Chapter five hundred and seventy-six water and drought locust soup
nanguan
As the name suggests, Nanguan is to the south of Luoyang. Generally, victims fleeing from Ruzhou and Dengfeng in the southeast will come here first. 23us.
The fastest updated. A refugee shelter was established here as early as 1941, making it even more attractive for disaster victims.
A car arrived at Nanguan. A group of black policemen and thugs kept shouting and clearing the way for the car. There were two people sitting in the back seat of the car. One was wearing a Chinese tunic suit and a mustache. Some soldiers were left behind from military backgrounds.
The demeanor has not completely disappeared, and he is sitting upright. There is a person next to him who is wearing a long shank, with gray temples and a thin face. He is holding a folding fan in his hand, and his eyes are constantly staring at the victims around him, thinking a little.
In front is the refugee shelter. Mr. Du is compassionate and compassionate. It is really rare for thousands of families to have Buddhas. I heard about it when I first took over. You did a lot during the floods in the past. Today, natural disasters continue, and Mr. Du is still needed.
Work hard again to relieve our crisis in Henan. The man with the mustache smiled and said to Du Yuesheng, with a hint of flattery in his smile.
Du Yuesheng quickly lowered his head and said humbly, Chairman Li, what are you talking about? You are a veteran of the Xinhai Revolution and have high moral standing. When you were conquering the world for the former Prime Minister, I was still working under Boss Huang.
Li Peiji, a native of Cangxian County, Hebei Province, revolted with Shang Zhen and others during the Revolution of 1911. At that time, Shang Zhen was the commander-in-chief and Li Peiji was the chief of staff. Later, he followed Shang Zhen into Shanxi and joined the Shanxi-Sui Army system. In the 17th year of the Republic of China, he
He was appointed chairman of Suiyuan, and later defected to Chiang Kai-shek with Shang Zhen, first serving in Hebei and then in Henan. At the beginning of 1942, he once again served as chairman of Henan Province, but his predecessor was Wei
Li Huang. At this time, Wei Lihuang was elected as the commander of the expeditionary force and was on standby in Chongqing.
Li Peiji was overjoyed when he was just appointed, but he soon realized that it was not easy to be the chairman of Henan at this time. It would be like sitting on the stove. If anyone accidentally kicked over the stove or sat on it,
No, that would be the result of being burned alive.
In the first few months, Li Peiji did not take much action. It was not until April or May that, although it rained once, the situation of severe drought had become severe. Li Peiji panicked and quickly sent a telegram to Chongqing, hoping that he could
He wanted to reduce some taxes, but he did not dare to make the disaster too serious, so that everyone in Chongqing did not pay attention to the situation in Henan at this time.
In fact, most parts of the country were troubled by drought at this time. If we say disasters, everyone is suffering. Moreover, it is a war period, and no one pays attention to water conservancy. This also makes the drought more harmful. In Henan in 1941
The tax results in 1942 left a big hole.
In 1941, due to the yellowing zone, Henan suffered from drought and floods. However, under such double disasters, Henan actually succeeded in collecting 1.08 million dans of wheat from the field and 3.05 million dans of wheat, accounting for all of them.
The 34 and 36 actual wheat requisitions in the Kuomintang-controlled areas were both the first among the provinces in the rear. Such a province with extremely excellent grain requisition performance failed to requisition grain in less than five months after Li Peiji took office.
Who are you kidding? I think there is something wrong with your work ability.
Under such worries, Li Peiji would not dare to report the current situation in Henan to Chongqing. After all, he is only 56 years old, which is an age where he can still climb up the political ladder. If there is such a stain, he will be in trouble in the future.
Don't even think about going up there anymore.
Du Yuesheng and Li Peiji walked down. Du Yuesheng found that there were many victims here. Although the staff kept shouting, not many people were willing to enter the shelter. Such a strange situation made Du Yuesheng confused. He glanced at the people around him.
Lin Huaibu, Lin Huaibu nodded and sneaked over to inquire about the situation.
Li Peiji wanted to ask, Du Yuesheng rushed to say Chairman Li, I think the people don't seem to be very interested in the shelter. Is it because our disaster is almost over and the people think they can survive in Henan?
Li Peiji shook his head with a wry smile and said that what we call shelter is actually deportation to various places in the west after centralized registration. The first one is to the Longshan area in Shaanxi. It is a vast area and sparsely populated, but it is a good place. Who would have thought that a plague would suddenly break out there?
