After entering November, there was also a moderate snowfall in the Central Plains. Although it was not as exaggerated as the white snow in Guanzhong, the trees, hills and houses were also covered in silver. The white snow and loess alternated, and the ground was mottled, but then
With the arrival of wind and snow, the Yellow River also began to freeze.
Along the way, the government began to mobilize the people along the Yellow River to prevent the golden soldiers and iron horses from crossing the river and sneak attacks and plunders in winter, asking them to leave their homes and migrate to the hinterland of the Central Plains.
Mobilized by the government again and again, the people packed up their belongings and left their homes, carrying burdens, driving donkey carts, supporting the old and the young, and evacuated to Kaifeng Prefecture and various states in the Central Plains.
There is a small village called Dezhuang not far from the Xinhuang River in Chuqiu County, Guide Prefecture, with about a hundred households. In the second year of Jianyan, the Yellow River burst its banks and a torrential flood came. Nearly half of the people were swept away by the flood.
Half of the people escaped in time and survived.
A few years later, the New Yellow River stabilized, and Dezhuang became a yellow flood zone. The fleeing people returned to their hometowns one after another to rebuild their homes. However, the land in the yellow flood zone became very barren, and the wheat yield per mu was less than 100 kilograms. It was
Due to the pressure of livelihood, the returned people left their hometowns again and left one after another.
At present, there are only a dozen families left in Dezhuang who are still suffering. Dezhuang is actually a microcosm of the Yellow River Flood Area. Almost all villages are like them. Three years ago, millions of refugees came from Shangzhou and Shaanzhou.
More than half of the people who fled Guanzhong were from the Yellow River area.
There is a family at the east end of the village in Dezhuang. There is a couple with two sons. The sons are still young, one is five years old and the other is seven years old. The male owner's surname is Ruan, and his name is Ruan De. The names of men from the lower class are all simple.
, are all Ping, Shun, Fu, De, An, Xiaoer, Xiaosan, Xiaoyi, etc. Ruan De means the birth of Dezhuang.
Ruan De is about 25 or 26 years old. He is 1.9 meters tall. He is extremely strong and powerful. His family was originally a wealthy family in the village. His father also passed down his good martial arts skills to him. However, after the flood, all the family property was wiped out.
, he had to make a living as a blacksmith, and his wife Wang was three years younger than him.
That morning, officials from Chuqiu County came to Dezhuang to urge more than a dozen households to move away.
Thirteen households of people came to the courtyard of Ruan De's house to discuss where to go. Ruan De, with his strong physique and generous character, made him the leader of more than a dozen households in Dezhuang.
Ruan De waved his hand, and the noisy courtyard suddenly became quiet. Ruan De said loudly: "Fellow folks, I think no matter where we go, it is best for us to go together, settle down together, and hug together. Outsiders dare not bully us. Which family has
It’s difficult, let’s help together, what do you think of my opinion?”
Everyone applauded, this was what everyone thought.
An old man said: "We have lived together for generations and are all related, so why don't we go together?"
More than a dozen young people shouted: "Brother De, we listen to you, just tell us! Where should we move?"
"I have been thinking in the past few days. We have no land after we moved out. Being a tenant is too hard and we cannot support our family. It is best to have a skill. My father is a blacksmith and my father-in-law knows how to make wine. He also taught me how to make wine. I remember a lot of it.
Everyone knows how to make wine, right?"
Everyone said, "That's right! We used to produce persimmons and pears here, and we made persimmon wine and pear wine, which sold well in the city. Later, the orchards were cut down by the Jin soldiers, so we stopped making wine."
Ruan De nodded, "Last year I met a wine merchant in Guide Prefecture. He said that Yuchi County in Kaifeng Prefecture is famous for its wine making. I have repeatedly considered that we should go to Yuchi County, where we will definitely be able to survive."
A respectable old man stood up and said: "I went to Yuchi County during the Xuanhe period. It is indeed famous for its wine making and is very suitable for us. I support Ade's opinion. Let's go to Yuchi County."
The whole village reached an agreement and collectively went to Yuchi County to make a living.
Two days later, eighteen families drove three ox carts and donkey carts, with the elderly and children in the carts. They discarded the old furniture and only carried necessary daily necessities. They left their hometown in tears.
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Yuchi County is also one of the forty counties officially announced to resettle immigrants. After the implementation of the wilderness clearance plan, nearly a thousand people from the Yellow River area came to Yuchi County with their families. Most of them chose to settle down in the countryside.
