Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Chapter 81 The refugee problem
  "Water conservancy", "rice seeds", "creating fields", "introducing people", "suppressing bandits", "noble families", "money and food"...

In a sense, this bamboo slip can be regarded as Li Ji's "memorandum". Every word written on it is a continuous supplement to the problems that need to be solved to develop Wu County.

Ok……

Just words, not solutions.

If we really want to find a solution, I am afraid that a scroll of bamboo sketches cannot fit even a single word of solution.

Compared with the lack of arable land in the Central Plains, although Wu County will have a reputation in the future as "Suhu and Lake are ripe, the world is rich", but that was a proverb that only appeared in the Southern Song Dynasty, which was still 800 years away.

Among them, there are also three consecutive southward migrations of population during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, and the Southern Song Dynasty, and the continuous development of the Jiangnan area has just earned this reputation.

Today's Jiangnan is just a remote place of exile in the eyes of most people.

Even in Li Ji's eyes, it is clear that Wu Jun has great potential, but how to develop Wu Jun's potential step by step is a huge problem.

But now Li Ji has not arrived at Wu County yet, and even though his head is full of thoughts, he has no way to start.

Just realizing that Wu County's infrastructure may be worse than imagined can not help but add another gloom to the heart of Li Ji, a sunny boy.

At this moment, a voice sounded outside the camp.

"Zikun, can I go in?"

"Master, just come in."

Li Ji responded quickly, and when he stood up to greet Liu Bei, he suddenly felt that something was strange.

However, when he looked at Liu Bei who was half wet and with a sad face, Li Ji hurriedly greeted him, took Liu Bei to the charcoal fire to dry his clothes, and quickly asked Xia Houlan to prepare hot tea to warm Liu Bei. Warm yourself up.

"Mingzheng, I'm sorry to bother you."

Liu Bei took the hot tea and smiled gently at Xia Houlan, which made Xia Houlan suddenly become a little shy.

Compared with his stern elder brother Xiahou Bo and Zhao Yun, who is always strict, Xiahou Lan obviously has no resistance to Liu Bei, a gentle big brother-like master.

When Li Ji saw this, he couldn't help but sigh secretly.

Alas, my lord, please restrain your charm that has no place to be...

She is still a young lady and has not yet reached the crown. This is not acceptable!

"Mingzheng, you go down to study first, and I will discuss some important matters with the Lord." Li Ji said.

"Yes, sir."

Xia Houlan quickly agreed and prepared to withdraw from the camp and guard outside.

"Zikun, Mingzheng is a good kid. He is much calmer than when he first arrived in Julu. He may be a talent that can be made and can be cultivated with care."

Liu Bei said something before Xiahoulan had gone far and could barely hear the sounds in the tent.

In this regard, Li Ji also said in cooperation.

"What your lord said is absolutely true. I believe that Mingzheng will soon be washed away and become a pillar of your lord's command, both civil and military."

In an instant, Xia Houlan was completely moved.

Under the drizzle, Xia Houlan couldn't even tell whether the tears or rainwater flowing on her face were.

A scholar dies for a confidant!

Xia Houlan's rather immature face blushed for a while, and she felt a red heart in her chest became extremely hot. She subconsciously hugged "Wei Liao Zi" tightly in her arms and swore secretly.

'I will definitely not live up to your husband's expectations, let alone the respect of Mr. Xuande...'

'Mingzheng! Mingzheng! I will definitely not be able to bear the word that my lord has given me. When I get crowned one day, I will definitely be able to bear this word. '

(PS: Generally speaking, the name is only used when the person is crowned. However, whether Xia Houlan calls her "Xiaolan" or "Lan'er" is too outrageous, it is better to use the name first, and then use the crown later.)
  In the camp, Li Ji skillfully cooperated with Liu Bei to win over a wave of people, and then changed the topic to business and asked.

"My Lord, why is his face so sad? What happened?"

"Zikun, be prepared... alas..."

Liu Bei sighed, looking like he didn't know how to speak.

"My lord, you can speak up if you have any concerns." Li Jidao.

Liu Bei sighed again and continued.

"Zikun, Bei Shicai and Ji Chang checked nearby for a while. There are so many refugees. It rains continuously and they are hungry and cold. It may be difficult for them to survive."

When Li Ji heard this, his expression became a little unbearable.

Not to mention the original intention of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, for the lower class civilians, it caused a large number of people who could still survive to quickly become "bankrupt" and become refugees.

For state and county governments, local refugees may still be taken care of, but the large number of non-local refugees is an unstable factor.

It's not that the state and county governments are unwilling to resettle the refugees, it's actually that there is no spare farmland to resettle the refugees.

Therefore, the vast majority of governments turn a blind eye to the refugees and do not allow them to enter the city to disrupt public order.

"My lord, you can do what you did before, boil some gruel and give it to the refugees, and let them go south to Wu County. Wu County has a sparse population and can easily resettle these refugees." Li Ji suggested.

"Different."

