Yuan Su is the commander-in-chief of frontline disaster relief. Logically speaking, this position must be hot on the butt, but Yuan Su is the nephew of the president, and the entire Beiyang government belongs to Yuan Shikai. No matter what happens, Yuan Su will not be blamed for this matter. [New
】() Now Yuan Su has made it clear that whoever is asked to take the blame will have to take the blame, which shows that the other party is confident.
Now it is not only a matter of official career and career, but also of life and fortune.
For a moment, the venue was completely silent. Even if a pin dropped to the ground, you could hear it clearly. Everyone looked at Yuan Su, either worried, panicked, or at a loss.
It doesn't feel good at all.
After a pause, Yuan Su deliberately asked: "Why, don't you want to continue the report?"
The official who was reporting earlier had a lump in his throat and couldn't make a sound.
"Since you won't tell me, then let me ask you. How many refugees are there currently gathering at the pass?" Yuan Su asked in a nonchalant manner.
Everyone looked at each other in confusion. After a while, Wu Like said hesitantly: "Sir, there are about three... no, there are about seventy thousand people."
"How much relief food was sent by the county?" Yuan Su asked again. He believed that Wu Li would not dare to hide it easily anymore. You must know that Chen Wennian was not just sitting around these days. Touching the tiger's butt at this time would be simply dangerous.
Seeking death.
"All the relief food was used up five days ago. It was 2,500 shi of official food, plus 500 shi of civilian food donated by the three elders in the city. The total is 3,000 shi." A person in charge of this aspect said.
Officials on duty quickly reported the situation.
"Three thousand kilos of food and 70,000 disaster victims, which means that the average person has received more than five kilograms of relief food during this period. Based on this calculation, these people should be pretty good. They can eat at least two meals of gruel every day. So why are there rumors about refugees?
They started a riot, robbed nearby farmhouses, and even committed the evil act of blocking the railway?" Yuan Su asked sharply.
A normal person can live with twenty kilograms of rice a month. The average five kilograms of rice per person for most of the month is really pitiful. But as a refugee fleeing from famine, having this little food is already a great blessing. [] Again
If the rice is boiled into porridge, the weight will naturally be doubled. With this amount of relief food distributed, it can completely calm the situation of the refugees.
"Sir, the account record is indeed three thousand stones. It is possible... it is possible that there is something wrong with the accounts. After all... after all, these official rations were treasuryed a few years ago..."
"I'm giving you a chance. I don't have to pursue the past matters. But from today on, if any of you dare to hide anything, I will definitely pursue it to the end. Whoever is responsible will be shouldered by me. Do you understand?
Yuan Sulei lied loudly. He knew that it would be useless to pursue the previous fraud now. The key is to let these people know where they went wrong and to abide by their duties and do all the things within their responsibilities in the future.
"I understand this humble position... I will strictly record it from now on..."
"Yes, yes, we all understand."
"Understand in the heart, understand in the heart."
Everyone present responded quickly as if they were in a panic.
Next, Yuan Su asked about some other important aspects, such as the extent of the famine of the victims, where they were distributed, how the Shanhaiguan patrol camp was currently deployed, and the food reserves in the city, etc.
According to reports from various places, the refugees outside the customs are currently concentrated in three places.
One is near the villages on the east bank of Yansai Lake. These villages were originally under the jurisdiction of Linyu County, but now they have been occupied by refugees. The original villagers originally became refugees, or fled to the city to live temporarily with relatives.
; The second one is in the mountain forests east of the Dashi River. Most of the mountain forests here are fruit trees planted by people. The fruit farmers are unable to control the situation, allowing the refugees to directly consume all the good fruit trees.
In addition to the above two places, the largest refugee force is still entrenched outside the ancient city gate of Shanhaiguan. It can be said that along the entire ancient city wall, refugees can be seen everywhere. In the towns and villages on the outskirts of the city, refugees are all flowing.
To ensure the safety of local people on the outskirts of the city, Wu Chenglu deployed two battalions of troops to station nearby early in the morning. [ ] Coupled with some local wealthy households and wealthy gentry who formed a voluntary guarding team, they could barely guarantee some safety.
The death and injury situation among the refugees is very serious, but it is impossible to determine the detailed figures for a while. Only the refugees outside the ancient city gate will count out the people who died of starvation every day. Because of the hot weather, the corpses are not left undisposed of.
Some are thrown into nearby rivers and ditches, others are buried on the spot, and occasionally they are burned.
As for the vicious sexual incident of cannibalism, everyone present neither confirmed nor denied it. After all, if a person is really hungry to a certain extent, he can do anything. Selling children and selling daughters often happens, at the gate of the ancient city.
There is even a special human trafficking shop under the Wengcheng in front, which specializes in this kind of business.
It's not that the county government doesn't stop them, but it can sell their children, which can be considered a help to the refugees. At least it can allow their children to eat and drink from the traffickers, and it can also give them more support.
some time.
