Lord Hou, you have been flopped again

Chapter 350
Looking at Di Hong, Qin Yu said: "Your Majesty, those refugees outside Fancheng, the sick people have almost recovered, and they have the food allocated by the court. They have been appeased now, and there will be no more troubles. However,"

"The food relief from the imperial court can only be used for a while, not for a lifetime. Not to mention that the mines that make a living in Shitou Village have no more mines to dig, and the people from the government have long since left. Even if there are still, the ores there are poisonous, and the farmland cannot be cultivated. , they couldn't survive, so they wandered all the time and came to Fancheng."

"They didn't intend to cause chaos, they just wanted to rely on the court to find a way for them to survive. I feel that it is better to teach them to fish than to teach them to fish. For the current plan, if we want long-term peace and stability, we can only find another good land for them to live. They survived."

After speaking, Di Hong frowned, and looked at Qin Yu more deeply.

A good one is "teaching a person to fish is not as good as teaching him to fish".This is exactly the problem Di Hong is thinking about.

Although it is not difficult for the court to support hundreds of refugees.But once the news spreads at this time, the entire Yan Kingdom, and all the people who have encountered disasters, will probably flock to the capital, waiting to be supported by the court.

Of course this kind of thing can't happen!

After thinking about it, Di Hong asked, "So, the piece of land that Qin Aiqing wants is actually for the villagers of Shitou Village?"

Qin Yu nodded and said, "Yes."

Di Hong frowned, and asked again: "But isn't that piece of land a barren mountain? Even if the imperial court provides money and people to build the village, what will they use to make a living?"

Qin Yu smiled and said: "This is exactly what I want to report to the emperor. Therefore, the matter is so important that it is not appropriate to announce it too early, so I didn't say it in the hall just now."

Di Hong asked curiously: "Quickly tell me, what is it?"

"Wei Chen also discovered it by accident." Qin Yu deliberately ignored the details, and said, "The mountain forest looks desolate, but there are iron ore hidden in it."

"Iron ore?!" Di Hong said pleasantly, "Qin Aiqing, did you really find out that there is iron ore?"

When it comes to warfare, apart from military strength, they are excellent weapons.

If you want weapons, you need iron ore.

Now that wars are raging in various countries, there are naturally many weapons needed, but the supply of iron ore in Yan Kingdom is a bit difficult.

If iron ore is really discovered, it will be a great joy!

"Yes, Your Majesty." Qin Yu said with a smile, "It must have been the Emperor's love for the people that touched the heavens, which made me discover the iron ore near Fancheng."

"Haha... good, very good!" Hearing Qin Yu's words, Di Hong was even happier, and couldn't help laughing out loud.

Qin Yu continued: "Of course the iron mines are owned by the emperor and the imperial court. However, the iron mines are in the mountains and forests, and manpower is still needed to dig them out. I think that since the villagers of Shitou Village originally mined mines, they are not interested in mining. Proficient, there are still many people who were originally blacksmiths, and they will get twice the result with half the effort."

"Iron ore is non-toxic, why not give it to them to dig the iron ore, firstly, the refugees have a place to settle down, and they can live in peace for a long time, and no longer make troubles, secondly, the court also saves a lot of officers and soldiers. For supervision, it is enough to create sophisticated weapons. It is a matter of having the best of both worlds."

"The best of both worlds?" Di Hong frowned in thought, and the joy between his brows became more and more intense.

It is indeed a best-of-both policy, wonderful, wonderful!
Qin Yu said respectfully again, "Your Majesty, the reason why I asked for that piece of land in public is because I was afraid that others would make other decisions after discovering the iron ore. But I know that even if the emperor rewards me with the land, the mountains, forests and iron mines will still be lost." The mine also belongs to you, the emperor."

"Okay, okay, okay!" Di Hong said good things several times in a row, and he was very satisfied with Qin Yu, saying, "I have agreed to this matter, and we will do it according to Qin Aiqing's will!"

(End of this chapter)