The Bookish Scholar of the Red Mansion

After the academy suspended classes, Chen Heng continued to study and review at home.

You can’t go a day without reading books, and you can’t go a day without writing articles.

Anything under the sun, other than eating and sleeping, is like sailing against the current as long as you really want to accomplish it.

As long as the mind is slightly relaxed, the three steps forward will be pushed back by the current.

After finishing his morning homework, Chen Heng returned to his room after lunch and took out the message specially sent by Xue Biao.

The direct customers of the newspaper shop are now running around Yangzhou Prefecture, and the Xue family is considered to be one of the few well-informed people in the city.

However, the information sent by Xue Biao was very messy.

Chen Heng likes to be organized when doing things, and it happens that Xinda is a helper at home. Just tell the other person your requirements and ask him to help sort things.

The situation in the city, the victims outside the city, and the news from outside the province were classified according to this clear location. Chen Xinda only had to do it a few times before he became comfortable.

With him around, Chen Heng focused on the news. The first news to read is naturally the most important victims.

Now tens of thousands of victims have gathered outside the city. These people have recently arrived from all over the capital, Shandong, and Anhui.

The Yangzhou government office handled the situation quickly and appropriately. When controlling prices in the city, Wei Yinghong sent petty officials from the Sixth Section out of the city to maintain order. But it involves the resettlement of tens of thousands of people. How can the Yangzhou government officials alone be enough?

Three meals a day, and a porridge shop is temporarily available. Now that the twelfth lunar month is approaching, the biggest problem is how to arrange their winter clothing and shelter for tens of thousands of people and possibly more people in the future.

Wei Yinghong could have imitated some state capitals and closed the city gates to watch the refugees cross the border. As an official, as long as you protect the livelihood of the people under your rule, the court cannot find any fault.

But he was unwilling to ignore the victims, which was a great test of the overall planning and dispatching capabilities of the officials of Yangzhou Prefecture.

Clothes, bedding and other items can still be donated by large households in the city, and shelter can only be built by craftsmen.

The Gongyuan in the west of the city, the restaurants and inns in the city are already overcrowded. There are often thieves and fights in and outside the city. I heard that many people do this deliberately so that they can be arrested in the city's jail.

Xue Biao's handwriting was particularly sloppy. Chen Heng could see through his handwriting that his friend was worried when writing.

order!

This word flashed in Chen Heng's mind.

After all, his vision is wider than that of the ancients. When looking at problems, he also likes to put his own perspective as an outsider to observe, and then immerse himself in it to find solutions.

There are always some people who like to advocate that the wisdom of the ancients is superior to those of today. But an inch is long and a ruler is short. History is an upward spiral curve.

If you really can't compare with them no matter how much you learn, then how can the future generations of this land chase the stars and the moon.

Academic and philosophical issues cannot include systems, organizational capabilities, knowledge, etc.

The latter is the biggest support for people like Chen Heng.

Chen Heng thought for a moment and wrote down three advantages of Yangzhou on the paper: One is: good government and people.

As the prefect of Yangzhou, Wei Yinghong was willing to provide disaster relief. He had taken root in Yangzhou Prefecture for many years, and his will could be implemented in the officialdom. This was undoubtedly the most important thing.

The second is the strategic location of Yangzhou City. It sits on the two freshwater rivers of Chang and Huai. In addition, the territory is densely covered with waterways, leading to Jinling, Suzhou, Hangzhou and other places. It is more than enough for dispatching grain transportation and transporting disaster victims.

Third, the millions of people in Yangzhou City serve as a giant city on the canal. As long as the strength of Yangzhou people is fully utilized, let alone the group of disaster victims outside the city, if the number of people is doubled, there will be no difficulty.

Occupying such a favorable time, place and people, Chen Heng felt that the atmosphere in Yangzhou City did not need to be so tense and dull.

The top priority is to convince the victims that Yangzhou Government has the ability and willingness to take care of them. Rather than like other state capitals, you push me and I push you, not seeking merit but seeking no fault.

What’s more, Yangzhou people must believe that the number of victims outside the city is only tens of thousands. On weekdays, there are more business travelers traveling to and from Yangzhou in less than half a month.

To treat the victims, we must first treat the people of Yangzhou. To appease the refugees, we can only appease the millions of Yangzhou people. Then the uneasy hearts and absurd rumors will naturally be self-defeating.

After writing his thoughts on paper, Chen Heng put away his pen slightly, then picked up Yangzhou Prefecture's current disaster relief measures and read them in detail. Whether it is setting up a porridge shop outside the city or building a private house, there is nothing wrong with it.

Wei Yinghong, who has been an official for a long time, can naturally handle tens of thousands of people eating, drinking, and drinking more easily than Chen Heng. Even the hygiene issues that later generations often praised and criticized the ancients were carefully arranged by Wei Yinghong.

The civil and military officials of the previous Ming Dynasty suffered great losses from this, and it is impossible for the officials of the Yong Dynasty not to know this. With this arrangement, the victims outside the city still had fights and troubles from time to time, simply because they were dissatisfied with the victims living in the city.

