Arriving at the Kezhou Prefecture, Haotian sat on the throne and said, "Where is Mr. Lin? Since he is the Kezhou Prefect, I wonder where Mr. Lin is now?" To be honest, although Lin Taiyue serves as the Kezhou Prefect,
It has been several months, but Haotian has not seen this old man, who is known as one of the four famous scholars in Qingfeng. After Lin Taiyue was forcibly invited out of the mountain by Xin Ke, Haotian has been busy with military matters, so he has never had the opportunity to meet him.
.However, Haotian still admires this old man who has a high reputation in Qingfeng.
Chu Xiangcheng opened his mouth and replied: "My lord, in the southern part of Kezhou near the Yinfeng Mountains, there is a dispute over land between the local people and the Qiang people, the indigenous residents of the Yinfeng Mountains, so Mr. Lin is now mediating the conflict between the two parties in the southern region."
"Oh, that's right. Then Uncle Chu, please tell Mr. Lin not to show partiality because the Qiang people are not our direct descendants from China." Haotian touched his chin and said.
Chu Xiangcheng laughed: "My lord, please rest assured. Mr. Lin is a well-known scholar in the empire, and he will never show any discrimination. I believe that his ability to handle this matter will be no problem."
"That's good." Haotian nodded and said: "Although the Qiang people are not direct descendants of my country, they have always been respectful to our court. Don't let others feel cold because of these trivial things. By the way, when I am not around these days
What's the situation like in the Loop?"
Chu Xiangcheng stepped back and then said: "My subordinates were about to report to the lord. During the time when the lord came to Beijing, many people in Youyun Sixteenth Prefecture and Northwest Second Road heard about the situation here.
, they all dragged their families and families to seek refuge. Now most of the officials in the Hetao are busy with the resettlement of these people."
After hearing this, Haotian quickly said: "Not many people have come? How are you settling them?" Due to the invasion of the three northeastern countries with their troops, most of the people in the sixteen states of Youyun were slaughtered, and now only a few million old people are left.
Weak women and children are still dying in the cracks. Haotian once had the idea of rescuing these people, but after all, there are hundreds of thousands of troops from the three northeastern countries in the Sixteenth Province of Youyun, so Haotian's idea can only remain an idea.
.However, Haotian wholeheartedly accepts all people who can cross the river and escape to the Hetao.
Chu Xiangcheng said in a deep voice: "As long as the people who come are here, we will try our best to accommodate them. People from the surrounding areas have come to seek refuge. This has happened since we set foot in the Loop. At the beginning, there were only sporadic people fleeing.
However, in the recent period, the number of people coming from Qianlai has increased sharply, especially the people from the Sixteenth Prefecture of Youyun. More than 500,000 people have come. But for some unknown reason, starting from yesterday, people from Dahedong
The number of people fleeing the river suddenly dropped sharply. The river bank was also covered with scouts from the Three Northeastern Kingdoms. According to Guanying's secret report, it was said that the Three Northeastern Kingdoms had gathered all the Chinese people in the Sixteenth Prefecture of Youyun.
They are being driven to Taihang Road near Jinzhou. I don’t know what they want.”
Haotian was shocked: "Do they want to exterminate all the people?"
Xuanji smiled bitterly and said: "Impossible, Lord, as long as you look at the faces of the people who escaped, you should know that they have no need at all. So my subordinates suspect that they must have made some big move."
"What do you mean?" Haotian asked confused.
"Lord, these people who escaped are all women, old and young. According to their reports, the only people left in the Sixteenth Prefecture of Youyun are all like this. All the able-bodied men were either kidnapped and taken back.
Either become slaves or slaughter them all. According to the guesses of the subordinates and Mr. Chu, the reason why they kept these millions of people was not because they were kind-hearted, but because they wanted to consume the Qingfeng court's resources to the greatest extent possible.
National power. After all, even if Qingfeng is prosperous, it may not be able to support it when faced with millions of women, old and young who don’t have much labor force. But I didn’t expect that the imperial court would be so weak and that it would no longer have the ability to support these people. So.
They had no choice but to let it go, but this time they were gathered together for some unknown reason." Xuanji continued.
"What?" Haotian's eyes suddenly widened, his fingers suddenly clenched, and a look of uncontrollable anger suddenly appeared on his face. This look made Lin Taiyue, the prefect of Kezhou who had just walked into the hall, look stunned.
"Lord!" Chu Xiangcheng and Xuanji saw this and shouted loudly.
"I'm fine." Haotian took a few deep breaths, then waved his hands and said, but the anger on his face still did not dissipate. Suddenly, he remembered what layman Yingwu had just said to him. For the first time in his life, he
There is an urge to exterminate the alien races outside the Great Wall.
