It's the beginning of May, and it's neither hot nor cold, and the weather is at its most pleasant.

At this time in previous years, all the prefectures and counties of Dongyi Prefecture, whether it was young men and women in big families, or young boys and girls among the common people, would choose a time when the wind and the sun were beautiful. This has almost become one of the traditions of Yizhou.

It was when the wind and the sun were beautiful, the handsome young man and the beautiful lady were walking by the lake, and when they saw him by chance, they looked for him thousands of times, and when they looked back, the man was in the dim light.

Although the hearts of the people are still ancient, the story of this talented and beautiful woman is the most popular among young men and women.

The clothes are fluttering, and the flowers are dazzling, which is exactly the reason.

Horse-drawn carts and ox-carts are constantly coming and going in the streets. All kinds of temple fairs are endless. Many ladies who can't go out on weekdays take advantage of the temple fair to take a breath and enjoy the outside scenery, and at the same time become the scenery in the eyes of others.

Xiyi Prefecture, which is adjacent to Dongyi Prefecture, has been displaced for many reasons due to continuous wars and frictions between various ethnic groups.

The more this spring and summer alternate, the more disasters and famines.

The situation in Yueshan County is still better, the former Jiedu envoy Cheng Yougong is cautious, since his succession, mainly to keep the business, the land in Yueshan County is poor, the mountains are the majority, and the grain produced is only barely enough for the people in the territory to eat and wear, but it makes the surrounding counties look down on it.

In May of this year, due to the simultaneous return of several counties to Wang Hongyi, the Marquis of Shu, the situation in the territory was very different from the past.

May 3, Yongchang County, Wangjia Town.

“...... Fellow villagers, fathers and elders, all stop, stop! Listen to me! In today's world, disasters are continuous, and the Marquis of Shu is benevolent and righteous, and the people of Xiyizhou are suffering and miserable, so they have specially allocated grain and rice to distribute to you. ”

"From today onwards, led by the villagers, according to the people's register of food, no registration can be, within three days, the grain and rice of Wangjia Town will be distributed according to the household registration in the square at the east end of the town, and it will not be outdated.

On the streets of the town, several young soldiers were holding gongs, beating them to attract the people to gather and shouting loudly.

The emaciated people slowly gathered around, and some of them did not hear clearly, and asked the people beside them, "What are they talking about?

"Is it true that food is being distributed?"

When the people first heard the news, they first did not believe it, but after the soldiers repeatedly assured them, they were overjoyed. They rushed home to get the rice.

A few people dressed in ordinary people's clothes but with good temperament stood by the street, watching the scene, but they did not run home like the others.

"Can all the grain and rice be distributed within three days?" a man wearing a cloak looked at the people in front of him with yellow faces, and asked the people next to him, "Can you take advantage of this to count the people's books?"

"Please rest assured, the relief work in several counties of Xiyi Prefecture has been sent down to supervise, and the distribution of grain and rice is handled by local officials, and the porridge sheds in several counties are done by the government and large households, and within three days, all localities will carry out relief at the same time, Yongchang and Yueshan counties, each town is a station, and the mayor is responsible for checking the household registration and distributing grain and rice according to the roster, and there will be no mistakes. A man beside the man in the cloak replied respectfully: "Taking advantage of this, we will definitely carry out a major sorting out of the actual population of each county."

This is the intention of the rule, both to get mercy and to count the household register.

The man in the cloak heard the words "En", and at this time, there were already people walking in the direction of the square, and the man in the cloak also turned around and walked towards the square at the east end of the town.

"Keep up. In addition to the few people who followed him, there were more than a dozen young people in various costumes in the crowd, carefully following.

These people look very ordinary on the outside, and they are very light, and they are silent when they land on their feet. When a master appears here, he will definitely be able to distinguish that the dozen or so people in front of him are not ordinary people.

The place where they appeared was Wangjia Town, Yongchang County, a place that was not seriously affected by the war, although there was no harvest in the fields due to the impact of the war, and there were not many people fleeing the famine in the villages and towns, most of the people still stayed, and there was barely a little life here. Merchants are also occasional. There are faces that appear and go unnoticed.

From the time the government posted the announcement and sent people out to ring the gong notice, in less than half an hour, the people who got the news had spread it to ten, ten, and hundred, making the whole town boil.

From time to time, one or two people with utensils and cloth bags rushed out of the houses, and the crowd rushed to the open space square at the east end of the town.

The square at the east end of Wangjia Town is just an open field, and the area is huge, but there is no grass. When the people arrived at the place, the official in charge of distributing the grain and rice had already sat down behind a table.

On the side to maintain order are the nursing homes temporarily seconded from large households, as well as the tax collectors in this area. When the gathered people were already dark and could not see the edge, the officials stood up and announced the start of the rice release.

The people of this town, as long as there is a name on the household register, each household can get half a stone of grain, half a stone of grain mixed with wild vegetables, boiled into gruel to eat, even a month can live.

Because the crops of the previous season were not harvested, the people's homes even had some grain in stock, but they could not survive the next season's harvest, and with these distributed rice grains, it would not be a problem.

