Natural disasters cannot be avoided by anyone. However, this drought did not make Taiwanese show any panic. A large amount of drought relief work had been fully prepared before.
The most critical step in fighting disasters is to judge disasters in advance, and Taiwan has undoubtedly done an excellent job in this regard. As early as last year, Su Yangqiuyuan and Luo Mande had accurately predicted that Taiwan would still have a severe drought in the spring this year.
All disaster relief work has been put into operation.
The drought is mainly concentrated in the central and western regions. Therefore, last year, Taiwanese in the central and western regions, under the call of Su Yangqiuyuan, began to plant drought-resistant crops such as wheat, sweet potatoes, and potatoes to combat natural disasters.
At the same time, Su Yangqiuyuan began to actively open waterways and divert water to the central and western regions. He established hundreds of water storage points of various sizes and sent people to guard them day and night.
For these water storage points, Su Yang Qiuyuan personally ordered that for each successful establishment of one, there would be a corresponding reward. And the order issued by Su Yang Qiuyuan was like a promise to the Taiwanese people, and no one would have any doubts about it.
When drought strikes, these water storage points begin to play a role, greatly alleviating the pressure caused by drought.
Su Yangqiuyuan led the people to fight against the disaster, and Ding Yunyi, who had just returned to Taiwan, was not idle. After a long period of rainless weather, Ding Yunyi issued a rare, perhaps the first time in the history of the Ming Dynasty, "Taiwan-wide disaster relief"
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Since the drought was mainly concentrated in the central and western regions of Taiwan, Ding Yunyi began to use a large number of manpower and material resources to transport water and grain to the area. He also assigned Qin Yun to personally dispatch.
The victims who migrated to Taiwan from the mainland came in handy at this time. The enthusiasm they showed was unimaginable.
"The one who lives me, Ding Yunyi", these six words have become a saying among the victims. Among these victims from the mainland, Ding Yunyi is their reborn parent. He is the Bodhisattva who saves the suffering. Now Taiwan, governed by Ding Yunyi, is also in trouble.
How could they not try their best to help?
We shoulder the burden and send all relief supplies to the Midwest!
The vast relief team looks extremely spectacular with no end in sight. And these mainland victims who actively participate in disaster relief do not even ask for any reward. As long as they can ensure that they can eat two meals a day, it is enough. This alone,
This saved Qin Yun, Chief Manager Qin, who was once full of complaints, a huge expense.
The benefits of Ding Yunyi's relocation of disaster victims from the mainland began to emerge.
In the mighty team, Ding Yunyi was riding on a horse, taking Xiaotu with him, and Duan San'er and several guards were also among them. He recognized the disaster victim next to him, named Wang Bo, who had migrated to Taiwan from Laichang County.
On the long journey, everyone thought that Wang Bo would not be able to hold on, but what they did not expect was that when they arrived in Taiwan, some of the young men fell down, but Wang Bo was still alive and well.
"Wang Bo, how are you doing? Can you bear it?" Ding Yunyi asked on his horse.
Seeing that it was Master Ding, Wang Bo smiled and said: "Master Ding, even if you lead troops to fight, you are invincible, but when it comes to carrying burdens and working hard, you are not as good as me. If you want me to eat well, I will
I can carry these two buckets of water back to Shandong."
Ding Yunyi burst out laughing: "Not as good as you, not as good as you. I can't even carry these two buckets of water for three miles, let alone carry them to Shandong."
"Master Ding, you said you would give us fields, is that true?"
"Really, really." Faced with this question raised by the team of victims, Ding Yunyi said loudly: "There is a lot of wasteland in Taiwan for you to reclaim. For example, in the east, there are forests everywhere, and you have plenty of opportunities to eat. Logging, farming,
You can do whatever you want. The reclaimed wasteland will be tax-free for one year, half-taxed for one year, and normal tax collection will not begin until the third year. As for taxation, we will still follow the taxation of my Ming Dynasty for the time being."
The victims cheered.
The reason why the victims did not have any objection to taxes is because the taxes in Ming Dynasty have always been maintained at a low standard. On average, the tax allocated to each person is less than 50 cents, which is quite low.
standard.
But the Ming Dynasty's economy eventually collapsed.
