Just when everyone thought Du He was going to let it go, on this day, Du He went to court in person.
Along the way, many people greeted him.
When they learned that Du He was here to report to His Majesty today, everyone couldn't help but feel puzzled when they saw that Du He was empty-handed.
This work-for-relief matter is related to the resettlement of tens of thousands of victims in Chang'an City. Even His Majesty is alarmed. Doesn't Du He need to prepare a memorial or something like this?
When the morning court officially started, Li Er saw Du He and took the lead in asking: "Uncle of Yi County, how are you preparing for the work-for-relief thing?"
Du He stood up and said: "Your Majesty, with the unremitting efforts of the ministers, the work-for-relief project is progressing smoothly. Today, I am here to report to Your Majesty."
"Okay, come and listen." Li Er nodded.
Du He said slowly: "After Chang'an County Magistrate Xu Zhiyuan, Mr. Xu organized hundreds of people to investigate and platoon for a period of time, the basic situation of the victims in Chang'an City has been fully figured out. There are currently 31,415 victims in Chang'an.
Ten people, including 25,400 men, 6,100 women, more than 20,000 able-bodied people, and 27,000 people who can participate in the work-for-relief project..."
Everyone was dizzy after hearing the continuous flurry of numbers, but Du He opened his mouth and came up without any mistakes.
After hearing this, Li Er nodded repeatedly and said happily: "Okay, Du He, you did a good job. At first, several adults reported that the methods you adopted were too rough and could easily arouse civil unrest. I didn't expect that you would
This method of cutting through the knot with a sharp knife was so effective. It only took a few days to find out the situation of all the victims, which really makes me happy."
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty," Du He said without being humble or condescending, "Now that the first step of the work has been completed, the work-for-relief project can be started. I have drafted a detailed plan and will send it to the palace in a few days.
Your Majesty, please refer to the details. However, the sooner the disaster victims' matter is resolved, the better. If we delay it for another day, many unstable factors will occur. Therefore, I came to the palace today to report on my work and to announce to all your lords that starting from today
From now on, the work-for-relief work has officially begun.”
After a pause, Du He continued: "Your Majesty, gentlemen, more than 27,000 disaster victims can participate in the work-for-relief program. The number is huge and unprecedented. It is somewhat difficult to employ so many people through various projects. Yes.
Therefore, I would like to ask everyone to help me today."
Everyone looked confused.
When Li Er heard this, he seemed to have thought of something: "Du He, if you have anything to say, just say it."
Du He nodded: "For the sake of the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, and for your majesty to sit back and relax, I suggest that we mobilize the civil and military ministers of the DPRK and China to hire the victims. Those with money will contribute money and powerful efforts to jointly solve such a huge number of victims. In short
In short, there must be a shortage of manpower in your mansions or shops. Even if there is no shortage of manpower, there will still be enough food for a few people. Therefore, I plan to solve a group of employed people first and ask you to hire these people.
The victims do not need to pay wages, they only need to be fed, fed and housed."
Li Er's eyes lit up.
The ministers also nodded with deep understanding.
"Uncle Yixian, what a great idea!"
“We don’t need to pay wages, but we can also provide food for the victims. It’s a great idea that kills two birds with one stone.”
"I quite agree."
At this time, someone asked: "May I ask your county uncle, how many people do we need to hire?"
Du He smiled slightly: "Based on the situation I have learned before, I need your help to solve the employment problem of 5,000 people."
Wow.
Five thousand people?
Everyone was stunned immediately.
There were less than a hundred people present.
Even if divided equally, each person would still have to employ more than fifty people?
Even a wealthy person like Changsun Wuji cannot afford to hire fifty people at once.
A few more mouths for eating would be fine, but with fifty mouths, the daily food consumption is not a small number.
This time, no one spoke.
Seeing this, Li Er said: "My dear friends, now is the time for everyone to share my worries. Let's talk about it."
Everyone buried their heads.
Li Er also had a headache after watching it.
We can't force everyone to hire disaster victims.
Du He was well prepared for this. He laughed and said, "It seems that all of you are frightened by this number. Since no one is talking, let me express my opinion first. I, Du He, have been favored by the emperor and become the county boss.
I am more trusted by His Majesty. As the commander-in-chief of the work-for-relief program, of course I must lead by example and set an example. Therefore, I decided to hire 2,000 people to work in my Dream Group first. Even if I, Du He, don’t eat, I will still have to set an example.
Let the rations be given to the victims. Even if I, Du He, are hungry, I will never bear the thought of the victims not having food to eat."
These words were impassioned and righteous.
It shocked everyone immediately.
Five thousand people, Du He hired two thousand in one go?
This is almost halfway done.
Many people are very puzzled. Is Du He crazy?
So many people consume an astonishing amount of food every day, and they also need to provide a place to live?
Even Li Er didn't believe it and thought Du He was joking.
But I heard Du He say: "If you don't believe it, you can supervise it at any time. If I, Du He, hire someone, you can point at my Du He's spine and scold me."
boom.
Li Er punched the table, stood up excitedly, pointed at Du He, and said loudly: "Okay... okay, the pillar of the country, the pillar of the country, Du He, I really saw you right... Everyone
, take a good look at it, this is the spirit of Du He, I announced that I will hire three hundred people to the palace, and all expenses will be allocated from my inner treasury."
Li Chengqian also stood up and said: "Father, I would like to save money and hire fifty people to the East Palace."
Li Tai, King of Yue, was not to be outdone: "My subordinates happen to have some property. After hearing the words of the county uncle, I was so moved that I would like to hire a hundred people."
With Li Er and others taking the lead, the ministers dared not remain silent, so they expressed their opinions one after another.
"I am willing to hire thirty people!"
"Please hire twenty people!"
"I employ eighty people!"
…
In less than a moment, the remaining three thousand people were divided up.
The wealthy Changsun Wuji directly hired 280 people. If he didn't dare to be on par with Li Er, this guy originally planned to hire 300 people.
Li Erlong looked overjoyed and said happily: "At this moment, I... deeply feel the loyalty of all of you! You are so loyal, so what if there is a drought, hahaha..."
Li Er's laughter echoed in the hall for a long time.
Everyone flattered him one after another, saying that this was a sign of the coming prosperous age of the Tang Dynasty.
Du He stood among the crowd with an evil smile on his lips.