned and is now unbearable. Yes, today's postal carriage is based on this basis to increase the function of transporting people. This is mainly to deal with the scattered people affected by the disaster. As Mr. Bi said, this group of people may be the kind of people who have a little income and are unwilling to emigrate. family, natural disasters reduce production, and the whole family can barely survive on the original income. If natural disasters reduce production, none of them will be able to survive. These scattered disaster-stricken people..."

"...The public carriages are used to deal with sudden crop failures. In this year's situation, a certain county has no crops. The state capital and the chief envoy can mobilize horse-drawn carriages from nearby counties, prefectures, and provincial capitals. This will shorten the time for relief and reduce the money and food needed for relief..." Liu Mao explained the functions of stagecoaches and public carriages attentively and earnestly.

Everyone who listened nodded. To be honest, everyone is already familiar with this thing, and now it is considered a review.

"Your Majesty, gathering horse-drawn carriages from one county, one state, one prefecture, and one province to transport victims sounds like a very beautiful thing. It is indeed as Master Bi said, timely, flexible, and fast. Not to mention spending no money from the imperial court, the governments of various places can even organize themselves. I want to ask, how many horse-drawn carriages can a county, a state, a government, or a province really need to transport the victims? I mean, that kind of four-wheeled carriage..." another minister asked.

"Liu Mao and Liu Qing's family, you come to answer." Seeing someone asking, Yang Reform continued to hand over the topic to Liu Mao. This matter is considered an open matter, and Yang Reform did not want to waste any more words.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, judging by the situation of my minister's operation of stagecoaches and public carriages these days, a big city like the capital needs at least 500 public carriages. Because the capital is special, the stagecoach may be There are not as many as the capital, which can be ignored. The ministers use public carriages to count. For a big city like the capital, [-] vehicles, there are two capitals and thirteen provinces. These cities are similar to the capital, or slightly less. The number of public carriages in the city should be between one thousand and two thousand. This is my preliminary estimate. For example, the capital and state city are much smaller and the prosperity is different. I estimate that it should be between three hundred and one thousand. Between one thousand and a median number, there should be about [-] taels, and the number of prefectures and counties may be very small, which can be ignored. If the high-level yamen mobilizes horse-drawn carriages to transport victims, they can mobilize at least [-] public carriages, and at least [-] victims can be transported at one time. The transfer of the disaster victims really reflects the timely and convenient transportation of the disaster victims by horse-drawn carriages. If horse-drawn carriages from other provinces are mobilized through the Shandong chief envoy to support them, thousands or thousands of horse-drawn carriages can be easily mobilized, and several horse-drawn carriages can be transported at a time. Tens of thousands of people, even if a certain county was hit by a catastrophe, which led to the emergence of a large number of victims, as long as the chief envoy mobilizes public carriages in time, the victims can be transported in a very short period of time, without the need for the victims to suffer locally... ..." Liu Mao now often goes to the street to beat the gong by himself. The thick-skinned man talks freely in front of the officials without the slightest pressure, which is extremely decent. This point makes many people who are familiar with Liu Mao think Surprised, after three days of farewell, you should look at him with admiration. These words can be used to describe Liu Mao. This calmness is rare.

"...His Majesty, I would like to ask, how should we deal with the disaster victims transferred from the prefectures and counties?" Another minister asked.

Yang Reform again signaled Liu Mao to answer.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the disaster victims transported from prefectures and counties, such as the Shandong Chief Political Officer, can be collectively transported to the Grand Canal, and then resettled the victims through the Secretary of Agriculture, or they can be transported by sea, which can also be arranged by the Secretary of Agriculture. Political envoys, such as Shanxi and Henan, are roughly the same. The stagecoaches on the land and the public horses weave a large net for relief and transfer of victims, and then there is another large net for the Si Nongsi to weave through the waterways of the world. These two big nets are enough to cover most of my court, and His Majesty's people should enjoy His Majesty's promise not to abandon or give up..." Liu Mao replied steadily and confidently.