At present, there is not much official grain left in Linyu County. Most of the grain merchants in the city have no inventory. The small grain merchants' households were acquired by COFCO merchants. As early as last year, COFCO merchants resold the grain and shipped it out of the country.
It's a windfall. There are some big grain merchants who can import and export goods by relying on port transportation. However, these big grain merchants have strong backgrounds and most of them are rich and unkind, so they really don't dare to mess around.
Wu Chenglu's patrol battalion mainly guards important town passes. Except for the troops on the outskirts of the ancient city wall, the rest of the troops are basically huddled in the city. The total garrison of various countries in Beidaihe is less than 800 people, with the British and French
The military police headed by the state focused on guarding the railway station, while the military police from Germany, Austria and Russia guarded the Beidaihe area where expatriates gathered.
Yuan Su knew very well that with the current situation of refugees in Shanhaiguan, armed force could not play a major role. Since the order above was for relief, it meant that the military could only intervene when it was absolutely necessary. The difficulty with relief is that it must be
Controlling the death toll of refugees, whether they starved to death or were killed by various armed forces during riots, the more people died, the harder it would be to explain to the superiors. Otherwise, given Wu Chenglu's character, he would have ordered the shooting long ago
The refugees were hastily dispersed.
The most effective method at the moment is also the most old-fashioned method, which is to prepare food relief and at the same time ease the flow of refugees. The former needless to say, but the latter is somewhat difficult. Such a large group of people fleeing from famine want to enter the border crossing.
The only reason for this is that I really can’t survive in my hometown.
The occurrence of famine is often not "accumulation" but "thick accumulation". It may take two or three years to cause a famine, and it will also take that long or even longer to resolve the famine.
It is impossible for the government to provide relief food to these refugees all the time. What is more important is to provide these refugees with a place to live while providing relief. If the number of people is not large, some local factories, workshops, companies, ports, etc.
They can all share some manpower under the coordination of the government. For these cheap manpower, they don't even need to pay wages, as long as they have two meals a day and a shed to live in.
Therefore, Yuan Su immediately asked about the labor situation in Linyu County and its nearby counties. However, the answer he received was that as early as half a month ago, when the number of refugees was not so large, some employers had already recruited a group of workers, but still
It's a drop in the bucket. What's more, there are famines outside the customs due to natural climate reasons. The economy of Linyu County has also been deeply affected in recent years. Except for the port controlled by foreigners in Beidaihe, most national industries are overwhelmed and there is really no way to continue.
Accept more labor.
"There is no shortage of people in the north, so go to the south to find them. There are telegraphs for you to use now. Is there no place nearby that can accommodate people, and you are helpless? The purpose of giving you a salary is to let you do things, not to make you moan all day long.
Sigh, blame everyone." Yuan Su scolded.
Yuan Su's words were unexpected by everyone. In the past, human traffickers did not work hard to sell people to Citigroup. At any rate, Shanhaiguan now has railways. Henan, Hebei, and even Huguang, Sichuan and other places can use trains whenever they need workers.
Manpower is used to transport it there. They, as officials, can also earn some handling fees, labor fees or agency fees. It is really a solution to an urgent need.
Wu Like and other officials quickly followed Yuan Su's words and flattered him, saying "wise and powerful" and "unparalleled tricks", and then they all patted their chests and promised to complete all contact work as soon as possible.
"This afternoon, spread the news that I am coming to Yu County. Let me tell you that I am a relief specialist sent by the central government. The second batch of relief materials will arrive within three days. In addition, I will mobilize mobilization everywhere in the city, and there will be as many crowds as possible.
Produce some food to help the refugees. All the porridge factories have rice to cook, but if they don’t have rice to cook salty soup, it will take three more days to grit their teeth." Yuan Su went on to say.
"But, three days later..." An official asked cautiously without responding.
"Yuan has already raised a donation before setting off from Luanzhou. It is being exchanged for food in the past few days, and will be sent over tomorrow or the day after tomorrow." Yuan Su said deeply.
"Oh my god, Lord Protector is really considerate of the people's sentiments."
"Yes, yes, how dare you trouble the Lord Protector?"
"It's really a timely help. What I'm most worried about is that we won't be able to survive until the capital sends relief materials."
"With the help of Lord Protector, Linyu County can finally breathe a sigh of relief."
Everyone wasted no time in currying favor with him.
"No need to say these nice words, I can tell you the truth. The central government cannot mobilize enough relief materials in a short time, and the materials I have raised from Luanzhou are limited, and I am afraid it will be unsustainable." Yuan Su took a deep breath,
He said with a very serious expression.
"What? This... what should we do?" Wu Like suddenly panicked. All the work Linyu County has done before, now and in the future is nothing more than to support the central government in allocating relief materials. Although it was because of previous
He misjudged the situation and delayed reporting for a period of time. But no matter how much delay he delayed, how could Beijing not be able to mobilize relief materials so close?
"I will urge the central government to send them as much as they raise. Right now, you must do your best to do your job. This is a matter of life and death, and everyone must take care of it no matter what." Yuan Su solemnly said.
Said the matter.
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