The objective reason is the subglacial period that began in the middle of the Ming Dynasty. The sharp decline in climate at that time gradually collapsed the agricultural foundation in the north, and the farming system in the northern frontier could not be effectively implemented. The refugees in Shaanxi and Shanxi were even more desperate and seriously damaged.
social and economic development.
The institutional reason is that most of the taxes are paid to the poor, causing the rich to get richer and the poor to get poorer. Landowners not only evade land taxes, but also demand land rents that are several times higher than the national tax. With the increase of land
As the annexation progressed, the fewer free people and the more tenants there were, the heavier the burden on the people became.
In addition, the Ming Dynasty did not have a complete Ministry of Finance, and the tax payable in various places remained unchanged for hundreds of years, which also caused adverse consequences to a certain extent.
If we only look at the taxes that normal people should pay, then the people can fully bear it. Even if God does not come to make trouble, after paying the taxes, they can live a very comfortable life and have some savings.
Ding Yunyi knows this.
The one-year tax exemption and one-year half-tax policy will, to a large extent, ensure the enthusiasm of farmers to reclaim wasteland and ensure that these new immigrants can survive the early difficult stage.
On this basis, Ding Yunyi, together with Qin Yun, Xie Xuan, and Sun Xiyu, added a series of safeguard measures on the basis of tax exemption and half tax.
Farm tools, seeds, and necessary funds were provided to each household. Dozens of teams were formed, headed by Romande, to guide these new immigrants on crops suitable for planting in Taiwan.
Not only did he reclaim wasteland, Ding Yunyi also recruited a large number of handicraftsmen and young laborers among the victims. Some of the women were strictly selected to join the army, and most of them were recruited into the shipyard, firearms bureau, logging bureau, Daming Ocean Company, and textile bureau.
, Garment Bureau, etc.
Ding Yunyi believes that as long as Taiwan can survive the disaster years, Taiwan can fully absorb the more than 200,000 or even more victims.
There will be no external use of troops in the short term. Dual-track military and economic development has become Ding Yunyi's current focus.
In addition to Taiwan and Penghu, many people in Fujian are waiting to see Ding Yunyi's jokes, but Ding Yunyi is convinced that they will only be surprised to see a new Taiwan.
On the sea, trade is carried out almost every day. Even before Ding Yunyi left Taiwan for the border customs, he had sent three groups of people to try to open new routes to Mexico and other places. However, those subordinates who explored the new routes have not yet been able to explore new routes.
No news yet.
Ding Yunyi is not in a hurry. It doesn't matter if these three groups of people fail to succeed. He can send another three or thirty groups. The road ahead is always full of hardships, but once they succeed, they will bring huge and valuable benefits to them later.
wealth.
New Taiwan! It will soon appear under the leadership of Ding Yunyi! Sooner or later, Taiwan will be prosperous. With the abundant maritime business, the situation will be completely opened up. And this will be the foundation of Ding Yunyi Group!
"Xiaotu!" someone in the team shouted.
Xiaotu looked there in confusion, and then shouted in surprise: "Sister-in-law Agen!"
That was the former neighbor of Xiaotu's family. Xiaotu never expected that he would meet here.
Xiaotu jumped off the horse, hugged Agen's wife, laughed and jumped, and kept asking Agen's wife how she got here. Agen's wife told Xiaotu that she couldn't survive originally, but later she heard a lot
He went to Taiwan. As long as he got there, he would have a chance to survive, so he took his two sons and one daughter and embarked on an unknown road.
They also succeeded.
Xiaotu knew that Sister-in-law Agen originally had three sons and two daughters. Later, they died in the famine, and Uncle Agen also died. But now at least there are so many people alive.
Of her two sons, one went to the shipyard and the other stayed with Mrs. Agen, following their mother to the east to build a new home with their own strength. Her daughter was selected
Went to Golden Eagle City and studied nvhong with Ding Yunyi's wife Deng Lianyu.
The miserable days have gradually faded away. A new beginning is unfolding in front of A Gen's family.
"I didn't expect that we could survive." Agen's wife carried two bags of grain and said as she walked: "At that time, we all thought we were going to die. When we were approaching Fujian, my daughter really couldn't hold on any longer.
We were hungry and couldn't find anything to eat. Just when the two boys and I were crying and couldn't help it, we suddenly saw a lot of porridge shacks in front of us. I thought I was so hungry that my eyesight was dazzled, but who would have thought that it was true?
