The Ming Dynasty took an unconventional approach

"You, you, you, what nonsense are you talking about? There is no such thing as a Hongmen Feast. I am sincerely inviting you."

Pan Yun: "I believe that Lord Cai is sincerely inviting us, but they don't believe it, and I can't force them to nod, right?"

Cai Sheng was silent for a while, then said: "I can only agree to reduce their labor, the rest..."

"Not enough," Pan Yun shook his head and interrupted him, laughing softly, "If you can't make the decision, then go find someone who can."

Yu Qian could also make the decision, but how could Cai Sheng dare to go to him?
Cai Sheng gritted his teeth, turned around and left, taking the generous gifts to Guangxin Prefecture.

Pan Yun and Yu Qian waited quietly and continued with their disaster relief work.

The collapsed houses need to be rebuilt, the destroyed farmland needs to be remeasured, ridges need to be built, and boundaries need to be marked.

In less than two days, Yu Qian's already dark face became two shades darker.

He came to her at night, and Pan Jun almost couldn't see his face.

Yu Qian came to tell Pan Yun the good news that Cai Sheng was back.

Since it was good news, it was naturally because he had taken care of the prefectural government and secured the three most important conditions.

Sure enough, the next morning, Cai Sheng, who had lost a lot of weight and was exhausted, came to Pan Yun and told her, "I can agree to their three conditions. First, I will exempt them from the crime, not implicate their families, and not bring disaster to the future. Second, the whole county will follow the previous precedent of collecting one out of every thirty households for long-term service and one out of every ten households for short-term service. Elderly people who are widowed or orphans will be exempted, and a household can only collect one man for service. Third, the additional two cents of tax will be exempted."

Pan Yun seemed to be in a dilemma and thought for a long time before reluctantly nodding and saying, "Okay, I'll ask Song Dalin to come and discuss it at noon tomorrow at the Shili Changting outside the city. How about that?"

Cai Sheng frowned: "Don't you need to ask Song Dalin?"

Pan Yun: "Song Dalin will agree to it for my sake."

Cai Sheng: ...So the reason why you couldn’t make an appointment with Song Dalin before was because Pan Jun didn’t give him face?
Cai Sheng had given up half of his fortune to get this opportunity, so naturally he had to go to Yu Qian to take credit for it.

Yu Qian was going to go with him to meet Song Dalin.

He was mainly afraid that Cai Sheng’s talks would fail.

Cai Sheng had made arrangements throughout the process and had also registered his case with the prefect. As long as the deal was concluded, half the credit would be on his shoulders, so he was naturally not afraid of Yu Qian leaving.

He also needed Yu Qian to intimidate Song Dalin, for fear that Song Dalin would really insist on other conditions and the amnesty negotiations would fail, and he would be the one who would be in trouble.

So he agreed immediately.

Of course, Cai Sheng did not only have the option of recruiting people.

He felt very upset after losing half of his fortune, so he wanted to make some preparations.

So he went to ask Brigadier General Fang for help overnight.

The next day, the group met at the gate of the county government office.

Pan Yun knew that Miaozhen and Tao Yanbai were worried about Wang Xiaojing, so he brought all three of them this time: "Let's go out and see the world and see how the government recruits bandits."

Tao Yanbai was puzzled: "Should we learn it?"

Pan Yun: "Learn it. It's always good to have many skills."

Miaohe muttered: "Why are we learning this?"

Miao Zhen: "In case the Japanese government recruits us one day?"

Everyone:...

Pan Yun knocked her head and said, "Can you be more ambitious? In other words, we are the suzerain of Japan, so why can't we recruit them?"

Miao Zhen muttered: "We can't represent the court~~"

Pan Yun pretended not to hear, said hello to Wang Feiyin and went out.

Yu Qian only brought Lu Yuan and two Jinyiwei, while Cai Sheng brought Wu Shiye and a group of yamen runners. Except for the two Jinyiwei, Pan Yun was familiar with them all, and she greeted them happily.

Except for Yu Qian who smiled and clasped his fists in return, everyone else was very serious.

Pan Yun didn't care at all, turned around and said, "Let's go, don't be late."

Of course it was impossible for Cai Sheng to walk from the city to Shili Changting. It was still a long way to walk, so he prepared a horse carriage and... an ox cart.

Pan Yun took the initiative to sit on the ox cart.

Yu Qian sat next to her.

Cai Shengqing's hand froze in mid-air. Yu Qian didn't even take the carriage, so how could he dare to sit in it? He just went over and squeezed in with Yu Qian.

So in the end the horse-drawn carriage was left behind, and six people sat on the ox-drawn cart. Master Wu could only wipe his sweat while walking with his short legs to catch up.

Oh, the coachman was replaced by Lu Yuan.

The Jinyiwei and the yamen runners were used to walking, and they even complained that the ox carts were too slow, so they had to slow down to keep up.

In the end, only Master Wu suffered for the whole group.

Pan Jun smiled and looked away. Well, it’s better for some people to be tired. When they are tired, they won’t have the brain to think about unnecessary things.

The streets are still sparsely populated, but it is much better than before. Some shops are already open, and although they are sparse, there is some popularity.

Yu Qian couldn't help but sigh: "The people are so tenacious~~"

Pan Yun: "If officials don't do anything, the people will generally have a better life."

Cai Sheng, who was sitting at the rear of the car: …

Yu Qian said: "Your idea is quite free and easy like the Taoist, and it is similar to what I, a young friend of mine, think."

He paused and then said, "You know him too."

Pan Jun didn't know who he was at first, but when he said that, her brain started to work, and she asked with a smile, "Xue Shao?"

Yu Qian nodded: "Yes, I talked to him before leaving Beijing. He believes that the people are like fish. Fish are born in rivers and seas and will find their own way to survive."

Pan Yun nodded: "People have compassion, will unite, and will help each other. Since the storm and flood, no matter what conflicts they had before, villagers in all villages have donated generously. Some villagers only have two bowls of rice at home, and they are willing to donate one bowl to help the victims.

Since the flood, excluding the turmoil when the rebels entered the city, twelve people have starved to death in the city. Eight of them were trapped after the flood and were not discovered, so they died of starvation. Four were old or young, and were the only one in their families, so they starved to death.

It can be seen that when natural disasters occur, the government only needs to organize a little to save the people from many subsequent disasters. "

Yu Qian was in deep thought.

He discovered it this time too.

After the disaster, the county government was unable to provide relief food, and Cai Sheng was preoccupied with fighting the rebels and had no time for disaster relief.

The disaster relief in Yushan County basically relied on the cooperation of local villagers and low-level clerks such as the chief clerk and the runners.

Because there was no mandatory order from the county magistrate, the clerks mostly did supporting work. Once organized, the rest of the work was done by the local gentry, village elders and village heads.

All in all, Yushan County's post-disaster reconstruction work was the best, and the casualties were the smallest.

The only county with such a probability is Kunshan County, because the magistrate of Kunshan County did it personally, worked very hard, and really cared about the people.

In other prefectures and counties, officials were not inactive, but the more they acted, the more serious the subsequent casualties among the people seemed to become, and the slower the reconstruction process became.

So, the best way to manage is either like the county magistrate of Kunshan County or like that of Yushan County?

Doing something and not doing something... (End of this chapter)