Damn it, I'm in the garbage book I wrote

Chapter 158 Prepare to return home!

"How to say?"

Lao Zhang came to the old place and found Xia Lin lying there in a daze. He threw a bag of honey candies over to him. This was their favorite food when they were in Luoyang. However, sugar was expensive and they were poor at the time. They had to pick out the sesame seeds on the top of the three-cent sesame buns and soak them in water to drink.

Now that everyone has money, Lao Zhang saw that Fuliang was also selling it, so he ate a pound of it in revenge, and also bought a pound for Xia Lin.

"What else can I say? It's basically just a temporary position. The fine won't be heavy. He will be fined three years' salary and removed from his post as county magistrate, leaving only the title of inspector. That's basically it. After all, the art of ruling is about balance. You can't have everyone doing the same thing. It doesn't make sense for him to punish Gao Shilian's people but not the little prince's people."

"Hmm~ That makes sense." Old Zhang nodded and said, "What about the county?"

"Let Father Guo take care of it. No matter whether it's the young prince or Father Guo or the prince, they will never give this piece of fat meat to others. Besides, we have to deal with the rebellion of the Prince of Zhennan. Rebellion is a big deal, but now it happens to be the period for handling refugees, so let's stay away from this troubled place."

"Let's go back to Luoyang!" Lao Zhang slapped Xia Lin on the back, making a loud thump. "Return home in glory!"

Xia Lin turned his head to glance at him, then with a smile on his face he showed the little prince's regent jade pendant in his hand. The jade pendant was made of genuine white jade with an embossed dragon pattern. On one side it was written "By the order of the Emperor" and on the other side it was written "Regent the State".

“Fengtian…” Lao Zhang took the jade pendant and started playing with it: “Regent…Fengtian Regent??? Regent’s jade pendant? You stole someone’s jade pendant? You’ll be beheaded! Give it back to him now!”

"Are you sick?" Xia Lin pulled the jade pendant towards him, "How dare I steal this? It's given to me!"

"Hmm?" Old Zhang rolled his eyes and said, "You kid..."

"Imperial Envoy." Xia Lin smiled wickedly, "A fifth-rank inspector is worse than a dog, but an Imperial Envoy is... eh? Hehehe..."

"How many people can the Regent Jade Pendant mobilize?"

"Five thousand." Xia Lin opened his hands and said, "In the camps of various places, seeing the jade pendant is like seeing the regent prince. Five thousand people can be mobilized at will."

"Damn it, the prince is really good to you." Lao Zhang snatched the jade pendant again: "Is this thing all given to you?"

"It's not that the prince is good to me, the prince is afraid of me. It's that the old man is good to me, the old man is laying a foundation for the prince. But this prince, to be honest, I don't think he is good enough. On the one hand, he wants to pretend to know how to use people well, and on the other hand, he is afraid of me. Sigh, it's hard to describe the feeling."

Old Zhang pondered for a moment and said, "It's not his fault. Throughout history, there have been too many princes who have died. Being a prince is basically the most difficult job in the world. Don't blame me if you can wait for him to ascend the throne."

"He might kill me." Xia Lin said firmly, "The young prince is not a broad-minded person."

"really?"

"real."

Lao Zhang was silent for a moment: "Then why are you still working so hard now?"

Xia Lin spread his hands and looked helpless: "What else? Shall we go back and continue to eat swill? Fortune is sought in danger, but it is also lost in danger. One out of ten times you will succeed, but nine out of ten times you will lose it. If you want to be extremely powerful, you have to take the risk of being beheaded. When will you be like Lao Guo, who even the emperor would be afraid of when he saw him? When will you be able to sleep well?"

"So what are your plans now?"

"Let's go back to Luoyang." Xia Lin sat up straight. "This is a great opportunity. Why not make the most of it? Let them see how the little guy they looked down upon has turned into an imperial envoy. Oh, their faces full of ashamed looks are so happy just thinking about it."

"What about me? What identity should I use?"

"Don't worry, Master. I have been planning for so long, just waiting for this last journey. If the matter here is not resolved, I can't impose the punishment. Your status can't be raised either. Anyway, just behave well with the academy, and I will give you a surprise."

Nothing happened in the next few days. Everyone was quietly waiting for the quarantine of the disaster victims to end, wanting to see what method Xia Lin had to consume these 200,000 people at once.

You know, Minister Yang said before that these 200,000 people are not just 200,000 mouths to feed, there are various things to consider here, so everyone here is waiting and watching.

Xia Lin has been very busy these days. He has attended various meetings with representatives from all walks of life in Fuliang, including people from mines, tea plantations, engineering teams, various workshops, and large farms.

"There are nearly 70,000 strong laborers this time. Of these, I hope that 50,000 of them can be integrated into the fields and construction, and the remaining 20,000 can be distributed among you. As for those female workers who are able to work, you must also find a way to place them. There are probably about 10,000 people of the right age. What does the tea mountain represent to you?"

