When Zhou Kangen came to the living room, Wu Decao, the chief envoy of Henan Province, Guan Siqiu, the envoy of Henan Province, and Zhu Chang, the governor of Henan Province, had been waiting for a long time.
"Cough", Zhou Kangeng coughed majestically, and then without further ado, he went straight to the topic, "Masters, Henan has been hit by cold disasters, military disasters, and the people have been displaced. As officials of the imperial court, we are here to provide relief to the victims.
It is our duty to resume production. Can you all discuss it and see if there is any good way?"
"Government of the Constitution," Zhu Changshi spoke first, "I think the officials should immediately set up porridge soup kitchens in various prefectures, prefectures, and counties to encourage people to return to their hometowns to farm."
"Alas!"
Zhou Kangeng sighed heavily: "There is not much food in the treasury across Henan. When I took office, the Holy Father only gave me 80,000 shi of food. Compared with the people of the province, it was nothing more than a drop in the bucket. Setting up a porridge farm
,Where does food come from?"
It’s not that Zhu Hengjia is stingy. The food in his hands must first be provided to the army. The fleet sent to purchase food from Siam, Nanzhang, Champa and other countries has not yet returned, so he can only give Henan and Shandong provinces 80,000 shi of food each first.
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"This~"
Zhu Changshi blushed and said nonchalantly, "You can encourage rich households to donate food," and then fell silent. He must have known that it would be difficult to get the squires and landlords to donate food for disaster relief!
"There is a way for me to lower my rank," said the inspector Guan Siqiu in a leisurely manner. This Guan Siqiu was also from Huguang. He was elected in the 15th year of Chongzhen's reign. He had a bold personality and was familiar with Ren Dun's astrology.
Seeing that his fellow countryman had a solution, Zhou Kangeng was happy and said anxiously: "Yezhong, you have always been resourceful, tell me quickly!"
Guan Siqiu smiled: "Duke Zhou, my method is called the hierarchical disaster relief method. According to the land situation of the people in Henan, the people are divided into five classes: Class A is the rich household, who must donate grain and silver to help the government in disaster relief; Class B is the big household,
Grain must be sold at a fair price to stabilize grain prices; Class C is a medium-sized household and is self-sufficient; Class D is a small household and can purchase affordable grain set by the government; Class E is a poor household, and the government scatters rice and provides porridge."
When everyone heard this, they first clapped their hands and applauded, and then began to think deeply.
Zhu Changshi frowned and said: "Guan Yintai, you are in charge of criminal law. You should know that there are many abuses in the officialdom. Those rich and big households often collude with local officials. I am afraid that by then, the rich households will be classified as poor households, the real poor households.
On the contrary, he has become a wealthy household. He is not afraid that there will be no disaster relief, but will only increase the burden on the victims!"
"Humph, I will send people to inspect various prefectures, states, and counties. If any corrupt officials are found who are violating the law for their own purposes, they will be investigated and dealt with immediately," Guan Siqiu hummed.
Wu Decao, the chief envoy of Henan, spoke: "Although the method of controlling the Taiwan is good, there are many powerful people among the rich households in Henan. Forcing them to provide food for disaster relief will easily push them to the side of the Qing Dynasty, which is not conducive to the stability of Henan. It is not conducive to the stability of Henan.
In order to change the forced donation as a commendation, if a wealthy household is willing to donate food for disaster relief, an archway should be built in his hometown to show his contribution."
"Hahaha! After hearing what you said, this governor suddenly became enlightened!"
Zhou Kangeng suddenly burst into laughter: "Ye Zhong's method of graded disaster relief is very good, but it needs to be modified. It only divides large households, small households and poor households. Small households and poor households are classified as relief. Small households can be The government warehouses purchased grain at a reasonable price set by the government; for poor households, the government scattered rice and provided porridge. For those large households, they followed Wu Fangbo's method and encouraged them to donate grain for disaster relief by commending them on festivals. Capable personnel patrol various places to eliminate corruption and bend the law."
Wu Decao suddenly said: "I also have a method, the name relief method."
"Oh, Uncle Wu Fang, please speak!"
"In the past, porridge soup kitchens were mostly located near the city. Some residents in the city who were not short of food pretended to receive the porridge. The hungry victims had to walk more than a hundred miles or even hundreds of miles to receive the porridge. There were countless deaths and high costs. Few people have been saved. Instead of setting up porridge farms directly in various townships, it will reduce the number of false claimants and save the victims the trouble of running around. It will cost less, save more people, and keep the people in their hometowns, which will benefit next year. "Spring Plowing".
"Good! This method is good!" Zhou Kangeng praised with his palms.
"Duke Zhou, if you don't force the rich to donate, what will happen if there is a shortage of food?" Guan Siqiu asked.
"It doesn't matter, we should use heavy codes to govern troubled times." Zhou Kangeng's somewhat cloudy old eyes suddenly shot out a sharp light, "I heard that some officials, gentry, and powerful men in Henan helped the Qing Dynasty, massacred the anti-Qing martyrs, and paid blood debts. Lai Lei. These traitors who have helped others should be investigated and punished for the crime of "collaborating with captives", their property confiscated, and relief given to the victims.
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"Folks, don't make any noise. Now we are giving out porridge. Everyone has a share. Line up one by one and come according to the number plate."
