In the huge Chief Envoy Si Yamen Court, only Gu Kun was still there.
"How much food did uncle bring this time?" There were so many people outside just now that it was hard for Gu Kun to ask.
Now that he and Han Du were the only two people here, they naturally couldn't wait to ask out the doubts they had suppressed in their hearts.
"Three hundred thousand dan." ??
Gu Kun couldn't help frowning after hearing this. Three hundred thousand dans seemed like a lot. At this time, 30,000 dans of food could save many lives. But compared with the more than 3 million disaster victims in Henan, 300,000 dans was nothing.
A lot. No matter how much you save, you won’t need it during the autumn harvest.
After some calculations, Gu Kun's expression turned solemn. "Uncle, three hundred thousand tons of grain is not enough."
"Uncle Ben certainly doesn't know enough." Han Du said angrily, "Where do you think this food comes from?"
"Could it be that it wasn't assigned by the imperial court?" Gu Kun asked in confusion.
"The imperial court?" Han Du couldn't help but sneered, "There is no food at all in the imperial court. The emperor only left one month's rations for the palace and took out the excess. There were also donations from temples, merchants and people.
of."
"I have thanked the emperor and the people of the capital on behalf of the people. I will never forget my great kindness. However, is the imperial court really out of food? What should we do? Three hundred thousand loads of food will not last long."
Han Du sighed and said: "So, everyone's food must be rationed, only ten kilograms a month."
"This is a way. Although it is impossible to eat ten kilograms of grain, it will not starve to death." Gu Kun nodded and sighed, but then he asked: "Even so, three hundred thousand tons of grain can only be enough at most."
If it can last for a month, what should we do after one month?"
"The imperial court will have food in one month. Otherwise, why do you think the emperor would only leave one month's food rations?" Han Du said casually, but did not explain in detail to Gu Kun.
After all, the food supply in Luzon is still a secret. If possible, we should not disclose it to avoid causing unnecessary complications.
"I understand," Gu Kun did not break the casserole to ask the truth. Although he also wanted to know why there would be food in a month. But he believed the information given by Han Du. After all, even the emperor only
We have left a month's worth of rations, so it's unlikely that we will be without food by then.
Gu Kun put aside the matter of food for the time being, and then clasped his fists towards Han Du and reminded him: "Uncle, I think this food cannot be distributed directly to the people."
"Oh? Why?" Han Du pondered for a moment and felt that there would be no problem even if it was distributed directly to the people. In this way, there would be less middlemen to make the difference.
"Uncle, if you eat ten kilograms of grain for a month, you won't be able to eat enough. If you distribute grain to the people, it is inevitable that some people will take risks and cause trouble." Gu Kun explained.
Han Du nodded repeatedly after hearing this. It is indeed possible for such a thing to happen. After all, even if you are well fed and warmly clothed, there are still people who will be jealous of others. What's more, at this time when no one has enough to eat, this kind of thing
There will definitely be more people.
If grain is distributed directly to the people, theft and robbery will inevitably spring up like mushrooms after a rain. Not to mention that Han Du only brought 500 soldiers, even if he brought 50,000, it would be impossible to bring more than 3 million people.
Totally watch.
By then, things will get serious, and a civil unrest may occur.
"Then what do you want to do?"
"I plan to put the grain in the yamen of various prefectures and counties, and then distribute the grain as work relief. Otherwise, if so many people are idle all day long, there will be trouble." Gu Kun couldn't help but said sonorously.
Work-for-relief! It’s not like Han Du didn’t know this method.
Although he thinks this is a good approach, Han Du still feels that measures should be taken according to local conditions and that it is impossible to use relief-for-work to solve problems all the time.
Times have changed, and perhaps the problems of the past could be solved with work-for-work relief, but the current situation may not be the same.
"Relief for work" Han Du sighed and said: "Master Gu should know that each person only has ten kilograms of food rations a month. How can such a small amount of food support the people to work? The greater the output, the greater the consumption.
If this increases food consumption, it would be more than worth the gain."
Is it good to use work instead of relief? Of course it is. It can not only solve the problem of people having nothing to do and cause trouble, but also make the distribution of disaster relief food valuable. It can be said that it is the best of both worlds.
