Ma Yuan, the guard of the Sword Pavilion, diligently received the wind and washed the dust for everyone. The pavilion in the Guannai had already been cleaned by someone he had sent someone to clean up, and after Cui Can and the others had lunch, everyone went into different pavilions to rest for a while and wait to continue their journey.

"Li Yang, why are you here?" Cui Can was familiar with this tiger in front of the palace when he was serving the imperial history in Shangluo before, and he knew a lot about this person's cultivation.

"Returning to the envoy, I have come especially for the affairs of the displaced people. I don't know how the adults have traveled all the way, and what do you think of us outcasts from other states?"

Cui Can's visit to Yizhou this time is to deal with these displaced people who are widely scattered in Yizhou and Liangzhou. Since four years ago, the western soil has been hit by severe drought for many years, and there is almost no harvest in many places. Large numbers of hungry people begged for food, which eventually led to a riot. This rebellion began in April of the third year of Yonghe, and in October it was put down by Emperor Fulun of Zhao, who was still guarding Chang'an at that time. It's just that the issue of the displaced people has been unresolved.

Since the great chaos in the Shang world after the fight, it has developed into three parts of the world, and the Liangzhou side of Yizhou belongs to the Shu Shang State that divided Western Shu at that time. The Shu Shang and the Great Zhou fought for many years, and the inhabitants of one place in Hanzhong were either killed in the battle or relocated to other regions by both sides. Today, the population of Liangzhou is greatly reduced compared with the Later Shang period.

Most of the displaced people who came here were like Li Yang and them, and many of their ancestors actually migrated or fled from Hanzhong back then. Although almost 100 years have passed, when I return again, the scenery is still different from people. For these displaced people, the locals of Liangzhou were still more enthusiastic at first, after all, many of them were also former locals. Fleeing so far, the big guy will help them through the difficulties a little.

But no one can stand these displaced people from staying for a year, and they have no intention of returning. Moreover, because these homeless people live here, everyone is particularly united and fierce. Whenever there is a dispute with the locals, these displaced people are united with the outside world, but the local people dare not move.

Originally, these rogues were only in Hanzhong, and they were forbidden by the imperial court to pass through the Sword Pavilion Pass. At the beginning of the third year of Keyongtai, the imperial court sent an envoy to inspect the situation of the displaced people. The envoy was bribed by the displaced people, and finally reported that there were more than 100,000 displaced people, and Hanzhong alone could not support them. So, when this report was submitted, the imperial court decided to allow the displaced people to go through the Sword Pavilion to Yizhou to beg for food.

Then, there was a series of coups in Shangluo, and the matter was delayed. After Emperor Fu Lun of Zhao was ousted from power, Emperor Fu of Qi took the position of auxiliary government with the first merit, and the problem of displaced people in the two states rose again.

Needless to say, Shu is rich, even Hanzhong is also a place with a mild climate and fertile land. In addition, many of the exiles were originally natives from Liangzhou, and after a long time, many of these people did not want to return to Yongzhou and Qinzhou.

It's just that Yongzhou and Qinzhou originally had a sharp decrease in population after a few years of drought and the Qi Wannian Rebellion, and no one could bear the history of the thorns in these two states and the rule of the county guards, and repeatedly demanded that the displaced people scattered in Yizhou and Liangzhou be repatriated to the local area.

Cui Can knows all about it all very well.

The imperial court has already made a decision, and in view of the fact that the drought in Yongzhou and Qinzhou has passed, these displaced people should return to their original places. By the time he passed through Nanzheng, the Liangzhou Assassin Luo Shang had already begun to repatriate the displaced people scattered throughout Liangzhou. And the first thing Cui Can did when he arrived in Shu was to repatriate those displaced people scattered in Yizhou.

Repatriate the displaced people, win the hearts of the local people, kill two birds with one stone, why not.

In his opinion, the homeless people have been begging for food in Liangzhou and Yizhou for more than a year, and they should be grateful. Take advantage of the fact that summer is just over at this time, and return to the same place in time. If the speed is fast, it will be just in time for winter planting, and the harvest will be available the next year.

Every time he thought of this, Cui Can felt that he had a great responsibility, and he needed to get the homeless people up as soon as possible. Otherwise, the winter sowing will be delayed, but another year's harvest will be lost.

But Li Yang's relatives who have lived here for a long time don't think so.

Although Li Yang has been back for less than a month, he has already learned about the specific situation of this homeless person.

Although it has been more than 50 years since the Great Jin Dynasty pacified Shudi, the population of Yizhou and Liangzhou is still so sparse compared with the Later Shang period. The displaced people have taken root here, and have begun to cultivate the wasteland, get married, and have children. The climate here is far better than that of Yongzhou and Qinzhou, and the vast majority of displaced people have passed the most difficult period and are unwilling to return to their hometowns.

