Chapter Ninety-Six: Cool and Crooked
If they are really loyal to the king and serve the country, they are afraid that Da Kun will die faster.
Li Baiyi didn't pay attention to those ministers at all, but looked at Emperor Huai'an.
It is the emperor who can really make a decision, and it is not in vain that those ministers dance happily.
"Your Majesty, what do you think of this new type of disaster relief?"
Emperor Huai'an frowned, thinking about all this carefully, he was not swayed by both sides, but thought about every word of everyone, and finally focused on Li Baiyi's words.
If Li Baiyi's method is not used well, it will be suspected of enslaving the people, but if it can be done well, it can not only do what you want to do, but also allow the displaced people to be resettled.
No matter how many homeless people you use, no matter what method you use, as long as you keep them fed and clothed, they will support you and love you.
If you can't do that, no matter how much you care about the people, they may kill you!
"Li Baiyi, I think that your new type of disaster relief method seems to be a bit interesting, but I still need to know more, you can tell me in detail."
Li Baiyi heard that the emperor seemed to support him, and immediately knew it in his heart, organized the language, and stood up.
"Your Majesty, let's not talk about the minister's new methods, let's just say that in the past, when the imperial court was providing disaster relief, a lot of silver was allocated to disaster relief every time, but there was hardly any disaster relief that could have a good effect."
Tang En immediately stood up and retorted: "Nonsense, every disaster relief of the imperial court ends with victory or a greater victory, how can you say that every disaster relief has not had an effect?" ”
Li Baiyi rolled his eyes and said, "Hmph, Lord Tang can really say anything for the sake of profit, let me ask, how did the money for disaster relief get to the victims every time, did it come out of the treasury, and then through the yamen at all levels, and finally distributed to the victims?" ”
Tang En sneered: "That's natural, so that you can give orders, like an arm." ”
"If you don't send it down one level at a time, what if it's messed up, who can afford to take this responsibility?"
Li Baiyi laughed: "What Lord Tang said is very eloquent, but if you really put your heart into it, how can this silver tael be wrong?" ”
"It is conceivable that although the amount of disaster relief is huge, every level of official will leave a little oil and water in his hands after passing through it."
"How many levels of officials can be handed over to the victims?"
"If the grassroots officials are in a good mood, maybe there will be more, and if the grassroots officials are in a bad mood, even two bowls of gruel a day will become a luxury."
When Emperor Huai'an heard this, the smile on his face completely disappeared, even if he, the emperor, didn't say or ask about this kind of thing, he knew that this kind of thing would definitely happen.
This is a stubborn disease of the officials, and it is not said that it can be eradicated by solving it.
Li Baiyi mentioned this matter, could his new disaster relief methods solve this problem?
If this is really the case, then Li Baiyi's contribution is really not small!
Don't let me down, you kid.
And Song Guang, Tang En and the others glanced at each other, and they couldn't help but feel a huge shock in their hearts.
Li Baiyi can explain the disaster relief so thoroughly, it is conceivable that he must have seen the essence of the problem.
Could this kid really be able to find a new way to provide disaster relief?
This is impossible, he is an ignorant young child, how can he have this ability, he must be bragging.
Song Guang and the others comforted themselves in their hearts.
Emperor Huai'an nodded and said, "That makes sense, then, you might solve this problem?" If you have a way to solve this problem, then you are my great hero. ”
The crown prince Wang Lang couldn't help but look at Li Baiyi with a look of anticipation.
Li Baiyi nodded, and said affirmatively: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister's new disaster relief methods can solve this problem, of course, it is a large solution, and there will definitely be a small amount left, but it is harmless." ”
"The so-called enslaving of the people in the mouths of hundreds of officials is just to let the displaced people get disaster relief money and food, and at the same time, they do something for the imperial court."
"As we said before, the problem of disaster relief is to exploit layer by layer, and there may not be much silver to be distributed to the victims at that time."
"However, the minister's new disaster relief method, allowing the displaced people to work before paying their wages can allow the imperial court to reduce intermediate links as much as possible, and the people have to pay their own labor if they want to get money and food."
"Whether it's a flood or a drought, as long as there is work to do, you can use this method."
"The relief food distributed by the imperial court can ensure the food and clothing of the displaced people, which is the legendary hanging and starvation."
"But if the people want a better life, they must rely on their own efforts and labor to change, so that the displaced people will not develop the stinky problem of getting something for nothing."
"Although they are homeless, they still have to return to normal life after all."
"If the disaster situation in Dakun is not dealt with well, or if it is only allocated food for disaster relief, it can only consume Dakun's national strength, and there is only harm and no benefit."
"However, if the minister's new disaster relief methods are used to provide disaster relief, the displaced people will not only be able to eat and dress well, but also bring various benefits to Dakun, such as building water conservancy facilities, building houses, building roads, and so on."
"In this way, not only will all kinds of disasters not damage our national strength in Dakun, but Dakun can even use various disasters to build the country and make Dakun stronger and stronger."
"As for the occurrence of disasters, the imperial court can also use this method to reduce or even eliminate the disaster, for example, when there is a fire in a place, the imperial court can call on the people to extinguish the fire, and if the affected people's houses are damaged, they can call on the people to build houses."
"Even if the power of the people is not so strong, it can play a positive role."
Li Baiyi talked eloquently, and when the ministers heard it at first, they were still full of disdain, as if they had heard some joke.
But when they heard the back, they immediately realized that what Li Baiyi did was definitely a huge damage to them!
Emperor Huai'an naturally heard the magic of this method, which was simply a stroke of genius.
It not only solves the problem of layers of exploitation, but also can even turn the passive into the active, and turn the disaster into an opportunity.
As the so-called crisis crisis, there is an opportunity in the crisis, isn't this a model of turning danger into opportunity?
If it weren't for so many people watching, Emperor Huai'an would even want to go directly to hug Li Baiyi.
The new disaster relief methods offered by Li Baiyi are simply a generous move to benefit the country and the people, and directly cut off the way for officials at all levels to seek money.
Emperor Huai'an couldn't help but look at Tang En, Song Guang and the others, not to mention how happy it was in his heart.