Chapter 6: The Locust Plague (5)
Tian Fan nodded and said, "That's easy to do, and it can be solved by providing relief according to the method of cash-for-work." ”
Chen Deng asked, "Mr. Tian, what is the meaning of cash-for-work?" Everyone was also waiting for Tian Fan's explanation.
Tian Fan explained: "In fact, it is very simple, simply put, it is to let the disaster victims participate in labor to get food and remuneration, and those who do not participate are not. You can let them cultivate the fields, repair the city, or some rich people can also let them help with the work or something. In a word, you have to work, otherwise there is nothing to eat. In this way, the victims have something to do, and they don't have the heart to make trouble! ”……
Everyone was stunned for a while, and suddenly felt enlightened, Tao Qian patted his head in annoyance, and said, "It's so simple, why didn't I think of it?" Tian Fan, you really have the power of ghosts and gods! Liu Bei and Chen Deng's father and son also nodded in agreement. This sentence made Tian Fan blush, uh, we don't seem to have that much ability, right?
Zhang Fei suddenly shouted: "No, Mr. Tian, it's not right!" Tian Fan asked, "Third General, what's wrong?" "You say that if you don't work, you won't be given food, what about the elderly, children, and the infirm?" Everyone was speechless, looking at this guy like a fool. Zhang Fei smirked innocently and asked, "Uh, did I say the wrong thing?" Guan Yu moved to the side, looking ashamed to be with him.
Tian Fan smiled and said, "Envoy, Xuande Gong, there is one more thing. We must send the army to take care of these disaster victims, if you are not afraid of 10,000, you are afraid of what if, if there are remnants of the Yellow Turban who provoke trouble, it will be troublesome! Plus, with so many people gathered together, be sure to prevent the plague! Otherwise...... he didn't say the rest. They have all seen the plague, it is a hundred miles of floating corpses, thousands of miles without cooking smoke, just thinking about it can make people tremble.
Tao Qian and Liu Bei nodded in agreement, and Tao Qian asked, "How can we prevent the plague from happening?" ”
Tian Fan replied: "Well, wait until I think about it!" After that, Tian Fan frowned, and recalled the epidemic prevention methods he knew in his previous life for a while, and everyone looked at him quietly.
After a while, Tian Fan snapped his fingers and said, "There are so many in total!" First, everyone should drink boiled water, not cold water! Second, the place where everyone lives must be ventilated and dry! The government stepped in and led the victims to build simple thatched huts for them to live in. Third, establish a unified toilet location for the victims, and these toilet spots must be far away from the water source to prevent feces from polluting the water source! Fourth, if there is a sick patient, it must be placed in a special isolation place! Isolate patients according to the severity of their condition. Fifth, to prevent mosquito bites, some anti-mosquito medicines should be placed in the areas where the victims lived! In fact, there should not be many mosquitoes in this year's drought, but we still have to take precautions! Sixth, while there is no plague now, and the price of medicines in pharmacies has not yet risen, please make you buy a large number of medicines for epidemic prevention and treatment of various epidemics! First, to prepare for emergencies, and secondly, to give the victims a bowl of drink every day to prevent the outbreak of the epidemic! Seventh, recruit doctors, pay attention to the health of the victims at any time, and report the epidemic as soon as it is discovered! Eighth, infected corpses, as well as the corpses of various animals, are all cremated to prevent possible contagion! Ninth, we must strengthen supervision over the officials responsible for distributing food for disaster relief, prevent corruption, and when necessary, make an example of each other! ……”
Tian Fan looked at everyone's reactions, and said with a little emptiness: "I only thought of so much!" I don't know if you guys have anything to add? ”
Everyone looked at each other a few times, they didn't understand epidemic prevention, and they didn't know if what Tian Fan said was right, Liu Bei asked: "Mr. Tian, I don't really understand the reason for what you said, can you explain it?" ”
"Uh, well! Ladies and gentlemen, all the things I just said, such as drinking boiled water, ventilating and drying the place of residence, going to the toilet in the same place, preventing mosquitoes, isolating the sick, and cremating the corpses, are all aimed at the possible infection of the epidemic...... "Tian Fan explained the benefits of these articles in detail, in addition to the epidemic prevention one, the biggest role is to let the people know that the government has not given up on them, and the government has always been with them, so that they have the confidence to live! When people are desperate, a little faith in living is extremely important! …,
After several people discussed, a decision was made, and Tao Qian said: "Just do what Tian Fan said!" ”
Tian Fan looked at everyone in the hall and said with some apprehension: "Everyone, if you have a word, don't vomit or be unhappy!" All of you in the hall are the main grain producers in my next place, and I beg you to stop the price of food from rising! Be sure to ask for your cooperation, hehe, if you don't have talent, after this hurdle, I will find a way for you to make a fortune, and it is more profitable than raising the price of food! ”
Everyone looked at Tian Fan, and then at Mi Zhu, but they didn't speak, after Liu Bei and Tao Qian looked at each other, Tao Qian said: "Okay! Just do what Tian Fan said! Hehe, the issue of grain prices, you can discuss it with your uncle, he is the largest grain merchant in Xuzhou and even the entire Han Dynasty! The crowd laughed. This sentence is very reasonable, as long as the Mi family, the largest grain merchant in Xuzhou, does not raise the price, others just want to rise, and he can't go up! Tian Fan thought to himself, hehe, it's not a big problem!