Everyone came to escape. Seeing that those who arrived first could live a stable life in the city, but I was outside the city with a rustling cold wind, which inevitably made me feel unbalanced.

In addition, the people who fled were more or less equipped with self-defense guys.

Armed with sharp weapons, people are like enemy bandits. There is also anxiety spreading among them.

Under such circumstances, asking the petty officials to bring hundreds of officers and soldiers over to take care of the situation would definitely result in half the effort, and it would become busier and more chaotic.

Chen Heng turned his head and thought carefully about how he was taught to guide the public's emotions and attention in the journalism and communication classes he had taken in his previous life.

Although the memory of the past is a bit blurry, the hard study in two lifetimes has allowed the accumulated and hidden knowledge to gradually emerge in my mind. Taking this opportunity, Chen Heng slowly understood it. I can't help but sigh: Every book I have ever studied will not be worth the time spent.

While Chen Heng was writing furiously, Xinda, who was packing up the paper at the side, saw that the inkstone was not enough, so he quickly added some ink in a low voice.

He couldn't understand what Chen Heng wrote, but looking at his second brother's serious expression, he knew that the other person was doing something very important.

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Lin Ruhai has not been home for three days. In the past few days, he has been living and dining in the court with Wei Yinghong. Limited by the transmission of information between state capitals, most of their current formal communications with Shandong and other places must be conveyed through the imperial court in the capital.

Going back and forth will inevitably waste time. If they had known that there would be so many victims half a month earlier, the government office would not be so passive now.

Nowadays, the Yangzhou government office is short of people, and it is far from enough to rely solely on officials from the Sixth Section. Wei Yinghong had already captured almost all the useful officials in the city, large and small.

In five days, there are still 30,000 people coming to Yangzhou. Wei Yinghong put down the paperwork with a headache. He hadn't had a good night's sleep recently. He raised his hands and rubbed his face. He cheered up and said, We need to Why don’t you borrow some people from Suzhou and Jinling?”

I'm afraid Jinling won't work. Lin Ruhai shook his head. The governor of Jinling was the old man of the Supreme Emperor. Nowadays, the struggle between the two parties in North Korea and China is fierce. If they don't look for their own faults, how can they come to help?

Lin Ruhai thought for a moment and said, Write a letter to Ding Chen and read it.

Ding Chen was the nickname of Xie Yu, the prefect of Suzhou. Although he was the junior of Lin Ruhai and Wei Yinghong in the examination room, the age difference between the three of them was not much different. When I was in the capital, my personal relationship was quite good.

Party fighting harms the country. Wei Yinghong could only grit his teeth and curse, Okay, I'll write a letter to Ding Chen.

The two were talking and discussing the next step. Suddenly someone reported outside that the headmaster of Leyi Academy was visiting. Seeing that it was Master Pei who was arriving in person, the two of them immediately stood up to greet him.

After not seeing each other for many days, Pei Huaizhen looked much better than the two students. As soon as they met, he joked cheerfully, Now you know that running a country is difficult.

Master Pei... Wei Yinghong smiled awkwardly. When Pei Huaizhen was the chief assistant, he encountered a similar natural disaster. At that time, he had just won the first prize in high school and was still in the period of observing politics. In private, he liked to express his opinions on government affairs.

At that time, Pei Huaizhen was troubled by this talkative student, and often asked Lin Ruhai to give some advice and tell him, first read carefully and study hard, there will be many places for you to show your talents in the future.

Teacher, are you willing to come out? Lin Ruhai took over for his friend. He was looking forward to Pei Huaizhen's sudden visit.

Pei Huaizhen was an able minister in governing the country, so the two students naturally hoped that he could give them guidance.

At my age, what else can I do to help you? Pei Huaizhen waved his hand. If he, a bachelor who had already become an official, kept showing up, it would not only affect the official reputation of the two students, but also cause criticism from political opponents. He changed the subject, What you are lacking now is just someone you can use.

Wei Yinghong and Lin Ruhai nodded quickly.

Disaster relief does not necessarily require the use of officials. Pei Huaizhen winked at the two students and asked, leaning on his crutch, Are there many people in Yangzhou who study and practice calligraphy?

You mean those students in the academy? Wei Yinghong hesitated, can these students really be used?

It's always enough to let them run errands, deliver messages, and do chores. Pei Huaizhen said his thoughts, The rest of you are doing your own duties and doing your own thing. Only then can you handle the chores at hand step by step, learn to delegate authority, and do your own thing. This is what you need to learn after entering the center.

Lin Ruhai's eyes lit up. If this were true, there would be a lot of useful people in Yangzhou City. The only thing that needs to be taken into consideration is whether the Yushitai will take part in a copy afterwards, which is against the rules of the court.

When he expressed his worries, Wei Yinghong didn't think too much, and directly said: I'm afraid that this and that won't work, so if you want to sue, let them sue. If you really want to blame me, I will bear all the charges. On.

As the prefect of Yangzhou, if anything happens to Wei Yinghong, he will definitely be the first to blame. Seeing that he had made a decision, Lin Ruhai only added, I'll be with you.