But that also depends on the time. If there is enough food, there is nothing to say. Even if Gu Kun doesn't mention it, Han Du will use work-for-relief to supervise the people. But the food now is simply too little. If it could have been
Food that can last for a month can only last for twenty days after the work-for-relief program. In this way, isn't it putting the cart before the horse?
Let the people live in peace and stability until one month later, this is the purpose.
"Don't worry, uncle, I won't let the people do heavy work. I will only let them do things within their ability without exerting too much effort."
"In that case, that's okay." Han Du couldn't help but nodded when he heard this. If the intensity is not high, then it's okay.
"What are you going to ask the people to do?"
Seeing that Han Du agreed, Gu Kun did not hide anything and said directly: "I am going to let them rest on the road and fill in the potholes on the road. Such a thing can be done easily."
Han Du thought for a moment and said, "However, the issue of food distribution still needs to be changed."
"Please give me your instructions." Gu Kun also wanted to hear if Han Du had any better ideas.
"Food cannot be placed in the hands of various prefectures and counties."
Han Du opened his mouth and made Gu Kun feel embarrassed.
If the grain is not placed in the government offices of various prefectures and counties, can it be put in your own hands? If this grain is not distributed to the people through various prefectures and counties, can you rely on yourself and others to distribute the grain?
Han Du has a different idea. Since ancient times, the official word has two mouths, and the upper mouth must be fed first before the lower mouth can be fed. On normal days, Han Du would also agree with both hands and feet. After all, he
As an official, why should I oppose something that can benefit me?
Of course, there are people who don’t believe in this evil. And Han Du is not the first person who doesn’t believe in this evil. The first one is Lao Zhu. Lao Zhu has always been generous to the people but harsh to the officials. In Lao Zhu’s view,
As an official, you should work hard to support the old Zhu family. Do you still want to feed you first? Have you tried my steel knife and it has no effect?
Under the threat of Lao Zhu's butcher's knife, the officials lived a miserable life. In terms of living standards, there was not much difference between them and ordinary people. In such a large government envoy's Yamen Court, only Gu Kun was still there.
"How much food did uncle bring this time?" There were so many people outside just now that it was hard for Gu Kun to ask.
Now that he and Han Du were the only two people here, they naturally couldn't wait to ask out the doubts they had suppressed in their hearts.
"Three hundred thousand dan."
Gu Kun couldn't help frowning after hearing this. Three hundred thousand dans seemed like a lot. At this time, 30,000 dans of food could save many lives. But compared with the more than 3 million disaster victims in Henan, 300,000 dans was nothing.
A lot. No matter how much you save, you won’t need it during the autumn harvest.
After some calculations, Gu Kun's expression turned solemn. "Uncle, three hundred thousand tons of grain is not enough."
"Uncle Ben certainly doesn't know enough." Han Du said angrily, "Where do you think this food comes from?"
"Could it be that it wasn't assigned by the imperial court?" Gu Kun asked in confusion.
"The imperial court?" Han Du couldn't help but sneered, "There is no food at all in the imperial court. The emperor only left one month's rations for the palace and took out the excess. There were also donations from temples, merchants and people.
of."
"I have thanked the emperor and the people of the capital on behalf of the people. I will never forget my great kindness. However, is the imperial court really out of food? What should we do? Three hundred thousand loads of food will not last long."
Han Du sighed and said: "So, everyone's food must be rationed, only ten kilograms a month."
"This is a way. Although it is impossible to eat ten kilograms of grain, it will not starve to death." Gu Kun nodded and sighed, but then he asked: "Even so, three hundred thousand tons of grain can only be enough at most."
If it can last for a month, what should we do after one month?"
"The imperial court will have food in one month. Otherwise, why do you think the emperor would only leave one month's food rations?" Han Du said casually, but did not explain in detail to Gu Kun.
After all, the food supply in Luzon is still a secret. If possible, we should not disclose it to avoid causing unnecessary complications.
"I understand," Gu Kun did not break the casserole to ask the truth. Although he also wanted to know why there would be food in a month. But he believed the information given by Han Du. After all, even the emperor only
We have left a month's worth of rations, so it's unlikely that we will be without food by then.
