Chapter 1250 The Righteous Destruction
The magistrate of Taiping County has been in dire straits recently. Due to its poor flood control, numerous people have been killed and injured in its jurisdiction, especially the villages near Xiangxi, Machuan River, Zhuxi River and other rivers. The heaviest, a total of fifty-six villages in one They were razed to the ground by floods overnight. There were only a handful of survivors in each village, and other towns and villages were not much better. There were piles of bones abandoned in the wild. White flags were hung everywhere in Taiping County. More than 90% of the people were reduced to death. As victims of the disaster, they are suffering from hunger and cold, and the land is filled with mourning, which is a human tragedy.
If other brother counties were affected by the disaster, the situation of the magistrate of Taiping County might be better.
However, Jingnan County, which is closest to Taiping County and has the most intersections, is a different scene.
Since Jingnan County Magistrate Zhu Pingan took precautions before the flood, although Jingnan was not spared from the flood, no one in Jingnan County was killed in this once-in-a-century flood. .
On one side, there were countless casualties and bones lying in the field, while on the other side, no one was injured. The contrast was stark! It highlights the incompetence of his Taiping magistrate! He also made Zhu Pingan, his colleague whom he disliked and envied and hated, extremely outstanding!
For this reason, the surviving people in Taiping County complained and cursed him, the county magistrate!
In particular, I don’t know who spread the news that Jingnan Magistrate Zhu Ping’an had sent a letter to Taiping Magistrate to remind them of flood prevention several days in advance before the flood, but it was blocked by their " "Okay." The county magistrate was torn up and thrown away as garbage. After the news came out, the people of Taiping County scolded Taiping Magistrate even more fiercely.
People used to use words such as stupid pig and stupid dog to curse people, but now they use the name of Taiping Magistrate instead of pig or dog.
People in Taiping County were displaced. The shelter they gathered in the wilderness was called "Taiping Zhixian Village", the haystacks where people slept were called "Taiping Zhixian Beds", and the wild vegetables they ate to satisfy their hunger were called "Taiping Zhixian Beds". As "Taiping Magistrate's delicacies", the grasshoppers and other insects eaten as food are called "Taiping Magistrate's Meat".
In short, in Taiping County, Taiping County Magistrate is synonymous with a series of words such as "stupid" and "incompetent".
“Since the flood, I asked myself that I have been doing my best to organize disaster relief. I have never had a day off. Why can’t they see it?! Everyone is looking at me sideways, and everyone in front and behind is scolding me. ."
The magistrate of Taiping walked around the county office with his hands behind his back, his brows full of irritation and resentment.
“The ignorant people are the most short-sighted and cannot see Dong Weng’s hard work. They can live today because of Dong Weng’s hard work. Please calm down Dong Weng and take care of yourself. We in Taiping County can’t live without Dong Weng. "
The staff comforted him softly.
"Well, if everyone could understand how hard it is for me to be an official like you, then it would be easier for me to do my job."
The Taiping County Magistrate sighed, reached out and patted the staff on the shoulder, expressing his comfort to the staff. Very useful.
“Alas, let’s not talk about this, how is the construction of the resettlement area for the victims?” Taiping Magistrate asked the staff.
Although the magistrate of Taiping County never said he regretted it, he felt regretful in his heart. He regretted not listening to what Zhu Pingan said at that time, so he has been sending people to pay close attention to what Zhu Pingan did in the neighboring county these days. What he did was secretly learn Zhu Ping'an's disaster relief methods. For example, the resettlement area for the victims was the Jingnan flood refuge area where he stole his lessons. However, due to some ulterior considerations, Taiping County Magistrate changed the name of the flood refuge area into a resettlement area for disaster victims.
“Back to Dongweng, we have returned from the resettlement area for the victims. Now the resettlement area has been leveled. We are coordinating the transportation of wood and thatch. It is estimated that we can start building shanties for the victims in the afternoon.”
The staff member replied.
"How can we level the site? The progress is too slow. Didn't we start leveling the site three days ago? It only took one or two days to build the flood shelter in Jingnan, including leveling the land to The shanties have been built,”
The Taiping magistrate said dissatisfied.
