Is my wife farming today?

Chapter 238 Refugees make trouble
Just when farming was in full swing, it was being promoted throughout Liangzhou City and was going smoothly.

A commotion suddenly broke out at the place where refugees were housed on North Street.

"What's going on?" When Xie Xie received the news, she had just returned from the fields outside the city with Xu Boyan. what happened.

Farming in the city has basically resumed, so they also set their sights on the large deserted fields outside the city. After several days of inspection and fertilization, they have roughly reached the point where they can grow some simple food.

But as soon as Xiexie stepped over the threshold, he heard the bad news from Xue Hanxiang, "I heard that this group of people made a fuss yesterday, but they were suppressed by the guards and couldn't make a fuss."

After refusing to listen, he asked: "How many people died?"

"It seems that there are seven or eight people." Xue Hanxiang replied. When he looked up, he saw Shen Yiming and Yu Qing in the small courtyard walking out after hearing the sound. These days, Xu Boyan and Xu Boyan went out early and came back late. It was very hard, so they developed this habit. It was a habit for them to have dinner together after they came back.

Under the yellow light, everyone in the small courtyard sat around a round stone table that had been built in the past few days.

Although there is not much meat, the dishes are rich.

They are all based on the dinner standards taught by Xu Boyan in the past few days. The number of meals corresponds to the number of people, plus a soup.

They are all made by Xue Hanxiang.

Xie Xie had been hungry for a long time, so he picked up the bowl and chopsticks and took a few bites. Finally, his eyes lit up and he said, "Hanxiang, I didn't expect that in just a few days, your cooking skills are almost as good as You Jin's."

You Jin Yuxianglou's reputation as the head chef has made a name for himself in Kyoto. It's all because of his bad habit of not talking to others and his superb cooking skills, so Xue Hanxiang also recognizes his name. , and I also know that You Jin is a good disciple who refuses to be taught hand-in-hand.

Xue Hanxiang smiled slightly, "Master is joking, how can I compare with Chef You."

Shen Yiming took a few bites and found that the taste was indeed good, but there was still a certain gap between him and You Jin's cooking skills. He couldn't refuse compliments, even to the steward who was waiting beside him. He kicked her with his toes under the table.

With a shake of his hand, he calmly lowered his left hand, grabbed the flexible "initiator" that was rubbing his calf from the opposite side, and scratched it a few times.

Shen Yiming hurriedly stretched back his legs and glared dissatisfiedly.

She just pretended not to see it and continued to eat.

Xu Boyan was sitting next to Xie Yue, so he could naturally notice her little moves in private, but he couldn't look under the table, so in his eyes, he only saw Shen Yiming with her face slightly pink and her head buried, but he didn't know that the two of them were at the table. What did you do?

He ate quickly, put down his bowls and chopsticks, and went to the study to consult the classics, trying to find a rule for claiming and distributing farmland related to the Jiyue Law.

When he saw this, he took a few bites and stood up.

"Hey." Shen Yiming kept her and handed her a clean handkerchief, "How old are you? You don't even know how to wipe your mouth after eating. Look at your face."

Yuqing smiled and said nothing, staring at Xiexie with a venomous look, reminding her immediately of her rejection of Yuqing's dual cultivation a few days ago. Now under his nose, she couldn't behave too differently, so she had to The bowl of water was brushed away by Shen Yiming.

"You guys eat slowly. Senior brother and I still have something to discuss, so I'm leaving first." As he said this, he did not forget to tell Xue Hanxiang, "In the past few days, you have sent a few guards disguised as refugees to sneak in. You don't need them." What to do, just see if these refugees listen to anyone in particular, or if there is any small group, and if you find any clues, send someone to report to me at any time. "

"Yes, Master." Xie refused and left with satisfaction.

Lu Nu and Xue Hanxiang were taking care of everything at home, moving and still, complementing each other. It was hard for her not to worry about it.

However, the troubles caused by the homeless people on North Street were not something that happened every day. Today, they actually caused a riot, which gave her a bad feeling. It seemed that she had to find a way to solve the problem of these people's insecurity as soon as possible. .

After refusing, I checked some relevant classics in the study and found that in the past, the treatment of refugees was mostly to deport them to their place of origin after receiving relief and relief, or to be re-registered and incorporated into the homes of local wealthy families as tenants or domestic slaves. Others were unwilling to be registered as households, or Those who disobey the "kingdom" may even be sent into slavery, or even beheaded.

Throughout the ages, there have been many incidents of refugees being beheaded or suppressed recorded in history books.

Xiexie even saw that a hundred years ago, the late emperor sent people to suppress and deal with a very large-scale refugee rebellion. These refugees fled to the government and the homes of wealthy families, seeking help by begging during the day. At night, they would organize themselves into groups to fight against the government, often committing theft and murder at night.

The late emperor didn't pay much attention to it at first, but when the incident became serious, nearly 100,000 refugees had gathered in the entire Jizhou Prefecture. These refugees had no home and would only stir up trouble in the city all day long. The people above and below were miserable and complained.

In the end, he almost captured the state capital and became an enemy of the imperial court.

After reading all the records of the treatment and turmoil of the refugees in the history books, Xie Rui felt filled with emotion.

There is an old saying that in remote areas there are unruly people.

These words are not groundless.

If a place has been poor for a long time, it will definitely have no spare capacity to develop economy and culture. From ancient times to the present, places with backward economy and culture have always been the places that are most likely to breed and breed many evil forces and troubles.

If you want a place to develop quickly and well, the first factor should be to solve people's livelihood problems.

What is people's livelihood?

It’s just the four-character mantra of food, clothing, shelter and transportation.

Eating is the most important thing right now. If we can't solve the problem of eating, anything we say is empty talk.

In just one month, all the fields in the city have been planted with the improved yield-increasing rice developed by Xu Boyan and Xie Xie. Not only that, many vegetables and fruits have been grown hydroponically.

People eat to fill their stomachs, but they eat fruits to enjoy life.

Just imagine that the people in Liangzhou City could learn to eat fruit in just one month. This is a great honor and pride for Xie Xue.

The common people who didn’t even think about eating before are now able to eat fruits?

Xu Boyan raised his head and suddenly saw a person in front of the bookshelf, Xie Xu, grinning like something. He immediately put down his pen and asked doubtfully, "Junior sister, what are you having fun hiding there by yourself?"

Xie Xie came back to his senses and said hurriedly: "It's okay, it's okay. I was just thinking about how to deal with these refugees."