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Chapter 359 Population
Syria.

"I'm so busy these days." Jiang Chun greeted Li Xia to sit down in the teahouse, and said, "Do you know that Lu Anfu, the appeasement envoy of Tongchuan Road, has arrived in Xuzhou?"

Before Li Xia could answer, Jiang Chun said to himself, "I guess you don't understand these things. You are a young official, and you don't have much information. State officials and county officials are really very different."

"When I arrived in Syria to take up my post, I had to accommodate the people who moved from western Sichuan, and I also had to prepare troops and ships to go north to meet Pu Shuai. Alas, the current situation is difficult, and I am afraid that the Mongolian army will attack Syria... This official promotion Three turns, there are more things to worry about, it's different from being an official in a county, it's very different."

Li Xia said: "Have you heard from the general judge yet? Niu Lin's army has temporarily retreated to Jianmen, and Pu Shuai is ready to return to Chongqing."

"How did Feiyu know?"

"I just came from Chengdu."

Jiang Chun was slightly surprised, waved his hands and smiled wryly: "I thought you came from Qingfu County. You must have been taken to Chengdu by Lu Anfu?"

"more or less."

Ever since Li Xia entered the house, Jiang Chun has been rambling on, not well-informed, and loves to show off and get promoted.

Li Xia didn't want to talk too much about his experience in Chengdu, so as not to embarrass Jiang Chun, he just said: "It can be seen that Tongju has been really busy recently."

"I'm busy, I should take care of you, I'm absolutely unambiguous." Jiang Chun leaned forward, and said in a low voice, "I'm about to send someone to inform you that the Foujing Supervisor is investigating the private salt incident in Qingfu County, and it's over. Stabbed the transfer envoy."

"Oh?"

"As expected, Feiyu hasn't gotten wind of it yet."

"I haven't heard of it."

"This matter is difficult." Jiang Chun patted his knees, and said: "After all, it is a transit envoy. I am a small state and it is difficult to intervene. You need to find a way to manage it."

"Thank you, Tongsan, for your concern." Li Xia was perfunctory, raised his eyebrows, and said, "I passed by Xuzhou today, and I want to ask Tongsan to help resettle the population to Qingfu County."

Jiang Chun raised his eyebrows and said, "Qingfu County? How can so many people be settled?"

"It's just to open up wasteland and expand the city."

Jiang Chun twisted his beard and said: "To tell the truth, the new Zhizhou Wei is very worried about this matter. It is good that Qingfu County is willing to share the worries of the prefectural government. But there is a big gap in the money and food needed for the relief of refugees."

Li Xia said: "According to the regulations of the imperial court, the land tax for land reclamation will be reduced or exempted for three years. However, with so many people resettled, the county has a little insufficient money and food. The state government should give some support, even if it can reduce the tax for the entire county for two years."

Jiang Chun didn't answer for a long time, and finally pondered: "I'll discuss with Zhizhou first... By the way, you also have some snacks on the matter of private salt, and the transshipment envoy must go to get it."

"Yes."

When the two of them talked about this, a servant entered the hall and said, "Ah Lang, Lu Anfu sent someone to ask Li Zhixian to come over."

"Lu Anfu?" Jiang Chun was taken aback.

Li Xia got up and said, "The judge, then I will take my leave."

Jiang Chun watched Li Xia's straight figure leave, with a look of worry in his eyes, and murmured, "It seems that the matter of private salt has been brought to the comforter... Li Feiyu, I remind you to take care of it."

After a while, Jiang Di and Jiang Cang ran over.

"Father, where's Brother Li?" Jiang Cang turned his head to look around as soon as he entered the hall, and said, "Hey, I heard he's here."

Jiang Chun was too lazy to respond to his son, so he looked at Jiang Di, and saw that she was dressed in men's clothes, with a long sword on her waist, and a book in her hand.

"Look at you, what you look like." Jiang Chun pointed at Jiang Di and cursed at Jiang Cang, "And you, shrink your head and follow your sister like a follower."

"Oh."

"Let's all go down, Li Feiyu is a man of business, how can he have the time to mess around with children like you."

After Jiang Chun dismissed his sons and daughters, he thought of what Li Xia had said, and couldn't help thinking that this kid was in trouble, and he came to beg to be moved to Qingfu.

"Help him, just help him. After all, you have become a state official, so you can help the old subordinate..."

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It wasn't until the next day that Jiang Chun got the news from Tongchuan Road appeasement envoy Zhu Yusun, including detailed information on the Battle of Chengdu.

"Although Feiyu is young, he is a rare general." Zhu Xi and Sun Fuxu sighed: "This time Pu Shuai's letter specifically mentioned his achievements."

Jiang Chun was quite surprised, secretly wondering how Li Xia could resist not even showing off after doing such a great thing.

"After he arrived in Xuzhou, he met you first." Zhu Yusun said again: "It seems that you are close to Feiyu?"

For a moment, Jiang Chun had a sense of honor, and hurriedly said: "Yes, dear, dear. Qingfuguan County is small, and Feiyu has nowhere to live, so I arranged for him to live with me. I hope the superior will forgive me for violating the court regulations."

