nucmednet Chapter 529 Decision-making
Chapter 529 Decision-making
Ordinary people, perhaps this is your nature.
In the days of prosperity and peace, everyone is immersed in the present stability, and no one would think about what to do when encountering major disasters in the future.
But once disaster strikes, they always complain about the unfairness of God.
These days, Mr. Zhao has been working very hard to ensure that the people have enough food to eat.
However, these people could not resist the temptation of just a little profit and sold their excess grain to the children of wealthy families.
"Oh..." Zhao Sheng sighed helplessly, looking at the vibrant spring scenery outside the window, but his heart was full of bitterness. He felt that everything he had paid before seemed to have been wasted.
The room was filled with silence, as if time had stood still. Everyone was silent, and the atmosphere was extremely depressing.
Zhao Long is also here today, and he still remembers the days when he had no food to eat.
Back then in Shigang Village, in order to have something to eat, he had to go to the county town to work, and even begged for a living. Those difficult and hard years are still vivid in his mind.
He knew very well that the reason why food was stored so recklessly around Luancheng was to prepare for the arrival of a disaster year, so that everyone would not be in a desperate situation with no food to eat.
Today, Luancheng has developed many industrial production workshops, which can not only produce daily necessities such as sugar, wine, and Ajinomoto, but also have large-scale industries such as textiles and metallurgy, and various products are sold all over the country.
The operation of these industries requires a large amount of raw materials.
Whether purchasing with money or bartering, the ultimate goal is to maintain the livelihood of the population, and the first thing for the survival of the population is food.
The larger the population, the more vulnerable and easily beaten it becomes in the face of major disasters.
Xing Shuren of Yanzhou prohibited merchants from entering the city, largely out of considerations of local protection.
After all, Yanzhou was located on the border, and the food shortage was already huge. Although his method was a bit extreme, from a certain perspective, it was not completely incomprehensible.
Life must go on, and we cannot shift the conflicts onto local people because of these trivial matters.
Zhao Sheng looked around at everyone in the room and thought to himself that the policy he had in mind did not seem suitable for them to implement.
So, he turned his gaze to Zhao Long and said, "Brother Long, let's go to the Security Bureau and send someone to invite Zhao Guangyi, Li Weiguang, and Zhou Tong."
Mao Wang was responsible for Zhao Sheng's daily travel safety. When he heard that they were going out, he immediately went to arrange the travel vehicle and guards.
Soon, the carriage slowly drove towards the Security Bureau.
After Zhao Sheng and Zhao Long arrived at the Security Bureau, they met Zhao Yongsheng.
It was the first time that Wu Xi saw three important figures with the surname Zhao gathered here. He suddenly panicked and subconsciously stood up and wanted to go out to avoid them.
Seeing this, Zhao Sheng quickly reached out to stop him and said gently, "It's not a big deal. Just come over and chat. Don't be too restrained."
Seeing Zhao Sheng say this, Zhao Yongsheng also said to Wu Xi: "Stay. The commander-in-chief said so. He must have something he wants you to hear."
After hearing this, Wu Xi stayed and personally brewed a pot of tea, pouring it for everyone.
Mr. Zhao recounted in detail what he had talked about with Sun Jiadao in the house today.
After he finished speaking, he asked solemnly, "I'm planning to do something. I'd like to invite a few county magistrates to discuss it tomorrow, and then promote it within our jurisdiction."
Zhao Yongsheng asked curiously, "What kind of thing is this?"
Zhao Sheng's expression was solemn as he slowly said, "I want to calculate the per capita income of Dingzhou and Weizhou, including their grain and cash reserves, to conduct a comprehensive survey."
Zhao Yongsheng frowned slightly, thought for a moment and said, "Nowadays, the people have more or less money and grain in their hands, but if they want to know everything clearly, it may not be easy to do so.
After all, this involves their family affairs, and they understand the principle of 'don't show off your wealth'."
Zhao Sheng nodded and said, "What you said does make some sense. So I thought, let each county government calculate the total income first, and take this opportunity to
Let the people understand the difference between food in good years and bad years, especially farmers, who must store some food."
Zhao Sheng's behavior is actually equivalent to a census, and the ultimate goal is to give the people a warning and let them see clearly the situation they may face in the future.
Wu Xi listened quietly at the side and felt that what Zhao Sheng said made a lot of sense.
Understanding the income situation of the people under one's rule and guiding their consumption and storage correctly can indeed prevent everyone from being caught off guard during a famine.
Zhao Long understood the meaning and immediately said, "This is a good idea. It can help everyone put aside some of their unnecessary thoughts and also make them understand the necessity of taking precautions."
Everyone chatted casually for a while, and asked Wu Xi, who was listening in, to make a summary so that they could use it for reference when they discussed the matter again the next day.
Several county magistrates who received the notice came to the conference room early the next day for a meeting.
Everyone sat together and held a small-scale discussion on the work of conducting a census of national income.
After some discussion, the meeting successfully passed the relevant resolution.
Subsequently, the content of the resolution was quickly printed and distributed to various places.
Luancheng’s resolution has always represented Dingzhou County, and Li Xin had explained the relevant matters to his officials a long time ago.
Therefore, this matter did not affect the fundamental interests and was quickly and smoothly implemented.
But this incident caused some concern among the grain merchants below.
Luancheng has clear requirements for grain merchants, strictly prohibiting them from purchasing local grain privately.
As Luancheng became more prosperous in recent years, some grain merchants gradually became bolder and began to purchase grain on a small scale.
Now seeing the government taking such actions, they also realized that they could no longer act so recklessly and they all restrained their little actions.
Regarding the decision to lead the army to Bingzhou, Li Xin weighed the pros and cons and after careful consideration, decided to carefully select from the group of veterans under his command in order to find the most suitable person to lead the army.
Zhu Yongzhen received the order and led the troops on the left and right wings, totaling 50,000 elite soldiers, as the vanguard. They set out from Dingzhou in a mighty force, heading north all the way to the heart of Bingzhou.
At the same time, Xu Shaowu also led two armies, broke camp from Weizhou, and headed straight for Mayi. The two armies were like two wings spread out, with great momentum.
All arrangements were in order, and the situation changed quietly.
The Wang family learned the news through secret channels. Immediately, the entire family quickly gathered together. Amidst the bright lights, everyone frowned, discussing how to deal with the impending changes.