"Chashan needs three thousand people."

"Weaving costs five hundred."

"Winemaking costs three hundred." "Embroidery costs seven hundred."

"Batik costs five hundred."

Representatives of these industries began to quote prices, and after dividing the manufacturing categories, there were probably less than a thousand people left, and these thousand people could most likely be absorbed by the local towns.

Here we have to mention why urbanization is necessary, because only cities can accommodate a large population, and there are also some intensive industries such as embroidery and tea planting, which will definitely require people in the future.

Of course, not all of these disaster victims will stay here. After the disaster is over, at least half of them, or about 100,000 people, will return to their homes. Those who really need to be resettled are those whose homes are very far away or are too poor.

A total of 100,000 people, of which about 40,000 are young and strong male and female laborers who need to be resettled, so it is enough to arrange temporary jobs for them to ensure their quality of life during this period.

Of course, if more people are willing to stay, it is not impossible to convert it temporarily to formal. However, now we must first ensure stability, not only the stability of the refugees but also the stability of Fuliang.

Of course the final result will not come out in a short time, but basically there will not be too big a problem. At least a large number of mines, dams, primary processing and other jobs can be guaranteed before the New Year. Although the money is not much, at least it is a job that can provide food and clothing.

If people can have enough food and clothing, there will be no major chaos. Work-for-relief is currently the best option to absorb refugees and resolve problems. The next step is to truly begin to demonstrate the great strength of Fuliang County.

As soon as Xia Lin came out of the meeting, he saw a man standing outside looking at the introduction outside the theater. He looked like a scholar, with an umbrella on his back and looked exhausted.

Perhaps he heard the noise, he turned around and saw Xia Lin, then he immediately walked up to him happily: "Brother Xia, no... Sir Xia."

Xia Lin took a look and realized that this was Chu Suiliang whom he had met on the boat that year. This was indeed an old friend, so he asked Chu Suiliang to come to his side and said, "Brother Dengshan, long time no see."

"Yes, it has been nearly three years since we last met. But Lord Xia, don't be too happy too soon. I came here just to be with you."

"Come to me? Why?"

"Well, I heard that Fuliang is a treasure land of Wei, with outstanding people and abundant natural resources. I have had enough of being a scribe in my hometown, so I decided to resign and come here. I wonder if Lord Xia will take me in?"

Xia Lin laughed: "That's great, I wonder what Brother Dengshan wants to do in Fuliang?"

"I just want to be a teacher in the academy. Sir Xia, can you make it easier for me? I am just a scholar, and I can't do much else."

Who is this? This is Chu Suiliang. Chu Suiliang was already very impressive when he was young. He was well-versed in literature and history, resourceful, and the first generation of Hongwenguan. In simple terms, he is the Minister of Culture.

Xia Lin was naturally very happy to see such a great doctor coming to teach at a country academy, but it seemed a bit of a waste of talent to just be a teacher, so Xia Lin walked up to Chu Suiliang, hooked his arm around Chu Suiliang's shoulder and said with a smile: "Brother Dengshan, it just so happens that I have something to ask of you."

"Master Xia, please feel free to speak."

"Is such that……"

Xia Lin briefly told Chu Suiliang about the difficulties he had encountered and his impending death, and what he meant was that he wanted to ask him to preside over Ehu Academy. After all, he was about to be killed, and it would not work without a reliable person to preside over the academy.

Xu Jingzong? No, no, that guy is quite capable, but his character is too bad and he will lead students astray. Chu Suiliang is just right.

"Okay, but if I don't do well, please don't be offended, Lord Xia."

"There's no one in the world who can do it better than you."

After this episode, Xia Lin found it interesting. Half of the prime ministers in the history of the Tang Dynasty were around him or Lao Zhang. This lineup was really powerful. No wonder Lao Zhang said that it would not be a big problem for him to set up a small court.

There are still three days left in the quarantine period. Three days later will be the day for the official resettlement of refugees. The strongest collective dormitory area in the entire Wei Dynasty will soon be put into use, and at the same time, this should also be the earliest collective dormitory in history.

But Xia Lin actually didn't have too much time to think about this at the moment, because if nothing unexpected happened, the memorial impeaching him in the court would have already been handed to Emperor Hongbao.

This means that he doesn't have much time left, and he still has a lot of things to settle.

However, one thing that made him particularly happy was that when Miss Tang heard that he was going back to Luoyang, she seemed particularly happy and said that she would go to Luoyang with him to discuss the separation of the North and South Tang families.

Xia Lin teased her, "I took the Tang family's car when I came from the north to the south, and now I am still taking the Tang family's car when I return from the south to the north. Just tell me how great is this fate."

(End of this chapter)