Number of People

  Chapter 2111 The real crisis of the Kuizi scroll, the blade is introverted

   It sounds like a metaphor, but Wang Wenyan and Wu Yaoqing are both players in the game, so they naturally understand the meaning of the words.

As far as Feng Ziying, or the imperial court or even the local government represented by Feng Ziying is concerned, it is impossible to solve the current chaos in Yan'an Prefecture and even the entire Shaanxi. Famine brought about by successive years of drought, so what should we do?

Feng Ziying made a rough estimate. According to the registered population of Dazhou, the population of Shaanxi is about 5.2 million. It is estimated that at least 30% of the population are hidden households.

At present, the rebel army in Shaanxi is mainly concentrated in the three prefectures of Yan'an, Qingyang, Pingliang, and the eastern part of Xi'an. There are also rebel armies in the three prefectures of Lintao, Gongchang, and Fengxiang, but the scale is much smaller. Only Yan'an, Qingyang, Pingliang, and Xi'an The rebellious troops in the four prefectures were wiped out, and the rebellious troops in the other three prefectures were wiped out on their own.

But Yan'an, Qingyang, and Pingliang prefectures have a population of more than 1.2 million, of which Yan'an prefecture counties have a population as high as 600,000, Qingyang prefecture has a population of more than 300,000, and Pingliang prefecture has a population of more than 200,000 , With such a large population, if we analyze it according to the drought situation, it is estimated that more than 50% of the population will not survive this winter, and more than 70% will not survive next spring.

That is to say, if the three prefectures of northern Shaanxi do not raise enough food before October, as many as 700,000 to 800,000 people will turn from disaster victims to starving people. Become refugees, mobs, rioters.

  In addition to the current rough estimate that nearly 100,000 unidentifiable rioters and rioters have formed this group, there is a possibility that 600,000 to 700,000 people will be transformed into refugees, mobs, and rioters.

   Such a large group, if managed well, will become refugees, whether they go to Shanxi, Henan, or other less-affected areas in Shaanxi, which is considered the best result.

If the counseling is not good, or there is no way to solve their real hunger problem, the displaced people also need food, if this cannot be solved, then they can only become mobs and disorderly people on the spot. This is the most realistic and most difficult situation for local officials. direct threat.

This has not counted the 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 the people will not survive the next spring, there will be more than 100,000 potential rioters, and 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 It is more than 200,000 potential rioters.

Feng Ziying knows that her assumptions and estimates are somewhat simplistic and rough. In reality, there are various and specific reasons that will greatly increase or decrease the number of potential rioters, so it is difficult for you to have an accurate prediction .

Sometimes you feel 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 at the same time the local officials are also very capable, and the relief and appeasement are in place. cause large-scale civil unrest.

And in the same state and county with better conditions, you think there should not be too much civil unrest, but on the contrary, the local officials' pressure and harsh treatment, the evil gentry's tyrannical robbery, and the profiteers' worse, may make a state that could have been suppressed The county ignited a beacon fire all over the sky.

Feng Ziying thought that by virtue of her reputation, she could raise hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, or one or two hundred thousand shi of grain from the merchants in Shanxi, which could be made up through other channels without repayment, or as an investment in herself; I can also borrow one or two million taels of silver from them based on my reputation, but it needs to be repaid; I can also borrow two or three million taels of silver from Haitong Bank, and I don’t need to consider the repayment time for the time being. .

  But all of 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 year's summer harvest, and even next year's summer harvest may not be able to recover, because they don't know whether God will open their 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. Then the ten What about the month?

Ten months and three hundred days, nearly a million victims, the old and the weak, women and children are leveled with the able-bodied every day, and each person hangs his life with four taels of corn per day. Each person needs close to 120 catties. Regardless of any other materials, it needs 80 Wanshi grain, what a huge number is this?

For example, the grain storage in the treasury of Yan'an Prefecture is only about 3,000 shi, and that in Fushi County is only about 1,000 shi, which is not bad. Based on such a scale, the government's grain storage in the entire Yan'an Prefecture will not exceed 12,000 shi. It is estimated that The situation in Qingyang and Pingliang was even worse. The government of the three prefectures would not store more than 20,000 shi of food, which was a drop in the bucket for the demand of 800,000 shi.

Even if the government came forward to raise some through various means, it would be able to raise 10,000 to 20,000 shi of grain at most. In addition, Feng Ziying brought the 300,000 taels of silver. According to the current price, Datong, Shanxi can Buying one hundred thousand shi of grain, considering the cost of transportation to Shaanxi, may not be enough.

