Yang Xuan quietly scolded Mr. Lu: "This can't be fake, right?"
Mr. Lu shook his head and said, "If you knew that Qiongzhou Prefecture had always been the place where officials from the Dasheng Dynasty were exiled, you wouldn't think this was false."
Entering the government office, Yang Xuan nodded. At least there were desks and servants in the government office. There was also a plaque in the middle that read "The mirror hangs high."
That's what happened.
On the other hand, the civil and military officials did not feel awkward at all. After inviting the third prince to take a seat, they bowed respectfully and then said: "I have prepared a residence for His Highness King Qiong. Please move.
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The third prince was polite. He said that there were more than a hundred people in his group, and it was hard to live without a place to live.
When I came to the residence, I saw that it was quite nice. It was a pure wooden house that had just been built. It had complete doors, windows, tables and chairs, and a large yard surrounded by low earthen walls. It was enough for more than 100 of them to live in.
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The third prince and others began to settle down, and the governor Qiu Jun and the governor Xue Xian resigned because there were still a steady stream of civilians coming to the dock.
Yang Xuan also followed the two of them. He could not reveal his identity now, so he changed his name to Yang Xin. Yang Xiao's name was changed to Yang Chong, which means starting over.
When Yang Xuan arrived at the dock, many civilians had gathered here, all in ragged clothes and with blank eyes.
"Everyone, Magistrate Liang told you before coming here that you are here to work and the conditions will be a little tougher. We will make do with it."
Someone in the crowd shouted: "Zhixian Liang said that for five cents a day, he still has to take care of two meals. Is that true?"
Yang Xuan laughed and said: "Of course it is true, and it is completed every day. Now come to me to sign up."
Qiu Jun, the magistrate on the side, came over and asked softly: "Mr. Yang, you requisitioned civilians and gave them back the money?"
Yang Xuan nodded: "Of course you have to pay people to do work, it's only natural."
Qiu Jun thought for a moment and then asked: "Then we also have many civilians here, can we let them do the work?"
"Of course that's the best, as much as you want."
"Okay, okay." Qiu Jun was so excited that his lips trembled a little. He quickly called a yamen servant over. After giving a few instructions, the yamen servant nodded repeatedly and ran away.
Seeing Yang Xuan and his people counting people and registering people, Qiu Jun struggled for a while, then came over and asked: "Mr. Yang, do you want that... civilian woman?"
Yang Xuan thought for a while and said: "Yes, yes, someone has to cook the food for so many people, right? Could you please Master Qiu, please help me recruit some women who can cook."
"Hey, hey." Qiu Jun was overjoyed and agreed repeatedly.
After counting the number of people, there were more than 130 people in this group. When the boat went back and took another trip, there were still more than 100 people.
In addition to the more than 80 people called by Qiu Jun, there were more than 200 people. Yang Xuan was too lazy to wait, left people waiting here, and set off directly with them.
Xue Xian, the governor of Zhenfu, led the way straight to the primeval forest.
That's right, it's a virgin forest. Of course, according to later generations, it's called a tropical rainforest.
This Qiongzhou Mansion was an undeveloped place during the Dasheng Dynasty. In Yang Xuan's view, this place was simply a cornucopia.
There are mountains and seas, and it is simply rich in materials.
The first thing Yang Xuan had to do was cut down wood to build a house.
After kidnapping so many people from Zhanjiang Prefecture, why don't we build houses for them first? Besides, when Yang Xuan set out, he sent someone to deliver a letter to Dong Tianbao. They should be on the way now, and they will be there soon.
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Under the command of Yang Xuan, the peasants began to cut down trees and build houses on the spot.
As for the women, let them boil water first. After a while, the grain transport ship from Zhanjiang Prefecture will arrive, and then let them cook. Yang Xuan bought a lot of grain in Zhanjiang Prefecture.
Thinking of this, he looked at the governor Xue Xian aside: "Master Xue, may I ask how many troops there are in the Qiongzhou Guard?"
Xue Xian sighed: "Mr. Yang doesn't know something. This place is said to be the Qiongzhou Guard, but in fact it is not even a thousand-household station. I have less than 200 soldiers."
Yang Xuan was stunned: "There are less than 200 people?"
Xue Xian said: "These two hundred people may not be able to be used. After all, they have not been paid for several years, and most of them are farming at home."
"this……"
Yang Xuan finally understood how happy Qiu Jun was just now when he heard that he could call someone to do the work.
"May I ask Master Xue, how much food and salary do these two hundred soldiers need for a month?"
"Each soldier is paid 600 coins and 2 bushels of food per month, and the small flag is paid 800 coins and 3 bushels of food..."
After hearing Xue Xian's serious report, Yang Xuan quickly interrupted him: "Mr.
Work, a grain ship will arrive soon."
Xue Xian's face suddenly turned red, he said "Okay", turned around and ran away.
Yang Xuan scratched his head and wondered how poor Qiongzhou was. Two officials from the fifth rank were so excited when they heard a few hundred taels of silver.
After arranging for the peasants and leaving a few people to supervise, Yang Xuan returned to the dock as he estimated that the grain transport ship would have arrived.
However, he saw Xue Xian leading more than a hundred soldiers, shouting slogans, and transporting grain from the ship.
Yang Xuan was dumbfounded and quickly pulled Xue Xian aside: "Master Xue, I asked you to lead people to maintain order, why are you doing it yourself?"
"Maintaining order?" Xue Xian scratched his head and said, "His Royal Highness King Qiong has paid for a month's salary, how can we have the nerve to watch and not work?"
"Quickly, ask them to stop. This monthly ration is for a month's work, not for hard work."
"It's okay to work for a month." Xue Xian rolled up his sleeves and said, "By the way, does my salary count? If so, I'll pay."
Yang Xuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "As for the food and salary, Mr. Xue naturally has a share, but why should Mr. Xue do it himself?"
Xue Xian said nonchalantly: "What's the matter? Mr. Qiu's wife has gone to cook for the peasants. It's nothing for me to do some hard work."
Yang Xuan was completely dumbfounded: "How can this happen? Send someone quickly to invite Mrs. Qiu back."
"No, Mr. Yang, do you know how difficult our life is? The imperial court has not paid wages for many years, and the people can still go fishing and hunting. We officials are really unable to open the door to the problem at home.
Come on, just let us make some money so we can support our family."
Yang Xuan was confused. Is this still a territory under the jurisdiction of the imperial court? This is a whole refugee camp.
He sorted out his thoughts for a while, gave up his previous plan, and changed his tone.
"Master Xue, they will finish moving the food in a while. Let them gather together. I have something to say."
"Okay."
Mr. Xue rolled up his sleeves and went up: "Brothers, please work harder. After you finish your work, the superior officer will give you a lecture later."
Under his command, the soldiers' movements speeded up a bit.