"Lin Taiyue, the prefect of Kezhou, pays homage to the governor." At this time, Lin Taiyue stepped forward and interjected. Although he had not known Haotian before, when he saw the appearance of Xuanji and Chu Xiangcheng, he naturally understood Haotian's
Because of his identity, he stepped forward to pay his respects. However, his title was a bit nondescript.
"It turns out to be Mr. Lin. Please sit down, Mr. Lin." Haotian nodded and looked at the old man in front of him carefully. Lin Taiyue was about sixty years old. His body was a little thin, but his energy was particularly strong. His head was slightly tilted.
He was raised up, his eyes sparkling, and he was obviously a rebellious person. Haotian felt happy in his heart. Although such people have very weird tempers, and most of them are aloof and arrogant, they are definitely people with real abilities.
.
After a pause, Haotian said: "Sir, I have been governing Kezhou for several months, but someone is busy with military affairs and has not come to visit. Please forgive me for any rudeness."
Lin Taiyue sneered and said: "Your Majesty, you are too polite. Your Majesty is now my immediate boss. How can I dare to blame someone beyond my rank?"
Haotian laughed: "Mr., could you be blaming someone for being rude when asking you to come out? The military affairs were urgent at that time, and the situation in Kezhou was also particularly chaotic. Unless you are a talented man, you cannot govern. For the sake of the settlement of the people of Kezhou,
So someone had to take offense. Please, sir, for the sake of the people of Kezhou, don’t blame someone for being rude."
Lin Taiyue snorted. Although Haotian is only the governor of Hetao now, based on his status in Hetao, it is not wrong to say that he is the fourth vassal town of the empire. Xuanji and others call Haotian their lord instead of like
The imperial general called the prefect like that, naturally he regarded Haotian as the only owner of the Loop. And Haotian is now able to apologize to himself. Not to mention his magnanimity, this gesture alone is already admirable.
.So although he was still a little angry, Lin Taiyue didn't say anything in the end.
Seeing that Lin Taiyue was silent, Haotian smiled slightly, and then said to Chu Xiangcheng: "What is the current situation in our Hetao? The people escaped from the tiger's mouth and came to our Hetao with a narrow escape. We are all citizens of China. We should do our best.
We must take care of them with all our strength. We must not let them suffer anymore.”
Chu Xiangcheng took a step forward and said with some bitterness: "Now we have just barely settled them down. I think my lord is also very aware of the situation in the Hetao. After the defeat of the Imperial Northern Expedition, the Hetao was ravaged by six tribes outside the Great Wall.
The number of eight million people was suddenly reduced to six million, and those who were massacred and robbed were basically able-bodied men. Therefore, among the remaining six million people, the elderly and children accounted for more than half, leaving only
There are less than a million able-bodied men. Although half of our soldiers are the original soldiers of the Northern Expeditionary Army, due to the high enthusiasm of the people to join the army, there are also many people serving in the army. The current labor force in Hetao has been
Severe shortage, coupled with the influx of nearly one million people who have basically no labor force, if it were not for Tianwu Xinghe's strong assistance, our finances would have completely collapsed."
Haotian felt agitated in his heart. These people are all Chinese people, and they are all fellow countrymen with the same blood. No matter what difficulties he has, he cannot leave them alone. But after the Hetao experienced the war, it was already
It is difficult for An Yongchang and others to bear such a heavy burden. It is absolutely impossible for the court to give them any assistance. Being able to reduce taxes on Hetao for a few years is probably the biggest concession for An Yongchang and others. Although Tianwu Xinghe is rich, they
After all, the accumulation of hundreds of years is limited, and it may be difficult to satisfy the bottomless pit of Loop's reconstruction. He stood up and walked back and forth for a few steps, and then Haotian said: "I wonder if you have any countermeasures?"
"The military advisor and I have discussed with Master Lin and others for a long time, and we all agree that in the current situation, we can only rely on our own efforts. Now we have no external assistance at all except Tianwu Xinghe, so we must rely on our own efforts to become stronger.
Only in this way can we face greater pressure in the future. The six prefectures of Hetao have always been fertile lands, but it was only because of the war last year that the fields were barren and food production was reduced. As long as we can guide people well, we may not be unable to overcome the difficulties." Prime Minister Chu
Cheng hesitated and said.
Haotian frowned: "Sir, if you have anything to say, please just say it."
"Our biggest difficulty now is the food problem. After the ravages of the six ethnic groups outside the Great Wall, the food reserves in the Hetao have dropped to the lowest point in history. Coupled with the influx of countless people, our food is already facing a huge gap.
.Although we have financial support from Tianwu Xinghe, we are still under great pressure. The current grain storage in Hetao can only last until mid-April at most, and there is still a long time before the next season's grain matures. Moreover, after investing a large amount of money,
After receiving the funds, Tianwu Xinghe seemed to be hesitant." Chu Xiangcheng continued.