Chapter 1348: People Die and Politics Rest

Qin Qiong sneezed.

"Well, it seems that there are a lot of people who have offended recently, and people have been scolding all day long."

Zheng Rentai, the commander of the governor's standard cavalry, said with a smile, "It is estimated that there are still people who secretly poke straw men with needles." ”

Qin Qiong didn't care, "The gentleman is frank, and the villain is often a relative, so don't pay attention to it." ”

As the prime minister on patrol, Qin Qiong has always done things cleanly, and he likes to simplify complex things. He doesn't like any twists and turns, many grain merchants in Gangneung City want to make a fortune, and they actually deliberately raise the price of grain, that is, they are looking for death.

He set a price for grain merchants to sell grain, in fact, he had saved enough face for them, 50 wen for rice, which was the price only for grain merchants, and the official warehouse of the imperial court was actually ready to sell it at 20 wen for doumi, which was the price of rice in Luoyang.

Of course, the grain in the official warehouse is to be distributed according to the registered population, and the price of 20 wen and a bucket is not expensive, but the amount of grain that can be bought every month is limited, and it can be filled, but it is impossible for you to sell it again, and even if you cut down on food and clothing, it is forbidden to sell the low-priced grain bought in the official warehouse and then sell it privately.

In the past, it was mainly for disaster relief, and there was no grain for sale, but now it is officially about to start the rationing of the official warehouse, and each person will first be given a grain stamp, and then take the grain according to the ticket.

Once the Guancang side starts selling grain, in fact, it is impossible for private grain merchants to maintain such a high price, of course, they will still have business, after all, the amount of Guancang allotment is relatively dead, and the official Haoqiang is also the same ration, fine and coarse grain is matched together, and there is also disaster relief grain.

If large families want to eat more fine grains, they can only go to private grain dealers to buy them, and the price must be high.

But now Qin Qiong has to take care of this, and she is not allowed to sell high.

The water superintendent, the general supervisor and the people from the Ministry of Industry have begun to measure and release the line in various parts of Jinghu, and the white ash is sprinkled, which is to open up Jinghu Lake and put an end to the flooding of the longitudinal river line.

Taishou, Juncheng, and Duwei led the main book, Liucao, etc., and followed by the county commanders and county officials, taking advantage of the fact that the river is dry and shallow, it is a good time to dig the river.

According to the plan of the Metropolitan Water Superintendent, it is not only necessary to dredge the existing rivers, but also to reopen some rivers that have previously been silted and broken, and even some rivers should be straightened, some should be widened, and some should be dug deeper.

Some rivers should be used as canals, some should be dammed to intercept them, and some should be repaired to release water and flood water.

Trunk roads, tributaries, diversions.

Segmented lump sum.

All commanders have to sign military orders, and if they fail to complete their tasks, they will be held accountable.

On the section of the river that has been divided, a red flag has been erected, and the barracks of the construction site are also being established rapidly, so as to take materials, cut bamboo, cut wood and grass, build bamboo huts and thatched huts, but the scale is very good, arranged neatly, and water reservoirs, wells, toilets, baths, laundry pools and so on have been dug up.

It has also set up garbage drop-off points, debris dumping places, etc.

Each site has also set up a medical clinic and a school.

Qin Qiong gave a death order to officials at all levels, digging rivers and repairing embankments as the first priority at present, cashing in for work, gathering disaster victims to dig rivers in rivers, and the imperial court releasing grain for relief, and he even sent officers to implement militarized management and guidance for various construction sites.

In order to boost morale, the officials not only told the victims that not only could they have free relief food to eat when digging the river, but even that no matter how old or young men or women worked, they would all have a share of work.

At the end of the day, if a strong man does a good job, he can get ten full work points, and he can get five liters of grain a day, which is half a bucket of grain. And a young woman who does a good job in one day can also get seven points, which means that she can get three and a half liters of grain. The elderly can get up to six points and the young people can get five points.