"Back to Dongweng, the people below are cheating and playing tricks, and the victims are unwilling to help. This is the result I have been keeping an eye on, otherwise I am afraid that the ground will not be leveled for another three to five days." The staff wiped He wiped the sweat off his forehead and replied with a wry smile.
There are some words he did not say. Dong Weng did not go to the resettlement area for the victims. He did not know the situation at the scene. He had no supply of money or food and grass. He just used administrative orders blindly to force the people below and the victims to work hard. So what? It's getting better quickly, and the prestige of the county government among the people is getting worse day by day.
"This group of unscrupulous people, I have worked so hard to build flood shelters, no, who are the resettlement areas for the victims?! They are not even willing to give up their strength. How can they deserve this disaster!" When the Taiping County Magistrate heard this, he couldn't help but curse out loud. After he finished cursing, he turned to his staff and asked, "That's right. , I asked you to keep an eye on Jingnan, what new moves have been made there recently?”
“What’s wrong? What great plan has he come up with?”
Taiping County Magistrate asked. After finishing, he saw a strange expression on the staff's face and asked nervously.
Firstly, he hopes that Zhu Pingan will come up with some good ideas, so that he can steal his lessons; secondly, he is worried that Zhu Pingan will come up with some good ideas, otherwise he will compare Taiping County and Jingnan County. Zhu Pingan was in contrast!
"Dong Weng, Mr. Zhu," the staff member shook his head and said with a complicated expression.
"What's wrong with him?! You should tell me quickly." Taiping County Magistrate couldn't help but urge.
"Dong Weng, Master Zhu issued an official document to various places in Jingnan. The official document defined the price of food in Jingnan as 2,500 yuan per stone." When the staff talked about it, there was a sudden look on their faces. An expression of disbelief.
"What? Two thousand five hundred yuan per stone?!" When the magistrate of Taiping heard this, his shocked face changed.
"Dong Weng, although it is unbelievable, it is true. I also rode a horse to Jingnan to verify it and saw this official document with my own eyes. The official document was also stamped with the bright red seal of Jingnan Magistrate. ! Grain shops across Jingnan have indeed raised the price of grain to 2,500 yuan per stone," the staff said.
"Is he, Zhu Ping'an, crazy? In the current flood situation, from Fucheng down, those grain merchants who were driving up prices were beheaded or imprisoned, and they were using thunderous means to lower grain prices! He actually went against the grain and What’s the benefit of raising food prices so high?”
The magistrate of Taiping took a breath of cold air, unbelievable that Zhu Pingan would make such a policy.
"What good is it for him?! Ahem, the county magistrate heard that grain merchants from all over Jingnan were queuing up to send thank-you gifts to Zhu Pingan. Zhu Pingan was reluctant to accept the gifts. There were also some who heard the news Zhu Ping'an also sent people to the foreign grain merchants who rushed to Jingnan to make a fortune in the name of 'raising donations'. According to rumors, Zhu Ping'an even received this amount of gifts." The staff sneered. He made a sound and made a gesture.
"Eight thousand taels? So much!" Taiping Magistrate opened his mouth in shock.
"It's eighty thousand taels!" the staff corrected.
“What, 80,000 taels?!” When the magistrate of Taiping heard this, his eyes almost popped out of his head. Not only were they prominent, but they were also red with jealousy, as if they were bloodshot. “Zhu Ping’an is really good at holding money. He is the top talent! ”
After being shocked and jealous, Taiping Magistrate walked around twice in circles with his hands behind his back, and couldn't help but curse!
How can someone like this steal a lesson from me!
If I steal from you again, my ancestral graves will not be dug up by the angry people of Taiping County!
Zhu Pingan, Zhu Pingan, I didn’t expect you to be such a person!
During the flood period, I put aside my previous suspicions and learned from you! I didn’t expect you to become a corrupt official!
However, this was fine. After the Taiping Magistrate cursed a few times, a smile suddenly appeared on his face. He waved to his staff and told them, "Hurry up and spread the news! The wider it spreads, the better it will be." Well, the further away the better! Humph, let those fools go! Let the people look at the face of the person they love and praise! By the way, later, you will draft an official document for me, and I will report the impeachment of Zhu Ping'an to the governor." (End of this chapter)