Before Xiao Han finished speaking, the chopsticks that the old man had just picked up in his hands had been broken into several pieces!
"Wait a minute, I didn't hear clearly. How much food did they give?"
The old man was holding a few broken chopsticks in his hand as if he didn't notice it. His wide eyes were staring at Xiao Han, and the light in his eyes was like that of a pervert who had been hungry for many years and finally met a stunning beauty.
generally!
"Well, 400,000 stones, this is just the contribution from the big families. Cui Renshi also said that he would help raise funds among the people... After all, this is a city with a population of hundreds of thousands. As long as everyone contributes a little, it is not a small sum.
food."
Xiao Han felt a little nervous when he was stared at by the old man. He swallowed hard, and then carefully moved back as he spoke.
He didn't know why, but he always felt that the way Old Man Hua looked at him was exactly the same as the butcher looking at the New Year Pig!
"Wouldn't that mean five hundred thousand shi of food?"
Fortunately, Old Man Hua himself knew that even if he really killed Xiao Han, he would not be able to get back so much food!
So I had to sigh angrily, put down the broken chopsticks in my hand and said casually: "With so much food, we don't have to worry about people starving to death. There is just so much food, how should we transport it?"
"Isn't it easy to transport it there?"
After realizing that Old Man Hua was back to normal, Xiao Han also breathed a sigh of relief. He stretched out his hand and pointed towards the river outside and said: "After two days, when boats can be sailed on the river, just load the food onto the boat and go down the river.
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"Oh? Why did you forget it, haha..." Old Man Hua was startled at first when Xiao Han reminded him, and then he laughed awkwardly.
He only remembered that this disaster was caused by this big river!
But they forgot that apart from the disaster, the river brought convenience and benefits to the people on both sides of the river.
Sure enough, people are forgetful and self-interested creatures!
No matter how many benefits the previous river had, people will habitually forget it.
But as long as a disaster strikes, people will remember it deeply.
"Hey, water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it!" Thinking of this, Old Man Hua couldn't help but sigh.
Everyone wants to enjoy the convenience of the river, but no one is willing to bear the consequences of the river flooding. But when the disaster really comes, no one can escape?
"By the way, those aristocratic families have so much food in their hands, so the big families in the disaster area should also have food in their hands, right? Why don't they come up with some disaster relief?"
His thoughts were wandering a little far, and when Old Man Hua came back to his senses, this question suddenly popped into his mind.
Regarding matters in the disaster area, Xiao Han has never concealed anything from the people in his team, especially Liu Hongji and Old Man Hua. Most of the letters and newspapers sent to Xiao Han will pass through his hands first.
Among the news sent through various channels, Old Man Hua already knew that the breach of the river had been blocked with huge rocks and sandbags, but the flood that had unleashed before did not recede so easily.
Due to geological reasons, large rivers have carried countless silt from the Loess Plateau over the years and sent them to the mouth of the sea.
As these transported sediments continue to flow to the sea, they also quietly push the waterline of the river to an unimaginable height.
It is said that when the water level of the river is at its highest, it can be as high as the Big Wild Goose Pagoda in Luoyang City! It is a veritable above-ground river!
If a river bursts at such a high level, even if it only bursts for a period of time, it will be a devastating blow to the people in the villages downstream!
According to the news sent, some villages are still completely submerged in the water, with only a few roofs floating on the water.
Of course, such miserable houses are basically the houses of small civilian households, like some wealthy gentry, but the landlords are different.
Because it is too close to the river, most of their houses will be built at high places. In addition, the courtyard walls are strong and there are many servants. When the flood hits, with concerted efforts, it is easy to survive the flood.
Difficulties.
"They are all from the countryside. It's already this time. Are they not even willing to take some porridge out? Do they have more hearts than meat?"
Thinking of what the news said: The landlord's compound refused to take risks and defended itself, leaving the refugees to starve to death at the door, Old Man Hua couldn't help but feel angry.
He had previously thought that during the great disaster, the landlord's family would not have much food left over!
But now I heard Xiao Han talk about it: Those wealthy families can easily donate tens of thousands of stones of food!
Old Man Hua suddenly felt like he was being treated like a monkey!
Luoyang, this is not even a grain-producing land, but it can store so much grain! Lands like Shandong and Henan have been grain-producing lands since ancient times. How could the wealthy landlords here not even be able to get out some grain? Unless, they
Don’t want to take it!
"Maybe they are willing to give out food."
Seeing the master's indignant look, Xiao Han was afraid of making the old man angry again, so he hurriedly came over and patted his back to help him calm down. At the same time, he said with a helpless smile: "But who of them dares to take it out?"
"Don't you dare? Why don't you dare! Is it possible that the victims who are so hungry that they can't even walk can still break through these people's fortress?"
Old Man Hua stared at Xiao Han, his eyes full of anger!
He is a kind person! He is also a pure person!
When he was in the hospital, even the death of a terminally ill patient would make him secretly sad!
Let alone now!
As long as Old Man Hua thinks of a high wall, dividing the inside and outside into two worlds, the people inside are well-dressed and well-fed, while the people outside are starving and unable to survive or die.
His heart immediately felt like it was being torn apart by something, and the pain was so painful that he could hardly breathe!
"It is naturally impossible to break the fortress." Xiao Han's hand gently tapped on Old Man Hua's back, but his eyes had long since lost track of where they had landed.
Don't underestimate the high-walled courtyards built by landlords. None of the ancients dared to fool around with something like this that was to be passed down to future generations!
In the past, in order to make my home stronger, I used glutinous rice juice to mix mud. That was the most basic thing!
Nowadays, the yards of landowners are basically made of cement and blue bricks!
Under such a courtyard wall, unless large equipment such as a battering ram is used, it is impossible to knock it down with just a few hoe sticks.
"Although it is impossible for the victims to break through the fortress, and there is no reason to attack other people's yards, master, have you ever thought that as soon as the news of food relief is released, it will immediately attract countless refugees! With just one or two landlords,
, even if the flesh on their bodies is scraped off and the oil is used to make soup, how many refugees can be fed?"
