Tibet

Chapter 593 Patrolling Refugees
The Rangxian refugee camp occupies an extremely large area, even larger than the county seat of Rangxian. It is densely packed with tents. This is a resource that only Li Ye has. He has brought back a large amount of supplies from the river, and the most important supplies are tents. Basically, They are all materials captured in previous wars.

After he was brought back to Chang'an, the court was only interested in gold and silver, and tents and other supplies were piled haphazardly in the warehouse, but they were finally returned to him.

Nearly 30 tents were pitched in the endless wilderness, but for [-] refugees, [-] tents were still far from enough, and the entire camp seemed very complicated and chaotic.

At present, the general manager of the Rangxian refugee camp is Xiangyang Changshi Liu Xun. He is assisted by a thousand soldiers, more than 300 officials and scholars, and more than [-] officials.

Accompanied by Liu Xun, Li Ye inspected the refugee camp. The ground was very muddy and walking was difficult. Liu Xun was a little embarrassed and said: "Qi Jiedu Envoy, it has been raining these days, and the road may not be easy to walk!"

Li Ye nodded. He understood. It was also raining in Xiangyang in the south. As he went north, the road was also very muddy, but he could not compact the road, otherwise it would form water.

The refugee camp is extremely dirty. In addition to mud, there are all kinds of garbage and sewage on the ground, mixed with the mud, and the stench is high.

Traces of open urination and defecation can be seen everywhere. It can be seen that Liu Xun has temporarily cleaned up, otherwise it would be even dirtier.

But some things still cannot be cleaned away, such as the smell of feces and urine in the air, which is so strong that it makes people sick, and there are traces of cooking fires next to the big tents. Each big tent is dark and crowded with people. Because of Li Ye's arrival, officials and soldiers did not allow the refugees to leave their tents.

After walking around, Li Ye was really disappointed. Liu Xun had no experience at all and managed the entire refugee camp in a terrible way. Although it was true that there were too many refugees, Li Ye hoped to keep everything in order, but he couldn't see it here.

"I want to see Jiedushi, don't stop me!" someone shouted in the distance.

Li Ye was riding on his horse and saw several officials rushing here from a distance, but they were stopped by soldiers.

"Who are they?" Li Ye asked.

Liu Xun said quickly: "They are officials from Luoyang. They just arrived a few days ago. They are very arrogant. Even though they are humble, they try their best to treat them well."

"Go and see!"

Li Ye urged his horse to run up and ran in front of several officials. Li Ye turned over and dismounted, cupped his fists and said, "Li Ye, what do you call me?"

After the fall of Sishui Pass, a large number of Luoyang dignitaries and officials fled directly to Chang'an. Not many officials fled to Xiangyang. These officials seemed to be of low rank. They were basically eighth or ninth grade, and the one with the highest quality was only six. Taste.

The leading official stepped forward and saluted: "I am Liu Yan, who has been appointed Luoyang Censor!"

It turned out that this person was Liu Yan, the famous financial expert in history, a famous child prodigy in the Tang Dynasty. Li Ye replied with a smile: "I've heard about this famous name for a long time!"

The remaining five or six officials were all county magistrates from various parts of Duji Province. Liu Yan clasped his fists and said, "Jiedushi, are you willing to come and sit with us? We have some suggestions!"

Li Ye said happily: "Everyone, please!"

Several officials had four large tents, and Liu Xun treated them relatively leniently.

Li Ye sat down and asked with a smile: "Why did you come to Dengzhou now?"

Liu Yan smiled bitterly and said: "We ran away as soon as the rebels came and hid among the people. We had wanted to come to Xiangyang for a long time, but the interrogations along the way were strict. The interrogations have been a little looser these days, so we passed the checkpoint at night and escaped."

"Where are your family members?"

"The family members are all in Rangxian County. We wanted to help do something, so we came to the refugee camp." Li Ye understood that they wanted to help, but Liu Xun didn't want them to interfere, so he kept a distance from them and refused to do anything for them. Opportunity.

Li Ye then said to Liu Xun: "It's almost noon. Go and notify the refugee camp immediately. It is strictly forbidden to cook by the big tent. Once there is a fire, hundreds of thousands of people will be burned to death."

