The Sacred Ding Chapter 119: The head of refugees
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"What to do?"
The refugees organized thousands of sturdy river embankments to the north of Taohuawu. It seemed that they were going to live for a long time in the shallows to the north. Zhou Jun also felt helpless and looked at Chen Hai.
With the instruction of Ge Xuanqiao and Chen Xuanzhen, Chen Hai has almost agreed to pass the election and enter the academy.
Chen Lie was only acting as the deputy envoy, temporarily staying in Yanjing with Ge Xuanqiao to deal with the officials of Hexiang Army Envoy and Taiwei's Mansion. Once the two sides negotiated the terms of the agreement, they would return to Hexi, so what should Taohuawu do? Basically, Chen Hai has to decide on the relationship with the refugees in the north.
You can’t drive away, you can’t fight, and the local governments and counties don’t care. Not only do the refugees tend to gather more and more, they also have to occupy the Caotan Qianze area north of Taohuawu for a long time. It’s really tricky!
Wu Meng, Ge Tong, and Zhou Jingyuan feel helpless.
"Ding Shuang, what do you think we should do?" Chen Hai saw Ding Shuang's expression indifferently, guessing what he should be asking, so he asked directly.
"The refugees have no livelihoods, so they stray around, walking without investment will take the risk; but if they can really cultivate this grassy beach in the north and settle down, we live next to this, what should we worry about?" Ding Shuang Asked with a smile.
Listening to Ding Shuang’s words, Zhou Jingyuan and Zhou Jun suddenly realized that they were on the horns, thinking about it, they had been secretly guarding against these refugees from breeding right and wrong, and they had been secretly trying to drive them away, but Unexpectedly, these refugees really want to use this grassy beach in the north to settle down, even if the Scarlet Eyebrow Cult secretly instigates them, how many desperadoes will follow to make trouble?
Even if Chen Hai is not so concerned about the fate of the people in Yanzhou, he does not have the arrogant mentality of superiority and does not regard the refugees as ants.
Although reality does not allow him to woo these refugees, otherwise he will be regarded by the ministers of civil and military affairs in Yanjing as having other intentions, but he cannot do nothing.
Chen Hai thought for a moment, and felt that Ding Shuang’s policy was the best policy, and said to Zhou Jingyuan: "They have simple conditions. You prepare a batch of farm tools and grains and send them with me tomorrow. Even if they really want to To provoke what is right and wrong, it is good to have a good bond at this time!"
The refugees are really going to cause a large-scale disturbance in the county near Gyeonggi. As a guest army, they have no obligation to assist the locals in the fight against them. They have a better relationship with the refugees and will be able to get out of trouble in the future.
"It's good to get in touch with them. We don't have the right to stop them from reclaiming the river beach in the north, but we can't let them occupy the Taohuawu horse farm." Zhou Jingyuan said.
The Taohuawu Country Estate is only three hundred acres, only about four to five hundred steps square, and the surrounding grassy beaches are their natural horse farms and drill grounds.
If the refugees hadn't acted first, Zhou Jingyuan, who was good at economics and people's livelihood, planned to organize a group of people to encircle the embankment after the spring and circle a grassy beach as a horse farm in Taohuawu.
In this way, they can continuously transport the Hexi good horses into the Taohuawu horse farm, and then sell them to Yanjing City to make great profits.
Zhou Jingyuan felt that it was necessary at this time to clarify the boundaries of the racecourse with the refugees in the north, so that right and wrong would breed in the future.
The next day, Zhou Jingyuan prepared two hundred bags of grain, one hundred bags of grain seeds, and thousands of farm tools to load into the cart, put on mules and horses, passed through the silted beach with weeds, and followed Chen Hai into Taohuawu. Liumin River Beach Camp to the north.
In addition to a dozen horsemen, Chen Hai also asked Wu Meng, Zhou Jingyuan, and Ding Shuang to follow him to visit the head of the refugees.
The camping ground for refugees on the bank of the river is facing the vast waters of Qiuye River, which is nearly ten miles wide. The terrain is relatively high, but it is still much lower than Taohuawu. According to the rainfall in normal years, it will be in late spring. It will be submerged, not to mention that there may be torrential rains that last for several days or even ten days in the upper reaches of the Akino River.
The refugees are also aware of this. Only then did they organize manpower to build a large embankment on the east side of the campsite. They wanted to block the river to the east of the campsite. At the same time, the grass beach to the west of the campsite could also be used for reclamation and planting. cereals.
The refugees with blue and green clothes are very wary of Chen Hai and them, but this time Chen Hai came with them with the tools, grains and a batch of grains they desperately needed. The refugees will not turn Chen Hai away. outer.
Chen Hai was welcomed into a straw shed.
Previously, Zhou Jingyuan found out some news. He only knew that the refugees were mainly from Lelinfu in the northern suburbs of Gyeonggi. The leader Cao Feng was also a member of Lelinfu. He was about forty years old, burly and dark-faced.
When Chen Hai bowed his head and walked into the straw shed, Cao Fengcai, who was sitting behind the long case made of rough wood, stood up to greet him. He tied a straw rope around his waist with an unsheathed iron sword:
"Cao Feng’s cold legs will break out every cold season, and he is inconvenient to move. He can’t meet Xiaowei Chen from far away. Please see him!"
Cao Feng is not like a sect master who has a foundation in cultivation, but he is full of energy and speaks with a strong and powerful voice.
The thick and strong bones, the flattened cocoons and sharp eyes all show that Cao Feng often holds swords and soldiers, exquisite martial arts skills, and should be a character like the most prestigious countryman in the countryside. The refugees gathered here were elected as the leader.
