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The time is gradually coming to the end of December, less than ten days before the New Year, and these ten days will be the busiest days of the Zhengshitang, only one day apart, nearly 30 Hun women and children from Hexi and more than [-] from Bingzhou The Xiongnu women and children in Wanbingzhou entered Guanzhong one after another. (Update is the fastest and most stable)

Although the government had already made preparations, more than [-] Huns entered Guanzhong at the same time, which brought tremendous pressure on the government. Almost the entire government in the Guanzhong area was mobilized. All but one of the five ministers in Pingzhangtai stayed behind. The other four went to Fengyi County and Fufeng County to deal with the resettlement of the Huns.

Even the Han army immediately dispatched more than [-] people to assist the local government to maintain order among the Huns.

Nearly 30 Huns led by Zhao Yun from Hexi finally settled in Qi County, which has entered Guanzhong and belongs to a county in the north of Fufeng County. Divide Qi County into a landform pattern with two plateaus and one Sichuan.

The camp of the Huns was arranged in three huge ravines about a few miles northeast of the county seat. The climate in the ravines is mild and the terrain is flat. Three small rivers flow through them, which are very suitable for camping. Therefore, there are also relics of military camps in the three ravines here. .

The arrival of 30 Huns made Qi County extremely lively. Tens of thousands of tents were set up in the three big valleys, and a large amount of supplies were sent to the county seat through the ice surface of Jingshui River. More than 200 officials and thousands of people were transferred from various places in Guanzhong More than Chang'an Tai students also rushed to the Huns' garrison.

The most important thing for the Huns is to stabilize them. They have food and bedding for the winter, and hay that can feed livestock. After they are stabilized, they must be registered. This is also the most important thing. It is necessary to confirm the Huns prisoners of war and their wives and children, and to separate the orphans from the prostitutes.

Fortunately, the Huns live in groups according to their tribes. This kind of confirmation is relatively easy. Four days later, more than 10,000 households and [-]+ Huns were taken away and sent to the Chang'an Huns Prisoner-of-War Camp to reunite with their husbands or sons.

Most of the remaining 20 Hun women and children were orphans and orphans. Sadness began to spread in the camp, and weeping women and children could be seen everywhere.

This morning, Liu Jing also rushed to Qi County to inspect the progress of resettlement of the Huns. Shang Shu Dong He, who presided over the resettlement of the Huns in Qi County, heard that His Highness the King of Han was coming, so he came to greet him.

"There are five days left before the day, how is the resettlement going?" Liu Jing asked with a smile.

"Reporting to Your Highness, the enthronement register is coming to an end, and the minister is going to suspend the resettlement after the registration register is completed, and start to transfer the population after the beginning of spring."

Liu Jing acquiesced to Dong He's plan, and then asked, "What is the main difficulty now?"

Dong He sighed: "The biggest problem now is the emotional fluctuations of the Huns. The Huns have more women than men, and many Huns often have several wives. The nobles have more wives and concubines. In addition, their wars with Xianbei and us are exhausting. There are not many Huns men left. Of the 30 Huns sent this time, there are less than 20 young and strong Huns. There are nearly [-] young women, and the rest are old people and children. Reunited with the prisoners of war, the whole camp was full of crying. After crying for two days, it was only slightly better today. (The update is the fastest and most stable)”

Liu Jing said without hesitation: "Now that they are subjects of the Han Dynasty, they need to follow our laws. I don't care how many wives and concubines these Hun men had in the past. Now they are ordinary civilians, so they are only allowed to marry one wife. No exception, the extra Xiongnu women must remarry to the Han people, especially soldiers can marry wives first, they may be a little noisy at first, but after a year or two they will accept the reality and calm down, Dong Shangshu, you have to remember this , this national policy, we can't be soft-hearted, we must firmly implement it."

Dong He nodded silently. This is indeed a strategic national policy formulated by Pingzhangtai, which can completely reverse the unfavorable situation of Han people with more men than women, and has a major impact on the breeding population.

Although it may sound a little unreasonable, it will take at least decades or even hundreds of years to restore the population and economy of the Han Dynasty, and the remarriage of hundreds of thousands of Hun women to Han people can shorten the time required for this process to a certain extent. Time, so it is called population strategy.

This is also the fundamental reason why the Han army tried everything possible to obtain these Hun women and children.

While talking, they arrived at the camp of the Huns, the largest of the three Huns camps, with nearly 8 people living in the camp. There were three large tents at the outermost part of the mountain, where officials registered the population. There were long queues in front of the three big tents, and as Dong He said, most of the queues were women.

Women are the most realistic. Although their husbands were killed in battle, their lives must continue. After registering, they will obtain Han nationality household registration, have the opportunity to obtain land and food, and continue to survive. This is their first priority. , so grief is grief, but life still has to go on as usual.

On both sides of the line, dozens of soldiers were in charge of maintaining order. When the soldiers saw Liu Jing coming up, they knelt down on one knee and said loudly, "See His Highness the King of Han!"

Liu Jing smiled and waved his hands, "Brothers, you have worked hard."

At this moment, nearly a hundred women rushed up like a gust of wind. Liu Jing's guards were caught off guard, and the women broke through the line of defense, and immediately rushed in front of Liu Jing. The women knelt down one after another, shouting emotionally Surprisingly, many people can speak Chinese. Liu Jing vaguely understood their cries, and seemed to ask to be reunited with their husbands.

