The officials in the room were still thinking, and they heard Yang Qing ask Lu Shen again: "Magistrate Lu, just now you said that the refugees in the city are given a daily ration of food relief, how much is this ration?"
Lu Shen said: "Master Fu, in order to stick to the plan for the long term, the counties and counties have agreed to provide each person with four liters of rice per day, coupled with grains and vegetables, so that they can support themselves without any effort."
If three liters of rice are given every day, the people can eat about one kilogram of staple food every day. It is impossible to eat enough with this amount. At present, laborers generally need to eat six liters a day if they want to be full, and soldiers in the army need to eat seven liters a day. Eight liters. Now it's only half, it really needs to be boiled into gruel.
Nowadays, there are more than 10,000 refugees in need of relief, so they need more than 30,000 liters of grain and rice every day. Ten liters is one dou, and ten dou is one hu, which is one stone. This means that the daily grain requirement is three hundred shi.
The more than 28,000 dan of grain stored in the warehouse can be used to relieve refugees for up to three months. Of course, there is still more than 150,000 dan to purchase tens of thousands of dan of grain. Calculating this, the food pressure at this time is not considered. Too big.
However, it is not yet known that there is still so much food in the city, and secondly, it is impossible to spend all the money and food on refugee relief, so if you want to support it, you have to plan carefully.
Fortunately, with the efforts of the previous governor Gong Lu, this year's spring plowing was basically completed. There were many grain fields planted inside and outside the city. Although the barbarians destroyed many fields in the last attack on Anshang, most of them were preserved after all. of.
What's more, after the Yi soldiers retreated, the common people replanted more crops. Therefore, as long as they last two or three months, once the summer grain is harvested, An's income will improve.
Speaking of spring plowing, Yang Qing suddenly remembered something and asked everyone: "At the beginning of the year, the imperial court sent a batch of new plows and turners to this county. What is the situation of these curved plows and turners now?"
At present, the civil affairs officials such as Tian Cao Fu Shi and Shui Cao Fu Shi in the county have been almost wiped out. Only Hu Cao Fu Xie Ning is left to take charge of the civil affairs affairs. When Yang Qing asked about the situation of Qu Yuanli and the overturned car, he had to come out. answer.
"Mr. Huifu, at the beginning of the year, the imperial court transferred sixty plows and overturned carts from Jianwei to our Yuexi. However, a few months ago, the barbarian soldiers attacked Anshang, and many of them robbed, destroyed, and overturned plows. Now there are still There are forty-seven bent-column plows and forty-two overturned carts, most of which are distributed in various villages and pavilions. Only ten bent-coupled plows and four overturned carts remain in the city."
"What do you think of the functions of the curved shaft plow and the rollover?"
Lu Shen replied: "It is extremely easy to use. After using it, the people all said that this new type of plow and turning cart made farming much easier and more convenient. I heard that these two agricultural tools were created by the emperor. They are really beneficial to the country." This is a great move to benefit the people, and we and other local officials are deeply impressed by it."
Yang Qing saw that all the officials in the hall had admiration for him, he smiled slightly and said humbly: "These are all the efforts of my sect, and I am just passing them on to the country."
The officials in Yuexi didn't know about Yang Qing and Hu Zhao's discipleship. They only thought that he was humble in his resignation, and they admired him even more.
Yang Qing added: "According to the regulations of the imperial court, these curved shaft plows and turning carts can only be made by Sijin Zhonglang's Mansion for sale or distribution, and local governments and people cannot imitate them for the time being. But these two items were donated by someone after all. Therefore, the imperial court gave me permission to make it by myself. I intend to make more curved shaft plows and turning carts when the time is right to facilitate the people's farming."
This matter was something Yang Qing specifically requested from Zhuge Liang before leaving Chengdu. He was the one who created the production method, so there was no need to keep him secret. Therefore, after his repeated requests, the imperial court allowed him to make his own products, but he could not sell them to the public, and they had to be separately numbered and monitored and filed with Sijin Zhonglang's Mansion.
Everyone couldn't help but feel very happy when they heard that there was such a good thing. If they could mass-produce curved shaft plows and rolling carts, wouldn't the farming in Yuesi County be able to reach a big level in the future?