At the porridge farm in Wolonggang Township, Nanyang, a servant shouted while beating the gong.
This porridge factory is divided into four areas according to the relief targets: the elderly, children, women, and adults. They are separated from each other by fences. The amount of porridge given out in each place is different. The adults are the most and the children are the least. They are not full, but they are definitely hungry. Immortal.
Each place is divided into several rows, and a table is placed at the top of each row, with pots and bowls and other utensils placed on it. The victims lined up one by one, received pots or bowls, and held a red number plate, and headed to the soup kitchen.
Only poor households can receive this red card to get porridge; small households receive a green card, with which they can go to the government's temporary grain store to buy cheap grain; as for the big households, the government does not care.
Zhao Cui'e queued in the women's section, biting her fingers and queuing silently. Finally, she arrived in line. She happily took a basin and came to the porridge bucket.
“It smells so good!”
A skinny guard took the number plate, read the words on it, and asked: "Are you Zhao Cui'e from Zhaojia Village, Wolonggang Township?"
"It's the slave family".
The thin servant took the relief book and looked through it carefully. Sure enough, Zhao Cui'e's name was on it. He nodded to the fat servant who was making porridge.
The fat officer took the porridge spoon and poured two spoons into the basin. Zhao Cui'e left with great gratitude, drank the porridge in a remote place, and then put the basin back on the desk.
Zhao Dazhuang stood in Dingzhuang District and drank three spoons of porridge.
An old couple each received a spoonful and a half of porridge. The old man drank and said to his wife with tears: "It's better to live in the Ming Dynasty! The Tatars don't let us enter the city and shoot us with arrows."<
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"The Governor of Henan Province, Zhou Kangeng, would like to report this to provide relief to the people in the disaster: I heard that the people are the foundation of the country, and the foundation of the country is not solid, and the mountains and rivers are shaken. Today, Henan has been repeatedly hit by cold disasters and military disasters, people's livelihood is in ruins, there are people dying of hunger in the wild, and the people are displaced, causing
There are whole villages of people who have fled. I live in Xiang Province, my body is decayed and lowly. Your Majesty does not think that I am despicable and makes you governor of Henan. I am grateful and always want to serve you. Now I have tried three methods in Henan and it has achieved great results. I am still ignorant.
, I only wish to repay the divine grace in case of any eventuality! The first one is: the law for punishing traitors, confiscating the property of traitors and traitors to provide relief to the victims; the second one is: the classification law, which divides the people into three levels: large households, small households, and poor households, and provides relief to small households and
Poor households are encouraged to donate money from large households; the third method is: the method of distributing relief, setting up porridge farms in each township, and distributing porridge in a scattered manner, so that the people do not have to travel around, and the state saves money. The world is governed or not, and the people's livelihood is peaceful or uneasy.
It depends on food. When you have food in the warehouse, you know the etiquette, and when you have enough food and clothing, you know the honor and disgrace. Although the disaster in Henan has slowed down, it still needs 50,000 dan of food. Your Majesty loves the people like a son, has the world in mind, is talented and decisive, and has great wisdom. He will definitely be able to comply with the request of the minister.
"This Memorial".
Zhu Hengjia was overjoyed after reading Zhou Kangeng's book. An old man in a country is like a treasure! Zhou Kangeng is a real talent. The three disaster relief methods he wrote are simple and practical. The disaster in Henan was so severe that he actually said that he only needed to allocate more money.
With 50,000 shi of food, you can survive the disaster years. Good, good!
He immediately replied: "Look at the three methods you have mentioned. They are well organized and should be promoted in the northern provinces. The required 50,000 stone grains will be allocated immediately."
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In Yi County, Gunzhou Prefecture, Shandong Province, Qian Qianyi, the governor of Shandong and Henan in the Ming Dynasty, was discussing Zhou Kangen's three disaster relief methods with Zhang Huangyan, the governor of Shandong. Zhu Hengjia ordered that Henan's disaster relief experience be promoted in the northern provinces, and they naturally received a copy.<
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Qian Qianyi smiled and asked Zhang Huangyan: "Cang Shui, what do you think of these three methods?"
Zhang Huangyan was originally the Right Minister of the Ministry of War. Zhu Hengjia saw that he was able to do things well, and it was the time for Shandong to employ people. He was appointed as the Governor of Shandong, and the right minister of the Jiadu Procuratorate. Hearing this, he said lightly: "Oranges grow in Huainan.
It is orange, and when born in Huaibei, it is tangerine."
"Good!"
Qian Qianyi was extremely smart and knew immediately what Zhang Huangyan meant: Shandong and Henan have different provincial conditions, so there is no need to copy everything mechanically. First of all, the disaster in Shandong is not as severe as in Henan, and there are not as many refugees as in Henan; secondly, Shandong has only recovered a few people.
County, the rest are all occupied areas.
"Cangshui, I think the classification method and the relief method can be implemented in Shandong. As for this law of punishing traitors, our army is currently fighting a fierce battle with the Tartars. This will easily force those traitors to be loyal to the Qing Dynasty and fight against me, the Ming Dynasty.
As an enemy, it is not appropriate to promote it in Shandong at present."
"What Mr. Qian said is true."
Qian and Zhang discussed it and decided to recruit disaster victims in Shandong, provide relief with work, and overhaul water conservancy and river embankments.
This chapter has been completed!