Chapter 112: 70,000 People
Chapter 112
Regarding the matter of dividing people, Qin Yu can be said to be very positive, and the smile on his face can hardly be suppressed.
On the other hand, the other two were quite positive before, but they were a little hesitant at this time, after all, they were only county lieutenants, not county orders.
Du Tao was also shocked by Qin Yu's reaction, but he immediately understood after thinking about it.
Now most of Cangxian County is empty, and what Cangxian lacks most is population, and this is a good opportunity to supplement the population of Cangxian County.
Du Tao looked at Qin Yu and asked, "How many people can you accommodate in Cang County?" β
"Everyone!" Qin Yu said without hesitation.
Du Tao didn't expect Qin Yu to answer like this, and he was also taken aback.
Du Tao frowned and said, "Qin Yu, do you know what you just said?" Outside the East City Gate, there are as many as 70,000 people, can you fit it in a Cangxian County? β
"Cangxian!" The other two were shocked, they didn't expect Qin Yu to be from Cangxian.
You must know that bandits are rampant in Cangxian County, and it is a place where no one is willing to set foot in, could it be said that this Qin Yu is the leader of the bandits, and he was recruited by Du Junshou?
"Cangxian County is a big location, if you can't live in the city, you can live outside the city, let alone 70,000 people, even 140,000 people can live in it!"
"140,000 people, do you have that much food?" Du Tao squinted at Qin Yu and asked.
Qin Yu knew that what Du Tao asked was not whether he could feed these people, but how much food he had.
Qin Yu's face suddenly turned embarrassed, and he hesitated and said, "This... This... Yes, if we save a little together, we can also ensure that 80,000 people will not starve to death. β
Qin Yu didn't want to expose his potatoes, so he said it tightly, so that Du Tao couldn't open his mouth to ask for food.
Sure enough, when Du Tao heard this, his eyes suddenly darkened.
Du Tao looked at the other two, "Two, since Lord Qin is so difficult, why don't you two share some of the burden for Lord Qin and lead some people back." β
Du Tao's plan is very good, since the two of them don't want to take in the people, they have to pay some other price.
The two looked at each other, knowing that they had to make a statement today.
But even if you take in the people, those people are no longer ordinary people, but refugees, and if they pour into their county, it will bring a lot of trouble, and it will not be made up for by a little food.
"My lord, the grain and grass we need for conscription do not need to be allocated by the county, and we can also provide 10,000 loads of grain and grass for the county."
"My lord, our county can give 30,000 quintals."
"Good!" Du Tao is waiting for this sentence, the county seat where these two people are located is east of Huaicheng, which is one of the richest places in the Tang Kingdom, and it can be said that it is not difficult to take out 40,000 loads of grain.
Du Tao stood up and said with a smile: "Since the two of them have produced grain and grass, the 70,000 people will have to work a lot to settle Lord Qin." β
"Lord County Shou rest assured, the lower officials will definitely settle the people, only if the lower officials drink a mouthful, the people will have a mouthful to eat." Qin Yu got up and made a guarantee.
"Hahaha! Good! If all the officials in the world are like Lord Qin, then the people of the world will be blessed. Du Tao patted Qin Yu's shoulder and smiled.
The other two could only echo the dry smile, their eyes flashing with anger towards Qin Yu.
After the two most important things were resolved, Du Tao set up a banquet and invited the three of them to a very bad dinner.
It's not that Du Tao wants to embarrass the three of them, but that Huaicheng is now short of materials, and Du Tao can only take them out.
After dinner, Du Tao left Qin Yu alone.
"My lord, I don't know if there is another order?" Qin Yu asked.
Du Tao suddenly put away the smile on his face, walked up to Qin Yu, and put his hand on Qin Yu's shoulder.
"Tell me the truth, 70,000 people, can you really settle down? If something goes wrong and you become a homeless, it's a capital offense! β
Qin Yu was very confident, "Your Excellency, rest assured, it may not be possible to live in the city, but a village community can be established outside the city." As for food, there is no problem for everyone to cut back on food and clothing. β
"That's the best." Du Tao sighed: "Your kid is a capable person, and in just a few months, Cangxian County has been restored to such and such a state." β
"Thanks to the protection of adults, if it weren't for adults, Cangxian would probably be in ruins." Qin Yu arched his hand.
"Okay, you don't have to praise each other, your ability is obvious to all." Du Tao continued, "Don't worry, it won't make you and the people of Cangxian sad, Huaijun will try its best to help you." β
"Thank you, sir!"
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Du Tao arranged a guest room for Qin Yu, and Qin Yuan also lived next to him.
Qin Yu directly found Qin Yuan, after all, the resettlement of 70,000 people is a big problem, and it is necessary to notify Cangxian County to prepare.
Therefore, Qin Yu planned to let Qin Yuan return to Cangxian as soon as it was dawn, and let Xiao He prepare everything.
Qin Yu believed that with Xiao He's ability, let alone 70,000 people, even if it was 100,000 people, they could be settled.
And Qin Yu can only suspend the plan to smuggle grain, after all, with so many people, food consumption is a big problem.
But in general, this matter is good for Cangxian.
Only with the population can there be productive forces, and only with productive forces can the economy be developed.
As long as the economy is up, today's losses will be recouped several times tomorrow.
At dawn the next day, Qin Yuan rode back to Cangxian on a fast horse.
And Qin Yu went directly to the east gate of Huaicheng.
Qin Yu initially thought that the 70,000 people would be arranged in an orderly manner in a camp, and even if there was chaos, there would be no chaos.
But when Qin Yu saw it, he realized that he was too naΓ―ve.
More than 70,000 people seemed to have been abandoned, there was no regular camp, everyone was huddled together in piles, and the stench filled everyone's heads.
From time to time, conflicts will break out, and once they break out, they will be a group fight of dozens or hundreds of people, which is ruthless and bloody.
The soldiers on the sidelines seemed to be just preventing anyone from leaving, ignoring the conflict.
Qin Yu carefully looked at everyone's mental state, almost everyone had despair and powerlessness written on their faces, and some of them had a grim look on their faces.
Obviously, if these people were to be besieged like this again, they would probably become a mob.
No matter which dynasty in history, there is only one result for the mob, and that is - death!
Obviously, Du Tao was also aware of the problem, so he was so anxious to send the people away.
After all, these people are exiles when they are released, and if they continue to besiege them, they will become mobs.
The first situation can ask for Du Tao's future, and the second situation can take Du Tao's life.
"Looks like I'm happy too soon, it's really a terrible errand!" Qin Yu sighed, but he could only bite the bullet.
At that moment, there was the sound of horses' hooves behind him.
When I turned my head, it turned out that Du Tao came with a large group of people.