In the official residence of Zhongcai in Shuzhong, several of his close friends were summoned by him.
"Everyone, General Zhao Sihu and General Luo Weimin from Zhongtiao Mountain have already brought complaints to me. The targets of their accusations are Commander Zhongyuan Tang;
It is said that when he was in charge of the Central Plains, he did not show mercy to the people and imposed excessive taxes, which caused starvation in the local area. There was a saying behind the scenes of the local people that floods, droughts, and locust soup were the four plagues of the Central Plains.
Now the Central Plains is full of hungry people, with their bones exposed in the wild. Tang Keqin not only refused to restrain himself, but also drove a large number of hungry people to Zhongtiao Mountain, causing Zhongtiao Mountain to be overwhelmed. The rations of the 78th Group Army and the 93rd Group Army were used to provide porridge for disaster relief... ...Zhao Sihu demanded that Tang Keqin be severely punished, at least that he should be strictly ordered not to drive hungry people to Zhongtiao Mountain anymore!
Jingzhi, you have just returned from the Central Plains. Is the situation of the people there really as serious as they say? "
When He Jingzhi heard Cai Zhong ask about the situation in the Central Plains, he could only answer bravely:
"Returning to the Zhongzhi, natural disasters have continued in the Central Plains in recent years. The Japanese invaders blew up the levees before, and the rivers were diverted and floods continued. After the floods, there were two years of drought. This year, there was another locust plague. The summer grain harvest was almost impossible, and the people were suffering from hunger. No, some people fled north to Zhongtiao Mountain;
But these were all spontaneous actions of the hungry people. It is too far-fetched to say that Brother Keqin deliberately drove them away. "
After hearing this, Mr. Zhong said angrily:
"During the great disaster in the Central Plains, didn't the government allocate a large amount of disaster relief funds? Where have they gone? If Tang Keqin dares to embezzle and fail to provide relief food, I will do the same and kill Ma Su with tears!"
Jingzhi secretly despised in his heart:
"The little grain allocated by the government is not enough for the military chiefs. The disaster relief funds are even more ridiculous. The allocation is in legal currency. Now the legal currency does not even have 10% of the purchasing power. If it is not enough for the military chiefs and local officials, If the flow is intercepted at all levels, how much of it will reach the hands of the people?"
He would not say this, as it would offend a lot of people. He would not do anything that harmed others and was not beneficial to himself. As for the lives and deaths of the people, that was a matter of general concern. What about the tens of millions of hungry people? Can you handle it?
Thinking of this, He Jingzhi thought for a moment and said:
"Except for a small part of the disaster relief funds and food allocated by the government, the garrison has been distributed, otherwise the situation of the victims will be more serious."
It must be said that He Jingzhi is a good person. He neither endorses those military leaders nor offends them;
This was a very clever answer. It was obviously put into his pocket and he said it was military rations. This small part was even more clever. There was no specific number, so he was right no matter what.
Sure enough, Zhong Cao's face looked better, that is, he was just pretending, but he really wanted to kill Ma Su with tears, but that's not the case.
"With respect, madam, I just borrowed a sum of money from the Goshawk Kingdom. I decided to use part of it to help the victims of the Central Plains. Ten million French currency, no! Silver dollars!"
This money is earmarked for special use, and no deductions or misappropriations are allowed at all levels. I will let the Tsing Yi Club keep an eye on it, and I will kill anyone who dares to reach out! "
Cai Zhong said coldly that He Jingzhi knew him well and had some murderous intent in him, so it was necessary to warn them not to go too far.
"Please rest assured, Zhongcai. I will keep an eye on them. No one is allowed to embezzle the life-saving money of the victims, and the efforts of Zhongcai and the government cannot be wasted."
Little Zhuge turned his face away. He really couldn't stand it. They were singing a double act. They received hundreds of millions of eagle dollars in aid, spent 10 million silver dollars to provide disaster relief, and performed various performances. In the end, half of it reached the hands of the victims. Not bad.
When General Chen saw that Jing Zhi was getting too much attention, he quickly jumped out and said:
"Zhongcai, disaster relief cannot rely solely on the central government, local governments must also bear part of the responsibility. Brother Keqin obviously did something wrong in sending the victims to Zhongtiao Mountain, and he should be reprimanded;
The two generals Zhao Sihu and Luo Weimin were considerate of the people's sentiments, and their feat of spreading porridge to relieve the victims in Zhongtiao Mountain should be greatly praised. Newspapers should publicize it. If the hungry people spontaneously went to the two generals, it would be no different from the national government and Brother Keqin. It’s related.
