Chapter 253 A large number of refugees
The refugee village is not just about having a place to live in. The land must be planned in the later stage. What kind of living is the common people rely on to make a living by farming, so the land must be available.
There are mountainous areas nearby, and it is difficult to support so many people as normal.
Chao Gai suddenly remembered the sweet potatoes in Yishui County: "Master, how are the sweet potatoes growing in the past one and a half months when I went out?"
"The growth is rapid, and the seedlings are full of fertile land. The hillside is slightly worse, but they are very tenacious. The leaves are all wilted during the drought. I thought these sweet potatoes were dead, but the leaves stretched again at night. Now the wheat stubble sweet potatoes have been planted, and it seems that the harvest is a foregone conclusion."
"That's good. The settled refugee village is in the mountainous areas. The land in the mountains is barren. It's good to plant some potatoes and sweet potatoes to make a living. The Taoist priest worked hard and went to find the prefect of Yizhou. I arranged for Ruan Xiaowu's fleet to go to Cangzhou Prefecture to pick up people, and I could pick up two thousand people in one trip."
"Okay, I'll set out now."
Although Gongsun Sheng was a Taoist priest, his public relations ability was particularly strong. He was polite when he met the kings and princes and generals. He was a top-level charlatan.
Gongsun Sheng took a few people and rode a horse to Yizhou Prefecture to find the prefect.
Wu Yong arranged for the caravan to buy various supplies and spend the holiday at home. Even if it is temporary, it requires a lot of things. Fortunately, he can produce the most important things at home, such as farm tools and iron pots.
There is no way to produce without agricultural tools, and no iron pot can be cooked.
Chao Gai issued a transfer order, arranging Ruan Xiaowu's offshore fleet to Cangzhou to transfer refugees.
Just when Chao Gai was making arrangements, Cangzhou Chai Jin was a little worried recently.
Chai Jin wanted to settle refugees, but the problem was that the local governments in Cangzhou County did not want to settle refugees, and the local people did not want to settle refugees.
The government is afraid of breeding changes in the people. Once the refugees have no food or drink, they will rise up, cut down wood to serve as soldiers, and raise up as flags.
The people do not want to settle refugees because refugees are accompanied by plague and sneak.
It was difficult for the refugees to eat, but it was not a big deal to see the crops and fruits in the field.
The conflict between locals and foreigners was very sharp. If Chai Jin was still very powerful, he gave some silver to the prefect. The government reluctantly agreed, but he had to settle down at the beach far away from the village and the city.
Fifty miles east of Chaijiazhuang, 20 to 30 miles away, so it avoids contact with local villagers and locals have no objection.
Twenty thousand refugees settled here, and every thousand people formed a village temporarily, living in tents made of tree trunks and weeds. Now that it is hot today, houses are not a problem.
There is no worries about eating, Chao Gai sent a large amount of old grain. Each village set up dozens of iron pots, and everyone started to cook porridge, two meals a day, and pickles. Life is quite decent, so people will definitely not starve to death.
Chai Jin was serious and responsible, and personally led the people to make arrangements to manage the refugee village in an orderly manner.
There were two gangs of refugees in the three villages that caused trouble. More than 100 subordinates in Chaijiazhuang were holding sticks to beat them, so Chai Jin persuaded them to stop.
"No action is allowed, what are you talking about?"
Chapter completed!