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Chapter 538 It¡¯s not easy to provide relief through work

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    After Jin Ke left with satisfaction, Wu Chengen came in and threw an account book in front of him.

    "The inventory is completed."

    "So fast?" Zhao Hao was slightly surprised.

    As a rule, after a new official takes office, in addition to such decent rituals as riding in a sedan chair, going to the hall to receive seals, and burning incense and worshiping temples.

    Of course, we also need to carry out substantive work such as clearing warehouses and inventories, cleaning up prisons, passing examinations on children, hanging signs and issuing notices, touring cities and villages, and checking books and counting.

    What Mr. Zhao Er did this morning was the last two items, while the first two items that were really important were borne by the two screen friends respectively.

    Normally, it would take a few days to clear out the inventory, but I didn¡¯t expect Wu Chengen to come back early.

    "It's so fast." Wu Chengen sat next to Zhao Hao, opened the account book and showed it to him: "There are less than two thousand shi in the treasury to store grain and 400 taels of silver. How much trouble is it?"

    "So much?" Zhao Hao couldn't help laughing.

    No wonder that during the handover last night, Magistrate Feng hesitated and refused to tell the truth. It turned out that he was poor.

    It¡¯s not that the two of them are soft-hearted, or that they were deceived by Magistrate Feng.

    But the rules in the officialdom have always been like this: water drips from the roof, and new officials are replaced by new officials.

    As long as the hole left by the predecessor is not too big, the successor will have to take care of it for him.

    ¡°After all, your successor will leave office in the future. If you don¡¯t want to be blamed by your successor, you have to follow the rules.

    "Anyway, the loss is Daming's money, and you don't have to pay for it yourself"

    "How big is the hole?" Zhao Hao asked.

    "About four thousand taels." Wu Chengen smiled bitterly and said, "Actually, Magistrate Feng is quite kind."

    "Yes." Zhao Hao nodded in agreement. In such a poor Kunshan County, the hole in the hole was less than 5,000 taels, so he was content.

    ¡°There are just 100,000 mouths waiting for food, how can we feed them?¡± Wu Chengen asked worriedly again.

    "How long can two thousand stones last?" Zhao Hao asked.

    "Save it for three days." Wu Cheng'en said with a frown: "But if we have to use work as a relief, the consumption will be even greater."

    In fact, in the Tang and Song dynasties, there was a work-for-relief program, but once people did physical labor, they would eat much more than if they were lying down.

    To feed the same number of people, the amount of food required will double.

    If you let the food go freely for the tens or hundreds of thousands of disaster victims, you could eat up all the food in a few days!

    So it¡¯s not that the officers are too stupid to think of it, it¡¯s that they really don¡¯t have the strength to provide relief through work.

    "It's better to make the porridge a little thinner, add some bran, weeds, and sand, so that the people can eat three-thirds full and lie down to live the day."

    ??~~

    But on the way to Kunshan, Mr. Zhao had already decided to implement work-for-relief in Kunshan, against all opinions!

    This method is very suitable for Kunshan.  In this era, embankment construction requires people to pile up. The more people there are, the better the effect will be.

    ¡°And the people have jobs and food to eat, and social security will be stable.

    ¡°In addition, at the end of the year, it can also be written into Mr. Zhao¡¯s summary report as a bright political achievement. In the future, it will not be able to leave a name in history.

    ¡°After all, ¡®relief through work¡¯ has always been linked to famous ministers from past dynasties

    "It's just that this trick is very good. If you don't have enough food, you will be playing with fire and burning yourself."

    "What should we do if we run out of food in two days?" Wu Chengen asked with a grimace, "There will be big trouble."

    "Today or tomorrow at the latest, Wu Ji's fleet will send 3,000 shi to store food." Zhao Hao gave him a small reassurance and said: "Then there will be about 10,000 shi in succession, and it will be there in about half a month.  It can be delivered.¡±

    ¡°That¡¯s only half a month¡¯s worth.¡± Wu Chengen looked at Zhao Hao helplessly.  "Now do you realize how terrible it is to work for food? It's a bottomless pit."

