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Chapter 182 The overall situation of disaster relief

In fact, Chen Yingyuan felt very ashamed and uneasy when he did this, but this was the only way.

Moreover, the fact that he was able to support the scene in Dengzhou was entirely due to the 100,000 taels of silver he got from the Liu family.

The 100,000 taels of silver that Chen Yingyuan got from the Liu family was originally intended to put it all into his pocket, but when Chen Yingyuan walked around the street a few times and saw so many refugees, he was so busy that he knew that the money would be hot and would be very harmful to his good deeds, so he simply used it to help the victims.

And now, only Laizhou has a certain ability to rescue and disaster relief under his rule. As for the Qingzhou Prefecture, local corruption and powerful local tyrants are considered a place where the governor has loose management, so he has no way to divert disaster victims to the place. In addition, a large number of disaster victims have flowed to Laizhou, because the local governments in Qingzhou heard that after the Liu family took action, they sent refugees here in large numbers.

They also said with confidence, who is the Liu family in the Linqing Qing Dynasty, who is rich in the world?

Chen Yingyuan was very angry and angry after hearing this news.

As the governor of the imperial court, he was responsible for the Three East Prefectures on the Jiaodong Peninsula, and his power was to manage the Three East Prefectures.

Among the three eastern prefectures, Dengzhou is the most tragic place now, so he had no choice but to send the victims of Dengzhou to Laizhou.

Laizhou also suffered a lot of damage during last year's mutiny, but under the leadership of the local tribes in Laizhou, they still insisted on self-rescue and disaster relief.

However, his approach in Qingzhou made him very angry. You should know that among the three prefectures, Qingzhou Prefecture has the least impact, and they are closer to the canal and richer. However, no one took action to rescue the victims, and they all took the approach of pushing the trouble out.

This made Chen Yingyuan very angry and sent people to scold the other party many times, but the Qingzhou prefect Fang Ruowou every time he faced the governor's request for disaster relief, just one sentence: food and money.

Chen Yingyuan was helpless and hated this. If I had money and food, why would you do? I could provide disaster relief by myself.

And Chen Yingyuan dared to say something that if he sent food to Qingzhou, the other party would definitely have been drifted halfway. This was how Ma Dongfan did the past.

Among the three prefectures under Chen Yingyuan's rule, the most effective disaster relief was Liu Yuanqiao, the governor of Laizhou, followed by Deng Bingwen. Deng Bingwen had to do these things because the governor was in front of him, and the governor also set a good example, that is, Chen Yingyuan did pay a lot of money and grain, which made Deng Bingwen have to express his feelings.

The prefect of Qingzhou Fang Ruowu was a real old man in the officialdom and a shameless person. He was a real Jinshi. He was also a magistrate Lin Ruonan of Lin Qing. Their master was Wen Tiren, the current chief assistant. So he leaned against the backstage and was very tough and did not take this governor in his eyes. If he hadn't been weak and sick, he would have been pushed down. In addition, Chen Yingyuan was stationed in Dengzhou Prefecture, and Qingzhou Prefecture was separated by a Laizhou Prefecture, with high mountains and far away emperors, so it would be impossible for the governor to suppress him through the pressure above.

Faced with this situation, Chen Yingyuan had no choice but to hope that the Liu family in Laizhou would invest more manpower and material resources to rescue the disaster. He wrote a private letter to Liu Yuanqiao, which was: Those who are capable can help the world.

Now that the Liu family in Laizhou has made every effort, the disaster relief of the three eastern prefectures has been on track. After all, after a large amount of funds and materials are coming to provide disaster relief, the victims have a place to go, and there is also a place to settle in winter, which makes Chen Yingyuan feel much more at ease.

Chen Yingyuan knew that he was not in dealing with Wen Tiren now, so the other party was waiting to cause trouble for him. If there was a situation of hunger under his rule, the court would probably ask him for responsibility immediately and take him down directly.

Moreover, since the Liu family launched a large-scale disaster relief, it has completely gained a reputation in the Jiaodong Peninsula. After hearing this news, many refugees who had no food and clothing heard the news, they heard the bright lights in the dark, rushed in this direction and rushed over. Of course, this further increased their pressure.

Originally, at the Liu family's wharf in Fushan, the grain was piled up here, not only the Liu family, but when others saw so much food, they would think of a question, that is, how can they eat so much food? What if there is a fire or flood?

But they are completely over-thinking about these things now. They have carriages from all over the world, and come here day and night to get food, and the mountains of gold and silver will be wiped out.

