Chapter 844 The Wei Family Still Has Half a Million Stones

"He who understands the current affairs is a hero! When we first met, I knew that Bo Cui is definitely not someone who is waiting for nothing!"

Liu Zhang's eyes were clear, and there was nothing strange about it.

It was as if he forgot that when he saw Wei Ke for the first time, he was going to kill him!

Wei Ji smiled, and naturally chose to forget the unpleasant history.

At the beginning, he didn't lose his mind because of Wei Zhongdao's death and his father's humiliation in Luoyang.

In fact, Wei Ke knew from the beginning that the Wei family at that time was no longer qualified to be an enemy of Liu Zhang.

Especially under the premise of wanting to rely on He Jin who is mentally handicapped.

Fortunately, through calm judgment and handling, Wei Ke successfully obtained Liu Zhang's understanding.

Liu Zhang also has a lot of gratitude for Wei Ke.

Especially Che Xuanzhen, which has provided Liu Zhang with great help over the years.

After Wei Ji took his seat, he thanked him again.

"Thank you, Mr. Qin, for your praise!"

"Bo Yu, I won't say too many polite words. Now the situation in Guanzhong is grim. Tell me your opinion."

Liu Zhang got straight to the point again, Wei Ji didn't beat around the bush, and immediately told the situation of Hedong County.

"Mr. Qin, Hedong County currently has a total population of 450,000. According to my understanding, Hongnong County has a population of about 150,000."

"Of course, this number includes the population who escaped from the pass before, but it is also a number that can migrate in the future!"

There are 600,000!

Liu Zhang exclaimed in his heart, this number was far beyond his imagination.

There are 40,000 to 50,000 people fleeing Hanzhong, and there are more than 100,000 people near Nanyang in Jingzhou. If we count the 600,000 people mentioned by Wei Ke, the population of Guanzhong will reach a million!

In this day and age, there are people who have everything!

With a population of one million, at least 50,000 elites can be provided for Liu Zhang!

"Great! Boyu, how long will it take for these populations to migrate?"

"It will take at least six months."

Wei Ke didn't think about it, and just blurted it out, obviously he had done his homework.

"Half a year..."

Liu Zhang muttered to himself, this number is still far from his expectation.

"It seems that it will take a year for the entire Guanzhong just to resettle the people..."

Liu Zhang didn't have any doubts about Wei Ke. With Wei Ke's ability, since he said this time, there must be some basis for it.

"Bo Yu, I won't hide it from you. In the first month of next year, I will officially be called the public and Jianguo."

"I was thinking about getting everything ready in Guanzhong, but it seems that time is too late..."

Wei Ji frowned, thinking about the time in his heart.

Now it will be October soon, and there will only be more than three months if it is full.

Once it enters November, the temperature in Guanzhong will drop sharply, which is even more unfavorable for immigrants.

"Grand Qin is benevolent and loves the people, so he is praised by the world. If people are forced to relocate, innocent people will definitely be killed and injured, which will damage the image of Duke Qin."

Seeking his own government in his position, since Wei Ke chose to be loyal to Liu Zhang, he naturally had to consider Liu Zhang.

"Nice, so I said it might take a year!"

If you really want to achieve the lowest damage, it should be done after April next year.

Calculated in this way, it will be exactly one year until all preparations are completed.

"Duke Qin, these people are the capital to fight for world hegemony in the future!"

"Be careful and take good care of them, so that they can die for Duke Qin!"

Liu Zhang nodded in agreement. Loving the people like children is always Liu Zhang's unchanging purpose.

"Forget it, take your time! The revival of Guanzhong cannot be achieved overnight."

Instead of letting the people secretly insult and ascend to the position of Duke Qin, it is better to consider the people wholeheartedly and let them sing about their merits in the future.

"Bo Yu, I appoint you as Jing Zhaoyin, who will be fully responsible for the relocation and resettlement of the people!"

"If you need anything, you can go to Gongda, and I will definitely support you with all my strength!"

Wei Ke was startled immediately, but Liu Zhang would not have expected him to directly promote him to the level of two thousand stones.

Jing Zhaoyin is comparable to the prefect, but Jing Zhaoyin is in charge of the capital, and his power and status are much greater than the prefect!

Generally, this kind of position is given to someone who is extremely trustworthy.

Wei Ji didn't expect that he would be entrusted with such a heavy responsibility just after he pledged his allegiance, and he suddenly had a feeling that he finally found his master.

Although Cao Cao also let him guard Guanzhong at the beginning, his position was only Shang Shulang.

The gap between the two can be described as worlds apart!

"Thank you, Duke Qin, for your attention. Wei Ji will definitely live up to Duke Qin's trust!"

Wei Ji didn't say it verbally, he had already made up his mind to make some achievements.

Whether he can occupy a place in Liu Zhang's camp depends on how well he completes this time?

"Bo Cui, get up quickly."

Looking at Wei Ke who was so excited, Liu Zhang felt that a big burden had been relieved.

At least Liu Zhang doesn't have to worry about such messy things as population migration.

"Duke Qin, the migration of a million people requires a huge amount of food and grass, probably no less than millions of stones, I don't know...?"

When it comes to grain and grass, Liu Zhang suddenly has a headache. The whole Chang'an currently only has 100,000 shi.

This is still snatched from Cao Cao!

"Bo Cui, food and grass..."

Liu Zhang hesitated a bit, and he was not sure how much Yizhou could bring.

The consumption along the way is too great!

If one million shi was transported from Chengdu, it would be good to have 600,000 shi left in Chang'an.

Yizhou is not like other prefectures, the aristocratic families all have private food.

Since the rise of the Chamber of Commerce, the total amount of grain in Yizhou has been almost touched.

Even if you search again, there are not many.

Seeing that Liu Zhang was in such a difficult situation, Wei Ji quickly opened his mouth.

"Duke Qin, my Wei family still has 500,000 shi of food in storage, and the entire Hedong County is estimated to have 500,000 shi, which should be able to support the food and grass on the way."

"If it's really difficult, we can only forcibly collect food from all the people, and then distribute it uniformly..."

"However, this can only relieve the urgent need and cannot last long."

Liu Zhang shook his head lightly, and could not accept Wei Ke's plan.

"How much food can the people have in their hands? If they are forcibly robbed, how is it different from robbers?"

"Besides, the migration was not voluntary, and the looting will definitely aggravate the people's resentment towards the migration, so the gain outweighs the loss."

A gleam of admiration flashed in Wei Ke's eyes. In terms of his attitude towards the people alone, Liu Zhang was stronger than all the princes in the world.

Especially better than Cao Cao who slaughtered the city at every turn!

"Grand Qin's benevolence and righteousness are admirable! But just like the dilemma of loyalty and filial piety, many times you can't always get everything you want."

"Sometimes it is difficult to achieve the desired effect without some means..."

Liu Zhang was inexplicably moved. Wei Ji not only wanted to search for Liu Zhang's food and grass from the people of Hedong County, but also found him a step down.

Such a courtier really made the monarch feel much more comfortable.

"Bo Yu, don't be too pessimistic, maybe the food and grass are already available!"

Wei Ke's eyes showed surprise, but he didn't understand the meaning of Liu Zhang's words.

This is millions of stone grains, not ten thousand, twenty thousand!

How could it be possible to fall suddenly?

"Duke Qin, food and grass are of great importance, so don't be careless!"

"If the people have no food in Guanzhong, there will be troubles!"

(end of this chapter)