Gao Yeyun sat at the main seat, and Gao Yejing sat next to Gao Yeyun. Several people came forward to propose a toast, but Gao Yejing did not buy it. Gao Yeyun smiled and blocked the toasts of several people.

, the rest of the people naturally did not dare to step forward when they saw this.

All the guests were talking and laughing, and the banquet was very lively.

Looking at the scene before us, it is unimaginable that there are countless victims outside the city who are starving, displaced, and living desolately in temporary shelters.

While the banquet was in full swing, Gao Yeyun let out a long sigh.

The guests followed the sound and looked at Gao Yeyun one after another, not knowing what he meant and not daring to ask him why.

Gao Yejing, who was next to him, put down the wine glass in his hand and asked: "Second brother, today's food and drinks are all carefully prepared by famous chefs in the border towns. I wonder if they are not to your liking?"

Gao Yeyun picked up the wine glass, took a sip of the wine, and let out a long sigh. The guests all put down their chopsticks and wine glasses, and the singers also stopped playing and singing.

At this time, Gao Yeyun spoke slowly and said: "Today is a happy day, and I shouldn't be like this. However, I just remembered a poem by Du Gongbu, and I couldn't help but feel sad. I sighed and swept away

Your elegance."

"I wonder what poem King Yun is talking about?" asked a guest.

"The wine and meat in Zhumen stink, and there are frozen bones on the road." After Gao Yeyun said this, he frowned slightly and continued, "Think about it, doesn't this poem describe our current situation?"

Seeing that none of the guests spoke, Gao Yeyun continued: "We are here to drink wine and have a feast, accompanied by the sound of orchestral strings and bamboos. This reminds me of the countless victims in this city and outside the city who are sleeping in the open air.

I’m so hungry!”

This sentence quite destroyed the atmosphere. For a moment, no one knew how to respond.

These guests care about their reputation, and when encountering disasters, they will also provide some relief to their neighbors. But after all, relief is relief, and they will not let themselves lose their happiness for so many people.

It is rare to be able to take out a little grain and rice to make some gruel.

Seeing that everyone was still silent, Gao Yeyun continued: "Today we have a banquet to celebrate the victory in the suppression of bandits. I heard that the deputy general said that thanks to everyone's love, I have received a lot of food. Now I have decided to organize everything today.

Half of all the food received will be used as rations for the army, and half will be used for disaster relief."

Then, Gao Yeyun looked at the lieutenant general and said, "Lieutenant general, do you think this is enough food for disaster relief?"

The lieutenant ordered someone to bring up the arithmetic chips and slowly began to play with them on the table and start calculating.

Somehow, everyone had a bad premonition in their hearts.

The deputy general calculated for a long time, then put away the abacus and said: "King Huiyun, the disaster this year is very serious, and the people have nothing to gain.

Although the disaster situation has been alleviated now, we still have to wait until next year's spring plowing. If the weather is better next year, we will have to wait until the end of summer to harvest grain.

If we count from now on, it will take at least a year before the people can harvest something."

The deputy general talked for a long time, and Gao Yeyun asked: "If this is the case, wouldn't the disaster relief be a disaster relief for a year?"

"King Huiyun, that's exactly what happened. Among the people in the border city, there are two to three hundred thousand people who have run out of food and need disaster relief. In addition, people from Xuanguang City and Nancheng are also constantly coming. If

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All told, there must be at least 400,000 to 500,000 victims in need of relief."

"With so many people, how much food are needed?" Gao Yeyun asked after listening to the deputy general's words.

"An adult male needs two liters of food per day. Of course, the season is not good now. If calculated according to the lowest standard, on average, half a liter of food per person per day, and a year's ration would cost about one stone. Five hundred thousand.

People just need five hundred thousand shi of food!"

"Do you need so many?" Gao Yeyun pretended to be surprised and said.

"This is already based on the minimum standard. If we get some wild vegetables and the like, we might be able to get through it! Half a liter a day, one stone a year. Calculating it carefully, it's only ten kilograms of food per month. In this day,

Just three taels!" the deputy general replied.

Hearing this, Gao Yeyun thought for a moment and shook his head.

The deputy general saw the disguise and asked: "King Yun, where did I make a mistake in my calculation?"

Gao Yeyun said: "There is one thing missing from your calculation just now. That is that these grains have not been shelled. If they were shelled, only about 70% would be left."

Gao Yeyun continued to calculate: "If a person has an average of half a liter of food per day, how much does it amount to? In a short period of time, the people can survive it, but in this year, even if they can survive it, I am afraid that their health will

It will also collapse."

"How much does King Yun think is reasonable?" the deputy general asked.

