The person who came to report the news was one of Zhang Miao's subordinates. He bowed and reported: "To inform the prince, there was a riot in the refugee camp last night, with more than a hundred people killed and injured, and Counselor Zhang was also injured."
Chen Qing was startled and asked quickly: "Is Counselor Zhang seriously injured?"
"Counsellor Zhang was hit on the shoulder with a sentry stick and sent to the county for treatment. There is no problem with his bones, just a little bruise. Fortunately, there was someone next to him who blocked him, otherwise he would have been in trouble."
Chen Qing's face became ugly. Whistle sticks in the north are usually made of jujube wood, which is heavy and hard. Zhang Miao is sixty years old. It would be strange if his bones were not broken if he was hit with a stick.
"What happened? Has the attacker been caught?"
"Reporting to the county king, the perpetrator has been arrested. Something very strange happened. Thousands of people participated. Someone should have been mobilized in the refugee camp to trigger a rebellion among the refugees. However, Zhang Canjun handled it as expected. When he left his humble post, there was a riot
It has been quelled by the army, but the cause is still under investigation. Zhang Canjun wants the prince to go slowly and wait until the commotion has completely subsided before going."
Chen Qing nodded, "I understand. You go back and tell Zhang Canjun that I will still sail normally, but I will arrive one day late."
Chen Qing arrived in Zheng County one day later than originally planned. Zhang Miao was already waiting at the dock. He asked his men to arrange for others to disembark and go to the refugee camp. Zhang Miao boarded Chen Qing's ship.
"How are your shoulders?" Chen Qing asked with concern.
Zhang Miao turned her shoulders and said with a smile: "It's just a little bruise. Apply some medicine and it'll be fine in two days."
"Hey! If your old arms and legs are injured, how can I explain to your family?"
"I originally thought it was an unexpected situation, but later I discovered that it was not that simple."
Chen Qing waved his hand and said, "Let's talk in the cabin!"
The two came to sit down in the meeting hall on the first floor. Chen Qing asked the maid to serve tea. Zhang Miao then said: "I'm afraid the matter is related to the imperial court. To be precise, it is related to the internal fighting in the imperial court."
Chen Qing frowned, "What's going on?"
"This time the plan to feed Jianghuai and Jinghu was put forward by Yue Fei and was supported by Zhao Ding and Li Guang, but Qin Hui strongly opposed it. As a result, the emperor did not listen to Qin Hui's opinion this time, but supported Zhao Ding and Li Guang
, but I never expected that after a large number of Jianghuai refugees came to Jingzhou, they did not stop, and continued north to Shangzhou and entered our territory. It is said that the "Shaanxi Song" was compiled by Qin Hui to encourage the refugees to go west to Shaanxi.
Very annoyed, he ordered Zhao Ding and Li Guang to resolve the matter. Zhao Ding and Li Guang sent a group of people to infiltrate the refugees and persuade them to return to Jingzhao.
Then Qin Hui also sent many warriors to infiltrate the refugees. The leader was Wang Hao. He was very cunning. He deliberately created conflicts between the people of Shouzhou and Haozhou, and then mobilized the young men of the two counties to fight. Qin Hui
The warriors took advantage of the chaos to kill Li Zhaoding and Li Guang's men. I thought it was an ordinary group fight and ran to start a fight. As a result, I was hit by a warrior leader under Qin Hui with a stick. The soldiers caught the warrior leader and I realized what happened.
What's up."
"Then what?"
"Then I started to arrest people, both factions arrested. Except for a few who escaped, most of them were caught by the soldiers I sent. I also persuaded the two groups of people who were fighting, and the matter was completely calmed down. Then I caught
People are waiting for the king to fall."
Chen Qing said coldly: "Zhao Ding and Li Guang's men will be driven out of Shangzhou with thirty heavy blows each. Qin Hui's warriors will all be killed!"
Zhang Miao advised: "The king of the county should not kill them. They have parents, wives and children. If the crime is not punishable by death, it is better to send them to mine. Moreover, Wang Hao is Qin Hui's wife and he is highly regarded by Qin Hui. He feels that he is humble in his position."
