Early the next morning.

For the first time, Yingyu put on the official uniform of the court and entered the house.

Wearing a high mountain crown hat, wearing a black and gold silk court dress, holding a jade wat board, and a purple ribbon with gold seal wrapped around his waist, the atmosphere is gorgeous and domineering.

Today's topic is disaster relief.

After not seeing him for a few days, Fusu was actually black, thin and haggard, but his eyes were bloodshot but as bright as candles.

Last night it was the starry night when I returned, so I urgently convened the staff to discuss for half a night, and I didn't even sleep for a few days, my brain roared, and I warned him again and again to rest, but he was so excited that he couldn't sleep even if he lay down.

When I heard that the ninth brother had made a gluttonous feast that shocked the court in addition to hunting and digging wild vegetables, he turned a deaf ear to the disaster relief matters.

I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in my heart.

Governing the country, those are a few big strategies that can save the people from fire and water? If you don't even know the actual disaster situation, can you help the disaster? Can fishing and hunting help in disaster relief?

The world's ridiculous.

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"You two, who will come first?" Ying Zheng asked abruptly on the high platform.

"The ninth brother is scheming and full of wisdom, or is the ninth brother invited first?" Fusu waved his hand in a chic manner.

"The young and the old are orderly, these days, the eldest brother is starry and sleeping, or the eldest brother is invited first!" Yingyu is gentle and elegant.

Seeing this, the ministers had extremely rich expressions, some surprised, some disdainful, but seeing that the two of them were light, they seemed to be in their chests, and they were more full of curiosity.

If it weren't for the battle for the crown prince, the brothers would really be gentle and humble.

"Then, eldest brother asks you, do you know which counties and which counties in Han and Zhao were seriously affected? Do you know the extent of the damage? ”

"I don't know!" Yingyu is right.

The ministers looked at Yingyu in shock. Some ministers ate and drank in Ganquan Palace yesterday, an unforgettable meal, and can even boast for a lifetime, and Yingyu gave the guests a return gift very carefully when leaving.

A jar of wine, a jar of spicy sauce, and a jar of refined salt, this is a good thing that money can't buy.

Eat other people's soft mouths, take other people's hands short, even if you have a good feeling, but disaster relief is like saving lives?

How can it be child's play?

You can't talk nonsense with your eyes open.

If you applaud at this time, isn't it applauding?!

"Do you know how many people were affected? How many are now out of the pot? How many people are about to run out of food? ”

"I don't know!" Yingyu is unashamed.

Except for a few giants, most of the courtiers couldn't bear to look directly at Yingyu's defeat in the first round.

"Ninth brother, do you know how many remnants of sin have been mixed in Han and Zhao, fanning the wind and igniting the fire, giving me Daqin a basin, and guiding the victims to take advantage of the civil change?"

"I've thought about it, but I don't know to what extent!" Yingyu's expression was serious.

"I know very well that the ninth brother often has the magic of turning decay into magic, yesterday's gluttonous feast opened the eyes of the courtiers, and even the kitchen in your house can buy a thousand gold, the ninth brother is rich, can you know that you will go to the water again?"

At the end of the banquet yesterday, first of all, Li Shishi was both soft and hard, and even her youngest daughter was coquettish and coquettish, and she bought a few subordinates from Ganquan Palace.

With a cook, wouldn't your own house be a gluttonous feast day and night?!

At the beginning, I couldn't take it, and many ministers began to buy cooks, and it was hard to find money!

"Qin law stipulates: In spring and February, Mu dares to cut down timber mountains and forests and Yong (壅) embankment water." Fusu continued to worry, "Even if the ban is lifted, fishing and hunting can't solve the fundamental problem?!" It's good to be able to solve 30% of the victims. ”

"All of them? How many victims are there in Han Zhao? What kind of disaster relief methods are used? Yingyu asked rhetorically.

"Father! The situation is quite dire. The total number of victims in Han and Zhao is millions. ”

As he spoke, Fusu waved his sleeves, and several sturdy armor guards carried into several large boxes, which were densely packed with bamboo slips, recording in detail the affected area, the number of people, and the affected files.

The ministers were shocked, including Yingyu, what a lot of work!

Fusu is really a person of perseverance and a person who does practical things.