"Let's calculate it as one liter of grain per person per day. After shelling, only 70% is left. In this way, in one year, it will be one million shi of grain!"

"King Yun, the food we have obtained from suppressing the bandits, plus the food donated by our guests, is only 500,000 dan of food. Based on this calculation, we still need 500,000 dan of food.

"The deputy general's words made everyone present feel slightly suffocated.

Everyone here is from aristocratic families, and there is no one who is confused. Seeing Gao Yeyun and the deputy general say these words today, how can anyone not understand the meaning?

It seems that the remaining 500,000 shi of food will finally have to be raised by them!

Five hundred thousand dan of grain is not a small amount. If we can be a little more frugal, we can even feed 300,000 people for a whole year.

All the guests kept silent. Although they wanted to cling to Gao Yeyun, the price they had to pay was too high. Each guest thought carefully in their hearts.

The price of this food is rising day by day. It would be really heartbreaking to hand over so much food right now.

However, if you are reluctant to give up at this moment, the meaning of coming today will be gone. Not only will you be at odds with Gao Yeyun, but even the gift just given will be in vain.

There is always a time to make money. As long as you have a good relationship with Gao Yeyun, you will have a firm foothold in the border town from now on, and you will not have to worry about no opportunities to make money.

Therefore, after thinking about it, the guests present finally decided to accept the matter.

The five hundred thousand shi of food was divided among the large and small families, merchants, landlords, etc. in the border town. The exact figure was drawn up the next day.

On the third day, each family began to deliver food to the warehouse in the border town.

Seeing such a result, Gao Yeyun was very satisfied. Now, the affairs of the victims in the border town could be solved, which also showed that the people in the border town still respected him.

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If we talk about it in detail, after buying food, suppressing bandits and raising money, Gao Yeyun had quite a lot of food on hand. Although there was still a shortage in relieving the people, it was definitely not what he had calculated at the banquet.

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However, food is very important no matter what season it is. Moreover, the soldiers in the army really need a lot of food, so it is always good to hoard it to prepare for future emergencies.

After this famine and war, Gao Yeyun still felt more prepared.

After all the food is delivered, large-scale relief operations will begin.

However, Gao Yeyun did not intend to distribute the food so easily. So he summoned the deputy general, Ma Teng and others to discuss.

Gao Yejing had some objections to Ma Teng and felt that the other party was always General Ye's. It was always not good for Ma Teng to participate in such things.

Gao Yeyun smiled and said: "Seventh brother, what good ideas do you have?"

"I..." Gao Yejing was silent for a moment. He really had no good solution.

"In that case, listen to Ma Teng's suggestions. Maybe he can come up with a better way." Gao Yeyun didn't mind that Ma Teng was General Ye's man. As long as he had talent, he would make good use of it.

In the last bandit suppression incident, it can be seen that Ma Teng has some tricks. You still have to observe such people yourself. If they are really useful, you can take them for your own use.

Soon, the deputy general and Ma Teng arrived. They paid homage to Gao Yeyun, and Gao Yeyun told them not to be formal and just sit down.

"King Yun, I wonder what the purpose of King Yun summoning Ma this time is?" After suppressing the bandits, Ma Teng was ignored by Gao Yeyun for a while. Hearing that Gao Yeyun had collected a lot of food, the people were full of praise for him.

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Ma Teng admired Gao Yeyun even more and didn't care that he was left out.

"I have called you two here this time to ask if you have any good plans for this disaster relief?"

"Open a warehouse to store grain, and distribute rations according to the population of each household." The deputy general suggested. He is a rough man. In his eyes, everything has always been straightforward. Now they have enough on their hands.

Food, then disaster relief could not be simpler. It is nothing more than direct distribution. What kind of planning is needed?

After hearing this, Gao Yeyun frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head to express his disapproval of the deputy general's words.

He said: "It is not a good idea to simply distribute food like this! Just think about it, now the people have no land to farm, they are idle, they always gather in one place, it is easy to cause trouble, and besides this

Once it comes, the manpower will be wasted!"

"In King Yiyun's opinion, what should this matter be?" the deputy general asked.

Gao Yeyun did not answer, but asked Ma Teng: "I wonder if Mr. Ma has any good ideas?"

Ma Teng smiled and spoke slowly: "If it is Ma's opinion, it would be best to use work instead of relief."

Gao Yeyun looked at Ma Teng with a little more respect. However, the deputy general on the side was still a little confused.

"I wonder what the specifics of the work-for-relief method mentioned by Mr. Ma are?" The deputy general asked as he did not know the deeper meaning.

"Judging from the current situation, the land must not be able to be planted. If it is just to provide disaster relief food, then the people will have nothing to do but wait in vain to receive food!" Ma Teng said.
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