Liu Xun was startled and immediately stood up and said: "I'm a humble person, I'll stop it right now!"

"and also!"

Li Ye stopped him and said, "The ground is too muddy. We can put straw on the main road to make it easier for everyone to walk!"

"I humbly obey the order!" Liu Xun agreed and hurried away.

After sending Liu Xun away, Li Ye smiled and said, "Everyone, feel free to speak freely!"

Liu Yan sighed and said: "Jiedushi also discovered that the safety hazard is too great. In fact, there was a fire yesterday and three tents were burned. If it hadn't rained, the entire refugee camp would have been burned. I suggested giving porridge to the people." Distribute cooked food and don’t give any more rice, but Liu Changshi refused to listen.”

"In addition to safety risks, what else?"

Liu Yan said worriedly: "Actually, the safety hazard is not the most urgent. The most urgent is the epidemic. The population is densely populated, tens of millions of people defecate everywhere, and the water wells are polluted. I dare to say that if no changes are made, there will be an epidemic within ten days." Popularity."

"Then how to change it?"

"It's very simple. First, set up a ward and gather all the sick people for treatment; second, build public toilets in distant places and strictly prohibit open defecation; third, purchase toilets in large quantities and distribute one to each household so that they can be used at night. It is convenient in the toilet and sent to the public toilet after dawn; fourth, use a large amount of lime water and spread it throughout the camp; fifth, purchase a large amount of honeysuckle and isatis root and make medicinal soup for the refugees to drink, which is good for preventing and treating epidemic diseases."

Li Ye nodded. They were all very practical methods and hit the mark. Why didn't Liu Xun use them?
Li Ye pondered for a moment and said: "The key problem is that there are too many refugees and not enough tents, which exceeds our reception limit. Does Liu Yushi have a way to solve it?"

Liu Yan smiled slightly and said: "Of course there are ways, either to expand the refugee camp or to speed up the flow. In fact, our problem is to speed up the flow. Don't stay too long. We need to improve efficiency and leave after registration. And like those who rush There is absolutely no need for wealthy households who arrive by car to stay in the refugee camp. They can register on the road, issue a sign, and then take the sign directly to the prefectures and counties where they have been arranged to set up relief points on the road. This will at least help the refugees in the refugee camp. The number is reduced by half.”

Li Ye smiled slightly and said: "Liu Yushi's suggestions are incisive and profound, which are very good. Are you willing to stay and help me?"

Liu Yan was pushed to Luoyang because he offended Yang Guozhong. He did not want to return to Chang'an. Of course he couldn't ask for an official position in Jingxiang. He immediately stood up and said: "I am willing to serve the Jiedu Envoy!"

Li Ye smiled at several other county officials and said, "You should stay too!"

Everyone was overjoyed and expressed their willingness to serve Li Ye.

Li Ye immediately dismissed Liu Xun from the post of general manager of the refugee camp and asked him to return to Xiangyang to continue his duties. Li Ye immediately appointed Liu Yan as the deputy director of Jianghan Jiedu Prefecture, and at the same time served as the envoy of Shannan Dongdao An, in charge of refugee resettlement matters, and other officials They all assisted Liu Yan.

Liu Yan lived up to Li Ye's trust. He acted vigorously and resolutely, implemented a strict fire ban system and sanitation management system, and also improved efficiency and accelerated resettlement. In just five days, he managed to organize the smoky and dirty refugees into an orderly refugee camp. The number of people quickly dropped from nearly 30 to 20, and then to 15 ten days later, which basically guaranteed one tent for each family, which greatly facilitated the refugees.

Li Ye also allocated [-] yuan of special money to purchase large quantities of honeysuckle and other medicinal materials, as well as quicklime, toilets and other items to ensure the safe operation of the refugee camp.

At this time, Li Ye's father Li Dai arrived in Chang'an again, accepted the emperor's appointment, and served as the Prime Minister of the Zhengshitang. In this way, the five prime ministers of the Zhengshitang, Yang Guozhong, Chen Xilie, Wei Jiansu, and Zhang Junhe Li Dai and Zhang Jun can barely be considered centrists, and the other four belong to the Yang Party and the Prince's Party, so they are evenly matched.

(End of this chapter)