Chapter 2111 The real crisis of Gui Zi Juan, the blade is introverted
It sounds like a metaphor, but Wang Wenyan and Wu Yaoqing are both in the game, so they naturally understand the meaning of the words.
Feng Ziying alone, or the court and even the local officials represented by Feng Ziying, are simply unable to solve the current chaos in Yan'an Prefecture and even the entire Shaanxi Province. The practical problem facing us is that there is not enough money and food to fill the gap in the entire northern Shaanxi region. What to do if there is famine caused by successive years of drought?
Feng Ziying made a rough estimate. According to the registered population of Dazhou, the population of Shaanxi is about 5.2 million. However, this is the registered population. Many people living in hidden households are not actually included in the calculation. For example, a large number of people living in border villages are not included. Preliminarily It is estimated that at least 30% of the population is living in seclusion.
Now the Shaanxi rebels are mainly concentrated in the three prefectures of Yan'an, Qingyang, Pingliang and the eastern part of Xi'an. There are also rebels in Lintao, Gongchang and Fengxiang, but the scale is much smaller. Only Yan'an, Qingyang, Pingliang and Xi'an The rebels in the four prefectures were wiped out, and the rebels in the remaining three prefectures were destroyed.
However, the three prefectures of Yan'an, Qingyang, and Pingliang have a population of more than 1.2 million. Among them, the population of Yan'an Prefecture's prefectures and counties is as high as 600,000, Qingyang Prefecture has a population of more than 300,000, and Pingliang Prefecture also has a population of more than 200,000. , with such a large population, if analyzed according to drought conditions, it is estimated that more than 50% of the population will not survive this winter, and more than 70% will not survive next spring.
In other words, if the three prefectures in northern Shaanxi do not raise enough food before October, as many as 700,000 to 800,000 people will turn from disaster victims to hungry people. Become a refugee, a mob, a disorderly people.
In addition to the current rough estimate of close to 100,000 people whose identities are difficult to identify as rioters and rioters, it is possible that another 6 to 700,000 people will be transformed into refugees, rioters, and rioters.
Such a large group, if managed well, will become refugees, whether it is to Shanxi, Henan, or other less affected areas in Shaanxi, which is the best outcome.
If the guidance is not good, or there is no way to solve their practical problem of food, the refugees also need food to escape. If this cannot be solved at all, then they can really only turn into mobs and disorderly people on the spot. This is the most realistic and most difficult thing for local officials to do. A direct threat.
This does not include the several prefectures and counties in the eastern part of Xi'an Prefecture. The four counties of Baishui, Chengcheng, Heyang, and Hancheng have a population of more than 500,000. Theoretically, the drought here is much better than that in northern Shaanxi. Feng Ziying also made a model It is estimated that if only 30% of people cannot make it through the next spring, there will be more than 100,000 potential rioters. However, the reality is that the chaos here is even more active than in northern Shaanxi, so 30% may be a bit conservative. If it is 50%, then That is more than 200,000 potential rioters.
Feng Ziying knew that her assumptions and estimates were a bit simplistic and rough. In reality, there are various specific reasons that cause the number of potential rioters to increase or decrease significantly, so it is difficult for you to have an accurate prediction. .
Sometimes you think that the situation in this county is very bad, and there may be large-scale civil unrest, but maybe one or two gentry here are very prestigious, and the local officials are also very capable, and relief and comfort are in place. Causing large-scale civil unrest.
In the same prefecture and county with better conditions, you think there should not be too much civil unrest, but on the contrary, the pressure of local officials and harsh treatment, the evil gentry's tyrannical robbery, and the exacerbation of profiteers may make a prefecture that might otherwise be suppressed. The county was ignited with beacon fires all over the sky.
Feng Ziying believed that with her credibility, she could raise hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, or one or two hundred thousand shi of grain from merchants in Shanxi and Shaanxi. This would not even need to be repaid, but could be made up for through other channels, or used as an investment in herself; I can also borrow one to two million taels of silver from them based on my reputation, which is no problem, but this needs to be repaid; I can also borrow two to three million taels of silver from Haitong Yinzhuang, and there is no need to consider the repayment time for the time being. .
But all this is a drop in the bucket for the current situation in Shaanxi and cannot solve the fundamental problem.
Hundreds of thousands of disaster victims will have to wait until next summer's harvest, or even next summer's harvest may not be able to relax, because we don't know whether God will open his eyes. Let's assume that the weather will be smooth in the second half of the year and there will be a bumper harvest next year. So these ten What to do with Yue?
Ten months and three hundred days, nearly a million victims, the old, the weak, the women and the children are equal to the strong. Each person needs four taels of corn per day. Each person needs close to one hundred and twenty kilograms. Regardless of any other supplies, it will take eighty Ten thousand stones of grain, what a huge number this is?
