As soon as Jiang Miao's method came out, Liang Duo and others were all stunned and confused.
"How to raise donations? Almost all the wealthy businessmen in the town have left. It's hard to say whether other ordinary people can come up with a bowl of rice..."
Liang Duo felt that Jiang Miao was completely fanciful and talking nonsense, and the way to raise donations would never work.
"There is no food in Zhenjiang Prefecture, but it does not mean that there is no food in other prefectures. My husband and I can write letters to other prefectures for help."
"Is this possible? Even if it can help them, how much can it be helped? There are thousands of victims in Zhenjiang Prefecture, and the food they consume every day is not a small amount. How can we let them continue to starve after eating a full meal?
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Liang Duo didn't agree with her method. These people were already at the end of their rope. It would be nice if they could be rescued, but after giving them hope, they still had to starve and wait to die. Wouldn't this be even more torture?
The two of them were still too young and thought about things too idealistically and did not consider reality at all. Liang Duo was a little disappointed in his heart. He originally thought that the victims were saved, but he did not expect that his joy was in vain.
The disappointment and contempt in Liang Duo's eyes were too obvious, and the brothers couldn't stand it anymore and started to chase him away.
"He's still the top pick. I think he's just a pretty boy. He can only talk on paper. If it were so easy to save people, my eldest brother would have saved him long ago."
"That's right, you really think that you can save people by just talking. It's ridiculous. If you want to keep these victims alive, you will need at least tens of thousands of stones of food. Where do you think these will come from? Which kind person would donate so much food?
To them?"
When Liang Duo and others first occupied Zhenjiang Prefecture, they also gave porridge to the victims. However, the county government's food supply was limited. They only gave out porridge for two days before they could no longer bear it. The food was consumed too quickly, and their status as a mob could not be conveyed to the victims.
The imperial court asked for help, and the county magistrate who took office took away all the money for disaster relief. Zhenjiang Prefecture was destitute. Liang Duo and others could not think of a way but to let the victims fend for themselves. This is why there are more and more victims outside the city.
"Raising donations can only save a short time. If you want people to survive, they need to save themselves."
Jiang Miao could tell from the words of Liang Duo and others that they had tried before, but they just couldn't find the right method.
"Oh, how can we save ourselves?" Liang Duo asked, this method was something they had not thought of before.
"Work in exchange for food."
"work?"
"Yes, fundraising is not fundamental from the beginning. The food donated can quickly replenish the physical strength of the victims. If they want to survive, they have to work and earn money to buy food."
This was the solution that Jiang Miao had thought of from the very beginning. No one could afford it since there were so many disaster victims outside the city.
"But all the wealthy businessmen in the town have run away, and the shops are closed. There is no work." Not to mention that even if the shops are still open, they cannot accommodate so many victims, and some people will always starve to death.
Although Liang Duo didn't say the rest, Jiang Miao could understand what he meant through his eyes.
"The wasteland outside the city will be redistributed to the victims for cultivation. The government can distribute food according to the amount of work done. There are also shops in the city. Since the businessmen have fled, these shops cannot remain idle. Wouldn't it be necessary to reopen them?
Managed?"
"But what can we sell once we open the business? Now the people in the town are so poor that they can hardly afford to eat. How can they still have money to buy things?"
Although Jiang Miao's method is exciting, practical issues still need to be considered. Liang Duo still feels that this method is not suitable for the current Zhenjiang Prefecture.
"If you sell fragrant pearls, no one in Zhenjiang Prefecture can buy them and you can sell them to the capital. Women's things can make a huge profit, and you don't have to worry about not being able to sell them."
And now is the time when the flowers are in bloom, and the raw materials all over the mountains and plains are just for giving money.
"But Xiangzhu... we can't do it?"
How could they, a bunch of rough guys, make such things for women, not to mention the victims outside the city, who might have never even heard of incense beads.
"This is not a problem. I will teach you all when the time comes."
It is not difficult to make fragrant beads. A fragrant bead can be sold in the capital for five taels of silver, which can be converted into food to feed a family for half a year. Even if the flowers on the mountain run out, the fragrant beads made are enough to sustain the victims of Zhenjiang Prefecture for half a year. When the sweet potatoes mature, everyone will no longer have to worry about food.
"Okay, okay!"
Knowing that Jiang Miao really had a solution, Liang Duo almost cried with joy.
The people of Zhenjiang Prefecture are really saved now!
"Shen Zhuangyuan, Mrs. Shen, you have worked so hard, go to the county office and have a night's rest. How about we discuss the specific matters tomorrow?"
Liang Duo just wanted to enshrine these two people. He doesn't think he is a living Bodhisattva who can save thousands of victims.
Shen Yanqing and Jiang Miao looked at each other and followed him through the door.
"Trouble."
"No trouble, Shi Lei, please take a few brothers to cook a bowl of noodles for Mrs. Shen Zhuangyuan. They must have not eaten after traveling all day."
"Brother, we don't have much rice and noodles in the county government, and brothers don't have enough to eat..." Shi Lei looked reluctant. He felt that Liang Duo was a fool, and this little lady could deceive him with just two words, such as sweet potato fragrant beads. He didn't believe Jiang Miaozhen could take it out.
"Just go if you are told, there is so much nonsense!" Liang Duo hated the fact that if Jiang Miao could really make money to buy food, they would still be short of this bowl of noodles in the future.
"knew."
Shi Lei went out in a sullen voice, and when he walked up to Shen Yanqing and Jiang Miao, he glared at them.
"Humph, you smooth-talking liar!"
Jiang Miao stared back unwilling to admit defeat, and Shen Yanqing's face also darkened. Liang Duo was so angry that he almost burst out of anger. This kid is just a fool, he doesn't care about the consequences of his actions, and he can only argue and fight with his brothers. That's all, now even outsiders are bullying me.
"Shen Zhuangyuan, Mrs. Shen, Shi Lei has a straightforward temper, and his temper is as bad as his name. Don't be like him. Go inside first. I've already sent people to clean the guest room."
"Um."
With Liang Duo trying to smooth things over, Jiang Miao and Jiang Miao didn't hold on to each other. Liang Duo arranged for them to live in the room of the former county magistrate's wife.
The room was very clean, and both of them were quite satisfied. After riding in the carriage for a day, Jiang Miao felt exhausted when she saw the bed, and just wanted to lie down.
After Liang Duo went out, Jiang Miao planned to change the bedding on the bed to their own. Although the bedding on the bed was very clean, she was still not used to sleeping on other people's things.
"I'll do it."
Shen Yanqing poured her a glass of water and asked her to sit and rest for a while. He took out the bedding and put it on. Jiang Miao drank tea with one hand and her chin in the other while watching him work. Ever since he came to Zhenjiang Mansion, he had become taciturn. A lot.
They were still newlyweds, and the bedding was bright red, which added a bit of joy to the empty room. Shen Yanqing felt mixed, touched the quilt embroidered with mandarin ducks playing in the water, turned around and took Jiang Miao into his arms.
