After crossing, hold the space in your hand and flee famine with the cubs

Chapter 79 Change Strategy
However, when Tian Cunchang thought of his father, brother and grandson who died while fleeing the famine, he felt very sad, so he plucked up the courage to meet the imperial envoy. "My lord, our place is really not suitable for living.

After the drought, there will be a plague of locusts.After the locust plague, hail, waterlogging and snowstorms may soon follow.The time we can live and work in peace is too short.God doesn't give me food!"

Imperial envoy Zhang Zhao frowned.He knew the weather was bad, but without people, such a large land could fall into enemy hands.

"But you are refugees, so it is difficult to stay here." Although the imperial envoy Zhang Zhao sympathized with these people, he could not change the national policy, fearing that the impact would be too great.

Village head Tian blushed: "Master Zhang, we are also human beings. Why can't we live like humans? Why can't we develop so many barren places in the south? We can open up fields, grow food, and pay taxes for the government."

Zhang Zhao was taken aback for a moment, thinking that Mr. Tian's words made sense.

The south is rich, but most of it is concentrated in flat places.There are more undeveloped lands and barren mountains in the mountains, which is also a waste.

They migrated from the north to the south decades ago.Now some people are willing to stay in the south.It is also a good thing to develop the south, where the environment is more harsh and desolate.

The words of Village Chief Tian also touched Shen Yunxi's heart.Shen Yunxi knew the imperial envoy Zhang Zhao, so he said a few more words.

"Master Zhang, we saw you leading everyone to encircle and suppress bandits. We know you are a good official. After arriving in the south, we don't want help from the government, but we want to find a place where there are no people, open up wasteland, and be self-reliant."

Seeing Shen Yunxi's resolute attitude, imperial envoy Zhang Zhao came up with a compromise plan that would benefit both Daqi and the fleeing people.

Imperial envoy Zhang Zhao looked at Shen Yunxi and village chief Tian and said: "Since you have the idea of ​​developing Jiangnan, I can send you to undeveloped places when you cross the river. As long as you can reclaim wasteland to support yourself, I can find a way." Let you stay."

After hearing this, Chief Tian was overjoyed.With a plop, he knelt down in front of imperial envoy Zhang Zhao. "Thank you, my lord."

"Get up quickly and continue queuing up to get on the boat." Zhang Zhao reminded the boys around him to help Chief Tian.

Shen Yunxi expressed doubts about this and asked: "Master Zhang, you said at the beginning that we are refugees and cannot live here. Why do you agree to us to live here now?"

Zhang Zhao smiled, his youthful face became even more handsome. "The imperial court needs more food and wealth, but the well-developed fields in the south only account for [-] to [-] percent. The land in the south is rich, and the poor mountains and rivers in Guangyang Mansion really don't need to be guarded."

After hearing this, Shen Yunxi breathed a sigh of relief.No matter what Zhang Zhao said was true or not, their goal was to stay in the south.

"Thank you very much." Shen Yunxi thanked: "We are not afraid of suffering, let alone death. As long as we can make future generations live well, our efforts are worthwhile."

Chief Tian nodded in agreement: "Yes, we are not afraid of death. Mr. Zhang, we must open up wasteland and farm."

Zhang Zhao nodded: "I will live in Yueyang Mansion for six months. I am waiting for your good news."

At this time, it was their turn to cross the river by boat.

Shen Yunxi carefully drove the ox cart to the boat to appease Tian Xiuzhu who was sick and vomiting.

After a while, the boat crossed the Qingmei River and reached the opposite bank.

(End of this chapter)