My house was confiscated and I was exiled. I emptied the emperor's warehouse and fled.

The sky darkened completely, but none of the officers and soldiers sent out returned.

The prefect of Jizhou City paced back and forth anxiously in the house. The old master advised him: "Please be patient, sir. The officers and soldiers of the government office must have been entangled in something and couldn't get away for a while. Wait until early tomorrow morning and then we can do it again." Just send someone to investigate.”

"Is the epidemic in the city really under control?" The prefect was dubious, fearing that the officers and soldiers sent out would bring back the epidemic soldiers.

"That's what people say outside."

"When the officers and soldiers come back, they will be quarantined together and then report back in three days. Of course, the prescriptions will be delivered first."

"Yes."

Early the next morning, the prefect sent hundreds of people to Jizhou City again. This time they not only came back when it got dark, but also brought back the first batch of officers and soldiers yesterday. More importantly, they brought back bad news.

The prefect looked confused when he heard this: Is the city of Jizhou empty?

At the same time, tens of thousands of people traveled across mountains and rivers, heading toward Youzhou.

The reason why they dared to follow Su Yunwan at all costs was due to the indifference of the officials in the city.

After many days of relief efforts, many people in Jizhou City still have not recovered from the disease. Once the treatment drugs are lost, the epidemic that was finally controlled will usher in a major outbreak.

By that time, there will be no second kind person who can give medicine for free.

Therefore, after hearing that Su Yunwan would provide food and medicinal materials along the way, the local people who were originally reluctant to leave their homeland also expressed their intention to migrate together.

Out of the instinct to survive, all the families in Jizhou City decided to move their families.

Some local elderly people who were unable to leave their homeland and were unwilling to leave their hometown also reluctantly wept and compromised under the begging of their children and grandchildren.

There were also vulnerable groups such as orphaned elderly people and dependent children. Su Yunwan accepted them all, and was praised by the people.

However, Su Yunwan made it clear that it was up to them to reach their destination.

In addition, she repeatedly emphasized that she hired you to be long-term workers, or to farm, or to open mountains, and you were not just waiting to die. Everyone must rely on their own hands to create a life without worries about food and clothing.

After hearing this, the people expressed their willingness to obey the arrangements and do whatever they were told.

In any case, it is better than staying in Jizhou City and being attacked by the epidemic again or plundered by the refugee rebels.

The Zhenbei escort agency saw that all the people in the city had left. If they continued to stay, they would have no way of making a living. So after asking Su Yunwan and Qin Junyi about the situation in Youzhou, they decided to move to Youzhou.

It was impossible for Su Yunwan and Qin Junyi to accompany all the people throughout the whole journey, so they placed a large order with the Zhenyuan Escort Company and asked them to escort all the migrating people to Youzhou.

With this income of tens of thousands of silver taels, Zhenyuan Escort Agency has no worries about settling in Youzhou.

Su Yunwan asked everyone to go home and pack their things, and set off early the next morning. Then he and Qin Junyi spent half a day traveling around various cities near Jizhou City.

Using money to clear the way, he bought donkey carts, ox carts, mule carts and other animal-drawn carts as well as various cold-warming supplies, and hired horsemen at high prices to deliver them outside Jizhou City, where people from the escort agency took over.

At night, with the troops divided into two groups, another group of Qin family soldiers who were looking for people rushed to Jizhou City after receiving the news, only to find that the Qin family members had already set off.

Qin Junyi presented the token and ordered them to escort the people together with the Zhenyuan Escort Company, and to hand over all supplies such as grain, medicine, clothing, vehicles, etc. to the soldiers for dispatch.

At dawn the next day, the people took all their belongings and began to migrate.

On the high wall of the North City, Su Yunwan looked at the crowds of people drifting away, feeling an inexplicable sadness in her heart.

"Wanwan, with the supplies you prepared, they will reach Youzhou safely." Qin Junyi put his arm around her waist and brought her to his chest.

Su Yunwan gave a soft "hmm" and was about to lean on his shoulder when she suddenly stood up straight and asked: "Why do they know that I initiated the relief? You are obviously the one who arranged the specific matters!"

"This is a great merit, I can't pretend to claim it." Qin Junyi said seriously.

Faced with his consistent persistence, Su Yunwan said helplessly: "But now you and I are anonymous, and they don't know who it is."

"At least these few days, you deserve your title." Qin Junyi's eyebrows were filled with tenderness, and his deep voice sounded, "Don't worry, when they arrive in Youzhou, I will definitely arrange them properly. I also have to thank you for helping to guide them. Come with so much population resources.”

At present, population is the most important resource, bar none.

Soldiers, taxes, corvee labor, farming, etc. are all inseparable from population, and the court is also trying every means to promote population growth.

In this era of cold weapons, population has become one of the key factors for winning a war. The greater the population, the stronger the war potential.

Su Yunwan struck: "Now that you no longer have an official status, it's hard to say whether they will obey orders when you arrive in Youzhou."

"If I can't even win over these people, wouldn't my life have been in vain for so many years." Qin Junyi said with a confident smile, "The biggest demand of the common people is to live and work in peace and contentment. As long as they can have enough food and clothing, they are willing to do it. He will go through fire and water without hesitation."

"Then the army and the people should be united, train when they are free, farm when they are busy, and quickly organize an army when necessary."

"That's what I think too. Once the threat from Jizhou's army is eliminated, we will go back to prepare for resettlement. I hope that by then, Youzhou will not have entered a severe winter."

Su Yunwan said: "How about I send you back first?"

"If we want to go together, how can I safely leave you alone!" After Qin Junyi finished speaking, he looked down at his slightly pregnant belly.

Su Yunwan touched her abdomen and said deliberately: "You can't be so worried because of the baby."

"Wan Wan!" Qin Junyi was so angry that he directly sealed her mouth with his lips to prevent her from saying any more unpleasant words.

Su Yunwan was so breathless from the kiss that she could only struggle to lift her head, "Okay, okay! Why don't I stop talking!"

Qin Junyi took her into his arms, his pounding heartbeat clearly expressing his love.

The two of them just cuddled up against the wall, looking at the vastness of the sky and the earth, and feeling the vastness of the world.

The north wind howled past, and it was extremely quiet for a moment.

Returning to Jizhou City, Qin Junyi released all the officers and soldiers imprisoned in the prison.

Those officers and soldiers never imagined that one day they would also be imprisoned in Jizhou Prison.

The prison was cold and damp, and everyone was shivering from the cold. However, since noon yesterday, they had not eaten even a drop of rice, and they were already so hungry that their chests were touching their backs.

Under the pressure of hunger and cold, the leading officers and soldiers still glared at each other: "Who are you? How dare you abduct all the people in the city, do you want to rebel?"

Qin Junyi used the key to open the chain: "If we really want to rebel, can you still survive until now?"

Leading officer and soldier:......