The third day of the closure of the four gates of the capital.

There has been a big change in Whitewater.

The disaster has erupted!

After getting the news, Xiao Fan took people and went to the porridge shed by the ferry outside the city.

"Oh my God!"

Zhang Zongbao pointed to the people in line: "There must be tens of thousands of people here?" ”

"Lin Xi's propaganda work has been done in place." Xiao Fan is also baring his teeth.

In the past few days, since the porridge shed was opened, Xiao Fan instructed Lin Xi to go to the neighborhood to publicize that there is a porridge shed for disaster relief.

In the past few days, there has been no large number of people gathering, Xiao Fan still thought that he had misestimated, and the disaster this year may not be so big.

It turned out that it was not that no one came, but everyone was on the way, and there were already crowds of people outside the city early this morning!

The officers and soldiers on the city wall were frightened, and they thought that a chaotic army was coming to attack the city.

"Brother Xiao, look at this!" Lin Xi was also present, and the two of them stood on the highest building on the shore.

Master Chang Kun exclaimed: "I have never seen such a scene!" ”

The suburbs of Beijing have always been rich, so it can't be like this.

In the past two years, natural and man-made disasters have continued, and the population in the prime of life has plummeted, resulting in a huge reduction in grain production, which has led to a huge reduction in grain production.

"One or twenty thousand people." Lin Xi took a deep breath, and his tone trembled a little.

This kind of thing, if you are not careful, it is easy to force the people to rebel, and then he will be a big sin!

The court doesn't care, why the people rebel, as long as they rebel within the boundaries of your jurisdiction, then your chief official is a great sin.

At least don't think about the future, if it's serious, you'll be killed!

Lin Xi was naturally intimidated.

"Adults don't have to worry, most of them are not from Lantai County." Li Qingshan said, he is also among the crowd.

Upstairs, the famous people in Whitewater Town have all been invited.

As the chief official, Lin Xi naturally had to do something.

He looked at everyone: "Now that the people are suffering, it is another tragedy, can you do your best?" ”

"This ......"

Look at me, and I look at you, but no one of them speaks.

On the contrary, Lynch, who is a businessman, was the first to say: "My family is willing to donate a thousand taels, but I can't bear to look at the scene of starvation all over the field!" ”

"Huh?" Everyone looked at Lynch, and they all stared.

What's wrong with you?

Didn't I tell you all when I came, don't be a bird this time?

Did you take the lead in donating?

If you seem to be generous, then what have we become?

Previously, all the big people who were willing to pay a few thousand taels to expand the city were now silent, as if they were really struggling.

Lin Xi was not disappointed, he had long known that this was the end, and every time there was a disaster, he would organize donations from rich and noble families, but the funds raised were less than half of the expansion of the city.

Very few people do things that are not beneficial.

Some people always say that if I have money, I am willing to donate 100,000 taels.

But he was asked to take out ten taels, but he was unwilling.

for he could have taken ten taels.

"That's it."

Lin Xi turned his head and set his eyes on Xiao Fan and Li Qingshan.

Li Qingshan said lightly: "The old rules. ”

Lin Xi nodded.

He knew that Li Qingshan's old rule was that the money of the government and the gentry would be used first, and he would make up for the difference.

Li Qingshan said: "It's just that I don't participate in this porridge shed." ”

Xiao Fan smiled: "I'll do it." ”

Li Qingshan still wants to persuade.

But Lin Xi suddenly said, "Elevation is gone." ”

"Huh?"

"Early this morning, Gao Cheng took people away, and I heard that he was going to sell grain to other disaster areas."

"Oh?" Li Qingshan was still a little surprised, "Is he willing to give up this piece of fat?" Is it because of Brother Xiao? ”

Xiao Fan shook his head, no matter how confident he was, he wouldn't feel that he could really scare Gao Cheng.

The retreat of the elevation is mostly the result of analyzing the pros and cons, and it is not much good for him to stay, and the larger market is waiting for him to operate.

Staying in Baishui Town, I can't make a lot of money, and I have to fight with Xiao Fan, which is too strenuous.

"Let him go."

Xiao Fan said: "We only take care of our own one-third of an acre, the world is too big, it is already a rare good to save the people from fire and water, we can't save the world." ”

"Brother Xiao is right, even the imperial court can't save all the people." Lin Xi said with emotion.

After many years as an official, Lin Xi has become more and more aware of many unspeakable truths.

For example, in the matter of disaster relief, what the court wants is not how many people to save, but disaster relief!

The imperial court has worked hard, but many people don't care about the effect.

It is enough to blame the heavens, and it is enough to blame it on the conduct of His Majesty.

Xiao Fan: "Brother Lin, I don't think the matter is over yet, although Gao Cheng left, he left too simply, and he didn't even leave a cruel word." ”

"He's knowledgeable, right?" Lin Xidao.

