Chapter 251: Countermeasures

The state government and the county government are certainly close to each other, but if there is nothing else, Chu Zhen rarely visits, one is that he is very busy with work and has no leisure time, and the second is that he always runs to his superiors, and the impact is not very good.

Of course, after Fan Zhongyan took office, Chu Zhen also wanted to visit, but the post was handed over, but there was no follow-up, Chu Zhen also stopped posting it with interest, and the original excitement and joy had long since faded, and today Fan Zhongyan called him, Chu Zhen still had a trace of excitement in his heart.

It's a pity that it's just an official matter, when I came to the yamen, under the guidance of the state yamen, within the three halls of the Chu quality yamen, I saw that Zhang Yuanshan was already waiting here, but next to it was the state government officials of Cao, seeing Chu Zhen coming, they nodded friendlyly, but they didn't mean to speak, Chu Zhen saw this, quietly found a place to sit down in the head, and waited quietly.

After a while, the sound of footsteps came, but I saw that the curtain of the hall was slightly lifted, and a touch of crimson "color" came into everyone's eyes.

"Xiaguan has seen Taishou." The crowd saluted in a neat and orderly manner.

"No need to be polite, just sit down." Today's Fan Zhongyan was wearing a scarlet official uniform, with a sense of majesty in his calm and restrained atmosphere, although his voice was gentle and polite, but when it fell into the ears of everyone, he felt that it was an irresistible order, and they all returned to their respective positions respectfully and sat down, straightening their waists and chests, and looking down.

"Relax, the old man is not a cannibalistic consideration, why be so restrained." Fan Zhongyan said lightly, with a slight smile in his tone, except for Chu Zhen who took this seriously and relaxed his sitting posture, the movements of the others did not change at all.

Gently looking around at everyone, his eyes stayed on Chu Zhen for a few breaths, and there seemed to be some slight approval, Fan Zhongyan said in a deep voice: "Today, the old man invited the officials, but there is something important to discuss, as for what is going on, I think you should also know in your hearts that the disaster situation in Hangzhou has become more and more serious in recent days, and the number of displaced people has gradually increased, and they have poured into the city. ”

How to solve it, naturally according to the usual practice of opening a warehouse to release grain, relief to the victims, and then send them back to their hometowns after the disaster, this is what most of the officials here think, but no one dares to say it, after all, it is Fan Zhongyan's problem, if you say this kind of cliché, wouldn't it seem that you are too unlevel, and everyone understands in their hearts that Fan Zhongyan has been an official for many years, and he is a world-famous ruler, how can he not know about the conventions and unspoken rules in the officialdom, since he asks like this, he must have other plans in his heart.

Figuring out the thoughts of the superiors is a compulsory course for officials, and everyone guessed the meaning of Fan Zhongyan's words, and the yatang suddenly became quiet, and there was silence for a moment, and Gu Tongju took the lead in speaking: "The lower officials think that there is no need to wait for the official document of the imperial court to arrive, and they can release grain for disaster relief now, and at the same time, please appease the sergeants sent by the division to maintain order, so as not to have a grain robbery incident." ”

When Fan Zhongyan heard this, he nodded slightly, and did not speak, and when the others saw this, they saw that Gu Tongju had already thrown bricks, and it was still an old brick, so what else did he have to worry about, so they all opened their mouths to make suggestions.

"Taishou, the lower officials believe that the increasing number of displaced people will definitely have an impact on the residents in the city, so it is better to let the local counties send people to intercept the displaced people coming to the city on the way, and place them in the county seat, and then transport the disaster relief rice and grain to the counties, and the counties will be responsible for distributing them, so that they can play a role in evacuation, so that the displaced people will not gather in the state capital, which is difficult to control." An official said that the idea is to build "sex", but I don't know if it is feasible.

Or is influenced by the literature, film and television materials of later generations, Chu Zhen always felt that although there were many good officials in the Song Dynasty, there were many corrupt officials and corrupt officials, especially low-level officials, who were simply class enemies who specifically harmed the people, and let them be responsible for releasing grain for disaster relief.

Fortunately, Fan Zhongyan did not express his approval, but just moved his gaze to the next official.

"Xia Guan thinks," Several officials expressed their opinions one after another, and soon it was Zhang Yuanshan's turn.

"It is important to deal with it, but the lower officials believe that while the drought is not very serious, officials from various government offices should be sent to inspect the rivers and rivers in various places to find out the causes of their depletion and explore whether there is a solution to it." Zhang Yuanshan said softly: "In some places, there is plenty of water, and if the neighboring counties happen to be short of water, they may be able to dig a canal to divert water to solve the drought." ”

If Fan Zhongyan only nodded slightly and did not express his words when he heard the proposal of those officials just now, then now he was smiling approvingly, obviously satisfied with Zhang Yuanshan's suggestion.