Zhu Yusun nodded and said, "Young people cannot show their talents without the help of the elders."

"I dare not call it helping." Jiang Chun showed shame.

He recalled the status of the state official that he showed off yesterday, and he couldn't help feeling a little ashamed.

Thinking about the private salt again... Li Feiyu has such friendship with Sichuan Zhizhi envoy and Tongchuan Road appeasement envoy, so why be afraid of a small salt prison?

Those exhortations of his own seemed ridiculous on the contrary, so it was hard for Li Feiyu not to expose them.

Zhu Yusun's face became more serious, and he began to talk about business.

"What does Zaiyang think of the resettlement of more than [-] people who moved from western Sichuan?"

"Zaiyang" is Jiang Chun's character. He was a county magistrate when he was in Qingfu County, and no one called him in this tone.When it comes to Syria, it is different. The long-lost place is often called "Jiang Zaiyang".

"This matter." Jiang Chun said: "It is appropriate to move to the south of the Yangtze River. But there are so many people, only capable officials can resettle the people without causing chaos."

At this point, Jiang Chun recalled Li Xia's visit, and suddenly realized something.

It turned out that Li Xia didn't ask for something, but came to mention something about himself.Moreover, he was willing to visit his old boss first when he came to the city, which was enough to save face.

"Zhu Anfu, looking at the entire Xuzhou Prefecture, it is easy to fall into war in the north. Junlian is a land of confinement, but Qingfu County occupies the largest area. Both the county magistrate and the chief book can be officials. Why don't you leave this matter to them?" Jiang Chun said: "To be honest, Fei Yu came to see me yesterday, and he also volunteered."

Zhu Yusun was not surprised, but asked lightly: "How to arrange the money and food for the people in the early stage?"

"Xu and Lushi have no money and grain relief. How about... How about exempting Qingfu County from paying taxes for two years?"

Zhu Yusun seemed to nod his head, and said, "Wei Wenbo, the governor of the state, is afraid of trouble and hides from trouble. You are more diligent than him."

"Don't dare, don't dare."

"But you must not regard these people as a burden. Pu Shuai worked so hard to retake these people from the captives, not for you to push them around!"

"Yes, absolutely not."

"Get up, I'm not attacking you." Zhu Xisun said, "Public is public, private is private. Li Feiyu asked for a three-year tax exemption for Qingfu, and you know that a one-year reduction is not bad."

"Yes, yes." Jiang Chun hurriedly wiped off his sweat, already grateful for Li Xia's thoughtfulness.

"Since Li Feiyu has such a responsibility, there is no need to disperse the more than [-] people in the prefectures and counties. They can be handed over to the Qingfu County Government to arrange farming. But the soldiers in Central Sichuan have no food, and Pu Shuai moved the people to see them sooner. The effect of garrisoning the fields can only be exempted from taxation for one year of celebration."

The official position is a few layers lower, and the vision is completely different.For state officials such as Jiang Chun and Wei Wenbo, spending energy, money and food to resettle the people is nothing but troublesome.

Zhu Yusun was thinking about the overall situation, and his momentum changed when he spoke.

"In the autumn of the next year, not only will there be an autumn tax, but I will also see the food that more than [-] people have reclaimed wasteland shipped to Chongqing."

"Yes, I understand what the appeasement envoy means."

"Don't just understand what I mean. When things happen, think more about being an official. What is good for the government and the Song Dynasty."

Jiang Chun hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Yes, the state government will definitely do its best to buy all the farm tools and cattle needed for the people to open up wasteland."

Only then did Zhu Yusun caress his beard and jaw, feeling a little satisfied.

"Zaiyang, it's not without reason that I invited you to talk instead of Wei Wenbo..."

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Li Xia has traveled north to Fujiang and is returning to Qingfu County.

Liu Jinsuo led more than a hundred Qingfu troops to return with him, and they have been chattering since they met.

"You are not here, the county magistrate, so the gentlemen had no choice but to let me lead the troops to Luzhou Shenarm City. I thought I was going to fight, but I was supposed to replace the Luzhou defenders. I was regarded as a strong man, and I was angry.

When Zhu came back to appease me, he transferred me to his personal barracks, saying that he was going north to meet Pu Shuai.I'm really rushing to build a ship every day, magistrate, look at my hands... Hey, I didn't go again in the end.Are you saying no? "

Li Xia said casually: "Isn't it better not to go?"

"The county magistrate is fighting with brother Nie, and I'm just watching the house every day, what's the point?"

"Ah."

"Magistrate, you should say something."

"Others have to sharpen, you, Liu Jinsuo, are the bravest and good at fighting, so I leave you to look after the house."

"Hey." Liu Jinsuo couldn't help grinning, "Don't let me look after the house for the county magistrate in the future, okay? I don't think Yang Ben's injury will heal in three to five years. He is the best housekeeper."

"Well, you don't need to look after the house."

While Li Xia was thinking about various things, his eyes fell, the green hills on both sides of the strait slowly receded, and Qingfu County was now in front of him...

(End of this chapter)