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Looking at the memorial, Su Tiancheng frowned, looking very helpless.

Qu Qingze, who was sitting on the side, saw Su Tiancheng's expression, and spoke.

"My lord, I think that such a situation is not a bad thing. It's just that Shaanxi has just had a bumper harvest. It will take some time and energy to deal with such a situation. Do you want to bring it up to the prefectures and counties? This kind of situation must be properly resolved.”

"Old Canal, it's not that simple. People in Shaanxi are not rich at all, and the government is not capable of dealing with such things. Shaanxi has just begun to recover, and the people have just settled down. When this incident suddenly occurs, there are It may make everything that has been done before completely useless."

"But such a thing, if you ignore it, there may be problems."

"That's right, it reminded me that if Shaanxi is only dedicated to the improvement of people's livelihood, it may be a drop in the bucket. Zhang Pu from Henan Prefecture has also written to me many times, complaining about the difficulties. I still didn't believe it. It is only now that I begin to understand that Zhang Pu is really unbearable. Looking at Jiangning County, why can it cope with such a situation? It is because the general conditions in Nanzhili are good, and the people can basically maintain their lives. But the situation here, Not so anymore."

When Su Tiancheng said this, Qu Qingze was also speechless.

Ningxia Wei, Yulin Wei, Yan'an Mansion, Hanzhong Mansion, Pingliang Mansion, Qingyang Mansion, Lintao Mansion and other places all sent emergency memorials, saying that a large number of refugees had entered, and the government suddenly felt the pressure and it was difficult to cope. The situation of refugees is very bad.Relief is urgently needed, otherwise it will be difficult to maintain. The governments in several places are trying their best to maintain, buy grain, and set up porridge farms.But the number of refugees is really huge, and it will definitely not work if it stays like this for a long time.

Through the investigation of dark lines, the main sources of the refugees are three aspects. The first is the Han people who were once robbed by the Mongolian tribes. Because of the beginning of the mutual market, because of the rise of the Jiangning camp and the new army, they are eager to return to their hometowns, and the Mongolian tribes worship strong.Several confrontations with the Jiangning battalion and the new army, suffered disastrous defeats, and began to be a little in awe of the Han people, and the governor of Shaanxi Su Tiancheng and the commander of the new army Lu Xiangsheng once warned the leaders of the Mongolian tribes that they must not abuse the Han people, otherwise they will rise up and wipe out Lost their tribes, so the Mongolian tribes relaxed their control over the Han people, the vast majority of the Han people.They all set off to return to their hometown, but these people.It has been a long time since they left their hometowns, and some even their whole families were robbed to Mongolia, and then they suddenly returned to their hometowns, with no relatives, unable to maintain their lives, and could only rely on government relief.

The second is the refugees in Sichuan.After the rogue bandits entered Sichuan, although Qin Liangyu, the commander-in-chief of Sichuan and the general of Zhendong, led the army to conquer and suppress many times, the effect was not very obvious. Sichuan is a poor place.Because of the sudden war, a large number of ordinary people were displaced. The Hanzhong Mansion in Sichuan, which was close to Sichuan, instantly became the hardest hit area. Tens of thousands of people from Sichuan flooded into Hanzhong Mansion. These refugees from Sichuan are of good quality, especially able to endure hardships. , but they have nothing, and they can only survive by relying on government relief.

The third is the disaster-stricken farmers in Shanxi and Northern Zhili. Their hometowns have suffered disasters and they have no food to eat. These people have heard that the situation in Shaanxi is good, so they come to Shaanxi with their families. As long as they can survive, these people They don't plan to stay in Shaanxi for a long time. Once this period of time is over, they will go back to their hometown.

Ordinarily, this is a good situation. After years of war, the population in Shaanxi has been greatly reduced. Although it has not reached the scene of thousands of miles away, it is still very sparsely populated. After Su Tiancheng came to Shaanxi, he thought of many ways to increase the population of Shaanxi. To a large extent, the abolition of the guard army solved this problem to a large extent. There were very few sergeants in the guard army, and most of them fled. As a result, a large number of fleeing soldiers returned to the guard post, and they were actually given arable land. This move quickly increased the population of Shaanxi.

The foundation of Shaanxi is too weak. It needs to calm down and develop slowly for a few years. Although the winter wheat and summer crops have been harvested, the common people have only solved the problem of food, far from having enough food and clothing. The government is even poorer. Officials, the poor can't even afford official uniforms, the situation is a little better now, a large number of refugees have poured in, which obviously disrupted Su Tiancheng's deployment.