The point is that there is not so much grain in the market in Datong. If you really want to buy it, it is possible to pull the price of grain in Shanxi to a sky-high price. It is not impossible to rise to five or six taels per stone. Half off, I bought 40,000 to 50,000 shi.

  In this way, adding up all aspects, if you don’t consider the collection from Shanshan merchants and Haitong Yinzhuang, you can raise at most 100,000 shi of grain, which is too far from the demand for 800,000 shi.

  The key is that Feng Ziying cannot use all of the three hundred thousand taels of silver to buy grain.

   Not all the chaos that swarmed from all over the country can settle down after buying food and relief. There are always some ambitious people and demon kings who refuse to stay dormant. After finally stirring up such a big storm, how can they 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 will be difficult to turn this situation around by yourself, not to mention that Feng Ziying never thought that she would have to rely on her own strength to solve such a big matter. If he really wants to do it, he is afraid that he will become the target of public criticism again, and countless suspicious eyes will stare at him, even Qi Yongtai will not be able to protect himself.

Under such circumstances, Feng Ziying didn't even think about raising money from Shanxi merchants or Haitong Bank with all resources. In the final analysis, it is up to the people of Shaanxi to solve this big problem.

  When I returned to the back house, it was already Youzheng.

  As soon as you enter the backyard, you can feel the warmth and pleasantness of a woman coming.

I have to say that women and women are different after all. You Sanjie has **** and fat buttocks, and she can have fun in intercourse, but she has a calm temper, carelessness in things, and knows nothing about housework, and her mind is also protecting her own safety. Therefore, she can't be counted on in this matter of the rear house.

  Qingwen and Ping'er are completely different as soon as they come.

  The light blue door curtain was hung up, giving it a little more homely feeling.

  The tables, chairs, and benches have also been refurbished. The yard is clean and refreshing, and the windows are bright and clean.

  As soon as you enter the room, you can smell the pleasant fragrance of makeup and powder. Feng Ziying hasn't smelled this kind of smell for a long time.

The women in the back house also have different tastes in the choice of fragrance powder. Some like strong fragrance, such as Wang Xifeng and You Erjie, some like elegant and pleasant ones, such as Shen Yixiu, Li Wan, Miaoyu, Xiuyan, and some On the other hand, I like those with delicate fragrances, such as Baochai and Yingchun, and others who like the fresh and timeless ones with appropriate shades, such as Daiyu.

The maids also have their own preferences. Qingwen likes the thicker ones, but not as thick as Wang Xifeng and You Erjie, while Ping'er likes the fragrances that are long and lingering. Feng Ziying can smell it when she steps into the room and closes her eyes. The breath on Er's body was not as expected, and Ping'er was bending over to wipe the tea table on the kang in the outer room, on which a plate of jujube paste and yam cake was placed.

After a glance, she didn't see Qingwen, and she didn't know where the girl had gone. Ping'er also heard the sound of footsteps, and just as she got up in time to turn around, she was firmly strangled by a pair of tiger arms. The strong man's breath came from her ears, making her soft.

Qingwen was not there, even Feng Ziying didn't care, but she just wanted to bear the girl's bitter words. Feng Ziying took Ping'er's earlobe flesh, sucked it lightly, and Ping'er's body suddenly softened, almost paralyzed In Feng Ziying's arms, he panted and said, "Master, I have agreed with Qingwen tonight, and she should be in bed..."

  Feng Ziying didn't answer, her hands had already moved up along the skirts of her clothes, she opened the thin coat and bellyband, held the pair of plump ones, and began to play with them wantonly.

  Once the lovesickness broke out, it was hard to suppress. Ping'er's whole body was hot, and he turned around bravely, offering his sweet kiss to Feng Ziying's fiery face, and kissed passionately.

  The high-spirited part rested on Ping'er's lower abdomen, and she felt Feng Ziying go deep into her lapel and began to untie her trouser belt. Ping'er regained consciousness a little, and begged for mercy in a low voice: "Master, where is Qingwen..."

"Well, let me tell her, I will take the lead today, and I will make it up for her tomorrow." At this time, Feng Ziying was all over the place, and his passion was so hot, how could he care so much, and he had endured it for so long His mouth is already on his lips, how can he let it go?

   "Huh?" Ping'er was taken aback for a moment, but before she could say anything, she was picked up by Feng Ziying and walked straight into the room.

  (end of this chapter)