Chapter 530

Smell speech, Xu Siyuan slightly pondered for a while, Piao one eye Wen Jinrui, see what he is still thinking, is slightly frowning way.

"I've been in Qingan County for less than a day. It's really hard for me to have any good ideas. However, I see brother Li distributes food to each household according to their situation. In this way, there will be more or less food that is not used in key places. If we can gather all the people together in the way of noon, and brother Li controls the food, will it be better?"

When he came to Qing'an County, Xu Siyuan noticed that the people were all getting food according to their own number. Although the amount of food that the old and young women and children could get would be different, everyone's appetite would be different. In this way, some families would have surplus food after eating, while others would barely have enough to eat.

Xu Siyuan's idea is good, but after listening to what he said, Li Meng didn't even think about it. He just shook his head and then said, "I've thought about this before. The reason why it doesn't work is because I find that when it comes to personal interests, people's selfishness will be magnified infinitely, and it is this selfishness that often leads to fights and even conflicts It's a tragedy. "

Hearing this, Wen Jinrui slowly straightened up and looked at Xu Siyuan. After looking at Xu Siyuan, they all looked at Li Meng. Li Meng then continued to say, "now the way of distributing grain is adjusted many times, so that everyone doesn't have much opinion, but if we want to concentrate together, But it's impossible to divide as it was at noon, otherwise the situation will be chaotic again

With that, Li Meng sighed and shook his head. What he said was very clear, and both of them understood. Now they are eating separately, open and transparent, and have been recognized by the people, so they have maintained the current stability. But if they rashly gather together, it is likely that they will be in chaos soon.

Now the grain is distributed to each family, because there is no problem in quantity. After the door is closed at home, even if this time's distribution of grain is over, even if anyone has surplus, it will be left by others. No one will say anything.

But if they are concentrated together, everyone's appetite will be different. It's clear who eats more and less. If you force people to have a bowl and two meals, just like Li Meng's feast for all the officers and soldiers, it may not be a problem. But if you are always short of food, I'm afraid there will be trouble.

On the contrary, if everyone's appetite is different and the meals are served separately, it will only cause more contradictions. In this case, it is better to maintain the status quo.

"There's one more important reason." Seeing that they were silent, Li Meng took a look at them and said, "this way of distributing grain has been going on for quite a long time. If it changes suddenly now, I'm afraid it will not be able to hide the news that there is not enough grain. In this way, it will certainly cause unnecessary panic. Before the end of the snow disaster, this kind of panic..."

Speaking of this, Li Meng did not continue to talk about it, but the meaning is very obvious. It is not terrible to be in the snow disaster. The terrible thing is that the snow disaster is not over, but the food is about to reach the bottom. This kind of panic will arouse people's deep despair, and the consequence is that, like Pengyu and Siyang counties, riots eventually lead to tragedy.

Three people fell into silence again, now all the key is in the food, and Wen Jinrui even now return, time is too late, but if the problem is not solved now, I'm afraid that all the efforts of Wen Jinrui's trip will be in vain.

"I would like to ask Mr. Li that the snow disaster has lasted for quite a long time. There is no grain in other counties, but even now there is still surplus grain in Qing'an County. Where does this grain come from?"

After a short silence, this time Wen Jinrui spoke, but he bypassed the topic and asked his doubts.

Hearing the speech, Li Meng took a deep look at him, but truthfully replied: "Qing'an County is located in the northernmost part of Sichuan. Drought and heavy snow have happened from time to time over the years. So since I took office, I have told the people to save more grain for a rainy day. At the same time, I have tried every means to ensure that the granary of the county government is full."

"Although I didn't use it in the past few years, I didn't dare to take it lightly. I just didn't expect that this year I was hit by a snow disaster. But even if I made preparations in advance, the snow disaster lasted for a long time. With the strength of Qing'an County, let alone taking care of others, even the people in this county were very reluctant."

Hearing this, Wen Jinrui was surprised even though he had guessed some of them before. Li Meng's consciousness of thinking of danger in times of peace was too strong. Even if he didn't use it for several years, he could stick to it. What's more, he succeeded.

If it were not for Danrui's failure to reach the people, I'm afraid that as long as the imperial court can distribute grain in time, Qing'an County would not be affected by the snow disaster. In the final analysis, it's not Li Meng's plan that doesn't work, but what he can do, which is too trivial for the whole situation.

In a single county, a year's harvest is just enough to allow the people to leave a little grain while they have enough food and clothing, and most of it will be expropriated by the imperial court. When they need it, the imperial court will not feed them back. This is not harming the people, but cutting off their own way!"These dog officials are too hateful!"

Xu Siyuan smashed his fist on the table in front of him. Rao's anger could not be restrained at this time because of his nature. Originally, with officials like Li Meng, the people would be able to live and work in peace and contentment. But now it is because there are those powerful people who only care about their own power. This is not only a ruin, but also a threat to the lives of the people Threats.

How can Xu Siyuan not get angry?

But his words made Wen Jinrui and Li Meng a little unnatural. They were both officials, but Xu Siyuan even scolded them.

"How about Mr. Li?"

Fingers gently on the table knock twice, and so on to see Xu Siyuan reaction, gradually control their emotions, Wen Jinrui is to continue to speak.

"Since it has been several years since Mr. Li ordered the grain to be stored, the people in the city must have saved some more or less, but the situation of each family is different. Some of them may have eaten up, but some of them still have surplus. Mr. Li will see if he can think of a way from this?"