"Papapa..." Yang Reform clapped his hands to show his encouragement. This Liu Mao has become more stable, more reliable in his work, and more orderly in his speech.

All the ministers nodded their heads when they heard this. The emperor's idea is indeed good, and the scale is quite grand. Using stagecoaches and public carriages to connect all states and counties in the world, weaving a big net, this big net, Normally, they transport official documents of the imperial court and transport passengers for a living without spending any money from the imperial court. Once there is a failure of harvest in a certain place and a large number of victims appear, the power of this large network will be mobilized immediately for relief and transshipment. It is indeed a rare and good idea to transfer all the victims in a very short period of time. It really does not cost much money and deal with the disaster in a timely manner. The big net of relief spread all over every corner of Ming Dynasty, and it was not an outrageous statement. The emperor's sentence "don't abandon, don't give up" is not a lie, but it is the truth.

"Is there any problem with the Qing family? You can bring it up together." Yang Reform asked again, and things went smoothly and uneventfully as expected.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I dare to ask, it is indeed a good thing to have a four-wheeled carriage. Is it true that His Majesty paid for it? Then what will happen in the future? When the carriage will be changed in the future, will His Majesty still pay for it?" Another minister asked.

"This question, let me answer it. Things are urgent now. The drought will be severe in May and June. It is estimated that some victims will not be able to survive and will flee famine. At this time, we must prepare the stagecoach to pick up people. , in July and August, the harvest will gradually become clear, and it is estimated that there will be an outbreak of people fleeing famine. Therefore, within these few months, try to arrange the carriages in place as much as possible. Since the matter is urgent, I don't care about it so much. Everything Putting the rescue of my people first, I should pay the money, and as for the replacement of the carriage in the future, it is too early to talk about it at this time, but I can accept it and give some subsidies..." Yang Reform promised .

"Your Majesty is wise!" All the ministers praised unanimously, the emperor is still very generous, and the money will be given out as soon as he says it.

"Does that one have any questions?" Yang Reform asked.

All the ministers looked at each other, they have already asked all the questions that should be asked, and have said all the things that should be said.

"Your Majesty, I have a question, I don't know if I should ask it." Bi Ziyan stood up again and asked.

"Oh, what's the matter with Bi Qing's family, just ask." Yang Reform said.

"I would like to report to Your Majesty, it is benevolent to rescue the victims by stagecoach, but how to solve the problem of household registration? If there are victims in the local area who cannot survive and want to go to the city to work or do business, how should they be dealt with? It is considered as a private household or as a household name. Are merchants or craftsmen? This matter is different from immigration, and besides, should the drivers of the stagecoach and public carriage be civilian households or military households?" Bi Ziyan asked.

As soon as this issue came up, it was a little surprising. This issue can involve more issues, such as household registration, such as taxes, such as certain unspoken rules that limit ordinary people within a certain range, or national policies.The ministers began to discuss.

"Well, let's see, the life of the people is the most important thing in everything, and the relief of the people affected by the disaster is the most important thing. Since the local area cannot support so many people, it is natural not to restrain people in the local area and let the people starve to death. It is extremely cruel. If there are people who can’t survive and are willing to go to the city to work and do business, they will be released by the local government. The issue of household registration still depends on the wishes of the victims. , I will not stop it, and the issue of taxation will not be mentioned for the time being. Now, everything should be focused on disaster relief. Let’s put these issues aside for the time being and talk about them later..." Yang Reform did not wait for the officials to discuss it, so he decided to lower it. son.

The ministers originally asked the emperor to ask everyone, but they didn't expect that it would be a holy order, which was a bit unexpected.

"...As for the matter of the coachman, although the post is under the control of the Ministry of War..., let's separate it. The post-carriage will still follow the previous rules. In the past, the postman can be whatever his nationality is. As for the public carriage, there is no need. Most of the coachmen are There are many civilian households, and they are forced to designate others as military households. I am afraid that others will not be willing, so let’s put it aside. What was the nationality of the coachman before, and he is still what it is now. Now the matter is urgent, and there are only a few months before the tide of escape. Now I am still confused about this matter, it is really putting the cart before the horse, as I said, the lives of the victims should be the most important thing..." Yang Reform quickly set the tone.