"Lord, it seems that the distribution of rice and grain in Yongchang County is very effective, and the order of household registration is clear, since you have already seen it, you don't need to worry about it anymore, right?"

The group of people before stood on the high ground behind the crowd and looked at the scene in front of them, and one of them sighed secretly and said to the people next to him.

The man in cloak standing beside him was silent for a while when he heard this, and then said: "Although the disaster and military disasters in the two counties of Yongchang and Yueshan are serious, the situation is much better than that of other counties. I wonder what the situation is in the other counties?"

At the same time, Qinghe County, the county seat, was crowded with people.

"I really can't imagine that there are so many refugees in Qinghe County, which is even more serious than Yongchang and Yueshan counties. ”

Zhang Youzhi sat in the carriage, lifted the corner of the curtain and looked out, only to see the people waiting for Shi Mi outside, most of them were ragged, yellow and hungry, and they were still lined up in an orderly manner under the supervision of the soldiers.

Putting down the curtain, Zhang Youzhi sighed: "If you hadn't come here to see it with your own eyes, I really wouldn't have imagined that there are so many refugees in a huge county town, I really don't know how the previous county guard governed this place......

At this time, there was the sound of horses' hooves, from far and near.

Then, a greeting voice sounded outside: "I've seen Team Chen." ”

Zhang Youzhi doesn't need to look anymore, he knows who is coming.

"Team Chen, can you find out where these refugees came from?" asked Zhang Youzhi in the carriage.

"My lord, my subordinates have ascertained that these refugees are not residents of the county, most of them have fled from nearby villages and towns, because of the famine and bandits in Qinghe County for many years, many places in the county have become deserted villages, and the fields are also barren, only the county is still stable, and from time to time there are large families who come out to give soup for relief, so many refugees have dragged their children and daughters over and gathered here. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Youzhi couldn't help but recall what he had seen and heard, and sighed: "Fortunately, the lord thought about it thoroughly, and distributed grain and rice according to household registration in Yongchang and Yueshan counties, and set up porridge sheds in the other counties every day for relief. If Qinghe County is also relieved according to household registration, there will be trouble. ”

At this time, the guards outside asked: "My lord, the victims here have gathered more and more, do you want to leave here first?"

"Well, this time, in addition to inspecting the porridge shed, there are two other things to visit...... first patrolled the city for a week, and then rushed to Yonghe County. ”

"No. Then the carriage began to move again.

Yonghe County, Qinghe County, was the most serious area of bandits and famine before, and it was almost to the point where the road was full of corpses.

Zhang Youzhi inspected several counties this time, and in addition to inspecting relief matters, he also had the task of curbing the outbreak of the plague and rectifying the streetscape.

"My lord, after the stone monument in front, it is the boundary of Yonghe County. After the carriage had traveled for a while, the people outside the carriage reminded him.

Zhang Youzhi was already a little tired, sighed, and ordered in the carriage: "Let the car go slower." ”

"Yes, sir. The carriage slowed down.

Looking out of the curtain, the road was still deserted, but there were no dead bodies in sight.

After walking for a while, I saw a group of people burning something in the open field by the roadside.

"What are they doing, but are they burning the dead?" Zhang Youzhi frowned.

One of the horsemen who followed hurriedly replied: "Exactly, my lord." However, they burned the dead bodies of the ownerless, and buried them in a cemetery, which can be regarded as a place for those people. ”

"I see. Zhang Youzhi watched for a while and ordered the carriage to continue moving.

The entire Yonghe County is in ruins, and after some repairs, the county looks much stronger than before.

The garbage that was originally piled up in the streets and alleys was also cleaned up by special personnel.

If it is someone else in power, it is to order people to clean the streets, but it is only for the sake of cleanliness and beauty. Wang Hongyi, however, is even more in order to curb the rampant plague.

"In a few days, the weather will be hot, and if we deal with the garbage and the dead bodies later, the plague will return. is still the lord wise, and he thought of this early on. After inspecting the situation in Yonghe County, Zhang Youzhi's admiration for Wang Hongyi did not increase a little.

Yonghe County had a plague spread last year, and there were many deaths, and this year it has also reached the period of the spread of the plague. The rectification method proposed by Wang Hongyi is very meticulous, and the terms and conditions are clearly understood. {The fastest update, of course, Baidu Yiding.}

Seeing the neat scene in front of him, Zhang Yuzhi had to admire his father-in-law for being able to come up with such an effective method.

On the same day, Zhang Youzhi returned to Qinghe County in a carriage and rested in the Taishou Mansion in the city.

Just after dinner, I was about to rest, and an accompanying guard said outside the door: "My lord, someone is coming from Yongchang County." ”

"Yongchang County, but the people sent by the lord?" Hearing this, Zhang Youzhi had to get up and trim his clothes slightly: "Please let him in." ”

After a while, a herald entered the room and knelt down on one knee: "Lord Zhang, on the orders of the Hou Ye, I order you to return to Yongchang County early tomorrow morning, and the Hou Ye is waiting for you in the temporary Shu Hou Mansion." ”

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