"PS: I have something to go out of the house today, and I can't come back until late, so I'll send a chapter first."

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After a while, the Marquis of Luyang took Zhao Yu to the study.

Sitting down behind the bookcase in the study, he looked at his son standing in front of him and asked, "What do you want to ask, ask." ”

Zhao Yu arched his hand to his father and said: "The child actually has many problems, the first is that the grain stock in the entire county of Luyang can maintain the grain stock for work, how much is it at present?" ”

The Marquis of Luyang took a deep look at his son.

To be honest, this can be called a secret, especially when the scope involves the entire Luyang County, no matter how you think about it, this is not a matter that can be talked about casually.

But after thinking about it for a while, the Marquis of Luyang still told his son the truth: "At present, Liu Gong has set up a total of seven work sites, five of which are in the county, and two are in Liang County in the north, and the approximate number of refugees in these seven work sites is between 7,000 and 8,000, which is equivalent to an increase of 30 to 40 percent of the population in my entire Luyang County...... As for the grain stocks in the county, if even the official warehouses are counted, for the time being, it is barely enough to maintain the cash-for-work until the beginning of spring next year. ”

"Barely strong, that means you can survive until the beginning of spring next year?"

Zhao Yu thought for a while and asked, "The funding of Rushui Counties, my father shouldn't have counted it, right?" ”

The Luyang Township Marquis explained with some impatience: "Didn't I say it, for now, I have grain in Luyang County. The money and grain promised by Rushui counties were transported to my Luyang County in batches, and those that have already arrived have naturally been counted, and those that have not yet arrived, I will naturally not be counted. ”

"Oh." Zhao Yu didn't care about his father's attitude, nodded and said: "According to this calculation, the current grain stock in my Luyang County is still relatively abundant, even if in the next winter, you Rushui will not be able to transport money and grain, it will be enough to last until after the spring of next year...... But I think that I don't dare to break the contract when I come to Rushui County. ”

After hearing this, the Marquis of Luyang Township said to himself: "The official warehouse in the county, if it can not be moved, the only exception is that it should be emergency only in the winter of this year, as you said, the money and grain funded by the Rushui counties may not be able to be transported in the winter, Liu Gong allowed to move a part of the stored grain of the official warehouse at that time, and then replenish the official warehouse after the money and grain in the Rushui counties are in place." …… Therefore, you don't have to think about the official warehouse, the official warehouse cannot be moved lightly, once the official warehouse is empty, my Luyang County will definitely be panicked. ”

"That's all the kid said."

Looking at his serious father, Zhao Yu explained helplessly, and then asked: "Speaking of which, the number of refugees that my father said is a bit wrong, right?" Only seven or eight thousand people in total? ”

"Just?" The Luyang Township Marquis emphasized, but he also understood what Zhao Yu meant, and explained: "I know what you want to ask, indeed, the current influx of refugees into my Luyang County is indeed more than this number, because a small number of them have not gone to various work sites...... There are various reasons for this, some people do not receive news and just blindly flee north, but others are short-sighted, because they are lazy and tired...... You don't have to take care of these people, the Rushui counties will not take them in, if they refuse to go to a few sites in our Luyang County, when the winter of this year comes, these people will taste the consequences. ”

Hearing his father's slightly cruel words, Zhao Yu sighed slightly in his heart.

But he didn't think that his father had said anything wrong, and if some people were unwilling to save themselves, and were unwilling to work hard in exchange for food to survive, why should others take precious food to save them?

Just like the Luyang townsfolk said, those short-sighted, leisurely and hard-working people will eventually taste the consequences in this winter, and this is not to blame anyone, only their own choices.

After thinking about it, Zhao Yu revealed this somewhat uncomfortable topic, and asked the Luyang Township Marquis: "The second question, how do Liu Gong and his father plan to settle those refugees who defected to the work site?" After a pause, he simply picked out and said: "Or to put it more bluntly, after the completion of this canal named after your father, where will the refugees in the construction site go?" Or rather, how do they make a living? ”

“……”

The Marquis of Luyang frowned when he heard this, and after being silent for a while, he said slowly: "My father and Liu Gong have estimated that the canal will be repaired for at least five years, and even, according to the current progress, it will take even longer......

Zhao Yu smiled, shook his head and said, "Dad, you didn't answer the child." …… With the child, do you still have to detour? ”

Hearing this, the Marquis of Luyang was silent for a moment, then shook his head and said: "In fact, Liu Gong and his father have no clue at the moment, so they can only take one step at a time to see ......."

This answer was not unexpected by Zhao Yu, he thought for a while and said: "The end of these refugees, in fact, it is not difficult to speculate, after the completion of the Jinggong Canal, either my Luyang County will raise them for nothing, or ask them to move elsewhere, but the Rushui counties will not allow these refugees to enter, and the original agreement between the counties and my Luyang is also in my Luyang to ensure that these refugees will not flock to the Rushui counties on a large scale, so they are willing to give me money and grain in Luyang County, do they want to return to Wannan or Wanbei?" Wanbei is said to be in good condition, but it is greatly affected by the drought, and the general Wang wantonly requisitions grain in the territory, but Wannan, it is said that there is already a war there...... Thinking about it this way, maybe after the Jinggong Canal is completed, my Luyang County will only have to support these refugees for nothing? ”

The Luyang townsman frowned when he heard this.

