Settlement No. 1 on the Sunrise Peninsula.

Out of the big wharf to the west, a 2-meter-wide bluestone road stretches forward, and after walking more than 200 meters, you will come to a square the size of a football field, surrounded by large and small squares drawn with lime - that is reserved for government offices, theaters and even shops.

Three neat rows of cowhide tents have been erected in the square, and the roofs of the tents are still piled with the remnants of snow from a few days ago, but many of them are mottled with water stains everywhere, apparently melted by the braziers in the tents.

In the open space in front of the tent, old people sitting in twos and threes, wearing uniform cotton robes, were chattering, and many old people were still holding a child in their arms.

This is the group of refugees from Guangludao who struggled out of the sea of suffering, Chu Fan walked through the tent with his hands behind his back, and when he saw the faces that had regained ruddy and nodded to him in thanks, he suddenly had a very fulfilled feeling in his heart.

In the middle of the square is a very large tent, which is a temporary office for the displaced people; After opening the curtain and entering, Chu Fan saw that his designated Luo Haozi was sitting on a chair writing something, and the wooden cane was leaning against the bookcase.

Luo Haozi was recruited when the Fuliao Army was expanded for the first time, and the soldiers of the old Jiazi battalion were shot in the knee during the battle of the Ningyuan Rebellion, but the legs after healing could not be straightened, and they had to rely on crutches to walk, so they naturally could not stay in the army; However, because he is older and more mature, he learned to read and write very hard in the Jiazi camp, and in just half a year, he not only reached 3,000 words, but also became quite proficient in the four simple arithmetic; That's not all, since he arrived on Ushijima, he can be seen in the workshop for craftsmen every night.

He was so diligent and hardworking, so he naturally attracted Chu Fan's attention, after the group of displaced people from Guanglu Island came. There was a need for someone who could write and calculate to be responsible for the placement and distribution of various materials, so Chu Fan remembered him and appointed him as the person in charge of the resettlement of the displaced people.

"Yo! Childe, are you here? Seeing Chu Fan and Chen Shangren coming in, Luo Haozi hurriedly stood up with a cane and greeted him.

"You're busy, I'll take a look." Chu Fan stopped him and casually took the account book in front of him and looked at it. I saw that the top page recorded the charcoal to be distributed to the displaced people tomorrow.

Although Chu Fan said this, Luo Haozi still pulled a stool over with a cane, brushed it with his sleeve and said, "Master Gongzi, Manager Chen, this tent is too simple, you two will sit down." ”

After putting down the account books, Chu Fan and Chen Shangren sat down side by side and asked Luo Haozi, "Have you done a good job in the statistics you made last time?" ”

Luo Haozi nodded. He took out a book from a pile of account books on the bookcase and opened it, "It's been counted...... The total number of displaced people is 271...... There were only 5 couples and 18 children...... 3 couples over 50 years old, 112 widows and widows...... 129 people under the age of 15, including 124 orphans...... Between the ages of 15 and 50, there are 2 couples and 5 couples, and the remaining 18 are widows. ”

Speaking of this, Luo Haozi closed the account book, "Yesterday, Team Leader Xie of the construction team has already come here, saying that it was on your orders. To settle these people in Settlement No. 4 on the side of Jodari, they do not know how to do so. It's been looking for me to discuss...... These people, old and young, can't do work, but most of them are single, are they placed in a big house or scattered? Please also ask the prince to show it. ”

After listening to his report, Chu Fan didn't rush to say how to place it, but glanced at Chen Shangren and said with a smile, "This is Shang Kexi, it's really a good person." All the people who were sent were old, weak, sick and disabled! …… I guess those strong men are also disabled, right? ”

Luo Haozi nodded with a bitter face, "Master Shengming, those few people are really missing arms and legs!" ”

Chen Shangren said hatefully, "Shang Kexi is indeed excessive, and he is actually taking advantage of Yixian's kindness." Stuff all this baggage! ”

Chu Fan smiled slightly, stood up and paced in the tent, "Uncle Shi doesn't have to linger, the so-called 'Qianjin City Horse Bone', we just want to convey a message to the displaced people in Liaodong by accepting these old, young, sick and disabled: If you can't do anything, you can still accommodate yourself on Jeju Island, and if you have a skill, will the days be worse?" ”

Speaking of this, he stood still and smiled even more, "Besides, I don't think these people are all useless, but if you give them a small piece of land, grow some vegetables and raise some chickens and ducks, it's always okay...... And these children are even more precious, the future of our Fuliao Army and even the East India Company is all on them! ”

Seeing that Chen Shangren and Luo Haozi both looked thoughtful, Chu Fan said the resettlement regulations he had been thinking about for several days.

The core of this charter is to find a way to organize these displaced people into small families: no single person can set up a household, and those who do not establish a household are not allowed to allocate homesteads; Encourage the adoption of children, each family in addition to one acre of basic vegetable land, each adopted child can be divided into an additional acre of vegetable land; All children under the age of 15 are sent to the primary school to study and enjoy the free lunch provided by the primary school. Those who refuse to attend the school will not only be denied rations to their children, but also their parents.

All people over the age of 50 are given monthly rations, and the standard of rations is that no one dies of starvation; If you want to eat well, you have to serve the vegetable patch well, or raise more poultry and livestock, and even spin and weave cloth.

In addition, Chu Fan also emphasized that this is to encourage these elderly and even disabled people to do business - whether it is to set up a stall to sell food or grind tofu, the required funds can be borrowed from the Luo Hezi Resettlement Office, which provides low-interest or even interest-free loans according to the situation, which can be used to buy and sell children's belongings or buy vegetable seeds, poultry and livestock cubs, and so on.

Of course, those who are too old or have no ability to take care of themselves and no one is willing to support them can only be concentrated in nursing homes.

After Lala said a lot, Luo Haozi gradually understood Chu Fan's intention, he wanted to stimulate these people to continue to work the basis of ensuring that they could survive.

After figuring it out, Luo Haozi had a direction for the future work of the resettlement office, and looking at the back of Chu Fan's departure, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: How did Gongzi's head grow? How can any difficult problem be solved by him as soon as it comes to him?

Chu Fan, who got out of the big tent, walked briskly towards the only building around the square, the primary school hall.

Unlike the rudiments on Niu Island, the newly built primary school hall is surrounded by tall red bricks, and it is divided into two campuses for men and women—the separation of men and women because Chu Fan and Zhang Ziyu, the principals, could not withstand the pressure of the craftsmen.

It's no wonder that the idea of male and female defense in this era is too deep-rooted, even children should pay attention to it, not to mention that there are many students who are in their teens and are just beginning to fall in love.

When he entered the men's campus, Chu Fan couldn't help but nodded, only to see that behind the school gate was a playground the size of half a football field, and the playground paved with blue bricks was erected with horizontal bars, parallel bars, sand pits and other sports equipment and facilities, and there was a shooting range enclosed by a wooden fence in the corner of the playground, which was where the students learned archery.

Around the playground, a school building with blue bricks and black tiles has been built on three sides, and the sound of reading is echoing in the campus: "At the beginning of man, nature is good......

Chu Fan was wandering around with great interest, immersed in this familiar campus atmosphere, when the corner door leading to the women's campus "creaked" open, and an unexpected person appeared in front of Chu Fan. (To be continued.) )