At dusk, in Ruihe Town, Lin Tongxi finally arrived at the city gate before dark.
"Young Master Tongxi!" The officer in charge of guarding the city gate was A Tao, Gan Xingfan's right-hand man.
Seeing an acquaintance, Lin Tongxi also smiled and greeted him.
After greeting them, Lin Tongxi took out some small change and distributed it to the runners: "Brothers, you've worked hard. Take this and drink some wine to moisten your throats."
The gatekeeper was very tactful and let Lin Tongxi in directly. Even so, even if Lin Tongxi refused to let him in, the gatekeepers did not dare to stop him because of the face of Lord Gan and A Tao.
A Tao waved his hand to signal the yamen runners to prepare to close the city gates, and then followed Lin Tongxi into the town.
Lin Tongxi spoke first: "Brother Tao, is Lord Gan in town?"
"Yes! General Gan had just returned and asked me where you had been. He almost scolded me for this." A Tao sighed, then said, "Luckily I asked Bai Yunshan before, and then I found out that you went to Qingshi Village."
"By the way, is the situation in Qingshi Village okay? There should be some refugees coming, right?" As A Tao spoke, he began to inquire about the situation in Qingshi Village.
Lin Tongxi shook his head, indicating that the situation was not optimistic. He had rushed back to Ruihe Town specifically for this matter.
"It just so happens that Lord Gan has also been worried about this matter recently. I'll take you directly to see him." After saying that, A Tao took Lin Tongxi to Gan Xingfan's residence.
Gan Xingfan was originally still worried about the influx of refugees, but when he saw Lin Tongxi coming, he immediately became excited and jogged all the way from the pavilion not far away, just to get closer to Lin Tongxi as soon as possible.
"Brother Tongxi! You kid! Why did you run away secretly!" Gan Xingfan put his arm around Lin Tongxi's shoulders and took the two of them for a walk around the pond.
Seeing Gan Xingfan's enthusiasm, Lin Tongxi felt relieved.
I was afraid that Gan Xingfan would ignore me after he had made his contribution, and then my telescope would have been donated in vain.
Fortunately, the other party was not that kind of person. He even remembered the promise he had made to Lin Tongxi.
"Brother Tongxi, I, Gan, have said that I would treat you to a drink! Don't go home until you are drunk tonight!" Gan Xingfan immediately called the servants and asked them to quickly prepare the fine wine.
If it were normal, Lin Tongxi wouldn't care, but the situation was urgent, so how could he have the mind to drink?
But not wanting to spoil Gan Xingfan's fun, Lin Tongxi suggested discussing the refugee crisis first: "Master Gan, I've been dreaming of having a drink with you for a long time. Unfortunately, there's so much going on in Qingshi Village, especially with the refugee crisis coming through later. Sigh... It's such a headache!"
"To be honest, brother, I'm also worried about this matter. It's annoying! This is not a small matter. I was just about to talk to you about it." Seeing this, Gan Xingfan also went straight to the point of talking about this matter.
"Well, that's perfect. Let's discuss the refugee issue first. It won't be too late to have a good drink after we've discussed it." Lin Tongxi replied.
"Okay, let's go into the house first." Gan Xingfan entered the house and poured a cup of tea for Lin Tongxi.
After pouring it out, Gan Xingfan asked A Tao to bring the map over.
The map was placed horizontally on the table, and Gan Xingfan then told Lin Tongxi about the current situation.
It was similar to what Lin Tongxi guessed, except that Gan Xingfan had a more complete picture and had more data.
And the data was exactly what Lin Tongxi wanted, including the grain storage situation in Ruihe Town, the speed of grain transportation from the rear, the government manpower, etc.
Gan Xingfan gave the numbers and the situation was not optimistic.
The grain transportation speed was too slow, and it took four days for a large amount of grain to be delivered.
But the climax of the refugee wave may come at any time. If the refugees riot before then, all efforts will be in vain in an instant.
"Of course... I've already asked General Wen for help. They should be able to provide some food supplies."
"Chengtian Academy should be able to borrow some... but it won't be enough to fill such a huge gap."
"Now, we can only take it one step at a time. There is no other good solution."
Lin Tongxi looked at the map, thinking constantly, then slapped his thigh, and the strategy he had thought of before finally took shape.
Seeing this, Gan Xingfan hurriedly asked, "Brother Tongxi, do you have any ideas?"
"General Gan, I have three plans, namely the best, the middle and the worst. Which one do you want to hear first?" Lin Tongxi drank a sip of water slowly, waiting for the other party's answer.
"Hey! You smart guys just like to keep things in suspense, so let me hear the best plan first!"
Lin Tongxi snapped his fingers and then pointed and drew on the map.
The best strategy is to divide the refugees in the city into different groups according to their region and identity, and then make some changes to the food distributed to them.
The right to distribute daily food was given to the team with the highest status before the escape, and they were allowed to distribute it.
In this way, the conflict will be transferred to the refugees themselves, rather than the people of Ruihe Town taking the blame.
Of course... this is definitely uneven, and fighting is inevitable over time.
When the fighting is almost over, the government will send people to intervene.
Of course, the key to implementing this strategy is that there must be a relatively isolated place, which Ruihe Town happens to have. When the time comes, the townspeople will be moved out and the refugees will be thrown there to let them kill each other.
"..." After hearing Lin Tongxi's words, Gan Xingfan's eyes were filled with contempt.
"Young Master Tongxi, this trick of yours is really vicious. I don't think the boss will like it." A Tao complained about this idea.
You should know that Gan Xingfan was once a knight-errant from Xiangchuan, who made his fortune by robbing the rich and helping the poor.
Giving these people something to eat is already good enough, but you still want Gan Xingfan to give them the right to distribute food?
I am afraid that this group of people will sell the food after eating it, and will not help even if they see someone starving to death.
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