According to Li Yang's eldest brother Li Xiang, we are all citizens of the Great Jin Dynasty, and we are not paying taxes for the Great Jin Dynasty wherever we go. So many displaced people, who had gone through a lot of hardships and traveled thousands of miles to come to Liangzhou, Yizhou and other places, finally settled down. Why do you have to travel thousands of miles to help the old and the young to return to their homeland? So many people have already died when they come, and I don't know how many people will die when they return.

When he came this time, one of the plans that Li Xiang discussed with him was that it really couldn't be done, and he asked the imperial court to allow them to return to their homeland of Baditangqu. In their opinion, this request is not too much at all. The ditch is their homeland, not a little sun.

And the more important one is that Li Yang thinks that the king of Qi will not be able to assist the government for a long time with the sparseness of his clan, and Shangluo will be chaotic again. Yizhou, Liangzhou and other places are separated by mountains, which is really the best place to take refuge.

Procrastination, this is their brother's ultimate goal. As long as they can drag on for another year and a half, no one will be able to move them out.

Cui Can didn't know these thoughts in the hearts of Li Yang's brothers, but he had been in the world for a long time and knew that this matter could not be delayed any longer. Now it is such a big resistance, and everyone can solve it if it is delayed.

"Li Yang, you also served in the imperial court before, and since you know that the imperial court has made a decision, this matter cannot be changed. Regarding Li Yangti's move to the ditch, Cui Can directly refused, "This government heard that your brothers have a high reputation among the exiles, and they should assist the imperial court to do a good job of relocation." The country has a canon, and meritorious service will be rewarded, you know this best. As long as the displaced people can be successfully relocated to their original places, it will be a great achievement. When the time comes, the government will truthfully report to the court and reward you for your achievements. ”

"As for the concern you said about the old, weak, sick and disabled, this government will appropriately allocate some manpower and materials to you. You and others are also the people of the Great Jin Dynasty, and each of you does not want to lose the court. I would like to ask you to explain this to us. It's July, and the sooner you start, the better it will be. Li Yang, you go back and hurry up and prepare. After that, the government still wants to hire you as my tooth keeper. ”

Seeing Li Yang leaving, Cui Can pondered for a while, and then asked Qiao Deng to call in.

"Virtuous nephew, you are a native of Shu, you can understand the situation of the displaced people in your Shu land. ”

When Jordon heard this, his spirits were lifted. He was young and precocious, and his family was even more prosperous, and he was a powerful person in Shu between them, and he could be said to know everything about Shu.

"Your Excellency, the specific situation of the displaced people is like this. "Since they have migrated from other places, in order to protect their interests from the locals, they basically set up camp to protect themselves. Seventy or eighty families are together, and there are thousands of people. Each battalion has a leader, generally all of whom are local families in the former Yongzhou and Qinzhou, and many of them have served as court officials, and they have a wide range of people. In addition to the food distributed by the state and county, their daily diet is fishing, hunting, and picking wild fruits and vegetables. They had a clear division of labor, the women and children did the work of picking and preventing drying, the men organized themselves to hunt the wasteland, and the monks did their best to protect the interests of the battalions from being infringed upon. In the camp of the displaced people, all the materials need to be handed over to the public and distributed by the leaders of the displaced people. Some leaders are fair, others are too selfish, and that's a different subsection. ”

"Oh," Cui Can asked with interest when he heard this, "Which camp has the largest number of people among these camp of displaced people?"

"It was Li Yang who had just left and his family's camp had the largest number of people. Qiao Deng said: "Their leader is called Li Xiang, who was originally an official and worshiped the Dongqiang hunting general, and his cultivation is extremely clever. What is even more admirable is that he is extremely fair and impartial, and treats any displaced people in the camp equally. The people of their Li family and the homeless people in the camp eat and live together every day, and they have never been specialized. Therefore, he was very popular with everyone. Qiao heard that when his family moved out of Luoyang, there were only more than 300 households, and by the time he arrived in Liangzhou, there were already more than 500 households. Today, they are rooted in Mianzhu County, Xindu County, and their large camp alone has a population of tens of thousands, and there are no less than 2,000 horses. Such strength often makes many officials in Shu restless. ”

"Then what do you think should be done with these homeless people?" Cui Can looked at Qiao Deng's clear narrative, and couldn't help but love talent in his heart, so he wanted to improve this young man.

"The guest is a big bully, and this is a sign of trouble. Qiao Deng heard Cui Can ask him like this, and said aloud without the slightest pause: "The matter is born of love, not by others." Li Xiang is indeed an elder and a good man, but if there is a major conflict between the host and the guest on any day, it is impossible for him not to stand on the side of the homeless people but on the side of the Shu people. It's like a boulder is on a high place, and it's bound to roll down. If you keep it low, you want it to roll off and it's hard to move it. ”

"Therefore, when ascending, the homeless people are like the boulders, and they must not be allowed to be on high places, in danger. The top priority at the moment is to quickly report to the imperial court and repatriate the displaced people scattered in Yizhou, Liangzhou and other places to their hometowns. In this way, both the host and the guest can be preserved. ”

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