Wang Yan and He Tengjiao discussed that the strategic location of northwest Hubei was important, and for a long time, they had to undertake the heavy task of defending the Qing army from attacking Hubei from the Central Plains.

In order to strengthen the barrier role of northwest Hubei and the people in northwest Hubei basically fled south, Wang Yan suggested to He Tengjiao that the refugees should not be repatriated to northwest Hubei, but all the people should be moved to the south of Hanshui, so that when the Qing army went south again, it would not be possible to collect food on the spot.

At this time, Wang Yan came to the north bank of the Yangtze River by boat, and under the escort of dozens of soldiers, he walked through the grass huts and tents, the faces of the refugees were full of melancholy, the adults gathered together to discuss their future livelihoods, and the children did not know the distress of their parents and elders, and they were screaming and running and playing games between the grass huts.

The whole camp was filled with the pungent smell of quicklime, dust everywhere, and clothes drying everywhere.

Hundreds of thousands of people gathered together, and the problem of cleaning was a big deal, although Wang Yan asked the soldiers to strictly manage and let the people pay attention to cleaning, but the whole camp still looked extremely dirty.

The official who accompanied Wang Yan to inspect the refugees was He Tengjiao's newly appointed Wuchang Zhizhou You Youlun, who was a member of the top five jinshi in the Gengchen Branch in the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, about forty years old, and was very shrewd and capable.

Originally, the local governor did not have the right to appoint officials, but in extraordinary times, as long as the governor was appointed and handed over the recital, the emperor and the imperial court basically did not ask much, but directly approved it.

At this time, You Youlun followed closely by Wang Yan's side, and introduced Wang Yan as he walked: "Now the refugees gathered on the north bank have approached 700,000, most of them are gathered together in clan relations, less than twenty or thirty people, more than nearly a thousand, the lower officials will organize 10,000 people into one side, and find respected clan elders from the refugees to assist in management, each side is equipped with five people in Langzhong, and fifty people, and there has been no major mistake for the time being~"\u000b"How long can the grain be supported? \u000b This is Wang Yan's most concerned question, He Tengjiao has been anxious for this, nearly 700,000 refugees, the daily food consumption is really amazing, such a half a year for nothing, no one can stand it.

?“ According to the regulations of the superintendent, the young and strong send one or two taels of rice every day, and half of the old and weak women and children, it is impossible to eat enough, and it can only be said that they can barely survive, but even so, they can only last for a month. ”

The troubled times are like this, and Wang Yan can't blame He Tengjiao for being short-sighted, but after all, there are nearly a million refugees, and he really can't afford to raise them.

"Is there enough salt?" Wang Yan asked again.

Grain, salt, and iron are important matters related to the survival of the people, and although iron is not needed now, the absence of salt is also a problem in salt.

"Salt is much tighter than rice grain, now the well salt in Sichuan, Shandong, Nanzhili sea salt can not be transported, Xia Guan is to contact a Shanxi businessman, but his asking price is too high, almost more than three times the market price, and the Wuchang treasury silver deposit is only 600,000 taels, and there are too many places to spend money, can't talk about it at all~"\u000b"Jin merchants? When Wang Yan heard this, he couldn't help frowning, "Regarding the matter of salt, the governor will send someone back to Guangdong and let someone transfer a batch over." However, it is not a way for refugees to stay here all the time, and they must speed up the evacuation, this governor discussed with Governor He yesterday, you can't let the refugees have nothing to do, you can select a group of refugees to send to Xiangyang, help Ma Jinzhong and Hao Shaoqi rebuild Fancheng, strengthen Xiangyang, and build Xiangfan Town. The young and strong who are sent should be treated differently, not only to be given enough food, but also to pay them appropriately, and the remaining old and weak should also be placed in the states and counties as soon as possible, understand? ”

"Xia Guan understands that it's just Wuchang's finances, I'm afraid it can't support it at all!"

He Tengjiao only had more than 600,000 taels of silver in his hands, and it was really impossible for him to help independently, Wang Yan could only bleed again, and he also scavenged a lot of silver from Wuchang before, but now it came in handy.

However, Wang Yan couldn't spend money in vain, he thought about it slightly, and already had a preliminary strategy in his heart, "The affairs of refugees do not need to be borne by Wuchang alone, this governor communicated with Futai before, Futai has the intention of dredging the spiritual canal, if it is to levy the people, it will inevitably affect the production of Hunan, but the refugees can just be used to dredge the channel." In addition, the elderly and women can also organize themselves, weave cloth, make military uniforms and shoes, and in short, try to give the refugees something to do. You do your best to arrange how much you can resettle, and the governor will make the Dufutai ready to resettle the refugees. ”

When You Youlun heard this, his eyes couldn't help but light up, and he was slightly stunned.

