My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 847 Resettlement (Part )

Gouzi and his party attended the reception banquet held by Li Qi, while Uncle Qi and others entered the immigration camp. The camp also prepared good meals for them, including one meat and two vegetarian dishes, the meat one was braised pork, and the two vegetarian dishes were stir-fried pork. You can eat seasonal vegetables and fruits as you like.

Although Uncle Qi and the others could often eat canned meat on the ship, it was not as delicious as fresh meals, especially vegetables and fruits, which were rare on the ship. Therefore, all the immigrants like Uncle Qi ate haise, and in the end some even A bad stomach.

After a night's rest, Gouzi came back the next day. In addition, officials counted the number of immigrants, and then divided them into teams according to their relationship. For example, Uncle Qi and others were from the same clan, so they were naturally grouped together. .

In the afternoon, officials came and took Uncle Qi and several hundred people out of the camp. Although Gou Zi was not considered an immigrant, he also left with him. After all, Uncle Qi and the others were not familiar with the place, and some things still remained. He needs to come forward.

Uncle Qi and his group of immigrants came relatively early. Although there were several previous groups of immigrants who occupied better locations around the port, there were still a lot of good farmlands around.

For example, Uncle Qi and the others were taken to the northwest of the port, about ten miles away from the port. This was originally a native village, but now it is all empty. The better houses in the village have been preserved, while the worse ones have been Dismantled.

"This will be Lijia Village from now on. You allocate the houses in the village yourself. As for the fields, special people will come to divide them for you tomorrow!"

The official pointed to the village and said.

People like Uncle Qi and others who are from the same clan are the favorite immigrants of officials, because the clan is a natural group and has its own internal method of distributing interests. Of course, if the distribution within the clan is unfair, the government will also intervene.

"No problem, but I would like to ask, are our fields the same as those surrounding the village?"

The third uncle then stepped forward and asked, "The fields are the foundation of the village. If they are too far away from the village, farming will be very troublesome in the future."

"Of course, the fields are allocated nearby. There are many people in your village, so it will probably take a few days to allocate them."

The official replied with a smile.

"Sir, does the food supply in the village during this period require us to go to the port to collect it?"

At this time, Gouzi suddenly stepped forward and asked, just having houses and fields is not enough. Daily food, including cattle and farm tools, also need to be provided by the government.

"Yes, later we will organize dozens of young people to go to the port to collect food supplies. This is your village's number plate. Don't lose it, otherwise it may be taken by others, and you will be hungry. My stomach is full."

As the official spoke, he took out a number plate with "Thirty-Five" written in capital letters, which also meant that Lijiazhuang was the thirty-fifth divided village.

Gouzi took the number plate and gave it to his third uncle for safekeeping. Then the official explained some things that needed attention before saying goodbye and leaving.

After the officials left, the third uncle and others swarmed into the village and began to select and allocate houses. There are good and bad houses in the village, but the difference is not big, and most of the houses built by these natives are very simple, which can only be said to be barely habitable.

Gouzi and Zhuzi also took the opportunity to tell everyone that these houses were only for temporary residence. When the fields harvested in the future, the houses would definitely be demolished and rebuilt, so there was no need to worry too much now.

But even so, these people still had some conflicts when allocating houses. After all, everyone wants to live in a better house. Even if the difference between good and bad is not big, no one is willing to choose a worse house.

Gouzi and the others had already expected this kind of thing, so soon the third uncle and other clan elders came forward to allocate these controversial houses. Even if some people were dissatisfied, they did not dare to say anything more. This is the clan. the power of.

Of course, clans have both positive and negative aspects. For example, some people take advantage of their large family members to bully the weak in the clan, and even control the power within the clan to make profits for themselves, etc. It is precisely because the negative influence of clans in later generations is too great. Therefore, the clans of later generations also slowly lost their role.

After the houses were allocated, Third Uncle and Seventh Uncle immediately organized the young people in the village, and then Seventh Uncle took them to the port to collect the food and materials needed by the village. Gouzi also went with them, because Seventh Uncle and their luggage They were all still on the boat. Although they were all worthless clothes and bedding, they couldn't throw away these clothes and bedding because they had nothing.

The place to receive supplies is at an official warehouse at the port. According to the rules of the Han Dynasty, each disaster victim will be provided with food for half a year, distributed once a month, and some necessary daily necessities.

Of course, these things are not free, but are lent by the government to the victims. In the future, when the victims settle down, they will be added to their land taxes and paid back in several years, and there is no interest, so every year Only a small part needs to be repaid, which will not put any burden on immigrants.

It is also worth mentioning that if the victims need money, they can also go to the bank at the port for a loan. As an immigrant, you can borrow regular money. This money is mainly used by immigrants for daily expenses. If you want to borrow more If you have more money, you need to use land as collateral.

However, the fields of new immigrants are generally not very valuable, and even if they are mortgaged, they cannot get much loan.

After Uncle Qi and the others received a month's worth of food and supplies, they took off their luggage from the dog boat and then returned to the village.

Sure enough, the next day, officials came to allocate fields to them. The fields were allocated on a family basis. Each family calculated the number of fields the family received based on the total population, and then distributed them together, which made it easier to cultivate in the future.

After the family's fields are measured and divided, pits will be dug at the boundaries of the fields, and quicklime will be buried as the boundaries to prevent future disputes over field boundaries.

Gouzi stayed in the village until the division of the fields was completed and he saw that life in the village was on the right track, then he was ready to leave. After all, he still had his own business to take care of, and when he left, he took it with him There are several young men in the village who don't want to farm and want to learn business from Gouzi.

In fact, there are still many people who want to learn to do business, but they can't find the reason for various reasons, such as opposition from their elders or lack of labor at home, so they can only stay.

Immigration villages like Lijia Village are also blooming around the port of Chennai, and they have quickly formed stable villages and towns, making the area around Chennai suddenly more popular.

(End of this chapter)