|||--Chapter 693: A small twist and turn

As soon as the strategy of 'filling two places in three places' was proposed, it was immediately supported by hundreds of officials in the DPRK and China, and no one wanted the Hexi Corridor and Liaoning, which had been regained with great difficulty, to lose again because of their unstable foundations. Some officials even believe that the transfer of 50,000 households in Jinghu and Sichuan is not enough, and that at least 80,000 households are needed.

Shi Bin actually has this idea, but the people in the south who can withstand this bitter cold are definitely not enough, and it is impossible to transfer them all to support the Hexi Corridor and Liaoning, so after thinking about it, Shi Bin still insists on the strategy of only transferring 50,000 households in these two places.

Since no one stopped and no one dared to stop it, this policy was implemented very smoothly. Within a month, 100,000 families had gone where they were supposed to go. Shi Bin, who received the news, was naturally very happy, and he understood that as long as it took three or five years, the Hexi Corridor and Liaoning would be basically mastered, and ten years later, these two places would be completely controlled.

It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, and only half a year later, bad news came: some of the people who had been transferred to settle down had fled back. This is not good news, but the report said that only a few people fled back, and Shi Bin didn't care, but ordered strict control of the checkpoints to prevent the people who were transferred to settle down from escaping back.

It's just that this trick doesn't seem to work, and even if the checkpoints are more checked, there are still people who flee back. In order to escape back to the pass, some people even dug holes in the ground and became moles.

This news made Shi Bin feel a little puzzled, could it be that the Hexi Corridor and Liaoning are so difficult to survive? Or is it wrong to judge yourself, and the people in Jinghu, Sichuan and Shaanxi are far less able to bear hardships and stand hard work as they imagined? Or is it some other reason?

Because of these doubts in his heart, Shi Bin called Wang Yi and Li Shao, two subordinates who were still familiar with this and loyal to him, to inquire.

"Wang Yi, Li Shao. I'm sure you already know that many of the people we transferred to the Hexi Corridor and Liaoning have fled. Shi Bin said with a frown.

"Yes, the report says that there are at least 1,000 households in the two places combined, and the actual number is probably even higher, and the lower officials suspect that it is possible to escape back 2,000 households." Wang Yi said.

"Lord Wang is right, and the lower officials also think so. I think the most incredible thing is that they actually dug tunnels in order to come back, is the homesickness of the people of my Great Song Dynasty so strong? It's hard to believe. Li Shao said while shaking his head.

"It's definitely not homesickness, there must be other reasons. You go to me to find out what is the reason for the people who have been transferred to settle down to come back. Let's see if there is a conflict with the local population. These two places are vast and sparsely populated, and you may not be able to see a single person after walking for dozens of miles, and it is said that there should be no conflict, not to mention that the farmers we are transferring should not have conflicts with those herdsmen. Shi Bin was puzzled.

"My lord, not necessarily. The people we transferred are very bloody, and they can add up their fists and kicks if they don't agree with each other. Maybe there is a possibility of conflict in it. fled back, presumably because he had not fought the local natives. Wang Yi said after thinking about it.

admits that there is some truth in what Wang Yi said, Shi Bin, a native of Tanzhou, knows the character of Jinghu Nanlu people, and can indeed add fists and feet if he disagrees. So he ordered Wang Yi to send someone to investigate whether there was a conflict between the newly settled people and the natives in the two places.

Wang Yi and Li Shao immediately left after understanding what Shi Bin meant, and sent someone to investigate.

Another month passed, and the results of the investigation sent back by the Hexi Corridor and Liaoning were not satisfactory. Because

There were no major internal clashes between the two places, and the number of people who fled back was even greater, no less than 2,000 households.

Of course, we must not allow this situation to continue, and we must find out the reason for the people's escape as soon as possible, and we must prescribe the right medicine. But it is impossible to bow down to everything, if that is the case, Shi Bin may really be exhausted to death. In the end, he had to order: if the reason could not be found within two months, and no way could be found to deal with the escape of the people, all officials in the Hexi Corridor and Liaoning would be fined for half a year.

It is estimated that it involves personal interests, and all the officials are much more serious, and it will not take long to send back the first one that can explain the reason why the people fled back: the water and soil are not adapted. Shi Bin, who got the news, immediately ordered the requisition of two hundred lang to settle in the Hexi Corridor and Liaoning. As soon as this order was issued, the number of people who fled back was significantly reduced.

"It's really not okay if you don't put some pressure on it." Shi Bin said with a smile.

"My lord, not everyone is as diligent and loving as adults, and more of them are corpses who have coped with things, not seeking merit but seeking no fault. Now the adults want to punish them, and they can't fight, so naturally they have to investigate with all their might. Xu Feng said.

"That makes sense. Now there are fewer people who have fled, but why do I still feel that this problem has not been completely solved? There may be other reasons for this. ”

"I think what the adults say is not bad, and the adults should send someone to investigate it again." Xu Feng proposed.

"Then look closer. Xu Feng, you ordered Sai Zilong to use our power to investigate, maybe there will be a breakthrough. Shi Bin said.

Hearing this order, Xu Feng, a loyal and resolute subordinate, immediately went to do it. It's a pity that Ren Saizilong couldn't find any other reasons no matter how much he investigated. This made Shi Bin very dissatisfied, and he was disappointed with Sai Zilong for the first time.

Seeing that Shi Bin was sullen all day long, Sai Xishi knew that this was related to Sai Zilong's ineffective work, and immediately felt uneasy.

