In the huge Chief Envoy Si Yamen Court, only Gu Kun was still there.
"How much food did uncle bring this time?" There were so many people outside just now that it was difficult for Gu Kun to ask.
Now that he and Han Du were the only two people here, they naturally couldn't wait to ask out the doubts they had suppressed in their hearts.
"Three hundred thousand dan."
Gu Kun couldn't help but frown after hearing this. Three hundred thousand dans seemed like a lot. At this time, 30,000 dans of food could save many lives. But compared with the more than three million disaster victims in Henan, 300,000 dan is not a lot. No matter how much you save, you won't need it during the autumn harvest.
After some calculations, Gu Kun's expression turned solemn. "Uncle, three hundred thousand dans of grain are not enough."
"Uncle Ben certainly doesn't know enough." Han Du said angrily, "Where do you think this food comes from?"
"Could it be that it wasn't ordered by the imperial court?" Gu Kun asked in confusion.
"The imperial court?" Han Du couldn't help but sneered, "The imperial court has no food at all. The emperor only left one month's rations for the palace and took out the excess. There were also donations from temples, merchants and ordinary people. of."
"On behalf of the people, I thank the emperor and the wonderful people for their great kindness and kindness. However, does the imperial court really have no food? What should we do? Three hundred thousand loads of food will not last long."
Han Du sighed and said, "So, everyone's food must be rationed, only ten kilograms a month."
"This is a way. Although it is impossible to eat ten kilograms of grain, it will not starve to death." Gu Kun nodded and sighed, but then he asked: "Even so, three hundred thousand tons of grain can only be enough at most." If it can last for a month, what should we do after that month?”
"The court will have food in a month. Otherwise, why do you think the emperor would only leave rations for a month?" Han Du said casually, but did not explain in detail to Gu Kun.
After all, the food in Luzon is still a secret. If possible, we should not reveal it to avoid causing unnecessary complications.
"I understand," Gu Kun did not break the casserole and ask the truth, although he also wanted to know why there would be food in a month. But for Han Du
The information given was believed without doubt. After all, even the emperor had only left a month's worth of food. It was impossible that there would be no food by then.
Gu Kun put aside the matter of food for the time being, and then clasped his fists towards Han Du and reminded him: "Uncle, I think this food cannot be distributed directly to the people."
"Oh? Why?" Han Du pondered for a moment and felt that there would be no problem even if it was distributed directly to the people. In this way, there would be less middlemen to make the difference.
"Uncle, if you eat ten kilograms of grain for a month, you won't be able to eat enough. If you distribute grain to the people, it is inevitable that some people will take risks and cause trouble." Gu Kun explained.
Han Du nodded repeatedly after hearing this. It is indeed possible for such a thing to happen. After all, even if you are well fed and clothed, there are still people who will be jealous of others. What's more, at this time when everyone doesn't have enough to eat, there will inevitably be more such people.
If food is distributed directly to the people, theft and robbery will inevitably spring up like mushrooms after a rain. Not to mention that Han Du only brought 500 soldiers, even if he brought 50,000, it was impossible to completely keep more than 3 million people under control.
By then, things will get serious, and a civil unrest may occur.
"Then what do you want to do?"
"I plan to put the grain in the yamen of various prefectures and counties, and then distribute the grain as work relief. Otherwise, if so many people are idle all day long, there will be trouble." Gu Kun couldn't help but said sonorously.
Work-for-relief! It’s not that Han Du didn’t know this method.
Although he thinks this is a good idea, Han Du still feels that measures should be taken according to local conditions, and it is impossible to use relief for work all the time to solve the problem.
"The Indestructible King of the Great Village"
Times have changed, and perhaps the problems of the past could be solved with work-for-work relief, but the current situation may not be the same.
"Relief for work..." Han Du sighed and said: "Master Gu should know that each person only has ten kilograms of food rations a month. How can such a small amount of food support the people to work? The greater the output, the more "
Work-for-relief, okay? Of course. It can not only solve the problem of people having nothing to do and cause trouble, but also make the distribution of disaster relief food valuable.
. It can be said that it is the best of both worlds.
But that also depends on the time. If there is enough food, there is naturally nothing to say. Even if Gu Kun didn't mention it, Han Du would urge the people with work-for-relief. But there is simply too little food now. If the food could originally last for a month, it can only last for 20 days after the work-for-relief program. In this way, wouldn’t it be putting the cart before the horse?
Let the people live in peace and stability until one month later, this is the purpose.
"Uncle, put it down. I won't let the people do heavy work. I will only let them do things within their ability without exerting too much effort."
"In that case, that's okay." Han Du couldn't help but nodded when he heard this. If it's not too intense, that's okay.
"What are you going to ask the people to do?"
Seeing that Han Du agreed, Gu Kun did not hide anything and said directly: "I am going to let them rest on the road and fill in the potholes on the road. Such a thing can be done easily."
Han Du thought for a moment and said, "However, the issue of food distribution still needs to be changed."
"Please give me your instructions." Gu Kun also wanted to hear if Han Du had any better ideas.
"Food cannot be placed in the hands of various prefectures and counties."
Han Du opened his mouth and made Gu Kun feel embarrassed.
If the food is not placed in the government offices of various prefectures and counties, should it be placed in your own hands? If these grains are not distributed to the people through various prefectures and counties, can we just rely on ourselves and others to distribute the grains?
Han Du has a different idea. Since ancient times, the word "official" has two mouths, and the upper mouth must be fed first before the lower mouth can be fed. On normal days, Han Du would have raised his hands and feet in approval. After all, he was also an official. Why should he object to something that could benefit him?
Of course, there are also people who don’t believe in this evil. And Han Du is not the first person who does not believe in this evil, the first one is Lao Zhu. Lao Zhu has always been generous to the people but harsh to the officials. In Lao Zhu's view, as an official, you should work hard for Lao Zhu's family. Still want to feed you first? Have you ever tried my steel knife and had no luck with it?
Under the threat of Lao Zhu's butcher's knife, the officials lived a miserable life. In terms of living standards, there was not much difference between them and ordinary people.