This is also the reason why Yang's reform has been delayed for a long time. In addition to collecting more information and experience, it takes time, and the issue of household registration has always been a problem. Nowadays, the household registration of the Ming Dynasty is very strictly managed. The basic policy is Restricting the movement of ordinary people is the top priority of restricting ordinary people to the local area as much as possible. Household registration is accompanied by taxes, taxes, and corvee. It is very difficult for ordinary people to move on a large scale to work and do business in cities during normal times. , It is only possible under large-scale natural disasters, but even if there are natural disasters, the common people can move on a large scale, but the household registration issue involving the common people is still a big problem, and it is still the common people's responsibility. Shackles, if you want to obtain a large number of labor force, if you want to industrialize, this problem must be solved.

How to solve this problem is really involved. It may be necessary to change the basic national policy of the Ming Dynasty. It cannot be changed all at once, and it cannot be changed all at once. There is no good, mature and reliable method for Yang's reform today. , can only be put on hold for the time being, ignore it, wait until the future to see the situation, first get people into the factory, and then talk about it, when the profit of the factory exceeds the land, and there are a group of capitalists, this matter may be easy to handle Many, now, Yang Reform really doesn't want to contend with the inertia of the entire Ming Dynasty by himself, it's too tiring.

"Minister obeys the order!" Bi Ziyan followed and replied, the other ministers hadn't realized it yet, this matter was settled like this, some ministers curled their lips, and wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, they didn't say anything , The household registration issue is really hard to say, once it is said, it will involve a lot, and the more problems are raised, the emperor put aside these issues for the time being, and do his best to rescue the victims first, which is a last resort.

"Then let's do this. The stagecoach should be arranged first, and the public carriage should be followed up in time. I will place an order for the carriage yard today. Everything should be arranged in place before July. Liu Mao, this matter , I will leave it to you, and you will handle this matter in the name of an imperial envoy for convenience..." Yang Reform said.

"The minister leads the decree!" Liu Mao couldn't wait to reply. Now, his heart can be regarded as his stomach. This job, which is a bit like immigrant disaster relief, finally fell on his head, and he was still an imperial envoy.

"This matter has something to do with immigration. It may be necessary to contact the Secretary of Agriculture. If there is a large number of disaster victims who need to emigrate, they should contact the Secretary of Agriculture in advance and let them make arrangements..." Yang Reform said.

"I understand..." Liu Mao agreed.

"In addition, this matter is definitely not something you can do alone. It involves several provinces and may require a lot of manpower. I promise you to mobilize some manpower from various ministries. In addition, you can also dispatch a group of calendar students from the Imperial College to help you. In case you have no time to clone..." Yang Reform announced again.

As soon as these words came out, the necks of the ministers were all raised. This Liu Mao, now he has entered the room at once. In the future, it is not difficult to find a servant and a minister. It's cheap, I don't know which life's blessings came from it, all the ministries mobilized manpower, and the Imperial College called Li Shisheng, this treatment can be directly compared to Xu Guangqi, and many people are secretly jealous, but everyone knows that this matter It's useless to object, the emperor originally planned to use Liu Mao, but now he wants to take this job, can the emperor agree?Besides, Liu Mao is also a Jinshi, and he has been in charge of this stall all the time. The emperor appointed him as an imperial envoy. There is nothing wrong with it. It is a normal appointment. Many people and Liu Mao reached some agreements, but no one came out to object.

"Thank you for the decree!" Liu Mao was a little excited at this time. The emperor did not disappoint him, and the authority given to him was quite heavy. It really has a future to follow the emperor, and the emperor is indeed a reputable person. , It is not in vain for him to practice with drums and gongs on the street.

(End of this chapter)