Just as he was talking about this, outside the station in the distance, a sharp-eyed postman saw the crowd in the direction of the furious clothes and horses... He didn't know what he turned around and shouted, which immediately caused a noise in the station. Then another cavalry team rushed out and rushed straight towards Zu Ti and others, thinking that they were going to find out where everyone was from.
"These soldiers are very alert." Zu Ti smiled. He was a senior official with a similar status to Lu Daoming, so he naturally would not care about these small soldiers. Moreover, he was known as a lover and corporal, and even if he was a polite person in daily life, he could be treated with kindness. However, Zu Yue felt that the governor of Youzhou was questioned by Lu Daoming's subordinates in person, which would be absent. So as they were getting closer, Zu Yue nodded slightly, and then divided more than ten cavalry behind him to meet him.
"Sir, they are also loyal to their duties and should not make things difficult for them." Zu Ti glanced at his younger brother, turned his head, and smiled at Qi Hong: "Let's rely on the general's reputation to deal with it, okay?"
Qi Hong was originally one of the top generals under Wang Pengzu, and was well-known among the old Youzhou army. Although he has now joined the state military system under the Youzhou Governor, the soldiers only knew that he was here and would never dare to offend him again. After receiving Zu Ti's order, Qi Hong responded to the voice and pulled down the hill. Zu Ti watched him cross Zu Yue's subordinates and chat with the knights running towards the post station. Then he brought the bridle and rode his horse away from the high slope here.
Everyone was not very happy at this time, so they followed the official road north and planned to return to Jicheng before nightfall. Zu Yue was thinking about the things about the refugees that Zu Ti said. He frowned along the way, but saw that refugees were in constant flow, mostly dozens of people forming a team, carrying the elderly and the young. Before and after each team of refugees, there were several gray-clothed men who were responsible for leading the team, so although there were a large number of people, they were quite orderly. Wherever the cavalry team passed, the refugees gave way out like waves. Although they looked at Zu Ti and others secretly with curiosity and fear, there was no one hustle and bustle. Some people judged that the person riding on the tall horse in front of them must be a noble person. They knelt down and kowtowed, but were shouted by several gray-clothed men who were running from the team. So they returned to the queue respectfully and continued to move forward.
After the group crossed the continuous wilderness, Zu Yue found that every ten miles there was a newly established camp. Each camp had dozens of people, and at least more than ten people were busy, providing hot water and a simple place to rest. There was a big pot in the center of the camp, boiling a pot of fragrant broth. With Zu Yue's eyes, it was naturally possible to judge that although these camps were simple, the facilities were tried to be complete. Compared with the refugee camps that the governor's office ordered the rich to build at the beginning of the year, it was much more practical and thoughtful.
"Well? Whose family is gathering these refugees? I remember that the Tian clan of Yan State was responsible for the Quanzhou line. Did they actually work to this extent?" Zu Yue murmured. At the beginning of the year, a large number of refugees in the Central Plains flocked to Youzhou. Therefore, on the one hand, Zu Ti did all the efforts of the prefecture to provide relief, and on the other hand, he ordered local tyrants to pay and resettle. According to the instructions at that time, this area was the scope of responsibility for the Tian clan of Yan State.
Zu Ti ignored Zu Yue's words and sent two entourages out to ride out, and invited the man in gray-clothed in charge of leading the refugee team in front of him back.
The man was held hostage by two fierce cavalrymen, so Zu Ti bowed slightly and took the lead in salute: "Saturday, we are officials in Youzhou, and we are here to inspect the people's situation. Please come here, without any malice, just want to ask, where do these people come from?"
Seeing Zu Ti being graceful and polite, the man relaxed and replied with a smile: "These are refugees from Qing and Yan areas. General Pingbei has an order to use them to go to farm in another place."
"General Pingbei?" Zu Yue clamped his legs and came through the slant: "Are you a subordinate of Pingbei Military Mansion?
"The villain is the clerk of the Military Field Department under the Pingbei Military Prefecture." The man bowed and replied proudly.
"Where did the Tian clan members of Yan State who were originally responsible for the relief here go?"
"Tian clan of Yan State?" The man frowned and thought for a long time before he thought: "You mean the people of the Tian Dahu... They did build camps to gather refugees, but those people were full of their minds, abandoning all the old and weak among the refugees, picking hundreds of strong people and leaving!"