"Father, due to the tight time and incomplete registration, it is estimated that there are still two to three percent that have not yet been counted. But disaster relief is like fighting fires, and it is urgent! ”

"Fusu is good, things are done solidly and thoroughly, hard work." Ying Zheng bowed his head, and then looked serious, "Is there a good plan for disaster relief?" ”

"Father, the son is well aware of the hardships of the court, and in addition to military rations, there is no surplus food for disaster relief. One million people, 1.5 million stone per month in normal times. Even if it is squeezed, it will cost a million a month.

The fishing and hunting strategy proposed by the ninth brother is alleviated by three percent, and there is still a gap of 700,000 yuan, and the sons called on the courtiers and large households, but they only raised 100,000 stones, and there is still a gap of 600,000 yuan.

Therefore, Erchen proposed that the imperial court order that the whole country should collect grain again and go to the national disaster together. ”

The main hall was suddenly as quiet as a valley.

"Your Majesty, the minister has a play!" Li Si stepped forward and said.

"Speak!"

"Fusu Gongzi's in-depth, down-to-earth, and meticulous style, the old minister deeply feels it.

The old minister's worry is that with 600,000 stone of disaster relief grain per month, how long does it take to provide disaster relief?

Qinchuan proverb: Rescue the emergency is not to help the poor.

If only 600,000 stones are needed to save the emergency circle, the minister can find a way. What about the next month? What about this summer?

If we don't solve the problem of natural drought farming, will we have to provide disaster relief for these millions of people for one or even two years? That's a huge gap of tens of millions of stones! ”

Li Si's words were like a thunderbolt from the blue.

The pressure of the mountain and tsunami suddenly poured over.

Nowadays, the victims of disasters are not able to continue their lives by cutting off their rations to eat, natural disasters have always been without food! This is again a bottomless pit.

"Qinchuan proverb: cure disasters and suffering, eat and eat; Disaster relief, dispersed.

In the face of natural disasters, there are three main ways to deal with disasters: first, self-help in accordance with the law; The second is to provide relief through work, and the third is to borrow grain and defer taxes.

The Qin tradition does not provide disaster relief, but encourages disaster victims to help themselves, or to work for relief. ”

Li Si continued, "It's just that the whole country has just promulgated a light levy and a small amount of money, and even if it is not feasible to use work for relief. ”

Previously, in addition to preparing grain before the disaster and clearing the wasteland during the disaster, the Qin State also carried out many projects to feed the affected people.

For example, when Dujiangyan and Zhengguo Canal were built, many people could go to work on the construction site, and the state would provide rations, and the laborers would have enough to eat three meals a day.

Those who do not work will not be able to beg if they want to, they will be escorted to construction sites or barren mountains by officers and soldiers to force labor and production.

Those who spread rumors and make trouble, and officials who do not do their jobs effectively, will be severely punished by the law, and those who are light will have incomplete limbs and facial features, and those who are serious will inevitably lose their lives.

If there is no project to do, the victims can transport grain and grass for the army, repair the barracks, make clothes and armor, etc., and help the Qin army to do things, and the military rations will be distributed according to the labor in the army.

One of the principles of Qin's disaster management is to let the common people have something to do and eat, not only to prevent the common people from being full of food all day long and doing nothing, but also to prevent the common people from dying of hunger and cold.

The ancients said that nothing makes a difference, once people have nothing to do, there will be a lot of right and wrong, rumors will spread, and all kinds of flies and dogs will be born.

"I'm afraid that we will have to raise heavy taxes and resume civil construction to get through this crisis." Fusu's face was heavy and helpless.

"Big brother's method is simply to cut sores and mend meat!" Yingyu pouted and said, "It's just that Daqin has just made the decision to reduce the civil construction by 7 percent, how can he go back on his word?"

In addition, women, children and children accounted for more than half of the victims, so how to serve as conscripts? ”

"Ninth brother, tell me how to provide disaster relief? You can't starve all the victims to death, can you?! Fusu said angrily.

"At the moment, there are two core problems to be solved." Ying Yu looked around at the people, "First, the victims of the disaster will have food to eat, even if they are half full. The second is to resume spring ploughing, and if Qianshou has the expectation of harvest, he will grit his teeth and tide over the difficulties! ”

Who doesn't know these two questions?

Most of the victims will run out of food in less than a month, saving lives is like fighting fires, where will the food come from? ”

Chun Yuyue stepped forward and said, "Resuming spring ploughing is a big joke." Since ancient times, we have relied on the sky to eat. If it doesn't rain, how can I farm? ”