In addition, if they can't bear it anymore, they can also send it to Liuzhen. I heard that the base area of Chuxiong should also bear part of the responsibility for this year's bumper summer grain harvest. "
A smile finally appeared on Zhongcai’s face. It’s his rhetoric that won my heart.
The pillar of the country!
There is another purpose of crop cultivation, which no one can say out loud. It is rumored that Zhao Sihu has defected to Chuxiong, just to use these hungry people to consume all their food.
"What Ci Xiu said is absolutely true. That's it. The telegram ordered Tang Keqin not to obstruct intentionally or to drive him away by force. It was all done voluntarily. Keqin also had to send someone to escort him to the ferry."
As soon as Zhongcai finished speaking, all the big guys had eloquent smiles on their faces;
Disaster victims have always been the biggest headache for governments and officials. In times of disaster, feudal emperors had to allocate funds from the treasury for disaster relief. It would be impossible if the system failed to perform at all.
So he gritted his teeth and took out 10 million yuan for disaster relief. As for the 500 million eagle yuan, which was purely a rumor, he only got 200 million yuan, and the other 300 million yuan was not accounted for. How can the unaccounted money be called money?
Even before leaving Goshawk Country, he was included in the private accounts of the four major families. This angered the wise old man on the other side of the ocean who had always been well-educated and cursed him for being extremely shameless!
To the east of Zhongtiao Mountain, on the north bank of the river, at Shilipu Ferry, there is a bustle of people and the fragrance of corn porridge.
"Mom, hold on tight, it's hot!"
"Boss, your accent is from the Central Plains, right? Where are you from the Central Plains?"
"Auntie, I'm from Huayuankou Town. A little over a town ago, my family couldn't survive anymore, so I fled here with my sister.
Don't call me boss, we don't like that. My name is Zheng Yadan, just call me Yadan. "
Zheng Yadan looked at the steady stream of hungry fellow villagers coming over, and he was secretly glad that he had fled to Zhongtiao Mountain with his sister on his back, otherwise his brother and sister would have starved to death long ago.
He is now a sergeant and deputy squad leader of the 78th Army. His sister Xiaocao has also settled down. This year, he was sent to Liuzhen to go to school. He can concentrate on fighting the Japanese. If possible, he really wants to fight back to the Central Plains. That useless Commander Tang was wiped out.
The aunt who received a bowl of hot porridge swallowed, resisted the urge to take a sip, walked tremblingly to a three or four-year-old child with the hot porridge, and handed the porridge bowl to the child.
When the child saw the food, his eyes lit up, and he didn't care about burning his mouth. He took a big mouthful of the bowl and took a big mouthful.
"Gou, slow down, and what's more, eat slowly, don't burn it!"
The old lady looked at the dog baby lovingly, her throat kept gurgling. She couldn't remember how long it had been since she had hot porridge. These days, a bowl of porridge can save her life!
"if……"
The old lady thought of the father, mother, and sister of the children who starved to death on the road...
If there had been such a bowl of porridge at that time...
The old lady's eyes were blurred, and she seemed to see her poor son. If he hadn't saved a mouthful of food for Gouwa and her, he wouldn't have died——
"Milk, don't cry, drink porridge!"
The red-blooded dog boy handed the porridge bowl to the old lady in a sensible manner...
A few meters away, Hu Jingwen had tears in her eyes and said to Li Chenxi with choked sobs:
"Brother Chenxi, we must fight across the river in the future. When the time comes, I will shoot Commander Tang in the head!"
"Jingwen, don't mess around, he is a friendly force now."
"I don't care, it's not okay to bully fellow villagers like this!"
After Hu Jingwen said a harsh word, she ran to Gou Wa in three steps at a time, took out her own meal for the day from her pocket, and handed a corn pancake lovingly to Gou Wa.
Before Gou Wa could catch it, Li Chenxi snatched it away and said angrily:
"They have been hungry for too long and cannot eat such solid food. They have to drink porridge for a few days first!"
After finishing speaking, he said to the aunt with a sincere face:
"Auntie, you should also drink porridge. It's all there. If it's not enough, we'll cook it again. You've been hungry for too long. You can only drink thin porridge these two days. When you recover a little, you can eat dry porridge."
The aunt nodded and said:
"Boss, this female boss is also kind-hearted."
Hu Jingwen looked guilty after hearing this. She almost did something bad with good intentions.
