As soon as the troops, food, and civilian goods were transported to the north, the local civilian population immediately boiled. The people of the Great Song Dynasty felt safe, and the refugees of the Great Yuan saw hope.

Because he wanted to prevent those Dayuan refugees from causing trouble, and also wanted to leave the tens of thousands of Dayuan refugees who had escaped, Shi Bin deliberately ordered local officials to separate these refugees to rescue them, so that they would not gather too much together.

I don't have anything to eat, I can't save my life, where is there any tribal concept? Naturally, whoever gives the food will listen to whomever it is. So the order was executed smoothly.

Shi Bin was very happy to hear such a report, everything was settled down was what he hoped for most now. In fact, Shi Bin hopes that there will be Yuan people who will come to the Great Song Dynasty one after another and continue to make trouble, which will be more beneficial to him. Of course, this daydream is just a thing to do, and there is no hope that it will come true.

More than a month has passed in a blink of an eye, and Shi Bin has allocated a lot of supplies to the north, but Shi Bin feels a little distressed, because there are 13,000 stone grains, which are almost 1.5 million catties.

"Xu Feng, are you saying I'm doing this right?" Shi Bin suddenly asked with a puzzled expression.

Xu Feng didn't know how to answer such a clueless sentence, so he had to ask a little embarrassedly: "May I ask what the prince said?" ”

"It's a matter of relief for those Yuan people and disaster victims."

"Of course, it is right to give relief to the victims, if the prince doesn't want to help them, it's fine, just order the army to drive them away. They are not the people of the Great Song Dynasty, even if you don't rescue, others can't say anything bad, not to mention that you have spent a lot of money on rescue for a month. He said very easily, "If the prince has any other ideas, please say it, and he may be able to help the staff officers." ”

"Well, good. In the past month or so, I have transferred a full 13,000 stone of grain to the north, all of which are 1.5 million catties, is it a bit much? ”

"Many?" Xu Feng looked at Shi Bin with a surprised expression, obviously he didn't expect Shi Bin to have such an idea, "Lord Wang, may I ask why you have such an idea?" More than 10,000 stones of grain is just a drop in the bucket for my Great Song Dynasty, and it is a lifesaver for those herdsmen. The prince is sending charcoal in the snow at this time, and they must be grateful to Dade for the rest of their lives. It is really cost-effective to exchange such a small amount of food for the goodwill and even loyalty of more than 100,000 yuan. ”

"But if it's not my race, its heart will be different, will it be empty of people and money?" Shi Bin asked with some concern.

I understood why Shi Bin was worried, it turned out that he was afraid that there would be no return for his efforts, so Xu Feng had no choice but to explain: "Lord Wang, you are willing to give, and you can only get if you give up." The greater the risk, the more you get, you may make a lot of money or lose all your money, everything depends on the will of the prince. However, he thinks that the prince should take a gamble. What's more, this little bit of food is really not much for the prince. ”

Seeing that Shi Bin still didn't let go, Xu Feng had no choice but to say again: "Lord Wang, before you led the troops to go out for two to three days, you had to consume 10,000 stone of grain, but now it is really not worth mentioning that you only consume more than 10,000 stones a month. ”

In this way, Shi Bin can be regarded as completely letting go, and can only smile and say that it is okay to gamble.

It didn't take long for endless green grass to appear on the grassland again, but it felt that something was missing, it turned out that there was a lack of cattle and sheep in the 'sky is blue, wild, and the wind blows the grass and sees the cattle and sheep'!

There are too many cattle and sheep on the grassland, but there are many more herders in the fields who do not know how to farm and can only graze, which makes the situation a little embarrassing. Local officials had no choice but to ask Shi Bin again for advice on what to do.

Although Shi Bin, who received the news, was not surprised, he felt a little crying and laughing, didn't he have to learn if he didn't know how to farm? What's the trouble? If there are no cattle and sheep, a few breeding cattle and breeding sheep can be done?

When Shi Bin scolded those officials in a low voice with the official document, he was seen by Jia Ling and Sai Xishi, who were walking, and the two came over curiously when they saw this.

