When they arrived outside the government office, there was already a long queue, all of them came to receive charcoal.
Fine cloth, sand and pebbles are easy to find, but ordinary people will not have charcoal at this time. Cui Heng sent people to buy charcoal from places that specialize in charcoal burning, and also made reservations for many. In addition, he sent people to buy from rich people's homes.
A lot.
Of course, the function of charcoal was not mentioned when buying it. Some wealthy families did not like to use last year's old charcoal, so the county magistrate sent someone to buy it and they sold it.
When they learned that charcoal could filter water, they all beat their chests and beat their feet.
Charcoal is in short supply in the summer, and now it is related to the issue of clean water. The value has increased several times. If you sell it yourself, then the price...
I can't think about it, my heart will bleed when I think about it, and the flesh will be cut out around me.
Cui Heng didn't need to guess, but he could imagine those scenes where rich people were so angry that they vomited blood, and he just wanted to look up to the sky and laugh.
If the charcoal is in the hands of the rich, they have no control over what price they want to sell it for. But if the charcoal is in the hands of the yamen, how it is given to the people is all his business.
The local government offices that burn charcoal have already told them that they must first burn enough of what the government offices require and then provide it to merchants. Once the government offices have burned enough, how much capacity will the charcoal-making workshops have to burn for merchants?
Moreover, if the supply from the yamen is sufficient and can be used by the people, the market for merchants will not be large. Do the people ignore the cheap ones from the yamen and buy the expensive ones from the merchants?
That's right, he doesn't intend to get these charcoals for free.
The first batch of yamen will provide it to the people for free. As long as you go with your household registration, you can receive the corresponding amount. However, the court will only provide it for free this time. If you want charcoal in the future, you will have to pay. Of course, this price is not
It will be expensive, but it won’t be cheap either, and it will be affordable for everyone.
This is also to avoid those people who don’t take care of the filtered things and waste water. As for those who really can’t afford it, the yamen will register it and give them a certain amount for free on a regular basis to ensure their daily water supply.
These people need to register, and then the yamen will verify it. As long as it is verified to be true, they can receive it for free on a regular basis.
When Wang Er heard the news from the government officials, he came to the registration place. After registering his information, he found out that he could receive it for free on a regular basis. He, a big man, squatted on the registration table and burst into tears.
, crying and saying that he was saved and could live.
Some of the people next to me were laughing at first, but slowly more and more people began to cry, some crying loudly, and some crying silently.
Those who were working in the yamen looked at these people crying and laughing, and their faces were moved. They had also worked for the people before, but they had never felt that what they did could affect the lives and lives of so many people.
This time, they felt an extremely heavy responsibility on themselves.
Those people finished venting and began to thank Cui Heng and the court.
At this time, Cui Heng stood up: "Although these things were prepared by the imperial court, this filtering method was thought up by Chang'an County Lord. When everyone thanks the court, don't forget Chang'an County Lord's kindness to you."
"Lord of Chang'an County!"
"I thought the Lord of Chang'an County had forgotten the people in our city, but it turns out he hasn't!"
They were envious of what the Lord of Chang'an County had done for the refugees before. But they also knew that the refugees outside the city were in greater need of assistance. They could survive without assistance, but those outside the city were as good as dead without assistance.
There is a difference.
Now, the Lord of Chang'an County has also come to rescue them.
They...can live!
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Liu family, several men are in Liu Bi's study.
"Who is this Chang'an County Lord?" Liu Bi asked with a dark face.
"Yes, the Yu family and other families have turned over what they were doing outside the city before. Now they have even fixed the filtering equipment. I heard that the Yu family and those families donated a lot of charcoal. Now in the city
The people all remember their good deeds, and the status of our families has been reduced again and again." asked Xiong Da, the head of the Xiong family.
"Since the charcoal can filter dirty water, its value is very high. If it is sold, it can make a lot of money. The Yu family just donated it. They are really stupid." Another head of the Qian family said.
"Father-in-law, is the prefect guarding against you? There is no news about such a big thing as purchasing charcoal." Liu Bi asked Wen Tongzhi.
Yes, the government office was very busy and lively today, but Wen Tongzhi was not in the county government office, but came to Liu's house.
Hearing Liu Bi's words, Wen Tongzhi didn't look good. To be precise, he had been in a bad mood since he learned about this today.
He knew about the Yamen's purchase of charcoal in the past few days. He also asked what the charcoal was for. The person who purchased the charcoal was unclear. He asked Cui Heng, but Cui Heng only said it was for disaster relief and did not say the specific purpose.
If he had known earlier that it was used to filter river water, he would have mentioned it to these families here, not to mention other things. They did not sell their charcoal to the yamen, but now they could make a lot of money by selling it to the people.
.
Every time these people get money, they will take a lot to honor themselves.
Not only that, Cui Heng also asked other people to do this, while he who was supposed to be responsible for this was put aside.
What does this mean?
It shows that Cui Heng no longer trusts himself!
"This Magistrate Cui is also strange. He told Master Tongzhi everything before, but why did he ignore him this time?" asked the head of the Qian family.
What the head of the Qian family said was also very straightforward, except that he didn't say that Cui Heng was easy to fool in the past.
"Perhaps someone mentioned something to him." Wen Tongzhi said solemnly, "The last possibility is that it's someone from the County Lord's Mansion."
"County Lord's Mansion? Will they still ask the magistrate to guard against Tongzhi?"
"No way? Why? The county chief never makes friends with anyone."
Wen Tongzhi felt a little disappointed when he looked at the people who hadn't reacted yet.
Why are all Liu Bi’s friends so stupid?
"Think about it, who is the county government doing the charity work outside the city?" Wen Tongzhi said.
Several family heads realized that the Yu family and other families were doing the alms outside the city with the county head's office. The county head's office was also working with the Yu family and the others?!
"Then what are we going to do now? Are we going to deal with the county government?" asked the head of the Qian family.
Wen Tongzhi felt tired and wanted to pry his head open to see if his brain was full of water, and it could make a jingle when shaken.
He couldn't bear it anymore and cursed: "With the current reputation of the County Lord's Mansion, do you want to deal with her and the people of the entire city?
And you don’t even know who she is, how do you deal with her?
Can you guys grow your brains a little? What you eat every day should not only make your body fat, but also put something on your head?"