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Not only did Wang Liangjing have no time, but even Wang Ningan couldn't spare time, he rode a horse and went to the Six Arts School with a smoke. Outside the school, I happened to see Dynasty and Mahan.

Wang Ningan walked over with a dark face, "Where is the surname Bao?" ”

Ma Han couldn't cry or laugh, "Erlang, we are friends, so be polite to our family." ”

"Phew, I still have the face to say that I am a friend, ask Bao Heizi, is he such a friend?"

After Wang Ningan finished speaking, he flicked his sleeves and went straight to Ouyang Xiu's study.

At this time, Ouyang Xiu, Mei Yaochen, and Yu Jing were all there, and Bao Zheng sat opposite them.

Ouyang Xiu's face was gloomy, "I said Xiren, what the hell is going on, how can the food for disaster relief be cut off?" It's only April, and it's still far from the autumn harvest, and you want the people to starve to death? ”

Bao Zheng hung his head, "Boss, they are all incompetent, it is really difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, I am trying to make up everything and barely maintain until mid-April, and other state capitals in Hebei will run out of food in early April." ”

Seeing Ouyang Xiu's discoloration and the other wheezing aggravated, Bao Zheng hurriedly stood up.

"A few gentlemen, it's not the subordinate officials to show merit, and they have no intention of passing the buck, if you want me to say, this time, from top to bottom, there are too many officials who are guilty, and the lower officials are hard to shirk the blame!"

Bao Zheng was heartbroken, "I want to be in the Great Song Dynasty, benevolent and close to the people, the crown of the past dynasties, in addition to the standing standing Changping, Yicang, and Shecang, but also set up Huimin Cang, Feng Chucang, Guanghui Cang, in order to help the people in the disaster year, not to starve all over the place, white bones and wilderness." However, this time the Yellow River burst, and the cities and counties of Hebei Province suffered as many as one million people. ”

Among the old gentlemen, Mei Yaochen had the lowest official position and the least experience, and he was curious: "Lord Bao, in previous years, when disasters occurred, the imperial court would recruit the Xiang army, did you recruit this time?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Bao Zheng's face became even more bitter.

"That's the problem!"

"How can I say it, is it because I am afraid of stabbing words, and no one wants to join the army?" Mei Yaochen said curiously.

"Of course the people are willing to join the army, it would be good to be able to eat enough in a disaster year, and they still care about what is tattooed or not."

"So, why the trouble?"

Bao Zheng shook his head, "There are too many victims, we have recruited soldiers, repaired the Liuta River, and recruited workers, and the young and strong have been transferred, but there are still hundreds of thousands of old and weak women and children left, let the local yamen, how to deal with it!" ”

Hearing this, Ouyang Xiu and the others looked at each other, all showing contemplative expressions.

Yes, the disaster relief system of the Great Song Dynasty is indeed complete, but millions of people have been affected by disasters and millions of displaced people, and the pressure is still unprecedented.

According to the previous method, 780,000 troops were recruited, and more than 200,000 people were recruited to repair the Liuta River, but there were still 670,000 people left.

Those who joined the army and worked were all young and strong, and they were the main force to make money, and the rest of the people were almost useless, but they still had to consume an astonishing amount of food, and the local yamen's grain was not enough, and the food of the imperial court could not be transferred, and these people were starving, and some of them starved to death every day.

There is a sentence that Bao Zheng didn't say, and the big guys have all the numbers in their hearts.

The young man is gone, and the remaining old and weak women and children have no ability to rebel, and the officials are all pondering, if they don't give them food anyway, there will be no problems, who has ever seen the old and weak women and children rebel? starved these people to death, but there was less burden...... Therefore, the yamen in various places, some of them made a porridge factory to respond to the story, and they simply turned a blind eye to it.

Some people want to ask, in the past, disasters also happen, do they not care about the lives of ordinary people?

In fact, in the past, the scale of disasters was small, at most 200,000 or 300,000 displaced people, recruiting tens of thousands of horses, plus family members, almost half.

The rest were scattered to various places and went to the landlords as tenant farmers, and it was solved, and not many people died of starvation.

But this time there were so many people that the previous methods were ineffective. In some places, tenants feared that the displaced people would grab their land, so they formed associations to protect themselves, and even clashed with each other, resulting in many deaths.

When there is a conflict between the victims and the local government, of course, the officials are on their side, and the situation of the helpless victims is very difficult.

Bao Zheng's brows twisted into a pimple, in the past, he must have written to impeach Xia Wei and impeach other other officials who did not care about the life and death of the people

But since the Cui family's case, Bao Zheng has also changed and has become more focused on the overall situation.

