Fenghou

Accompanied by Zhang Miao, Chen Qing inspected the camp under the guard of hundreds of cavalry. At this time, he came to an official camp, but unexpectedly met Chao Qing.

Chao Qing was the first batch of officials to assist Shangzhou. Together with his colleagues, he assisted hundreds of thousands of people to migrate from Shangzhou to Zheng County. It was lunch break, and he was sitting alone in the big tent writing something, The writing was very focused, and I didn't notice a group of people walking into the big tent at all.

It wasn't until Zhang Miao coughed that Chao Qing raised his head in surprise.

"Ah! The county king is here." Chao Qing was so frightened that he got up quickly.

Chen Qing smiled slightly and asked, "Have you had lunch yet?"

"I just ate a steamed bun."

Chen Qing nodded, glanced at the table and asked, "What are you writing?"

"This one……"

Chao Qing scratched his head in embarrassment, "Humble job has some ideas."

"What idea?"

"It's... the idea of ​​relocating the people."

Chen Qing pulled a chair and motioned for Chao Qing to sit down too, and the soldiers moved a chair for Zhang Miao.

Chen Qing smiled and said: "Let's chat for a while, tell me, what is your thinking?"

Chao Qing nodded, "The humble job starts from Guanzhong."

"you say!"

Chao Qing sorted out his thoughts and said: "The minutes of the last meeting said that 50 people should be resettled in Guanzhong. From the report on clearing up the land, we know that there is no shortage of farmers farming in Guanzhong. What is missing is the population in the city. To be precise, there is a shortage of handicraftsmen. The famous paper from Xianyang, porcelain from Lintong, and soybean paste from Gaoling, etc. Liquan's wine is gone now, or it is no longer famous. There is also a military inspector. In the past, the military inspector of the Western Army had a population of more than 6 craftsmen and their families. Now it has a population of only 50. Zhaocheng, Jingzhaocheng had a population of 30 in the fifth year of Xuanhe, but now it is only 20, a full [-] less, restaurants, teahouses, bookstores, inns, etc., are not even half of what they used to be."

"So your idea is to arrange population in the city?"

Chao Qing nodded, "The humble job's idea is to take advantage of this opportunity to expand the population of Jingzhao, and build another outer city wall, so that Jingzhao City will expand."

Chen Qing was silent. Zhang Miao knew what Chen Qing was thinking. He still wanted to move the capital to Bianliang. Zhang Miao persuaded: "What Chao Canjun said makes sense. Jingzhao is our foundation. We need to build it firmly. If we work hard, maybe in a few decades, we will move back to Jingzhao.”

Chen Qing nodded, and said to Chao Qing: "You first write out the proposal and submit it to Jiang Canjun. Jiang Canjun thinks it is feasible, and then discuss it in the internal affairs hall."

Chapter 795 Inspection

It didn't take long to talk, and many people came to collect food one after another, and Chao Qing and his colleagues began to get busy.

Chen Qing left the big tent, and within a short distance, he saw a family eating in front of the stove at the entrance of the big tent, there were seven or eight people, old and young.

Chen Qing walked forward with a smile, and saw a pot on the stove, the water in the pot was already boiling, and a woman was picking the prepared batter into the pot, cooking it into lumps.

This way of eating is relatively common, and it is relatively simple and labor-saving. The four children have already started eating, and the adults are still waiting for the next pot.

Although the old man at the head did not know Chen Qing, he had seen Zhang Miao behind Chen Qing, and he quickly got up to salute.

A soldier brought a small stool to Chen Qing, and Chen Qing sat down and asked with a smile, "Is there any side dish for eating this kind of batter?"

"There are dishes!"

A child picked up the long strips in the bowl and said with a smile, "My mother's pickled radishes are the best!"

"Ah Wen, don't interrupt the children when the adults are talking, let's eat noodles!"

The old man said apologetically, "I made the officials laugh."

Chen Qing nodded, "Where are you from?"

"We are from Guangshan County, Gwangju. We will come out first, and more people will come out after the autumn harvest."

"Isn't the old man waiting for the autumn harvest to come out?"

"Our family does not farm land, but lives in the county seat and makes sauce for a living. When the puppet Qi army came, our whole family fled. When we returned later, more than 200 sauce jars were smashed to pieces and the house was burned. I couldn’t live any longer, so I had to escape, and I heard that Sichuan and Shanxi are tax-free, and salt and food are cheap.”

Chen Qing said with a smile: "That Shaanxi song is wrong, the salt is not only three or five renminbi, but forty renminbi a catty."

