There is more and more water accumulation in the city.
The people were worried and sighed that this year was not going well, and there was such a heavy rain. When the people were shaking their heads and sighing, the Jiuzhou Daily newspaper written by Wei Yuan was published. This time, the number of prints was 10,000. , Wei Yuan specially hired craftsmen to work overnight to make it, and also hired more than 40 people to distribute the printed newspapers all over Guangzhou.
This time we are distributing newspapers, not selling them, we are purely delivering them.
Wei Yuan wrote the article for free, spent 10,000 pieces of paper printing for free, paid people to rush out the newspaper, and hired people to spread the news. The entire newspaper page was about Li Zhen, which cost Wei Yuan countless thoughts.
Ten thousand newspapers were distributed in the middle of the morning.
News about Li Zhen is spreading continuously. As long as the people know about Li Zhen, they will definitely talk about it. With word of mouth passed down by the people, Li Zhen will become the focus of discussion among the people in Guangzhou.
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There are countless homeless people in the residences where people are accommodated.
Wei Yuan specifically asked the newspaper delivery people to deliver the newspapers here. When fifty newspapers were delivered, the scholars who could read and read read Wei Yuan's articles aloud. After reading Wei Yuan's articles, all the people listened. My blood was boiling, especially when I heard that Li Zhen had temporarily postponed the emperor's marriage, I was deeply moved.
Not long ago, they chatted face-to-face with Li Zhen, but now they learned that Li Zhen had paid so much for them, and they felt excited and excited.
"Admiral Li is truly a man. He postponed his marriage for us."
"Yes, yes, Mr. Li is really a good person."
"Let me tell you, when Mr. Li came to visit, he specifically talked to my man and asked about our family. Mr. Li was very easy to talk to and a good official. Alas, Mr. Li is also true. Marriage is for a lifetime. Things should not be taken carelessly, how can it be such a child's play? Even if we are getting married, we will not say anything."
"If you ask me, Mr. Li should do this. The newspaper said that Mr. Li is marrying the daughter of the Minister of War. If Mr. Li doesn't act stronger, he will definitely not be able to suppress Guiliang's daughter after getting married. This time, delay the time. So that Guiliang's daughter can see that Mr. Li doesn't insist on her, so that she doesn't dare to be arrogant."
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In the mansion, more and more people are talking.
All the people, without exception, supported Li Zhen. They were moved by Li Zhen's actions and recognized in their hearts an official like Li Zhen, a frontier official who could bravely lead soldiers to rescue people in dangerous places. This The people had already been inexplicably grateful. Li Zhen also allowed them to have food and clothing, avoided floods, and made the people think that Li Zhen was a good official.
These situations do not only occur in the homes where people are accommodated.
Hospitals, teahouses, wine shops, etc., and even romantic places, began to talk about Li Zhen. This bombardment of public opinion exerted a powerful effect and became a sharp weapon in Li Zhen's hand.
When public opinion in Guangzhou was completely building momentum for Li Zhen, Fan Kai arrived at the Admiral's Mansion.
After the soldiers reported, Li Zhen met Fan Kai in the hall.
After the guests and hosts were seated, Fan Kai took the initiative and said: "Master Li, after I invited businessmen from Guangzhou to my home, I called on my business friends to pool money to help the people affected by the disaster tide over the difficulties. This time, we raised one million taels of silver for disaster relief. "
As he spoke, Fan Kai took out a stack of silver notes from his sleeves and continued: "These one million taels of silver notes are bills issued by the bank under my name. If Mr. Li continues to pay for the silver taels, the common people can get the money in five days." Give Mr. Li some cash to collect."
Li Zhen took the banknote and put it aside and said: "We don't need cash for the time being. Thank you Mr. Fan for your generous help. Don't worry, Mr. Fan, I will definitely use all the money to relieve the people. I will not let a copper coin go to waste." Use it up."
Fan Kai said: "Master Li serves the country and the people. I believe in Master Li."
Li Zhen said in a deep voice: "Mr. Fan is a big businessman in Guangzhou. He should know Mu Zhongyuan."
Fan Kai nodded and said, "We do know each other. We have many business contacts."
Li Zhen said: "There is a flood in Guangzhou and the heavy rain is still continuing. I am worried that prices may skyrocket. I would like to ask Mr. Fan to contact Mu Zhongyuan and work with Mu Zhongyuan to convene businessmen in Guangzhou to stabilize prices in Guangzhou and prevent food prices from rising. If the price rises, unscrupulous businessmen will not be allowed to hoard food for profit. There is a disaster in Guangzhou. We must work together to change the situation, so I hope the businessmen can stick to their true intentions. Once I catch them, I will kill the chicken to scare the monkeys."
Fan Kai straightened his chest and promised: "Admiral Li, don't worry. When I get back next time, I will immediately go to Mu Mansion to visit, and brother Mu will gather businessmen to stabilize prices. With adults in charge of the overall situation, and me and others stabilizing prices, we will definitely be able to survive this time." Difficulties."
When Li Zhen heard this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
It is true that Li Zhen was able to suppress the situation by forcibly ordering price stabilization, but it was definitely not as powerful as the combined power of businessmen such as Fan Kai and Mu Zhongyuan. It is said that there is a separation between industries, but Li Zhen was able to suppress business through the power of officialdom, but it was influential. Yes, but if Mu Zhongyuan and others take action, there will definitely be no disaster.
Ordinary businessmen would never dare to make mistakes when encountering shopping mall giants like Mu Zhongyuan and Fan Kai.
The two talked about other things. Li Zhencai got up and sent Fan Kai away, and then called Huang Shihai to ask about the search for the people. At this time, Huang Shihai had a relaxed smile on his face.
Because Wei Yuan specifically published notices, countless people voluntarily participated.
With the participation of ordinary people, the speed of expanding the scope of the search was much faster. It only took a day and a half to complete the search around Guangzhou City and count the number of deaths and casualties. After the search was completed, the next thing was just It was left to appease the people in the city, and at the same time, the matter of rebuilding their homes was put on the agenda.
Li Zhen, Liu Taiping and Wang Xiaoyang discussed carefully and began to prepare for reconstruction. Liu Taiping also brought good news to Li Zhen. The old man who could predict the weather estimated that the rain would gradually decrease.
Indeed, the day after the search was completed, the rain began to slow down and turned into a light drizzle.
On September 13th, the weather cleared up and we had the long-lost sun.
Li Zhen knew that epidemic diseases were likely to occur after floods, so he talked to Bo Jia, who sent doctors to disinfect the flooded areas. On September 16, Li Zhen had already used the money donated by Fan Kai for post-disaster reconstruction, and Distributing housing expenses to the people affected by the disaster and a series of aftermath matters were handed over to Liu Taiping and Wang Xiaoyang.
Li Zhen is responsible for the general direction, which is enough.
The people were rebuilding their homes, and Li Zhen's marriage was also put on the agenda. This was supposed to be a time for Han Laiyu to finalize the wedding after arriving in Guangzhou to deliver the message, but it was postponed because of the flood. Now the people's homes are beginning to be rebuilt, and Guangzhou is gradually After the city regained its prosperity, it was time to resolve Li Zhen's personal matters.
Li Xiaotong, on behalf of Li Zhen, and Guiliang have already discussed the betrothal gift.
Li Zhen's wedding date has also been set, and they will get married on September 25th. This time is the twelfth day after the weather in Guangzhou has cleared up and the people can recover.
ps: The fourth update is completed, we are getting married,,,, call it a day, let’s go and rest.