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 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 industry is in his hands, plus the Chen family's original industry, the Xie family has now become the largest force in the South.

At this time, Xie Zhan was doing 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 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 is ready to start solving the problems of the victims in the Southland, which are actually the problems of food, clothing, housing and transportation. The first priority is of course the problems 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 the Prime Minister Yan Ying took advantage of Qi Jinggong's desire to build roads 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 that now. Xie Zhan felt that it was useful and decided to imitate the sages and solve the problem of the victims.

Later, when Lu Songli learned that Xie Zhan had used this method, he also praised Xie Zhan for his flexible mind. The earliest records of the idea of ​​​​relief through work began 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 was very powerful.

Xie Zhan calculated the food on hand and found that 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 office 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 Book Store, Xie Zhan knew at a glance what their intention was.

His reaction was not slow and he immediately went to the 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 affairs 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.

The Lu family booked the largest restaurant in the South, and sent invitations to all the scholars who had spent time at Lu's bookstore, inviting them to gather together.

Almost all the people who received the invitation had time to go out, 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 cheap and beautiful things. Please give us a chance and supervise

us."

After Mr. Lu finished speaking, he bowed to them. But because of his poor health, his legs were shaking badly.

The scholars looked extremely intolerable.

"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. 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."

"Southland is our roots, and the people here are our fellow villagers. However, Southland has just experienced a natural disaster and is in a state of crisis. 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 recycling waste.

But the effect was very good, and many scholars gave up the idea of ​​leaving the Southland. They wanted to do something for their hometown, not to mention that their parents were here and they did not want to travel far away.

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.
Chapter completed!