There has been a severe drought in Guanzhong for several months, and the number of people who starve to death every day is counted in the hundreds.

If this continues, before the next year, most of the population will be lost.

So, this has become a top priority at the moment.

Hearing Lu Bu's inquiry, Chen Gong, who is the chief historian of the mansion, got up and handed over: "Lord, I have been planning this matter with Cao in the mansion for several days, and I am waiting for the lord to come back and report it carefully." Since the lord mentioned it first, then Rong Gong will come slowly. ”

"Please speak on the public platform." Lu Bu nodded, Chen Gong said this, he was a lot more relieved.

Chen Gong's ability is not to say, whether it is domestic and foreign affairs, or making suggestions, his experience and courage are first-class.

Lu Bu trusted, Chen Gong was of course grateful in his heart, and he said seriously: "There has been a great drought in Guanzhong for several months, and there has been a locust plague crossing the border, causing countless bad effects. However, the Ming monarchs of the past dynasties were all rooted in the people, so if the lord wants to become a hegemon, he can't see death without help. I have summarized that there are three most pressing priorities at the moment: displacement, famine, and pestilence. ”

Lu Bu let out a 'hmm' and looked at Chen Gong with a solemn face: "Let's talk about the solution." ”

Chen Gong said 'yes', and continued: "First, the displaced people can be temporarily gathered outside the city and let them work hard, such as building roads, drilling wells for water, etc., in exchange for work; Second, the imperial court opened warehouses to release grain and provide relief to refugees, so that they could survive this disaster year......"

"Wait a while, hasn't the imperial court already opened Taicang to help refugees?" Lu Bu interrupted Chen Gong's speech and asked in wonder.

Chen Gong immediately shook his head with a wry smile, and suppressed a little resentment in his tone: "The lord doesn't know, Your Majesty handed over the matter of relief to the servant Shi Houwen, but this person filled his own pockets, secretly withheld grain and rice, and the food distributed to refugees every day was less than one. ”

Chen Gong also went to see that the rice porridge distributed by the imperial court was actually a bowl of rice soup, and there was no half grain of millet at all.

Chen Gong went to Yang's Mansion to mention this matter to Taiwei Yang Biao, but Hou Wen has been quite favored recently, even if he sues, it will not have any effect.

Most of the officials are virtuous, only caring about their own interests, and they don't care about the life or death of the people.

In their eyes, the people are just pariahs, and what does it matter to them whether they live or die.

Lu Bu frowned and waved his hand slightly: "Okay, I know about this, you can go on." ”

Chen Gong had to put away the topic of Fang Cai, and continued: "Since the great drought in Guanzhong, there have been corpses all over the road, and no one has buried them. In addition, today's hot climate is prone to epidemics, and there is no room for sloppiness. So I suggested that in addition to having people bury the corpses, the lord could also order someone to invite Zhang Yilang to come and distribute medicine to prevent the spread of the epidemic. ”

"What the public station said is very reasonable, just do as you say!" Lu Bu nodded solemnly, deeply agreeing with this. If a large-scale epidemic breaks out at this juncture, the speed of death will definitely be several times faster than it is now.

After determining Chen Gong's plan, Lu Bu waved his hand to let everyone step back and perform their duties.

"Sir, stay."

When everyone dispersed, Lu Bu stopped the joke.

Turning around, the fox asked, "General, what do you command?" ”

"What do you think of the public station's proposal?"

Lu Bu doesn't go around in circles, although Chen Gong is a vassal of two generations, and his ability and resourcefulness are excellent, but in his heart, he still relies more on drama.

The reason for this is probably because, when Lu Bu was poor and needed help the most, Xice appeared in front of him.

Since Lu Bu came to ask, Xi Ce did not hide it, and replied truthfully: "What Chen Changshi said just now can solve the urgent need at the moment. However, even if these are solved, there are still many long-term problems. ”

"What's the problem?"

"Families and wealthy merchants have inflated the price of grain, so that the grain has been sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars a stone, and the people cannot afford to buy it, which is one of them."

"After several months of drought in Guanzhong, land was seriously annexed in various places, and the poor people were either sold into slavery and became hidden households, or they were left in the grass and plundered, which is the second thing."

"The land is untended, overgrown with weeds, and there are all kinds of waste waiting to be rebuilt, which is the third thing."

"The locust plague is raging, the farmers dare not hunt and kill, and even rumors spread that this is God's punishment for the general, and many people in Guanzhong have followed the letter, and in the long run, General Yu is bound to be unfavorable, this is the fourth."

Lu Bu didn't think it was a headache at first, but when he said this, he really had a headache.

"Does that gentleman have a trick?" Lu Bu looked at the drama and humbly asked for advice.

"The first three points are not difficult, but the final locust plague, I didn't think of an idea for a while."

The joke shook his head and said that the people were terrified of the gods and asked them to hunt and kill locusts, but without a strong explanation, it would not work at all.

Since ancient times, the most pitiful and ignorant have always been the people.

The grain was sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars, except for the hoarding of the family, because Dong Zhuo minted coins indiscriminately, which caused the value of the currency to plummet and prices soared.

Therefore, if we want to reduce the price of grain, we can only re-mint money, unify the measurement of currency, and then the imperial court will intervene in the market and carry out comprehensive regulation.

As for the land that was annexed by the family, as long as Lu Bu was in power, he would not be able to recover it.

However, these are long-standing problems, and there is no rush for a while.

"The biggest problem at the moment is the problem of food. In order to help the refugees, Mrs. sold a lot of family property, but even so, it was still a drop in the bucket. ”

The tone of the joke was a little solemn, and the words 'relief to the victims' were easy to say, but to save so many refugees, it was impossible for Lu Bu to do it alone.

"When it comes to food, you don't need to worry. I have already sent people to Guanzhong, Hanzhong, Bingzhou and other places, and ordered the famous local wealthy families to rush to Chang'an within half a month to discuss matters. ”

Lu Bu said firmly, of course he can't rely on his family, but what if these families are willing to help?

In view of the fact that there was a war going on in Liangzhou, Lu Bu did not send anyone to inform him for the time being.

"Oh, yes. A few days ago, on the way back, I got the news that Liu Yan, the pastor of Yizhou, had died of a sore on his back, and I had already sent Xin Ping to condole, and by the way, he touched the situation of the Yizhou family for me. ”

Lu Bu said as usual, as soon as Liu Yan died, for him, there would be a great hidden danger.

As for Liu Yan's son Liu Zhang, Lu Bu planned to continue to let him serve as the pastor of Yizhou, and if Liu Zhang was disobedient, he could let Zhang Lu in Hanzhong replace him at any time.

Feeling the royal aura emanating from Lu Bu's body, Xi Ce smiled with relief. In the future, even if he doesn't have his own side knocks, Lu Bu will no longer easily step into the trap set by others.

After talking about the matter, Lu Bu started a family routine with the play.

"I heard that the gentleman's family is happy?"