Chapter 735: The Consequences of Daring to Be Greedy (1)
This year's rains were severe, with river dams washed away, flooding many fertile fields and houses in the near river and lake areas.
The imperial court allocated a lot of silver taels and gathered donations from wealthy merchants from all over the country to rebuild houses, rebuild embankments, and resettle refugees, and barely managed to control the disaster.
The best situation in the country should be Fucheng.
After spending so much money on the building of the Charity Hall Refugee Center, it was not only built but also spacious, and the number of refugees received was also large, crowded and crowded, with a number of nearly 3,000 people.
Other businessmen had seen the big move of the charity hall before, and some of them followed, but some didn't.
Seeing that the charity hall accommodates so many refugees, I am a little admired.
Of course, they admire, they also know the income of the charity hall, just those more than 20 shops, the monthly income is estimated to be about 10,000, these months because of the rain, the business situation is not very good, a month can be counted with six or seven thousand income.
But in this way, it can still take in so many refugees, and the entire central area of Fucheng, because of the establishment of the Charity Hall, the people of the whole Fucheng know that there is such a place for good deeds in Fucheng, and there are many more refugees than before.
But this did not cause much inconvenience to the local area, because at least half of the refugees who poured in were dealt with by the charity hall.
Lived in a refugee shelter in the Charity Hall.
From food, clothing, housing to medical treatment, there are people managing things.
It relieved a lot of pressure on the local wealthy businessmen and yamen.
Build a refugee shelter to accommodate refugees, and donate a lot of money.
I don't know who the person behind this curtain is, such a great kindness, it is really more than the reincarnation of a Bodhisattva.
Mu Li didn't know much about the situation in Fucheng, but she was very relieved, because she had given enough money to operate the Charity Hall to survive this rain disaster.
She's now in another city.
Omi, a city that has also been the hardest hit this year.
The dam was washed out here, and the flood flooded some of the houses on the shore, and a large number of people died.
In fact, with this year's rainfall, it would not be so serious, but the bad thing is that this dam is a tofu slag project.
The officials who built the embankment were greedy for silver taels and used cheap materials to build the embankment, and not only that, but the middle of the embankment was still empty, so as to save money and put it all into their pockets.
The official was crying out that he had been wronged and that he had been framed and went to prison.
Not to mention whether it is wronged, but in this situation, I want to scold my mother at night.
Although the quality of the embankment has nothing to do with him, it is real because the rainfall caused the river to rise sharply, and it is related to him.
Anything that is linked to natural disasters, no matter how much human factors there are during the period, the sins and karma generated must be counted on his head.
To make matters worse, the dam was destroyed in the middle of the night, and the sudden flood washed away the residents who were still asleep near the dam.
Nearly half of the inhabitants did not escape the catastrophe.
Most of the people who were close to the river dam did not survive, and those who were far away were not absolutely spared, and after a few days, they fell ill and starved, and took a lot of lives.
Residents were displaced, wives were separated, families were ruined, and the ground was filled with wailing.
The flood has receded, but the washed away homes, the lost lives, and the despair in my heart have not subsided.
The imperial court has sent people down, and the food and goods for disaster relief have also arrived.
It's just that I don't know if it's not dedicated, or if the money is limited.
The situation of the victims eating grass roots and gnawing on the bark of trees has not changed. I want to talk with more like-minded people about "The Peasant Girl is in Charge: Good Farming with Space", WeChat pays attention to "Excellent Reading Literature", chats about life, and finds confidants~