Chapter 181 This looks like a corrupt official!! (Please subscribe!!) Give the victims the worst food and give the officials the best food.
This operation looks like the operation of a corrupt official! It's simply evil.
He is really greedy for money, and he can find such a high-sounding reason. He is indeed Ouyang Lun!
The more Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it, the angrier he became, and the angrier he became, the angrier he became.
On the contrary, officials such as Lu Chang and Guo Zi gradually realized Ouyang Lun's painstaking efforts. Since the outbreak of the "Guangdong Epidemic", although they, Kyoto officials, have not visited Guangdong in person, they have also been troubled by matters in Guangdong. I was busy till late at night every day, the food was not delicious, and I was extremely stressed! If they could eat well and rest well, maybe they could do things better.
Guo Zi felt the deepest feeling, and then stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I think there may be some truth in what Ouyang Prince Consort did. What happened in Guangdong this time was an epidemic, not a simple famine. No one knows how long it will last. The people need to continue The amount of food consumed during the rescue operation is astronomical. If we don’t prepare in advance, what will happen later?”
"If all of them use good food, even if we don't take into account that some of them eat and drink together, it will still require a lot of food. In the end, the entire Ming Dynasty will be dragged down by Guangdong!"
"In addition, if the victims are fed too well or too well, they will inevitably develop inertia. After the epidemic is dealt with, these people will probably become useless. However, food mixed with fine sand and rice bran will not be like this. After all, no one wants to eat such extremely unpalatable food for the rest of their lives."
After listening to Guo Zi's words, Zhu Yuanzhang finally calmed down a little, and then said in a deep voice: "You continue."
Guo Zi nodded, "As far as I know, although almost all officials in Guangdong are rotten, there are still officials who are sincerely working for the people, as well as soldiers and doctors. They are responsible for solving the 'epidemic' and letting them eat." When you get better, you will have the strength to do things, and that’s no problem.”
Everyone present knew that Guo Zi had some relationship with Ouyang Lun. Guo Zi was able to become the Minister of Household Affairs with Ouyang Lun's help.
It was very generous to stand up and speak for Ouyang Lun at this time.
During the period of Guo Zi's explanation, Zhu Yuanzhang was also thinking constantly, and gradually he also realized the profound meaning of Ouyang Lun's actions.
But how could an emperor admit that he had made a mistake?
After a moment of silence, Zhu Yuanzhang said: "This matter is discussed here for the time being. Keep an eye on Guangdong for me. If you have any news, report it immediately."
"Yes!" All the ministers agreed in unison.
"In addition, you should finish your work early and go back today. You have worked hard during this period. Later, I will ask the imperial kitchen to make some delicious food and deliver it to your respective homes." Zhu Yuanzhang also learned something from Ouyang Lun's practice in Guangdong, so he He cared about the ministers in the court.
Several ministers were obviously at a loss for Zhu Yuanzhang's sudden concern, but they soon showed their gratitude.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
He also thanked Ouyang Lun in his heart. After all, if Ouyang Lun hadn't been "proofing" in Guangdong, Zhu Yuanzhang probably wouldn't have sympathized with their hard work anyway.
At the junction of Guangdong Province and Jiangxi Province.
The road has been blocked.
In the distance, a group of ragged refugees were heading towards the checkpoint.
"Guangdong can't survive anymore, we have to survive!"
"I heard that Beizhili is a good place and there is a good chief envoy there. Let's go north to Beizhili!"
"Go to Beizhili!"
"The government doesn't care about us. We can't starve to death here."
"Yes, and there is also an epidemic. If we don't escape, everyone will die here!"
These refugees all escaped from those epidemic areas. Other state capitals in Guangdong did not dare to take them in and did not know how to deal with them, so they simply did not deal with them and allowed these refugees to flee everywhere.
Although they knew that many checkpoints had been set up on the Guangdong border and Guangdong refugees were not allowed to escape, but if they did not escape, they would die. They were determined to break through the checkpoints and escape from the hell on earth that was Guangdong.
Just as these refugees were preparing to rush through the checkpoint with sticks and stones in their hands, they suddenly smelled the smell of rice porridge.
"It smells so good! It tastes like porridge!"
"That's right, it's rice porridge. Look! There are several large iron pots placed under the level, and they are cooking rice porridge!"
"Isn't this prepared for us?"
At this moment, an official walked out of the checkpoint and said with a serious face: "There is an order from above that all refugees who have fled can receive rice and porridge. Everyone, please line up!"
