Thanks to the reputation of Da Baoen Temple, many dignitaries come here to burn incense and make wishes. When Master Hongjin received them, the officials often talked to him about trivial matters related to local governance.
This level of information is not accessible to ordinary people. Master Hongjin has listened a lot, and his vision and knowledge are naturally higher than ordinary people.
Although he is only a monk, Master Hongjin may even understand the social conditions of Tianfu better than some people who live in public affairs.
So when Tao Hongfang asked about large-scale local projects that could be used to organize work-for-relief programs, Master Hongjin was able to explain them without thinking. This also surprised Tao Hongfang. He didn't expect that a monk would know so much about local government affairs. The cognitive level is so high.
But he immediately thought that if Master Hongfang didn't have certain abilities, how could Shi Diwen have taken a fancy to this place earlier and let the monks of Dabaoen Temple be responsible for the official distribution of relief materials.
Tao Hongfang deduced from this that Master Hongjin should have more useful information, so he immediately assumed a humble posture and continued to consult him for details.
Master Hongjin saw that the young parent official was so sincere, so he told all the information he knew, hoping to help him solve the current refugee problem.
The two of them had a hearty chat in the Zen room, and the time came to noon before they knew it. At this time, a monk came to ask Master Hongjin if the time had come and whether he should start giving porridge.
Master Hongjin looked at Tao Hongfang and asked, "Sir, since you are here to inspect the relief situation, why don't you go to the temple gate in person to see how we distribute food to the people."
Tao Hongfang readily agreed and followed Master Hongfang back to the temple gate. Several large pots filled with rice porridge have been set up here. They must have been cooked and delivered from the temple kitchen.
The queues of refugees lined up outside the temple gate were more than twice as long as what Tao Hongfang had seen when he arrived, with the snake-shaped queue reaching as far as a mile away.
Most of these refugees have haggard faces and listless spirits. Some of those who were far away from the temple gate probably didn't have the energy to stand for a while, so they simply sat on the ground to save energy.
Although the queue was long, the order was pretty good and no one was seen cutting in line. Of course, this may also be because in addition to the monks from Dabaoen Temple, there are hundreds of Haihan soldiers with guns and live ammunition who are maintaining order at the scene today.
"Sir, are you willing to personally help the people?"
Upon hearing Master Hongjin's inquiry, Tao Hongfang came back to his senses, nodded and said: "Okay! As the parent official of Nanjing, this is what I should do!"
Master Hongjin stepped outside the temple gate. These refugees obviously recognized him. Many people saluted him with their hands folded and shouted his name.
Master Hongjin made a gesture to signal everyone to quiet down, and then raised his voice and said loudly: "Dear donors, today I, Mr. Tao Hongfang, the new parent officer of Tianfu, came to the temple in person to give porridge to everyone. Mr. Tao said, Hai Hai The Han Kingdom will not sit back and watch the suffering of its people, and will soon find a way to solve everyone’s livelihood problems! ”
When the refugees heard that the young man next to Master Hongjin was the new parent official, they immediately started singing praises. They only hoped that after Tao Hongfang became so popular, he could truly fulfill his promise.
Tao Hongfang saw Master Hongjin indicating that he should say a few words, so he stepped forward and bowed his hands to the dark crowd outside the temple gate and said: "Dear fellow villagers, now that the war between the two countries is over, everyone can return home with peace of mind and resume normal life. "Someone in the crowd responded: "Sir, it's not that we don't want to go back, we are really penniless and don't have the financial means to return home!"
Tao Hongfang had expected such a voice and continued: "Don't worry, everyone, the government will arrange errands for everyone soon. When the time comes, you can go to work and get paid, and you can save enough money to return home!"
"Relevant notices will be posted everywhere in the south of the city, and you will definitely see them here at Dabaoen Temple. You only need to follow the notices and report to the designated place, and someone will assign tasks."
After Tao Hongfang talked with Master Hongjin, he already had a preliminary plan for working-for-relief, but it was not yet time to make it public. Whether the plan he envisioned can be implemented or not, he still has to go back and discuss it with his subordinates.
The most important thing is that this matter must be supported by Shi Diwen, otherwise Tao Hongfang alone cannot solve the construction plan and the large number of labor tools required.
Tao Hongfang's brief speech caused a small commotion among the refugee crowd. Most of them are definitely not willing to live on two gruels a day for a long time. If they can have errands to maintain their lives, they certainly want to get rid of it as soon as possible. This current state.
So when they were giving porridge later, many refugees took the opportunity to thank Tao Hongfang. Some even called him "Master Qingtian" without any secret, which made Tao Hongfang dumbfounded.
He didn't start anything yet, he just came to the Dabaoen Temple to draw a big cake, so that these refugees would be grateful.
However, he also learned from this that the idea he had in mind had gained public support, and he would be more confident to put it into practice.
There were thousands of refugees lining up outside the Dabaoen Temple. Tao Hongfang naturally did not want to wait until the end. After symbolically distributing food to the few hundred people at the front of the line, he gave up his position to the monks in the temple.
In order to show his determination to share the joys and sorrows with the refugees, Tao Hongfang also served himself a bowl of porridge and ate with Master Hongjin in public. This move won the favor of many refugees, who all felt that the newly appointed parent official had no airs. , is a real person who can get close to the people.
In the afternoon of the same day, Tao Hongfang said goodbye to Master Hongjin and went to visit two other nearby temples. The situation there is roughly similar to that of Baoen Temple, except that the number of refugees is slightly smaller.
However, in terms of organizational capabilities for relief activities, these two temples are indeed slightly inferior to the Dabaoen Temple.
When Tao Hongfang went there, the refugees outside the two temples had already started queuing up for dinner, but the order in the queue was not very good, and various disputes and conflicts occurred from time to time.
The monks in these two temples were obviously not very enthusiastic about relief activities, and no one came forward to maintain order. Of course, the abbots of the two temples also gave explanations for this. This may be because the refugee flow lasted for too long and the monks were exhausted.
Tao Hongfang has a different view on this. He has served in the government for several years and has seen many phenomena. He knows that the looseness of things below is mostly due to the limited ability of the chief official. The organizational work of these two temples is not as good as that of the Great Baoen Temple, probably because the people in charge are not as capable as Master Hongjin.