Although Jia Ling and Sai Xi Shi occasionally compete for favor, the sisterhood is still very deep, so I couldn't bear to see Sai Xi Shi's appearance, so I relieved her. "Sister Xi Shi, what's wrong with you?"

"Sister, it's nothing, it's just some troubles."

knew that Sai Xi Shi didn't want to say it, but Jia Ling was a tough temper, and since she wanted to take care of it, she had to take care of it, so she smiled and said: "Xi Shi, you and my sister, if you have any troubles, just talk to your sister." Maybe I, as a sister, can help you come up with ideas so that you don't have to worry about it anymore. ”

Although he didn't want to, he knew that Jia Ling was kind and helpful by nature, and she was also a tough temper, and she couldn't hide even if she wanted to, so Sai Xishi had no choice but to tell the story.

Knowing that it was because of Sai Zilong's incompetence that made Sai Xishi annoyed, Jia Ling immediately laughed and said, "Sister, sister didn't expect you to be so timid." Didn't your brother just get things done? You are so scared, you really don't look like the female bandit leader who kidnapped her husband back then. Sister rest assured, sister will take you to see your husband now, the three of us will discuss this matter together, I believe we will be able to find a solution to the problem. ”

I wish there was Jia Ling's help, so Sai Xishi naturally agreed.

"Husband, I heard that the affairs of the Hexi Corridor and Liaoning have not been dealt with yet?" Jia Ling asked as soon as she entered the study door.

"yes, it wasn't handled well. I asked Sai Zilong to investigate, but he didn't find anything, which was really annoying. ”

"You're irritable, Sister Shih Tzu is afraid." Jia Ling said with a smile.

Hearing this, Shi Bin noticed that Sai Xi Shi was standing behind him, so he said, "Xi Shi, what are you afraid of?" I'm just a little happy that Sai Zilong didn't do a good job, and I didn't have any other intentions

Think, don't think about it. ”

"Oh." Although there was some disbelief in his heart, Sai Xishi's heart was still put down.

"Husband, have you ever read the specific dispatch document? Do you know the conditions for recruitment? In order to make up for Sai Zilong's mistakes, Sai Xi Shi asked after thinking about it.

In Shi Bin's opinion, it is very simple to send people from one place to enrich another place, just escort them away, what official documents do you have to read, what conditions do you know? However, the abnormal situation in the past six months made Shi Bin feel that he should really take a look at these, so he immediately ordered Xu Feng to bring the official document. After reading it carefully, I felt that there was nothing wrong, so I shook my head regretfully and said, "This official document is correct, it is very clear." Then he handed it to Jia Ling and let her take a look.

Jia Ling, the eldest lady of the official family, is naturally very familiar with the official documents, and she looked at it several times and didn't see any mistakes, so she said regretfully: "Sister, take a look." These things are true, and they are correct. ”

Sai Xi Shi took the official document, but after reading two pages, she found a problem.

"Husband, sister, do you know why I want to be a bandit?"

"I don't know." Shi Bin and Jia Ling shook their heads in unison and said.

"It's a bit similar to this requisition. At that time, the county decree said that it would be pioneered, saying that each household would be rewarded with a bucket of rice for one acre of land. So we worked hard to pioneer. When it was time to cash it out, he said that there was only half a bucket of rice per acre of land. The point is that later he forcibly bought our land at a low price and turned us into tenants. We became bandits because we were not convinced. ”

"Shih Tzu, do you mean that we did not give enough compensation to the people who were requisitioned?" Shi Bin asked.

"It must be so. In this official document, although each household is compensated with five taels of silver, it is afraid that less than four taels will reach the people. Husband, you don't have to check this, even if you do, it's useless. Because the key is not corruption, but you don't think that people in different regions are different in all aspects. The weather in the north is cold and dry, and now that winter is approaching, the concubine has not seen any information about keeping warm in the official documents. The northern and southern plants were also planted in different ways and crops, and the concubines did not see the imperial court distribute the relevant agricultural tools and crop seeds. From beginning to end, it is the population arrangement and the distribution of silver. ”

When Sai Xishi said this, Shi Bin remembered that the south eats rice, and the north eats wheat. There are many paddy fields in the south and many dry fields in the north. Winters are short and not too cold in the south, and long and very cold in the north.

This time, Shi Bin completely understood why more and more people fled back, it turned out that it was not homesickness at all, and the lack of adaptation to the water and soil was only a small reason, mainly because he was afraid of starving to death or freezing to death.

Without saying a word, Shi Bin rushed out of the mansion and went directly to Wang Yi and Li Shao to scold them, saying that they couldn't even think of these simple things when they were vegetarian, and almost killed hundreds of thousands of people. This was followed by an order to demote all officials involved in the matter to the rank of three ranks. Immediately distribute sufficient winter clothing, farm tools, and grain seeds to all the people sent to the Hexi Corridor and Liaoning. If they don't have time to plant, they will be given food rations to support them until the next year. In the end, Shi Bin came to a good person to do it to the end, and he was exempt from taxes for three years.

In fact, when it came to the future, Shi Bin also said that he had no confidence, because he himself didn't see what was wrong, and he also had an unshirkable responsibility. So after he was angry, he left under the pretext that he still had important business.

At the sound of this command, no more people fled back. Rushing to be exempted from taxes for three years, some people who couldn't get along in the local area went to the Hexi Corridor and Liaoning. For a while, the situation improved.