Chapter 30 Listening to Your Words
Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Yuchi Shuo nodded and asked no more questions.
The reason why Liangcheng has become what it is today is not only because officials protect the rich businessmen, but also because the prefect is too incompetent.
Incompetence is reflected in the lack of official authority, which makes it impossible to deter villains, and more importantly, in the lack of ability to think about the people's wishes and make better decisions.
Yuchi Shuo knew that official authority was not cultivated in a day, but he could learn from this clever girl in terms of decision-making.
The prefect was humble and willing to learn, so Gu Feixue was naturally willing to say more. However, she didn't expect that before the prefect said anything, his close confidant beside him had some complaints.
"Why should the prefect listen to the words of a child? I don't think the plague is that easily contagious..."
This was said quietly, but those present were not ordinary people, especially the prefect, who was quite sharp-eared. He immediately shouted angrily: "How dare you! The master didn't say anything, how can you say anything?"
After saying this, a trace of disappointment flashed across his face, and he finally understood why he had fallen into this situation today.
It would be fine if the enemy was difficult to deal with, but the confidant he appointed was actually a useless and jealous person, and the one he was jealous of was a child of only a few years old!
After sending the man away, the prefect felt extremely remorseful and ashamed. He decided that when he returned, he would appoint and select talented people and reform himself.
Unexpectedly, this move earned him a compliment from Yuchi Shuo: "You did a good job. You must know the principle of appointing people based on their merits."
As a result, the prefect was filled with both regret and joy, and his face showed ten or eight different expressions.
Gu Feixue couldn't help but chuckle when she saw this. It was the first time she saw so many expressions on a face at the same time.
Seeing Gu Feixue and the two new followers beside him laughing happily, Yuchi Shuo opened his mouth again:
"Gu Feixue, tell me, what did that person say wrongly?"
Gu Feixue's smile froze on her face, and she immediately looked at Yuchi Shuo, the nosy guy.
When someone said something bad about her, he asked her to point out what they said was wrong?
What did she say?
If you want to make fun of Gu Feixue, it is impossible no matter whether you are the Crown Prince or the emperor.
Didn't he just want her to blame others in front of everyone for saying bad things about her, because she was actually petty and she just didn't do what he wanted.
Her eyes rolled around, and Gu Feixue ran to the front with two followers, each of them carrying a few relatively square bricks.
Then, in the puzzled eyes of the crowd, he left some space between each brick and placed them in a straight line.
"Look, if the standing bricks were people who had never been sick, then..." With a movement of her hand, Gu Feixue pushed the front brick forward, and then saw the entire row of bricks collapse.
"Those who fell are those who were stricken with the plague."
After saying that, Gu Feixue did not stop what she was doing, but instead asked someone to stand the brick up again.
"But if I take out a brick from the middle, even if the front one collapses, the bricks behind it will not be hit as long as they keep their distance."
Sure enough, everyone saw that the bricks only fell where the bricks were taken out, and the bricks behind them were all intact and upright.
Looking at the look of surprise that flashed across Yuchi Shuo's face, Gu Feixue patted the brick dust off her hands, looking very proud.
Others were stunned by this simple and straightforward, yet extremely valuable demonstration.
"In other words, reducing the risk of one infected person is equivalent to reducing the risk of countless potential infections. Therefore, regardless of the infectiousness of the plague, we must treat it with caution."
Gu Tingchuan really understood immediately and soon realized what his little sister wanted to express.
The others then looked at Gu Feixue as if they suddenly understood.
The look in her eyes, if not admiration, at least showed that she no longer dared to underestimate her.
"Yes, that's what I mean. That person's mistake was that he ignored the potential spread of the plague and only considered its infectiousness."
"Miss Gu, listening to your words today is truly worth ten years of reading!"
The prefect seemed to have no idea that there was anything wrong with paying homage to a little girl as his teacher, and actually bowed to Gu Feixue.
Gu Feixue felt embarrassed. She originally just wanted to see Yuchi Shuo's surprised expression, but she didn't want to overdo it.
She was just borrowing the domino effect demonstration from her previous life, which now seemed a bit bullying.
So Gu Feixue immediately humbly imitated the gesture and returned the greeting, but she didn't see the smile flashing in Yuchi Shuo's eyes when he saw her awkward greeting.
The two followers that Gu Feixue had first recovered in ancient times saw that the others looked at Gu Feixue with admiration in their eyes, and they also looked at Gu Feixue with admiration, thinking that they must ask her what she had just said when they got back.
As they walked, they discussed the subsequent management methods and before they knew it, they arrived at the refugee settlement.
There happened to be a village here. At the entrance of the village, people arranged by Duke Zheng and the prefect were registering the simple information of the refugees.
Gu Feixue saw it, thought for a moment, and stepped forward to remind him: "Pay attention, and by the way, record whether these refugees have any special skills, so that they can find work in Liangcheng in the future."
The prefect was now completely impressed by Gu Feixue's wisdom, and without thinking, he ordered his men to do as Gu Feixue said.
Fortunately, Gu Feixue knew that there were still prodigies with extraordinary natural talents in this world. Even if she performed exceptionally well, she would not be so conspicuous given the examples before her.
As we approached the village, we found that households were not building walls or clearing land, but were cleaning up empty houses. Many local disaster victims also received food for refugees.
This food is collected every three days and is enough for a family of five to have a full meal of porridge. The cost is just an empty house. Families with many houses built will suddenly have less food pressure.
Some families even invited the refugees they took in to share the relief food they received. Of course, most of these people had made arrangements in advance.
Because they can receive relief food, most refugees do not need to actively look for a place to live. As long as they meet someone, they can basically find a place to stay.
Of course, those who were unlucky did not meet anyone. Now Duke Zheng has also ordered people to announce the relaxation of conditions, allowing ordinary people to take in refugees.
By taking in a refugee and providing him with basic shelter for a year, one can obtain a 50% tax reduction for that year, or postpone the military service of a young man in the family for one year.
Those who have space at home rush to the refugee camp to recruit refugees. In this way, refugees are not rejected by everyone and have nowhere to stay. Instead, they become popular.
Of course, the prefect finally wised up for a while. When he learned that the refugees would have no problem finding a place to stay, he immediately ordered that the housing provided for the refugees must meet the basic living conditions of sheltering from wind and rain, and that people were not allowed to live in simple structures such as cow sheds and pig pens.
This action made Duke Zheng, who happened to arrive, look sideways, and a look of relief appeared in his tiger eyes.
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