In the small straw shed, there are still dozens of Jianyongs wearing crude leather armor, or knives or swords tied around their waists, all staring at Chen Hai vigilantly, even deliberately wanting to show their bravery.
Chen Hai just smiled in his heart. He could send troops to raid here and take down these dozens of people, and cause tens of thousands of refugees to be scattered without a leader, but without these dozens of people taking the lead in doing something, tens of thousands of refugees outside His livelihood will be more difficult, and I don’t know how many people will starve to death in Chunhuang.
Although Chen Hai has no feelings for the people of Yanzhou, he does not want to have his hands stained with the blood of these refugees, and listening to what Cao Feng calls him, Chen Hai knows that these refugees have explored the details of Taohuawu, and thought so. Okay, I can save some trouble.
"The head of Cao is polite. Our two families live next to each other. We only came to visit today. It is Chen Hai's impoliteness." Chen Hai politely returned, sitting on the long case made by Zamu, watching The cutting board is rough, and there are wooden thorns. It can be seen that these refugees have gathered for nearly a month and the conditions are really difficult.
Chen Hai didn't try anything with Cao Feng and the others. After presenting the gift list he brought with him, he directly picked out his intentions:
"Cao Dang's family took everyone to build a dam on the north side of Taohuawu to block the river. It is a good thing. It can also alleviate the spring and summer floods in Taohuawu and the horse farm. We delivered grain, grain, farm tools and 20 mules. Horses and carts can be considered a little bit of effort."
"Racing Farm?" Cao Feng and others were also smart. They immediately heard the overtones in Chen Hai's dialect, and looked over with caution. They didn't know what Chen Hai had in mind when he entered the refugee camp this time.
"Don’t hide from the head of Cao. On behalf of Zhaoyang Tinghou Mansion, we bought Taohuawu this land. In addition to building a foundry, we used Hexi craftsmen to cast high-quality armor, sold in Yanjing City, and opened a dart. In addition to training the darts, he will also transport the Hexi Liangma into Gyeonggi for sale. There must be a place where Cao will be asked to help in the future." Chen Hai said.
Chen Hai was not greedy, so he decided on the spot with Cao Feng and other refugee leaders.
There is a three-mile-long road between Taohuawu and Meiwubao, which can be said to be an existing embankment.
In the future, Chen Haichun will use this grassy beach and broken land between Meiwupu and Taohuawu, and at the same time make the 230,000 acres of grassy beach west of Taohuawu vacant. The refugees can only cultivate the north of Taohuawu. You can’t stretch your hands to the south and west of Taohuawu, let alone build villages between Taohuawu and Meiwu Fort.
After the spring, Chen Hai also wanted to build a strong dock in Taohuawu.
Even if the two hundred soldiers stay in Taohuawu, it is extremely taboo for the guest army to provide relief and care for the refugees near Gyeonggi. In particular, Emperor Yitian and Prince Yingdan were still struggling at this time, and they all intended to suppress the locals to come forward to give relief to the victims. Chen Hai could not even directly hire a large number of refugees to work in Taohuawu.
Whether it is to build a dock or to reinforce the dam access road between Meiwu Fort and Taohuawu, a large amount of stone and wood are needed; in the future, a large amount of charcoal and iron smelting materials are needed to build a foundry.
Taohuawu can get food and buy stones and wood from the refugees. Chen Hai believes that he can barely help them survive the spring famine. This is a strategy offered by Ding Shuang. As long as tens of thousands of refugees can really settle down north of Taohuawu~IndoMTL .com~ They will no longer be a hidden danger to Taohuawu.
Chen Hai prohibits them from entering the grassy beaches in the west and south of Taohuawu. This is an upset to Cao Feng and others. At the same time, they must meet the stone and wood needed by Taohuawu. At this time, the refugees only have 10,000 strong and strong, so they need it. Half of the staff were used to mine stone and wood and transport them to Taohuawu, but only in this way can Cao Feng and others get enough food from Taohuawu to survive the spring famine, and it is also possible to obtain the corresponding materials to block the river. Caused before the spring tide.
Chen Hai did not ask Cao Feng and other refugee leaders to respond to him immediately. He left 200 bags of grain, hundreds of bags of grain seeds, thousands of farm tools, and 20 ordinary mule horses and carts in the refugee dormitory. Hope it can help them.
The next day, Cao Shuang personally rushed to Taohuawu, agreed to Chen Hai's terms, and wished to send someone to Shiling, twenty miles away, to mine the stone and send it to Taohuawu.
The hidden dangers of the refugees have been temporarily alleviated. Zhou Jingyuan and Ding Shuang have been running around for more than ten days, and they have also found suitable houses for the establishment of soldiers' armor shops and escorts in Tieqiao Alley, Xicheng. Chen Hai needs to confirm it, and Chen Lie, Su Yuan can't get away at all.
The house selected by Zhou Jingyuan and Ding Shuang entered the compound three times before and after, plus the cross courtyard on both sides, and there were more than 30 rooms. The courtyard is adjacent to Tieqiao Alley in the north, and the courtyard wall can open the door and open a Bingjia shop. After the courtyard wall of Hongwu Street on South Street is opened, it can be used as the door face of the Yaoshiyuan dart...
In this case, you only need to arrange a team of elites to be stationed in the yard, and you can take care of both sides.
Chen Hai believed Zhou Jingyuan and Ding Shuang's ability in this area. He went to the courtyard near Tieqiao Alley to the north and took a look and was quite satisfied. If he stays in Yanjing City to practice in the future, he can also live in. After all, Taohuawu will have to ride a horse for nearly two hundred miles out of Xicheng.