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Chapter 97 Adoption Task
The on-site command is to reflect the merits of Weizhi County in building terraces, and the distribution of food relief is to establish a reputation among the victims. In the future, these people will return to their hometowns and spread his good name all over the world. For Weizhi County, this is more important than promotion Cool.

Seeing that Wang Xian was busy making plans, he still didn't forget to make a name for himself, Wei Zhixian was moved in his heart, "Zhongde, you have done so much for your teacher, I don't even know how to thank you for my teacher."

"The teacher is serious." Wang Xian hurriedly said modestly: "This is the duty of the students."

"Zhongde, I will never let you down as a teacher!" Wei Zhixian shook his hand gratefully.

"Teacher..." Wang Xian withdrew his hand indiscriminately.

So the two masters and apprentices, whose feelings were further sublimated, spent a few nights finalizing the general plan for the people to leave their houses to resettle the victims, the county will provide relief with work, and the victims will pay rent with work, and the county will build bridges, roads, and terraced fields. Another refinement, repeated scrutiny, and strive for perfection...

But what made the two of them very sad was that the three Daotais were not interested in this plan the day before yesterday, and Sun Daotai even meant to wait and see a good show... What is even more tragic is that in order to implement the plan, Wei Zhixian went to Hangzhou yesterday to ask Zheng Fan Tai and Yu Zhifu reported that the two bosses were also not optimistic...

Zheng Fantai said more politely, "Wei Zhi County can reform the disaster relief method in response to the shortcomings of the past, which is very commendable. It's just... the purpose of disaster relief is for stability. If you don't think carefully, will it be chaotic?"

Prefect Yu questioned from another angle: "Whether this method is feasible or not, let's put it aside for now. Just saying that the resettlement of the victims requires rent, it will inevitably be criticized by scholars."

"The government reports that the rent is paid directly to the landlord, and the county can't afford a penny." Wei Zhixian defended: "Including work in lieu of relief, it is all to give an explanation to the people of Fuyang. Besides, it is not enough for the victims to support themselves. Save them from making trouble."

Prefect Yu said nothing more.

It is not an exaggeration to say that all the bosses didn't take his new disaster relief law seriously. It was just that time was running out and it was too late to revise it, so they reluctantly agreed to give him a try.One can imagine the pressure on Wei Zhi County, and one can imagine the pressure on Wang Xian...

In order to make a good start, the magistrate of Wei County personally took people on board to show his sincerity to the victims and announce policies.Wang Xian led his men to meticulously register the victims at the wharf and assign them housing.It took three days of busy work in vain and black to finish receiving [-] victims.

However, the 7000 victims cannot be treated in one size fits all. More than 3000 of them successfully completed the registration and received rations and distributed them to their residences. The remaining nearly [-] people... are mainly orphans who lost their relatives in the tsunami.These people do not have the ability to work, and no one is willing to accept them, so they must be treated separately, otherwise there is only a dead end.

This depends on the county's four major government-run charities.

Orphans and orphans are adopted by the Salesian Bureau, and orphans and disabled people are adopted by the Nursing Home. Those who need medical treatment will be admitted to Anjifang.

These four charitable organizations are run by the government, and people who are well-known and caring are appointed as the responsible persons.The county allocates funds every year, and the eunuchs and gentry will also donate to Shantian to maintain the operation of this system of caring for the young and providing for the elderly, life support and death burial.

After Wei Zhixian took office, he regarded these four major institutions as the embodiment of "benevolent governance", provided them with sufficient funds, and respected their leaders.Therefore, although these four people have no official titles, they all enjoy themselves. To Wang Xian, the God of Wealth, they naturally try their best to please him.

But at this moment, except for the one in charge of Leuze Garden, the other three all looked like they had eaten Coptis chinensis.

"Senior officer, you can't do this..." Li Sancai, the director of the Salesian Bureau, said with a bitter face: "The Salesian Bureau used to have less than [-] orphans, but this time they gave me [-] orphans at once. Twenty times more, you might as well kill me with a knife!"

"Yes, senior officials," said Ke Shouye of the Nursing Home with a painful expression on his face, "Even the Nursing Home in Hangzhou Prefecture can't support [-] old men and women..."

"There are more than 1000 wounded and sick people. Where can I find so many doctors to treat them?" The steward of Anjifang is called Zhang Maozhen, the younger brother of Zhang Maoxuan from the Taoist Association of the county. The direct disciple of the famous mountain school claims to be himself.But on weekdays, they don’t wear Taoist robes, drink alcohol and eat meat, and even marry wives and have children, which makes people wonder whether their ultimatum was bought with money?

"Didn't you often say that doctors can only cure minor illnesses, and Taoists should treat serious illnesses?" Dr. Wu passing by said with a sneer, "Don't you have talismans and spells? Why do you need a doctor?"

"There are too many people, and mana is limited." Zhang Maozhen said with a dry smile, "I still have to rely on my brother's herbs..."

"How many nails am I covered in iron?" Doctor Wu sneered, continued to examine the patients, and poured cold water on everyone: "Also, many victims will get sick in large numbers one after another, regardless of whether they are fine now. Medicine is just a few people, plus the doctors in private clinics, it’s just a drop in the bucket..."