"I know, [-] Wen a catty is also very cheap! Our place costs [-] Wen a catty. The gap is too big. A wheat in our family costs [-] Wen. A bucket of wheat here costs only [-] Wen. I should have known that. We've been here long ago."

Chen Qing said again: "Your family is making sauce, you can go to Gaoling County, Gaoling's soybean paste is very famous, people who can make sauce are very popular, you go to other people's workshops to make a few years, after saving some money you can Do it yourself, and after a few years, you will turn around completely."

"With the good words of the officials, we will go to Gaoling County. If we can survive, we will settle in Guanzhong."

……

Chen Qing didn't disturb the family for dinner, left the refugee camp and took a carriage to the pier.

"How much is the daily relief ration for the refugees?" Chen Qing asked in the carriage.

"Each adult has a catty and a half of wheat, and each child has a catty. Basically, every family has a small stone mill. If there is no stone mill, you can go to the mill and line up to grind flour."

Chen Qing thought for a while and said: "I'm thinking on the way, it's better to use work instead of relief, and gather the young and strong to work."

"If it's going to be long-term, it must be a labor relief. I don't know what can I ask them to do?"

"Dredging the river!"

Chen Qing said without hesitation: "We want to develop shipping, and dredging the river is a top priority. In winter, farmers are organized to build water conservancy, and the dredging of the river is done by young and strong refugees."

"Understand, I will start counting people today."

Chen Qing said again: "We must remember the principle of promoting Mi En and fighting Mi Qiu. Our relief can only ensure that they will not starve to death. If they want to live better, they must work hard. We will never raise lazy people." .”

"Remember the humble job!"

"I'm going directly to Huayin County. I'm going to ask Mr. Zhang for Daying Zheng County."

Zhang Miao was startled, and asked anxiously, "Didn't the county king just ask about the commotion last night?"

Chen Qing shook his head, "I don't care about the infighting in the imperial court. According to my temperament, I will kill all of them. Mr. Zhang has the full power to deal with it! You decide whether to kill or let go."

Zhang Miao smiled wryly, how could the county king not care about the infighting in the court?He left it to himself to deal with, but it didn't mean he didn't want to know the inside story of the infighting, and he still had to submit the final report.

……

Chen Qing only stayed for half a day in Zheng County for inspection, and then continued to sail eastward by boat.

Compared with the refugees from the Jianghuai River, Chen Qing paid more attention to the people of the Central Plains. It can be said that the refugees from the Jianghuai River came to Shangzhou by accident, but the refugees from the Central Plains came as a result of Chen Qing's guidance. The army captured Shanzhou and won In Mianchi County, the Weihan Ancient Road was opened up, hoping to attract the people of the Central Plains to Shaanxi Road.

Sichuan and Shanxi are the foundation of Chen Qing, and he must consolidate the foundation before he can continue to expand eastward.

To lay a solid foundation, the most critical factor is the population. If we want to wait for the population to reproduce and recover naturally, it will take at least a few decades. Chen Qingke can't wait, so borrowing population from the Central Plains is very important.

The resettlement places for the population of the Central Plains are mainly in central and northern Shaanxi. The Hanzhong area was originally a resettlement place, but the Hanzhong area was reserved for the resettlement of military families.

Yu Lian has been relatively restrained these two days, and she also knows that her husband will be busy with official duties during the day, so she gave up all kinds of plans to seduce Chen Qing, and became very obedient to take care of her husband's daily life, and her dress was neatly dressed.

Yu Lian placed a bowl of ginseng tea by Chen Qing's table. At this time, Chen Qing was carefully reading the preliminary report written by Zhou Kuan. After relocating 50 refugees to Huayin County, Shanzhou has accumulated another 20 people, which is a bit beyond their expectations!

"Is the officer in trouble?" Yu Lian pursed her lips and said with a smile.

Chen Qing put his arms around her waist, let her sit on his lap, and said with a wry smile: "You come to give me some advice. Just now 50 people came, but another 20 people came. What do you think?"

Yu Lian put her arms around her husband's neck, kissed him heavily on the face and said with a smile: "Didn't the officials say that the more people the better?"

"It's not that the more the better, the key is to balance. We have emptied the population of the Central Plains. In the future, if we take the Central Plains, there will be no one in the Central Plains."

Yu Lian thought for a while and said, "My family is from Yan'an Prefecture. In the past, what my mother hated the most was the large population. She complained every day that others would grab water from her. She said that with a large population, everything would be scrambled and everything would be expensive. So my husband said that I want to move people to northern Shaanxi. I don’t think they will stay for a long time. There is too little water there. The central plains also have the same tax, the same salt price and commodity prices. The people who migrate to northern Shaanxi are guaranteed to be one by one. They all ran back to the Central Plains."