"Husband, what's the matter, who made you angry?" Jia Ling asked with a smile.

"Who else is there who is not those useless debt collectors in the north?" Shi Bin said angrily.

In fact, Shi Bin's appearance now is not really angry, but he just hates iron but not steel. Jia Ling, who was a little puzzled, casually pulled the official document in Shi Bin's hand, and laughed after reading it. I'm angry, Jia Ling is laughing, what does this mean? Laugh at him, the king of Chu? Shi Bin immediately asked seriously why.

"Husband, although they are a little dull and even incompetent, it is understandable. It is not only adjacent to the Yuan realm, but also has more than 100,000 Dayuan refugees, and if one is not careful, there will be a big mess, so of course they can only be cautious in public and private. Not everyone has such strong ability, such good luck, and such a hard backstage as you, and one wrong step can ruin their future. Seeing that Shi Bin was angry, Jia Ling immediately stopped sneering but said very seriously.

"Even if you have a point, what can you do?"

"What can I do, naturally, I will transfer thousands of breeding cattle and sheep to breed them in the past, let them return to their old business, or force them to farm, on the condition that from now on I will be the people of the Great Song Dynasty." Jia Ling said helplessly.

"If the husband feels that this is too much of a loss, the concubine has a way - let them sign an agreement, either sign a deed of sale, or agree to repay the money at a time, and the principal and interest will be calculated together." Sai Si Shi added.

"Of course Xiaoling's method is not a loss, Xi Shi's method is also okay, I'm just worried that they will slip back to the grassland after this period of time."

"Husband, whoever wins the hearts of the people wins the world, it seems that you still haven't understood the essence of it, and you are a little childish. If the husband really wants to conquer the grassland, at this time, he will send tens of thousands of cattle and sheep to those herdsmen, and they must be willing to raise them for a year. Jia Ling said very bluntly.

After such a point, Shi Bin immediately came to his senses, and immediately ordered another 10,000 catties of seeds, 20,000 stone of grain, and 50,000 cattle and sheep to the north. And he himself personally 'escorted' these things to the north after thinking about it, and as for the government affairs, it was handed over to Wang Yi, Li Shao, Li Tingzhi and Chen Yan, and Zhao Gang and Li Xu were fully responsible for the safety of the Jingshi.

After rushing to Jizhou, Xu Feng told Shi Bin an interesting phenomenon that the herdsmen would rather sign a deed of sale than return to the grassland. This news can make Shi Bin happy. There is still a thing that would rather sign a deed of sale with yourself than go back to your hometown?

It's just that as the saying goes, 'if things are abnormal, there must be demons', if you don't understand the reason, Shi Bin still doesn't dare to rashly accept so many Yuan people, after all, those are the people of Ali Buge, and it is not very kind to dig into the corners of the righteous brothers so rampantly.

"Xu Feng, do you know why those herdsmen would rather sign a deed of sale with me than plan to return to the grassland?" Shi Bin asked, "Something is wrong. We Song people want to return to their roots, don't they want to return to their roots? ”

"Lord Wang, this question cannot be answered, but there is one person who can definitely answer it."

"Who?"

"Batu, he is in Jizhou at this time."

"Okay, call him to me immediately, I want to know if these Yuanren herdsmen are really like this."

understood that there was no room for sloppiness in this matter, so after Xu Feng received Shi Bin's order, he not only sent a lot of people to find Batu, but even he himself went to Batu's mansion. Eventually, they found him in a teahouse and quickly took him to Shi Bin.

Seeing the current King of Chu Shi Bin, Batu was a little afraid in his heart, not because he had done anything bad, but because the person in front of him was becoming more and more majestic and noble.

"The last general has seen His Royal Highness the King of Chu." Batu saluted.

"It doesn't have to be that way, Batuu, the king called you here to ask you something."

"Lord Wang, please say, Batu knows everything and says everything."

"Good. You must already know that this king has allocated a lot of grain, cattle and sheep, and livelihood supplies to help your people on the grassland, right? Shi Bin asked.

"I know, the prince is merciful, and Batu thanked the prince for all the compatriots who were rescued by the prince."

