The Huns were about to be driven out of Guanzhong, but the damage caused by the war to the people of Guanzhong was not easily eliminated.

The war completely destroyed the livelihood of the three counties of Feng Yi, Shangjun, and Beidi, and a large number of displaced people were homeless and waiting for relief from the government.

However, Guanzhong suffered drought and locust plagues for two consecutive years, coupled with the devastation of war, and people everywhere fled one after another, which caused Guanzhong's agricultural production to be devastated. Even the emperor can't fill his stomach, let alone ordinary people.

When Wei Shuo recovered Feng Yi and Beidi, he realized what kind of responsibility he would have to bear. Fortunately, after nearly five consecutive years of promotion, sweet potatoes and corn have now become the most productive grains in Youping, allowing Liaodong to reserve a large amount of grain, so that it will not be helpless in the face of disaster victims.

In the face of the victims who were waiting to be fed in Guanzhong, Wei Shuo ordered the emergency allocation of food from Youping to the customs on the one hand, and organized people to start disaster relief on the other hand.

Later, he appointed Youziyuan, who was born in the You clan of Feng Yi's family, as Feng Yi's county guard, and assisted him in providing relief to the victims. The wanderer was far from living up to his trust and persuaded the You family to donate 10,000 stone of grain for disaster relief. For more than 100,000 victims, Wanshi grain is just a drop in the bucket, but it also solves Wei Shuo's urgent need.

As soon as the food arrived, Wei Shuo convened his staff to discuss the disaster relief of Feng Yi and Beidi, and any disaster relief must have food, otherwise everything is empty talk.

"Natural disasters and man-made disasters have almost turned Fengyi and Beidi counties into a blank field, and a large number of people have fled to other places in order to escape the war, making the fields barren and the people's strength withering. During the Qin and Han dynasties, the richness of Guanzhong was gone, and without three or five years of recuperation, I am afraid that I would not be able to recover my vitality! ”

Wei Shuo deplored the decline of Guanzhong very much, paused, and glanced at several staff. Then he said in a firm tone: "Measures must be taken as soon as possible to rebuild Guanzhong!" ”

Indeed, as Wei Shuo said, since the beginning of the Yongjia period, the war in Guanzhong has continued to be large, and it has not stopped until now. Although Liaodong won the victory, what it got was a barren land and a place full of displaced people.

After the end of the Great War. The Hu people were defeated and merged with the state again, and many of the people who fled began to return to their hometowns, coupled with the large number of displaced people from all over the country, how to resettle them and how to rebuild Guanzhong is the most urgent thing at present.

Even though Wei Shuo has not personally experienced the disaster, he knows that post-disaster reconstruction is a long-term project that requires overall planning and consideration. Therefore, when the war is just decided. He instructed his staff to begin their preparations.

Now that the situation is more stable, the armies from all walks of life have come out to sweep all over the country, although there is still a lot of military work to deal with, but it is relatively much easier, and Wei Shuo naturally shifted his energy to the reconstruction work.

As soon as Wei Shuo's words fell, Pei Wei coughed lightly and said, "Cough!" What the lord said was extremely true, and the minister also thought that it was an urgent task to help the victims and rebuild Guanzhong. Judging by the current situation. The war not only destroyed the local economy, but also undermined the family's rule in Feng Yi. ”

"A large number of people who are in hiding from the family will be released to become yeoman farmers. Coupled with the people who fled and returned home, these are all objects that need the help of the imperial court. Let the people not starve or freeze when they return to their hometowns, and let them have food, fields and houses. ”

"The subordinates have taken measures in accordance with the previous reconstruction of Liaodong. Soldiers were dispatched to build a number of simple houses for the victims to live in. And with the food donated by You's, You Junshou has opened porridge sheds in various places. At the same time, based on the equalization system, the government began to allocate land to the victims and encouraged them to open up their fields and resume production. ”

"It's just that due to the lack of a large amount of food, livestock and other materials, the progress of post-disaster reconstruction is still very slow. At present, a large number of people still have no shelter, no food, and no medical treatment. ”

The people here such as Wei Shuo, Mo Han, Lu Chang, and You Ziyuan have all visited the victims in various places and know the current disaster situation very well. Indeed, as Pei Wei said, many victims have died without timely treatment, and some people have starved to death due to lack of food.