In order to mobilize local tyrants to provide relief to the victims, Zu Ti spent no time and gave up many tax rights that should belong to the state government, which was successful. Unexpectedly, these tyrants were not responsible at all and acted so perfunctorily. Everyone with them suddenly became uproar, and Zu Yue's face was even cold and hard, and finally suppressed his anger.
"Compared with such a clan who is ignorant, General Lu is really a kind person, which is admirable." Zu Ti smiled and exclaimed, and asked again: "But I don't know how the military government will specifically resettle refugees? Are these refugees... willing to follow the military government?"
"As soon as these refugees entered Youzhou, they were under the jurisdiction of the Military Farming Department. The Military Farming Department had ten people who organized refugees from various passes, included them in the ministry, and issued unified orders to directly be responsible for food, clothing, housing and transportation along the way. After arriving in the land, all these refugees were placed in the place, and according to the prefect's prefect's prefect's prefect's prefecture, they either merged with the original village or established a new village. The contract had been signed with the households in advance, and the income from the settlement was only 55% to 50 years later.
The land belongs to the households, and the military government is strict in discipline and has no other heavy taxes... Who would not want to do such conditions? By the way, the military government also sent special officials to distribute oxen, seeds, farm tools and other items, distribute advanced grain, and guide building and reclamation... In this way, as long as you are willing to work hard, there is nothing to worry about! Haha, these refugees look thin and are actually hungry. Give them a little chance, and they are all willing to work hard!"
Speaking of these, the little official talked endlessly, and obviously he had already become very familiar. He said one thing: Over the years, the Central Plains have been war-torn, and disasters have lasted for years. The people have cried heartbrokenly, and hundreds of thousands and millions of people died of life every year. Countless beautiful pastorals that were once picturesque and picturesque have now turned into ghost realms. In such a hell-like environment, it is a blessing to be able to live one more day, and having a full meal is simply a beautiful thing that I can't imagine in my dreams. So, as long as I go to Dai County, I have land, houses, and a way to live. What are I waiting for? What are I hesitating?
Zu Ti sighed: "General Lu is really meant."
This minor official is limited to status and knowledge, but Zu Ti can naturally estimate Lu Yao's arrangements. Last winter, a blizzard in the Central Plains was a disaster, and the people had no food and clothing, so they began to migrate on a large scale to survive. At this moment, the spring season when all things are born together, and all wild vegetables, fern roots, mulberries, etc. can be eaten and lived; and the invasion of the Shile bandits in the Central Plains has come to an end, and most of the refugees will consider returning home. Furthermore, Ding Shao, Jizhou, is also a capable official who is good at appeaseing the people. Even if there are refugees crossing the north of the River, most of them will be properly placed by him, and the number of refugees flowing into Youzhou should have decreased. But what about it?
Just today, the number of refugees entering Youzhou from the Jumahe Ferry of Quanzhou County is at least 300. There are 300 people a day, and 30,000 refugees in one hundred days. There are 30,000 refugees at an official road pass, and the five places? What about ten places? Such a huge number has exceeded the registered household registration of Fanyang County, Yan State, Youzhou, which is simply shocking!
If it weren't for the vast land occupied by Lu Yao, the land that Lu Yao occupied was sparsely populated and countless fields were available for reclaiming; if it weren't for Lu Yao's removal of the Hu people and the countless cattle, sheep and livestock, it would be impossible to absorb refugees on a large scale. And maintaining such a number of refugees would have to be the result of the activities of Lu Yao's personnel sent to the Central Plains. Zu Shi could even predict that many of them were not refugees at all, but bought by Youzhou Military Palace in exchange for horses and livestock.
As Zu Yue said, the Youzhou Military Mansion originally relied on only strong soldiers, just like a strong warrior with exhausted internal organs; now, these refugees are constantly pouring in, like fresh blood, making the weak internal organs increasingly stronger and more abundant!
Zu Ti sighed in his heart, and there was no abnormality on his face. He smiled and said goodbye to the minor official, and ordered the cavalry to lend a bad horse to him so that he could catch up with the distant refugee team as soon as possible.
Watching the little official ride on the horse crookedly, Zu Ti turned around and asked, "Young Master Shi, do you understand?"
"Full wings!" Zu Yue gritted his teeth and spit out four words: "I have not obtained the imperial edict of the court and set up a military camp privately. Lu Daoming dared to do this, and it was about to be full, so it was difficult to restrict it!"