The imperial court was financially difficult, to settle the people, to repair the Liuta River, and to guard against the Great Liao, all aspects were calculated, the expenses were huge, and there was not enough money and food.

It's like a family, if there is not enough food to eat, who can starve?

The palms and backs of the hands are full of meat, and it hurts to touch either side!

"Xia Guan has no choice, he can only be a villain, maybe someone can come up with a way to solve the king's worries, and save Li Min's ......" Bao Zheng bowed and said, and suddenly there was a burst of cheers outside.

"I didn't have a move!"

Wang Ningan rushed in angrily, he listened outside for a while, eager to tear the bag of sunspots to pieces.

"Master Bao, my father sent someone to pick up the family members of the tribe, why did you incite so many people to flock to Cangzhou? Do you want to kill them? ”

In the face of Wang Ning'an's roar, Bao Zheng looked very calm, "The court can't get food, they are dead people, and when they arrive in Cangzhou, they may be able to live." ”

"." Wang Ningan was furious, "I said Master Bao, have you thought about it, there are 10,000 or 20,000 people coming over right now, even if it is really settled, what about the others?" How much strength does our family have? If seven or eight hundred thousand people poured into Cangzhou, what would happen then? ”

Bao Zheng was dumbfounded, very ugly, but he turned to laugh, "Wang Erlang, so you can settle 10,000 or 20,000 people?" ”

suffered, was calculated by the old man.

Wang Ningan just wanted to refute, but Ouyang Xiu spoke.

"Erlang, the Six Arts Academy, is about the application of the world, if you have a strategy and can help the people, you should take it out, hundreds of thousands of living beings, why should the common people be innocent?"

The old gentleman was full of grief and indignation, and several people present stared at him, with a posture that if you dare to refuse, we will beat you.

Wang Ningan laughed dryly, he figured out the situation, of course he sympathized with those people, but if he wanted to save so many people, it was by no means an easy thing, not only to save people, but also to guard against open guns and hidden arrows, it was difficult!

"Drunkard, Lord Bao, and the princes, if you want to settle the people, I may have some ideas, but it's just ......"

"Just what?"

"This matter is so implicated, I am afraid that it will be hindered from above." Wang Ningan thought about it and said: "This time the disaster relief and river work are all presided over by Xia Xianggong, if something goes wrong, it is no less than slapping Xia Xianggong in the face, what will he do, the drunkard knows better than me." ”

Nonsense, of course Ouyang Xiu knows how bad that old thing is Xia Xiu, the matter between Ouyang Xiu and his niece was fabricated by Xia Wei and spread everywhere, making Ouyang Xiu not a ghost or a ghost.

Old Ouyang was silent, and Yu Jing suddenly spoke.

"Xia Wei misled the country, and the disaster relief was not good, so it's a big deal to write a book for impeachment, and the old thief will be brought down first!"

"No!" Bao Zheng hurriedly waved his hand, "Duke Wuxi, the difficulty of the imperial court is obvious, the lower officials are not speaking for Xia Xianggong, but impeachment at this time, many people will think that it is to set off party disputes through disaster relief, and when the time comes, the court will be chaotic, and there will be no way to talk about disaster relief, these hundreds of thousands of old and weak women and children, I am afraid that even half of them will not survive." ”

After listening to Bao Zheng's words, Wang Ningan was really surprised, when did this urgent pioneer learn to seek the country with sincerity, it is really rare!

Lao Bao Xu felt Wang Ning'an's surprised gaze and laughed dryly.

"Erlang, you always have to think twice about doing things, this is what you taught me, it's better for you to teach this official some disaster relief skills this time." For the sake of the victims, Lao Bao bowed his head and smiled, but Wang Ningan was squeezed into a corner, whether it was okay or not.

After thinking for a while, Wang Ningan said in a sullen voice: "I have a way to solve the livelihood of 100,000 people at most, but ...... It must be done slowly, and it must be fully cooperated by the imperial court. ”

Wang Ningan is not a person who tells lies, several old gentlemen have fallen into deep thought, not to let the court hinder, it is easier said than done, and it is even more difficult to avoid party disputes.

Wang Ningan didn't speak, if you give me a problem, I can't be polite, anyway, if you don't settle the mess, Lao Tzu won't give you a chestnut!

This is the story of a pit and a pit, referred to as a mutual pit.

After a long time, Ouyang Xiu smiled slightly, "The party struggle can't be avoided, but the old man has a way to make the party struggle unable to interfere with disaster relief, Wang Erlang, what do you think?" ”

Wang Ningan shrugged indifferently, "We'll see." ”