This hurricane made landfall directly in Luang County. Although everyone had already harvested a batch of harvestable grain, overall, the economic losses in Luan County were still extremely huge.
Fortunately, because Xiao Chong evacuated the people in the dangerous area in advance, there were not many casualties.
Compared with Luang County's adequate preparations, other prefectures and counties in Jiangnan Province that were also affected by this hurricane suffered much greater losses than Luang County.
Many low-lying villages were even directly submerged by floods. People who did not evacuate in time all died in the water. Those who managed to escape became duckweeds and became homeless.
My home was flooded, and I could go back when the water receded, but all my crops were damaged, which is really fatal!
Without income from the fields, how would they pay taxes, fill their stomachs, and live?
The refugees after a major disaster were always a headache for ancient officials, and disaster relief was not an easy thing to do.
It is also my fault that the magistrate of their county did not pay attention to the hurricane information Xiao Chong handed over, and regretted it!
In the early Tang Dynasty, people attached great importance to having a household registration that could pay taxes. The number of people under the rule was directly linked to the performance appraisal of the county magistrate!
There are people in this world who are sad, and naturally there are people who are happy. The joys and sorrows of human beings are never the same.
Facing the refugees coming towards Luan County, Xiao Chong was very happy and refused to accept anyone who came!
He did not face the food shortage dilemma faced by other county magistrates. Before the hurricane came, he had already "beaten" the local tyrants and raised a group. At this time, he could use it to feed the refugees from other counties.
Of course, it is not Xiao Chong's style to simply take out food for disaster relief and never come back.
What he does when he makes love is to turn bad things into good things, and to maximize the benefits of good things, killing two birds with one stone!
Refugees are just wanderers, and to Xiao Chong, they are also born to be laborers, so they can be used in vain!
He is carrying out a large-scale water conservancy project in Luan County. There is a shortage of people for these two large water conservancy projects, namely Shanwei and Rihu!
So this time, no matter how many refugees came, he accepted them all.
It’s just that Luan County welcomes refugees from all over the world with open arms, but the refugees themselves don’t dare to come here. There are rumors in the world that if you go to Luan County, you will be dragged into hard labor by the county government. This is not what they imagined after they get through the difficulties by eating and drinking for free.
, being sent back to his place of origin is completely different!
After Lin Wanwan went to Xiaoxi Town to look at her property after the hurricane, and inquired about the recent developments in the town, she heard about the recent actions of the county government, and four words immediately came to her mind - work-for-relief!
Yes, Xiao Zifang is indeed Xiao Zifang, and he has not insulted the two words "Zifang" that have been passed down through the ages.
The idea of working-for-relief sprouted in the Spring and Autumn Period and emerged in the Song Dynasty. Until modern times, work-for-relief projects still exist in impoverished mountainous areas.
In the ancient farming feudal society, whenever there was a major disaster, the fields could not be cultivated and the people were displaced. In order to protect the population and maintain stability, the rulers had to rescue the victims.
However, 80% of the wealth in society is in the hands of 20% of the princes and nobles, and they will not be so kind as to donate much.
If the imperial court does not open warehouses to provide relief, then the governors in various places will have no choice but to provide relief through work.
"Relief through work?" Xiao Chong, who heard Lin Wanwan's words, pondered the word back and forth between his lips and teeth for a while, then smiled and sighed, "My cousin is really my best friend."
Lonely Shi Shiran cut off the wick to make the candle light brighter, and then said: "The Lord of Le'an Township is indeed different from ordinary women. No wonder you like her. There is really no need to be constrained when meeting such a strange woman.
It’s because of family status.”
That is to say, Lin Wanwan had already left the county government office in the evening. If she were at the scene and heard two truly smart people praising her behind her back, she would definitely be a little proud.
Ever since Lin Wanwan gave Dugu Di a magical glass piece that can magnify the world the day before yesterday, the latter's favorability towards Lin Wanwan has skyrocketed. This gift was sent to the heart of the recipient.
Who wants to be half-blind when they can see the world clearly?
It's just that Dugu Di can't use his eyes for a long time. After all, his eyes have been poisoned and the damage is quite serious. Even if he can see more clearly, he can't overuse his eyes.
After the disaster, the county government had so many things to do that Xiao Chong had to work all day long, but he was used to taking a break from his busy schedule. No matter how busy and tired he was every night, he always found time to have a drink with his staff and his cousin Dugu Di.
, chat for a while, and also take time out to ride on the street and eat some street snacks.
Xiao Chong came out of the back gate of the county government office early in the morning and got on his horse. Behind him was his personal bodyguard Shu Qi.
Xiao Chong believed in letting the horse rein, and allowed the divine horse under him to take him for a walk on the streets of Xiaoxi Town in the early morning. He looked up at the exceptionally bright sky. Today is another autumn weather with tigers raging!
As he walked, the scent of sesame biscuits came to his nose. Xiao Chong lowered his head and looked at the mobile biscuit stall on the roadside. His stomach rumbled and his mouth was filled with saliva.
He went out early, so he didn't eat the breakfast in the house, and thought about buying it on the street. At this time, Xiao Chong, who was riding a tall horse, did not dismount, and took out six copper coins from his arms, which was accurate.
He threw it into the copper coin bowl placed by the vendor: "Bring me six sesame cakes, fill them with sesame seeds, and divide them into two portions."
"Okay!" the young man agreed, raised a face full of hope, sprinkled sesame seeds all over the cakes with quick hands and feet, then put four of them in oil paper and handed them to Xiao Chong.
Xiao Chong took two packs of oil paper, threw one pack to Shuqi, and threw out two copper coins. He laughed loudly and said: "I am the head of a county, how can I take advantage of you?"
"Hey, hey, it's not Xiao Ming's house who's here to take advantage of me. It's me who received the favor from Xiao Ming's house. If you hadn't asked us to move, both Mr. and his wife would have been crushed to death by the collapsed house during the last hurricane.
"The man selling Hu cakes smiled honestly at Xiao Chong.
Xiao Chong casually took a big bite of Hu Pancake on the street and nodded with satisfaction: "Yes, this is the taste. You have to keep this skill."
After saying that, without waiting for the man to answer, he waved and left the place on horseback.
As soon as Xiao Chong walked away, a hint of cleverness suddenly flashed in the eyes of this honest-looking man. He rubbed the chest where Xiao Chong had just thrown a copper coin, took out another copper coin and wiped it on his chest.
, hehehe smiled.
The little lady who was busy making other people's voices behind him saw that he was still having fun, so she immediately hit him: "You, you are playing with the sword in front of Guan Gong's gate, and you are playing tricks with Xiao Mingfu, you think he doesn't know!
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In order to sell two more cakes, I deliberately pack more cakes as a gift. This is a little cleverness that belongs to men.
If Xiao Chong is willing to accept it, then he has accepted his gift (although it is only a little, but it is still a gift, isn't it); if Xiao Chong insists on paying, then he will make a little more money and neither will suffer.