"But." Thinking of the scenes he saw in those refugee gathering places, Ji Xi didn't know how to speak.
Under Meng Qing's gaze, Ji Xi continued speaking with difficulty.
"I didn't expect them to be so miserable. Many people slept together, with only one straw bed. I also saw several children. They were so hungry that they looked very hungry. Their heads and bellies were very big, but their bodies were not even thin.
No, looking at them reminds us of ourselves before."
"So, I will"
"That's why you didn't take action and came back again." Meng Qing added to Ji Xi's side.
"Yes."
Looking at Ji Xi with his head lowered, Meng Qing didn't know what to say to her for a moment. The children she mentioned were probably children who had eaten Guanyin soil. If they were not treated in time, they might not survive.
Well, if she didn't know, forget it, but she knew it, and she couldn't do it if she turned a blind eye.
Thinking about the remaining money, if I use some of it to save those children, it shouldn't affect the next plan.
"Do you want to help them?" Although it was a question, Meng Qing used an affirmative tone.
Ji Xi was so shocked that he suddenly raised his head and looked at Meng Qing blankly, with very complicated emotions in his eyes.
It took a long time to find her voice. "Yes, Sister Meng Qing is right. I want to help them. Although this is overestimating my ability, I want to help them."
The short words are full of the passionate sincerity of a girl.
"If you want to help, just help."
Although Meng Qing's voice was soft, it was like thunder when it fell in Ji Xi's ears, making her brain buzz.
"Sister Meng Qing, you agreed. Won't you stop me?"
Meng Qing smiled slightly at this, "Why do you think I will stop you? I won't stop you. Those rewards are for you. You don't need to get my consent to use them however you want."
Meng Qing has always felt that it is important for a person to maintain a pure heart. It is not a bad thing to pity the weak, but sometimes you have to pay attention to methods when helping others, otherwise good intentions may have bad consequences.
This kind of thing happens frequently in modern times.
Meng Qing naturally wants to protect her sister's kindness.
Ji Xi nodded nervously. Meng Qing's serious look just now made her think that she did not agree with this matter, and had even made a decision to do it secretly. Unexpectedly, in a twist of events, Sister Meng Qing did not object.
"If you want to do good things, I won't stop you, but you can't do it blindly. You must have your own plan for everything. You make a plan first, show it to me, I approve it, and then you can implement it.
"
Meng Qing made his request to Ji Xi.
Ji Xi naturally had no objections and agreed immediately.
"By the way, when you went there, were all the young men there? I remember the county magistrate was recruiting people, right?" Meng Qing asked.
After what happened just now, Meng Qing felt that she could properly ask Ji Xi and the others about things on the street. After all, they often ran around on the street and should know a lot of information.
"The place I went to is all there. I have heard of Mr. Fang's notice, and those people should know it. I heard that some of the people said that they could not go, and that if they did, they would be arrested by the government.
If someone is captured as a labor force, they will be exhausted to death." Ji Xi searched his mind for the news he had heard before and told Meng Qing.
So that's it. After hearing Ji Xi's words, Meng Qing suddenly realized, no wonder those people did not go to the county government to sign up for the construction team, but instead blocked the streets to grab food. There are actually such people among the refugees who are inciting people.
There couldn't be someone among them who wanted to start a peasant uprising. Deeply influenced by the novel, Meng Qing immediately started to start conspiracy theories, making random guesses uncontrollably.
Then she realized what she was thinking, and quickly shook her head, not that it was not that, she was fine as she was now, and she didn't want to live in troubled times for the time being.
I just don’t know about this matter. Do Lord Fang and Chief Liang know about it?
How could the two of them not know about such a big thing?
Precisely because I knew it, I was having a headache at the county government office.
Those who have a headache should add a master.
"Sir, we cannot let the rumors continue, otherwise it will be very detrimental to our subsequent plans."
The master frowned tightly and said in a deep voice.
Mr. Fang and Mr. Liang heard this and nodded together. It was indeed true. Everything was going smoothly. A large number of young and middle-aged refugees were recruited. The money donated by the merchants was also put into the treasury and registered. They were about to arrive soon.
It was time to start building roads and city walls. Who would have thought that at such a critical juncture, such a message would come out from nowhere. People who had been calmly waiting for the assignment of work these days gradually became restless.
Mr. Fang kept walking around in the lobby. After a while, he seemed to have made up his mind, stopped, and said in a cold voice: "Ignore those people, first arrange the people who have been recruited, and in addition to the original salary,
On the basis of one person, one meal will be included for each person. If we let the word go, the number of people will be full for the time being. If you want to join, you have to wait until next time."
Chief Liang could not be worried, so he listened to the master give a high-five and said excitedly: "Sir, this is a wonderful trick. Once we have improved our treatment and provided rice, it will definitely stabilize people's hearts. These refugees have been running around for so long.
Isn't it just that they can have a full meal? I'm afraid even money is not as attractive as a full meal in their hearts at this time. They also released the news to stop recruiting workers. When the refugees originally recruited by us began to work with great fanfare,
Naturally, those rumors were disproven."
"Sir, you are so smart. I admire you so much."
"Haha, the one who knows me is my master." Fang Hui was naturally very happy when he saw his master understand everything. After the master's explanation, Chief Liang also understood the truth and became excited.
The three of them then discussed the specific measures to be implemented, and then went about their business.
Soon, two pieces of news came out from the county government.
First, in addition to the wages of 20 cents a day, the refugees who successfully joined the construction team were also provided with a full meal.
Second, we have already recruited enough people, and we are not hiring anymore.
The two pieces of news came one after the other, causing the refugees to explode.
Those who had originally signed up to join the construction team were naturally overjoyed. It was already good to have money to get it. There were not many other farmers, so they only had a handful of energy, especially those with families and dependents. They had to work hard to buy it in a day.
, which can always provide the family with a little bit of food to keep them from starving to death.
Now it's better, the county government also provides a full meal, leaving only a ration for a strong laborer. For them, this is no less than a chance of survival.
Those with simple thoughts knelt on the ground and shouted, "Master Qingtian." Their emotions were so agitated that they burst into tears.