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Chapter 135 Fan Shen

Fan Shen raised his head and asked in confusion: "Don't you know? Manager Song and others should have told you in advance!"

Song Yadan shook his head, "The villain just arrived yesterday, maybe Manager Song hadn't had time to tell me."

Fan Shen nodded gently, and saw that there were few people queuing behind him, so he patiently explained to him: "At present, General Zhou and Li Dingliao have captured southern Liaoning and collected all the fertile land occupied by the Tatars in Liaodong. However, the land is vast and the people are sparse, and there are few people to farm. General Zhou is preparing to move some people from here to go."

"The government stipulates that anyone who is willing to go to Liaodong will be calculated based on the cap, no matter the size, and each person can get ten acres of fertile land, and will be exempted from three years of taxes of tax. At the same time, it is also calculated based on the cap, and each person will pay another two taels of silver to settle down and a set of cotton coats that protect the cold. It is said that after they arrive there, there will be a special house to live in, providing food and farming and various other things. As for the truth or falseness mentioned later, I can't say it, but there must be fields and silver."

Song Yadan was shocked and said, "So good? That Zhou Shuai, Zhou Shuai, he is so nice to us, what is he trying to do?" Song Yadan saw that the other party was speaking kindly, and he had no intention of getting bored, and he started talking too much.

Fan Shen smiled, "The conditions in Liaodong are bitter and cold, sparsely populated, and vast. If there is no one to cultivate so much land, isn't it a wasteland? Now the food and salary of tens of thousands of soldiers in Liaodong are transported from Shandong through the sea, and there are a lot of losses on the road. If you immigrate, grow grain directly in the local area, and then use the grown grain to feed the soldiers, will these problems be solved?"

Song Yadan exclaimed: "This Zhou Governor is really smart. But Brother Fan, isn't Liaodong the territory of the Tartars? Is it safe to go there now?"

Fan Shen replied: "It is definitely not safe, after all, there is still a war. But now the world is in chaos, so it is not a safe place! And a safe place can definitely survive? Like you, like me, and most of the relatives starve to death. Although it is dangerous to go to Liaodong, death will be death directly and will not be starved to death. Brother Song, if you have no other concerns, go! But you don't have to worry about this decision, and I will come to make records in a few days."

Song Yadan looked solemn, "Brother Fan, from what you mean, are you planning to go to Liaodong?"

Fan Shen nodded and said, "Yes! We are all from Guide Mansion, and we may not be able to put them together at that time. If you have any problems in the future, you can just come to me."

Song Yadan clasped her fists and thanked her, turned around and left.

After finishing his work, Fan Shen handed the document book to another clerk beside him and said, "You will give it to Lord Hu later! I'm a little tired, so I'll go back first."

When I left the house, I saw Song Yadan standing there. Fan Shen looked around and found that there was no one else, and asked, "Brother Fan, are you waiting for me?"

Song Yadan smiled with a complimentary smile, "Didn't you just named Dan'er? I'll bring him over here and kowtow to you. Dan'er, kneel down quickly and kowtow to Uncle Fan."

The child was obedient and knelt down in a hurry and kowtowed three times to Fan Shen.

Fan Shen smiled bitterly, thinking that Song Yadan is really a plaster, and he wants to have something to do with him! He just said that at that time, and he really took it seriously. But he didn't hit people with a smile. Besides, seeing that Song Yadan was tall, Fan Shen couldn't say that he would be useful in the future. So he bent over and helped the child up, "This is Yitian! He has a tiger head and a treacherous mind. It seems that he can be a high-ranking official in the future."

Song Yadan laughed and felt comfortable listening.

Fan Shen held the child's hand and said to Song Yadan: "Brother Song, you haven't eaten yet! Let's go to my place, and we brothers have a good conversation."

This was exactly what Song Yadan said, and he agreed with a little humbleness.

The place where Fan Shen lives is a separate room, the house is very small, but his family of five lives. There are Fan Shen's old mother, his wife, and a son and a daughter.

In addition to one table and two chairs, the house also has a bed made of straw, the only extra one is a charcoal stove that boils water.

Seeing that it was a little crowded inside, Fan Shen drove his children to take Song Yitian out for fun, and said to Song Yadan with a smile: "The former owner of this house was an old clerk. He died of illness not long ago. Manager Liu here saw that I knew something and knew how to settle the score, so he asked me to cover his shortcomings. The house was a little smaller, but it was also considered a temporary nest."

Song Yadan was amazed, "Brother Fan is still capable. He became an official as soon as he arrived here. Unlike me, I can't do anything, it's good to be able to live."

Fan Shen smiled and said nothing. He asked his wife to cook some porridge, roast two sweet potatoes on the stove, and brought two steamed buns, making a small plate of pickles.

The two sat opposite each other, chatting, and gradually opened up the conversation.

Song Yadan said, "Brother Fan, there is another thing. Manager Song asked me to go to Liaodong with him, and said that it would give me many benefits. What do you think he is doing?"

Fan Shen looked up at him and smiled and said, "You are tall and big, and you are a strong laborer everywhere. You are thinner, but you will be fine after raising it for a while. He only values ​​you. The government stipulates that if you decide to go to Liaodong, a thousand people will make a fort, and you will live together after you arrive. Among them, there must be no less than three hundred young and middle-aged men. In addition to farming, they must also be responsible for protecting the safety of the people in the fort. With your physique, it is no problem to beat a few Tartars!"

Song Yadan quickly shook his head and said, "Brother Fan is really good at joking. How can we ordinary people beat the Tartars?"

Fan Shen shook his head, "You also know that Liaodong is not safe now. If you go to Liaodong, although there will be a large army of officials ahead, there will always be some unexpected situations. At that time, you will have to fight the Tartars to survive."

Seeing Song Yadan's face look ugly, Fan Shen smiled and said, "Brother, don't worry too much. Did you see the place where many people pulled weeds when you came in? A school will be built soon. The government will send military coaches to train all young and strong men and teach you to use swords, guns, bows and arrows. When you arrive in Liaodong, you will also issue weapons to you. Before, when the Manchu Captain was in great power, General Zhou could conquer southern Liaoning, let alone now? If the tens of thousands of troops there could not even protect the people who had moved, General Zhou could not win the trust of others, how could more people move to Liaodong?"
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