The daughter-in-law of the first assistant is a super prosperous husband, and the whole family is vy

Chapter 109 Offering Advice
After hearing this, Zhou Ran sighed heavily and discussed with Ye Ximing: "How about we take out some of the charcoal at home and distribute it to the lonely old people and children?"

Ye Ximing shook his head, "This won't solve the problem."

Of course, Zhou Ran also knew that this would not solve the problem. Although their family had a lot of charcoal, it was only for a few people in their family. If they wanted to use it to help others, they would not be able to help a few people at all.

but……

“It’s only one person who can help someone.”

She estimated that based on the current rate of charcoal consumption at home, half of the charcoal stored at home should be left by next spring.

She would not let herself suffer in the cold just to help others, but with the extra charcoal, she might be able to save the lives of three or four people.

Ye Ximing thought for a moment and said, "I'll go find Mr. Wu."

"Why are you looking for Mr. Wu?" Zhou Ran wondered.

Ye Ximing said: "Go to Mr. Wu for advice and see if you can help a bunch of people in Nanxing County."

"Then go quickly." After urging, Zhou Ran said, "I'll go with you. I'll go find Wu Xiangling."

She was a little worried that if Ye Ximing went to find Mr. Wu like this, Mr. Wu would not see him.

If this is the case, she can ask Wu Xiangling for help then.

Ye Ximing shook his head and said: "It's still snowing outside, and the snow on the road is thick. It's inconvenient to go out, so don't go."

What else did Zhou Ran want to say, but Ye Ximing smiled and said jokingly: "Don't worry, if Mr. Wu doesn't want to see me, I will borrow my wife's favor and tell him that I am your husband-in-law, and Mr. Wu will definitely meet me if he wants to come. "

"What if Mr. Wu still doesn't want to see you."

Mr. Wu might meet him on weekdays, but he is busy dealing with the snow disaster right now, so he may not have the time to see Ye Ximing.

"I was just joking with you." After Ye Ximing finished speaking, he said seriously: "Master Wu has the people of Nanxing County in his heart, so as long as I tell him that I am here to provide strategies to deal with the snow disaster, he will definitely meet me. . It’s cold outside, and you’re afraid of the cold, so don’t go out, stay at home and wait for me to come back.”

Zhou Ran no longer insisted on following. She brought Ye Ximing a cloak and watched Ye Ximing put it on. She wanted to send Ye Ximing to the gate, but as soon as the door opened, a cold wind blew in and made Zhou Ran shiver.

Ye Ximing turned around and pushed her back into the room, "Okay, there's no need to send her off. I'll be back after seeing Mr. Wu."

"Then please slow down on the road and pay attention to safety." Zhou Ran warned and returned to the house.

At the county government office, Mr. Wu had just returned from the west of the city with his servants. Before he could change out of his soaked boots, Director Hu came over and told him about the resettlement of those whose houses were collapsed by the snow. question.

"The shelter for them has been erected. They can live in it today. The county government has enough food reserves, so there is no need to worry. However, the charcoal fire is a bit difficult to deal with."

The county government doesn't have any extra charcoal now, so it can't allocate much charcoal to them. If they had to pay for it, the county government doesn't have that much money.

Master Wu thought for a moment and said, "No, I'll go to Pu's house later."

Mr. Wu had already visited the Pu family two days ago in order to persuade the Pu family to lower the price of charcoal. However, the head of the Pu family found various excuses and refused to cooperate at all.

Thinking of the Pu family, Mr. Wu became very angry.

At this time, the Yamen servant came to report that there was a scholar named Ye who wanted to see him.

Mr. Wu waved his hand tiredly, "Let him go back. Didn't you see that I am busy? How can I have time to see him?" The Yamen servant said: "That Ye Xiucai said that he is here to give you advice."

Director Hu raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this, "Is this Ye Xiucai a student of Mr. Zou? How about you meet him and see if he has any good plans."

Master Wu nodded, "Okay, you go and bring him in."

Ye Ximing was brought in by the yamen servant. Just as he was about to salute, Mr. Wu waved his hand and said, "Okay, I won't talk about these false courtesy at this time. I heard that the yamen servant just said that you are here to offer advice?"

Ye Ximing nodded and said neither humble nor arrogantly: "Yes, sir."

"Then tell me what good countermeasures you have for the current situation in Nanxing County." Master Wu said.

"Sir, the student believes that the most important thing now is to let all the people in the county participate in fighting the snow disaster. If there are adult men at home, their own houses and shops will have their own people to clear the snow on the roofs."

Director Hu nodded, "It makes sense. The county government officials are short of manpower. If we just wait for the county government officials to clean up the snow, more people's roofs will definitely be crushed."

Lord Wu looked at Ye Ximing and said, "Continue talking."

"Secondly, we need to control the price of charcoal, bring it back to normal, and prevent unscrupulous merchants from hoarding charcoal and making ill-gotten gains."

Magistrate Wu touched his beard and asked Ye Ximing with burning eyes: "How to control the price of charcoal? What should merchants do if they are unwilling to cooperate?"

If it were other merchants, Magistrate Wu could force them to listen to him, but the Pu family was a local gangster. If the Yamen had a conflict with them, he wouldn't have many manpower available, and they might be the ones to suffer in the end. .

Otherwise, why would Magistrate Wu tolerate the Pu family's dominance in Nanxing County?

A cold light flashed in Ye Ximing's eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "Sir, the student thinks that we can start from two aspects. On the one hand, we can bypass the merchants and persuade other wealthy households in the county to donate firewood to temporarily help the people in the city tide over the difficulties. On the other hand, we find the faults of the merchants and threaten them to cooperate with the government’s decree.”

After listening to Ye Ximing's words, Mr. Wu and Mr. Hu fell into silence.

Ye Ximing's statement is feasible. The wealthy households in the city have sufficient charcoal stored in their homes, so it would not be too difficult for them to donate part of it.

The hard thing is to find fault with the Pu family. Although the Pu family has done a lot of things in private, they have swept their tails clean.

And if he does this, it will mean a complete break with the Pu family.

Mr. Wu couldn't make up his mind for a moment. After a while, he said to Ye Ximing: "I will consider what you said carefully. You can go back first."

"Student, please leave." Ye Ximing saluted Mr. Wu and Mr. Hu, turned around and left the county office.

When Ye Ximing returned home, Zhou Ran immediately greeted him, urging Ye Ximing to change his clothes and shoes, and then asked him, "Have you seen Mr. Wu?"

Ye Ximing nodded: "I saw it and told Mr. Wu what I thought."

Only then did Zhou Ran ask Ye Ximing what countermeasures Ye Ximing had given Mr. Wu.

Ye Ximing briefly explained the matter to Zhou Ran, "The charcoal fires our family brought out may only be a drop in the bucket for those who were affected by the disaster, but if every wealthy family in the city used some, it should be able to save a lot of people." People."

　I worked overtime late today, so I can only update once

　　
　
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