Cai Xiang looked at the happy victims and said, "There is help." ”

I can't understand the whole thing, and I can't understand why a promising Zhizhou fought so fiercely with several prime ministers for 250,000 yuan. I don't understand why with 250,000 yuan of money, more than 30,000 destitute victims can be arranged. I couldn't understand that after these people unloaded the goods, they only handed in a list and left with a smile one by one.

So I didn't want to.

The victims are finally alive. Some time ago, the weather turned cold, and it was still the same clothes as before, Cai Xiang and Da Song had no clue to solve the case, and they also saw this situation many times, and sent someone to urge Zheng Lang, Zheng Lang only replied, and arranged it immediately.

After several days, and at night, the victims were shivering with cold, and they were very pitiful.

Finally solved this problem today.

At this time, Cai Xiang also committed the fault of the Qing ministers, and the clothes were solved, and the materials were almost distributed according to the standard of the four inferior households, and even the ten households in Jingminwei had not yet reached such a standard. How much does it cost?

Who doesn't want to be a good person, let the people of the world have no worries about food and clothing, live in high-rise buildings, wear silk brocade robes, and ride high-headed horses, but where does the money come from? This is the Song Dynasty, where productivity is still very backward!

Zhao Tongju sighed and said: "Cai Zhizhi, the economy is still insufficient. ”

Don't settle the future of the victims, and the funds for the construction of Jiuwei are far from enough.

The more small the wei, the higher the cost, through the calculation formula issued by Zheng Lang, it can be calculated that there is no mountain sustenance, purely with the embankment to build the polder, the square embankment with a circumference of 100 miles can circle 2,300 hectares of land, in reality it is impossible to be square, all kinds of flat, irregular and bends, embankments, mountains, canals, villages, roads will take up half of the area, and the cultivated area will not exceed half. However, a square embankment with a circumference of 80 miles can only encircle 1,500 hectares of land, and the embankment will be reduced by one-fifth, and the area will be reduced by more than one-third. If it is a small polder of more than 100 acres, it needs three miles of embankment, and only 30 acres of land will be obtained from one mile of road, while Jingminwei will get more than 1,000 acres of embankment, a difference of 40 times!

This year, the area of cultivated land obtained may be less than two and a half times that of last year, but the length of the embankment may be three and a half times that of last year, and the cost is even higher!

Where does the money come from?

Land use bounty for labor?

Looking at these tens of thousands of victims, who dares?

Don't be happy to say the difficulty, do you know how much pressure Taiping Prefecture is under.

None of the three officials, however, were treated as one thing.

Including the Great Song Dynasty, because of the victims, Zheng Lang was more or less repulsed.

How you survive the difficulties in Taiping Prefecture has nothing to do with us, we are only in charge of solving the case, and if we solve the case, we may have returned to the capital long ago.

Zhao Tongju ran into a boring one, and suddenly five more boats sailed over in the distance, a big boat in the middle, and there were some humble guests standing on the boats around them, holding knives in their hands, or holding bows and arrows.

Several people looked curiously again.

The five boats were moored one by one, the four escort boats were on guard left and right, and an old man walked down from the big boat, looked at it, several officials were wearing official uniforms, and they were very recognizable, and asked, "Who is Zhao Tongju?" ”

"I'm ......" Zhao Tong looked at him suspiciously, could it be that he sent something again?

It's not like, what to send, to be so tightly guarded?

"Please send the officials and soldiers to guard, the old man is about to deliver the gold, silver and copper coins worth 500,000 yuan in Taiping Prefecture."

"500,000?"

"Exactly."

"Who are you?" It was Jia Changchao who asked.

The old man did not answer, but waved his hand, and the people on the big boat carried the box, all metal, or money or ingots, very heavy, and the bamboo pole was bent, and the two of them carried a box, and shouted the trumpet.

It can't be like this! Zhao Tong shouted.

This is gold, silver, copper coins, as soon as it appeared, a full 500,000, not far away are more than 30,000 victims, it is impossible to come to the matter, and hurriedly called all the officials and soldiers in the city to come. And they got a few standard scales from the city. Then he asked, "Who are you?" ”

The old man didn't hear it, and continued to instruct his subordinates to put the boxes away, and the copper coins returned to the copper coins, the gold to the gold, and the silver to the silver.

