Datang: I am so happy to marry a disfigured princess!

Chapter 61 Don’t give me the credit, it’s all your Majesty’s credit!
Shandong is close to the Yellow River, and due to the dams built by previous dynasties, Shandong suffers from droughts and floods year after year. Although it is not as rich as the Jiangnan area, there is no problem in being self-sufficient.

However, heavy snow fell last year, annihilating all the people's food that was about to mature, causing hundreds of thousands of Shandong people to be affected by the disaster, and causing countless deaths and injuries.

Even though the court vigorously provided disaster relief, the results were still minimal. Countless people froze to death and starved to death. Countless people died of starvation in the streets. It was extremely miserable.

Shandong is the hometown of Confucius and the hometown of scholars. Seeing this situation, countless scholars couldn't help crying and suggested moving to wealthy areas such as Jiangnan. The group that came to Chang'an was the largest among the refugees because they felt that only in Chang'an could they find a way. Way to survive.

On the third day after arriving in Chang'an, His Majesty ordered disaster relief, and countless refugees seemed to see a way to survive.

But this seems to be no solution. They are far away from their hometown, which means that the land in Shandong is uncultivated. Even if they can earn a living for a few months from here, who can give them a living if they return to their hometown in the future?

But now, only in this way can we survive, and only by living can we be qualified to think about the future.
Among the refugees, a group of officers and soldiers came, headed by Lin Heng.

Countless people looked over, not knowing what this man was doing here, but seeing the officials accompanying him, they knew he must be extraordinary.

Lin Heng said loudly: "Everyone, my name is Lin Heng. I am here today on behalf of His Majesty!"

His Majesty?As soon as these words came out, countless refugees raised their heads and looked at Lin Heng, with a glimmer of hope in their eyes.

Your Majesty can give them a way to survive. They are grateful and grateful that they are the people of the Tang Dynasty.

Among the crowd, one person seemed to recognize Lin Heng: "Are you Lin Heng, the son of Ruyang Founding County, His Majesty's consort?"

Lin Heng nodded, and the man was pleasantly surprised: "Folks, this is His Majesty's consort, and he created Quyuanli!"

When I was in Shandong, a new agricultural tool was invented in Chang'an and was first sent to Shandong. However, the local people were already in dire straits, but countless people still knew the goodness of the Quhuan plow.

"He's actually the consort!"

"The Consort is here to visit us on behalf of His Majesty!"

Countless people cheered, and the crowd was so huge that it was overwhelming, and everyone's attention was focused on Lin Heng.

Lin Heng said loudly: "Your Majesty is deeply saddened to see that you have come all the way from Shandong in order to make a living. Now, Your Majesty has ordered the mobilization of state treasury money and food for disaster relief for the people of Shandong!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was excited. No wonder the court suddenly opened so many porridge sheds in the past two days. It turned out that His Majesty had already started to provide disaster relief!

Doesn't that mean that they in Shandong have a way to survive?
Everyone cheered, and Lin Heng continued: "Shandong was hit by the disaster last year, but this year there is no food to eat. Your Majesty was deeply saddened to know this. But now, everyone has left Shandong. It is the busy farming season. If the food is delayed, If you are sowing seeds, doesn’t it mean that you will still have no food to eat this winter?”

After hearing this, everyone fell silent again. They also knew this kind of thing, but they couldn't survive in Shandong. If they didn't come to Chang'an, they would starve to death in Shandong!

They didn't want to starve to death, otherwise they wouldn't have walked half a month to Chang'an just to survive.

However, at this time, Lin Heng said loudly: "Now, His Majesty has mobilized money and food for disaster relief. Part of it is used to maintain your life in Chang'an, and a larger part is transferred to Shandong and the state capitals along the way."

"Your Majesty asked you to rush back to Shandong as soon as possible. The imperial court will provide farm tools and grain seeds for farming, so as to ensure a harvest before winter this year. And on your way back, the state capitals along the way will provide your Majesty with money and grain for you. You won’t be hungry on the way and will return to Shandong safely!”

Everyone's faces gradually showed excitement. If it weren't for the sake of survival, no one would want to leave their hometown and come here. Now that they can survive back home, why are they still here?
"Lin Langjun, is this true?"

Lin Heng said with a smile: "I, Lin Heng, guarantee with the head on my neck that this matter is His Majesty's decree and it is definitely not a lie!"

Hearing this, many people were overjoyed and said, "Why don't you go back to Shandong quickly? Your Majesty has allocated food for disaster relief. Plant it as soon as possible, otherwise you will be in trouble if you fail to catch up with the harvest!"

"Yeah, hurry up then!"

Previously, the court blocked them along the way, but the reason why they couldn't be stopped was because there was no money or food in the place. Now that they have money, they will naturally not stay here and continue to live a life of begging.