Tian Fan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, this is all he can do for the victims! He doesn't think he has the ability to save the world, and he can only do his best for such a large-scale natural disaster! Although everyone may not agree with his epidemic prevention measures, after all, they agree, which is good! Tian Fan believes that as long as they follow the methods they say, they will be able to reduce the probability of the occurrence of the epidemic by more than ninety percent, and reduce the mortality rate of the sick as much as possible!
But then Tao Qian's words raised his heart again, Tao Qian said: "Tian Fan is still responsible for these things, and from today on, all of us, including me and Xuande, will listen to him on the issue of resettlement of disaster victims and epidemic prevention!" The crowd said yes in a hurry. Tian Fan opened his mouth, but when he saw Tao Qian and Liu Bei's firm eyes, he didn't say anything!
Tian Fan's original intention was to only be responsible for making ideas, and the rest of the things were arranged by others. He has always believed that the wisdom of the ancients is unimaginable to modern people, what they lack is only a direction, as long as they have a direction, they can do better than today's people. But the reality is that he was arrested again!
Tian Fan had no choice but to discuss the details with these people! Although he doesn't know much, fortunately, there are Tao Qian and Liu Bei to suppress the formation, and Chen Qun and others are experts in internal affairs, and the specific things will be done by them, Tian Fan is just responsible for grasping the direction and inspecting and supervising! Half an hour later, one after another orders were issued by the Xia Pi Kuaima, and a few days later, with the efforts of officials at all levels and the army, the chaotic victims became orderly.
Xiapi, the seat of Xuzhou, is one of the most prosperous cities in Xuzhou! The city is about three miles from east to west, four miles from north to south, and the permanent population in the city is about 70,000, which is a relatively large city in this era! At the same time, this natural disaster also made Xiapi the city with the largest number of disaster victims! There are about 130,000 people, which is almost twice the population of Xiapi City. Mi Zhu was mainly responsible for the resettlement of the victims in Xiapi. And the army responsible for managing the victims of the disaster was led by Mi Fang. These two people have been very busy these days, but their busyness is effective, although there are many victims, but in the disaster victims' settlement five miles outside the city, it is in order, and everything is going according to plan!
The first is registration, name, place of origin, number of people in the family, whether it is strong, literate or not, whether there is craftsmanship and so on! The back of literacy and hyphenation is first selected, and there are people in Xuzhou who need to read and write in the future. Besides, the number of officials in Xuzhou is limited, and the work of registering refugees cannot be done, and these people can at least help. The various craftsmen were centrally managed and assigned work in the artisan workshop, about twenty miles east of Xiapi City, and these people later became part of the artisan camp. Pick out the strongest part of the strong men, be left behind by the army, and after training, they will become part of the Xuzhou army. The other part of the strong men were assigned to build the city, and the frail old and young of their families were also assigned to do what they could. The rest of the people were arranged to work in the tuntian, and of course the main task now is to fight the drought! …,
Xuzhou has experienced several major wars, serious population losses, and a large amount of land has been left uncultivated, which has provided convenience for Tuntian. And the various families, with Tao Qian's acquiescence, also selected many people to replenish the manpower lost when Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou, and these people would later be their serfs or tenants. Tian Fan didn't want them to do this, but he couldn't stop it. This is what the major families in Xuzhou are doing, if they are stopped, the offended people will be gone, so he didn't even squeak! Besides, his son Tian Liang is also happily going to pick people, does he still have a face?
People, in desperate situations, encounter a chance to survive, most will not hesitate to accept, even if the conditions are not so reasonable! It cannot be said that this is a lack of ambition, because this is the result of natural selection, and it is this desire to survive that allows human beings to continue! Tian Fan remembered that he heard a very bullish saying in his last life, if he was extremely hungry, I didn't dare to promise not to grab food from pigs! A very dirty sentence, but also a very true sentence! The strong desire to survive makes these victims very obedient, and most of them have something to do, which also makes them have no time to think about some bad things. In addition, they are all under the supervision of the army, and there are no major problems in the resettlement of disaster victims in various places!
Tian Fan has great powers, not only to provide guidance to the resettlement sites for disaster victims in various places, but also to investigate the corruption of officials. These days, he took Tao Qian's two hundred personal soldiers, as well as Tao Qian's orders, to patrol everywhere. Its status is equivalent to that of the later generations of Qincha, and it has the right to recall the county order, and has the right to cut the officials below the county order. He also used this right very well, and in order to investigate the real situation, he occasionally conducted a private interview with a micro-service, which was very bad. Up to now, he has exempted a county order that is connected with the big family, killed a few small officials, beat a few small officials, and reprimanded several big families, Tian Fan feels a sense of accomplishment. Patrolling from north to south all the way, he saw a lot of people and had a better understanding of the ugliness of officialdom. Hey, the rulers......