It is valuable. If it can be used by us, we will know many of Qin Hui's background."
What Zhang Miao said made sense, so Chen Qing nodded and said: "Zhang Canjun will make the arrangements!"
The refugee camp covers an area of over 100,000 acres, with tens of thousands of tents stationed there. More than 300,000 people live in the camp, waiting for arrangements.
To resettle these refugees, the Western Army provided millions of stones of food, tens of thousands of tents, hundreds of officials and thousands of students to manage the refugees, and 10,000 troops to maintain order.
Hundreds of thousands of people lived together, and the sanitary conditions were very poor. Chen Qing was particularly worried about the outbreak of the epidemic, so he built hundreds of toilets, used a large amount of quicklime for disinfection, equipped hundreds of doctors, and dug hundreds of wells.
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Zhang Miao's management was very orderly. Except for the riots a few nights ago, there were no criminal cases. Of course, petty theft was inevitable, and it was also common for two families to quarrel over resources.
Fires must also be strictly guarded. All refugees' fire starters were confiscated. Soldiers lit the fires when cooking and boiling water. They all had stoves, one for each family, and more than a dozen briquettes.
Accompanied by Zhang Miao, Chen Qing inspected the situation in the camp under the escort of hundreds of cavalry. At this time, he came to an official camp and unexpectedly met Chao Qing.
Chao Qing was one of the first officials to assist Shangzhou. Together with his colleagues, he helped hundreds of thousands of people move from Shangzhou to Zhengxian County. It was lunch break at this time. He was sitting alone in the big tent writing something.
He was so focused on writing that he didn't even notice the group of people walking into the tent.
It wasn't until Zhang Miao coughed that Chao Qing raised his head in surprise.
"Ah! The prince is here." Chao Qing was so frightened that he stood up quickly.
Chen Qing smiled slightly and asked, "Have you had lunch?"
"I just had a steamed bun."
Chen Qing nodded, glanced at the table and asked, "What are you writing?"
"this."
Chao Qing scratched his head in embarrassment, "I have some ideas in my humble position."
"What idea?"
"That's the idea of settling the people."
Chen Qing pulled up a chair and motioned for Chao Qing to sit down, and the soldiers moved a chair for Zhang Miao.
Chen Qing smiled and said: "Let's chat for a while. Tell me what your thoughts are."
Chao Qing nodded, "Let's start from Guanzhong."
"you say!"
Chao Qing sorted out his thoughts and said: "The minutes of the last meeting said that 500,000 people should be resettled in Guanzhong. The reason is that compared with the population of Shaoxing in the five years of Xuanhe and the population of Xuanhe, the population of Guanzhong decreased by more than 700,000.
From the first land clearing report, we know that there is actually no shortage of farmers in Guanzhong. What is missing is the population in the city. To be precise, it is the lack of handicraftsmen. Paper from Xianyang, porcelain from Lintong, and miso from Gaoling were all famous in the past.
, Liquan's wine is no longer available, or it is no longer famous. There is also the weapons supervisor. In the past, the weapons supervisor of the Western Army, the craftsmen and their families had a population of more than 200,000, but now the population is only 60,000, and there are
Jingzhao City, Jingzhao City had a population of 500,000 in the 5th year of Xuanhe's reign. Now it has only 300,000, a full 200,000 less. Restaurants, teahouses, booksellers, inns, etc. are not even half of what they used to be.
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"So your idea is to arrange population in the city?"
Chao Qing nodded, "My idea is to take advantage of this opportunity to expand the population of Jingzhao. We can build another outer city wall, so that the city of Jingzhao will be expanded."
Chen Qing was silent. Zhang Miao knew Chen Qing's thoughts. He still wanted to move the capital to Bianliang. Zhang Miao advised: "Chao Canjun is right. Jingzhao is our foundation. We must build it firmly.
If we work hard, maybe we will move back to Jingzhao in a few decades."
Chen Qing nodded and said to Chao Qing: "First write down the proposal and submit it to Jiang Canjun. If Jiang Canjun thinks it is feasible, then discuss it in the Internal Affairs Hall."