After all, face is very important as long as it is not a matter of life and death.

Countless people became restless and set out one after another. At this time, Cheng Huaiyi also led the officers and soldiers to distribute rations to these people.

The crowd was excited, and many people's faces showed longing again, hoping to rush to Shandong as soon as possible.Seeing this scene, Cheng Huaiyi and others also showed relaxed expressions on their faces, and Lin Heng said at this time: "Everyone, listen to me, I have [-] acres of land outside Chang'an City. If anyone is willing to stay, If you don’t want to travel anymore, or if you can’t go back to Shandong, you can come to me.”

"I promise that I will definitely guarantee you three meals a day, and I will guarantee that you will not starve or freeze!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a woman squeezed out of the crowd. Her clothes were already shabby. She was holding a three or four-year-old child in her arms. The woman said:

"Mr. Lin, is it true?"

The woman's entire face was full of knowledge, and her eyes seemed to be revealed from despair. She was staring hard at Lin Heng, waiting for a confirmed answer.

Lin Heng looked at the woman, feeling palpitated inexplicably, and then nodded slowly: "I promise."

The woman knelt down in an instant. She was originally a villager in Jinan, Shandong. Last year, there was a heavy snowfall, and her father and husband were killed by hail. She and her son were left alone to depend on each other. However, this year, she had no choice but to come to Chang'an, which almost killed her. Half of my life was gone, and now I heard that I wanted to go back.

At that time, the woman was already in despair, thinking that she might die, but after hearing Lin Heng's words, her hope finally ignited.

The journey of thousands of miles is really not something that ordinary people can walk. Countless strong men have starved to death on the road, not to mention the old, weak, women and children.

There are many people like her, and some of them managed to get to Chang'an with their children, but their parents had to feed food to their children and were starved to death. The second daughter became an orphan and could not see her parents. Constantly wailing.

Lin Heng stepped forward quickly and said that he was here according to His Majesty's schedule and asked them not to kneel to him.

But as the woman knelt down, many people behind her also knelt down to thank Lin Heng for giving them a way to live.

His Majesty gave him a way to live, but it was not theirs. They still couldn't go back and would still die here. But now, there is such a person who is willing to give up his land for them to cultivate.

For them, this was a rebirth of kindness. Seeing the scene in front of him, Lin Heng couldn't help but have red eyes.

He then said loudly: "You farm for me, nothing else, but you can definitely provide me with three meals a day, and I still have many workshops that need workers. If you need money, you can go to work!"

Countless refugees were kneeling on the ground, with tears in their eyes, feeling that this was the only way out.

"Lin Langjun is righteous!"

Then Cheng Huaiyi beside him said with a smile: "If you are willing, you can come to the officers and soldiers to register. It is best to register as a family together, which is easier to distribute."

After hearing this, people who didn't plan to leave rushed forward to sign up. It was a huge crowd.

Not far away, a group of scholars dressed in dirty robes but with undiminished dignity raised their hands and said, "Mr. Lin is selfless and upright. He is really a good person!"

"For the country and the people, Lin Langjun is worthy of being your majesty's consort. A certain class of Shandong students, I hereby bow to you. If you can become an official in the court in the future, you will definitely repay this kindness!"

Seeing this, Lin Heng immediately took the credit and said: "It's all your Majesty's intention. Your Majesty can't bear to see the victims suffer. I'm just helping your Majesty. If you want to thank you, just thank your Majesty!"

This kind of thing must not be brought to your head, otherwise it will become a deliberate attempt to win people's hearts. If someone does something bad, you will be in big trouble.

Hearing this, countless people cheered again: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Lin Heng also hurriedly retreated to the side, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, there are not many refugees left. Some really don’t want to go back to Shandong and stayed when they saw that they could take root in Chang’an. But there are more people who have no way to go back. They are all women and children. The men died on the road and there is nothing they can do. There are also many orphans, and these people together, in the final statistics, are only one-tenth of the population.

One hundred thousand acres of land, each person can be allocated an average of ten acres of land, and with the fertility of the land in Chang'an and the improved farming methods, a harvest of about three hundred kilograms can be achieved here.

Ten acres is about three thousand pounds, enough for a family to live!
These lands are actually of no cost to Lin Heng, but if these people are willing to stay and work for him, he needs to build shelters for them, which is a considerable investment.

In the future, he will also provide food to these people every day. There are ten thousand people. According to a rough calculation, the daily investment is about twenty or thirty pounds.

But compared to the labor of more than 1 people, these are nothing!
Perfume, soap, and paper workshops are all growing rapidly, and the prerequisite for growth is to have enough manpower, and these are exactly manpower!
This can greatly reduce Lin Heng's labor costs. Coupled with the subsequent need to develop the land, it seems that Lin Heng has lost money by taking in these refugees, but in fact, he can earn more in the future!
(End of this chapter)