Chapter 526: The art of detecting people

I heard Su You continue to say: "In those days when the river flooded, the people were hungry for food. The wealthy prime minister governed the Daming Mansion, and persuaded the people under his command to produce millet to benefit the official houses. Then he found more than 100,000 public and private houses in the area and scattered the victims.

, salary relief is more convenient than centralization.”

"Daming Prefecture is in Beijing. There are many officials who are waiting for vacancies. At that time, the rich prime minister gave them a salary and asked them to serve as managers in places where refugees gathered. They selected the old, weak, sick and infertile people to give alms, registered their hard work, and promised them a future

Play for them and receive rewards."

"Every five days, people are sent to comfort them with wine, meat and food. Because they are sincere, everyone does their best."

"After the water recedes, wherever there are mountains, forests, and marshes that can be used to make a living, the refugees will be left to take it for themselves."

"The deceased was buried in a big tomb, which is called 'Congzhong'."

"When the rice and wheat are ripe in the second year, the refugees will be allowed to return home from far and near, with food provided. At that time, there will be more than 500,000 refugees alive, and tens of thousands of people will be recruited as soldiers."

"It is wise to unite and mobilize all available forces before a natural disaster. It is difficult to save millions of lives in Hebei alone."

After saying that, he turned to Sima Guang and asked: "Bachelor, is that so?"

Sima Guang nodded: "Yes, after Emperor Renzong heard about it, he sent an envoy to praise him and worshiped Mr. Fu as the Minister of Rites. Mr. Fu said: 'This is the position of a minister.' He resigned but refused."

Su You said: "So the disaster relief strategy must be simple and thorough. If it is simple, it will be easy to implement, and if it is thorough, it will be thorough."

"Now that the court's relief has arrived, there are still many related measures to reduce or reduce subsidies to be announced. Today's conditions are much better than those of Mr. Fu, so we just take this opportunity to do something more to boost the morale of the officials and the people.

"

"Autumn is about to begin, and it will be the day to plant winter wheat. If things are delayed again, it will be even more difficult to turn over the new year."

Sima Guang said: "There is also a plague that is likely to break out in autumn, so we need to get rid of it quickly. What Mingrun said makes sense. Since Mr. Fu was effective back then, we might as well use the fortune judgment."

Su You continued to add: "In addition to the power of the government, private power must also be used as much as possible. This time we came and brought a large number of masks and patent medicines. One hundred thousand copies of disaster relief and epidemic prevention brochures were also urgently printed."

"These are all done with the help of private charity. When the time comes, we will take some of them to the earthquake-stricken areas and leave some of them for the transportation authorities to help you achieve your goals."

Sima Guang said: "Daming Prefecture is the most important place in Hebei. The disaster relief measures are implemented from Daming Prefecture and are outlined and led. Once the matter is done, I and Mingrun will return to the capital and will report to the officials. The first task is to make judgments!"

Wang Guanglian is a person who is keen on official career, otherwise he would not be tossing the Qingmiao method privately in Shaanxi. Hearing this, he stood up and said: "Bachelors and ministers are indeed important ministers of the country. After some guidance, I know what to do!"

Sima Guang also stood up: "Hearing is false, seeing is believing, so I ask the shipping magistrate to take us to verify the warehouse, and on behalf of His Majesty, go to express condolences to the officials and the people. We will rush to Yingzhou without further delay."

Two days later, Sima Guang and Su You set off again with the survey team and grain ships.

Along the way, we put down the boat and let the survey team launch the survey. We made an appointment to finally meet in Yingzhou.

Sima Guang was reading the hydrological data and newspapers sent from various places. Seeing Su You's well-organized arrangements, he expressed his admiration and said: "That Wang Guanglian is not as good as brother Nai, let alone you Mingrun. He is very interested in official career. Why is Mingrun so different from others?"

He said a lot of nice things?"

Su You said: "If we want to overcome the difficulties together, we must use all available forces. When we are in the same boat, we cannot pick and choose."

"As long as the measures are deployed and more refugees can be saved, what's the point of a few good words? How come the bachelor doesn't think highly of him?"

Sima Guang said: "I have my own skills in observing people. When Wang Guanglian heard your suggestion, his expression was a little unexpected. When he heard that it was the technique of Mr. Fu, his face changed a little. When he heard that you and I would work with him, he immediately

The spirit is uplifting. Hahaha, such a person..."

Su You was a little surprised: "Then why doesn't the bachelor know that I am also keen on an official career?"

Sima Guang laughed loudly: "The biggest joke is that Su Mingrun is so enthusiastic about his official career. I have been with you for many days, and I know that you seem to be following the steps step by step, but in fact you are worried. I can also see that your efforts are real.

For the people of the Song Dynasty, not for official career."

"Starting from Shuzhong, you have worked all the way to Kuizhou, Weizhou, Xizhou, and now you are a prisoner. Is it a good place to be? You are probably the most unlucky prodigy in the dynasty. Have you never noticed it?"

