Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather.

Chapter 456: His deep benevolence and kindness support millions of people in Liaodong!

Regardless of the doctors' doubts, as the refugees entered Chongshan Town, the entire Chongshan Town entered a state of full speed operation.

From the general's office to the government offices in various places and the soldiers in the garrisons and forts, except for the five battalions of the town flag and the western route, almost everyone had a mission to perform.

The Fifth Battalion of the Town Flag is the most important combat force of Chongshan Town. In order to prevent other accidents, Yang Zhengshan did not mobilize the Fifth Battalion of the Town Flag.

As for Chongshanzhen West Road, the south of Chongshanzhen West Road is western Liaoning, and there was no drought in western Liaoning this time, so naturally no refugees entered Chongshanzhen West Road.

Therefore, the most leisurely area at present is the west route of Chongshan Town. However, the west route of Chongshan Town and the front camp of Zhenbiao are responsible for resisting the Wulianghu tribe in the west. Therefore, although they are leisurely, they are not relaxed.

Almost all other reinforcement battalions participated in the refugee escort mission.

A large number of refugees entered the north under the escort of soldiers from the reinforcement camp. The first batch of refugees who were resettled consisted of about 800 households. They were settled in several newly built villages in the north of Fuzhou City.

These newly built villages were actually very simple. Each household had only three main rooms, two side rooms and a kitchen. The courtyards were well planned, but in order to save time, they were not built with walls.

The house is also the most common adobe house. There is no other furniture in the room except for the kang and the stove. The conditions can be said to be very simple.

But even so, the refugees who come here feel very satisfied.

At least they have food and a place to live, and most importantly, there is no shortage of water.

After the refugees are resettled, there are follow-up management tasks.

Yang Zhengshan assigned the task of managing the refugees to the soldiers of the garrison and the reinforcements camp.

One hundred households was responsible for ten villages, and five soldiers were assigned to each village to manage the refugees, distribute wasteland and supplies, and help the refugees adapt to their new homes.

The remaining soldiers were responsible for transporting supplies to these villages, and then each thousand households reserved a small number of soldiers for emergencies.

In this way, batches of refugees were sent to the north, and soon the refugees who migrated from Dongyang Prefecture were resettled.

However, the work of receiving and resettling refugees has not ended. As August approaches, more and more refugees begin to pour into Chongshan Town.

Of course, more refugees also migrated to Jizhou and Shanhe Province.

end of August.

The central and northern parts of Pingyuan have become a barren land for thousands of miles. At a glance, it is all dry and cracked earth, without a trace of green.

There were still many ragged refugees migrating on the official road, and dried corpses could be seen everywhere on both sides of the road.

The horror and cruelty of natural disasters were revealed to the world without any concealment.

Countless human tragedies are unfolding.

At the same time, there are also many evil spirits who are openly plundering the refugees' last wealth.

Outside Jizhou City, a large number of refugees gathered.

There were soup kitchen stalls connected to each other, and a large number of matchmakers were shuttling among the refugees.

A matchmaker is one of the gossip girls, a woman who makes a living by introducing human trafficking and making a profit from it.

Whenever there is a disaster, the matchmaker is most active.

They would help the suffering people sell their children.

It seems a bit inappropriate to say that I helped!
But that’s the truth!
Although their actions are shameful, some refugees have no choice but to sell their children in order to give themselves and their children a chance to survive.

Even the government can't intervene in such matters where both parties are willing.

If you don't let them sell their children, are you going to watch them starve to death?

In the event of a major disaster, the boundaries between good and evil will become blurred.

On the city wall.

Ji Zhen and Ji Hai stood with their hands behind their backs, looking at the crowds of refugees outside the city with solemn expressions.

"How much food do we have?"

The gentle breeze ruffled Ji Zhen's snow-white hair and beard.

Ji Hai said in a deep voice: "There are still less than a thousand stones!"

Hengdaomen is rich, but it cannot withstand so many refugees outside the city.

Not to mention the Hengdao Gate, even the prefectural government could hardly hold on.

The number of refugees pouring into Jizhou was greater than that heading to Chongshan Town. Even though Luo Ren had made preparations in Jizhou, he still could not change the reality of food shortage.

Yang Zhengshan spent more than half a year accumulating more than three million shi of grain, but the court only allocated one million shi of grain for disaster relief. Faced with millions of refugees, one million shi of grain was just a drop in the bucket.

At this time, at the canal dock in the south of the city, countless ships were transporting refugees across the river.

Jizhou is no longer able to provide relief to more refugees and can only send them to Shanhe Province to find a way to survive.

"Hey~~" Ji Zhen sighed, "Go and select some disciples from them."

"How many to choose?" Ji Hai's face was full of helplessness.

There were many disciples who joined the Hengdao Sect. In Jizhou, there were at least five thousand disciples, if not eight thousand. However, there were only three hundred disciples who truly belonged to the Hengdao Sect.