Liu Jing immediately understood the identities of these women. They were the so-called wives and concubines of the Huns. In fact, most of these women were not from the Huns. People robbed them.

At this time, the guards waved their whips to drive these women away, but Liu Jing waved his hand to stop the guards from driving them away, and these women gradually became quiet.

Liu Jing then said slowly: "We have captured more than 3 Huns prisoners of war, maybe they are your husbands, fathers and brothers, but now they are all prisoners of war slaves, and they have to serve three years of hard labor before they can become civilians. During these three years, they The rations are only enough for themselves and cannot support you. After three years, they can only get a small amount of land, and they can only support one wife at most. Both you and your children will fall into the poorest situation. Selling your wives and daughters, I believe you don’t want to live such a life.”

Liu Jing's words were simple but realistic. The soldiers translated them, and many women were moved and slowly lowered their heads. Liu Jing continued: "We have many young men who have land, houses, and food. Life is rich, but there is no wife, you will live again, become the housewife of the family, and give birth to your own children, no one will discriminate against you, and the government will give you land, cattle and sheep as dowry, so that you can remarry in a beautiful way, from now on Don't you want to be a decent person, such a life?"

The women were silent, and it was obvious that many people were moved by it. In the Xiongnu, they were all men's vassals and men's property. They had no dignity, no decency, and no property of their own. At the beginning, they were afraid. Knowing her fate, she cried and made a fuss, wanting to be with the man she used to be.

But now, Liu Jing pointed out a clear path for them, so that many women saw the hope of a new life again, at this time, a young woman shouted: "But I have children, I don't want to remarry, so what should I do? "

Liu Jing looked at the woman with sharp eyes, and the woman immediately lowered her head guiltyly, Liu Jing sneered in his heart, he understood the woman's thoughts, and said: "If you really don't want to remarry because you want to raise a child, then the government will I will not force you, but the Han Dynasty never encourages young women to be widows. Therefore, widows will not be able to get land and houses, and they can only be sold as official slaves in order to survive. Living in poverty will be inevitable, and I have to be clear , Han law does not allow civilians to marry concubines, if you want to take advantage of this loophole and go to find your former husband, then I am sorry, you will implicate him, and the whole family will be confiscated as official slaves."

After Liu Jing finished, he glanced at the woman again. The woman's face turned pale and she didn't dare to say anything. At this time, Liu Jing turned back to Dong He and said, "Tell everyone about me one by one. The government encourages remarriage and opposes widowhood, remarriage will benefit and lead a rich life, while widowhood will lead to poverty, and even become slaves, let them make their own choices."

In fact, all women understand these principles. Widowhood must be backed by the natal family. If there is no natal family, it will not be able to support it at all, and it can only remarry as soon as possible.

At the beginning, many women were still lucky, but when these words came out of Hanzhong's mouth, many women's luck was cut off. They could only accept their fate and wait for new remarriages.

Liu Jing walked into the big tent, and there was a row of tables in the tent. Dozens of scholars sat behind the tables, brushing like flying, and registered the women, children and the elderly in the tent. , bowing and saluting: "My minister sees Your Highness!"

"When will the registration be over?" Liu Jing asked.

"Reporting to Your Highness, it is now the end, and it will be over tomorrow at the earliest."

Liu Jing nodded, and said to Fei Yi and Dong He: "After the registration is over, everyone can go home on vacation, but I think it's a bit late to resettle the population in the spring of next year. It's best to start after the fifth day holiday. How do you feel about resettling these Hun women and children?"

Dong He and Fei Yi glanced at each other. They understood that Liu Jing wanted to end the resettlement of the Huns as soon as possible so that he could concentrate on preparing for the Battle of Hefei. The two immediately agreed, "Follow the King of Han's wishes."

Liu Jing smiled and said: "The main army has already started to register. I heard that the soldiers are very enthusiastic. Many people are willing to marry these Hun women. In just three days, more than 5000 people have registered from the cavalry battalion alone. There is no need for other barracks, I estimate that at least [-]% of the soldiers and soldiers of the army alone can be accommodated, brothers are in a hurry, and you should hurry up here."

"We will complete the placement as quickly as possible."

After solving the women's affairs, Liu Jing pointed to several old people and said, "Also, Pingzhangtai has to come up with a plan for the resettlement of the orphaned Xiongnu, and try to ensure their basic life. I think the plan proposed by Jiang Shangshu Very good, give them the official land, and then use the land to rent for the elderly, after the death, the government will take back the land, and the details here can be considered by Pingzhangtai.”

Dong He and Fei Yi quickly nodded in agreement. At this moment, Zhao Yun hurried into the big tent. He saw Liu Jing at a glance, and smiled all the way: "His Royal Highness is coming. I searched everywhere, and it is indeed here."

Zhao Yun stepped forward, bowed and saluted, "Please refer to Your Highness for humble positions!"

"Zilong has worked hard on his expedition to Juyanhai this time."

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your concern, but it's really not an expedition this time. There are only women, children, and elderly people, and the soldiers basically have no losses."

At this point, Zhao Yun approached Liu Jing and whispered: "Can your Highness borrow a step, I have an important matter to report to Your Highness."