"It's really prepared for us!"
"Is this a conscience discovery by the government?"
"What the hell, let's eat first. I haven't eaten in two days."
For a moment, these refugees who were originally preparing to riot and forcefully break the card dropped the sticks and stones in their hands and lined up obediently in front of the iron pot for making porridge.
Soon someone received a bowl of rice porridge and then found a corner to enjoy it.
After taking the first bite, he frowned and said, "Why is there sand in it?"
But he had been hungry for two days and didn't care about the sand. He just swallowed it, feeling comfortable and satisfied!
Almost all the refugees ate the rice porridge, which contained fine sand and rice bran, but no one shouted out. Instead, they silently enjoyed the most decent meal they had eaten in the past few days. You must know that they were hungry on the road. Even the tree roots are eaten. There is much more sand and soil on the tree roots than in this rice porridge!
"If you don't have enough to eat, you can come and add more. Rice porridge is enough, but no waste is allowed!"
"After you finish eating, don't go out anymore. Stay at the checkpoint for now. There is rice porridge here every day."
There is rice porridge to eat every day! !
The eyes of these refugees suddenly lit up.
Who would leave if there is something to eat? Although the rice porridge is mixed with fine sand and rice bran, it can at least survive despite being saturated for a long time.
After the refugees were fed, they were taken to a village not far away by officials, and they discovered that the village was already full of refugees.
The refugee village is managed by officials and everything is in order.
"Everyone, come and take a look! The government is recruiting righteous men, and they will be paid three hundred cents a day!"
an official shouted.
"Sir, what does a righteous man do? Pay such a high salary!?" A refugee immediately asked out of curiosity.
"A martyr is to go to the epidemic area to help the government deal with the epidemic. Not only is the salary high, but you can also eat better. If you become a martyr, your family will also be well taken care of. If you are willing, you can sign up with me. The requirement is to be an adult male. And women!” the official explained loudly.
"Isn't going to an epidemic area just asking for death? If you don't go, you won't go!"
"You have a life to earn this money, but you have no life to spend it!" "The officials in the government are all corrupt, and they just let us die on purpose."
The refugees had major complaints against the government. When they heard that they were going to the epidemic area as righteous soldiers, they shook their heads. They had finally escaped, and it was not worth going back to die for three hundred coins a day.
The official was not upset and continued: "Being a righteous person is completely voluntary. The government will not force anyone. If you stay in the refugee village, someone will lead you to reclaim the wasteland and replant the wasteland. You can't just sit back and have nothing."
At this moment, another refugee raised his hand and asked: "Sir, I would like to ask, is your boss Ouyang Lun?"
The official was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "Yes, my superior is indeed Mr. Ouyang, the Chief Envoy of Northern Zhili. Mr. Ouyang received the imperial edict from His Majesty the Emperor and came to Guangdong specifically to solve the epidemic!"
"Since Mr. Ouyang is presiding over it, then count me as the righteous man!" the refugee said loudly.
As soon as these words came out, everyone at the scene was stunned.
The official reacted and reminded: "I have to remind you that to be a martyr, you have to go to an epidemic area. You may be infected with the epidemic and never come back. You have to think about it!"
Other refugees also offered advice.
"Li Xiucai, you are crazy! Those who were infected by the epidemic have all died, and their deaths were miserable. You don't want to die!"
"Li Xiucai, don't be impulsive."
"It's better to leave the epidemic to the government, we can just wait here."
"This righteous man is just going to be cannon fodder for the government. It's not worth it!"
Facing the persuasion of other refugees, this "Li Xiucai" looked calm. After thinking for a moment, he slowly said: "Everyone, the epidemic area we keep calling is our hometown!"
"We escaped because we were disappointed with the government. If we stay, we will die!"
"But Mr. Ouyang Lun is a good official and very capable. You have all heard of Yong'an Mansion in Beizhili. The people there live very happily, just because of Mr. Ouyang Lun!"
"So I want to follow Mr. Ouyang Lun to solve the epidemic, just like fighting a war, eliminate the epidemic and take back our hometown!"
This "Li Xiucai" immediately moved many people in the refugee village.
"Li Xiucai is right, Master Ouyang Lun is here to save us, count me in!"
"I am coming too!"
"Be a righteous man, eliminate the epidemic, and take back your hometown!!"
"Be a righteous man, eliminate the epidemic, and take back your hometown!!"