He frowned, not only because what his son said, it was indeed a problem that they Lu Yang would have to face in the future, and it was a potential hidden danger, but also because his son deliberately said it in front of him.

I have to say that the Marquis of Luyang boasted that he was very smart when he was young, which is not unreasonable, no, as soon as he heard his son's words, he immediately guessed his son's thoughts, frowned and asked: "Listen to what you mean, you want to persuade me to accept these refugees?" ”

Zhao Yu did not deny it, and said euphemistically: "The child wants to discuss it with his father first, if his father can agree, I believe Liu Gong will also consider it." ”

Hearing this, the Marquis of Luyang snorted lightly, shook his head slightly, and said, "Say it lightly!" …… In addition to the county seat, there are three or four large townships and six or seven small townships in Luyang County, which are all over the territory, and if you want to resettle these refugees, it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among the townships. ”

Zhao Yu was not discouraged, and said slowly: "The dissatisfaction of the townships, the children think that it is nothing more than the words water and soil, and water is the source of water. But after the completion of the Jinggong Canal, there is the Shahe River from east to west, and the Jinggong Canal from north to south, these two canals can basically cover the entire territory of Luyang, and the Shahe River is rich in water sources, and the Jinggong Canal is to lead Ru water, and the water flow is also rich, and the townships in the territory will not cause any contradictions because of the use of water; Speaking of soil, that is, farmland, I have talked with Township Chief Zheng many times in the past few days, and according to him, there is still a lot of barren land and thin fields in my Luyang County that no one cares about......"

Luyang Township Marquis shook his head: "Thin fields are not conducive to farming, even if they are distributed to those refugees to reduce the pressure in the county, but these people can't support themselves, and in the end they still have to rely on subsidies from the county." ”

"It's better to subsidize them than to raise them for nothing, not to mention, they can grow beans, which, as far as the children know, can change the quality of the soil."

"How do you know?" Luyang Township Hou looked at his son suspiciously.

Zhao Yu was stunned for a moment, endured his weakness and said: "Well, the child has heard that it is said that since the Qin and Han dynasties, some people have tried to mix soybean with grain and wheat, and use the root nodules of soybean to improve soil quality and fatten thin fields. ”

"Listen to whom?"

The Marquis of Luyang Township looked at his son suspiciously.

Zhao Yu lowered his head weakly, and looked away from his father: "I heard a refugee say, I can't remember the specific appearance, he probably said ...... that."

The Marquis of Luyang stroked his beard and pondered, thinking about his son's suggestion.

Whether it's planting beans or taking in refugees in the camp.

After a long time, he asked Zhao Yu: "Actually, Liu Gong and I have also thought about this matter, but considering Jing...... Well, considering that the canal is still a short time before it is completed, I have not delved into it, and it seems that you have your opinion when you mention it to your father today. ”

"Yes, Dad." Zhao Yu nodded and said: "The child has no intention of inviting credit, but the refugees in the Zhengxiang Worker Point have now settled down, but according to what the child has seen, they have no sense of belonging to me Luyang." Moreover, the child also said that our Luyang took a lot of money and grain from Rushui County, and it is not good to break our promise in the future and drive these refugees to the north. Refugees at each site are allowed to build a township, register it, and allow them to build their own township and settle down in Luyang...... Dad, only when these refugees are stabilized, can my Luyang County really be stabilized. ”

"Having said that...... Luyang Xianghou stroked his beard and hesitated: "But I'm afraid that there will be fewer people and more people, and I won't be able to feed so many people in the future." ”

"I'll find a way when the time comes." Seeing that his father was moved, Zhao Yu persuaded while the iron was hot: "First try to make the refugees return to their hearts, so that they can settle in my Luyang with peace of mind, I have Lushan in the northwest of Luyang, Yingshan in the northeast, Woniu Mountain in the south, and it is next to the Shahe River, plus Jinggong Canal, whether it is hunting or fishing in the future, it can feed a large group of people, if this is still insufficient, we will 'talk' with Rushui County at that time......

Hearing the word talk, the Marquis of Luyang couldn't help laughing, of course he knew that the Rushui counties were actually very annoyed by this, but there was nothing they could do.

"I'll think about it." He stroked his beard and said.

Seeing this, Zhao Yu said faintly: "If this can be done, whether it is the refugees in the country now, or the refugees who will continue to pour into the country in the future, they will be grateful to Liu Gong and his father......"

"Humph!"

When the Marquis of Luyang heard this, he immediately straightened his face: "Do you think that your father cares about these false names?" ”

"How could a father care about a man of false name?"

Zhao Yu swore with a sworn face.

He knew that his father was moved by him, and when his father was moved, it was impossible for Liu County to object.

In this way, the refugees in the territory can finally settle down in Luyang County, and the stability of these refugees is the stability of Luyang County.

Even if there is still a steady stream of refugees pouring into the country in the future, the refugee problem will no longer be an unstable factor in Luyang County.

Perhaps in a few years, Luyang will become a county that surpasses Yecheng and Rushui counties because of the population base in the territory.

And this is what Zhao Yu wants to do for this hometown.

Yes, hometown.