Su Tiancheng has understood a truth for a long time, only the development of Shaanxi, or the development of Henan Prefecture, it is difficult to turn things around, even if Shaanxi and Henan Prefectures become rich, they will be overwhelmed by the surrounding places, and even Once poverty continues, development must be balanced. If we can generally adjust policies in the north, limit the privileges of gentry and rich households, and care about the lives of the people, then we can fundamentally solve the problem.

It's a pity that Su Tiancheng is still unable to do this. After all, he is doing things locally, and he has not yet been able to enter the capital, and he has no power to control the overall situation.

The south is generally richer, but the court is almost controlled by the students in the south. Even Zhu Youjian and Sun Chengzong wanted to mobilize the wealth of the south to help the north, but they had enough energy to spare. There was a collective backlash, and the ministers in the imperial court started to argue. This is no joke. People are selfish. These ministers all want to maintain the interests of the family and the locality.

Su Tiancheng had thought of these problems, but he could only take them one step at a time. It was impossible to make big strides, adopt iron and blood methods, and implement comprehensive reforms. They could only be actions after the power was stabilized.

Seeing that Su Tiancheng hadn't spoken for a long time, Qu Qingze spoke again.

"My lord, I think that these refugees are treated differently. The government still has to provide relief to the refugees who came back from the Mongolian tribe. They are originally from Shaanxi, and they finally returned to their hometown. They have nothing. If the government doesn't They will have no way to survive. The lower officials think that not only to relieve them, but also to make them settle down. After verifying the situation, the village head and head Jia can report the solution. As for Sichuan, Shanxi, Beibei, etc. The refugees in the Zhili area can be sent back to their hometown after some relief."

"It's easy to say, but how can it be done? According to what you said, the refugees who came back from the Mongolian tribe must be resettled. In terms of land, the prefectural and county yamen can find a way, and some officials Tian, ​​in the prefectural and county yamen, was also distributed this time, but the refugees from Sichuan, Shanxi, and North Zhili were asked to go back after a little relief. If they were not desperate, who would want to be a refugee? , Wouldn’t it be waiting to die when you go back?”

"This, my lord, I can't think of a good way. There are so many refugees, and the prefectural and county government offices really can't resettle them all."

"I have an idea. What do you think? The mutual market between Anding Fort and Jingbian has driven a large number of merchants. For the convenience of business, these merchants, in addition to the shops in Anding Fort and Jingbian, also have shops in Xi'an, Yan'an, and Qingbian. Yangyang, Pingliang, and even Ningxia, Yulin and other places have opened shops. They need a lot of manpower, but most of the guys are brought from their hometowns. Can the government tell these merchants and ask them to hire some of them? I didn't pay attention to the refugees. I thought merchants didn't need a lot of manpower, but I found out a few days ago that merchants' trafficking requires a lot of manpower. Statistics show that they need at least 3 people. If you can convince them, you can solve a big problem."

Qu Qingze nodded, convincing the merchants that the problem is not that big. Since the start of the mutual market, protecting the safety of merchants in Shaanxi has become one of the responsibilities of the Jiangning Camp. They disappeared without a trace, and the safety of the goods was guaranteed to the greatest extent. As long as the goods entered Shaanxi, the merchants basically did not have to worry. These merchants are very grateful to the government, and they will definitely agree to such a request.

"The other thing is to ask the gentry and wealthy households in Shaanxi to help, and ask them to hire as many farmers as possible to rent and plant land. This will also absorb some of the refugees. According to my judgment, the refugees in Shanxi and North Zhili may return to the village after a period of time. Go to my hometown, but those who come from Sichuan may not necessarily."

Su Tiancheng came to such a judgment based on his feelings hundreds of years later. Sichuan people can take root in various places, and they are hardworking and simple. If they can stay in this group of Sichuan people and become the labor force of Shaanxi, why not do it. Today's The conditions are tough, and there are not so many particularities. As long as there is food to eat, people can be retained.

The governor's office quickly issued a notice to the prefectural and county offices, requesting that the refugees be properly resettled and that people should not starve to death. Of course, with the issuance of the notice, the governor's office also promised money and food to the localities. Give them some policy, including among the taxes collected, the silver taels that can be spent on relief.

In less than a month, the feedback from various places has gradually stabilized, and the refugees have basically been resettled, especially the Han people who came back from the Mongolian tribes.

Faced with such a situation, Su Tiancheng did not feel happy. If the general situation does not improve, such situations will continue to appear. After a long time, Shaanxi will not be able to face such a situation. The only thing is to comprehensively change the situation in the northern provinces. The general improvement of the situation can basically put an end to such a situation. (to be continued..)