Yu Lian's words made Chen Qing feel relieved, she really thought too much, the people are not fools, wherever they live well, they will naturally go where they want to go, they are not controlled by the government at all.

His hand has quietly reached into her dress, "You said that your hometown lacks water, so why is your skin so delicate, it should be very dry!"

Yu Lian had already felt the changes in her husband's body, her peach blossom eyes were almost dripping water, she twisted her waist, and said with a charming face, "I don't know why, husband, do you want to study the secrets of his skin?"

"Hmm! Makes sense! I have to study it carefully. I can't turn off the lights tonight."

Chen Qing stretched out his hand 'Wow! ' With a click, the curtains were drawn down.

……

The next morning, the fleet arrived in Huayin County. The refugee camp in Huayin County was even larger. More than 50 refugees gathered in the wilderness on the north bank of the Weishui River in Huayin County. The camps stretched for dozens of miles.

Zhou Kuan also personally went to the pier to welcome Chen Qing's arrival.

"It looks very imposing!" Chen Qing smiled while standing on the high pavilion.

"That's natural. With 50 refugees, the scale of several counties is unimaginable."

Chen Qing nodded and asked again: "Have you screened everything carefully?"

With 50 refugees, the biggest concern of Chen Qing and the officials of the Internal Affairs Hall is that the puppet Qi army is mixed in, and tens of thousands will be in trouble if they attack in Guanzhong.

But he couldn't give up eating because of choking, so Chen Qing adopted a three-pronged approach.

On the one hand, the refugee camps are placed in Zhengxian and Huayin counties far away from Jingzhao, so that even if something happens, Jingzhao's safety will not be threatened for the time being.

On the other hand, heavy troops were stationed near the two large camps, and [-] troops were stationed near each of the two large camps.

And the third defensive measure is to send a large number of internal guards to sneak into the camp pretending to be refugees.

Zhou Kuan nodded, "So far, no abnormalities have been found. I guess Jin Guo will abolish the puppet Qi soon, Liu Yu's real power over the army has been emptied, and Wanyan Wushu has gone to Beijing and has not returned. The generals of the puppet Qi army thought of it, but they didn’t dare to carry it out at will.”

"Your speculation is very possible, but don't take it lightly, go to the camp first to have a look!"

Chen Qing, escorted by hundreds of cavalry, followed Zhou Kuan and other officials, and rode away to the refugee camp together.

Chapter 796 Proposal

In November of the seventh year of Shaoxing, a major event happened. Liu Yu was formally abolished by the Kingdom of Jin. He moved to Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing and was renamed King Cao. The puppet dynasty disappeared in history.

The original territory of the State of Qi was formally merged into the State of Jin, and Xingtai Shangshu Province was established in Bianjing. Qiu, Li Qiong, Zhang Zhongxiong and other puppet generals of the Qi army were all named capital commanders.

Wanyan Wushu was named Marshal of Youdu, King of Liang, who actually governed the original territory of Qi State. He followed Fan Gong's suggestion, reduced Qi State's heavy taxes by 20%, and reduced more than [-] signed troops to [-] People in the Central Plains greatly reduced the burden on the people of the Central Plains. At the same time, he also ordered that checkpoints be restored on all roads, and it is strictly forbidden for the people of the Central Plains to flee to Shaanxi Road.

At the same time, Wan Yanchang was also dismissed from You Xiangguo, and changed to Marshal Zuodu, who was based in Hebei and commanded 20 troops in Hebei, [-] Jurchen troops and [-] Xie Congjun troops.

While the Kingdom of Jin implemented drastic reforms in the Central Plains and Hebei, the resettlement of millions of refugees by the Western Army gradually came to an end.

A total of 110 million refugees, including 45 Jianghuai refugees and 70 Central Plains refugees, were resettled in Guanzhong, Northern Shaanxi, Central Shaanxi, Hedong Road, and Sichuan Road, of which 40 were resettled in Guangguanzhong counties. Of course, these The resettlement of refugees will take one or two years to complete, but it is no longer a government priority.

In November, Chen Qing also ordered the establishment of Shangshu Xingtai Division on Hedong Road, and transferred Zhang Xiao, the magistrate of Lingzhou, to be the supervisor of Hedong Xingtai Division, and concurrently served as the salt and iron transfer envoy of Hedong Road.