After a while, officials of all sizes in the city came out, including more than 100 officials and soldiers, and the old man said, "Let's take a look." ”

Copper coins are strung into strings, it is better to count, and the key is gold and silver, or cast into strips, or cast into ingots, and weigh them one by one. Gold and silver cannot be used as currency, but it can be converted, according to the price of gold and silver in the capital, it is only more than 480,000 yuan, and the price of gold and silver in Jiangnan is slightly more expensive, about 500,000 yuan.

There is a slight loss in money, but the price of clothes, quilts and living utensils just now is very fair, if these are placed in the capital, they may be more than 50,000 yuan. Therefore, it is a more fair one-time delivery. At the end of the weighing, the old man handed over a list again, and smiled and got on the boat and left.

It's amazing!

Da Song watched the ship leave again, dumbfounded.

I couldn't guess where the people were coming from, but there seemed to be accents in several places. Looking at the procurement locations on the list, there are commercial houses in Suzhou, Jiangning, Hangzhou, Chuzhou, Hezhou, Huzhou and other places, all of which are purchased in the production area, otherwise it would not be so cheap.

And in order to show goodwill, even the shipping cost is ignored.

"Zhao Tongju, the money is there," Jia Changchao said. There was also an incredible look on his face, and now he said to him that tomorrow the gold in the fields of Taiping Prefecture would start to grow, and he might believe it.

Such a huge amount of money and things, come so mysteriously, the city of Taiping Prefecture has been turned upside down, some people can't understand, so they say that it is sent by the Dragon King of the East China Sea with kindness.

At this time, Cui Xian and Huan'er accompanied a few mothers to swim all over the temples of Jiuhua Mountain, and the colorful silks brought on the boat were also spent, and they came back by boat from Jiuhua Mountain.

Da Song's mouth was bitter, you came back so early.

And the eldest lady said something that made his face black, looking at the victims, the eldest lady was puzzled, and asked Cui Xian: "Xian'er, why do I look at these disaster victims, they dress better than the people of Zhengjiazhuang." ”

Dressed like this, are you a disaster victim?

How did Da Song answer, the clothes sent by the Dragon King of the East China Sea?

Cui Xian took a few mothers home and asked, but she didn't expect so many things to happen after she left, leaving a few mothers and Huan'er to find Zheng Lang by boat.

At the beginning of October, the Wanqing Lake is full of white flowers, golden reed leaves, and the scenery is very good.

Not far away is a row of boats.

In addition to Zheng Lang's ship, there were also errand ships, as well as the official ships of more than a dozen other state officials.

Looking behind Zheng Lang, it is true that he does not understand very much, there are many officials who are still northerners, and they don't understand polder water conservancy, and they have learned a lot of things after watching it a few times. Wherever Zheng Lang went, they followed, Zheng Lang did not reject it, and knew everything.

He not only talked about Wei, but also talked about how to mediate the contradictions of the people at all levels, and even put forward some suggestions to some state capitals.

Oppose them to do it as if they were right away, and force them to have no choice. If you are not a disaster victim, you may not be able to go to the six wei this year, the risk is too great, and the other three wei.

The state officials smiled when they heard this.

I know all this, and if you look back carefully, Zheng Lang is very bitter in the middle, not only Zheng Lang, but also uncomfortable with anyone.

Therefore, Zheng Lang suggested that they first measure the lakes and rivers in the whole state, arrange the flood discharge and water storage, and then look at the strength of their state, first set up one or two wei to let the people see their confidence, and then slowly build again.

and some other reasonable lessons.

But Daxing polder, because of its own appearance, will surely sweep the entire Jiangdong within ten years.

When he saw Cui Xian, he happily greeted him and asked, "How many ladies are there?" ”

"Okay," Cui Xian replied.

After worshipping thousands of Buddhas and donating more than 1,000 silk silks, what else can make a few mothers feel bad?

Cui Xian laughed after speaking.

Zheng Lang also smiled.

Cui Xian asked again: "Why did you have an abnormal attitude and become so tough?" ”

This confrontation with Zhongshu is not her husband's usual surname.

"I thought it was Yanchen's doing, but later I learned that Zhongshu actually supported it, so I had to be tough to the end."

The real reason, he didn't want to say.

"What's the matter with the money and things?" Cui Xian was thinking about it all the way, but she couldn't figure it out.