Mo Han said without hesitation: "Lord, now that the big war is basically over, Liaodong should free up his hands to help the victims." ”

Mo Han's words were loud, which made the rest of the people shocked, and they couldn't help but say in unison: "The ministers have no objections!" ”

"Okay, Liaodong has to settle the victims properly even if it smashes pots and sells iron, but now that there is a shortage of materials, what should we do?"

"My lord, in the war that just ended, the Liaodong Army captured a lot, and in addition to awarding rewards to the soldiers, there is still a lot left. The minister thought that he could lend supplies to the victims to help them build houses, buy livestock, and buy seeds. In addition, horses wounded on the battlefield can also be given to the victims for free, as long as the victims grit their teeth and survive this year, they will be able to stabilize next year. ”

As a businessman, Mo Han is very good at using existing materials to maximize the effect. After the war, the Liaodong army seized a large amount of supplies, which are now all piled up in the treasury, and before the Youyan disaster relief materials arrived, the loot was the only material that could be used for disaster relief in Liaodong.

In addition, Liaodong can also set up cement, glass, soap and other workshops in Shangjun, Fengyi, and Beidi, which can provide wages for the victims to support their families; Second, the cement, glass, soap and other goods produced can be sold to the family in exchange for the food urgently needed by the victims. ”

"Great, Shirong's words are very good!"

Wei Shuo's eyes were full of smiles, and he was very satisfied with Mo Han's performance. Among the people, only Mo Han would consider disaster relief from a commercial point of view, and if he really wanted Pei Wei, You Ziyuan and others to come up with ideas, it was nothing more than distributing food, but they couldn't think of this aspect of cash-for-work at all.

"Next, the county guard will do what Mo Changshi said just now, but don't defy the law, once you find that there are profiteers and corrupt officials who profit from it, you will not be spared! Close when you should close, kill when you should kill, and never be soft! ”

Wei Shuo's murderous words made everyone's hearts sink, and some officials who had just joined Liaodong secretly reminded themselves that their lord did not seem to be a master to be messed with, and he must restrain himself well, so as not to be set up as a negative model by Liaodong in the future.

After many days of discussion between Wei Shuo and his staff, and after listening to the opinions of all parties, Feng Yi's county guard finally introduced the 'cash-for-work' policy. In view of the fact that Shangjun, Beidi, and Feng Yi were full of disaster victims, in order to save administrative costs, Wei Shuo appointed You Ziyuan as Feng Yi's county guard to oversee the civil affairs of the three places.

As soon as the cash-for-work was launched, it caused a huge shock in the attention, which was even more shocking than the defeat of the Xiongnu by the Liaodong Army. All the forces on all sides were dumbfounded by Liaodong's large-scale disaster relief, and many people watched as the materials and money were spent like flowing water, eager to keep them for themselves.

During this period, in order to raise capital for cash-for-work, the Liaodong cavalry attacked everywhere, swept away the Hu people entrenched in the surrounding areas, and maintained the disaster relief operation of the county guard by plundering the materials of the Hu people.

Under the guidance of Mo Han and Wei Shuo, the county guard government has launched a series of disaster relief projects, which are basically based on farmland and water conservancy, roads and bridges, and a large number of young and strong people have received salaries and food to support their families through work-for-relief.

In order to encourage the victims to participate in cash-for-work, the county hall stipulates that the rewards for the work of the victims are far greater than those receiving relief. Those who go to work in various places not only ensure food and clothing, but also earn wages, which is much more cost-effective than only receiving a ration, but those who have some ability do not hesitate to choose to work for relief.

In order to strengthen the control of Shuofang's northern land, taking advantage of the opportunity of cash-for-work, the county guard planned to build a north-south artery that ran through Shangjun, Fengyi, and Shuofang. This cement road is six zhang wide, although it is not as good as the Qin Straight Road hundreds of years ago, but it is also a rare project in ancient times.

The north-south artery will start from Dali County in the south, pass through Chongquan, Suyi, Pinyang, Gaonu, Fushi, Qiuci, Dacheng counties along the way, and go north to Shuofang City, the whole journey is more than 800 kilometers, it is planned to be completed within eight years, after completion, it will become the strategic artery of Liaodong to control the Hetao Plain, and the Hu captives captured in the war will all be sent to the project to do coolies.

In addition to this major artery of military importance that runs through the north and south, the county guard will also build a second-class cement road centered on each county office. (To be continued.) )