Because the court has limited military orders, there is a limit on the number of disciples a sect can recruit.

For example, the Tianqing Sword Sect has only a few dozen disciples, while the Hengdao Sect is stronger and only needs no more than three hundred people.

Therefore, most disciples who do not have outstanding talents will leave Hengdao Sect after practicing for a few years.

"Choose three hundred people and have them stay inside the gate as servants!"

"Also, tell those brokers that the price of human trafficking must not be less than three dou of rice!"

Ji Zhen said softly.

Three dou of rice is the price of one person!
In fact, a child outside the city is not worth a bushel of rice now.

You can even exchange a few steamed buns for a child!
The pawnbrokers dared not disobey the Hengdao Sect's words, but they could not be too overbearing. If these pawnbrokers did not provide food to buy people, more people would starve to death.

Compared with Jizhou, the situation in Chongshan Town is much better.

As long as the refugees enter Chongshan Town, they can have a full meal, and as long as the refugees arrive at the resettlement village, they can get three months of food rations.

With food in hand, Chongshan Town's work of receiving refugees became increasingly smooth.

By September, the number of refugees resettled in Chongshan Town had exceeded 300,000.

A large number of refugees poured into Chongshan Town, which also had a great impact on the town.

First of all, prices soared. The prices of almost everything, including food, cotton cloth, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea, etc., increased by 30% to 50%.

Even the price of tea has gone up!
The refugees naturally could not afford to drink tea, but it was not only the refugees who entered Chongshan Town, many wealthy families also fled to Chongshan Town.

The most terrifying thing about a severe drought is water shortage. No matter whether you are an ordinary citizen or a wealthy family, you have to flee once the water is cut off.

These wealthy families looked down on the wasteland arranged by Chongshan Town, so they did not join Chongshan Town, but just came to Chongshan Pass for refuge.

A large number of wealthy families poured into Chongshan Town, especially Chongshan Pass. In just two months, hundreds of wealthy families brought their families into Chongshan Pass.

Hundreds of families may not sound like a lot, but these wealthy families have dozens or even dozens of wives, children and the elderly, plus servants. If a family does not have a hundred or so people, how can they be qualified to be called a wealthy family?

Not to mention other things, even the housing prices in Chongshanguan have increased by 30%.

In the general's mansion, Yang Zhengshan listened to Lu Wenhua's report and shook his head depressedly, "If I had known this would happen, I should have rebuilt more houses in the city!" He could not make money from those refugees, but he could make money from these rich families.

Lu Wenhua smiled and said, “My Lord, I’m afraid that Tenglongwei will make a fortune this time!”

"..."

Yang Zhengshan was speechless for a while.

is not that right!

Tenglongwei has made a fortune this time. Not only Tenglongwei, but also the six major agents and the merchants in Chongshan Town are expected to make a small fortune.

As prices soar and demand for various commodities increases, merchants can naturally take advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune.

Due to a severe drought in Liaodong, all commercial goods in Chongshan Town could only be transported through Liaoxi and Tenglongwei.

Liaoxi is a land route, and it has not recovered from the previous looting by the Wuliang army, so this time Tenglongwei became the passage for commercial goods to enter and exit Chongshan Town.

Tenglongwei was very lucky. The disaster situation there was relatively light. Although the crops in the fields were affected to some extent, the income they earned from transporting goods far exceeded the impact of the drought.

However, whether it is soaring prices or Tenglongwei taking the opportunity to make a fortune, it is all normal market changes. Yang Zhengshan can neither prevent soaring prices nor prevent Tenglongwei from making a fortune.

Of course, Wu Chongzhe is not a greedy person. Until now, Tenglongwei and the six major agents are still helping Chongshan Town to purchase grain.

Now they are really helping out with their own money. Although Yang Zhengshan has raised the purchase price of grain by 30%, they are still not making any money.

"Send an official document to all the generals and shogunate offices, asking them to keep an eye on prices and never allow profiteers to take advantage of the opportunity to drive up prices!"

Yang Zhengshan thought about it and said.

He may not interfere with normal market changes, but if unscrupulous businessmen take the opportunity to drive up prices and make a fortune from the disaster, he will never allow it.

"Here!"

Lu Wenhua responded and went back to his study to write official documents.

Yang Zhengshan also concentrated on handling official business.

Although more and more refugees are pouring into Chongshan Town, things are actually going more and more smoothly as everyone becomes familiar with the work of receiving and resettling refugees.

When the refugees entered Chongshan Town, the reception points recorded their identities and origins, provided them with medicine and food, and then the soldiers escorted them to the north. Once they arrived in the north, the soldiers arranged for the refugees to enter the villages, distribute supplies, and allocate wasteland.

Everything has been arranged into a set of procedures, and everything seems to be in order.