"Now the widow is in trouble. Those of your compatriots would now rather sign a deed of sale with me than go back to their homeland. Shi Bin smiled bitterly.

Batu, who heard the news, was also surprised, he never expected Shi Bin to be so tall in the eyes of his compatriots. Without any preparation, Batu suddenly felt a little panicked, and he didn't say a word for a long time.

After a long while, he said calmly: "The prince is not tricking me? ”

"Batu, can this kind of thing be fooled? This time, more than 100,000 people came running, not a dozen people. Shi Bin feigned anger.

Seeing that Shi Bin was angry, Batu immediately pleaded guilty, saying that his words were inconsiderate and asked Shi Bin not to care. It wasn't to find Batu's stubble, and Shi Bin wouldn't downgrade it to care, so he naturally laughed at it.

"The widow wants to ask, do you know why they have such an attitude? To be honest, the king didn't really want to keep them. Shi Bin opened his eyes and said nonsense.

Although Batu didn't believe Shi Bin's words, he understood that he still had to give a satisfactory answer, so after thinking for a while, he said: "The prince may not know the rules of our grassland people. In the steppe, ordinary herdsmen were like cattle and sheep and were the wealth of the aristocracy. The nobles were free to dispose of their lives and deaths, arranging their families and wealth. ”

Isn't this the relationship between slave owners and slaves?

"Batu, do you mean that even if ordinary herdsmen have not made a mistake, those nobles can kill them? Can they take their wives or children at will? Shi Bin asked with a little surprise and confusion.

"Lord, that's exactly the case. This is also the reason why he didn't have the heart to go back after taking refuge in the prince. ”

"Okay. Then do you think I can accept these hundreds of thousands of herdsmen? Shi Bin's heart itched. Because if what Batu said is true, it is not that Shi Bin forced those refugees to stay, but that they refused to leave.

"Please think twice. Please don't forget to take people's money like killing your parents, you have taken so much wealth from those nobles, even if they can't get it back now, they will never give up. Batu reminded very sincerely.

"Batuu, thank you for the reminder. You said that those nobles will not give up, and the widow also agrees very much, so the widow wants to ask you who you estimate will be the one who will come to Xingshi to ask for sin, and in what way to ask for sin? ”

"Lord Wang, it is certain that he will never use force to ask for guilt, and most of them send civil officials to protest and demand that the prince return these herdsmen. Of course, they will definitely promise to pay something in return. As for the rank of the official, please forgive me for being humble and unable to judge. Because your title is so high and you are the sworn brother of Emperor Dayuan, it is really unpredictable. ”

"Is there any way you can help the king to keep these herdsmen, and if so, the widow will be rewarded. In fact, this king is also reluctant to these herdsmen. They are still of great use to me. ”

"There are two ways to do it. The best strategy is to find those young people from among the refugees and arrange them to live in another place, and when the officials of Dayuan come, you will hand them over to these old, weak, sick and disabled, which can be regarded as an explanation. After all, the nobles didn't know how many of these refugees survived in the end. The next strategy is to leave all these herdsmen behind, so that although it takes care of their family feelings and makes them more grateful to you, it will greatly stimulate those Yuan nobles, which is not conducive to your great cause. ”

"You have their own advantages and disadvantages in these two strategies, and this king likes them all, but they are not perfect enough, and some of them are not liked enough." Shi Bin said with a smile.

"Lord Wang, there is a way to reduce the negative impact of the humble position a little." Xu Feng said, "We can pick out the strongest men and find a way to keep their families." Let as many refugees as possible change their clothes and make others think they are Song people. In the end, the remaining ones can be left behind, and it doesn't matter if they can't stay. Of course, even if you give Ali Buge enough benefits, otherwise it will be easy to show your stuffing. ”

As soon as he heard the word 'exposed', Batu immediately said that he would never say a word to the outside world, obviously for fear that Shi Bin would kill people. Seeing this, Shi Bin smiled and comforted him, and immediately took out three handicaps of one thousand taels to reassure him.

With this method, within three days, the hundreds of thousands of Yuan refugees in the Jizhou area suddenly became less than 30,000, and all of them were old, weak, sick and disabled.