The number is too large, not nothing, there were some huge families in the Song Dynasty who also had assets of more than one million, but it was a rare place to directly take out more than 700,000 yuan in fields and workshops, or other industries. But there is still a road, and more than a dozen large families together will not be difficult. Why should you let someone pay so much money for you? If you have this money, why not put it out as a loan shark or do business? Or the husband used a "conspiracy" to move people and lend it to you for free, but he will eventually pay it back.

No matter how Taiping Prefecture develops, it is still a small and medium-sized state, not a big state capital like Suzhou and Hangzhou, and it will be that year? The court also did not allow the ministers below to do this for the sake of political performance.

Not only did she not understand, but after the news reached the capital, whether it was Zhao Zhen or several bigwigs in Zhongshu, they also couldn't understand it.

asked by the pillow every day, Zheng Lang had already told Jiang Xing'er, so he told Cui Xian in his ear.

"So that's ......," Cui Xian was speechless.

The truth is very simple, but it won't be simple if you think about it again, if it weren't for Zheng Lang's previous magic, there wouldn't be this magic.

But Zheng Lang didn't say anything more.

Cui Xian thought carefully for a while, and finally figured it out, looked at Zheng Lang with admiration, then came to the cabin, looked at it, suddenly her face changed, and asked, "Official, how did you sleep?" ”

"Of course, the three of them huddled together."

Cui Xian walked over and walked over.

Zheng Lang said again: "Or five people squeezed together?" ”

"Think beautifully," in Jiang Xing'er's laughter, Cui Xian walked over and pinched Zheng Lang's elbow.

After laughing for a while, Zheng Lang said again: "But I'm going back too." ”

Everything is decided, go to Taiping Prefecture to cut off some tails and use them as sacrificial flags.

After returning to Taipingzhou, no matter how anxious Zhao Tongju was scratching his ears and cheeks, Zheng Lang did not answer, and looked very unhappy.

Take a few students to the shelter where you will see the important side of the surname.

Again, let more than 100 of them be elected to speak.

To arrange for the victims, Song Zhen, Jia Changchao and Cai Xiang came over.

Zheng Lang's words are very simple, from today onwards, only two days of rations will be provided. Everyone began to support themselves, and once they participated in the weeding and embankment construction of the new polder, as well as the work of dredging the roads and ditches in the polder, there would be about four months of labor.

A group of 100 households, when the time comes, Taiping Prefecture will arrange someone to command. Rations are provided on the construction site, and men in the prime of life are counted as one job per day, women and young people over the age of 15 are counted as six points of labor, and the elderly are counted as four points of labor for light activities such as taking care of children and being responsible for cooking, building work sheds, etc. The whole worker is paid two cents a month.

It's definitely not a low salary, although it's a little tired, and it also provides food, so even Fan Zhongyan said that there is a lot of money.

Cai Xiang and the three of them had nothing to say.

I also understand that this is a cash-for-work job, tired and tired, a family draws a lot, and after four months of suffering, the majority can earn more than 20 yuan, and the less can also earn 15 yuan salary. The polders have also been circled, the laborers have also come out, and the victims have also been relieved.

With this money, if there is a way out next year, the government will provide a little relief, and there will be a way to live.

Good idea.

This is the first and most important option.

The second will be 3,000 households, divided into 30 groups, to pick up river mud, the state government spent 50,000 yuan, has purchased nearly 40,000 acres of land, has been replaced, squeezed into 15 pieces, let these victims pick up river mud to cover the fields, and then after the winter frost, next year the land will become a little more fertile. Zheng Lang is unforgettable at this moment, it will be fertile, but it will not be as good as he imagined. It's not a polder, it has not been cultivated since thousands of years, and it is covered with a layer of mud, which will not play a big role. It's also a helpless move. By next year, other methods will be used to increase the soil strength.

The same salary, but once the weeds are removed, all these people will be distributed to the polders again. The polder is the point.

Not only is this time the work for relief, but next year, when the affairs of Zhuwei are over, there will be no relief. However, some way out will be arranged for them. What is the way out, Zheng Lang didn't say.

After that, let these more than 100 delegates go down.

Most of the victims have no opinion.

Food, drink, and use are all given by people free of charge. It's also time to get to work.

But there are too many people, and there are all kinds of people.

Some people are very smart, seeing the present, hearing the present, all the officials along the way are cautious about them, and it seems that even the emperor and the prime minister in the court care about their whereabouts. So when I heard that I had to work, I was not satisfied.

The imperial court gave 250,000 yuan, and it has not been spent yet.

