Chapter 549: Hope
When faced with life and death, most people break their shackles, such as the fear of high-ranking officials and dignitaries.
The victims stared at Yu Jin with burning eyes.
Although they have a good impression of this prince, if they don't get a satisfactory answer, they will still make trouble, and they will not be willing to wait for death in the city like this.
They could see how terrible the plague was.
If you are a good person, you will have a fever, vomit blood, and ulcer all over your body the next day...... It's chilling to think about.
It used to be a paradise for them, but now it's hell.
They are human beings, why should they stay in hell?
Yu Jin saw the determination in the eyes of the victims.
He shook his head secretly.
Zhao Shilang and others wanted to let the victims stay in the city honestly, thinking that with the prestige of the imperial court, these people who usually did not dare to straighten their waists would obey their words, but they ignored the power of survival.
He was sure that if there was no solution that gave these people hope, the ensuing conflict would become more and more intense, and in the end it would turn into a fight between the soldiers and the victims.
Of course, the imperial court has mobilized a lot of guards for disaster relief, and these victims will be solved in the end, and if we make a little fuss about the epidemic, these bloody conflicts can cover up the past, and even whitewash the success in the end.
He had seen soldiers in the south beheading innocent people and pretending to be military exploits, and he hated it.
"Everyone, wait a minute, Xiao Wang will discuss with Lord Shilang and others how to arrange you, and when the results of the discussion are out, I will come here to inform you personally."
"When will we be able to negotiate the result?" Someone shouted.
Countless people chimed in: "Yes, if we can't get a result from the discussion, will we just keep waiting?" β
"At the time of Shen Zheng today, Xiao Wang will definitely give you an answer." Yu Jin looked around at the ragged people and said solemnly.
The victims were silent for a while, and finally someone shouted: "Okay, we believe in the prince, and we will come here when Shen Zheng is right!" β
Zhao Shilang's lips moved, and he wanted to stop it many times, but this situation could only be suppressed.
Waiting out of the city gate, Zhao Shilang sighed: "Lord Wang, you are impulsive!" β
Yu Jin glanced at the young child who was successfully taken out of the city, and said lightly: "Let's talk about it when everyone is ready." β
Not far from the city of Qianhe County was a large open space with a camp tent, and these were the places where the soldiers stayed.
On the other side, a row of huts was built to distinguish them from the tents, the widest of which was the meeting place of the relief officials.
Yu Jin silently looked around.
"What about His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?" Zhao Shilang asked the officials who accompanied the prince out of the city first.
There were many officials who accompanied the prince to the city wall, and only a few people remained at this time.
One of them replied, "Your Highness has returned to Koi Town......
Zhao Shilang choked.
This is back to Koi Town? I'm pretending to go to the council office.
Zhao Shilang didn't know what to say to this His Royal Highness the Prince, so he sighed secretly and said, "Lord, then let's go back to Koi Town to meet His Royal Highness the Prince." β
Yu Jin raised his eyebrows: "I don't know who is the chief officer of this disaster relief?" β
Zhao Shilang clenched his fists: "It's a lower official." β
"What is the purpose of the prince's visit?" Yu Jin asked again.
Zhao Shilang replied: "On behalf of the emperor, come up to comfort the victims." β
Yu Jin smiled, his angular eyebrows showed a little coldness: "The prince has already comforted the people in the city just now, and it is understandable to go back to Koi Town to rest, but Lord Zhao's affairs have not yet been completed." β
"What does the prince meanβ"
"Naturally, I had a good discussion with my colleagues on how to solve the problem of resettlement of the people in the city." Speaking of this, Yu Jin paused, and there was a bit of mockery on the corner of his mouth, "Or do you want to ignore the people in the city and let them stay in the city and wait for death?" β
Zhao Shilang's eyelids jumped, and he hurriedly said: "The prince misunderstood, these officials and others in the world are conscientious, and they dare not ignore the life and death ...... of the people."
Yu Jin didn't wait for Zhao Shilang to finish speaking, and said, "That's good, let's go to the council." β
After a while, the council office was full of officials, and of course some officials accompanied the prince back to Koi Town, and Yu Jin did not force people to arrive.
"What do you think of today's events?"
Zhao Shilang sighed in distress: "The prince shouldn't make an exception to take the young children out of the city, once this case is opened, it will be even more difficult to appease those people." β
The Beijing officials who are qualified to go to the court in the Great Zhou have a good habit, as long as they talk about business, even if they disagree with the emperor, they can spit it out, not to mention Yu Jin, a prince who has no real power.
Zhao Shilang opened his mouth first, and the officials from the capital echoed one after another.
The local officials were honestly silent.
The materials for disaster relief were brought in by others, the army was transferred by others, and it was also the people who reported the situation in front of the emperor in the future.
"Lord Zhao's focus is wrong." Yu Jin tapped his fingers on the table, "This king is talking about the demands of the people in the city. Can they endure for a day or two, and can they endure it forever? Today has seen blood, this is just the beginning, if we don't respond, when a large-scale conflict breaks out, will they all be bloodily suppressed? β
As he spoke, his gaze slowly swept over everyone, and he said coldly: "If that's the case, this is not disaster relief, but the slaughter of the city, and your conscience is at peace?" β
The faces of the crowd changed in unison.
Even corrupt officials want to have a good reputation, not to mention that many of them are willing to do some practical things. In particular, local low-level officials, who were born and raised in Sri Lanka and are related to the people in the city, do not have so many ideas for non-local officials such as Qianhe County Commander.
In the Great Zhou, local officials at or above the county level had to be avoided by the township, which is also the reason why the Qianhe county order had no affection for the people in the city.
Zhao Shilang couldn't hold his face when he was talked, and asked, "I don't know what the prince has to deal with?" β
Yu Jin was unceremonious, and immediately said: "In the city, I propose to set aside another area, which is called the transition area. β
"Transition Zone?"
"Yes, there are only two districts in the east and west now, and if there are people with latent diseases in the east and the west directly, it will cause serious consequences. If a transitional zone is set up between the East and West Districts, those who enter the West Zone from the East District will need to be quarantined in this area for two or three days, so as to reduce the possibility of the sick person entering the West Zone......"
Everyone couldn't help but nod.
Yanwang's proposal is a good one, and it can really reduce the risk.
Zhao Shilang touched his beard and agreed, and said, "Even so, it can't dispel the idea of the people in the Western District wanting to go out of the city." β
Yu Jin smiled: "Why do you want to dispel it?" It's better to block than to loose, so why not give those people a hope? As long as there is hope, even those who remain in the city will wait patiently. β
To live, there must be hope.
No one had taught him anything, but he knew exactly what people needed most in desperate situations.
It's not a bowl of gruel in front of you, a few taels of silver, but the hope of being able to live.