, after this scene, many immigrants died of the plague. It is said that the cave dwellings were full of bones. After the news came, these people said that we were going to send them to die, so they did not want to be sent to Longshan no matter what.
Go, but the interesting thing is that the bus from Luoyang Railway Station is actually going to Shaanxi. They are willing to do this. It is really stupid...
Du Yuesheng couldn't help but frown after hearing this. It would be difficult if the people were unwilling to go. Even he, Du Yuesheng, could not force countless victims to act according to his own ideas.
Du Yuesheng said, how about we go to the train station and take a look?
Li Peiji nodded and said, "Of course it couldn't be better."
Li Peiji knew that Du Yuesheng had a special status in the White Party, and that he had gained fame because of the large grain distribution in Huangfan District in the past two years. The special situation in Shanghai made countless people need his help. This made Du Yuesheng speak better than many senior officials.
Make a lot of it.
Du Yuesheng got on the car and came to Luoyang Railway Station. There were many people at the railway station, victims of the disaster were everywhere, and there was a suffocating feeling in the whole air.
Since they were all victims of the disaster, it was naturally impossible for them to have any money or food to buy tickets. The Nationalist Government opened a long-term free special train on this railway to transport the victims. After the refugees arrived in Luoyang, they went to the refugee registration station set up at the station to register for immigration crossing.
After completing the matter, you can receive a white cloth strip with the seal of the Relief Committee, and use the cloth strip to enter the station and get on the train. However, for most illiterate farmers, the troublesome registration procedures on the refugee registration notices discourage them.
.Moreover, no one at the refugee registration station ever told the refugees which bus to take. They all sneaked onto the platform. Unfortunately, they met the road police, received a few sticks or slaps, and then exited with a grimace.
Du Yuesheng was a little discouraged when he saw so many victims. He asked Li Peiji, Chairman Li, how many people can we transport in one day?
How did Li Peiji know such details? He looked at the stationmaster of the railway station next to him. The stationmaster quickly said that one of our vehicles can transport more than 1,500 people. This is already our limit.
Du Yuesheng asked curiously, can we go and have a look?
The stationmaster looked at Li Peiji, and after getting Li Peiji's permission, he led a group of people from the inner passage to the train that was about to leave. Du Yuesheng only saw countless victims being loaded into stuffy canisters like piles of firewood. He almost couldn't imagine it.
How can the people in the innermost part of the carriage ensure their own breathing? The roof of the carriage is also occupied by countless people in rags. These people are piled up side by side, and they are piled up in a mess all around.
All the possessions were carts, broken baskets and mats, and skinny children.
Although the train speed at this time was not very fast, these victims who had little strength still often fell from the roof because they could not grasp the edge.
Li Peiji looked at Du Yuesheng expectantly and said, Boss Du, look at our current situation in Henan, you must find a solution no matter what.
Du Yuesheng had great contempt for Li Peiji in his heart. If Li Peiji dared to risk losing his official title and go to Chongqing to ask for help, what would happen like this? Moreover, he got the news from Jiang Cheng, and the disaster in Henan will not be complete next year.
When it’s over, we don’t know how many people will die by then.
Du Yuesheng had already clearly seen the future trend of China at this time. With Jiang Cheng's support in Yan'an and being good at winning the hearts and minds of the people, it was only a matter of time before he won the world. During this period of running around in the Huangfan District, he also slowly gained
Confidence, feeling that with the merits of disaster relief and the relationship with Jiang Cheng, the Red Party would be embarrassed to deal with him no matter what. The butt determines the head. At this time, Du Yuesheng didn't like the White Party and how he viewed the White Party's governance.
Feel low.
Du Yuesheng coughed and said, "Although I, Mr. Du, have some wealth, there is no way I can afford the long-term living of so many disaster victims on my own."
Naturally, Li Peiji was not naive enough to think that Du Yuesheng would solve such a big problem, and the disaster relief in the Yellow River Flood Area had already made Du Yuesheng a bit of a loser. If there was another incident, Du Yuesheng might become the target of public criticism.
Du Yuesheng smiled and said that Mr. Du had an idea and asked Chairman Li to think twice. Now the disaster victims have gathered in Luoyang, causing traffic jams and lack of food and grass. The northwest is vast and sparsely populated, and manpower is needed in many places, such as going further west, Tibet, etc.
The land is dominated by serfs, so these victims are no longer a burden, but wealth...