This is what he says, and what he thinks in his heart is the 500,000 taels of gold and silver.

The more these people, the more active they are.

Not only did the imperial court give us 250,000 yuan, but when we came, they also promised us that as long as we came, we would eat, drink, live, wear, and have fertile land waiting for us to cultivate.

Song Zhen is an honest person, and he can't listen to it. He shouted: "Even if I give you the land immediately, you must also do things, and if you don't do things, food will fall from the sky!" ”

No matter how Zheng Lang is juggling, just so many clothes, quilts and daily necessities a few days ago, as well as the current arrangements, people have nothing to say.

How will it be arranged next year, more than 700,000 yuan has changed out, and there will be no more tricks next year?

Zheng Lang grabbed Da Song's clothes and said, "Master Song, let them make trouble." ”

Then he opened his mouth, and the officials on the side understood, looked at the crowd, and saw that those people were making the most trouble.

If you don't stop it, these people will make more trouble, and besides, people are also greedy, who doesn't want to get a lot of benefits for nothing without working?

Winter is coming soon, and working in the water, picking mud and weeding, how tiring it is.

Some began to hesitate.

The fuss was almost there, and they sent representatives to speak.

Instead of letting them speak, Zheng Lang spoke, and said, "What I said last month, don't listen to the arrangement, and fend for yourself, right?" ”

With a cold sentence, more than a hundred people looked at each other, and slowly nodded under Zheng Lang's forced gaze.

Zheng Lang waved his hand, and the official pounced on him like a wolf with a weapon.

Grandma's, I don't know what to do, for your happiness, we have almost no day and night for more than a year, and now you dress better than us, cover better than us, count that one. More than thirty people pulled it out.

Zheng Lang stared at them coldly and said, "The imperial court gave me 250,000 yuan to settle you, but what you wore and ate a few days ago is not much left." There's an account book here, and the literate people come and take a look. ”

He threw out an account book from his sleeve and said, "There are only 5,000 yuan left untouched, that is, each of your households has 750 yuan left." Since you have said it, I will give you seven hundred and fifty taels of money from each family, take with you what has been allocated to you, and leave Taipingzhou. You will not be welcomed in every corner of Taiping State. ”

After saying that, the officials pounced on it again.

More than 30 people, more than 20 families, and more than 100 people were taken out one by one by the officials, and together with their luggage, they were escorted onto the boat, and they were sent across the river and to Hezhou.

He and the state officials were not happy to hear it, this group is all Diao people, who dares to accept love, and rush to Zhenzhou. Zhenzhou rushed to the north again, in order to send away this group of plague gods, and specially pulled out some food and clothes, I did not treat you badly, but you must not stay here with us, leave immediately.

Walking through more than a dozen state capitals, this line is becoming more and more striking.

Zhao Zhen was finally disappointed and issued an edict and asked them all to go to the border.

He also said to his ministers in a serious manner: "It's a human being, you have to know what's good, and if you don't know what's good, it will not only affect yourself, but also your family." ”

Seeing the twenty families crying and shouting, and being dragged onto the boat, Da Song was a little unbearable, and said: "The gentleman repays his grievances directly." ”

According to your theory, it is not a matter of virtue to repay grievances directly, but you should also give them a chance to make amends.

"Mr. Song, there are 40,000 households in Taiping Prefecture, and they are still growing, and success or failure is in one fell swoop this year. If good is given to them, who will do evil to forty thousand households? If you want to get it all for nothing, and if you don't open Xinwei, who will be responsible for the consequences? ”

Song Zhen didn't dare to answer.

Jia Changchao suddenly said: "Zheng Zhizhou, you were also the official in charge of the arson case last time, so you can't ignore it." ”

After checking for so many days, I don't have a clue at all, since you can magically conjure up so much money and things, probably this case will not stump you, you have to make a contribution, otherwise it will drag on to that year? I am a storyteller in the Chongzheng Palace, not an official who solves the case. What is it to stay in Taiping Prefecture for two months?

"Jia Shushu, let me ask you, if someone uses a kitchen knife to commit murder, is the kitchen knife maker guilty?"

"Nope."

"If the kitchen knife is recognized as his kitchen knife and assists the official in solving the case, should the government reward him?"

"Should...... I understand. ”

"The scope is a little wider, including the capital."

"Yes...... Why didn't you say it earlier. ”

"It's not difficult, why don't I say it, you can't remember?"

“……”