Su You thought about it carefully, Damn! It’s really like that! Coupled with the current river affairs inspection, I think the Song Dynasty is the most miserable one!

Sima Guang looked at Su You's dumbfounded look with satisfaction: "Your Excellency Mr. Fu, Ouyang Yongshu, Zhang Fangping, and Zhao Pian all appreciate you. When they were in the court, if you wanted to consider your career, you would act as a Qing Dynasty official to serve as an imperial official."

Isn’t your position an easy job?”

"But you have never thought about doing this, and what I admire about you is that you have never thought about it!"

"A few days ago, Sun Neng came to consult the "Book of Han" and said that you once told him that you were destined to be an old man, right?"

Su You refused to admit it: "This kid knows nonsense!"

Sima Guang smiled and said: "I'll tell you why, because old men and old ladies all have their own way of detecting people. They have developed a pair of piercing eyes as early as in the court. Do you understand?"

I understand, after all, I am the real good person!

Sima Guang picked up the newspaper from his residence: "Teng Fu has also arrived. Knowing that the people did not dare to go home, he moved into the official residence and slept alone under the house. He said: 'The people rely on me to survive, and the house is destroyed and the people die. I should bear the same fate with my body.

.'It is not easy for the people to return to their homes and live in peace..."

Su You said: "This is just the beginning. It will be even more difficult to bury the dead, feed the hungry, collect land taxes, inspect lazy officials, build embankments, repair armored soldiers, and supervise thieves."

…

The tragic conditions along the way were shocking. From time to time, human and animal corpses were floating on the river. In some places where the backwaters were sloshing, corpses were gathered in one place, no less than dozens, and their condition was unspeakable.

Under the current rivers, there are often roads, villages, and fertile fields. Many washed-down houses still have remaining pillars and walls standing in the river, like statues of despair, watching the fleet pass by.

Shi Wei hid in the cabin and couldn't bear to see such a tragic situation.

What Sima Guang and Su You were worried about was that the scene in Yingzhou, the epicenter of the earthquake, might be even worse than it is now.

A few days later, the fleet arrived in Yingzhou, and the two of them breathed a sigh of relief.

The earthquake was immediately followed by the river disaster, and news was blocked for a long time. As a result, Yingzhou was the worst hit, and the situation was actually much better than that of surrounding areas.

Officials here have played an active role.

Li Suzhi, the nephew of Li Di after the Li family of Zhaojun, Guan clan in Shandong, is absolutely talented.

Li Di was the champion of the Song Dynasty and served as prime minister twice. He was mentioned in the previous book. When Zhang Fangping was deceived the most when he was young, it was Li Di who appointed him as the general judge of the Tianxiong Army and recommended him to go to Que, Zhiji.

Xian Yuan, from then on his official career began to be smooth.

So when it comes to the circle of aristocratic families in the officialdom, they are actually not very big, and they can be connected to each other everywhere.

The Song Dynasty used culture to control military force. When Peng Shixi rebelled, the old man was the Hubei Road Transport Envoy. So Adun Lie, ah no, when Su Lie went to Hubei to put down the rebellion, he was the old man's real subordinate at that time.

The old man had a very good impression of Su Lie, compared to Di Qing and Guo Kui. Moreover, the old man also mentioned the Kuizhou Road Penal Prison and knew how miserable that place was. Therefore, he had a very favorable impression of Su You, who had made Kuizhou turn around in two years.

More blue eyes.

Su You also admired this old man with both civil and military talents. He and Sima Guang were on tenterhooks along the way, and ended up getting an Easter egg in Yingzhou.

"Heavy rains and earthquakes caused the government buildings and houses to collapse. Those who were exposed went in and out of the mud and tied grass sheds to store millet. They were used to house the residents. They opened the sheds to encourage the people. They strictly warned against theft and were engaged in military law."

After the earthquake, rumors spread among the people of Yingzhou that there was going to be a flood, so the people were very shocked and rushed to flee.

Li Suzhi served as the pacifier in charge of Gaoyangguan Road, and was also in charge of Yingzhou affairs. He sent people everywhere to persuade and pacify, and the rumors disappeared.

Immediately afterwards, they organized the construction of warehouses, pulled up tarps, built tents and thatched houses, collected materials that had not been destroyed from various places, and stored them in a centralized manner.

By the time the heavy rain came and went, the old man had raised 1.3 million dan of food, weapons and other supplies of the same amount.

Immediately afterwards, Li Suzhi ordered the soldiers to be issued weapons, to maintain vigilance at all times, to maintain public security and order, and to implement military control in Yingzhou.

Then the relief work began. At the same time, drums were set up in every household in the countryside. There were thieves who beat the drums frequently, both near and far. The thieves stopped.

By the time Su You and the others arrived, Yingzhou had not only dealt with the disaster, repaired the damaged houses in the city, and had begun to build a new city wall!
Chapter completed!