Seeing this situation, Liu Fuqi felt very heartbroken. If this continues, even if the Liu family has mountains of gold and silver, they will not be able to hold back tens of thousands of words.

Since Liu Yuanqiao took over the prefect of Laizhou, they have begun to send grain to various places. The governments in various places have organized a large number of carriages, large carriages and civilians. They have come here to transport grain. If there is no carriage, they will directly organize young and strong people to pick up grain back. Therefore, the official roads leading here are basically day and night, in an endless stream.

A while ago, Liu Fuqi was thinking that there might be more food, but at this time, he realized that it was impossible to use it at all. Fortunately, at this time, a fleet of ships arrived from Jiangnan. This fleet brought 100,000 stones of grain at one time, which made them feel at ease.

The Zheng family's fleet told them that this was only the first batch, and they would deliver 300,000 shi of food within one month, and asked the Liu family to organize enough personnel to help unload and unload materials.

Liu Fuqi was relieved when he saw this scene. He was worried that the Liu family was providing comprehensive disaster relief, and refugees from all over the country rushed in. If they did not have enough food to feed their mouths, they would eventually become evil wolves, and they could directly tear their Liu family apart, but with the Zheng family's guarantee, they began to feel at ease.

In fact, as the main steward of the Liu family, Liu Fuqi knew very well about current affairs. He knew one thing, that is, many people would starve to death every winter. On the one hand, it was because the canal was frozen and the food was stopped. On the other hand, it was because the evil politics was more powerful than the tiger.

In the past few decades, the canals begin to freeze every year. The freezing of the canal means that food cannot be transported from the south, and can only be transported through traditional methods, that is, large trucks are used to pull grain. A truck can only pull five hundred kilograms per truck, but the staff cost exceeds its value, so it is not desirable at all. Moreover, even if food is transported to the north, prices will increase greatly, which makes many people unable to eat.

Of course, freight costs alone have become accustomed to the public, and the profits of profiteers have always remained high.

Some people have proposed to transport grain by sea, but this has offended too many people's interests. The only thing that is cheap is mud legs, and it is finally left alone.

However, their Liu family can transport huge amounts of food here through sea transportation, which greatly relieves their pressure and suppresses the price.

Liu Fuqi was very happy. As long as they had enough food in their hands, he could control the overall situation and not cause the situation to collapse.

Liu Bu initially thought that he was responsible for the disaster relief of the Liu family, but in the end he would coordinate it. It would not be possible without him. However, since his father became the prefect of Laizhou, this area has been left to his father, because as an outstanding official, his father's administrative management ability is not comparable to that of Liu Bu, a rookie. Under his coordination, he has greatly improved efficiency.

For example, they used to just unload the goods at the private port of Liu's family in Fushan, but now they can transport the grain directly to Laizhou Bay, unload it in Pingduzhou, or transport the grain to Dengzhou Bay and unload it from Dengzhou Wharf.

For example, Liu Yuanqiao promised to give 100,000 taels of silver to Chen Yingyuan, seeking the position of Laizhou prefect, paying 50,000 first, and 50,000 after the matter was completed. However, after he saw that Chen Yingyuan also joined the ranks of disaster relief and took out his own money to provide disaster relief, Liu Yuanqiao no longer paid silver, but turned all the 50,000 taels of silver into food.

When he bought grain from Jiangnan and transported it to Dengzhou by sea, Chen Yingyuan was overjoyed because the food he received was several times as many as he imagined.

When a fleet of 100,000 stone was unloading food, Chen Yingyuan felt very pleased.

Chen Yingyuan was thinking that he had been trying to attack the Liu family and let the Liu family take action, which was a bit despicable, but now it seems that this idea is right. Only the Liu family has such great ability and mobilization ability to start this matter.

In addition, his appointment of Liu Yuanqiao as the prefect of Laizhou was also criticized by the court and even opposed by the Ministry of Personnel.

However, Chen Yingyuan wrote a letter to refute it, because the Liu family invested huge manpower and material resources and played a huge role in disaster relief. It can be said that in his words, the disaster relief work in the East Three Prefectures was not as good as the Liu family.

Chen Yingyuan had always been frowning and very distressed, because he knew that this winter was a test for the victims and a test for him, the governor. If he could not survive this level, he would not be sure. He had been an official for more than 20 years and had to endure it in a shameful way and was stripped of his post and returned to his hometown by the court.
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