Chapter 644: Shame and Courage
"Wei Qing, immediately send inspection prosecutors to the affected areas to inspect, if there are violations of rules and disciplines, they will all be tried on the spot, and the verdict will be pronounced on the spot, and the people must know that I and the court are on their side."
"Your Majesty, your majesty, the minister will go and prepare." Wei Zheng was in high spirits, bowed deeply to me, and then hurried towards the door of the hall.
"Ladies and gentlemen, remember my words, I don't want to see a family lose their homes and be displaced by the disaster. If they collapse houses, the court can rebuild them first, and when the time comes, the court will repay them in installments and ten to twenty years. ”
"As for the food for disaster relief, it doesn't cost money, and the bedding for disaster relief doesn't cost money either." I counted my fingers there.
Glancing at the ministers of civil and military affairs present, Ben Gongzi's voice suddenly became cold. "I want to save the people from fire and water, and if anyone dares to make trouble in it, then I will let him have a good taste of the trouble."
"No!" Dozens of ministers of civil and military affairs responded in unison.
In the next ten days, the people, officials, and troops of the entire Changguan and the entire Guanzhong area were moved, although snowflakes still fell from time to time, but every road leading to Hejun County was cleaned by those soldiers, industrialists and businessmen, ensuring the smooth flow of traffic.
Bags of rice grain, winter clothes, and bedding were delivered to the hands of the affected people. On the second day after the inspection prosecutor was dispatched, 17 merchants and gentry who wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune in the country were put on trial, and not only were they ordered to return all the dirty money, but they were also sentenced to fines ranging from a minimum of 50 yuan to a maximum of 1,000 yuan.
Although it was not a death sentence, the fact that these delicate merchants and gentry were thrown into labor reform, even more desperate than they were asked to do. Think about it, how many decades can there be in life?
Especially with such a heavy sentence, he was ordered to be tried publicly, and he was so naked that he was despised and scolded by his neighbors in his distant hometown, and these guys were afraid that they would not be much better off alive than dead in the future.
Newspapers and magazines in various places have continuously reported on the outstanding contributions made by His Majesty the great and noble emperor in the process of disaster relief, as well as the deeds of those outstanding soldiers who did not cry out for disaster relief for the country and the people.
By the time the relief efforts were completed, only 37 people had been crushed to death due to the collapse of their buildings, and more than 750 injured people were still being treated. There was no phenomenon of a single family fleeing in the counties, and there was no phenomenon of selling their real estate and fields in desperation to survive the cold winter.
In comparison, Henan under Wang Shichong was much worse, according to intelligence, more than 3,500 houses collapsed in Henan, and more than 2,000 families fled their homes.
Of the more than 2,000 households, more than 1,700 have already entered Guanzhong. No way, nowadays, the people of the world know that life in Guanzhong is the most peaceful and worry-free, the Chinese Empire not only does not strictly exploit the people, but is vigorously supporting the people, so, except for some who go to find relatives to take refuge, most of them simply gritted their teeth and took this opportunity to escape into Guanzhong.
And Wang Shichong didn't stop this, maybe in his opinion, those ordinary people who fled into the prison will come back after all. It's a pity that now is not the time to go back, maybe when this son takes Wang Shichong's territory, there will be such a possibility.
The significance of this disaster relief is not only this, it can be said that it is precisely because of this disaster relief that the principle that the army must participate in disaster relief and disaster relief has been established, and the actions of this son have also driven a large number of businessmen and gentry to join the industry of free assistance, although they have not received any substantial rewards, but they have greatly won the reputation of the people.
This is extremely useful for businessmen, but this time, only a few merchants reacted in time, and those merchants who hesitated and finally lost the opportunity to show their faces were so hated that their hearts were dripping with blood, and they all looked like they were eager to be affected by the disaster in Guanzhong again, which was really laughable.
In Chang'an and other localities, newspapers and magazines launched activities to help the victims of the disaster have collected nearly 500,000 yuan of money. Although less than 100,000 yuan was invested, but the rest of the money, Ben Gongzi added another 1.1 million yuan in bonuses, and ordered the capital to be injected into the Guanzhong Chamber of Commerce, accounting for 3% of the shares.
And set up a royal disaster relief foundation, which is responsible for sorting out and operating the disaster relief funds of these well-wishers, and those houses rebuilt by ordinary people not only do not need to borrow from the court as I thought before, but only need to pay 50% of the funds to live in the newly built brick and concrete houses.
In addition, all the finances of the Royal Disaster Relief Foundation are disclosed to the people of the world every quarter, so that those who donate money can see that their money is not filled by others, but is used for operation, and the proportion of withdrawal is used to support the people affected by the disaster.