Seeing this, Wang Yan said: "Now that autumn has just begun, the weather is still hot, and the people have been gathered here for a long time, and it is very likely that a plague will break out, so we must be especially careful of the epidemic. ”

When You Youlun heard this, he reacted, and hurriedly saluted: "Please rest assured, we will speed up the resettlement!" \u000bAt this time, Wang Yan happened to pass by a straw hut, in which several elders were discussing something, so he immediately bent down and went into the straw hut.

There were more than ten people sitting in the shed, and they suddenly saw a soldier coming in, they were startled, and instinctively retreated to the side of the shed. ”

When several clan elders heard that the person who came was the Duke of the Ming Dynasty, they immediately knelt down, Wang Yan smiled and waved his hand, "Don't be afraid, where are you all from?" What is the situation in the clan? \u000b Several old men looked at each other when they heard the words, and finally the old man with the longest grade stepped forward and bowed, "Back to the Duke of Chu, the little old man is from Yunyang Mansion, the Qing soldiers killed people everywhere, the houses and villages were burned down, the little old man and the five hundred people fled all the way to Wuchang, fortunately the government gave relief, so he could survive!" ”

Wang Yan sat down in the grass hut, and there were refugees around him who heard the news, and the elders of various clans in the vicinity also inquired and came over, so Wang Yan immediately asked them to recommend a few elders to enter the grass hut together.

The small grass hut was immediately filled, and everyone knelt down in unison to salute. \u000b "Sit down, all of you, and let's talk about what you're thinking." "\u000bIn the face of a big official like Wang Yan, although the people have many questions to ask, they are still a little timid and can't let go.

After half a ring, several old men shirked each other for a while, and only then did one of the old men say: "Lord Guogong, little old man wants to know, how will the government settle us?" ”

Wang Yan smiled slightly: "Huguang has been in war for many years, this time it has affected nearly one million people, and the imperial court will inevitably treat it, so you don't have to worry about this." Inspector He has already dispatched officials to clear the land in the south of the Han River, and will place you in many states and counties south of the Han River, and the land will be provided by the government, so you don't have to worry. ”

The state capital south of the Han River was less damaged, but the population was also greatly reduced, leaving a lot of wasteland, so the land was quite sufficient.

This is different from Guangdong, where there are many people and little land, and Huguang is now less populated and more land, because Huguang has more arable land, and because of the war, the once densely populated land has also become vast and sparsely populated.

Wang Yan's words were very kind, which made the old man raise his courage and asked: "Lord Guogong, it is now past the season of planting crops, although we can still grow some beans and vegetables, but how can we hold on until next summer's harvest?" \u000b Several old men, who also meant this, whispered in the following for a while. Seeing this, Wang Yan waved his hand slightly, quieting everyone down, and then said with a smile: "The government's food is also limited, but it will not make the people unable to live, so the government can only provide the least relief, just like now, it must be that you can't eat, you can only survive, but the government will provide you with the opportunity to work." Fancheng must be rebuilt, the spiritual canal must be dredged, the local reserve warehouse must be built, the army needs military uniforms and military shoes, as long as you work, you can not help but be full, and there is money to take, and with wages, you can buy food in the market to feed your family~"

Wang Yan's words made everyone excited, and the people around the grass shed suddenly discussed: "As long as we work, we will have income, then we can live well, but I don't know how to calculate wages~"

"The wages are absolutely fair, according to the market price, such as building and digging canals, and other manual work, one or two dollars a month. Now the price of rice is four dollars of rice, you can buy three buckets of rice a month, if the women in the family are making some military shoes and military clothes, you can have no worries about food and clothing~"\u000b Wang Yan's words have made many people moved, so that they have rekindled the hope of life, and believe that they can live a stable life in the future.

Now that the finances of the entire Ming Dynasty have completely collapsed, and the imperial court can't come up with a penny, all Wang Yan can do is to let the refugees not have to starve, but the refugees are already very satisfied.

At this time, Wang Yan saw that everyone's faces showed joy, so he immediately stood up and said with a slight smile: "Do you have anything to ask You Zhizhou, this governor still has something, and he will answer everyone's questions." \u000bEveryone immediately got up to send Wang Yan out of the grass shed, and at this time, Wang Shixiu, who happened to bump into him head-on, came to look for him, "Guogong, the boat from Hunan is coming~"

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