Chapter 115: Temporary Stability
The people are the easiest to be fooled, this is the truth that has been unbreakable through the ages, since ancient times, a few rumors from people with intentions, coupled with incitement, the people who can't survive gather and follow it, attack the city and plunder the village, stand in the camp for the camp, and one dynasty after another is basically overthrown in this way.
Their vision can't look so long-term, what they care about is always only clothes and food, no matter what the era, the ruler can ensure that the people have clothes to wear and eat, and the people are willing to recognize whom, it doesn't matter who is the emperor, the important thing is that they have food to eat and clothes to wear, and this is enough.
At this moment, Sima Shao is most worried about this, because of the war, the people can not get it in time, so that there are people who incite a few words of demagogy in these refugee crowds, and there is a great possibility of civil unrest, after all, because of the war, the most basic needs of the people can no longer be guaranteed, for the people, this is no way to live, since there is no way to live, what else do they dare not do?
The situation that is not optimistic makes everyone's hearts feel as if they are pressing a heavy stone, and they are a little depressed.
If you can't solve the current dilemma, waiting for Sima Shao and Yu Wenjun, or waiting for Emperor Jin Yuan and the Great Jin, it will be the end of the four beacons in the pass, and the people everywhere are in full swing.
In the wing room, Yu Wenjun's little face was full of sadness, and she was not very old, and she also knew that she was in trouble now, and she was in great trouble.
"Your Highness, what shall we do? Where can we get so much food for the refugees? Yu Wenjun sighed faintly.
Sima Shao smiled bitterly: "You ask me, who do I ask?" No matter how great my ability is, I can't turn it into a food ......."
"Do you want to see the people starving to death?"
Sima Shao rolled his eyes and said, "Fortunately, the official warehouse can still support it for a few days, and in these few days, I will finally think of a way......"
Yu Wenjun was in good spirits and said happily: "Can Your Highness really come up with a way?" Are you sure? ”
Sima Shao pondered for a while, and then said: "Don't mention the food first, the important thing now is the refugees outside Jiankang City, since the construction of the tent is started, there must be a charter, and some rules must be established, otherwise there will be chaos." ”
"What rules?" Yu Wenjun was confused and said: "Set up a tent for the people to live in, if you feel cold, build a few bonfires, what are you going to do?" ”
Sima Shao shook his head and said, "This won't work. This charter cannot be arbitrarily disposed of. ”
Saying that, Sima Shao straightened up and raised his voice: "Gu Chang, come in." ”
Gu Chang outside the door walked in with his head held high.
Sima Shao pondered for a long time, and said slowly: "Gu Chang, there are a few things I want to ask you to do. I'm not at ease with leaving these things to others. ”
Gu Chang clenched his fists: "Your Highness just orders." ”
"The guards of the mansion are all sent outside the city to supervise the work, first of all, there must be rules for building tents, and they must be built separately ......
Gu Chang was stunned, interrupted him, and said, "Your Highness, what is the separate construction?" ”
"The flat grassland outside Jiankang City, tents can be built on the grassland."
"First build a place for refugees to live, in this field, all the tents are used to live in people, arranged vertically and horizontally, each row, each column, must be separated by a distance of one zhang."
"The second is the place of activity. The place of activity must be separated from the place of residence, which is actually to create an open space outside the place of residence to provide a place for refugees to relax, recreation, etc. ”
Then, there must be a place to eat, even though it is wild. There must also be a separate place to pick up food, and all refugees must queue up to pick up food at the time of day.
Finally, it was absolutely forbidden for the people to defecate in the open, and to set up two large places for worship, separate for men and women. ”
Yu Wenjun and Gu Chang's eyes were a little straight, and they looked at Sima Shao blankly.
As for how to explain to the two people in front of him, Sima Shao decided to use the simplest and most effective method.
"Don't care why I arrange it like this, Gu Chang, you strictly follow what I say, and if you look at me like this again, I will whip you!"
It's explained like this, simple and crude, but very effective.
Gu Chang lowered his head and said, "Huh." ”
After saying a lot, Sima Shao was a little tired, waved his hand at Gu Chang, and said weakly: "That's all for the time being, if there is anything else, I'll add it when I think about it." Gu Chang, you lead the palace guards to supervise the work outside the city first, remember every word I just said, this matter is important, and it is not a child's play. ”
Gu Chang nodded solemnly, and after saluting, he turned around and strode away.
In the afternoon of the same day, there was a sudden rush outside Jiankang City, and the local officers and soldiers and Sima Shao's palace guards began to build tents on the plain outside the city, carrying wood and stones.
According to Sima Shao's instructions, the tent carried out a strict land division system, and each area was clearly distinguished.
The powerful men among the refugees also consciously joined the construction team, watching the officers and soldiers and the palace guards divide the tent area into several pieces, the refugees couldn't help but feel strange, and many refugees couldn't help but run to ask the officers and soldiers.
But the officers and men only carry out the order, where do they understand the reason.
The refugees are confused, and all kinds of speculations are flying, but there is no accurate statement.
Towards evening, the tent was still only a frame.
When night was approaching, the temperature was also in vain, many old people, women and children were shivering in the cold wind, and the city lord, who had been directing the construction of the project outside the city, immediately ordered people to build dozens of bonfires in the low leeward place, and thousands of refugees formed a circle around the bonfire, snuggling up to each other to keep warm.
At the same time, Jiankang's official warehouse was also slowly opened under the arrangement of the city lord.
Bags of grain were moved out of the official warehouse, and the men who had already prepared set up stoves and iron pots, poured white rice into the pot, filled it with a pot of water, and boiled it for half an hour.
Soon, the tempting aroma of porridge wafted from the plains outside the city.
The people around the campfire stared at the steaming iron pot, swallowing their saliva incessantly, their faces hungry, and the sound of saliva swallowing came and went.
In the eyes of everyone's extreme expectation, a famous man unveiled the iron pot at the same time, the porridge was full of fragrance, and the crowd cheered.
Refugees with their families carry their bags with them, and the most indispensable thing in their bags is the guy who eats.
So all sorts of eaters, old and new, took them out.
At such a time, the people did not rush up, everyone held the food guy, and consciously lined up.
Dozens of long queues quickly formed on the empty plain, moving forward slowly and orderly.
Sima Shao and Yu Wenjun appeared at the city gate at some point, watching the team move high, Sima Shao showed a faint smile.
Because of the grain in the official warehouse, the people's hearts have been temporarily stabilized.