Liu Bei shook his head and said. "The heavy rain continues. I see that many of the refugees are already suffering from fever and cold. If they don't have a place to take shelter from the rain, it will be difficult to survive." As soon as he said this, Li Ji understood what Liu Bei meant.

To solve this problem, one needs to either find a shelter for the refugees, or let the army take in the refugees and continue their journey to Wu County.

Obviously, Liu Bei's heart was more inclined to the latter, but rationally, Liu Bei knew that this move was inappropriate, so he found it difficult to say anything.

"Lord, now our army not only has a lot of money and food, but also has more than 2,000 Taoyuan soldiers to drag down the march. Among them, the more than 2,000 Taoyuan soldiers are assisted by the disabled soldiers to manage them, so even if they encounter any bandits along the way, they will not show up. trouble."

"However, if we recruit refugees and mix them with the army along the way, if something happens, the refugees will be in panic. If they attack our army, they may be defeated."

Li Ji expressed Liu Bei's worries, leaving Liu Bei's face full of helplessness.

Li Ji also understood that Liu Bei was not ignorant of this point, but he couldn't bear to convince himself, so he came to Li Ji specifically to let Li Ji convince him.

"Bei, I understand."

Liu Bei sighed again and responded.

Li Ji thought for a while and said.

"My lord, instead of letting the army lead the refugees to Wu County, how much more can we bring? In the end, it is just a temporary solution."

"And what my lord has seen along the way is that a large number of refugees are fleeing in all directions, including many who are looking for a chance to survive all the way south."

"So why not think about how to find some shelter from the rain for the refugees passing along the way, so that they can have a chance to reach Jiangdong?"

When Liu Bei heard this, he said bitterly. “Governments in various places will not tolerate the large-scale resettlement of refugees into cities.”

"Ji is not begging local governments to help..."

Li Ji shook his head, understanding that this kind of thing is almost impossible, and it is thankless for the officials everywhere. Unless there are a few people who care about the people, the vast majority of officials will not ask for trouble.

Immediately, Li Ji continued.

"My lord, what I mean is that when marching to build a camp, you can consider cutting down trees to build a wooden camp, and then leave the camp where it is after leaving as a place for the refugees to shelter from the rain and sleep."

"Subsequently, a messenger can be sent to inform the government officials passing by along the way that they can lead the refugees to Wu County."

"The local governments certainly don't want a large number of refugees to stay in the local area and cause unrest. Even if they won't help them, they don't expect to hinder them."

After Liu Bei heard the words, he thought carefully for a while and found that what Li Ji said was indeed feasible, and for Liu Bei it was only a little troublesome when setting up camp, requiring a large number of trees to be cut down.

However, compared with the possibility of saving a large number of refugees from this kind of trouble, Liu Bei was obviously extremely happy.

However, just when Liu Bei was about to make arrangements immediately, he suddenly thought of something and asked worriedly.

"Zikun, if this is the case, maybe soon after we arrive in Wu County, a large number of refugees will come one after another. In terms of money and food expenses, and can Wu County accommodate a steady stream of refugees?"

"Don't worry, Lord, I have a solution."

Li Ji responded with a relaxed and confident look.

Immediately, Liu Bei no longer thought too much, and immediately went down to arrange the establishment of a wooden camp, and sent people to contact the local government to negotiate in order to provide certain measures to the refugees.

After Liu Bei left, Li Ji took out the "Memo" bamboo slip from his sleeve with a bitter look on his face.

Liu Bei had previously seized a lot of money and food in Daxing Mountain, which could be consumed by two thousand people for nearly two or three years, but he definitely could not withstand such a huge situation.

What's more, whether it is developing water conservancy, cultivating fertile land, smoothing roads, etc., it will require a lot of labor, money and food.

not enough……

Totally not enough...

Li Ji simply made a preliminary calculation and felt his scalp numb.

Just recruiting refugees and increasing the population and labor force of Wu County is a necessary process for the extensive development of Wu County.

Now, only under the influence of Liu Bei, this process has been advanced.

In this way, instead of being a help in developing Wu County, an unintentional refugee will become a major burden for Liu Bei to control Wu County.

"Money and food!!!"

In the final analysis, this is still the issue.

As long as there is enough money and food, no matter how many refugees there are, Li Ji will always have a way to quickly settle them down in Wu County.

But where to get so much money and food?

Not to mention asking Li Ji to sell his blood, even if he asked Liu Bei, the lord, to sell his butt...

'Eh……'

Li Ji rubbed his chin, suddenly feeling that this might be a good idea.

Of course, what Li Ji meant was not that Long Yang was good, but that there was a wealthy businessman in Xuzhou, the Mi family, who was seduced by Liu Bei in the original trajectory. Not only did he give away all his family property worth hundreds of millions, but even the whole family followed Liu Bei's pirate ship.

Not to mention the Mi family's wool, even the bone marrow was sucked clean by Liu Bei's charm.

Regardless of whether it succeeds or not, it is not a loss to let the "big Han succubus" Liu Bei give it a try.

(End of this chapter)