The leading man said that they came from Taiwan and were here to welcome us refugees under the orders of Mr. Ding and Mr. Qin from Taiwan. The porridge was really life-saving. The refugees and I were eating it.
While crying, I have never seen such a good official. I thought at that time, I would be happy even if Master Ding asked me to die immediately. I remember that all the refugees knelt down after eating and shouted in the direction of Taiwan.
I cried loudly at Lord Ding's name..."
These words fell into Ding Yunyi's ears verbatim, and it was the first time that he knew about this.
Although Qin Yun was full of complaints about having brought so many refugees, he still faithfully carried out his orders, and he had even arranged some things that he had not thought of.
You can completely imagine how a group of victims who were so hungry that they could no longer walk and were already struggling on the verge of death suddenly saw food that could keep them alive, how they felt at that time.
To win the hearts and minds of the people, you actually don’t need to do much...
"My life was also saved by Brother Ding." In front of the villagers, Xiaotu said the word "I" again: "I was about to starve to death at that time, and it was my brother who gave me food...
Sister Agen, please put the food on my horse."
"No need." Sister-in-law Agen said with a smile, "I have the strength, I'm not afraid, I'm just a little hungry."
Xiaotu hurriedly took out a steamed bun and said, "Sister-in-law Agen, you eat it."
Mrs. Agen just put the steamed bun into her mouth. Someone was already laughing and said: "Xiao Tu, we are all hungry too. You can't be so partial."
Xiaotu smiled and gave them all the steamed buns he was carrying. Ding Yunyi laughed and pointed forward: "Everyone, please work harder. If you walk forward for a while, there will be a place to rest and eat. Everyone is so
Work hard, I think I can have a good meal today, but if it’s still porridge, don’t scold me.”
"It's okay, just have some porridge to eat." These new immigrants said loudly together: "When the disaster relief water and food are delivered, we can go to the east and then use our own strength to open up wasteland and plant crops.
, as long as God gives us a little help, we won’t starve to death.”
"God will not cause trouble again." Ding Yunyi said loudly: "My people have seen the celestial phenomena, and the drought will be over this year!"
This is not what Ding Yunyi used to comfort these people. The Thais, led by Romande, have carefully observed and studied that there will definitely be rain in the central and western regions of Taiwan this year. Romande is even willing to bet with Ding Yunyi that if there is rain, then Ding Yunyi will
Pay him double salary, and if there is no rain, then he is willing to work for Ding Yunyi for free for three years.
Ding Yunyi readily accepted the bet.
"Master Ding, what do you usually eat at home? It must be big fish and meat."
"I think so." Ding Yunyi said with a smile: "We can't live without meat for a day. We have to be full before we can go to war. If we don't eat meat, there will be no fat in our stomachs, right? But those wives at home
Ah, I said that I would spend the hard years with you, and I would eat porridge for every meal. My dear, how can we stand this? Just last night, we were really hungry, so we went to look for something to eat secretly, and guess what?
What's going on? Hey, I was stunned and couldn't find anything to eat. We were wondering, was there a burglar in the house or something? Later, we quietly killed and ate a chicken raised by our wife Axi. I guess we
Ah Xi’s wife is still there looking for the chickens she raised, and we don’t know what will happen when we go back.”
A burst of laughter burst out.
Mr. Ding is honest and cute, unlike other officials who are obviously full of oil from food, but in front of the victims, he still pretends to share the joys and sorrows with the victims, holding on to his stomach until it is filled with oil and water.
But you still have to say sadly that you are worried about the victims and that you haven't eaten well in a few days, but when you say this, the meat residue is still in the gaps between your teeth!
Mr. Ding is different. He is honest and open-minded. Some honest officials can win the support of the people. Some officials who do not seem to be honest on the surface can also win the support of the people as long as they are really dedicated to doing good things for the people.
Gain the support of the people, especially in times like this.
Ding Yunyi is such an official.
"When the disaster year is over, I'll treat everyone to a big meal." Ding Yunyi raised his voice and said.
The victims cheered again.
At this time, Ding Yunyi sniffed, and suddenly pointed forward: "There, I can smell the aroma of rice. Folks, work harder and grab something to eat!"
With that said, he gathered his war horses and was the first to rush out amidst the laughter of the victims.
I have never seen this official before, but he is a lovely and good official in the hearts of the victims.