This morning, Chen Qing came to Taixue. Taixue is located in the northwest of Jingzhao City. It covers an area of ​​200 acres and has a large scale of buildings. From the perspective of the Lin'an court, Jingzhao's Taixue is a miscellaneous school, including literature, medicine, and mathematics. , agronomy, astronomy and geography, engineering, etc., there are 100 students, and there are only more than [-] real literature students.

However, today Chen Qing is not here to inspect Taixue, but to visit Zhang Xiaochun who has just been sent to Guanzhong by Jin Guo. The official should be handed over to Chen Qing.

Including Zhang Xiaochun, Shangguan Wu, Zhang Jian, Zheng Yinian, Song Ru and others, there are 24 people on the list. Jin Guo kept his promise in this matter, and he sent these 24 people together with their families to When they arrived in Shanzhou, they were received by the Song Army in Guanzhong.

At present, these 24 are temporarily arranged to teach and research in Taixue. Chen Qing has no plans to use them for the time being, and they need to adapt slowly.

Zhang Xiaochun was the original magistrate of Taiyuan. After the city of Taiyuan was broken, he was captured and later became the prime minister of the Puppet Qi State. In history, after the Puppet Qi Army was abolished, a large number of officials were sent back to the Song Dynasty by the Kingdom of Jin. The fate of these officials was quite miserable. .

In fact, these officials are also willing to come to Sichuan and Shaanxi, and their psychological pressure is much less. Chen Qing is more tolerant to the officials of the Puppet Qi State, and the whole social atmosphere is not hostile to the officials of the Puppet Qi State. Chen Qing is also good to them. Housing is arranged, the settlement money and subsidies are very high, at least they will not fall into poverty.

Zhang Xiaochun is currently sorting out the picture scrolls of books in Taixue. Last month, the Jurchens sent more than 3000 books and paintings. They were all books and pictures that were looted from the Bianliang Palace back then. Inside, in order to exchange for more than [-] Jurchen women and children captured by the Song army, the Jurchens simply used these books and picture albums as ransom items.

Anyway, for Jin Guo, these books and albums will be destroyed sooner or later, so it might as well be used in exchange for the families of more than 3000 Jurchen soldiers.

These puppet Qi officials are all of Jinshi background, well-read poetry and books, and have a wealth of knowledge. Letting them be responsible for sorting out this batch of books and paintings can be regarded as finding something for them to do.

Zhang Chunxiao was about 50 years old, with a thin appearance and a very elegant and shrewd person at first glance. He personally went to the gate of the Buddhist scriptures to welcome Chen Qing, and the two exchanged a few words and walked into the official room.

Chen Qing sat down, Zhang Chunxiao asked the tea boy to serve tea, Chen Qing saw a thick scroll on the table, and asked with a smile: "What kind of scroll is this?"

Zhang Chunxiao sighed and said, "This is the "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" by Zhang Zeduan, the chief painter of the court. We found it yesterday."

Chen Qing was overjoyed, and quickly asked, "Is it damaged?"

"It is estimated that there is no damage. Many books, calligraphy and paintings have been damaged by moisture. This painting is covered with a hard paper shell, and it is relatively well preserved. I will officially number it for collection after the artisan of the painting has checked it carefully."

Chen Qing nodded, "Thank you for your hard work."

"It's our job to be honored by the king of the county, and we are actually very comfortable doing it."

Chen Qing laughed again: "Mr. Zhang, is there any interest in serving as the deputy capital supervisor of the East Xingtai Division, and also in charge of the East Road Criminal Procuratorate?"

Zhang Chunxiao sighed and said: "When it comes to Taiyuan, I only have deep guilt in my heart. I am sorry for the soldiers and civilians who were massacred in Taiyuan, and I am even more sorry for the tens of thousands of soldiers who died defending Taiyuan. I appreciate the kindness of the county king, but I don't want to be an official yet. .”

Chen Qing didn't force it, so he smiled and said, "Let's wait a few more months! How about Mr. Zhang going to Sichuan?"

"Bashu can do it!"

Zhang Chunxiao was not hypocritical, he knew that Chen Qing wanted them back not to give them old age, but to use them for work, so he readily agreed to the arrangement to go to Sichuan.

After a pause, Zhang Chunxiao asked: "Why didn't the king of the county set up a secretary in Sichuan?"

"This... is related to the court's agreement. Government affairs and personnel affairs belong to the court, and I cannot interfere."

Zhang Chunxiao laughed, "The king of the county has taken Jingnan South Road in a disguised form, why is he so timid in Sichuan? Don't take it directly?"