This is a method that can be called a great use, Chu Zhen looked at Zhang Yuanshan in surprise, this method is similar to the current South-to-North Water Diversion Project.

sighed in his heart that not only the ancient working people had wisdom, but also the minds of the bureaucratic class were not necessarily bad, and suddenly found that everyone's eyes were focused on him, Chu Zhen blinked his eyes, and suddenly got up, it was his turn to speak.

Shen groaned, Chu Zhen asked softly: "But I don't know the meaning of Taishou, I just want to settle the displaced people and let them tide over this difficulty, or do I have other intentions." ”

What does this mean? What intentions can be made, the other officials were stunned and looked at Fan Zhongyan one after another.

The smile between his lips became a little thicker, Fan Zhongyan didn't answer, and asked rhetorically, "What's the difference between the two?" ”

"If it is a simple resettlement of displaced people, then as long as you follow the words of your lords and act according to the plan, the lower officials are shallow, thoughtful, and have no ideas." Chu Zhen said, what he said is also the truth, after all, ancient disaster relief, has its own set of methods that have been passed down for a long time, from a modern point of view, it is naturally full of loopholes, but considering the various constraints in ancient times, this is already the most feasible method.

"Then according to what you think, what can the old man do?" Fan Zhongyan said quietly.

"Taishou not only wants the people to survive the drought safely, but also wants them to have the money to rebuild their homes after the disaster and minimize the impact of the disaster." Chu Zhen said softly.

Looking at Chu Zhen deeply, Fan Zhongyan had a sentence in someone's letter to him floating in his mind, this son is quite gentlemanly and righteous, and he also has a seven-trick exquisite mind, and now it seems that it is really a little true.

Not greedy for money and profit, this can be seen from the matter of rejecting visitors to Zhang Village at night, caring about the people's livelihood and the people, and it seems that they have the heart of loving the people like children, which may be a little inappropriate, but this is the case, the officials in the city, hearing that there are homeless people gathered outside the city, are not moved at all, or just send some subordinates to find out the situation, maybe a little arbitrary, but compared with Chu Qian's actions, it seems a little dwarfed.

"Originally, the autumn harvest was imminent, but in an instant, the harvest was gone, the summer tax was not finished, and the autumn tax was coming, even if the imperial court could exempt this year's tax, but at the beginning of spring next year, the people who were already surrounded by the walls of their homes were afraid that they were already willing and powerless when they planted the land in the spring." Chu Zhen sighed slightly and said, after all, it is impossible for a family with savings to become a homeless, and becoming a homeless means that they are desperate.

"In such a situation, it is already a blessing to live, how can you ask for anything else." After a long silence, an official said softly, his eyes were a little 'confused' and dazed, as if he was deeply touched.

Ignoring the official's sentimental sighs, Fan Zhongyan asked directly: "What do you have in mind?" ”

"This." After hesitating for a moment, Chu Zhen said: "Please tell you, when the lower officials first came to Qiantang, they didn't know much about the customs of Hangzhou, but they also heard that the people of Wuzhong were festive and lively, but I don't know if this is the case." ”

In his heart, he was "confused" and "confused", seeing Fan Zhongyan nodding slightly, a certain official smiled and said: "This is the case, but it is a pity that Chuzhi County came a month late, otherwise you can see the rowing event in the West Lake during the Dragon Boat Festival, and the scene is definitely not inferior to the Shangyuan Lantern Festival in Bianjing." ”

"Rowing in May, Qixi in July, and watching the 'tide' in August, it is a pity that there is no excitement to see in June." Chu Zhen muttered to himself.

"It's a shame indeed." Fan Zhongyan smiled slightly, and said in a harmonious voice: "The old man heard that you found a place outside the city to settle the homeless people, and you also built a place for them to live, and finally paid them wages, since the houses built are for their own use, why do you have to pay them." ”

What kind of mystery are these two people playing, how they talk and jump around, people are confused, they don't know what to do, most of the officials are at a loss, and of course there are two or three people who are thoughtful and seem to have thought of something.

"The lower officials are responsible for guarding the people in the imperial court, and when they see the people under their rule displaced, they 'open' sleep in the wind and eat, and ask the Taishou for advice, how should the lower officials behave?" Chu asked respectfully.

"Salesian, respect for the elderly, and support for all people." Fan Zhongyan said: "It is natural to settle down for him. ”

"Since it is the responsibility of the lower officials to settle down for the people, how can the lower officials be indifferent." Chu Zhen smiled and said: "It's just that the summer tax has not been collected yet, and there is no money left in the county office, if you hire a craftsman to build a house, it will cost a lot, and it is better to hire a homeless helper to get affordable." ”

After a pause, Chu Zhen continued: "The construction of the house is indeed for their use, but it is not their original intention, but the lower officials let them do it, which is equivalent to the lower officials hiring them, at this time they are no longer homeless, but workers hired by the lower officials, and naturally they have to pay the wages, which should not be wrong." ”

"What about after the house is built." Someone asked.

"I don't care about the rest of it." Chu Zhen chuckled and said, as long as he has enough money, who wants to live outside the city, he will naturally no longer be a homeless person.