The journey from Pukou to Lu 'an was not far, but the road was muddy. The truck could only reach a speed of more than ten kilometers per hour. It was only in the evening that they reached Hefei.
Han Bin had expected this, but he was still in a bad mood because there were too many disaster victims on the road. He remembered a report from a later generation. At that time, the report was about the flood in the Jianghuai area in the 1920s.
Over a hundred million people were affected by the flood in the entire Jianghuai area, and the number of victims reached a terrifying number of 50 million. There were more than nine million victims in the entire province alone. The government had indeed carried out disaster relief and ordered 800,000 tons of food from the United States.
However, the effect of the government's disaster relief was very low. Only a very small number of victims received the government's disaster relief food funds. Most of the victims did not receive the government's disaster relief food funds at all.
There were many reasons for this. First, there were too many disaster victims and they were spread across a wide area. Secondly, the government's finances were insufficient, and it was unable to provide disaster relief. After the flood, the government gritted its teeth and took out 150 million yuan for disaster relief. Through issuing bonds, donations, and other methods, it gathered 100 million yuan, and finally a total of 250 million yuan for disaster relief. It might seem like a lot, but there were 50 million victims. If they were to distribute it evenly, each person would only get five yuan.
It was true that five yuan was a lot in this era, but during the famine, five yuan was not much. Because profiteers and landowners maliciously raised the price of rice, the price of rice rose from 2.5 cents per catty before the famine to 1.5 cents per catty. This was just a flat distribution, but was there really 250 million for disaster relief?
No! There was no such thing! Many people had their hands full on this disaster relief fund, and there was probably not even 100 million yuan that could be used for disaster relief.
As for the disaster relief food, the government gritted its teeth and took out more than ten million yuan to order 800,000 tons of food from the United States. 800,000 tons of food was too insignificant in front of 50 million disaster victims, not to mention that there were also people who had their hands on the relief food.
For example, the previous county head of Lu 'an County died because he colluded with profiteers to seize the disaster relief grain and sell it on the market at a high price to earn a huge profit. In the end, he was killed by more than 100,000 angry disaster victims.
Just as Han Bin was deep in thought, Han Cheng walked in with a telegram and stood in front of Han Bin. He said softly,"Young Master, Master Xiao sent you a telegram from Jinling!”
Han Bin took the telegram and read it. He had brought the radio with him this time, so that he could understand the situation in Jin Ling city in time.
After reading it, Han Bin burned the telegram, but his brows furrowed. The Eldest Young Master had sent him a telegram to tell him that Fatty Kong and some grain merchants were secretly meeting today. They were probably targeting him.
"You can go down and rest! We'll leave tomorrow morning!"
Han Bin asked Han Cheng to go down and rest. He didn't care what Fatty Kong did. To him, rushing to Lu 'an was the most important thing. As for food, he wasn't worried. Lu' an was a first-class county. It had been a fertile land since ancient times.
Early the next morning, Han Bin set off again. The closer he got to Lu 'an, the uglier Han Bin's expression became. Along the way, he saw many victims who starved to death on the roadside, and also many victims who dragged their heavy steps to escape.
However, this time, the Jianghuai flood affected a wide area, which was unprecedented. It was the same everywhere. Their escape was destined to be meaningless. Many people would probably starve to death by the roadside.
The journey from Hefei to Lu 'an was more than 80 kilometers. Han Bin's team arrived at the entrance of Lu' an County at around 3 p. m.
From afar, he could see a banner hanging at the city gate. A group of people in Chinese tunic suits and long robes were waiting at the city gate. On both sides of the road stood many people in ragged clothes and dispirited expressions. Han Bin knew at a glance that they were disaster victims.
The convoy stopped at the city gate. Han Bin opened the door and got out. He looked up at the gloomy weather. Han Ling, Han Cheng, and Su Cheng had already gotten off the bus and stood behind Han Bin, not daring to take a step forward.
At this moment, when the people from the Lu 'an County government saw this scene, they immediately knew that Han Bin was the newly appointed Lu' an County Mayor.
"Welcome, County Head Han. We came late to welcome you.”
The leader of the group quickly jogged over and said loudly with a flattering smile on his face.
Han Bin looked at the person who came. He was about forty years old and wore a blue tunic suit. He was about 1.7 meters tall and had a flattering smile on his face.
"Are you officials from the county government?"
Han Bin glanced at these people. Each and every one of them had a rosy face and a flattering smile on their faces. Needless to say, to them, the county head from Jinling was a big shot.
Han Bin's words made the smile on the face of the person who spoke even wider. Hearing Han Bin's question, he quickly stood still and said,"This humble servant is the head of the civil affairs department of Lu 'an County Government, Jia Shiquan. Behind this humble servant are my colleagues from Lu' an County Government.”
Han Bin glanced at him and glanced at the disaster victims on both sides of the road. He asked in a deep voice,"What's going on with these disaster victims? It was late September and the weather was cold. Why hadn't they been given a house?”
Han Bin's words immediately stunned the county government officials. The smiles on their faces gradually faded. They did not expect the new county head to give them a show of strength as soon as he arrived!
Jia Shiquan, the Civil Affairs Section Chief, was the first to react. He put on a smile again and said to Han Bin,"County Head, you've misunderstood. These disaster victims have a place to live and have been arranged.
The county head has just arrived in Lu 'an today. I and my colleagues have arranged a welcoming banquet for the county head. Why don't the county head follow me into the city first? After the welcoming banquet, the county head will have a good rest and then manage the government?”
Han Bin did not tolerate Jia Shiquan's flattery at all. When he heard his words, his expression immediately turned cold and he said,"Does this county need you to teach me how to do things?"
These words made the smile on Jia Shiquan's face freeze once again. For a moment, he didn't know how to respond.
"To the county government!"
After Han Bin finished speaking, he turned around and got back into the military truck. Jia Shiquan and the other people from the county government looked at each other and saw the uneasiness in each other's eyes.
They did not expect the new county head to not give them any face at all.
After Han Bin got into the car, he called out the system in his mind.
"System, can you provide me with talents?”
Ding! The system is the strongest construction system. The host is the county head of Lu 'an County. The system can provide the host with a certain number of administrative elite clones.
"How many clone administrative elites can we provide at the moment?" Han Bin asked in a deep voice. I want them all!"
When he first saw these county government officials, he knew that they couldn't be trusted. The former county head was trying to make money. He did not believe that these people could be that good.
In order to provide disaster relief, the first thing to do was to clean up the parasites.
Currently, the system can provide the host with 100 cloned administrative elites for the government. They would arrive at the county government in two hours by military truck.
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