This has greatly reduced the burden on these affected people. And it made the people of the world praise endlessly, and even many literati, at this moment, they all danced south to sing praises. Even Kong Yingda, the old man, jumped out and slapped himself in the newspaper, saying that under the rule of the Chinese Empire today, it is like the rule of a saint.
Blow it, blow it vigorously, but the more it is like this, the better it is, and it is very good for the rule of the country. And the common people, for the country, for the court, for the army, gradually have a little more admiration and awe.
In order to rescue the affected residents, more than half of the soldiers in the garrison suffered from frostbite, but fortunately, the rescue was timely, and the soldiers were extremely well equipped to protect themselves from the cold, so even so, there are still more than 170 soldiers still living in the hospital because of frostbite.
According to the order I signed, all the soldiers who participated in the disaster relief were rewarded with notifications, and those who made outstanding contributions to the disaster relief were awarded the Meritorious Service Medal of the First Class, and more than three garrison groups were awarded the collective third-class meritorious service.
The 30 th Army, which was originally reorganized into the 55 th Garrison Army, rushed to the forefront many times in this disaster relief and rescue operation, and it can be said that they were doing their best and handed over a rather satisfactory answer sheet, and everyone, including high-ranking officers at the military level, rushed to the front line of emergency rescue and disaster relief with ordinary non-commissioned officers.
Let this son be very moved, and at the same time, he is also proud of it, shameful and brave, and he is a soldier of my Chinese Empire.
"Your Majesty, the minister is getting more and more fortunate to be able to follow you." Looking at the newspapers and periodicals full of passion and praise in his hand, Wei Yunqi was excited, and a little proud, yes, even when the previous dynasty was the strongest, when it was badly affected, it was impossible to achieve such a perfect solution.
More importantly, the garrison can become a powerful tool for disaster relief and rescue and help the court win the hearts of the people, which no one thought of in the past.
"Mobilizing a large number of troops, not for marching and fighting, but for the people of the world to relieve their worries, this is still their responsibility and obligation. Now it seems that I have thought too much. I laughed with emotion.
Wei Yunqi shook his head. "That's because the work system of the politician you got is doing a good job. In the past, the minister thought that His Majesty was doing this a bit too much, but now, the minister understands that it is precisely because the army understands the value of its existence, as well as its responsibilities and obligations, that it can resolutely become the backbone of the country......"
Not only Wei Yunqi, many people don't understand, and they don't think that this son can do anything good, and even some people think that I am doing this too much, in the eyes of some people, the army should not have thoughts, so that they can obey the leadership of the court.
However, he insisted that the staff and political commissars and the gendarmerie continue to be part of the army. Today's army is absolutely monolithic, and it is completely loyal to the empire.
While he was talking to Wei Yunqi, there was a report from outside, the envoy of the Western Turkic Khanate, the northern khan of the Western Turkic Khanate, Ashnar, was coming to see him today.
After I agreed, I saw Ashnar enter the main hall in a hurry, and then bowed deeply to me: "The northern khan of the Turkic Khanate, Ashnarjin, has come to meet the emperor of the Central Plains on the orders of our Great Khan. ”
"I'm afraid Khan is in a hurry." Seeing the look of embarrassment on this guy's face when he saw me, I couldn't help but laugh and smiled very gently at this guy. Of course, at this time, it is natural to maintain the reserve and pride of a generation of emperors.
This guy laughed dryly, and then very respectfully presented the credentials and the gift list. The guard next to him first took it in his hand and looked at it, and then handed it to Wei Yunqi, who stepped forward.
"One hundred Dawan mares, ten other stallions, ten Persian swords, ten catties of copper, and ten carts of spices...... It's not a light gift. After Wei Yunqi took it, he looked at it and made a sound.
Well, what I care about the most is those Dawan mares and stallions, and now, this son is vigorously promoting horse breeding. For example, ordinary horses have now been transferred to the Western Qin region for breeding and grazing, while the Dawan horses that were previously acquired are still herding in the valleys of Hancheng County.
Although the Dawan herdsmen have taken care of them carefully, the number of horses has not exceeded 70 so far, and now, the Western Turks have really sent me a great gift. With these 100 mares and 10 stallions, I believe that in less than ten years, a real Dawan horse group that can breed naturally will be formed in the territory of the Chinese Empire.
And Hanseong horses are now also concentrated in the valley of Hanseong County. Well, this kind of horse industry has become the best heavy cavalry war horse in the mind of Ben Gongzi, and now, at a great price, the total number of Hancheng horses purchased from the Eastern Turks has exceeded 5,000.