A half-grown child can get a second job a day and earn a liter of food.

"Everyone works hard, and when the river is dug and the embankment is repaired, then these places behind the embankment can be dug and drained again, and the fields created will be filled with polders, and everyone will have a share, and everyone will be able to get the land."

"Qin Xiang said that in the future, the introduction of rice seeds from Guangnan can be harvested twice a year, and one acre of land can get three or four stones of rice a year, and in the future, I will no longer be afraid of floods and waterlogging, nor will I be afraid of famine!"

After waking up in the morning and eating a meal of disaster relief mush, the victims began to work under the leadership of the prefectural pavilion chief and others.

The top layer is subcontracted.

Each province, county, and county is divided into several sections, and then the people in each township are assigned tasks.

In order to increase enthusiasm, even a competition was held.

At the end of each day, whichever mile digs the most river will win a prize, and the prize is food. And in the lump sum section of each mile, there is also a competition, and the top ten are rewarded with the same rewards, and the same is a reward for work.

The sixth was named the first place in the book yesterday, and the reward is an additional twenty points, which is equivalent to a bucket of grain, the sixth was excited last night but didn't fall asleep for half a night, and this morning after drinking two large bowls of locust food for disaster relief, he was full of energy, ready to desperately win the first place again, and got a half bucket of grain.

But obviously, today's young people in the middle school are all holding back their energy, and everyone wants to win the award. If you can't get the first place, even if you can get the tenth place, it's not bad, and there is an extra liter of food.

Ma Zhou and Li Gang went south from Luoyang, went to Jiangling City to meet the governor Qin Qiong, left Jiangling to go to Hengshan County to take office, passed by the Jingjiang River construction site, saw the hot scene, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Back then, Yang Guang dug the canal and recruited millions of people, but there was no such atmosphere." Li Gang sighed.

"It's different, when Yang Guang recruited people to dig canals, the people served free labor, most of them still served beyond the time limit, brought their own dry food, and when they arrived at the construction site, they couldn't eat or sleep well, and the labor was heavy, everyone was dissatisfied, if they were not careful, they would be whipped, how many people died of freezing and starvation, exhaustion and illness?" Ma Zhou's house is on the edge of the canal, and he knows a lot about digging the canal.

At that time, the Sui dug the canal mainly for transportation, and for ordinary people, they did not have any personal benefits for it. But at present, digging the river, mainly the local people dig, are digging at home, digging can prevent floods and waterlogging, and in the future, they can also make fields and divide the land, not to mention that now everyone is affected by the disaster, and they have become hungry and displaced, and now the imperial court is working for relief, so that they can return to their hometown to dig the river, not only have disaster relief food to eat, dig the river and have other food to cover the wages, such a good thing, who does not have passion?

"Yes, it's also digging the river, but the conceited Yang Guang and my pilgrim are completely different means, and they make judgments!" Li Gang sighed.

Ma Zhou looked at the hot construction site, "It's just that this Jinghu project is too big, one phase in three years, a full ten phases, and thirty years, I am most afraid that I will not be able to persevere, and I am afraid that people will die and the government will rest." ”

"Although thirty years is a long time, it will not be too tiring to the people, there must be Zhang Youchi. As for your worries about the death of people and the death of the government, the sage is at its peak in the spring and autumn, and it is still no problem for thirty or forty years. The two of them were a little bold enough to talk about some taboo topics.

The emperor is not yet thirty years old, and it should be no problem to live another thirty years, but after all, the emperor has had the experience of a stroke, and no one knows whether the emperor will suddenly have another attack one day, and once he has another attack, it will be more dangerous every time.

"If you don't worry about going so far, even if you only complete the first phase, it will still have a great effect." Li Gang said. Thirty years, the emperor may be able to hold out until that day, but he, an old man, can't see that day, if he can see the completion of the first phase, he will be very satisfied.

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