On this day, he arrived at the settlement site in Huailing. Huailing County, adjacent to Nushan Mountain in the south, is not far from the Huai River, there are several small rivers passing through, irrigation is convenient, and agriculture is developed.
The county magistrate of Huailing County is surnamed Yin Mingchao, and the word Molin is also from a big family. Its family is one of the few big families in Guangling County, generations of scholars, poetry and books, admired by others, often do some things to repair bridges and pave roads, so in the family where the Donglin Pavilion is located, the prestige is very high! Yin Chao is the only son in the family, he has been very sensible since he was a child, and his behavior is very in line with the aesthetics of the people at that time, and he has the style of a gentleman! Two years ago, there was a vacancy in the Huailing County Order, and Tao Qian promoted him after an investigation. This person is in his early twenties, slightly fat, not tall, dressed in a scribe's uniform, and laughs before he sees someone, giving people a feeling of spring breeze, which will make people involuntarily like him! If you describe it in modern language, it is a powerful personality! When Tian Fan inspected the disaster situation in various places last time, he met him, and the two chatted very speculatively, so they became friends.
When Tian Fan arrived in Huailing, Yin Chao was busy at the resettlement site. Tian Fan did not let people inform him, but rushed to the resettlement site under the leadership of the little official. Tian Fan noticed that on the city wall of Huailing, there were many people who were busy, and there was no need to think about it, they must be strengthening the city defense!
The resettlement site for the victims of Huailing County is in the east of the county seat, about ten miles, and it is close to Huaishui in order to get water conveniently. It's the height of summer, and this year is ridiculously hot, most of the year has not rained, there is basically no green on the ground, and the only few green trees are listless. The water level of Huaishui has also dropped to the lowest level in years, and the hot summer is mercilessly baking the bare riverbed, as if to make up for what the rain does not have the opportunity to bake in normal years!
The settlement of the victims is orderly, and most of the victims do not look panicked, but they just have dishes on their faces! This is enough, in that era, even if the wind and rain are smooth, these low-level people may not be able to eat enough, and it is very rare not to starve to death in the year of the catastrophe! From the looks of the victims, it can be seen that Yin Chao has done a good job! Being able to calm the emotions of the victims is a great skill! Tian Fan has also seen a lot, a few days ago he was angry that people starved to death in some places, but now he is used to it! A person's power is limited, he can only try to ensure that fewer people starve to death, that's all! …,
When Yin Chao was found, he was distributing food to the victims. Under the supervision of the petty officers and sergeants, the victims lined up in long lines, waiting for the food to be distributed, and there was no situation where everyone rushed up to loot! A large bowl of porridge, two meals a day, this is the daily ration of the victims. Since there is not enough food to eat as much as you want, you can only eat one meal a day. However, Tian Fan's request is that the porridge must be inserted into the chopsticks without falling! There were a few places that didn't do it, Tian Fan didn't be polite to them, and after investigating that they were indeed corrupt, he beat the chief official directly in front of the victims, and then sent it to Tao Qian!
Seeing that Tian Fan and the others were gone, Yin Chao hurriedly handed the big spoon in his hand to the little officials beside him, and hurriedly greeted him!
He bowed deeply to Tian Fan and said, "Mr. is here?" How about the journey? Tian Fan hurriedly pulled him up and complained: "How many times have I told you, don't call him sir!" Why are you so unremembered? "The two are of the same age, and they are friends, Tian Fan has no scruples about speaking! But Yin Chao can't do it, after he saw Tian Fan's locust extermination strategy last time, he was suddenly shocked, and he almost didn't apprentice! Tian Fan persuaded him easily, and when they met this time, the old mistake was made again!
Yin Chao scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "Hehe, I thought about it later, you don't have words, it's not appropriate to call you by your name, so let's call Mr. Tian!" Tian Fan bowed his hand and said, "Just call me Tian Fan, I'll call you Mo Lin!" Do you want me to call you Lord Yin? Yin Chao is also a free and easy person, and he nodded when he heard the words and did not object again.
Although they were friends, Tian Fan was not sloppy, he looked at the porridge eaten by the victims, and then walked around accompanied by Yin Chao.
Tian Fan asked: "Mo Lin, is there any epidemic in the matter of the resettlement of the victims?" Yin Chao replied: "No problem, your method is very good, there are no accidents!" Now the more than 30,000 victims gathered in Huailing are very stable, and there is no epidemic! Tian Fan nodded and said, "That's good!" We have enough food, and as long as there is no epidemic, these people will survive! Yin Chao nodded in agreement, and the two walked around the resettlement site, Tian Fan proposed a few inappropriate places, and Yin Chao immediately asked people to adjust.