The county's medical conditions are seriously insufficient, and Wang Xian can't do anything, so he had to say to the first two: "You guys get together, the Salesian Bureau and the Nursing Home will run it together, let those old people help take care of the children, let those young people help Take care of the elderly, and I will hire a group of women from the disaster victims for you, so it will be all right, right?"

"The high officials have a way." Li Sancai and Ke Shouye asked again: "How do these people get food and clothing?"

"The county will solve part of it," Wang Xian said, rubbing his temples with a deep headache, "but the food in the official warehouse is for the people of Fuyang and the victims of the disaster. You still have to use your strengths...to raise donations."

"Donation?" The two said pitifully at once: "Going to ask for help again?"

"This is a charitable deed. The donations are all meritorious. Those township eunuchs are all kind people, and they will give generously..." Wang Xian said a few words of consolation, and then changed the subject: "In short, the county only gives you half of your rations. , but don’t let those old and young go hungry, I will check at any time, if someone is not full, you two can go and ask the Elder Master for forgiveness.”

"Alas..." The two men responded dejectedly, and Wang Xian turned to Zhang Maozhen again and said, "Go and find brother Ling, let him think of a way, and the three idiot monks of the Sanghuisi. They have so many bald heads under their command, no wonder Knowing the medical skills of one and a half hands, how to walk in the rivers and lakes?"

"Oh..." Zhang Maojin responded with a bitter face.

After dismissing a group of miscellaneous officials, Wang Xian took the teapot that Wu Wei handed over to him, raised his neck and drank it, and said, "Has the books been sorted out?"

"Yes." Wu Wei nodded and said, "In the end, there were more than 1000 households who chose to live in shacks by the river."

"Let them live." Wang Xiandao: "You tell the brothers, first, work harder, and second, don't stretch out your hands indiscriminately. This is disaster relief, don't do evil." will treat them badly.”

"It's enough for your lord to have this sentence, brothers will not let you down." After Wu Wei finished speaking, he put away his smiling face and said in a low voice: "I just have to remind you that the days of spending money like running water have begun. The official storehouse needs to produce five hundred shi of grain a day, and even if the province has some supplements, it can only last for a month at most." He said in a lower voice: "You can forget about it, my lord must be careful!"

"It can't be more detailed. You can keep order if you have enough food and clothing. If you don't have enough to eat, you won't obey." Wang Xian sighed: "The elder has ordered the whole county to plant melons in the fields and in their yards. Vegetables. Let women and children go to the mountains to dig bamboo shoots, wild vegetables, fish, shrimp, and crabs in the river, and eat everything that can be eaten, so that they can eat less food."

"That's a drop in the bucket." Wu Wei sighed, "There needs to be more food!"

"Mr. Sima and Zhou Yang should have arrived in Changsha..." Wang Xian looked to the southwest, but unfortunately he couldn't even see the other side of the Fuchun River.

"I'm afraid that the water in the distance can't quench the thirst in the near." Although Xiao Fatty Wu has a happy face, he is an incurable pessimist.

"If everything goes well, the first batch of grain should be delivered in time." Wang Xian couldn't help frowning. He only hated that he didn't have the skills to go to Changsha to buy grain in person.

"I hope everything goes well, don't delay." Wu Wei sighed again. "Otherwise it will be a big trouble."

Wang Xian nodded and said, "I hope so."

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In the following days, Wang Xian paid close attention to the operation status of all aspects. The victims basically settled down and began to open terraces under the organization of the workshop.People in Fuyang County are also required to plant mulberry and vegetables to cope with the spring famine.The grain in the three grain stores is controlled by the county, and the price is unified and the sales are rationed.The government pays to encourage the people to go down the river to fish and go up the mountain to hunt...

Because of sufficient preparation, at least at the current stage, everything is still in order and looks orderly.In addition to the Salesian Bureau, Nursing Home and Anjifang...the three institutions are already overloaded, but they still cannot afford so many orphans and disabled people.

There is no other way, the magistrate of Wei County can only agree with the proposal of Li Sancai from the Salesian Bureau, that part of the orphans and orphans will be assigned to families above the middle level in the county as foster children. Orphans and orphans over the age of 12 can also be long-term servants... But the famine Years and months, who wants to have more mouths to eat at home?Except for big families who pick and choose, ordinary upper-middle-class families don't catch a cold.

On the contrary, those bachelors and rascals want to take advantage of the opportunity to fish in troubled waters, but they can't pass the barrier of households. Wang Xian does not allow unemployed households to adopt orphans!
Wei Zhixian had to order again that the yamen took the lead in adopting. He, Eryin, Sanya and Si Laodian each adopted three, the other two miscellaneous officials, and one economic official.Wang Xian, the housekeeper, also received the task of raising a child. After discussing with Lin Qing'er, he decided to find someone who could cook, so as to save the need to find a mother...

This day, I went to Louze Garden to see the cemetery, and told me to dig the grave deep, not to bury it shallow.When he came back from outside the city and passed the Salesian Bureau, Wang Xian remembered this, so he asked people to stop the carriage and entered the courtyard of the Salesian Bureau.

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(End of this chapter)