"Dangdang!"

Hearing the bell ringing, the crowd became noisy, and a red hoop shouted: "It's time to start eating, queue up, line up people, everyone has it, it is strictly forbidden to fight." ”

A few more sturdy red hoops, armed with short sticks, stepped forward and unceremoniously beat some of the homeless young people who wanted to squeeze to the front, until they did not dare to squeeze any more.

The flow of people slowly moved in front of a dozen porridge pots, and the thick multigrain porridge was filled into the bowls in the hands of the people one by one. Well, except for the two mothers, there was only a broken crockpot with a side, and he walked timidly to the pot.

The handyman who scooped the porridge was a little stunned, looked up and down at the mother and daughter who were thin but seemed to have washed their hands and faces, looked at the little girl licking her lips with her eyes, and couldn't help twitching the corners of her mouth, and filled three spoonfuls in a row until the broken crockpot was filled, and also advised, "You have been hungry for a long time, don't eat too quickly, and the porridge will be opened again in two hours." ”

"Thank you, thank you." The mother thanked her without saying anything, and hurriedly walked to the side with her daughter carrying a crockpot, and the little girl's eyes kept staring at the steaming porridge without blinking.

"Eat slowly, eat slowly—" The mother endured hunger and instructed her daughter, the appearance of gobbling up was distressing.

"Well, mother, you can eat too." The little girl ate her mouth full, and she hadn't forgotten her mother.

"Let's eat together, and we'll have it later!" The mother smiled with satisfaction, although her face was yellow and thin, she still showed a bit of beauty.

Bang, bang, bang...... There was a gong sound, and then several red hoops began to shout again behind a row of tables.

"The one who built the house comes; This side of the road and bridge is coming; This side of the dredging canal comes; This side of the weaver will spin and weave; This side of reading and literacy comes; The one who knows how to count the accounts...... The rice is full, one thin and two dry, and there is a salary of two liters of rice and two taels of salt......"

There is no free lunch in the world, and in the case of the national war, the imperial court is also facing material pressure. In order to alleviate the pressure, so that the people of the new Guangfu District can do their best to create productivity. Cash-for-work is a good way to do it. Of course, the price of labor at this time is also the cheapest, and the rice and salt can make the people flock to it, and they are grateful to Dade.

Although he drank porridge and starved to death, he worked as much as he could. And it is quite tempting to get rice grain from it. After all, there are still a few lazy people who just want to drink porridge and live together, and the old, weak, sick and disabled are not among them. Two liters of rice is four catties, and a person working outside the home can not only take care of the food and be full, but even the family can at least eat porridge and rice, which is a long-term livelihood.

Jane's eyes lit up as she listened to the shouting. But looking at the little girl beside her, she hesitated a little. Daughters are dependent on each other. But on the other hand, it's a small burden.

…………

The new prefect of Yangzhou, Lu Wenyang, came to this soup kitchen site with a few entourages, and was directly promoted from Chongming County to the prefect, and he was promoted very quickly, which also had a lot to do with his political achievements in Chongming. On the other hand, Chongming and Yangzhou are also the closest old Guangfu districts.

"The resettlement of the displaced people needs to be accelerated, and winter will begin in two months. If you don't have shelter from the wind and cold, you don't know how many people will freeze to death! Lu Wenyang's face did not have the joy of promotion. Instead, I was a little worried.

In Lu Wenyang's view, the best date for the Northern Expedition should be after next year's spring ploughing, when the weather is warmer and supplies are abundant, whether it is military or civilian. It's much more lenient than it is now. Now it is not only about food, but also about housing, and this winter is destined to be busy and difficult.

"My lord, there are a lot of people doing this work. There are not many people who can read and write. A little official stood up from behind the table, arched his hand, and said, "This is a naturalization, a distribution of labor, and a measurement of the fields......"

Lu Wenyang sighed softly, all the big and small officials were transferred from the south, and the imperial court did not allow all of them. Some low-ranking officials, such as scribes, officials, and miscellaneous servants, had to be recruited from the local area. Obviously, this is still difficult at the moment.

In other words, in a short period of time, I am afraid that it will not be so easy for the little officials to get together. Yangzhou Mansion is different from other places, the emperor is definitely coming, whether it is to play, or to go north to Beijing, if it causes trouble because of the indiscriminate filling, the emperor's temperament, Lu Wenyang still knows a thing or two, and he hates the most deceitful officials.

"The two provinces of Mekong and Hehe, as well as Sichuan, have sent people to recruit labor for reclamation and colonization, and the officials are not very willing." Lu Wenyang shook his head with a wry smile and said, "It seems that there is no way now, the money and food of the imperial court are tight, and I am afraid that the long-term investment will not be enough." Evacuate the displaced people and relieve the pressure on the imperial court, so you can't take care of it later. ”

The operation in Chongming made Lu Wenyang understand the importance of labor, and in view of the recovery of local development, he was really reluctant to send labor to other places. However, the actual situation is that winter is approaching, and it is neither possible to plow nor plant, and although there are measures to provide relief for work, the population is stranded, after all, it still puts great pressure on the government. Whether it is from the supply of materials or social security, it is already an imperative method to divert the people.