Zu Ti glared at Zu Yue fiercely: "It's outrageous... Master Shi, your fierce personality that treats people as enemies needs to be changed in the end. I'll let you pay attention to refugees, and it's definitely not for this."
He slowed down a little bit: "Lu Daoming is a soldier. The strong is the decisive battle, and the weak is the breaking of the robbery and the strong family. Therefore, the court used him as the governor, me as the governor, or had the intention of civil and military control, but in the final analysis, it was to show its strengths. However... now it seems that the court did this completely miscalculated Lu Daoming; just as you, the scholar, were suspicious of Lu Daoming, actually miscalculated him."
"What does brother mean?"
"Lu Daoming's various actions after serving as the governor of Youzhou were just trying to isolate the influence of the Youzhou clan on the army. He never intended to invade the power of the governor's office. You really don't have to worry about this." Zu Ti smiled and said, "What he thought was to start a new stove and build a new system of military-political integration based on the army. Just like the act of relief to the victims, he completely separated from the administrative officials of the prefecture, but he had to do better. Alas, I have to admit that when the world is in chaos, what he does is like to do is the way to achieve great things."
Zu Yue was also considered a martial artist among the gentry literati, so he was particularly dissatisfied with Lu Yao: "Since ancient times, the imperial dynasty has been ordered to rule the world with wise men and gentlemen. What could Lu Yao do with a group of old soldiers who could not read a word?"
"Ah..." Zu Ti waved and ordered Zu Yue to get closer: "Shi Shao, do you know that the Emperor Jin Dynasty was the result of the Sima family who assisted the young emperor in power to unite many aristocratic families and divide the interests of the Wei Dynasty. From top to bottom, the Dajin court was composed of a family alliance that participated in usurpation. These families seized the interests of more than the Han and Wei dynasties through usurpation, and then controlled them firmly. The combined power was extremely powerful, so that the Dajin court itself could not overwhelm the aristocratic family. So he comforted the refugees in this way. Does my ancestors want to do it well? It is really because I, the governor, were too restricted and it was difficult to force it forward. Instead, it is worse than the soldiers under Lu Daoming's command to enforce the orders and make this happen..."
Zu Yue pondered for a moment before saying, "What brother said, right."
He waved his whip and made a crisp sound, a little excited: "But because of this, I feel that Lu Daoming has ulterior motives. Please think carefully, will he in the end be undermining the power of the Youzhou Governor's Office? As the general of the military of Youzhou, he already has 30,000 cavalry who are like private soldiers. This is still insufficient, and he has shown kindness to the refugees and included them in the subordinates... Don't you think this is suspicious? Brother, we must be prepared!"
Zu Ti said slowly: "When I was the chief clerk of Sizhou, I made an agreement with Liu Yueshi that if the world is full of heroes and heroes rise together, I should avoid the Central Plains with him. Lu Daoming is Liu Yueshi's nephew. Although I am not as proud as Liu Yueshi's official career, I have no intention of entangling with the younger generation." At this point, he glanced at Zu Yue's face that turned red due to his high emotions, and finally felt a little funny: "Young Master, don't worry. The Great Jin Dynasty is ultimately orthodox, and it is the will of the people, just like the sunset still has its afterglow. When the general trend is not moving, it is actually useless to reveal its traces... If it is true that when the world is full of heroes and heroes rise together, I will not allow him to whip it first."
When Zu Yue heard Zu Ti's words, he was shocked at first, then overjoyed, turned over and dismounted and said, "Yes! Yes! I understand!"
The situation in the Great Jin Dynasty was like this, and there were countless heroes who were secretly waiting for the collapse of the world; and the enemies of the Great Jin Dynasty were even more impatient. The Hun Han Kingdom, entrenched in the southern part of Bingzhou, seemed to have been dormant for a long time due to the defeat in the Jinyang War, but in fact, the Tuoba Xianbei army crossed the river, drove thousands of miles, conquered the Xianbei and the Zahu tribes of Shangjun. The four Xianbei chiefs Lu Zhuyan and Di chiefs singled and surrendered to the Han Dynasty, and countless other large and small species fell and subdued. With this victory, the control area of ​​the Hun Han Kingdom expanded more than three times compared to before, and the troops could be mobilized far exceeded the scale of the attack on Bingzhou in the first year of Guangxi.
Chapter completed!