The first batch of refugees who had been resettled had already begun to build their new homes. Under the leadership of the soldiers, they reclaimed wasteland and collected usable supplies such as food, firewood, stones, etc.

In fact, the sooner they are resettled, the luckier they are, because they have nearly two months to prepare for the coming cold winter.

The later the refugees enter Chongshan Town, the harder their days will be.

There is nothing that can be done about this. Yang Zhengshan has already done everything he can.

All he can do now is try his best to ensure that the refugees do not freeze or starve to death in the next year.

While the entire Chongshan Town was busy receiving refugees, on the Black Cloud Mountain in the north, several figures stood on the cliffs, overlooking the Black Cloud City below the mountain.

If Luo Jinsong were here, he would find a familiar figure among these people.

Yan Huichun looked down at the Black Cloud City below and frowned, "Yang Zhengshan is indeed extraordinary! In less than two years, he has built a city in this barren land!"

“Haha, there is no false reputation under a great name! But I think people in the world still underestimate Yang Zhengshan!” The young man stood in front of Yan Huichun, twisting a string of black pearls in his hand.

"Then how do we get rid of Yang Zhengshan?" Yan Huichun felt a little difficult.

Now Yang Zhengshan can be said to have established a dominant position.

In the court, he is the only marquis who has been conferred the title in Darong in the past forty years. He holds a high position, commands a large number of troops, and is extremely powerful.

As for himself, he has the cultivation level of half a step to the innate realm, and is also known as the number one person under the innate realm. No one can match his innate realm.

It is almost impossible for them to deal with such a person with their strength.

The young man had deep eyes and a faint smile on his face. He was wearing a gray cloak and silently twisting a string of pearls in his hands.

"You don't have to use a knife to kill someone! And we don't need to kill Yang Zhengshan, we just need to drive him out of Chongshan Town and out of Liaodong!"

"Drive him out of Liaodong? Let him return to Beijing?" Many thoughts emerged in Yan Huichun's mind. Although these thoughts were complicated, he felt that he should follow the master's thinking.

The young man continued, "That's right. It's very easy to get Yang Zhengshan back to Beijing. All we need to do is make him more powerful than our master!"

"The merits are greater than the master's!"

Yan Huichun felt confused again, "Are we going to instigate the Wulianghu tribe to go to war with Chongshan Town?"

If one wants to surpass his master in achievements, he must naturally establish military merits first.

At present, the only enemy that may cause a war in Chongshan Town is the Wulianghu tribe.

The young man glanced at him and sneered, "We have no way to instigate the Wulianghu tribe now. I guess King Wuliang hates us more than Yang Zhengshan!"

"A great achievement does not necessarily mean military achievement, other achievements can also be used!"

"For example, he loved the people like his own children, saved them from danger, and was deeply benevolent and virtuous, supporting millions of people in Liaodong!"

"Do you think this skill is high enough?"

Yan Huichun stared at him blankly, "High, really high!"

He has made great contributions to the country through military operations and has been benevolent to the people. His achievements are unparalleled and he deserves to be famous throughout the world.

At this time, Chongshan Town was gathering and resettling refugees, which was the best opportunity for Yang Zhengshan to establish a reputation for benevolence.

When a general of a border town who is known for his benevolence, has made military achievements and holds military power appears before the eyes of the people of the world, how will the court view it and how should the emperor treat him?

The birds are gone, the good bows are hidden, the cunning rabbits are dead, and the lackeys are cooked.

It’s not like Dayong has no precedent for this!
There is even such a precedent in Chongshan Town.

More than thirty years ago, after the Battle of Black Cloud Mountain, that is, after the tragic battle experienced by Yang Zhengshan's predecessor, Jiang Zhen, the Prince Taibao of Darong, the Right Governor of the Central Army Governor's Office, the General of the Northern Expedition, and the General of Chongshan Town, became taboos in the court.

The current Yang Zhengshan is not a bit worse than Jiang Zhen back then, but if he is given a reputation for benevolence, then what is the difference between him and Jiang Zhen?

Yan Huichun's eyes became bright.

Without firing a single shot or taking any risks, we can get rid of Yang Zhengshan!
"The Lord is wise!"

"Haha, if we add a sentence that a disaster will come from heaven as a warning, the new emperor will be immoral and bring disaster to the people!"

The young man said with a smile.

Yan Huichun also smiled, "I understand. I will do it right away!"

To make a minister surpass his monarch in merit, it is not necessary for him to accomplish more achievements than the monarch. It is also possible to elevate the minister and bring down the monarch.

While promoting Yang Zhengshan's reputation for benevolence, they spread rumors about the emperor's immorality.

How would the people of the world see it? What would the civil and military officials in the court think?
Can Emperor Yanping still sit still?
"Be clean and don't show your hand! Now is not the time for us to take the stage yet!" the young man warned.

"Here!"

Yan Huichun responded with joy.

(End of this chapter)