, continue farming to make a living, mainly renting government land. This is the decision made by the Appeasement Envoy. Those who move inland can rent government land. The land rent is exempted for the first three years, and the rent is halved for the next two years.
This actually shows the true intention of inward migration, which is not only to deal with the harassment of Jin soldiers, but more importantly, to move the population out of the barren Yellow River area and let them come to the hinterland where there is more land but lack of labor.
It promotes social prosperity and also improves the lives of people in Huangfan District.
Without human interference, the ecology of the Yellow River Flood Area will slowly recover. After decades, the land in the Yellow River Flood Area will gradually become fertile.
The official in charge of immigration in Yuchi County is County Wei Yushou. He has been in office for nearly half a year, and he has gradually adapted to the new environment and done a good job. Because of the Henan Road pacification envoy Zhang Xiao sent someone to send him some books, and later he
He sent someone to bring him several baskets of oranges, causing the officials and gentry of Yuchi County to speculate on his background.
The county magistrate Ma Houwen was also quite polite to him and did not interfere with his power. He handed over the security power of the county to him, and gave him the command of dozens of archers, chiefs and deputies.
This time the resettlement was resettled, and the Henan Road Appeasement Department asked the county magistrate to personally handle the resettlement. Ma Houwen served as the chief resettlement officer, and the deputy resettlement officer was Yu Shou.
In fact, the county magistrate only intervenes, and the deputy is the one who really does the work.
Hundreds of large tents were set up next to the official road of Dongcheng Gate in Yuchi County. The immigrants were accommodated in the tents for two days. After registration, they were divided. Some abandoned houses in the countryside were also repaired, with roof tiles replaced and doors and windows installed.
, built a courtyard wall, which looks very good, and is used to accommodate immigrants.
Several rows of tables were placed in front of the largest tent. Xu Pei, the superintendent, led five or six civil servants to register and resettle immigrants. Xu Pei also did well. Because of Yu Shou's relationship, he got the job of being in charge of Qiangu.
Feizhao, he was the only one in the county who knew that Yu Shou was actually related to His Highness King Yong, including himself, who was specially transferred to Yuchi County by His Highness King Yong.
Xu Pei has a very high emotional intelligence. He clings to Yu Shou, works very hard, and studies hard in his spare time. He plans to take the Ming Jing Ke exam the year after next. As long as he passes the Ming Jing Ke exam, he will have enough qualifications.
If Yu Shou is promoted to magistrate, he will be able to recommend himself as a county captain or chief minister, and he will be promoted from a clerk to an official.
This is the regulation of King Yong. Anyone who has served as a county official for more than ten years, and has served as an escort for no less than five years, has the qualification of a Ming Jingshi, is under fifty years old, and has both ability and political integrity can be recommended as a county official.
There are four hard targets here: first, one must serve as a county official for ten years; second, one must serve as an escort for no less than five years; third, one must have the qualification of a scholar; fourth, one must be under fifty years old.
There are also two soft indicators: first, having both ability and political integrity; second, getting recommendations.
These six indicators are indispensable. Xu Pei already has two of the four hard indicators. It is only a matter of time before he serves as the supervisor for five years. The key is to pass the Ming Jing Ke exam. As for the two soft indicators, he only needs to hold on to Yushou
The thigh will solve the problem.
Moreover, he is only in his early thirties now, so Xu Pei has the dream of becoming an official, and he works particularly hard.
That morning, Yu Shou rode to the big tent and asked with a smile: "Is there any business coming today?"
Everyone laughed, and Xu Pei also laughed and said: "County Lieutenant, there are two families of ten people who came from Xuzhou. They have arranged two big tents in their humble position. They have also eaten and are packing their things."
"Registered?"
"Registering in the afternoon, they want to go to the countryside to work in the countryside."
Yu Shou nodded. Almost all immigrants this time were farmers, so more than 70% of them requested to go to the countryside to farm.
Suddenly, an archer pointed in the distance and shouted: "Yu County Lieutenant, it seems that business has come to the door again."
Yu Shou quickly put up the curtain and looked eastward, only to see a large group of common people coming from the official road in the distance, enough for more than a hundred people.
"Ouch! Why are there so many here all at once today?"
Xu Pei had experience and said with a smile: "County Lieutenant, I guess they are from the same village!"