There was no need to say much about the friendship between the two. Wei Yinghong nodded to Lin Ruhai.

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That night, Chen Heng organized his thoughts and was worried about how he would hand it over to Uncle Lin. However, Xue Biao sent someone to deliver a message, saying that the next day the headmaster asked all the students in Yangzhou to go back to the academy.

Chen Heng didn't know what happened, so he just had a quick sleep and came to the academy early.

The classmates who had not seen each other for a long time gathered together again in the classroom. In addition to Xin Suzhao, Jiang Yuanbai, Qian Dayou, Xue Biao and others were all there. Even Du Yunjing and Cui Youdao, who were preparing for the next year's exam at home, appeared at the front of the team.

Pei Huaizhen walked out with the support of Jia Yucun. He looked at the more than 80 students in the hall, said a few common words, and then said: Do you know why our academy is named Leyi?

The students all knew this allusion, and they all said in unison: When you see a gentleman, you are happy and polite.

Then what is a gentleman? Pei Huaizhen asked again.

This is a big question, and the students answered it in a variety of ways, some starting from the Four Books and Five Classics, and some starting from how to deal with people.

Pei Huaizhen listened to the various answers and smiled and nodded from time to time. When everyone's voices died down at the end, he said: What you said is very good. I am very happy that you have not neglected your homework recently.

Today I will teach you another lesson.

My teacher believes that a gentleman is a person who does his duty and does not give in.

It is not easy for traffickers and common people to know what benevolence is. Pei Huaizhen broke away from Jia Yucun's support. His body was really not as good as five years ago, but you are different.

You are scholars, and you are scholars who want to govern the country and bring peace to the people. The true benevolence of scholars is to keep the people in their hearts.

Although Zhang Taiyue and Hai Gangfeng have different opinions, I feel that they are both gentlemen of this type. They understand the suffering of the people and the difficulties of people's livelihood. They are willing to take action for this.

Pei Huaizhen tried her best to straighten her body, continued to raise her voice, and said, Second and third sons, do you still remember what happened with Qi Huan and Jin Wen?

Everyone looked at each other in confusion. They all knew that what the mountain chief was talking about was the content of Mencius: King Hui of Liang, which was a classic that had to be memorized.

Remember. the students replied.

Read it. Pei Huaizhen waved.

There were several gentle reciting sounds in the crowd at first, and soon more and more people understood what the mountain leader meant.

One after another join in the recitation process. The torrent of human voices is like a shining galaxy wandering in the hearts of everyone.

Pei Huaizhen's face showed a look of relief and nostalgia when he recited in a high voice I am old, and I am old, and I am young, and I am young, and I am young. The world can be blessed with the palm of my hand.

Finish the affairs of the king and win the reputation before and after death. The white-haired Pei Huaizhen hummed, as if he had returned to his smug youth, he suddenly laughed and said: Chasing the past, sighing Jin Wu, the spring breeze will not stain the white mustache.

When the students saw the teacher laughing, they recited the poem more energetically and recited the entire poem in one breath.

The words of the sages communicated the feelings of teachers and students in one place.

At this moment, the students understand the teacher, and the teacher also knows that the students understand.

They looked at each other, briefly speechless. Pei Huaizhen smiled and pointed out, Second and third sons, please go and go.

Follow your teacher's orders.

Everyone stood up, bowed, and filed out. When they walked out of the door in neat rows, the officials sent by the government had been waiting at the door for a long time.

Everyone, come with me.

The bleak winter wind once again blew through the empty lecture hall, and Jia Yucun was the last to leave.

He walked to the door of the lecture hall, and when he turned around, he could see the couplet and the plaque in the center.

He was stunned, lowered his head and walked away.

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What? Brother (brother) is out of town?

When Daiyu and Baoqin learned that Chen Heng and Xue Biao, along with their classmates from the academy, went out of the city to appease the victims, their reactions were different.

After understanding what happened, Daiyu couldn't help but get excited at home.

Her father has not been home for several days, working day and night for the people inside and outside Yangzhou. Now her brother has to follow the same path as his classmates and friends.

Do I have to sit at home and be a spectator?

It is not yet known what answer Lin Daiyu will find to her troubles.

Xue Baoqin was truly speechless towards Xue Biao and Chen Heng.

When you leave the city, you should leave the city. You should have someone by your side to wait on you.

The weather has been getting cooler these days. Did they wear enough clothes? These two people really made people faint and only thought about their own happiness.

Xue Baoqin held her forehead with a headache. She hadn't contacted Sister Lin for several days, and she didn't know if Sister Lin had heard the news.

If you want to prepare something for Xue Biao, do you also need to bring some clothes for Brother Chen?

Put the two chapters together, write another chapter, and start slowly adding more.

I'd like to say something first. I'll try my best to write about disaster handling in a reasonable way, but my talent and learning ability are limited. Book friends are all great masters. If there is something wrong, please feel free to criticize me. I really tried my best to check the information. Be grateful, be grateful.