Gu Kun put aside the matter of food for the time being, and then clasped his fists towards Han Du and reminded him: "Uncle, I think this food cannot be distributed directly to the people."
"Oh? Why?" Han Du pondered for a moment and felt that there would be no problem even if it was distributed directly to the people. In this way, there would be less middlemen to make the difference.
"Uncle, if you eat ten kilograms of grain for a month, you won't be able to eat enough. If you distribute grain to the people, it is inevitable that some people will take risks and cause trouble." Gu Kun explained.
Han Du nodded repeatedly after hearing this. It is indeed possible for such a thing to happen. After all, even if you are well fed and warmly clothed, there are still people who will be jealous of others. What's more, at this time when no one has enough to eat, this kind of thing
There will definitely be more people.
If grain is distributed directly to the people, theft and robbery will inevitably spring up like mushrooms after a rain. Not to mention that Han Du only brought 500 soldiers, even if he brought 50,000, it would be impossible to bring more than 3 million people.
Totally watch.
By then, things will get serious, and a civil unrest may occur.
"Then what do you want to do?"
"I plan to put the grain in the yamen of various prefectures and counties, and then distribute the grain as work relief. Otherwise, if so many people are idle all day long, there will be trouble." Gu Kun couldn't help but said sonorously.
Work-for-relief! It’s not like Han Du didn’t know this method.
Although he thinks this is a good approach, Han Du still feels that measures should be taken according to local conditions and that it is impossible to use relief-for-work to solve problems all the time.
Times have changed, and perhaps the problems of the past could be solved with work-for-work relief, but the current situation may not be the same.
"Relief for work" Han Du sighed and said: "Master Gu should know that each person only has ten kilograms of food rations a month. How can such a small amount of food support the people to work? The greater the output, the greater the consumption.
If this increases food consumption, it would be more than worth the gain."
Is it good to use work instead of relief? Of course it is. It can not only solve the problem of people having nothing to do and cause trouble, but also make the distribution of disaster relief food valuable. It can be said that it is the best of both worlds.
But that also depends on the time. If there is enough food, there is nothing to say. Even if Gu Kun doesn't mention it, Han Du will use work-for-relief to supervise the people. But the food now is simply too little. If it could have been
Food that can last for a month can only last for twenty days after the work-for-relief program. In this way, isn't it putting the cart before the horse?
Let the people live in peace and stability until one month later, this is the purpose.
"Don't worry, uncle, I won't let the people do heavy work. I will only let them do things within their ability without exerting too much effort."
"In that case, that's okay." Han Du couldn't help but nodded when he heard this. If the intensity is not high, then it's okay.
"What are you going to ask the people to do?"
Seeing that Han Du agreed, Gu Kun did not hide anything and said directly: "I am going to let them rest on the road and fill in the potholes on the road. Such a thing can be done easily."
Han Du thought for a moment and said, "However, the issue of food distribution still needs to be changed."
"Please give me your instructions." Gu Kun also wanted to hear if Han Du had any better ideas.
"Food cannot be placed in the hands of various prefectures and counties."
Han Du opened his mouth and made Gu Kun feel embarrassed.
If the grain is not placed in the government offices of various prefectures and counties, can it be put in your own hands? If this grain is not distributed to the people through various prefectures and counties, can you rely on yourself and others to distribute the grain?
Han Du has a different idea. Since ancient times, the official word has two mouths, and the upper mouth must be fed first before the lower mouth can be fed. On normal days, Han Du would also agree with both hands and feet. After all, he
As an official, why should I oppose something that can benefit me?
Of course, there are people who don’t believe in this evil. And Han Du is not the first person who doesn’t believe in this evil. The first one is Lao Zhu. Lao Zhu has always been generous to the people but harsh to the officials. In Lao Zhu’s view,
As an official, you should work hard to support the old Zhu family. Do you still want to feed you first? Have you tried my steel knife and it has no effect?
Under the threat of Lao Zhu's butcher's knife, the officials lived a miserable life. In terms of living standards, there was not much difference between them and ordinary people.