    "Lin Zhongcheng will arrive in Suzhou in the next few days." Zhao Hao thought about it, scratched his head and said, "He should ask the government to allocate another batch."

    "That's okay." Wu Chengen said in a relaxed tone: "With the governor's personal notice, even if the prefect's Yamen delays further, the food can be delivered in ten days and a half, and it will be just in time."

    "We can't hope for that." Unexpectedly, Zhao Hao shook his head and said: "The governor can only order the prefect, but cannot handle it himself. There are many ways to delay it for a month or two."

    "Why is Magistrate Cai dragging us down?" Wu Chengen asked in confusion: "Isn't Kunshan County under his rule?"

    "Prefect Cai is a student of Mr. Gao Ge" Zhao Hao said with a flat mouth: "I heard that Gao Suqing personally greeted him and promoted him from a doctor in the Ministry of Household Affairs to the prefect of Suzhou last year."

    "Gao Gong?" Wu Chengen was stunned and said: "So what? Is it possible?"?In addition to offending Mr. Xu Ge, you two also offended Mr. Gao Ge?  "

    "This has nothing to do with my father and son." Zhao Hao couldn't help but said: "It's my old man. It is said that he has a mortal feud with Gao Gong."

    "Uh, okay." The corners of Wu Chengen's mouth twitched twice, thinking that it was good now that he was fighting alone.

    ??~~

    If Mr. Xu Ge were originally in office, Cai Guoxi would have to keep his tail between his legs, and everyone would still have to live in peace.

    Now everyone knows that Gao Gong¡¯s comeback will be a matter of time, and Cai Guoxi will definitely perform well in front of the teacher.

    What, Li Chunfang?  Everyone knows very well that it is just a decoration during the transition period.

    Not everyone can secure the position of chief minister of the Ming Dynasty, and the elder Licorice who has no cards cannot secure his position.

    ¡°Since Suzhou is so unfriendly, why did you choose this place in the first place?¡± Wu Chengen was puzzled.

    ¡°Because it¡¯s Suzhou.¡± Zhao Hao smiled without explaining.

    In order to ignite the fire of commercial revolution, he was willing to go to Wu County, not to mention that there was a buffer when he was transferred to Kunshan.

    ¡°It¡¯s just that it¡¯s hard for Mr. Zhao.

    Thinking of this, Zhao Hao increasingly felt that he had no one to shirk, so he cheered Wu Chengen in a deep voice:

    "Just put out the food, and leave the rest to me."

    "How to solve it?" Wu Chengen frowned and said: "There is something I haven't told you. The household secretary who accompanied the inventory today said that the grain merchants who went to Suzhou to purchase goods in the morning returned empty-handed. It is said that the inventory is tight.  , we can only give priority to Fucheng."

    As he spoke, he sighed seriously and said, "Sir, there are some things in this world that cannot be solved with money."

    "I admit that." Zhao Hao nodded, but changed the topic and said with a casual smile: "But most of the time, the money I give you is just not enough."

    "Young master, are you going to spend more money to buy food?" Wu Chengen's brows furrowed even more.  ¡°It¡¯s a big no-no to drive up food prices.¡±

    Among the disaster relief orders verbally issued by Zhao Shouzheng, there is a clause that "it is strictly prohibited to drive up food prices."

    By the same token, the prefect¡¯s yamen and counties will not sit back and watch Kunshan County collect grain at a high price, as this will disrupt grain prices throughout the prefecture.

    This is disastrous for a region with an actual population of eight million and more than half of its food purchased from Huguang.

    "It's easy to avoid it, just use over-the-counter transactions." Mr. Zhao smiled lightly and said, "Don't worry about it. I'll go out for a walk tomorrow and I'll make sure I get all the food for you."

    "Hey, okay." Wu Chengen has a worrying temperament, and it's his first time doing things with Zhao Hao, so naturally he's very worried.

    But in the county government, Zhao Hao actually has the final say, and even the county boss has to listen.  Wu Chengen could only suppress his worries and wait for good news.

    "There is one more thing I need to ask the young master. How are these grains accounted for? Is it bought or borrowed by the county from the young master? Or is it donated by the young master? There must be a clear charter."

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