Chapter 16: The Wanderers [II]
"......, there can be a few rich families who have fled," Zhang Han's words have not yet finished, "The really rich people will not flee." It's a little bit of money. Isn't there a shortage of manpower at home? With the money these people carry, it won't last long, and when the time comes, ,......"
Thinking of the wonderful, Zhang Han grinned, revealing eight white teeth. Zhang Wang's education was a great success, and Zhang Han had already considered the problem completely from the perspective of the landlord.
The Zhang family lacks manpower, and mining requires a lot of manpower, new technology research requires a lot of manpower, and farming also requires a lot of manpower...... Zhang Wang's family also has the intention to replenish some of the displaced people. But Zhang Han's method of quietly taking in the greatest benefits still surprised her - where is this like an eight or nine-year-old child?
"......, while the Zhang family gets a batch of slaves for free, most of them will also have a good reputation."
Zhang Han's method is simple and feasible, Zhang Zhao heard the news, and felt very relieved in his heart.
All the people on this river are from Wangjia Village, Pei County, which is located at the confluence of two waters, and has suffered a drought and can cope with it; When the flood arrives, the year's hard work will come to naught. The price of food has skyrocketed, and there is not much savings in their hands, so no matter how reluctant the Wang family is, they have to take care of the lives of the whole family first.
Along the way, there is no need to go into detail about the hardships and dangers experienced. When we set out, there were 237 people of all ages in Wangjia Village, and six of them died after walking down the more than 400 miles. No matter how tight the food in his hand is, there is not much left. I was trying to buy some food from Zhangwu.
Therefore, Zhang Zhaozhang, the third elder of Zhangwu Township, put forward a lot of requirements, and the people of Wang Village were also overjoyed - cheap food is a guarantee of survival, at least it can make people live longer. Compared to that, nothing else is a problem at all.
Besides, Zhang Zhao has already stated that these requirements are for epidemic prevention. If you still deliberately violate it, you are deliberately harming others, not to mention being driven away, even if you are beaten on the spot, you deserve to be killed. The plague does not know people.
What happened next was as Zhang Han expected, the good name of the Zhang family quickly spread throughout the nearby area, and more and more displaced people flocked to the banks of the Qingshui River.
The grain of the people of Zhangwu was quickly sold out, and some people even sold part of their rations. With a flexible heart, he found the Zhang family, all of whom were relatives and friends, and Zhang Wang's family didn't say much, and only sold them for 450 yuan a stone. Zhang Wu people change hands for 100 Wen, and this money is comfortable.
As Zhang Han said, the money on the homeless people will eventually run out. The Zhang family used a little means, and countless people came to the door and wanted to sell themselves into slavery. No matter what, this is also a way to live.
Craftsmanship is preferred, literacy is preferred, sturdy is preferred, and neatness is preferred...... The Zhang family picked and picked, but they were still 'forced' to accept thousands of slaves. It's not bought - it didn't cost a penny - it's accepted, and the slaves have to be grateful to the Zhang family for their charity and life-saving benefactor!
But no, those who do not meet the conditions can only die a miserable death in helplessness. In this summer, Zhang Han saw hundreds of times more dead people than his two lives combined.
In his life, Zhang Han had never seen such a scene. Zhangwu was originally a relatively wealthy place, and the people of Zhangwu were related to the Zhang family. Even the most difficult thing is to eat chaff and swallow vegetables, and it takes a few years to make coarse cloth clothes. Even if you are a slave, you can make a living in the Zhang family and not starve.
Seeing the miserable appearance of the displaced people, and seeing these "reed sticks", Zhang Han was greatly shocked. When it is not harmful to one's own interests, people are sympathetic and compassionate. When making the plan, he was very sensible, and he knew that the Zhang family could not help all these displaced people, and he understood that someone would inevitably be abandoned.
However, seeing many people starving to death was still beyond Zhang Han's ability to endure.
"Grandfather, is there no way?"
When Zhang Han broke in, Zhang Zhao was drinking, he raised his eyes to look at Zhang Han, and did not blame him for his faux pas. Instead, beckoned him to come over and sit down. Then, Zhang Zhao poured a glass of wine for his grandson before he spoke.
"Yes, how could it not?"
"What's the solution?" Zhang Han sat patiently, and when he heard this, he stood up unconsciously and asked eagerly.
"Open the warehouse and release the grain ......"
Zhang Zhao's tone was very calm, but these words hit Zhang Han's head like thunder, and he sat down on the ground all of a sudden, without any strength in his body.
Open a warehouse to release grain?
Are you kidding?!
In the past two months, more than 100,000 displaced people have poured into the country. With two bowls of porridge a day, the Zhang family can feed these hundreds of thousands of people, and the new grain will come down in two months. However, if you really want to open a warehouse and release grain, you are looking for death!
The Han court couldn't do it, but the Zhang family did it, and they were really rich...... That's it, the Zhang family may not be afraid of being coveted.
However, saving hundreds of mouthfuls is for goodness; saved thousands of mouths, but I don't know how to advance or retreat; saved more than 100,000 people, that is, to buy people's hearts and plot wrong!
'It's still a child!' ’
Seeing Zhang Han sitting there dejectedly, Zhang Zhao sighed secretly, stretched out his hand to pull him to his side, and poured him a glass of wine.
"No one can save everyone, you can only save some.
Han'er, you've done a great job.
The price of grain in Lu is now maintained at six or seven hundred yuan, and countless lives have been saved.
The Zhang family collected the displaced people, and many families followed suit and saved many people.
……”
Zhang Han drank a glass of wine, as if he was awakened, he reached out and grabbed the wine glass, poured himself another glass and poured it down, after that, he did not listen to his grandfather's consolation, one cup after another, drinking non-stop, today is going to get drunk again.
Zhang Zhao looked at his grandson with pity, and he stopped persuading him, and let him get drunk today......
Zhang Han didn't want to save the world. He knew that he was an ordinary person, not a savior. But the taste of abandonment is so bitter. Seeing a large number of displaced people die, he chose to save himself, but he couldn't help but feel a deep sense of guilt; The feeling of relief when he heard Zhang Zhao say that there was no way made him disgusted with himself like this......
In the case of wanting to get drunk, Zhang Han cupped cup after cup, pot after pot, and soon became drunk and hazy. In a trance, Zhang Han told himself, 'No matter what, you can't fall to this point!' ’
With such an awareness, Zhang Han knows that he can do everything. Of course, he did not lose his mind, and everything is always a win-win situation to last. If a similar situation occurs again, Zhang Han will still choose the same method to deal with it. It's just that he won't feel guilty anymore and won't be confused anymore.
Zhang Han dreams of changing the world and creating history. However, he has not changed the world, the world is already changing him. Zhang Han's way of thinking has been deeply engraved with the imprint of the times.
PS: Today's second update, there are two more. Look, I've changed it a little bit.
In addition, I was educated by the editor, depressed~.White Bamboo Pig shouted:
'Ticket~'