They then thought about it, this was all the convenience brought by Yang Qing personally. Thinking about it this way, it was really a good thing for Yue Xi to welcome him as the prefect.
When everyone thought of this, they all bowed and said: "What the Lord has done is really a blessing to the local people." Yang Qing smiled and said: "This matter depends on the movements of the barbarians, lest we create plows and When the cart overturned, the barbarians raised their troops to attack again, causing the plow cart to be destroyed or captured."
"This matter needs to be discussed in the long term. Let's discuss the refugee issue at hand." Yang Qing continued: "If the refugees only use food relief, it will be an effortless effort. We must find a good way to use their strength. Let's make use of it. You guys have been in the city for a long time. Do you have any good ideas?"
Wang Yi, the meritorious officer, thought thoughtfully and responded: "Do you want to recruit young people from the refugees? This is okay for a while, but if you implement it for a long time, I fear that the food and grass in the city will not be sustainable."
They had already done this when the Yi soldiers attacked Anjian last time. They recruited a large number of civilians to carry armaments and equipment to help defend the city. Seeing Yang Qing asking questions at this time, Wang Yi thought that this was still the intention, so he told the difficulty.
"This is one of them." Yang Qing said: "If we want to feed these more than 10,000 refugees without wasting food, we must implement the strategy of working for relief and solving the dilemma."
Why work for relief and solve the dilemma? Everyone was puzzled. If Lu Shen understood the literal meaning, he immediately asked tentatively: "The Lord's intention is to let the people work in exchange for food. In this way, it can not only help the refugees, but also supplement the people in the city." Manpower for the matter?”
Yang Qing saw that he reacted so quickly and said with a smile: "Magistrate Lu is very smart. This is basically what I mean. In fact, you are doing this more or less. The so-called work-for-relief is to let the refugees go out." He exchanges his strength for food, instead of just waiting for relief from the court as usual."
Yang Qing continued to explain: "The young and strong among the refugees can be recruited into the army. The craftsmen among the refugees can be organized to make various weapons and machinery or repair city wall fortifications. Those who can farm can be allowed to work in official fields in the city or on the outskirts of the city. Farming, women who are good at weaving are gathered together to weave silk cloth, and doctors who are good at treating diseases are included in the government and set up medical bureaus to treat illnesses and injuries for the people. And so on, and so on, so that the people can show their talents and contribute to their efforts. , everyone has something to gain.”
Wang Yi smiled bitterly and said: "The king's method is indeed a good strategy. If the people are to contribute so much, the government will not be able to provide them with the original food. In this way, the food in the city will be consumed very quickly."
This statement is true. People have to work hard to keep them fed, but this will not last for three months like the original three liters of daily eclipse relief.
If half of the more than 10,000 refugees come out to work and receive relief, if each person is given six liters of rice per day, the daily food requirement will be 300 shi, and if the other half is given relief from the original gruel, it will still be 100 shi. Fifty stones, a total of four hundred and fifty stones. This increases the amount of food by half compared to the original amount, which can only last for two months.
What's more, a considerable number of the young Yang Qing are preparing to be recruited into the army, and their daily supply costs are even greater. In addition, although the local people in the city are not suffering from large-scale food shortages for the time being, their food and clothing needs must also be taken into consideration. Based on this calculation, the current stock of grains may not be able to sustain them for long.
However, Yang Qing had already thought of a way to deal with this matter. Seeing Wang Yi talking about it, he smiled slightly: "What Wang Gongcao said is reasonable, but we can't just focus on reducing expenditures, but should also focus on increasing revenue. Everyone, what are your thoughts on increasing revenue? Any good ideas?”
After everyone heard this, they wondered how the open source could be so easy to open. Now that the thief Gaoding has taken over almost all of Yuexi, only Anshang County is left to support county affairs. The most important summer grain has not yet been harvested. How can there be such a thing? How many assets can be opened?
Isn't the current porridge relief operation running well? Even though there are some inadequate care, this can be a long-term solution. Why bother causing more troubles and troubles?
