Chapter 863: Ask the housekeeper, the governor realizes
Chapter 863: Ask the housekeeper for advice, the governor understands
Early the next morning, Shen Tang did not rush to go to work, but called the old housekeeper over!
"Uncle Zhang, I was appointed by His Majesty as the imperial envoy to supervise the flood disaster in the northwest five roads. However, this time the disaster was widespread, involving more than one million victims, and many prefectures and counties.
Therefore, I would like to ask Uncle Zhang for advice!"
Although Zhang Yifu is just an old housekeeper, he has followed Zhang Jun for decades and has gained a lot of experience! Moreover, although Shen Tang has not asked, he can feel Zhang Yifu's status beside Zhang Jun. Just like Lu Feng did to him! I'm afraid Zhang Yifu still has a lot of power in his hands.
Therefore, there is certainly no harm in Shen Tang listening to his opinion!
When the old housekeeper heard Shen Tang's words, he just smiled lightly without any pride, "Since the master thinks highly of the servant, the servant will talk to the master."
"Disaster relief, in fact, the court does not care about the disaster, nor does it care about how many refugees there are.
But the most important thing is that there should be no civil unrest!"
"Generally, during a major disaster, the people have no life. In this case, they are most easily deceived and easily led by some thoughtful people!"
"In the fourth year of Jianyan, Zhong Xiang of Wuling in Dingzhou was like this. In the first year of Shaoxing, Director Chen Yong of Qianzhou was like this. In the thirteenth year of Shaoxing, the same was true of Guan Tianxia of Fujian! And this disaster, except for our Chengdu Prefecture Beyond the road, there is also a land of ideas, and there are one to two million refugees. If someone with an intention incites it, it will lead to great civil unrest!"
"Once civil unrest breaks out, it will be fine if it can be successfully suppressed in a short period of time. If the situation becomes more serious, the imperial court will definitely hold you accountable!"
"As for the imperial court's response to civil unrest, one is to strangle and the other is to pacify! However, no matter what method is used, you must have enough soldiers and horses in your hands! As the pacification envoy of Chengdu Prefecture, you are also an imperial envoy. It is a natural thing to allocate some troops and horses for appointment.
As long as you have the power to suppress them, whether it is strangulation or caressing is naturally up to you!"
"The second is the administration of officials!"
"Any disaster is inevitably related to local officials! There are people who dare to spread their hands in the treasury and granary of Chengdu Prefecture, let alone other prefectures, counties and counties?
The mountains in the northwest five roads are high and the emperor is far away, so the local officials are bolder.
Therefore, Chengdu Prefecture is not alone in this kind of thing! In addition, the disaster relief money and food allocated by the court are also coveted by these people! Your Excellency is holding the Emperor's Sword, but if this sword does not come out of its sheath and is not stained with blood, then It’s just a decoration!”
"As for the third one, it's money and food!"
"Once a disaster strikes, no amount of food will be enough! Even if the court really empties the family's money, it won't be enough to feed the millions of victims for several months!"
"It's only the end of October now. Although the autumn grain has been harvested, there will be some losses! Especially when the flood comes, I'm afraid that the few grains and rice at home will not be saved! You must have a batch of grain in your hands to make the people feel at ease. , and then we must resume the planting of late rice as quickly as possible. Otherwise, if the late rice is delayed, there will still be no hope even in April next year..."
"And in these four or five months, the survival of these many refugees will definitely be a huge problem! How to let the refugees spend these few months is what adults need to face."
"However, in this disaster relief, in addition to caring about the people, sometimes you also need to have a devilish heart! When there is no way to protect everyone, hurting some people to let the majority of people survive may not be an option!"
"The last point is the disaster of merchants!"
"Because of my lord, like the Shao family and the Sheng family, they have benevolence and righteousness in their hearts.
However, most merchants will definitely bring the blood stains of others on top of the large sums of money they earn! Businessmen are only interested in profit! They hoard food and grass and sell people! The life and death of the people is just a tool for them to grab profits! Therefore, The adults will definitely have conflicts with them."
"However, behind the scenes of these merchants, most of them are involved with local officials. It can be said that a single move affects the whole body! Therefore, you need to be careful and don't act too hastily!"
After thinking for a while, the old housekeeper said again, "The chief generals of the Chongqing Prefecture Magistrate, Xingyuan Prefecture General Magistrate, Lizhou Da'an Army, Kuizhou Yun'an Army, Liangshan Army, Zunyi Army, and the Zunyi Army have some old ties with Prime Minister Zhang! Sir, please tell me Believe in Prime Minister Zhang and ask him to inform these people. In this way, you can help me a little more!"
Shen Tang agreed with the old housekeeper's words. These points were extremely important.
As for the power involved by Zhang Jun, Shen Tang was even more horrified. Along the way to Kuizhou, Jin Envoy had three groups of local armies vaguely controlled by him. This was definitely a terrifying number.
"Thank you, Uncle Zhang, for your advice!"
Shen Tang said seriously.
The old housekeeper smiled and waved his hand, "The old servant only has this little memory, so he can still be of some help to you.
Moreover, you are smart, so even if the old servant doesn't tell you, you will definitely be able to handle it properly.
Speaking of which, the old servant is the master of his job..."
While the two were talking, Lu Feng came in and said, "Sir, Governor Li wants to see you!"
The old butler stood up with a smile and went about his business. Shen Tang followed Lu Feng to the front hall, and Li Tairan was standing there waiting!
"Your Majesty, I'd like to pay my respects to the magistrate!"
Shen Tang waved his hand, asking Li Tairan to sit down, and then asked with a smile, "What?
Already figured it out?"
Li Tairan smiled awkwardly at first, and then said seriously, "Sir, I'm thinking about it, it's a fact that the official system of Song Dynasty has collapsed, but my previous thoughts were indeed too extravagant! These collapsed things Official governance is like pieces of rotten flesh! If all the rotten flesh is removed directly, the national destiny of the Song Dynasty will come to an end.
It’s ridiculous to say it, but it’s true.”
"So, I want to cut off the carrion without hurting my life.
Then, you need to figure it out slowly! Just like treating a disease, some fatal diseases must be dealt with first, and you must be decisive even if there are some injuries.
As for other collapsed areas, they should be removed slowly, and even some minor injuries do not need to be cut off, they can be allowed to heal gradually on their own!"
"This may be the reason why in the case of Yu Huiran, you only eliminated the culprit, but did not deal with all the connections at once!"
"good!"
Shen Tang smiled and patted Li Tairan on the shoulder, "I am very pleased that you can think of this! However, there is another point that you did not expect. Just like your injuries, as long as a person is still alive , there will definitely be injuries and illnesses! No one can live a life without disasters and pain!"