"We Guangdong men are afraid of corrupt officials, but we are definitely not afraid of trouble!"
Capital, Tai Chi Hall.
"All ministers will come to court in the morning!"
"Long live your majesty, long live!"
"Everyone loves you," Zhu Yuanzhang said seriously, sitting on the dragon chair.
"Lv Chang, how is the epidemic in Guangdong?"
During this period, the Ming court had only one important task, which was to deal with the epidemic in Guangdong with all its strength.
Because of this matter, Zhu Yuanzhang went to bed very late every day because he was worried about missing the news from Guangdong Province.
Lu Chang stood up quickly and said: "In reply to Your Majesty, I have just received news that the situation in Guangdong has been completely stabilized. All the refugees who have fled have been temporarily arranged in the refugee villages near the Shandong border checkpoints. The refugee villages have food and drink, and they are also There are specialized officials to manage it and lead the refugees to work and reclaim wasteland."
"What is certain is that these refugees will not flee to other provinces."
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the refugees can be controlled, the problem will be controlled within Guangdong. It seems that the situation in Guangdong has indeed stabilized.
"By the way, don't the people have any complaints about the grain mixed with fine sand and rice bran?"
"There are no complaints. There are still a few murmurings, but most people can accept it and there is no trouble." Guo Zi replied truthfully.
Obviously, the facts proved that the method used by Ouyang Lun was correct.
"As long as there is no trouble!" Zhu Yuanzhang continued to ask: "What about the epidemic? How does Ouyang Lun plan to deal with it?"
Zhu Yuanzhang knew very well that famine was just a small problem and could be solved as long as food was provided. However, if the epidemic was not solved, the people in Guangdong would die of illness if not starvation, and the world would still be in chaos.
Guo Zi handed over, "In response to the epidemic, Prince Consort Ouyang also took the following measures. First, he designated the five prefectures in Guangdong where the epidemic has occurred as epidemic areas, and arranged for soldiers and volunteers to handle each entrance and exit."
"The second step is to arrange for anti-epidemic personnel composed of doctors, volunteers, and soldiers to enter the epidemic area and deal with the source of the epidemic."
"Volunteer?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked curiously when he heard the name for the first time.
"Your Majesty, volunteers are ordinary people who voluntarily help the government deal with the source of the epidemic." Guo Zi explained.
"People? Are they willing to go to the epidemic area? Could it be Ouyang Lun who forced them?!" In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, there should be few people who would do this kind of thing that is obviously seeking death, but according to Guo Zi If so, the number of volunteers was quite large, which puzzled Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Your Majesty, I know this. All volunteers are voluntary, and no one is forced!" Jiang Wei stood up and said: "Ouyang Prince Consort, just to give them the courage to fight in their hometown! There is an endless stream of people volunteering to join the volunteer team. , if it were not for the help of volunteers, the soldiers and officials of the Guangdong Guard Station alone would not be able to seal off all the epidemic areas in the five capitals of Guangdong."
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked. Ouyang Lun was really a born master of deception, and he actually "deceived" the people of Guangdong to help him.
Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang is now more relaxed again. The situation in Guangdong is getting better, which basically means that it may only be a matter of time before the "Guangdong epidemic" can be solved.
This is absolutely hilarious.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang was a little confused. At first, he sent Li Shanchang and six officials to form what could be said to be the strongest eight-prefecture governor team to go to Guangdong. However, after using up 400 million silver, the problem was still not solved, but became more serious. Afterwards, Zhu Yuanzhang even killed a group of officials headed by Luo Rong, the chief envoy of Guangdong, but the problem was still not solved.
Until Ouyang Lun was arranged to Guangdong, the situation continued to improve this time. Zhu Yuanzhang did not understand. The methods Ouyang Lun used looked like corrupt officials, but the effect was quite obvious. Why on earth was this? Is it possible that corrupt officials are more useful than honest officials?
impossible!Aren’t all corrupt officials the worms of the Ming Dynasty?Their existence will only corrupt the Ming Dynasty, and they should all be killed!
But officials like Ouyang Lun cannot simply be described as "worms", which confused Zhu Yuanzhang.
If Ouyang Lun were here and heard Zhu Yuanzhang's inner confusion, he would definitely tell Zhu Yuanzhang that he had always viewed the Guangdong epidemic from the perspective of the emperor and the people, but had forgotten to observe it from the perspective of officials.
Officials are human beings too!
(End of this chapter)