Hearing Qi Heng's words, the more than ten people present suddenly showed shocked expressions.

In this world, food is the most scarce material, and it is good if the people in power do not rob them of their food, where have they ever seen people who take the initiative to distribute food.

"Little... Sir, are you serious? ”

Qi Heng put the bow and arrow in his hand back behind his back and said, "Naturally, take it seriously." ”

"Then the lord wants us to go to Huanggang, but what do we have to do?"

Qi Heng said: "No, I don't care if I come and go freely, if I think it's better elsewhere than mine, I can leave." I just want to provide a place for the people to live and work in peace and contentment in these troubled times. ”

"Not only you, but if others bring someone to come, I will be rewarded as well."

"However, if you cheat and cheat in it, and send people to make up for it, you should understand the consequences, in this troubled world, a life is not worth anything."

Hearing Qi Heng's warning, the refugees hurriedly waved their hands one by one and said 'don't dare'.

Qi Heng didn't say anything more, and seeing that they didn't have any doubts, he whipped his horse and headed towards the city.

As Qi Heng left, more than a dozen people present glanced at each other.

"Brother Shen, what should we do? Do you want to go? I don't think what this man said was false. ”

The man who had just spoken to Qi Heng thought for a moment and said, "In this world, whether it is the Yuan Army or the Red Turban Soldier, which one is a good thing. ”

"I don't think it's in a hurry in advance, didn't that person just say that there is Huanggang in front? It just so happens that we don't have a place to rest tonight, so let's go there and have a look, and we'll make a decision tomorrow morning. ”

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After a week of land renovation and cultivation, more than 100 acres of wasteland have been completed.

After the more than 1,000 soldiers were idle, Qi Heng directly sent half of the men out to patrol the mountains to find the iron ore in the old man's mouth.

At the same time, some planning in the city is also underway.

The first is the iron-smelting area.

Of course, the construction of shelters for the people in the city has not stopped.

Although it takes a lot of manpower and a long time to build the house, as the physical strength of the people continues to recover these days, they also join the labor.

A person's daily labor can obtain half a liter, that is, one and a half catties of grain.

All that needs to be done is to deliver the wood, dirt, stones, etc., needed to build the dwelling.

Nowadays, although the people in the city can eat enough under Qi Heng's soup kitchen, they basically belong to a state of nothing.

Now Qi Heng has given them a way to accumulate food and earn food, and there are still many people who volunteer to participate.

With the participation of the people of the city, the speed of building and repairing dwellings in the city has been significantly improved.

Because many houses are only partially damaged, as long as they are repaired a little, they can be inhabited, and in just half a month, the people in the entire Huanggang City have all owned residences.

At the same time, the collection of information from the people is also going on simultaneously.

On the streets of Huanggang City.

Qi Heng and Han Qin walked together, looking at the scene in front of him that had gradually regained his vitality, Han Qin couldn't help but sigh: "Is this still the Huanggang we saw at the beginning?" ”

Qi Heng smiled slightly, as if he had thought of something, and said with a solemn expression: "Now the people have just resumed their labor, but this is based on our reward for food, and now our food consumption rate is more than twice as fast as usual, if according to the previous calculation, it is no problem to support it for three months." ”

"But after three months, we will run out of food, and the cultivation of potatoes is the top priority now, and you must take strict care of it, and the watering must be done in a way that is sure to be dry, and there will be no water accumulation."

"In addition, someone must take care of the farmland day and night to prevent anyone from destroying it."

Looking at Qi Heng's solemn expression, Han Qin also put away the smile on his face, and assured him conclusively: "Sir, don't worry, there is a problem with the cultivated land, and I, Han Qin, will come to see you with my head!" ”

Qi Heng nodded, and said, "How is the matter of the latrine?" ”

"According to your order, one latrine will be built for every ten households, and according to the method of craftsmen, more than ten have been built, and it is estimated that it will be completed in ten days."

Qi Heng said: "Okay, now that things are going on everywhere in the city, you have been a little busier recently, and you can't slack off." ”

"Yes."

Downstairs at the city gate.

Qi Heng and Han Qin walked slowly, and Qi Heng picked up the registration book at the city gate.

Looking at the list and number in the book, he asked, "Are there many outsiders who have entered the city recently?" ”

The soldier in charge of registering the list of people entering the city immediately replied: "Your Excellency, in recent days, there have been many more people entering the city than in the past, and this morning alone, as many as seventy-nine people from outsiders have entered the city. ”

Qi Heng nodded: "Refugees and people enter the city, don't block them too much, but they must also be careful and vigilant, people who enter the city are not allowed to carry any iron tools and weapons, and those who are found to be carrying iron tools must be temporarily confiscated, registered in the case, and returned when they leave the city." ”

"However, if it is found that someone is carrying a weapon and does not report it, it must be immediately seized and the reasons must be clarified."

Although Qi Heng had already conveyed these words through Han Qin, he still couldn't help but ask them again at this time.

In the final analysis, Qi Heng's top-down attitude is to be careful.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not lead the army back for a day, and with the 2,000 troops in Huanggang City, he was in danger for a day.

Leaving the city tower and going west along the avenue in front of the city, the first time he saw the porridge shed, Qi Heng found that the number of people who came to receive the relief porridge had been decreasing rapidly.

At this time, under the porridge shed, there were only a dozen people queuing.

It's completely different from what it used to be.

Moreover, most of these people are elderly people and very young children.

Just as Qi Heng was about to go to the porridge shed to check, a sound of horses' hooves suddenly sounded behind him.

"Adult !!"

The voice was loud, but full of joy.

Qi Heng suddenly thought about something.

As the man approached, he directly turned over and dismounted when he came to Qi Heng.

"My lord! Iron ore found! ”

Hearing this, Qi Heng's face finally showed joy.

After more than ten days of searching, there was finally a result.

Qi Heng immediately said to Han Qin beside him: "Go, prepare the horse!" ”

Led by this messenger, Qi Heng soon came to the mouth of the iron mine in the mountains.

In front of this iron ore mouth, there were traces of excavation, but in the soldier's explanation, Qi Heng realized that it was a soldier who accidentally discovered the existence of iron ore under his feet, so he dug it casually, but he didn't expect to really dig it.

At this time, Qi Heng also secretly scolded himself in his heart for being confused.

The scope of the iron ore is definitely not small, and if I had tried to dig in all directions earlier, I might have had the results a long time ago.

Just find it, though.