"Right now, the capital is undecided, Gao Cheng is not sure that his master will win, he doesn't dare to offend Brother Xiao, who is a confidant of King Qi, at this time?" Li Qingshan analyzed.

Xiao Fan shook his head: "I have a bad premonition. ”

"Tell me to go down, the food we use for disaster relief cannot be packaged and distributed, but can only be shipped in bulk."

"From the moment it leaves the warehouse, it must be shipped in bulk!" Xiao Fan said solemnly.

"Huh?"

Lin Xi and Li Qingshan were stunned.

Zhang Zongbao said smartly: "Brother, are you afraid that the packaged grain will appear in other shops and be harmed by others by framing Wang Fanxiang?" ”

"Clever."

Xiao Fan smiled: "The predecessors have already planted the heels, let's plant them again, isn't it too stupid?" ”

Lin Xi thought of something and said:

"By the way, brother, the grain ship that sank the day before yesterday salvaged a lot of grain, and it is not possible to store it, but if you eat it, it will be ......."

Grain that has been dried in the sun, and then experienced blistering, will greatly affect the quality.

It becomes difficult to preserve, easy to crush, cannot be sold at a price, and if it is stored, it will be fermented directly.

I had to eat it right away.

"Put the food in the porridge shed, and use it immediately." Li Qingshan suggested.

Xiao Fan: "That's what I mean. ”

An old man said: "How can you eat the grain soaked in the river water?" ”

Xiao Fan and the others glanced back at the old man.

Dressed in brocade clothes, the appearance of a whole rich and noble family.

"No wonder." The three of them looked at each other secretly, all laughing.

That's why you don't eat minced meat.

You can't eat, and having a mouthful of gruel is enough to give you your life, will the hungry still care about the taste of the food?

Lin Xi looked at the people outside the city, who were still gathering, and sighed:

"At least a few dozen stones of grain will be consumed today!"

Even if it is all boiled into gruel, it will take so much grain to be able to do it.

A few days ago, there were only two or three stones of grain a day, but today it has directly increased tenfold.

This is only the first day of the outbreak!

"The people who get the news nearby will gather here, they will not leave after drinking the porridge, and maintaining stability is the biggest problem." Lin Xi looked at so many people and was worried.

"Didn't you say hire some people to do the work?" Li Qingshan Road.

"How many people can be used for work?"

Lin Xi smiled bitterly: "It's not bad to recruit two or three hundred people." ”

"Isn't Tsingshan Commercial Bank also under construction, and let's recruit some people?" Xiao Fan looked at Li Qingshan and hinted.

Li Qingshan nodded: "Brother Xiao is right, contributing to the imperial court is also what we should do." ”

"But it's still a drop in the bucket."

"A large number of people gather here, and they are idle after eating, and it is easy to make trouble, and there are not enough officers and soldiers in the county government."

Xiao Fan said: "I have discussed before, recruiting the villagers to help maintain stability, and recruiting the most famous strong men from each village into the team will have a miraculous effect." ”

"It's already being done."

Lin Xi sighed: "But I'm still worried, I'm afraid that someone will make a fuss, once there is a scene of tens of thousands of people...... A lot of people will definitely die, I'm going to carry this black cauldron! ”

"You can also give porridge in other places in Lantai County, and disperse the personnel, and the risk will be reduced."

"In order to prevent people from intercepting grain, porridge can be distributed along waterways, grain can be transported along rivers, and porridge sheds can be set up on both banks...... This makes it easier to replenish and less likely to be attacked. ”

Xiao Fan put forward a few points, which made both of them agree.

However, Xiao Fan also said: "There are many people, conflicts are inevitable, the government should pay attention to public opinion, and I suggest that the public trial is the most important thing for the most heinous crimes." ”

Public grievances are the most important.

Don't look at the people because of natural disasters and military disasters, but in the hearts of the people, it is the court that is dissatisfied.

They won't blame God too much, because they can't stand it, but the court is real.

In addition, on weekdays, they are squeezed, so the people are holding a breath in their hearts and pressing a fire.

If anyone detonates, they can climb up and shout.

Whoever can calm this grievance will really achieve perfect disaster relief.

Lin Xi was afraid that someone would ascend, and he would not be able to calm down this resentment, so he was worried, like a frightened bird.

Xiao Fan's idea for him made Lin Xi's eyes light up, and he felt that he could try it.

"The people have been holding grievances in their hearts for a long time, and to guide them to vent them, it is best to sentence a few sinners and kill a few who are full of evil, so as to teach the people to be more happy in their hearts." Xiao Fan said.

"And ......"

"Brother, if you don't go to the cabinet to be an official, it's really humiliating!" After Lin Xi listened, he was amazed.