When the food arrived, Daohua and Xiao Yeyang breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiao Yeyang sent a letter to the border camp on the same day, asking Cao Dan to come over tomorrow to collect food.

After Cao Dan received the letter, he was stunned for a long time, especially when he saw Xiao Yeyang's letter saying that the frontier soldiers must not lose their health and must ensure that every soldier has enough food and that future food and salary will be fully delivered.

Obviously these are all things that should be done, but he couldn't help but feel a little moved in his heart.

In fact, everyone knows that as long as five or six cents of the army's salary is distributed, it will be a rare and good official, and it is enough... After joining the army for so many years, he has never received it.

With food, the border troops feel at ease, and so do the refugees outside the city.

Xiao Yeyang selected a thousand young soldiers with good physical fitness from the guard station and trained them personally.

Two days ago, everyone saw that these military households were as tired as dogs every day, and they laughed a lot. But when the food arrived, they saw that they were eating twice as much as they were, and they were extremely jealous.

The day before the Lantern Festival, while Xiao Yeyang was busy training his troops, Daohua also walked out of the Xiao Mansion.

It has been almost a month since she came to Ganzhou City. Due to the cold weather and the many things she has to deal with, she has not even taken a good stroll around the city.

Compared with the towns we passed along the way, Ganzhouwei is a little more lively, but the economy is still very sluggish. The shops on the streets sell very few types of things and there are not many customers.

Daohua walked around the two main streets and had a pretty good understanding of the situation in the city. Then she said to Yan Shouhou who was following him: "How are you doing inquiring about the shop?"

Yan Shouhou quickly replied: "Back to my girl, the shops in Ganzhou City are very good, but business here is difficult. Many shops are closed every year. I have chosen a few. They are in good locations and sizes. I want to go take a look today."

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Daohua nodded. It didn't snow today, so she wanted to go shopping more.

The shops Yan Shouhou looked at were all on the main street, and he didn't walk far. Daohua looked at every shop and finally bought five shops directly.

"There are two food stalls, one fruit and vegetable store, and two pharmacies. You should seize the time to organize and arrange them."

As he spoke, he paused.

"The pharmacies and fruit and vegetable stores are not in a hurry, but the food stores need to be sold quickly."

"At the end of the month or the beginning of February, Qin Xiaoliu should have transported the grain here, and the grain store will have to be opened by then."

At the turn of late winter and early spring, it was a time of food shortage, and she did not want more refugees to gather outside the city.

Although she is not short of food, if she keeps giving out porridge, she will not be able to bear it for a long time.

Thinking of the refugees, Daohua glanced in the direction of the city gate: "Let's go, let's go to the city wall and have a look."

......

Outside the city gate of Ganzhou, the number of refugees has reached nearly 50,000.

Breakfast porridge has been served in the porridge shack, and now the refugees are huddled in the hut, sitting next to each other to keep each other warm.

Daohua stood on the city wall, looking at the trembling refugees in the hut, feeling a little uncomfortable. No matter at any time, it is always the people who suffer.

Since he started giving porridge, Zhang Da almost always stayed at the city gate. He would go to the warehouse every day to count the grain and calculate the remaining grain. As soon as he left the warehouse, he saw the rice flowers standing on the city wall.

Zhang Da trotted up the city wall, stood two meters away from the rice flowers and saluted: "I have seen Mrs. Xiao in my humble position."

Daohua turned around and looked over: "Are you Mr. Zhang, the porridge cook?"

Zhang Da didn't expect Daohua to know about him and was a little flattered: "It's just a humble position."

Daohua smiled and said: "The matter of donating porridge is of great importance. Master Zhang has worked hard during this period."

Zhang Da quickly shook his head: "The humble job is just running errands, not hard work. The real hard work is for Mr. Xiao and Madam. If it weren't for you raising so much food, the refugees outside the city would not be able to survive. The humble job is once again for the city.

The refugees abroad would like to thank you and your lady for surviving.”

Daohua looked at Zhang Da through the curtain hat. Seeing his sincere words and feeling on his face, he smiled and shook his head: "Master Zhang is serious. Since my husband has taken over the Ganzhou Guard, he will naturally not ignore the refugees outside the city."<

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"By the way, it's already halfway through the first month, and it's almost February. The cold winter is about to pass. How have you arranged for the refugees in the past?"

Zhang Da looked embarrassed: "Madam, in the past, the capacity of the health center was limited. If there were refugees gathering outside the city, most...most of them would be driven away."

Daohua asked again: "Are these refugees homeless?"

Zhang Da: "Most of them are." After saying that, he paused and said, "A small part of them may have poor families and come here to eat porridge."

Daohua nodded, looked at the refugees under the city again, and then turned around: "I won't delay Mr. Zhang, let's leave first."

"Madam, walk slowly!"

Zhang Da watched Daohua get on the carriage, and then looked away.

"Sir, is that Master Xiao's wife?" the officers and soldiers on the city wall asked curiously.

Zhang Da nodded and said with a smile: "The mutton we eat on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day was sent by Mrs. Xiao."

Some officers and soldiers said: "She is different from what I imagined. I thought that the family members from the capital would be aloof and look down on others, but the lady felt that she had no airs at all."

Zhang Da laughed and said, "Okay, don't gather around here anymore, just do your job properly."

......

In the evening of that day, Xiao Yeyang came back from training at the guard station. While Daohua changed his clothes, she asked: "What are you going to do with the refugees outside the city?"

Xiao Yeyang looked at Daohua: "Why do you suddenly ask about this?"

Daohua: "I went to take a look at the city wall today."

Xiao Yeyang rubbed his head and sat down. He was very dissatisfied with Ganzhou Wei Civil Affairs.

During this period of time, he secretly got to know all the officials at the guard station and found that most of these officials had little knowledge. Most of them could only recognize a few words and had no management skills at all.

Ganzhou's defense was weak, and the people of Xiliao were watching eagerly. They didn't know when they would start a war. He didn't dare to take it lightly.

The physical fitness and combat capabilities of the border army officers and guardsmen were not good enough. His focus had to be on troop training and patrolling. Civil affairs was so fast that he simply couldn't do it himself.

Xiao Yeyang felt deeply that no one was available, but he soon thought of Dong Yuanxuan, who was exiled to Xiliang.

"Because Ganzhou Wei is closest to Xiliao, it is often harassed by Xiliao people, so the population here has never been large, so I want to keep all those refugees."

"Resettling refugees is not an easy task. I am also busy with the military, so I have to find someone who can be trusted and has the ability to govern to help me."

"Yuanxuan is in Xiliang, I want to transfer him here."

Daohua nodded in agreement: "Brother Dong is very knowledgeable, and he was once your study companion. You two are familiar with each other, and I will definitely be able to cooperate with you on official duties."

"In addition, Uncle Dong was the chief envoy of Zhongzhou before, so he is most familiar with the civil affairs. If you encounter problems, you can also ask him for advice."

Xiao Yeyang nodded: "I think so too."

Daohua asked: "Which health center are Brother Dong and the others exiled to?"

Xiao Yeyang: "Jinweiwei."

Daohua: "Can you transfer them here?"

Xiao Yeyang smiled and said: "This honor as the commander of the Jinwei Guard must be given to me." After thinking about it, "You prepare a gift later, and I will give in and dare to go to the Jinwei Guard tomorrow."
Chapter completed!