Li Peiji's eyes widened more and more. He continued to listen to Du Yuesheng say that it would be better for the Henan government to sell the immigration issue to outsiders and give a certain amount of money. If I, Mr. Du, are willing to take over, the Henan government can set the number of immigrants for a day. I, Mr. Du
People guarantee that it will be completed in full and in sufficient quantities, so that the government does not have to go to war and can save a lot of money and food. Wouldn't it be nice?
Human Trafficking Li Peiji didn't believe that Du Yuesheng would really be so kind. Listening to the implicit meaning in his words, Du Yuesheng was planning to sell these victims. But when Li Peiji thought about it, he could still live by selling it for whatever he did.
It's better than starving to death here, right?
Li Peiji immediately said that what Boss Du said was very reasonable. I think a Hexi transportation company can be established. The Henan government will entrust all the immigration matters to this company. Of course, since it is to relieve the victims, the company's taxes will be temporarily exempted.
As he said that, he raised his eyebrows at Du Yuesheng.
Du Yuesheng cursed in his heart and said, Chairman Li is indeed very kind. By the way, I just received some local products from my family. They are not good things, just some large yellow croakers. How about we taste them together tonight?
Li Peiji's eyes lit up. This is a good thing. I'm afraid there are twelve pieces of it. Li Peiji thought and couldn't help but wonder if this business can really make money, but he didn't bother to care. Anyway, it's good.
At the same time, in the 31st Group Army headquarters in Baofeng County, Tang Enbo was listening to reports from his subordinates.
As of now, more than 700,000 bags of military rations have been stockpiled, and granaries in various places are full, enough for our four armies to use for eight months. It is now difficult to collect food from various places, but it is still in the process. A man wearing a high-end dress
After speaking, the officer in uniform looked at Tang Enbo.
Since Tang Enbo was appointed as the deputy commander of the first theater, he has begun to aggressively expand his power. At this time, he has four armies, namely the 15th Army, the 19th Army, the 28th Army, and the 31st Army. The total of the four armies exceeds
With 200,000 people, he also became the third largest Huangpu force after Chen Cheng and Hu Zongnan. At the same time, he also got the nickname King of Central Plains, which was similar to the King of Northwest.
Tang Enbo nodded and continued to collect grain. At this time, only if you have grain in your pocket can you speak forcefully.
The officer nodded in agreement, hesitated again, and seemed to have something else to say.
Tang Enbo smiled and said, Song Tao, you and I are old partners, what else can't we say?
Song Tao was the chief of staff of the 31st Army when Tang Enbo was in charge of the 31st Army. However, as the chief of staff, he did not care much about fighting. Instead, he handled trivial matters of all sizes at the headquarters. Instead, Deputy Chief of Staff Wan
Whenever there was a war in the feudal dynasty, he would go to the headquarters to direct the operations, which was also interesting.
Song Tao nodded and said to the commander, the situation in Henan is getting worse and worse. Last year's grain requisition almost consumed the last bit of Henan's vitality. This year seems to be a disaster year as well. Should we prepare for grain distribution? I heard that Jiang Dingwen is already planning to call him.
The officers and soldiers under him saved two taels of food every day in order to provide disaster relief.
Tang Enbo chuckled and said, "This flying general is acting weird again. Ignore him. He will be the one to feel better when the time comes. You don't even think about it. Since ancient times, there is no reason to use military food to provide disaster relief. The people are all starving to death. This place is also our Republic of China."
Yes, if these soldiers don't have enough to eat, once the Japanese attack and they can't resist, who will bear the responsibility for losing the city and losing the land? Don't look at the fact that we have hoarded so much food. I think it is not enough. The more disaster years come,
The more we need to ensure the supply of our army, I think we need to stock up at least 1.5 million bags.
Song Tao was secretly surprised. These 1.5 million bags were no joke. This was enough to feed 200,000 people for a year and a half. Of course, this much food was not just for food. Of course, the army was originally
It is not possible to directly requisition grain, but the system is dead and people are alive. In addition to the military rations transferred by the government, it is normal to suspect that the rich households are traitors and lackeys. Of course, the rich households will express their disapproval after handing over the grain.
Even if you are blind, you can still find a solution.
In this land of Henan, everyone's mind revolves around food. What no one noticed is that some little lives slowly grew up in the wild. These little lives were still lurking at this time, waiting for them.
After the development is completed, the real catastrophe in Henan will begin. To be continued...
