Hearing that there was still something to say about this disaster relief, many of the ministers present sighed inexplicably in their hearts, and Emperor Hongzhi's heartbeat also accelerated inexplicably, son-in-law, let's accept it when we see it.

But Xia Yuan really didn't finish speaking, he deliberately paused after he finished talking about the disaster relief measures one by one, originally planning to wait for the emperor and these ministers to digest and digest it, and then talk about it.

But who would have thought that an old vegetable gang would jump out in the middle, which would lead to this matter of sacrificing oneself to heaven and sinning, which delayed a lot of time.

Although the topic went off track, fortunately, it was dragged back.

Seeing that the old man didn't speak for a long time, Xia Yuan had no choice but to sing a one-man show, "Your Majesty, this matter is what the minister really wants to say about disaster relief." ”

As he spoke, he asked the princes of Gongon, "I wonder if your lordships know anything about this cash-for-work?" ”

Xie Qian, the third assistant of the cabinet, immediately said loudly: "The food and goods of the former Song Dynasty are full of records: those who have no homelessness can either be given idle fields, or listen to the military status, or recruit young people to repair the work.

This is the cash-for-work scheme, and the dynasty also implemented this practice as appropriate, if there are fortifications such as opening canals and roads, the first to recruit disaster victims or displaced people. Xia Xima, I don't know if the old man is right? ”

"Yes, what Xie Ge Lao said is right, but although what the lower official said is cash-for-work, it is not cash-for-work, or cash-for-work when disaster relief."

This was a bit winding, Xia Yuan put his hand into the cuffs, the clothes were too thick, and it was a little difficult to pick them up, digging left and right, and finally took out a booklet, opened it and turned a few pages and read:

After the collapse of Puzhou, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Xiaguan and others rushed to the disaster area, they began to count all the victims, and Puzhou alone had more than 78,000 households and a population of more than 200,000.

More than 145,000 people died as a result of landslides and floods. ”

Hearing this death figure, Emperor Hongzhi's heart couldn't help but sink, how tragic this natural disaster should be with so many people dying.

If the relief is not timely, how many more people will die? How much chaos will it cause in the future?

Some of the officials present were also thinking about this issue.

Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there have been countless landslides, and there have been more than a dozen times of such a large scale.

If it happens in an ordinary county and will not kill so many people, the post-disaster statistics are often that the people do not survive four out of ten, and if it is close to the river, it is ten rooms and nine empty, and there is no one in ten.

Of the more than 200,000 people, 140,000 died, that is at least 60,000 people saved. Compared with the old example of ten rooms and nine emptiness, I don't know how many times better, just based on this comparison, it can be seen that the effect of this disaster relief is indeed remarkable.

"The ministers rushed to the disaster area, and it was eight days after the collapse of the land, and on the same day, they began to collect the victims for disaster relief, and in two months, a total of 68,721 surviving people were collected."

"Since these nearly 70,000 people were taken into the camp by the ministers, more than 1,200 people have died of various wounds and diseases, not a single one has died of starvation, and by the time they left, 67,500 people have survived."

"After entering Puzhou, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and his ministers organized the victims to block 27 places where the Yellow River broke in order to prevent floods; more than 21,600 thatched or wooden huts; Organized manpower to find a total of 14,305 people who were scattered around.

In the six counties of Puzhou, as well as the villages under its jurisdiction, all the carcasses of animals and animals were cleaned up properly."

Reading out one number after another, Xia Yuan closed the booklet and faced Emperor Hongzhi, "Your Majesty, the minister said that these are not trying to exaggerate how serious the Puzhou landslide is. Instead, I want to say: In this disaster relief, there are nearly 70,000 people, but all those who can move are all involved in the disaster relief, and there is no one who is idle. ”

Hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi seemed to come back to his senses from the string of numbers, and Li Dongyang's letter came to his mind: There is no idle person among the more than 60,000 people in the camp, everyone has something to do, no one is idle, as the slogan says, work together to build a homeland

"Can there be such a situation, but the regulations set by the Xia Qing family in the camp?"

“？”

Xia Yuan was stunned for a moment, and then nodded and said, "Exactly." ”

"At that time, the minister thought that disaster relief could not be given in vain, otherwise there would inevitably be people who were idle. Therefore, a regulation was set to distribute materials according to work, so as to maximize the enthusiasm of all disaster victims and greatly improve the efficiency of disaster relief. ”

"That's why the minister said that this is a cash-for-work relief during disaster relief, so that the victims can work in exchange for food and materials for disaster relief."

In these years, the so-called disaster relief of the imperial court was just to transport some grain over, and then set up a few porridge sheds, so that these victims could line up to receive porridge.

As for the help to build houses and search for the scattered victims, there is basically none.

The work of epidemic prevention is hardly done, and of course, the officials and men who are responsible for disaster relief must protect themselves properly, and if they are not necessary, they will not even go out.

And those disaster victims, resigned to fate, can survive is your creation, if they can't survive, it is God who is accepting people.

However, the treatment of floods will definitely be cured, and one is more attentive than the other. But it is often measured in years, after all, the longer the governance, the more silver can be greedy, and with silver, everyone is not busy in vain.

For example, Linqing's Caoyun is still being repaired.

It's not easy to catch up with a natural disaster, but you can't waste it in vain, and you can catch more if you can.

"Xia Qing's family will sort out your work-for-work method for disaster relief this time, and hand it over to the household department at that time."

"Obey."

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Han Wen in the crowd again, "Han Qing's family, do you remember the disaster relief measures that Xia Qing's family said?" ”

"I remember."

"Then after Xia Qing's family handed over this method of cash-for-work to the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Household Affairs sent it to the Department of General Administration and promulgated it in the state capitals and counties. In the future, if there is another natural disaster in various places, these methods can be used as appropriate. ”

Han Wen bowed and said, "The household department obeys the order." ”

At this time, it was already the time of the hour, Emperor Hongzhi raised his eyes to look at the rising sun in the sky, I didn't know what he was thinking, and after a while, he said: "The Puzhou disaster relief has achieved remarkable results. The Ministry of Officials Examination and Merit Department gave credit to all officials who participated in the disaster relief. ”

Wang Shu of the Ministry of Officials said loudly: "The Ministry of Officials obeys the order. ”

Immediately, Emperor Hongzhi's gaze fell on Xia Yuan, who was close to him, "Xia Qing's family, do you have anything else to do?" ”

"Nope."

Hearing this, Zhu Youzhu felt a sense of relief in his heart, and glanced at the civil and military officials present, "Rank ministers, do you have other things to do?" ”

There was some coldness, and no one stood up and shouted that sentence - Your Majesty, the minister has something to play.

After all, this is only an early dynasty, and major political affairs are basically discussed at small court meetings such as the Qianqing Palace and the Jinshen Palace.

Seeing this, Emperor Hongzhi sat upright, "Since this is the case, then retreat." ”

(End of chapter)