For example, the grain storage in Yan'an Prefecture's treasury is only about 3,000 dan, and that in Fushi County is only about 1,000 dan, which is pretty good. Based on this scale, the entire Yan'an Prefecture's official grain storage will not exceed 12,000 dan. It is estimated that The situation in Qingyang and Pingliang is even worse. The three government officials' grain reserves will not exceed 20,000 dan, which is a drop in the bucket for the demand of 800,000 dan.
Even if the government comes forward to raise some through various means, it can only raise 10,000 to 20,000 taels of grain at most. In addition, Feng Ziying brings the 300,000 taels of silver. According to the current price, in Datong, Shanxi, Buying 100,000 shi of grain may not be enough if the cost of transportation to Shaanxi is taken into account.
The key is that there is not so much grain in the market in Datong. If you really want to buy it, it is possible to push the price of grain in Shanxi to a sky-high price. It is not impossible to rise to five or six taels per stone. I am afraid that 300,000 taels of silver will only be enough. At half the price, I bought 40,000 to 50,000 stone.
The key is that Feng Ziying cannot use all the 300,000 taels of silver to buy grain.
Not all the rebels who are swarming in various places can settle down just by buying food and providing relief. There are always some careerists and demon kings who refuse to lie dormant. They have finally stirred up such a big storm, so how can they just stop there? This also requires a strong army as the backing, and it will cost a lot to form such an army.
Therefore, no matter what you do, even if you try your best, it may be difficult to turn this situation around on your own. What's more, Feng Ziying has never thought that she would have to solve such a big thing by herself. If he really does it, he is afraid that he will be the target of public criticism again. Countless jealous eyes will be staring at him, and even Qi Yongtai will not be able to protect himself.
Under such circumstances, Feng Ziying simply did not consider the issue of spending all her resources to raise funds from Shanshan merchants or Haitong Bank. She would borrow money from Shanshan merchants and Haitong Bank, but they were limited and had to be used. On the cutting edge, in the final analysis, to solve this big problem, we have to rely on the people of Shaanxi themselves.
It was already Youzheng when I returned to the back house.
As soon as you enter the backyard, you can feel the warmth and pleasantness of a woman's arrival.
I have to say that women are different after all. Sanjie You has **** and fat buttocks, and she can enjoy **** as much as she wants, but she has a loose temperament, is careless in doing things, and knows nothing about housework. Moreover, her thoughts are also on protecting her own safety. Therefore, we can't count on her at all regarding the affairs of the back house.
Qingwen and Heping'er were completely different as soon as they came here.
The light blue door curtain was hung up, making it feel a little more like home.
The tables, chairs and benches have also been re-arranged, the yard is clean and fresh, and the windows are bright and clear.
As soon as you enter the room, you can smell the delicious fragrance of powder. Feng Ziying has not smelled this smell for a long time.
Women in the back house also have different tastes in choosing fragrance powders. Some like strong and fragrant powders, such as Wang Xifeng and You Erjie, while some prefer elegant and pleasant powders, such as Shen Yixiu, Li Wan, Miaoyu, and Xiuyan. Others like those with refreshing fragrance, such as Baochai and Yingchun, and those with suitable shades and lightness, fresh and timeless, such as Daiyu.
The maids also have their own preferences. Qingwen likes something a little stronger, but not as strong as Wang Xifeng and Second Sister You. Ping'er likes something with a long fragrance. Feng Ziying can smell it with her eyes closed as soon as she steps into the room. The aura on Ping'er's body was not as expected. Ping'er was hunched over and wiping the coffee table on the outer room's kang, with a plate of jujube paste and yam cake placed on it.
He took a look but didn't see Qingwen. He didn't know where the girl had gone. Ping'er also heard the footsteps. Just as he had time to get up and turn around, a pair of tiger arms tightened around his waist. The strong manly scent passed through her ears, making her go limp.
Qingwen was gone, and even Feng Ziying didn't care. He just had to bear the girl's harsh words. Feng Ziying took Ping'er's earlobe in her mouth and sucked it gently. Ping'er's body suddenly softened and was almost paralyzed. In Feng Ziying's arms, she gasped and said: "Master, I have agreed with Qingwen tonight that it is her turn to sleep with her..."
Feng Ziying didn't answer. She had already moved her hands up along the skirt of her clothes, opened up the thin coat and bellyband, held the pair of plump ones, and started playing with them.
Once the lovesickness broke out, it was difficult to suppress it. Ping'er's whole body was hot, and he bravely turned around and offered his sweet kiss to Feng Ziying's fiery face, kissing her passionately.
The proud part was pressed against Ping'er's lower abdomen. He felt Feng Ziying go deep into his clothes and begin to untie his belt. Ping'er woke up a little and begged for mercy in a low voice: "Sir, Qingwen is over there..."
"Well, tell her that you will take the lead today, and I will make up for her tomorrow." At this time, Feng Ziying was so overwhelmed and so passionate that she could not care about so much. She had endured it for so long. His mouth was already at the edge of his mouth, how could he let it go?
"Huh?" Ping'er was shaken for a moment, but before he could say anything, he was picked up by Feng Ziying and walked straight into the room.
(End of this chapter)