Mekong, Haxian, Sichuan, and Jiangnan, because of the early recovery, the restoration and reconstruction have been on the right track, and the demand for labor for land reclamation, farming, factories and workshops is becoming more and more vigorous.

During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, the tax payment was more than 80 million, and the total population should be about 200 million, but in the last year of Shunzhi, there were only more than 30 million Dingkou, and the total population was less than 100 million. In other words, due to famine and war, the population has not increased but decreased, and less than half of it remains.

The change of dynasties in Chinese history is almost always like this, the population is smaller, the land is more, the social contradictions are eased after the redistribution of wealth, and the people are also seeking stability and peace of mind. But few people think about the deeper question, why does the cycle of chaos and reincarnation always continue, and why do we always seek a stable period in the sea of corpses and blood?

It is precisely because Zhu Yongxing does not regard the social relaxation after the population reduction as any merit, and precisely because he has always imperceptibly promoted his concept of attaching importance to life and sympathizing with the people's suffering, and the officials below naturally do what he likes. Lu Wenyang is one of them, some people may say that he is utilitarian, but Zhu Yongxing disagrees. He doesn't like unmotivated officials!

"Literate, I can spin and weave, but this-" Lu Wenyang walked very casually to the back of the table to recruit literate people, just in time to catch up with Zhen Niang holding the little girl and looking at the little official with a sad face and shaking her head with a wry smile, obviously similar to the experience on the side of spinning and weaving just now, they all think that this little girl is in the way, and although the recruitment of literacy has not been explained, may they want a woman?

"Although the child is small, he is very sensible. The folk girl is literate, can settle accounts, and can do rough work...... I just want to earn more food for the child, and just drink porridge—" Jane bit her lip and explained in vain, repeating what she had just said.

Lu Wenyang looked Zhen Niang up and down, and then glanced at the place where female textile workers were recruited, obviously, it was not very traditional for women to come out to work, and there were many women who were involved, like Zhen Niang.

"No!" The little official shook his head and sighed, pitying the mother and daughter, but there was no way.

Zhen Niang's eyes lit up, she bit her lower lip, and led her daughter to turn around and walk away slowly.

"Wait a minute." Lu Wenyang suddenly remembered something, stopped Zhen Niang, but turned to the little official behind the table and asked: "The weaving factories are all women, and it is not suitable for men to manage and keep accounts." It is estimated that there are many displaced people in their situation, so they took some old women to relieve them of their burden. In this way, there are fewer idlers, and they can support themselves. South, what's that called—"

"Adults are talking about kindergarten?" The little official thought about it, and also had a vague impression, and said with a smile: "What has arisen in the Suzhou area is to recruit more female workers." ”

"Yes, it's called kindergarten." Lu Wenyang nodded with a smile, stretched out his finger and pointed at Zhen Niang, and said, "Let's register her name, both literate and accountable, so I will be a housekeeper first." In addition, if you recruit female workers, the factory will build a kindergarten so that women with children can work with peace of mind. ”

"Let's talk about it." The little official took two steps, turned to look at Zhen Niang, and said with a smile: "Don't hurry up and thank the prefect, you have been hired, and you are still a female steward!" ”

"Thank you, thank you, thank you." Zhen Niang was overjoyed, knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, and the little girl did the same, kowtowing twice on the ground.

Lu Wenyang waved his hand lightly, feeling sad in his heart. He had traveled from the north to the south to serve the Ming court, and had seen many refugees along the way, although this Zhen Niang was dressed in tatters, but her demeanor could tell that she was most likely from the Yin Shi family. In this war, how many families have been destroyed and displaced!

Make the best use of people's materials and materials. In this national war, Zhu Yongxing's biggest secret is to be able to mobilize the masses and make more and more people participate, or contribute money or effort, no matter what industry you are engaged in, no matter how capable you are, even if it is just an old man who watches the children and cooks, he is also a member of the country and is contributing to the national war.

This philosophy has been followed from beginning to end, from top to bottom, since Zhu Yongxing was able. There is nothing new in this, and the theory of people's war should be applicable now, until the advent of the atomic bomb.

The more powerful Zhu Yongxing is, the greater the influence of his ideas, the more widely they spread, and the more people follow them.

Change should not be temporary, or short-term; It should not only be applied during the national war, but should be sustained in the future and in the future.

He Tiejiao, Zhen Niang, and the little girl are just a small microcosm of this great change, and thousands of people are also in this great change that is different from the ordinary sense of changing the dynasty. (To be continued......)