Zuo Anmin has left Nandi and is returning to Chang'an to resume his duties.
The proceeds from the confiscation of the Zhu family were also secretly taken away, including the proceeds from the sale of the Zhu family's property at a low price.
In addition, the gold mine on Xiaozhuya Island was settled and excavated by people arranged by the imperial court.
As for the Zhu family members, they will be killed on the spot.
However, after Zuo Anmin asked the emperor for instructions, the 300,000 shi of grain obtained by the Zhu family were left in the Southland to solve the problem in the Southland.
The Zhu family's property, including thousands of hectares of land and hundreds of shops, was all sold and bought by Xie Zhan at half the price.
The silver used by Xie Zhan was the cash inherited from the Chen family.
Xie Zhan allocated almost all the cash available to the Chen family to purchase these properties of the Zhu family.
Now that the Zhu family's property is in his hands, plus the Chen family's original property, the Xie family has now become the largest force in the South.
At this time, Xie Zhan was making a final review of his plan.
Previously, he asked Zuo Anmin to order the county guards to block the large and small city gates in the south in order to prevent people from Liaodong County from escaping.
Now he has agreed to let Qin Sheng, Xue Xu and others go, but the major city gates in the south cannot be opened casually.
Nowadays, all the major city gates in the South are filled with victims and refugees. Once the city gates are opened, they will all flow into the city.
He was ready to start solving the problems of the victims in the Southland. In fact, it was the problem of food, clothing, housing and transportation. The first priority was of course the problem of food and accommodation.
He decided to use the work-for-relief strategy.
This strategy originated in the Spring and Autumn Period. At that time, Qi Jinggong refused to release grain for disaster relief after a disaster. So Yan Ying, the Prime Minister, took advantage of Qi Jinggong's desire to build a road and sleep, hired disaster victims, and deliberately expanded the scale of construction to extend the construction period and achieve the purpose of disaster relief.
The situation at that time was very similar to now. Xie Zhan felt that it was useful, so he decided to imitate the sages and solve the problems of the victims.
Later, when Lu Songli learned that Xie Zhan had used this method, he even praised Xie Zhan for his clever mind. The idea of working-for-relief was first recorded in the Spring and Autumn Period, and then emerged in the Song Dynasty. At that time, not only government organizations but also private officials and gentry participated. Xie Zhan was able to learn and use it at this time, which is very powerful.
Xie Zhan counted the food on hand. In addition to the 300,000 shi of food left by the emperor, he planned to take out the 200,000 shi of food stored in the Chen family, and then find some luck with a wealthy family.
Moreover, the food supply in Jianghuai and Jianghuai areas was coming soon. As long as he allowed the victims to survive this period of time, he could basically complete the military order he issued to the emperor.
As soon as he thought of it, Xie Zhan went to the Nandi County Sheriff's Mansion and expressed his idea of using work as a source of relief to the county governor.
The county guard had already received an order from the imperial envoy Zuo Anmin, saying that Xie Zhan had the emperor's special permission to deal with the Southland issue, and asked him to cooperate fully.
The county governor got the idea and immediately prepared to post a red notice outside the city gate to call on the people to work.
Xie Zhan returned to Xie's Mansion from the Governor's Mansion, and his subordinates came down to report to him what the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce's book shop had done.
After Xie Zhan released Qin Sheng, Xue Xu and others, although he allowed the officers and soldiers surrounding Ji Mansion and Liaodong Chamber of Commerce to evacuate, he felt that he must not relax his vigilance against them, so he kept people under surveillance.
After learning about the practices of the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce Bookstore, Xie Zhan knew at a glance what their intention was.
His reaction was not slow and he immediately went to Lu Mansion himself.
Mr. Lu is in poor health and has been bedridden recently.
Xie Zhan personally came to Mr. Lu’s yard to visit him.
When a distinguished guest comes to visit, Lu Fei, as the current head of the Lu family, naturally wants to accompany him.
The three of them discussed for a long time in the side hall of Mr. Lu's courtyard about the actions of the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce's bookshop.
After Xie Zhan left, Mr. Lu was both happy and worried. He was happy that Xie Zhan, a young man, was so powerful and worthy of being the heir trained by a big family in Chang'an City. He was also worried about Xie Zhan's power.
Mr. Lu looked at his eldest granddaughter standing aside, and finally could only sigh deeply.
In response to the insinuations made by the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce Bookstore before leaving, Lu quickly responded.
Mr. Lu booked the largest restaurant in the Southland and sent invitations to all the scholars who had spent time at Mr. Lu's bookstore, inviting them to get together.
Almost all the people who received the invitation had time to attend, and everyone was curious about what Mr. Lu wanted to say.
Lu Yuanheng, the old head of the Lu family, showed up at the restaurant with the new head Lu Fei, and said sincerely to everyone, "The Lu family bookstore is what it is today, thanks to everyone's continued support."
The scholars in the audience were talking a lot.
"That's true."
"Do you, the Lu family, also know?"
Mr. Lu continued, "I invite you here this time because I want to have a talk with you. I know that for some reason recently, everyone has a lot of opinions about Lu's bookstore, and even thought about leaving Nandi because of this. Everyone. We have also seen and heard their demands.”
The scholars were quiet, mainly because Mr. Lu stood there looking like he was in his twilight years and spoke sincerely, which made them all embarrassed to say any harsh words.
"The Lu family has done poorly in the past, and we have been working hard to improve it. Lu Fei——" Mr. Lu waved to her.
Lu Fei stepped forward and stood next to him.
Mr. Lu continued, "This is the new head of our Lu family. The prices of books, paper, and the four treasures of the study are on the high side. We will work hard to reduce costs so that everyone can buy high-quality and low-priced things. Please give us a chance, and Keep an eye on us."
After Mr. Lu finished speaking, he bowed to them. But because of my poor health, my legs were shaking badly.
The scholars couldn't bear it.
"Mr. Lu, you'd better sit down."
"Miss Lu, please help your grandfather sit down."
Lu Fei stepped forward to help, but Mr. Lu refused. But although Mr. Lu refused to sit down, he slowly straightened up.
"I very much agree with what Mr. Zhang Zai said. Scholars should set their minds for the heaven and the earth, establish their lives for the people, inherit the unique knowledge of the saints, and create peace for all generations."
"The Southland is our roots, and the people here are our fellow villagers. The Southland has just experienced a natural disaster and is in turmoil. It is also the most difficult and difficult time. We cannot abandon it. Otherwise, our Lu family will surely die. blame."
After Mr. Lu said these words, he finally left with the help of Lu Fei.
Seeing his appearance, the scholars felt very sad.
Mr. Lu fell ill after returning home.
This strategy of the Lu family is still very shocking to readers. It is sincere and full of sincerity.
The Lu family, the second largest among the six aristocratic families, bowed its head.
Look, the Lu family has even changed its head. Isn’t sincerity enough?
Little did they know that the Lu family was using waste.
But the effect was very good, and many scholars gave up the idea of leaving the Southland. They want to do something for their hometown, not to mention that their parents are here and they don’t have to travel far.
At this time, the government posted a list stating that the victims could work for relief in exchange for food rations, and recruited scholars to assist the government in registering and rehabilitating the people.
Many scholars have come to sign up.
