The Brocaded Tale of The Girl Si

hope?

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what Yu Jin said.

Zhao Shilang coughed twice and asked, "How does the lord give hope to these people?"

"Let me first ask Mr. Zhao, how many people are gathered in the western district now?"

Zhao Shilang knew this data by heart, and immediately said: "As of yesterday, there were about 28,000 people."

"And what about the Eastern District?"

Zhao Shilang's face was embarrassed: "The number of people in the East District is not easy to register, and people die from the epidemic every day..."

Several local officials quietly wiped the corners of their eyes.

Qianhe County is a large county with a population of more than 50,000. Now, due to the earthquake and the epidemic, the population has been reduced by half.

These are all real people.

"I have asked the imperial doctor, and the incubation period of the epidemic is about half a month. It has been more than ten days since the epidemic was first discovered, and it has been a few days for those who first arrived in the East District, so why not select hundreds of people from them. Set up camp outside the city temporarily, so as to appease the people? After the incubation period is safely passed, the people in the western district can be released from the city."

After the incubation period, they can be released from the city without an attack. These officials also planned to do so. It was just that they did not prepare to release a person in advance in order to be safe, which made the confrontation between the victims and the imperial court more and more tense.

Although Zhao Shilang felt that it was not easy for a prince to be so considerate of the people, he thought Yu Jin's proposal was a bit naive, and shook his head and said, "There are nearly 30,000 people in the western district, has the prince ever thought about how to select hundreds of people? One, which one is better to choose, and which one is better not to choose? There will be no shortage of people, but unevenness, and the people who were not selected will be resentful at that time, and the scene may be even more chaotic than it is now."

"The principle of not suffering from the few and suffering from inequality is good, so all artificial choices will not be convincing." Yu Jin said calmly.

"Then what the lord means—"

Yu Jin glanced at everyone with a smile, and spit out two words: "Drawing lots."

lottery?

Everyone looked at each other, looking strange.

Draw lots for something so serious?

Yu Jin looked at everyone's expressions coldly, and sneered in his heart.

What happened to the lottery? He was drawn by lot!

Whoever dares to be blind, he will directly tell what the emperor has done, and see if they dare to say one more word.

Fortunately, although these officials felt that the lottery was not serious enough, after careful consideration, they felt that it was more feasible than other methods.

The lottery decides the fate, and the fate is handed over to the providence. Those who are not selected cannot complain.

Although I think the solution is feasible, there are still too many details to discuss.

A local official couldn't help but said: "If we draw lots, how should we draw lots? Tens of thousands of people lined up to draw lots, and the order is different. Isn't it unfair? Besides, although these tens of thousands of people are gathered in the West District, they are not The area is divided, and they are strictly prohibited from running around on weekdays, so as not to come into contact with the lurkers of the disease and cause a wider infection. If these people are gathered together, the possibility of contracting the disease will greatly increase..."

Yu Jin nodded, agreeing with the official's words.

Of course, he agrees with the second half.

There is a magic part about the lottery. The probability of getting the lottery is the same regardless of whether it is drawn first or later, but ordinary people think that the probability of drawing first will be higher, and he is not going to explain it to these people.

As for officials saying that gatherings of tens of thousands of people would increase the likelihood of contracting the disease, that's true.

"It's really inappropriate to gather together to draw lots. Mr. Zhao, how many areas did the people gathered in the West District divide?"

"Five areas, five or six thousand people in each area. These five or six thousand people are divided into teams, and the teams are divided into groups to facilitate management."

"How many people in a group?"

Zhao Shilang looked at the magistrate of Qianhe County.

Qianhe County magistrate looked at his subordinates again.

The subordinate hurriedly said: "One is divided into six teams, each team is divided into ten groups, each group has about a hundred ten people."

Yu Jin listened carefully and couldn't help but change his views on these officials.

Officials who really do practical things are still more experienced than a layman like him.

It was originally a mess of tens of thousands of victims,

So divided, it can almost be managed like a guard.

It's just that it's more difficult to manage than the soldiers when the people are excited together, and the officers and soldiers of the disaster relief have a lot of errands to do, and there are not enough people to manage the disaster victims, so there are so many riots.

Yu Jin pondered for a while, then smiled: "You adults are so thoughtful, I admire Xiao Wang."

Everyone was praised unexpectedly, and they all said: "Your Highness is wrong."

Yu Jin felt good in his heart.

It is gratifying that the dignified prince can see their efforts in the eyes.

"Since the groups have been carefully divided, it's easy to handle. Each group can choose one person by lottery. It's fair and just, and the old man is innocent. No one has anything to say."

Zhao Shilang pointed and calculated: "Each group selects one person, each district has 60 people, and the five districts are exactly 300 people..."

Everyone exchanged glances.

It seems feasible to elect 300 people out of the city.

"After three hundred people left the city, they lived together outside the city. It should be no problem for the imperial court to temporarily manage the food and drink of these people, right?"

Knowing that these officials are not all wine sacks, Yu Jin's words are a little more polite.

Comparing heart to heart, everyone noticed his politeness, and their goodwill rose a lot.

King Yan is really much stronger than the prince...

Zhao Shilang pondered: "It's no problem to manage three hundred people."

Yu Jin smiled: "These three hundred people are equivalent to giving hope to the people in the city. With this hope, they can wait, instead of setting off one conflict after another."

Everyone nodded, agreeing with Yu Jin's proposal.

"One more thing, Xiao Wang wants to remind everyone."

"Your Highness, please speak." Everyone said in unison.

"Between the eastern and western districts, a more severe blockade must be implemented. Today, the woman and her family of three should have come out of the eastern district. They mingled with the people in the western district without being examined by a doctor. Once there is a sick person, the consequences will be disastrous."

Zhao Shilang smiled bitterly: "Manpower is tight, there will always be fish that slip through the net..."

Yu Jin was silent.

Some things can't be taken for granted, and he can only try to remind them as much as possible.

"According to the prince's suggestion, let's appease the people in the city first."

When Shen Zheng was in the afternoon, Yu Jin, Zhao Shilang and others appeared on the city wall on time.

More people flocked to the city gate, staring at the young man standing on the city wall with eager eyes.

As Yu Jin raised his hand, the chaotic scene fell silent.

After listening to Yu Jin talking about the decision to draw lots by group to decide who will leave the city, the scene became chaotic for a while.

Yu Jin raised his hand again, waited for the scene to quiet down, and said: "Xiao Wang is stupid, this is the best way to come up with it. If everyone is not satisfied, please stay calm and wait for the adults to discuss it. A good way to come."

The people were in a hurry when they heard it.

Wait for those officials to come up with a good solution? Might as well wait for the sow to climb the tree!

"We do!" people shouted.